Heidi Catherine

Tamar Sloan

Humans now live in a super greenhouse. Seas have risen. Oceans have acidified. And the fight for resources is deadly. To ensure nothing of this magnitude ever happens again, only those with enough intelligence and heart will earn the right to bear children and heal the earth. Nine teens must face the tests of the Proving to decide who will be Bound to this new order. Four of them will challenge the system in ways even they can't imagine. Nova. The gentle soul who has everything to lose. Kian. The champion of this new world who's determined to succeed. Dex. The one who'll learn nothing is as it seems. Wren. The rebel who wants nothing to do with any of it. As the fight to breed becomes a fight to survive, rules are broken, and hearts are captured. This Proving won't just decide the future of this new order, it will decide the future of humankind.

Book 1 After The Thaw

Rising

Lovers of Divergent, The Hunger Games, and The Maze Runner will be blown away by the breathtaking new series from USA Today best-selling author Tamar Sloan and award-winning author Heidi Catherine.

Book 3 After the Thaw

Falling

Only the chosen shall breed. Four teens must face the fallout of the Proving. Three have made it through. One has not. Nova. Kian. Dex. Wren. Four lives defined by the outcome. Four lives who thought the Proving was the most difficult test they would ever have to face. They all assumed Askala was safe, but a link to the Outlands has been established and a Remnant invasion is now a threat. In a starving, damaged world, Askala has what others want. Except the fight for survival is far more complicated than right or wrong, or us and them. It's about humanity versus Earth. As bonds are fractured and new connections are forged, the question becomes - how do you fight for your world, but also your heart? Lovers of Divergent, The Hunger Games, and The Maze Runner will be blown away by the breathtaking new series from USA Today best-selling author Tamar Sloan and award-winning author Heidi Catherine.

Breaking: Book 2 After the Thaw

Only the chosen shall breed. Nova, Kian, Dex, and Wren. Four teens reunited, only to discover their world has been torn apart. Askala has been seized by a new order. A cruel army that rules with greed and fear. An army that seems impossible to defeat. Forced into the forest, the people struggle to survive using all they've learned from the harshness of the Outlands. Bound, Unbound and Remnant alike are going to have to create unity in a world founded on division if they are to win. Will they discover a way to carve a better path for the future? A future about more than just fighting to survive. A future where all can thrive, not just the chosen few. In the greatest battle for Askala yet, sides will be chosen and loyalty will be tested. Is it possible that love and intelligence were the key all along? Lovers of Divergent, The Hunger Games, and The Maze Runner will be blown away by the breathtaking conclusion to After the Thaw from USA Today best-selling author Tamar Sloan and award-winning author Heidi Catherine.

Book 4 After the Thaw

Reckoning

Humans saved bees from extinction... and created the deadliest threat we've seen yet The loss of bees was heralded as the sixth wave of extinction. Economies crashed. Ecosystems collapsed. Wars were waged as countless starved. Luckily, humans were able to alter bees' genetic code to deal with the hazards of pesticides and disease. Inadvertently making their venom fatal to humans. River grew up in the Green Zone, a haven for those who are Immune. Bees are free to fly, pollinating their prolific crops. Echo was raised in the Dead Zone where bees are exterminated so vulnerable humans like her can live. Stealing from the heavily guarded Green Zone is a necessary part of survival. River and Echo are both in their seventeenth year. They're both about to have their immunity tested. And they're both about to have their futures forever altered. Ultimately, they're about to become part of the final fight for human survival. Are bees really the enemy they need to defeat? Or is mankind a far greater threat... Lovers of the Hunger Games and Maze Runner, prepare to be blown away. The authors of the best-selling series, The Thaw Chronicles, have crafted another unique dystopian adventure full of romance, twists, and page-turning excitement. Grab your copy now!

Harvest Day: The Sovereign Code

Only the chosen shall seek. Sea levels have receded, exposing fertile, untouched land. Virgin soil that everyone in a ravaged world is willing to fight for. Askala knows it needs to stake a claim if they're going to continue healing the Earth. To do that, a team of Seekers will be sent to colonize it...and assimilate those who don't understand. This year, the testing won't end at the Proving. Passing is no longer just about having a kind heart and a sharp mind. To spread Askala's word, Seekers also need to survive in this harsh new world. New tests will determine who's strong and tough enough to be the best of the best. Sam is determined to prove her father's vision is what the world needs. Mercy's about to discover she's more like her mother than she realized. Hawk believes he was destined to be a Seeker, but does that mean leaving the only girl he's ever loved? Luca knows he's never fitted in and isn't about to try. Who will pass and have the honor or representing Askala? And how will a society founded on peace succeed in a world where violence is power? Four teens are about to find out.

