A.M. Grimm
I'm looking for #fiction book recommendations, my friends! In the mood for #romance, #fantasy, or #mystery. If you're an author, feel free to recommend your own work. Thanks!
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The Fires of Treason
by Michele Quirke
Princess Elizabeth has always idolized and supported her older brother, but when Greg is accused of treason and banished, her loyalty to him is tested in ways she never could've imagined. As she leaves her luxurious lifestyle behind to join him in exile, she must learn to cope with the everyday struggles of the working class, all while keeping her true identity a secret. Facing new hardships and the looming threat of execution, Elizabeth will need to toughen up if she has any chance of surviving outside the palace walls.Prince Gregory spent his entire life trying to prove himself worthy of the crown until his banishment releases him of all the pressures and obligations that have chained him down. Although he has no intention of raising an army to defend his birthright, he soon learns that not everyone is content to let him walk away from the throne. With his sister's safety and well-being to consider, Gregory must make a decision that will change both their lives forever.The Theater of Nok-Mondu
by Davene Le Grange
Welcome to Arc City. A city that exists in a world beyond governments, where war and climate change have destroyed the old order. Corporations are now the authorities of the surviving city states. The elite live in luxury above the clouds in their towers, everyone else lives further down, based on their corporate and economic worth. Arc City Stories is an exciting, action-packed collection of nine cyberpunk tales, written by eight authors, of various citizens each trying to survive, in their own way, this brave new world.Tulum Takedown
by Jeanine Kitchel
After her daring assassination of a cartel rival, Layla Navarro is hiding out in Mexico City until the ruckus dies down. She develops an unlikely friendship with a reporter whose niece has gone missing, and travels incognito to the sun-drenched beaches of the Yucatán and the one-time sleepy pueblo of Tulum. In a desperate race against time to find the girl, Layla teams up with a fellow dealer and a cartel fixer. Now she must piece together a complex puzzle of money laundering, dirty politics, and millions dollar land grabs before another innocent victim is lost to the shady world of human trafficking.Winter's Rest
by K.A. Connolly
Laura is a hard-working ski instructor with a fraught family past. Her best friend, April, tells her it's time for her to move on from her no good ex-boyfriend once and for all, but she isn't sure about returning to the dating world. She spends her days teaching the children in her classes and whiling away the hours at Winter's Rest, the bar and restaurant that her childhood friend, Wade, owns. The ski resort town where Laura lives and works is a true home for her, and she loves to spend time with her fellow locals. Laura's friends and community form all the support network that she feels like she needs. She isn't looking for love when she runs into a mysterious man named Scott on the mountain, but that might be what she finds.Votes: 2
Boys of Brayshaw High
by Meagan Brandy
"Girls like you aren't exactly welcomed at a place like this, so keep your head down and look the other way." Those were the exact words of my social worker when she dropped me in my newest hellhole, a place for "troubled teens". I didn't listen, and now I'm on their radar. They expect me to play along in their games of hierarchy, to fall in line in the social order they've deemed me fit. Too bad for them, I don't follow rules. Too bad for me, they're determined to make sure I do. Inconceivably attractive and treated like kings...these are the boys of Brayshaw High.And I'm the girl who got in their way.----This is book one in a three book series.Close to Me
by Monica Murphy
I’ve got it all, they say. I’m the starting quarterback for the best NFL team in the league. I’m rich. I’m famous. I can have any woman I want, any time I want. Yeah, I’ve got everything—except for the one who got away. How do you move on from loving the same girl since you were in the seventh grade? She promised me forever until forever got too hard and at nineteen, she dumped me. By text message. Now she’s walked back into my life. Just as beautiful. Just as sweet. Just as smart. More grown up and incredibly sexy… We’re older now. Supposedly wiser. This time, I’m going to fight for what I want, no matter how hard it gets. This time, I’m going to make her mine.Running Behind Time
by Jan Turk Petrie
There's a wrinkle in time on the 15:15 train from Paddington to Cheltenham Spa It's the Summer of 1982, and Beth Sawyer is thrilled to have landed the title role in a play. It may only be in a fringe theatre in Shepherd's Bush, but it's the start she's always dreamed of. It's the Summer of 2020, amid the global pandemic, and Tom Brookes is furloughed. Unable to face lockdown in a tiny city flat, he moves back to his mother's cottage in the sleepy Cotswold village of Stoatsfield-under-Ridge. Neither of them expects an everyday train journey to throw their normal lives so spectacularly off-course. This is the story of an extraordinary encounter between two people who should never have met. A time-slip story that's a must for fans of Kate Atkinson, Audrey Niffenegger & Diana GabaldonVotes: 2
The Frost Eater
by Carol Beth Anderson
