Friday, May 21, 2010

Winter Passage teaser

As some of you know, I've been posting Winter's Passage teasers on Twitter for the past few evenings. For those who have missed it, here is an excerpt of most of the tweets, compiled into one nice excerpt chunk. :)

You can also find the excerpt on BookBinge.

Anyway, I present you...Winter's Passage mega-teaser, take 1.


















My name is Meghan Chase.

If there are three things I’ve learned in my time among the fey, they are this: don’t eat anything you’re offered in Faeryland, don’t go swimming in quiet little ponds and never, ever, make a bargain with anyone.

Okay, sometimes, you have no choice. Sometimes, you’ve been backed into a corner and you have to make a deal. Like when your little brother has been kidnapped, and you have to convince a prince of the Unseelie Court to help you rescue him instead of dragging you back to his queen. Or, you’re lost, and you have to bribe a smart-mouthed, talking cat to guide you through the forest. Or you need to get through a certain door, but the gatekeeper won’t let you through without a price. The fey love their bargains, and you have to listen to the terms very carefully, or you’re going to get screwed. If you do end up in a contract with a faery, remember this: there’s no way you can back out, not without disastrous consequences. And faeries always come to collect.

Which is how, 48 hours ago, I found myself walking across my front yard in the middle of the night, my house growing smaller and smaller in the background. I didn’t look back. If I looked back, I might lose my nerve. At the edge of the woods, a dark prince and a pair of glowing, blue-eyed steeds waited for me.

Prince Ash, third son of the Winter Court, regarded me gravely as I approached, his silver eyes reflecting the light of the moon. Tall and pale, with raven-black hair and the unattainable elegance of the fey, he looked both beautiful and dangerous, and my heart beat faster in anticipation or fear, I couldn’t tell. As I stepped into the shadows of the trees, Ash held out a pale, long-fingered hand, and I placed my own in his.

His fingers curled over mine, and he drew me close, hands resting lightly on my waist. I lay my head against his chest and closed my eyes, listening to his beating heart, breathing in the frosty scent of him.

“You have to do this, don’t you?” I whispered, my fingers clutched in the fabric of his white shirt. Ash made a soft noise that might’ve been a sigh.

“Yes.” His voice, low and deep, was barely above a murmur. I pulled back to look at him, seeing myself reflected in those silver eyes. When I’d first met him, those eyes were blank and cold, like the face of a mirror. Ash had been the enemy, once. He was the youngest son of Mab, queen of Winter and the ancient rival of my father, Oberon, the king of the Summer Court. That’s right. I’m half-fey—a faery princess, no less—and I didn’t even know it until recently, when my human brother was kidnapped by faeries and taken into the Nevernever. When I found out, I convinced my best friend, Robbie Goodfell—who turned out to be Oberon’s servant, Puck—to take me into Faeryland to get him back. But being a faery princess in the Nevernever proved to be extremely dangerous. For one, the Winter Queen sent Ash to capture me, to use me as leverage against Oberon.

That’s when I made the bargain with the Winter prince that would change my life: help me rescue Ethan, and I’ll go with you to the Winter Court.

So, here I was. Ethan was home safe. Ash had kept his side of the bargain. It was my turn to uphold my end and travel with him to the court of my father’s ancient enemies. There was only one problem.

Summer and Winter were not supposed to fall in love.

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Blurb from Amazon.com

Meghan Chase used to be an ordinary girl...until she discovered that she is really a faery princess. After escaping from the clutches of the deadly Iron fey, Meghan must follow through on her promise to return to the equally dangerous Winter Court with her forbidden love, Prince Ash. But first, Meghan has one request: that they visit Puck--Meghan's best friend and servant of her father, King Oberon--who was gravely injured defending Meghan from the Iron Fey.

Yet Meghan and Ash's detour does not go unnoticed. They have caught the attention of an ancient, powerful hunter--a foe that even Ash may not be able to defeat....

24 comments:

  1. OH my gosh! I am so excited! I can't wait to read Winter Passage. AAAHHHH!

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  2. omg come out already... i cannot wait any longer.... hahahaha :)

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  3. Thanks for doing this. Can't wait!

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  4. I love the teaser!! Can't wait to read some more!

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  5. I am so excited!! It sounds so good, thanks for the teaser :)

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  6. For some stupid reason I didn't expect this to be the story of Megh and Ash after he came to her in The Iron King!!!
    I thought it was some kind of different story in your world but not about those..

    Ok, *takes a deep breath*

    My 31 year old slef *squuueeeesss* like a little girl now! Can't wait it to be releases!!

    Thanks Julie, so much!

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  7. Aw gosh, I love Ash <3 <3 <3

    Great teaser, whoot!!! Not long to go now until this is released! :D

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  8. I can't wait! Thanks for the teasers!

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  9. Sweet! Can't wait!

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  10. I CAN'T WAIT <3 THOSE STORIES

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  11. luv it!! can u do this more ofen? *puppy dog expression* please?

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  12. You rock! I am so excited for this! I need more Ash, MORE, MORE, MORE!!!!

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  13. *chokes* My goodness. I can't wait three more days! I need it now!

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  14. Ah... listening to the beautiful, raven-haired ice prince's heartbeat... love those kinds of moments. :)

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  15. So how exactly can I read this awesome book? It's on Amazon but I don't have a kindle?
    It's June 1st....HELP!!

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  16. If you don't have a Kindle, there is Kindle software for the PC or Mac that lets you read on your computer.

    It's also available in other formats elsewhere.


    Note that it's $2.39 on Amazon right now, but I saw something from the author somewhere that it's supposed to go free soon, at least until The Iron Daughter comes out.

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  17. @Anonymous

    Its also available at eharlequin. They have it in several formats.

    http://ebooks.eharlequin.com/03C67263-8CED-4C48-8272-23F8740A13D7/10/141/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=CDD22783-C3DF-496E-BA18-F6D141C6021F

    Hope that helps! :)

    Julie

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  18. i dont get how winter passages part of the series
    is it? cause i thought the iron daughter was the second one.

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  19. When dose it come out!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN SOME ONE PLEZZZZZZZZZ TELL MEEE???? and i think the iron daughter is the third one?

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  20. WHEN DOSE IT COME OUT IN PAPERBACK????????????????? SOME ONE PLEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ HELP ME

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  21. THE IRON DAUGHTER IS THE SECOUND BOOK THIS IS THE 3

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  22. whennnn is the winter passage and iron night come out im going to go insan if it doesnt come out soon!!!!!!!

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  23. can u please tell us when Winters passage and Iron Knight im going insain and i keep looking for those 2 books.

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