Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read: Camp Maple Creek Tour and Giveaway

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Camp Maple Creek Tour and Giveaway

Camp Maple Creek

by Jude Liebermann

Genre: YA Fantasy Romance

Denika is sent to a camp in Washington for the summer, where she meets and falls in love with Fionn. This mysterious fellow camper is not a normal teenaged boy, and she is intrigued by how he makes her feel. As she spends more time at the camp, she realizes she needs to discover the dark truth of what the place really is. Who can she trust to help her? Fionn or maybe the other new campers? One way or the other, she's determined to right the wrongs that have been done.

This book combines both A Camp for Gifted Teenagers and A Camp for Gods and Monsters of the Maple Creek series.

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“You’re right, this place is amazing.” It’s too amazing. How can this all be offered for free? Someone has to be paying for it.

“What’s in the notebook?”

I sigh and slide it closer to me with a shrug. “Nothing, just personal stuff.”

Amy nods, clearly interested but she respects my privacy. Her gaze shifts to over my shoulder, and her eyes widen.

“Wow, who is that?”

I almost ignore her whispered question, but then I feel it. The strange sensation floods through me and over me, and my skin prickles into goose bumps. I cross my arms over my chest and shiver, before turning to follow her gaze.

The guy can’t be much older than us, and I figure he must be another camper, but he wasn’t in the van. And I’m pretty sure all six of those boys are already seated at nearby tables. As the newcomer enters the cafeteria, it’s as if time slows down. Each step matching the opposite flowing arm, he moves with a grace I’ve never seen on a male before, let alone such a tall one. He has to be almost a foot higher than I am, and I’m considered tall.

His sandy blonde hair is short, but not cropped and slightly spiky with bright golden tips. His eyes are a shockingly pale blue, like Chris Pine blue. His gaze seems to take in everything all at once, yet he doesn’t focus on any one thing. He wears a loose white button down shirt over black jeans. I can’t tear my gaze away from him and watch as he walks over to the salad bar and grabs something, before turning and leaving the room. No more than fifteen seconds could have passed, but it feels like a lifetime to me. It is only then that I realize I have been holding my breath and let it out with a gasp.

“Wow!” Amy repeats, and I turn around in my seat to face her.

I shiver again and stare at my arms as the goose flesh fades. “Did you feel it too?”

Confusion replaces the awe in her expression as she frowns at me. “Feel what?”

Shaking my head, I push my food away, no longer hungry. “Nothing. I think I’m ready to see our room. You coming?”

She points to her food. “As soon as I finish eating. See you up there.”

My legs shake as I push up from the table. Taking a deep breath, I force my feet to move as I head for the exit. Will he still be nearby? I have no idea what to make of that strange sensation that flowed through me as he entered the cafeteria. It wasn’t unpleasant, but I’m not sure if I liked it either.

Fighting the temptation to run, I walk quickly, looking down each corridor I pass. A green shirt sees me and smiles. “Hi Deni, do you need help?”

I haven’t met this counselor, so it surprises me that he knows who I am. Lauren assured me that everyone would know my nickname, so clearly it is associated with my picture in their system. I’m tempted to ask him but decide it doesn’t really matter. There are only ten of us who are new, so it’s not too intuitive that all the employees would know us by sight.

“Yeah, actually, I saw a guy in the cafeteria just now, who wasn’t wearing a green camp shirt. Are there other campers besides the ten of us who just arrived?”

He listens attentively and nods. “Yes, of course. There are many campers in the facility.”

“How many? Will we get to meet them?”

His smile lengthens across his face. “Certainly, after you all have gone through orientation and have gotten used to the schedule.”

I nod but want more info. “I’d like to know who the camper was who just now left the cafeteria. Did you see him? He was dressed in white and black, blonde hair with frosted tips and the palest blue eyes I’ve ever seen.”

The smile leaves his face. “Fionn was in the cafeteria?” His eyes widen, and his spine straightens as he forces a smile. “I mean the campers were instructed to give you all a chance to get settled in before they swarm all over you. I’m sure they are all dying to say hello. We haven’t had anyone new join us since December.”

I stopped listening shortly after he revealed the guy’s name. Fionn…I say his name in my mind over and over again. Such an unusual but beautiful name, much like the guy himself.

Jude Liebermann is a romance novelist who writes in a variety of genres and heat levels. Formerly Brandewyne was her first published novel and is offered for free on most online bookstores as well as her forum, where there are many other downloadable books/stories for members. Camp Maple Creek is her newest published romance and her first attempt at writing young adult (YA), and she's really excited to get the word out on this exciting fantasy involving Denika's adventures at a special camp for gifted teenagers.

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