LeKrista Scott has killed a vampire, and now his lover wants revenge.
After months of watching her from the shadows, Lucretious, a millennia old vampire, finally makes his attack during a party thrown by his maker, Roman - a party where Roman proclaims his protection over LeKrista. Roman steps in and saves her life, but not before she deals Lucretious the true death in front of his lover, Perdita. Now LeKrista is running for her life and Roman is trying to save it, but she’s not sure if he really cares or if he has some underhanded reason for keeping her alive. She seeks help from Mages but they refuse to help her, even though she exhibits high potential as a Mage herself. In a last ditch effort, Roman whisks LeKrista away, but Perdita finds them. LeKrista must eliminate Perdita one way or another.
LeKrista Scott survived three separate vampire attacks, almost drowned, and turned down her boyfriend's proposal. What else could possibly go wrong?
Apparently, if it's not one thing, it's another. Lizette, a brand new vampire with a grudge, blames LeKrista for being turned into a monster. In retaliation, she decides to go straight for the throat, so to speak, and attack LK's ailing mother at her rest home. LeKrista enlists the help of her "Vampire liason" Roman, but it could never be that easy. Not for her.
A daywalker, a born vampire who can walk in the sun, has been hired by the head of the Vampire Counsel to collect LeKrista and the debt she owes him. As payment, her great great aunt is taken. Once again, the Mages refuse to help, so what is a girl to do, but rescue her family herself?
With her back against the wall, LeKrista will rise up stronger and teach the preternatural world to fear the Vampire Hunted.
LeKrista Scott survived three separate vampire attacks, almost drowned, and turned down her boyfriend's proposal. What else could possibly go wrong?
Apparently, if it's not one thing, it's another. Lizette, a brand new vampire with a grudge, blames LeKrista for being turned into a monster. In retaliation, she decides to go straight for the throat, so to speak, and attack LK's ailing mother at her rest home. LeKrista enlists the help of her "Vampire liason" Roman, but it could never be that easy. Not for her.
A daywalker, a born vampire who can walk in the sun, has been hired by the head of the Vampire Counsel to collect LeKrista and the debt she owes him. As payment, her great great aunt is taken. Once again, the Mages refuse to help, so what is a girl to do, but rescue her family herself?
With her back against the wall, LeKrista will rise up stronger and teach the preternatural world to fear the Vampire Hunted.
Today the spotlight is on Cheryl Rainfield's Hunted!
Synopsis
Caitlin, a paranormal teen, and her mom are on the run from government Para-troopers, who chase down, torture and imprison all known Paranormals. Caitlin and her mom must move frequently to avoid detection, but she enrolls in the local high school as they hide in plain sight in a seedy motel,hoping for some senseof normalcy before taking off again.
Caitlin's dad, also a Para, was murdered by a mob when he spoke out for para rights. In the commotion, a woman snatched Caitlin's brother Daniel and no one knows where he is or if he is even still alive. Caitlin's mom loses her Para abilities from the shock of these terrible events. When Paras begin to be murdered by the Para Reaper, Caitlin is in even greater danger; at school, anti-Para classmates make accusations that cost some students their freedom and sometimes their lives. As if things aren't complicated enough, Caitlin falls for a classmate, Alex, a Normal, and thus dangerous for her to be with for fear of betrayal.
As the government crackdowns worsen, Cailtin finds her long lost brother, right in the halls of her own high school. He is now a government Para, something he tries to hide from her at first. Caitlin knows Daniel is changed and damaged, but trusts him until she learns of his intentions toward Normals. The two ultimately clash in a massive power struggle that pits the siblings against each other. Will Caitlin vanquish her powerful brother and save the Normals, or will the future be bleak for Alex and all of his kind?
Praise for Hunted:
"Spellbound by this one!
HUNTED’s got my vote for the sharpest, most thought-provoking fantasy I’ve read
in a long time. It’s hard not to fall in love with resilient, defiant Caitlyn,
whose voice is as tough as it is pure.
Vividly realized and tightly wound, HUNTED builds tension on the edge of a
knife. Its cut-glass style will hook you, and its brave and provocative themes
are sure to stir up both emotions and conversation."
--Adele Griffin, Author of Where I Want to Be, National Book Award
finalist, Kirkus Best Book, ALA Best Book
“In this suspenseful parable of
prejudice and oppression, Rainfield creates unique, appealing characters we
root for until the satisfying end.”
--Pam Bachorz, author of Candor, 2011 YALSA Popular Paperback
“With its eerily contemporary
themes, Hunted will set your pulse to pounding as Caitlyn, struggles to cling
to a faith in the basic goodness of humankind in the face of overwhelming
evidence to the contrary.”
--Cinda Williams Chima, The Demon King, A VOYA Perfect Ten, VOYA's Best
Science Fiction, 2011 ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults list, and more!
Also get a copy of PinPoint: A HUNTED Bonus Short Story :)
About the Author:
I love
to read. Books nurture me, helped me survive the abuse I endured as a child and
teen. I also love to write. I write fantasy books and edgy, realistic fiction
for teens.
My fantasy books often hold hope that I need,
and feel others might need, too, while my realistic fiction is gritty, intense,
and emotional. All of my books have fragments of the abuse I experienced. I
write about some of the harsh things teens go through...things that I think
shouldn't be hidden. But I also write about healing, hope, and love, and
finding courage and strength.
In SCARS (WestSide, 2010), Kendra must face
her past and stop hurting herself before it's too late. It's my arm on the
cover. There's a lot of me in SCARS; like my main character, Kendra, I am an
incest survivor, I used self-harm to cope, and I'm queer. In my teen paranormal
fantasy/dystopian, HUNTED (WestSide, Oct 2011), Caitlyn is a telepath in a
world where that is illegal, and she must choose between saving herself or
saving the world. Like Caitlyn, I know what it's like to have my life
threatened, to face oppression, to experience torture, and to break free from
cult or from a group of oppressors. And I know what it's like to have to decide
between hiding my true self or being who I am, even if that means danger to
myself. I drew on my experience with cults and ritual abuse in creating the
world that Caitlyn lives in.
In STAINED, my upcoming YA novel from
Harcourt (2013), Sarah, who has a port wine stain and some body image issues,
is abducted and must find a way to rescue herself. Like Sarah, I was often
imprisoned for long periods of time as a child, had my life threatened, and had
to rely on my own strength to survive.
Books were my survival during my childhood,
and my journey into myself. Books give me hope. I hope mine will give you hope,
too, or something that you need.
