FIRST CONTRACT: A decade ago, JJ Stoner was a soldier. He killed people for a living and made no bones about it. On a scorching day in the Iraqi desert, when British blood stained the sand, he over-stepped the mark. Men died in compromising circumstances; too many men for an easy explanation. Faced with… Continue reading Book 33 of 2015: Frist Contract by Frank Westworth
Seventeen-year-old Clark Treasure assumes the drink he stole off the captain is absinthe… until the chemicals in the liquid give him the ability to awaken the dead. A great invention for creating perfect soldiers, yes, but Clark wants to live as a miner, not a slave to the army—or the deceased. On the run,… Continue reading Book 32 of 2015: Treasure, Darkly by Jordan Elizabeth
My brain isn't one of those things that turns off easily. I can sit in a quiet room and think up to a hundred different thoughts in the timespan of thirty minutes. That's right, I think a lot. They aren't all normal thoughts either. Oh no. I have to think of things like possible ways… Continue reading My Brain
Fall under the spell of Wake—the first book in an achingly beautiful new series by celebrated author Amanda Hocking—and lose yourself to theWatersong. Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They're the kind of girls you envy; the kind of girls you want to hate. Strangers in town for the summer, Penn, Lexi and Thea have caught everyone's… Continue reading Book 31 of 2015: Wake by Amanda Hocking
"I felt a cold chill spread throughout my body and an empty ache settle in my heart. My friend was dead." A dark threat is sweeping across the nation, seeping into Aldeon, the forest of the Elves. Diane, newly-knighted Paladin of Areane, sets out to defend her kingdom's allies and protect Jim's young reign.… Continue reading Book 30 of 2015: The Paladin’s Choice by Launa Sorensen
Although I had never seen him before, I recognized him immediately. I'd have known his voice anywhere. This was the guy I'd seen on my last journey back in time. Or more precisely, the one who'd kissed my doppelganger while I was hiding behind the curtain in disbelief. Sixteen-year-old Gwen lives with her extended… Continue reading Book 29 of 2015: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
Sixteen-year-old Mia's life is turned upside down when she uncovers her family secret—that she and her brother Dino are witches. Seeking refuge in an ancient castle, the siblings begin down a path that will change their lives forever. Suddenly thrust into a world where handsome warriors command the power of nature and peoples thoughts… Continue reading Book 28 of 2015: The Witches of the Glass Castle by Gabriella Lepore
Up-and-coming fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal enchanted fans with award-winning short stories and beloved novels featuring Regency pair Jane Ellsworth and Vincent. In Without a Summer the master glamourists return home, but in a world where magic is real, nothing—even the domestic sphere—is quite what it seems. Jane and Vincent go to Long Parkmeade to spend… Continue reading Book 27 of 2015: Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal
It's not just a game. As far as Elaine Morris is concerned, the Ouija board is just a game she played at sleepovers as a kid. But her best friend, Debbie, has been messing around with one recently--and claims she's starting to hear strange noises around the house. 'Laine thinks Debbie is a total… Continue reading Book 26 of 2015: Ouija by Katherine Turner
I killed a girl last night. I did it with my bare hands and an old piece of pipe I found lying next to the dumpster. But that’s not the part that got me. The part that scared me, the part I can’t seem to wrap my head around and still has me reeling,… Continue reading Book 25 of 2015: Dirty Blood by Heather Hildenbrand
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