Let's check out the blurb, shall we?
Alessandra
D’Angeli is in need of an adventure. Tired of her sixteenth-century
life in Italy and homesick for her time-traveling cousin, Cat, who
visited her for a magical week and dazzled her with tales of the
future, Alessandra is lost. Until the stars hear her plea.
One
mystical spell later, Alessandra appears on Cat’s Beverly Hills
doorstep five hundred years in the future. Surrounded by confusing
gadgets, scary transportation, and scandalous clothing, Less is
hesitant to live the life of a twenty-first century teen…until she
meets the infuriating—and infuriatingly handsome—surfer Austin
Michaels. Austin challenges everything she believes in…and
introduces her to a world filled with possibility.
With
the clock ticking, Less knows she must live every moment of her
modern life while she still can. But how will she return to the drab
life of her past when the future is what holds everything she’s
come to love?
*drool* Sounds awesome, right?! Oh and, Austin, HEY BOY HEY!
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Austin
pushes the red and black Jet Ski into the water, past the first few
crashing waves, then throws a leg over the side. He turns to me,
extending an upturned palm, but as I watch the water pound against
his legs, I slowly shake my head and inch away. Forget the confusion
of the past few minutes or my concern if riding wrapped around Austin
is appropriate…are jet skis even safe?
So far, my experience with modern machines has taught me that they
travel at terrifying speeds. What if I were to accidently let go and
fly off? I don’t know how to swim!
Austin’s
face gentles and he curls his fingers, coaxing me closer to the
watery death trap. “I’ve got you, Alessandra,” he says. “I
promise nothing’s gonna hurt you. You can trust me.”
The
sardonic guise he hides behind drops for just a moment, but it is
enough.
I
say a quick prayer and place my hand in his.
With
my legs straddling the seat, my arms wrapped tightly around Austin’s
firm stomach, and my chest and face pressed against his back, I do
not need the extra layer my wetsuit provides. I am quite warm without
it. Under me, the engine rumbles. Austin grabs my clasped hands,
ensuring my death grip. And then we are flying.
Fear
is left behind me on the beach. My laughter is swallowed by the wind.
And I hold onto Austin. The rest of the world falls away as he powers
the machine forward. Whistling sound envelops us yet there’s also
silence in the midst of the roar. Out here, there’s no room for
worrisome thoughts about the future or about the past. No time for
concerns over when I will return or how much I miss my family. In
this bubble of Austin, wind, and water, all I can do is live and
breathe and smile.
Austin
spins us in circles and then we fly straight ahead, free as the
winged creatures overhead. He bounces us over a swell and a spray of
water splashes my face, tickling the skin left exposed from my
wetsuit. I squeal, and under my clasped hands, I feel his taut
stomach muscles shake with laughter. Then he takes off again in
another sharp turn, racing in the opposite direction of which we
came. Excitement has me screaming, asking him to go faster. I close
my eyes against the sting of the salty air and the lash of my hair
and tilt my head back, feeling more uninhibited than I ever have
before.
As
a teen, Rachel Harris threw raging parties that shook her
parents’ walls and created embarrassing fodder for future YA
novels. As an adult, she reads and writes obsessively, rehashes
said embarrassing fodder, and dreams up characters who become her
own grown up version of imaginary friends.
When
she's not typing furiously or flipping pages in an enthralling
romance, you can find her homeschooling her two beautiful
princesses, hanging out with her amazing husband, or taking a
hot bubble bath…next to a pile of chocolate. A Tale of Two
Centuries is her second novel.
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Congrats on the gorgeous cover, Rachel!!! Can't wait to read about Less and Austin!
