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Title:
PERCEPTION
Author: Lee Strauss
Release
date: September 2012
Age
Group: Young
Adult
Genre:
Sci-fi/dystopian/romance
Eternal Life is To Die
For seventeen year old Zoe
Vanderveen is a GAP—a genetically altered
person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime water-front
property along side other equally beautiful people with extended life
spans.
person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime water-front
property along side other equally beautiful people with extended life
spans.
Her brother Liam is missing.
Noah Brody is a natural who
lives on the outside. He leads protests against the GAPs
and detests the widening chasm they’ve created between those who have
and those who don’t. He doesn’t like girls like Zoe and he has good
reason not to like her specifically.
and detests the widening chasm they’ve created between those who have
and those who don’t. He doesn’t like girls like Zoe and he has good
reason not to like her specifically.
Zoe’s carefree life takes a traumatic turn. She’s in trouble
and it turns out that
Noah, the last guy on earth she should trust, is the only one who can
help her.
Noah, the last guy on earth she should trust, is the only one who can
help her.
VOLITION is the exciting continuation of Noah and Zoe's story from
Perception.
Excerpt
#4
Neither
of us spoke a word the entire way to the downtown destination. Noah walked me
back to the gates, keeping his distance. No more elbow or lower back touching.
“That
was pretty crazy,” I finally said. I wondered what he’d been thinking, if he
regretted helping me.
“Yup.”
“It
was brave of you,” I added, trying to encourage him. “To, you know, do what you
did.”
“Brave
or stupid.” He finally looked at me. “You were pretty brave yourself.”
“Brave
or stupid.” I smiled at him, coaxing him with my eyes to do the same. He
consented faintly.
“Are
you okay?” I paused near the gate. “I mean, I’m sorry...”
“Hey,
it’s not your fault. I’m just glad you didn’t get hurt.”
He
worried about me. I felt something sizzling just beneath the surface,
connecting us. Or maybe I was losing my mind. Was I the only one who felt the
charge between us? I didn’t think so. Noah stared at me as we stopped under the
street lamp, I could see the torment in his eyes.
We were
on a dangerous precipice, I could feel it. If only things were different, if
only...
“Good
night, Zoe,” he said, but he didn’t move. And I couldn’t just walk away after
all he’d done for me.
Before
I could think it through, I stepped forward and gave him a hug. “Thank you.”
He
embraced me back, holding me a moment longer. “I’ll see you later,” he said.
The words sound choked, like it pained him to say them.
Like
he didn’t mean it.
I
watched him leave before heading through the gate, confused by the feelings
that rushed at me. Whatever happened next I knew I had to see him again.
A
familiar form stood waiting for me on the other side. His arms were crossed
against his broad chest, and he had a tight frown on his face.
Jackson.
I felt like a child caught stealing candy.
“What
are you doing here?” I said.
“Who
was that guy?” Jackson’s pale blue eyes were like lasers. I felt a shiver of
fear but shook it off. Nonsense. It was just Jackson. I wasn’t afraid of him.
“So,
you’re following me now?”
“Who
was he?”
“I
don’t have to answer to you.”
Jackson
grabbed my arm. “Are you seeing someone else? An outsider?”
About
the author
Lee
Strauss writes historical and science fiction/romance for upper YA and adult
readers. She also writes light and fun stuff under the name Elle Strauss.
To find out more about Lee and her books check out her facebook page. Follow her on
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