Swoon by Nina Malkin

Swoon

Nina Malkin

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · May 4, 2010

A Young Adult pick for readers exploring Swoon.

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Who it’s for
A darkly playful paranormal romance where desire and danger are difficult to separate.
Themes
Paranormal possession, Revenge, Dangerous love
Pacing
Fast

About this book

Sin is coming... Prepare to Swoon. Torn from her native New York City and dumped in the land of cookie-cutter preps, Candice is resigned to accept her posh, dull fate. Nothing ever happens in Swoon, Connecticut...until Dice's perfect, privileged cousin Penelope nearly dies in a fall from an old tree, and her spirit intertwines with that of a ghost. His name? Sinclair Youngblood Powers. His mission? Revenge.

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And while Pen is oblivious to the possession, Dice is all too aware of Sin. She's intensely drawn to him—but not at all crazy about the havoc he's wreaking. Determined to exorcise the demon, Dice accidentally sets Sin loose, gives him flesh, makes him formidable. Now she must destroy an even more potent—and irresistible—adversary, before the whole town succumbs to Sin's will. Only trouble is, she's in love with him. What do you do when the boy of your dreams is too bad to be true? "Sexy and deeply seductive...Swoon will make your every sense tingle!" --Melissa de la Cruz, bestselling author of the Blue Bloods series “A captivatingly unique story of first love. Nina Malkin’s smart, vivid writing is a breath of fresh air. Simply unforgettable . . . Swoon will haunt you.” --Lara Adrian, bestselling author of the Midnight Breed series "Swoon is (forgive the pun) divinely swoon-worthy. Fast, sexy, clever--fans of Twilight have a new heroine to root for. I couldn't put it down!" --Karen Marie Moning, bestselling author of the Highlander and Fever series "A spine-tingling collision of past and present, revenge and justice, lust and rage. True love has never been so truly terrifying." --Robin Wasserman, author of the Seven Deadly Sins series and Skinned

Dangerous Attraction

A darkly playful paranormal romance where desire and danger are difficult to separate.

Come here for

  • A heroine caught between irresistible attraction and the need to stop a vengeful ghost
  • A collision of first love, supernatural menace, and small-town upheaval

Expect

  • Romantic tension with a sharp edge
  • An immersive, high-stakes paranormal story

Where it sits

Paranormal YA Romance95%
Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens61%
YA Fantasy Romance53%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Alternative Family Stories
  • YA Horror
  • Dating & Sex for Teens
Authors
Nina Malkin
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published
May 4, 2010
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Paranormal possession · Revenge · Dangerous love
Reading lane
YA Alternative Family Stories