In the Beginning: THE WINNER'S KISS First Lines Blog Tour + Giveaway

I feel an embarrassing happy flail coming on everyone. Today I have the absolute pleasure of participating in a very special blog tour. 6 days. 6 blogs. 6 lines from The Winner's Kiss, the third and final book in Marie Rutkoski's amazing Winner's Trilogy.

*FLAILS*

My love for this series defies description so I won't try to put it into words, but if you haven't had a chance to read The Winner's Curse and The Winner's Crime yet, I hope you run to your nearest bookstore or library and get them immediately!

And now, I bring you the 4th line of The Winner's Kiss tour:

*Jenny falls down dead of want and nerves*

Since one teaser surely won't be enough, be sure and check out all the below blogs for 5 additional lines (and go here for the official cover reveal!):

Tuesday, May 12th – Cuddlebuggery

Wednesday, May 13th – Love is Not a Triangle

Thursday, May 14th – The Book Rat

Friday, May 15th – Supernatural Snark

Saturday, May 16th – YA Bibliophile

Sunday, May 17th – Forever YA

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THE WINNER'S KISS

 

War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it, with the East as his ally and the empire as his enemy. He’s finally managed to dismiss the memory of Kestrel, even if he can’t quite forget her. Kestrel turned into someone he could no longer recognize: someone who cared more for the empire than for the lives of innocent people—and certainly more than she cared for him. At least, that’s what he thinks.



But far north lies a work camp where Kestrel is a prisoner. Can she manage to escape before she loses herself? As the war intensifies, both Kestrel and Arin discover unexpected roles in battle, terrible secrets, and a fragile hope. The world is changing. The East is pitted against the West, and Kestrel and Arin are caught between. In a game like this, can anybody really win?

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Find The Winner's Curse:

Amazon • B&N • Goodreads

Find The Winner's Crime:

Amazon • B&N • Goodreads

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MARIE RUTKOSKI

Marie Rutkoski is the author of the YA novel The Shadow Society, about a girl who discovers that she’s not human and that her kind are terrorists in an alternate world where the Great Chicago Fire never happened. The Shadow Society will be published October 30, 2012. Marie has also written the children’s fantasy series The Kronos Chronicles, including The Cabinet of Wonders, The Celestial Globe and The Jewel of the Kalderash. The Cabinet of Wonders, her debut novel, was named an Indie Next Kids’ List Great Read and a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, among other honors.

Rutkoski grew up in Bolingbrook, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), as the oldest of four children. She attended the University of Iowa. After graduating, she lived in Moscow and Prague. Upon receiving her Ph.D. from Harvard University, she held dual appointments as a lecturer there in both English and American Literature and Language, and History and Literature. Rutkoski is currently a professor at Brooklyn College, where she teaches Renaissance Drama, children’s literature and creative writing. She usually lives in New York City with her husband and two sons, but she and her family are now living in Paris for the 2012-2013 academic year. 

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GIVEAWAY

Thanks to the generosity of the Macmillan team, I have one copy of The Winner's Crime to give away on the blog today (please note: this is book 2 of the series). To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below. Giveaway is open to US addresses only.

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