Yesterday
Rebekah Purdy (my agent mate) and Entangled Teen revealed the covers for LEGEND OF
ME, releasing in early 2014, and THE WINTER PEOPLE, releasing July 1, 2014!
I'm a day late to the party, but glad to be helping out. Check out the gorgeous covers, exclusive excerpts, and scroll down to the very bottom to enter to win an eARC of
each!
On to
the reveals!
About
the Book
LEGEND OF ME
Author: Rebekah Purdy
Release Date: Early 2014
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Sixteen-year-old Brielle has grown up hearing tales
of a beast that kills humans, leaving behind only a scattering of bones and
limbs. Or so the village elders say. She thinks it’s just their way of keeping
children in line, though it doesn’t explain her grisly premonitions of blood,
claws, and severed heads.
When Lord Kenrick, Knight of the Crowhurst Order,
shows up asking questions about the legendary monster and Brielle finds a
mangled body in the woods, she begins to wonder if the grim stories are true.
Her attraction to the handsome knight grows as she spends time with him
searching for clues to the creature’s existence, and she becomes even more
determined to help him discover the beast’s location.
But as her seventeenth birthday approaches, her
nightmares worsen. If Brielle doesn’t figure out the connection between
Kenrick, the monster, and visions of a ghostly woman in the woods soon, more
people could die. Including those closest to her…
Exclusive Excerpt!
Brambles scratched my legs, snagging my
skirt. Gnarled trees bent in gruesome forms, while thick shadows splayed out
beneath them. A heavy gloom settled over the woodland as wisps of fog slithered
like snakes against the ground. I shivered.
Don’t think. I picked an animal trail to
follow, stepping over dead branches and forest debris. Blood pounded in my ears
and the hair on the back of my neck prickled. I twisted around to glance behind
me.
Nothing there. Only the trees. Urgency
gripped hold of me and I picked up my pace once more. As I scrambled through
the thicket, an overwhelming scent of rotten meat made me gag. I covered my
mouth with my hand and stopped running when a bright red piece of fabric caught
my eye. With hesitant steps, I moved toward it.
“Oh God.” I stumbled. There, sticking out
from beneath a barberry bush was a severed arm, its finger pointed at me in
accusation. My breath came in gasps as I scanned the rest of the clearing.
My foot nudged against something and I
looked down in horror to find the head of Liam Gatekeeper staring up at me.
I screamed, backing away as fast as I
could. All around me were pieces of his body scattered like breadcrumbs. I
shielded my eyes with my hands, until I bumped into something else.
With another scream, I whipped around
only to find myself faced with an oak tree covered in dried blood and deep claw
marks. My vision darkened and I prayed I wouldn’t faint, that I wouldn’t be
stuck in the woods. Because somewhere out here, a monster lurked. If I didn’t
believe it before, I did now. The beast was real.
About
the Book
THE WINTER PEOPLE
Author: Rebekah Purdy
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Pages: 320
ISBN: 978-1622663682
An engrossing, complex, romantic fantasy perfect for
fans of Kristin Cashore or Maggie Stiefvater, set in a wholly unique world.
Salome Montgomery fears winter—the cold, the snow,
the ice, but most of all, the frozen pond she fell through as a child. Haunted
by the voices and images of the strange beings that pulled her to safety, she
hasn’t forgotten their warning to "stay away." For eleven years, she
has avoided the winter woods, the pond, and the darkness that lurks nearby. But
when failing health takes her grandparents to Arizona, she is left in charge of
maintaining their estate. This includes the "special gifts" that must
be left at the back of the property.
Salome discovers she’s a key player in a world she’s
tried for years to avoid. At the center of this world is the strange and
beautiful Nevin, who she finds trespassing on her family’s property. Cursed
with dark secrets and knowledge of the creatures in the woods, his interactions
with Salome take her life in a new direction. A direction where she’ll have to
decide between her longtime crush Colton, who could cure her fear of winter. Or
Nevin who, along with an appointed bodyguard, Gareth, protects her from the
darkness that swirls in the snowy backdrop. An evil that, given the chance,
will kill her.
Exclusive Excerpt!
The sky darkened with ominous storm
clouds. Giant flakes fell onto my face, sticking to my eyelashes and cheeks.
Snow blew unhindered across the yard into what looked like small tornadoes.
