Books with title Jaded

If the only way to stay alive was to convince your new husband not to murder you and make it look like an accident, could you do it?Full series now available + bonus scenes!At eighteen, Jade shouldn’t have to be forced to marry the son of her father’s enemy as part of a revenge plot for a failed rebellion. When she’s thrown into the life of being the wife of the Commander’s son and heir, her only hope for survival is convincing Roan Diamond to actually fall in love with her so that he doesn’t kill her on his father’s wishes.While a dutiful son, Roan shouldn’t have to trick his new wife into believing his family accepts her, but as the only one in a position to make the country believe Jade is part of their family, he will do what he has to before his family murders his young bride and makes it look like an accident to get back at Jade’s father.With half the country trying to protect Jade and the other half oblivious to the atrocities committed at the Commander’s hand, it’s a race to see who will win at a deadly game of cat and mouse.One chooses life. One chooses death. In the midst of chaos, only one will succeed.The first book in the Jaded Duology has been called the “YA Dystopian Mr. and Mrs. Smith” by authors and is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Selection.Warning: The emotional roller coaster in this book has caused fans to create actual emotional support groups after reading this dangerously exciting book.Want bonus scenes? Now available on newsletter and Facebook messenger.

Her father failed in his mission to take control from the Commander, a defeat that has cost Jade her life. She will die as punishment. Now she belongs to the Commander's son--as his wife. Knowing his intent is to quietly kill her in revenge, Jade's every move is calculated to survive--until she learns her death ensures the safety of her father and her entire town. Roan doesn't want to kill Jade, but once his family isolates her from her father and community, his only choice is to go through with the plan. Jade doesn't make it easy as she tries to sway him into falling for her. Each misstep makes him question his cause. Each moment makes every decision harder, but the Commander won't allow him to fail. One chooses life. One chooses death. In the midst of the chaos, only one will succeed.

Kristy Gillespie is an author, mom, and middle school librarian. She's written a YA trilogy and a short story collection.Jade is a sixteen-year-old girl who has spent her entire life within a dark, eye-colored-obsessed world called Nirvana. She dreams of freedom but travel to the Outside is forbidden.As Jade’s birthday fast approaches, she realizes just how little she wants to follow Nirvana’s rules. She doesn’t want to have another eye color surgery, or choose a life partner, or follow her family’s life paths. She wants to fall in love, to feel magic, to go on adventures, to live without fear… It seems easier to close her eyes to the future. Her grandmother Ruby’s death makes Jade open her eyes wide for the first time in her life, because she’s convinced her grandmother was murdered. She’s devastated yet determined to find the killer and their motive, but she’s running out of time.With help from her mysterious friend Ty and a sweet girl named Peaches, Jade unearths dark secrets. Jade can’t continue living in an evil world, but she doesn’t know anything about the Outside. If she’s caught trying to leave Nirvana, she’ll be blinded. If she makes it, she may never see anything the same way. It’s now or never.

Jade has spent her entire life within the confines of the eye-color-obsessed Nirvana commune. She dreams of experiencing freedom, but travel to the Outside is forbidden. As Jade’s seventeenth birthday approaches, she realizes just how little she wants to follow the commune rules. She doesn’t want to undergo another eye color surgery, or immediately choose a life partner, or follow her parents' life paths. It seems easier to close her eyes to the future.Her grandmother Ruby’s murder makes Jade open her eyes wide for the first time in her life. She’s devastated yet determined to find the killer and the motive. With help from her mysterious friend Tyrian, and Peaches, the commune leader’s sweet daughter, Jade unearths dark secrets.Jade can’t continue conforming to an evil society, but she doesn't know anything about the corrupt Outside. If she resolves to flee and is caught, she'll be blinded. If she makes it, she may never see anything the same way.

Her father failed in his mission to take control from the Commander, a defeat that has cost Jade her life. She will die as punishment. Now she belongs to the Commander’s son—as his wife. Knowing his intent is to quietly kill her in revenge, Jade’s every move is calculated to survive—until she learns her death ensures the safety of her father and her entire town. Roan doesn’t want to kill Jade, but once his family isolates her from her father and community, his only choice is to go through with the plan. Jade doesn’t make it easy as she tries to sway him into falling for her. Each misstep makes him question his cause. Each moment makes every decision harder, but the Commander won’t allow him to fail. One chooses life. One chooses death. In the midst of the chaos, only one will succeed.

If the only way to stay alive was to convince your new husband not to murder you and make it look like an accident, could you do it?At eighteen, Jade shouldn’t have to be forced to marry the son of her father’s enemy as part of a revenge plot for a failed rebellion. When she’s thrown into the life of being the wife of the Commander’s son and heir, her only hope for survival is convincing Roan Diamond to actually fall in love with her so that he doesn’t kill her on his father’s wishes.While a dutiful son, Roan shouldn’t have to trick his new wife into believing his family accepts her, but as the only one in a position to make the country believe Jade is part of their family, he will do what he has to before his family murders his young bride and makes it look like an accident to get back at Jade’s father.With half the country trying to protect Jade and the other half oblivious to the atrocities committed at the Commander’s hand, it’s a race to see who will win at a deadly game of cat and mouse.One chooses life. One chooses death. In the midst of chaos, only one will succeed.The first book in the Jaded Duology has been called the “YA Dystopian Mr. and Mrs. Smith” by authors and is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Selection.Warning: The emotional roller coaster in this book has caused fans to create actual emotional support groups after reading this dangerously exciting book.