Welcome to a White Chalk Spotlight from
Novel Publicity! This posts includes and excerpt, book blurb, and information
about the author, Pavarti K Tyler. I just got my copy today and can't wait to read it. Look for a review coming soon.
An Excerpt
Too cold for me to be out, drenched in a
thin sweatshirt, I trudged home after school. November had betrayed me with its
promises of clear skies, and I’d skipped the bus.
Mr. Harris pulled up, his oversized body
squished into the too small car. When the window rolled down, warm air tinged
with the scent of coffee invited me in.
“It’s a little cold for you to be walking,
isn’t it, honey?” He peered out the window, brows pulled high to his forehead,
appraising my appearance.
“Can you drive me home, Mr. Harris?” My
teeth chattered as I spoke.
“Come on, get in. But you know teachers
aren’t supposed to pick up students on the side of the road.” He chuckled
softly to himself.
“I know. I won’t tell anyone. Please? I’m
just so cold.”
In the car, I kicked my soaked backpack out
of the way of the heating vent and slid my feet out of my shoes. My toes had
gotten so cold I half wondered if they’d be tinged with black—gangrene setting
up shop. I leaned back and closed my eyes, letting the warmth of the car
envelop me. When I opened them, I realized Mr. Harris hadn’t started driving
again.
Instead, he sat staring at me. Parked in
the middle of the road, his eyes roamed my body as I shivered.
Cold? Lust? I didn’t know, but the feeling
of power spreading through my chest as he took in the curve of my hips made me
bold. I sat up and pulled the wet sweatshirt over my head, revealing the
T-Shirt beneath.
Mr. Harris shifted in his seat. His gaze
fell upon my breasts and the sound of his breath sped up.
“Mr. Harris?” I asked, the temptation of
seducing a teacher thrilling me.
“Yeah?” His voice was hoarse.
“Thanks for the ride.”
“What?” His body snapped to attention as he
remembered where he was. “Oh, right… um….” He shifted position again.
“Really, I appreciate it.” I laid a hand on
his arm and rose up in my seat, leaning forward so I could kiss him on the
cheek—innocently, like kissing an uncle or cousin. But I knew it wasn’t, and
when I pulled away, the dark intensity of his eyes told of desire I’d only been
hoping to find.
About the Book
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Evolved Publishing presents an intimate glance inside teenage
angst and confusion, and one talented but troubled girl's attempt to make sense
of life, in the coming-of-age tale, "White Chalk," by award-winning
author Pavarti K. Tyler. [Literary, New Adult, Women's Fiction]
Chelle isn’t a typical 13-year-old girl—she
doesn’t laugh with friends, play sports, or hang out at the mall after school.
Instead, she navigates a world well beyond her years.
Life in Dawson, ND spins on as she grasps
at people, pleading for someone to save her—to return her to the simple
childhood of unicorns on her bedroom wall and stories on her father’s knee.
When Troy Christiansen walks into her life,
Chelle is desperate to believe his arrival will be her salvation. So much so, she
forgets to save herself. After experiencing a tragedy at school, her world
begins to crack, causing a deeper scar in her already fragile psyche.
Follow Chelle’s twisted tale of modern
adolescence, as she travels down the rabbit hole into a reality none of us
wants to admit actually exists.
About the Author
Award winning
author of multi-cultural and transgressive literature, Pavarti K Tyler is an
artist, wife, mother and number cruncher. She graduated Smith College in 1999
with a degree in Theatre. After graduation, she moved to New York, where she
worked as a Dramaturge, Assistant Director and Production Manager on
productions both on and off Broadway. Later, Pavarti went to work in the
finance industry several international law firms. She now lives with her
husband, two daughters and one very large, very terrible dog. She keeps busy
working with fabulous authors as the Director of Marketing at Novel Publicity
and penning her next genre bending novel.
White Chalk (Evolved Publishing) marks
Tyler’s third full length novel and promises readers familiar with her work the
same mind bending experience. Her other projects include: Shadow on the Wall
(Fighting Monkey Press) and Two Moons of Sera (Fighting Monkey Press). Shadow
on the Wall has received many awards: Winner of the General Fiction/Novel
Category of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Winner in the Fiction:
Multicultural category for The 2012 USA Best Book Awards, and Finalist in the
Multicultural Fiction category for the 2012 International Book Awards.
White Chalk has been hailed as “brave”,
“raw”, and “destroyingly beautiful”. In line with novels such as White
Oleander, Thirteen Reasons Why and Gemma, White Chalk invites you to witness
one girl’s heartrending story of confusion and desperation.
You can find out more about Pavarti K Tyler
here:
Website: http://www.pavarti.com
Twitter: PavartiDevi
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://www.pavarti.com
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