Posted May 6, 2014 by Carmel in Fresh Meat / 15 Comments
Steampunk:
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Fire Kin (The Half-Light City #4)
by M.J. Scott
Steampunk
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Imagine a city dividedâŠa city readying itself for a war. The vampire Blood and the shape-shifting Beast Kind seek to seize control now that the treaty is broken. Only the humans stand in their wayâŠbut they stand without their Fae alliesâŠand they desperately need help….
I chose to stay with the humans when the Fae withdrew from the City. I am a healer, and they need me. I know the odds are against them. I know they need reinforcements. But I never expected them to turn and seek aid from the depths of my past. Asharic is a powerful Fae, exiled by the Veiled Queen thirty years ago. Leaving me behind. But now the queen is dead and the throne is vacant, and Ash is returning to the Cityâmy Cityâwith his mercenary army.
It would be false to deny that there is still a spark between us, but I will not be taken in again. And Iâm not the only one disturbed by his return. A Blood lord is poised to conquer the Half-Light City, and other enemies new and old are gathering to eliminate the threat Ash poses. To save the City, we will have to join forces. And pray weâre not the ones who burnâŠ[/learn_more] |
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The Guild (Guardians of Destiny #3)
by Jean Johnson
Steampunk
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]For centuries, the mages of Mekhana have done their best to hide themselves and their powers from the rapacious needs of their so-called Patron Deity, Mekha. Greatest of their secrets is the Vortex, a Fountain hidden in the heart of the Hydraulics Guild. But even after the dissolution of Mekha and the freeing of his people, Alonnen isnât ready to reveal his guardianship to outsiders. Particularly when the remnants of Mekhaâs priesthood start looking for a new monstrosity to worship.
Rexei has hidden more than her powers for most of her life; she has also hidden her gender, wary of the hungers of the old priesthood. Only in the safety of the Hydraulics Guildâs innermost secrets can she be herself. While the rest of her people struggle to reinvent themselves and find a deity they can trust, Rexei struggles to trust just one man, the Guardian of the Vortex. Events are moving fast, though; the priesthood is desperate for any new source of power, even a demonic one that requires certain sacrifices to access.[/learn_more] |
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The Kraken King and the Inevitable Abduction
(Iron Seas #4.4)
by Meljean Brook
Steampunk
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]The Kraken King has declared that Zenobia Fox is under his protectionâand with her identity revealed, she needs that protection more than ever. But it comes with a price when Ariq demands that Zenobia reveal her secrets in return.
Ariq wants nothing more than for Zenobia to trust him, and he knows exactly which sensual tricks will breach her defenses. But although she urgently desires the powerful governor, Zenobia isnât a woman who will be easily won with a few passionate kisses.
When his ambush goes awry, Ariq discovers just how deeply he can hurt herâbut the real danger to Zenobia is one that he never expectedâŠ[/learn_more] |
Urban Fantasy:
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Sparrow Hill Road (Ghost Stories #1)
by Seanan McGuire
Urban Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Rose Marshall died in 1952 in Buckley Township, Michigan, run off the road by a man named Bobby Crossâa man who had sold his soul to live forever, and intended to use her death to pay the price of his immortality. Trouble was, he didnât ask Rose what she thought of the idea.
Itâs been more than sixty years since that night, and sheâs still sixteen, and sheâs still running.
They have names for her all over the country: the Girl in the Diner. The Phantom Prom Date. The Girl in the Green Silk Gown. Mostly she just goes by âRose,â a hitchhiking ghost girl with her thumb out and her eyes fixed on the horizon, trying to outrace a man who never sleeps, never stops, and never gives up on the idea of claiming whatâs his. Sheâs the angel of the overpass, sheâs the darling of the truck stops, and sheâs going to figure out a way to win her freedom. After all, itâs not like it can kill her.
