Peril

Series · 3 books · 2017-2018

By Joss Stirling

Books in series

Peril

2017

Seventeen-year-old Meri Marlowe may be the last of her kind. Able to see peril – a colour in the UV spectrum – she is hunted by mortal enemies who will settle for nothing less than the end of her race. After losing her American parents, she has been on the run for years and is now hiding out in a climate-changed London with her guardian, Theo. Kel Douglas is one of an ancient people whose skin is covered in beautiful peril-coloured patterns when they come of age. By day he is an ordinary student, the rest of the time he is bodyguard to the heir to the throne. That’s until he meets Meri. First book in a new series set in the near future. Perfect for fans of the Hunger Games or the Starcrossed Trilogy.

Glow

2017

Book 2 in the YA dystopian Peril series.A Tean and Perilous in love? That's not possible, according to the two races who have been at war for millennia.Meri Marlowe and Kel Douglas believe they have escaped their enemies in London, only to find trouble has come with them. Kel won't be allowed to land on Atlantis and Meri, the heir to the Atlantean throne, refuses to go on without him.When the deadlock is violently broken, both Meri and Kel must find a way to survive the attacks of those who want them dead. Meri digs deeper into Atlantean history for answers while Kel travels far across a climate-stressed France to find his allies.'So now, as skies darken, and the days end, together we glow.'Suitable for fans of the Hunger Games and Starcrossed.

Flare

2018

Can the Tean and Perilous war ever be ended? Meri and Kel are up against centuries of hatred. Meri Marlowe and Kel Douglas are forced to flee from Atlantis with their enemies hot on their trail. Taking refuge in New York, they plunge into new battles with unexpected foes. Meri discovers everything she thought she knew about her past is a lie. There is one common enemy, however, that both Tean and Perilous have to face: climate change. As the storm threatens the existence of Manhattan, the old battle reignites. And this time, it is the fight to the death.

Author

Joss Stirling

Author · 27 books

Joss Stirling is a British novelist. Her first novel under this name was the internationally successful, Finding Sky, which is followed by five others in the same series entering into the savant world of young people with special powers. Central to the story are the Benedict Brothers, seven talented guys from Colorado. In a second series, Struck, Joss begins a new world of detective romance. The first three parts are: Struck (#1) and Stung (#2), and Shaken (#3) and Scorched (#4). Joss introduces readers to four new heroes - Kieran Storm, Nathan Hunter, Joe Masters and Damien Castle, who all attention the Young Detective Agency. The first part, Struck, won the Romantic Novel of the Year 2015 in the UK. Her new series, PERIL, a paranormal love story set in the near future, is out 13 July 2017. Joss lives in Oxford, England. She is married with three children. Stirling also publishes under two pen names: Julia Golding and Eve Edwards.