H.A.L.F.: The Deep Beneath by Natalie Wright H.A.L.F. #9 is the product of genetic engineering, a hybrid of human and alien DNA. Kept secret in an underground lab, he was engineered and trained to be a potent weapon in a secret war we don't know is coming. But #9 has escaped the lab into the Arizona desert. He's never felt more alive, more powerful or more deadly. Erika Holt is hanging out in the desert with some friends on a Saturday night completely unaware that there are things more … [Read more...] about H.A.L.F.: The Deep Beneath by Natalie Wright
Savage Hills by Chris Bostic
Savage Hills…where survival is incidental to the mission, and the mission just became ten thousand times harder. The Republic’s kids were soft. Technology had made them weak. Pushbutton war was a great concept, and indeed had let them steamroll many a weaker nation. But the Regulators weren’t made for this kind of war. The kind that required an iron will and a reservoir of endurance. Legions of troops would have been helpful too, but the Republic had been too decimated from years of … [Read more...] about Savage Hills by Chris Bostic
Everlasting by L.K. Kuhl
Seventeen-year-old Sophia Bandell is scared of boys, and her biggest fear is dying. Boys make her uncomfortable and itchy and dying is …well …dying. She is ecstatic when her long lost friend calls her, inviting her to spend the summer with her on the beach at Charleston, South Carolina. When a plastic saucer hits her in the head as she’s sunbathing, Sophia has no idea it will forever change the course of her life. It is there she comes face to face with the impressive Tate Forester. She is … [Read more...] about Everlasting by L.K. Kuhl
Watermark by Joy Liu
After a traumatic car accident, Luke Rendel returns home from college, trying to escape survivor's guilt and piece his life together. But when he takes a job as the night guard at the town aquarium, he meets an enigmatic, mermaid-like creature named Urhoa trapped in a tank who claims that his grandfather owed her a debt--and it's time for Luke to pay. As Luke searches for the pearl, mirror, and comb that will free her, he discovers that their worlds are more intertwined than he could have … [Read more...] about Watermark by Joy Liu
The Sound of the Stones by Beth Hammond
The ancient book about the past holds the future. Frankie is the key. She doesn’t remember stopping at the used bookstore, but there she stands as if drawn by an unseen force. Anticipation wraps around her like a cocoon. When she opens the door, the wind nudges her through, and expectancy turns to purpose. The man inside, and the book he offers, changes everything. Unusual things happen when she begins to read: In a time long forgotten, people are held captive by half human creatures. … [Read more...] about The Sound of the Stones by Beth Hammond
Trail of Secrets by Laura Wolfe
Spending three weeks of her summer at the elite Foxwoode Riding Academy in northern Michigan should have been one of the happiest times of sixteen year-old Brynlei’s life. But from the moment Brynlei arrives at Foxwoode, she can’t shake the feeling she’s being watched. Then she hears the story of a girl who vanished on a trail ride four years earlier. While the other girls laugh over the story of the dead girl who haunts Foxwoode, Brynlei senses that the girl—or her ghost—may be lurking in the … [Read more...] about Trail of Secrets by Laura Wolfe
From the Ashes by Shelby K. Morrison
For eighteen years Aia Wynnald has lived a lie. Raised as a highborn in the Kingdom of Tharien, she’s filled her days with tutors and archery lessons. But simmering beneath her polite surface is a dangerous gift, one which she must keep a secret. Aia is a Bender. And in Tharien, Benders are feared and hunted. When her unruly power breaks free with dire repercussions, Aia’s lifelong goal of independence shatters. As she scrambles to piece her life back together while evading capture, she … [Read more...] about From the Ashes by Shelby K. Morrison
Game Changer by Chris Bostic
Teenagers. Canoes. A float trip. What could go wrong? Tom and J.C. are experienced in the woods and on the river; the brothers, too, but Will and Nate are a couple of clowns and not so dependable. Haley, the head cheerleader, is loaded down with her makeup and accessories. Katie just looks at them all and shakes her head. So what could go wrong? It all starts with a summer storm and a raging river. Missing canoes. Wild animals. A venomous snake. And it pretty much doesn’t get any … [Read more...] about Game Changer by Chris Bostic
HIDE Series by Jax Spenser
Sixteen-year-old Keegan Roe rarely has a good day. He’s prone to blackouts and his abusive mother has just beaten him within an inch of his life. When his estranged father, Billy Roe, finally helps him escape her terrifying reign by driving out of state and due west, things go from bad to hopeful. That is until they pick up the very creepy John Bruce in the desert. His arrival marks a complete turnaround in Keegan’s life: he goes from zero to hero as he and his father commit to a new life in the … [Read more...] about HIDE Series by Jax Spenser
Fate’s Exchange by Sasha Leigh @SashaLeighS
Death wants her. Fate has already claimed her. Angels protect her. When Alyssa Frank dies trying to save herself from a brutal attack, she finds that second chances do exist. Now, reliving the final week leading to her death, can she discover the right choices in a sea of wrong? Or will her circumstances never change? Death always makes its quota, and Alyssa has made its list. With new love brewing and friendships on the line, what happens when chances run out? Can she … [Read more...] about Fate’s Exchange by Sasha Leigh @SashaLeighS
