Love is dangerous for
Emily, even in her dreams.
Seventeen-year-old dreamwalker, Em, might have to
choose—leave her mother forever in the dreamworld or save the life of hot,
rebel Gabe.
Emily Dal Monte and her mother, Lily, are special. They’re
humans with a glitch in their genetic code that allows them to explore the fantastic,
and often terrifying, world of their dreams for as long as they choose to
remain asleep. But when Em’s father is killed in a tragic accident and her
distraught mother loses herself more and more in the dreams of her crumbling
mind, Em is forced to support the two of them the only way she knows how, by
writing down her mother’s amazing dreams and selling them as books. Enter
Gabriel Sobel, the punk newcomer at Em’s high school who realizes Em is the
daughter of his favorite, reclusive author. Gabe can’t figure out why Em keeps
brushing him off and makes it his mission to find out what’s really going on at
the Dal Monte household. He stumbles upon their shocking family secret just as
Lily takes a turn for the worse. It’s up to Em, Gabe, and one very nosy book
editor to hop from one extraordinary dream to the next, to find Lily and
convince her to wake up before she loses her mind…and before Em loses her first
chance at love.
EXCERPT:
Tiny shafts of sunlight stream down from the treetops above
us, forming small rings that illuminate the red pine-covered ground below. It’s
weird how quiet it is here. There are none of the sounds you’d normally
associate with a forest, like the scurrying tread of small animals or the soft
breeze rustling through the trees. Everything is completely still.
I rest my forehead against the warm bark of the tree and try
to calm my racing thoughts. How do I get us out of this mess? Mom and Evan
aren’t here with Gabe and me. At least, as far as I can tell, they aren’t here,
and we don’t have any time to find them. Evan and Gabe need to wake up now, or
they could die. It’s so simple, yet so complicated. Do I save Gabe’s life? Or
do I continue to risk killing him and try to save everyone? If I pull Gabe out,
I could risk losing both Mom and Evan inside this dream. I have no idea if
Mom’s recognition of me was a moment’s clarity, or something more lasting. I
might never be able to locate her and Evan again.
A sob rises in my throat. I can’t help it. I’m so tired and
overwhelmed, and we’re all so deeply in trouble. Despite my best efforts, the
sob escapes, and then I can’t seem to stop another one from bursting out of my
mouth. And then another one. Huge, wrenching cries tear through me, and I
double over, my face in my hands, as the tears stream through my fingertips.
It’s all just too much.
I hear Gabe come to stand beside me, and before I can
protest, he draws me back into his arms. I can’t seem to stop crying. I’m so
embarrassed, but I just can’t stop.
His rough fingers catch the bottom of my chin, and slowly he
tilts my face up toward his, so we’re gazing into each other’s eyes. My breath
hitches, and it’s not just from all the crying.
“I’m sorry, Em,” Gabe whispers, his soft words loud in the
silence surrounding us. “But there’s no one I’d rather be with right now than
you.”
BUY LINKS:
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Dream-On-M-Kircher-ebook/dp/B00JUA2ICY
Barnes & Noble Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dream-on-m-kircher/1119280434
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
M. KIRCHER graduated
with a B.A. in Fine Arts from Gordon College. She devours YA, science fiction,
fantasy, and romance on a regular basis and is immensely happy to pour her time
and energy into creating stories for other people to enjoy. Bob Ross and J.R.R.
Tolkien tie for her two favorite people of all time.
M. Kircher lives in Connecticut with her husband, energetic
son, and new baby girl.
CONNECT WITH M. KIRCHER ONLINE:
Website: http://mkircher.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mkircher83
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MKircher83
Amazon Author Profile: http://www.amazon.com/M.-Kircher/e/B00E8AKEGI
Wattpad: http://www.wattpad.com/user/MelissaKircher
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