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Entangled (Spellbound, #1)
By: Nikki Jefford
Release Date: February 20th 2012
Genre(s): YA Paranormal/Fantasy
Synopsis:
Two months after dying, seventeen-year-old
witch Graylee Perez wakes up in her twin sister Charlene’s body.
Until Gray finds a way back inside her own body, she’s stuck being Charlene every twenty-hour hours. Her sister has left precise instructions on how Gray should dress and behave. Looking like a prep isn’t half as bad as hanging out with Charlene’s snotty friends and gropey boyfriend.
The “normals” of McKinley High might be quick to write her behavior off as post-traumatic stress, but warlock Raj McKenna is the only person who suspects Gray has returned from the dead.
Now Gray has to solve the mystery of her death and resurrection and disentangle herself from Charlene’s body before she disappears for good.
Until Gray finds a way back inside her own body, she’s stuck being Charlene every twenty-hour hours. Her sister has left precise instructions on how Gray should dress and behave. Looking like a prep isn’t half as bad as hanging out with Charlene’s snotty friends and gropey boyfriend.
The “normals” of McKinley High might be quick to write her behavior off as post-traumatic stress, but warlock Raj McKenna is the only person who suspects Gray has returned from the dead.
Now Gray has to solve the mystery of her death and resurrection and disentangle herself from Charlene’s body before she disappears for good.
Freaky
Friday (Entangled, Spellbound #1)
IN THIS SCENE: On Friday, April 1st,
Gray goes to school unaware of the fact
that she died and is now inside her twin sister Charlene’s body.
Mr. Burke turned to face the class with his attendance
sheet. The moment his eyes left the paper, they landed on Gray. “Miss Perez,”
he said, startled. “What are you doing in my class?”
So even the teachers were in on it.
Gray swallowed. Her heart hammered inside her chest.
Everyone stared at her. It was like some horrible nightmare. Maybe the coven
was punishing her for performing magic at school. Enough to manipulate
reality? She couldn’t begin to imagine
the kind of power that’d take, followed by the repairs and brain washes at the
conclusion of her day of humiliation. It didn’t make any sense.
“The same thing I do every day, learning math under your
tutelage, Mr. Burke,” Gray answered. Maybe she could get him to crack a smile
and admit he couldn’t keep a straight face any longer.
But Mr. Burke didn’t smile. His jaw tensed. “Is this a
joke?”
She would have liked to ask him the same question, but
Mr. Burke didn’t look like he was playing around.
Everyone seemed to be holding their breath around her.
“I don’t know,” Gray said slowly. “Maybe you can tell me
what’s going on.”
Mr. Burke just stared at her.
Gray sat up. “Did I get transferred to another geometry
class and someone forgot to mention it to me?” Or to another school? Why was her locker cleared out?
“You’ve never been in my geometry class, Charlene.”
Charlene! Gray’s heart skipped. “I’m not Charlene!”
There were gasps all around her.
“Who are you then?” Mike Matthews asked from beside her.
“Oh, for Pete’s sake, you know very well I’m Graylee.”
Louder gasps, followed by a rush of whispers coming from
all directions. It was like being sucked into the eye of a hurricane with
chatter hurled and swirled all around her. Gray looked to Mr. Burke, imploring
him with her eyes to make this charade end.
“Enough!” he shouted and the clamor stopped. Mr. Burke
looked at Gray and spoke softly. “Miss Perez, please come with me.”
Gray stuffed her things inside her pack and vacated her
desk. She was more than ready to get out of that room.
She joined Mr. Burke in the hallway, where he shut the
classroom door behind him. Gray could practically hear the jabber begin anew
the moment the door clicked in place. Hyenas.
She’d like to see how her classmates handled a day in the Twilight Zone.
Entangled
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZnDgYFCVVw
Duplicity (Spellbound, #2)
Synopsis:
If Graylee Perez thought sharing a body with her twin sister was bad, dealing
with a duplicate of herself is two times worse. Gray the second doesn’t seem to
get that Lee’s boyfriend, Raj McKenna, is off limits. Then there’s the problem
of Adrian Montez. He expects one of the Grays to be his.
Nearly a year later, the council is onto them for past misdeeds; Lee,
along with the rest of the coven, has lost control of her powers; and Gray is
being stalked by what looks like the Grim Reaper.
If they work together, they may stand a chance of setting things right
and making it out alive.
Magical Mischief (Duplicity, Spellbound #2)
IN THIS SCENE: Everything
goes topsy-turvy in Duplicity. Spells start backfiring and Gray, “Lee”, is in
for an unwelcome surprise when a duplicate of herself shows up to compete for
the attentions of Raj and their mom. But first things first. ;)
Lee unhooked her bra. Suddenly she was gone.
