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From 2/7 through 2/14, we’re giving you the chance to read four romantic reads and four romance extended excerpts! Which read are you checking out first?</p> <p><span style="color: #333333;">–</span></p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-free-reads-are-only-available-to-simon-teen-members-not-a-simon-teen-member-yet-it-s-free-and-easy-to-sign-up-click-here-to-set-up-your-account-now-nbsp"><strong>Free Reads are only available to Simon Teen members! Not a Simon Teen member yet? It’s free and easy to sign up! <a href="https://simonteen.com/register">Click here to set up your account now. </a></strong></h5> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-full-reads">Full Reads</h2> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-1-the-love-match-by-priyanka-taslim">1. <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/the-love-match/"><em>The Love Match</em></a> by Priyanka Taslim</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="596" height="900" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/12/the-love-match-9781665901109_xlg.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-33981" style="width:auto;height:494px"/></figure> <p>“Jane Austen meets Bengali cinema” (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>) in this delightful and heartfelt rom-com about a Bangladeshi American teen whose meddling mother arranges a match to secure their family’s financial security—just as she’s falling in love with someone else.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-start-reading-now"><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/the-love-match/">Start reading now!</a></h4> <p><span style="color: #333333;">–</span></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-2-she-gets-the-girl-by-rachael-lippincott-and-alyson-derrick">2. <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/she-gets-the-girl/"><em>She Gets The Girl</em></a> by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="596" height="900" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2021/07/she-gets-the-girl-9781534493797_xlg.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-28866" style="width:auto;height:500px"/></figure> <p><em>She’s All That</em> meets <em>What If It’s Us</em> in this N<em>ew York Time</em>s bestselling hate-to-love YA romantic comedy from the coauthor of <em>Five Feet Apart </em>Rachael Lippincott and debut writer Alyson Derrick.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-start-reading-now-0"><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/she-gets-the-girl/">Start reading now!</a></h4> <p><span style="color: #333333;">–</span></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-3-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-by-jenny-han">3. <em><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-mti/">The Summer I Turned Pretty </a></em>by Jenny Han</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="600" height="900" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/04/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-9781665922074_xlg.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-31535" style="width:auto;height:500px"/></figure> <p>Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author of <em>To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before</em>, Jenny Han.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-start-reading-now-1"><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-mti/">Start reading now!</a></h4> <p><span style="color: #333333;">–</span></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-4-the-do-over-by-lynn-painter">4. <em><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/the-do-over/">The Do-Over</a></em> by Lynn Painter</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="596" height="900" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2024/02/TheDoOver.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-37217" style="width:auto;height:500px"/></figure> <p>In this “unequivocally hilarious and delightful” (<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>) young adult romp for fans of <em>Recommended for You </em>and <em>A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow</em>, a teen girl has the worst Valentine’s Day ever—only to relive it over and over again.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-start-reading-now-2"><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/the-do-over/">Start reading now!</a></h4> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-extended-excerpts">Extended Excerpts</h2> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-1-solving-for-the-unknown-by-loan-le">1. <em><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/solving-for-the-unknown/">solving for the unknown</a></em> by Loan Le</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1650" height="2475" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2024/05/SolvingFortheUnknown_comps_0605_2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-38520" style="width:auto;height:500px"/></figure> <p>In this sweet, incredibly heartfelt companion to <em>A Pho Love Story</em>, Vietnamese Americans Viet and Evie juggle family expectations with their desire to forge their own path in between college classes and falling in love. Out 3/4/25!