Summary from Goodreads
In the
future Dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and
offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for
everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question,
including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen",
a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means
hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker
accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and
is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly
to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The only crime committed, her
existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of the world born not from "The Day
of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave
danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system.
With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run. Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new home and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as they reach the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in order to stay. Leaving would mean most certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must quickly adapt to survive.
With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run. Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new home and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as they reach the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in order to stay. Leaving would mean most certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must quickly adapt to survive.
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Excerpt
We rounded the corner and
my eyes caught sight of a line of young men stretching around council hall,
extending for blocks. "What's going on over there?" I asked.
Landon's face perked up, a hint of a smile playing on his
lips, "they're here for you, Olivia."
"Me?" I felt
nervous and swallowed the bile rising in my throat.
Landon patted my back, as if he had the ability to
reassure me. His touch was repulsive. I pulled away slightly from his grasp, my
gaze still attached to the hundreds of young men lining up along the edge of
the building and pushed back down into the street. "They're submitting
their applications to date you."
"You're joking?" My eyes wide and mouth agape,
I couldn't believe this was happening."This
is because of Joshua yesterday, isn't it?" It had to be the reason they
found it necessary to punish me.
Landon sighed. He seemed agitated with me,
short-tempered. "We've told you, Olivia, you can't be with Joshua."
I rolled my eyes, "yes and you've also told me I
have three years to decide. What's all this!" I gestured towards the young
men as I pushed them aside to walk through the main entrance, they were in my
way.
"Hey! No cutting in line," one of the young men
yelled before his voice faltered off realizing I wasn't there to apply.
"Are you Olivia?" His voice echoed against the building as he took
another step, further inching towards the foyer.
"It's none of your damned business!" I shouted
back, my eyes glaring as I knocked Landon hard with my elbow. I knew it
wouldn't win me any brownie points but I didn't care. I was beyond pissed. My
feet clanked over the marble flooring. In the center of the room a table had
been set up where the young men were fast approaching, one after another.
"You're wasting your time," I called back to the woman hosting the
event as she recorded their information in an oversized book.
"This way," Landon escorted me away from the
line of bachelors towards the open door.
"Please, come in," the older wiry-haired woman
gestured us inside and shut the door promptly behind us. All the noise and
commotion from the main foyer disappeared inside the room.
About the Author
Ruth Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She has written under three unique pseudo names and penned well over a hundred stories.
She attended Northern Illinois University in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor's in Communication. While in college she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, "Deuces are Wild", which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories.
Her love of writing, led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading YA novels and sharing her favorite books with other readers. She runs her own book blog and also enjoys photography and traveling.
Ruth Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She has written under three unique pseudo names and penned well over a hundred stories.
She attended Northern Illinois University in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor's in Communication. While in college she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, "Deuces are Wild", which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories.
Her love of writing, led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading YA novels and sharing her favorite books with other readers. She runs her own book blog and also enjoys photography and traveling.
Her favorite YA genre is a mix of Dystopian & Fantasy which is evident in the upcoming release of her latest book, Aberrant. Slated for release April 2013 by Lazy Day Publishing, it is the first in a trilogy.
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