The Seven Sins Series by Emily Colin

In a world where kindness is for the weak, can a boy find a way to be a hero?Born in the Commonwealth of Ashes, where citizens live and die by the tenets of the Seven Deadly Sins, teenager Ari Westergaard has known little but violence and deprivation. Though attachment to others is forbidden, he’s struggled all his life with the desire for connection—and the sin of pride—only to be rebuffed and punished repeatedly... moreIn a world where kindness is for the weak, can a boy find a way to be a hero?Born in the Commonwealth of Ashes, where citizens live and die by the tenets of the Seven Deadly Sins, teenager Ari Westergaard has known little but violence and deprivation. Though attachment to others is forbidden, he’s struggled all his life with the desire for connection—and the sin of pride—only to be rebuffed and punished repeatedly. Then, one day, during a routine execution of a sinner, he sees a girl dare to defy one of the Commonwealth’s High Priests…and falls hopelessly in love.Lust is one of the Seven Sins, and love is seen as the first step down the road to dissolution. Ari’s feelings for Eva Marteinn are forbidden—a temptation and a secret, a virtue and a sin. Though Ari and Eva have never spoken, his thoughts of her sustain him as he battles his instincts in order to survive in a world where cruelty is the norm and kindness is for the weak. But when Ari is faced with a fellow citizen in need of protection, he must make a difficult choice: Stand up for what he believes in—or pay the ultimate price. less

From Emily Colin, author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Memory Thief.WINNER of the 2021 North Carolina Indie Author Award in Young Adult FictionFINALIST for the 2020 Foreword INDIE Award in Young Adult FictionSHORTLISTED for the The Manly Wade Wellman Award for Science Fiction and FantasyFrom New York Times-bestselling author Emily Colin comes a story of one young woman’s battle for freedom in a future world where love is the ultimate sin.Eva Marteinn never wanted to be a killer... moreFrom Emily Colin, author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Memory Thief.WINNER of the 2021 North Carolina Indie Author Award in Young Adult FictionFINALIST for the 2020 Foreword INDIE Award in Young Adult FictionSHORTLISTED for the The Manly Wade Wellman Award for Science Fiction and FantasyFrom New York Times-bestselling author Emily Colin comes a story of one young woman’s battle for freedom in a future world where love is the ultimate sin.Eva Marteinn never wanted to be a killer. But the Commonwealth didn’t give her a choice, and she is eerily good with a sword.The Commonwealth, where citizens are terrorized by the code of the Seven Deadly Sins and the barbaric punishments of the High Priests.The Bellators of Light, the Commonwealth’s conscienceless executioners.Eva, horrified to be chosen as the first female bellator, but strangely gifted at killing.Her mentor, Ari Westergaard, who alternates between taunting her and tempting her with feelings she doesn’t understand.Ari hides a gentle heart behind a brutal exterior. He’s loved Eva since they were children.When Eva falls for Ari too, she knows they must do anything to hide it. In the Commonwealth, love equals death.Balanced on a razor’s edge, Ari and Eva uncover a secret that would overturn the Commonwealth itself. Now Eva must make an impossible choice: turn her back on Ari’s rebellion and remain loyal to the Commonwealth—or risk her life for the boy she’s come to love and a chance at freedom.This young adult post-apocalyptic romance with wildly unexpected twists will appeal to readers of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Selection. less

Cordelia Navarro was born to blood and sacrifice.She was also born to love cherry puff pastries, especially the ones from Dev Adelman’s family’s bakery on the City Road…So begins the spellbinding short story collection set in the world of the award-winning Seven Sins series, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sword of the Seven Sins... moreCordelia Navarro was born to blood and sacrifice.She was also born to love cherry puff pastries, especially the ones from Dev Adelman’s family’s bakery on the City Road…So begins the spellbinding short story collection set in the world of the award-winning Seven Sins series, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sword of the Seven Sins.In the oppressive Commonwealth, where defying the High Priests and the vicious Bellatorum warriors means execution or exile, people live and die by the Seven Deadly Sins. In the world beyond the Commonwealth’s borders, an ancient species fights for the right to survive. In one society, love is punishable by death. In the other, royal blood dictates marriage. In both, no laws can govern the heart. Enter the thrilling world of the Seven Sins in these interconnected short stories.Two childhood friends, one shape-shifting royalty and one a baker’s son, secretly fall in love. When his family suffers a horrible tragedy, he convinces her to use her influence to go to war. But is he acting out of love, or revenge?When a teen in the Commonwealth spies his best friend, Ari, kissing a girl, he knows the punishment for Ari is death. In that moment, he realizes something else: he is in love with Ari. When a band of bellators passes nearby, Gentian risks his own life to keep Ari’s secret. But can he protect the lovers from certain death?A boy the Commonwealth’s bellators have always underestimated uses his unique knowledge to aid the rebellion—and changes the course of history.In the pages of this gripping collection, dive deeper into the stories of your favorite characters from the Seven Sins series and meet new ones. Discover dark secrets they've been hiding. And witness the courage of rebels who risk their lives again and again for love, justice, and freedom. less

Read the second installment of the enthralling SEVEN SINS series!What do you do when the victory you’ve been fighting for is doomed to break your heart?Rogue bellators Eva Marteinn and Ari Westergaard have escaped the restrictive world of the Commonwealth, and they would like nothing more than to leave it behind forever. But Eva is the formidable weapon the Commonwealth wants—and they’ll stop at nothing to get her back... moreRead the second installment of the enthralling SEVEN SINS series!What do you do when the victory you’ve been fighting for is doomed to break your heart?Rogue bellators Eva Marteinn and Ari Westergaard have escaped the restrictive world of the Commonwealth, and they would like nothing more than to leave it behind forever. But Eva is the formidable weapon the Commonwealth wants—and they’ll stop at nothing to get her back.For years, Ari has seen Eva as his temptation and his secret, his virtue and his sin. Now that they’re finally free, he wants what he’s been craving—to start a new life…with her.But Eva is keeping a devastating secret of her own: the very victory against the Commonwealth the two of them have been fighting for is doomed to break their hearts. She faces an impossible decision—to be the face of the revolution she’s dedicated her life to and abandon the boy she loves…or to sacrifice everything she’s fought for to stand by his side. less