Barnes & Noble Announces The Initiation from L. J. Smith’s Secret Circle Series As the Latest Spotlight Pick

NOOK Bookstore^™ Will OfferThe Initiation for Only 99 Cents for a Limited Time

Click image see it at B&NNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that The Initiation from L. J. Smith’s Secret Circle series will be featured as the latest pick for “Barnes & Noble Spotlight” (www.bn.com/spotlight), a NOOK Book^™ program that features great writers at irresistible prices. Twice a month, Barnes & Noble Spotlight picks an author of a popular or breakout series from various genres and offers one of their titles at a special price, helping NOOK^® readers discover new authors and dive into an exciting series for a wallet-friendly price. From December 1 through December 14, Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Bookstore will offer The Initiation from the bestselling Secret Circle series for only 99 cents.

Forced to move from sunny California to dreary New England, 16-year-old Cassie yearns for her old life back. As Cassie tries to adapt to her new environment, she finds herself drawn to the in crowd at her new school whom all share a secret-they are a coven of witches. As the members of the circle convince Cassie to unlock her magic powers, they quickly discover that Cassie allows them all to cast spells more powerful than they could ever have imagined. With her newfound powers, Cassie must choose whether to resist temptation or risk using dark forces that could ultimately destroy her. The Initiation is the first of three novels in the Secret Circle series that chronicle Cassie and the circle’s advances into the world of witches and dark magic.

L. J. Smith is a New York Times bestselling author who has written over two dozen books for young adults, including The Secret Circle,The Vampire Diaries and Night World series. The Secret Circle as well as The Vampire Diaries series have been adapted into hit teen television series’. The first novel in The Vampire Diaries series, The Awakening, was featured earlier this year as a Spotlight pick.

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