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Twelve-year-old Fern feels invisible. It seems as though everyone in her family has better things to do than pay attention to her: Mom (when she's not meditating) helps Dad run the family restaurant; Sarah is taking a gap year after high school; and Holden pretends that Mom and Dad and everyone else doesn't know he's gay, even as he fends off bullies at school. Then there's Charlie: three years old, a "surprise" baby, the center of everyone's world. He's devoted to Fern, but he's annoying, too, always getting his way, always dirty, always commanding attention. If it wasn't for Ran, Fern's calm and positive best friend, there'd be nowhere to turn. Ran's mantra, "All will be well," is soothing in a way that nothing else seems to be. And when Ran says it, Fern can almost believe it's true. But then tragedy strikes- and Fern feels not only more alone than ever, but also responsible for the accident that has wrenched her family apart. All will not be well. Or at least all will never be the same.
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Hey, everyone! Welcome to today's Charade: Heven and Hell Tour stop! I'm so excited to have Cambria Hebert stopping by today to share with you a little more insight into her fabulous series and you have the special opportunity to get to know a very special character--Logan! So without further ado, take it away, Cambria! (PS~Be sure to read all the way to the end so you don't miss out on the fabulous giveaway!)
Hi
Everyone!
So
glad to be here today as part of the Charade Heven and Hell Tour!! Charade is
my newest novel in the Heven and Hell Series and is being released on May 18th.
I highly recommend you grab a copy and read it! (Did you think I would tell you
to not buy a copy? Lol)
Here
is a quick glance at the series so far:
Today,
we are going to be talking about one character in particular. This character is
relatively new to the series as he isn’t introduced until the end of
Masquerade. But, when he does enter the series he brings with him a lot of
mystery and suspicion. But, he also brings excitement for Sam. Why Sam? Because
Logan is Sam’s little brother.
Logan
is such an intriguing character that he has an entire novella dedicated to him!
That novella is Between. It really lets you know more about him and about where
Sam came from. It also gets you to raise your eyebrow in anticipation of
Charade to find out more about Logan.
We
are lucky enough that Logan has stopped by briefly to tell us about himself!
And be sure to stick around for the giveaway at the bottom of the post!
Welcome
Logan!
Logan:
Thank you for having me here.
Tell
us what is the best thing about being you?
Logan:
Having Sam for a brother.
What
is the worst thing about being you?
Logan:
*shifts uncomfortably* The lost time. Sometimes when I go to sleep I wake up
somewhere completely different than where I fell asleep. It’s scary and
confusing and I can’t remember anything that happened.
How
do you like your brother’s girlfriend, Heven?
Logan:
She’s all right. She spends a lot of time with Sam and she’s nice to me but I
can tell she doesn’t really like me. She just is nice because she has to be. I
would rather have Sam all to myself.
What
is your favorite thing to do?
Logan:
*smiles* Play video games.
You
live with Sam, now. Do you miss your parents?
Logan:
I miss what our family use to be. After Sam left nothing was the same, my
parents weren’t the same, so, right now? No, I don’t miss them. I miss who they
use to be when I was little.
What
else do you like to do besides play video games?
Logan:
Read comic books!
Thanks
for being here today Logan, it was fun getting to know you!
In
celebration of Between and Charade Logan brought along a short excerpt from
Between. Sit back, relax and get intrigued.
Between
Excerpt
* * *
That
night I dreamed of pain. Of wandering down a country back road that seemed to
cut right through a wooded mountain. It was so dark that I could barely see
three feet in front of me and it was eerily silent.
Then,
from behind, a tree branch snapped.
I
turned, looking over my shoulder, but nothing was there. I kept walking,
looking for something, trying to find my way home. It was cold out and all I
was wearing was a T-shirt. I tried to ignore the way my skin prickled with cold
and I jammed my icy fingers into the front pockets of my jeans.
Suddenly,
headlights flashed behind me, projecting a shadow of me across the ground. It
was long and distorted, far wider than I could ever be. I studied it, imagining
that I really did have those wide shoulders and head, that I looked that
menacing and intimidating. No one would mess with me then.
I
wasn’t concerned about the car closing in on me from behind, and I didn’t turn
around until it stopped right behind me. The driver got out, but was no more
than a dark figure, standing at the hood of the car, the headlight’s glare
making the person impossible to see.
“I
saw your car a few miles back. Did you run out of gas?” His voice was deep and
low and it sent shivers down my spine.
I
felt myself nodding.
“Nearest
gas station is ten miles. Hop in and I will give you a lift.”
Suddenly,
fear slammed into me. I couldn’t accept a ride from a stranger, even if it
meant walking ten miles to civilization. My heart started slamming against my
ribs and sweat prickled my skin.
“No,
thank you,” I told the driver.
I
saw him shrug and then climb back in the car. I heaved a relieved sigh and
began walking again. I waited for the driver to go on by, but he didn’t.
Instead, the engine revved and when I looked over my shoulder, the car was
barreling toward me at an impossible speed. With a great shout, I began to run
and dove off the road and into the trees.
The
trees were close together here; there was no way that car could fit between. I
watched in horror as the car backed up and then sped forward, slamming into one
of the trees. There was a great cracking sound as the tree split and began
falling toward the ground. Toward me.
I
ran. I ran as fast as my legs would carry me, ignoring the pull and tugs of the
branches and the burning of my lungs. Then I stumbled.
