Sydney
lives her nightmares every night. While other teenagers are dreaming
of boys or traveling to exotic places, she must run a staircase with
no beginning or no end, or a terrible debt will never be paid.
Just
before her seventeenth birthday, the dreams change. She is no longer
alone.
But
her nightmares don’t end when she wakes up. Her stepmother and
stepsisters threaten to ruin everything she holds dear. She must
protect the secret that both she and her father have magic or they
will use it to their advantage.
As
Sydney learns to control her magic, what seemed impossible
before—escaping her stepmother and those ever-present stairs—is
now at her fingertips. When she learns the ultimate plan of her evil
captor, Sydney must stop her at all costs, or she will forever be
trapped inside her nightmares.
Jaclyn
is an Idaho farm girl who grew up loving to read. She developed a
love for writing as a senior in high school, when her dad jokingly
said she was the next Dr. Seuss (not even close but very sweet). She
met her husband, Steve at BYU and they have six happy, crazy children
that encourage her writing. After owning a bookstore and running away
to have adventures in Australia, they settled back down in their home
in Utah. Jaclyn now spends her days herding her kids to various
activities and trying to remember what she was supposed to do next.
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Jaclyn . . .
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TEASERS
I
waved at Sarah and Kaylee before climbing into Dad’s BMW. They
didn’t have to know that the smile on my face was because I was
free of them for a week. Julie sulked and refused to wave as we
pulled away, but I was totally okay with that.
“There
are a few things you need to know before you head off to camp,” Dad
started.
“I
won’t go near boys, Dad.” I watched out the window as we passed
by the businesses in town. I waved at a group of girls from my class
standing in front of an ice cream shop and smiled when they actually
waved back.
Dad
laughed. “That’s not what I was going to say. And it would be
nice if you actually did meet a boy. What I meant was that you need
to watch out for anyone acting suspicious. I, uh, have a few enemies
out there, and they’d stop at nothing to see me go down.”
“Oh,
great. I’m going to magic camp. Who won’t be acting suspicious?”
I threw my hands up, but inside, I was bouncing with excitement. I
would be around other kids with magic for the first time in my life.
Having a little danger added to the mix just made it sound more
intriguing.
“Let’s
try water.” He pointed at the lake and gestured, almost coaxing it
out of its banks. The water rose in a small spout before he pushed
his hand down, and the water fell with a splash. “Now you try.”
“Do
I have to say anything in my mind?”
“Nope.
Just coax it.”
“Okay.”
I held my hand out like Luke had and asked the water to go up, but it
didn’t listen. I tried again, with the same result. I narrowed my
eyes and pushed it this time, not giving it a choice.
A
huge funnel of water shot up in the air—taking three mermaids with
it. Their silvery blue fins sparkled in the sunlight, and their long,
flowing hair billowed out around them. Their faces showed surprise at
first, followed quickly by anger. I yelped, pushed the water back
into the lake, and ran toward it, then leaned over the edge. “Sorry!
I’m so sorry!”
One
of the mermaids came to the surface. Her mossy green skin enhanced
her beauty. “Please be more careful next time. You do not want to
mess with us.” She glared and swam away, splashing me with water.
REVIEW
I thought this was a fantastic new version of Cinderella! It was more "magical," which I loved! I loved how terrific Sydney was, and her love interest wasn't bad either! I also loved the ending, that I'm totally not going to give away! Just know Sydney isn't an orphan! I always thought that was the worst part of Cinderella's life. That and Sydney has MAGIC!!! And, of course, it's a lot of magic! Awesome! I was a beta reader for this story and LOVED it!
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