#CoverRe-Reveal ~ TIED (The Fire Born Novels) by Laney McMann #YA
Hi everyone,
So, here it is …
the new cover of TIED,
Book One of The Fire Born Novels,
including a new blurb.
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BLURB:
Are some truths worth risking your life for?
What if it meant admitting your nightmares were real—and so were your delusions?
Seventeen year-old Layla Labelle’s hallucinations have driven her to the brink—and she isn’t telling anyone. But when her dreams walk into her life in the form of Max MacLarnon, she is forced to rethink everything she thought she knew. Including whether or not Max actually exists.
Learning the truth will mean fighting an arsenal of demons, and being with Max will put her on a path toward her own destruction. When Layla’s world erupts into a dangerous reality, and every fact of her life forsakes her, she must remember who, and what, she is if she’s going to stay alive.
In a world where nightmares walk the earth, an ancient curse lives in an age-old legend the supernatural aren’t prepared to reveal. Layla will have to uncover the secret her ancestors are hiding, and make the biggest decision of her life—embrace who she is and follow the one she loves into a world of deadly myth and legend, or turn her back on her history, her destiny, and her love.
In TIED, Book One of The Fire Born Novels, what Layla and Max don’t know could kill them both. And unless they can find a way to stop the curse—the truth might tear them apart forever.
How far would you go … to protect the one you love?
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TIED will be re-released with new and revised content in September 2016
Thanks to Xpresso Book Tours for sharing the cover. 🙂
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The Fire Born Novels Update
Hi everyone,
I wanted to post a quick update regarding The Fire Born Novels, my Young Adult Fantasy/Paranormal Romance trilogy.
My publisher, J. Taylor Publishing has closed their doors. All of their titles are being pulled/or have been pulled from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, KOBO, and all other venues where books are sold. As of now, and over the coming days, as books are removed, The Fire Born Novels will no longer be available for sale.
I wish J. Taylor all the best, and we part on good terms.
Please stay tuned for future developments regarding the trilogy, including the re-release and new Cover Reveal of TIED, Book One.
Thanks 🙂
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#TRUE (Fire Born 3) is LIVE #NewRelease #YA #UF #PNR
How far would you go … to protect the one you love?
Hosted by:
TRUE,
the final installment in the Fire Born Novels trilogy,
is LIVE.
BLURB:
Nothing in Layla and Max’s world will ever be the same.
Since Max left, and joined his father in the Shadow Realm, everything in Layla’s life has changed. The Demon Gods threaten to destroy the Otherworld, and an inconceivable darkness has awakened—a darkness that wants control of Layla’s will. It also wants Max … dead. Not only must Layla face the true fire simmering inside her, but fight the one she loves most.
And this time, with her friends and family left behind, she’s completely on her own.
Leaving Layla nearly destroyed Max, but it was his only choice. Now, he must play the part—stay in control of his end goal, his actions, and the poison coursing through his veins, clouding his thoughts, and turning him into what he fears most, a Demon God. But even with his Oghams fighting the toxins, his control is slipping. Living in the Fomore castle with his Vampyre Fae ex-girlfriend isn’t making it any easier to stay sane, and waiting to face off against Layla is taking its toll.
In the final installment of the Fire Born Novels trilogy, the legendary Battle will be fought, and Layla and Max stand to lose everything. How far will they go to save each other and protect the ones they love? Even they don’t know the answer.
No one can win.
From the ashes of old,
They shall rise.
The last of the Ancients,
Foe and Ally.
The Legend lies in wait,
And bides its time.
Until at last the day comes,
For the children born of fire.
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The Fire Born Novels
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If you’d like to follow the Book Blitz for TRUE, including giveaways, interviews, and the playlist for the book, it is being hosted by Xpresso Book Tours and the stops are listed here:
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Xpresso Tours is also hosting the GIVEAWAY!
I am giving away the complete Fire Born Novels trilogy in paperback.
Enter to win here:
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AND ….
In celebration of TRUE’s release, TIED & TORN (books 1 & 2) are on sale for $.99 at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and iBooks. 🙂
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With a passion for the supernatural and all things magical, Laney developed a voracious appetite for reading fantasy at a young age. A vivid imagination helped set the stage for creating her own worlds and placed her onto the writing path.
By the time she reached her teens, she’d accumulated notebooks full of poems, which led to short stories and finally novels. Young adult dark fantasy, paranormal romance, and mythology are among her favorite genres.
A former classical dancer and chef, she grew up in sultry Florida where she still resides.