A flying teenage boy. A magical princess. And a missing girl who can only remember what happens at night. A spellbinding, post-apocalyptic fantasy.A Lady's Revenge (When the Blood Is Up Book 1)
by Edie Cay
Lady Lydia Somerset is an earl’s daughter. At the ripe age of twenty-five, she still wears the lavish gowns and dances the dainty steps of the haute ton as if she were pursuing a husband; but her goals are far more personal. Instead, she pursues her tormentors: the men who bet that taking a girl’s virginity--her virginity--really can cure a brothel’s plague. She has her cousins and sister to aid her, but no one can understand what it feels like to be helpless. Pugilism, England’s manliest pastime, is her only relief. Training in secret with a female boxer keeps her sane, but when her instructor is hired away by one of the men she is seeking to destroy, she is in a bind. Her new teacher, a former prizefighter with a ready joke and a quick wit might do more than just correct her technique. John Arthur is made of money. A street kid who dazzled with his fists, he now impresses as a miracle worker on the London Stock Exchange. But a man can’t forget a boyhood spent in the gutter. Easy-going and affable, John Arthur knows he shouldn’t tangle with bluebloods. He should be happy with a full belly and coin-filled pockets. But when he meets a woman who finds boxing as vital as he does, his life suddenly gets complicated. Caught between revenge and finding love with a man who might truly understand her, Lady Lydia must commit to opening her heart or closing it forever.Being Dorothy
by Michele Olson
980 has rattled Dorothy Cooper's world. Disillusioned, she drops off the grid after more than a decade of dedication to The Service, a highly secretive organization. An expert at hiding, being found in less than a year reinforces Dorothy's fear that she is losing her edge. Escaping to a remote area from her long-ago past along with a fellow Service insider, they both assume new identities on a tiny Michigan island in the Straits of Mackinac. Taking up residence in the opulent Grand Hotel, Dorothy questions their relationship and wonders if anyone can be trusted after what she's seen.Trying to remain in the shadows, loneliness draws her into a friendship at a new knitting and craft shop, The Creative Lilac. The camaraderie and ambiance the owners and frequent visitors enjoy disrupts her concept of marriage, family, and faith. Can Dorothy find her long-lost feelings of love before the enemies of The Service find her? Or has her past destined her to an endless life-on-the-run, never allowing her to know the happiness of home? "What happens when you combine a love of Wizard of Oz, Nora Ephron, James Bond movies, and the desire for true faith? You embark on an unforgettable 1980 journey to magical, Mackinac Island." -Author Michèle OlsonBlood on the Throne
by Mr Kadi Bello
This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the political systems of all ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste from a comparative perspective. It investigates the political institutions, actors and processes in eleven states, covering democracies as well as autocratic regimes. Each country study includes an analysis of the current system of governance, the party and electoral system, and an assessment of the state, its legal system and administrative bodies. Students of political science and regional studies will also learn about processes of democratic transition and autocratic persistence, as well as how civil society and the media influence the political culture in each country.Burning Rose (The Legacy of Phoenix Book 1)
by Lyndsey LaVan
After Phoenix Rose, a seventeen-year-old with a terminal illness, finds her father murdered outside her blazing home, she discovers they had been living a life in hiding...but why? In the thrilling fantasy debut, a teen discovers that she has otherworldly powers and is the savior-or destroyer-of an ancient Viking race of warriors, and is faced with a decision that can change the world. Resilient, thorny seventeen-year-old Phoenix Rose has come to terms with her imminent death-she has spent her life finding peace with her terminal illness. But when her father is brutally murdered, and she is sent to live with her two grandmothers in a new town, she finds she has something to live for now more than ever: avenging her father's death and uncovering her family's long-held and mysterious secrets. Burning Rose is the debut book from author Lyndsey LaVan, the first in the captivating The Legacy of Phoenix fantasy series. At her new high school, Phoenix, "Nix," discovers that each student is more gorgeous than the next . . . including the fierce and otherworldly Alexion Greyson to whom she feels an expected and confusing pull. The typically reclusive Nix finds some solace in her grief and new surroundings by being welcomed into a new group of friends including the perky Sera and a pair of brooding, hulkish, and seductive teenage boys including "Alex" and his friend Cash McCallister. Nix feels almost electric around Alex and it won't be long until she discovers why. Young adult readers will delight as author Lyndsey LaVan masterfully creates a riveting story blending fantasy and reality. Nix's world begins to unravel and, with the help of her newfound friends, she learns that her past is nothing that she was led to believe and that she is the key to survival for the world as we know it. Her family's secrets harbored Nix's truth . . . one that involves magical powers only she can wield. As she comes to face her own fate-one of being an otherworldly queen and the most powerful Ulfhedinn ever-Phoenix must make a choice that will determine the fate of an ancient Viking race of warriors, her family's powerful ancestors. "Worlds collide for young adult readers who will love the fast-paced thrills, the chemistry between the characters, and the interplay of fantasy and reality in Burning Rose. Author Lyndsey LaVan expertly weaves a story that is timeless, bringing together elements of loss and longing, coming of age, and survival. Burning Rose: The Legacy of Phoenix Book One is a perfect cross-market read for young adults and adult readers alike, who are searching for the next enduring fantasy classic."Carolina Jubilee
