Re-introducing The Taken Trilogy

My debut trilogy has a fresh new look!

A week ago today, my debut trilogy finished re-releasing with an updated look. It’s very similar to the original look-and-feel, but these new editions are the result of my rights reverting to me, and my decision to re-release the novels so that the story could continue to find new readers.

Some of you have been with me since the beginning and know all about this YA dystopian series that launched during the YA dystopia craze. But for those of you who are new here (hi, thank s for joining!)…

Here’s a few fun facts about the Taken Trilogy:

• Beginning with Taken, the novel has nothing to do with the Liam Neeson movies and is instead about a boy named Gray who lives in an isolated community where all boys mysteriously vanish when they turn eighteen.

• The sequel Frozen (which is unrelated to Disney’s Frozen) and the final book Forged (which doesn’t have a Hollywood twin as far as I’m aware) follow Gray on his journey for answers—and the rebellion he joins along the way.

• There is also a companion e-novella called Stolen, set before the events of the trilogy, which follows a secondary character named Bree.

• This series is packed with some of my favorite tropes and literary devices: Setting as a character, morally gray protagonists, road trips/treks, survival plot lines, epic twists, and found families, to name a few.¹

• The novels are narrated in first-person by Gray.²

• Trade reviews for the novel compared it to titles like The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, and The Giver, while NYT bestselling author Marie Lu called it “an action-packed thrill ride from beginning to end.”

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If you’re the type of person who just wants the flap copy, I can respect that.

Here’s the summary for Taken:

There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends…and he’s gone.

They call it the Heist.

Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive.

Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side?

If you’re the type of person who isn’t here for my books and simply wants more writing/publishing advice, I can respect that too! I’ll be back to that type of content with my next post.

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To learn more about a particular title or to purchase a copy…

• Taken — paperback | e-book

• Frozen — paperback | e-book

• Forged — paperback | e-book

• Stolen — e-book

Until next time,

1. If you’ve been reading my stuff for awhile, you’ll see these elements popping up across many of my titles.

2. The only other time I’ve narrated from a male’s POV was with Reece in Retribution Rails.