Author Spotlight- Brenda Maxfield
Blurb-
Cornered (Ocean Mist Book Two):
Seventeen-year-old Courtney
Phillips is striving to earn an internship to escape from her unhappy home. But
when her mother becomes ill, Courtney is stuck caring for her rebellious
sister, Tiffany, and her little brother—until Tiffany runs off to live with
their dead-beat dad.
Track star Keegan Hank’s
current girlfriend is cheating on him, but having fallen for him herself,
Courtney is afraid to tell her best friend the truth. When Keegan discovers
that Courtney withheld the facts about his girlfriend, he rejects her
apologies.
Courtney finally lands an
interview for her dream internship, but mysterious calls from Tiffany spell
trouble. Courtney must now find a way to win Keegan’s love and rescue her
sister without jeopardizing her own future.
Excerpt-
The phone rang
in Mrs. Johnson’s calculus class, and I sank into my chair with dread. She
scuffled to answer it, clucked a few times into the receiver, and pressed it to
her chest. Peering at us over her glasses, she zoned in on me.
“Courtney,
please report to the office.”
A few of the
kids snickered, probably with relief. I stood to leave and glanced over at
Keegan.
He brushed a
few strands of hair away from his deep brown eyes and offered me his sympathy
face. I grimaced, shrugged, and pushed through the door into the empty hallway.
My flats clacked out my progress with a hollow echo.
The secretary,
Mrs. Pellan, waited for me in the office, perched behind the counter like a
judgmental owl. “Courtney Phillips, this is getting to be a habit.”
“My mom again?”
I asked, already knowing her answer.
“Yes, and we
simply can’t have you interrupted at all hours with these calls. Mr. Anderson
is not a happy camper, young lady.”
I sighed and
held out my hand for the phone.
“Court? Are you
there?” Mom’s whiny voice trembled through the line.
“I’m here, Mom.
What’d she do this time?”
“The middle
school just called, and Tiffy didn’t show up for school again. You know I count
on you to get the kids off in the morning.” She paused for a huge gasping
breath. “Didn’t you take her to school? She didn’t walk, did she? You and I
both know…”
I held the
phone away from my ear, letting her ramble into the air. Nosy Mrs. Pellan left
her chair and inched closer, her eyebrows raised in a thin V across her
forehead. I knew from experience Mrs. Pellan loved any hint of gossip. I
pressed the phone back to my ear.
“…since she
can’t do it alone.” Mom had finished her tirade.
“Yes, Mother,”
I said.
“So you’ll do
it then?”
“Give me a
replay.”
Mom’s voice
quacked an octave higher. “Courtney Phillips, have you listened to one word
I’ve said? Now get over there to the middle school and find your sister.”
I handed the
phone to Mrs. Pellan. “I have to go. Mom will explain. I’ll sign out, but I’m
not sure I’ll be back.”
I scribbled my
name and the time on the clipboard lying on the counter. I dashed out before
Mrs. Pellan could return to lecture mode.
It wasn’t my
fault.
But then it
never was.
Author Bio-
My passion is
writing! What could be more delicious than inventing new characters and seeing
where they take you?
I'm a teacher
so I spend most of my waking hours with young people. I love chatting with them
and hearing their views on love and life. My students are magical, and I am
honored to be part of their lives.
I've lived in
Honduras, Grand Cayman, and Costa Rica. Presently, I live in Indiana with my
husband, Paul. We have two grown children and three precious grandchildren,
special delivery from Africa.
When not
teaching, I love to hole up in our lake cabin and write -- often with a batch of
popcorn nearby. (Oh, and did I mention dark chocolate?)
I enjoy getting
to know my readers, so feel free to write me at: contact@brendamaxfield.com. Join my Newsletter Gang and get the latest news, contests,
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about all my books and some smart and sassy, clean teen reads: www.brendamaxfield.com Happy Reading!
Buy links-
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Goodreads Author Page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6570620.Brenda_Maxfield
Amazon author Page: http://tinyurl.com/psj82bj
Thank you so much for hosting me today, Susan. I'm delighted to be here!
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