Frozen - Melissa De la Cruz

Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed
in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one
temperature - freezing. But some things never change. The diamond in the
ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps
the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about
sinister sorcery in its shadows.

At the heart of this city
is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like
many, she's heard of a mythical land simply called "the Blue." They say
it's a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are
turquoise. More importantly, it's a place where Nat won't be persecuted,
even if her darkest secret comes to light.


But passage to
the Blue is treacherous, if not impossible, and her only shot is to bet
on a ragtag crew of mercenaries led by a cocky runner named Ryan Wesson
there. Danger and deceit await on every corner, even as Nat and Wes
find themselves inexorably drawn to each other. But can true love
survive the lies?



Fiery hearts collide in this fantastic tale of the
evil men do and the awesome power within us all. This is a remarkable
first book in a spellbinding new series about the dawn of a new kind of
magic.