Book Review: Entice by Carrie Jones

ENTICE BY CARRIE JONES 
Reading level: Young Adult 
Hardcover: 272 pages 
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books (December 14, 2010) 
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository

Zara and Nick are soul mates, meant to be together forever. But that's not quite how things have worked out.

For starters, well, Nick is dead. Supposedly, he's been taken to a mythic place for warriors known as Valhalla, so Zara and her friends might be able to get him back. But it's taking time, and meanwhile a group of evil pixies is devastating Bedford, with more teens going missing every day. An all-out war seems imminent, and the good guys need all the warriors they can find. But how to get to Valhalla?

And even if Zara and her friends discover the way, there's that other small problem: Zara's been pixie kissed. When she finds Nick, will he even want to go with her? Especially since she hasn't turned into just any pixie. . . She's Astley's queen.

Book Opening: 
"Am I really not allowed to complain about being here?" I ask as we enter Bedford High School about an hour late for the winter ball."

"It's true. I can feel it. The truth he speaks is a warmth, gold and light brushing against my cheeks.


"Let me rescue him for you. Let me do this for you," he insists. His fingers brush against the fabric of my parka."- Page 80

"You will always be my granddaughter, Zara. That is who you are, damn it. Don't forget it. We are not defined by our species any more than our nationality or our gender. What we do, our choices, that's what defines us." - Page 33

ENTICE, the third installment in Carrie Jones' Need series, picks up where the last book ended. We find ourselves back alongside Zara, Issie, Devyn and Pixie King Astley. Besides trying to keep the town safe from the murderous needs of the pixies lurking in the shadows beyond the trees, Zara must find a way to save Nick. (And if you've read the last book, you know he is in some serious trouble indeed.)

 My favorite aspect of this series is still how well personalized Carrie Jones has adapted her pixies so that there is nothing else on the market quite like it. I love the blue-tinged skin, the glittering trails of gold dust, their strange, hierarchal ways and dark penchants for blood. Small-town rural Maine is the perfect backdrop for a series like this- it's like something out of a Steven King movie. You can almost feel the biting cold of a town where it never stops snowing, where roads twist and turn around dark corners. The ominous tree-lined forest is shudder-worthy. You know that evil waits beyond its borders- it will whisper your name, luring you in until you are trapped and it's too late. 

Astley has quickly become my favorite character. Though he is a pixie, he is also kind and just.
Tormented by the responsibility of his title, Astley is old beyond his years. I find his character striking, particularly in contrast to those of Zara, Issie and Devyn. Astley is wise beyond his years and his maturity shows when he interacts with them. Throughout the course of this book, I switched from wanting Zara to get Nick back, to wanting her to focus solely on Astley. I know I'm not supposed to, but I couldn't help it. He has become an important addition to the series, and brings a lot of tension and intrigue into Zara's world.

Zara on the other hand, frustrated me more in this book than ever before with her immaturity. I didn't like the way she didn't truly appreciate all Astley was putting on the line for her. (She is also way too liberal with the use of the word "squee"  which drives me crazy). I honestly thought at times that Astley was way too good for her. I hope in future installments Zara proves me wrong by gaining some much needed maturity and more of a back-bone when it comes to living up to her new role as Queen.  I can understand the enormity of her responsibility—the demands of being Queen, the stress of losing so many loved ones and of trying to get to a mythical place to save Nick (that may or may not exist). But I'd like to see her go through the process with a little more growth, and less of a juvenile attitude toward everything. For instance, it bothered me that she went to a school dance instead of going home to let her grief-stricken grandmother  know she was alive. How could she do that? It also bothered me that when Astley had her meet his subjects, she ran away like a child.

With all that being said, don't get me wrong- I still love this series. Instead of phobias or helpful facts about pixies, this time around Carrie Jones treats us to news "headlines" and blog posts from citizens of the town. I've always loved these little touches to the storyline – it's like a bonus cherry on top that provides insight into what's been going on and also establishes the general mood of pandemonium running rampant through Zara's world.  ENTICE doesn't end with quite the same shocker of a cliff-hanger, but it will make you anxious to read the next book.  I can only imagine what trials await!

