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Ten After Closing
by Jessica Bayliss
Genre: YA Thriller
10PM:
Closing time at Café Flores. The door should be locked, but it
isn’t, Scott Bradley and Winsome Sommervil are about to become
hostages.
Closing time at Café Flores. The door should be locked, but it
isn’t, Scott Bradley and Winsome Sommervil are about to become
hostages.
TEN MINUTES BEFORE CLOSING: Scott’s girlfriend breaks up with him in the
café’s basement storeroom because he’s late picking her up for the
big end-of-the-year party. Now he can’t go to the party, but he can’t
go home, either–not knowing his dad will still be in a drunken rage.
Meanwhile, Winny wanted one night to let loose, away from her
mother’s crushing expectations. Instead, she’s stranded at the café
after her best friend ditches her in a misguided attempt at
matchmaking.
café’s basement storeroom because he’s late picking her up for the
big end-of-the-year party. Now he can’t go to the party, but he can’t
go home, either–not knowing his dad will still be in a drunken rage.
Meanwhile, Winny wanted one night to let loose, away from her
mother’s crushing expectations. Instead, she’s stranded at the café
after her best friend ditches her in a misguided attempt at
matchmaking.
TEN MINUTES AFTER CLOSING: The first gunshot is fired. Someone’s dead.
And if Winny, Scott, and the rest of the hostages don’t come up with
a plan soon, they may not live to see morning.
And if Winny, Scott, and the rest of the hostages don’t come up with
a plan soon, they may not live to see morning.
Told from both Winny and Scott’s perspectives, and alternating between the
events leading up to and following the hold-up, Ten
After Closing is an explosive story of teens wrestling with their own challenges,
thrown into circumstances that will test their very limits.
events leading up to and following the hold-up, Ten
After Closing is an explosive story of teens wrestling with their own challenges,
thrown into circumstances that will test their very limits.
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Jessica Bayliss is a fiction author with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology who
loves all things reading and writing. Author of the young adult
horror novella, BROKEN CHORDS, and her upcoming YA thriller, TEN
AFTER CLOSING (Sky Pony Press, September 2018), she has been a
lover thrillers and ghost tales since her days scanning VHS rental
shelves—admittedly with eyes half-averted from the gory covers. She
also loves to eat, cook, and exercise—in that order—and is a firm
believer that coffee makes the world a better place.
loves all things reading and writing. Author of the young adult
horror novella, BROKEN CHORDS, and her upcoming YA thriller, TEN
AFTER CLOSING (Sky Pony Press, September 2018), she has been a
lover thrillers and ghost tales since her days scanning VHS rental
shelves—admittedly with eyes half-averted from the gory covers. She
also loves to eat, cook, and exercise—in that order—and is a firm
believer that coffee makes the world a better place.
She has authored thirteen novels and several short stories that appear in
anthologies such as BEWARE THE LITTLE WHITE RABBIT, FRIGHT BEFORE
CHRISTMAS, and ZOMBIE CHUNKS and in such literary magazines as
Sanitarium Magazine. Jessica is a Senior Editor for Allegory Magazine.
anthologies such as BEWARE THE LITTLE WHITE RABBIT, FRIGHT BEFORE
CHRISTMAS, and ZOMBIE CHUNKS and in such literary magazines as
Sanitarium Magazine. Jessica is a Senior Editor for Allegory Magazine.
In the psychology world, she has more than fifteen years of experience
and training in the cognitive-behavioral model. She’s a
psychotherapist, a teacher, and a researcher. One day it hit her: Why
not combine writing and psychology? Just like that, PsychWRITE, her
series of lectures, workshops, and coaching services for writers was
born. Her blog features motivational posts for writers that combine
her passion for writing with her love of psychology.
and training in the cognitive-behavioral model. She’s a
psychotherapist, a teacher, and a researcher. One day it hit her: Why
not combine writing and psychology? Just like that, PsychWRITE, her
series of lectures, workshops, and coaching services for writers was
born. Her blog features motivational posts for writers that combine
her passion for writing with her love of psychology.
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A hostage situation is thrilling indeed.
So much will probably go so bad!
Hostages! Wow it must have a great dose of stress and adrenaline here 😉
A page turner for sure!
I don’t know HOW I never came across Ten After Closing considering that I follow the author on Twitter. 😂 I’m going to go check it out on Goodreads right now. 😊
I need to check out this author now:)
I like scary human bad guys and I can’t think of anything scarier than imminent death.
It sure makes for some suspenseful reading!
I actually read this book, and enjoyed it very much. I thought the story structure was really interesting.
That’s good to know. Got this on my list now:)
Liked the description of your book and found it very interesting. Sounds like something I would like. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
This sounds like it would be a good movie too:)
I like the cover and this sounds good.
The title and cover sure grabbed my attention.
The cover looks alright. I like more photography covers for thriller reads. But I guess Americans are like that and Brits are more for the arts made covers. I entered. Hope I win:)
As long as it looks thrilling, I go for many kinds of covers:)
I like the cover
Me too. I’m always drawn to wintry covers.
That cover is wonderful. 😍
Perfect for the story!
The cover looks great and I’m looking forward to this!
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It is a great cover. Gives you a vibe about the story.