Books with title Matched

“[A] superb dystopian romance.” – The Wall Street Journal “Strong feminist ideals and impressive writing that’s bound to captivate.” – The Los Angeles Times In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die.Cassia has always trusted the Society’s choices. And when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, she is certain he’s the one—until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now she is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s ever known and a path no has dared to follow . . . between perfection and the truth.Look for the sequel, CROSSED, and the epic series finale, REACHED!

Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.Look for CROSSED, the sequel to MATCHED, in Fall 2011!Watch a Video

Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.

Matched is the first book in an utterly compelling series by Ally Condie.On her seventeenth birthday, Cassia meets her Match. Society dictates he is her perfect partner for life.Except he's not.In Cassia's society, Officials decide who people love.How many children they have.Where they work.When they die.But, as Cassia finds herself falling in love with another boy, she is determined to make some choices of her own.And that's when her whole world begins to unravel . . .'Don't miss this gripping page turner' - She'A must read' - The Sun

Janie Peters is plain. Men don't notice her. Her prospects for finding a husband - at least a good one - are slim. She's young enough that possibly she'd be accepted as a mail order bride if she's willing to move.Answering forty year old Sheriff Jim Bryson's ad seemed like a long shot, but she decided to do it. The worse thing that could happen would be that she just never got a response. She was surprised and eager when she heard from him. After several letters, that she kept and cherished, he invited her to Mill Creek, Nebraska to be his bride. She was certain her dreams had come true. She had no idea that the man didn't actually want a young mail order bride. He couldn't even get her name right. She'd come this far, so she pulled out all her patience and perseverance and decided to do what she could to win his heart. She was young enough to be fearless in her pursuit. What she didn't expect was a sinister plot brewing in the town. Eventually, she'd get caught up in it while still pining after the man she'd come to love.Would the sheriff see the truth? Would he be willing to help her even though those close to him believed he should turn his back on her?