My Wants...

Hubby asked what I wanted for Christmas. Guess what I said? Yep…books. So, in honor of the quickly approaching holiday season, I’m going to share my list of must read books. Chances are, he’ll screw this up somehow and I’ll end up with at least one book I didn’t request. But I’m sure it won’t cause a divorce…maybe.

·       CREED by Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie. I didn’t even have to read the whole blurb on this one. Creepy! Also, I may end up chewing my nails to nubs while reading—a sacrifice I’m willing to make.

·        LOVE AND OTHER UNKNOWN VARIABLES by Shannon Lee Alexander. First and foremost, I loathe math. It’s an evil I’ll never understand! But give me a math nerd and tattooed girl and I’m hooked. Pranks too! I’m all about some teen shenanigans!

·        WE WERE LIARS by E. Lockhart. This one has been out for nearly a year, but I haven’t had the chance to read it. Can’t wait to get my eyes on the secrets between these pages.

·        THE WAY WE FALL by Megan Crewe. This is another one that’s been on the shelves for a bit. Love a good epidemic…especially when told from a teen’s point of view.

·       VISIONS (Cainsville #2) by Kelley Armstrong. I tend to read more YA, which this is not. I enjoyed her Darkest Rising and Darkest Powers series, so I gave Omens a chance. Loved it. So it’s only natural I get my hands on the second novel in this series.

I’m sure before Christmas rolls around, I’ll have added to this list. Crossing my fingers the hubby doesn’t alter my choices or think I’ll like something better than what I’ve suggested—he’s done that in the past!

Now, if only I knew what he wanted…

A Blog Hop!

So, I was totally doing my thing (stalking the Twitter feed) and I noticed Michelle Hauck's 1st page blog hop! Does this woman have superpowers or something? She seems to pull time from some hour hording cloud in the sky. She rocks! Anyway, here's the link so anyone interested can join the fun!

My work in progress lurks below. It's untitled, and I totally don't look forward to the many migraines I'll endure when the time comes to make a decision. But I do look forward to critiquing fellow writers!

 

YA Contemporary

As a Capland girl, and daughter of the head coach, it was my duty to attend all games. This unspoken rule especially applied to games with our rival school, Montville.  

Another touchdown for the boys in black and gold, and my ear drums nearly exploded with whoops and screams of excitement. It could’ve been my own shouts for all I knew. I didn’t even like football, but with a Capland victory against Montville, Dad would be in good spirits.

I wished I could say the boys in red didn’t stand a chance. But I’d be lying. They were equally matched in skill. And judging from the way they played, they were equally accustomed to hard practices.

Since I could remember, Capland parents, teachers, and coaches had reinforced that we were better than Montville. They’d drilled that into our heads, the same as they had preached drugs would leave us miserable drains on society. I’m surprised we didn’t have full blown school assemblies for the sole purpose of bashing the Montville players. Maybe Montville did the same to their players. They sure played like it.

The score was close, too close.

Red lit numbers on the scoreboard flashed, counting down the game. My bottom lip ached with a nervous bite when number four on the Montville team raced down the field. He was fast. Uncatchable.

And it was over.

Montville had won.

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Yeah, you’ve probably guessed by the town names—it’s a contemporary Romeo & Juliet retelling. Oh, if SC_Author happens to run across this…I’m totally looking forward to your Retelling Blog, you know, so I don’t completely fudge this thing up!

Comments welcome!