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CARRIE JONES loves Great Pyrenees dogs, Skinny Cow fudgsicles, and potatoes. In addition to the New York Times bestsellers Need and Captivate, Carrie is also the author of Girl, Hero; Love (and Other Uses for Duct Tape); and Tips on Having a Gay (Ex-)Boyfriend. Carrie grew up in Bedford, New Hampshire, where she once had a séance with uber-comedian Sarah Silverman. She now lives in Ellsworth, Maine.
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ENTICE 

BY CARRIE JONES 

Zara and Nick are soul mates, meant to be together forever. 

But that's not quite how things have worked out.

For starters, well, Nick is dead. 

Supposedly, he's been taken to a mythic place for warriors known as Valhalla, so Zara and her friends might be able to get him back. But it's taking time, and meanwhile a group of evil pixies is devastating Bedford, with more teens going missing every day. An all-out war seems imminent, and the good guys need all the warriors they can find. But how to get to Valhalla?

And even if Zara and her friends discover the way, there's that other small problem: Zara's been pixie kissed. When she finds Nick, will he even want to go with her? Especially since she hasn't just turned...she's Astley's queen

 

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Book Review: Night School by Mari Mancusi

NIGHT SCHOOL (BLOOD COVEN 5)  BY MARI MANCUSI 
Reading level: Young Adult 
Paperback: 256 pages 
Publisher: Berkley Trade (January 4, 2011) 
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound
 

Vampires, Slayers and…FAIRIES? Sunny and Rayne McDonald are about to get SCHOOLED.

After their parents’ shocking revelation about their fae heritage and an attack on their lives, the McDonald twins find themselves on the run—forced to hide out at Riverdale Academy , a boarding school for vampire slayers, deep in the Swiss Alps. With no cells, no internet, and no way to contact their vampire boyfriends—the twins are on their own.

Being a vampire stuck in a school full of slayers isn’t easy. Especially with no blood substitute stocked on campus. Soon Rayne finds herself succumbing to her bloodlust and losing control—especially around the arrogant, but devastatingly handsome Corbin Billingsworth the Third—who isn’t sure whether he wants to kiss her…or kill her.

But when Sunny starts acting strange, Rayne realizes Riverdale Academy may be hiding some deadly secrets of its own—leading to a showdown in Fairyland that may cost the twins their lives.

Book Opening: 

"My name is Rayne McDonald and I am a fairy princess.

Argh! I can't even say that without feeling sick to my stomach! I can't be a fairy princess—I'm the antithesis of a fairy princess. "

Notable Quotes:

"Then suddenly, I hear it: a weirdly familiar buzzing sound. At first I can't place it. It's low-pitched and burning, almost like the beating of—

Oh my  God. I look over at Sunny, who, I realize, is looking back at me with terrified eyes. They've found us. Somehow, some way, they've found us. "- Page 83

"I hang my head, not blaming him one bit for his anger. He feels betrayed and confused—and deserves to feel all that and more. But, at the same time, all this emotion is wasted energy. 

We have to work together to get out of here. For his own good as well as mine. How can I convince him of that?"- Page 143

The Short Version: 

Vampires, slayers, fairies—OH MY!

Night School, the 5th installment in the Blood Coven series by Mari Mancusi, was a heck of a lot of fun! There's never a dull moment in The Blood Coven series and Night School was no exception. 

The Long Version: 

After the twins find out about their shocking fairy heritage and the danger it poses to their safety, their parents ship them off to a vampire slayer boarding school to lay low.  But as the girls soon learn, Riverdale is not the safest of places and it seems as if they are in worse danger than ever before. If they don't figure out a plan- and quickly- they might never leave at all.

 The always amusing, clever Rayne is the narrator of Night School. And let me just say, Rayne is the reason I keep coming back to the series.  This is a zany character who has undergone more transformations than you'd think possible (even for a paranormal book), yet she does it with such wit, likability and dark humor, that it all seems to make sense. I adore Rayne's twin sister Sunshine, but my favorite books are the ones told from Rayne's point of view.  With her tongue-in-cheek distinct brand of sass, Rayne always elevates this series up a notch with her constant misadventures. While on the young side of the vampire YA spectrum, I do enjoy these books and look forward to each installment.  At times, Rayne reminds me of a goth Buffy the Vampire Slayer (if Buffy was also a vampire that is). As for Sunny—well Sunny is like the quintessential Barbie girl that has it all, except for an uncanny ability to get herself into the craziest situations that only Rayne can ever get her out of. 

