Author: Cambria Hebert
Genre: YA/Paranormal
Pages: 376
The Blurb: The conclusion to the Heven and Hell series.
I've been beautiful. I've been ugly. I've died. I've been brought back. I've had abilities awakened within me. My strength has been tested. My beliefs have been tested.
Yet I stand.
What’s next when you've pretty much experienced it all?
The end.
Sam and I are picking up the pieces. We’re trying to come to terms with all we've lost. And as much as I would like to hide my head, ignore the reality I live every day, there is no forgetting.
Riley is in hell—I’m still not sure of his agenda. My mother’s past haunts me. And Kimber… Kimber is being herself. Cole sneaks glances at Gemma and she returns them when she thinks I don’t see.
But I do.
When Beelzebub escapes he brings his war to places I never thought he would. Earth. Maine. Home. Now everyone and everything is at risk. This has become bigger than my circle of friends. This has become bigger than me. I have to finish this. I have to find a way to stop him, to finish this war.
I just pray we will all be left standing in the end.
My Review: I wondered what I would say once I came to this point, the series finally at an end and me left wishing some how I could make it all a reality. Cambria Hebert did an amazing job with the final book in the Heven and Hell series. Renegade is gripping and intense with just the right amount of drama, romance, suspense, and humor all rolled into this wonderful book.
I will miss Sam, Gemma, Cole, Kimber, Riley, and all the other characters in this series I have grown to love They have grown and developed into some of the best written characters I have read. These characters have taken me on journeys I've only dreamed of and introduced me to things unimaginable and yet they may just be a reality. I have found a love of dragons that will only grow from here on in. I have read of secrets told and the blossom of new love. I have read haunting tales and of worlds ripped apart. Renegade brought all of this to an end with such a compelling all questions answered (or were they) ending that it leaves you feeling as though you have gotten away with some top government secret. I will read this series again! I hope you will too!
5/5
Renegade Excerpt #2 – from Heven’s POV
This excerpt of Renegade is copyrighted by the
author – Cambria Hebert
Note: this is from the 4th book in the
series and may contain spoilers if you have not read the other books.
Heven
Sam stepped around me and held up what he ran to
grab. He pressed the button and white foamy spray shot out and covered the
trees. The air instantly began to cool as white spray floated around, sticking
to the now blackened tree branches and reminding me of snow.
When all the burning ceased, he dropped the red can
and turned to me.
“What does it say about me that my boyfriend hauls a
fire extinguisher everywhere we go?” I asked.
“That you’re really hot?” he said. I swear there was
a hint of a smile on his lips.
“Ha-ha.” I sighed and looked back at the mess. “I
tried to stop it.”
“Don’t be so hard on yourself.” He said, wrapping an
arm around my shoulders.
“Easy for you to say. You don’t light everything on
fire when you’re upset.”
“No, I just morph into a hellhound and run off into
the woods.”
A giggle escaped my lips, but then I frowned. It
really wasn't funny. Sam had really great control, but he’d been “disappearing”
sometimes lately, and now I knew why.
“But at least I don’t have a potty mouth,” he continued.
“I do not!” I protested.
“I heard what you said a few minutes ago,” he
teased.
I sighed. He laughed.
It was a real laugh and it made me do a double take.
I hadn't heard him laugh like that in weeks. Something inside me lightened a
little bit.
I reached up and cupped his face. “There’s a sound I
haven’t heard for a while.”
“I guess your naughty behavior brings it out of me.”
He lifted an eyebrow.
“Well, then perhaps I should be naughty more often.”
I pressed my lips lightly against his, and he hooked his arms around my waist
and pulled me closer. The front of my body was completely against his without
an inch to spare between us. His lips were warm and pliant and they molded
themselves to mine in a way they hadn't in weeks.
God, could that boy kiss. He had a way of stamping
out every thought, every whisper, every single thing around us until there was
only his lips upon mine. I threaded my fingers through his hair, knotting them
in, taking up residence and meaning to stay, when he pulled me away from him
and looked at me. He was breathing too hard to speak and his eyes were
glittering like the sun. I delved my hands deeper into the tangles of his hair,
trying to snatch him back, but he shook me.
“Hev,” he rasped and his voice scratched over me,
leaving goose bumps in its wake. How was I supposed to think when he sounded
like that?
“Heven,” he said again when I didn't respond. “We’re
on fire.”
Yes. Yes, we were. “I like fire,” I murmured and
tried once more to pull him close to me.
This time he untangled my hands and grabbed my
wrists. “No, literally. We’re on fire.”
I followed his gaze down.
“Crap!” I yelled and began stomping my feet.
My shoes were practically gone and the ankles of
Sam’s jeans were glowing as the fire burned up toward his knees. I dropped down
and began slapping at the flames on his legs, making gasping sounds when parts
of the fabric came off in my hands.
Finally, I got the flames out and stood, looking
down at the damage. My shoes were half melted and Sam looked like a pirate with
his jeans completely burned away to his shins, leaving the ends blackened and
frayed.
I looked up. “I caught you on fire.”
His lips twitched.
“I caught my boyfriend on fire.”
“I guess it’s a good thing your boyfriend is flame
retardant.”
I groaned, but then
it turned into a laugh
Author: Cambria Hebert
Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal Heven and Hell series and the Death Escorts series. She loves a
caramel latte, hates math and is afraid of chickens (yes, chickens). She went
to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’t pick a major and ended up with a
degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good
hair. She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and children (both
human and furry) where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more
about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com
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