I wade across the black, remove the handset, place it at my ear. The phone rings and I freeze from the impossibility of its sound. I fumble around the sink, but even Mom’s pruning shears are missing. My fingers meet with the smooth wood of inner drawer and nothing else. I open a drawer, rifle for utensils, scissors. And how my fingertips reached for the knife set even then. The smell of spearmint bleeds through the air, through my memory, as my senses conjure the last time panic joined me in this space. I reach for the island, my eyes adjusting, carving light into the shadows. I kick around for my keys but with each sweep, I am losing time. Someone has thrown the main switch, pitching me and this house and my escape into blackness.įear roils in my blood. I move just as a metallic snap echoes from under the house. In seconds I calculate how my body will need to scoop the keys as I run from the house. I drop the phone onto its cradle and eye the door, my car keys on the floor in my path. There is only the static silence of a dead line, and that’s when I know I’m not alone. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
If she waits any longer, it may be too late. So when Zephyr finally begins to see Alec for who he really is, she knows it's time to take back control of her life. And love shouldn't make you feel guilty-or worse, ashamed. Because love is powerful, and overwhelming, and.terrifying?īut love shouldn't make you abandon your dreams, or push your friends away.
Soon, their relationship becomes something bigger than Zephyr, something she can't control, something she doesn't want to control. He understands her fears and insecurities-he even shares them. He's cute, charming, and most important, Alec doesn't judge Zephyr. Focused on leading her team to the field hockey state championship and leaving her small town for her dream school, Boston College.Įnter the new boy in school: the hockey team's starting goaltender, Alec.
In this "invaluable addition to any collection" ( School Library Journal, starred review) high school senior Zephyr Doyle is swept off her feet-and into an intense and volatile relationship-by the new boy in school.
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