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JUS ACCARDO spent her childhood reading and learning to cook. Determined to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps as a chef, she applied and was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America. But at the last minute, she realized her true path lay with fiction, not food.

Jus is the bestselling author of the popular Denazen series from Entangled publishing, as well as the Darker Agency series, and the New Adult series, The Eternal Balance. A native New Yorker, she lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, three dogs, and sometimes guard bear, Oswald.

Transcendent (Denazen #4) by Jus Accardo

Publication Date: March 2, 2020

Publisher: Entangled Teen

Review for TRANSCENDENT

"I cried, I laughed and at timesI wanted to through my phone with how mad I got, so yeah it was really THATgood." —Karla H., Goodreads

"I really love this series, alongwith characters and world within it. The writing style of Jus Accardo makes herbooks so easy to read. This book really was addictive reading, Ifinished reading well into the late hours of the night/early hours of themorning. What more can I say, I am so looking forward to even more from thisseries, I don't want it to ever end!!" —Sandra R., Goodreads

"Jus Accardo gave us an endingworthy of the series." —Gianna B., Goodreads

TRANSCENDENT BY JUS ACCARDO GUEST POST

There are quite a few important players in the Denazen world, but the most essential two are Dez and Kale.

Dez is a tough, take no shit adrenalin junkie who has a troubled relationship with her father. In an attempt to rile him up one night, she brings home a strange boy. That single act of defiance changes her entire life and propels her into the world of the Sixes. She’s strong, opinionated, and will defend those she loves with her very last breath. There are many questions surrounding Dez’s past (without being specific and spoilery) and Transcendent holds all the answers we’ve been waiting for.

When writing the books, I’ve always pictured Dez as Avril Lavigne.

A couple of my fave Dez lines from Transcendent:

“Um, it’s…cute. That was nice of her, giving you a pet rock and all.”

“If she told you to stick your arm in a woodchipper, would you do that, too?”

Kale is a Six (a person with a special ability). His touch means instant death. Until the night he meets Dez, he’s lived as a captive and unwilling assassin for a group of power-hungry men with a truly twisted agenda. He’s hysterically ignorant of even the most basic social situations and often doesn’t understand why people act the way that they do, making for many laugh-out-loud scenarios. He’s sweet and he’s pure and his interactions with Dez will take your breath away. Oh, and he’s a serious badass ;)

While working on the books, Kale was always Ben Barnes in my mind.

A couple of my fave Kale lines from Transcendent:

“As if I wouldn’t follow you to hell and back again?”

“There is enough blood on my hands to drown entire cities.”

The boy she’d lost, and finally found again, is not the same boy she remembers. As one of the most powerful Sixes, Kale has changed in ways Dez can’t ignore.

He swore he’d never kill, and now he’s out for blood.

He swore he’d never harm her, and now he struggles to control his fatal touch.

They’ve been to hell and back, over and over, but this time they might not survive the fire.

When the truth at the root of the Denazen Corporation’s origins begins to unfold, those behind the scenes will do anything to keep it hidden.

Dez and Kale will be pushed to their breaking point. As long buried secrets come to light, they must fight for their freedom—and each other—as they never have before.

Kale’s destructive power could win the battle, if he doesn’t lose himself to it in the process. Or Dez will be faced with an impossible task—saving the world from the boy she loves.

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