November 13th New Releases
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#3) By Coreene Callahan
Successful landscape designer Tania Solares prides herself on living by
her own terms, relying on no man to provide for her. But her carefully
controlled life takes a turn for the extraordinary when her inquiry into the
disappearance of her best friend thrusts her between two warring factions of
dragon-shifters. Suddenly Tania’s survival depends on Mac, a newly initiated
dragon-warrior who will break every rule to keep her safe.
Now that Tania knows the truth about Dragonkind, returning to her old
life is too grave a risk. Ivar, leader of the Razorbacks, plots to decimate the
human race, and Tania is just the tool he needs. Despite the danger, Mac cannot
deny her a choice: Trade the independence she’s fought so hard to achieve for
safety in a magical world, or turn her back on the man she’s grown to love in
order to reclaim a freedom that might not last? It is an impossible choice. And
yet a sacrifice must be made…
real—and each of us may be one—in this all-new paranormal suspense novel from
#1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike.
her friends, Jessie Ralle has only one worry—how to make it through the road
trip in the same car with her Ex, Jimmy Kelter. The guy who broke her heart
five months ago when he dumped her for no reason. The guy who’s finally ready
to tell her why he did it, because he wants her back.
is the least of her problems.
stranger who shows her how to gamble, and who never seems to lose. Curious,
Jessie wants to know his secret, and in response, alone in his hotel room, he
teaches her a game that opens a door to another reality.
into a world where some people can do the impossible, and others may not even
be human. For a time she fears she’s lost her mind. Are there really witches?
Is she one of them?
up another classic edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that keeps you guessing right
until the last page.
toddler in the Blight of 1863, but that was years ago. Wreck has grown up, and
on his eighteenth birthday, he’ll be cast out out of the orphanage.
finding a home. He’s been quietly breaking the cardinal rule of any good drug
dealer and dipping into his own supply of the sap he sells. He’s also pretty
sure he’s being haunted by the ghost of a kid he used to know—Zeke Wilkes, who
almost certainly died six months ago. Zeke would have every reason to pester
Wreck, since Wreck got him inside the walled city of Seattle in the first
place, and that was probably what killed him.Maybe it’s only a guilty
conscience, but Wreck can’t take it anymore, so he sneaks over the wall.
bit as bad as he’d heard, chock-full of the hungry undead and utterly choked by
the poisonous, inescapable yellow gas. And then there’s the monster. Rector’s
pretty certain that whatever attacked him was not at all human—and not a
rotter, either. Arms far too long. Posture all strange. Eyes all wild and
faintly glowing gold and known to the locals as simpley “The
Inexplicables.”
creatures, Rector comes across another incursion through the wall—just as
bizarre but entirely attributable to human greed. It seems some outsiders have
decided there’s gold to be found in the city and they’re willing to do whatever
it takes to get a piece of the pie unless Rector and his posse have anything to
do with it.
Soul to Steal (Soul Screamers #3-4) By Rachel Vincent
And the scream keeps coming…
bestselling author Rachel Vincent’s unique and fascinating
Soul Screamers series.
Aside from the whole “I scream when
someone is about to die” thing, Kaylee Cavanaugh’s life has gotten better.
She’s getting to know her dad, doing okay in school and has a hot new boyfriend
who understands her in every way. Until the hellion Avari starts tempting
everyone with an exotic new drug—demon’s breath….
MY SOUL TO STEAL
Now on shaky ground with Nash Hudson, Kaylee
is taking their relationship easy. But then Sabine—Nash’s ex—storms into their
lives. She’s determined to get Nash back and there’s nothing she won’t do to
remind him of what they had. And since Sabine has special abilities of her own,
Kaylee is headed into a battle she’s not sure she can win….
—First time in print!—
to his job as a Reaper he’s never had to move on or let go of his family—no
matter how much Nash would like him to! But few people know about how he came
to accept the job of claiming souls….
Hurricane Katrina is long gone, but the preternatural storm rages on in
New Orleans. New species from the Beyond moved into Louisiana after the
hurricane destroyed the borders between worlds, and it falls to wizard sentinel
Drusilla Jaco and her partner, Alex Warin, to keep the preternaturals peaceful
and the humans unaware. But a war is brewing between two clans of Cajun merpeople
in Plaquemines Parish, and down in the swamp, DJ learns, there’s more stirring
than angry mermen and the threat of a were-gator.
Wizards are dying, and something—or someone—from the Beyond is poisoning
the waters of the mighty Mississippi, threatening the humans who live and work
along the river. DJ and Alex must figure out what unearthly source is
contaminating the water and who—or what—is killing the wizards. Is it a
malcontented merman, the naughty nymph, or some other critter altogether? After
all, DJ’s undead suitor, the pirate Jean Lafitte, knows his way around a body
or two.
It’s anything but smooth sailing on the bayou as the Sentinels of New
Orleans series continues.
By Ally Condie
The final thrilling part of the “New
York Times” bestselling trilogy, “Reached” is the sequel to
“Matched” and “Crossed” by Ally Condie. After leaving the
Society and desperately searching for each other – and the Rising – Cassia and
Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other
yet again. But nothing is as predicted, and all too soon the veil lifts and
things shift once again…In the gripping conclusion to the bestselling
“Matched” trilogy Cassia, Ky, and Xander return to the Society to
save the one thing they have been denied for so long: the power to choose.
By Amber Kizer
Fans will
be thrilled with the final novel in the Meridian trilogy as the romance between
Meridian and Tens heats up. And Juliet returns, but her obsessions leave her
open to evil exploitation.
