Title:
Shock Me (Book 1, re-issue)
Series:
Shock Me
Author:
Ashley C. Harris
Genre:
Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
Release
Date:
June 23, 2015
Format:
Digital eBook
ISBN:
978-1-30157-839-9
Synopsis:
A
promising gymnast, Donna Young is a shy, quiet nobody from the wrong
side of town. The only exciting thing in life is her secret
friendship with Ryan, her childhood crush. But after the accident—one
that should have killed her—she discovers she has impossible
powers! Why now, at sixteen, can
she transform
into
something
shocking and inhuman? Donna doesn’t know how to use her new
abilities or who she can trust, but unveiling this mystery might lead
to conclusions about Ryan that are deadly.
Rich
kid, Ryan Applegate is the most popular guy in town. He has a face
that should be on a poster in every girl’s bedroom and dates the
hottest chick in school. But ever since the big explosion at the
town’s power plant, Ryan has been keeping secrets of his own that
if revealed could force him to choose between his family and the girl
he's forbidden to love.
As
their electrifying puzzle unfolds, so unfolds a town where friends
become enemies, and enemies become unrecognizable and intertwined.
Tortured heroes just might be the bad guys, and Donna discovers that
her and Ryan’s secrets are powerful enough to destroy everyone...
including themselves.
Also,
in the Shock
Me series:
Sparks
(Book #2),
Collide
(Book #3),
and New
Divide
(Book #4) by Ashley C. Harris!
About
Ashley C. Harris
Author
and film director Ashley C. Harris resides in Florida. Ashley was
first recognized for her edgy writing and unique film work when she
wrote and directed the teenage film Lines. Lines was the first
feature film in the world captured using only Mac Laptops.
In
2013 Ashley teamed up with Barclay Publicity to release the first
title in a new young adult series Shock Me. Ashley then went on to
release the first of a new NA series, One Night In Heated Snapshots,
that quickly reached Amazon's Best Selling top ten list for sports
romances.
When
she is not dreaming up new books and working on film sets, she loves
to spend time with her friends and family.
Keep
a close watch for Ashley's newest young adult books releases!
Romance
and intrigue set in supernatural world make the Shock Me series ideal
for young adult and adult audiences. Readers of Paranormal YA and
Paranormal Romance, and fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Pittacus
Lore, Rick Riordan and Susan Collins will love this series.
Originally published September 17th, 2013, this special re-issue is
complete is a new cover and content from the author.
Excerpt;
Excerpt
Donna
They
walked down the long road by the forest. Donna’s house was furthest
away. Spencer had been talking about how much he hated Randy and all
the senior jocks hitting on his mom, but then changed the subject
back to Rebecca’s calculator.
“I
kind of,” she started shyly, blushing a bit, “figured out how to
sync the calculator with my cell phone. Like if I want to text
someone in class, as long as the signal has gone back and fourth at
least once I can text a person from my calculator while my phone
stays in my bag.”
“Say
what! We can text each other during a test via our calculators?”
Spencer started, “When did you learn this?”
She
blushed, “I saw Paul do something similar in the seventh grade when
they let us take the SAT’s early. He knows all the tricks and
stuff. ”
“So
you’ve been holding out on me for three years!”
“It’s
not like I’ve actually done it … used my calculator to cheat.”
“Come
on, it’s time we start immediately. Let me see this thing.”
She
handed it to him. He took the cover off of it and hit the buttons a
couple of times.
“How
do you start it?” he asked.
“Um,
shift and then the button that says on,” Rebecca answered, giggling
on cloud
nine.
Donna was only half listening to their conversation, her body felt so
hot and tingly.
“What?
It can’t be,” Rebecca was saying.
“What?”
Donna asked, pulling herself from her thoughts.
“Its
dead; I just put new batteries in it this morning.”
Just
then a truck came screeching down the road filled with jocks, coming
straight toward them, fast. The sound of the music scared Donna,
making her drop all her books and papers.
She
jumped back to one side of the road as Spencer pulled Rebecca to the
other. The truck drove straight through, not even bothering to stop,
going about ninety miles an hour. It was a bright red Hummer truck
with fire designs on it. Only Randy had a car like that in East
Applegate.
“That
guy is such a … ” Spencer started to cuss when another sports car
came zooming through next. It was Lynn’s bright pink convertible.
She had the hood down and another cheerleader in the seat next to
her. She was coming just as fast. She zoomed past them; Donna felt
more heat as she went by.
“Followed
by the next biggest … ” Spencer kept on complaining and insulting
them, but Donna could no longer hear him. She walked slowly toward
her books. Her legs felt like they’d fallen asleep all the way up.
She had to concentrate on each step she took, as if it weren’t
second nature to simply walk.
Another
car started down the street, still far enough away that she could
pick up her books. Donna shook, trying to get a hold of herself. She
took a deep breath, trying to wake herself up.
The
car coming down the road was in the lane next to her, but then it
swerved, coming at her fast. The driver looked up, all of a sudden
just opening his eyes as if he’d somehow been as tired as Donna and
fallen asleep at the wheel. She heard his brakes slam as the car was
only an inch away.
“Donna!”
Rebecca screamed.
She
didn’t move. Even if she had tried she wouldn’t have had time to.
This was all happening in what felt like less than a second. She felt
heat shoot through her chest to her face, down to her toes, and
through to her fingers. Every limb in her body felt like it was
falling asleep quickly, as if little dots inside her were jumping
around. Then there was a brush of new heat, so hot, coming from the
car as it hit against her flesh. The car was pouring in, surrounding
her outside skin; and the top of her head itched, burning inside.
Next the car passed through her, all the way through.
Praise
for Shock
Me:
“Memorable
characters and plot momentum will keep the reader fully engaged right
up to the pulse-pounding, dramatic conclusion with a stunning ending
that I didn’t see coming!” ~ Lori
Zalewski, Lusty
Penguin Reviews
“Everyone
can become a hero. That is what I got out of it. Well a lot more but
that was a really powerful message. It keeps you on the edge of your
seat to see what will happen next. I can’t wait for the next book
and look forward to more from this new author!” ~ Kelly,
Kindle and Me
“One
of the best things about this book, is that it’s not like any other
I’ve read recently. It’s absolutely unique. And, I loved that it
was told in third person instead of first, because with all the
things going on throughout the book, being able to know what more
than one person was thinking was extremely helpful.” ~ Stacey
Mosteller, Reading
Rainblog
“Shock
Me by Ashley Harris is a story with new, fresh premise and I believe
that fans of paranormal young adult novels will be thrilled to read
it. “ ~ Glass,
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