If you like bold twists, riveting worldbuilding, and slow-sizzle romance, find out why readers are calling Chosen Guardian “magically delightful!”īack the Stolen Tears Series Kickstarter project here! If I fail, my people and their magic will be enslaved to the Arcaians forever. The tears have chosen me as their guardian, and I’ve got to keep them from falling into the wrong hands. With Talon’s wavering allegiance, there’s no one I can trust. But what happens when I discover his darkest secret of all? Talon is rugged, battle-scarred, and full of heavily guarded secrets that keep us both in danger, but I can’t help how drawn to him I am. My only chance of survival is aligning myself with a rogue soldier. The ruthless Arcaian soldiers use tears to steal magic, and now they’re after me. When I find a vial of these enchanted tears, it paints a target. In an emotionless world, tears are a precious commodity, valued for their magic and sold on the black market. She lives with her husband and three sons in a small Idaho farm town.“This story by an accomplished YA writer is jam-packed…The action moves so quickly that the reader is fully engaged to the very last page.” –Publisher’s WeeklyBookLife Prize –B&N: /w/phobic- cortney-pearson/1120254474? ean=9781500497194Ĭortney Pearson is a book nerd who studied literature at BYU-Idaho, a music nerd who plays clarinet in her local community orchestra, and a writing nerd who creates stories for young adults. To sever her link to it, she must unravel the clues in the flashbacks and uncover the truth about her mother’s crime, before she becomes part of her house for good. Piper realizes her house isn’t haunted-it’s alive. At least, not until her house gets axed during a prank, and the act injures Piper instead, cutting a gash the size of Texas into her stomach. Piper confides in her best friend, Todd, whom she’s gradually falling for, but even he doesn’t believe her. Each vision pulls Piper deeper into not only their story, but also her house. That’s when the flashbacks of the original residents from 1875 start, including a love affair between two young servants. To prove she’s not afraid of where she lives, Piper opens a forbidden door, which hides a staircase that leads to the ceiling.

As if those things aren’t creepy enough, it’s also the place where her mother committed murder. It’s never needed repairs since it was built in the 1800s, and the lights flicker in response to things she says. Fifteen-year-old Piper Crenshaw knows her house is strange.

Chosen Guardian by Cortney Pearson