Author(s): Susan Waggoner

Young Adult Fiction

What would you risk for the one you love? It is love against the odds. There is his world, and there is hers. How can they feel so connected? Its 2218 and Zee McAdams is in her second ear as a healing empathy at a busy London hospital. When a mysterious young man becomes her patient, Zees hard-won calm is pierced. Her attraction is complicated by the fact that David Sutton is an alien, a group whose presence-and purpose-on Earth is deeply mistrusted. When London and other cities experience a wave of anarchist attacks, Zee and David are brought even closer together. The more time Zee spends with David, the more she likes him-and the more questions she has. Even as their relationship deepens, Zee knows that David is still hiding something from her. Will Zee have the courage to follow her heart, no matter where it takes her? AUTHOR: I wanted to be a writer before I could read. Books had always seemed magical to me and one day, when I was about four years old, I suddenly understood that the indecipherable rows of black marks were what was telling the story. It was a lightning bolt moment. I wanted to be the one in charge of the black marks. In my heart of hearts, I believe all stories happened somewhere and sometime. The writers job is to shut out daily distractions to describe that other reality. REVIEWS: 'A story that will make you laugh, gasp, hold your breath and cry all in the space of one chapter. Fast-paced and utterly believable, the story of Zee and David is much more than an adventure; it is a tender and challenging exploration of the steadfastness of human love, the untapped depths of human abilities and the realisation that for all of us, this moment is the only one of which any of us can ever be certain . . . a fresh look at a future world and leaves the reader toe-tappingly impatient for the sequel.'