15
Minutes
Author:
Jill
Cooper
Release
date: June 15, 2013
Genre: Time Travel, Thriller, Romance
Age
Group: Young Adult
I have 15 minutes to save my mother’s life….
15 minutes is all the Rewind Agency gives you in the past, but for
Lara Crane it’s enough time to race through the city, find her mother, and stop
her from being killed in a mugging that happened over ten years ago.
But that’s not how it happened. The story she’s been told all her
life is a lie and when Lara takes a bullet meant for her mother, her future
changes forever.
The love of her life acts like a stranger. Her simple life is
replaced with a giant house, glamorous clothes and a new boyfriend.
Except someone knows her secret. And he will try to stop her at
every turn as she races against the clock to unravel a dangerous conspiracy.
15 Minutes is an edgy high octane YA thriller that can be
described as Back to the Future meets Inception where the people Lara trusts
change in an instant. She is in a timeline she doesn't understand, and is about
to make one fatal mistake as she faces an enemy so familiar, he’s family.
“She’s
my mother,” my voice quivers. I close my eyes when he touches my cheek. “Ever
since the first time I went back on my birthday—I can’t stop thinking about
her, Rick.” I close my eyes and take a deep breath.
He
nuzzles my cheek, and I feel his warming breath against my skin. I’m safe,
comfortable.
“I
saw how she was with me,” I whisper, because if I have to be any louder I won’t
be able to go on. “I was a baby, and I saw how much she loved me. She sang to
me. My dad—-we were all so happy.” I shake my head. “That’s what I want. I need
that. He does too.”
Rick’s
eyes soften. “And if you’re successful, you know things will change.”
“Of
course I do. I’ll have my mom.”
“Not
that.” He glances away, pain etched on his face. “Your life will change. Our
life.”
My
brow furrows. “What are you trying to say?”
“What
if we don’t know each other anymore?
What if we lose each other?”
The
idea quickens my pulse. I brush his soft hair off his brow. “It won’t. Nothing
could change how I feel about you.”
Doubt
mars his face. I lean forward and brush my lips against his. Passion comes
quick as our lips part, searching each other. I wrap my arms around his neck as
he lifts his body onto the bed beside me. He kisses my jaw and rests his head
against mine.
“I
don’t want to lose our future, Lara. Are you willing to risk everything you
know for this?”
Rather
than answer him, I lay my head on his shoulder. He wraps his arms around me.
I’m cocooned and safe.
Despite
it all, the answer is yes.
Jill Cooper
loves tea more than coffee and is obsessed over finding that perfect recipe.
She was born in 1977 and shared a room with her sister for 18 years. Early on
she had dreams of writing romances and mysteries. It was something she did when
most kids were trying out for softball or out riding bikes.
She's always
loved dark mysteries, but also enjoys a great comedy so she tries to include
both these things in everything she writes, one way or another.
She lives in
Danvers, MA with two cats, a toddler, a husband, and a 1964 yellow taxi. Her
life is chaotic, but fun. She can be contacted at http://www.jillacooper.com.
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