A Dream Within A Dream: Book Blitz & Giveaway: Cipher by Cindi Madsen

Cipher (Cipher #1)
Author: Cindi Madsen
Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal
Release Date: July 22, 2013

Buy Links: Amazon / Barnes and Noble

Description:

Summer Davis sees deaths before they happen. She attempts to live a normal life by focusing on the dance team and her quarterback boyfriend. But then the way-too-cheery Angel of Death shows up and tells her she’s a Cipher—a person chosen to help people who are going to die resolve problems with their loved ones. Ashlyn Moore, one of Summer’s classmates, is going to die, and she needs Summer’s help before that happens.

It’s nearly impossible to get through to Ashlyn, who surrounds herself with chess nerds and geeks and makes it clear she doesn’t want to be friends. Desperate to complete her Cipher task before it’s too late, Summer turns to Troy, the guy who’s always been there for her and one of the few people she can trust. With his help, she makes progress. In fact, the closer she gets to Ashlyn and her friends, the more she feels like she’s finally found where she belongs.

As the clock starts running down on Ashlyn’s life, Summer decides to change her objective. She’s going to save her new friend before it’s too late—even if it means messing with fate.

My interview question for Cindi: What inspired you to write Cipher?

A: One day when I was brainstorming about something to write, wanting to do something different, I thought about stories where ghosts try to contact people to resolve what they didn’t before they died. I thought what would happen if there was someone who helped them resolve their issues before they died. What would that job be like. So I started writing the story to see.

Cindi Madsen sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children. She is the YA author of CIPHER, DEMONS OF THE SUN & ALL THE BROKEN PIECES, and the adult author of FALLING FOR HER FIANCE, ACT LIKE YOU LOVE ME and CINDERELLA SCREWED ME OVER.

Author Links:
Website: http://cindimadsen.com/
Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/CindiMadsenBooks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cindimadsen
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1029223.Cindi_Madsen