He’ll Be Waiting
by Liz Alterman
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GENRE: YA Thriller
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BLURB:
What would you do to remember? What would you give to forget?
When Tess Porter agrees to pick up her boyfriend’s college pal at the airport on a snowy December night, she has no idea she’s about to embark on the most dangerous ride of her life.Two days later, the 17-year-old wakes up in a hospital with broken bones, unable to remember how she got there. Her parents are acting strange, and neither James, her boyfriend, nor her best friend, Izzy, has visited.As she struggles to physically recover, Tess wrestles with haunting questions: What happened? Will her memory ever return? And what if she’s better off not recalling any of it?
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EXCERPT
A blast of heat smacks my face as I walk through the automatic doors. I look at
the monitors. If someone gave me a dime for every time the word “canceled”
appears beside a flight, I could buy a private jet.
Stranded holiday travelers sleep on the floor using their suitcases for pillows.
Families eat dinner slumped against garbage cans. The stale air smells like
French fries and feet. It’s chaos, and though I don’t want to drive again
anytime soon, I’m jumpy to get out of here as fast as possible.
Circling the baggage carousels like a shark, I’m bursting with adrenaline after
that hell ride. My shirt, damp with sweat, sticks to my skin. I feel chilled
beneath Mom’s coat. I’m wondering how I’ll ever find Nick Lawrence in this sea
of people when a guy walks up to me. At first, I think he’s going to ask me for
money or a ride, but then I take a closer look. Dark hair, dark eyes,
empty-looking duffel bag slung over his shoulder. He’s wearing a lightweight
hoodie over a t-shirt. The neck is stretched out and wavy. He looks sloppy, not
like a guy who attends a top university, but maybe he’s shot from finals too.
His eyes, vaguely familiar, meet mine. He holds out a thick, clammy hand. When
our palms touch, an electric shock passes between us. He holds my hand a beat
too long and smiles, a weird, goofy grin. I have the sudden urge to pull away,
turn around, leave him standing there. He doesn’t look like the kind of guy
James would befriend, but James always reminds me: Don’t judge a book by its
cover.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Liz Alterman lives in New Jersey with her husband and three sons. Her work has
appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Parents, McSweeney's, and
other publications. She spends most days microwaving the same cup of coffee and
looking up synonyms.
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/LizAlterman
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/liz.alterman
Instagram:
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Liz Alterman will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner
via rafflecopter during the tour.
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Deletei love the cover, it's inttriguing and creepy!
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday! The book cover, synopsis and excerpt have left me intrigued, this sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing this book and author details
ReplyDeleteMemory is an interesting storyline to read about. The blurb sounds good. Thanks for the chance. It would be nice and if could pick and chose what to remember.
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