It has always been Eda’s dream to become empress, no matter the cost. Haunted by her ambition and selfishness, she’s convinced that the only way to achieve her goal is to barter with the gods. But all requests come with a price and Eda bargains away the soul of her best friend in exchange for … Continue reading BEYOND THE SHADOWED EARTH, by Joanna Ruth Meyer, Page Street Publishing
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SECRETS OF MY HEART: WILLAMETTE BRIDES, BOOK ONE, by Tracie Peterson, Bethany House/Baker
Portland, Oregon, 1879. Nancy Pritchard finds herself a widow with a world of problems when her deceased husband's schemes start to come to light. As she searches through the pieces of her loveless marriage, Nancy realizes there is a lot that she didn't know about this man.Seth Carpenter is a childhood friend of Nancy's who … Continue reading SECRETS OF MY HEART: WILLAMETTE BRIDES, BOOK ONE, by Tracie Peterson, Bethany House/Baker
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NIGHT SPINNER, LET THE DARKNESS CONSUME HER, by Addie Thorley, Page Street Publishing Co./Manda Group
Before the massacre at Nariin, Enebish was one of the greatest warriors in the Sky King’s Imperial Army: a rare and dangerous Night Spinner, blessed with the ability to control the threads of darkness. Now, she is known as Enebish the Destroyer―a monster and murderer, banished to a monastery for losing control of her power … Continue reading NIGHT SPINNER, LET THE DARKNESS CONSUME HER, by Addie Thorley, Page Street Publishing Co./Manda Group
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BETWEEN THE ORANGE GROVES, by Nadia Marks, Pan Macmillan Publishers
In a small village, set among the wild mountains of Cyprus, two families of different faiths share a seemingly unbreakable friendship based on mutual respect and deep affection. Mothers and daughters share their daily secrets, fathers and sons support each other as they live their lives between the fragrant pine trees and orange groves. It's … Continue reading BETWEEN THE ORANGE GROVES, by Nadia Marks, Pan Macmillan Publishers
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MASTERS OF SILENCE, by Kathy Kacer, Annick Press
Silence can be powerful. Kathy Kacer's second book in her middle grade series about heroic rescues during WWII tells the tale of siblings Helen and Henry, and history's most famous mime. Desperate to save them from the Nazis, Henry and Helen's mother makes the harrowing decision to take her children from their home in 1940s … Continue reading MASTERS OF SILENCE, by Kathy Kacer, Annick Press
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THE DYSASTERS, by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast, Wednesday Books
Foster Stewart knows she's different. Her life has never been "normal." Talking to plants and controlling cloud formations aren't things most seventeen year olds are into. Tate "Nighthawk" Taylor is perfect. Star quarterback and all around dreamy boy next door he never thought about his "extra" abilities. What quarterback wouldn't want night vision? That's not … Continue reading THE DYSASTERS, by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast, Wednesday Books
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IN THE HOUSE IN THE DARK OF WOODS, by Laird Hunt, Little, Brown & Company/Hachette Book Group
In this horror story set in colonial New England, a law-abiding Puritan woman goes missing. Or perhaps she has fled or abandoned her family. Or perhaps she's been kidnapped, and set loose to wander in the dense woods of the north. Alone and possibly lost, she meets another woman in the forest. Then everything changes. … Continue reading IN THE HOUSE IN THE DARK OF WOODS, by Laird Hunt, Little, Brown & Company/Hachette Book Group
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THE DARK DAYS CLUB, BOOK ONE; THE DARK DAYS PACT, BOOK TWO, OF THE LADY HELEN SERIES, by Alison Goodman, Viking & Razor Bill/Penguin Random House
Books One & Two Book One: London, April 1812. On the eve of eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall’s presentation to the queen, one of her family’s housemaids disappears-and Helen is drawn into the shadows of Regency London. There, she meets Lord Carlston, one of the few who can stop the perpetrators: a cabal of demons … Continue reading THE DARK DAYS CLUB, BOOK ONE; THE DARK DAYS PACT, BOOK TWO, OF THE LADY HELEN SERIES, by Alison Goodman, Viking & Razor Bill/Penguin Random House
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MARY’S MONSTER, by Lita Judge, Roaring Brook Press
A young adult biography of Frankenstein's profound young author, Mary Shelley, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of its publication, told through free verse and 300+ full-bleed illustrations.Mary Shelley first began penning Frankenstein as part of a dare to write a ghost story, but the seeds of that story were planted long before that night. Mary, … Continue reading MARY’S MONSTER, by Lita Judge, Roaring Brook Press
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SAMSON, Sneak Preview Granted Me, by Boomtown Films
PREMISE: Samson THOR had his hammer. SUPERMAN had his cape. TONY had an iron suit. SAMSON had long hair and the power of God - and he dramatically defeated his enemies with supernatural strength! Samson was the ORIGINAL SUPERHERO. Flawed, yes. He made mistakes and failed badly. Then he turned back to the Source … Continue reading SAMSON, Sneak Preview Granted Me, by Boomtown Films
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