{Review} A Darker Past (The Darker Agency #2) by Jus Accardo

Posted by Melanie 
Release Date: November 11th, 2014
Finished Date: November 9th, 2014

Publishers: Entangled Teen
Genre: YA, Paranoramal  
Source: For Review
Format: eBook

Pages: Unknown 

Buy: Amazon UK / Amazon US 

The past is Darker than they thought...

Between helping her mother with the Darker Agency and laying the smack down on monster baddies, Jessie Darker puts the “normal” in paranormal. But lately, things have gotten a little crazy...even for a smart-assed half-demon teenage girl.

For starters, Jessie’s been contracted into fifty-five years of annoying servitude. To a demon. Then there’s Lukas Scott, her sexy new boyfriend. Once the former incarnation of Wrath, he’s been going through some...uh, changes. Like residual anger. And trading chaste hangouts for lusty make-out sessions.

But it’s when Lukas and Jessie accidentally release a Very Nasty Demon that things get really bad, setting into motion a chain of death and mayhem that threatens both Earth and the Shadow Realm. Jessie has exactly four days to fix it...before all of Hell breaks loose.

The Review: A Darker Past is the sequel to Darker Days and second book in The Darker Agency series featuring the very awesome Jessie Darker. Following the last book, Jessie is now in service to Valefar for 55yrs in a deal that freed her father and allowed him to be with her mother full time. As he puts her to work, Jessie finds she doesn’t realise what she has let herself in for being at the beck and call of a demon who has the habit of popping up at the most inopportune moments. Add to that, that she is still working for the Darker Agency on their cases and juggling her budding relationship with former Wrath demon – Lucas Scott. When Jessie and Lucas are sent to retrieve some Darker artefacts, they unwittingly set free a Demon unlike any Jessie has come across before and no amount of quartz powder will harm this piece of work but when he starts murdering witches and then chooses to come after the Darkers to get what he wants, the Darker’s are in need of the Belfairs again because this demon is all about bringing Hell to Earth.
This was a great sequel and it was so easy to step into the series once again. Jessie is back with her snarktastic attitude and her kick ass ways, she still has her awesome sense of humour and I find it so easy to read her character, she’s easy to gel with and connect to and her attitude is fun and always leads to trouble but that’s what I love about her. I’m glad Lucas is still around and it’s good to see them together still. I like that they are having differing views on where they think their relationship should go – with Lucas being from another time, he has old fashioned values and keeps everything very PG between him and Jessie, much to Jessie’s frustration. I like that it shows how courtship has changed over time and it’s usually the male that does the pushing, but not here. However, things are set to change as Lucas starts to go through a few changes, giving us some very steamy make out scenes with Jessie.
The storyline was just as good as the first book with still more secrets to be revealed. I love the kind of books that have a long family history and that it affects the people in present day, Jessie and her mother are always having to unravel some clues about what their ancestors had been up to in order to put things right in the present day and because it’s a family with a weird history – that makes me like it all the more. The Darker family connection/rivalry with the Belfair witches heats up yet again and this makes a major stumbling block in ridding them all of the new demon but also leads us to some discoveries that will affect all involved. Not only are the humans worried about this demon being on the loose but the demons are as well and none other than Lucifer forces Jessie and Lucas to right their wrong with no help from the shadow realm or their demon associates. So they are forced to go to great lengths and confront their greatest fears in order to try and trap the demon once again leading to an eye opening conclusion that will have far reaching effects.
The book was well written, fun, with great pacing, great humour and not afraid to show us the ‘Darker’ side of magic & demons and I’ll definitely be carrying on with the series.

4.5 flowers!

Thank you to Entangled Teen for giving me the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review. 

A Review for Darker Days (The Darker Agency #1) by Jus Accardo

Posted by Melanie
Release Date: August 19th, 2013
Finished Date: July 14th, 2013

Publishers: Entangled Teen
Source: For Review

Format: Kindle
Pages: 332

Buy: Amazon UK / Amazon US 

A little sin can be deadly...

