Title:
Haven,
Part I of the Apocalypse Chronicles
Author:
Laury
Falter
Release
date: June 22, 2013
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Age
Group: Young Adult
Book
Description
Haven, the first book
in the Apocalypse Chronicles...
On an ordinary day in early September, Kennedy Shaw leaves for school unaware that within a few minutes the world she knows will be gone - succumbed to an outbreak of epidemic proportions. After finding a safe haven inside the security of her enclosed high school, she learns that four others have survived, one being a bold, mysterious transfer student from Texas whose unruffled demeanor harbors more than a cool interest in her. As they struggle to survive the dead fighting their way inside, will Kennedy discover there is more to life than survival? And will she and the others find a way to live in this terrifying new world?
On an ordinary day in early September, Kennedy Shaw leaves for school unaware that within a few minutes the world she knows will be gone - succumbed to an outbreak of epidemic proportions. After finding a safe haven inside the security of her enclosed high school, she learns that four others have survived, one being a bold, mysterious transfer student from Texas whose unruffled demeanor harbors more than a cool interest in her. As they struggle to survive the dead fighting their way inside, will Kennedy discover there is more to life than survival? And will she and the others find a way to live in this terrifying new world?
Excerpt
2
"I'm different, Kennedy." Those words
seemed to sting as they left his beautiful lips.
"We're all different, Harrison. I have steel
throwing stars in my pocket, and I know how to use them. Do you know any other
eighteen-year-olds who do that? You
asked that same question this morning, remember? Not one. Not a single
one." I paused to meet his stare directly, ensuring my last point was
heard. "I don't think you're any more different than the rest of us."
He laughed under his breath. "You don't now,
but you will eventually."
In a way that made me think he was trying to prove
his point, he opened the refrigerator door wide, so that I could clearly see
inside. It was stocked, but not with fruit, vegetables, and Yoo-Hoo drinks.
Bags of raw meat were crammed into every shelf and drawer available. That was
it, just bags of raw meat. He began shoving as many of them as he could fit
into his duffel bag, stuffing it so tightly it couldn't zip closed. When he
straightened up and turned, he discovered that I hadn't moved.
"You underestimate me," I said.
He seemed surprised that I wasn't bowled over by his
brazen display of how odd he was. "Why are you so determined to like
me?" he countered.
"Why are you so determined to push me
away?"
"Like you do with others?" he retorted,
striking at the one thing he knew I couldn't deny.
My only response was to press my lips together as
the uncomfortable silence stretched between us.
Obviously, he'd seen me sitting alone in the library
during lunch and he knew that I was short on friends. I was also pretty sure
he'd heard my story through one of the many strings of gossip that seemed to
surround me. He laughed under his breath again, this time with thick sarcasm.
"We are similar, Kennedy. We keep to ourselves, preserving that preciously
safe space around us, denying others entry. We make it painful for others so
they won't think about invading it. We make ourselves invisible or unreceptive so
they won't consider trying. I've watched you do it for a year. But we do this
for different reasons. You do it so that others can't hurt you. I do it so that
I can't hurt others." He slung the duffel bag over his shoulder
effortlessly despite the weight it held.
"So that's it?" I said, causing him to
halt. He kept his back to me as I asked, "That's why you never asked me
out, why you're being…reticent now? You think you can hurt me."
His shoulders lifted as he drew in a deep breath.
"Kennedy," he exhaled wearily, "it's the only reason that could keep me from you."
Laury Falter is the author of the
bestselling Guardian Trilogy. She writes young adult paranormal romances and
urban fantasy when she's not taking her stray dogs for a walk or enjoying a
date night with her husband.
Laury has released two series, the Guardian
Trilogy and the Residue Series (a spinoff of the Guardian Trilogy books), and
is currently releasing her third series, the Apocalypse Chronicles.
Author
social media links:
Website: lauryfalter.com
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