DEFIANCE
Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.
At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.
As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.
But soon their problems intensify tenfold: someone—possibly inside their ranks—is sabotaging the survivors, picking them off one by one. The chaos and uncertainty of each day puts unbearable strain on Rachel and Logan, and it isn't long before they feel their love splintering. Even worse, as it becomes clear that the Commander will stop at nothing to destroy them, the band of survivors begins to question whether the price of freedom may be too great—and whether, hunted by their enemies and the murderous traitor in their midst, they can make it out of the Wasteland alive.
In this daring sequel to Defiance, with the world they once loved forever destroyed, Rachel and Logan must decide between a life on the run and standing their ground to fight.
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I am SOOO excited for this book! And let me just say, I cannot tell you how much I love you for having a cover with a girl in something other than a big, poofy gown. I like girls who can kick butt!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree!!
DeleteThank you! :)
DeleteWhen are you going to write a second book. I finished Defiance in 2 days and I am already rereading the book for the 10 time. I can't wait to see what the second book is about. YOU ROCK!!!
DeleteThe sequel comes out next August! :)
DeleteAHHHH so its coming out in a few short seven months from now!!! EEEK! I'm so excited and i wanted to give you kudos for making me fall in love with logan
DeleteI can't wait for this book to come out ! I totally agree with Sarahbelle ! <3 kick butt heroines(: it'll be epic(:
ReplyDelete<3 <3 <3
DeleteJust a quick question...is defiance going to be a trilogy?
ReplyDeleteYes! :)
DeleteI bought your book yesterday and I finished it this morning - I loved it! Seeing the story evolve from both Rachel and Logan's POV added so much more depth to the storyline for me - it was brilliant! I'm so thrilled to hear it's going to be a trilogy! Can't wait for the next book. Congratulations on a great read!
DeleteWow, thank you!!! :)
DeleteThis book was so amazing I could cry. I'm going to think about Logan and Rachel for weeks.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing. Thank you for telling me!
Deleteso when is the next one coming out, lol???
ReplyDeleteNext fall! :)
DeleteDo you already have an idea what it will be called? :)
DeleteI do! :D Title will be revealed in December, I believe.
Delete"Fall' as in which month? Hehe, Total fangirl
DeleteIs the book a 'single' book or is it a part of a series? I am SO excited to read it!
ReplyDeleteIt's a trilogy. :)
DeleteCongratulations on publishing your book! I can't wait to read it. It has everything I like to see in a book. Defiance (obviously :), a strong and independent heroine, and belief in the impossible.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you enjoy it. :)
DeleteWhat's the name of the 2nd book? I just finished Defiance and feel like i lost a part of me!
ReplyDeleteCant wait for the next one.
Title for Book 2 will be revealed in December, I think. And thank you so much for telling me you loved Defiance. :)
DeleteWheeee~~~ I'm reading Defiance currently and I'm loveloveloving it!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's made of awesome-sauce... and Logan?
*squee*
When will the 2nd Book be out? :)
I love you C.J.!!
I'll be hoping to do a review on my blog soon :)
Emily @ Anything in Fantasy
http://emilythebookishworm.blogspot.com
So glad you love the book!! :) The second comes out next fall.
DeleteGreat! I can't wait :D
DeleteSeems like I'd be the first to comment here who hasn't read Defiance yet. I was left behind in requesting ARCs again and my blog's got small amount of followers to be trusted by the publisher. Oh, well. I guess I have to buy it when it releases here in our country. Hope that won't take forever. DEFIANCE is a book I'm dying to have since I fist came across it.
ReplyDeleteHope to have you, C.J, on my blog soon. I'll be hosting a really nice event by December and I hope to hear from you or your assistant when I send the email invitation! :D
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http://michelleshoutsrandom.blogspot.com
Thank you, Michelle! I hope you're able to either get a copy from Book Depository (they ship to many different countries ... maybe yours?), or that it comes out in your country soon. :)
DeleteOh Great :) I can't wait :DD
DeleteThat's the sad thing..I don't have money in Paypal. LOL
DeleteAnyway, I'm gonna read Defiance no matter what. I'll wait for the local release and I'll party with other Filipino bookworms! :D
P.S I hope you got my email..
