Deeta
Richards has never seen the outside world. Before she was born a banking crisis
brought civilization to an end and now no one leaves the safety of the
compounds unless they need to, but Deeta still dreams of seeing more than the
building she was born in.
Tom is in the guard, this group are the only people that the tribal elders allow to leave the compound and Tom knows only too well that Deeta could never survive the harshness that exists outside. Then tragedy strikes and Deeta and her Sister Jan find themselves captured by a hostile tribe. Why does Tom know so much about these people? And why do they know so much about him? As this mystery draws to a climax, they discover that their friend Tom is not quite what he seems.....
Broken City
Excerpt
I cry for
everything in those moments. I cry for Dec and for Keya, for Jamie’s misery and
Tom’s coldness, for the huge and strange changes that have tangled us all in
their intricate web. My fist is suddenly arrested in a warm and firm clasp and
I’m turned and pulled into a comforting embrace. Only one person I know
radiates the comfort that I can feel tangible in the air and I allow myself to
relax in Tom’s arms.
For a while my
shuddering sobs continue and his left arm around my waist remains tight, while
his right hand smoothes my hair back from my face. But even tears must stop
eventually and I become quiet.
“I didn’t mean to
be silly, Tom, it just—”
“I saw, Deeta.”
I lean against
him, absorbing the kindness and gentleness of him, just as I absorb his warmth.
Tom understands, he understands what I can’t even put into words and his
understanding is a relief. I stand there with my head resting against his
shoulder and time rolls back so that I don’t feel awkward. My next question is
as frank as we had used to be with each other.
“Are we good,
Tom?”
“Yes, Deeta.
We’re good.”
He draws away
from me and hands me his handkerchief, I take it from him, wiping my eyes.
“Is my face red
and puffy?”
“Honesty decrees
that I say yes.”
“I thought so... thanks,
Tom.”
“What for?”
“For being there
when I need you most. That’s what matters isn’t it; being there for your
friends when things are tight?”
“I guess so.”
He puts his arm
around my shoulders and we begin to walk down to the lower levels. Outside my
door he does something he’s never done before. He leans forwards and kisses my
cheek, much like he would have kissed Tarri or Carris.
“Goodbye, Deeta, be
good.”
**
Life isn’t turning out the way Deeta thought it would.
With the Lewises defeated and peace between the tribes, she’d believed that the
dark times were in the past.
However, troubles between the tribe continue and the
Andak council has selected Tom as ambassador and chief spokesmen to the other
tribes.
Deeta knows that there is still much resentment against
the Andak, that Tom is in danger every time he leaves the safety of Andak city.
Struggling with her own her own complicated feelings
against the tribe that she is now a part of, Deeta tries to ignore the changing
attitudes growing within her.
Then Tom is betrayed and with the whole City thrown in to
great danger, Deeta finds that reality can’t be ignored forever…
Broken Truce Excerpt
“Don’t even think about it, I’m not kissing you: you’re ghastly!”
Tom shrugs his shoulders.
“You should have thought about that before
you married me.”
I continue the pretence of resisting while still allowing him to pull me
closer.
“I was blinded by your shoulders.”
For a moment Tom stills and looks down at me as though he couldn’t possibly
have heard me correctly.
“You were blinded by my what?”
“Your shoulders.” I sigh gustily, playing with a button on the front of his
shirt. “I was so busy admiring them that I didn’t notice you stalking me.
Before I knew it, you pounced and I was caught.” I shake my head. “Such a sad
tale.”
Tom slants a disbelieving look my way.
“As I recall it was you who
pounced on me,” he corrects, “and you
waited until I was injured and weak to do so!”
By now his arms are wrapped around me cradling me close.
“You feeling injured or weak now, Tom?”
“Why? Are you thinking of taking advantage of me again?”
I run a finger over the short bristles on his cheek.
“The idea had occurred to me.”
“Well as it happens I am feeling
a little bit faint at the moment,’ muses Tom. ‘I doubt I’ll be able to put up
much of a fight.”
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Hi everyone! My name is Dee Dee, I’m twenty six and I live in a beautiful part of Devon, England with my family. I have a younger sister, Amy who is a brilliant guitar player, some chickens, duck, geese, pheasants, a cat (that adopted us when we moved in!!!) and some Koi.Broken City is actually my second novel. My first, as my Aunt so delicately put it, was crazy. In my defence I was only sixteen when I wrote it. On the plus side I learnt a lot (or so I hope) and two years later ‘Broken City’ was finished. Due to the support I have received from readers I have just finished the next book in the Broken City series, Broken Truce!
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