Endure
(Book One of the Endure Series)
Release
Date: 07/12/13
Summary
from Goodreads:
Seventeen-year-old
Justin's anemic blood is a blessing. Or a curse. It all depends on who you ask.
To most of the immortal Vie, his blood is a scourge: untouchable and useless. To some Vie, his blood is a drug. To Justin, it’s something that gets him in a lot of trouble. Being poisoned by a Vie is just one example. His sister getting kidnapped is another. Whether it’s being coerced by a deluded cult leader, or negotiating with Alex—an Vie scientist addicted to Anemie blood—Justin struggles to keep every mutated drop of blood he’s got.
His fight for survival gets more complicated when he meets Alex’s slave, Cara. Despite coming from different worlds, they’re both prisoners, at risk of being drained by a hungry Vie any moment. When she risks her own neck to help Justin find his sister, he's left with a terrifying choice.
Saving what's left of humanity.
Saving his sister. Saving the girl he loves.
Or sticking a stake in Alex’s chest.
Justin can't decide which option will get him killed first.
To most of the immortal Vie, his blood is a scourge: untouchable and useless. To some Vie, his blood is a drug. To Justin, it’s something that gets him in a lot of trouble. Being poisoned by a Vie is just one example. His sister getting kidnapped is another. Whether it’s being coerced by a deluded cult leader, or negotiating with Alex—an Vie scientist addicted to Anemie blood—Justin struggles to keep every mutated drop of blood he’s got.
His fight for survival gets more complicated when he meets Alex’s slave, Cara. Despite coming from different worlds, they’re both prisoners, at risk of being drained by a hungry Vie any moment. When she risks her own neck to help Justin find his sister, he's left with a terrifying choice.
Saving what's left of humanity.
Saving his sister. Saving the girl he loves.
Or sticking a stake in Alex’s chest.
Justin can't decide which option will get him killed first.
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Exceprt
“I do not regret my
choice to accept Vitalus, but I do long for the intensity of feelings that only
come with mortal life.” Alex stroked the chair’s arm. “I can feel this fabric
against my skin, but it does not invigorate me. Nor does a soft breeze, a
pleasing scent, or a lilting tune. I enjoy it to some degree, but I feel like
an observer and I don’t get to directly experience anything. Except the thirst
for blood, of course. I need so much of it just to sustain my existence that
all other thoughts are pushed aside, almost to the exclusion of living. Ironic,
isn’t it?”
About the Author
Laura Diamond is a board
certified psychiatrist and author of all things young adult paranormal,
dystopian, horror, and middle grade. Her short story, CITY OF LIGHTS AND STONE,
is in the DAY OF DEMONS Anthology by Anachron Press (April 2012). Another short
story, BEGGING DEATH, is coming soon in the CARNAGE: AFTER THE END Anthology by
Sirens Call Publications. Her Young Adult Paranormal Romance novelette NEW
PRIDE was published November 2012 and her novel SHIFTING PRIDE is coming
December 7, 2012 from Etopia Press. When she's not writing, she is working at
the hospital, blogging at Author Laura Diamond--Lucid Dreamer (http://lbdiamond.wordpress.com/),
and renovating her 225+ year old fixer-upper mansion. She is also full-time
staff member for her four cats and a Pembroke corgi named Katie.
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