Josephine Angelini's International Bestseller And Crossover Sensation Starcrossed Lures Readers To Sequel

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Starcrossed, the international-bestselling young adult novel by Josephine Angelini, has captured the imagination of teens and adults worldwide. Her debut novel, featuring teen lovers descended from the Greek gods, has attracted an intensely loyal audience, and her planned trilogy has sold into twenty-five countries. A bestseller in the UK, Germany and Italy, Starcrossed was one of Newsday's Best Books of 2011. Fans across the globe have been clamoring for Book 2. This month, Angelini will deliver Dreamless, the suspense-filled sequel to Starcrossed, and Starcrossed itself is newly released in paperback.

Angelini's devoted fans, who call themselves "StarHearts," are teens and women in their 20's and 30's who've been captivated by the strong romantic storyline of her novel. The author routinely receives floods of spontaneous fan art–homemade book trailers, handmade jewelry, drawings, poetry–inspired by the book. The Starcrossed-inspired music video "Where do I belong?" by German rock band The Demigoddesses has over 100,000 YouTube hits.

The worldwide appeal of Starcrossed is rooted in Angelini's use of mythology and in readers' resurging interest in that genre. Angelini has imagined what might happen if descendants of the Greek gods, whom she calls Scions, were pitted against one another in order to settle an ancient blood feud that reaches back to the Trojan War.

In Starcrossed, seventeen-year-old Helen, a tall, blond, gifted athlete, has always tried not to be noticed, because she knows there's something different about her. When the breathtakingly-handsome Lucas shows up at school, Helen can't resist trying to kill him. As Helen learns who and what she really is–a Scion–she and Lucas struggle to overcome what the Fates have in store.

In Dreamless, Helen risks her life in Hades' underworld, where she meets Orion, another teenaged demigod. Together they attempt to stop the cycle of revenge that has gripped the Scions for millennia, while back on Nantucket Island, she and Lucas struggle to stay apart in order to avoid triggering a catastrophic war. A pulse-pounding love triangle emerges, delivering a gritty, action-packed, empowering drama.

Josephine Angelini, www.josephineangelini.com, graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in theater, with a focus on the classics. A Massachusetts native, she lives in Los Angeles.

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