Open Heart, the follow up to Farsighted is finally here! And there are so many cool things going on to celebrate this new book release.What are these cool things you ask?
- Farsighted is FREE for Kindle for the entire weekend!
- You have a chance to win an autographed paperback of Open Heart via the Splash Into Summer Giveaway on Emlyn Chand’s website.
- You can listen to the Open Heart playlist
- You can download Open Heart and Farsighted goodies from Emlyn’s website.
- And lots more!
In the first book Farsighted, the story is from the perspective of Alex, the blind 16-year-old with psychic powers. In Open Heart, it’s from the perspective of his girlfriend Simmi, who also happens to have amazing psychic powers. I haven’t read the book, but I can’t wait to get on it when I can. I think the cover’s pretty nice. See?
About the book:
Simmi Shergill’s life is a mess. Her powers of psychic feeling are on the fritz, and Grandon Township’s sudden population boom has brought quite a few unsavory characters to town. She also looks like an over-blown balloon in her size 14 pants, but not even starving herself seems to be working as a diet plan. Well, at least her boyfriend, Alex, loves her so much he’d do anything for her. Last summer he even risked his life to protect her from the mysterious boy everyone was convinced wanted to kill her.
The problem is, she’s not so sure she feels the same way. Is Alex really the man of her dreams? And why can’t she stop fixating on her would-be killer, Dax? Whenever he’s around, part of her wants to run screaming in the other direction while the other part longs to run into his embrace, no matter who she’d hurt or what she’d risk.
Simmi’s loyalty is on the line. Who will she choose—the blind seer who loves her, or the charming telekinetic with “bad idea” written all over him? Emotions run high as the tension mounts in book two of the Farsighted series.
Interesting, huh? You can also check out these other stuff:
- Watch the Farsighted Book Trailer
- Take the Character Quiz and see which Farsighted Series character you are!
- Who’s your Open Heart boyfriend? Take the Boyfriend Quiz and find out!
- Listen to some cool music. Check out the Open Heart Playlist.
- Want cool stuff for your computer? Download Desktop Wallpapers.
Know more about Simmi. Read an excerpt:
I’ve done it twice now, twice in the same day. Starving myself was painful and risky. Eventually, Mummy, Shapri, or somebody else would have noticed. Besides, throwing up is far simpler, safer, and only hurts for a second. I can eat whatever I want and gorging makes me feel good, which is why I’m such a deplorable blimp in the first place.I wake up the next morning and all the comfort I obtained yesterday has disappeared. My skin covers me like a hollow container; my gut contracts in pain, wanting something, anything, to make it full. My feet carry me away from bed, while my mind screams, “No, no!” My body doesn’t listen; it just moves forward like a zombie. This is more than just needing food. Something else is missing, something my body craves desperately. If only I could figure out what I need to be full, maybe I could stop myself.
No one else is awake yet, leaving me alone with the well-stocked kitchen. I grab a bag of Lay’s potato chips, a container of sour cream, and a king-sized Twix and steal away to my bedroom. Click, the door locks behind me. No one will ever know. I tear into the wrappers. My mind has resigned to the inevitability of what I’m about to do, what I’ll keep doing, probably forever. I slide fistfuls of food down my throat, hardly bothering to chew. Maybe I’ll get lucky and choke.
I finish my meal and my stomach churns, going from hollow to overflowing in a matter of seconds. The food claws at my throat, desperate to escape.
What ugly thing lives inside me? I am still debating this question when my body springs to action. I kneel at the toilet and grasp the cool porcelain between the outstretched fingers of my left hand. My right hand reaches down my throat, finds the tender part on my neck, and pushes.
Acid stings my skin, but I don’t care. Everything comes back out—smooth, jagged, white, brown, yellow. The colors and textures swirl together in the clear water, a hideous portrait of how I look inside.
There, that’s the part of me that’s ugly. If I get it all out, the ugliness will leave, too.
My knees tremble as I rise and go about my morning routine. By the time I’m sitting at my bureau and working my hair into a side braid, strength has returned to my limbs, and for the first time in weeks, I can’t sense my stomach. There’s no pain, no emptiness, no discomfort. This could work for me. I can lose these excess kilos and become beautiful, someone worthy of Alex, someone I can love.
Get Open Heart on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
Get Farsighted on Amazon US, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble, or Book Depository.
Revisit my review of Farsighted HERE.
About the author:
Emlyn Chand emerged from the womb with a fountain pen clutched in her left hand (true story). Since then, she has always loved to hear and tell stories. When she’s not writing, she runs a large book club in Ann Arbor and is the president of author PR firm Novel Publicity. Learn more about Emlyn at www.emlynchand.com or by connecting with her on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or GoodReads. Don’t forget to say “hi” to her sun conure Ducky!
I got farsighted back in february and still haven’t gotten round to reading it! Can’t believe that the sequel is out now! Will have to try and catch up! :)
I’m just starting on Open Heart. I’ve seen several good reviews already.:)
Great post! Just dropping a comment to tell you that I’m following your blog. I’m number 150! (:
Thanks Cheyenne! :)