You canât kill whatâs already dead.[/learn_more] |
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Magic City: Recent Spells
by Holly Black, Patricia Briggs+
Urban Fantasy / Anthology
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| [learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Bright lights, big city… magic spells, witchcraft, wizardry, fairies, devilry, and more. Urban living, at least in fantasy fiction, is full of both magical wonder and dark enchantment. Street kids may have supernatural beings to protect them or have such powers themselves. Brujeria may be part of your way of life. Crimes can be caused (and solved) with occult arts and even a losing sports team’s “curse” can be lifted with wizardry. And be careful of what cab you call – it might take you on a journey beyond belief! Some of the best stories of urban enchantment from the last few years is gathered in one volume full of hex appeal and arcane arts.[/learn_more] |
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Midnight Crossroad
(Midnight, Texas #1)
by Charlaine Harris
Urban Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]From Charlaine Harris, the bestselling author who created Sookie Stackhouse and her world of Bon Temps, Louisiana, comes a darker localeâpopulated by more strangers than friends. But then, thatâs how the locals prefer itâŠ
Welcome to Midnight, Texas, a town with many boarded-up windows and few full-time inhabitants, located at the crossing of Witch Light Road and Davy Road. Itâs a pretty standard dried-up western town.
Thereâs a pawnshop (someone lives in the basement and is seen only at night). Thereâs a diner (people who are just passing through tend not to linger). And thereâs new resident Manfred Bernardo, who thinks heâs found the perfect place to work in private (and who has secrets of his own).
Stop at the one traffic light in town, and everything looks normal. Stay awhile, and learn the truth…[/learn_more] |
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The Singer (Irin Chronicles #2)
by Elizabeth Hunter
Urban Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]When you’ve lost everything you love, how do you fight the darkness?
Ava left Istanbul with a new identity, new name, and new magic she could barely control. Laid low by Malachi’s sacrifice, she searches for help from the fabled Irina. But will the secretive women of the Irin race welcome or shun her? Ava’s origins are still a mystery, and her powers are darker than any they’ve encountered before.
The Irin world hangs in the balance. And as the children of angels battle their own demons, ancient rivalries among the Fallen threaten to wreak havoc on earth.
Thousand of miles away, a warrior wakes with no memory of his identity or his people. Stumbling through the twisted schemes of fallen angels, ravenous Grigori, and even his own leaders, he must find a way back to the one thing he remembers. A single voice calls him. Malachi has one mission.
“Come back to me.”
THE SINGER is the second book in the Irin Chronicles, a contemporary fantasy series from Elizabeth Hunter, author of the Elemental Mysteries. [/learn_more] |
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Alien Collective
(Katherine “Kitty” Katt #9)
by Gini Koch
Sci FI / Urban Fantasy
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| [learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Despite not having run for office, nor wanting to remain in office, Representative Jeff Martini is being wooed as the vice presidential running mate for a charismatic senator who seems likely to win the campaign. While the Diplomatic Corps has to deal with the pressures of a political campaign sure to uncover secrets they donât want shared with the world, Ambassador Kitty Katt-Martini has other worriesâhandling the reemergence of her most potent nemesis, thought dead and buried.[/learn_more] |
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Compelled (Coveted #3)
by Shawntelle Madison
Urban Fantasy / Werewolves
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| [learn_more caption=”Book Description”]For the past five years, Natalya Stravinsky has dreamed of two things: to rejoin the South Toms River werewolf pack and to be reunited with Thorn Grantham. Fate may have brought the pack back into her life, but unless she journeys to Russia to save Thorn, the love sheâs found may be lost again. For a stubborn werewolf like Natalya, no distance is too far, no magic spell too complex to master, because one way or another she will find a way to have everything she has ever wanted.[/learn_more] |
Fantasy:
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Witches in Red
(The Mist-Torn Witches #2)
by Barb Hendee
Paranormal Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]CĂ©line and Amelie Fawe can see into anyoneâs past and future simply by touching him. They have used their powers to secure sanctuaryâand a fine apothecaryâs shopâin the village around Castle SĂšone. But their continued safety has a price….
Far to the north, the men of an isolated silver mining community are turning into vicious âbeastsâ that slaughter anyone in sight. The mines belong to the noble family of Prince Antonâruler of Castle SĂšone and CĂ©line and Amelieâs patronâand Antonâs tyrannical father has ordered his son to solve the mystery as a test of his leadership. He has no choice but to send the witches into the perilous north to use their abilities to discover the cause of the transformations. Given how much they owe the prince, the sisters have no choice but to go.
