Amelia Cardone has spent her entire life under the guardianship of the Building, a cult of believers who made a pact with her father–the Devil. In exchange for protecting Satan’s child, the Building’s leader was promised untold power after Amelia completes the ceremony on her twenty-third birthday. A ceremony that will permanently raise the Devil from the depths of Hell.
But the half-bred child of Satan has power of her own…and a secret that threatens to destroy them all. Betrothed since birth, Amelia defied the Building’s prophecy by marking another as her mate when she was a child. The boy–long-thought dead–has grown in captivity, and has now returned to kill the girl who cursed him. But, bearing her mark, Jonas Wells finds himself unable to harm her.
The passion that ignites between them will bring forth the wrath of everyone in Amelia’s life, including her soulless half-brother (the only person she’s ever truly trusted), and a demon who is determined to make Amelia his own. Amelia knows that to survive she’ll either have to kill Jonas or go against the Building, her father’s pact, and everything she was brought up to believe.
In the end, her only way out might be to embrace the demon she was meant to become–and face the Devil’s consequences.
About the Author:
Originally from New York, Suzanne Young moved to Arizona to pursue her dream of not freezing to death. She currently resides in Tempe, where she teaches high school English. When not writing obsessively, Suzanne can be found searching her own tragic memories for inspiration.
Suzanne is the author of several books for teens, including THE PROGRAM, A NEED SO BEAUTIFUL, and A WANT SO WICKED.
Jennifer’s Review of The Willing
Review (4 Stars): Wow, what a book! I was hooked from the very first page and I stayed up all night reading it. Amelia is the daughter of the devil and she is destined to be with Bastian, the leader of the building. On her twenty-third birthday, she will take part in a ceremony that will not only join her to Bastain, but help to bring her father into this world for good. Amelia had other plans for her future because she chose another boy as her mate when she was a young child and marked him as her soulmate. Jonas always felt a connection with Amelia but wasn’t sure what to think when Amelia bit him and left him with a permanent mark. For years, everyone believed that he died in a fire and now he is back to make everyone pay for his suffering, starting with the person he believed caused it all. Amelia.
I felt sorry for Amelia most of this book because she was stuck in a life that she wanted no part of. She couldn’t help that she was the daughter of the devil and her brother was a half-demon. She wanted to have choice in her destiny and she felt that Jonas was her soulmate and she didn’t care what the prohecy said. She was in love with Jonas and was heartbroken when she thought that he was dead.
Vincent, her half-brother and chosen protector, was a very interesting character. A half-demon who was a psychopath with the face of an angel, who loved causing other people pain. He would do anything to protect Amelia and punished anyone that hurt her in any way. He was torn for most of the book by trying to do what was right for his sister even if it meant those actions ended up hurting her after all.
The Willing was an imaginative paranormal tale that left me speechless. I was impressed with Ms. Young’s style of writing and how this story captivated me from the very first page. I will definitely check out Suzanne Young’s other books because I’m sure they will be just as enjoyable as The Willing.
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