The only thing I have to note about Night School is that I found the romantic angle lacking—the scenes with Rayne and Jared felt rushed and somewhat forced to me. However, the twist with Corbin did turn my head in the right direction toward the end. I loved the precarious position Rayne was in at Riverdale with being unable to acquire any blood.  What happened with her and Corbin was great—I loved his back-story too.  Things took a dangerous turn at the end and I can't wait to find out what happens in the next book.

The Blood Coven series is a light-hearted, Young Adult vampire series that will appeal to young readers or those who prefer their vampire books to be served up less on the bloody side.   So if you are looking for a dark vampire series with tortured souls, mature romantic situations and gory details, this is probably not the vampire series for you. I think of it more as "Blood Lite" or "Vamp Candy". I would rate them as being skewed to older of a crowd than Ellen Schrieber's Vampire Kisses, but younger than P.C. and Kristin Cast's House of Night series if that helps.

It's always a riot to revisit with Sunny and Rayne- I'm interested in what crazy direction their lives with take next with Blood Ties, scheduled to release in August 2011.

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Mari Mancusi works as a television producer for a nationally syndicated women's lifestyle show and has won two Emmys. She lives in New York City.

Interview & Giveaway with A.M. Robinson, Author of Vampire Crush!

Today I'd like to extend a warm welcome to A.M. Robinson, author of VAMPIRE CRUSH which releases tomorrow, December 28th 2010! A.M. stopped by to talk about writing for teens, the popularity of vampire literature and she also offered up some great fantasy casting ideas for the characters in her book! See details below for your chance to win a signed copy of Vampire Crush.

A. M. Robinson grew up in Indiana, but now lives in New York City, where she works in the publishing industry. She graduated from Indiana University with a double major in English and Chinese, but she is obviously only using the first one. Vampire Crush is her first book.
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1. Vampire Crush is a story centering on Sophie McGee, a girl who finds herself dealing with some bloodthirsty villains. Can you tell us a little more about the book and share with us a favorite line, scene or passage?

Sure thing! At the beginning of Vampire Crush, Sophie McGee is obsessed with becoming editor-in-chief of her school newspaper, even if it means competing with her friends and hiding her annoyance when her first assignment is to interview the strange batch of new students. But in the course of asking them about their favorite hang-out spot, she starts to realize that something is a little . . . off. For one thing, they all seem to know one another. For another, they seem to be crashing at Thomas Jefferson High for a reason that’s less than academic. Meanwhile, James, Sophie’s flip-flop-stealing childhood playmate, arch-nemesis (and crush, though you would have to pinch her really hard to get her to admit it), is back and living next door. And he not only knows the weird kids, he knows what they’re up to. . .

When I started writing Vampire Crush, I wanted it to be a sort of love song to the teen vampire romance genre, one that has fun with all of its silliness but one that also works as a good teen fangfest in its own right. One of my favorite scenes is what I like to call the Vampire Luau. It’s a party being thrown by Vlad, our head-honcho vampire and all-around jerk, to help him find what he’s searching for. And it involves bikinis, kissing in the pantry, and bad, vampire-made punch. I also love the first scene where Sophie realizes that James has moved back to the neighborhood. It’s a little embarrassing on her end because she’s just been caught spying through his window and is trying to run away before the person inside sees her. But he’s a little too quick for her. . .  Here’s a little bit of that:

My side hits first, but the weight of a person on top of me rolls me to my back. I know I should have my eyes open so I can defend myself, but fear is keeping them squeezed shut, and my brain is shouting stupidstupidstupidstupidstupid. I’m flinging my fists up wildly, but they bounce off my attacker’s shoulders. It finally registers that I should be screaming, so I suck in a deep breath and start to wail. But it’s soon smothered by the hand that clamps like a vise across my mouth. 

“Sophie.” 

It’s a male voice, but soft and exasperated where you think a potential murder’s would be hard and menacing. All my concentration is currently occupied with trying to jerk my knee up where he has my legs pinned, so it takes a moment to realize that he’s said my name. I open my eyes. 

