Excerpt: Seasons Within by Lele Iturrioz

Seasons Within
Lele Iturrioz
(Acorn Publishing)
Publication date: December 15th 2016
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Most teenage girls know their name, where they came from, who they are. Not G, a beautiful redhead with unusual markings on her wrist. She gets her name from a silver locket she keeps around her neck, unaware the engraved letter “G” on its front holds the secret to her past.
G’s life before the age of six has been a mystery to her. Each night for the last twelve years she’s been haunted by the same nightmare—a war. Horrendous beasts, warriors able to wield the four elements, and a boy who saves her by means of blue fire taunt her memory. But on her eighteenth birthday, G’s life begins to unravel. When she meets her new Chemistry professor, a man with an uncanny resemblance to the boy who saves her, she knows there must be more to her dreams.
It’s dangerous not knowing who you are, what you’re capable of, and what future awaits you. Especially when the darkness that slaughtered your entire world, just found you.

Excerpt

G OPENED HER EYES to an unknown ceiling.

She saw an empty calendar, a plain white dresser, and the rest of a white unfurnished room. Basically, there was nothing in this room that hinted at where she was. Ok, so… I’m definitely not in my room… no reason to panic… she thought with a cynical tone.

But if she wasn’t in her room, where was she?

G closed her eyes and tried to concentrate on what happened, but she couldn’t remember how she got there. She tried and tried, but she was only able remember how the necklace broke, how her body and mind felt free for the first time, and how she turned into flames.

“FLAMES!” G jolted upright. Frantically she ran her hands all over her body checking for burns or any sign of being lit on fire. There were none! Am I imagining all this? Is this another weird headache hallucination?

For the first time since she could remember, G didn’t have a headache. She swung her head… nothing. She hit it with her fist… nothing.

She thought about Mr. Blau, how much he irritated the hell out of her…nothing!

G couldn’t believe it, no matter what she did, her headache was gone. “Ahhh!” she gasped. “I’m dead!”

She crossed her legs and gave the room a second inspection. It looked like a room in a mental institute with a military regimen of keeping everything ridiculously clean. I seriously hope this isn’t heaven…

Trying not to make any noise, G stood up and opened the dresser. On the first drawer G found some crystals, maps, and knifes. Besides that, there were no IDs, personal belongings, wallets, or anything that could tell G a single thing about her whereabouts.

The second drawer gave her the clues she needed. The clothes were the same grey and blue pallet. They were so perfectly ironed and folded that G knew exactly whose room this was. The only person she knew capable of being so anal was… “Mr. Freaking Blau,” she muttered facing the closed door next to the dresser.

G opened the door and peeked outside. She could hear people arguing downstairs but she couldn’t understand what they were saying. Kneeling down next to a dozen colorful hanging crystals, she crawled down the stairs, wishing with every step the wood wouldn’t creak.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Shui used her element to boil the water for her tea, Willow was trimming the tips of her wavy hair with some scissors, and Veter pretended to be busy with his cigar while Donovan and Edan were caught up in a heavy discussion, oblivious to the fact that G was now spying on them.

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Author Bio:
Major geek by day, hermit writer by night! Love books, sugar gliders and everything that comes in a delicious taco.
I’m the author of the YA fantasy series, Seasons Within
I spend my time writing, planning on writing, reading, drinking coffee like there was no tomorrow, MMA and chilling with my friends and loved ones.

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