L.J. Epps
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Blurb
The
futuristic world of Craigluy has been divided into three territories and three
economic classes. A large wall separates the territories, so the poor cannot
mingle with the rich.
Since
President Esther, the ruler over all of Craigluy, believes the poor do not have
adequate means to take care of children, they are no longer allowed to
procreate. Pregnant mothers are imprisoned until their babies are born, then
the infants are taken away.
Emma
Whisperer is the last child to survive. She is the last child born in
lower-class Territory L before the law was instituted in the year 2080. She is
the last eighteen-year-old.
Emma
struggles to understand why she was spared while others weren’t. She doesn’t
like the laws and believes they should be repealed. Her family doesn’t agree
with her; they discourage her rebellious streak. Yet, she helps them to cover
up their own family rebellion. She helps them to hide a big secret, a secret
that could be both disastrous and deadly for members of their family.
As she
meets new people along the way, Emma learns who she can and cannot trust. And,
in the end, she makes a gut-wrenching decision that may be disastrous for everyone.
She
finds herself in danger for doing what she feels is right
Excerpt
“On your feet.”
I hear a loud voice. My heart jumps.
It sounds like Rich.
There are no windows here, but my
internal clock tells me it is bedtime. I was waiting for the lights off in ten
minutes call. Instead, I see him standing in front of my cell. He looks the
same yet scarier, and his green eyes peer at me. His hair looks as bright as a
ripe cherry. My hands shake.
“I’m not going to say it again.
You’ve been summoned to see the president.”
“But it’s almost time for lights
out.” My voice quivers.
“I don’t care what time it is. I gave you an
order.”
I stand and my knee twitches. The ice pack,
lying on my side, falls and crashes to the floor. My cell door opens with a
squeal, and Rich steps inside. He is dressed in his uniform, and he smells of
musk and liquor. I didn’t think guards could drink while on duty, but what do I
know.
“Let’s go,” he says, clutching my
arm.
Once I’m out of my cell, he snaps
the handcuffs on. The coldness straddles my wrists. Like a dog on a leash, he
leads and I follow. My stomach is in knots. I don’t know what to expect once we
reach the president’s quarters. But, we don’t go to the fifth floor; the
elevator dings on the second floor. He pulls on my handcuffs and yanks me off
the elevator.
Author bio and links
L.J.
Epps is a lover of all things related to books: fiction and nonfiction novels,
as well as biographies and autobiographies. She has also been known to sit and
read comic books from cover to cover, several times over.
Over
the last few years, L.J. has written several manuscripts; her mission is to
publish all of them. She enjoys writing fiction in several genres, including
contemporary romance and women’s fiction, as well as young adult dystopian,
science fiction and fantasy. She loves to write because it immerses her into
another world that is not her own.
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ReplyDeleteThanks, so much for featuring me on your blog today. I’m so excited to share my novel with you! I hope everyone enjoys Emma’s adventure!
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