FISSURE
(Chronicles of the Interred #2)
By Marilyn Almodovar
YA Paranormal Romance
Releasing
May 20, 2014
Published
by Iambe Books, LLC
Baxter Jacobs just survived the worst Sweet Sixteen
in history: buried in a coffin, hunted down by assassins, and losing almost
everything that mattered to her. She’s ready for some normalcy, but “normal”
won’t play any part of this Time Bender’s future.
Now that the immediate threat is over, Baxter learns
just how much the English Council expects of the newest Interred. The pressure
has her seriously considering her uncle’s offer to take her to New York,
especially since she thinks it will keep her Healer, Jack, from overusing his
abilities. Knowing the New York Council’s ranks are filled with beings using
dark powers, however, makes her hesitate.
Before she can choose, the decision is wrenched from
her. Fissures in Time result in a new battle with an old enemy. Someone she
thought she’d lost reenters her life, and she’ll discover a web of lies woven
into the fabric of Time…lies only she can unravel. Baxter will have to use her
growing abilities to try and reveal the truth, even if it forever changes the
reality she knows.
EXCERPT
He watches me closely, his wild eyebrows knitting
together. “Through your emotions, I can feel the holes.”
“All of them?” I ask, knowing that I’ve felt like
this before, and worse, I’m sure that my mother erased some memories that she’d
rather I didn’t have. I’ll never know why.
“No need feeling sorry for yourself, lass.” The
sadness in his voice matches my own, and for that, I’m once again grateful. I
close my eyes momentarily as he places a hand on my shoulder. Patting that
shoulder, he stands up. “You should go and see young Jack.”
“Wait—but Morgan and Moira—”
“They’re worried that you’ll not be able to defend
yourself,” he explains as he walks to the door. “You’re stronger than they
think. I’m not worried about you or the kind of future you’ll knit for yourself
in the fabric of Time.”
“But I’ll never remember what’s been erased?” I ask.
“I don’t think it’s important for you to remember.
The lesson will always be there, even if you can’t remember learning it. Don’t
worry so much about it. Now, go and see Jack. He’s been asking after you all
morning. They’re about to discharge him.” He smiles before he walks out the
door.
Once I’m alone, I can’t help but wonder what sort of
lesson I learned. Death? Betrayal? Lies? The only thing fueling my body right
now is anger. Anger at what I lost. Anger at my mother and her way of
withholding the truth. Anger at my father for dying.
The frustration over not remembering boils over. I
pick up the incense container and throw it against the ground, watching it
smash to pieces. Anger invades me, securing itself around me before I grab the
folding chair and throw it against the wall. I do this over and over again
until my arms hurt. I tear the cushions up, emptying them on the ground.
Screaming until my voice is hoarse, I break everything that I can, including
the glass windows with my fists. I stare at the blood and feel nothing.
I stand, my breathing erratic as my heart pummels my
chest. My legs fold in the middle of the destruction, dropping me to the floor.
I shift and pull them close to my chest, bloody hands resting against my feet
as I press my forehead against my knees. Never-ending tears of frustration and
grief grip me so tightly I’m sure they’ll never let go.
PLAYLIST
Smile,
lyrics by Charlie Chaplin
This is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever
heard. It also reminds me of one of Baxter’s not-so-new friends in Fissure, Dare Hannigan. She’s an upbeat
sort of girl, and she pushes Baxter to look at the positive side of things with
her comments and her humor.
Dark
Side
by Kelly Clarkson
Without giving too much away from the plot, this
song reminds me a lot of one of the characters in the book. The discovery of
said character in the story takes Baxter through extreme emotions and she has
to face some hard facts about the relationship that she had with this person in
the past, and the type of relationship that they should have in the future.
Verdi’s Requiem
This played the first time that I revised the ending
after my editor read it. I listened to it for about one and a half hours. It
ended up playing for almost a full day when I rewrote the ending.
I’ll
Be
by Edwin McCain
This is basically Baxter’s song in Fissure…a song that I’m sure she would
dedicate to Jack Ashdown if she had the time.
Bleeding
Out
by Imagine Dragons
I don’t want to spoil part of the story, but this
song suits one of the new characters in Fissure.
So after you read and meet Zachary Hannigan, you can check this out.
Made
by The Wanted
This song… Yes, I know, I like The Wanted J But it’s one of those songs that makes
me think about Jack and Baxter.
Time
has never been an issue for Baxter Jacobs, but then she never knew she had the
ability to Bend it.
As
her sixteenth birthday approaches, Baxter inherits a pendant that will change
her life. Connected to the pendant is a dark and mysterious young man named
Declan Ashdown. Trapped in a Time loop for the past 122 years, Declan needs
Baxter’s help to escape. The only problem is, she has no idea how to do it.
To
acquire the power she needs to free him, she’ll become one of the Interred,
those whose Magical abilities emerge as they come of age. When she does, she’ll
discover that Declan isn’t the only one interested in the fact that she’s a
Time Bender.
As
the Interment arrives, Baxter knows this will be no Sweet Sixteen. A vengeful
relative and ruthless Council are determined to control her. Declan’s powerful
and charming descendant, Jack Ashdown, claims he can save her. She’ll soon have
to decide who she can trust, and how to master her new abilities before Time runs
out.
About
the Author
Lyn could happily exist breathing the clean air of Narnia, trapped in a cupboard under the stairs with Harry, fighting alongside Captain Jack Sparrow, doing an internship in Torchwood, or traveling around time and space with the Doctor...as long as she can have Mr. Spock, Captain Kirk and Captain Mal as companions.
She currently lives in Central Florida with her French husband, English-born eldest son, and French-born youngest son.
Release Giveaway
(1) E-book of Interred, (1) E-book of Fissure, (1) Fissure Notebook, (1) Interred Magnet
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