Premonition
(The Division, #1)
(The Division, #1)
by Leigh
Walker
Publication date: July 19th 2017
Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Publication date: July 19th 2017
Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult
BLURB
When Riley heads off to boarding
school for a summer work-study program, she knows it’ll be demanding. What she
doesn’t expect? To be thrust into an intense physical training program
described as special, exclusive and worst of all–top-secret. She signed up for
tuition assistance, not to be held in a secret government facility for boot camp…
Welcome to The Division,
the government agency that’s so classified, most United States senators have
never heard of it.
The Division wants Riley bad, but
she can’t figure out why. Skeptical of what she’s being told, Riley’s
determined to uncover the truth. Boot camp is intense, physically and mentally
draining. The upside? One of her new teammates is the cutest boy ever. Watching
Finn hit the gym wearing a tank top doesn’t suck–although sometimes his
brooding attitude does. But when training forces Riley to confront her tragic
past, even Finn’s big biceps aren’t enough to make her want to stay…
Beware: The Division isn’t
something you just walk away from. You better run.
Riley realizes her capabilities
and strengths are greater than she’d ever imagined. But she also learns she
wasn’t just chosen for this special program…
She was made for it.
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INTERVIEW
WITH LEIGH WALKER
Q: Wow, you’re interviewing yourself…how pompous!
Right?
It’s to tell people more about the series, lol. Although I should admit that I
normally talk to myself a lot, so this isn’t much of a departure.
Q: Tell us about “The Division” – it’s a bunch of teenagers with
psychic powers, right? How did you get inspired?
Everyone
on the team has psychic powers, yes. I was watching “Stranger Things” on
Netflix and I WAS SO PSYCHED they were testing poor Eleven for psychic powers.
But I was also like, YEEHAW! Because I LOVE psychic powers, and I can’t
remember the last time I saw or read something that included them. I’ve always
been obsessed by the concept, and there’s so many variations of powers, so many
incarnations it can take… Anyway, after watching that show and having that
reaction, I thought, other people must love this stuff, too, I can’t be the
only one. So I wanted to give us all more!
Q: Tell us about the main character, Riley Payne.
Riley
is a ‘normal’ girl dealing with a lot. Her father and sister died in a car
accident and her mother started drinking heavily after it happened. She just
wants to get out of her house and go to boarding school, but she gets more than
she bargained for when she abruptly gets recruited into a secret agency…
Q: The ‘secret agency’ is The Division, correct?
Yes.
It’s a secret cell of teenagers who were genetically engineered with psychic
gifts. They work for the American government to combat domestic terrorism.
Riley
thinks they’re nuts, of course. Until she unlocks her powers, then she’s blown
away by what she can do.
Q: As the series goes on, you get into genetic engineering, fated
love, eco-terrorism, loyalty, isolation, human nature, climate change…some
pretty heavy themes. But would you describe the series as a difficult read?
I
don’t think so, but certainly some parts were hard to write – like about Riley
missing her dad and her sister. I still cry when I read those parts. And in the
second book, an eco-terrorist is introduced, and some terrible things happen in
the book. So yeah, there’s definitely a heaviness to some of what the
characters are dealing with. But they’re teenagers, and their youth is sort of
a tonic against everything they’re dealing with. They still care about their
friends. They still want to hang out, tell stories, joke around. They are still
very interested in falling in love. I think my writing style is naturally light
and breezy, so it’s sort of a counterpoint to the storyline. If that makes
sense, lol.
Q: What’s your favorite part of this series?
Riley
and Finn’s relationship. They have so much on their plates, and they’re so
young, but they genuinely care for each other in a way that makes me ache.
Q: What do you do when you’re not writing?
I
have three large, unruly boys who like to play every sport and eat as much food
as possible. When I’m not at my computer, I’m busy carting them around and
grocery shopping. But I also love to relax with a great book or television show
– I am currently completely obsessed with Riverdale, OMG!!!
Thanks
for having me! Happy reading!!!
Author Info
Leigh Walker lives in New
Hampshire with her husband and three children. She has a degree in Journalism
and a law degree. She's never been to the Naval Shipyard prison in Kittery, ME,
but she's driven by it...and boy, is it creepy!
Leigh has lots of books planned for The Division Series. Sign up for her mailing list at www.leighwalkerbooks.com to be notified of the next release in the series! You can also find her on The Division's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/divisionbookseries/
Leigh has lots of books planned for The Division Series. Sign up for her mailing list at www.leighwalkerbooks.com to be notified of the next release in the series! You can also find her on The Division's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/divisionbookseries/
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