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A New York Times Bestseller!     The first book in a new multi-book series from New York Times bestselling author of the Tiger''s Curse series, COLLEEN HOUCK, about a teenage girl entangled in an epic Egyptian quest full of romance, adventure, and mythology! 
   When seventeen-year-old Lilliana Young enters the Metropolitan Museum of Art one morning during spring break, the last thing she expects to find is a live Egyptian prince with godlike powers, who has been reawakened after a thousand years of mummification. 
And she really can’t imagine being chosen to aid him in an epic quest that will lead them across the globe.
 
But fate has taken hold of Lily, and she, along with her sun prince, Amon, must travel to the Valley of the Kings, raise his brothers, and stop an evil, shape-shifting god named Seth from taking over the world. 
 
From New York Times bestselling author Colleen Houck comes an epic adventure about two star-crossed teens who must battle mythical forces and ancient curses on a journey with more twists and turns than the Nile itself.     Praise for Reawakened: "A sparkling new novel with a fully imagined world and mythos, and crackling romance! Egyptian mythology has never been this riveting! With sharp dialog and a fun heroine, Reawakened is precisely what you would expect from the author of the incredible Tiger Saga!"--Aprilynne Pike, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Wings Series.   "The author weaves her story out of Egyptian lore, cinematic magic, selfless love, and . . . is clever enough to remain surprising even to the last sentence."--Kirkus Reviews"Rick Riordan fans who are looking for another series will delight in this fantasy. VERDICT: An incredibly well-researched novel with an air of mystery and romance."--SLJ "In this series opener, Houck (the Tiger’s Curse series) introduces a fantasy teeming with Egyptian characters and mythological stories come to life. . . Houck’s moving depiction of the love between Lily and Amon is memorable."--Publisher''s Weekly "Littered with Egyptian mythology and snappy dialogue, this romantic adventure is a good choice for graduates of Rick Riordan or fans of Houck’s Tiger’s Curse series."--Booklist  

Two star-crossed teens must battle mythical forces and ancient curses on a journey with more twists and turns than the Nile itself . . .When seventeen-year-old Lilliana Young enters the Metropolitan Museum of Art one morning during spring break, the last thing she expects to find is a live Egyptian prince with godlike powers, who has been reawakened after a thousand years of mummification. And she really can''t imagine being chosen to aid him in an epic quest that will lead them across the globe.But fate has taken hold of Lily, and she, along with her sun prince, Amon, must travel to the Valley of the Kings, raise his brothers, and stop an evil, shape-shifting god named Seth from taking over the world. ********Readers are loving Reawakened!''Colleen Houck has written another fantastic YA adventure . . . This story is a wild ride of danger, adventure, mystery, mythology and romance''''A brilliant Egyptian love story''''Amazing''''This is definitely a series I will be following''''I loved every minute of this story!''

The second book in Colleen Houck''s Reawakened Series, where Lily must now not only travel across the globe, she must enter the Netherworld (hell), to save the love of her life, Amon. If Lily thought traveling across the globe with a reawakened sun-prince was an epic adventure, she''s now in for the journey of a lifetime. Amon has left his sacred duty to the gods and transported himself to the Netherworld, what we know as hell, to live out the rest of his years in agony. He is tormented by the loss of his love, Lily, and wishes to relinquish his obligation to the gods until they can reunite again. Lily has sought refuge on her grandmother''s farm until she must attend the college of her parents'' choice, and it is there that she is visited by Anubis, the Egyptian god of mummification, who fills her in on Amon''s choice and that she is the only one who can save him. What Lily doesn''t tell Anubis is that since she''s left Amon she has known something went wrong. Lily can feel Amon''s pain and she''s been having dreams, dreams filled with Amon fighting awful beasts and crying out in agony. She will do whatever it takes to save him. For his life means more to her than anything in the world, which may not exist if she doesn''t bring him back home.