</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-start-reading-now-3"><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/solving-for-the-unknown/">Start reading now! </a></h4> <p>–</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-2-by-any-other-name-by-erin-cotter">2. <em><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/by-any-other-name/">By Any Other Name</a> </em>by Erin Cotter</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="1215" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2023/02/ByAnyOther-Name.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34411" style="width:auto;height:500px"/></figure> <p>A down-on-his-luck actor and an English lord reluctantly team up to solve the murder of Christopher Marlowe in this Shakespearean-era “quippy, heart-wrenching debut…ideal for fans of Mackenzi Lee and F.T. 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It’s that special time of year when we show you all the shiny new covers for books coming out in just a few seasons. From January 27-31, we’re showing you all the new covers for our Fall 2025 young adult books. So get your Goodreads shelf ready because you’re going to want to add all of these books to your TBR!</p> <p></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-1-27-cover-reveals-day-1">1/27: Cover Reveals Day 1</h2> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/heart-check/"><i>Heart Check </i></a>by Emily Charlotte</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39633" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/01/HeartCheck_CVR49-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="601"></p> <p><b>A star hockey player and his biggest critic must reexamine their assumptions about each other when forced to work together at an after-school job in this feel-good young adult rom-com debut about breaking the ice—featuring stenciled sprayed edges!</b></p> <p>Luke Dawson and Harper Braedon could have been friends. They trade shifts at the same diner, share classes at school, and are driven by their greatest passions: hockey for Dawson, and jewelry-making for Harper. But some things aren’t meant to be. Dawson thinks Harper is stuck-up, too good for anything resembling school spirit. Harper thinks Dawson is a self-centered jock, a perfect fit for a hockey team that seems to absorb all the budget away from the arts departments.</p> <p>When his beloved hockey coach gets fired for misallocation of funds, Dawson is terrified that all his plans for impressing scouts are vanishing before his eyes. A rumor goes around that Harper was the one who got him fired, and suddenly she’s public enemy number one.</p> <p>But even with their mutual dislike at an all-time high, Harper and Dawson can’t escape splitting shifts forever. Can forced proximity help them find some common ground, or will long-held grudges finally succeed in bringing each other down?</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/heart-check/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224003280-heart-check">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <p> </p> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/falling-like-leaves/"><i>Falling Like Leaves </i></a>by Misty Wilson</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39636" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/01/9781665975193-677x1024.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="605"></p> <p><b>Gilmore Girls meets Jenny Han in this autumnal teen rom-com about a city girl stuck in a quaint small town who must confront her future and her old flame while the town prepares for an annual fall festival—featuring stenciled sprayed edges!</b></p> <p>Ellis has a plan: spend her senior fall prepping her application for Columbia, get into their journalism program, and set the foundation for a respectable career. So when her parents announce that not only are they separating, but Ellis has to move with her mom from New York City to Bramble Falls, Connecticut, to live with her aunt and cousin, it couldn’t come at a worse time.</p> <p>From past summers spent in Connecticut, Ellis knows Bramble Falls is idyllic and charming. But it also seems to be full of distractions. There’s local barista Cooper Barnett, Ellis’s one-time best friend and first kiss who now wants nothing to do with Ellis. And then there’s the Falling Leaves Festival, a local autumnal celebration run by Ellis’s aunt where people from all over come to see Bramble Falls’s beautiful foliage. The house is stuffed with decorations, and every conversation seems to center around the festival.</p> <p>Dragged to every oh-so-charming event from apple picking to pumpkin carving, Ellis can’t stop bumping into Cooper…or falling for the quaint town and its quirky residents. As her return to Manhattan gets repeatedly delayed, Ellis finds herself caught between two very different places—and the futures they represent.</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/falling-like-leaves/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218873208-falling-like-leaves">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-1-28-cover-reveals-day-2">1/28: Cover Reveals Day 2</h2> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/if-looks-could-kill/"><i>If Looks Could Kill </i></a>by Julie Berry</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39648" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/01/If-Looks-Could-Kill-675x1024.