The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason
Stoker and Holmes Series Book # 1
Evaline Stoker and Mina
Holmes never meant to get into the family business.
But when you’re the
sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery
solving are in your blood. And when two society girls go missing,
there’s no one more qualified to investigate.
Now fierce Evaline
and logical Mina must resolve their rivalry, navigate the advances of
not just one but three mysterious gentlemen, and solve murder with only
one clue: a strange Egyptian scarab. The stakes are high.
If Stoker and
Holmes don’t unravel why the belles of London society are in such
danger, they’ll become the next victims.
For more information on Colleen Gleason and her latest works visit her website.
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Last Survivors Series Book # 1
Miranda’s disbelief
turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to
the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide
tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and
volcanic ash blocks out the sun?
As summer turns to Arctic winter,
Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected
safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and
limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.
Told in
journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda’s struggle
to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an
increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.
For more information on Susan Beth Pfeffer and her latest works visit her website.
The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Last Survivors Series Book # 2
Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Life as We Knew It enthralled
and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an
apocalyptic event--an asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin
of horrific climate changes.
Now this harrowing companion novel examines
the same events as they unfold in New York City, revealed through the
eyes of seventeen-year-old Puerto Rican Alex Morales. When Alex's
parents disappear in the aftermath of tidal waves, he must care for his
two younger sisters, even as Manhattan becomes a deadly wasteland, and
food and aid dwindle.
With haunting themes of family, faith,
personal change, and courage, this powerful new novel explores how a
young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities.
For more information on Susan Beth Pfeffer and her latest works visit her website.
This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Last Survivors Series Book # 3
It’s been a year since a
meteor collided with the moon, catastrophically altering the earth’s
climate. For Miranda Evans, life as she knew it no longer exists. Her
friends and neighbors are dead, the landscape is frozen, and food is
increasingly scarce.
The struggle to survive intensifies when
Miranda’s father and stepmother arrive with a baby and three strangers
in tow. One of the newcomers is Alex Morales, and as Miranda’s
complicated feelings for him turn to love, his plans for his future
thwart their relationship.
Then a devastating tornado hits the town of
Howell, and Miranda makes a decision that will change their lives
forever.
For more information on Susan Beth Pfeffer and her latest works visit her website.
The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Last Survivors Series Book # 4
The eagerly
awaited addition to the series begun with the New York Times best-seller
Life As We Knew It, in which a meteor knocks the moon off its orbit and
the world changes forever.
It's been more than two
years since Jon Evans and his family left Pennsylvania, hoping to find a
safe place to live, yet Jon remains haunted by the deaths of those he
loved. His prowess on a soccer field has guaranteed him a home in a
well-protected enclave.
But Jon is painfully aware that a missed goal, a
careless word, even falling in love, can put his life and the lives of
his mother, his sister Miranda, and her husband, Alex, in jeopardy.
Can
Jon risk doing what is right in a world gone so terribly wrong?
For more information on Susan Beth Pfeffer and her latest works visit her website.
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Divergent Trilogy Book # 3
The faction-based
society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by
violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when
offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris
is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple
new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and
painful memories.
But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming
than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered
meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves.
And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human
nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage,
allegiance, sacrifice, and love.
Told from a riveting dual
perspective, Allegiant, by #1 New York Times best-selling author
Veronica Roth, brings the Divergent series to a powerful conclusion
while revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated
millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent.
For more information on Veronica Roth and her latest works visit her website.
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce
Fairytale Retellings Series Book # 2
As a child, Gretchen's
twin sister was taken by a witch in the woods. Ever since, Gretchen and
her brother, Ansel, have felt the long branches of the witch's forest
threatening to make them disappear, too.
Years later, when their
stepmother casts Gretchen and Ansel out, they find themselves in sleepy
Live Oak, South Carolina. They're invited to stay with Sophia Kelly, a
beautiful candy maker who molds sugary magic: coveted treats that create
confidence, bravery, and passion.
Life seems idyllic and
Gretchen and Ansel gradually forget their haunted past -- until Gretchen
meets handsome local outcast Samuel. He tells her the witch isn't gone
-- it's lurking in the forest, preying on girls every year after Live
Oak's infamous chocolate festival, and looking to make Gretchen its next
victim. Gretchen is determined to stop running and start fighting back.
Yet the further she investigates the mystery of what the witch is and
how it chooses its victims, the more she wonders who the real monster
is.