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TRUE (#FireBorn 3) Playlist Countdown #YA #UF
Porter Robinson
Sea of Voices
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TRUE releases September 7, 2015
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TRUE (#FireBorn 3) Playlist Countdown #YA #UF
Up next on the TRUE Playlist Countdown,
Carmina Burana ~ O Fortuna, Carl Orff
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TRUE will release September 8th
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TRUE (Fire Born 3) Playlist Countdown
Up next on the TRUE Playlist Countdown:
Until The Ribbon Breaks
Romeo
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TRUE (Fire Born 3) Playlist Countdown
Continuing on with the TRUE Playlist Countdown:
M83
By The Kiss
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TRUE releases September 8th 2015
in print and e-book
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TRUE (Fire Born 3) Playlist Countdown
Third up on the True playlist:
30 Seconds to Mars
The Kill
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TRUE (Fire Born 3) Playlist Countdown #YAlit #PNR
Continuing on with the TRUE playlist countdown. 🙂
Daughter
Winter
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The end is coming.
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COVER REVEAL ~ TRUE (Fire Born #3) by Laney McMann
The cover for TRUE,
the final book in the Fire Born Novels trilogy,
is here.
Blurb:
Nothing in Layla and Max’s world will ever be the same.
Since Max left, and joined his father in the Shadow Realm, everything in Layla’s life has changed. The Demon Gods threaten to destroy the Otherworld, and an inconceivable darkness has awakened—a darkness that wants control of Layla’s will. It also wants Max … dead. Not only must Layla face the true fire simmering inside her, but fight the one she loves most. And this time, with her friends and family left behind, she’s completely on her own.
Leaving Layla nearly destroyed Max, but it was his only choice. Now, he must play the part—stay in control of his end goal, his actions, and the poison coursing through his veins, clouding his thoughts, and turning him into what he fears most, a Demon God. But even with his Oghams fighting the toxins, his control is slipping. Living in the Fomore castle with his Vampyre Fae ex-girlfriend isn’t making it any easier to stay sane, and waiting to face off against Layla is taking its toll.
In the final installment of the Fire Born Novels trilogy, the legendary Battle will be fought, and Layla and Max stand to lose everything. How far will they go to save each other and protect the ones they love? Even they don’t know the answer.
No one can win.
From the ashes of old,
They shall rise.
The last of the Ancients,
Foe and Ally.
The Legend lies in wait,
And bides its time.
Until at last the day comes,
For the children born of fire.
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The ending comes September 2015
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TRUE (Fire Born #3) Cover Reveal Coming Soon!
TRUE
the final book in Fire Born Novels trilogy
COVER REVEAL and BLURB
coming within days ….
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** Sale Alert ** TIED & TORN $.99 #YA #UF #PNR
***** SALE ALERT *****
TIED and TORN by Laney McMann are $.99¢ each for a limited time only!
Grab your copies now and join The Fire Born.
Normal people don’t believe their nightmares stalk them. They don’t fall in love with boys who don’t exist, either.
Seventeen-year-old Layla Labelle, though, is far from normal. Her delusions walk the earth. Her hallucinations hunt her, and her skin heats to a burn every time her anger flares.
Or is that all in her head?
Layla doesn’t know what to believe any more because if none of that’s true, Max MacLarnon must be an illusion, and her heart must still be broken.
No matter how much she wants to believe Max is real, doing so would mean everything else is, too. How, then, is that possible?
The answers lie in an age-old legend the supernatural aren’t prepared to reveal, and with a curse that could tear Layla and Max apart forever—if it doesn’t kill them both first.
In TIED, book one in the Fire Born trilogy, learning the truth will mean fighting an arsenal of demons, and being with Max will put Layla on a path toward her own destruction.
Just how far will Layla go to protect the one she loves?
The answer may never be far enough … away.
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That’s all Layla cares about. Not healing from the Fomore attack. Not finding answers to how she survived a fall that nearly killed her. Nothing will stop her. She will find him. She’ll even pair up with an overbearing Fallen Angel who’s hell bent on making everything harder than it needs to be if she has to.
Protect Layla.
For Max, nothing else matters. Not the bruises covering his body. Not the pain radiating from his broken bones. Not even his hands tied behind his back. He will find a way to save Layla, and the Fomore will pay if they’ve hurt her.
Every. Single. One of them.
In the second installment of The Fire Born trilogy, a new breed of villain looms—one Layla and Max will never suspect, and this killer has nothing to lose. Better yet, with Max and Layla’s deaths, victory is in the grip of the enemy.
Will Max and Layla find each other in time, or is it already too late for them both?
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And coming soon ….
How far would you go … to protect the one you love?
