Posted January 8, 2013 by Carmel in Fresh Meat / 4 Comments
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Reaper by L.S. Murphy Young Adult
 There’s no way sixteen year old Quincy Amarante will become the fifth grim reaper. None. Not over her shiny blue Mustang. Her Jimmy Choos. Or her dead body. She’s supposed to enjoy her sophomore year, not learn about some freaky future Destiny says she has no choice but to fulfill. |
Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff Young Adult
   The city of Ludlow is gripped by the hottest July on record. The asphalt is melting, the birds are dying, petty crime is on the rise, and someone in Hannah Wagnor’s peaceful suburban community is killing girls. For Hannah, the summer is a complicated one. |
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Rise (Nightshade Prequel #2) by Andrea Cremer Young Adult
   Everything Conatus stands for is at risk. Hoping to gather enough resistance to save their order, Ember and Barrow attempt a desperate escape. But fate offers little mercy. |
Doomed by Tracy Deebs Young Adult / Dystopian
  Pandora Walker unwittingly unleashes cyber Armageddon on her seventeenth birthday and must play a virtual reality game in order to save the world. |
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Blood Prophecy (Drake Chronicles #6) by Alyxandra Harvey Young Adult
   In the thrilling conclusion of the Drake Chronicles, love and loyalties will be tested … and proven once and for all. Solange Drake has been officially crowned Queen of the Vampires, fulfilling the centuries old prophecy that foretold the rise to power of a daughter born to an ancient vampire line. |
Cleopatra Ascending (Shadow’s Edge #2) by Maureen Lipinski Young Adult
   Despite living with a shaman, a witch, and a muse for sisters, Rhea feels like a normal teenager–even if she is the reincarnation of Cleopatra–until she turns sixteen and must travel to Egypt to stop the Octavians from accessing the magic deep below the desert sands. |
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Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky #2) by Veronica Rossi Young Adult / Dystopian
   In this second book in her spellbinding Under the Never Sky trilogy, Rossi combines fantasy and dystopian elements to create a captivating love story as perilous as it is unforgettable. |
Prince of Power (Chronicles of Yavn #2) by Elisabeth Staab Paranormal Romance
   The second installment of Staab’s series follows Tyra, a vampire soldier who is nearly killed on the battlefield while fighting the vicious wizard clan. When she awakes, she discovers that the man who saved her life is none other than the Master Wizard’s son, Anton. They are inexplicably drawn to each other, but Tyra knows this mysterious wizard is hiding a violent secret. |
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Delusion by Laura L. Sullivan Young Adult
   Two beautiful teenage sisters, Phil and Fee Albion, descendents of a long line of stage illusionists, are sent from London to the countryside during World War II, only to discover a hidden college of “real “magicians who just might help them save England from the Nazis. |
The 13th Sign by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb Young Adult
   On her 13th birthday, Jalen and her friend Ellie visit a fortune teller. There, they find a book with an ornate lock. The book is not for sale, but when the teller’s not looking, Ellie takes it, leaving a wad of cash on the counter. Soon Ellie unleashes the previously unknown 13th sign of the zodiac. |
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Tags: Fresh Meat, January 2013
Hi! Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff sounds really interesting and different from what I am usually reading. And Prince of Power is awesome, I love this series from Ms. Staab!
The Reaper cover is adorable. I hadn’t heard of that one.
@Proserpine I just learned about Elizabeth Staab’s books during Holiday Foreplay. I hope to check them out soon.
@Karen I know! It’s what first caught my eye about this title.