'Promising start to a new series that offers history, romance, and action.'- Kirkus Reviews 'The premise of Earthbound is enough to give even the most jaded of readers the shivers.'- Romantic Times 'Readers of supernatural romance will be clamoring for this one.'- School Library Journal solid writing, particularly in her descriptions, will have readers hooked.'- Publishers Weekly Sure to satisfy romantics, mystery fans, fantasy aficionados, and thrill seekers alike.'- Booklist 'Pike is a master world-builder and this novel will not disappoint.' - Library Media Connection 'A worthy addition to most high school library collections, and would appeal to fans of the urban fantasy subgenre.' - VOYA

'Readers who loved Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games (2008) will find much in this series to enjoy.' - Booklist When BensonTavias former best friend and romantic interestappears at Curatoria headquarters, Tavia will again have to make a choice about who to be with even as she tries to stop the virus that is destroying the world and uncover the truth about the two Earthbound organizations that have her tangled up in their webs. Tavia quickly realizes that she isnt like other Earthbound, and as her abilities continue to awaken, they begin to threaten her centuries-long relationship with Logan. There, shes told that she can save the Earth before it disappears. Theyre brought to the underground headquarters of the Curatoria, another group of Earthbounds that Tavia doesnt fully trust.

But then Tavia and Logan are mysteriously rescued. Huddled in a claustrophobic cell, they lose track of the days, their attempts to escape proving as ephemeral as Tavias newly gestating powers.

Tavia is captured and imprisoned before she can act on this information, along with her eternal lover, Logan. Tavia Michaels has discovered that shes an Earthbounda fallen goddess with the power to remake the Earthand that a rival faction of Earthbounds, the Reduciata, has created a virus that is literally wiping swaths of the planet out of existence.

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