Impossible Intern

by J.A. Beard

Despite being depressed after her high-school graduation, insecure artist Alice Stone has a bright summer awaiting her. She’s managed to land an internship at the prestigious National Gallery of Art, a perfect entrance into the fascinating world of art and art curation.


All that changes one hot summer night in her hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. A trip to a party leads to an encounter with an otherworldly creature called an impossible, a type of being so bizarre most people can’t even remember seeing one.


Her immunity to the imp catches the attention of a secretive government agency and the owner of a mysterious library in Oregon. There’s also the little matter of the shadowy lizard eyes that seem to be following her around.


Alice planned to spend her summer interning at an art gallery, not a magical library. Now she finds herself drawn into a deadly world of magical factions and a ruthless sorceress boss determined to unlock the intern’s mystical potential at whatever cost.

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First published April 16, 2015

About the author

J.A. Beard is a restless soul married to an equally restless soul. His two children are too young yet to discuss whether or not they are restless souls. When he hasn't been writing, studying history, or making excuses for not writing, he's tried his hand at several careers including intelligence analysis, programming, and research science. Though he likes to declare himself the Pie Master, he's yet to prove his worth in the brutal baking show-downs of Celebration, Florida.

Reviews

[Bonnie Brien · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some interesting ideas and I felt it was worth checking out, but the dialogue felt forced, the book was not well edited (for typos and general flow), and the characters were under developed. In spite of my criticisms, I thought it had potential.