"I wish I didn't know. I wish my heart
hadn't been seared black in my chest. I wish everything were different." -
Surrender the Sky
Surrender the Sky by Meradeth
Houston
Gabby lives by two unbreakable rules:
don’t expose her kind, the Sary, and don’t fall in love—too bad some rules are
made to be broken.
When Gabby’s
most difficult charge accidentally shoots her in front of a class full of
students, the event exposes her carefully hidden identity. She shifts from
looking like a normal teen to her secret Sary form, revealing her wings and the
existence of her kind—immortals who try to keep people from committing suicide.
Her incident attracts the attention of the next leader of the Sary, Jassen, who
offers her an impossible bargain: she can keep her wings if she makes amends
with those who know the truth. Things get more complicated when a rebel Sary,
intent on exposing them to the world, starts interfering with Gabby’s work. And
there’s no denying her attraction to Jassen, who is torn between his duties and
his heart. With threats at every turn and her immortality on the line, Gabby
has to find a way to save the Sary or surrender the sky
forever.
Excerpt
" I knew the day was not going to end well as soon as I
saw the gun. It bulged in the outside pocket of his backpack, hidden unless
someone looked for it. Of course, I had to be the one looking for
it.
Chad kept his head down in class, his pen scratching dark lines
of some doodle across his paper. I couldn’t drag my gaze away from
him.
He’d brought a gun. Damn it. He was going to follow through with his
plan.
I was focusing so hard on the knot of guilt in my stomach and
the tangle of plans to stop Chad that Bea had to kick my chair to alert me class
had started. Of course, Bea had to be in this class with the homicidal kid who
was my responsibility.
I did a quick head count. It was Friday, half-day schedule,
last period, with spring break starting next week. Most everyone had ditched
already, and only thirteen people remained, including our teacher.
Unfortunately, just enough of the
students on Chad’s list stayed for the last class.
"
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About the Author, Meradeth
Houston
I've never been a big fan of talking about
myself, but if you really want to know, here are some random tidbits about
me:
>I'm a
California girl. This generally means I talk too fast and use "like"
a lot.
>I have
my doctorate in molecular anthropology. Translation: I sequence dead people's
DNA and spend a whole lot of time in a lab, which I
love.
>I've
been writing since I was 11 years old. It's my hobby, my passion, and I'm so
happy to get to share my work!
>My other
passion is teaching. There's nothing more fun than getting a classroom of
college kids fired up about anthropology!
>If I
could have a super-power, it would totally be flying. Which is a little
strange, because I'm terrified of heights.
Thanks so much for hosting me!! :)
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