by Genevieve N. Colletta
Claire Eddings moves to Jubilee, North Carolina to escape from the ghosts of her past and - she hopes - to remake her future. What she doesn't expect is to come face to face with Grayson Scott, one of the lead singers of her favorite band. Even more unexpected is how quickly they become friends, despite the painful memories Grayson stirs in her, along with the fact that he is a married man. Grayson Scott knows that moving back to his hometown of Jubilee, after a disastrous year in New York City, is the right decision for him, and for his kids. Admitting his marriage is over feels impossible. Pretending nothing's wrong seems the best choice in this tiny town where gossip travels fast. But when his daughter's enigmatic new teacher, Claire, offers the possibility of something more than friendship, the choice of living a lie starts to chafe.Connor's Gambit
by Z Gottlieb
Want to be a better writer? Perfect your process. For example, do you fear the blank page? You may be skipping the essential early phases of writing. Do you generate swarms of ideas but never publish anything? You need strategies to focus and persist to the finish. When you learn to work with your brain instead of against it, you'll get more done and have more fun. Master the inner game of writing The Writer's Process combines proven practices of successful authors with cognitive science research about how our minds work. You'll learn: How to invite creativity and flow into the writing process Why separating the writing process into different steps makes you more productive How to overcome writer's block, negative feedback, and distractions How to make time for writing in a busy, interrupt-driven lifeIt's filled with ideas that you can put into practice immediately. The Writer's Process is a 2017 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner and a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Silver Award winner.Votes: 1
Crowns
by James Lynch
Elven Quest Series
by Laura E. Thompson
Join Isobel and her companions on an exciting adventure full of magic, love and excitement in the Elven Quest Trilogy, the first three novels in the series. Included in this compilation are;Elven Quest Book 1: The Burden of Destiny follows a young heroine's quest to find her place and save her people. It will inspire readers by addressing the meaning of trust, duty, loss, love, and the importance of preserving the world in which we all belong.Elven Quest Book 2: The enchanting journey continues with book two of Elven Quest: Elemental's Favor, as we follow our young heroine Isobel and her band of irreplaceable companions. They will face new challenges, encounter new magic and learn more about each other and the elements that surround them. The group travels toward Undrean in an attempt to put an end to the evil Madeara, who plans to plunge the realm into darkness and misery.Elven Quest Book 3: Book three of Elven Quest: Realization of Truth, is an exciting, climatic end of the journey, full of endearing moments with familiar faces. Isobel must unravel hidden truths and attempt to gain the trust of the remaining Elementals. She will not have any hope of beating her sister and her forces without theFalling Into The Darkness
by SD Suzanne
Fame fueled her dreams. A loveless marriage nearly destroyed her. But when Jenna-Lynne finally found her passion she realized just how wrong she had been, about nearly everything.With her simple farm life in her rearview mirror, Jenna-Lynne heads to New York. Her eye for design and country couture sewing skills got her a full scholarship to college of her dreams, The New York Fashion Institute. Her dreams of becoming a famous designer are within reach, as long as her high school sweetheart, Troy doesn't get in her way.Although it annoyed her at first Jenna-Lynne discovers it's helpful to have Troy traveling to New York with her. He chose Columbia Law as soon as he heard she was heading to New York to follow her dreams. He plans to become an environmental lawyer and fight the chemical companies that were destroying his hometown farmland. Troy dreams of returning to his home community after college with Jenna-Lynne by his side. But she has other plans. The fame and fortune only a big city can provide are all she has ever wanted. Marriage, children and farm life are the last things she wants. Jenna-Lynne is the love of Troy's life. But Troy is nothing more than a comfortable convenience to her.An exotic Italian classmate, Sergio, ignites a flame within Jenna-Lynne that Troy never could. She never felt real love and passion like this with Troy. She never planned on staying with Troy after college, and now that she has Sergio she needs to find a way to tell him. But