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="607"></p> <p><b>From Printz Honor–winning and<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author Julie Berry, a true-crime-nailbiter-turned-mythic-odyssey pitting Jack the Ripper against Medusa. 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Even if it means choosing his princely duty over love.</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/the-prince-of-mourning/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781665971553">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <p> </p> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/the-moss/"><i>The Moss </i></a>by Lisa Lueddecke</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39664" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/01/Moss-678x1024.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="604"></p> <p><b>A girl returns to her hometown and the sinister bogland surrounding it in search of her missing sister in this harrowing, atmospheric young adult horror perfect for fans of Shea Ernshaw and The <i>Haunting of Hill House.</i></b></p> <p><i>I know how to find her. Don’t follow me. I mean it. It will break Dad if you do. I love you, Em.</i></p> <p><i>P.S. Stay away from the Sedge Man. 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Or even to their mother, when Emma was only a child?</p> <p>Haunted by the ghosts of the past, Emma knows she is the only one who can uncover the truth and save her sister…unless she gets lost herself.</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/the-moss/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781665984492">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-1-30-cover-reveals-day-4">1/30: Cover Reveals Day 4</h2> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/a-bite-of-pepper/"><i>A Bite of Pepper </i></a>by Balazs lorinczi</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39673" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/01/Bite-of-Pepper-760x1024.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="539"></p> <p><b>A skateboarding vampire falls for a human artist as they combine their talents to create a skating brand in this lightly paranormal coming-of-age young adult graphic novel romance for fans of <i>Squad</i> by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and <i>The Girl from the Sea</i>.</b></p> <p>Pepper Mint might be born a vampire, but she’s pretty much your average teenager who loves skateboarding and her dog. What she doesn’t love is her mother’s continuous efforts to find her a vampire bride so that she can become fully immortal. Then Pepper meets Ana—she’s a charming art student, a part-time waitress…and interested in Pepper.</p> <p>Ana’s presence changes everything, especially when she uses Pepper for the inspiration behind her art. But the two girls’ instant chemistry seems to provide the perfect opportunity for Pepper to finally commit to becoming the immortal creature of the night her mother desperately wants her to be.</p> <p>Between the pressure from her mom and her inability to figure out whether Ana likes Pepper for herself or her aesthetic, it feels like everyone just wants a bite of Pepper. And with all these looming questions, will Pepper be ready to take the biggest bite of her life, committing to an unchanging immortality?</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/a-bite-of-pepper/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781665970471">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-1-31-cover-reveals-day-5">1/31: Cover Reveals Day 5</h2> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/king-of-the-neuro-verse/"><i>King of the Neuro Verse </i></a>by Idris Goodwin</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39689" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/01/King-of-the-Neuro-Verse-678x1024.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="604"></p> <p><b>A powerful, joyful novel in verse about a Black teen with ADHD who finds self-expression and first love during one epic summer school season, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and <i>On the Come Up</i>.</b></p> <p>For the third summer in a row, Pernell is back in the classroom, facing the same struggles that have always made school seem more like a battlefield than a place of learning. This summer is different, though: he’s battling to become the Cypher King, leader of the lunchroom’s impromptu rap circles. Here, the rhythm flows and the words fly, creating a space where the wittiest and most rhythmically inclined reign supreme. Here, Pernell’s ADHD gives him an edge.</p> <p>But life outside the cypher isn’t as forgiving. Pernell’s English teacher has it out for him. His parents are pressuring him to see a doctor for his lack of focus. And Electra, his friend-slash-crush and the only one who truly gets him, is too busy chasing her dream internship to give him the time of day.</p> <p>If Pernell doesn’t pull himself together, he won’t just lose the title of Cypher King—he’ll lose his chance to graduate high school. In a world where the systems are turned against kids like him, Pernell needs to find a way to succeed <i>with</i> his ADHD, rather than in spite of it.