Together with the overprotective Lieutenant Jaromir, CĂ©lene and Amelie enter the dark world of a far-off mining camp tainted by fear, mistrust, and enslavementâand haunted by men turning into massive mad wolves without warning. Now the two must draw upon strength and cunning they never thought they possessed not only to solve the mystery, but to survive….[/learn_more] |
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Mirror Sight (Green Rider #5)
by Kristen Britain
Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Karigan Gâladheon is a Green Riderâa seasoned member of the elite messenger corps of King Zachary of Sacoridia. King Zachary sends Karigan and a contingent of Sacoridians beyond the edges of his nation, into the mysterious Blackveil Forest, which has been tainted with dark magic by a twisted immortal spirit named Mornhavon the Black.
At the end of Blackveil, in a magical confrontation against Mornhavon, Karigan is jolted out of Blackveil Forest and wakes in darkness. Sheâs lying on smooth, cold stone, but as she reaches out, she realizes that the stone is not just beneath her, but above and around her as well. Sheâs landed in a sealed stone sarcophagus, some unknown tomb, and the air is becoming thin.
Is this to be her end? If she escapes, where will she find herself? Is she still in the world she remembers, or has the magical explosion transported her somewhere completely different? To find out, she must first win free of her prisonâ before it becomes her grave. And should she succeed, will she be walking straight into a trap created by Mornhavon himself?[/learn_more] |
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The Crimson Campaign
(The Powder Mage #2)
by Brian McClellan
Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]GUNPOWDER AND BULLETS WILL DETERMINE THE VICTOR.
When invasion looms…
Tamas’s invasion of Kez ends in disaster when a Kez counter-offensive leaves him cut off behind enemy lines with only a fraction of his army, no supplies, and no hope of reinforcements. Drastically outnumbered and pursued by the enemy’s best, he must lead his men on a reckless march through northern Kez to safety, and back over the mountains so that he can defend his country from an angry god, Kresimir.
But the threats are closer to home…
In Adro, Inspector Adamat wants only to rescue his wife. To do so he must track down and confront the evil Lord Vetas. He has questions for Vetas concerning his enigmatic master, but the answers will lead Adamat on a darker journey.
Who will lead the charge?
Tamas’s generals bicker among themselves, the brigades lose ground every day beneath the Kez onslaught, and Kresimir wants the head of the man who shot him in the eye. With Tamas and his powder cabal presumed dead, Taniel Two-shot finds himself as the last line of defense against Kresimir’s advancing army.[/learn_more] |
Paranormal Romance:
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Her Perfect Mate (X-Ops #1)
by Paige Tyler
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]When Special Forces Captain Landon Donovan is picked for an assignment with the Department of Covert Affairs, heâs stunned to find his new partner is a beautiful woman who looks like she couldnât hurt a fly, much less take down a terrorist.
Ivy Halliwell isnât your average covert op. Her feline DNA means she can literally bring out the claws when things get dicey. She isnât thrilled to be paired with yet another military grunt, but Landon is different. He doesnât think sheâs a freak and heâs smokinâ hot.
Soon they find themselves facing a threat even greater than anyone imagines…and an animal magnetism impossible to ignore.[/learn_more] |
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Blind Faith (Sin Brothers #3)
by Rebecca Zanetti
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]A betrayal he couldn’t forget . . .
For Nate Dean, love is a four-letter word. As part of a secret black-ops military unit, he and his brothers were genetically engineered by the government to be ruthless soldiers with an expiration date. They were loyal only to one another . . . until Nate laid eyes on the woman who stole his heart and blew his world apart. Now, years later, his family is still paying the price for his mistake. But as time runs out, there’s only one person who can save his family: the very woman Nate swore he’d never trust again.
A love she couldn’t deny . . .