His features haven’t changed, but they’re sharper somehow, and squarer. He still has the hint of a scar on his forehead from the rock I lobbed at him from over the fence, and even though it’s night out I can tell that his hair is still black. It’s shaggier than I remember, but back when I knew him his mother was always dragging him off for haircuts twice a month. 

Seeing that I recognize him, he lifts his hand away from my mouth.

“James?  James Hallowell?” I yell in my disbelief, causing him to clap his hand back over my mouth. I scream a few other things into his palm, most of it not fit for my own ears, let alone children’s. As my tirade rolls on, he starts to smile, his teeth glinting in the darkness. It only enrages me further. 

            When it comes to anything involving a ball or special shoes, I’m not very athletic, but once upon a time I attended a weekly karate class with the same fervor as a nun attending mass. It was three years before my sensei told Marcie that he was afraid I was there for the wrong reasons. I believe the word “bloodthirsty” was used. Right before the phrase “I think you should get her checked out.” 

            Now I channel all of my anger and lingering fear into one mighty upward chop to the nose. When he covers his face, I bend my knees up and use my legs to pop him off of me before rolling sideways and scrambling to my feet, my legs still shaky from the adrenaline. All the action has made me dizzy, and I bend over to catch my breath as I wait for the ringing in my ears to pass. When I look up, he’s hauling himself off the ground. Now that he’s standing, I should add about a foot and a half to my list of things that have changed. 

            Some people (Caroline) think that I am immune to boys. Not true. The boys of the world may ignore me, but that does not mean that I ignore the boys. I’ve had giggly crushes along with every other girl; after all, the only reason I like summer is that it makes Danny Baumann wear shorts. So James’s attractiveness is not lost on me. But I know from experience that he is a pain in the neck. 

     

2. What three words would you say best describe Vampire Crush?

Cute. Suspenseful. Screwball.

3. There seems to be an ever increasing demand for books centering on vampire themes in Young Adult Fiction. As a writer, why do you think this genre is so appealing to so many readers right now?

I think it’s the allure of getting to transport a character from a different time period into the test-tubes of modern times and see what happens. What do you get if you give a Victorian vampire copies of Seventeen magazine and tell her to go crazy on the quizzes? Or if you take an Edwardian vampire who’s used to acting Shakespeare and cast him in High School Musical? You get crazy hijinks! You also get Violet and Neville, two of the Vampire Crush crew.

4. If Vampire Crush was to be made into a movie, do you have certain actors you envision in the lead roles of characters like Sophie and James, or do you think unknowns would be best suited to play them?

Emma Stone as Sophie.

I fell in love with Emma Stone in Easy A, and her goofy girl-next-door charm.  She’s great at being sort of an odd duck but also remaining charming, which I think would be key to playing Sophie. Also, freckles. Freckles are important.

Ethan Peck as James

I first saw Ethan Peck as Patrick Verona in the ABC Family series 10 Things I Hate About You, and was pretty much sold on him being James. The irrationally deep voice! The curly black hair! The tallness! Also, his interactions with Lindsey Shaw (who played Kat Stratford) made me confident that he could handle all the Sophie/James banter.

Benjamin Walker as Vlad:

Technically you didn’t ask, but I’ve probably spent just as much time dream-casting Vlad, the villainous villain of Vampire Crush, as I have James and Sophie. I finally settled on Benjamin Walker, who played Andrew Jackson (front and center) in the Broadway musical Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, because he looks good with blood on his shirt and could work as someone who’s trying to fake being a high schooler for eeeevilll. He also does arrogant and dumb very, very well, which is a must for Vlad. He’d need to dye his hair blonde, though, and learn some Russian endearments.

5. If you had to pick a theme song for Sophie, which one would you pick and why?

Oh man, I am horrible at picking theme songs. Since the theme from Inspector Gadget is already taken, maybe something funny and perky, like a Lily Allen or Kate Nash song, but in Sophie’s case, all those bad relationships have to do with vampires.  

6. What were you like as a teenager and did you have any books in particular that were your favorites? If your teenage self was to read Vampire Crush, what do you think she’d say?

