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Trick was standing right there, eyes practically glowing.

“Um, so hi,” Katelyn said, suddenly very shy.

“You never answered your grandfather’s question,” he said.

She reached up and grabbed his face, pulling it down to hers. As his lips met hers, she knew that there were no more secrets keeping them apart. Nothing was keeping them apart. Nothing ever could anymore.

She thought about the family she’d been born into, the family she’d been bit into, and the family she might have one day with Trick. It was all so crazy, but one thing had become crystal clear to her:

It was all about the family you chose.

Silver wolf queen
, he said in her head.

To her heart.

And to her very existence.

You are mine.

“I have marked you, Hellhound,” she replied, gazing lovingly into his eyes. Claiming him. “Run with me.”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you so much to Becky Stradwick, the most amazing and gracious editor ever, and our entire team at Random House UK: Sue Cook, Sophie Nelson and Kirsten Armstrong from editorial (proofreaders, copyeditors par excellence) and our designer, the lovely Dominica Clements. Many thanks as well to the fantastic Ruth Tinham in sales. Thank you to our wonderful agents, Howard Morhaim and Caspian Dennis, and to Team Morhaim: Kate McKean and Beth Phelan. Thanks as always to Belle and the fam.

Nancy

Thank you to our fantastic editor, Becky Stradwick. You are a dream to work with! Thank you also to our brilliant agent, Howard Morhaim. I also want to thank Natalie Cleary, Stacey Bennett, Vivian Mah, Kris McCormick, Marissa Cahill, Kylie Marie Bates and Lisa Graziano for their endless support and encouragement. You are all true Superfans.

Debbie

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NANCY HOLDER has published more than seventy-eight books and more than two hundred short stories. She has received five Bram Stoker Awards for her supernatural fiction and is the co-author of the
New York Times
bestselling
Wicked
series. She lives in San Diego with her daughter. You can visit her at
nancyholder.com
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DEBBIE VIGUIÉ is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling Wicked series and several other books, including the
Once Upon a Time
novels
Violet Eyes
and
Midnight Pearls
. She lives in Florida with her husband. You can visit her at
debbieviguie.com
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Wolf Springs Chronicles: Unleashed

Wolf Springs Chronicles: Hot Blooded

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WOLF SPRINGS CHRONICLES

It’s always tough being the new kid in town. And even worse when you have to live with your grandfather in the middle of the forest.

But when Katelyn starts at Wolf Springs High she realizes that her new life might not be so bad. There’s the enigmatic Trick, who is always there to protect her. And Cordelia Fenner and her irresistible cousin seem extra friendly.

Katelyn suspects that there is more to the Fenner family than meets the eye. But why is she so drawn to them? And in a town full of secrets, who can she trust?

Also available in the
WOLF SPRINGS CHRONICLES

Katelyn had only been in Wolf Springs a short time before she was bitten by a werewolf. And now she carries that creature’s curse in her veins.

But she’s not alone. Wolf Springs is home to a hidden family of werewolves, the Fenners. But if they didn’t bite her, who did? Apparently there’s a monster on the loose – something wild and uncontrollable.

And to make matters worse, Katelyn’s struggling to resist her own animal urges. Especially around Trick and Justin. Should she follow her heart – or her instincts?

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