The moment Audrey Madison spies Nate across a crowded ballroom, she can barely breathe. He’s just as undeniably sexy as she remembers, yet there’s an edge to him now that’s as irresistible as it is dangerous. When he asks for her help, Audrey can’t refuse. But she has secrets of her own-secrets that, if Nate ever discovers them, may cost them both their lives . [/learn_more] |
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Slightly Spellbound (Southern Witch #4)
by Kimberly Frost
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]With two kinds of magick at odds inside her and two gorgeous men vying for her attention, Tammy Jo Trask is used to being pulled in opposite directions. But in the latest Southern Witch novel sheâll have to make some serious decisionsâlike how she intends to stay alive.
Tammy Joâs romance with the wizard Bryn Lyons is on hold while her ex-husband is in town trying to remind her of the good old days. Choosing between them isnât easy, and it doesnât help that a skeletal creature is spying on her, a faery knight is hunting her, and she just made friends with Evangeline Rhodesâa rich witch who thinks her own family is trying to kill her.
When Evangeline disappears under suspicious circumstances, Tammy Jo is determined to find out what happened. As she uncovers a secret more dangerousâand personalâthan she could have imagined, she also discovers that, in both love and magic, you canât stay neutral forever.[/learn_more] |
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Vampire’s Thirst (Awakening #2)
by Cynthia Garner
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, civilization no longer exists, and only the strongest survive. The few remaining humans must band together with supernatural beings to battle unspeakable evil-or all hope will be lost.
After accidentally starting the zombie apocalypse, Kimber Treat now lives with her vampire lover in a compound where humans and vampires live together peacefully. A gifted necromancer who can summon the dead, Kimber is beyond happy when she learns she’s pregnant. But as her body changes, Kimber fears that her powers are being influenced by evil, a fact she must keep from everyone, including Duncan . . .
Duncan MacDonnough is preoccupied with his new role as leader of the local vampire conclave, but not so preoccupied that he doesn’t notice that Kimber is acting strangely. She’s grown distant, and Duncan is convinced she’s hiding something. Duncan knows the key to stopping the apocalypse is Kimber’s powers, but using them puts her life at risk. With the threat from the Zombie outbreak looming, will Kimber and Duncan learn to trust each other once more to save themselves, their unborn child, and the rest of the world?[/learn_more] |
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The Unforgiven
(League of the Black Swan #2)
by Alyssa Day
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Day returns with the new book in her âmind-blowingâ (Dark Faerie Tales) League of the Black Swan series, where the stakes are high but the rewards are magicalâand infiniteâŠ
Luke Oliver isnât an ordinary private eye; heâs the Dark Wizard of Bordertownâthe dimensional fold in Manhattan between the human, Fae, and demonic realmsâand he keeps the peace when nobody else can. But he has fallen in love with the heiress to two thrones, and neither the Fae nor the demon royalty want him near their princess.
On her birthday, Rio Jones discovered that sheâs royalty on both sides of her bloodline and inherited the powerful magic of starlight. Sheâs a bike messenger turned princess, and now she has sworn a year of service to the deadly League of the Black Swan in order to stay neutral between her two battling families.
When Rio inherits an unexpected treasure trove containing an impossibly rare and coveted dragon egg, and a former enemy comes back to life in a startling way, it will take every bit of Lukeâs strength and magic, and Rioâs ingenuity, just to keep her alive. As they battle enemiesâboth strangers and familyâLuke and Rio must learn to control the fires of passion raging between them, because a single moment of distraction might be their last. [/learn_more] |
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King’s Throne (String of Fate #2)
by Bianca D’Arc
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]A woman living in secret, hiding her true nature…
Gina is a medical doctor living in the city. What nobody knows is that sheâs also tiger-shifter royalty, living in exile. Keeping her secret has kept her safe, but all that is about to change.
An injured soldier who heals in a way that makes him more than he ever was before…
Mitch is injured. Out of the action. He wakes up in a strange place, with a beautiful woman. Normally, not a problem, but this woman is special. Sheâs a white tiger. Daughter of the lost tiger king. Too good for the likes of him, but thereâs an undeniable spark of attraction drawing them closer and closer.
A love that will make the very earth tremble beneath their feet…
When evil Challenges, Mitch will fight to keep Gina safe. A harrowing journey to the side of a living volcano brings secret knowledge and a power none of them ever expected. Will it be enough to prevail?