Extant

The Seekers have been chosen. The Newlands await.Four young lives now have to choose where they belong. To choose what and who they will fight for.Because no matter where they turn, the legacy of the past is inescapable. The Newlands already has settlers. The Outlands has a new leader. And danger has arrived in Askala.Hawk, Sam, Mercy and Luca must work together or be swept away by a world even more divided than themselves. As the fight for survival becomes a fight for the future, as hearts yearn and secrets are protected, loyalties will be tested. Can they build a world like nobody has seen before? One where people can unite for the good of Earth?Or has the war they never wanted already begun?

Book 6 the Thaw Chronicles

Exist

Exile

Only the chosen shall seek. They were meant to bring Askala to the world. Now the war is coming to Alaska. Sam, Hawk, Luca and Mercy must return home to protect the society they were bred to champion. But how do they defend peace loving Askala from the greatest threat yet? As secrets are revealed and loyalties are tested, everyone will be forced to question who is friend and who is foe. The Commander is far more dangerous than anyone realized. The Outlanders are divided about whose side they're really on. And Askala is unprepared for an attack. In the ocean separating the two world, the final battle will decided the future of not only Askala, but who will control the Newlands. Sam, Hawk, Luca and Mercy will have to accomplish the impossible - unity.

Expose, Book 8, The Thaw Chronicles

Grit for Writers

Their connection is binding, their love undeniable. However, Noah and Eden are about to discover that even a love prophesised through the ages must be founded on one thing. As Noah carries the secret he's too afraid to share, Eden desperately wishes for a destiny that's already come to pass. But as the Prime Prophecy reveals itself so does the greed for what it promises. As tensions between the packs grow, as the existence of Weres is threatened to be exposed...as Eden finally learns the truth about her inexplicable gift with animals, the two will face their greatest challenge. Because ultimately the Prime Prophecy will ask for the one thing they have yet to grasp hold of... Faith.

Prophecy Accepted

A divided Were nation. A hidden Fae heritage.Newly crowned Prime Alpha pair, Noah and Eden are preparing for the destiny they have been chosen for. When the final Precept appears, three words etched in stone that change everything, they know their fated connection is about to be tested as never before. Because the need to conquer is exactly what the Prophecy is asking for. As packs splinter, as the Fae reveal their secrets, and as a new threat to the Glade seems unstoppable, Noah and Eden are about to discover the Prime Prophecy is even bigger than they imagined.For the Prophecy will dictate the future of all - Were, Fae and human alike - by showing that the power of uniting is far greater than choosing to stand alone.Don't miss this stunning finale to the award-winning and best-selling Prime Prophecy series.

Prime Prophecy Series Book 3

Prophecy Fulfilled

In a new world isolated by a rising, toxic sea, a single bridge connects Askala to the Outlands. Those who remain will need to pass a Proving to determine if they have the intelligence and heart to champion the future of their broken Earth. Those who succeed will become Bound, the ones chosen to breed. Those who fail, are Unbound. Free of responsibility, but robbed of their ability to bear children.Four young lives are born into this world. Magnus and Callix, two brothers determined to uphold this new order. Two brothers in love with the same girl.Amity, the one who must make the impossible choice. And Mercy, the girl who no one sees, but sees it all.As a new threat to Askala emerges, secrets will be revealed and the fight for survival will become their biggest challenge yet. Life is fragile. Love will refuse to be denied.Sacrifice will be inevitable.Lovers of Divergent, The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner will be blown away by the breathtaking new series from USA Today best-selling author Tamar Sloan and award-winning author Heidi Catherine.

Prequel, After the Thaw

Burning

Four teens. Seven tournaments. One survivor. The Outlands are a deadly place to grow up. In a world devastated by global warming, resources are scarce. Humanity and kindness are even scarcer. The struggle to survive is a deadly war. And a bitter one. Because great riches lie just over the waters. There's one place that has everything the Outlanders could ever want. Askala. But to seize power, they'll need to unite the factions. And choose a leader. Only the strongest will succeed. The one person who can do what needs to be done-attack Askala and share in their riches. The Tournaments are announced. Deadly games where there can be only one winner. No one expects siblings to enter...let alone two sets of twins. Lexis and Raze. Born to rule, trained to win. Winter and Gray. Born to poverty, expected to lose. In a world where survival comes first, there's no room for mercy. Loyalty. Or love. And yet four teens are going to have to choose what matters most. Let the Tournaments of Thaw begin. Lovers of Divergent and The Hunger Games will be blown away by this latest epic dystopian adventure brought to you by USA Today best-seller Tamar Sloan and award-winner Heidi Catherine, authors of the smash hit series, The Thaw Chronicles.

