![]() Danger and deceit await on every corner, even as Nat and Wes find themselves inexorably drawn to each other. More importantly, it’s a place where Nat won’t be persecuted, even if her darkest secret comes to light.īut passage to the Blue is treacherous, if not impossible, and her only shot is to bet on a ragtag crew of mercenaries led by a cocky runner named Ryan Wesson there. ![]() Like many, she's heard of a mythical land simply called “the Blue.” They say it’s a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are turquoise. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows.Īt the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature-freezing. Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. “As fearless as a futuristic Game of Thrones.”- MARGARET STOHL, New York Times bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures trilogyįrom Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston, the New York Times bestselling authors of the Blue Bloods and Witches of East End series. An editor at Sports Illustrated Kids for many years, he now writes full-time from his home in New York City. He is also the author of Trapped, an Indie Next List Selection, and Plunked, a New York Public Library best book of the year and an NPR Backseat Book Club selection. As the days add up, the snow piles higher, and the empty halls grow colder and darker, the mounting pressure forces a devastating decision.Michael Northrop is the New York Times bestselling author of TombQuest, an epic book and game adventure series featuring the magic of ancient Egypt. But then the power goes out, then the heat. Still, it doesn't seem so bad to spend the night at school, especially when distractingly hot Krista and Julie are sleeping just down the hall. That for those in its path, it would become not just a matter of keeping warm, but of staying alive.Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up that day, and they soon realize that no one is coming for them. ![]() The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week. Here, Kari and Gudrun, mother and son and ultimate opponents, must fight their final battle. In The Empty Hand Gudrun seeks revenge on those who banished her and sends a terrifying, faceless creature to the Jarlshold, and in The Soul Thieves, Kari and his companions must travel to the land of the snow-walkers to claim back the precious souls Gudrun has stolen. Together they journey back to the Jarshold to defeat Gudrun. Led to believe Kari is some kind of monster they are shocked to discover he is a snow-walker, just like Gudrun, except with the desire to do good rather than evil. The Snow-walker's Son follows Jessa and Thorkil who, are sent to Thrasirshall in the empty wastelands to live with the mysterious Kari, Gudrun's son. This trilogy follows them in their quest, from the first terrifying journey to meet the mysterious snow-walker's son, to the final battle in the lands beyond the rainbow bridge. But a small band of outlaws are prepared to risk their lives to defeat Gudrun and restore the land to its rightful leader. Because in a place where opportunities are fleeting, she knows this chance may very well be her last.įrom the swirling mists and icy depths beyond the edge of the world came the snow-walker Gudrun, to rule the Jarl's people with fear and sorcery. It’s time for Hudson to ask herself what she really wants, and how much she’s willing to sacrifice to get it. She’s got a lot on her plate, and for a girl who’s been burned before, risking it all is easier said than done. ![]() Of course, this is also the moment a cute, sweet guy walks into her life-and starts serving up some seriously mixed signals. So when things start looking up and she has another shot at her dreams, Hudson is equal parts hopeful and terrified. Now she’s a girl who doesn’t believe in second chances, a girl who stays under the radar by baking cupcakes at her mom’s diner and obsessing over what might have been. Then a betrayal changed her life and knocked her dreams to the ground. Once upon a time, Hudson knew exactly what her future looked like. From the author of Twenty Boy Summer, a teen pushes the limits to follow her dreams-and learns there’s a fine line between bitter and sweet.
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