Only victory will keep his lady safe. And only victory will allow Gina to claim the man she truly loves. [/learn_more] |
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Illicit Passions (Forbidden Passions #6)
by Crystal Jordan
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]In a hunt for love, whoâs the predator and whoâs the prey?
Tori Haida was born a stereotypeâa pretty swan shifterâand has spent a lifetime living it down with an in-your-face attitude and a zero-tolerance policy for stupidity. Which makes her attraction to the werewolf Alphaâs heir more than a tad inconvenient.
Bastian Lykaios is just the kind of dominant male who drives her crazy, and not in a good way. And yet, she canât help wanting him in the worst way.
The moment he arrives at the Refuge Resort, Bastian is in lust. The were-leopardsâ administrative assistant is a study in contrasts: a cheerleader-perky blonde with a body built for sin, the mouth of a sailor, and a lead foot for her classic car.
Unfortunately, thereâs no time to indulge in an affair, not while a werekind traitor is leaking information to the human press. But when Tori is kidnapped by a pair of scientists to use as a live specimen, Bastianâs plan for damage control turns into a rescue mission. One where all means of rescue are on the tableâincluding betraying his own kind.
Warning: Two strong personalities clashing in and out of bed, in every possible positionâin classic convertibles, in the desert, in the woods, up against the wall, bent over a desk, and even occasionally on a mattress.[/learn_more] |
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Bonded In Shadows (Shadow Unit #2.5)
by Tigris Eden
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]When a family celebration threatens to turn into a disaster, there is only one person to blame- Asia Thompson, a member of the pack who also holds the title of Dravenâs former first love.
After fighting almost impossible odds, Jes and Draven are finally together, but emotions are high strung now that Asia has shown up unannounced with the intention to take what she thinks sheâs entitled to, including Draven.
Dealing with the protocol of Dravenâs pack leaves a sour taste in Jesâ mouth. Sheâs battled every inner demon she has in order to be with her man. She wants their family to be first, not second which is easier said than done when she feels Draven is choosing his pack over family.
The pack has a way of digging their claws into their happily ever-after, pulling Draven further and further from his familyâs needs. With Asiaâs manipulative schemes combined with the conflict over their daughterâs birthday ritual, the coupleâs bond is truly tested.
Join the members of Shadow Unit as they celebrate Family, in Bonded in Shadows a Shadow Unit Novella.[/learn_more] |
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Lindy & The Wulfen
by R. E. Butler
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]After a devastating blow to her already fragile self esteem, werewolf Lindy Vincent has decided to stop being the pack whore and change her life for the better. With the help of her two best friends, her alpha female, and a feisty she-wolf named Eula, Lindy starts down the road of self-improvement, happy for the first time in years.
Crimson Atarn is a Wulfen, a cross between a wolf and a fairy, and the only one of his kind. After casting a spell for his truemate, he finds himself in the Mortal Realm rescuing the she-wolf meant to be his. When someone from his past threatens Lindy, Crimson will show the realm why no one messes with a Wulfen’s mate.
This book contains one Wulfen with eyes only for his mate, a she-wolf trying to start her life over, and the spell that brings them together. Expect plenty of shifting, growling, and neck biting, fairy magic, and gratuitous use of the word “mine.”[/learn_more] |
Young Adult:
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The One (The Selection #3)
by Kiera Cass
Young Adult / Dystopian
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]The Selection changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. And now, the time has come for one winner to be chosen.
America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crownâor to Prince Maxon’s heart. But as the competition approaches its end and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to loseâand how hard she’ll have to fight for the future she wants.
From the very first page of The Selection, this #1 New York Times bestselling series has captured readers’ hearts and swept them away on a captivating journey… Now, in The One, Kiera Cass delivers a satisfying and unforgettable conclusion that will keep readers sighing over this electrifying fairy-tale long after the final page is turned.[/learn_more] |
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Deep Blue (Waterfire Saga #1)
by Jennifer Donnelly
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]The first in a series of four epic tales set in the depths of the ocean, where six mermaids seek to protect and save their hidden world.