</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/king-of-the-neuro-verse/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781665973120">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <p> </p> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/you-had-me-at-hello-world/"><i>You Had Me at Hello World </i></a>by Rona Wang</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39688" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/01/You-Had-Me-at-Hello-World-683x1024.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="600"></p> <p><b>Jenny Han meets <i>Silicon Valley</i> in this drama-packed debut young adult novel about a Chinese American teen who navigates a high-stakes coding competition, sabotage, and first love when she’s invited to a summer hackathon at MIT.</b></p> <p>Sixteen-year-old Charise “Char” Tang is desperate to ditch her dead-end small town. So when she’s invited to a highly selective hackathon at MIT, she seizes the opportunity to jet across the country, spend the summer building an app, and maybe even snag the top prize—a golden ticket to a new life.</p> <p>When she arrives, she teams up with Khoi Astor, coding wunderkind and creator of last year’s biggest mobile game. Khoi, who has soft eyes and a gentle smile. Khoi, who can make anyone laugh. Khoi, who is easy to fall for…and already dating her camp roommate. If only Char could reprogram her heart to forget about him.</p> <p>As the competition heats up, so do things between Char and her teammate. But sabotage lurks around every corner, and she soon discovers that the glitzy tech world has a dark, dangerous underbelly.</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/you-had-me-at-hello-world/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781534488519">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-additional-cover-reveals">ADDITIONAL COVER REVEALS</h2> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/fake-skating/"><i>FAKE SKATING </i></a>by LYNN PAINTER</h2> <p><b><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39729" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/02/Fake-Skating-664x1024.webp" alt="" width="400" height="617" /></b></p> <p><b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Better Than the Movies </i>Lynn Painter comes a heartfelt and banter-filled rom-com about childhood sweethearts whose icy reunion in their hockey-loving hometown unexpectedly thaws when they fake a romantic relationship.</b></p> <p>Growing up, Dani couldn’t help but follow around the adorable son of her mom’s best friend. Funny, kind of nerdy, and a little soft, Alec was always down to hang with Dani when they were little. From play dates on the playground to sneaking into movie theaters, Dani and Alec were inseparable. Until Dani moved away. Alec promised they’d stay in touch—except, they didn’t.</p> <p>Flash forward and Dani is back in Minnesota for her senior year, she and her mom living with her grandfather. Dealing with the fallout of her parents’ devastating divorce, Dani wouldn’t mind a nerd-out with the cozy and comforting Alec (and maybe a chance to confront him on his MIA status for all these years). But teenage Alec is nothing like the kid Dani remembers. He’s a hockey star in a town where hockey players are worshiped as gods. Dani’s place as his shadow has been taken up by drooling female fans…and he <i>loves</i> it.</p> <p>Dani is resolved to ice out her former best friend until an unlikely series of events brings them together—and forces them to fake being a couple. Once forced together, the former childhood sweethearts begin to reconnect, unearth complicated family secrets, and face their true feelings towards each other…including the real reason Alec has been pushing Dani away all these years.</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/fake-skating/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781665921268">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <p> </p> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/black-history-is-your-history/"><i>Black History is Your History </i></a>by Taylor Cassidy</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39736" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/01/Black-History-is-Your-History-699x1024.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="586" /></p> <p><b>From TikTok star and creator of <i>Fast Black History</i> Taylor Cassidy comes a witty, lightly illustrated nonfiction debut that blends history and memoir in a joyful celebration of Black American historical figures.</b></p> <p>Meet Taylor Cassidy, Black history enthusiast and creator of the viral TikTok series <i>Fast Black History</i>. In her debut book, Taylor takes readers on a journey through the Black history she <i>wishes </i>she was taught in school. With sparkling wit and humor—and lots of fun pop culture references—she paints a vibrant picture of twelve figures from Black history whose groundbreaking contributions shaped America as we know it today. Introducing icons from activists to literary giants, movie stars to Olympic gold medalists, fashion designers to astronauts, and more, this one-of-a-kind collection makes Black history relatable, relevant, and utterly irresistible.</p> <p>Using Black history as inspiration, Taylor weaves together research and personal anecdotes that illuminate each trailblazer’s impact on her own life—as well as sharing plenty of triumphant, funny, and embarrassing moments from her past. From navigating friend breakups and unrequited crushes to setting boundaries and fighting self-doubt, Taylor’s been there…and she’s learned some valuable life lessons along the way.