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HEATHER HILDENBRAND

Contact: Elena Stokes, Wunderkind PR 917.887.0784; [email protected] Tanya Farrell, Wunderkind PR 646.450.8030; [email protected]

July  29,  2014— New  York,  NY—Today,  Amazon  Publishing  and  Alloy  Entertainment,  a  division  of  Warner  Bros.  Television  Group,  announced  a  digital-­‐first  imprint  that  will  focus  on  young  adult,  new  adult  and  commercial  fiction.    The  new  imprint,  named  Alloy  Entertainment,  will  be  part  of  Amazon  Publishing’s  Powered  by  Amazon  program.  Powered  by  Amazon  enables  publishers  and  authors  to  leverage  Amazon’s  global  distribution  and  personalized,  targeted  marketing  reach.    Alloy  Entertainment,  a  division  of  the  Warner  Bros.  Television  Group,  develops  and  produces  original  novels,  television  series  and  feature  films.    All  titles  in  the  new  Alloy  imprint  will  have  the  advantage  of  being  part  of  group  that  aggressively  supports  and  promotes  its  properties.        In  fact,  more  than  75  of  AE’s  books  have  been  on  The  New  York  Times  bestseller  list,  including  The  Vampire  Diaries,  Pretty  Little  Liars,  Gossip  Girl,  Sisterhood  of  the  Traveling  Pants,  The  Luxe,  Veronica  Mars:  The  Thousand-­‐Dollar  Tan  Line,  and  The  100.    Imitation  will  be  one  of  the  first  of  three  titles  to  be  released  under  the  newly  launched  imprint.    About  Imitation  Ven  is  an  Imitation,  a  clone  of  a  wealthy  girl  named  Raven.  Imitations  only  leave  their  home,  Twig  City,  when  they  are  needed  by  their  Authentics-­‐  to  replace  them  in  any  situation,  to  serve  as  organ  donors,  or,  as  in  Ven's  case,  to  become  bait  when  her  Authentic's  life  has  been  threatened.  Ven  must  pretend  to  be  Raven  even  as  she  experiences  the  sights,  sounds,  and  feelings  of  the  real  world  for  the  first  time.  But  real  life  is  more  dangerous  than  she  ever  imagined.  The  attacks  begin  the  second  she  replaces  her  Authentic,  and  Ven  is  quickly  caught  in  a  game  of  cat-­‐and-­‐mouse  with  her  assailants.    

Everyone  is  exactly  like  me.    There  is  no  one  like  me.    The  rough  fabric  of  my  cotton  nightgown  chafes  so  I  lie  very  still.  They  say  my  discomfort  comes  from  being  built  like  one  accustomed  to  niceties.  How  is  that  fair  when  I  myself  have  never  experienced  anything  but  copies  of  the  real  thing?    My  entire  life  is  an  imitation.    I  am  an  Imitation.    I’ve  been  here  five  years.  Training.  Preparing.  Waiting.  And  now  I  have  a  letter.  My  assignment  has  begun.    I  am  a  prisoner.  I  am  not  Raven  Rogen.  I  am  here  to  die.  

About  the  Author  Heather  Hildenbrand  has  published  more  than  eight  YA  &  NA  novels  including  the  bestselling  Dirty  Blood  series.  She  splits  her  time  between  coastal  Virginia  and  the  island  of  Guam  and  loves  having  a  mobile  career  and  outrageous  lifestyle  of  living  in  two  places.      She  can  be  found  at  heatherhildenbrand.blogspot.com                                                      on  Twitter  @HeatherHildenbr  and  at  facebook.com/Heather.L.Hildenbrand      About  Alloy  Entertainment  Alloy  Entertainment,  a  division  of  the  Warner  Bros.  Television  Group,  develops  and  produces  original  novels,  television  series  and  feature  films.  More  than  75  of  AE’s  books  have  been  on  The  New  York  Times  bestseller  list,  including  The  Vampire  Diaries,  Pretty  Little  Liars,  Gossip  Girl,  Sisterhood  of  the  Traveling  Pants,  The  Luxe,  Veronica  Mars:  The  Thousand-­‐Dollar  Tan  Line,  and  The  100.  AE  has  successfully  adapted  several  of  its  properties  into  hit  television  shows  for  broadcast  across  multiple  networks,  including  The  CW,  ABC,  ABC  Family  and  Nickelodeon.  Current  Alloy  Entertainment  television  series  include  Pretty  Little  Liars,  The  Vampire  Diaries,  The  Originals  and  The  100.  AE  feature  films  include  Sisterhood  of  the  Traveling  Pants  1  &  2,  Sex  Drive  and  The  Clique,  with  several  additional  projects  currently  in  development  including  Sisterhood  Everlasting,  The  Merciless  and  The  Brokenhearted.    About  Amazon.com  Amazon  opened  on  the  World  Wide  Web  in  July  1995.  The  company  is  guided  by  three  principles:  customer  obsession  rather  than  competitor  focus,  passion  for  invention,  and  long-­‐term  thinking.    Customer  reviews,  1-­‐Click  shopping,  personalized  recommendations,  Prime,  Fulfillment  by  Amazon,  AWS,  Kindle  Direct  Publishing,  Kindle,  Fire  phone,  Fire  tablets,  and  Fire  TV  are  some  of  the  products  and  services  pioneered  by  Amazon.    

Advance  Praise  for  Imitation    “Unlike  anything  I  have  ever  seen,  this  is  one  of  the  most  exciting  books    

I  have  read  in  a  long  time.”                       —Amy,  The  Book  Diaries  

 “Imitation  features  plenty  of  twists  and  turns  and  the  mystery  holds  up  until  

the  very  final  page.”  —Rachel,  The  Rest  is  Still  Unwritten  

 “Imitation  is  a  wonderfully  well  throughout  story...  This  is  a  must  read  and  I  

put  it  at  the  top  of  my  highly  recommended  list.”                   —Kristen,  Seeing  Night  Reviews  

 “Imitation  is  packed  with  interesting,  well-­‐written  characters,  sweet  

romance,  and  a  thrilling  sci-­‐fi  plot  line.  I  was  enthralled  from  the  first  page  to  the  very  last.”  

—Sarah,  Literary  Meanderings      

IMITATION For publicity inquiries By Heather Hildenbrand Contact: Elena Stokes An Alloy Entertainment e-book Founding Partner On-sale: July 29, 2014 Wunderkind PR Price: $6.99; [email protected], 917-887-0784 ASIN: B00LXCMUKC