BLURB:
When fifteen-year-old actress Lucy Carter
loses her older sister in a car accident, her mother shuts down and her father
can’t hold the family together. Their only choice is to ship Lucy off to the Edmond School
for Performing Arts. But boarding school is no cure for Lucy’s grief. With
failing grades, wooden stage performances, and curfew violations, Lucy is
threatened with expulsion. For the once talented Lucy, it feels as though she
has nowhere to turn.
One
night, Lucy hears mysterious music drifting through the school’s old heating
system. The music leads her to a troubled but passionate songwriter whose
brilliance gives her the strength to perform like never before. Yet their
intense relationship puts Lucy in a precarious position: if she follows her
muse, will she lose herself? And if she breaks it off, can she stand on her own
again?
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He
reached for her, pulling her close. His scent was similar to last night, still
slightly metallic, but also dusty. Lucy wrapped her arms around his neck. When
he let go, she felt cold, with a strange emptiness that permeated every part of
her body.
"Come
here, I want you to hear something I started working on earlier." He
reached for his guitar and patted the stool.
Chris
looked natural with a guitar across his body. He held it like it was an
extension of himself. Lucy sat on the stool, admiring his slightly rounded face
and dark eyes, his hair falling forward as he looked down at the strings. She
could think of nothing else. That was, until he started playing, then she lost
herself in the chords and melody and everything in front of her went out of
focus.
The
song had a medium rhythm that she tapped her foot along with. Then he started
singing, his voice caressing the notes with a rich, deep tone, and she was
completely gone into another world where beautiful sounds filled every sense.
Chris ended with a strong flourish, the last chord ringing for a while in the
otherwise silent room.
"What
do you think?" he asked. Lucy blinked, trying to focus her eyes. She
didn't reply right away, and Chris wavered. "Well, I mean, it still needs
work, but..."
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Jennifer L. Fry is a writer,
artist, and teacher in Marin County ,
California , where she lives with
her wonderful husband, two adorable dogs, and orange tabby cat. Though she has
been writing since she was young, A PART TO PLAY is her first novel.
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