(Collective
#3)
Published
by: HarperCollins
Publication
date: September 1st 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Young
Adult
Synopsis
Continuing
on from Forget Me Not and Remember Me, this is the thrilling third novel in
Stacey Nash’s unforgettable series.
Since
the strike on Collective territory during Anamae’s rescue, things have taken a
turn for the worse. Unprovoked attacks on innocent people have Anamae and her
friends fighting day and night to minimize the damage. With hundreds of lives
lost, morale amongst the resistance fighters has plummeted. But that’s the
least of her worries.
Manvyke
still has Anamae’s mom, Annie, secreted away somewhere and after the way they
parted, Anamae worries it’s not at her mother’s bidding. Maybe Annie’s
disappearance all those years ago wasn’t her choice. But with Manvyke scouring
the world, there’s something far more pressing than the need to find Anamae’s
mother …
It’s
a fight against time to find the other keys before Manvyke. In his hands, the
three relics could unlock enough power to reek a much worse havoc than the
current issues at hand. If the councillor gets his hands on those keys,
civilization will bow down.
THE
RACE IS ON.
Excerpt
Lying
on the concrete roof, curled on her side, Mae’s wavy hair is fanned out over
the ground. Her shirt riding up her back puts those mind-numbing dimples above
the band of her jeans on display. All the fight seeps out of me, leaving only
sorrow and I try to take a deep breath, but my lungs won’t fill. It’s like
they’re stuffed with water, allowing me to take only half their capacity.
Mae
doesn’t move.
Is she…sleeping?
I am
an ass. I shouldn’t have been so pissed about her and Will. If she said it was
nothing, then it probably was, but seeing him hold her like that when it’s all
I’ve wanted for weeks. To be able to ease her pain. And now I’ve probably hurt
her. Careful of my bloody shoulder, I lay on the ground behind Mae, curling my
body around hers and placing my arm over her, gently.
She
doesn’t move, save for the her shuddering breath.
“I’m
sorry.” I speak against her head, my lips brushing her hair.
Never-ending
silence.
“It’s
so hard, Mae. I…”
This
isn’t something I ever wanted, but the way I feel about her, it just kind of
crept up on me, pulling me further in every day, and now I couldn’t climb out
if I tried.
I
wind her fingers through mine and pull my arm in around her. Her back pressed
against my chest and I don’t care about the blood anymore. The pain either,
because right now she’s not pushing me away.
“Everything
hurts, Jax.”
“I
know, Cupcake.”
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AUTHOR BIO
Writing
for the young and new adult market, Stacey's books all hold a lot of
adventure, a good dose of danger, a smattering of romance, and plenty
of KISSING! Hailing from the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, she
loves nothing more than immersing herself in the beauty and culture of the
local area.
Author
of the Collective Series; Forget Me Not, Remember Me, Never Forgotten. And the
Oxley College Saga; Shh! and Wait!
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