Jessie Darker goes to high school during the day, but at night she helps with the family investigation business. Cheating husbands and stolen inheritances? They’re your girls—but their specialty is a bit darker. Zombie in your garage? Pesky Poltergeist living in your pool? They’ll have the problem solved in a magical minute. For a nominal fee, of course...

When gorgeous new client, Lukas Scott, saunters into the office requesting their help to find a stolen box, it sounds like a simple case—until the truth comes out. The box is full of Sin.

Seven deadly ones, in fact.

They’ve got five days to recapture the Sins before they're recalled by the box, taking seven hijacked human bodies with them. Easy peasy—except for one thing...

There’s a spell that will allow the Sins to remain free, causing chaos forever. When the key ingredient threatens the life of someone she knows, Jessie must make the ultimate choice between love and family—or lose everything.

The Review: Darker Days is a great start to a new promising paranormal series by the author of ‘the Denazen series’. The synopsis is very accurate about what to expect from the book – 17 yr old Jessie Darker and her mother Klaire run a PI company that’s run for generations, who not only deal with the usual things a PI would investigate but also cater to the darker side of our world, the supernatural side, think ghosts, possessions… that type of thing. Their latest case doesn’t just bring a hot new client for Jessie, it also brings the seven deadly sins or should I say the box that ‘used’ to contain them…. Because they have escaped and Lucas has just commissioned the Darker Agency to find them and in the process, hopefully helping him. They have five days…. What’s the worst that could happen?

So, I really enjoyed this book, Jus Accardo has a knack of creating snarky, feisty, kick ass female main characters and Jessie definitely hits that spot, she’s everything I love in a character and considering this is only the first book, she can only get better as the series progresses. I liked the whole premise of the book, having an investigations agency that delves into both the normal & paranormal has endless possibilities with a foot into each world there are bound to be collisions. I loved the plot about the box with the seven deadly sins and the way the characters were written to portray those, it was quite unique and definitely grabbed my interest. I also liked how both worlds came together in this and that there are a few types of paranormals that we are introduced to straight away, I like where Jessie fitted into all of this and her family connections too which you will learn a lot about in this. It was a great read though with good pacing, great humour, great plot, a few twists and turns all coming together to make a first book brimming with potential and I will definitely be keeping my eye out for the sequel. 

A Review for Tremble (Denazen #3) by Jus Accardo

Posted by Donna
Release Date: May 14th, 2013
Finished Date: April 23rd, 2013

Publishers: Entangled Teen
Source: For review

Format: Kindle
Pages: 352

Buy: Amazon UK / Amazon US / The Book Depo

Dez Cross has problems. She’s almost eighteen and on the verge of losing her mind thanks to the drug Denazen used to enhance her abilities. People close to her have turned their back on the underground and are now fighting for the wrong side. And then there’s Kale... Things couldn’t get any worse.

Until of course, they do. Denazen is about to start a new trial—this one called Domination—and it works. But that means out with the old and in with the new. The order has been given to terminate all remnants of the second trial—including Dez. The good news is that there’s a survivor from the original trial. A woman who’s blood may hold the cure for the second generation of Supremacy kid’s defect. But the underground Sixes aren’t the only ones who know about her….

Cross is willing to throw everything he has to keep Dez from getting the cure—including the one thing that might tear her apart from the inside out.

The Review: Jus Accardo is back but this time with the third instalment in the Denazen series. Am I the only one who thought this was the final book? Well, you can imagine my surprise when I reached the end and was like no way is that the end, it can't be! Thankfully, after a bit of Internet searching, I realised I'd completely forgot that it was now a five part series, rather than just three. Thank the lord! Because there is no way I would have been happy with that ending.

Anyways, Tremble picks up shortly after Toxic ends and Dez isn't haven't the best of time. She's trying to locate Kale - who is now in the hands of her father and Denazen. However, when Dez finally finds Kale, or should I say, Kale finds Dez, he's not the same person she once knew. Dez has the hardest and most emotional job in the world and that's trying to get Kale to remember who he is, while also trying to locate more Six's, trying to keep her health up, which is slowly getting worse, oh and trying to stay out of sight of Denazen because she's now officially on their hit list.