From Colleen Houck, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger''s Curse, comes the third and final book in the Reawakened series.After surviving her otherworldly adventure, Lily wakes up on her nana''s farm - and she''s forgotten everything. She has no memory of her sun prince, her travels to Egypt, and her journey to the Afterlife.But Lily is not the girl she once was. Her body is now part human, part lion, and part fairy. And if that isn''t bad enough, she must harness this power of three and become Wasret: a goddess destined to defeat the evil god Seth once and for all. With the help of her old friend Dr. Hassan, Lily departs on her final voyage through the cosmos and across the plains of Egypt. On the journey, she will transform into the being she was always destined to become. It is time for Lily to find her sunset. ***********Praise for the Reawakened Series''A fully imagined world and mythos, and crackling romance . . . Egyptian mythology has never been this riveting!'' - Aprilynne Pike, New York Times bestselling author of the Wings series''[A] must-read for thrill-seekers and fans of alternate worlds'' - RT Book Reviews

From New York Times bestselling author of the Tiger''s Curse series and Reawakened comes a novella full of celestial marvel, passion, betrayal, and evil that will grow to reign over humanity forever.Before Lily and Amon met, before the cosmos were in chaos and needed three brave brothers to fight off evil, there were four siblings who helped rule the earth.Each sibling had a special gift. Osiris, the god of agriculture, helped mortals to grow and thrive in their natural environment. Isis, the goddess of creation, fostered health and wellness. Nephthys, the seer, was able to keep the balance between all living beings and the universe. But Seth, the youngest sibling, was left without any special powers. The Waters of Chaos, which granted each god''s talent, were running dry, and Seth was paying the price.As time passed, however, Seth''s determination and willfulness resulted in a very special gift, one that should have granted him the ability to enact wondrous change. But Seth''s competitive childhood gave him a heart so cold and vacant that instead, his gift brought about great evil.Seth was now the god of unmaking, the creator of disorder and destruction. And he was ready to seek his revenge, dominating all who got in his way.******************Praise for the Reawakened Series''A sparkling new novel with a fully imagined world and mythos, and crackling romance! Egyptian mythology has never been this riveting! With sharp dialog and a fun heroine, Reawakened is precisely what you would expect from the author of the incredible Tiger Saga!'' - Aprilynne Pike, No1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Wings Series.''The author weaves her story out of Egyptian lore, cinematic magic, selfless love, and . . . is clever enough to remain surprising even to the last sentence'' - Kirkus Reviews''Rick Riordan fans who are looking for another series will delight in this fantasy. VERDICT: An incredibly well-researched novel with an air of mystery and romance'' - SLJ''In this series opener, Houck (the Tiger''s Curse series) introduces a fantasy teeming with Egyptian characters and mythological stories come to life. . . Houck''s moving depiction of the love between Lily and Amon is memorable'' - Publisher''s Weekly''Littered with Egyptian mythology and snappy dialogue, this romantic adventure is a good choice for graduates of Rick Riordan or fans of Houck''s Tiger''s Curse series'' - Booklist''Fans of paranormal romance will love the Egyptian spin on this story of devotion and sacrifice, and Lily''s humor, combined with plentiful dangerous escapades, will keep readers engaged'' - VOYA

From New York Times bestselling author Colleen Houck, Tiger’s Tale begins a new series which reimagines the epic fantasy Tiger’s Curse and delights readers with more romance, danger, and magic, leaving them breathless and yearning for more.

The Tiger’s Curse takes many forms …

Anastasia and Verusha Stepanov are the tsar’s only children, heirs to the prosperous and sprawling Kievian Empire. Headstrong and fierce, the twins have long scorned their father’s opulent palace and the diplomatic obligations that come with it, preferring to train with the Royal Guard and dream of a soldier’s life beyond the palace walls.

But with their father lost in the recent war and their once indomitable mother succumbing to illness, the young women know that one of them must soon ascend the throne, make a politically advantageous marriage, and begin producing heirs. Yet the succession is far from clear, as both would prefer the path of the second born: head the Royal Guard, travel the far reaches of the empire, and seek out a destiny of her own making.

As their beloved mother’s condition worsens, the sisters grow more desperate, seeking any healer who might give her more time. But when a stranger arrives offering another option, the sisters refuse his proposal and banish the strange man. As he departs, the stranger unleashes a devastating curse that sends Veru and Stacia fleeing their home on an adventure beyond anything they ever imagined …