Crusade (Crusade Trilogy)

Synopsis

for The Past Two Years, Jenn Has Lived And Trained At Spain’s Sacred Heart Academy Against The Cursed Ones. She Is Among The Few Who Have Pledged To Defend Humanity Or Die Trying. But The Vampires Are Gaining Power, And The Battle Has Only Just Begun.

forced To Return Home After Death Takes A Member Of Her Family, Jenn Discovers That San Francisco Is Now A Vampire Strong-hold. As A Lone Hunter Apart From Her Team, Jenn Is Isolated — And At Risk. She Craves The Company Of Her Fighting Partner, Antonio: His Protection, His Reassurance, His Touch. But A Relationship With Antonio Comes With Its Own Dangers, And The More They Share Of Themselves, The More Jenn Stands To Lose.

then Jenn Is Betrayed By One Who Was Once Bound To Protect Her, Causing Her To Doubt All She Had Held As True. To Survive, Jenn Must Find The Courage To Trust Herself — And Her Heart.

publishers Weekly

in The First Of A Trilogy, The Authors Of The Wicked Series Serve Up A Mishmash Of X-men And Buffy, Layered With Christian Symbolism. In A Near Future In Which Vampires And Humans Are In A Stalemate Over World Control, Vampire Hunter Jenn Is Insecure, Despite Being Trained As Part Of A Legendary Team--a Motley Assortment Of Human And Supernatural Creatures--at The University Of Salamanca. In Love With Antonio, A Self-loathing Catholic Vampire And Fellow Hunter, She Is Also Tormented By Reminders Of His Intrinsic Nature. When Jenn Is Called Home To California For A Funeral, Where She Faces Parental Betrayal And Her Sister Is Kidnapped, The Other Salamancans Go On The Trail Of An Experimental Vampire Virus, Leaving Jenn As A Lone Hunter While San Francisco Is Under Siege. The Authors Effectively Convey The Cross-species Tension Burgeoning Among The Other Salamancans, Which Include A Witch, Werewolf, Priest, And Girl With Elixir-granted Powers. While The Book Isn't Free Of Clichés, Including Sophomoric Poetry Initiating Chapters Though Our Flesh Is Pale And Cold/ We Are Beautiful To Behold), The Cinematic Writing And Apocalyptic Scenario Should Find A Ready Audience. Ages 14-up.(sept.)