Aw, Dez's life is never easy is it? And that's one of the reasons I enjoy this series so much. Dez is a kick-ass main character, she's got attitude and style, she's rash and unpredictable and also pretty funny too. And Kale, one of my favourite book boyfriends, he never seizes to amaze me. Because of Dez and Kale's circumstance's in Tremble, they have so many emotional times together. Kale's different because of what Denazen have done to him. Of course Dez is there every step of the way but, if you thought Toxic was emotional with the whole 'jade' thing, what until you read this. Get the tissue's ready!

I'm really enjoying the direction this series is going. The plot keeps getting thicker and thicker and it's still very unpredictable - which is fantastic. New characters are introduced and it not once feels like Jus is just adding them as filler characters. Each new character needs to be there and I really enjoyed getting to know them.

Overall, Tremble was a great addition to the series, and even though it wasn't my favourite, I still love this series.  It's safe to say, I'm excited to see what will happen next and Jus hasn't disappointed me so far, and I don't think she will.

Blog Tour for Faceless (Denazen #2.5) by Jus Accardo; Review + INT Giveaway

Posted by Donna 
Release Date: March 18th, 2013 
Finished Date: 

Publishers: Entangled Publishing (Ever After)
Source: For Review

Format: Kindle 

Pages:  136
Buy: Amazon UK / Amazon US / Barnes and Noble

My name is Brandt Cross, and I died. Again…　

I'm living in the body of a Six named Douglass Cain, a certifiable scumbag whose ability is on　Zendean Industries—AKA Denazen's—most wanted list. There’s some serious bad going down, and Ginger, the leader of the Underground, sent me undercover to obtain information because people are dying.　

My cousin, Dez, is dying…

Denazen thought they’d found a cure for the Supremacy decline, but they were wrong.That’s the bad news. The good news? Franklin Wentz.　

Wentz, the owner of a genetic research company, is brilliant and just a little bit crazy. He’s unwittingly created a formula that may cure the sick Supremacy kids, and everyone wants it—including Devin, the super hot Resident. Get the formula. Save the day. Don’t fall for the hot spy. Piece of cake.

The Review: I adore Jus Accardo's work, so when I heard she was writing another novella in the Denazen series, I was super happy because I can't get enough of her work and although Faceless isn't a favourite, it's still a great addition to the series. 

Faceless is Brandt's - Dez's cousin's novella and I've always been a fan of his, since the start of the series. He has a great relationship with Dez but of course, we all know what happens (if you've read the series) Dez struggles a lot of Brandt's departure, so I'm thrilled that Jus manages to bring him back and in such a exciting way too. His story gives us a lot of insight to what's really going on behind the scenes and of course, we get to meet so many more different characters. 

What I enjoyed about Brandt so much was his sense of humour; “My name is Brandt Cross, and my life used to be seven kinds of f**ked up.... Now it's eight...”

“It was a shame I couldn't go public with my ability. Girls found immortality hot, right? Slap on a pair of fangs and add some glitter and I could probably hook up with my choice of rabid Twilight fangirls.” 

He has so many laugh out loud moments but you can't help feeling sorry for him to. He's had to leave behind his family and my heart breaks for him. The romance in the story was a great addition too! 

I bet you're wondering if Dez and Kale make an appearance? They do but not much, which was....disappointing but hey, we have all of Tremble to be with them. I can not wait! Roll on May 7th!

Author Bio

Jus Accardo spent her childhood reading and learning to cook. Determined to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps as a chef, she applied and was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America. At the last minute, she realized her path lay with fiction, not food, and passed on the spot to pursue writing. 

Jus is the bestselling author of YA paranormal romance and urban fantasy fiction. 

