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The Final Excerpt from THE TAKEN by Vicki Pettersson! On Sale Now!

With THE TAKEN, New York Times bestselling author Vicki Pettersson begins a sexy, supernatural noir mystery series featuring a fallen angel and a reporter.

You can read Chapter 1, Chapter 2Chapter 3  and now Chapter 4, and have a look at some of the extraordinary praise THE TAKEN has already received:

“Exceptional. Mystery, crime scene drama, and more than enough romance to keep the heart pumping blend seamlessly into an enthralling read that kept me glued to the pages. I can’t wait for the sequel.”
— Kim Harrison

“A stylish, atmospheric mash-up of rockabilly and angelic affairs quickly reveals itself to be so much more: THE TAKEN proves that Pettersson is not afraid to explore the darkest corners of the human heart – and that her gift for redemption is unsurpassed.”
— Sophie Littlefield

“A delectably dark paranormal thriller. I’ve always been a fan of Pettersson’s work, but she knocks it out of the park with this one.”
— Kelley Armstrong

“Pettersson hits every note in the familiar duet of a “reticent, complicated, darkly sexy man” and a luscious, plucky “girl reporter”…. The resulting irresistibly good yarn proves that there’s still plenty of room for brilliant innovation in urban fantasy.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A sure bet for urban-fantasy readers of all types, but especially fans of Carrie Vaughn, Jim Butcher, and P. N. Elrod.”
— Booklist

“Intriguing mix of paranormal, romance and mystery with just enough suspense!”
— Suspense

“Pettersson’s amazing new series is off to a rocking start with this compelling read.”
— RT Book Reviews (top pick)

 

THE TAKEN is on sale tomorrow, Tuesday, June 12th.

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Excerpts from Vicki Pettersson’s THE TAKEN!

New York Times bestselling author Vicki Pettersson begins a breakout new series–a sexy, supernatural noir mystery featuring a fallen angel and a reporter.

You can read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, and have a look at some of the extraordinary praise THE TAKEN has already received:

“Exceptional. Mystery, crime scene drama, and more than enough romance to keep the heart pumping blend seemlessly into an enthralling read that kept me glued to the pages. I can’t wait for the sequel.”
— Kim Harrison

“A stylish, atmospheric mash-up of rockabilly and angelic affairs quickly reveals itself to be so much more: THE TAKEN proves that Pettersson is not afraid to explore the darkest corners of the human heart – and that her gift for redemption is unsurpassed.”
— Sophie Littlefield

“A delectably dark paranormal thriller. I’ve always been a fan of Pettersson’s work, but she knocks it out of the park with this one.”
— Kelley Armstrong

“Pettersson hits every note in the familiar duet of a “reticent, complicated, darkly sexy man” and a luscious, plucky “girl reporter”…. The resulting irresistibly good yarn proves that there’s still plenty of room for brilliant innovation in urban fantasy.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A sure bet for urban-fantasy readers of all types, but especially fans of Carrie Vaughn, Jim Butcher, and P. N. Elrod.”
— Booklist

“Intriguing mix of paranormal, romance and mystery with just enough suspense!”
— Suspense

“Pettersson’s amazing new series is off to a rocking start with this compelling read.”
— RT Book Reviews (top pick)

 

THE TAKEN is on sale June 12th.

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WIN a Galley of Tim Powers’s upcoming HIDE ME AMONG THE GRAVES!

We love Tim Powers, and we’re very excited to give away a galley of his upcoming book, HIDE ME AMONG THE GRAVES, which Morrow will publish on March 13, 2012.

From the award-winning author of Declare, Last Call, and Three Days to Never, comes a standout historical thriller in which art and the supernatural collide.

In the winter of 1862, a reformed ex-prostitute named Adelaide McKee shows up on the London doorstep of veterinarian John Crawford with news: their “interlude” seven years earlier produced a baby, which, till now, had been presumed dead. Recently, Adelaide has learned that the girl is still alive—but her life and soul are in peril from a vampiric ghost whose murderous attention McKee drew in her bad old days.

The vampire ghost is John Polidori, Lord Byron’s one-time physician and uncle to the poet Christina Rossetti and her brother, the painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, both of whose works are supernaturally aided by Polidori’s influence. But when Polidori resurrects Dante’s dead wife by turning her into a horrifying vampire and threatens other family members, the Rossetti siblings know that they must find a way to destroy their monstrous uncle, even though it will mean the end of their best work.

Thrown together with Crawford and McKee, who hope to find and save their missing daughter, the Rossettis are plunged into a supernatural London underworld whose existence they never suspected. Each of the mismatched group—the straitlaced animal doctor, the ex-prostitute, the poet, the painter, and the Artful-Dodger-like daughter—must ultimately choose between the banality and stress of human life and the unholy immortality that Polidori offers.

Please email “eosbooks AT harpercollins DOT com” with your mailing address and tell us why you should be the lucky winner.