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From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Kami Garcia comes a red-hot romance that will break your heart and put it back together again. Her heart has to break before it can open.When star soccer player Peyton Rios receives an offer from her first-choice college, senior year starts off exactly as planned. But when Peyton uncovers her boyfriend's dark secret, she confronts him -- and finds herself falling down a flight of stairs. Peyton's knee -- and maybe her dream of going pro -- is shattered. Everyone is talking: Was she pushed, or did she fall? Peyton knows the truth, even if no one believes her. He has to let someone in before it's too late.With her future on the line, Peyton goes to stay with her uncle in a small Tennessee town to focus on her recovery. Dating is the last thing on her mind -- until she meets sweet, sexy Owen Law. But Peyton doesn't trust her heart, especially when she senses that Owen is hiding something. When their secrets are finally exposed, Peyton has to decide if love is worth fighting for.An Imprint Book "Something wonderful happened to me as I read this -- I fell in love. Genuine, shattering, deep, heart-pounding love. Thank you, Kami Garcia, for Peyton and Owen. We need their story." -- Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe"A slow burn that squeezes your heart so tightly you can't breathe . . . until it explodes, and you're left with a beautiful story that will draw you back again and again." -- Abbi Glines, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Field Party series and the Rosemary Beach novels"Kami Garcia knows the anatomy of the teenage heart -- what makes it race, what makes it break, and what makes it mend. Sexy, gritty, and romantic -- Broken Beautiful Hearts is a must-read for anyone whose heart has been broken and dared to love again." -- Danielle Paige, New York Times bestselling author of the Dorothy Must Die and Stealing Snow series"A heartbreaking novel of shattered dreams, broken hearts, and finding new paths forward. Broken Beautiful Hearts is deliciously sexy, dangerous, and heartfelt. You'll root for Peyton to open her heart, despite the risk, and try to get all the things she wants. Kami Garcia has weaved a story that lingers in your heart long after it's done." -- Dhonielle Clayton, coauthor of the Tiny Pretty Things series and author of The Belles"Kami Garcia never fails to impress with her amazing characters and captivating romance!" -- Cora Carmack, New York Times bestselling author of Losing It
About the Author
Kami Garcia is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures novels. Kami's solo series, The Legion, includes the instant New York Times bestseller UNBREAKABLE, and the Bram Stoker Award nominated sequel UNMARKED, both of which were nominated for Bram Stoker Awards. Her forthcoming YA contemporary romance THE LOVELY RECKLESS releases on October 4, 2016, followed by THE X-FILES ORIGINS: AGENT OF CHAOS, an novel about a teenage Fox Mulder, in January 2017, both from Imprint (Macmillan) .
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES has been published in 50 countries and translated in 39 languages, and the series has sold over 5 million copies. BEAUTIFUL CREATURES was a finalist for the ALA's William C. Morris Debut Author Award, a SCIBA Award Finalist, Amazon's #1 Teen Book of 2009 and #5 on the Editor's Top 100 List, a YALSA "Teen Top Ten" Pick, and a New York Public Library's "Books for the Teen Age" selection. The film adaptation Beautiful Creatures released in theaters in 2013, from Warner Brothers.
Kami co-founded YALLFEST (with Margaret Stohl and Jonathan Sanchez, owner of Blue Bicycle Books) the biggest teen book festival in the country, held annually in Charleston, SC. She is a board member of YALLFEST and YALLWEST, the sister festival, in Santa Monica, CA. She is the YALLWEST Purple Ink Award Committee Chair, an award established in her honor to fund classroom libraries in underfunded Los Angeles schools. Kami volunteers her time with the non-profit groups WriteGirl, a creative writing and mentoring organization for girls that awarded her a 2012 Bold Ink Award; National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) as a member the Writers Board; and Gilda's Club, as a judge for their annual teen writing competition.
Kami has an MA in education, and she was a teacher for seventeen years before co-authoring her first novel on a dare from seven of her students. If she isn't busy watching Supernatural, Kami can teach you how to escape from a pair of handcuffs or bake a Coca-Cola cake. She has never raced a car, but there is still time. She lives in Maryland with her family, and their dogs Spike and Oz (named after characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) . Visit Kami at www.KamiGarcia.com.
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