"As if high school isn’t miserable enough, try being uprooted and dropped fangs first into an uptight prep school where everyone knows your name and they’ll stop at nothing to uncover the secrets of your past.
When Katia enrolled at Crossroads Academy she knew things weren’t exactly going to be easy. The sole heir to the worlds’ most powerful vampire, her presence was bound to cause a stir. But nothing could have prepared her for this. Whispers follow everywhere she goes. So does trouble.
But Katia will do her time at Crossroads. After all, she’s only enrolled at the prestigious school for pure blood vampires to fulfill a promise to her Great Uncle Aldo. Tucked away in the Green Mountains of Vermont, Katia hopes to shed the demons of her past and focus on her education. Raised blissfully unaware of the entire vamp world, she’s got a lot of catching up to do.
As Katia learns more about this dark society and her own legacy, protecting her past becomes increasingly difficult. Bodies start turning up in nearby Rutland and Katia is sucked into a twisted web of danger and deceit. Haunted by nightmares she can’t explain and a thirst for blood that is never sated, Katia will do whatever it takes to keep her past buried. What choice does she have? Exposure will shake the Elder’s Council to its core and likely result in a death sentence at the hands of the Linkuri.
Nothing at Crossroads is what it seems and Katia’s secrets may be the darkest of them all."
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Character Profile - Katia Lescinka
Oh, cut the B.S. Pretending like you don’t know who I am? Right. Like everyone here doesn’t know my name. And my story. I’ve heard three different versions today alone. So what’s it to you? Looking for something you can gossip about with your hideous friends? Well, how about this. It’s none of your damn business!
Seriously. Get lost!
Hell’s bells. You’re not going anywhere, are you? Annoying and persistent? Lucky me. Fine. Let’s just get this over with. What do you want to know anyway?
I’m a first year here at Crossroads. Yeah, I know. Late start, but I’ll catch up. Aside from studying, it’s not like there’s much else around here I’d wanna bother with. I wouldn’t even be here if it weren’t for my Great Uncle Aldo. This was all his idea. Apparently being the head of the Elder’s Council has its privileges. He was able to pull some strings and get me admitted despite my lack of… preparation. Thanks to him, I’m stuck here playing nice with the young and entitled-- like you. Given the choice I’d never have signed up for this pretentious prep school crap.
But you already knew that didn’t you? What you really want to know is where I came from and why no one even knew Aldo Lescinka had an heir until last year? Here’s the thing: I hate liars. Don’t pretend you haven’t heard the rumors. Like you don’t know that my mother died of the blood disease. Like you don’t know that I’m an orphan. That you hadn’t heard my grandmother was Aldo’s twin and that she was estranged from the family for hundreds of years. It’s all so scandalous, right? That’s why you’re here, isn’t it? You want to get the dirt on me. Something no one else knows? Where did they tell you I grew up? In some archaic little village? In the mountains of Estonia? Latvia? Belarus? Whatever. It doesn’t matter.
Here’s what you really need to know about me: I’m not here to make friends. I could care less about your parties, your expensive clothes, and your stupid cliques. I don’t need you or anyone else. I’m here to fulfill a promise to my great uncle, and if I’m lucky, sharpen my martial arts skills so that one day I can join the Linkuri.
That’s right. I can see you’re starting to get it now. I like to hunt, to fight. And I’m good at it. I’m not afraid of a little pain, a few broken bones, or the bloodlust. And as far as I can tell, the rules? Well, they only apply if you get caught. I will do whatever it takes to get what I want-- So stay the hell out of my way.
Giveaway!
How to enter:
1. Comment to win!
2. One random comment will be selected to win a digital copy of JJ Bonds Crossroads
3. All comments will be counted to win a KINDLE FIRE with a Crossroads Gel Cover
4. Collect Clues along the tour for a chance to win
5. Comment at each tour stop for extra chances to win
6. Tweet and use #crossroadsbooktour for extra chances to win along with random drawings to win digital copies of the book
6. Collect clues to find the final entry to win the Kindle Fire
7. Winners will be selected January 31st
Be sure to stop by the other tour stops:
January 2: The Guardian of the Crossroads
January 3: Otherwhere.co
January 4: PIcked by Poison
January 5: Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf
January 6: Under the Covers
January 9: Rants~N~Scribbles
January 10: Mother/Gamer/Writer
January 11: The Book Nympho
January 12: Books with Bite
January 13: My Life With Books
January 14: Reads With Wreckless Abandon
January 15: Books And Beyond
January 16: Book Crook Liza
January 17: We Fancy Books
January 18: Rondo of Possible World
January 19: Literary Exploration
January 20: Bending The Spine
Good Luck and Happy Reading!
this character feels like a very independent girl. i hope i'll enjoy reading this book 'cause i like this character type
ReplyDeletesorry, forgot the addy. it's smile_1773@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteIn case you did not see this on http://parajunkee.com/2012/01/the-crossroads-blog-tour.html#comment-9029 the link to this site is inaccurate so you may want to fix it. I'm just stubborn ;-) If we happen to know what the answer to all the clues are can we submit it early LOL?!
ReplyDeleteI like a woman who knows what she wants and goes after it and it definitely sounds like Katia, though she's young, knows what she wants and is willing to do what it takes. Thanks for the character profile!
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I would love to read this book. It sounds very good. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI like character interviews/profiles as I find them very insightful. Katia sounds just her age, spunky and on the rebellious side :)
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greeneyesredhair@gmail.com since I forgot to post it earlier.
ReplyDeleteWow! She's a feisty little vamp, isn't she?! I would really like to read this book to find out what happens to her :) Thanks for the giveaway!
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Oh I think I'm going to check out this book. Sounds interesting.
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Woweee, do I wanna read this even more!!
ReplyDeletethewildtwo @ sbcglobal (dot) net
Katia sounds like my kind of gal. She's not afraid to be herself or let anyone persuade her otherwise. She's determined to reach her goals. I'm loving the book tour! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteDeAnna Schultz
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Thank you for participating in this fun tour. I have been enjoying the posts and learning about the different characters and would love to read The Crossroads :)
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Wow, I wouldn't want to be on Katia's bad side!
ReplyDeleteCandace @ Lovey Dovey Books
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Wow! Katia sounds like she'd be LOADS of fun....
ReplyDeleteOr maybe not. Definitely wouldn't want to come across someone like her.
vadeluna07@yahoo.com
As I am going to each tour stop, I keep thinking all these questions like "didn't she crave blood when she was young?"
ReplyDeleteGuess I really need to read the book
teressaoliver at gmail dot com
These teaser are just making it more harder for me to skip the blog hop and head over to buy the book. But I must remain strong.. Just a few more blogs to visit and comment.
ReplyDeleteanya dot sandoval at yahoo dot com
Love character profiles!! thanks for the fun giveaway!
ReplyDeletei love this! keep em coming! ;D this tour is awesome! thank you!
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