TRUE (Fire Born 3)
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TORN (Fire Born #2) Book Blitz
Itching for Books Book Blitz:
September 8th –
Rockin’ Book Reviews
YA,YA and More YA
Crawling Over The Pages
Word to Dreams
Suzy Turner, YA Author
The Cover Contessa
Book Lovers Life
Girl of 1000 Wonders
In Between The Lines
Mom With A Kindle
Book Club Sisters
Books Direct
OriginiquEquanimity
Donnie Darko Girl
Illuminite Caliginosus
September 9th –
Lekeisha The Booknerd
Write Away Bliss
CBY Book Club
Amiabooklover
Mythical Books
Blue Books and Butterflies
Book Lovers Life
iequalsAlissa
Bitches n Prose
Bibliophile Mystery
Jump Into Books
Book Enthralled
September 10th –
Once Upon a YA Book
Ashley’s Paranormal Book Blog
Dalene’s Book Reviews
deal sharing aunt
The Phantom Paragrapher
A Dream Within A Dream
The Story Goes…
Julie Antonovich Reece
Musings of the Book-a-holic Fairies, inc.
Wicca Witch 4 Book Blog
The Paisley Reader
Girl With Pen
Books and Starlight
The Book Blast (September 8th)
Julie Reece
Mythical Books
J.A. Belfield
Lisa Is A Bookworm
Danielle E. Shipley
Terri Rochenski
Jeanz Book Read N Reviews
Long and Short Reviews
A Dream Within A Dream
Happy Tales and Tails
Katherine Skye
Book Bite Reviews
OriginiquEquanimity
******The Giveaway has ended, and I will be announcing winners in the next few days.
The Book Tour (Week One):
September 8th: Reader Girls Blog
September 9th: Julie Reece
September 10th: Mythical Books
September 11th: Scribbler’s Sojourn
September 12th: Alex Nader
Week TWO starts today with Ever On Word.
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TORN (Fire Born 2) is LIVE. #YA #ReleaseDay #Giveaway
The Fire Born are back and
TORN is LIVE.
In honor of TORN’s release, I have a ton going on.
Check it all out:
BLURB:
Find Max.
That’s all Layla cares about. Not healing from the Fomore attack. Not finding answers to how she survived a fall that nearly killed her. Nothing will stop her. She will find him. She’ll even pair up with an overbearing Fallen Angel who’s hell bent on making everything harder than it needs to be if she has to.
Protect Layla.
For Max, nothing else matters. Not the bruises covering his body. Not the pain radiating from his broken bones. Not even his hands tied behind his back. He will find a way to save Layla, and the Fomore will pay if they’ve hurt her.
Every. Single. One of them.
In the second installment of The Fire Born trilogy, a new breed of villain looms—one Layla and Max will never suspect, and this killer has nothing to lose. Better yet, with Max and Layla’s deaths, victory is in the grip of the enemy.
Will Max and Layla find each other in time, or is it already too late for them both?
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The Book Tour is happening now, and here’s the schedule for anyone who wants to see what I’m talking about: TORN Book Tour
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The TORN Book Blast and Book Blitz are also happening all over social media for the next few days. Thank you, thank you to all the awesome bloggers/readers, and writers who are participating!
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Also, as I mentioned a few days ago, TIED (Fire Born 1) is one sale until September 15th to celebrate its ONE YEAR book birthday. : ) (Plus, it gives you guys a chance to pick up the book if you haven’t yet, before you read TORN. They kind of need to be read in order.)
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And finally, the GIVEAWAY!
I have several giveaways happening across the board, three to be exact.
The TORN Book Tour giveaway and the Blast I’ll be hosting alongside my publisher, as well as all the other bloggers participating. The Book Blitz Giveaway is being hosted by Itching For Books (click the banner)
HERE’S WHAT’S UP FOR GRABS on my blog for the Book Tour:
Signed paperback copies of TIED and TORN to ONE winner (U.S. & Canada), E-book copies of TIED and TORN to ONE winner (Int), and signed bookmarks of TIED and TORN to FIVE winners (U.S., Canada, and U.K.)
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AND here’s what up for grabs for the Book Blast:
Signed paperback copy of TIED and TORN to ONE winner & e-book copy of TIED and TORN to ONE winner (Int).
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WHEW! That’s it guys. Sorry for the long post. I’m off to finish the 3rd Fire Born Novel 😉
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#TORN (Fire Born 2) Playlist #YA
The TORN Playlist has been compiled, and unlike TIED’s Playlist which consisted of around 30 songs, I’ve scaled TORN’s way down.