for some reason she never finds the right way.An unexpected pregnancy laced with complications changes everything. The amazing job she was just offered as a wedding dress designer and the wonderful life she had dreamed of are about to be lost. She has to let Sergio go and tell Troy he is about to become a father. The weight off her decision, keeping her secret, lying to Troy, feeling suffocated by Troy's success and unfulfilled by her role as wife and mother are all just too much for her to bare. The only escape from the torment of her unhappiness is suicide. But now that she is falling she realizes this can't be the end. She can see things so clearly as she tumbles downward. Is it possible make things right? Will Troy ever forgive her? Will Sergio understand? Can she survive a fall from a penthouse rooftop and put the shattered pieces of her life back together?Gabriel's Inferno
by Sylvain Reynard
New York Times bestselling author Sylvain Reynard returns with the fourth installment of the beloved Gabriel's Inferno series. When Gabriel and Julia Emerson first lay eyes on their newborn daughter, Clare, they realize life as they know it will never be the same. Gabriel has vowed to be a good father when he suddenly receives an invitation to give a series of lectures in Edinburgh, Scotland--an opportunity of high prestige—but that would mean leaving his wife and child in Boston. Hesitant to bring it up, he keeps the opportunity from Julia as long as he can, not knowing she has a secret of her own. When a frightening situation arises that threatens their new family, both parents must make sacrifices. With the family in danger, the looming question remains: Will Gabriel pursue his lectureship in Edinburgh, leaving Julia and Clare vulnerable in Boston, or will he abandon the chance of a lifetime in order to ensure his family's safety?Highland Court Chronicles
by Farida Mestek
There's a prophecy that could save her kingdom and a plot that could destroy it all...Almendra Ravenlock, a seventeen-year-old ruler of the Upper Kingdom, has never set foot outside the grounds of the royal castle, believing that beyond its gates lies a deadly curse left behind by the same group of rebels that attacked her kingdom and sent her mother to her early doom fifteen years ago. Isolated from the rest of the realm, with only her cranky granny and her loyal wolf for company, she waits for Prince Frederick of the Lowland Kingdom to come and set her free. There is a prophecy that strongly suggests that he is the one to win her heart and save her kingdom.However, when an unexpected messenger arrives and tells her that the prince is at death's door after an attempt on his life and that she is the only one who can save him, Almendra grabs at the chance to fulfill the prophecy on her own terms. As she travels through the realm with her wolf and her new friend, Almendra unearths a horrifying secret buried deep under the rebels' lair, discovers that her life and her kingdom are in as much danger from them as ever, and that the prince she is determined to save might not be the one meant to save her or her kingdom after all.Joyous Lies
by Margaret Ann Spence
Maelle Woolley, a shy botanist, prefers plants to people. They don't suddenly disappear. Raised on her grandparents' commune after her mother's mysterious death, she follows the commune's utopian beliefs of love for all. Then she falls for attractive psychiatrist Zachary Kane. When Zachary claims her mother and his father never emerged alive from his father's medical research lab, Maelle investigates. What she discovers will challenge everything she believes, force her to find strength she never knew she had, and confront the commune's secrets and lies. What happened to love? And can it survive?Made For Each Other
by Shivani A Singh
Four years ago. Aarav is not a normal college kid. From a blurry, abusive childhood, to his severe anxiety and the horrible voices in his head, he is fed up with life. Driven by the belief that his past is everything that defines him, he ended up posting his suicide note online. But, the kind of silence he fantasized never came true. Nikita, who suffered from PTSD and depression, sees her own tragic secrets reflected in him, and she is not going to let the past repeat itself—no matter the cost. Where is the controversial writer? Who is she? Who does she remind Aarav so much of? What are the voices in his head? And how much hate can love fuel? In his debut novel, Rishaj Dubey explores the depths of trauma, corruption, loneliness and what is it like to suffocate in your own breath.Neighbors
by Danielle Steel
From the world's favourite storyteller. From New York to London to St Tropez, All That Glitters by Danielle Steel is the story of a young woman finding her place in the world and learning the hardest lesson of all - who to trust. Coco Martin, the adored only child of wealthy parents, has lived a charmed existence in their beautiful Manhattan home, and summers in a fabulous Hamptons house. Despite her privileged upbringing, Coco's parents instilled in their daughter their own values of hard work, honesty and kindness. But as she's just entering her twenties, Coco's world is devastated by the sudden death of her beloved parents. Now the heir to a considerable fortune, Coco must find her way in a world that no longer makes sense to her. The estate is protected by a trustee, a close friend of her mother and father. But is he the honourable man she believes him to be? Beginning a new life in London, she falls in love with a charismatic, handsome, penniless aristocrat, who introduces her to a world of fabulous parties and extravagance. Coco's oldest friend Sam fears that this whirlwind romance won't last, but Coco is sure that she has finally found happiness. In the middle of London's glamorous social scene, Coco struggles to see things as they really are . . .Reluctant Guardian