A native New Yorker, she lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, three dogs, and sometimes guard bear, Oswald. Her first book, Touch was released in November 2011 from Entangled Publishing. She is currently working on the next book in the Denazen series.

Find Jus Accardo

Website: http://www.jusaccardo.com

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4996736.Jus_Accardo

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JusAccardo

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJusAccardo?fref=ts

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Blog Tour for Toxic by Jus Accardo; Author Interview + US/CAN Giveaway

Toxic (Denazen #2)
by Jus Accardo
Release Date: October 16th, 2012

Publishers:Entangled Publishing 

When a Six saved Kale's life the night of Sumrun, she warned there would be consequences. A trade-off. Something taken for the life they gained. But Dez never imagined she'd lose the one thing she'd give anything to keep... And as if it's not enough Dez finds her immunity to Kale fading, the Six brought in to help Kale learn to control his killer touch starts drooling on him the moment they meet. Worse than that? Jade can touch Kale. But bimbo Barbie is the least of Dez's problems.

After Dez and Kale got away at Sumrun, her father lost not only his most powerful weapon but an important piece of the Supremacy project. Forced by Denazen to remedy the situation, he poisons Dez and offers her a choice--surrender to Denazen for the cure...or die. Determined to find a solution that doesn't involve being bagged and tagged--or losing someone she loves--Dez keeps the poison a secret. But when a rash of Denazen attacks hit a little too close to home, Dez is convinced there's a traitor among them. Jade.

Sacrifices, broken promises, and secrets. Dez will have to lay it all on the line if there's any hope of proving Jade's guilt before they all end up Residents of Denazen. Or worse, dead..

Author Interview with Jus Accardo. 

Hey guys, this is will be the second time we've had Jus Accardo on our blog, so if you missed her first interview, check it out HERE. Otherwise, please welcome Jus! 

Jus: Hey Donna! Thanks for letting me hang :D

Donna: Hey Jus, so can you tell me what inspired you to write the Touch series?

Coffee. Seriously. I was on line to get coffee when I got the idea. It was all very random and totally unplanned.

Do you have a favourite place to write?

Well, up until a month ago, I’d been working off my dining room table. My husband surprised me though, and converted one of our spare rooms into an office. I was leery at first—I’m totally a creature of habit and didn’t think a change of scenery would work—but two days in and I couldn’t  imagine working anyplace else. It’s like my own little cave in here :D I have dry erase boards everywhere! (I’m obsessed with them. Really. It’s a disease…)

Were there any challenges writing Toxic?

I think the biggest thing was the fear it wouldn’t live up to TOUCH. The first book in the series did so much better than I could have possibly imagined. It was amazing, but also a little intimidating…

We love the cover for Toxic but what are your thoughts?

It’s amazing! When writing Dez, I had Avril Lavigne in mind. She’s perfect, right? When I found out they were going to put a girl on the cover, I was a little worried—but cover Dez is awesome! She and cover Kale make a pretty epic couple.

Which character is the most fun to write about?

Ooo. That’s a really tough one. Kale was a blast because of his innocence, and Dez was so much fun because I’m a sucker for snark and rebellion. Then there was Alex…and Ginger…and Dax… Yeah no way. I so can’t pick!

So book three - Is it wrote? Is there a name?

Book three is titled TREMBLE and it’s in edits as we speak.

Are you working on any other books?

I am *evil grin* And I should be able to tell you about it verrry soon :D

What's your favourite quote from Toxic?

“I’d smack you stupid if someone hadn’t already beaten me to it.” A million guesses who says this—and who they say it to!

Add Toxic to your TBR pile on Goodreads

Author Bio: 

JUS ACCARDO spent her childhood reading and learning to cook. Determined to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps as a chef, she applied and was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America. At the last minute, she realized her path lay with fiction, not food, and passed on the spot to pursue writing. Jus is the author of YA paranormal romance and urban fantasy fiction. A native New Yorker, she lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, three dogs, and sometimes guard bear, Oswald. Her first book, Touch was released in November 2011 from Entangled Publishing. She is currently working on the next book in the Denazen series.

