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Cherry Creek
I have high hopes for the summer before my senior year. That is I have high hopes until my ex-boyfriend goes insane and tries to kill me with his bare hands. Then, as if that's not strange enough, an uncle I never knew I had shows up mere days after the attack. Much to my dismay, he quickly receives my mom's permission to whisk me away to Cherry Creek, Minnesota. Living in a new town away from my ex and all the rumors actually begins to sound appealing until my mom insists on staying behind. She says she has "things" that she needs to take care of, but she refuses to elaborate. I'm already suspicious of my newfound uncle, but when my mom disappears shortly after I leave town, I know my uncle is up to something. With no way to contact my mom, I'm left to navigate this new life on my own while my questions keep piling up.
Who is my uncle really? I can sense he's hiding something from me. Something big. I get the feeling he doesn't want me to find my mom, and I soon begin to wonder if he has something to do with her disappearance.
My uncle isn't the only one who has me doubting who he is. There's also my cousin Roman. He's my age and unlike anyone I've ever met before. There's something unsettling about him and the way he tries to push me outside my comfort zone. He makes me uneasy, especially since I am feeling a strong attraction to him that I shouldn't be feeling. In fact, I'm noticing that I'm feeling an instant attraction to a number of guys these days. The attraction is powerful and so much stronger than I've ever experienced before. I know I shouldn't crave their touch by simply being in their presence, but it's as if they spellbind me when I'm around them. I'm usually quite level-headed, but when I find it a struggle to keep my hands to myself, I realize this sway they have over me isn't normal. Nothing in Cherry Creek seems normal.
Things are not adding up, and I'm getting the eerie feeling that I'm changing in some way. Finding answers becomes increasingly difficult when it's apparent someone is determined to keep me in the dark. Something is going on, and I seem to be caught up in the middle of it. When the truth comes out about who and what I am, will I be able to handle it?
This is an urban fantasy novel and recommended for ages 15+.
Who is my uncle really? I can sense he's hiding something from me. Something big. I get the feeling he doesn't want me to find my mom, and I soon begin to wonder if he has something to do with her disappearance.
My uncle isn't the only one who has me doubting who he is. There's also my cousin Roman. He's my age and unlike anyone I've ever met before. There's something unsettling about him and the way he tries to push me outside my comfort zone. He makes me uneasy, especially since I am feeling a strong attraction to him that I shouldn't be feeling. In fact, I'm noticing that I'm feeling an instant attraction to a number of guys these days. The attraction is powerful and so much stronger than I've ever experienced before. I know I shouldn't crave their touch by simply being in their presence, but it's as if they spellbind me when I'm around them. I'm usually quite level-headed, but when I find it a struggle to keep my hands to myself, I realize this sway they have over me isn't normal. Nothing in Cherry Creek seems normal.
Things are not adding up, and I'm getting the eerie feeling that I'm changing in some way. Finding answers becomes increasingly difficult when it's apparent someone is determined to keep me in the dark. Something is going on, and I seem to be caught up in the middle of it. When the truth comes out about who and what I am, will I be able to handle it?
This is an urban fantasy novel and recommended for ages 15+.
- GenresParanormalFantasy
224 pages, ebook
First published September 1, 2014
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March 30, 2015
Fantastic
This book is so amazing I love it!! I look forward to reading more books by this author. This was the first story I read by them.
This book is so amazing I love it!! I look forward to reading more books by this author. This was the first story I read by them.
August 2, 2018
Really liking this series so far!
I am really enjoying this series so far. The main female lead is smart, sassy and will say it like it is. Fixing to go and read book two!
I am really enjoying this series so far. The main female lead is smart, sassy and will say it like it is. Fixing to go and read book two!
April 10, 2016
A fast supernatural read, though the author keeps you guessing on the supernatural aspect till exactly 60% through the book. I finished this all in a couple hours, because it was better than I thought it would be. The writing style seems exactly as a 17 year old would think and talk, which is fitting since that is the age of our main character. The story opens with Livia describing how she's been avoiding her ex-boyfriend who turned into a stalker, obsessive freak. Things take a dark turn when he shows up unannounced at her house and she is forced to fend him off with a bat, which lands him in a coma. Soon after, a rich 'uncle' she's never met arrives, and her mother practically salivates at the chance to send Livia to live with him. Her mother is a pretty despicable character, as you learn later in the book when the truth starts to come out. The only thing I didn't like about this book is the repetitive nature of Liv wondering what everyone was hiding from her. Keeping secrets from the main character (and the audience) is a well-worn trope, but it only works if the point isn't hammered across repeatedly. That being said, the reveal was good, and did make sense given everything that had happened.
March 2, 2016
Definitely worth your time. I read a lot of YA UF and I have all but given up on reading self published YA's even the free ones. I find the quality of the self published YA books on Amazon for the large part to be okish to awful. This is good though, not big Author good but enough to make me purchase the rest.
The story is mature enough to be read by all ages, it is a character driven book so not fast and furious but a bit emotional and very relatable. The love interest is appealing but relatively minor. There is none of the silly teen behaviour and calf eyed mooning that so many self publishing authors seem to favour. He is hot and decent, she is sensible and anything but a fool and at this stage the adult themes aren't too explicit if that is an issue. The writing is good, few if any mistakes and the story has a good healthy pace. Best of all, there are no too stupid to live moments. Bring it on ....
The story is mature enough to be read by all ages, it is a character driven book so not fast and furious but a bit emotional and very relatable. The love interest is appealing but relatively minor. There is none of the silly teen behaviour and calf eyed mooning that so many self publishing authors seem to favour. He is hot and decent, she is sensible and anything but a fool and at this stage the adult themes aren't too explicit if that is an issue. The writing is good, few if any mistakes and the story has a good healthy pace. Best of all, there are no too stupid to live moments. Bring it on ....
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