BOWS 2021 - The Book Owl Word Search

Looking for the next stop in the Book Owl Word Search? You've come to the right place!

I'm participating in the Book Owl Word Search (BOWS) and I'm part of the ORANGE team. To find out more about the Word Search and how to play visit https://www.snowywingspublishing.com/book-owl-word-search/bows-how-to-play/. See if you can find my secret word and continue the search to the other authors on my team and find their words as well.

For my post, I'm featuring a playlist of songs that I imaging portray the spirit of my book, Crimson Mage—as well as the entire Empire of the Lotus series. Here's a little more about the series (which includes my secret word written in bold orange!):

Upon the one hundredth reincarnation of the Lotus empress, the dark god Kashmeru would send out his shadow army — Pishacha — to destroy the reborn empress, which in turn would bring about the collapse of the universe. 

The world changed at the time of the Eradication. The New Asian Administration outlawed mages, forbidding any use of their powers. To protect her imprisoned family, Mayhara Guatama made a deal to surrender her mage status and pledge her life to the New Order. 

Years have passed, the chaos from the upheaval long since settled. Or so Mayhara believed... until she receives a mysterious message from the past.

Mayhara is stunned to learn the empress—also known as the Lotus—has been reincarnated. She’d been kept in hiding to conceal her identity, and now her brother Jae pleads Mayhara for her help. Jae and Mayhara must seek out the other elite mages to stop the enemy and rescue the empress. 

But the enemy—and the government—is already on to their plan, as many of the elite mages are found murdered. With mage powers deemed illegal and a powerful shadow army out to destroy them, the elite mages must band together and carry out their mission under the radar.

Make sure you scroll down to find the next stop on the hunt!

So you don't miss it:

WIN AN EXTRA PRIZE!

Comment below with which song (out of these or from your own playlists) you think best captures the essence of the Empire of the Lotus series, and you automatically enter for a chance to win the Empire of the Lotus ebook Boxset of books 1-4.

Continue BOWS at the next stop on Sam Subity's site! And good luck winning the big prize package at the end of the hunt!

 Here's my playlist:

Not Today —BTS

Meet Me On The Battlefield — SVRCINA

When Humans Become Our Gods — Our Last Night

Monster - EXO

Crazy — 4Minute

ON - BTS

Daechwita — Agust-D

  

11 Great Reasons to Buy Cursed Lands

After 8 months of work and thousands of hours spent writing, re-writing and editing, Cursed Lands is finally HERE! We’re so excited to share our stories with you and for this week only, you can buy all 25 books for just 99 cents.

We’re also extending our pre-order gift offer for a few more days – check it out here!

If you love dystopian, urban fantasy or paranormal romance books, you won’t want to miss these great novels by some of today’s most popular indie authors.

Still not convinced? Here are 11 great reasons why you should buy Cursed Lands TODAY.

1) It’s An Unbeatable Deal
25 books for less than a dollar? We dare you to find a better deal than that! And these aren’t short stories – every book in Cursed Lands is a full-length novella or novel of up to 80,000 words. That’s a LOT of pages.

2) You’ll Be Helping Indie Authors
Not to get all “woe is me” on you, but building a career as an indie author can be tough. We’ve each invested hundreds of dollars of our own money in producing these books to make them perfect.

Becoming a USA Today Bestselling Author is a huge achievement for any author. Most bestselling authors have big publishing companies with huge budgets behind them. We indie authors just have our own blood, sweat and tears (yes, we’ve shed all three over the past six months) and our own money to try to earn the title of a bestselling author.

By buying Cursed Lands, you’re helping 24 indie authors take the next step on their career path. As we support each other, so we look to readers to support us.

3) We Have a Bonus Gift for You…
We said you get 25 books when you buy Cursed Lands. Actually, we were wrong. You can get 37!

If you buy Cursed Lands before May 12th, you can get an extra 12 books for free in our special bonus gift pack! Once you’ve got your copy of Cursed Lands, check out this page on our website to claim your free books.

