Query Letter
Paige’s mom can control the weather. Her younger brother can read minds. She can…well, let’s just say Paige is one frustrated girl with the power to do absolutely nothing.
When seventeen-year-old Paige Adams moves to Maryland, she learns she will have to fight alongside the Guardian, a part of the Ronan race that protects all humanity from the evils of the Vengeance. As she wonders how she will prevail with no powers of her own, her life becomes even more complicated. An undeniable fascination draws her to Beckett, a boy who has a profound effect on her that she cannot yet understand.
Beckett Blackwell is battling his own demons. He and his family fight alongside the Vengeance, a group of the Ronan race that is set on conquering the Guardian and all mankind. When he meets the captivating Paige, a Ronan who fights for the Guardian, everything he knew to be true changes. If Beckett chooses love, Paige and her entire family will be in danger. But if he chooses family, he will have to fight in a battle to the death against the only girl he has ever cared about.
As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, Beckett must choose between love and family, friendship and betrayal, defiance and death. And if Paige doesn’t summon the power lying dormant within her and find the courage to fight alongside the Guardian, her family, friends, and all humankind will perish at the hands of the Vengeance. If she does, she will have to fight against the boy she is destined to be with.
AWAKENED is a YA Science Fiction complete at 96,000 words.
Sincerely,
Jessica Stadler
First 250 words
May 24, 1795 2:15 a.m.
Sarah awoke in the middle of the night, a sense of restlessness waking her from her slumber. She sat up in bed and looked around her small room. Most nights in their Ronan village were filled with peace and quiet. Only the tranquil sounds of crickets chirping, a gentle wind rustling through the trees, or the nearby river flowing could be heard.
Sarah awoke in the middle of the night, a sense of restlessness waking her from her slumber. She sat up in bed and looked around her small room. Most nights in their Ronan village were filled with peace and quiet. Only the tranquil sounds of crickets chirping, a gentle wind rustling through the trees, or the nearby river flowing could be heard.
This night, however, felt different. It was dark, but from what she could see, nothing seemed different. But something felt wrong.
Sarah climbed out of bed and tiptoed over to her slightly open door. She placed a piece of her long blonde hair behind her ear and poked her head out the door. From the flickering light of a candle, she saw her mother sitting down next to a sleeping woman, placing a cold rag on the woman’s head. The woman had been there for three days, yet Sarah had forgotten she was here.
She shook her head, feeling silly for being so absent-minded. How could she forget? Her mother was the village healer after all. Even though her Awakening allowed her to heal only physical injuries, not sickness, she knew everything there was to know about medicine and ways to deal with illness. Maybe the forgotten thought of having the ill woman in her home had woken her? She was about to walk back to her bed when she heard her mother’s voice.
“Sarah, what are you doing awake?”
Sarah winced.
