When Alex Bradshaw's unscrupulous boss kicks him to the curb after 20 faithful years as an executive with the world's largest shipping company, he sets out to reclaim his dignity and his pension. Assembling a team of fellow corporate castoffs, he sails to the Caribbean to intercept an illegal diamon
Wake
โ Scribed by Amanda Hocking
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press;St. Martin's Griffin
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Fall under the spell of Wake --the first book in an achingly beautiful new series by celebrated author Amanda Hocking--and lose yourself to the Watersong.
Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They're the kind of girls you envy; the kind of girls you want to hate. Strangers in town for the summer, Penn, Lexi and Thea have caught everyone's attention--but it's Gemma who's attracted theirs. She's the one they've chosen to be part of their group.
Gemma seems to have it all--she's carefree, pretty, and falling in love with Alex, the boy next door. He's always been just a friend, but this summer they've taken their relationship to the next level, and now there's no going back. Then one night, Gemma's ordinary life changes forever. She's taking a late night swim under the stars when she finds Penn, Lexi and Thea partying on the cove. They invite her to join them, and the next morning she wakes up on the beach feeling groggy and sick, knowing something is...
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