4) You Won’t Have to Worry About What to Do This Weekend
In fact, cancel any plans you do have – with 100 hours of reading, Cursed Lands has enough books to keep even the faster reader occupied.

Take that as a challenge if you like… ;-)

With any luck, it will be a rainy weekend and you’ll be able to curl up with a cup of coffee and lose yourself in the worlds inside Cursed Lands.

5) Find Some New Authors You Love
It’s easy to get stuck in a reading rut and just read books by authors you know and love. But don’t you get itchy fingers when you’ve run out of books to read?

Cursed Lands gives you the opportunity to try 25 different authors for less than a quarter of what you’d normally pay for a single ebook. You may not love ALL our books, but we’re pretty sure you’ll find some new authors to follow and new books to devour!

6) You Can Share All 25 Books With Your Family
Did you know that on Amazon, you can share books with other members of your family? Amazon household allows you to share digital content, including ebooks, between two adults and up to four teens.

That’s better than a trip to the library! Find out how to share your copy of Cursed Lands with your partner or kids here.

7) We Truly Appreciate Every Sale
When you’re a traditional author, you don’t really know who’s buying your book. You may do the odd signing where you get to meet fans, but most of the time your sales are just numbers on a 6-monthly royalty check.

As indie authors, we appreciate each and every sale of our book and we will thank each and every reader who lets us know they’ve bought Cursed Lands. Put us to the test in the Cursed Lands Party Room!

8) You Don’t Want to Miss Out
Cursed Lands is a LIMITED-EDITION collection. We take that quite literally – it will only be available for a matter of weeks and if you want to get all 25 books for 99¢, then you NEED to buy it this week.


Don’t say we didn’t warn you...

9) They’re Suitable for Teens and Adults
As we have a mix of young adult and new adult authors, we wanted to make sure that readers would know which stories would suit them. So we came up with a unique rating system.

Each story has been given one of 3 ratings:

Sun = clean, minimal violence, no swearing or sex

Half moon = mostly clean, some violence, mild swearing, no sex

Moon = more graphic violence and steamy stories

Most of the stories we’d be happy for our teenagers to read, but there are a few with more adult themes. Of course, you don’t have to be a young adult to enjoy YA books. ;-)

10) You Can’t Get These Books Anywhere Else
All of the books in this collection are exclusive to Cursed Lands. That means you can’t get them anywhere else!

11) We Need YOUR Help to Achieve Our Dream
We came together as a group of authors 8 months ago because we had a common dream – we wanted to earn the right to call ourselves bestselling authors. We knew we couldn’t achieve this alone and we’d have to work as a team to have any chance of hitting our goal.

As we said above, we don’t have a big publisher’s budget to skyrocket us to success. We have to climb that mountain ourselves, one slow step at a time.

We’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far. We’ve worked late into the night, sacrificed our evenings, weekends and lie-ins, and put our spare dollars into marketing rather than treating ourselves to luxuries. Every step of the way, we’ve kept sight of our dream – to hit the USA Today Bestseller list.

But dreams are not achieved purely through hard work.

You also need luck, and people to support you. And that’s where you come in...

Our readers are our greatest assets. You’re the ones who decide whether a book succeeds or fails. If, next week, we become bestselling authors, it will be because of your support.

It may be a dollar to you, but to us, it’s one step closer to our dream.

A dream that rests in your hands.

Click here to buy your copy of Cursed Lands.

The 24 must-read books in the Cursed Lands boxed set #cursedlands

The launch of the Cursed Lands boxed set is right around the corner. This collection of urban fantasy, dystopian, and paranormal romance books will only be available for a limited time, and at 99 pennies, it's a hard deal to pass up!

Here's a closer look at all 24 books in the set. There's bound to be your next favorite read in the collection! Be sure to grab Cursed Lands today!

Click here to pre-order!

YA Scavenger Hunt - Spring 2019

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!

Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are FIVE contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the BLUE TEAM--but there is also a red team, a gold team, an orange team, and a red team for a chance to win a whole different set of books!



If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page.

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE

Directions: Below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the blue team, and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!). 

Entry Form: Once you've added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.

Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by Sunday, April 7th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

SCAVENGER HUNT POST

Today, I am hosting Amelie Howard on my blog for the YA Scavenger Hunt!

Amalie is the award-winning author of several young adult novels critically acclaimed by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, VOYA, School Library Journal, and Booklist, including Waterfell, The Al-most Girl, and Alpha Goddess, a Kid’s INDIE NEXT selection highlighting East Indian mythology. She is a national IPPY silver medalist and Children’s Moonbeam Award winner. She is also the co-author of the #1 bestsellers in regency romance and historical fiction, My Rogue, My Ruin and My Hellion, My Heart, in the Lords of Essex historical romance series. Of Indian and Middle Eastern descent, she grew up in the Caribbean but currently resides in Colorado with her husband and three children. Visit her at www.amaliehoward.com.

EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

After an epic struggle that unseated the Asura Lord of Death and placed Serjana Caelum’s best friend, Kyle, on his throne, the Mortal Realm is peaceful and the balance between good and evil—which Sera is sworn to protect—has been restored.

But signs of a new threat to the world of men quickly begin to appear: A scourge of demons descends on the Mortal Realm, and Sera is beside herself trying to locate their source. She sends word to the gods for help, and their answer comes in the form of Kira, the living incarnation of Kali, goddess of destruction.

Stunning and dangerous, Kira plans to protect the heavens at all cost, even if it means destroying the entire Mortal Realm. Soon Sera and Kyle find themselves fighting not just the demon plague, but Kira and her twin. But when an even more sinister threat arises—putting not just the human world but all planes of existence in jeopardy—they must all learn to work together or lose everything they sacrificed so much to save.

And now for Amelie's exclusive content, a teaser from book 1 in the series, ALPHA GODDESS:

And don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by Amelie, me, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 9. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the blue team and you'll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!

AN EXTRA GIVEAWAY! ENTER HERE FOR YOUR CHANCE AT A $10 AMAZON GIFT CARD (US ONLY)

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CONTINUE THE HUNT

To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author, Christina Farley! 

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The I ❤️ YA Scavenger Hunt - #Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card #CursedLands

We’re so excited to present the official I ❤️ YA Scavenger Hunt, sponsored by the authors of Cursed Lands, a limited edition Young Adult Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Dystopian Collection!

This massive scavenger hunt is be your chance to meet some new YA authors, grab a bunch of free books, and sign up to win a whole bunch of epic prizes! In addition to a $100 grand prize, many of the authors are offering free books and other prizes!

HOW TO PLAY

All the hunt rules are on the main website: http://cursedlandsboxedset.com/scavengerhunt/. But a quick reminder: Find the secret word in BOLD in my blog post below and string it together with the words from all the other hunt stops to win the grand prize $100 Amazon Gift card! 

Each author has been given a special keyword, which is bolded and in all caps like this: CURSED.

All you have to do is visit all the author’s sites in the correct order (laid out below), write down the special keywords from their blog post to discover the short story, then enter the giveaway with the completed secret story on the Cursed Lands website.

There is one main giveaway for the Grand Prize, but most of the participating authors also have smaller giveaways for free books, gift cards, or author swag, so make sure you read their post carefully to see what else they’re offering while you’re on their site for the keyword!!! 

about my book

My book, which is included in the Cursed Lands boxed set it titled CRIMSON MAGE. Here's the cover and a little about the book.

For Mayhara, one thing is clear: using outlawed mage powers may be the only way to save the world—even if it means losing everything.

Mayhara Guatama’s world changed ever since the Purge. The New Asian Administration outlawed mages and forbade the use of their powers. With the absence of a newly reincarnated Lotus Empress, mages everywhere were lost. When the administration threatened to imprison Mayhara’s family, she made a deal with them: surrendering her mage status and agreeing to give her life to the New Order.

Years later, Mayhara is secure in a government job, earning a decent salary and adhering to the administration’s new laws, assured that her family will not be touched. That is, until she receives a mysterious message from her former guru—the guru who helped her develop her mage powers when she attended the mage academy.

