WINTERKILL

"A YA alternative history gothic prairies spookfest with gore and smex." The author

Emmeline knows the woods beyond her settlement are dangerous and that exploring them is an insubordination. The enemy that wiped out half her people lurks there, attacking at dark and keeping them isolated in an unfamiliar land with merciless winters. Living under the shame of her grandmother’s insubordination, Emmeline has learned to keep her daydreaming head down and quick tongue silent. When the revered settlement leader asks for her hand in marriage, it’s a rare opportunity to wash the family slate clean--even if she truly has eyes for another. But she can’t ignore dreams that urge her into the woods where she uncovers a path she can’t help but follow. What she doesn’t know is that the trail leads to a secret that someone in the village will kill to protect. Her grandmother followed the same path and paid the ultimate price. If Emmeline isn’t careful, she will be next. WINTERKILL is the beautifully written first book in debut author Kate A. Boorman’s vivid and disturbing series. It is a novel about what we’re willing to sacrifice in the name of safety that will appeal to fans of commercial novels with literary merit, like Carrie Ryan’s The Forest of Hands and Teeth.