Seventeen-year-old Sonia is in her senior year when she realizes that she is even more different from her friends than she thought. One day there’s an incident with her and another student, proving she has the same ability to control people as her mom. Though she has had a few similar experiences before, this incident… Continue reading Book Twenty-One of 2014: WRAITHSONG by E.J. Squires
AN ENIGMATIC ESCAPE: A TRILOGY, Dan Groat's second novel, is an anthology of three connected works: the short story, "A Most Contemptible Whisper," an eerie narrative from the troubled mind of a man struggling to cope with the sudden death of his wife; the novella, "The Covert Carver," the poignant story of a man who… Continue reading Book Twenty of 2014: AN ENIGMATIC ESCAPE by Dan Groat
Danger from the sky Former police officer turned deputy governor, Shana Akers, is used to handling high-stakes situations. But after learning that a space shuttle mission about to be launched from her island home may have a shocking secret agenda, she must turn for answers to the man who has challenged her mind and… Continue reading Book Fourteen of 2014: BIRTHRIGHT by Valerie Parv
In a beguiling tale of deception and murder, desire and theft, seduction and betrayal—where nothing is what it appears to be—a man is murdered and an iconic musical instrument is stolen during a gathering at Eliot Sexton’s Park Avenue apartment. The stolen item—an object of desire worshipped by millions—is the key to solving the… Continue reading Book Twelve of 2014: DANGEROUS ILLUSIONS by Joseph J. Gabriele
..".fleeting but intense...An often engaging tale of a flickering moment of love during a forgotten war." --Kirkus Reviews Spring 1951: it is the fiery zenith of the Korean War, a war that the youthful US Army lieutenant Wesley Palm and his men thought that they had won... until the Chinese swept across the Yalu… Continue reading Book Eleven of 2014: THE DANCE OF THE SPIRITS by Catherine Aerie
Back in the Sixties while Motown music filled the airwaves, naïve Jill Novak acknowledged her knack for choosing losers when boring Husband Number One vanished, leaving her to support their two-year-old. Afflicted with planning deficit disorder, the perpetual daydreamer soon morphs from small town Jill to sophisticated big city Cherie, but a new name… Continue reading Book Nine of 2014: THE JEWEL BOX by C. Michelle McCarty
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled… Continue reading Book Eight of 2014: CINDER by Marissa Meyer
Jenna Burtenshaw continues her dark fantasy trilogy The Secrets of Wintercraft with YA dystopian novel Blackwatch. In Wintercraft, fifteen-year-old Kate Winters learned she was one of the Skilled, a rare person who can bring the dead to life. Even among that rare group, Kate is special. She alone can understand the secrets of an ancient book… Continue reading Book Thirty-Nine of 2013: BLACKWATCH by Jenna Burtenshaw
The Zombie Apocalypse has been good to Sarah and David. Their marriage is better than ever. They communicate well, share responsibilities, and now, they're starting a business. ZombieBusters-for all your zombie extermination needs.There are lots of zombies and that means lots of customers...Except one of them doesn't want the zombies dead, he wants them alive… Continue reading Book Thirty-Seven of 2013: FLIP THIS ZOMBIE by Jesse Petersen
A heartwarming tale of terror in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. Meet Sarah and David. Once upon a time they met and fell in love. But now they're on the verge of divorce and going to couples' counseling. On a routine trip to their counselor, they notice a few odd things - the… Continue reading Book Thirty-Five of 2013: MARRIED WITH ZOMBIES by Jesse Petersen
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