by Elisha Bugg
He's a Guardian, sworn to protect the creatures of lore. She's a human who can't remember her past.WEAK. BROKEN. ROGUE.That's how Thane Marrok, wolf shifter, and soldier in the elite organisation known as The Guardians, sees himself - forced to live a lonely and tortured existence after witnessing the death of his family at the hands of humans. When he's forced to return to the place where all his nightmares began, he comes face to face with an unfamiliar human female who triggers the wolf's deepest, darkest desires.Can Thane put his past behind him and be the protector, and lover, that Anya needs? Or will he succumb to his hatred of her kind, and lose the woman meant to be his for eternity?HUNTED. GUARDED. BETRAYED.Anya Shaw leads a quiet, uneventful existence until the appearance of a black wolf turns her life upside down. Now she's involved in a world she never knew existed, hunted for reasons she doesn't understand, and guarded by a man she never expected. Can she unlock the secrets of her past, and her heart, in time to tame the wolf and save Thane from himself? Or will the hunters get there first, destroying any hope they have left?Rescue
by Mx. Alex
At age eighteen, when they become marriageable, all royal children in the Thousand Kingdoms must either go questing to rescue another royal or be hidden away to await rescue themselves. Some go the traditional route of princes rescuing princesses, but not all princes want to be rescuers...and some would rather rescue other princes. Then there's Prince Gerald, who has no interest in getting married at all. When he refuses to choose a role as either rescuer or rescuee, his royal parents choose for him and have him magicked away to a distant tower to await a spouse. Gerald, however, is having none of it. He recruits his guardian dragon and a would-be rescuer and soon the trio is dashing to all corners of the united kingdoms on a quest to overturn the entire system.Selah
by Rose Carmel Gaspard
Everything in creation has a secret name. Selah Jacobi becomes just another name in the New York City Foster Care system after the death of his adopted family. Selah's placements are short lived, because there is something about the boy the foster families find uncomfortable. There is an authority in his gaze they find unsettling. Selah doesn't understand why he's set apart from everyone he meets until the fateful night he meets an enigmatic stranger.Selah discovers he is part of a powerful ancient bloodline tasked to maintain the balance between the human realm and that of the Unseen. The Unseen no longer respect human sovereignty on the earth realm. Battle lines are being drawn between those who support human rule and the dark forces who want to destroy all of mankind. Selah is charged with locating a magical codex: The Sefer Ha-Sefarim, The Book of Books. Selah must learn the secret names of all creation in order to return balance and save the human realm.Book one of the Book of Books TrilogySilence in the Garden
by JC Crumpton
Nestled in the Ozarks, the Crescent Hotel looms over the town of Eureka Springs like a sentinel from its mountain perch, and Shari Wheatley's family has been tied to its history for generations. Shari has come at the request of her great-grandmother Millie, to return something taken eighty years earlier. "It's important," was all Millie told her. "I need you to promise me you'll get it back to the Crescent." Ever the dutiful granddaughter, Shari agrees, though she's still uncertain what exactly she's supposed to do or why she's supposed to do it. Shari quickly finds herself caught up in a twisted web of events that started almost a century ago, and is far from over. Back in the 1920s, when the music was roaring and legend intermingled with reality, Mildred Wheatley and two other students of what was then known as the Crescent College and Conservatory for Young Women, inadvertently set a terrible series of tragedies into motion. Through pettiness and arrogance, they opened a doorway to a dark and malevolent power that, acting through its human helpers, could bring about nothing short of hell on earth. Now, the seemingly innocent request of her great-grandmother puts Shari squarely in the path of the same beings who tore apart the lives of two families so long ago. In a riveting story linking past and present, she learns how a Guardian, a priest, and Granny Millie worked together to protect their friends and loved ones from the legion of horrors waiting to be unleashed from the pit. Will Shari have the strength to defeat this terror like those before her could not? Or will the Crescent's dark legacy simply prove too great to overcome?Split Screen
by Kalpesh Vedak
This book provides insight into some of the problems and pitfalls encountered in current medical practice. It helps lawyers to commission an expert witness to write a medical report and to interpret it, using their greater knowledge and a better understanding of the practice of medicine.Starry Night
by Martin Bailey
