Title: Player
Author: Laura DeLuca
Genre: Young Adult Thriller
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Blurb:
Joshua Hanover had it all. He was handsome, rich, athletic,
and had always been popular with the ladies. Yet, until he gets paired up with
his beautiful but shy lab partner, Rosa, he never allowed himself to fall in
love. As the chemistry between them grows, Josh realizes that his player days
have come to end. But it seems his change of heart has come too late. Not only
is Rosa leery of his bad boy reputation, he has four vindictive ex-girlfriends
who are on a rampage. At first he doesn’t take their threats seriously, but
then his tires are slashed, someone tries to poison him, and one of the girls
turns up dead. Josh doesn’t know who to trust, but one thing is certain. It
definitely isn’t worth the price he’s paying to be a player.
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Guest Post:
While Player is my most recent release, it is actually my
very first book. I wrote in high school when I was only sixteen. Don't worry, I
updated it quite a bit and it’s pretty modern now. It was originally titled
"Playboy", but since lingo has changed a lot since the nineties, I
decided to change it to Player. Revamping the story got me thinking about the
old days, so I pulled out some old photos, including this prom picture! The guy
in the picture is my friend George. It’s been almost twenty years, and he's
still one of my very best friends. He was also the inspiration for Josh, the
main character in Player.
My friend George never got into quite as much trouble as
Josh does, but trust me; we had our fair share of crazy times. Don’t ever let
anyone tell you that the private school kids are better behaved that the public
school kids. But that’s another story. In the meantime, reminiscence about the
nineties with me and listen to "The Freshman" by The Verve Pipe. If I
had to pick a theme song for "Player", this would be it!
Author Bio:
Laura “Luna” DeLuca lives at the beautiful Jersey shore with
her husband and four children. She loves writing in the young adult genre
because it keeps her young at heart. In
addition to writing fiction, Laura is also the editor of a popular review blog
called New Age Mama. She is an active member of her local pagan community, and
has been studying Wicca for close to eight years. Her current works include Destiny, Destiny
Unveiled, Phantom, Morrigan, Player, and Demon.
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Excerpt:
Someone else came
over to offer Nadine their congratulations, so Josh said goodbye and went to
his locker to get his backpack. He figured he would meet up with Andrea and
Rosa in the parking lot. He fumbled with the combination before finally getting
the door to swing open. Something glittered on the top shelf and caught his
eye. He reached for it, and a small scrap of paper fluttered to the floor.
At first he wasn’t sure what he was
holding. It was a pink plastic tiara with some big gaudy plastic jewels. It was
the type of thing he had seen in dollar stores for little girls’ birthday
parties. It was practically broken in half, and the edges were sharp. Josh
pricked his finger on the jagged point, and a few drops of blood welled from
the small wound. He put his finger in his mouth as he bent to pick up the paper
that had fallen. When he read it, the broken crown suddenly made sense and he
wondered how he could have been so naïve. He should have realized from the
instant he saw it what it meant.
Now one of his girls
is under the ground.
Another has a big bump
on her head.
And by the end of the
dance, the queen will be dead.”
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