*Double RITA
finalist!* Last year, Clara Kensie's YA romantic thriller RUN TO YOU series was
released as a serial in six installments. Since then, RUN TO YOU was named RT
Editors' Best Books of 2014, and it finaled in the RITAs for Best Young Adult
Romance and Best First Book (winners announced in July). Even better, Harlequin
Teen heard your demands, and they've compiled the serial into two full,
complete books! Run to You Book One (originally published in three
installments as First Sight, Second Glance, and Third Charm) is now DECEPTION
SO DEADLY. The sequel (originally published in three installments as
Fourth Shadow, Fifth Touch, and Sixth Sense) is now DECEPTION SO DARK. Clara is
delighted to offer up both books in exchange for honest reviews on Amazon and
Goodreads.
Author: Clara Kensie
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
325 pages
Summary from Goodreads:
Originally published as the Run to You serial parts 1-3: First Sight, Second Glance, and Third Charm.
Deception So Deadly is the complete first novel in the two-book Run to You series, a riveting romantic thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger…
Sarah Spencer has a secret: her real name is Tessa Carson, and to stay alive, she can tell no one the truth about her psychically gifted family and the danger they are running from. As the new girl in the latest of countless schools, she also runs from her attraction to Tristan Walker—after all, she can't even tell him her real name. But Tristan won't be put off by a few secrets. Not even dangerous ones that might rip Tessa from his arms before they even kiss…
Run to You is Tessa and Tristan's story—two full-length books about psychic gifts, secret lives and dangerous loves. Danger. Deception. Betrayal. It must be true love.
Deception So Deadly is the complete first novel in the two-book Run to You series, a riveting romantic thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger…
Sarah Spencer has a secret: her real name is Tessa Carson, and to stay alive, she can tell no one the truth about her psychically gifted family and the danger they are running from. As the new girl in the latest of countless schools, she also runs from her attraction to Tristan Walker—after all, she can't even tell him her real name. But Tristan won't be put off by a few secrets. Not even dangerous ones that might rip Tessa from his arms before they even kiss…
Run to You is Tessa and Tristan's story—two full-length books about psychic gifts, secret lives and dangerous loves. Danger. Deception. Betrayal. It must be true love.
Please enjoy this excerpt from DECEPTION SO DEADLY, the first book in the RUN TO YOU series. Sixteen-year-old Tessa and her family are on the run from a killer hired by the government, and they flee from town to town, hiding behind aliases to stay alive. In this scene, Tessa meets the hero, Tristan, for the first time.
Our new house was near a park, so my brother and I headed that way. As we rounded the corner, a police officer rolled by in his shiny white cruiser as he patrolled our quiet neighborhood. I ached to flag him down. Ask him for help. Beg him for protection.
But I kept my hands at my sides and my mouth shut. Dennis Connelly worked for the government, and the two times my parents had sought help from law enforcement - a police detective in Utah and an FBI agent in Pennsylvania - he had gotten wind of their investigations and learned where we were hiding. My dad had seen him coming and we'd fled, but despite our warnings, each of our protectors was killed soon after. I would never forget my father's horrified expression as he used his mobile eye to watch Dennis Connelly slice those innocent men open, right down the middle. His message was clear: his reach was long. He would kill anyone who got in his way. And there was nowhere to turn for help.
Since then we depended solely on my family's powers to evade Dennis Connelly and stay alive.
The Twelve Lakes cop drove past Logan and me without a glance in our direction. I wouldn't ask him for help, and he would live to serve and protect the citizens of Twelve Lakes another day.
The park was another block down. Beyond the baseball diamond and playground, we found a jogging trail that wound around the tennis courts, into a forest preserve, and back again. Perfect. I turned onto the path and quickened my pace until I was in a full-out sprint. Logan kept up for a short while, then fell behind.
Trees and wildflowers blurred as I zoomed past them. My feet pounded rhythmically, left-right-left-right. Always on the lookout for anything suspicious, I kept an eye on the other runners as I zipped down the path. Ahead of me a woman speed-walked in black yoga pants, hips swinging and arms pumping. I passed her quickly. Running toward me on the other side of the path, a man pushed a little girl in a three-wheeled jogging stroller. Behind him ran a boy about my age, a royal blue T-shirt stretching across his broad shoulders, the cords of his earbuds bouncing with each step.
After the first lap my lungs started to burn, so I pushed myself for three hundred more steps, then slowed so my exercise-hating brother could catch up. Looking over my shoulder to find him, I stumbled. Before I fell, though, my arm was caught in a strong grip. The boy in the blue T-shirt steadied me, his blue-eyed gaze as warm as his smile.
I realized I was smiling back.
With a gasp, I yanked my arm away and fled.
DECEPTION SO DARK (Run to You #2)
Author: Clara Kensie
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
325 pages
Summary from Goodreads:
Originally published as the Run to You serial parts 4-6— Fourth Shadow, Fifth Touch, and Sixth Sense.
Deception So Dark is the complete second novel in the Run to You series, a riveting thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past, and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger…
With no more secrets to keep them apart, Tessa and Tristan embark upon a desperate search to find her missing brother and sister. But not even Tristan can keep Tessa safe from the hostile classmates at her new school…or from the nightmare that haunts her even while she's awake. As Tessa's nightmare becomes all too real, her hope of getting her family back together feels ever more out of reach. When a psychic warns her that leaving town may mean her death, Tessa still cannot stay when she uncovers a potential lead to her brother and sister. Not even if she must go alone and risk losing it all: Tristan, her family, and even her life.
Run to You is Tessa and Tristan's story—two full-length books about psychic gifts, secret lives and dangerous loves. Danger. Deception. Betrayal. It must be true love.
Run to You is Tessa and Tristan's story—two full-length books about psychic gifts, secret lives and dangerous loves. Danger. Deception. Betrayal. It must be true love.
Clara Kensie, author of dark fiction for young adults
…don’t
forget to breathe…
Clara Kensie grew up near Chicago,
reading every book she could find and using her diary to write stories about a
girl with psychic powers who solved mysteries. She purposely did not hide her
diary, hoping someone would read it and assume she was writing about herself.
Since then, she’s swapped her diary for a computer and admits her characters
are fictional, but otherwise she hasn’t changed one bit.
Today Clara is the author of dark
fiction for young adults. Her debut series is the romantic thriller RUN TO YOU:
Deception So Deadly and Deception So Dark.
Her favorite foods are guacamole and cookie dough. But not together. That would be gross.
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This series looks amazing.
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