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The Touched (The Descendants #1)
Author: Jennifer Weiser
Genre: YA Paranormal/Dystopia
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Description:
In a world where deception is the key to survival, Ara has kept up the charade of being a perfect Legion Leader’s daughter. But a darkness stirs, and she discovers she is Touched, a mortal gifted by the Gods. The Touched are as rare as they are feared, and Ara is forced to leave Union City for neighboring Midnight City to protect herself and those she loves, leaving Tove Thorn, the boy who has always known her heart, behind.
Carter Decker has vowed to burn Union City to the ground…
Midnight City’s cocky, infamous bad boy always gets what he wants, and he wants Union City to pay for burning his mother alive because she was Touched. When Carter meets Ara, she is everything he’s been taught to hate. Then he learns she is Touched—just like him—he isn’t sure who he hates more…the Touched girl whose father killed his mother, or himself for being tempted by someone he’s sworn to kill.
They are told they’re fated to be soul mates…and they each wish the other never existed.
When Midnight City is attacked by Union City, Carter and Arabella will do the unthinkable…even if it means falling for the enemy. The truth lies in Arabella’s home nation, and Tove is waiting. Soul mates or not, he has an advantage Carter doesn’t, fated souls be damned.
War is coming…and Ara is the prize.
Arabella
“I’m
not lying.”
Carter’s
lips pull into a small smile. My heart flutters wildly in my chest with the
sight of it. I want to loath myself for the feelings he’s causing. The
confusion that has begun to occur. This isn’t Carter or me. We can’t stand one
another, yet I can’t help the way my mind has sometimes wandered
in the last few days, playing curious images of him pulling me close, his lips
becoming lost
on mine.
“You
are,” Carter says, closing the gap I opened between us. The tips of his black
boots touch my own. “You can’t lie to me. Or to anyone in this room for that
matter. I know what you’re feeling.”
“You
don’t know a thing about me or what I may be feeling.”
Carter
snorts and shakes his head, his hair falling lazily over his forehead. He drops
his head, moving within inches of my lips. I inhale sharply, the corset
constricting. Damn him. I keep my eyes locked with his, refusing to look
away. Too many emotions course through my
body
and I can’t decide which ones overrule the rest.
Carter
licks his lips, jumpstarting my pulse. “I do, princess,” Carter whispers,
“everyone does.”
“No…no
they don’t.”
Carter
purses his lips, his eyes smoldering slightly. “Oh, little Arabella, they do.
Your emotions are staining this entire room. I can feel everything you feel for
me. Taste every last one.”
I
suck in a deep breath, pushing back from him.
Carter
smiles darkly. “The one that tastes the most appealing is that white-hot lust
you have
coursing
through you.”
For
weeks Rob has been pushing me to block my emotions from the rest. To harness
them in, keep them hidden. I have succeeded in some accounts, but when Carter
is around, the defense that I’ve built comes crashing down. Which infuriates
me.
Carter
winks as he takes in my expressions and what I can only gauge as new emotions
that rage inside me. “Though I have to say, the revulsion is a nice change for
me. I’ve never had a taste of that one.”
“I
can intensify it, if you want.”
“I
want a lot from you, princess, but I think we both can agree that you would
much rather have me feel and taste your lust.” Slowly he pushes his body
against mine as he leans in close to my ear. Never in my life have I wanted to
throttle someone as much as I do Carter. But that’s not all I would
do if given the chance. He drives me crazy, in more ways than I want him to
know.
“I
promise to be gentle,” he whispers.
The
warmth of his breath against my ear has the pit of my stomach coiling tightly.
My body tensing. Carter pulls himself from me. The scent of sweet spices I
can’t place and lavender fill my nose. It’s distracting and enticing. I
desperately want to wrap myself around him, feel his hands touch every inch of
my skin, taste his lips. I swallow pitifully as my lips begin to ache with
desire. Temptation can be cruel.
Cruel. In an instant, I remember his comments and the smugness
that was laced in his tone. Carter doesn’t want me because he is attracted to
me, he only wishes to prove his point. My jaw clenches. Instantly, I want to
break his own. Carter takes a cocky step back, winking at me once
more.
“All
in due time,” he promises as he spins on his heels and crosses the training
room, slamming the door behind him.
I’m
not sure what he means. That in time I will come to him like every other girl
has, or in time I will finally wipe that grin right off his face.
Jennifer
Weiser is a young adult author who has always been a book nerd and a
bit chocolate obsessed. Writing has always been a favorite
escape, but quickly became a passion not long after the birth of her
daughter. When she isn’t combing the shelves of her local book stores or
blogging about newest book obsessions, you can find her nestled in her
nook creating worlds she hopes that one day will inspire her daughter,
who not only has given her the courage to follow her dreams–but offers
the inspirations that help color their worlds together.
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YA Paranormal/Dystopia is always a great genre to read.
ReplyDeleteThank you for being apart of the tour!! Xo--Jenn
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