Oh
God. It’s happening again. The frigid air. The creaking of the treetops beneath
the wind. Even the way the snow blew across the yard.
I only had one more feeder. Just needed
to toss the seeds in then I could leave. Be safe.
The pond water rippled, while the trees
bent beneath the strong gusts. Soon, everything became so white I couldn’t see
the house. In the distance a strange tinkling sounded, like dozens of wind
chimes.
What had the shrink told me to do?
Ten,
nine, eight. Breathe. Seven, six, five. Shit!
Panic stole my thoughts. I backed away
from the pond as the flurries swirled toward me. Chasing me.
Then, I bumped into something—something
that felt quite human. A firm chest, arms, hands. Not something, someone. A shriek tumbled from my
lips and I spun around to face my captor.
“It’s okay. I won’t hurt you,” a soft
masculine voice said, pale hands clinging to my arms as he kept me from
falling.
My gaze followed those long fingers, up
black leather sleeves, to the most gorgeous face I’d ever seen. My breath
caught in my throat. I’m gawking.
But I couldn’t help it. His raven hair shot with strands of blue, his face pale
and perfect, like an ice sculptor had chiseled it into existence. His eyes—oh
God, his eyes. They were the palest blue I’d ever seen. Glacial. He had to be
over six feet tall, muscles evident through the tight shirt he wore beneath an
unzipped jacket.
His mouth turned up at the corners as if
enjoying my scrutiny. A cocky grin that made my cheeks warm.
“You’re trespassing.” I tried to keep the
tremble from my voice. “This is private property, or can’t you read the signs?”
Bravo, that’s right, scare him off
with your bitchiness.
He chuckled. And it sounded like the low
song of the chimes. “Doris doesn’t mind me coming around. In fact, I’ve met you
before, Salome.”
My name on his lips made my knees go
buttery. I groaned inwardly.
“You know my grandma?” I fidgeted with
the bucket still in hand.
He gave a nod. “Yeah, I’ve known her for
years. But I haven’t seen you since you were a child.”
Warning bells went off in my mind, but I
pushed them aside. If he knew my grandma, then he must be okay. “Funny, I don’t
remember you at all.”
“Don’t you, Salome?” Strands of my hair
blew about my face. He reached a hand out as if to touch them then stopped,
dropping his arms back to his side.
“No. Grandma’s never mentioned you.”
He gave me another cocky grin. “Well
then, maybe we should be reacquainted.”
“Or maybe not.” I snorted. “I’m not sure
how you got on the property, Grandma keeps all the gates locked.”
He produced an antique-looking skeleton
key. “She gave me this. Like I said, Doris has known me for a long time.”
“I’m sorry. I’m not trying to be a jerk
or anything, it’s just my grandma never mentioned I’d have visitors.” In fact,
I wondered why she didn’t ask this guy to watch her house instead of me.
The arrogance left his face and he stared
at me. “Perhaps, we can try this again.” He held his hand out to me. “I’m
Nevin.”
About
Rebekah:
Rebekah was born and raised in Michigan (just look for the mitten-shaped state
on the map). She’s lived there most of her life other than the few years she
spent in the U.S. Army. At which time she got a chance to experience MO,
KS, SC, and CA.
She
works full time for the court system and in her free time she writes YA
stories. Pretty much any genre within the YA realm is game for her, but her
favorites are fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, thrillers, light
sci-fi, and some time travel.
She
also has a big family–she like to considers them the modern day Brady Bunch.
When her hubby and her met and got married, he had 3 children from a previous
marriage, she had 2 and have 1
together. It’s a lot of fun though.
And
she can’t forget her other family members–yep, they’ve got some pets: 4 dogs, 3
cats, and 1 turtle. Everyone in the family has one…she won’t bore you all
with their names (unless you really want to know). Okay, you talked her into
it! Jack, Pearl, Grr…(yes that’s her dog’s name), Callie, Shadow, Mooshoo,
Grouchy, and Sorbert. Other than writing some of her other hobbies include:
reading (mostly YA of course), singing, swimming, football, soccer, running,
camping, sledding, church, hanging with her kids, and traveling.
She
belong to a fabulous writing group called YA Fiction Fantatics (YAFF) and you
guessed it they all write YA!
REPPED
by Jennifer Mishler and Frances Black of Literary Counsel.
And
that’s her in a big ‘ol nutshell.
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