Gretchen is certain of only one thing: a monster is coming, and it will never go away hungry.
For more information on Jackson Pearce and her latest works visit her website.
Time of the Witches by Anna Myers
An orphan named
Drucilla has finally has a place to call home with the Putnam family in
Salem. Although her adopted mother is strange—haunted by a troubled
past—Dru feels drawn to her as the mother she never had.
When a new
reverend and his family move into town with their servant Tituba, life
takes a strange turn as young girls begin to fall ill and accusations of
witchcraft begin to swirl. Reluctant to turn her back on the Putnams or
her peers and overwhelmed by the power of groupthink among the other
girls in town, Dru becomes one of the accusers herself.
But when her
best friend Gabe is accused, she must find a way to end the hysteria, or
risk losing him forever.
For more information on Anna Myers and her latest works visit her website.
Hold Tight by Cherie Colyer
Embrace Series Book # 2
What’s one little spell?
When
you’re new to magic, one spell can be the difference between getting
what you want...and ruining the lives of everyone you love.
Sixteen-year-old
Madison has just embraced her magical powers. The trick now is learning
how to control them. She and her boyfriend -and fellow witch- can’t
even enjoy a simple kiss without getting shocked when their powers
collide. Instead of mastering her new skills, though, Madison is stuck
watching her kid brother and doing chores.
But being a witch does
have its benefits. With a simple spell, Madison instantly conjures the
help she needs around the house. Or so she thinks. Her idea of “help”
invites trouble of its own as a pair of dangerous yet enticing beings
enter her life. When a classmate disappears soon afterwards, Madison
discovers she's the next victim of a threat she's powerless to
resist...and there’s nothing it won’t kill to make her surrender.
Caught
in the crossfire between two dashing but deadly creatures, Madison must
figure out which one to trust and how to rid her world of the
other—before one of them destroys her and everyone she cares about.
For more information on Cherie Colyer and her latest works visit her website.
Epic by Conor Kostick
Epic Series Book # 1
Generations ago,
violence was banned on New Earth. Society is governed and conflicts are
resolved in the arena of a fantasy computer game, Epic. Everyone plays.
If you win, you have the chance to go to university, get more supplies
for your community, and fulfill your dreams; if you lose, your life both
in and out of the game is worth nothing.
When Erik, seeking revenge
for the unjust treatment of his parents, dares to subvert the rules of
Epic, he and his friends find themselves up against with the ultimate
masters of the game: the Committee.
If Erik and his friends win, they
may have the key to destroying Epic's tyranny over New Earth. But if
they lose.
For more information on Conor Kostick and his latest works visit his website.
Ghost Hunt: Chilling Tales of the Unknown by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson
An exciting new middle grade collection of spooky paranormal investigations based on REAL ghost hunts from stars of the TV show Ghost Hunters, the number one reality show on cable television!
In a lush, thick volume, Ghost Hunt
will feature multiple stories dramatized with cliff hangers and red
herrings to heighten suspense and character interaction. Through the
investigations, the reader will learn the ins and outs of ghost hunting,
how to spot a hoax, and how to face their fear of the paranormal.
The
book will also have tips for ghost hunting at the end of the book,
including guides to the technical equipment and how to set up your own
traps for ghosts. Though presented as fiction, these stories are based
on real cases, and the GHOSTS ARE REAL!
For more information on Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson visit this website.
I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells
John Cleaver Series Book # 3
John Cleaver has called a
demon—literally called it, on the phone, and challenged it to a fight.
He’s faced two of the monsters already, barely escaping with his life,
and now he’s done running; he’s taking the fight to them. But as he
wades through his town’s darkest secrets, searching for any sign of who
the demon might be, one thing becomes all too clear: in a game of cat
and mouse with a supernatural killer, the human is always the mouse.
In
I Am Not a Serial Killer we watched a budding sociopath break every
rule he had to save his town from evil. In Mr. Monster we held our
breath as he fought madly with himself, struggling to stay in control.
Now John Cleaver has mastered his twisted talents and embraced his role
as a killer of killers. I Don’t Want to Kill You brings his story to a
thundering climax of suspicion, mayhem, and death.
It’s time to punish the guilty.
And in a town full of secrets, everyone is guilty of something.
For more information on Dan Wells and his latest works visit his website.
