A Tale of Two Centuries Summary:
Alessandra
D’Angeli is in need of an adventure. Tired of her sixteenth-century life in
Italy and homesick for her time-traveling cousin, Cat, who visited her for a
magical week and dazzled her with tales of the future, Alessandra is lost.
Until the stars hear her plea.
One
mystical spell later, Alessandra appears on Cat’s Beverly Hills doorstep five
hundred years in the future. Surrounded by confusing gadgets, scary
transportation, and scandalous clothing, Less is hesitant to live the life of a
twenty-first century teen…until she meets the infuriating—and infuriatingly
handsome—surfer Austin Michaels. Austin challenges everything she believes
in…and introduces her to a world filled with possibility.
With the
clock ticking, Less knows she must live every moment of her modern life while
she still can. But how will she return to the drab life of her past when the
future is what holds everything she’s come to love?
A Tale of Two Centuries Excerpt:
“The
string goes where?” I ask
incredulously, dropping the garment from my fingers as if it holds the plague.
My heart rate pounds in my ears, already heightened from my shocking meeting
with Austin earlier and the crowd in this land of chaos my cousin calls a mall.
It is Saturday, apparently the day teenagers descend upon this enormous
building, and we are shopping for clothes that will somehow strike a balance
between what she calls dorky and what I call common courtesan attire.
“You heard me,” Cat says with a wicked
smile and points to the scrap of fabric, causing me to flush even more.
Heat creeps into my scalp and if it were
possible for hair to defy all wisdom and burst into flame, mine would. Holding
this conversation in public as people bustle past us is horribly and wholly
improper.
“It’s called a thong,” she clarifies
with glee, “and by putting the string up there,
you avoid ugly panty lines. Trust me, no one wants to see that business.”
I clear my throat and take a hesitant
step toward the overflowing bins, peering down at the perplexing items again.
“But surely it is uncomfortable to be lodged…in such a…spot?”
Cat shrugs. “You learn to live with it.”
Giveaway:
About Rachel Harris:
As a teen, Rachel
Harris threw raging parties that shook her parents’ walls and created
embarrassing fodder for future YA novels. As an adult, she reads and
writes obsessively, rehashes said embarrassing fodder, and dreams up characters
who become her own grown up version of imaginary friends.
When she's not typing furiously or flipping pages in an
enthralling romance, you can find her homeschooling her two beautiful
princesses, hanging out with her amazing husband, or taking a hot bubble
bath…next to a pile of chocolate. A Tale of Two Centuries is her second
novel.
I was kind of expecting something a little different based on the first book's cover, but I do like this all the same, the simplicity it has, and the colour scheme. Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteMe too! I adore the colors, and I love how sparkly and pretty the cover is. Super excited for it to come out. :D Thanks for stopping by!!
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