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$10 #Giveaway The Descendants by Destiny Hawkins @That_1_author Ends 9.16

September 9, 2021 By Mary 18 Comments



The Descendants
Destiny Hawkins
(The Descendants, #1)
Publication date: December 17th 2016
Genres: Adult, Dark Fantasy, Dystopian

Fail the tests and become a slave. Display defectiveness and be put to death.

Monroe Academy was built to separate the weak from the strong. Pass the biyearly leveling and be released into society upon graduation. Fail to be promoted and be stripped of rank and forced into servitude. That was a rule that applied to all but Rayah Bardeau. A student of Monroe Academy, branded as a Null because of her absence of Lighter energy.

With her mother standing as a slave in her place, Rayah was given until the age of twenty to make level six, but at nineteen-years-old and with only eight months until her twentieth birthday, she was only a mere level one. The same level she’s been since she was ten. With the stress of her upcoming test, the loss of a friend, and the constant wrongdoings towards her, Rayah could only dream of escaping from Lytonia, and escape she did. Only, when she awakened in her dorm, she couldn’t distinguish if she had only dreamt of meeting Soren, a wild and adventurous defect in the Wild Lands, or if she had somehow used her Lighter Form to get there.

But only the elite ― the most powerful of Lighters ― could tap into their Lighter Forms. Right? And what was the dark energy she used when she and Soren were attacked by Depleters? Was Rayah really as powerless as she thought? Was she a defect? And if she used dark energy, could she call herself a Lighter at all?

Bestselling author Destiny Hawkins brings you the first installment of a gripping dark fantasy where a powerless girl must survive in a society that doesn’t accept the weak…or the defective.

Content Advisory: The following book contains vivid depictions of violence and death. Reader discretion is advised.

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EXCERPT:

Gone. One minute Tristan was here, and the next he wasn’t. Only two days ago we watched the two moons rise, and it was only two days ago when we almost kissed, but this morning he was taken away from me, and I will never see him again. Once a student was made into a slave, it was forbidden for them to ever see their friends or family again, and that was exactly what Tristan was going to be transitioned into in only a few hours. They were going to strip him of his rank, disregard that he was born into the vex class, and put a collar around his neck that could kill him with the push of a button.

This morning two officers marched into Tristan’s dorm and dragged him out. I stood there, shocked, as he kicked and screamed, begging for a second chance. He was a level five vex, which would have been alright if he hadn’t turned twenty today.

At the age of twenty, a student of Monroe Academy was to be tested on their lighter abilities and hopefully advanced up to level six. Ever since Tristan was enrolled ten years ago, he’d never had trouble leveling up, but this time he struggled to get his powers to strengthen. This time, the council didn’t believe him strong enough to earn a level six patch, and now he had to serve his nation in another way. He had to serve the high class vexes and ensure their happiness. The happier the people, the lower the chances of there ever being chaos in our world again.

At least that’s what we were taught.

 

Author Bio:

Destiny Hawkins is a multi-genre author with a dark imagination and a love for magic.

She enjoys cooking, running, swimming, listening to music, reading, and of course watching anime filled with fantasy! Her favorite genres to read and work in are Fantasy, LGBT, Paranormal, Romance, Dystopian, Sci-fi, and young adult. She’s been a writer since she was nine years old, with Caged being her very first novel, and she has more to come!! Much…much more.

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Comments

  1. Angelica Dimeo says

    September 9, 2021 at 11:46 pm

    love the cover

    Reply
  2. Marcy Meyer says

    September 10, 2021 at 4:23 am

    Love the cover. Looks really good. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. Anita Yancey says

    September 10, 2021 at 5:32 am

    The story sounds amazing, and I love the pretty cover.

    Reply
  4. Shelly Peterson says

    September 10, 2021 at 8:13 am

    I love the cover.

    Reply
  5. wendy hutton says

    September 10, 2021 at 8:55 am

    very nice cover

    Reply
  6. Christina Gould says

    September 10, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    I love the artwork on the cover.

    Reply
  7. Piroska says

    September 10, 2021 at 2:58 pm

    The book sounds very intriguing. Love the cover!

    Reply
  8. Joy Avery says

    September 10, 2021 at 5:42 pm

    Sounds interesting!

    Reply
  9. Latifa Morrisette says

    September 10, 2021 at 6:00 pm

    Sounds like a good read.

    Reply
  10. Deborah D says

    September 10, 2021 at 9:48 pm

    This is a new genre to me. Sounds like something I would really like.

    Reply
  11. Thomas Gibson says

    September 11, 2021 at 11:28 am

    Cover looks awesome! Excerpt is intriguing. Great work!

    Reply
  12. heather says

    September 11, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    This so sounds like my kind of read and one that will keep me interested and reading and I love the cover too.

    Reply
  13. Deb Pelletier says

    September 11, 2021 at 8:02 pm

    The book sounds interesting.

    Reply
  14. Antoinette M says

    September 13, 2021 at 6:18 am

    Thanks for the excerpt. I love the cover of this book.

    Reply
  15. Leela says

    September 15, 2021 at 1:14 am

    It looks like a good read.

    Reply
  16. Debbi Wellenstein says

    September 15, 2021 at 7:36 am

    I enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you for the giveaway!

    Reply
  17. clynsg says

    September 15, 2021 at 12:39 pm

    This sounds like a drastic application of eugenics control.

    Reply
  18. Bea LaRocca says

    September 15, 2021 at 4:05 pm

    An intriguing cover, synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like an exciting book and series, thank you for sharing the details

    Reply

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