When Mayhara realizes the message is a call for help, she is torn between her sworn-off loyalty to the Lotus empire and her new, secure life that guarantees her family’s safety.

You'll get this book plus over 20 more when you order the Cursed Lands boxed set.

Mysterious strangers. Hidden abilities. Inescapable darkness…

Join our courageous heroines and heroes as they battle demons, governments, and secret organizations in worlds where fae, vampires, angels, witches, humans, and more fight for survival.

Cursed Lands will lead you through one doomed world after another in this haunting dystopian, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance boxed set. Inside, you'll find 22 exclusive, page-turning tales from today's bestselling and award-winning authors.

Do you dare venture into Cursed Lands, where magic, danger, and romance lurk between the shadows and the light?

Pre-order for 99¢

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Now that we've got all that out of the way, it's time for me to tell you my secret word for the hunt. I actually have two words, and they are: A MONSTER. Seems quite fitting. Be sure to string these words together with the rest of the words you find on the hunt to form the secret story.

To continue the hunt, click through to the next author and find the next word in the secret story.

  Click Here!

Here's the correct order of authors for you to hunt down to solve the secret story:

Kim Cresswell

M.K. Chester

Emma Hamm

Claire Luana

Dorothy Dreyer

Elle Scott

A.J. Flowers

Krista Street

Alison Ingleby

Angela Kulig

B. Kristin McMichael

Jenna Lee

Char Webster

K.A. Parkinson

J.L. Myers

Steven Whibley

Michael J. Allen

Lee French

Candace Osmond

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Bonus Content

Here is the foreword from Crimson Mage, to give you an idea of the world in which this story takes place:

The legend goes …

The ancient deity Kashmeru knew only one true love—the Lotus empress Lakshmi, who in his eyes possessed all beauty and grace the universe could hold. Their hearts called to one another, a hold so strong that neither one could deny the bond. But Lakshmi knew that Kashmeru’s spirit was not pure, for an evil dwelled within his soul, a wickedness so corrupt that it could destroy the universe.

And when she denied him her love, that was the very thing he vowed to do.

Throughout the centuries, their reincarnations were drawn to one another, but the outcome was always the same: Lakshmi would never give Kashmeru her heart.

To put an end to his constant chase, the Empire of the Lotus defeated Kashmeru and sealed him in a tomb using mage powers, where he would remain trapped …

… until the Council of the Seven could secure the blood of the Lotus empress to set him free.

I hope you're intrigued enough to check it out.

GIVEAWAY

And now for a bonus giveaway! Simply fill out the Rafflecopter for your chance to win an ebook copy of my award-winning YA fantasy, Phoenix Descending.

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Good luck, everyone!

12 of the Best Dystopian, Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance Books

What was your favorite book of 2018? And, more importantly, what are you planning to read in 2019?
All our Cursed Lands authors are avid readers, and while we love keeping on top of new releases, we also get really excited when we discover an old series that’s new to us. After all, there’s nothing better than finding a new author you love and being able to binge read a series from start to finish!
If you’re looking for some new stories to read in 2019, here are some of our favorite dystopian, urban fantasy and paranormal romances books…

The Iron King (Julie Kagawa)

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school. . . or at home. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. But she could never have guessed the truth— that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war.
Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face. . . and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

The first book in The Iron Fey series is a PARANORMAL FANTASY ROMANCE story packed with enchantment, imagination, and adventure.

If you loved The Iron King, why not try…

Iron & Wine by Candace Osmond
Three mythical races. Decades of ancient war. And the love of one girl to save them all.
Read Iron & Wine in Cursed Lands.

The Elementals (A.L. Knorr)

The summer is over and the promised get-together results in an epic sharing of the transformational adventures that have gifted Akiko, Saxony, Georjayna, and Targa with their elemental powers.
When the Elementals are recruited by Petra to execute a super-secret global project that is supposed to change humanity for the better, it seems as though the girls will be rocketed to fortune and glory. But when they accidentally unleash a dark and terrible force, things deteriorate rapidly into death and destruction…

The sixth and final book in A.L. Knorr’s captivating Elemental Origins series is a YA URBAN FANTASY novel featuring elemental lore, simmering romance, and strong female lead characters.

