Unearthly (Unearthly, Book 1) Cynthia Hand 9780008785925

"Utterly captivating" - RICHELLE MEAD

"A divine supernarural romance" - KIRKUS

"I loved it!" - ALEXANDRA ADORNETTO

Angelic powers, forbidden romance, and the choice between fulfiling your destiny or following your heart's desire.

Clara has known she is part-angel since she turned fourteen two years ago. But only now, through fragmented visions of a terrifying bush fire, is her Purpose - the crucial rite of passage for every part-angel - becoming clear to her.

When Clara meets Christian, the boy in her visions, he is everything she could wish for - so why does she also have feelings for her enigmatic classmate, Tucker?

Clara discovers that her Purpose is only a small part of a titanic struggle between angels and their destructive counterparts, the Black Wings. And when the fire of her vision erupts and both Christian and Tucker are in danger, who will she choose to save?

Cynthia Hand is a New York Times bestselling YA author Before turning to writing for young adults, she studied literary fiction and earned both an M.F.A. and a Ph.D. in fiction writing. She currently resides in Boise, Idaho, with her husband, two cats, one crazy dog, two kids, and mountain of books.

'Utterly captivating ... One of the most addictive books I've read in a while. Unearthly had me lying awake at night, wondering what would happen next' - Richelle Mead, No.1 bestselling author of the Vampire Academy series

'Page-turning and gripping. I loved it!' - Alexandra Adornetto, author of bestselling Halo

'A divine supernatural romance' - Kirkus