Three teens are caught in a bioterrorism plot to destroy Seattle involving a diet drink that kills.
Welcome to the September 13th stop on the blog tour for Quick Fix by Louise Cypress with Goddess Fish Promotions. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for spotlights, reviews, author guest posts, and a giveaway! More on that at the end of this post.
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Playlist
QUICK FIX is a YA thriller about three teenagers who thwart a bioterrorism plot to destroy Seattle involving a diet drink that kills. Take a sneak peek at the playlist Louise Cypress listened to as she wrote the book.
QUICK FIX Playlist
- “You’re beautiful”—James Blunt
- “Daysleeper”—R.E.M.
- “Can’t hold us”—Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
- “Don’t speak”—No Doubt
- “The sound of silence”—Simon and Garfunkel
- “Lay it on me”—Vance Joy
- “Come as you are”—Nirvana
- “Scars to your beautiful”—Alessia Cara
Thank you Louise Cypress for sending this playlist! Here it is collection up on YouTube…
About the Book
Quick Fix
by Louise Cypress
Published 7 September 2021
Owl Hollow Press
Genre: YA Thriller
Page Count: 238
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Three teens are caught in a bioterrorism plot to destroy Seattle involving a diet drink that kills.
After accidentally breaking up with her boyfriend, Marley is ready to do anything to get her life back on track. When a new health clinic called Quick Fix opens in Seattle offering probiotic elixirs that supposedly burn off extra weight, Marley becomes their willing victim. After her first treatment, she loses five pounds in one week—and becomes so sick that she faints at work. But Marley is thrilled with the results, especially knowing that her ex-boyfriend is mobbed by girls every day.
When Marley’s best friend Ellie finds out the truth about Marley’s sudden weight loss, Ellie is concerned for her friend’s safety. Ellie knows better than anyone that there’s no such thing as a quick fix, but Marley’s not so sure. For Marley, the risk seems worth it—until the elixir takes control. By the time Marley discovers the truth about Thin Shot, she’s almost dead, and the only person who can save her is the last person she thought she could trust.
Melt away unwanted pounds with a probiotic elixir.
Thin Shot—the diet drink that kills.
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Excerpt
My phone rang before I turned on the engine, and I answered the call without bothering to read the screen. “Yeah?” I snarled. “What do you want?”
“You answered,” said Dean. He cleared his throat. “I was going to leave a methage, I mean, a message.”
Dean was calling me? And he was lisping again? “Um,” I said in a voice an octave higher than normal, “How are you?”
“Miserable. How have you been?”
“The same.” Hearing Dean’s voice brought tears to my eyes. “Today’s been particularly bad.”
“I’m sorry to hear that. You said we could still be friends, so it’s okay that I called, right?”
“Of course.”
“Then why haven’t you answered any of my calls before now? Or texted me back?”
“I didn’t know what to say.”
“You always know what to say. It’s one of the things I love about you. I mean loved about you. I mean… I still do. Love you, I mean.”
My chest felt like it was being squeezed. “That’s not what friends are supposed to say.”
“Friends can’t love each other?”
I looked up at the Space Needle shining above me. “Not the way I love you.”
“Then why’d you break my heart?” Dean asked.
“I didn’t break your heart. You broke mine!”
“That’s not what happened at all.”
“You broke up with me,” I said.
“You said you wanted to be free and unencumbered when you started college this fall.”
“I didn’t say that!” I protested.
“You didn’t?”
“No. All I did was agree with you that I hated being in a long-distance relationship because it was hard.”
About the Author
Louise Cypress is the pen name of Jennifer Bardsley for her YA books.
Jennifer writes the column “I Brake for Moms” for The Everett Daily Herald and is the author of the young adult novels Genesis Girl, Damaged Goods, Narcosis Room, and the Fight or Flight and Puritan Coven series. She lives in a book-filled house near Seattle with her family, and poodle, Merlin.
An alumna of Stanford University, Jennifer puts her psychology degree to good use writing fiction. She has a lifelong fascination with mind control. That focus also comes in handy in Jennifer’s role as a mother—but so far her children haven’t noticed.
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Giveaway Alert!
Louise Cypress will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
a Rafflecopter giveaway| Sept 6 | Novels Alive | Sept 7 | Literary Gold |
| Sept 8 | Rogue’s Angels | Sept 8 | Hope. Dreams. Life… Love |
| Sept 9 | Lisa Haselton’s Reviews and Interviews | Sept 10 | All the Ups and Downs |
| Sept 10 | Read Your Writes Book Reviews | Sept 13 | Westveil Publishing |
| Sept 14 | Andi’s Young Adult Books | Sept 14 | Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books! |
| Sept 15 | The Avid Reader | Sept 16 | Fabulous and Brunette |
| Sept 17 | Sandra’s Book Club |
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Thanks for hosting!
I like the excerpt.
Great playlist!
I really like the cover and the excerpt.