Taste (by Kate Evangelista) Book Trailer and Excerpt Reveal

I am so excited to be participating in this Taste reveal! You guys are in for a treat. Not only do you get to see the book trailer(just listen to the beautiful yet haunting music), but you will also be able to read an excerpt from Taste by Kate Evangelista. I've just read it and I can say that I'm extremely anxious to get my greedy little hands on the book! Oh, and there is a link hidden within this post that will lead you to an extra excerpt, I hope I didn't make it too hard to find ;)

Publication Date

May 2012

Publisher

Crescent Moon Press

At Barinkoff Academy, there's only one rule: no students on campus after curfew. Phoenix McKay soon finds out why when she is left behind at sunset. A group calling themselves night students threaten to taste her flesh until she is saved by a mysterious, alluring boy. With his pale skin, dark eyes, and mesmerizing voice, Demitri is both irresistible and impenetrable. He warns her to stay away from his dangerous world of flesh eaters. Unfortunately, the gorgeous and playful Luka has other plans.


When Phoenix is caught between her physical and her emotional attraction, she becomes the keeper of a deadly secret that will rock the foundations of an ancient civilization living beneath Barinkoff Academy. Phoenix doesn’t realize until it is too late that the closer she gets to both Demitri and Luka the more she is plunging them all into a centuries old feud.




So, first I'm revealing the book trailer. . .








