Weaving Magic

He loves magic. She loves romance. Can illusions be shattered without disastrous consequences?

Synopsis: He loves magic. She loves romance. But the biggest illusion is the one Shantel and Christopher perform together.  Sixteen- year- old Christopher fights to stay sober while fifteen-year-old Shantel struggles in the aftermath of her mother’s death and seeks refuge in a fantasy world. But the unacknowledged roots of their problems refuse to stay buried and soon, the two are headed toward a deadly magic trick. Can Shantel and Christopher move beyond magical illusions to find love?

 

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Everything would be okay, I told myself. Christopher was my boyfriend. I trusted him. I crunched inside the wicker basket and curled my legs underneath me. I wiped my sweating palms onto my black slacks. The audience stopped calling for an encore. They were so silent I wasn’t sure anyone was still out there.

I’d barely gotten my balance before the first sword barreled into the basket with a lot more force than we’d practiced. Startled, I realized Christopher was keyed up from the magic show performance. He was overestimating the force he was putting behind the swords.

I tried to figure out how to tell him to slow down. I couldn’t very well call out to him or the audience would hear.

Before I could it figure out, the second sword zoomed past me and into the basket. The two swords crossed over my head, and I rearranged myself so I could crouch lower. As I shifted, a third sword whizzed by my left arm and peeled off a small layer of my skin. I saw the blood before I felt the searing pain.

 

 

Blog Posts About Weaving Magic:

The Pumpkin Box Costume

Weaving Magic Cover Artist Interview with C.K. Volnek

Writing with Teens in Detention

Love’s Storms: A Contemporary Romance Story Shantel Might Read

Researching Weaving Magic–Blog Post

High School You-Memories of High School Blog Interview–Jaye Robin Brown Host

Author Interview–Long and Short of It YA Blog Host

Guest Blog Post–Tifferz Book Review Blog Host

One Writer’s Journey Interview–Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz Blog Host

Guest Blog Author Interview–Ella’s Muse Host

Mentoring Kids-At-Risk Blog Interview–Carrie Pearson Blog Host

Everett Herald Article about Art Program with Drug Court at Denney Juvenile Justice Center

Using Art to Teach Teens in Juvenile Detention About Starting Over. Reclaiming Futures Blog