If you loved The Elementals, why not try…

War of the Rose Covens by Lee French
Magic turned sixteen-year-old Sophie into her mother's favorite disappointment, and the feeling is mutual. After fleeing the Petal Society Coven, she's forced to learn the dark truth of why she's now being hunted down, and why even her new friends can't save her.
Read War of the Rose Covens in Cursed Lands.

Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard)

The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.
That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.
But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance - Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart . . .

The final book in the #1 bestselling DYSTOPIAN FANTASY Red Queen series was released in 2018, bringing Mare’s tale to a thrilling conclusion.

If you loved Red Queen, why not try…

Among Shadows by Nina Walker
Tristan thought becoming a Royal Officer would be exciting, but it’s turning out to be nothing more than glorified babysitting. That is, until he meets a Color Alchemist with wicked magic—things are finally getting interesting.
Read Among Shadows in Cursed Lands.

The Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze (Rick Riordan)

The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without having any godly powers and while being duty-bound to a confounding young daughter of Demeter named Meg.
With the help of his demigod friends, Lester must unravel the riddles or the Oracle to prevent a Dark Prophecy coming true.

The third book in the mythology-laced YA URBAN FANTASY series, The Trials of Apollo, blends Roman and Greek Mythology with a modern-day setting.

If you love The Trials of Apollo, why not try…

Orion's Kiss by Claire Luana
Meriah will do whatever it takes to save her sisters from a deadly ancient curse. Even if it means killing the cutest guy she's met all year. Unless she can find another way…
Read Orion’s Kiss in Cursed Lands.

This Savage Song (V.E. Schwab)

Kate Harker and August Flynn's families rule opposite ends of Verity, a grisly metropolis where violent acts summon real monsters: bloodsucking Malchai; clawing Corsai; and soul-stealing Sunai. The truce that keeps the families at peace is crumbling, and August is sent to spy on Kate. But when Harker's men try to kill her and pin it on the Flynns, August and Kate find themselves running from both sides, in a city where monsters are real…

The first in a two-part series from the bestselling author of A Darker Shade of Magic, This Savage Song is an action-packed YA URBAN FANTASY story about a monster who wants to be good and a girl who is his sworn enemy.

If you love This Savage Song, why not try…

Loving the Legend by B. Kristin McMichael
Andrew Lucan wanted nothing more than to get out of the night human world, but all that has changed. Now he only wants one thing in life, Arianna to notice him, but first she needs to learn that monsters do exist and he’s one of them.
Read Loving the Legend in Cursed Lands.

Sanctuary (Matthew Mather)

In the Day of the Nomad, oceans flooded the continents, the earth split open and poured darkness into the skies. A mass extinction event as the Earth hadn't witnessed in more than two hundred and fifty million years, the planet flung into a radical new orbit around the Sun.
Jessica Rollins survived, hidden away in a mountaintop in Italy, and has made radio contact with other survivor groups scattered around the wrecked globe—but the destruction is only just beginning.
The key to humanity's survival may lie in a backpack she recovered from her father, in the data he collected more than thirty years before as Harvard's preeminent astrophysicist. Information he died trying to protect. His final words to her circle around and around in her head...survive, no matter what. But at what cost?

The second book in The New Earth Series is a gut-wrenching post-apocalyptic DYSTOPIAN adventure – plausible, gritty and realistic.

If you love Sanctuary, why not try…

Icehaven by Kim Cresswell and M.K. Chester
Survival is only the beginning when August Madison finds herself resurrected in a frozen wasteland ruled by an iron-fisted dictator. He sees an opportunity he can exploit. She sees an evil she must destroy.
Read Icehaven in Cursed Lands.

