Books with author Gena Showalter

A note from Jade Leighton's journalYears ago, a tragic accident robbed me of my mother and emotions. Because I find beauty in darkness and thrive outside social norms, I've been labeled a "freak" at school. I know my continued apathy hurts my loved ones, but I'm not about to change. Nothing will ever hurt me again.Then I wake up in an alternate reality ... and everything else has changed. Goth is in. I'm considered cool, and my archenemy-the formerly popular Mercedes-is the freak. But my real friends won't talk to me ... and the new boy is getting under my skin. As my world spins out of control, I'm desperate to return to normal. But the more time that passes, the less I'm sure what "normal" really is.

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)][Read by Emma Galvin, Zachary Webber, and Barrie Kreinik]''My Firstlife is over, but my Everlife is only now beginning.''With her last living breath, Tenley ''Ten'' Lockwood made her choice and picked her realm in the Everlife. Now, as the war between Troika and Myriad rages, she must face the consequences.Because Ten possesses a rare supernatural ability to absorb and share light, the Powers That Be have the highest expectations for her future -- and the enemy wants her neutralized. Fighting to save her Secondlife, she must learn about her realm from the ground up while launching her first mission: convincing a select group of humans to join her side before they die. No pressure, right?But Ten's competition is Killian, the boy she can't forget -- the one who gave up everything for her happiness. He has only one shot at redemption: beating Ten at a game she's never even played. As their throw-downs heat up, so do their undeniable feelings, and soon, Ten will have to make another choice. Love … or victory.

From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes book three in the unique and exhilarating Everlife series. Tenley ''Ten'' Lockwood knows the fate of the Everlife rests on her ability to unite the realms and destroy the Prince of Ravens. When betrayal leads to defeat and Ten finds herself bonded to the enemy, an unthinkable choice may be the only answer. Stand together or fall alone. The fate of the Everlife hangs in the balance. At seventeen years old, Tenley ''Ten'' Lockwood had to make the ultimate choice -- where to live after she died. Loyalty to her selected realm has not wavered … until now. The numbers-obsessed Conduit is out of time. Sacrifices must be made, and a terrible price must be paid. But is she too late? As the Everlife descends into darkness, a single truth becomes clear: Troika and Myriad must unite at long last -- or perish. In order to bring sworn enemies together, Ten must enter forbidden territory … and destroy the powerful Prince of Ravens. But there's only one way inside -- bonding with Killian Flynn, a deadly rival Laborer who sets her blood aflame. When nothing goes as planned and betrayal leads to the edge of utter defeat, Ten and Killian will have to rebuild trust from the ashes of their hearts. Victory seems impossible; the odds stacked against them. In the end, how far will they be willing to go for the sake of their realms and the Everlife?

A note from Jade Leighton's journalYears ago, a tragic accident robbed me of my mother and emotions. Because I find beauty in darkness and thrive outside social norms, I've been labeled a "freak" at school. I know my continued apathy hurts my loved ones, but I'm not about to change. Nothing will ever hurt me again.Then I wake up in an alternate reality and everything else has changed. Goth is in. I'm considered cool, and my archenemy--the formerly popular Mercedes--is the freak. But my real friends won't talk to me and the new boy is getting under my skin. As my world spins out of control, I'm desperate to return to normal. But the more time that passes, the less I'm sure what "normal" really is.