Starry Night is a fully illustrated account of Van Gogh's time at the asylum in Saint-Remy. Despite the challenges of ill health and asylum life, Van Gogh continued to produce a series of masterpieces – cypresses, wheatfields, olive groves and sunsets. He wrote very little about the asylum in letters to his brother Theo, so this book sets out to give an impression of daily life behind the walls of the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole and looks at Van Gogh through fresh eyes, with newly discovered material.Stolen
by Lucy Christopher
A stunning debut novel with an intriguing literary hook: written in part as a letter from a victim to her abductor. Sensitive, sharp, captivating! Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty--rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar--pays for Gemma's drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.Votes: 1
Taking Life
by Rod Rhimes
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle 'There was a wall. It did not look important - even a child could climb it. But the idea was real. Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on...' Shevek is brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time - but there are those who are jealous of his work, and will do anything to block him. So he leaves his homeland, hoping to find a place of more liberty and tolerance. Initially feted, Shevek soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game. With powerful themes of freedom, society and the natural world's influence on competition and co-operation, THE DISPOSSESSED is a true classic of the 20th century.The Drift
by Casie Aufenthie
In a future where the human race has split into three species, the mentally-evolved Illuminatos have conquered the other two in a brutal Genetic War. Now, the seven most powerful Illuminatos, the Council, control the Earth, ruling over the other two human species through violent oppression. As one of the defeated physically-evolved Corporis, Samara lost everything: her family, her freedom, and her will to fight. But, when her master, Lord Wyatt Faraday, commands her to find the mysterious leader of the Resistance, Tristan, everything she thought she knew is challenged. Tristan is an Illuminatos who has turned his back on his own kind to follow his principles. An idealist hoping to restore peace and equality for all species, he cannot escape his past, and it may force him to make a terrible choice. Their meeting will change the world, but will it be for the better? Content Warnings: Graphic violence References to rapeThe Guest List
by Lucy Foley
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “My favorite kind of whodunit, kept me guessing all the way through, and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best -- with an extra dose of acid.” -- Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Silent Patient Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect... During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands—the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. The trip begins innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group’s tenuous nostalgia to bear. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year’s Eve, the cord holding them together snaps, just as a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead. . . and another of them did it. Keep your friends close, the old adage says. But how close is too close? DON'T BE LEFT OUT. JOIN THE PARTY NOW.The Heirs of Elves and Men (2 Book Series)
by Genevieve N. Colletta
The kingdom of Altis is at war with itself. King Eracles of Altis has been murdered by his traitorous brother Thaddeus. His sons, Gerard, Viktor, and Wesley, are on the run, each with a specific set of instructions to turn the tide, win the war, and reclaim the throne. But staying alive to carry out those orders may prove a challenge for Prince Viktor as he makes his way North to the neighboring kingdom of the elves. The first installment in a new fantasy series from author Genevieve N. Colletta, The Heir of Veridis follows the journey of Prince Viktor and Christine Lucas, two childhood friends, as they go on a quest to save their homeland of Altis. Along the way Viktor learns to step into the role left by his father, to lead and put his people above himself. Christine discovers that the things she thought she knew about her deceased mother weren't entirely true and that she has a bigger role to play in saving Altis than even she expected. And both must reassess their role in each other's lives as they're faced with the possible end of life as they've known it. Will Viktor be successful in securing aid from the elves? Will Christine find answers as to why her father ordered her to go to Veridis when he died? And what will become of their friendship as war and family threaten to pull them apart?The Key Masters of Telemma
by J.S. Frankel
Bill Newell and Carla Meadows, both seventeen and both dying, live out their final days in a palliative care center in Portland, Oregon. Bill has no hope of recovering, but the appearance of a strange key on his bed one day intrigues him. Carla receives the same key, and soon they find themselves in a pocket universe ruled by one being, a being-not-a-being named Malgorath who wields immense power. Malgorath makes them a deal. Find four keys, ones of silver, gold, glass, and paper, and return them to him. Upon their retrieval, he will cure them of their illness and send them back to Earth. For Malgorath, the keys are the key to finding Falnarth, a mythical world that holds many secrets. Bill and Carla have no secrets to discover, save life. With no choice in the matter, they agree to the terms and soon find themselves journeying to worlds of silver, gold—ruled by robots—glass, ruled by a power-mad queen, and one of wood. Each key’s retrieval is more dangerous than the last but Bill and Carla are determined to succeed in their quest. However, they soon realize that Malgorath has his own agenda, and they must do everything in their power before the demon can fuse the keys together and destroy—and recreate—the universe.The Last Time They Met
