by Laura DeLuca
Genre:
Young Adult Romance
Categories: Mystery/Thriller
Publisher: Pagan Writers Press
Release Date: April 28, 2013
Heat Level: Sweet
Word Count: 95,950
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Blurb:
When Justyn and Rebecca set
off for the New York School of Performing Arts, they think their dreams are
about to come true. To their dismay, they aren’t in high school anymore, and
the competition is steep. Rebecca must compete against accomplished singers for
a role in the production of Demon Barber, including a stunning Gothic diva with
her sights set on Justyn.
It doesn't help that things
keep disappearing from their apartment or that Rebecca's father refuses to
accept that Justyn is an essential part of her life. Yet, all this seems
minimal in comparison to the serial rapist terrorizing the campus.
Consumed by fear and
obsessed with revenge, Rebecca and Justyn start living the story of Sweeney
Todd—both on and off the stage.
At first Rebecca just ignored her hostility. She walked back
to her cubbyhole and opened it to stowaway her bags until practice was over.
She was going to forget the whole stupid idea and just walk away. But Livy was
still standing there, leaning against the lockers, looking just as sad as she
did angry. Rebecca couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. She was reminded of
how horribly everyone had treated Justyn during the production of Phantom and
thought perhaps Livy was just as misunderstood.
“Livy,” she started, “can we talk for a minute?”
The Goth just gave her a dirty look. “I don’t know what we
could possibly have to say to each other.”
“I just wanted to apologize about what happened at the
party,” Rebecca spoke with as much sincerity as she could muster. “No matter
how we feel about each other, I never meant to … to embarrass you the way I
did.”
Rebecca had never seen the cliché of flashing eyes come to
life like it did at that moment. “Don’t you dare!” Livy spat. “Don’t you dare
pity me!”
“That’s not what I meant,” Rebecca tried to explain, though
she knew she was fighting a losing battle. “I just regret—”
“Do you want to know what I regret?” Livy interrupted and
actually shoved Rebecca against her locker. “I regret not ripping every strand
of hair out of that pretty little head of yours when I had the chance. This
isn’t high school, Becca! We aren’t going to be friends. And I’m not going to
stop until Justyn is mine and you run back to New Jersey with your tail between
your legs. Is that clear enough for you, deary? Don’t try to make nice with me
again.”
Livy stomped away, and Rebecca just stood there, feeling
shocked and a little stung. She couldn’t believe how vicious Livy could be. So
much for olive branches. Instead of trying to hand her one, Rebecca should have
shoved it straight up her….
“Wow.” Frankie came up beside her, shaking his head. “It’s
girls like that who give PMS a bad rep. I seriously think the next play she
should star in is the Taming of the Shrew.”
“There’s no taming that one,” Rebecca replied, still shaking
her head.
Laura lives at the beautiful Jersey shore with her husband and
four children. She loves writing in the young adult genre because it keeps her young at heart. In addition to writing fiction, Laura is also the sole author of a popular review blog called New Age Mama. She is an active member of her local pagan community, and has been studying Wicca for close to eight years. Her current works include Destiny, Destiny Unveiled, Phantom, Morrigan, Player, and Demon.
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