And
fell.
I
fell forever, it seemed. My scream echoed around me, making it sound like I had
screamed a hundred times.
Suddenly,
I hit the ground and I heard the crunching of my bones. Pain exploded through
my limbs and I lay there, sweating and shaking. A figure floated into my
vision. Once again it was so dark I couldn’t see anything but the outline of
the body.
I
tried to get away, to get up and run. But my broken body wouldn’t move.
The
person standing over me began to laugh. A high-pitched laugh that never ended
and invaded my brain until it was all I heard. Every hair on my body stood on
end.
Abruptly,
the laughing stopped. The silence was so complete it was almost as loud as the
laughing had been. Then the figure—the person—bent closer. I flinched, waiting
for them to do something vile to me and wanting it to just be over.
But
he didn’t touch me.
He
whispered.
Welcome to Hell.
* * *
Thank
you all for being here today!! We hope you enjoyed the excerpt and learning
about Logan. Please stick around and
enter to win some prizes!
The
giveaway: One Ecopy of Between, One Ecopy of Charade, a Bookmark set, signed
and a magnet (featuring Sam) (Continue on for the Rafflecopter form!)
Have
a great day!
About Charade:
Dying at the hands of a psycho was a shock. Having my life returned to me by an angel was incredible. Being named a Supernatural Treasure and being given Sam as my guard was pretty darn awesome. Acquiring a debt for it all—well, I should have seen it coming.
Now here we are, fighting demons from Hell, caring for a boy that I just don’t trust, and traveling to faraway places to return a treasure to its rightful place. Nothing is as it seems. Everyone wears a mask; everyone puts on a charade. It’s up to us to separate the truth from the lies and reality from fiction. A hard task when my new reality involves fallen angels, witches and dragons… and did I mention Hell?
Anchoring me down through it all is Sam. Sam, who must face tragedies of his own and is put to the test again and again.
If we fail in our task, life as we know it—life as you know it—will end. Forever.
Cambria Hebert is an author who wrote her first book at the age of
fifteen. It was terrible. But the passion for writing never went away so
years later when she opened her laptop and started typing she worked
until she wrote a book – Masquerade - that she hopes everyone will be as
excited about as she is.
Cambria is obsessed with werewolves and is terrified of chickens
(they are creepy!) She is an animal lover that would choose coffee over
food and her favorite TV show is the Vampire Diaries (Hell-O Damon!)
When she isn’t writing you can find her stalking the young adult
aisles at Barnes and Noble.
I'm super lucky to be a part of the Pretty Amy blog tour! Today I have the author, the fabulous Ms. Lisa Burstein, stopping by to answer a few of my pressing questions about her awesome book! (Lisa's answers are in italics, questions in bold.)
The first thing that really struck me about Pretty Amy was how FUNNY it was at points. There were so many genuine laugh-out-loud moments! I loved it! If you have to pick one funny/snarky line that's your favorite, what would it be?
There are so many, but I love, "If bitching were karate, my mother would be a black belt."
Bahahahaha. I loved that line too. :)
If Amy had a theme song (like I'm sure many of us have imagined ourselves having at some point), what do you think it would be?
Criminal by Fiona Apple
Oh, I LOVE that song, lol! Perfect choice. :)
I thought Pretty Amy tackled a lot of important issues and themes without hitting you over the head with them, which is great in novels for teens. When you were writing Pretty Amy, what was the one thing (or most important thing) that you really wanted to get across to readers?
That other people feel what they are feeling. I think one of the hardest things about being a teen is how alone you can feel- how you think no one understands you. I want them to know I do.
I always hear about writers having to cut characters during early edits. Now, Pretty Amy has quite the cast and I thought they were all really great. Were there any unique characters in the first drafts of Pretty Amy that didn't make it into the final version?
Actually characters were added in, if you can believe it! Aaron and Joe were not in the original version. You can thank my editor for that. :)
Thank you, kind editor, for giving us the boys. :D
Amy struck me as a very realistic young woman. What would you say was the biggest challenge in crafting her character? (If there was one.)
To make her likeable, or at least someone you would sympathize with. I am good that the snark, the soft stuff is harder for me.
Who is the one person you are MOST nervous about reading your book?
My mom! Glad to report, she read it and loved it and still loves me. Now, it would be my husband (I never let him read drafts).
I don't let my husband read anything I write--even my resume. :)
I read/saw somewhere that you're going to be writing a companion novel about Cassie. Can you tell us anything about that? (I'm excited about it, by the way.)
Thank you. DEAR CASSIE follows Cassie's post-prom arrest to a rehabilitation retreat in the woods, told in Cassie's irreverent voice via her diary entries.
I can't WAIT for DEAR CASSIE! Thanks so much for answering my questions, Lisa!
Lisa
Burstein is a tea seller by day and a writer by night. She received
her MFA in Creative Writing from the Inland Northwest Center for Writers
at
Eastern Washington University and is glad to finally have it be worth
more than the paper it was printed on. She lives in Portland, Oregon
with her very patient husband, a neurotic dog and two cats. Pretty Amy
is her first novel. She never went to her senior prom.
She wrote her first story when she was in second grade. It was a
Thanksgiving tale from the point of view of the turkey from freezer to
oven to plate. It was scandalous.
She was a lot like Amy when she was in high school.
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