by Anita Shreve
When Linda Fallon and Thomas Janes meet at a writers' festival in Toronto, it is the first time they have seen each other for twenty-six years. Theirs is a story bound by the irresistible pull of true passion -- a love which begins in Massachusetts in the early 1960s, is rekindled in Kenya in the mid 1970s and which is about to play out its astonishing final episode . . . Written with reverse chronology, Anita Shreve's new novel is a haunting story of mesmerising beauty, with a strong narrative pull that inescapably draws the reader in, and leaves its most stunning revelation until the very last pages. Brilliantly ambitious and powerfully written, THE LAST TIME THEY MET is a tale not so much of life, but of a life not lived.Votes: 1
The Smoke Tree
by Stefanie Nici
The Staff of Fire and Bone
by Mikko Azul
Contributions by Megan Brown, Jill Coste, Sara K. Day, Rachel Dean-Ruzicka, Rebekah Fitzsimmons, Amber Gray, Roxanne Harde, Tom Jesse, Heidi Jones, Kaylee Jangula Mootz, Leah Phillips, Rachel L. Rickard Rebellino, S. R. Toliver, Jason Vanfosson, Sarah E. Whitney, and Casey Alane Wilson While critical and popular attention afforded to twenty-first-century young adult literature has exponentially increased in recent years, classroom materials and scholarship have remained static in focus and slight in scope. Twilight, The Hunger Games, The Fault in Our Stars, and The Hate U Give overwhelm conversations among scholars and critics—but these are far from the only texts in need of analysis. Beyond the Blockbusters: Themes and Trends in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction offers a necessary remedy to this limiting perspective, bringing together essays about the many subgenres, themes, and character types that have until now been overlooked. The collection tackles a diverse range of topics—modern updates to the marriage plot; fairy tale retellings in dystopian settings; stories of extrajudicial police killings and racial justice. The approaches are united, though, by a commitment to exploring the large-scale generic and theoretical structures at work in each set of texts. As a collection, Beyond the Blockbusters is an exciting entryway into a field that continues to grow and change even as its works captivate massive audiences. It will prove a crucial addition to the library of any scholar or instructor of young adult literature.THE STATIONERY SHOP OF TEHRAN (192 POCHE)
by KAMALI MARJAN
*** If you read The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul and enjoyed The Beekeeper of Aleppo, you will love The Stationery Shop of Tehran *** 1953, Tehran. Roya loves nothing better than to while away the hours in the local stationery shop run by Mr. Fakhri. The store, stocked with fountain pens, shiny ink bottles, and thick pads of writing paper, also carries translations of literature from all over the world. And when Mr. Fakhri introduces her to his other favorite customer -- handsome Bahman, with his burning passion for justice and a shared love for Rumi's poetry -- Roya loses her heart at once. But around them, life in Tehran is changing. On the eve of their marriage, Roya heads to the town square to meet with Bahman. Suddenly, shockingly, violence erupts: a coup d'etat that forever changes their country's future. Bahman never arrives. Roya must piece her life back together. Her parents, wanting her to be safe, enroll her in college in California, where she meets and marries another man. But, nearly sixty years later, an accident of fate finally brings her the answer she has always wanted to know - Why did you leave? Where did you go? How is it that you were able to forget me? Marjan Kamali's beautiful novel, set in a country poised for democracy but destroyed by political upheaval, explores issues that have never been more timely, of immigration and cultural assimilation, of the quirks of fate. And its ending will break readers' hearts. 'Kamali paints an evocative portrait of 1950s Iran and its political upheaval, and she cleverly writes the heartbreak of Roya and Bahman's romance to mirror the tragic recent history of their country. Simultaneously briskly paced and deeply moving, this will appeal to fans of Khaled Hosseini and should find a wide audience' BOOKLIST 'Evocative, devastating, and hauntingly beautiful ... explores love's power to transcend time and distance, and the ways fate can tear people apart and bring them back together. This book broke my heart again and again' Whitney Scharer, author of THE AGE OF LIGHT 'What a pleasure -- a novel that is all at once masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and populated by characters who are arresting, lovable and so real' Elinor Lipman, author of TURPENTINE LANE 'A beautiful and sensitive novel that I loved from the first page' Alyson Richman, international bestselling author of THE LOST WIFE 'A beautifully immersive tale ... brings to life a lost and complex world and the captivating characters who once