Release Blitz: Life in the Land by Rebecca Cohen
Dreamspinner Press
The magic of the Sawyer family’s extremely green thumbs comes
straight from the land. But Bobby Sawyer’s expected superpowers don’t become a
reality until he kisses his best friend, Mike Flint. That kiss moves the
earth—literally.
When Bobby moves to the city, leaving Mike behind, Bobby keeps his
green thumb nimble by working in a garden center and uses his superpowers to
help fight crime. He’s on a mission when a bomb explodes, leaving him seriously
injured, forcing him to return to the family farm—the source of his strength—to
recuperate.
While attempting to recover, Bobby realizes Mike is still the love
of his life. But Mike is leery: Bobby left him once before. What if all Bobby
needs is one more magical kiss?
Short
Excerpt from Land in the Land
The distant hum of a tractor’s engine and a few notes of
birdsong were the only noises, and once again Bobby’s chest filled with
heart-clenching disappointment. His eyes prickled, and he tried to hold back
the tears, but he couldn’t. Large, wet tracks raced down his cheeks, and he
leaned forward and rested his head and arms on his knees as he sobbed, pent-up
disappointment and salty worries splashing into the soil.
“Please don’t cry, Bobby.”
Mike’s eyes were large and imploring, and Bobby was so
miserable at his lack of progress that he just wanted something to hold on to.
He leaned forward and tentatively brushed his lips to Mike’s in the gentlest of
kisses. With a soft sigh, Mike kissed back in the same chaste way.
There was a tremor beneath him, a mild shake that made his
whole body vibrate. They sprang apart, both staring wide-eyed at the dirt as
they tried to work out what could be causing the disturbance.
Bobby’s jaw dropped. Before his eyes two of the large roots
pulled themselves free of the ground, clods of soil falling from the delicate
rootlets as they reached out to him.
With an undignified yelp, Bobby fell backward and scrambled
away, but a soft rumble from the oak made him stop. It was reassurance, a call
for calm, and he knew then everything was okay.
Author
Bio:
Rebecca Cohen is a Brit abroad. Having swapped the Thames
for the Rhine, she has left London behind and now lives with her husband and
baby son in Basel, Switzerland. She can often be found with a pen in one hand
and a cup of Darjeeling in the other.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/R_Cohen_writes
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