Sunday, October 6, 2013

Spotlight for Sunset Rising



Title: Sunset Rising
Author: S.M. McEachern
Genre: YA Dystopian
 
 

February 2024: Desperate to find refuge from the nuclear storm, a group of civilians discover a secret government bio-dome. Greeted by a hail of bullets and told to turn back, the frantic refugees stand their ground and are grudgingly permitted entry. But the price of admission is high.

283 years later… Sunny O'Donnell is a seventeen-year-old slave who has never seen the sun. She was born in the Pit, a subterranean extension of the bio-dome. Though life had never been easy, lately it had become a nightmare. Her mom was killed in the annual Cull, and her dad thought it was a good time to give up on life. Reyes Crowe, her long-time boyfriend, was pressuring her to get married, even though it would mean abandoning her father.

She didn't think things could get any worse until she was forced upstairs to the Dome to be a servant-girl at a bachelor party. That's where she met Leisel Holt, the president's daughter, and her fiancé, Jack Kenner.

Now Sunny is wanted for treason. If they catch her, she'll be executed.

She thought Leisel's betrayal was the end. But it was just the beginning. 
 
 
Teaser Excerpt: 
Something in his expression changed when I said that.  He almost seemed surprised.  His intense blue eyes narrowed.  He seemed to want to look inside me, see right into my soul.  Maybe he thought I was lying. 
“So you’re saying you’ll pose as the bride and risk taking a bullet for her in order to save your people?”
“Yes.”
What I was saying could be considered treason.  Jack could call in the guards and have me arrested right now…
 
About the author:
 
S.M. McEachern (also known as Susan) has an honors degree in International Development.  As an author, Susan combined her political background with her love of action and romance to create her debut novel Sunset Rising.  The first book of a trilogy, Susan is currently working on the second book and drafting the third.  What does she like best about being an author?  Hearing from her readers! 
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