The Gifting
By K.E. Ganshert
If science is right, then I am crazy. And crazy is dangerous.
Tess Eckhart has always felt things nobody else can feel. Then the Ouija board incident happens at a high school party. Her complete freakout sends her family across the country—next to a nationally-renowned facility for the mentally ill. Worried that Tess suffers from the same illness that tormented her grandmother, her parents insist she see a psychiatrist.
Tess is more concerned about fitting in at her new school, and hiding the fact that she’s seeing a therapist at the Edward Brooks Facility. She’s used to whispers and stares, but when it comes to Luka Williams, a reluctantly popular boy in her class, she’s unused to a stare that intense. Then the headaches start, and the seemingly prophetic dreams that haunt her at night. As Tess tries to hide them, she becomes increasingly convinced that Luka knows something—that he might somehow be responsible.
But what if she’s wrong? What if Luka Williams is the only thing separating her from a madness too terrifying to fathom?
Praise for The Gifting
“Set in a not-too-distant future that feels frighteningly like home, this novel immerses readers within the heart of Tess’s fear from the very first chapter. This is not, however, a novel of horror. Guaranteed to leave you breathless, The Gifting is an eerie merging of Gothic-like dystopian mystery and YA romance within a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller. Expect to lose sleep over this book! A must-read addition to any YA reader’s collection, this one’s a keeper!”
~Serena Chase, USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog, author of The Ryn
“Chilling from start to finish! K. E. Ganshert delivers an exciting young adult fantasy that’s just as fun as it is riveting. THE GIFTING will keep you turning pages in an effort to unlock the mystery of this unsettled world.”
~Addison Moore, New York Times Bestselling Author
“K.E. Ganshert brings a fresh new voice to the dystopian romance scene for young adults. Ganshert will wow her audience with captivating prose, a well-paced plot, and just the perfect amount of swoon!”
~Heather Sunseri, author of the Mindspeak series
Edited by: Lora Doncea
Cover Design by: Okay Creations
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Copyright © 2015 K.E. Ganshert
This novel is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to peoples either living or deceased is purely coincidental. Names, places, and characters are figments of the author’s imagination. The author holds all rights to this work. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author.
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For Ryan McGivern, the best big brother a girl could ask for. Without your crazy outside-the-box thinking, I’m pretty sure this story never would have taken flight.
Table of Contents
Title Page
About the Book
Praise for The Gifting
Copyright Page
Dedication
Chapter One: Birthday Wishes
Chapter Two: The Incident
Chapter Three: Tess the Freak
Chapter Four: A Not So Fresh Start
Chapter Five: The New Kid
Chapter Six: Do You See What I See?
Chapter Seven: Dreams
Chapter Eight: Paranoia
Chapter Nine: Routines
Chapter Ten: Hypnosis
Chapter Eleven: Genocide
Chapter Twelve: Mistakes
Chapter Thirteen: A Fighter
Chapter Fourteen: Interrogation
Chapter Fifteen: Unexpected Encounters
Chapter Sixteen: Revelations
Chapter Seventeen: Angels
Chapter Eighteen: Anticipation
Chapter Nineteen: Confessions
Chapter Twenty: Discovery
Chapter Twenty-One: A Ruse
Chapter Twenty-Two: Parental Concern
Chapter Twenty-Three: The Halloween Party
Chapter Twenty-Four: Confrontations
Chapter Twenty-Five: Doubt
Chapter Twenty-Six: Drugs
Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Journal
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Normalcy
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Distraction
Chapter Thirty: Rumors
Chapter Thirty-One: Forbidden
Chapter Thirty-Two: The Pile Up
Chapter Thirty-Three: Breakthrough
Chapter Thirty-Four: Shady Wood
Chapter Thirty-Five: Trouble
Chapter Thirty-Six: Escape
Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Gifting
About the Author
Excerpt for The Awakening
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