Title
– Stopped Cold
Author
– Gail Pallotta
Genre
– Christian teen
sports mystery with romance
Publication
Date
– April 10, 2013
Publisher
– Front Porch
Romance -
http://www.frontporchromance.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=33&products_id=194
Cover
Artist
– Designs by
Charisma
Book
Blurb/Synopsis
–
Things aren’t what they seem in
peaceful Mistville, North Carolina. Margaret
McWhorter enjoys a laid-back freshman year in high school flirting
with Jimmy Willmore, swimming and hanging out with friends—until
that day. Her brother, Sean, suffers a stroke from taking a steroid.
Now he’s lying unconscious in a hospital. Margaret’s angry at her
dad for pushing Sean to be a great quarterback, but a fire of hatred
burns inside her to make the criminals pay.
Looking
for justice, she takes Jimmy and her best friend, Emily, through a
twisted, drug-filled sub-culture. A clue sends them deep into the
woods behind the school where they overhear drug dealers discuss
Sean.
Time
and time again they walk a treacherous path and come face to face
with danger. Even the cop on the case can’t stop them from
investigating. All the while Margaret really wants to cure Sean, heal
the hate inside, and open her heart to love.
Amazon Kindle
Link – :
http://www.amazon.com/Stopped-Cold-ebook/dp/B00CBAT37I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365693797&sr=8-1&keywords=gail+pallotta
Goodreads
Link
–
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17879103-stopped-cold
EXCERPT: I strolled to the other side of the car and got in. “Remember, if we see Joe, we don’t know him.”
“Got it.” Emily got in, backed out, and headed to the restaurant.
“I wasn’t going out, but Mom says Sean would want me to get back to a normal routine.” I choked up.
Driving the speed limit, thirty-five mph, Emily looked straight ahead. “Right now there’s nothing you can do for Sean. Your mom and dad are probably worried about you.
They don’t want you to put your entire life on hold. I think it would help them to see you have fun, even if it’s just a little.” She glanced over at me then right back to the road.
“You should try for their sakes.”
I’d heard bad times brought out true friends. Emily really cared about my family and me. “Okay, but Sean needs me. After all he’s done for me surely there’s something I can do.”
“For sure. As he recovers you can support him.”
If only he would get well.
Emily pulled into the parking lot in front of The Grill and cut the engine. Outside, the brick building appeared as sedate as a house with no one home. We opened the brown wood door into a crowded, busy room, live with chatter and soft rock playing in the background. Some co-eds gathered at tables in the middle of the floor. Others stood around the counter or in front of red booths packed with students.
My mouth gaped. Joe Garrett sat amid the high school crowd. Here already? He fit right in wearing his light blue polo shirt, his hair hanging below his ears. I re-directed my gaze away from him as Emily and I strolled by. A group of kids sitting in the booth behind him got up and left. Emily and I slipped into it.
Ray hurried over and took our orders, a chicken salad sandwich for Emily and a hamburger for me.
EXCERPT: I strolled to the other side of the car and got in. “Remember, if we see Joe, we don’t know him.”
“Got it.” Emily got in, backed out, and headed to the restaurant.
“I wasn’t going out, but Mom says Sean would want me to get back to a normal routine.” I choked up.
Driving the speed limit, thirty-five mph, Emily looked straight ahead. “Right now there’s nothing you can do for Sean. Your mom and dad are probably worried about you.
They don’t want you to put your entire life on hold. I think it would help them to see you have fun, even if it’s just a little.” She glanced over at me then right back to the road.
“You should try for their sakes.”
I’d heard bad times brought out true friends. Emily really cared about my family and me. “Okay, but Sean needs me. After all he’s done for me surely there’s something I can do.”
“For sure. As he recovers you can support him.”
If only he would get well.
Emily pulled into the parking lot in front of The Grill and cut the engine. Outside, the brick building appeared as sedate as a house with no one home. We opened the brown wood door into a crowded, busy room, live with chatter and soft rock playing in the background. Some co-eds gathered at tables in the middle of the floor. Others stood around the counter or in front of red booths packed with students.
My mouth gaped. Joe Garrett sat amid the high school crowd. Here already? He fit right in wearing his light blue polo shirt, his hair hanging below his ears. I re-directed my gaze away from him as Emily and I strolled by. A group of kids sitting in the booth behind him got up and left. Emily and I slipped into it.
Ray hurried over and took our orders, a chicken salad sandwich for Emily and a hamburger for me.
AUTHOR
BIO:
Award-winning
author Gail Pallotta’s a wife, Mom, swimmer and bargain shopper who
loves God, beach sunsets and getting together with friends and
family. She’s been a Sunday school teacher, a swim-team coordinator
and an after-school literary instructor. A former regional writer of
the year for American Christian Writers Association, she won Clash of
the Titles in 2010. Her new teen book, Stopped
Cold,
is a best-seller on All Romance eBooks. She’s published short
stories in “Splickety” magazine and Sweet
Freedom with a Slice of Peach Cobbler.
Some of her published articles appear in anthologies while two are in
museums. She recently developed a program for youth fellowship.
Calling Youth
Fellowship Leaders:
A
F. I. S.,
Fun,
Informative,
Spiritual
Youth Fellowship program based on Stopped
Cold
is available. For more information visit Gail’s web site at
http://www.gailpallotta.com
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