Every once in a while a cover comes along that just blows me away. When I first saw the cover for Karsten Knight’s Wildefire, I knew I had to have it. I had no idea what the book was about, I just loved the cover that much.

Somehow I missed Karsten’s post a couple of weeks ago where he revealed the cover for Embers & Echoes, the second book in his Wildefire series. This one is as gorgeous as the first.

I LOVED Wildefire and I can’t wait for this installment. August seems so far away.

I tore through the first book in a day. It is fast-paced, funny and full of action. The twist at the end totally kicked me in the head. I loved it!

Here’s the synopsis of Embers & Echoes. If you haven’t read Wildefire, I recommend it. It’s a lot of fun!

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[box_dark] Every flame casts a shadow.

Ashline Wilde is about to discover that when you’re the reincarnation of a Polynesian volcano goddess, “new beginnings” are just a myth.

Leaving the fiery ruins of her sophomore year behind her, Ash travels to the sizzling beaches of Miami, hot on the trail of the little sister she’s only seen in visions. But her happy family reunion isn’t all palm trees and paradise. A cult of evil gods-on-earth, known as the Four Seasons, has kidnapped her sister to use in its terrifying new religion. Soon, the streets of Miami erupt in chaos and violence…and Ash gets caught right in the tropical crossfire

Ash isn’t without help, however. Unexpected romance arrives in the form of Wes, an Aztec god of night with his own vendetta against the Four Seasons. As memories of Ash’s previous life begin to flicker into her dreams, the boundaries between ally and enemy, life and death, and love and hate all bleed together. And when a mysterious trickster from her past reappears to derail her new quest, Ash must choose between the echoes of a once-forgotten yesterday and the embers of an uncertain future.

Because when old flames return from the dead, even a volcano goddess can get burned.

Expected publication: August 28th 2012 by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing[/box_dark][/toggle_simple]