</p> <p>This book is a joyful celebration of Black historymakers, and you’re invited to the party. Come on in and let these twelve true stories inspire you to make history of your own!</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/black-history-is-your-history/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781665957700">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <p> </p> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/girls-who-play-dead/"><i>Girls Who PLay Dead </i></a>by Joelle Wellington</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39788" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/01/girls-who-play-dead-9781665974431_xlg.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="606" /></p> <p><b>Two siblings investigate the murder of a friend only to unearth even more deadly mysteries in their small town in this page-turning young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of <i>Their Vicious Games</i>.</b></p> <p>When Mikky Graves left his small, stifling hometown of Prophets Lake to live with his estranged mother, he thought nothing could ever make him return for good.</p> <p>Until his sister Kyla’s best friend, Erin, is murdered.</p> <p>Mikky never worried about leaving Kyla behind at their family-owned funeral home so long as she had Erin. But when Mikky heads home, determined to help Kyla grieve, the sister he encounters barely resembles the one he remembers. Mikky decides, then and there, to do the one thing that seems even more impossible than returning: stay.</p> <p>As Kyla spirals further into her rage and secrets, Mikky realizes the only thing that can help his sister is finding the truth about who killed Erin. But the more he investigates, the further he’s pulled into other ugly mysteries of Prophets Lake and the beauty brand that is its lifeblood. The town’s rot runs deep, and everyone has something to hide. Perhaps no one more than Kyla herself.</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/girls-who-play-dead/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781665974431">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <p> </p> <h2><a href="https://simonteen.com/book/coldwire/"><i>coldwire </i></a>by Chloe Gong</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39789" src="https://simonteen.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2025/01/coldwire-9781665960137_xlg.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="604" /></p> <p><b>From #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the start of a daring new dystopian series where humanity has moved to virtual reality to flee their deteriorating world, following two young soldiers who must depend on unlikely allies in their fight for survival.</b></p> <p><i>The future is loading…</i></p> <p>To escape rising seas and rampant epidemics, most of society lives “upcountry” in glistening virtual reality, while those who can’t afford the subscription are forced to remain in crumbling “downcountry.”</p> <p>But upcountry isn’t perfect. A cold war rages between two powerful nations, Medaluo and Atahua—and no one suffers for it more than the Medan orphans in Atahua. Their enrollment at Nile Military Academy is mandatory. Either serve as a soldier, or risk being labelled a spy.</p> <p>Eirale graduated the academy and joined NileCorp’s private forces downcountry, exactly as she was supposed to. Then Atahua’s most wanted anarchist frames her for assassinating a government official, and she’s given a choice: cooperate with him to search for a dangerous program in Medaluo or go down for treason.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Lia is finishing her last year upcountry at Nile Military Academy. Paired with her academic nemesis for their final assignment, Lia is determined to beat him for valedictorian and prove her worth. But there may be far more at stake when their task to infiltrate Medaluo and track down an Atahuan traitor goes wrong…</p> <p>Though Eirale and Lia tear through Medaluo on different planes of reality, the two start to suspect they are puzzle pieces in a larger conspiracy—and the closer they get to the truth, the closer their worlds come to a shattering collision.</p> <h3>You can <a href="https://simonteen.com/book/coldwire/">pre-order your copy here</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/9781665960137">add it to your Goodreads shelf</a>!</h3> <p> </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-css-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-want-to-see-more-upcoming-covers-for-new-releases-check-out-all-the-covers-for-the-books-coming-out-this-summer">Want to see more upcoming covers for new releases? <a 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Read on to reunite with Kai and Paedyn in this exclusive short story from Lauren Roberts. </strong></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <p class="has-text-align-center has-large-font-size">THREE YEARS AGO</p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="font-size:30px"><strong>Kai</strong></p> <p> I curl my hands into fists, so as not to display my bloodied palms to the bustling staff.</p> <p><br> Weaving between lavish garlands and the bickering servants who hoist them, I cut through their tangible cheer like the knife still dripping at my side. Every shade of green swims past me in a blur of color, all twining greenery or draping satin.