The age-old battle between Kin and Transitioners is escalating, and now the Kin have a new weapon: Evangeline's younger sister, Addie. With magical Emrys blood flowing in her veins, Addie is the Kin's best chance to break the Eighth Day spell, which will unleash chaos upon the world. Riley and the Crandalls are trying to get her back, but it won't be easy. As Evangeline's liege-sworn to protect her and her people-Jax won't accept Addie's fate hanging in the balance, so he puts it all on the line with a risky plan of his own. Addie isn't aware of the war at her heels, or the threat that the Kin pose, but she enjoys finally being allowed to use her magic. No longer in the shadow of her martyr sister, Addie finds herself a key part of the Kin's power. But when Jax shows up, attempting to rescue her, the Kin pounce-making Addie realize that she's been walking a fine line between control and utter oblivion. And that's not all. The Morrigan is on the loose, pushing both sides of this fight toward annihilation. The conflict is raging, but on which side will Addie stand? With the stakes higher than they've ever been, Jax, Riley, and Evangeline must confront a terrible possibility: losing Addie to save the world.
AFTER AN ALL-OUT WAR WITH THE EVIL Kin lord in Mexico, Jax Aubrey is back in Pennsylvania with his guardian, Riley, and liege lady, Evangeline. Although they're in hiding, a man named Finn Ambrose tracks them down, claiming to be Jax's uncle and giving Jax hope that he actually has a family after all. But Uncle Finn may have an ulterior motive. As it turns out, Jax's great-aunt is the reigning leader of the Dulacs, the enemy clan who assassinated Riley's family. When the Dulacs kidnap Jax's best friend, Billy, to lure Jax to New York, it becomes clear that the Dulacs, family or not, will stop at nothing to get what they want. Hoping to trade himself for Billy-while keeping Riley and Evangeline out of danger-Jax goes to Manhattan on his own, where he meets Uncle Finn; his nearly identical twin cousin, Dorian; and the rest of his supposed relatives. There, he stumbles upon a maze of magic tunnels below his family's apartment building. Uncle Finn and the sinister Dulacs have been keeping secrets from him-and one of them might be the location of Evangeline's long-lost sister, Addie. With the Eighth Day-and the entire Emrys bloodline-hanging in the balance, Jax struggles to comprehend who he really is despite all that he knows. An Ambrose? A Dulac? An Aubrey? OR AN INQUISITOR WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO KEEP HIS LIEGE SAFE?
Fans of Percy Jackson will devour this first book in Dianne K. Salerni's time-bending series that combines exciting magic and pulse-pounding suspense. In this riveting fantasy adventure, thirteen-year-old Jax Aubrey discovers a secret eighth day with roots tracing back to Arthurian legend.
When Jax wakes up to a world without any people in it, he assumes it's the zombie apocalypse. But when he runs into his eighteen-year-old guardian, Riley Pendare, he learns that he's really in the eighth dayan extra day sandwiched between Wednesday and Thursday. Some peoplelike Jax and Rileyare Transitioners, able to live in all eight days, while others, including Evangeline, the elusive teenage girl who's been hiding in the house next door, exist only on this special day.
And there's a reason Evangeline's hiding. She is a descendant of the powerful wizard Merlin, and there is a group of people who wish to use her in order to destroy the normal seven-day world and all who live in it. Torn between protecting his new friend and saving the entire human race from complete destruction, Jax is faced with an impossible choice. Even with an eighth day, time is running out.
