** BARNES AND NOBLE TEEN SELECTION 2015 - TOP 7 YA's THAT WILL LEAVE YOU TERRIFIED OF THE OCEAN **
"Dawson's Creek meets Jaws and The Goonies in a twisted, supernatural tale unlike anything I've ever read. I am totally addicted!" - ARC reviewer
SUMMARY:
Eila Walker knows luck is not a friend, so she is downright shocked to inherit a million-dollar Cape Cod home. And yeah, her new town isn't perfect: the cheerleaders are heinous clones, the local undertow can kill ya, and her Great Grams was supposedly fried by lightning in the harbor square. Still, Eila is hopeful her luckless days are in the past . . . until history decides to repeat itself.
When Raef O'Reilly becomes her friendly, yet weirdly protective shadow, Eila thinks life is pretty darn perfect - until she is hauled beneath the waves by an unnatural undertow. Revealing coal-black eyes and iron-like strength as he rescues her, Raef can no longer hide what he is . . . or what she can do. Eila, last of her kind, can supposedly channel the power of human souls, while Raef is more adept at stealing them. Even worse, the legend about her ancestor isn't such a myth, since Eila's grandmother was one kick-butt warrior until her lightning-like power backfired. A power that is written all over Eila's DNA.
Determined to stay one step ahead of a dangerous clan that is hunting her, Raef, along with three unlikely allies, will do all they can to protect her. But as hidden pieces of their brutal histories unravel, Eila begins to understand just what went down in the harbor square. She soon realizes that following in her grandmother's fearless footsteps may be the only way to save those she loves . . . including Raef.
"I am visiting under unusual circumstances. I won't bore you with the details but I have lost something of mine and I was hoping you could help me find it."
" I'm sure I can help you find whatever you need." He was slightly confused. "But what exactly have you lost?"
"My mate."
Silence.
"Does she know you are looking for her?"
"Oh yes, she knows."
Camila started choking on her food. She tried to maintain her spluttering so she wouldn't draw attention to herself. Taine noticed and decided to keep going.
His eyes bored into her.
"She actually decided to run from me... I don't know if she was a coward or just too weak and selfish to even consider giving me chance."
She threw her cutlery down and stood up, leaning over the table. Her teeth were bared and a low growl emitted from the back of her throat. She felt hairs rising on her arms and neck. Usually even-tempered, she was now bubbling with rage.
Taine didn't react well to her growl and mirrored her pose. He was trying to put her in her place, into submission. She was not having it.
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Destiny's collide, they crash and they scar.
Rough seas, tidal waves, fighting for dominance in an ocean so deep...
Despite the viscous ink of lies and deceit,
secrets, sins one breath from leaving the lips.
Love is the serenity that can calm all storms and transform all hardened hearts.
For to love is to be set free from all shackles that bind you to the darkness.
Whether it is the red string of fate or the curse of the moon, you cannot hide from your destiny. IT WILL FIND YOU.
So...will you fight it?