Fight

by Chelsea Scott

Sixteen-year-old Emma Briar feels like a freak when baby blue lines scrape down her shoulder blades. She refuses to look at the aching marks, but they won’t be ignored. Slowly spreading, slowly darkening, they form an embarrassing tattoo that she struggles to hide. She despises them … until meeting him.


First, the weird gray lines carve into Conley Hughes’s back. Then he shoots up several inches and puts on forty pounds of muscle – overnight. He’s never felt more alone working out in public to explain away the added bulk. Out for a jog one day, the sight of a beautiful girl sprinting towards him freezes him to the spot. Her eyes are closed: the expression on her pained face, hauntingly familiar. It’s like looking into a mirror.


The unexpected surge of electricity that rattles their colliding bodies is anything but new to a secret onlooker. Something lurking in the shadows has hunted people with back lines for centuries. Conley and Emma will be hunted, too.

407 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 2014

About the author

Chelsea Scott lives in a patch of Northern Virginia forest with her husband, two kids, a former street dog who thinks she's a cat, and a bouncy golden retriever mix. She writes young adult and middle grade works brimming with magic and self-discovery. In those rare moments she isn’t writing, she's either homeschooling her youngest, cooking savory meals, or collecting as much holiday decor as her family will tolerate.

She can be found on Twitter and Facebook @chelseascottbks, and on her website, chelseascottbooks.com.

Reviews

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an awesome book! I'm almost done with the second book in the series, and the series has not slowed down. I love these books... definitely recommend!

[Lynda Knapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic Debut Novel!

This is not just for the YA audience as I am a grandmother and totally loved it. This is not my typical genre, but seemed as if it had a good plot, so I read it. I am happy I did read it. The characters were realistic and kept me turning pages. I didn't want to put it down. High praise for Chelsea Scott. I can't wait to read more from her.

[Ben Hilburn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great debut novel by Chelsea Scott!