Run to You by Clara Kensie
Expected Publication: January 15th 2014 by Harlequin Teen
(for part 3. Parts 1 &2 released Feb 1, & Feb 8) 
Age Group: Young Adult
Source: eARC from Publisher (Via NetGalley)
Part One in the riveting romantic thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger…
Sarah Spencer has a secret: her real name is Tessa Carson, and to stay alive, she can tell no one the truth about her psychically gifted family and the danger they are running from. As the new girl in the latest of countless schools, she also runs from her attraction to Tristan Walker—after all, she can’t even tell him her real name. But Tristan won’t be put off by a few secrets. Not even dangerous ones that might rip Tessa from his arms before they even kiss…
RUN TO YOU PART TWO: SECOND GLANCE
Part Two in the riveting romantic thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger…Tessa Carson has unlocked her heart and her secrets to Tristan Walker—but Tristan has secrets of his own, and his might just mean the end of Tessa’s family. Unaware, Tessa embraces falling in love and being herself for the first time since she was attacked when she was only eight years old. But secrets can’t be run from forever, and sometimes love is too good to be true…
RUN TO YOU PART THREE: THIRD CHARM
(available February 15, 2014)
Part Three in the riveting romantic thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger…Betrayed, heartbroken, and determined to save her family, Tessa Carson refuses to give in to Tristan Walker’s pleas for forgiveness. But her own awakening psychic gift won’t let her rest until she uncovers the truth about her family and her past. And Tristan is the only one who can help her sift through the secrets to find the truth hidden in all the lies…
This review is for Run To You parts 1, 2 and 3. This is a serial series, and so far the first three parts were released together. The next three parts (parts 4, 5, and 6) will be coming out together in June 2014. Each of the three parts is short, like a novella, but together they made a good sized book. I am loving this series! I would easily read right on to the next three parts back to back (to back) if I had them. It is addictive. I felt like I was on a netflix binge and I just couldn’t stop watching the next episode.
Run To You features a family that has different psychic abilities, that is on the run. Tessa is the only one without any gifts and even though she is the “normal” one of the family with the least to hide, she is the most guarded of the bunch. She never gets close to anyone. I loved getting to know her whole family and learning about each of their gifts. But soon the focus of the story shifted to Tristan. He is always so kind and great to Tessa, or Sarah, as he knew her. I loved watching her become close to someone outside of her family for the first time ever. Their romance was just so sweet and full of promise and hope. All the exciting things from a first love.
The cool thing about this series is that you get two great stories. You get the sweet and adorable romance and you also get the pulse pounding mystery/action/intrigue plot from the family always on the run from this Dennis Connelly. I can’t tell which aspect of the story I enjoyed more. If I had to pick, I would say the romance because Tristan just melted my heart. I thought the pacing and plot twists and reveals were excellently spaced out. The only thing I can be critical on, was I thought that the author waited too long to explain what exactly was going on with the “fog”. I found myself thinking that I had missed something once or twice when it was mentioned. But it was eventually explained and I thought it was really cool.
Parts 1 and Part 2 each ended with a bombshell dropping. I didn’t really see either of them coming, which was such a great surprise for me. And the cliffhanger ending of the second part set up what pretty much the whole third installment would be about. It was like a mini mystery in and of itself. While I did kind of see where the third book was going, it was still full of twists and turns and information reveals for me to be totally riveted. This book was different than anything I have read in a while, and I absolutely loved that about it. This is a series that I will be continuing for sure. I highly recommend it.
Clara Kensie grew up near Chicago, reading every book she could find and using her diary to write stories about a girl with psychic powers who solved mysteries. She purposely did not hide her diary, hoping someone would read it and assume she was writing about herself. Since then, she’s swapped her diary for a computer and admits her characters are fictional, but otherwise she hasn’t changed one bit.
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3 winners will receive a package of Harlequin TEEN books which includes:
- PUSHING THE LIMITS by Katie McGarry (print)
- INDIGO AWAKENING by Jordan Dane (print)
- a SOUL SCREAMERS volume by Rachel Vincent (print)
- All three parts of RUN TO YOU Book One (ebooks)
- Part One: First Sight
- Part Two: Second Glance
- Part Three: Third Charm
RULES AND RESTRICTIONS:
Contest is void where prohibited. Entrants must be 18 or else have parent or guardian’s permission to enter. Winners will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to respond or another winner’s name will be selected. Winning entries will be verified for authenticity.
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Michelle Lewis
The first thing that grabs my attention this the cover of a book and I LOVE the Cover on these books,so sweet and promising. Thanks you!
annie page
love young love and romance. I think all young girls should read your lovely books so they can see what romance is all about
Stephsco
I also love the covers! And the giveaway has some great books.
Mary Preston
The series looks great. I do prefer to read a series in order & here it is a must I’d say.
January Matthews
Great review! This is the first I’ve heard of these books. I’ll definitely have to check them out!
Kimberly Mayberry
My teenage daughters and I would love to read these books! Thank you for introducing us to a new author and series of books!
Tiffany Drew
First of all, I absolutely LOVE these covers. Second, how in the heck have I not come across these books before? Thank you for steering me in their direction, I’m always on the hunt for a fun new read 🙂
abby @abbbzandbookz
So I saw all the 5 stars review in goodreads and I was like “OMG TOTALLY CHECKING THIS OUT”
Tiffany York
The covers of the books are wonderful, which is enough for me to want to pick them up to begin with, but they sound wonderful as well!
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Mikky Vieira
This seems like a really cool read! C;
Samantha Wallace
The books sound like a really great series to read!!
Florencia Ascanio (RM)
I saw the cover on GD a couple of days ago and I really liked it but now with your review is for sure on my to read list, its seems so good!
Lena Anne
What a fantastic giveaway! I love the covers for the RUN TO YOU series. I only read the summary for the first book (spoiler reasons), but it sounds fabulous.
Shell
I want to read these. The only thing that’s really holding me back is that I’m not a big fan of shorter stories. I guess when you put them together though they make one regular one. I do love Part 3’s cover. It’s purple. 😉
**Rachelle**
Glenn Woods
Great review and I absolutely love their covers! Thanks for the giveaway!!! 🙂