Awakened: Volume 2

Description: *** Carol Award winner ***
*** Christy Award finalist ***

The monster has awakened.

After her escape from the Tower and from her father's experiments, Kat Bloodmayne wakes up to discover the dark power inside of her has grown stronger. Now more than ever she needs to find the doctor who holds the key to healing her, but the only one who can help her find him is Stephen Grey, the very man who betrayed her.

Stephen Grey cannot change the past or what he did to Kat, but he will do everything he can to help her now. But will Kat let him? Or will his transgression be too much to overcome?

Time races against them as they travel with sky pirates through harrowing storms and across the war-torn country of Austrium in search of the doctor who can cure Kat. But can he cure what is broken inside of her? Or will the monster inside of Kat consume her soul?

Brief description: Morgan L. Busse is the wife of a pastor, mother of four children, and the author of the Follower of the Word series. Her debut novel, Daughter of Light, was both a Christy Award and a Carol Award finalist.

Review Quotes: "From the first page, the action rarely takes a breather, stacking one threatening incident upon another as the tension ratchets to a blistering climax. But even with pirates, automatons, bombs, bounty hunters and mad-scientist experimentation, there's no shortage of romantic tension. Still reeling from Stephen's betrayal in book one, Kat struggles to forgive and trust him again. Meanwhile, Stephen is racked with guilt over the aforementioned betrayal and worried Kat's inner monster is going to destroy her... and maybe the world. It's a lot to reckon with, relationally--yet love does conquer all, providing a sweet ending romance fans will adore. Highly recommended for fans of steampunk romance, Awakened deserves a spot on your TBR!" -- Serena Chase, USAToday Happy Ever After-- "Serena Chase, USA Today"