Alchemy by Sheena Boekweg Teaser

Title: Alchemy (Prophecy Breakers)

Authors: Sheena Boekweg, Melanie Crouse and Sabrina West

Genre: YA Parnormal Romance

We didn’t know how much we had to lose until we were infected with magic. Sam was in love, Juliette was the main caretaker for her siblings, and Ana and her dad planned the best parties in New York. But we lost it all when we were shipped to Chebeague, an exclusive school for newly infected mages.

Everyone knows about the mages, those who survive the infection and end up with magical abilities. We’ve seen the power of magic, the high-paying jobs, and the world fame. But we never saw the cost. We didn’t know we’d be forced to give up everything: sanity, family, even the right to talk on the phone.

We didn’t know mage was just another word for prisoner.

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About the Authors

Sabrina West, Sheena Boekweg and Melanie Crouse never dreamed they would actually create a book worth publishing when they started writing together. Alchemy was merely supposed to be an exercise in flexibility. And it has been that, but it is so much more. Friendships that span the American continent have been forged, and unforgettable characters have been created.

Writing this first book in the Prophecy Breakers was a fun-filled adventure, and we hope that reading it is just as fun for you.

Visit us at theprosers.blogspot.com or check out Sheena Boekweg's amazing novel, Funny Tragic, Crazy Magic.

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Teaser: 

Foreword

Since coming to Chebeague School for Freaks, Sam Ryan has persevered in his attempt to find love/make out with some good-looking girl.

Katie who, right?

Maybe it’s just that he was so used to being a member of a couple that now he feels lost being by himself. Or maybe his mother overanalyzed him as a child, so now he’s messed up in the head. Possible. Or maybe he doesn’t want to be alone with himself, because Crazy Sam ain’t good company. Or maybe he’s just a guy. A guy who talks about himself in third person. So not a normal guy.

Anyway... What was I saying?

Sam Ryan is what every young man should be: creative, good looking and romantic. You keep at it young Sam, you’ll catch a girl. Eventually.

Chapter 1

So you want to use magic to impress girls. Congratulations! Here are a few tips I have had to learn the hard way. Please refer to this brochure before attempting yet another romantic gesture.

Tip Number One

Sure, writing a girl’s name in fire in the grass in front of her dorm seems like a romantic way of showing someone you care. Before you attempt this again, however, here are a few helpful guidelines to follow.

Do you know the girl’s actual name? Remember, no Laura wants the name Lilly embrowned in her lawn until the snow finally covers it.

Second, yes, it seems extra romantic to leave this romantic gesture anonymously. However, whenever you light a fire, you must always stay around to maintain it. Laura didn’t seem to like it when the entire yard of Cedar House caught on fire, though on the plus side, at least she didn’t know you wrote her name wrong.

When returning to the scene of the…romantic gesture, look around. Is the fire department there? If so, don’t go knock on the front door, and ask “Lilly” if she liked the gesture. Or else you may just end up at detention. And possibly with a criminal record.

(P.S. check with mom to see if you have a criminal record.)

Tip Number Two

Just because a girl says she doesn’t mind the snow, that doesn’t mean she would like to wake up to a winter wonderland. Yes, it seemed romantic at five in the morning when you snuck out of your dorm, and yes, before the girl woke up, it looked amazing. However, if next time you want to do this foolish waste of time, please don’t freeze the pathway to her dorm.

Also, when the girl slips on a frozen pathway, don’t scare the girl by telling her she has amnesia because she can’t remember her own name, without first checking to make sure you actually know her real name. Megan sure didn’t like that.

It was Megan, right?

Either way, if you decide to do something grand and awesome, keep quiet. No shouting. Otherwise the guards will come, and give you detention.

Tip Number Three

Never flirt with someone you meet at detention. Friends, sure. Make out, no. (Unless she initiates it.) This isn’t a good idea, because when you mess it up, (and let’s face it, you’re gonna mess it up,) you will end up back in detention, and that would just be awkwardness. So leave the detention girls alone.

Tip Number Four

Yes, there are many students to meet in a short period of time. It makes sense that you can’t remember all of the girl’s names. Mom always told you to write down things you can’t remember, so a Cheat Sheet of Hot Girls’ Names did, in fact, seem like a good idea at the time. It also made sense to write down the girl’s name with a brief clue as to their physical appearance to help you match a name and a face.

If you persist in this action, however, please make sure that the Cheat Sheet of Hot Girls’ Names stays in your possession at all times. Juliette sure didn’t like it when she read the paper with her name on it, and then the words; Pretty-Chubby-Tornado Girl.

Note to self: next time say curvy—not chubby. Why do girls think they need to be scrawny in order to be gorgeous?

(Also, add the word over-sensitive to Juliette’s description.)

Tip Number Five

Don’t write down teacher’s names or descriptions in the Cheat Sheet of Hot Girls’ Names. Miss Hondera didn’t like being included, and the description you gave of her didn’t help much either. Believe it or not, you ended up in detention…yet again.

Just stop trying so hard. Yes, you are a freak. Nobody else needs to know that. Play it cool. No more grand gestures, at least until you know for sure where the girl lives, and what her name actually is. Girl’s names DO matter, even when their name isn’t Katie.

Breathe, dude, breathe. You’ll figure it out.

Also, stop talking about yourself in third person.

More tips to come.