Here goes:
Hide & Seek ~ Imogen Heap
Ivy ~ Active Child
Wizard Motor ~ Mogwai
No Air ~ Jordan Sparks
All I Want Is You ~ U2
The End ~ Kings of Leon
After The Storm ~ Mumford and Sons
Running Up That Hill ~ Placebo
All That We Had Is Lost ~ Postiljonen
The Devil’s Tears ~ Angus & Julia Stone
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I will post the songs to play on the blog the day TORN goes live (Sept 8th). Only 4 more days!
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#TIED (Fire Born 1) by Laney McMann On Sale! #YA
A few days ago I told everyone I had a surprise in store … I asked my publisher if they would agree, and they did. So …
Staring TODAY, and for a limited time, TIED, book #1 of the Fire Born Novels trilogy is on sale to celebrate not only its one year anniversary, but also the launch of the second book in the trilogy, TORN, which goes live on September 8th. 😉
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#TORN (Fire Born 2) 10 Day Countdown to Launch #YA
We have 10 Days until the second book in the Fire Born Novels trilogy launches.
And here’s what’s in store:
First, the TORN Blog/Book Tour (the schedule is up on the menu ^^^), which includes a Giveaway.
Second, the TORN Book Blast and Blitz, both of which are happening on the 8th (launch day), which also include Giveaways, so if you’d like to shout along, please feel free. 😉
Thirdly, the TORN playlist will be up and running next week for everyone who wants a glimpse into the feel of the book.
AND, lastly, >>> I have a special treat for everyone who hasn’t read TIED (Fire Born 1) coming very soon (days), so stay tuned for that.
In the meantime …
Layla and Max are back September 8th.
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ARC #Giveaway ~ TORN (Fire Born #2) by Laney McMann
J. Taylor Publishing are giving away FIVE ARCs of Torn by Laney McMann!
Check it out!
Find Max.
That’s all Layla cares about. Not healing from the Fomore attack. Not finding answers to how she survived a fall that nearly killed her. Nothing will stop her. She will find him. She’ll even pair up with an overbearing Fallen Angel who’s hell bent on making everything harder than it needs to be if she has to.
Protect Layla.
For Max, nothing else matters. Not the bruises covering his body. Not the pain radiating from his broken bones. Not even his hands tied behind his back. He will find a way to save Layla, and the Fomore will pay if they’ve hurt her.
Every. Single. One of them.
In the second installment of The Fire Born trilogy, a new breed of villain looms—one Layla and Max will never suspect, and this killer has nothing to lose. Better yet, with Max and Layla’s deaths, victory is in the grip of the enemy.
Will Max and Layla find each other in time, or is it already too late for them both?
If young love worth fighting for keeps you up reading all night, you will love this second installment in the Fire Born trilogy.
And J. Taylor Publishing is giving away FIVE ARC copies.
To YOU!
You don’t even have to be a book blogger!
Nope, so long as you are willing to leave an honest review* by September 14th 2014, you are eligible to enter.
Interested?
Then just fill out the form and keep your fingers crossed.
You have until midnight of August 25th, 2014 to enter.
*A review should consist of your honest thoughts regarding a book, usually a few paragraphs long and around 150 – 500 (or more, if desired) words in length.
About Laney McMann:
With a passion for the supernatural and all things magical, Laney developed a voracious appetite for reading fantasy at a young age. A vivid imagination helped set the stage for creating her own worlds and placed her onto the writing path.
- Laney McMannWith a passion for the supernatural and all things magical, Laney developed a voracious appetite for reading fantasy at a young age. A vivid imagination helped set the stage for creating her own worlds and placed her onto the writing path.
By the time she reached her teens, she’d accumulated notebooks full of poems, which led to short stories and finally novels. Young adult dark fantasy, paranormal romance, and mythology are among her favorite genres.
A former classical dancer and chef, she grew up in sultry Florida where she still resides with her family.
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Goodreads Giveaway #YA
FIVE more days to enter and win 1 of 10 Signed Paperback copies of TIED (Fire Born #1)
before TORN releases in September.
GOOD LUCK!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
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Goodreads Giveaway ~ TIED (Fire Born #1) #YA #UF
In honor of TORN, the second book in the Fire Born Novels trilogy’s upcoming release on September 8th …
I’m having a giveaway starting today (June 6th).
The month-long giveaway will happen on Goodreads, NOW through July 4th.
I’ll be giving away 10 SIGNED paperbacks of TIED (Fire Born #1).
These giveaways typically have a high number of entries, so get your name in to win!
Enter to WIN here:
Goodreads Book Giveaway
GOOD LUCK!
Layla and Max are back September 8th.
