The Thaw Chronicles Series by Tamar Sloan, Heidi Catherine

Only the chosen shall breed. 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... moreOnly the chosen shall breed. 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. less

Four tests. Seven days. Nine teens. Only the chosen shall breed.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... moreFour tests. Seven days. Nine teens. Only the chosen shall breed.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. less

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... moreOnly 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. less

The Seekers have been chosen. The Newlands awaits.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... moreThe Seekers have been chosen. The Newlands awaits.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? less

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... moreFour 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. less