Much like Sophie, teenage A. M. was a little goody-goody, and at times overly go-getter, although I don’t think I was ever as competitive as Sophie. I tore through paranormal romance like a fiend when I was in high school. I read L.J. Smith’s Dark Visions trilogy until the pages fell out and the face on the cover looked like it had one real eye and one thumbprint eye. But even though I loved the angst, I also wanted it to crack a joke every now and then. I think if you put Vampire Crush in her hands, she would probably giggle a little and then fall asleep, because it’s probably 3AM and she’s been sitting in front of the computer IMing people for the last five hours.

7. If you could inhabit the life of one literary character (your own included) and dive into their world for just one day, who would you choose and why?

Sophie has far too many newspaper deadlines and vampire problems, so she’s out. Katniss Everdeen has impressive archery skills, but then there’s that whole Death Arena thing to deal with. Hmm. . . . I’ve always had a soft spot for Hermione, whose confidence in her own smartness makes me envious. And I could definitely use the time turner she had in The Prisoner of Azkaban every now and then. Also, levitating people could be a very good party trick, much better than the one I have now, which is telling people where a book would be shelved if they wanted to find it in a library.

8. What would you say is the best advice you’ve been given as an author?

When you’re first starting out on a project, tell your inner editor to go sit in another room until you are ready for them. They will only offer unhelpful comments from the peanut gallery, like “This sounds like a book I read last week” and “I hear they are hiring cashiers at Wendy’s”  It’s good to have a plan, but it’s also good to feel free enough to explore possibilities that might open while you’re writing a new scene. And then, once you’ve finished your first draft, invite the editor back in and invite them to stay for a couple of months. I was surprised at how much of the best stuff in Vampire Crush (at least by my measure) came out in the rewrites. Good critique partners—people who know how to praise your good writing and gently convince you to reexamine your bad writing—are invaluable.

9. When you have a free day with no responsibilities looming overhead, and your only mission is to enjoy yourself, what do you like to do for fun?

I wish I could say something cool like fencing, but my one and only fencing adventure ended with me poking a lot of cute guys in the crotch. Turns out I am too short for fencing. So most of my post-work, post-writing hobbies also involve a screen. I have a love/hate relationship with my TiVo, where it records everything I would ever want to watch, and so I spend a lot of time in TV Land. But I actually think watching TV can help writers get a good feel of how to pace things so they are exciting. Or so I tell myself.

10. Vampire Crush releases in December of this year. Can you give us any insider scoop on what we can look forward to next from you? Any other upcoming projects in the works?

I know that my next project is going to involve ghosts, although I’m not quite sure if it will be ghosts in early 20^th-century New York or ghosts of your ex-boyfriend who need you to help him resolve all his unresolved issues with his other ex-girlfriends. Maybe it will be both! I have been switching back and forth lately. I also hope to start blogging more at www.amrobinsonbooks.com.

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 SIGNED COPY OF

VAMPIRE CRUSH! 

VAMPIRE CRUSH

BY A.M. ROBINSON

I swear, my life was always totally normal.

Normal house, normal family, normal school. My looks are average, I don't have any superpowers, no one's showing up to tell me I'm a princess—you get the picture. But when my junior year started, something not normal happened. There were new kids at school . . . new kids with a wardrobe straight out of a 19th-century romance novel, and an inexplicable desire to stay at school until sundown.

And on top of that, James Hallowell showed up. James, who stole my sandwiches in fourth grade and teased me mercilessly through middle school. James, who now seems to have the power to make my heart race any time he comes near.

But something weird is going on. Because James rarely goes out during the day. And he seems stronger than your typical guy. And he knows the new kids, all of whom seem to be harboring some kind of deep secret. . . .

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Ten Tantalizing Questions & Giveaway with Bree Despain, Author of The Lost Saint!

Today I'd like to extend a warm welcome to Bree Despain, author of The Dark Divine, and the highly anticipated sequel, The Lost Saint, which releases tomorrow, December 28th 2010! Bree stopped by to discuss the book with us and brought along a great prize pack to boot. See contest details below.

 

Bree rediscovered her childhood love for creating stories when she took a semester off college to write and direct plays for at-risk, inner-city teens from Philadelphia and New York. She currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband, two young sons, and her beloved TiVo.

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1.       The Lost Saint, the sequel to The Dark Divine, is currently scheduled for release on December 28th 2010.  When we last left off, Grace Divine had sacrificed everything to save Daniel, but lost her brother Jude in the process.  What can we look forward to in The Lost Saint? Can you share with us a favorite line or scene from the book?