</p> <p><br> I usually find the eve of Ilya’s grandest holiday far more enjoyable.</p> <p><br> But now it’s been tainted with death.</p> <p><br> Candles decorate every windowsill, soft light dancing across the shadowed hall. The sun seemed to cower from me the moment I stepped out of that rickety shop off Loot. All the light had fled before the blood even dried on my palms.</p> <p><br> I quicken my pace atop the plush carpet, feeling sluggish in the sea of emerald now flooding the halls. Once a year, the kingdom’s color is flagrantly abused in remembrance of the Plague, though it’s hardly become less jarring since I was a boy. But the tradition has been upheld for decades, so Father demands every surface be draped in emerald while his Enforcer’s hands remain stained scarlet.</p> <p><br> I thought he would let me have this one night. One night where my hands are clean.</p> <p><br> How naïve of me to think that the Day of Deliverance offered me atonement.</p> <p><br> My bloody knuckles meet Father’s study door. Its frame is draped with a simple garland, just as every other entryway in all of Ilya. The origin of this custom lies somewhere within a droning lecture I can’t seem to recall.</p> <p><br> Father doesn’t greet me as I step into the balmy room. I hadn’t expected him to.</p> <p><br> Instead, I turn my attention to the fire crackling in its stone hearth, where the smoldering wood occasionally pops to pepper Kitt’s booted<br>feet with sparks. He looks up from his seat beside Father and grins, despite my somber presence. And, just as I have been my whole life, I’m awed by Kitt’s willingness to spend time with the king.</p> <p><br> ‘You made it.’ His boyish grin warms some numb part of me. ‘We were just discussing tomorrow’s festivities. And don’t worry, Brother, I’ve already signed us up for the three-legged race.’</p> <p><br> A smile threatens to tip my lips. ‘Well, we are the reigning champions. We have a reputation to uphold.’</p> <p><br> ‘Is it done?’</p> <p><br> The indifference in Father’s voice has my gaze sliding to where he lounges in that worn, leather chair. The back of his blond head is all he deems me worth seeing. I fight against the anger threatening to flush my cheeks.</p> <p><br> ‘Yes,’ I bite out. ‘It’s done.’</p> <p><br> I hate how easily the lazy flick of his hand summons me to him. Like the yanking of a leash. And I am the obedient beast tethered to<br>the end of it.</p> <p><br> Stepping before the fire, I stare down at the man meant to be my father. Heat licks at my heels and cloaks me in flickering shadows. The king deigns to meet my gaze. ‘You know I like to see proof.’</p> <p><br> My stiff fingers drum against the stained knife at my side. I can feel Kitt’s worried gaze wavering between us, and I hate the feel of it. Hate that he has to see me like this—blood on my hands and flames at my back. So, I don’t look at my brother as I present my stained skin to the man who has ordered every one of my sins.</p> <p><br> Father inspects the spilled life upon my palms and nods. ‘Good.’</p> <p><br> <em>Good</em>.</p> <p><br> I don’t even know the meaning of the word.</p> <p><br> The Ordinary was someone’s son, father, <em>something</em>. And I am nothing for killing him.</p> <p><br> ‘I need to borrow Kitt for the evening,’ I blurt. ‘Plague knows he needs some practice before the games tomorrow.’</p> <p><br> ‘Ouch,’ Kitt muses before standing to his feet, silently aware of the escape I’m grappling for. ‘We will see you in the courtyard for the festivities tomorrow, yes, Father? You’ll be there to watch us win?’</p> <p><br> The hope in his voice only emphasizes Father’s dull response. ‘Perhaps.’</p> <p><br> With that, I drag Kitt from the study before the king can order another death at my hands. ‘We’re leaving,’ I murmur before setting a swift pace down the hall.</p> <p><br> Kitt stumbles behind, likely gawking at my back. ‘Leaving?’</p> <p><br> ‘Yes, because I would actually like to enjoy this holiday.’ I round a corner. ‘And that certainly isn’t possible inside this castle.’</p> <p><br> I need to get out. I need to take a deep breath, one that doesn’t taste of blood. I need to stretch my legs and lift my arms without a sword arcing down with them.</p> <p><br> I need to live for something other than death.</p> <p><br> ‘Kai, you know I’m not allowed outside the castle walls—’</p> <p><br> I shove open the dungeon door and happily let its groaning hinges drown out Kitt’s worry. My gaze meets his over a tense shoulder, more earnest and pleading than a future Enforcer should be capable of. ‘Do you want to get out of here or not?’</p> <p><br> When he finally nods, I know it’s not for himself.</p> <p><br> The damp dungeon blurs past as we stride toward the final cell. Kitt pulls a ring of keys from his pocket as we enter, before sliding a particularly old one into the lock he uncovered. And, when the slab of stone swings open to reveal the swelling blackness beyond, I happily step into it.</p> <p><br> I hear the door creak shut. There is nothing at all for a few quiet beats of my heart—only a sea of darkness to rival my own. Then a flame flickers to life inside Kitt’s palm, making my eyes water at the sudden brightness. Blinking, I borrow his power to help illuminate the cramped tunnel further. It’s all crumbling stone, scurrying mice and looming freedom.