And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you;
they shall be male and female.
{Genesis 6:19}
Another week! Another press release! Most are familiar with the Biblical account of Noah’s Ark: large boat, pairs of animals, too much water to handle. It’s a well-known tale, that just needed a bit of an upgrade. Cue stage right: at REUTS we’re very thrilled to introduce our newest author—Jessa Russo! She’s known for her stories DIVIDE and the Ever Series (#1 and #2), as well as being the co-creator of PitchMas (@PitchMas). Her story, ARK OF DREAMS, will appeal to fans of the dystopian heavy-hitters such as The Hunger Games and Divergent, but it also works to combine elements from Matched, The Giver, and The Island (the movie).
“In a brilliant dystopian story, fashioned loosely from the well-known Biblical account, Ark of Dreams depicts the world-altering chain of events resulting from a modern-day flood. When the government unveils a massive steel ark, only a few chosen for specific genetic traits are allowed on board. Selections are paired off, two-by-two, and forced to cohabitate for a single purpose—re-population. Russo’s clear and captivating prose weaves intricacies of mystery, conspiracy, lust, and worst of all—lies.”
View the full press release!
You can find Jessa all over the place, so that just means you should send congratulations all around! There’s Twitter (@JessaRusso), Facebook, Goodreads and her website!
About Jessa
Jessa Russo believes in fairytales, ghosts, and Jake Ryan. She insists mimosas were created for Sundays, and that’s not up for discussion. She’s obsessed with the great city of New Orleans—where she’s collected too many beads to count, eventually married her sweetheart, and visited graveyards they don’t include on maps.
She’s loud, painfully honest, and passionate about living life to the fullest, because she’s seen how abruptly it can be taken away.
What began as a desire for reading and writing young adult paranormal has bled into stories of all kinds. From fantasy to pre-dystopian to erotic contemporary, Jessa’s stories always include romance, though she’s given up on pigeonholing her work into a category or genre box.
Jessa was born and raised in Southern California, and remains there to this day with her husband (a classic car fanatic), their daughter (a Tim Burton superfan), and a Great Dane who thinks he’s the same size as his Chihuahua sister.
