Desirable Creatures Series by E.J. Squires

Winner of the SILVER MEDAL in the 2014 Readers' Favorite annual International Award Contest—Category YA Paranormal Romance. Ever since she can remember, Sonia has had to abide by her parents' ridiculously unfair rules like not being allowed to date or even kiss a guy. The only reason she thinks she's being held to these rules is when Sonia was eight, she took a sip of her friend’s drink, causing her friend to do everything Sonia asked... moreWinner of the SILVER MEDAL in the 2014 Readers' Favorite annual International Award Contest—Category YA Paranormal Romance. Ever since she can remember, Sonia has had to abide by her parents' ridiculously unfair rules like not being allowed to date or even kiss a guy. The only reason she thinks she's being held to these rules is when Sonia was eight, she took a sip of her friend’s drink, causing her friend to do everything Sonia asked. As her eighteenth birthday approaches, Sonia is finally about to learn why; she's a Huldra, a dangerous, yet seductive and magical Norse forest maiden who with just one kiss, has the ability to control humans and appropriate parts of their souls. Keeping the rules hasn't been a problem for Sonia because she's never really been attracted to any guy. But when Anthony transfers to her school, every last rule flies out the window. There's just something about Anthony that she can't resist—the way he seems to be hiding a deep, dark secret that is connected to her, the way his mysterious blue eyes cause her heart to beat more rapidly, his athletic, god-like physique. The closer she gets to her eighteenth birthday—the moment she matures into a fully realized Huldra—the harder it becomes to follow her parents' rules. As graduation day approaches, Anthony starts to show interest in her, but she would never have guessed how life-changing and how dangerous Anthony's secrets are, and how overwhelmingly intense a relationship with him could be. Suspenseful, passionate and gripping, E. J. Squires’s contemporary paranormal YA romance brings you on a highly entertaining adventure that you will want to continue on forever. less

The second book in the YA Norse Paranormal Romance series, 'Desirable Creatures,' is brimming with action, romance, suspense, and heartache, and will have you at the edge of your seat from the very first page until the shocking ending.When Anthony is murdered in cold blood, Sonia has two choices: to stay in mortality and move on with her life, or to travel to Helheim, the realm of the dead, to claim him back... moreThe second book in the YA Norse Paranormal Romance series, 'Desirable Creatures,' is brimming with action, romance, suspense, and heartache, and will have you at the edge of your seat from the very first page until the shocking ending.When Anthony is murdered in cold blood, Sonia has two choices: to stay in mortality and move on with her life, or to travel to Helheim, the realm of the dead, to claim him back. However, the only way Sonia can enter Helheim is by pledging her fifth Huldra gift to her archenemy Maureen. Little does Sonia know, that her gift is crucial in stopping the age-old war between the Huldras, Darkálfars and Lightálfars, and that if she gives it to Maureen, the very gates of Helheim could be opened, allowing the dead to roam the Earth for seven years. less