by Rebekah L. Purdy
(The
Winter People #2)
Published
by: Entangled: Teen
Publication
date: September 22nd 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Young
Adult
Synopsis
The
sequel to the chilling Winter People returns to the world of Faerie, and is a
romantic and enchanting follow-up.
Salome
left humankind behind to be with her boyfriend, Gareth, in the Kingdom of
Summer. But now forces of darkness are rising. Her happily-ever-after is coming
apart, and the Kingdom is on the brink of war.
Newly-single
Kadie Byers is on her way home for Thanksgiving, imagining a visit filled with
hot chocolate, a hot guy for a little rebound action, and some girl time with
her bestie, Salome. Except she receives a message from Salome with two
important words: PLEASE HURRY.
When
Kadie rushes to help Salome, she’s ripped from the human world and pulled into
the kingdoms of Faerie, where she’s shocked to learn that Salome’s monsters are
real, and that she’s now at the mercy of one extremely vengeful Winter Queen…
Now
both Salome and Kadie must find a way to survive the deadly chaos…or lose
themselves to Winter’s deadly, icy grasp.
EXERPT
SALOME
Bubbles
and foam rose from the river floor as if there was an eruption below. Water
sprayed my left cheek. A gurgled snort sounded beside us as a great black horse
rose from the depths, river-weed tangled in its mane. This was no ordinary
horse. It was a Kelpie. It turned to face me, eyes blazing like hot coals. The
beast’s lips peeled back to reveal blood covered teeth. Crap. If I could reach
the saddlebags, then maybe I could pull out the sword Gareth had gotten for me.
I leaned to the side, reaching for the buckles. Moving at this pace and
bouncing around, I couldn’t get hold of it.
Come
on.
Adaba
jerked to the side in an attempt to get to the shore. But it was too late. In
one swift movement, the Kelpie latched onto my arm.
“No!”
Pain shot through me like a bullet. I fought to stay in the saddle. My horse
kicked out his hind legs, catching the Kelpie in the side. Still the creature
wouldn’t release me.
Instead,
it tugged harder ripping me halfway off my saddle. My knees tightened around
Adaba’s sides, my fingers loosened as water slickened what grip I had. The
Kelpie’s teeth sunk deeper into my arm. My hands slipped; my hold lost. Horror
washed over me when I plunged into the dark, icy depths of the river. The
coldness stung my skin. The creature dragged me deeper, and I kicked my legs,
thrashing to free myself from it. Above me, all I saw were the distorted images
of the sky as it faded from sight.
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AUTHOR BIO
Rebekah
was born and raised in Michigan where she spent many late nights armed with a
good book and a flashlight. She’s lived in Michigan most of her life other than
the few years she spent in the U.S. Army. At which time she got a chance to
experience Missouri, Kansas, South Carolina, and California. Rebekah has a
business degree from University of Phoenix and currently works full time for
the court system. In her free time she writes YA stories, anything from YA
Fantasy to YA Contemporary Romance. Rebekah also has a big family (6 kids) she
likes to consider her family as the modern day Brady Bunch complete with crazy
road trips and game nights. When not hiding at her computer, Rebekah enjoys
reading, singing, soccer, swimming, football, camping, playing video games,
traveling, and hanging out with her family and gazillion pets.
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