And now, without further ado, here is the excerpt! Enjoy!
I mentally stomped on the intimidation their perfection brought into my mindand said, “Excuse me.”The group froze, startled by my words. The girls had their brows raised and theboys stopped mid-speech, mouths agape. They stared at me with eyes the shade of onyxstones.I smiled and gave them a little wave.The boy a step ahead of the rest recovered first. His stunning features wentfrom shocked surprise to intense interest. He reminded me of a hawk eyeing its prey. Igulped.“A Day Student,” he said, his eyes insolent and excited.Something about the way he said “Day Student” made my stomach flip. “ExcuseThey snickered. The boys looked at each other while the girls continued to stare,muffling their laughter by delicate hands. I seemed to be the butt of some joke.“You broke the rule.” The boy’s grin turned predatory.The students formed a loose semi-circle in front of me. My gaze darted from faceto face. Hunger filled their eyes. The image of lions about to chase down a gazelle cameto mind. I mentally shook my head. I was in the mountains not the Serengeti for cryingout loud.I took a small step back and cleared my throat. “Can any of you give me a rideback to the dorms?”The boy wagged his forefinger like a metronome. “Ah, that’s unfortunate for you.”One of the girls pinched the bridge of her nose. “Eli, you can’t possibly—”“It’s forbidden, Eli,” another boy interrupted, pronouncing the word “forbidden”like a curse.The nervous murmur at the pit of my stomach grew louder. Six against one. Notgood odds. Instinct told me to cut my losses and run. Bad enough I faced expulsion,now it seemed like weird, beautiful people who’d suddenly appeared on campus wantedto beat me up. No, scratch that. Judging from the way they studied me, beating me upwouldn’t satisfy them. Something more primal prowled behind their looks.I definitely wasn’t going down without a fight. Years of self-defense and hand-to-hand combat classes had me prepared. While other children from rich and importantfamilies got bodyguards, I got defense training. But I think my father meant for my skillsto go up against potential kidnappers, not against other students who may or may not becrazy. Oh God! Maybe I stepped into a parallel universe or something when I reenteredBarinkoff.“None of the students are supposed to be on campus,” I said. Then, realizing mymistake, I added, “Okay, I know I’m not supposed to be here either. If one of you givesme a ride back to the dorms, I won’t say anything about all this. Let’s pretend this neverhappened. I didn’t see you, you didn’t see me.”“We’re not ordinary students,” Eli answered. “We’re the Night Students.”He’d said “Night Students” like the words were capitalized. I didn’t knowBarinkoff held classes at night. What was going on here?Eli smiled with just one side of his mouth and said to the group, “She’s right, noone will have to know. We’re the only ones here. And it’s been so long, don’t you agree?”The rest of them nodded reluctantly.“What’s been so long?” I challenged. I fisted my hands, ready to put them up ifany of them so much as twitched my way.“Since the taste of real flesh passed through my lips,” Eli said. He came forwardand took a whiff of me then laughed when I cringed.“Flesh.” Yep, parallel universe.“Yes,” he said. “And yours smells so fresh.”Someone grabbed my shoulders from behind and yanked me back before I couldwrap my mind around the meaning behind Eli’s words. In a blink, I found myself behindsomeone tall. Someone really tall. And quite broad. And very male.I realized he wore the same clothes Eli and the other boys did. Not good. He wasone of them. Although… I cocked my head, raking my gaze over him. He seemed born towear the uniform, like he was the pattern everyone else was cut from. My eyes wanderedto long, layered, blue-black hair tied at the nape by a silk ribbon. Even in dim light, hishair possessed a sheen akin to mercury.I looked down. The boy’s long fingers were wrapped around my wrist like a cuff.His fevered touch felt hotter than human standards, hot enough to make me sweat like Iwas standing beside a radiator but not hot enough to burn.“I must be mistaken, Eli,” the boy who held my arm said in a monotone. “Correctme. Did I hear you say you wanted to taste the flesh of this girl?”A hush descended on us. It had the hairs at the back of my neck rising. How wasit possible for the atmosphere to switch from threatening to dangerous? Unable to helpmyself, I peeked around the new guy’s bulk. Eli and his friends bowed. They all had theirright hands on their chests.“Demitri, I’m sure you misheard me,” Eli said.So the guy standing between me and the person who said he’d wanted to tasteme was named Demitri. I like the sound of his name. Demitri. So strong, yet rolls off thetongue. Definite yum factor.“So, you imply I made a mistake?” Demitri demanded.“No!” Eli lifted his gaze. “I did no such thing. I simply wanted to show the girl theconsequences of breaking curfew.”“Hey!” I yelled. “Don’t talk about me like I’m not here!”Demitri ignored my protest and continued to address Eli. “So, you threatenedto taste her flesh.” His fingers tightened their grip around my wrist. “In the interest ofinvestigating this matter further, I invoke the Silence.”All six students gasped, passing surprised glances at one another.Before I could ask about what was going on, Demitri yanked me down the halltoward the library. But why there? Oh, maybe we were getting my things. No, wait, hecouldn’t have known about that. Everything was too confusing now.Eli and the others didn’t try to stop us when we passed them. Demitri’s coldcommand must have carried power. Handsome and powerful, never a bad combinationon a guy.We reached the heavy double doors in seconds. He jerked one open effortlessly.I’d needed all my strength just to squeeze through that same door earlier. To him, thethick wood might as well have been cardboard. I raised an eyebrow and mentally listedthe benefits of going to gym class.“Why are we here?” I asked after my curiosity overpowered my worry. I’d almostforgotten how frightened I’d been right before Demitri showed up. I wasn’t aboveaccepting help from strangers. Especially from gorgeous dark-haired strangers with hothands and wide shoulders.Demitri kept going, tugging me along, snaking his way deeper into the library. Ihad to take two steps for every stride his legs made. I tried to stay directly behind him,praying we didn’t slam into anything.He stopped suddenly and I collided with him. It felt like slamming into a wall.“Hey,” I said, momentarily stunned. “A little warning would be nice!”He faced me, and I gasped. His eyes resembled a starless night, deep and endless.Their intensity drilled through me without pity, seeming to expose all my secrets. I feltnaked and flustered beneath his gaze.“You could have died back there,” he warned.A lump of panic rebuilt itself in my throat.

Doesn't that get you excited? I would like to give a HUGE thank you to Kate Evangelista for allowing me the opportunity to participate in the reveals for Taste. I'm looking forward to being transported into this story!
Here's a little about the amazing author,

When Kate Evangelista was told she had a knack for writing stories, she did the nextbest thing: entered medical school. After realizing she wasn't going to be the next DoogieHowser, M.D., Kate wandered into the Literature department of her university andnever looked back. Today, she is in possession of a piece of paper that says to the worldshe owns a Literature degree. To make matters worse, she took Master's courses increative writing. In the end, she realized to be a writer, none of what she had mattered.What really mattered? Writing. Plain and simple, honest to God, sitting in front of hercomputer, writing. Today, she has four completed Young Adult novels.
Make sure to visit her on her website here!