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It's one thing to
learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and
throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to Finishing School.
Sophronia
Temminnick at 14 is a great trial more interested in dismantling clocks
and climbing trees than proper manners -- and the family can only hope
that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Her poor mother, desperate
for her daughter to become a proper lady, enrolls the lively tomboy in
Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.
But
young ladies learn to finish . . . everything. Certainly, they learn the
fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but they also learn to deal
out death, diversion, and espionage -- in the politest possible ways, of
course. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's
education.
Set in the same world as the Parasol Protectorate, this YA series debut
is filled with all the saucy adventure and droll humor Gail's legions of
fans have come to adore.
When Camille was six
years old, she was discovered alone in the snow by Enrico Vultusino,
godfather of the Seven—the powerful Families that rule magic-ridden New
Haven. Papa Vultusino adopted the mute, scarred child, naming her after
his dead wife and raising her in luxury on Haven Hill alongside his own
son, Nico.
Now Cami is turning sixteen. She’s no longer mute,
though she keeps her faded scars hidden under her school uniform, and
though she opens up only to her two best friends, Ruby and Ellie, and to
Nico, who has become more than a brother to her. But even though Cami
is a pampered Vultusino heiress, she knows that she is not really
Family. Unlike them, she is a mortal with a past that lies buried in
trauma. And it’s not until she meets the mysterious Tor, who reveals
scars of his own, that Cami begins to uncover the secrets of her
birth…to find out where she comes from and why her past is threatening
her now.
New York Times bestselling author Lili St. Crow thrilled legions of fans with her dark paranormal series Strange Angels. Now
she has crafted an evocative update of Snow White, set in a vividly
imagined world and populated by unforgettable new characters.
Darynda
Jones, author of The New York Times bestselling series that began with
First Grave on the Right, brings us Death and the Girl Next Door, a
thrilling Young Adult novel garnering high praise and early buzz from
major authors
Ten
years ago, Lorelei's parents disappeared without a trace. Raised by
her grandparents and leaning on the support of her best friends, Lorelei
is finally beginning to accept the fact that her parents are never
coming home. For Lorelei, life goes on.
High school is not quite
as painful as she thinks it will be, and things are as normal as they
can be. Until the day the school's designated loner,
Cameron Lusk, begins to stalk her, turning up where she least expects
it, standing outside her house in the dark, night after night. Things
get even more complicated when a new guy—terrifying, tough, sexy Jared
Kovach—comes to school. Cameron and Jared instantly despise each other
and Lorelei seems to be the reason for their animosity. What does Jared
know about her parents? Why does Cameron tell Jared he can't have
Lorelei? And what will any of them do when Death comes knocking for
real? Thrilling, sassy, sexy, and inventive, Darynda Jones's first
foray into the world of teens will leave readers eager for the next
installment.
Born the only female in an all male race, Jessica McClain isn’t just different—she’s feared.
After
living under the radar for the last twenty-six years, Jessica is thrust
unexpectedly into her first change, a full ten years late. She wakes up
and finds she’s in the middle of a storm. Now that she’s become the
only female full-blooded werewolf in town, the supernatural world is
already clamoring to take a bite out of her and her new Pack must rise
up and protect her.
But not everyone is on board. The werewolf
Rights of Laws is missing text and the superstitious werewolves think
that Jessica means an end to their race. It doesn’t help when Jessica
begins to realize she’s more. She can change partway and hold her form,
and speak directly to her wolf. But the biggest complication by far is
that her alpha father can't control her like he can the rest of his
wolves.
When a mercenary who’s been hired by the vampires shows
up to extract information about the newly turned werewolf only days
after her change, they find themselves smack in the middle of a war and
there's no choice but to run together. When it’s up to Jessica to
negotiate her release against her father’s direct orders, she chooses to
take an offer for help instead. In exchange, Jessica must now swear an
oath she may end up repaying with her life.
Within the walls of
Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams
has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and
obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the
wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to
return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander
assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same
boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who
handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief
in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself.
But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what
awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.
At nineteen, Logan
McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to
the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can
escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being
responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to
protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the
price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.
As
Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a
monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood,
they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war
decades in the making.
