About the Book
Ember Frost is thirteen, five feet of restless energy, with chestnut hair that fights its ponytail and hazel eyes that catch every flicker of the world's heartbeat-whether it's the buzz of her city's neon streets or the quiet ache of a stranger's sigh. She's a runner, dodging bikes and doubts with equal grit, her freckled cheeks a map of sunny days she guards like secrets. For urban teens juggling school, screens, and dreams, Ember's a mirror-bold, real, and unafraid to feel deeply. For small-town girls who know the hum of fields and the pull of community, she's a kindred spirit, bridging city chaos and rural calm with a heart that listens. In her city, where skyscrapers pulse and subways hum, Ember's life is a sprint-fast, free, and hers. But when she finds a silver locket etched with her initials, everything changes. It hums, warm and alive, pulling her into a mystery she can't ignore. A shadowy figure-Silas-emerges, his whispers chilling: "You'll lose yourself." He's after the locket, and he's not alone. Vey, his hollow-eyed partner, haunts the edges, a warning of what Ember could become. Before she can unravel why, the locket flares, and Ember's yanked from her urban world into Lila's-a teen girl in a rural town where a terrifying barn fire threatens everything.
As Lila, Ember wakes in a crumbling barn, flames roaring like a nightmare, a scrawled note in her hand: Save Tess. The rural town unfolds-muddy fields, tight-knit faces, and Gideon, a bully whose fire obsession endangers Tess, a shy artist whose sketches hold her fears. Ember's city instincts clash with this slower, earthier world, but her empathy finds a home in Tess's quiet courage. Silas's chase follows, his taunts echoing through the smoke, urging Ember to surrender the locket. Worse, he knows she's not Lila-he sees her jumps, her secret leaps into others' lives.
Ember's never backed down-not from city creeps or her own doubts-but this is bigger. The locket's power is tied to her empathy, letting her feel Tess's panic, Lila's resolve, even the city's distant cries. It's a gift, but Silas wants it, and Vey's fate-a girl lost to the jumps-looms as a warning. In the rural town, Ember fights as Lila, sprinting through flames, dodging Gideon's crew, and shielding Tess. Her plan to trap him fails, and the fire spreads, trapping Tess in a school ablaze. Silas looms, declaring her gone, and Ember's fear peaks-she might fade into Lila forever.
But Tess's cry pulls her back. A spared sketch-Ember's face, fierce and real-ignites her strength. She realizes empathy isn't her weakness; it's her fire. With rain flooding the barn, Ember swims through the deluge, saves Tess, and douses the flames. Gideon flees, Silas retreats, and the locket hums, sending Ember back to her city. She's whole, stronger, keeping Tess's sketch as a reminder of their bond. The locket glows faintly, Silas and Vey still out there, promising more jumps, more fights.
For urban teens, Ember's city life-its rush, its noise-feels like home, her defiance a call to stand tall. For rural girls, her leap into Lila's world mirrors their own-community, courage, and roots that hold fast. Globally, her story sings to anyone who's felt another's pain and chosen to act. Ember's Echoes(TM) Who I Am is a 20,000-word novella, a blazing start to a series where every leap tests Ember's heart. Will she master the locket's secrets? Outrun Silas? Find Vey's truth? Join Ember Frost-city spark, rural soul-and leap into her echoes.