Deep in the ocean, in a world not so different from our own, live the merpeople. Their communities are spread throughout the oceans, seas, and freshwaters all over the globe.
When Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, awakens on the morning of her betrothal, her biggest worry should be winning the love of handsome Prince Mahdi. And yet Sera finds herself haunted by strange dreams that foretell the return of an ancient evil. Her dark premonitions are confirmed when an assassin’s arrow poisons Sera’s mother. Now, Serafina must embark on a quest to find the assassin’s master and prevent a war between the Mer nations. Led only by her shadowy dreams, Sera searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas. Together, they will form an unbreakable bond of sisterhood and uncover a conspiracy that threatens their world’s very existence.[/learn_more] |
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The Falconer (The Falconer #1)
by Elizabeth May
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, was destined for a life carefully planned around Edinburghâs social events â right up until a faery killed her mother.
Now itâs the 1844 winter season and Aileana slaughters faeries in secret, in between the endless round of parties, tea and balls. Armed with modified percussion pistols and explosives, she sheds her aristocratic facade every night to go hunting. Sheâs determined to track down the faery who murdered her mother, and to destroy any who prey on humans in the cityâs many dark alleyways.
But the balance between high society and her private war is a delicate one, and as the fae infiltrate the ballroom and Aileanaâs father returns home, she has decisions to make. How much is she willing to lose â and just how far will Aileana go for revenge?[/learn_more] |
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After the End (After the End #1)
by Amy Plum
Young Adult / Dystopian
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Michael Grant’s Gone series meets M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village in this riveting story of one girl’s journey to save the very people who have lied to her for her entire life. Amy Plum, internationally bestselling author of the Die for Me series, delivers a fast-paced adventure perfect for fans of Marie Lu and Robison Wells.
Juneau grew up fearing the outside world. The elders told her that beyond the borders of their land in the Alaskan wilderness, nuclear war had destroyed everything. But when Juneau returns from a hunting trip one day and discovers her people have been abducted, she sets off to find them. And leaving the boundaries for the very first time, she learns the horrifying truth: World War III never happened. Nothing was destroyed. Everything she’d ever been taught was a lie.
As Juneau comes to terms with an unfathomable deception, she is forced to survive in a completely foreign world, using only the skills and abilities she developed in the wild. But while she’s struggling to rescue her friends and family, someone else is after her. Someone who knows the extraordinary truth about her secret past.[/learn_more] |
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The Warrior (Dante Walker #3)
by Victoria Scott
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]War between heaven and hell is coming, but Dante Walker makes it look damn good.
Danteâs girlfriend, Charlie, is fated to save the world. And Aspen, the girl who feels like a sister, is an ordained soldier. In order to help both fulfill their destiny and win the war, Dante must complete liberator training at the Hive, rescue Aspen from hell, and uncover a message hidden on an ancient scroll.
Dante is built for battle, but even he canât handle the nightmares where spiders crawl from Aspenâs eyes, or the look on Charlieâs face that foretells of devastation. To make matters worse, the enemy seizes every opportunity to break inside the Hive and cripple the liberators. But the day of reckoning is fast approaching, and to stand victorious, Dante will have to embrace something inside himself he never has beforeâfaith.[/learn_more] |
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Empower (The Violet Eden Chapters #5)
by Jessica Shirvington
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]It has been two years since Violet Eden walked away from the city, her friends, her future and – most importantly – her soulmate, Lincoln. Part angel, part human, Violet is determined to stand by the promises she made to save the one she loves.
Living in the perpetual coldness of a broken soul she survives day to day as a Rogue Grigori in London.
But when an unexpected visitor shows up at her door, the news he bears about someone she swore to protect leaves Violet with no choice.
Even worse, she fears that this might all lead back to the night she tries hardest to forget. And what was taken without her permission.
Violet is going back to New York … and she knows exactly who is going to be there.
