It's Ketchup's turn to steal the spotlight!
Normally, Zander and Van get all the attention when it comes
to Wicked Hunger. I know it’s their story, technically, but I’ve been a part of
this whole mess pretty much from the beginning. You might be wondering how I
got tangled up with a family of…well, whatever they are. I’m still trying to
wrap my head around the whole feeding off pain and suffering thing. Regardless,
Van is worth whatever weirdness she tries to throw at me. Back to how we met,
though.
Normally, I don’t get nervous about new situations. First
day of kindergarten was different because my
parents were fighting a lot and we had just moved to a new
school district. I didn’t really know anyone, but I had seen Van around the
neighborhood with her big brother. I don’t think she noticed I me until I sat
down next to her at lunch. Even still, nobody really paid me any attention
until I started emptying ketchup packets all over my sandwich. Trust me, if you
want to get a girl’s attention, that’s a pretty surefire way to do it! Van was
the only one didn’t get grossed out. I don’t know if she thought I was weird,
or just interesting, but she sat by me the rest of the day and we’ve been
inseparable ever since.
If you’re thinking
that’s the beginning of a love story, you’re wrong. Don’t get me wrong, I’m
totally in love with Van and I always will be. I know she’s in love with me
too, even if she won’t admit it. Stuff keeps getting in the way of us being
together, though. Some of it’s the normal kind of crazy that seems to follow
Van around, like her oldest brother losing it, her other brother, Zander,
wanting to kill me…literally, and her fear that her bizarre powers will one day
get me killed. I can deal with all of that. It’s Noah that’s really got me
itching to punch someone right now. Preferably Noah.
That guy is definitely hiding something. Van is too fixated
on Ivy Guerra right now to deal with any suspicions over Noah. Not that I blame
her. That chick is pretty weird. I mean, she’d have to be in order to be
interested in Zander. I seriously don’t know girls see in him. Sure, he’s the
most popular athlete in the school, but he has zero personality…although, maybe
that has something to do with the fact that his hunger wants me for dinner. Anyway,
while I help Van figure out what Ivy is up to, I’m going to keep an eye on
Noah. I know Van is worth the insanity her life brings into a relationship, but
Noah should have been scared off by now after what he’s seen. I’m not going to
trust him, and neither should you.
Come see what Ketchup and the others are up to in Wicked
Hunger!
“Save
him and hurt him, don’t save him and hurt him. Pain, either way. Delicious
pain. Hunger will be the only one that wins. Hunger always
wins.”
Vanessa and Zander Roth are good at lying. Their whole life
is a giant web of deceit made in an effort to conceal the deadly secrets that
plague their family.
Zander will do anything to forget his mistakes, including
pushing everyone away. He was barely surviving in his self-forced solitude
before Ivy Guerra entered his life. The new girl in school, with her
pink-striped hair and unyielding curiosity, incites something wicked inside
Zander that can only be blamed on his family genes. Now Zander is forced to
fight an internal war and make a choice between loving Ivy Guerra and killing
her.
Vanessa wants nothing more than to shed the strange powers
she wields and be normal. Because if Van were normal, she’d be able to have
normal things… Like a relationship with the boy she’s been secretly in love
with for years. Unfortunately, her life is anything but ordinary. That boy who
owns her heart just happens to be her brother’s kryptonite and a potential
liability for her entire family. When choices between love and family loyalty
have to be made, Van finds herself faced with an impossible
decision.
As if the Roth family needs anything more to worry about, a
vicious plot to expose Van and Zander for what they are is uncovered. When it
becomes apparent that someone close to them is at the center of this devious
plan, the fight to maintain control and keep their cover ensues. It's a seemingly
impossible battle because something is causing their powers to stir stronger
than ever before… and it won’t stop until Van and Zander give in to their
wicked hunger.
Get your copy of Wicked Hunger today!
Keep your eye out for the next book in the series, Wicked
Power, coming
May 2014
“Power is what he craves. He collects it and turns it into
wicked glory, the glory of ruling everything and
everyone.”
Vanessa and Zander Roth sit balanced on the edge of
impending death and unthinkable power. The Eroi hunting them hide in the
distance waiting for their chance to strike, but the Godlings who have taken
over the Roths’ lives keep them at bay for now. Their protection is the one
benefit to having them around.
Even though the Godling training that the arrogant and
insufferable David provides Van and Zander is indeed improving their control,
his methods are cruel and harsh. Van is barely able to restrain her anger when
it comes to David. Zander, however, embraces the training because it is his
only hope of redeeming himself after falling into Ivy’s trap and putting his
family’s lives in danger.
In search of a distraction from everything Godling, Van
focuses on the nagging feeling that something terrible is on the horizon. The
intuition strengthens into frightening visions and leaves Van fearing the
future. She is desperate to protect her brother, but with her sixteenth
birthday looming and the eruption of the full strength of her hunger on its
way, she has her own problems to deal with.
Redemption and protection both take a back seat when a
shocking discovery puts everything they have worked for in jeopardy. The choice
between safety and freedom has never been more important, and in the end…they
may not have a choice at all.
Wicked Power is the second book in the all-new paranormal
series, Someone Wicked This Way Comes.
About the Author
DelSheree Gladden was one of those shy, quiet kids who spent
more time reading than talking. Literally. She didn’t speak a single word for
the first three months of preschool, but she had already taught herself to
read. Her fascination with reading led to many hours spent in the library and
bookstores, and eventually to writing. She wrote her first novel when she was
sixteen years old, but spent ten years rewriting and perfecting it before
having it published.
Native to New Mexico, DelSheree and her husband spent
several years in Colorado for college and work before moving back home to be
near family again. Their two children love having their seventeen cousins close
by. When not writing, you can find DelSheree reading, painting, sewing and
trying not to get bitten by small children in her work as a dental
hygienist.
DelSheree has several bestselling young adult urban fantasy
series, including Twin Souls Saga and The Destroyer
Trilogy. Wicked Hunger (Someone Wicked This Way Comes Series) was
recently released with Clean Teen Publishing, and her first contemporary
romance, Date Shark, will be released with Limitless Publishing May 13th,
2014.
Connect with DelSheree online
Okay, I am thoroughly confused. Exactly WHAT is the hunger? I guess I need to read to find out.
ReplyDeleteLol, it's a bit of a mystery even to them :) Thanks for stopping by Janet!
Deletehahahaha, I think Ketchup always steals the spotlight. He's the best. And if anyone in this family can have a relationship with someone outside the hunger, it will be Van - because of Ketchup. Now, show me Oscar, up close and personal. He intrigues me.
ReplyDeletePain, it's the hunger. Pain, Janet Taylor-Perry. And the concept is brilliant. Yes, I would definitely suggest you read Wicked Hunger - you'll be hooked. I am. I hope you don't stop at three books, Ms. Gladden.
Susan
I certainly don't plan on stopping :) getting close to 20k on books 3. You'll get to see more of Oscar in Book 3 as well. Thanks for stopping by Susan!!
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