This week's spotlight shines on
T.C. Booth and her new teen novel To Be Honest.
TC Booth tackles high school, cyber bullies, deformity, and romance.
T.C. Booth and her new teen novel To Be Honest.
TC Booth tackles high school, cyber bullies, deformity, and romance.
Welcome T.C!
I love this cover! Now for the story.
To
Be Honest
Blurb: A freak accident left Starla Emerson with a
deformed hand, low self-esteem, and a need to fade into the background.
However, she finds it impossible to be invisible at her new high school where
she is pushed front and center by a behind the scenes internet bully.
She joins forces with newfound friends to
launch a counter attack in order to expose the cyber bully, aka
grizzlygirl2015. Part of the plan involves the school’s bad boy Chase McFall.
Star feels more for this golden eyed boy than she should as the plan
progresses. The plan backfires and lands Star in a mountain of trouble.
Will she have the courage to be honest about
her part in the plan and her true feelings for Chase? Or will she be left
heartbroken? Once the truth is
out…there’s no turning back.
Excerpt 1
Inside the stall, I heard giggles
and saw three pairs of feet under the door wearing designer boots. “She is so
freaking weird.” I heard one of them say.
“I know, right? I heard she kissed
that gross Shane Baker with blue lipstick on. I don’t care if it was a
challenge, that’s nasty,” a second voice said.
“Who’s that girl she’s been hanging
out with?” asked the third voice. I tensed.
“She’s a new girl,” the first voice
said. “I hate to break the news to you, Haley. I think Chase likes her. Have
you seen the way he looks at her?” My heart flip-flopped.
“Uh-uh. There’s no way,” Haley
said. “Have you seen her hand? It’s disgusting.”
Tears sprang into my eyes. I
squeezed my eyes shut and pushed them back. My heart thumped against my chest.
My blood boiled, flowing hot and angry. I was ticked! I flung the stall door
open. Three startled faces gaped at me. I stepped up to the sink and washed my
hands, purposely shook the water off of them so my right hand was visible, and
made eye contact with lemon-head, who I now knew was Haley.
The three girls watched me
wide-eyed and silent. I strolled out of the bathroom with my head held high.
Excerpt 2
Still fueled from the anger
coursing in my veins, I marched up to Maggie. “May I borrow your blue
lipstick?”
Maggie creased her eyebrows.
“Okay.” She reached in her purse and handed me a black tube. I twisted it until
a blue waxy tip appeared. I smeared a thick coat of blue over my lips and
puckered. I looked at Rayne. “You challenged me to do this, okay?”
Rayne glanced at Maggie. She
shrugged. Jake arched an eyebrow.
“Ooo-kay,” Rayne said.
I spun on my heel. My heart thudded
loud in my ears as I marched toward the group of skateboarders and BMX guys
that stood in a circle. I scanned over the faces of the circle until I found my
target. After I sucked in a breath, I pushed my way past the curious faces of
the boys, until I was face to face with Chase. The group fell silent. Chase
tilted his head and quirked his eyebrow. I took another deep breath then placed
my hands on Chase’s broad shoulders, rose on my tiptoes, and placed a blue kiss
on his cheek. The boys erupted with laughter and whistles.
“Tell your girlfriend where that
came from.” I tapped the blue mark left on his cheek. The shock on his face
left, replaced with a half-twisted smile. That infuriating grin of his was
back. I shouldered my way through the boys. Heads turned, tracking my movements.
My friends gawked at me like I’d grown three heads. I slipped onto the seat at
the table so my back was to Chase.
“Whoa, Emerson. You just rocked the
challenge above all challenges, even though you didn’t really get challenged,”
Rayne said. “That didn’t make any sense, did it?” He lifted one dark eyebrow.
Jake shook his head, still
wide-eyed. “Not at all.”
Author Bio: TC Booth was born and raised in a small town in Northeast Ohio where she currently teaches. She lives with her husband and four children ranging in ages from 13-23. Her pets include one dog named Sammy, and two cats- Sheldon and Sasha.
TC Booth views books as the best form of entertainment and her escape for life’s stresses. She prefers reading a book over watching a movie, and writing over almost any other way to spend her time.
When not attending her children’s sporting events and running them around, you’ll see her writing on her laptop, iPad, and even jotting ideas down on her phone apps.
She enjoys the escape from the adult universe into the adolescent world. The passion in which young people experience life is contagious and the driving force of her writing.
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Extras
Too Be Honest Playlist
Steal My Girl by One Direction
Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey
Heroes by Alesso and Tove Lo