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TORN (Fire Born #2) Playlist Countdown
For the next track on the TORN playlist, here’s:
Jon Hopkins
Breathe This Air
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TORN (Fire Born #2) Playlist Countdown
For the third track of the TORN playlist, here’s:
Active Child
Ivy
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EXCERPT RELEASE ~~ TORN (Fire Born #2) by Laney McMann #YA
Hi, everyone.
Today, I am thrilled to release the excerpt for TORN,
the 2nd book in The Fire Born Novels series.
Below is the first chapter.
Hope you like it.
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ONE
Layla
Sunlight seared my face, and my fingers dug into hot sand before a cool shade fell over me.
“Teine?” A soft voice called my name. Someone pulled on my arm.
My head lolled to the side, but my neck caught on a crick and refused to move further than a couple of inches.
“Teine? Can you hear me?” Soft wisps tickled my face, even as my head pounded above my left ear.
My eyelids opened and closed, scratching against the corneas like sandpaper—my mouth dry, like paste. Though blurry, a figure loomed over me.
“We have to go. Hold on to me.” A gentle squeeze of my hand made my fingers flex.
“Max …” My voice cracked, word slurred; my tongue seemed too large for my mouth. I raised my arm, but it thumped to the ground at my side with the weight of a lead pipe.
“Shh. Do not let go.”
My heavy arms swung up on their own. I attempted to clasp my hands, to entwine my fingers, but they slipped back down to my sides with a dead thud. Vision refusing to cooperate, my eyes slipped in and out of focus. “What … happened?”
“You will be all right.”
“Max?”
“Shh. Save your strength.”
Oh, god.
Max.
I fell … We fell. It was so hot. Too hot, and …
#**#**#
“Layla!” Max’s voice tangles in my head along with a rush of wind whistling in my ears and the roar of fire surrounding my body.
“I’m coming!” The pulse of pure energy surging through my veins is a fear I’ve never known—a heat I can’t control.
Where once white sand once stretched for miles, a war scene bristles. Dunes flattened to nothing. Bits of charred lumber and ash blanket the beach. Sea oats have been ripped free by their roots and lie smoldering, bright red embers shining up like sinister eyes.
The explosion has unleashed an acrid off-charge, tainting my surroundings in tendrils of fire and smoke streams. Sparks sizzle through the atmosphere, leaving traces of color in the air ahead of me, brought on by wicked lightning strikes illuminating the sky.
Streaks of green and white flash in all directions—fingers of electricity lacerating the clouds—like a fireworks display gone wrong.
Growls of building thunder vibrate my body before falling silent, and a cackling laugh echoes around me, taking my attention to the dune’s edge.
Crows line the shore, still as statues—miniature militant soldiers. Ebony feathers lay, as if methodically placed, around a broken body carpeted in withered gardenia petals. Blank, flat crystal grey eyes stare fixed and unmoving.
Cold shock ricochets through my core. “One will kill the other. Say goodbye to your beloved.” The voice, so foreign yet chillingly familiar, snarls inside my head.
A guttural vibration quakes the sky.
The atmosphere shifts, and the heavens erupt.
“Max!”
#**#**#
“Shh, Layla, I’m right here.” Max’s face swims into view, stained in soot and blood, his dark eyes gazing down. “Are you okay?” Breathing hard, he crouches over me as I lay in the sand, the outline of his silhouette darkening by the sun at his back. “We need to get out of here.” He scoots forward. “Can you stand?” His fingertips brush my hand, and his firm hold makes me gasp. His gaze roams over my body—my face. Black irises taking over from the usual light grey … “Why are you looking at me like that?” His voice echoes around me as if he’s screaming, but I can barely hear him.
“You were dead,” I say in a whisper, staring up at him. “I saw you—before. Lying in the sand.”
“What?” He sweeps away the loose hairs sticking to my cheek. “I’m right here.” Concern deepens the contours of his face, and his brow crunches into a scowl as he puts a palm over my forehead. “Did you hit your head?” Cradling his arms underneath my body, he lifts me off the sand, up against him.
“Promise you’re not dead?” My voice slurs.
He chuckles, eyes darkening further. “Promise.”
Layla and Max are back September 8th, 2014.
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May 12, 2014 | Categories: A Fire Born Novel, Author, Fire Born Updates, J Taylor Publishing, TORN, Upcoming Releases, Young Adult Novels | Tags: Author, Author of The Fire Born Novels, Fiction, J. Taylor Publishing, laney mcmann, Layla and Max, The Fire Born Novels, TIED by Laney McMann, TORN (Fire Born #2) by Laney McMann, TORN Excerpt Release, YA Fiction, young adult paranormal romance, young adult urban fantasy | 2 Comments