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Then There Was One

Then There Was One

Summary

"The pages turn themselves in this sizzling debut. Wendy Cross is relentless!" Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, author of Friends Like These.

Let the games begin.

Every inhabitant in the Quadrant knows about The Pinnacle, a reality TV contest set on a remote planet with a five million cash prize. For three desperate entrants, winning would mean the world:

Rich-girl BEX can finally leave her broken family behind.
For politician’s son ZANE, it’s his only opportunity to save his mother.
And it’s outcast RAYA’S last chance at a better life.

But as the competition starts, the contestants are quick to discover that this year’s game has unscripted and DEADLY consequences.

And the only thing they’re truly competing for, is SURVIVAL.

Reviews

  • The pages turn themselves in this sizzling debut. Readers won't know who to trust as the story rockets toward a chilling conclusion they won't see coming. Wendy Cross is relentless!
    Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, author of Friends Like These

About the author

Wendy Cross

Wendy Cross is an young adult author living on the Front Range with her husband and three amazing daughters. After ten years as a copywriter, Wendy became a pseudo-expert on everything from patio furniture to composting toilets. She loves reading and writing YA-especially mysteries-and believes the very best of friends are those who will help you hide the bodies.
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