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what is the song in the book trailer?? it's epic!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing? Harper Collin's sent me a few sample songs to choose from, and I chose that song, but I don't know the name of it.
DeleteHi CJ, I'm currently reading Defiance and enjoying it :) but I have a question, what's the name of the series? At first I thought it was Defiance, but at the Book Depository they call it the Courier's Daughter Trilogy, which one is it?
ReplyDeleteDefiance is published by Harper Collins in the U.S. and is called the Defiance trilogy, but it's also published in the UK by Atom Books, and they've called it The Courier's Daughter Trilogy.
DeleteI LOVED, LOVED, LOVED, LOVED, a million times LOVED Defiance!!! I am ashamed to say that I wasn't aware of the book or the author until this morning until I stumbled upon it looking for something new to read, and I am so glad I did. I fell in love with it from the first paragraph. It is so beautiful written and my boyfriend could testify to that because I recited every line of all my favorite parts, starting with page one. This has easily become one of my favorite books and I can guarantee that I will be reading it repeatedly. I know I do not know you and I say this knowing I risk sounding stalkerish but I love and thank you for writing this story so beautifully for me to read and reread again at my leisure. I can not express how much I look forward the second.
ReplyDeleteYour newest fan,
Haleigh
Thank you so much for telling me how much you loved Defiance!! That makes my entire day brighter. :)
DeleteI just finished reading Defiance! I love it! I'll be posting a review on my blog in a couple of weeks (I'll let you know on Twitter when it's out).
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, you have me hooked. I'm going to impatiently wait for the next one!
Thank you! I'm so glad you loved it. :)
DeleteI couldn't put the book down it was amazing, my all time favorite book this year! I stayed home from school yesterday so I could finish it. Please tell me the second book is coming out shortly, I can't wait for it!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Thank you for telling me! The second book comes out August 2013, though there will be contests to win advance copies starting next spring. :)
DeleteJust finished Defiance. Can not wait until August 2013!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteIs there a date yet for the second book to come out?....By the way i really really loved Defiance!!!Awesome book.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Book 2 comes out August 27, 2013. :)
DeleteJust a question. Why did you Rachel have red hair? To stand out, or what?
ReplyDeleteRachel showed up in my head with red hair. Most of my characters show up looking and acting like themselves without any help from me. I just get to discover who they are. :)
DeleteHi! i just finished reading the book, i love love love it! when do you think will the second book be out and what are the possible titles, or does it have a fixed title already?
ReplyDeleteYay! So glad you loved it. Book 2 comes out Aug 27, 2013. It does have a title, and we're revealing the title the first week of December! :)
DeleteI lost sleep over this book. It was so good, I just coudn't put it down! Great writing and can't wait for the next book. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteI just read Defiance, and I loved it! Can't wait for the second book! :D
ReplyDeleteYay!! Deception comes out 8/27/13. :)
DeleteC.J. , This was a really great book. I admire Rachel for her strength throughout the book and never giving up. I think she is a very great role model. Thank you for writing a book where the main female character is someone strong and someone to look up to. Can't wait for book 2 :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you felt connected to Rachel. :)
DeleteI started 'Defiance' last night and finished it in the wee hours of this morning so i am currently incredibly sleep deprived, but SO HAPPY!!
ReplyDeleteI adore your book and i just wanted to thank you so much for sitting in front of your computer and creating such a masterpiece. Books like yours have helped me through a lot of tough times because, let's be honest, sometimes it's easier to face mythological worlds with tyrants and beasts than it is to face the world outside your door.
Also, I especially loved Rachel because (unlike so many heroines in books i've read) she WASN'T an idiot and she actually trusted Logan.
so thank you for all of that :)
I'm so glad you took the time to tell me this. You've really encouraged me, and I'm grateful! I also spent a lot of my childhood identifying with heroes and heroines and fighting their battles with them because I needed to feel victorious somewhere, and that wasn't going to happen in real life. <3
DeletePlease release the name of the sequel. It's killing me!!!
