Book: Siren's Song by Heather McCollum
Publication Date: March 25, 2014
Series: None
Synopsis: Jule Welsh can sing. She enthralls people with her bel canto voice. But it takes more than practice to reach her level of exquisite song; it takes siren's blood running through her veins. Jule is starting her senior year at Cougar Creek High when her relatively normal world begins to resemble a roller coaster flying through a carnival scare house. Her mother is diagnosed as insane and committed, a psycho-stalker is snapping pictures of her to put into his homemade Jule-shrine, her voice is suddenly putting people into comatose trances, oh and the gorgeous new guy in town, Luke Whitmore, is interested in her . . . but also wants to kill her.
Excerpt:
Luke stands next to me, and I swear I hear him inhale again. Tendrils of excitement take root in the simple brush of his arm against my hair. My heart pounds and my stomach back-flips. To hell with apathy!
I spin toward him and barely control my gasp at his closeness. I lean back slightly so I can focus on his face. Time to take the offensive.
"So what? You /were/ /interested/,” I throw up little quotation marks with my fingers, “the other night. But /now/ you’re ignoring me?”
"It’s complicated.”
He stares into my eyes as if willing me to just take his word for it.
I nod and repeat. “
"It’s complicated.” I frown. “
"Life’s complicated, or hadn’t you heard?”
He almost smiles.
"I’ve heard that, actually."
"So what’s so complicated that you’re not interested anymore?”
Ah, the big question. I should get points for kick-ass bravery.
He shakes his head, sending the thick, perfectly casual mane swinging around his strong jawline. His dark, blue-black eyes catch mine again with an intense, hooded look.
"Interested?” A low chuckle comes out more like a growl and I feel a prickle spider-walk along my shoulders. “More like obsessed.”
~Kayla~
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