Extraordinary Lies

San Francisco 1971. Two girls from opposite worlds —each of them with unique gifts. Brash and bold Charley can touch a hand and glimpse a person's dark secrets and future. Refined and quiet Julia can uproot tree with a deadly energetic force in a moment of rage.When they join a group of teens for a summer of psychic tests at Stanford Research Institute, the experiments quickly turn deadly and sinister motives emerge. Truth and lies intertwine, and soon, ambition and war outstrip science in a race to manipulate their gifts.If they are to survive, the unlikely duo must figure out a way to work together. Can they do that and control their innate powers that have long been exploited—and suppressed—by the rest of the patriarchal world?If you like Cold War spy novels, historical fiction, page turner books and supernatural suspense, then you’ll love Jennifer Alsever’s enthralling paranormal thriller. Inspired by true events!

From the Back Cover

Julia and Charley may come from two completely different worlds, but they've been called the same names all their lives. Psycho. Liar. Witch.It's the price of being a supernaturally gifted female in sexist, narrow-minded 1971. Until they're invited to join the Stanford Research Institute. There, a team of scientists are conducting experiments on people like them--people with the ability to tell the future, read minds, move objects without lifting a finger. At first, the institute seems like a safe haven. For the first time, Julia and Charley are not alone. Surrounded by others with powers like theirs, they finally make real friends. But as the experiments become darker and more dangerous, and the test subjects' lives are increasingly at risk, the two girls must work together to unveil the truth behind the scientists' experiments--and the extraordinary lies they've been told to keep them in the dark.

About the Author

Jennifer Alsever is the author of the acclaimed Trinity Forest Series (Ember Burning, Oshun Rising, Venus Shining) and the YA novel Extraordinary Lies. She lives near Vail, Colo. and has spent two decades as a journalist, contributing to such publications as Fortune Magazine, the New York Times, Inc Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. She enjoys a good hike, doing some yoga, hanging with her boys, some moguls on skis, a rigorous mountain bike ride or indulging in the simple pleasures of life. Her favorites: untouched snow, frozen chocolate chips, savasina on a yoga mat and yes, bowls of pan fried brussels sprouts.Check out her books at jenniferalsever.com and TrinityForestSeries.com.

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