Author: Ruth Silver
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Synopsis: In the future dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question, including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen", a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The only crime committed, her existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of the world born not from "The Day of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system.
With
Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run. Together they set out to find the promised
rebel town in search of a new home and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as
they reach the town of Haven. New rules
and customs must be adhered to in order to stay. Leaving would mean most certain death in the
large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is
running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her
secret with her. Thrown into a world
unlike their own, they must quickly adapt to survive.
About the Author: Ruth Silver attended Northern Illinois University and graduated with a
Bachelor's in Communication in the spring of 2005. While in college, she spent much of her free
time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, Deuces are Wild, which she
self-published in 2004. Her favorite
class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments
longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted
to finish her stories. Her love of writing led her on an adventure in 2007 to
Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys
reading, photography, traveling and most of all writing. She loves dystopian and fantasy young adult
stories. Her debut novel published by
Lazy Day Publishing, ABERRANT is scheduled for release April 2013. Ruth has been actively writing since she was
a teenager. She currently resides in
Plainfield, Illinois.
Excerpt
. . . I sighed
softly and did something I'd only read about in forbidden novels. I leant in,
brushing my lips against his. The kiss was soft and chaste. It lasted no more
than a mere second before I pulled back.
"What was
that, Olive?" He gave me a horrified look and all I could feel was my
stomach somersault. I knew romance and love weren't ever spoken of in Genesis.
There was no need when the government knew who was perfect for one another, and
children were won by lottery and conceived in a lab. Intimate acts were
considered unnecessary.
"I read
about it in a book," I whispered, afraid I'd done it all wrong. "It
was a kiss," I breathed, chewing on my bottom lip nervously. I’d never
kissed anyone before and worried he thought it was terrible. I’d never seen two
people share a kiss, I didn’t quite know what it was supposed to look like, but
I thought I’d done it right after reading about it. My hand reached out,
grabbing his arm. "Please don't be mad at me." I breathed. "You
have to swear you won't tell anyone!" Joshua hesitated for only an instant
before he leaned in, taking another taste from my lips trying again. The second
kiss was softer and satisfied both of our curiosities. My heart raced and my
skin warmed to his touch. "I thought today was going to turn out so much
worse," I confessed.
Joshua laughed
as he pulled back slightly, staring at me. His eyes had darkened a deeper
richer shade of blue. I'd never seen his eyes change colors before. His fingers
moved to tickle my stomach with a grin. "Worse? Really? You're not happy
you married me? You're just relieved it wasn't someone worse?"
"No!"
I shrieked, "That's not what I meant!" I tried to catch my breath,
but he hardly gave me a second more than necessary. I pulled from his ticklish
grasp, jumped from the couch and ran across the room
in a fit of laughter. He quickly followed, jumping over the sofa as he was just
inches from me. He was close now, smiling and trailing behind me as I ran
toward the bedroom. It was probably the worst place I could go, trapped between
Joshua and a mattress. I felt him tackle me down onto the plush bed, his hands
skimmed my stomach but he was no longer tickling me. The laughter still hadn't
subsided.
"Breathe,"
Joshua said, staring intently at me.
"Trying,"
I gasped between fits of laughter. Lying down helped settle the feeling of my
racing heart,
and after a moment I shifted along the mattress, reaching out to him. "I
want to tell you a
story," I insisted as my fingers found his cheek. "One I read in a
book." I wanted him to learn the things I had about love and romance. I
couldn't help but feel my body stir with a strange fire and warmth as he loomed
just above me. Staring up at him I froze on the mattress hearing the latch
click on the front door. I knew it had been locked.
Soundtrack
1. Brick - Ben
Folds
2. Runaway -
Pink
3. My Immortal -
Evanescence
4. Wide Awake -
Katy Perry
5. Try - Pink
6. Ho Hey - The
Lumineers
7. Come Along -
Vicci Martinez
8. In the End -
Linkin Park
9. The Escapist
- Coldplay
10. Breathe -
Alexi Murdoch
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