Release Date: 10/02/15
Summary from Goodreads:
Elyse has done everything she can to protect her friends from The
Council's reach. As long as they believe she's dead, she has time to rest and
train for war. And war is inevitable.
When Kara arrives with the news that Anna and Chloe have been captured, Elyse is faced with the realization that no one is safe until The Council is stopped and Christoph is destroyed. She doesn't need a prophecy to tell her to lead an army. Christoph has done the one thing that ensures she'll fight to the death. He's threatened the people she loves.
It will take more than the words of an oracle to help them fight against the most powerful Descendant alive. To break The Council's oppression and rise up against a plot so many years in the making, Elyse will need to get dangerously close to her enemy. So close, in fact, she may not survive.
When Kara arrives with the news that Anna and Chloe have been captured, Elyse is faced with the realization that no one is safe until The Council is stopped and Christoph is destroyed. She doesn't need a prophecy to tell her to lead an army. Christoph has done the one thing that ensures she'll fight to the death. He's threatened the people she loves.
It will take more than the words of an oracle to help them fight against the most powerful Descendant alive. To break The Council's oppression and rise up against a plot so many years in the making, Elyse will need to get dangerously close to her enemy. So close, in fact, she may not survive.
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Book One:
Oppression (Children ofthe Gods #1)
Release Date: 09/02/15
346 pages
Summary from Goodreads:
Elyse knows what it means to keep a secret. She's been keeping secrets
her whole life. Two, actually. First, that she ages five times slower than
average people, so that while she looks eighteen years old, she's well over
eighty. Second, that her blood has a mysterious power to heal.
For Elyse, these things don't make her special. They make life dangerous.
After the death of her parents, she's been careful to keep her secret as
closely guarded as possible. Now, only one other person in the world knows
about her age and ability. Or so she thinks. Elyse is not the only one keeping
secrets. There are others like her all over the world, descendants of the very
people the Greeks considered gods. She is one of them, and they have been
waiting for her for a long time.
Some are waiting for her to put an end to centuries of traditions that
have oppressed their people under the guise of safeguarding them. Others are
determined to keep her from doing just that. But for Elyse, the game is just
beginning-and she's not entirely willing to play by their rules
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Books three in
this series:
Hi I’m
Jessica Therrien, author of the YA paranormal romance series, CHILDREN OF THE
GODS. Thanks for stopping by. One of my favorite things about writing this
series was coming up with supernatural abilities for my characters. Each
character is a descendant of a Greek god, so their powers had to be related to
the gods in some way. It made for some really interesting abilities. For
example, descendants of Dionysus, the god of wine, can turn any liquid into
wine (including the blood in your veins).
Below is
a list of my characters and their abilities. Of course, to see them in action
you’ll have to read the books ;)
ELYSE & FRIENDS
Alex
Bloodline: Aether
Messenger—The
ability to move from place to place using teleportation
Call Name:
Alaximandrios
Elyse
Bloodline:
Asclepius
The ability to
heal or poison with her blood
Kara
Bloodline:
Prometheus
The ability to
access to the mind
Mac
Bloodline:
Soteria
The ability to
create safe havens
Nics
Bloodline: Nix
The ability to
manipulate light and create darkness or invisibility
Paul
Bloodline:
Hermes
Messenger—Flight
Rachel
Bloodline: Iris
Messenger—Flight
(changes form)
Sam
Bloodline:
Dionysus
The ability to
change liquid to wine
William
Bloodline:
Aphrodite
The ability to
persuade by infatuation
COUNCIL
Adrianna
Bloodline: Hera
Ability control
for female Descendants
Antec
Bloodline:
Hades
The ability to
confine Descendants to the “Underworld”
*The Underworld
is a void of nothingness where Descendants are trapped in a semi-conscious
limbo.
