Blurb~
Anomaly (Schrodinger's Consortium #1)
by Tonya Kuper
Release Date: 11/25/14
Entangled Teen
Summary from Goodreads:
Reality is only an illusion.
Except for those who can control it…
Worst. Birthday. Ever.
My first boyfriend dumped me – happy birthday, Josie!- my dad is who knows where, I have some weird virus that makes me want to hurl, and now my ex is licking another girl’s tonsils. Oh, and I’m officially the same age as my brother was when he died. Yeah, today is about as fun-filled as the swamps of Dagobah. But then weird things start happening…
Like I make something materialize just by thinking about it.
When hot badass Reid Wentworth shows up on a motorcycle, everything changes. Like, everything. Who I am. My family. What really happened to my brother. Existence. I am Oculi, and I have the ability to change reality with my thoughts. Now Reid, in all his hotness, is charged with guiding and protecting me as I begin learning how to bend reality. And he’s the only thing standing between me and the secret organization that wants me dead…
~Excerpt~
Cut Scene from ANOMALY by Tonya Kuper
-told from Reid’s POV-
I walked a few feet to the studio, Josie followed and stood
in the doorway. She looked totally drained.
“Really?”
“Yup.” I sat and patted the floor next to me, which earned
me an eye roll.
She plopped down, not making eye contact. “Where’s Hannah?”
I whispered.
Still not looking at me, she carefully placed her water and
towel in their exact places, and checked her phone. “She’s not gonna make it
tonight.”
“Mmmm. Lucky you then.” I pointed to the sign on the door.
“It’s partner night.”
Josie’s face swung to mine, her eyebrows arched high. I gave
her a “suck it” smile.
The class started with slow stretching, working our way up
to sun salutations. It was hard for me to concentrate. I watched Josie lower
herself to the floor with control and strength, hover just above the mat then
thrust her hips forward into upward dog, pushing her back into a beautiful
arch.
Holy hell.
The instructor turned the music down with the remote control
and said, “Find your partner for the night, the one who will help you identify
if we are engaging your core.” She switched the music to a contemporary song
with a heavy beat, far from our usual flute and steel drums yoga tunes.
Josie, still avoiding my gaze, got into Warrior I position,
her front knee bent and arms reaching for the ceiling. The yoga teacher
instructed us to first check the position as a whole before moving onto the
abs. Partners, all women, stood behind the other placing their hands on the
others hip bones, making sure they pointed forward. Moving behind Josie, I
straddled her extended leg, watching her back expand and contract as she
breathed. Easing closer, I slid my hands around to the front of her hips. Josie
dragged in a rugged breath as I leaned into her. I closed my eyes for a moment,
trying to stop the dizziness initiated by her gardenia perfume and surge of
energy rushing through my veins. The very essence and proximity of Josie gave
me a natural high. Opening my eyes, I was surprised to find Josie’s irises
locked on mine, almost daring me.
The instructor weaved through the yogi pairs. “Let’s check
to make sure those ribs aren’t popping out. We want the abdominals fully engaged,
not letting the torso arch or break.” She illustrated on a student and expected
us to the do same to our partners.
Josie focused on the front of the room as my right hand
skimmed over her tank, just under her chest. My fingers drifted over her ribs
to her stomach, my lips close to her ear. “You’re connected,” I whispered.
Her intense gaze hung on mine in the mirror as my hand
hesitated over her navel, my chest pushed against her back. For a moment, my
heart and breath stopped. Time seemed to slow and the world around slipped
away. It was in her eyes – questions and confusion, but also a longing, a
burning, a desperation. She felt the electricity between us, the intangible,
undefinable something that drew us to each other. Every nerve ending in my body
burned.
“Switch,” the instructor yelled.
Josie’s body flinched under me and her cheeks darkened, a
sliver of smile playing on her lips. She cleared her throat and turned her head
toward my face so my nose, lips, and chin brushed her cheek. Then she stepped
out of her stance, away from me.
Facing me, she smiled. “You’re turn, pretty boy.”
I settled into the position. Josie’s warm hands swept over
my shoulders and pulled down. I was not prepared for her hands to be anywhere
besides my stomach.
“Relax,” she whispered behind me. “Pull down your latissimi
dorsi muscles, it’ll create more space between your shoulders and ears.” Two
fingers skated down my lats on each side, making my spine straighten more and
the air in my lungs rush out in surprise.
Her unabashed hands wrapped around my hips, her fingers
searching for the edge of the hip bones. Once she literally held my hips in her
hands, she twisted them to the front of the room in one quick, rough motion. My
blood was sure to boil and cook me from the inside out.
Her hot hand shot over my ribs, her fingers spread wide then
crept down my shirt to my lower abs. She popped up to her tip toes and
whispered, “Your ribs aren’t popping. It feels engaged. Do you feel the
connection?”
Keeping my body directed to the mirror in front of us, I
watched her. “You have no. I. Dea.” I turned my head over my shoulder and she
was right there, our noses almost touching. I could feel her chest expanding
faster against my back as her lips parted ever so slightly. Her always serious,
calculating face waivered for a second, like when it was her turn. I wasn’t
sure what I’d caught a glimpse of, but I liked it.
The rest of class continued, Josie avoiding more contact at
all costs. I now had a new goal in addition to everything else: Make whatever
flashed across Josie’s face appear more often.
About the Author~
Tonya Kuper's debut, ANOMALY, the first in the Schrodinger's Consortium young adult scifi trilogy, releases November 2014 by Entangled Teen. She lives in Omaha, NE with her two rad boys and husband, is a music junkie, and a chocolate addict. Star Wars & Sherlock fan.
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