Title:
Secrets and Lies
Author: Christine Amsden
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Pages: 270
Author: Christine Amsden
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Pages: 270
Cassie
Scot,still stinging from her parents’ betrayal, wants out of the
magical world. But it isn’t letting her go. Her family is falling
apart and despite everything, it looks like she may be the only one
who can save them.
To
complicate matters, Cassie owes Evan her life, making it difficult
for her to deny him anything he really wants. And he wants her.
Sparks fly when they team up to find two girls missing from summer
camp, but long-buried secrets may ruin their hopes for happiness.
Book 2 in the Cassie Scot Mystery series.
Excerpt:
“I
faced my former father for the first time since he had announced his
intention to disown me. He looked just as he always had, with
straight dark hair, brown eyes, a long, angular face, and a wide,
curving mouth – curving downward into a frown, that is.
If
Victor was the last person I had expected to see in the diner that
morning, then my former father was the last person I wanted to see.
Even now, with Victor explaining my part in his unusual scheme for
revenge, I didn’t want my former father nearby. I didn’t want his
help. I only hoped Nicolas and Juliana hadn’t broken their promise
and told him about the life debt, or I would never hear the end of
it.
The
air crackled with visible tension. Sparks of shimmering red fire
danced around my father’s head. Behind the counter, Mrs. Meyers
twisted her hands together anxiously, as if afraid her diner might
burn down. Her fears were not unjustified.
I
stepped boldly between them, facing my father. “What are you doing
here?“
“We
need to talk,“ he
said.
“I
have nothing to say to you. You disowned me, remember?“
The
color seemed to drain from his face as he stared past me, at his
oldest enemy.
Victor
raised his water glass in a mock toast. “I’ve known for some
time. If it makes you feel any worse, so does everyone else in town
who hasn’t been asleep for a week. Or at least, they guess.“
“I
don’t care what you think you know. Stay away from my
daughter.“With
that, he grabbed my arm with a hand hot enough to leave a reddened
imprint on my skin, and dragged me through the kitchen to the
employee room at the back. Only then did he release my injured
forearm.”
Christine
Amsden has been writing science fiction and fantasy for as long as
she can remember. She loves to write and it is her dream that others
will be inspired by this love and by her stories. Speculative fiction
is fun, magical, and imaginative but great speculative fiction is
about real people defining themselves through extraordinary
situations. Christine writes primarily about people and it is in this
way that she strives to make science fiction and fantasy meaningful
for everyone.
At
the age of 16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, a
condition that effects the retina and causes a loss of central
vision. She is now legally blind, but has not let this slow her down
or get in the way of her dreams. (You can learn more here.)
In
addition to writing, Christine teaches workshops on writing at Savvy
Authors. She
also does some freelance editing work.
Christine
currently lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, Austin, who
has been her biggest fan and the key to her success. They have two
beautiful children.
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