The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows.Īt the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature-freezing. Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Source: Netgalley in return for an honest review.

But can true love survive the lies? Fiery hearts collide in this fantastic tale of the evil men do and the awesome power within us all.Genre: YA, Dystopian, Post-Apoctalyptic,Fantasy, Sci-fi (basically so many different ones) Danger and deceit await on every corner, even as Nat and Wes find themselves inexorably drawn to each other. More importantly, it’s a place where Nat won’t be persecuted, even if her darkest secret comes to light.īut passage to the Blue is treacherous, if not impossible, and her only shot is to bet on a ragtag crew of mercenaries led by a cocky runner named Ryan Wesson to take her there. Like many, she’s heard of a mythical land simply called “the Blue”. They say it’s a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are turquoise.

They soon discover that the answer to both their quests lies in the same question: Who is Eliza Wesson-what is she capable of, and why was she stolen from her family so long ago?įrom New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston comes this remarkable first book in a spellbinding new series about the dawn of a new kind of magic. Magic, romance, and danger collide as Nat and Wes become entangled in a dark new adventure that leads right to the heart of the mystery of their frozen, broken world.

When he finds out that his sister, Eliza, is being held in the golden domes of El Dorado, he does what he’s best at-running to her side-and gambles on luck to see him through one more time. Still heartbroken over losing Nat, Wes is racing cars on a New Vegas racetrack while his team is scattered and lost. When she receives a mysterious distress call, she races to help, soliciting the guidance of her new friend, the beautiful and aloof Faix Lazaved of the Blue. She and her drakon are the last of their kind-and she’s risked her life for their reunion.

Months after Nat and Wes said good-bye on the shores of the Blue, Nat is learning how to control and use her new power.

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