</p> <p><br> ‘Need help washing that off?’</p> <p><br> Kitt’s staring at the flames licking my bloody palm. ‘Oh, yeah,’ I mutter. ‘There’s no need to wear it anymore.’</p> <p><br> Using his free hand, Kitt thoroughly extinguishes my flame with a stream of water. I watch the blood loosen its grip on my skin and swirl in my hands. I’m rubbing my damp palms together when Kitt finally ventures, ‘Does he really make you . . . ?’</p> <p><br> ‘Wear the blood as proof?’ I glance over at him before continuing stiffly through the tunnel. ‘You shouldn’t ask questions you don’t want to know the answers to. Especially when it comes to Father.’</p> <p><br> The dancing firelight curls into the creases of worry crowding Kitt’s eyes. But he asks nothing more. He never does.</p> <p><br> ‘So,’ he manages lightly. ‘Where are we going?’</p> <p><br> When the tunnel splits in two, I lead us towards the Bowl.</p> <p><br> I flash him a grin. ‘Somewhere with people who actually know how to celebrate the Day of Deliverance.’</p> <p><br> By the time we step out into the arena, the black sky is smudged with crisp snow. It falls lazily from above, dusting our hair and clothing. I glance over at my brother, his sweater and pants just as thin as my own. ‘I didn’t expect it to snow.’</p> <p><br> ‘No, shit,’ Kitt huffs, air billowing from his mouth. He shoves the hand not currently cupping flame into his pocket. ‘It’s freezing out here.’</p> <p><br> I hold the warmth in my own palm close. ‘You’re a walking firepit. I think you’ll be fine.’</p> <p><br> Snorting at my words, he follows begrudgingly. Wind claws at our clothing, stinging our skin as we hurry from the Bowl. The path to Loot wears a blanket of snow we quickly mar with a trail of footprints. I keep my head down as we shove against the blowing snow, now much heavier than before.</p> <p><br> ‘W-Why do we need to celebrate on Loot?’ Kitt manages between his chattering teeth.</p> <p><br> I glance over at him through the snow sticking to my lashes. Firelight dances over his flushed face. ‘Because you should see what<br>it looks like to actually <em>live</em>.’</p> <p><br> This wouldn’t be the first year I’ve slipped out to watch the people of the slums dance beneath a starry sky. It’s the very embodiment of<br>freedom—the way in which they move without rehearsed steps or sing without a common note. I ache to sit on that crumbling roof and watch the bodies swirl beneath, so alive because they fight every day to live. But for one night, they let their worries slip away.</p> <p><br> I cannot say the same. So, I watch them live for me.</p> <p><br> My body aches with cold. Trees loom beside the path, showering us with snow when the wind shakes it from their bare branches. Kitt shivers as his flame flickers weakly in his palm.</p> <p><br> ‘Kai, maybe we should . . .’</p> <p><br> His words are stolen by a gust of wind at the same moment something shifts in the swirling snow. Our numb feet stutter to a stop as we squint into the darkness. I lift the flame in my hand, letting it douse the snowy path in flickering light.</p> <p><br> Then I exchange a bewildered look with Kitt.</p> <p><br> Two figures swirl like the snow above, arm in arm, atop the slippery path.</p> <p><br> It seems we have interrupted a dance.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="font-size:30px"><br><strong>Paedyn</strong></p> <p><strong><br></strong> ‘Fifty-two, fifty-three, fifty-four . . .’</p> <p><br> Adena’s mumbling has me looking up from my search in the snow. ‘My hands are numb.’</p> <p><br> ‘Fifty—.’ Her huff cuts through the consistent counting. The purple scarf wrapped around her head and face leave only a sliver for her hazel eyes that catch the moonlight. ‘No, I know your hands aren’t numb, because I made those gloves. They have plenty of lining.’ She digs her own gloved hands back into the snow. ‘Now keep looking! We might not make it back before the dancing begins at midnight.’</p> <p><br> ‘How much time do we have?’</p> <p><br> Adena burrows into her coat as she thinks. ‘When we asked the man on Loot what time it was, his watch said we had forty minutes. And since then, I have counted nearly twenty—’</p> <p><br> ‘You know,’ I interrupt with a sigh, ‘if you had let me steal his watch, you wouldn’t need to be counting.’</p> <p><br> A coil of her crooked bangs peeks out from beneath her scarf. ‘He smiled at us. No one ever does that.’ As if that was reason enough, she returns to her counting with a mumbled ‘Now, where was I?’</p> <p><br> Sighing, I begin my rummage through the snow once again. The red scarf hugging my face keeps the whipping wind from stinging my cheeks as I look up at the spindly, bare arms of the trees above. Clawing at the dark sky, they catch most of the falling snow, though we are still dusted in a layer of it.</p> <p><br> ‘Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen . . .’</p> <p><br> Adena has started counting a fresh minute while I absentmindedly search beneath the blanket of snow. ‘There might not be any this year, A.’</p> <p><br> ‘No, they are here,’ she returns defiantly. ‘Mother and I always made Winter Berry crowns every year on the eve of Plague Day. They are under this snow somewhere.’</p> <p><br> I ignore the pang in my chest. If my father were here, we would be continuing our own traditions. I would dance on his feet until the sun rose on a holiday we weren’t sure how to celebrate.