Memory (Awakened Fate #7) - Hardcover Edition

Mermaids are deadly.

She is something worse.

Ari Moreau’s agreement to help her people nearly cost her everything. Her past is gone, stolen by the magical procedures of the Judiciary that rules the wizards. Her body is no longer her own, twisted into a poisonous sea creature unlike anything the world has ever seen. If not for a last-minute rescue by the Beast, nothing of her would remain.

The Judiciary won’t let her go easily, however. Ari is their experiment and the key to all their plans. In the brewing war against the mermaids, the Judiciary will stop at nothing to turn her into their most deadly weapon.

On the run and outnumbered, Ari and her allies must find a way to restore her memory and reverse what the Judiciary has done. With enemies closing in and time running out, the stakes couldn't be higher, because if they fail, no one above the sea or below will be safe from the monster the Judiciary intends for Ari to become.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: The Awakened Fate Series is a completed young adult fantasy series. None of the books are meant to be read as a standalone, since the story continues throughout the books with cliffhangers, interconnected narratives, and new discoveries in each installment. To fully enjoy this and the other books of the series, readers are encouraged to start at the beginning with Awaken: Book One of the Awakened Fate Series.

The Awakened Fate Series (Now Complete!)

• #1 - Awaken
• #2 - Descend
• #3 - Return
• #3.5 - Abide: An Awakened Fate Novella
• #4 - Arise
• #5 - Become
• #6 - Rebirth
• #7 - Memory
• #8 - Defiance
• #9 - Destiny

ARI

Without a word, Jace strode past us, heading out of the room.

“Hey, Jace?” Maia tried. “Maybe you could help—”

Jace yanked the door open.

A balding man with a fringe of brown hair stood there, his hand raised to knock. “Oh. Hi.”

“What the—” Jace slammed the door.

A knock came. “Excuse me?” the man called.

Alarmed, Jace turned to us. “Who the hell—”

“I take it you don’t know him?” Baylie seemed torn between anxiety and something approaching relief.

Which made sense. Everyone they knew seemed connected to the judges.

I shivered, fighting to keep spikes from emerging on my arms.

“He doesn’t look like an enforcer,” Dhanya allowed, though from her tone, she didn’t sound certain that mattered.

“Maybe he’s with the motel?” Maia suggested.

Noah crossed to the door. Eyeing him, Jace retreated. Noah took the handle and then pulled the door open.

“Yeah?” he asked.

“Um, hi.” The man smoothed his tweed jacket nervously. “I’m, uh, I’m a salesman for Bixby Tires and I saw that your SUV needed—”

“We’re not interested.” Noah moved to shut the door.

“Oh no, please!” The man shoved a pamphlet at him, which became pinned in the closed door. Scowling, Noah tugged it out.

A white business card fell from inside, something scribbled on its back. Noah bent and picked it up.

He froze, alarm racing through him.

My breath caught. “What?”

Radiating caution, Noah opened the door a second time. The man stood where he’d been, anxiously rocking his weight from one foot to the other.

“Talk,” Noah ordered.

I shivered at the threat in his voice.

“What’s going on?” Jace demanded.

Noah extended the card without looking away from the man. Jace took it. Rage surged across his face.

He dropped the card and shoved past Noah to reach the guy.

“No,” the man protested, “You don’t need to—”

Jace grabbed him and yanked him into the motel room. Noah stepped back quickly, keeping an eye to the outside, and then shut the door while Jace slammed the man against the wall beside it.

“Who are you?” Jace snapped.

“Guys?” Maia asked. “What did it say?”

Baylie shoved up from the other bed and retrieved the card from the floor. Watching Jace and Noah, she retreated to our side, showing us the card.

Pencil scratches formed hastily scrawled words.

They know where you’re going.

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Genre: Young adult mermaid paranormal romance

Content:

• Swearing
• Violence (PG-13)
• Amnesia
• Physical peril