Synopses & Reviews
Set against the backdrop of The Wizard of Oz, this tale is both a chilling story of abuse and a timeless romance. Sixteen-year-old good girl Dorothy just blew into the small town of Highland Park—where the social headquarters is Munchkinland (Dunkin’ Donuts.) There, she meets Joey—a bad boy who tells no one about the catastrophic domestic violence he witnesses at home. Can these two lovers survive peer pressure, Joey’s reputation, and his alcoholism? And then there’s his family secret which is about to be unleashed. Joey’s words are scattered on the page—reflecting his broken state. Dorothy is the voice of reason—until something so shattering happens that she, too, may lose her grip. Can their love endure, or will it melt away? Drawing from true events, this brutal love story will hit like a punch in the face and is sure to reach into the soul of every reader.
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“A fresh, emotionally complex bildungsroman of young American love that looks long and hard at violence, and at what can overcome it.” —Kirkus Reviews
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"Poignant, moving, and riveting, the narrative switches seamlessly between both of their perspectives, capturing the angst of adolescence and young adulthood, while handling a heavy thematic element with incredible verisimilitude.” —IndieReader
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"[Selene Castrovilla] is a writer to watch." —Jacqueline Woodson, author, Brown Girl Dreaming
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“Raw, lyrical, and darkly humorous—and uncompromisingly honest—Selene Castrovilla’s work is poetry and prose combined to the utmost. This is a writer to watch out for.” —Daniel Ehrenhaft, author, The Last Dog on Earth
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“Melt is evocative, emotional, vivid, and powerful. Beautiful, painful, and ultimately healing, Melt is a gripping read that will make you feel and care about the characters.” —Cheryl Rainfield, author, Scars
Synopsis
Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is like living on death row for 17-year-old Alex Ash. The only thing holding her together is Chase, the boy next door. When Chase tragically dies, Alex follows shortly thereafter. But the afterlife is not what she expected. Filled with limitless minds, envious spirits, and soulless banshees, Alex is forced to choose between moving on, forgetting her years of pain and suffering, or lingering as a spirit to get another chance, in ghostly form, at the life and love that death cruelly stole.
Synopsis
When Chase dies tragically, Alex embraces her own mortality. What she didnt expect was that shed have to make a choice: forget the years of pain and suffering once and for all, or linger as a spirit and get another chance at life and love.
Alex doesnt hesitate to choose; shed follow Chase anywhere. But the spirit world is nothing like she expected, and Alex finds she's forced to fight for her life once more. For even in a world where secrets are buried much deeper than six feet under, a legacy can continue to haunt you—and in a place this dangerous, no one is resting in peace.
About the Author
A. Lynden Rolland is a sports fanatic, a coffee addict, and a lover of Sauvignon Blanc, thunderstorms, and autumn leaves. When she isnt hunched behind a laptop at her local bookstore, she can be found chasing her two vivacious children. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland.