Kate Avery Ellison

Werewolves. A human resistance. And a girl caught between two worlds. Red Riding Hood meets The Handmaid's Tale in this post-apocalyptic YA fairytale retelling!In a land where a werewolf army called the Sworn rule over the humans and walking corpses called treecrawlers roam the wilderness between settlements, orphaned Red has a secret that she and her grandmother have been hiding for years. She's one of the Chosen, the despised young women selected to bear children in the stead of barren female werewolves.Red keeps her identifying mark hidden, and she doesn't take advantage of the luxuries available to the future mothers of the Sworn. But her secret is discovered when she rescues her rebel boyfriend from execution for treason, and she can hide the truth no longer.Red is intercepted by a dangerous young Sworn named Vixor Rae, a prince among the werewolves, and taken through the dangerous wilderness to serve her fate in the capital.Vixor intrigues Red against her will, but he is her enemy, and she wants nothing more than to see him dead.But when treecrawlers attack the Sworn caravan headed for the capital, and only Red and Vixor survive, the two must rely on each other to make it out of the perilous wilderness alive.

Red Rider

In the icy, monster-plagued world of the Frost, compassion might get a person killed, and Lia Weaver knows this better than anyone. After the monsters kill her parents, she must keep the family farm running or risk losing her siblings to reassignment by the village Elders. With dangers on all sides, she can't afford to let her emotions lead her astray. But when her sister finds a fugitive bleeding to death in the forest, a young man from beyond the Frost named Gabe, Lia does the unthinkable.She saves his life.Giving shelter to the fugitive could get her in trouble. The Elders have always described the advanced society of people beyond the Frost, the “Farthers,” as ruthless and cruel. Lia is startled to find that Gabe is empathetic and intelligent—and handsome. And she might even be falling for him.But time is running out. The monsters in the forest are growing bold and restless. The village leader is starting to ask questions. Farther soldiers are searching for Gabe. Is compassion—and love—worth the risk?Finally, when a startling discovery challenges everything she thought was true about her life, Lia realizes exactly what she must do.

Frost

As the orphaned niece of a cruel lord, Briand is the scapegoat of the castle. She has few friends and even fewer options, and every day is a struggle to stay ahead of trouble caused by malicious guards and irritable castle servants. Briand is set to be banished to the wildlands, a death sentence, when she when she accidentally unlocks a hidden power and involves herself in a rebel plot and her life abruptly changes. Imprisoned in the company of a band of rebels, Briand must do what seems impossible: call up sleeping dragons in the north. But the fearsome Prince's assassins called Seekers are looking for her, Briand doesn't know if she can trust the mysterious, enigmatic rebel leader Kael, and there might be a traitor in the rebels' midst.

A Gift of Poison

The long-awaited sequel to RED RIDER, a post-apocalyptic werewolf retelling of Red Riding Hood.Meredith Rider, known as Red, has been captured once more by Sworn soldiers and taken to the capital of the werewolf empire. There, she is forced to train with a group of other captive girls in the arts and graces of the Chosen, the unlucky human girls whose DNA is compatible with that of werewolves.In other words--breeders.Red isn't about have babies for the enemy. She's going to escape or die trying.And her conflicted feelings for the darkly handsome, cruelly cunning Vixor Rae, the Sworn champion of the Alpha who goes by the nickname Silver Wolf, are only going to get in her way.

Silver Wolf

Verity Elysius is the only daughter of a retired general and rich plantation owner. She lives in an insulated world of wealth and privilege, where she spends her time riding her horse, sassing her lady's companion, and being tormented by the family's handsome but irritating nobleman friend, Lord Roth. But when a mysterious, masked vigilante called the Hawk begins stirring up trouble and freeing "silvras," the oppressed, elven lower class, Verity's world is turned upside down as she is challenged about everything she knows about her world and her place in it.

The Season of Lightning

Lia Weaver went against everything she'd ever known when she risked her life to help a Farther fugitive named Gabe escape from the Aeralian soldiers, and her life changed forever. And the Frost changed, too-the Farthers have taken over her village, a new group of vigilantes calling themselves the Blackcoats are making plans to overthrow the Farther occupiers, and the Thorns are seeking for her to join them. Lia seeks to fight back against the evil and injustice that has swallowed up her home, but danger lurks at every turn. The monsters that dwell in the deepest regions of the Frost are growing bolder and more dangerous every day, a Farther noble takes up residence in the village on a mysterious mission, and Lia discovers even more secrets embedded in her past. As the frozen world of the Frost grows even more perilous, can Lia survive?

Thorns

The third book in the wildly popular Sworn Saga series!Red never intended to be the mate of a Sworn.She never intended to stay in the capital.She never intended to fall in love with the enemy.Now, she has to decide what she's going to do about it, and where her loyalties lie.BOOKS IN THE SWORN SAGA:1. RED RIDER2. SILVER WOLF3. BLACK VEIL4. WHITE MASK5. CRIMSON HEART

Black Veil

A Crown of Ash

A Knife of Oblivion

A Reign of Thieves

A Court of Lies

A Shield of Sorrow

A Circle of Flames

A Kiss of Treason

Briand Varryda hasn't seen Kael and his company of Monarchists since they succeeded in destroying the Barrow Bridge and thwarting the march of the enemy. She's been hidden away for two years with the Hermit, forgotten. But when the Hermit protecting her is killed, she flees, hiding among thieves from the insidious Seekers. Briand doesn't want to be a pawn for the Monarchists or the Seekers. She doesn't want to pick a side in the war. She simply wants to live and be free. When another thief betrays her, Briand makes a deal for her freedom and joins another Monarchist plot with the enigmatic Kael to steal a legendary treasure from a dragon-infested cave. But there are problems. She might have feelings for Kael. The Seekers are pursuing them. The caverns rest beneath an estate of perilous dangers. And Briand has secrets of her own.

A Bed of Blades

The whimsy of Harry Potter meets the dark seduction of Holly Black's The Cruel Prince in a tale perfect for fans of academy fictionIt all started when I almost died.First, I was healed from my wounds by a mysterious stranger masquerading as a doctor. A stranger who then vanished.Two weeks later, a letter was delivered to my house by smoke and spiders inviting me to a place called Spellwood Academy.As it turns out, I'm half mortal, half fae. My mother and grandmother have been keeping secrets from me. Who my father really is, where I'm really from. And, most recently, that the "accident" that nearly killed me was no accident at all. Someone is trying to kill me. Someone not human.Now, in order to stay safe from whoever is trying to kill me, they're sending me to a magical boarding school for those of both fae and mortal blood.Everyone has to join a society at Spellwood. There's Toadcurdle for the students who like machinery and nerdy games, Dewdrop for those who prefer cupcakes and books to adventure, Stormtongue for the clever who drink tea and debate mermaid philosophy, Flameforge for the brave and fearless, and Briar and Basilisk for the snobby elites.There's a lot of things to remember besides the school's rulebook-Don't go into the crypt at night. Don't go in the labyrinth ever. Don't attend any Basilisk parties (they're dangerous). Don't attend any Toadcurdle parties (they're boring). Don't go into the south woods alone at night. Don't go into the west woods alone in the winter. In fact, avoid being in the woods alone at all times.And absolutely no spells, charms, or curses allowed on school grounds.My room is at the top of a vine-covered tower with a winding staircase, like I'm Cinderella or something. The headmaster has feathered wings like an angel, and my roommate keeps asking me why we mortals set our birthday cakes on fire. A beautiful, golden-skinned fae prince from the sun court is relentlessly pursuing me, but I can't stop thinking about Lucien, the boy with dark hair and antlers whose golden-green eyes that pin me in place whenever he looks at me.I don't have the slightest idea what I'm doing, but I've already survived one murder attempt.How hard can this be?

Spellwood Academy

~BOOK 4 IN THE FROST CHRONICLES~ Lia Weaver is a fugitive. Her family's farm has been confiscated by Farther soldiers, her sister has been reassigned to a new family in the village, and her official status is "missing." Now, she and a band of fugitive followers must make their home in the harsh wilderness of the Frost. Food is scarce, and hope is scarcer still as Lia tries to find information about the whereabouts of her missing friends. She is determined to rescue them, but when a surprising ally steps forth with a offer that will both return her friends and expel the Farthers from the Frost in exchange for something very precious, Lia must make a choice.

Bluewing

If only we'd known how many secrets the sea held... All her life, clever Aemi has been a slave in the Village of the Rocks, a place where the sea and sky meet. She's heard the stories about the fabled People of the Sea, a people who possess unimaginable technology who live below the waves in the dark, secret places of the ocean. But she never dreamed those stories were true. When a ship emerges from the ocean and men burn her village, Aemi is captured, and enslaved below the waves in Itlantis, a world filled with ancient cities of glass and metal, floating gardens, and wondrous devices that seem to work magic. To make matters worse, her village nemesis, the stuck-up mayor's son Nol, was captured with her, and they are made servants in the same household beneath the sea. Desperate to be free, Aemi plots her escape, even going so far as to work with Nol. But the sea holds more secrets than she realizes, and escape might not be as simple as leaving...

Of Sea and Stone

"Every day, life in the Frost grows increasingly perilous for its inhabitants. The Farther occupation continues, and food is becoming scarce. Lia Weaver's family is facing increasing perils, too. Jonn pushes his health to the brink as he works to uncover the mysteries of Echlos, Ivy risks everything to get food for the family, and for the second time, the Weaver family is harboring a fugitive...but Lia doesn't trust her. Lia has personally braved many struggles- a Farther occupation, family secrets, a heart torn between two men, and Watcher attacks- as she struggles to keep her family safe. Now, she will face her greatest challenge and uncover the Frost's deepest secrets as she completes her most dangerous mission yet for the Thorns."--Back cover.

Weavers

~BOOK 3 IN THE FROST CHRONICLES~ Every day, life in the Frost grows increasingly perilous for its inhabitants. The Farther occupation continues, and food is becoming scarce. Lia Weaver’s family is facing increasing perils, too—Jonn pushes his health to the brink as he works to uncover the mysteries of Echlos, Ivy risks everything to get food for the family, and for the second time, the Weaver family is harboring a fugitive, but Lia doesn’t trust her. Lia has personally braved many struggles—a Farther occupation, family secrets, a heart torn between two men, and Watcher attacks—as she struggles to keep her family safe. Now, she will face her greatest challenge and uncover the Frost’s deepest secrets as she completes her most dangerous mission yet for the Thorns.

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