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Erin Danzer’s Cover Reveal For
Into The Spiral
(The Spiral Defenders, Book 1)
We are honoured to join
Erin Danzer today as she reveals her brand new cover for the eagerly awaited Into
The Spiral (The Spiral Defenders, Book 1)
Fifteen-year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Lambert
wants to get out from under her older brother’s shadow. When Ronnie gets a
tattoo and then is struck by lightning, she suddenly finds herself able to see
and hear things in shadows that don’t appear to others. Then Ronnie meets Gavin
Clearwater, the hot new guy in all of her classes and finds out he can see and
hear the same things she can.
Gavin tells her about the Spiral Defenders, a
group of warriors that travels through space and time to defend the planets of
the Spiral. After meeting the Commander of the Spiral Defenders and realizing
his intentions might not be pure, Ronnie struggles between following her
destiny to become a Spiral Defender and trying to regain the life she had
before being struck by lightning.
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Excerpt:
She looked and gave a little wave before
turning to walk into her room only to find her way blocked by yet another guy.
This school seemed to be crawling with hotties! This one was only a few inches
taller than her, kind of short for a guy, with straight black hair and dark
slightly slanted eyes. He wore black cargo pants, a black t-shirt that did
nothing to hide his six-pack abs, and black combat boots. He looked her up and
down and arched an eyebrow as he stepped aside.
“After you, Princess,” he said, making a
sweeping gesture with his arm as he slightly bowed. Ronnie didn’t know whether
to be appalled or to laugh at him and didn’t have time to make up her mind as
their Homeroom teacher asked if they would be joining them today. Cheeks
flushed, Ronnie walked into the room and sat in the first available seat. The
guy in the doorway sat at the desk behind her and gave a small smirk that she
pretended to ignore. Who the hell did this guy think he was? She looked across
the room and smiled when she saw Shawn sitting in the back corner. He smiled
and nodded when he saw her and her heart fluttered.
“Boyfriend, or someone you wish was?” the boy
behind her whispered. Ronnie rolled her eyes. Her shoulders tightened as she
tried to ignore him but he wasn’t going to be dissuaded so easily.
“Huh, well, if you’re not going to answer, then
I’m going to have to guess,” he continued. “My guess would be that he’s not
your boyfriend but you want him to be. Since you didn’t walk in with him, it
makes me wonder if he’s even interested in you. What is he, an oblivious
friend? Or does he not even know you exist? Is that what this outfit is for; so
he will finally see you?”
Ronnie’s ears reddened and it took the last
of her willpower to keep from turning around and telling him to shut up. She
clenched her hands together on top of her desk, praying the teacher would call
on either one of them just so he would stop talking. A million comebacks
flashed through her mind, but she ground her teeth, knowing she would never say
any of them. Despite her promise to herself to become her own person, she really
didn’t know how to go about doing that. She thought it would be easy once she
got the tattoo, but she knew she was failing. Even showing it off this morning,
the little bit that she was able to, had taken more courage than she normally
possessed—and she hadn't even had the satisfaction of Shawn seeing it.
Thinking about Shawn took her mind off the
jerk behind her and she managed to tune into what the teacher was saying.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t that interesting (all about locker assignments and
hall passing times) so she tuned out as quickly as she’d tuned in, her mind
wandering back to Shawn. She snuck another peek at him and was thrilled to find
him watching her—or at least that’s what it looked like at first. He was
actually looking at something behind her. She moved her head to get a better
look and felt a tug on her hair.
“Stop moving; I’m almost done,” the guy
behind her muttered. Ronnie spun around.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
she shrieked, unable to pretend ignorance anymore. She ran a hand over her hair
and found a thin lock he had apparently been braiding. Her eyes narrowed as the
rest of the class waited for his reaction. Even the teacher had stopped
talking.
“I was bored,” he muttered. “And your hair is
really pretty.”
~*~
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Erin Danzer wrote her first book at
10-years-old for a Young Authors competition, where she was awarded an
Honorable Mention and discovered a passion for the written word. She’s written
several novels and short stories since that spark ignited. Into the Spiral
is the first of a four book series. In addition to her novels, Erin writes a
monthly short story serial, The Cassandra Serafin Chronicles, posting
alternately on her blog and in Literary Lunes bi-monthly online magazine. Erin
resides in Racine, Wisconsin, with her husband, two children, and their cat.
You can connect with Erin at
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Nice cover. Erin, your book sounds wonderful, also. Best of luck with it.
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Thanks, Stacey! And thanks Penny for hosting me today! It's been a fun day!
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