Not gone, gone, but invisible. She re-clasped her bra,
which might have been humorous if she’d been thinking straight because it
wasn’t like anyone could see her.
Raj’s brows rose right before he chuckled. “If you didn’t
want me to see you naked, you could have kept your clothes on.”
“Raj, this isn’t funny. I didn’t make myself invisible.”
“It’s okay, you’re not ready. You know I’m in no rush.”
“I’m ready! Seriously, this has never happened to me
before.”
“Okay, so make yourself visible again.”
Lee stomped her foot. “I’m trying!” Etch A Sketch, M.C.
Escher’s Drawing Hands—nothing was working.
Raj chuckled again. “I thought guys were the ones with
performance anxiety.”
“Stop making fun of me.”
“I’m not. Need help?”
There was a brief pause followed by a huff of
frustration. “Fine. Fill me in. Whatever.”
Raj was still grinning until his clothes ripped off his
body. They fell in tatters to the tapestry rug at his feet.
“Someone’s eager.” Lee was happy to be the one on the
teasing end of things this round.
Raj instantly turned red and quickly cupped himself with
his left hand in an attempt to cover his…parts. “That wasn’t me!”
“Mmm hmm.”
“Seriously.”
Lee had to laugh at the way Raj’s eyes darted around the
room trying to find her.
“Are you staring at me? Don’t look at me!”
“I never pegged you as the shy type.”
“I’m not. I just don’t like you staring when I can’t see
you.”
“Fine, I’m not looking at you.” But she was. She was ogling
every inch of him at the moment. Sixth hour weight training was doing wonders
for Raj’s physique. Not that she’d ever found it lacking. He was all tight,
toned muscle tinged in rich, dark Indian skin.
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCwY_Mj_Syk
Enchantment (Spellbound, #3)
Release Date: April 2013
Synopsis:
In the third and final installment of
the Spellbound series, Graylee Perez (the duplicate), goes to Spain for a
summer of escape. There she meets new friends and comes face to face with her
old adversary, Adrian Montez.
When Gray tries to setup a spell that
will banish Adrian from her life, she inadvertently falls under a love spell
instead.
Charlene returns, having hijacked a
new body, for one final battle between the twins.
Make The Girl Love You (Enchantment,
Spellbound #3)
IN
THIS SCENE: Adrian’s grandmother returns
in book three, accompanying him on his magic tour in Europe.
“This
food no good.”
Adrian’s
Nan glared down at the plate of paella the waiter had set before her.
They
were seated at an antique marble table attached to legs made of curly cast-iron
supports. It was only noon, which made Adrian and his Nan the first lunch
customers of the day. The Spaniards wouldn’t be out for their mid-day meal till
closer to two.
Adrian
was already three bites into his dish. “There’s nothing wrong with the food,
Nan.”
“Food
better in Paris.”
“Spanish
food is fine. You just miss the pastries.”
“What
wrong with pastries?”
Adrian
grinned. “Come on, you have to admit it’s good to get out of the apartment.”
Nan
scowled in answer.
His
Nan had barely stepped foot outside since arriving in Barcelona two weeks
prior.
“Why
we come to Spain?”
“I
told you. I had an opportunity to perform.”
“Perform!”
Nan spat on the ground then tossed up her arms. “You perform plenty in Paris. I
know why we come to Spain. The girl.”
Nan
missed the look of warning on Adrian’s face.
“You
almost kill yourself for this girl and still I no meet.”
“I
did not almost kill myself for her. It doesn’t matter, anyway. She hates me.”
She probably hated him even more after last night. It was of little
consequence. Adrian had not expected to see Graylee Perez again, at least not
this soon. Her mother had forbidden it. He smirked at the thought. No one forbade Adrian Montez anything.
Nan
huffed. “Love. Hate. Doesn’t matter. You powerful warlock. Make girl love you.”
Adrian
wasn’t above manipulation or the use of magic to get what he wanted, but in
this instance the mere thought of it made him physically recoil. “I am Adrian
Hedrick Montez. I will have a woman’s sincere love or I won’t have it at all.”
Nan
huffed again.
Adrian
smiled slowly. “Besides, I already have the love of a good woman.”
Nan
came the closest to a giggle as Adrian had ever heard. Her lips puckered into a
brief smile and she actually took a bite of her food. But as soon as she’d
swallowed, she leaned forward and asked, “When we return to Paris?”
It
was like dealing with a four-year-old.
Entangled
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~ About the Author ~
Nikki Jefford
Nikki Jefford is a third generation Alaskan
who loves fictional bad boys and heroines who kick butt. She writes edgy teen
fiction, including the Spellbound Trilogy and Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter.
Nikki married Sébastien, the love of her
life, while working as a teaching assistant in France. They now reside in the
not-so-tropical San Juan Islands, 70 miles northeast of Forks, Washington.
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