A Misplaced Child
A
Misplaced Child
The
Misplaced Children Book 1
by
Heather Michelle
Genre:
YA Fantasy
Torn
between two worlds, which will she embrace?
Elodie
Harper is heir to the magical kingdom of Aluna. Trapped by an evil
wizard in an illusion; Elodie grows up caught between two worlds, one
of magic, and one of technology.
As
the facade of her mundane life of lies and fake smiles cracks, her
kingdom crumbles in the absence of its ruler. Join Elodie as she
navigates both lives not knowing which to embrace, and which to push
into the back of her mind and forget as a bad dream.
Elodie ripped a small tab off the flyer with the competition’s web address and something glittering and shimmering caught her attention from the corner of her eye. Turning, she saw Jackson and a few of his gang rounding the corner toward her. They were joking and shoving each other, one of them dribbling a basketball, and didn’t seem to have noticed her.
The boys were not what had caught her attention. Her eyes refocused and all at once she saw the shimmer rise up, swirling in front of her, between her and the boys. She didn’t have a moment to do anything but inhale with a gasp, before the ruakh was around her.
There was a sharp rich odor of freshly tilled earth, and the skin over her whole body tingled. A wind picked up, and she felt a pressure on her bones like something held her tight. She was pulled hard to the left and tumbled through nothing. The nothing moved around her like a raging storm and a gentle breeze. After an extended moment of empty chaos Elodie landed hard on her back. Dirt kicked up around her and she choked on the dust.
With a cough, Elodie said a bad word.
The boys were not what had caught her attention. Her eyes refocused and all at once she saw the shimmer rise up, swirling in front of her, between her and the boys. She didn’t have a moment to do anything but inhale with a gasp, before the ruakh was around her.
There was a sharp rich odor of freshly tilled earth, and the skin over her whole body tingled. A wind picked up, and she felt a pressure on her bones like something held her tight. She was pulled hard to the left and tumbled through nothing. The nothing moved around her like a raging storm and a gentle breeze. After an extended moment of empty chaos Elodie landed hard on her back. Dirt kicked up around her and she choked on the dust.
With a cough, Elodie said a bad word.
Heather Michelle is
an emerging author of young adult fantasy. She lives in Acworth, GA
with her cat Mister Bingley and a slew of unique roommates.
Growing up, Heather
Michelle spent more time living in her imagination than outside of
it. Small town life sandwiched between the redwood forests and
the Pacific ocean provided a rich scope for the imagination. Before
the age of twelve, Heather Michelle was not a reader, but a chance
encounter with a rented audiobook launched her into the vast world of
the printed word, and she never looked back.
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I really like the cover. It is quite different.
ReplyDeleteI like the cover art. She does look a bit hobbity.
ReplyDeleteGreat cover. Thanks for sharing.
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