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HYSTERIA

A non-contemporary work in progress. Plot details secret! For now... *completely unnecessary evil laugh*

AUTOCHROMATIC

The funny thing about reality is that we all have our own way of envisioning it. I mean, we usually agree on the basics -- green for grass, blue for sky. But our own truths are less universal. And when our separate visions smash together? Hey, better watch out for explosions.

Ask seventeen-year-old Riley Tanner how she's dealing with the death of her boyfriend, Adrian, and she'll respond with a thumbs-up and a "fantastically." Truth is, the car crash wrecked her world, and Riley has pretty much accepted her fate as a screwed-up therapy case. But when she starts getting texts from Adrian's phone number, each containing a different address, her plan to spend the summer not thinking about him falls apart.

KATE HART MADE ME THIS SHIRT OMG.
The fictional "Denver Hike-a-Thon for the
Cure" is mentioned in AC. I love her.

Desperate to track down the sender, mostly so she can sock them in the face, Riley sets off on a follow-the-texts road trip with her best friend. From New York City to the Wild West, she meets people from Adrian's past who she didn't know existed. Their stories of betrayal, alcoholism, and messed-up family dramas paint a not-so-pretty picture of the guy she thought she loved. Not cool, dude.

With her beliefs caught in a crapstorm, Riley recognizes the real source of her frustration: Adrian's mistakes. But there's nothing in the Angsty Teen manual about conflict resolution with dead people, and things only get worse when her best friend heads home after a fight. Stranded on the wrong side of the country, Riley's gotta make a choice: give up healing for good, or ask for help from the one person who refuses to show their face...

AUTOCHROMATIC is a contemporary YA novel completed at 55,000 words.