With Phoenix in her dreams and Lincoln in her heart she knows it is only a matter of time before the final choice must be made.[/learn_more] |
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Chantress Alchemy
(Chantress Trilogy #2)
by Amy Butler Greenfield
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Lucy is the last Chantress, the only remaining girl who can sing magic into the world. Since she defeated the evil Lord Scargrave, England has changedâand not for the better. With crops failing and the people rebelling, Lucy is called urgently back to King Henryâs court. His Inner Council is convinced that making gold through alchemy will save England. But a critical element to the alchemical process has been stolen. Lucy is tasked with finding it with her magicâŠor else. And until she succeeds, the castle is on lockdown.
Court too has changed. Scargraveâs brutal Chantress Hunter has become King Henryâs closest advisor. Lucyâs beloved Nat has fallen out of favor and is shunned by his colleagues. Worst of all, Lucyâs magic has deserted her. She can no longer hear the song spells at court, and must find a way to access her powers soonâor be accused of treason.
Amy Butler Greenfield returns to the volatile world of Chantress for an exciting tales that weaves together courtly intrigue, mystery, romance, magic, and music.[/learn_more] |
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The Eighth Guardian (Annum Guard #1)
by Meredith McCardle
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Amanda Obermann. Code name Iris.
Itâs Testing Day. The day that comes without warning, the day when all juniors and seniors at The Peel Academy undergo a series of intense physical and psychological tests to see if theyâre ready to graduate and become government operatives. Amanda and her boyfriend Abe are top students, and theyâve just endured thirty-six hours of testing. But theyâre juniors and donât expect to graduate. Thatâll happen next year, when they plan to join the CIAâtogether.
But when the graduates are announced, the results are shocking. Amanda has been chosenâthe first junior in decades. And she receives the opportunity of a lifetime: to join a secret government organization called the Annum Guard and travel through time to change the course of history. But in order to become the Eighth Guardian in this exclusive group, Amanda must say good-bye to everythingâher name, her family, and even Abeâforever.
Who is really behind the Annum Guard? And can she trust them with her life?[/learn_more] |
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A Creature of Moonlight
by Rebecca Hahn
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]A stunning debut novel about a girl who is half dragon, half human, and wholly herself.
As the only heir to the throne, Marni should have been surrounded by wealth and privilege, not living in exile-but now the time has come when she must choose between claiming her birthright as princess of a realm whose king wants her dead, and life with the father she has never known: a wild dragon who is sending his magical woods to capture her.
Fans of Bitterblue and Seraphina will be captured by A Creature of Moonlight, with its richly layered storytelling and the powerful choices its strong heroine must make.[/learn_more] |
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The Oversight (Oversight Trilogy #1)
by Charlie Fletcher
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Only five still guard the borders between the worlds.
Only five hold back what waits on the other side.
Once the Oversight, the secret society that policed the lines between the mundane and the magic, counted hundreds of brave souls among its members. Now their numbers can be counted on a single hand.
When a vagabond brings a screaming girl to the Oversight’s London headquarters, it seems their hopes for a new recruit will be fulfilled – but the girl is a trap.
As the borders between this world and the next begin to break down, murders erupt across the city, the Oversight are torn viciously apart, and their enemies close in for the final blow.
This gothic fantasy from Charlie Fletcher (the Stoneheart trilogy) spins a tale of witch-hunters, supra-naturalists, mirror-walkers and magicians. Meet the Oversight, and remember: when they fall, so do we all.[/learn_more] |
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A Girl Called Fearless
by Catherine Linkan
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Avie Reveare has the normal life of a privileged teen growing up in L.A., at least as normal as any girlâs life is these days. After a synthetic hormone in beef killed fifty million American women ten years ago, only young girls, old women, men, and boys are left to pick up the pieces. The death threat is past, but fathers still fear for their daughtersâ safety, and the Paternalist Movement, begun to “protect” young women, is taking over the choices they make.
Like all her friends, Avie still mourns the loss of her mother, but sheâs also dreaming about college and love and what sheâll make of her life. When her dad “contracts” her to marry a rich, older man to raise money to save his struggling company, her life suddenly narrows to two choices: Be trapped in a marriage with a controlling politician, or run. Her lifelong friend, student revolutionary Yates, urges her to run to freedom across the border to Canada. As their friendship turns to passion, the decision to leave becomes harder and harder. Running away is incredibly dangerous, and itâs possible Avie will never see Yates again. But staying could mean death.From Catherine Linka comes this romantic, thought-provoking, and frighteningly real story, A Girl Called Fearless, about fighting for the most important things in lifeâfreedom and love.[/learn_more] |
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Feather Bound
by Sarah Raughley
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]When Deanna’s missing friend Hyde turns up at his father’s funeral to claim his corporate empire and inheritance, she is swept into his glittering world of paparazzi and wealth.
