Meredith Mccardle

Blackout Meredith Mccardle

Publisher Marketing: Seventeen-year-old Amanda Obermann (code name: Iris) has more on her mind than usual. As a member of a covert government organization called the Annum Guard, which travels through time to keep history on track, Iris has been getting some particularly stressful assignments. Plus, Jane Bonner, the Guard s iron-fisted new leader, seems determined to make life as hard as possible. Thankfully, Iris has Abe (code name: Blue), her boyfriend and fellow Guardian, who listens to her vent and helps her cope with her mentally ill mother s increasingly erratic behavior. When Guardians start to disappear on their assignments, Iris makes a terrifying discovery: a blackout squad is targeting anyone who gets in the way of a corrupt force that s selling out both the Annum Guard s missions and Guardian lives. Together, Iris and Blue must go undercover to untangle the Guard s elaborate web of secrets and lies. But when Iris discovers that the terrible truth may involve her own father, a former Guardian undone by his own greed, she must decide how much she s willing to risk to rescue her friends and how dangerous the consequences will be for all of humanity. A thrilling time-traveling adventure that spans from Abraham Lincoln s assassination to the Cuban Missile Crisis and back to the present day, this pulse-pounding sequel to "The Eighth Guardian" reveals that playing with time can turn into a deadly game." Contributor Bio:  McCardle, Meredith Meredith McCardle attended the University of Florida and received degrees in magazine journalism and theatre. She later studied law, graduating from Boston University School of Law. Meredith spent seven years working as a commercial litigator by day and writing by night before committing to writing full-time. This is her first novel. She lives in South Florida with her family, where she is now working on the next book in the Annum Guard series. Learn more: www.meredithmccardle.com. Contributor Bio:  McFadden, Amy Amy is an Earphones Award winner and a 2014 Audie Award finalist in Literary Fiction.