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The Keeper's Curse Diana Harrison Smashwords November 13th 2012 Young Adult | Paranormal Official Blurb -  After fifteen-year-old Emmy Rathers unintentionally summons a strange glowing cloud during a break-in, her mother rips her from her home, her father, and her world, forever. When she lands in the rustic, militant land of Methelwood, she is told she's a crafter - a person who can perform magic by conjuring souls of the dead. But starting life over normally in the midst of grieving for the life she has left behind, while at the same time attempting to fit in in her new war-obsessed school, becomes impossible when she begins to hear a voice in her head. Complicating the matter further is the fact that the voice belongs to a boy at school named Breckin, who just also happens to be the most powerful crafter in the world, and the future ruler of Methelwood. But that's not the worst part - suddenly Breckin's most hostile adversary is coming out of the...

Rivals and Retrib utions 13 to Life #5 Shannon Delany St. Martin's Griffin August 7th 2012 Young Adult | Paranormal Werewolf Official Blurb -  In Rivals and Retribution, the fifth book in the 13 to Life series by Shannon Delany, Pietr and Jessie will find themselves caught in a pack war with a new breed of werewolves. Jessie Gillmansen is in trouble again and she's in for the fight of her life--and Pietr's! With Marlaena’s dangerous wolf pack putting more pressure on the Rusakova family, change is inevitable and when it comes, it brings a heavy price that forces Alexi into action to save his youngest brother's heart, head, and life. In the stunning conclusion of this celebrated paranormal series two werewolf families fight for control of the small town of Junction, control of each other and--most elusive of all--control of themselves. Someone drained all the fire and passion out of this one. After the last one being dull I was actually happy to...

I am in denial. It is ugly but it is nevertheless the state of things. Here I will document my struggle with my book obsession. Behold my denial in all of its glory. Pile Escalation: Library: Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta The Proposal by Lori Wick  Flock by Wendy Desol Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta      Mail: Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins If I Should Die by Amy Plum    Email: Blurred by Tara Fuller  Pile Reduction: Read: The Alchemy of Forever by Aver y Williams Valkyrie Rising by Ingrid Paulso n The Rising by Kelley Armstrong   Fragments by Dan Wells The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegan Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne  Flock by Wendy Desol Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta  DNF: The Revenant by Sonia Gensler The Proposal by Lori Wick  Traded:   Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum   Bottleneck Effect: Reading: Quintana of Charyn by Melina...

Dare You To Katie McGarry Harlequin Teen June 7th 2013 Young Adult | Contemporary | Romance Official Blurb -  Ryan lowers his lips to my ear. "Dance with me, Beth." "No." I whisper the reply. I hate him and I hate myself for wanting him to touch me again.... "I dare you..." If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does.... Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do craz...

A Shade of Vampire A S hade of Vampire # 1 Bella For rest December 14th 2012 Young Adult | Paranormal | Romance Vampire Official Blurb -  On the evening of Sofia Claremont's seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot wake. A quiet evening walk along a beach brings her face to face with a dangerous pale creature that craves much more than her blood. She is kidnapped to an island where the sun is eternally forbidden to shine. An island uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet. She wakes here as a slave, a captive in chains. Sofia's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn when she is the one selected out of hundreds of girls to join the harem of Derek Novak, the dark royal Prince. Despite his addiction to power and obsessive thirst for her blood, Sofia soon realizes that the safest place on the island is within his quarters, and she must do all within her power to win him over if s...

Destiny and Deception 13 to Life # 4 Shannon Delany St. Martin's Griffin January 31st 2012 Young Adult | Paranormal Werewolf Official Blurb -  The sensational fourth novel in the 13 to Life series sees Jessica and the Rusakovas fighting to overcome their biggest challenge yet. With the threat of the mafia seemingly gone and the company's headquarters in Junction destroyed, Pietr Rusakova is adjusting to being a normal teen and Jess is realizing normalcy may not be what she wanted after all. But both Jess and Cat know the truth--that normal can't be taken for granted. Their precious cure isn't permanent--and when a new danger stalks into their small town, Alexi decides he must overcome his issues with the mother who abandoned him to be raised by wolves and make a brand new deal to save his adopted family. So much of this book was dull and disappointing. It began so thrilling and dramatic. Then all the life drained out of it just like Pietr. He has been ...