Give Jus a yell on Twitter, or visit her on Facebook, and her website.

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A Review for Toxic (Denazen #2) by Jus Accardo

Posted by Donna

Release Date: October 2nd, 2012

Finished Date: September 4th, 2012

Publishers: Entangled Teen

Source: ARC For Review

Format: Kindle 

Pages: 400 
Buy : Amazon UK / Amazon US/ The Book Depo

When a Six saved Kale's life the night of Sumrun, she warned there would be consequences. A trade-off. Something taken for the life they gained. But Dez never imagined she'd lose the one thing she'd give anything to keep... And as if it's not enough Dez finds her immunity to Kale fading, the Six brought in to help Kale learn to control his killer touch starts drooling on him the moment they meet. Worse than that? Jade can touch Kale. But bimbo Barbie is the least of Dez's problems.

After Dez and Kale got away at Sumrun, her father lost not only his most powerful weapon but an important piece of the Supremacy project. Forced by Denazen to remedy the situation, he poisons Dez and offers her a choice--surrender to Denazen for the cure...or die. Determined to find a solution that doesn't involve being bagged and tagged--or losing someone she loves--Dez keeps the poison a secret. But when a rash of Denazen attacks hit a little too close to home, Dez is convinced there's a traitor among them. Jade.

Sacrifices, broken promises, and secrets. Dez will have to lay it all on the line if there's any hope of proving Jade's guilt before they all end up Residents of Denazen. Or worse, dead...

The Review: "I love the way you look at me. There's purity in it and I don't want to ruin it." 

Jus Accardo is back with the next instalment in the Touch series - Toxic, and let me tell you, it's better than ever and when you finish this book you will be pulling you're hair out because you want more...yea, it's that good! 

Toxic starts a few weeks after Touch and if you've read the novella - Untouched, then you know the summer wasn't an easy one for Kale or Dez. They did however, come across some new sixes and they've teamed up together. As Dez and Kale try to hide out in the hotel with Ginger, Dez's Mom and a few others but, trouble keeps finding them - which leads them to believe there maybe a traitor amongst them, but who could it be? The new girl; Jade who is helping Kale control his abilities or someone else? As if Dez didn't have enough to worry about, she loses her ability to touch Kale, she's trying to keep Jade's hands off of Kale and also a run in with her father goes wrong, Dez soon finds herself in a world of trouble but most importantly she finds herself fighting for her life.

I was so excited to start Toxic that as soon as I received it, I started it within minutes. I just needed to be back with Dez and Kale and after reading the novella told from Kale's point of view - swoon, I need more of him, and Jus Accardo really doesn't disappoint. Toxic is such a great sequel because it's bursting with emotional, heart-pounding and intense scenes. If you thought Touch was like that, then Toxic is ten times better! The action is better than ever and the details are so vivid and yes, I'll warn you...the cliff-hanger is a killer too. 

We get to meet a few new characters as well and they all have interesting and unique gifts that was really exciting to read about. I was interested to see what other gifts Jus would give other characters and it was so much fun to see the results.  Now Dez, I really love her. She's  fun, sarcastic and stubborn and I love how she's not afraid to say what she thinks. She really has some laugh-out-loud moments during this book and I loved, but then she also has some emotional ones too and boy, were they emotional. Kale is just as great as ever. I love how innocent he is....he doesn't do complicated and everything is pretty simple for him. He's very dangerous but so sweet too. His and Dez's relationship is full of hot chemistry, it's hard not to root for them. You're heart will break for them with the tests they go through but I have faith in their relationship and I know it will work out in the end, no matter how glum it looks right now. 

Overall, I absolutely loved Toxic because it's such a heart-pounding, shocking and engaging read and I'm sure any fans of this series won't be disappointed -  I wasn't, and I'm counting the day down until January 31st when book three, Tremble is released. 

A big thank you to Entangled Teen for giving me the opportunity to review this book. 

