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For 2 days only August 20- 21, 2012,
Forbidden Mind by Author Kimberly Kinrade
is on sale for only 99cents on Amazon in honor of being featured
on EReader News Today!
Check out the book trailer on Youtube!
Synopsis:
Sam thinks she's months away from freedom. After
spending her life in a secret school, rented out to the rich and powerful as a
paranormal spy, she is ready to head to college like any normal
eighteen-year-old.
Only Sam isn't normal. She reads minds. And just
before her big going-away party, she links to the mind of a young man who
changes everything.
Drake wasn't raised as a 'Rent-A-Kid.' He was
kidnapped and taken there by force. But his exceptional physical strength and
powers of mind control make him very dangerous, especially to Sam.
When they meet, Sam is forced to face the truth
of her situation, and to acknowledge that not all is as it seems in her
picture-perfect world. For what awaits her on her eighteenth birthday isn't a
trip to college, but an unexpected nightmare from which she may not be able to
escape.
To survive, they must work together.
But will their
powers be enough to save them before it's too late?
What are the critics saying?
Described as
X-Men meets Alias but with a human trafficking twist (and more romance), fans
of Katniss and The Hunger Games will
find a new heroine to root for in the action-packed Forbidden Trilogy.
Reviews:
"...a thrilling, dark and deeply romantic
read that had me sitting on the edge of my seat and eagerly awaiting the next
installment." - Refracted Light Young Adult Book Reviews
"Do not make any plans on the day you begin,
as once you start, you will not be able to put it down." - L.M. Stull,
Author of A Thirty-Something Girl
"...hooked me in from the beginning." -
L.E. Manning
"This book was fantastic!" - Patti
Larsen, Author of Family Magic
"Forbidden Mind is beautifully written and
worth your reading time." - BookWormSans
"Definite
must read. For once you start, you simply can't stop. 5 out of 5 stars!" -
H. Badgwell
Excerpt:
The door to the
studio hung open just a crack, and angry screams assaulted us as we approached.
Luke and Lucy looked to me as if I knew what was
going on.
I shrugged my shoulders in the
universal I've-got-no-freaking-idea way and crept to the door. I could have
just slipped into their minds, but listening to
people talk both out load and mentally was hard to track and gave me a pretty
big headache. At that moment, what they were saying, or rather screaming, to
each other was more interesting.
We didn't want to
budge the door and draw attention to ourselves, so Luke pushed his head
through. He bobbed in and out so quickly I almost missed it. Being able to walk
through anything was mighty handy at times.
I nudged him.
"Well?"
"Higgins and
Mr. K. They both look pretty pissed."
They
sounded it too. I'd never heard Headmaster Higgins yell at any of the teachers,
or students for that matter.
He wasn't a
pushover by any stretch, but he'd always been levelheaded—until today.
Higgins
shouted at Mr. K. "How could you enter her without permission from me? Do
you realize what you've done?
This could ruin the school and everything we're doing here."
Was Higgins talking about me?
Mr. K replied with
the same volume and anger. I could imagine the vein over his left eye bulging.
"You have no idea how talented that girl is! She should be at the best art
school in the world, not hidden here like a freak of nature. It's my job to
make sure she has a future when she leaves this god-awful place, and I'm not
letting you, or the people you work for, stand in my way. Or hers."
They must have been
talking about me, but it made no sense. Why didn't Higgins want me entering the
contest, and why did Mr. K hate this place so much?
"Don't you
mean, the people we work
for? They employ us both, and you'd do well to remember that, Mr. Krevner.
Their reach extends beyond the gates of this school."
I couldn't believe
it. Was the headmaster actually threatening my art teacher? What was going on?
"You will pull
her from that competition and clean up the mess you've made, or your days here
are numbered. Am I making myself clear?"
Something crashed
into a wall, and my friends and I jumped back in surprise.
"Everything is
very clear. You use her and her gifts, rent her and all these kids out to the
highest bidder as spies. You make billions on these Rent-A-Kids, as they call
themselves. And now you want to snuff her chance to shine doing what she truly
loves? No. If you want to destroy her dreams, you can do it yourself. I'll have
no part in it."