The Girl wi th th e Iron Touch Kady Cross Harlequin Teen May 28th 2013 Young Adult | Science Fiction | Historical | Paranormal Steampunk Official Blurb -  In 1897 London, something not quite human is about to awaken When mechanical genius Emily is kidnapped by rogue automatons, Finley Jayne and her fellow misfits fear the worst. What's left of their archenemy, The Machinist, hungers to be resurrected, and Emily must transplant his consciousness into one of his automatons—or forfeit her friends' lives. With Griffin being mysteriously tormented by the Aether, the young duke's sanity is close to the breaking point. Seeking help, Finley turns to Jack Dandy, but trusting the master criminal is as dangerous as controlling her dark side. When Jack kisses her, Finley must finally confront her true feelings for him...and for Griffin. Meanwhile, Sam is searching everywhere for Emily, from Whitechapel's desolate alleyways to Mayfair's elegant mansions. He w...

When I'm With You The Jane Austen Academy Series #3 C ecilia Gray Young Adult | Contemporary Classic Retelling Official Blurb -  Kat is destined to be a star and her big break has arrived at last! As the assistant to a celebrity classmate on the set of a feature film, she's going to show everyone she has what it takes. That is, until she discovers pursuing her dreams may mean forfeiting her heart. Unless she can find a way to have both… Cute. Modern retelling of Northanger Abb ey . It works. Gr eat view into the average life of a teenage actor. Charming characters. Not terribly deep but still very sa tisfying. Manages to be modern without being compl etely wi thout mor als. The story manages to s tay fai r ly tru e to the heart of Northanger Abbey . Come the end I fou nd I craved more of this world and spunky c har acters. I wanted to go back and read the two previous books as well as the next one. Very fun, light and quick read.  Content: Language: Mild

Across the Universe Beth Revis Razorbill November 29th 2011 Young Adult | Dystopian Amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed . She expects to awaken on a new planet, 300 years in the future. But fifty years before Godspeed 's scheduled landing, Amy's cryo chamber is unplugged, and she is nearly killed. Now, Amy is caught inside an enclosed world where nothing makes sense. Godspeed 's passengers have forfeited all control to Eldest, a tyrannical and frightening leader, and Elder, his rebellious and brilliant teenage heir. Amy desperately wants to trust Elder. But should she? All she knows is that she must race to unlock Godspeed 's hidden secrets before whoever woke her tries to kill again. "An unforgettable opening scene." - Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Gripping first novel." - Publishers Weekly "A compulsively readable crowd-pleaser." - Booklist The whole thing is a shifting sand of lies. There is n...

Trail of the Spellmans Lisa Lutz Simon & Schuster February 28th 2012 Young Adult | Paranormal Vampire Official Blurb -  FOR THE FIRST TIME in Spellman history, Isabel Spellman, PI, might be the most normal member of her family. Mom has taken on an outrageous assortment of extracurricular activities—with no apparent motive. Dad has a secret. Izzy’s brother and sister are at war—for no apparent reason. And her niece keeps saying “banana” even though she hates bananas. That’s not to say that Izzy isn’t without her own troubles. Her boyfriend, Henry Stone, keeps wanting “to talk,” a prospect Isabel evades by going out with her new drinking buddy, none other than Gertrude Stone, Henry’s mother. Things aren’t any simpler on the business side of Spellman Investigations. First, Rae is hired to follow a girl, only to fake the surveillance reports. Then a math professor hires Izzy to watch his immaculate apartment while he unravels like a bad formula. And as ...