A Review for Touch (Denazen #1) by Jus Accardo

Posted by Jess

Release Date: November 1st, 2011

Finished Date: May 7th, 2012

Publishers: Entangled Publishing

Source: Bought

Format: Kindle

Pages: 251
Buy : Amazon UK / Amazon US

When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.

Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized.

Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe.

A secret Kale will kill to protect.

The Review: "I think I understand that now. I think I love you." -Kale


This is how this book went: Action, cute boy rolls down a hill, action, action, action, kissing, action, running, kissing, action, cute boy kisses some more, action, action, running, running, action, kissing, cute boy smiles. And then more action. Exactly like that. And it was fabulous!


This book was a wild ride, from the moment I started it it was just completely fast paced, but a single dull moment. It's full mystery and suspense. the heroine Dez is so awesome. She's like completely kick-ass, doesn't take any crap from anyone. It was so refreshing to not have a whiny virginal girl lusting after the guy straight away. Kale our hero is swoon worthy and I loved him. After being locked away at Denazen for all his life, he's completely oblivious to the outside world and it just made him so incredibly innocent and adorable. His and Dez's relationship was amazing, they connected from the start and as Kale learns from Dez, Dez also learns from Kale. They share some very intimate moments (I still can't believe those were in a YA book). There were a lot of secondary characters in this book whom created a good dynamic and helped with the pacing of the book. I'm telling ya, you'll be on the edge all the way through, just keep wanting to find out what happens next, keep the pages turning.


Everything was just awesome, and it reads like a action movie. I always enjoy books that involve teenagers realising they have special abilities and this isn't any different. It was so great to see the different kinds of abilities from all the 'Sixes'.  


Jus Accardo has managed to create a fantastic world which I look forward to learning more about in the future books. So if you're looking for a fun thrilled ride of action, hot kissing, a kick ass heroine and an adorable (and hot) hero, then definitely pick this book up. I'm so glad Donna pushed me into reading this. It was refreshing and new, and I look forward to reading book two! Especially considering the way this one ended...omg.

Blog Tour for Untouched by Jus Accardo - Author Interview + International Giveaway

Untouched ( A Denazen Novella 1.5)

By  Jus Accardo 

Release Date:  March 28th, 2012
Publishers: Entangled Publishing
Read Donna's Review: Here
Buy Untouched: Amazon UK / Amazon US

Until he met Dez, Kale’s days were filled with violence and death. He was used as a weapon of destruction by the power hungry men of Denazen. He’s a Six. A person with an abnormal ability. Some people call them gifts, but not Kale. Kale’s touch means instant death.
But now there’s Dez, the girl he can touch, and they’re hunting down Sixes and warning them about Denazen. Kale is learning about the world outside captivity and trying to put his dark past behind him. But they underestimated how badly Denazen wanted him back. 
When Dez sacrifices herself to save the new Six they’d rescued from falling into the corp’s hands, Kale is lost. Denazen has brought out its best to get the job done. Samsen, a nightmare from Kale’s past—the only person he’s ever truly feared—has come for them, and it soon becomes obvious he has his own twisted agenda. 
Kale will need all his training to get Dez back and ensure they make it out, free—and alive. But will it be enough? 

1) Hi Jus! Thank you so much for joining us today. We’re so pleased you wrote Untouched because we loved it. What made you decide to write it?

Really, it was a spur of the moment thing. It wasn’t something I’d ever really considered. My agent suggested it, and my editor loved the idea, so was like, sure. Why not? And it was so much fun to write. I’m glad I did!

2)  Can you tell us how you went about choosing his name? 

I’m a sucker for out-of-the-box names. Contrary to what a friend of mine thinks—that I named him Kale because it’s my favorite food—I just liked the name. I’d heard it somewhere a few weeks before and thought, Oh. I need a character with this name.

And really…if I was going to name a character after a food type item on purpose… we all know it’d be coffee.

3) How much involvement did you have with the cover for Untouched? Is that how you picture Kale? 

