Blue Tide
by Jenna-Lynne Duncan
Published
by: Clean Teen Publishing
Publication
date: January 9th 2017
Genres:
Adventure, Dystopian, Young Adult
An award-winning YA adventure-packed romance
steeped in Middle Eastern culture and set in the Asian Pacific amongst
dangerous oceans and tropical islands.
Seventeen-year-old refugee Lux
plots her escape from the island where her family is stranded, denying that her
home was lost in the Floods. Lux is determined to get her old life back by any
means possible. But before her feet even leave the sand, she’s taken hostage by
a vengeance-driven pirate nearly as young as she is.
Her capture is the key to his
freedom…
Captain Draven’s scarf veils more than his face. Underneath, he struggles between morality and survival. When Lux sees deeper into his motivations, she’s torn. She can commit mutiny to escape to a home that may no longer exist, or she can try to help Draven escape the clutches of the person responsible for the deaths of half the world. Staying would mean entrusting her life to a pirate. Helping Draven would mean losing her heart to one.
Buy Links:
EXCERPT:
“You will
help him, if it’s the last thing you do.”
He had to be bluffing. Lifting my chin, I met his icy gaze
straight on. “You can threaten my life, but there is nothing more you can take
from me that you haven’t already.”
“Oh, really?”
He stepped forward, towering over me. Wow,
he was tall. I resisted every instinct to cower or curl into a
small ball. His hand shot out so quickly, I hardly felt the pull around my
neck. My hands flew to my chest. My necklace!
The captain held up the chain, his eyes wide with victory. It was
clear he was waiting for a reaction, but, except for that first jolt of
surprise, I was paralyzed.
Everything fell silent except the slap of waves against the hull
and the drum of his boots as he walked to the railing. I clutched my arms to my
chest. My heart sped up so fast I couldn’t tell if it was still beating. He
held his hand over the side of the ship. The back of my throat ached with a
pain so great I thought it would tear out.
“Stop!” One hand still clutched my chest, the other reached out
toward the necklace.
“Still think I have nothing I can take from you? There is always
something, Princess.”
Desperation replaced all courage. “Please stop. I can help him.”
He shrugged.
“Wait!”
He opened his palm, one finger at a time. The gold chain slid
down, dipping closer to the waters below.
“Please, I’ll do anything!” I pressed my fists to the sides of my
head.
He drew his fingers in, closing them around the chain. The
necklace dangled safely.
I dropped my arms in relief. “Thank—”
With one slow, deliberate move, he opened his palm.
The chain slipped through his fingers.
“No,” I cried, running to the railing. My necklace had disappeared
into the roaring waters below. Lost forever.
I choked on the air I strove to inhale. “That was… that was the
only thing…” The sound of my heartbeat thrashed in my ears before every emotion
was washed away. Every muscle in my body tightened and my eyes twitched as they
narrowed. I turned mechanically to face the heartless brute. My face
expressionless, my feelings numbed. He would pay for what he’d done.
“You are in no position to negotiate. Make no more requests or the
next thing I drop in the water will be prisoners. One. By. One.” He dictated to
me without one ounce of regret for what he’d just done. Turning just as easily,
he shouted orders behind him. “Ahmed, bring her.”
Buy Links:
Author Info
Jenna-Lynne
Duncan likes to write heart-stopping, page-turning, haunting romance in all YA
genres. Her current Young Adult releases are titled Hurricane, Tempest, and
Aftermath (Divertir Publishing) and the forthcoming BLUE TIDE (Winter, 2017).
Jenna graduated with degrees in Middle Eastern Studies, Political Science, and
International Studies. BLUE TIDE was the recent winner of RWA’s Romancing the
Lake contest. Besides writing, she loves traveling and children. Preferably
together. She welcomes readers to contact her on social media or at
JennaLynneDuncan@gmail.com.
Author Links:
GIVEAWAY!
Hosted by
Presented by
No comments:
Post a Comment