What would you do if you were ever the hunted? Find out how Britta and Cohen fare with a bounty on their heads in Erin Summerill's debut Ever the Hunted!
Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill
Young Adult Fantasy
December 27, 2016 from HMH Books for Young Readers
Seventeen year-old Britta Flannery is at ease only in the woods with her dagger and bow. She spends her days tracking criminals alongside her father, the legendary bounty hunter for the King of Malam—that is, until her father is murdered. Now outcast and alone and having no rights to her father’s land or inheritance, she seeks refuge where she feels most safe: the Ever Woods. When Britta is caught poaching by the royal guard, instead of facing the noose she is offered a deal: her freedom in exchange for her father’s killer.
However, it’s not so simple.
The alleged killer is none other than Cohen McKay, her father’s former apprentice. The only friend she’s ever known. The boy she once loved who broke her heart. She must go on a dangerous quest in a world of warring kingdoms, mad kings, and dark magic to find the real killer. But Britta wields more power than she knows. And soon she will learn what has always made her different will make her a daunting and dangerous force.
"The awareness you possess is a talent only the best hunters develop."
--Erin Summerill, Ever the Hunted (ARC pg. 5)
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Malam vs. Shaerdan
"Malam juts up in jagged, monstrous peaks that stay white-capped all year despite the baking summer. The mountain ridge spans into Kolontia, the northern country where snow and ice rule. . . . Running from the north, the Malam Mountains curve in a southwest sickle to border the Southlands."
--Erin Summerill, Ever the Hunted (ARC pg. 39)
"Shaerdan is a lush country of suffocating emerald growth. It's rumored that in Shaerdan the rain magically falls without a cloud in the sky."
--Erin Summerill, Ever the Hunted (ARC pg. 39)
Favorite Quotes
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"Motivation is a dangerous tool."
--Erin Summerill, Ever the Hunted
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"Oh, Britt, if I were ever the hunted, you'd find me."
--Erin Summerill, Ever the Hunted
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"A man should always escort the lady back to her seat," he says.
A giggle nearly escapes my lips, which is so unlike me. "I didn't realize you were such a gentleman."
He grins wolfishly. "I don't have to be, if that's what you want."
--Erin Summerill, Ever the Hunted
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"Sometimes it's hard to look past a grudge to see the truth."
--Erin Summerill, Ever the Hunted
**Quotes are from an uncorrected advanced review copy and is subject to change in final copy**
Every hunter needs a weapon
"Focus is a weapon as much as your bow."
--Erin Summerill, Ever the Hunted (ARC pg. 4)
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Meet Erin Summerill
Erin Summerill was born in England. After spending years bouncing between Air Force bases in Hawaii, England, and California, her family settled in Utah, where Erin graduated with a B.A. in English from Brigham Young University. She had aspirations to write the next great American novel, but writing proved tougher than she first thought. So she grabbed a Nikon and became a professional photographer while crafting manuscript after manuscript. The scenic detour of shooting weddings across the United States, as well as internationally, provided world-building inspiration. It gave her the vision to draft her debut YA fantasy, EVER THE HUNTED. Now when she isn’t writing, or shooting a wedding, she’s chasing her four kids, two dogs, one cat, and five chickens. This could be why she downs massive amounts of Coke Zero and Hot tamales.
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