Sixteen-year-old Lucienne Bourdain has a magical prosthetic eye and when her mother lies about a conference, it spells out the truth in fancy script only she can see. To her surprise, she learns her mom has a secret boyfriend.
If Lucienne’s mother lied about something so trivial, could she also have lied about her father’s disappearance? Lucienne’s investigation reveals her mother isn’t the only one who harbors secrets. She doesn’t know whom to trust when everyone has a hidden agenda. Only the magic behind the truth-finding eye can save her friends and herself from the one person who’s the mastermind behind everything.
Readers of Far from You by Lisa Schroeder will connect with Lucienne’s grief over her father and strained relationship with her mother, while readers of Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins will be swept up in the plot twists. The story alternates chapters between Lucienne’s past and present. These mosaic tiles culminate to reveal several betrayals and one deadly secret.
Naked Eye is a YA contemporary fantasy at 68,000 words. I’m a member of SCBWI. My short story “Daisy” was included in the 100 Stories for Queensland anthology and my vampire short story “Allured” appeared in the upcoming YA Fangtales anthology. Thank you for your consideration of this manuscript.
Sincerely,
Theresa Milstein
tmilstein at gmail dot com
