Cover of Stone Cold Touch

Stone Cold Touch

Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Dark Elements #2

young adult romance(66k)

A soul-stealing half-demon girl is caught between her forbidden Warden best friend and a wicked demon prince.

Content Warnings
violence/gore

Description

This is a previously published cover edition of ASIN B00IPDVGKW. Alternate cover editions for this ASIN can be found here and here.Every touch has its priceLayla Shaw is trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life—no easy task for a seventeen-year-old who’s pretty sure things can’t get worse. Her impossibly gorgeous best friend, Zayne, is forever off-limits thanks to the mysterious powers of her soul-stealing kiss. The Warden clan that has always protected her is suddenly keeping dangerous secrets. And she can barely think about Roth, the wickedly hot demon prince who understood her in ways no one else could.But sometimes rock bottom is only the beginning. Because suddenly Layla’s powers begin to evolve, and she’s offered a tantalizing taste of what has always been forbidden. Then, when she least expects it, Roth returns, bringing news that could change her world forever. She’s finally getting what she always wanted, but with hell literally breaking loose and the body count adding up, the price may be higher than Layla is willing to pay…

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