Otherworld: Thirteen (Kelley Armstrong)

A war is brewing and the first battle has already been waged. After rescuing her half brother from supernatural medical testing, Savannah Levine—a young witch of remarkable power and a dangerous pedigree—is battered, but still standing. The Supernatural Liberation Movement took him hostage, and they have a maniacal plan to expose the supernatural world to the unknowing.
Savannah is fighting to save her world as witches, werewolves, necromancers, vampires, half-demons, and all the forces of good and evil—including the genetically modified werewolves known as hell hounds—enter the fray.
Uniting Savannah with Adam, Elena, Clay, Paige, Lucas, Jaime, Hope, and other denizens of the Otherworld, Thirteen is a thrilling conclusion to this blockbuster PARANORMAL ROMANCE series.

If you love Otherworld, why not try…

Shadows and Light by Krista Street
Being a supernatural healer isn’t easy, especially when a stalker wants you burned at the stake…
Read Shadows and Light in Cursed Lands.

The Dark Artifices: Queen of Air and Darkness (Cassandra Clare)

Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war.
One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks. Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined.
Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love.
Dark secrets and forbidden love threaten the very survival of the Shadowhunters in the final novel in the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling URBAN FANTASY The Dark Artifices trilogy.

If you love The Dark Artifices, why not try…

Behind Glass by Elle Scott
A Nephilim with no memory of her past discovers she has telekinetic powers. When she accidentally uses her new ability in public she becomes the number one target for demons who hunt angels for their grace.
Read Behind Glass in Cursed Lands.

The Reckoners (Brandon Sanderson)

Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills.
Nobody fights the Epics... nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.
And David wants in. He wants Steelheart - the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning - and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.
He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.
An action-packed URBAN FANTASY series set in a post-apocalyptic world from one of the masters of fantasy fiction.

If you love The Reckoners, why not try…

RUNE: A Chosen Chronicles Novel by K.A. Parkinson
For seven years Rune has lived among a group Lost Ones, content fighting the Dark in his own way, the past left in the past. But his ruthless Watcher has found him once again and the choice she offers him leaves only two options: fight against the most dangerous woman in the world, or risk losing the only people he's ever truly loved.
Read RUNE: A Chosen Chronicles Novel in Cursed Lands.

Halfway to the Grave (Jeaniene Frost)

Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of those deadbeats is her father - the guy responsible for ruining her mother's life. But when she's captured by Bones, a bounty hunter and a vampire, she finds herself forced into an unholy partnership.
But before she can enjoy her newfound status as confident kick-ass demon hunter Cat finds herself, and Bones, hotly pursued by a band of killers. She's is going to have to pick a side - and fast …
Full of dark supernatural goodness with flashes of brilliant dark humor and love that shouldn't be, the first book in the URBAN FANTASY Night Huntress Series is sexy, supernatural and very dark.

If you love Halfway to the Grave, why not try…

Salem 2317 by Angela Kulig and Taylor Haiden
Nineteen-year-old Arwyn Blake has two jobs: kill the last non-magical nomads who dare call Salem home, and continue her bloodline by marrying a man she hates. But when an easy hunt goes suddenly sideways, she begins to realize the beliefs of her coven are built on a lie, and the only one she can trust is the strange boy with violet eyes.
Read Salem 2317 in Cursed Lands.

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas)

Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ...
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.
The start of a sensational romantic FANTASY trilogy by the bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series

If you love A Court of Thorns and Roses, why not try…

Bloodlines: The Dark Fae Chronicles by S. K. Gregory
Seventeen-year-old Nova had no idea about her Fae heritage. Now the Fae have escaped their earthly tomb and are intent on killing the humans. Nova is the only thing standing between them and the fall of humanity. Which side will she choose?
Read Bloodlines: The Dark Fae Chronicles in Cursed Lands.

The Young Elites (Marie Lu)

Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. But some of the fever’s survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars—they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites.
Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous and vengeful, but it’s Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all.
Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out others like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they’ve never seen.
This bestselling DYSTOPIAN FANTASY series features complex characters, heart-stopping fight scenes, and devastating betrayals.

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18-year-old Vesper's dreams of attending the Royal Academy are shattered when she's branded a criminal and dumped on the city floor to die. In the Shadow City, factions war and monsters roam the streets. But Vesper's biggest fear is the power she wields—a power she can't control.
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