Tournaments of Thaw

On the first day of her new school all that shy, wounded Eden wants is to finish her senior year and escape to college. It can't be too much to ask for, can it? Noah has spent two years not knowing why he failed to come of age as every one of his ancestors has. Two years drifting aimlessly, searching for direction... When the two meet the connection is instantaneous and undeniable. A connection that has Eden running and Noah burning to know more. A connection destined to be the catalyst for a prophecy that neither knew existed. A prophecy others are willing to kill for. As families rupture and struggle to realign, as their hearts connect and ignite, Eden learns to trust. But with their love and life on the line, Eden must find the power to believe. Prophecy Awakened is the first book in Tamar Sloan's Prime Prophecy Series. If you enjoyed Stephanie Meyer, Lauren Kate or Maggie Stiefvater, then you'll love a series that captures their best traits in an epic, captivating story of a love that defies boundaries.

Prime Prophecy Series

Prophecy Awakened

Readers subconsciously want certain things from a book...and best-selling writers make sure they deliver it. Thanks to evolution, the magic of story is wired into our brains-some of us can articulate why, many of us can't-but science certainly can. Story serves a unique function in the human psyche, a purpose so vital to our success as a species that humans are inescapably drawn to it. The multibillion-dollar publishing industry is a testament to this. But readers aren't drawn to any old story, there are certain elements that tip the scales between the slush pile and the yes pile, the bottom-dwellers and the best-sellers, the meh books and the holy-hardcover-I-can't-put-this-down! books. And now you can discover exactly what these elements are. Packed with real-life examples and practical exercises, Hook your Reader breaks down the essential components of chart-busting books. Writers of all genres and experience levels will learn how to: Give readers what they are really looking for Capture their readers by sparking curiosity Engage their readers with the power of emotion Craft a compelling character that readers can't help but connect with From the unique perspective of practicing psychologist and best-selling author, Tamar Sloan, Hook Your Readers allows you to hack your reader's brain by creating a book that they'll be unable to put down. So, go ahead, discover what makes a best-selling book and why, but more importantly, how you can write one too.

12 Proven Strategies to Write a Best-Selling Book

Hook Your Readers

Only the strongest will lead The deadly Tournaments are over. A new leader of the Outlands has been chosen. To hold onto power and seize the riches that lie in Askala, the new Commander must earn respect and build an army. But how can control be taken when everything has fallen apart? In a harsh world of lies, secrets and brutal betrayals, challenges will be made and rules will be broken. The Commander will need to discover if the real war is against the dying planet or if it's against the people themselves. A new war has begun. Askala is the prize. Only the strongest will lead. Lovers of Divergent and The Hunger Games will be blown away by this latest epic dystopian adventure brought to you by USA Today best-seller Tamar Sloan and award-winner Heidi Catherine, authors of the smash hit series, The Thaw Chronicles. Scroll up and one-click your copy now!

Conquer the Thaw

Casey's touch can reveal the one thing a person would never want to know - the number of days they have left to live. Her fake phobia of touch is sorely tested by irresistible PJ, until she discovers his number...

Make It Count

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Daughter of Time

Saving those you love comes at a price. Choices were made. Consequences were inevitable. And now, another Gate of Hell is the least of their problems. The obsidian is on the brink of wreaking global death and destruction, and it's Arielle it wants. The only way to save her is the use of dark magic to trap the obsidian's evil, no matter the cost. Meanwhile, as Reign learns there might be hope for the Keepers of the Grail, he also discovers the deep, dark truth about himself. Just as he thought he knew who he was, his foundations crumble. To have a chance at victory, a fragile team is going to have to learn to trust. Another Innocent must be found and saved. Uncomfortable truths must be faced. And yet, Wrath will be the greatest Sin they've faced yet. An edgy, epic new adult romance for fans of Richelle Mead and Jennifer Armentrout. Scroll up and one-click to lose yourself in the breath-taking paranormal adventure, Gates of Wrath, today!

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