But re-kindling her friendship and the dizzying new emotions along for the ride are the least of her concerns. Because Deanna has a secret – and somebody knows. Someone who is out to get Hyde. And if she doesn’t play along, and help the enemy destroy him…she will be sold to the highest bidder in the black market for human swans.
Now Deanna is struggling to break free from the gilded cage that would trap her forever…[/learn_more] |
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The Wizardâs Promise
(The Hanna Duology #1)
by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]All Hanna Euli wants is to become a proper witch â but unfortunately, sheâs stuck as an apprentice to a grumpy fisherman. When their boat gets caught up in a mysterious storm and blown wildly off course, Hanna finds herself further away from home than sheâs ever been before.
As she tries to get back, she learns there may be more to her apprentice master than she realized, especially when a mysterious, beautiful, and very non-human boy begins following her through the ocean, claiming that he needs Hannaâs help.[/learn_more] |
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Savage Drift (Monument 14 #3)
by Emmy Laybourne
Young Adult / Dystopian
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]In Monument 14: Savage Drift, the stunningly fierce conclusion to the Monument 14 trilogy, author Emmy Laybourne ups the stakes even higher for a group of kids who have continually survived the unthinkable. Can they do so one last time?
It’s over.
Dean, Alex, and the other survivors of the Monument 14 have escaped the disaster zone and made it to the safety of a Canadian refugee camp. Some of the kids have been reunited with their families, and everyone is making tentative plans for the future. And then, Niko learns that his lost love, Josie, has survived!
Or is it? For Josie, separated from the group and presumed dead, life has gone from bad to worse. Trapped in a terrible prison camp with other exposed O’s and traumatized by her experiences, she has given up all hope of rescue. Meanwhile, scared by the government’s unusual interest in her pregnancy, Astrid–along with her two protectors, Dean and Jake–joins Niko on his desperate quest to be reunited with Josie.[/learn_more] |
Tags: Fresh Meat, May 2014
Stop it! I want to buy them all! LOL
The first & last weeks of the month are always the busiest. LOL
Dayum, so much covergasm and wanting just happened.
Your New Releases section is turning merciless, lol! I can only share it and spread the need of new books to others, mwahahahaha!!
Hehe Did you buy anything? đ
Sigh, got 4 of them… this is after I swore to not buy another new title for the week :)) I’m not trustworthy when it comes to not buying these babies, that’s obvious… *skulks off in shame*
I love this post each week because it seems I always miss one or two on here and I love the reminder! How could I miss the anthology altogether? I don’t even remember seeing it before now.
I check out other peeps’ New Release posts in case I missed any in mine too. Like I don’t have enough to read already!
Charlaine was a preorder for me đ
I haven’t read ANY of her books; how sad is that??
I love these posts of yours, gives me a good picture of which books I’ll need to add to my already HUGE tbr! đ
There’s a lot of awesome stuff on that list. I loved the Oversight and The Falconer was pretty cool (I think you’d like that one!) I still gotta review The Crimson Campaign!
I think Jessica beat me to the punch and is reviewing The Falconer. Oh well, I’m sure I can find plenty of other books to keep me busy.
So many great books this week! I’m excited to check out The Falconer, Deep Blue and I love that cover for Fire Kin by M.J. Scott – I nedd to go and check that series out. Sounds like something I would like. Thanks, Carmel đ
Ha! I’ve already read two of the books on this list so that’s two less to add to my list đ
Nothing for me from the list, but the new IAD came out today, so I had to get that one..lol
Thanks Carmel đ
Oh some great books are coming out this week!!! I loved The Wizard’s Promise and not so much Deep Blue. But I cannot wait to read Compelled as it seems so good. Great post đ