In Tempest Rising,
Tempest chose to return to the sea, following in her mother's footsteps
and forging a relationship with the selkie Kona. Now many months have
gone by, and she yearns to see her family again. Life under the ocean is
full of rigorous training to eventually take over the throne, which
leads to Tempest's powers growing and manifesting in new ways. When
Tiamat, Tempest's power-hungry nemesis, attacks Tempest's brother Moku
on land, she returns to his side, which also brings her back to her old
flame, Mark. But was the attack calculated to get Tempest out of the
way? As the battle rages, Tempest's two loves will collide to both
protect her and force her to choose. And when the biggest casualty of
all befalls the merpeople-the Queen loses her life-will Tempest be able,
or willing, to take over the throne?
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Embrace the Forbidden
What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?
This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.
Tenderhearted
Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel
emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an
inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has
always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness
within. It isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan
Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put
to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone
had warned Anna.
Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?
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Reminiscent of Before I Fall, Elizabeth Norris's Unraveling
blends realistic coming-of-age issues and heart-stopping romance with
something just a little bit more. In this case, a gripping science
fiction world.
Unraveling's heroine, seventeen-year-old Janelle
Tenner, is used to having a lot of responsibility. She balances working
as a lifeguard in San Diego with an intense academic schedule. Janelle's
mother is bipolar, and her dad is a workaholic FBI agent, which means
Janelle also has to look out for her younger brother.
And that was before
she died . . . and is brought back to life by Ben Michaels, a mysterious,
alluring loner from her high school. The more Janelle tries to figure
him out, the more she starts to believe he's connected to a case her
father is working on. The one where people are dying of radiation
poisoning and the body count is rising. The one that involves a strange
clock that seems to be counting down to the earth's destruction. If
Janelle wants to stop the clock and save the world, she has twenty-four
days to uncover Ben's secrets--and keep from falling in love with him.
From
debut author Elizabeth Norris, comes this shattering novel of one
girl's fight to save herself, her world, and the boy she never saw
coming.
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Do you believe in true love? Sarah Samson didn’t until she met hers. But
for Sarah, meeting the guy of her dreams came with a price. On the
outside Sarah looks like she has it all, friends, a loving family, and a
hobby she's really good at. But if you look closer, Sarah's keeping
secrets, from everyone in her life, even . . . Lucas. A boy she hardly
knows, but still feels a connection with.
Life would be perfect,
if it wasn't for the constant feeling that someone is following her. She
feels a presence everywhere she goes, work, home, even . . . in her dreams.
She
suddenly finds herself wrapped up in a dangerous mystery that started
eighty years ago involving two tragic deaths. After several attempts on
her life, she and Lucas realize they must solve it before history
repeats itself.
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Can Fate be wrong? When all signs point to a certain someone, do you
just blindly follow? What if that person turns out to be someone you
hate? Could Destiny be so cruel? Lisa Miller is busy with family, work,
friends, and . . . revenge. Her last summer in high school should be spent,
having fun. But ever since Logan Tate played a prank on her, she spends
all of her free time trying to get even.
Unfortunately Logan's
not making it easy for her, he's trying to convince her that he has
changed. But she is not fooled by his charming personality, and stunning
good looks. No one can change that drastically.
Things aren't
much better at home. Ever since her father left a year and a half ago,
she refuses to speak to him, causing tension with her mother and sister.
As
if she didn't have enough problems, someone is sending prank emails and
phone calls, mysteriously knowing about her dreams. Who would do such a
thing, and how could they know?
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The Fateful Trilogy continues with Fractured. No, it's not called
Fractured because Ethan and Danielle break up, because they don't . . . in
case you were wondering.
They had thought they'd escaped most of
the danger surrounding them, when in truth they've made it worse by
unintentionally sparking a civil war amongst vampires. Many vampires
want to protect them for discovering the cure to the curse binding their
kind. However many more want to destroy them for that same discovery.
Ethan's
and Danielle's struggle for survival intensifies while they sink deeper
into the midst of this danger. The romantic fairytale bliss they once
had will soon fracture under the pressure of the curse . . . .
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Three teenage descendants of
Medusa must figure out where their fate will take them. The warring
factions among the gods of Olympus are coming for them, the creatures of
the abyss are pushing into San Francisco, and the boys in their lives
are hiding dangerous secrets.
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