called it home' Jasmin Darznik, New York Times bestselling author of THE GOOD DAUGHTER and SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD 'A sweeping romantic tale of thwarted love' KIRKUS REVIEWS 'The unfurling stories ... will stun readers as the aromas of Persian cooking wafting throughout convince us that love can last a lifetime. For those who enjoy getting caught up in romance while discovering unfamiliar history of another country' LIBRARY JOURNAL 'Grab your tissues... Set among the political upheaval of 1950s Tehran, The Stationery Shop follows teenager Roya as she discovers the power of love, loss, and then, decades later, fate. BOSTON MAGAZINE 'A tender story of enduring love.' MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE 'I! Am! Obsessed! With! This! Book!' COSMOPOLITAN.COMThe Suicide Killers
by Winslow Swan
On a hot July afternoon, three ordinary people went completely insane at the exact same time. While the police have closed the books on the cases, Police Detective Adam Lawrence knows that something else is happening, but he can't quite put his finger on it. Time to call in some outside help. Jake Rhodes, retired from the police force after an accident, looks over the cases and becomes embroiled in a mystery that takes out a client and leaves his secretary and friend in the hospital. From the creator of "The Convincer" and "More Stories To Read To Thing Under The Bed" comes a journey into the mad world of the pulp fiction. Jake is not your ordinary private detective. He has his rules, which he himself thinks he should really start paying more attention to. Find out the mystery of the "The Suicide Killers" and pray that it can't happen today.The Temper Saga
by Lila Mina
Submission will tame her temper but unleash her true power. Dutiful devotion will heal cursed bodies and souls. Compassion and boundless passion will set them all free.Nobody, nothing will tear this trio apart. Not even death! Short-tempered Lana Martin is a workaholic consultant based in Tokyo. Not one to turn down a challenge, she accepts the indecent proposal of her martial arts instructor to become his submissive in a dynamic that tests her resilience. Spreading like wildfire, their affair lights up another blaze, this time between Lana and Honda's wife, the sophisticated socialite Yuki. Fearless, Lana embraces what her two masters offer her.Yet, unbeknown to her, their powerful desire rouses dark powers who have waited for decades to claim their prizes. Lana must confront the enemy eating her from within, while pulling back Honda from the edge of madness. Yuki's unwavering strength will keep them sane - but for how long? A two-edged sword, the trio's fiery passion will either destroy them or be the key to their salvation. DEFERENCE is the first book of the TEMPER saga and continues with DREAD. It contains explicit content only suitable for an adult audience.The Terraist Letters
by Ethan Indigo Smith
This guide offers a learning experience. For the junior, it provides lessons in guidebook format that ordinary schools never touch on. For the senior, there is new information and inspiration for individual empowerment. The book offers explanations of allegories and alliterations in the book "1984" by George Orwell, through observations of reality. The guide explains patriotism, oligarchical collectivism and the status quo through historical and contemporary examples. It is a guide to individual empowerment in the midst of institutional monopolisation, as if flips institutional distortions while inspiring evaluation of oneself and one's surroundings. The book offers a valuable blueprint for taking ownership with respect to our lives, our community and our world.Where Darkness Meets Light
by Sabrine Elouali
A poetry collection depicting the trials and tribulations of living with mental illness and the journey of one girl's struggles to try and overcome them. From the difficult beginnings of life that contributed to her illnesses, to the present day where she still faces her demons day in day out. Full of harsh truths, comforting truths, and humbling truths. A book that will have you reflecting on your own life, where you can make changes, improvements and start to really challenge your regular ways of thinking. Featuring descriptions of hope as well as woeful testimonies, each poem illustrates the thoughts and emotions this young woman has gone through and continues to go through. Having written this book to inspire, and open the eyes of all who come across it, as well as hopes of breaking the stigmas around mental health and mental illness.Wolves of War
by Adam Conlon
Attacked and outnumbered upon arriving in Kendala, Tourm's small, peaceful envoy is forced to flee through the expansive Sea of Trees. Ambushed and afraid, they are unable to send word to the Crown regarding Kendala's betrayal. While they are hounded by monsters and highwaymen, the Kendalan army-led by their new power-mad monarch-strikes the seaside duchy of Nin. With their land conquered, the royal family struggles to maintain control. The King is unsure. The Crown Prince worries. Citizens panic. Warrior guilds, thirsty for blood and hungry for gold, squabble for a chance at the frontlines. Amidst total war, Orrick looks to his senior officers for guidance. But not all enemies fight under foreign banners, and blood washes away naught but disgrace. Relishing in violence, killing to reclaim Nin, can Orrick balance valor and bloodlust, or will madness and betrayal tear him apart?