Title: Ascension
Author: Hannah Rials
Publication Date: Aug. 2016
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Life is supposed to be perfect after Cheyenne Lane’s Ascension ceremony, but it turns out awakening her vampire half only complicates things more. Burdened with a patronizing family and constant surveillance by the Vampire Council, Cheyenne welcomes a summer vacation to the magical city of New Orleans. But Cheyenne quickly realizes that she can’t escape her problems, no matter where she goes.
After seventeen years of fearing exposing her secret to humans, Cheyenne’s world is rocked when she starts to fall for a witch named Eli. When he shows Cheyenne how complex the world really is, she must accept that everything she thought she knew about being a Deuxsang is a lie.
As if all this isn’t problem enough, Cheyenne finds herself the pawn of a conspiracy hatched by those who should be protecting her. Her whole life Cheyenne is told what to believe and who to trust. Now, she’s forced to choose for herself who and what is right. No matter which choice she makes, it will cost her everything.
Steeped in the mystery, intrigue and rich history of New Orleans and the secretive world of the Deuxsang, teen vampire, Cheyenne, and her forbidden love, Eli, embark on a very different, and vastly more dangerous, journey as the net of betrayal tightens around them. This intense and fresh novel is enchanting, engrossing and impossible to put down right up to the cliffhanger ending. Remember, the end is not the end.
As Maryville native and current college student at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Hannah Rials began writing her first novel at age twelve. Eight years later, the result is her newly published YA novel Ascension; a modern day teenage romance filled with “double-blooded” vampires and revenge-seeking witches.
Published by Aletha Press of Maryville, TN, Ascension is Rial’s first novel. When not attending college and spending time with her family, Rials keeps busy by playing with her beloved Corgis, Buddy and Noel, leading a creative writing group at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and cultivating her writing skills.
“I feel like I am living proof that dreams do come true.”- Hannah Rials
Playlist
Spotify Playlist Link:https://open.spotify.com/user/herials/playlist/6vueP3xbhRBCJZU6hgrMx9
1. Talk: Kodaline
2. I See Monsters: Ryan Adams
3. Rivers in Your Mouth: Ben Howard
4. Scars: James Bay
5. Villainy: Local Natives
6. Feeling Good: Nina Simone
7. Shrimp Boats: Pete Fountain
8. To Build a Home: The Cinematic Orchestra
9. A Wink and a Smile: Harry Connick Jr.
10. Barricades: The Saint Johns
11. Take Five: Dave Brubeck
12. Home: AURORA
13. Lorelai: Fleet Foxes
14. In the Mood: Glenn Miller
15. New History: Andy Davis
16. It Must Be Jelly: Glenn Miller
17. Unsquare Dance: Dave Brubeck
18. Mood Indigo: Enoch Light
19. I Could Write a Book: Harry Connick Jr.
20. They Say: Billie Holiday
21. Clementine: Punch Brothers
22. Slow Dancing in a Burning Room: John Mayer
23. Sure Thing: Miguel
24. Ace of Hearts: Zella Day
25. Cosmic Love: Florence + the Machines
26. Fairytale: Milky Chance
27. Tonight You Belong to Me: Gavin Castleton
28. Witchcraft: Frank Sinatra
29. Gimme All Your Love: Alabama Shakes
30. I Want to Love You: Lenachka
31. Me and You: Jake Bugg
32. Make You Better: The Decembrists
33. (I Do) Like We do: Harry Connick Jr.
34. Stone Cold: Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox
35. Hold My End Up: Delta Spirit
36. i hate u, i love u: gnash
37. Soon It Will Be Cold Enough to Build Fires: Emancipator
38. Creep: Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox
39. By Some Miracle: Philip Selway
40. Wide Eyes: Local Natives
41. Don’t Forget About Me: Cloves
42. I Found: Amber Run
43. Everyone Loves Everyone: Folk Family Revival
44. Fangs: Night Riots
