Forged in Grace - ABNA 2013 Entry

Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) Entry - this eBook is a sample of the first 3,000-5,000 words; it is not the full book. The ABNA contest is operated on Amazon.com only. Visit this entry on Amazon.com to leave customer feedback. To vote for the Grand Prize winner starting May 21, visit www.amazon.com/ABNA. Grace Jensen survived a horrific fire at age 15. The flames changed badly scarred in body and mind, Grace developed an ability to feel other people's pain. Unable to bear human touch, she has made a small life for herself in Northern California, living with her hoarder mother, tending wounded animals, and falling a little in love with her former doctor. Her safe world explodes when the magnetic Marly Kennet reappears in town; Grace falls right back into the dynamic of their complicated friendship. Marly is the holder of many secrets, including one that has haunted Grace for over a what really happened the night of the fire? Marly convinces Grace to make a leap-of-faith trip to Las Vegas, where Grace discovers she cannot only feel other's pain, she can heal it. This gift soon turns darker when the truth of Marly's life and the fire that scarred Grace is revealed, pushing the boundaries of loyalty and exposing both women to danger.