The Summer the World Ended
Matthew S. Cox
As far as Riley McCullough is concerned, her best friend getting ‘dragged’ off to Puerto Vallarta for the first two weeks of summer vacation was the end of the world―at least until the bombs fell.
Life in suburban New Jersey with her mother has been comfortable, not to mention boring, to an introverted fourteen year old. As if her friend’s surprise trip wasn’t bad enough, her expectations for the ‘best summer ever’ disintegrate when she gets sent across the country to stay with a father she hasn’t seen in six years. Adjusting to a tiny, desert town where everyone stares at them like they don’t belong proves difficult, and leaves her feeling more isolated than ever. To make matters worse, her secretive father won’t tell the truth about why he left―or what he’s hiding.
Her luck takes an unexpected turn for the better when she meets a boy who shares her interest in video games and contempt for small town boredom. In him, she finds a kindred spirit who might just make the middle of nowhere tolerable.
Happiness is short lived; fleeing nuclear Armageddon, she takes shelter with her dad in an underground bunker he’d spent years preparing. After fourteen days without sun, Riley must overcome the sorrow of losing everything to save the one person she cares about most.
About the Author
Hobbies and Interests:
Matthew is an avid gamer, a recovered WoW addict, Gamemaster for two custom systems (Chronicles of Eldrinaath [Fantasy] and Divergent Fates [Sci Fi], and a fan of anime, British humour (<- deliberate), and intellectual science fiction that questions the nature of reality, life, and what happens after it.
He is also fond of cats.
The Tour
August 10th
–A.E. Albert: A Writer’s Blog >> Review
–nerdychampagne >> Review
–Authors You Want to Read >> Excerpt
August 11th
–Twisted Book Junkie >> Review
–Mythical Books >> Interview
–Girls With Books >> Excerpt
–Just Us Book Blog >> Playlist
August 12th
–We Do Write >> Interview
–Buried Under Books >> Review
–fuonlyknew >> Excerpt
August 13th
–Fandemonium Network >> Interview
–Fangirls Read it First >> Review
–Evermore Books >> Review
August 14th
–StarAngels Reviews >> Review
–Suzy Turner, YA Author >> Top 10 List
–Pieces of Whimsy >> Guest post
–CBY Book Club >> Excerpt
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August 17th
–Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books! >> Review
–Reading Away The Days >> Interview
–A British Bookworm’s Blog >> Review
August 18th
–A Book Addict’s Bookshelves >> Guest post
–I Feel the Need, the Need to Read >> Review
August 19th
–Mom With A Kindle >> Review
–Seeing Double In Neverland >> Excerpt
–My Book Addiction >> Review
August 20th
–Book Lovers Life >> Top 10 List
–The Avid Reader >> Review
–James Wymore >> Review
August 21st
–Random Redheaded Ramblings >> Review
–Lisa Loves Literature >> Review