Mr. Monster by Dan Wells
John Cleaver Series Book # 2
In I Am Not a Serial
Killer, John Wayne Cleaver saved his town from a murderer even more
appalling than the serial killers he obsessively studies.
But it
turns out even demons have friends, and the disappearance of one has
brought another to Clayton County. Soon there are new victims for John
to work on at the mortuary and a new mystery to solve. But John has
tasted death, and the dark nature he used as a weapon---the terrifying
persona he calls “Mr. Monster”---might now be using him.
No one
in Clayton is safe unless John can vanquish two nightmarish adversaries:
the unknown demon he must hunt and the inner demon he can never escape.
In
this sequel to his brilliant debut, Dan Wells ups the ante with a
thriller that is just as gripping and even more intense. He apologizes
in advance for the nightmares.
For more information on Dan Wells and his latest works visit his website.
Reckoning by Lili St.Crow
Strange Angels Series Book # 5
The electric finale in New York Times bestselling author Lili St. Crow's Strange Angels series!
Nobody
expected Dru Anderson to survive this long. Not Graves. Not Christophe.
Not even Dru. She's battled killer zombies, jealous djamphirs, and bloodthirsty suckers straight out of her worst nightmares. But now that Dru has bloomed into a full-fledged svetocha - rare, beautiful, and toxic to all vampires - the worst is yet to come.
Because
getting out alive is going to cost more than she's ever imagined. And
in the end, is survival really worth the sacrifice?
DRU ANDERSON'S NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK.
BUT SHE SHOULD BE.
For more information on Lili St. Crow and her latest works visit her website.
Revealed by P.C. Cast
House of Night Series Book # 11
The spellbinding eleventh and penultimate installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling vampyre series.
Drastically
altered after her fall at the end of Hidden, Neferet is now more
dangerous than ever—and her quest for vengeance will wreak havoc on
humans, as well as Zoey and her friends. Chaos is loosed in Tulsa and
the House of Night is blamed. Can Zoey stop Neferet in time to keep her
anger from escalating to full-on war? Or will someone else have to step
in to take the fall?
The House of Night series is an
international phenomenon, reaching #1 on U.S., German, and UK bestseller
lists, and remaining a fixture on The New York Times Children’s Series
bestseller list for nearly 150 weeks and counting. With more than 12
million copies in print, rights sold in thirty–eight countries to date,
and relatable, addictive characters, this series is unstoppable. Now, in
the eleventh and penultimate installment of the series, the action is
more intense and the stakes even higher as Zoey and her friends battle
to protect their school and home from devastating evil—all while
balancing romances, precarious friendships and the daily drama of the
House of Night's halls.
For more information on P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast and their latest works visit their website.
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
All Our Yesterdays Series Book # 1
"You have to kill him."
Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing
except the voice of the boy in the cell next door and the list of
instructions she finds taped inside the drain.
Only Em can
complete the final instruction. She’s tried everything to prevent the
creation of a time machine that will tear the world apart. She holds the
proof: a list she has never seen before, written in her own hand. Each
failed attempt in the past has led her to the same terrible
present—imprisoned and tortured by a sadistic man called the doctor
while war rages outside.
Marina has loved her best friend James
since the day he moved next door when they were children. A gorgeous,
introverted science prodigy from one of America’s most famous families,
James finally seems to be seeing Marina in a new way, too. But on one
disastrous night, James’s life crumbles apart, and with it, Marina’s
hopes for their future. Now someone is trying to kill him. Marina will
protect James, no matter what. Even if it means opening her eyes to a
truth so terrible that she may not survive it. At least not as the girl
she once was.
All Our Yesterdays is a wrenching, brilliantly
plotted story of fierce love, unthinkable sacrifice, and the infinite
implications of our every choice.
For more information on Cristin Terrill and her latest works visit her website.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
Between Series Book # 1
You stop fearing the devil when you’re holding his hand…
Nothing
much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town… until
River West comes along. River rents the guest house behind Violet’s
crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet
begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard.
Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more?
Violet’s
grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he
could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee,
who kisses you in a cemetery... who makes you want to kiss back.
Violet’s already so knee-deep in love, she can’t see straight. And that’s just how River likes it.
Blending
faded decadence and the thrilling dread of gothic horror, April
Genevieve Tucholke weaves a dreamy, twisting contemporary romance, as
gorgeously told as it is terrifying—a debut to watch.
For more information on April Genevieve Tucholke and her latest works visit her website.
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