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Pinnacle
by Lynn Veevers
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release date: February 6th 2018
Summary:
Identifying her parents was the hardest thing ever, until Kaya learned she was the killer’s next target.
Moving had thrown the ancient predator off her trail temporarily but with magical abilities manifesting, Kaya’s scent grows stronger and the attempts on her life become constant. Narrowly surviving each encounter, Kaya is desperate to stop her potential assassin, but it’s hard to kill a creature that changes its appearance and disappears without a trace.
Kaya finds the support she needs to succeed in her small group of friends and her boyfriend Kenneth. Like so many things, they’re more than what they seem and with the killer having unsettling similarities to Kenneth and his family…
Kaya can’t help but wonder if there’s a connection.
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Excerpt from Pinnacle
A muffled thud to Kaya’s right had her jumping. Everyone else had taken stock of the noise as well. When Kaya saw Anissa standing over the body of an Afflicted whose neck she had just snapped, Kaya took a step back. After a moment of reflection, Kaya realized she had not seen Anissa pass her, and knew for a fact she had been to her far left when they’d entered this place. Slowly, Kaya searched the level they were on and noticed eight or so of the sentries’ bodies crumbled on the floor. Kaya had been so riveted with what was going on below them that she hadn’t realized Anissa had been cleaning house. She had literally come full circle, taking out every sentry on the level single-handedly. Anissa joined the rest of the group with a smug grin for Quinn. He just rolled his eyes in disbelief.
“Let me go and clean up your mess by finalizing them,” Quinn said.
Anissa jumped in front of him and whispered harshly, “Are you a freaking idiot? You can’t do that!”
Quinn returned Anissa’s aggravation in a low menacing growl. “Why not?” he asked in a quietly clipped tone.
“Because you spill their blood and you spill the scent of death, a homing device to our exact location! Come on man, you’re supposed to be the strategic one!” she said with a sarcastic scoff.
They knew the Afflicted were not ended in the final way, but they were certainly out of commission. It took hours, according to Owen, for an Afflicted to reanimate itself after a killing blow, so Anissa’s method was sound logic. The thought of being able to experience death over and over again, but not really dying until someone killed you correctly, made Kaya’s skin crawl. Quinn grunted and turned away from a satisfied Anissa. She had one-upped him yet again.
About the Author
Lynn Veevers is originally from Washington State. With her mother being from Christchurch, New Zealand and her father being a well-traveled retired Navy Chief, Lynn has always had a fascination with different cultures around the world. An avid reader, she prefers books that take her to a place she’s never been and teach her something new at the same time. The Young Adult Genre is her absolute favorite to read, so it comes as no surprise that it is also her favorite to write. Lynn, on average, pens two to three novels a year with the sequel to Pinnacle in the publishing process now!
Today, Lynn lives with her husband and kids in Southeast Oklahoma. Her young adult and adolescent children are supportive and avid beta readers of her work and give her a straightforward and honest point of view about how authentic her characters voices and personalities are for their age group. What better reference than someone close to the same age as the main character. Her kids always have and always will be her greatest inspiration.
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