ESSENCE by Lisa Ann O'Kane ~ JeanBookNerd

Publisher: Strange Chemistry
Published: 05 June 2014
Format: Paperback
See: Full bibliographic data
Categories: Science Fiction
ISBN 13: 9781783450107 ISBN 10: 178345010X

Quotes from ESSENCE

"I felt stunned. And Amazed. Like I'd never even seen the sky before. And then, just when I thought my mind couldn't process any more beauty, the first meteor streaked like an artist's brush across the eastern horizon."

"The weight of his stare was unnerving and I suddenly felt like I may drown, too. He wasn't finished. "You need to sit down, Red. You're not gonna like this."

Autumn escaped a cult, but now she realizes she’s fallen into another.
Growing up in San Francisco’s Centrist Movement, sixteen year-old Autumn Grace has always believed emotions—adrenaline, endorphins, even happiness—drain your Essence and lead to an early death. But her younger brother’s passing and a run-in with a group of Outsiders casts her faith into question.

Ryder Stone, the sexy, rebellious leader of the Outsiders, claims Essence drain is nothing more than a Centrist scare tactic — and he can prove it.
Autumn follows Ryder to his Community of adrenaline junkies and free spirits in Yosemite National Park, and they introduce her to a life of adventure, romance, sex, drugs and freedom. But as she discovers dark secrets beneath the Community’s perfect exterior, she realizes the more she risks in search of the perfect rush, the further she has to fall.

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Lisa Ann O’Kane is a young adult author and former vagabond who once camped out in Yosemite National Park for an entire summer, an experience that inspired her debut novel ESSENCE.

Her background is in zookeeping and environmental education, and she has been kicked, cornered, bitten and chased by nearly every animal she has ever loved. She currently resides in Florida, and she is now a huge fan of shooting stars, indoor plumbing and keeping both her feet planted firmly on the trail.