Footsteps
approached the door. I tripped back, grabbed Luke and Lucy, and the three of us
ducked around the corner of the building. I peeked out just as Mr. K stormed
from the studio, his face bright red and contorted in anger. Not his best look.
Headmaster Higgins
followed him out moments later. He adjusted his navy blue suit and plastered a
calm mask over his face. His midnight black skin did not reveal his recent
spike in blood pressure the same way that Mr. K's pasty complexion had, but the
tight way he held his shoulders and the fists he made of his hands spoke to his
anger.
Tears stung my
eyes, and I swiped at them with the back of a hand still stained with splashes
of paint. If they pulled me from the contest, hundreds of hours of hard work
would be wasted, and my future would get flushed down the toilet. That couldn't
happen!
When both men were
gone, the three of us snuck into the studio and closed the door behind us. My
enthusiasm had drained out of me like dirty bathtub water. I sniffled and wiped
my traitorous eyes again.
Lucy put her arm
around me. "Cheer up, Chica. We'll figure this out, I promise. They can't
keep you from this, not after all the hard work you've done. And you'll be
leaving for New York soon. Luke and I will join you there, and we'll make all
of our dreams come true, just watch!"
I tried to smile,
for her sake, but the smile didn't reach my eyes.
Luke
rubbed my head as if I were his pet dog. "Where's this painting I've been
hearing so little about?"
I
swatted his hand and couldn't suppress a small, but genuine, smile. Luke could
always cheer me: funny, gorgeous,
and so much like a brother it sucked.
"Over
here." The canvas draped over my painting appeared undisturbed. A sigh of
relief escaped me. At least nothing
had happened to it. "Close your eyes."
They
both groaned but did as told.
Fear and
nervousness buzzed through me as I pulled the canvas off. What if they hated
it? What if everyone hated it and my
dreams of being a real artist died before they could even be born? My lungs
clenched with stale breath and I exhaled before I got too dizzy. "Okay,
you can look."
They stood there,
jaws dropped, stunned into silence. They either hated it or totally loved it.
"Um,
is this a bad or good silence?"
Lucy
pulled her mouth closed and swallowed before she spoke. "O.M.G. Sam, this
is the most incredible, unbelievable
thing I've ever seen in my life. You painted this?" "You like
it?"
Her mental voice
slammed into me. 'Would I lie to you? It's amazing!'
Relief flooded me
even as I laughed at her joke. I could read minds, sure, but she was the human
lie detector. No one dared lie to her.
Luke hugged me and
whispered into my ear, "I'm so proud of you, Sam. This is truly
epic!"
We stood there
staring for several minutes. This painting represented so much about me, my
life, my future... everything. I hated to leave it even for a minute, but my
stomach protested its neglect with a loud rumble.
Luke grabbed my
hand. "Come on, let's feed you. My treat."
With the buzz of
success filling me, and Luke's hand in mind, I entertained a what-if. What if I
could get past the whole brother thing with Luke? I took in his tall,
well-defined frame, his dark hair and bright blue eyes. Gorgeous inside and
out, but... nothing. No spark at all. Such a pity. Of all the guys at school,
he was the only one I could even imagine being with, but I couldn't force the
chemistry and neither could he.
We walked to dinner
hand in hand, and I consoled myself with the fact that I had the best friends a
girl could want. Not a bad consolation prize after all, and worth a hundred
boyfriends.
Bio:
Kimberly
Kinrade was born with ink in her veins and magic in her heart. She writes
fantasy and paranormal stories for children, YA and adults and still believes
in magic worlds. Check out her YA paranormal novels Forbidden Mind and Forbidden
Fire and her illustrated children's fantasy chapter books Lexie
World, Bella World, and Maddie
World all on Amazon.
She lives with
her three little girls who think they're ninja princesses with super powers,
her two dogs who think they're humans, her two cats who think they're gods, and
her husband, also known as the sexy Russian Prince, who is the love of her life
and writing partner.
For a list of
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Website: http://KimberlyKinrade.com
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