I pretty much saw it when it was done. But really, as long as it had those baby blues on it, I wasn’t going to care, lol. The image of Kale in my head when writing TOUCH was a little different (think a young Ben Barnes), but once I saw the cover, this was Kale. He’s perfect.

4) I adore Kale because of how brave and loving he is. What are your favourite traits about him?

I love the way he sees the world. All the things that everyone else takes for granted, Kale can see—and appreciate. He’s so unjaded, and I totally envy him for it!

5) What’s your favourite quote from Untouched?

Oh, wow… So many… But my top fave has to be the clown bit… 

"What do we have here? Is my super-hot assassin boyfriend freaked out by clowns?"

6) Can you give us a teaser from Toxic? *Pretty please* 

Twist my arm ;)

She stopped in the middle of the room, plastic cup filled with the usual red liquid—fruit punch—in hand, and smiled. “I have a gift for you, Kale.”

The redheaded girl strolled out from behind Ginger, head held high. Her eyes immediately found Kale. And stayed there.

I didn’t like her.

“This is Jade,” Ginger said, nudging the girl forward. She pointed to me and said, “This is Deznee Cross, Sue’s daughter. And this,” she said nodding to Kale as he rose from his chair, “is Kale. He’s the reason you’re here.”

“Okay, stomp the breaks and back the hell up. You’re giving my boyfriend a redhead as a gift? That’s uncool—not to mention illegal.”

Woohoo! Awesome answers - thank you so much for joining us Jus! 
Followers don't forget! 

Touch, the first novel in the Denazen series, is set to re-release in mass market on June 12^{th (}Complete with additional scenes from Kale’s POV!). 

You can pre-order your copy here.

Toxic (Denazen 2) hits shelves on September 11^th 2012. As a thank you to those who pre-order, Jus is giving away a book plate and magnet of choice (Touch, Untouched, or Toxic) Get the details here.
Giveaway: One lucky winner can win an eBook copy of Touch or Untouched, if you want to enter details are below and it's international! 

Author Bio

Jus Accardo is the author of YA paranormal romance and urban fantasy fiction. A native New Yorker, she lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, three dogs, and sometimes guard bear, Oswald. Her first book, Touch, is available now from Entangled Publishing. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

Give Jus a yell on Twitter, or visit her on Facebook, and her website. 

A Review for Untouched (Denazen #1.5) by Jus Accardo

Posted by Donna
Published Date: March 28th, 2012
Finished Date: April 14th, 2012
Publishers: Entangled Publishing
Source: For Review
Format: Kindle
Pages: Unknown
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The Blurb from Goodreads:
Until he met Dez, Kale’s days were filled with violence and death. He was used as a weapon of destruction by the power hungry men of Denazen. He’s a Six. A person with an abnormal ability. Some people call them gifts, but not Kale. Kale’s touch means instant death. But now there’s Dez, the girl he can touch, and they’re hunting down Sixes and warning them about Denazen. Kale is learning about the world outside captivity and trying to put his dark past behind him. But they underestimated how badly Denazen wanted him back. When Dez sacrifices herself to save the new Six they’d rescued from falling into the corp’s hands, Kale is lost. Denazen has brought out its best to get the job done. Samsen, a nightmare from Kale’s past—the only person he’s ever truly feared—has come for them, and it soon becomes obvious he has his own twisted agenda. Kale will need all his training to get Dez back and ensure they make it out, free—and alive. But will it be enough?
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The Review: I absolutely adored Jus Accardo’s debut novel Touch, so when I was offered the chance to review her new novella Untouched, of course I jumped at the chance and honestly – I’m so glad I did because it doesn’t disappoint!  
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Untouched is a short story told from Kale’s point of view. Yes, you heard that right! It’s all about Kale. Anyway, in Touch we saw Kale escaping Denazen, meeting Dez and teaming up with other Sixes to try and take down Denazen. Now in Untouched he and Dez are trying to recruit a new Six while trying to have a bit of fun at the same time.  While Kale, Dez and the new Six head to a fun fair for the day, it is there they run into trouble….and it’s trouble with a capital T because Kale’s past comes back to haunt him and it’s someone he really fears. When Dez is captured, it’s Kale’s up to Kale to rescue her because he can’t lose her after just finding her, but can Kale save Dez from his past but most of all can he save her life?  
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It’s safe to say, I loved Kale before starting this book and if it’s possible, I love him even more now. I love how naïve he is, I love how sweet he is and of course, I love how protective he is over Dez. Getting inside Kale’s head was just PURE AMAZING! He’s so selfless and dedicated to stopping Denazen and from seeing things from his point of view, you can really see why he and Dez are such a good couple. They are both so similar but each of them has been sheltered and it has affected their lives but when there together, everything is forgotten. It’s just the two of them against the world and I love the relationship they have.
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Even though this story is a short story, I still felt it was long enough to give us that Kale fix. If anything, it was longer than I expected but I’m not complaining because I loved it. Jus Accardo knows how to suck you into her captivating world from page one  and it really shows off her talent as an author, to be able to create any product – whether that be a full book or a novella and I seriously just want more.

