Book Blitz: Star Crossed: Worlds Apart by Jolene Poole

Title: Star Crossed: Worlds Apart
Author: Jolene Poole
Genre: Sci-Fi, Young Adult
Publisher: Tenth Street Press
Publication date: December 19th 2013
Pages: 202 (ebook)
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Gwyn Farrow's disturbing claims of an alien abduction made her parents commit her to a mental institution. When she was released, she knew that she could only rely on herself. But she doesn't return to her normal life. She begins to spend time with a friendly alien named Kael, and although terrified of his species, she finds it in her heart to care for him.
When his world declares war on hers, she is torn between defending her planet and the alien she has come to love.

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Excerpt 

She could hear them creeping down the hall. They were making their way to her room. She would have screamed, but she was too afraid to move. Who were they coming for tonight? Her? Her siblings? Her parents? What did they want?

     As her door opened and she started to scream, figures that seemed nothing more than blurs were grabbing at her, dragging her from her bedroom.
    They were moving too fast for her to fully comprehend what they were. . .
    Suddenly, there were flashing lights. Bright white lights shining on her. She had been stripped of most of her clothing and was strapped to a cold stainless steel table.

    She could hear the whizzing and buzzing of things around her, though she couldn't see anything yet. Then there were people around her. Some of them looked human and others had a bluish-silver tint to their skin. Before she had the chance to concentrate on their faces, they were cutting into her.

About the author

 Jolene was born and raised (with the exception of a few years in Canada) in Michigan. She’s had a notebook in her hand since she was old enough to write. Becoming a published author has always been a dream of hers. Casting Stones was the first of three books to be published (under her pen name – Laurencia Hoffman). Her second publication is called Star Crossed: Worlds Apart, and her third publication is called Bittersweet (also published under Laurencia Hoffman). Writing takes up most of her time and will always be a part of her life, but she also has her own line of natural products, and she works with her mother in their floral preservation business.
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