Hey , read on for an exclusive teaser from The Hacker 💙📚
Summer is officially drawing to a close, and while I do hate saying goodbye to the endless days and warm nights, I must admit... I am looking forward to feeling the crunch of leaves beneath my boots and snacking on all things pumpkin! How about you, are you excited for autumn, or do you wish summer would stay for just one more day?
In the meantime, as mentioned in my last update, alongside edits of Book 1, I've been working on prequel #2, The Hacker, which is a short story set in the Deathday Chronicles world. It takes place six months after the events of The Countdown. The protagonist is Emmeline 'Em' Vega, and this is the first time I'm sharing her voice!
Here's a snippet from The Hacker, featuring a character who's a reader favorite from The Countdown. Any guesses who? 😉
A sudden movement in the evergreen bushes to my left was all it took for my instincts to kick in. I didn’t hesitate. I leapt up and over a fallen log, kicked back off its trunk and landed squarely behind my stalker, putting my knife to his throat.
The boy’s muscles tensed beneath my arm. He was much bigger than me, but I held fast.
“Drop the gun,” I hissed in his ear.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. All right… easy there.” The boy raised the hand carrying the gun up and away from his body, then lowered himself and dropped it to the ground. It clinked against the frozen earth.
“Who are you?” I demanded, keeping my knife firmly in place.
“I’m Ian. Who are you?”
“I’m the one asking the questions here. Are you a Patrol?”
Ian snorted. “Do I look like one?”
“You’ve got the gun.”
“Yeah, I do. It’s a long story.”
“Why are you going past the Edge?”
Ian turned slightly, and I tightened my grip on the knife. “Why are you?”
“I said, I’m the one asking the questions.”
“All right, all right. But do you mind? This is kind of uncomfortable.” He pointed to my knife.
After a moment’s hesitation, I relaxed my grip and withdrew the knife.
Ian rubbed his neck, a grin playing on his lips. “Phew, that was close.”
“Watch it.” I pointed the knife at him again. Our eyes locked for a moment, and I quickly looked away, fighting my blush. He was handsome up close, but this wasn’t the time to lose my focus.
What do you think? Are you as excited for The Hacker as I am? I can't wait to share this story with you. And, as promised, as a member of my reader's club, you'll be getting this exclusive story straight in your inbox very soon!
But the YA dystopian bookish news doesn't end there...
My friend and fellow YA dystopian author, Natalie Cammaratta, recently published her debut novel, Falling & Uprising. And now, it's on sale for the very first time! This weekend only, Natalie's book is free on Amazon!
I've downloaded it onto my Kindle and I can't wait to dive right in 🤩
Falling & Uprising ➜ Click here to download it for free!
My star is rising, and I shine. Always.
Serenity Ward is the golden girl of Kaycie. She never questioned her city's status as the last dry land on earth. The Establishment takes care of its citizens...or so she thought. But now she's seen the map.
Why would they lie about other islands just beyond the horizon? In a city built on falsehood, figuring out who to trust is its own challenge, but Serenity pulls together a feisty group who all want the same thing—an end to the government which has hidden a world from them.
Bram's anger drives his own desire for revolution. Being from another island, he was selected to be a brainwashed marshal in service to Kaycie, but he knows what's going on all too well. Hidden in plain sight, he is ready to draw blood to free the islands. Only dealing with Serenity is the one thing he wasn't prepared for.
Can two people who were never supposed to meet stop fighting each other long enough to remember who the enemy is?
Falling & Uprising ➜ Click here to grab it on Amazon!
Love always,
Kasia 💙 xx
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