 "You bedazzled my stake?" 

2.       What three words do you think best describe The Lost Saint?

 "Awesomest sequel ever" (Sorry, that was my husband's contribution--please ignore him.)  How about: "Exciting, action-packed, heart-breaking."  (Hyphenated words count as one, right?) 

3.       What do you love most about the main characters you’ve created in this series?

I love how much Grace and Daniel care about each other and that their relationship is based on a lifetime of friendship rather than just some sort of mystical force or lust that draws them together.  I think their friendship makes their passion even greater.  

 4.       Do you have anything in common with Grace's character in your novel? Do you ever base your characters on people you know?

 I grew up in a tight-knit religious family similar to Grace's--which means it was hard for me to write about her family unraveling the way it does in TLS.  I also like to think of Grace as the stronger version of myself in high school.  We're both pretty stubborn but Grace is more likely to speak her mind.  Daniel is based on a few different people from my life, and Pastor Divine is a lot like my own father.

5.       In The Dark Divine, Grace found out that some stories about creatures that go bump in the night are not merely fiction. If you had to become one supernatural creature for a day, which one would you want to be and why?

 Probably a fairy--they don't seem to have as much angst as other paranormal creatures, plus it would be fun to be able to fly for a day.

6.       If you had to pick a theme song to describe Grace, which one would you pick and why? 

 Tremendous Dynamite by The Eels.  It's a song about a girl with "her head screwed on real tight" (i.e. stubborn) who can put up a hard-won fight.  Love the lines: "Being the bomb is her birthright.  She's tremendous.  She's dynamite."  This song is pretty perfect for how Grace evolves in TLS.

7.       What types of feedback do you receive from readers? Is there one comment in particular that really affected you?

I love hearing from readers!  The letter that affected me the most was from a girl who read out loud to TDD to her best friend who was in coma--and when her friend awoke weeks later she said that one of the things she remembered was someone telling her a story about a girl named Gracie and that she liked it and wanted to hear more.  The girl who wrote me the letter believed that her friend's connection to the story was one of the things that helped pull her out of the coma.  I cried quite a bit when I got that letter! 

 8.       As a writer, why do you think the genre of monsters and fantasy is so appealing for so many people? 

 I don't know about other readers/authors but I love paranormal fiction because the genre allows authors to use monsters and fantasy elements as metaphors for what many people go through in their real lives. It's a fantastical/escapist way of exploring real issues.

9.       What were you like as a teen? What types of books were your favorites when you were Grace’s age?

 I was an introvert who had a funny/crazy side that only really came out when I was with good friends.  I was really into drama, so I loved reading plays.  OTHELLO, GLASS MENAGERIE, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD were some of my favorites.  I also loved a YA series of books called Sunfire Romance.  They were basically historical fiction spiced up with a love triangle.  I found them surprising useful when taking A.P. American History.

10.   What can we look forward to reading from you next? Will there be another installment in this series?

Yes I'm working on the third book in the Dark Divine trilogy right now.  After that book, I have plans for another paranormal series but this one will be based on Greek mythology. 

Want more? Check out my previous interview with Bree Despain. 

Read my review of The Dark Divine & The Lost Saint.

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**Signed paperback of The Dark Divine

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Bonus goodie: Signature Lost Saint blue nailpolish!

THE LOST SAINT

BY BREE DESPAIN

The non-stop sequel to The Dark Divine delivers an even hotter romance and more thrilling action than Bree Despain's first novel.  Grace Divine made the ultimate sacrifice to cure Daniel Kalbi.  She gave her soul to the wolf to save him and lost her beloved mother.  When Grace receives a haunting phone call from Jude, she knows what she must do.  She must become a Hound of Heaven.  Desperate to find Jude, Grace befriends Talbot - a newcomer to town who promises her that he can help her be a hero.  But as the two grow closer, the wolf grows in Grace, and her relationship with Daniel begins to crumble.  Unaware of the dark path she is walking, Grace becomes prideful in her new abilities - not realizing that an old enemy has returned and deadly trap is about to be sprung.  Readers, raveous for more Grace and Daniel, will be itching to sink their teeth into The Lost Saint.

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