ReplyDeleteWe did!! The sequel is DECEPTION, and it releases 8/27/13. The cover will be revealed in February. :)
DeleteHi C.J. I'm currently reading Defiance (which I'm thoroughly enjoying) and was wondering whether there were any people you pictured as the characters in your novel. Do you have a dream cast? :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't have anyone in mind while I was writing, but since then, I've compiled a board on Pinterest that has pics of what I think the characters look like (though readers might have a different image!) along with scenery etc from the books. http://pinterest.com/cjredwine/defiance-trilogy/
DeleteCJ Redwine te amoo!! en Mexico no a salido Defiance :( pero ya lo lei tengo que decir que eres mi idola! amo tu forma de escribir! y no puedo esperar al 2do libro! CJ Redwine, desde Mexico te mando Saludos y no puedo esperar a que salga el libro en Mexico y les diga a mis amigas que lo leean! soy tu fan!!! <3 <3
ReplyDeleteMuchas gracias. Hablo un pequito espanol pero mucho gusto! <3
DeleteOh my gosh, I loved Defiance so much!! I cannot wait t read Deception..and I'm looking out for any giveaway/s of it, haha
ReplyDeleteAnyway, thanks so much for being such an amazing writer, you make readers happy! :)
Thank you so much!! You've made my day. :)
DeleteI LOVED this book!! I can not wait for the next one to come out. Once I started reading Defiance I just couldn't put it down.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love hearing that. :)
DeleteOh my so I LOVED this book! I'm a absent minded writer at age 16 and this REALLY inspired me. I love reading books back to back and I promise you I think I was crying each chapter or every other chapter just from the suspicious I had built up. I just finished Eon and Eona by Alison Goodman and was think no book could top it for me but WOW lol This book caught me out of no where ^-^ Im a BIG fan. I love how real you make the emotions and definitely how the emotions are between Logan and Rachel. It is an actually connection not a story tale like one.
ReplyDeleteI just finished this the second to last day of January and saw the possible date for publishing and nearly died.... looks like i'm gonna be re-reading Defiance till i have it memorized tee-hee.
Also if you have any tips on writing a story and keeping it straight I would be VERY HAPPY!!!!
New Fan ~ B.M.W
Aww, thank you so much!! It won't be long before Deception is on the shelves. :) As for writing a story and keeping it straight, I suggest writing a synopsis beforehand (basically a summary of what will happen in the order it will happen) so that you have an idea of your main plot arc, your smaller plot arcs, and the characters' emotional arcs. Helps to use it as a road map!
DeleteI LOVED THIS BOOK! This book is amazing and I cant wait for the next book :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! <3
DeleteThis book is amazing and I cant wait till the second book comes out. This book brings out so much emotion in the reader that you feel as though you are a part of the characters world.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm from Belgium, just finished the first book and devoured it! The world you find yourself in when reading this is simply WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, Belgium! I'm glad you were able to get a copy and am so happy you loved it. :)
DeleteWhy,August.God,I simply can't wait that long.
ReplyDeleteAnd that cover,it's plain awesome.
I just wish that I can get the book as soon as it's published,since I can't get many books at my country.
Isn't the cover amazing??? I hope you're able to get the book right away. Have you checked Book Depository? They ship to a lot of places!
DeleteAbsolutely loveeeeed this book! I cannot wait for Deception. I NEED to know what happens next! I read it in less than a day; a real page-turner! I knew I was gonna regret reading it right away..I should have waited until August so I can continue right into the next book! Thank you for writing it!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad it kept you turning pages!! I hope Deception does the same. :)
DeleteDefiance was seriously one of the bombest books I've ever read and I am dying for deception!! I can't wait to buy the whole trilogy :D any idea when #3 will be released?
ReplyDeleteThank you!! Book 3 will most likely come out in August of 2014, but I won't have a true pub date until next winter.
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