Published: May 29, 2010
Words: 86,115 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452480701

Short description

If for no other reason than to help endure the hormonal rush of high school, sixteen-year-old Julia Parker would trade her ability to feel her fellow students' emotions in a heartbeat, especially half the boys in class. When the beguiling Nicholas uses his superhuman strength to rescue Julia from the edge of a cliff before she's devoured by a bloodthirsty stalker, everything changes.

Extended description

Take a chance on a trilogy readers are calling "explosive", "a home run", and "a perfect ending to an exciting trilogy".

The Emerald Talisman, Book #1 in the Talisman Series

You can run from your destiny, but you can't hide. (Read more) Take a chance on a trilogy readers are calling "explosive", "a home run", and "a perfect ending to an exciting trilogy".

The Emerald Talisman, Book #1 in the Talisman Series

You can run from your destiny, but you can't hide.

If for no other reason than to help endure the hormonal rush of high school, sixteen-year-old Julia Parker would trade her ability to feel her fellow students' emotions in a heartbeat, especially half the boys in class.

When the beguiling Nicholas uses his superhuman strength to rescue Julia from the edge of a cliff before she's devoured by a bloodthirsty stalker, Julia is suddenly thrust into an underground world where people and animals are often one and the same. Fellow high school students disappear and only Julia and Nicholas know the truth. While Nicholas, a vampire hunter, is out stopping the ever-growing coven, an old friend entices Julia to join him on the dark side and a psychic tells Julia she alone is the key to stopping the madness, problem is it'll require Nicholas' life.

THE EMERALD TALISMAN is a page turning rollercoaster that will appeal to young adult women interested in a different take on the traditional teenage vampire love story. Instead, the readers are given a warm blooded, green-eyed, hot, day-walking hero who is there when you need him, but disappears when you want him.

More books by Brenda:
The Sapphire Talisman, book 2 - Talisman Series (available now)
The Onyx Talisman, book 3 - Talisman Series (available now)
Everblue, book 1 - Mer Tales (available now)
Evergreen, book 2 - Mer Tales (coming July 1st 2012)
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Tags

fiction, vampire, suspense, paranormal romance, fantasy, teen

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Review by: paige preston on Sep. 03, 2012 :
I loved every single min of it fun from start to finish!!!!! truly enjoyed it!!!!!!!
(review of free book)

Review by: LeNore Merritt on Feb. 05, 2011 :
This book is well worth the price if you like YA Urban Fantasy. I loved the vampire world. Brenda went back to stakes in the heart, can't come in without an invite and the sun burning the tissue. She had some other things unique to her vampires that were really interesting and thickened the plot. It is rough at the beginning but after page 75 it smooths out and flows beautifully through book 2, Sapphire Talisman. Definitely worth reading.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Tahlia Newland on Jan. 01, 2011 :
I read this one because I heard that the next in the series is very good, much better than this one, so I thought I'd start at the beginning of the series. The book improved enormously as the work went on which gives me enough of a reason to give Brenda another chance with the follow up book. The writing became more confident as the book went on. The ending was satisfying and left somewhere for the next book to go.

The problems I saw with this one was the slow begining and the formula new boy at school interest. The protagonist was also a bit slow at getting that the bad boys were Vampires. Anything set in a modern day setting has to be post Twilight to be believable. Surely you'd be asking yourself about vampires as soon as you see human bite marks?

The idea of another person 'completing' another is something I don't personally like in a story. I prefer the idea of two individuals complimenting each other. I don't mind that 'love' happens so quickly, though I know it annoyed others. Really it's just strong attraction, not love, and attraction is pretty instantaneous.

I'm still going to give the next one a go, because I enjoyed it despite its flaws and think this author has potential.
(reviewed long after purchase)

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