"Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

SUMMARY :There were no surprises in Gatlin County. We were pretty much the epicenter of the middle of nowhere.At least, that's what I thought.Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong.There was a curse.There was a girl.And in the end, there was a grave.Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within...

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"Mything You" by Greta Buckle~YA Fiction in Ancient Athens

SUMMARY : He wasn't looking for love. He only wanted to prove he was worthy of being a king's son. Adventurer Theseus had dreamed of meeting his father, King Aegeus. As Theseus journeys to Athens, he meets his match in strength along the way. But is it the will of a beautiful young princess that puts this strong young man finally at his mercy? Or will he be able to conquer the princess’s heart? She had settled for a life of unhappiness and believed...

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"Fuse" by Julianna Baggott~"Pure" Trilogy Bk 2

SUMMARY:   Book 2 of the Pure TrilogyWe want our son returned.This girl is proof that we can save you all. If you ignore our plea, we will kill our hostages one at a time.To be a Pure is to be perfect, untouched by Detonations that scarred the earth, and sheltered inside the paradise that is the Dome. But Partridge escaped to the outside world, where Wretches struggle to survive amid smoke and ash. Now, at the command of Partridge's father,...

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"Beyond the Valley" by Rita Gerlach~Completes the Trilogy

SUMMARY :When Sarah Carr's husband Jamie drowns, her young life is shattered and takes a turn that she never expected. Pregnant and now widowed, she reaches out to Jamie's family for help but they are unwilling. Instead they devise a plan to have her kidnapped and taken to the Colonies to live a life of servitude. In the wilds of Maryland, Sarah endures the hardships of being indentured and the debasement of being a woman. In despair, she offers...

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"Wear This Now" by Michelle Madhok~Wardrobe Makeover!!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Online shopping expert and style guru Michelle Madhok is the founder and CEO of SHEFINDS MEDIA, the company behind shefinds.com and the sites momfinds.com and bridefinds.com. She provides online shopping tips on behalf of Bank of America and PayPal and has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show, the Today show, and Good Morning America, among others. Madhok has been featured in Woman’s Day, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune,...

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"The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo" by Francisco Haghenbeck

SUMMARY :  When several notebooks were recently discovered among Frida Kahlo’s belongings at her home in Coyoacán, Mexico City, acclaimed Mexican novelist F. G. Haghenbeck was inspired to write this beautifully wrought fictional account of her life. Haghenbeck imagines that, after Frida nearly died when a streetcar’s iron handrail pierced her abdomen during a traffic accident, she received one of the notebooks as a gift from her lover Tina Modotti....

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Beth Revis: Celebrate Books & Win a Library of Signed YA Books

Beth Revis: Celebrate Books & Win a Library of Signed YA Bo...

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YA Novels~Signs of the Times

Before I begin my post, let me direct your attention to this humongous giveaway going on at Beth Revis's blog!!!  See the link: http://bethrevis.blogspot.com  Talk about a Thanksgiving Special!  Please do yourself a favor and go there to sign up for a change to win this spectacular stash...I just wanted to take this time to be thankful this year about the plethora of YA novels and writers of them.  I used to spend more time reviewing...

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"The Other Woman" by Hank Phillippi Ryan ~ Timely!!

SUMMARY:   Jane Ryland was a rising star in television news…until she refused to reveal a source and lost everything. Now a disgraced newspaper reporter, Jane isn’t content to work on her assigned puff pieces, and finds herself tracking down a candidate’s secret mistress just days before a pivotal Senate election.Detective Jake Brogan is investigating a possible serial killer. Twice, bodies of unidentified women have been found by a bridge,...

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"The White Forest" by Adam McOmber~Gorgeous Storytelling

In this hauntingly original debut novel about a young woman whose peculiar abilities help her infiltrate a mysterious secret society, Adam McOmber uses fantastical twists and dark turns to create a fast-paced, unforgettable story.Young Jane Silverlake lives with her father in a crumbling family estate on the edge of Hampstead Heath. Jane has a secret—an unexplainable gift that allows her to see the souls of man-made objects—and this talent isolates...

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"A Lack of Temperance" by Anna Loan-Wilsey

SUMMARY :  From Anna Loan-Wilsey comes the first installment of a new historical mystery series featuring Hattie Davish, a traveling secretary who arrives in a small Ozark town only to discover her new employer has disappeared. . .On the eve of the heated presidential election of 1892, Miss Hattie Davish arrives in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a scenic resort town where those without the scent of whiskey on their breath have the plight of temperance...

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"Beside Two Rivers" by Rita Gerlach~Inspiring Historical Fiction

SUMMARY :  A tale of love won and love lost, and the faith to find it again.From the banks of the Potomac to the misty moors of England, Darcy follows a path where the secrets of the past slowly rise to the surface in this dramatic saga that began in Before the Scarlet Dawn. She meets Ethan Brennan, an aspiring English horse breeder, who embraces her independent spirit and marvels at the simplicity of her faith. Ethan and Darcy fall in love,...

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