</p> <p><br> My relationship with the Day of Deliverance, as the lofty Elites like to call it, is a difficult one. It represents everything I despise—the Plague that swept through our kingdom this time a century ago, the people it killed and the powers it failed to grant me. But, it’s the feeling this day brings that I celebrate—happiness.</p> <p><br> Tonight, everyone in the slums will pour onto Loot and dance until the sun comes up. Those with a roof to cover their heads drape anything they can find over their doorways—a tradition that welcomes change, like that the Plague brought to Ilya. Scraps of fabric and branches dress every crumbling entryway, scattering the streets in color. And Adena has ensured our alley, and the Fort, are swaddled in scraps of every shade.</p> <p><br> No, I’m not sure how to feel about a ‘happy’ holiday that I hate the meaning behind.</p> <p><br> ‘Found some!’</p> <p><br> Adena lifts a tangled vine between us. Even clumped with snow, the color of the purple berries is vivid in the pale moonlight.</p> <p><br> I force my numb legs to move beneath me. ‘Great! Now, please tell me we can make the flower crowns back at the Fort.’</p> <p><br> But Adena doesn’t hear me. She is already running towards the path beside these woods.</p> <p><br> ‘A!’ I shout after her, boots shifting in the snow. ‘Adena, what are you—?’</p> <p><br> ‘We aren’t going to make it,’ she whispers when I slide to a stop beside her. ‘There’s only four minutes until midnight. And we didn’t even make the crowns.’</p> <p><br> Her shaky voice tells me there are tears welling in those hazel eyes. Blinking through the billowing snow, I gently turn Adena toward me. ‘So, we will dance here,’ I determine simply. Pulling the vine from her gloved hand, I wrap it in a circle before placing the makeshift crown onto her head. It rests precariously atop her scarf, and when it slips slightly to the side, Adena manages a smile.</p> <p><br> ‘There.’ I stifle my laugh as I squint at her in the streaming moonlight. ‘Now you have your Winter Berry crown.’</p> <p><br> Adena sniffles. ‘Thanks, Pae.’ She toes a clump of snow with her boot. ‘You really want to dance with me, all alone?’</p> <p><br> I slip my arm through hers. ‘If we can even call it that.’</p> <p><br> We spin in a circle, laughing when I slip in the snow. I twirl Adena; she twirls me. With linked elbows, we skip and slip and squeal beneath the moonlight. Snow swirls around us to join our erratic dance.</p> <p><br> A flickering light in the distance has me pausing.</p> <p><br> It floats closer still as Adena continues her twirling. I squint through the fluttering snow and find the outline of two figures coming into focus. Reaching out a hand, I still Adena before pulling my dagger from beneath my bulky coat.</p> <p><br> Blinking, I can’t quite make out the men’s faces as they slow to a stop before us. I’m about to shoo them on their way when Adena blurts ‘Fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty! Happy Plague Day!’ Then she adds, a bit hesitantly, ‘I think. Give or take a few seconds.’</p> <p><br> One of the men steps forward to display the flame in his palm.</p> <p><br> I tighten my grip on my dagger’s swirling hilt.</p> <p><br> <em>Offensive Elite.</em></p> <p><br> ‘Are you lost too?’ the man shouts over the wind.</p> <p><br> I can just make out the shake of his companion’s head. ‘For the hundredth time, we are not lost.’</p> <p><br> ‘We can’t see a thing through this snow,’ the first man huffs. ‘I would say that qualifies us as lost.’</p> <p><br> ‘Loot is that way.’ Adena shoves a finger in the direction of our home. ‘I mean, if that is where you’re headed—which I hope it is because the dancing has probably started and, oh, it is the most wonderful—’</p> <p><br> ‘No, they aren’t heading to Loot, A.’ I step forward so the strangers can see the dagger clutched between my fingers. ‘These Elites have much better things to be doing than dirtying themselves in the slums.’</p> <p><br> Their clothing is far too fine and thin; their abilities too potent and refined. These men have no business in Loot. Or with us.</p> <p><br> ‘I suggest you turn back now,’ I offer sternly. ‘You two are very far from home.’</p> <p><br> The man with the dark hair tilts his head at me. ‘And that was very far from dancing.’</p> <p><br> ‘Well, I’m quite good with a blade if you care to stick around and find out,’ I return evenly.</p> <p><br> That has the blond man clearing his throat. ‘Yes, I think we will be on our way now.’</p> <p><br> ‘Oh, wait!’ Adena scurries over to them before I have the chance to stop her. Slipping the makeshift crown from her head, she snaps off a piece of Winter Berry vine for each of them. ‘I hope you have a happy Plague Day, wherever you are,’ she says sweetly.</p> <p><br> Hesitantly, the men accept Adena’s parting gift. When she returns to my side, I step slightly in front of her as I feel the dark-haired man run his gaze over me. ‘It’s a shame I won’t get to find out if you’re better with that dagger than you are your feet.’</p> <p><br> Then he turns, his companion following, and begins to stride away.</p> <p><br> Unphased, Adena is quick to loop her arm back through mine and spin us until we are dizzy.</p> <p><br> But through our laughter, I can just make out the dark-haired man murmur to the one beside him. ‘This was all I wanted to show you anyway. 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