Piggybacker
(Vessel of Lost Souls, #1)
Mikki Noble
Publication date: January 28th 2019
Genres: Thriller, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Everyone thinks Marley tried to take her own life, that is, except Marley. After her mother sends her to a youth center for troubled teens, she starts hearing the voice of a boy who claims he was murdered and begins questioning her own sanity. The voice is Gavin, a seventeen-year-old boy who promises Marley he can help her find the truth about what happened the day she supposedly tried to kill herself—if she completes a resurrection spell in the next four days.
Upon discovering Gavin’s death in the newspaper, Marley realizes she’s not hallucinating, and that she has a chance to save Gavin’s soul and clear her name. The task seems simple: complete the spell, then she and Gavin are free, right? But a powerful, unseen force is determined to stop her, and soon Marley finds herself following clues from the universe to find ingredients for the ritual to save herself and her newfound friend, and most of all, to find the truth about what really happened that day.
Piggybacker is the first in Mikki Noble’s spell-binding Vessel of Lost Souls trilogy, and promises a thrilling mystery with powerful enemies, broken relationships, captivating magic, and two souls both caught up in a plot beyond any they could ever imagine.
Goodreads / Amazon
Are you a book reviewer?
Request a review copy here!
Sneak Peek from Piggybacker
:
Abruptly, I plummet through the air. Panic sets in and my already racing heart begins pumping like a steam engine about to explode as I slash through heavy fog and closer to the ground. Dead people can’t die, I remind myself. The fall cannot kill me.
Knowing this, I still flinch as the ground closes in. I shudder to think about what’s going to happen and close my eyes tight.
Splat.
Meet the Cast: Favorite Songs
Interviewer: Okay, Piggybacker cast, please tell us your favorite song and why.
Marley: My favorite’s a tie between Stronger by Britney Spears
Gavin: Immortals by Fall Out Boy
Marley: Um, because it’s the theme song to his favorite movie.
Gavin: I don’t know what’s she’s talking about.
Marley: Are you sure, Gavin? It’s not from a certain kid’s movie you…
Gavin: Okay, it’s from my favorite kid’s movie. I admit it.
Marley: You’re so cute.
Gavin: *eye roll*
Kimmy: I used to love Stitches
Shawn: *kisses her hand.*
Circe: I don’t have a favorite, though I favor a band called OneRepublic
Marley: You listen to music? I didn’t know that.
Circe: Oh, sweet girl. There’s not much to do on the island when I’m alone.
Crystal: My favorite song is Chicago by Benny Goodman
Taylor: Jazz is cool. I don’t have a favorite song. I love anything by my girl, Beyoncé
Marley: Why not? Beyoncé rules!
Taylor: Yeah, she does.
Shawn: Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger
Kimmy: *snorts* Tell them the truth, Shawn.
Shawn: *whispers* I don’t want to Kimmy.
Kimmy: Please…
Shawn: Fine. My real favorite song is Phil Collins’ True Colors
Noah: I don’t know it. What’s wrong with it?
Kimmy: Nothing. He’s just a man and doesn’t like to have feelings.
Shawn: I have feelings for you and I’ll tell everyone.
Kimmy: *blushes and kisses his cheek.*
Interviewer: Sammy? What’s your favorite?
Sammy: Insensitive by Jann Arden
Gavin: He only listens to Canadian music. Isn’t that cute?
Sammy: Hey, I’m not cute. *pouts and scooches closer to his Mom.*
Melissa: It’s okay, buddy. Um, my favorite is Express Yourself. Madonna
Len: Mine is Keep Talking. Pink Floyd
Interviewer: Any special reason?
Len: Not really.
Derek: My favorite’s by Ooo Baby Baby by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Noah: Is it my turn?
Interviewer: Yes. What’s your favorite, Noah?
Noah: My favorite’s The Death of Romance by Zeromancer
Uncle Sam: I’m a country guy. I guess my favorite song is by Rascal Flatts. It’s called Bless the Broken Road
Genie: See that, Marley? You get your soft nature from your family. *smirks wickedly* My favorite song is California Gurls by Katy Perry
Derek: Be nice.
Gavin: We’ll all pitch in and send you back there if you like.
Interviewer: On that note, it’s time to say goodnight, everyone. Thanks for joining the cast of Piggybacker.
About the Author
As far back as she can remember, Mikki was creating characters and stories in her head.
It wasn’t until fate brushed the tip of its wings over her eyes that she began to see that writing was what she was born to do.
She loves animals, reading, everything supernatural related, and enjoys spending her free time on social media whenever she can.
Website / Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter
