EmbersWings of War, #1
Karen Ann Hopkins
Publication date: March 15th 2015
Genres: Dystopian, Paranormal, Young Adult
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There are descendants of angels walking among us. Ember is one of them.
Embers is an epic paranormal adventure/romance about a seventeen year old girl who discovers that she’s immune to fire and any other injury when she’s in a horrific car crash that kills her parents. Following a violent episode with her aunt’s boyfriend, Ember flees Ohio to live with an old relative in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Ember’s exuberance at escaping a bad home life soon turns to trepidation when she learns that she’s a Watcher, a descendant of angels.
While Ember is instructed about her heritage and the powers that go along with it, she strikes up friendships with two teenagers who live in a frightening walled compound in the forest. Inexplicitly drawn to one of the young men in particular, an impossible romance develops. But it’s cut short when Ember discovers that her new friends are fighting on the opposite side of a war that’s been raging between two factions of Watchers for thousands of years. When the compound’s inhabitants threaten the townspeople, Ember takes action, sealing her fate in the ancient battle of good versus evil, and the grayness in between. Ember is up to the challenge, until she realizes that she isn’t only fighting for the lives of the locals and the souls of her new friends. She may be one of the few champions willing to make a stand for all of mankind as the rapture approaches and the end of days begin.
Embers is the first novel in the dark and gritty YA paranormal romance series, The Wings of War.
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Sawyer sobered quickly. The
obvious hurt on his face made me regret my words.
“You’re right. I’m a monster. I
won’t argue on that account. But your kind isn’t squeaky clean either. Just
because your ancestors were arch angels doesn’t give you the right to police
the world.” His eyes narrowed. “Do you know how many humans have died from wars
that Watchers caused?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I lied.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I lied.
I was
already suspicious about Watchers. Ila scared the crap out of me sometimes with
her demeanor and righteous words.
But
Sawyer didn’t need to know that I questioned the Watchers myself. His opinion
didn’t count.
When I
turned back to him, ready to change the subject, I wasn’t prepared for the
darkening of his already almost black eyes. He leaned in closer and our breaths
mingled. In and out I breathed, allowing his familiar woodsy scent to fill my
nose. I know Sawyer. Oh, I know him.
Don’t do
it, Ember.
But I
couldn’t stop.
When he
kissed me, my lips parted automatically.
Deep
down, I wanted him, desired him madly, and had from the first time I’d seen him
in my dreams.
In that
instant, I didn’t care that he was a Demon.
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Author Info
You can visit Karen Ann Hopkins
at her website: www.karenannhopkins.com.
Karen Ann Hopkins resides in
northern Kentucky with her family on a farm that boasts a menagerie of horses,
goats, peacocks, chickens, ducks, rabbits, dogs and cats. Karen's main job is
home schooling the kids, but she finds time to give riding lessons, coach a
youth equestrian drill team, and of course, write. She was inspired to create
her first book, Temptation, by the Amish community she lived in. The experiential
knowledge she gained through her interactions with her neighbors drove her to
create the story of the star-crossed lovers, Rose and Noah.
Karen grew up about a mile from
Lake Ontario in Upstate New York. She was bitten by the horse bug at the age of
five, and after diligently taking riding lessons for several years, was
rewarded with her first horse at the age of eleven. The feisty horse's name was
Lady, a Quarter Horse-Thoroughbred cross, who became Karen's steadfast
companion. Through the years, the constant force in her life was horses.
Eventually, she found her place as a riding instructor herself. Before
accepting her fate in the barnyard, she worked a short stint as a paralegal,
traveled abroad, and guided tourists on horseback riding tours in the Smoky
Mountains of Tennessee.
Karen is currently working on her
Amish mystery series, Serenity's Plain Secrets, along with the YA
paranormal/fantasy series, The Wings of War, and the continuation of the
Temptation series. Karen is also excited to announce the Temptation series has
been optioned for TV by Pilgrim Studios and is available on Audible.
"I loved joining Rose and
Noah during their journey in the Temptation series by Karen
Hopkins."-Katie McGarry, acclaimed YA author
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What
sets the Wings of War series apart from other YA novels
Even though the Wings of War series is young
adult, it’s enjoyed by adults of all ages. That’s one of the things that set it
apart from other YA novels. It’s a great cross-over genre series too. Fantasy,
paranormal and supernatural fans will love it, but so will contemporary
readers. There’s an element of realism to the story that opens it up to so many
more people than the average fantasy book. I think one of the reasons are the
scripture verses at the beginning of each chapter. They add a depth to the
story that you don’t get with every book you read, making it stay in your mind
long after you finish it. The series isn’t black or white, either. There’s a
lot of murky grayness in these books that people can relate to. It’s also an
epic read with rich world building and strong characters that will keep the
reader flipping the pages long into the night.
I love to connect with readers on Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram or at www.karenannhopkins.com. Please be on the lookout for
the release of ETERNITY, the fourth book in the Wings of War series in
December! Thanks for reading!
Karen Ann Hopkins
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