Christoph
Bloodline: Zeus
Ability control
for male Descendants
Dimitri
Bloodline:
Demeter
The ability to
age or grow living things
Dr. Nickel
Bloodline: Ares
The ability to
mimic Descendant powers
Lilia
Bloodline:
Hestia
Ability control
for Council Members
*Must be in the
presence of two Council members for Council abilities to work
OTHER DESCENDANTS
Aaron
Bloodline: Clotho
The ability to
revive the dead before the spirit transcends
Amy
Bloodline: Auxesia
The ability to
grow plants and trees
Daniel
Bloodline: Auxesia
The ability to
grow plants and trees
Dehne
Bloodline: Apate
The ability to
deceive
Dr. Nickel
Bloodline: Ares
Old Council member
– Could mimic Descendant powers. Abilities have been passed down.
Elan
Bloodline: Amphitrite
The ability to
breathe under water
Eva
Bloodline: Bia
The ability to
repel objects with force
Florence (Oracle)
Bloodline:
Delphic Oracle – Pythia
The ability to
see the future
Hannah
Bloodline: Mnemosyne
The ability to
erase memories with her blood
Jena
Bloodline: Echo
The ability to
duplicate objects
Jeremiah
Bloodline: Kydoimos
The ability to
cause confusion
Phoebe
Bloodline: Phoebe
The ability to
sense danger
Richard Adler (Elyse’s
Father)
Bloodline: Hephaestus
The ability to
manipulate metals, woods, and stone
Robert
Bloodline: Boreas
The ability to generate
winter weather
Rylan
Bloodline: Ponos
The ability to
generate energy
Sarah Adler (Elyse’s
Mother)
Bloodline: Asclepius
The ability to
heal or poison with her blood
Sofia (Mrs. Nickel)
Bloodline: Aphrodite
The ability to
persuade by infatuation
Unnamed
Bloodline: Harpocrates
The ability to
eliminate sound
Unnamed
Bloodline: Tethys
The ability to
draw water from the ground
Unnamed
Bloodline: Astraeus
The ability to
create the illusion of stars
Unnamed
Bloodline: Lelantos
The ability to
stay hidden in plain sight
Unnamed
Bloodline: Phobos
The ability to
cause fear
Unnamed (Young Boy)
Bloodline: Zephyrus
The ability to
create wind
About the Author
Aside from her Children of the Gods series, Jessica’s work can also be found in a published collection of flash fiction stories called CampaignerChallenges 2011. Out of over 350 submissions her story, TheSoulless, won first place for people’s choice and fourth place in the judging round of Rachael Harrie’s Writing Campaign Challenge. Her story, Saved, is also available as part of the anthology.
Jessica spent most of her life in the small town of Chilcoot, California,
high up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In this town of nearly 100 residents,
with no street lights or grocery stores, there was little to do but find ways
to be creative. Her mother, the local English teacher, inspired her to do all
things artistic, and ultimately instilled in her a love for language.
In 2003, Jessica attended California State University Long Beach where her passion for language found her studying Chinese, and in 2005 she moved to Taiwan to study abroad. From 2005 to 2006 Jessica was fully immersed in the Chinese language as she attended National Taiwan University, and in 2008 she graduated from San Diego State University magna cum laude.
Jessica currently lives in Irvine with her husband and two sons. She is planning a re-release of her series through Acorn Publishing in September of 2015. The re-release will include the third and final book in her Children of the Gods series as well as a bonus chapter in the back of Oppression.
In 2003, Jessica attended California State University Long Beach where her passion for language found her studying Chinese, and in 2005 she moved to Taiwan to study abroad. From 2005 to 2006 Jessica was fully immersed in the Chinese language as she attended National Taiwan University, and in 2008 she graduated from San Diego State University magna cum laude.
Jessica currently lives in Irvine with her husband and two sons. She is planning a re-release of her series through Acorn Publishing in September of 2015. The re-release will include the third and final book in her Children of the Gods series as well as a bonus chapter in the back of Oppression.
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This series sounds amazing! I love the covers of the books in this series as well :)
ReplyDeleteHi Karin. I agree, the covers are great! Thanks for stopping by the Realm today. Remember to follow my feed by email so you receive the posts directly to your inbox, and sign up for my newsletter to receive regular updates from me :)
Delete-Andi