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Overall, Untouched is a must read for any fan of this series and I’d highly recommend it anyone who is looking for something a little different. 

A Review for Touch (Denazen #1) by Jus Accardo

Posted by Donna
Published Date: October 9th, 2011
Finished Date: January 1st, 2012
Publishers: Entangled Publishing
Source: Purchased - 2012 TBR Reading Challenge
Format: Kindle
Pages: 251
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The Blurb from Goodreads:When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home. Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized. Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe. A secret Kale will kill to protect.
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The Review: Touch was my first read for 2012 and wow, what a fantastic way to start…..it was frigging awesome!

The story follows Dez, a girl that lost her mother at child birth and who now lives with her father who pays her no attention at all. She will do anything to get on her dad’s nerves so when she comes across Kale - a boy who she comes across in the woods and steals her sneaker; she hoping to piss her father off even more. When her father catches Dez and Kale together, it seems he knows more about Kale than Dez and more importantly Kale knows Dez’s father and hates him. As Dez’s life takes a dangerous turn, she find outs her father isn’t who he says he his and she soon goes on the run with Kale where hidden secrets start unrevealing themselves.

I’m actually really surprised how much I loved this book. I’d seen it a few times on Goodreads and always thought it’s not my sort of thing but after reading Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson, I was itching to read something similar and Touch was the perfect book. From page one it had me gripped and you can’t help but get swept up into the wonderful world of Dez. She’s feisty, out spoken and she defiantly doesn’t taken crap from no one. She’s also very stubborn, funny and strong and all these qualities make her a fantastic character. I loved watching her unravel all the secrets surrounding her and there are certainly a few shocking twists to her as a character that will leave you dying to know more. Now Kale; wow, wow….wow! Seriously I never realised how dreamy a character could be until him. I love him. Considering he’s been bought up to kill people for Denazen’s he sure is a loving, touching and soft character. He’s also very naïve because he’s been sheltered from the outside world but seriously, some of his quotes just make you melt.

“He sat up straight, eyes wide, and touched the tip of his index finger to his cheek. “What was that?"

I blushed. "A kiss."

"That's what a kiss feels like?"

"Well, technically. There are a lot of different types of—"

"Show me."

"Show you what?"

"Show me some other kinds."

"You're asking me to kiss you?"

“As long as I know this" - he lifted our joined hands - "is mine to hold, I'll wait for you forever.”

“I think I understand that now. I think I love you.”

…….wow! Just re-reading them quotes gives me butterflies. Kale is seriously one AWESOME character and I can not wait to read more.

Overall, Touch is a fantastic debut novel from author Jus Accardo. It’s filled with moments that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat and it’s filled with tons of laughs. It’s definitely one you don’t want to miss out on. A MUST READ! And May 2012 can not come quick enough so I can continue reading about these wonderful characters.