Crimson Frost

My gift makes me kind of nosy. Okay, okay, maybe a lot nosyto the point of obsession sometimes. I want to know everything about everyone around me. But even I dont want to know the secrets my friend Paige is hiding or the terrible loss that will send me to a new school Mythos Academy, where the teachers arent preparing us for the SATs, but to battle Reapers of Chaos. Now I have no friends and no idea how my gift fits in with all these warrior whiz kids. The only thing I do know is that my life is never, ever going to be the same.. .

My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy -- a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody's head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest.

But lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was murdered in the Library of Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl of Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second Chaos War. You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I'm determined to find out who killed Jasmine and why especially since I should have been the one who died …

"Touch of Frost is an intriguing start to an exciting new series! -Award-winning author Jeri Smith-Ready

"…surviving high school means staying alive!" --New York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks

Im Gwen Frost, a second-year warrior-in-training at Mythos Academy, and I have no idea how Im going to survive the rest of the semester. One day, Im getting schooled in swordplay by the guy who broke my heartthe drop-dead gorgeous Logan who slays me every time. Then, an invisible archer in the Library of Antiquities decides to use me for target practice. And now, I find out that someone at the academy is really a Reaper bad guy who wants me dead. Im afraid if I dont learn how to live by the swordwith Logans helpI just might die by the sword…

Most people shy away from blood, but for an assassin like me— Gin Blanco, aka the Spider—it’s just part of the job. Still, it would be nice to get a night off, especially when I’m attending the biggest gala event of the summer at Briartop, Ashland’s fanciest art museum. But it’s just not meant to be. For this exhibition of my late nemesis’s priceless possessions is not only the place to be seen, but the place to be robbed and taken hostage at gunpoint as well. No sooner did I get my champagne than a bunch of the unluckiest thieves ever burst into the museum and started looting the place.

I never thought I’d need a vacation from being an assassin….

My name is Gin Blanco, and I’m the assassin the Spider. All the Ashland’s lowlifes are gunning for me and trying to make a name for themselves by taking out the Spider. So I think it’s a good idea to get out of Ashland for a while until things cool down.

And I plan on murdering someone before the night is through.