Meridian Sozu is a Fenestra, an angel infused human, destined to transition
souls into the next world. Together with Tens Valdes, her soulmate and
Protector, they’ve made a home in Indiana, making sure the dead safely enter
the light and aren’t stolen by the Dark, known as the Nocti.
Upon rescuing Juliet Ambrose from her terrible childhood, Juliet has become
vulnerable without her Protector and grasps at any hope to find her parents,
even when it’s offered by a proven Nocti, Ms. Asura. Juliet is now faced with
the horrible choice between uncovering her past and having a future.
Meanwhile, time may be running out for the hundreds of thousands preparing for
the festivities surrounding the Indianapolis 500 car race. As centuries of
secrets are revealed, the battles will pit Light versus Dark. Not all with
survive as Meridian, Tens, and Julie join forces to try to thwart a potential
tragedy.
The second book in the Soul Seekers series
about a girl who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead by
#1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël!
life—and her soul. But at a cost. The Richters, a dark family of sorcerers,
have been let loose in the Lowerworld, and Daire and her boyfriend, Dace, must
once again work together to find them before they upset the balance between
good and evil, and destroy not only their small town in New Mexico, but the
entire world.
Dace’s evil brother Cade grows stronger than ever, building his power and forcing
Daire to confront the horrifying prophecy that has brought them all together.
One that will leave Daire no choice but to claim her true destiny as Seeker,
but only by making an unthinkable sacrifice for the greater good of all.
City #1) By Elizabeth Richards
A dark and
tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war
In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and
tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war,
sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a
human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable–they fall
in love. Bonded by a mysterious connection that causes Ash’s long-dormant heart
to beat, Ash and Natalie first deny and then struggle to fight their forbidden
feelings for each other, knowing if they’re caught, they’ll be executed–but
their feelings are too strong.
When Ash and Natalie then find themselves at the center of a deadly conspiracy
that threatens to pull the humans and Darklings back into war, they must make
hard choices that could result in both their deaths.
Since the
age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has trained to be Daughter of the
People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of
children for her ideal genes, all her life she’s believed that everything is
perfect. Her world. Her people. The Law.
But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into Elysium’s
secluded little world, Evelyn comes to a startling realization: Everything she
knows is a lie.
Her memories have been altered.
Her mind and body aren’t under her own control.
And the person she knows as Mother is a monster.
Together with Gavin she plans her escape, only to learn that her own mind is a
ticking time bomb…and Mother has one last secret that will destroy them all.
Wren MacAvoy works as a coal miner for a
domed city that was constructed in the mid-nineteenth century to protect the
royal blood line of England when astronomers spotted a comet on a collision
course with Earth. Humanity would be saved by the most groundbreaking
technology of the time. But after nearly 200 years of life beneath the dome,
society has become complacent and the coal is running out. Plus there are those
who wonder, is there life outside the dome or is the world still consumed by
fire? When one of Wren’s friends escapes the confines of the dome, he is burned
alive and put on display as a warning to those seeking to disrupt the dome’s
way of life. But Alex’s final words are haunting. “The sky is blue.”
adventure, romance, conspiracy and the struggle to stay alive in a world where
nothing is as it seems. Wren unwittingly becomes a catalyst for a revolution
that destroys the dome and the only way to survive might be to embrace what the
entire society has feared their entire existence.
Meant to
be or not meant to be . . . that is the question.
It’s one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and
quite another to fall for the—gasp—wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be
accident prone, but she’s queen of following rules and being prepared. That’s
why she keeps a pencil sharpener in her purse and a pocket Shakespeare in her,
well, pocket. And that’s also why she’s chosen Mark Bixford, her childhood
crush, as her MTB (“meant to be”).
But this spring break, Julia’s rules are about to get defenestrated (SAT word:
to be thrown from a window) when she’s partnered with her personal nemesis,
class-clown Jason, on a school trip to London. After one wild party, Julia
starts receiving romantic texts . . . from an unknown number! Jason promises to
help discover the identity of her mysterious new suitor if she agrees to break
a few rules along the way. And thus begins a wild goose chase through London,
leading Julia closer and closer to the biggest surprise of all: true love.
Because sometimes the things you least expect are the most meant to be.
An invaluable CIA
asset has gone missing, and with him, secrets that in the wrong hands could
prove disastrous. The only question is: Can Mitch Rapp find him first?
operations in Afghanistan, has been kidnapped and his four bodyguards executed
in cold blood. But Mitch Rapp’s experience and nose for the truth make him
wonder if something even more sinister isn’t afoot. Irene Kennedy, director of
the CIA, has dispatched him to Afghanistan to find Rickman at all costs.
Rapp, however, isn’t the only one looking for
Rickman. The FBI is too, and it quickly becomes apparent that they’re less
concerned with finding Rickman than placing the blame on Rapp.
as ruthless and deceitful as his enemies if he has any hope of finding Rickman
and completing his mission. But with elements within his own government working
against both him and American interests, will Rapp be stopped dead before he
can succeed?
Jeff Kinney
Love is in
the air—but what does that mean for Greg Heffley?
A Valentine’s Day dance at Greg’s middle school has turned his world upside
down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he’s worried he’ll be left out in the
cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn’t have any prospects
either, but that’s a small consolation.
An unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves Rowley the
odd man out. But a lot can happen in one night, and in the end, you never know
who’s going to be lucky in love.
In this stunning new novel, Ian McEwan’s first
female protagonist since Atonement is about to learn that espionage is
the ultimate seduction.
Cambridge student Serena Frome’s beauty and intelligence make her the ideal
recruit for MI5. The year is 1972. The Cold War is far from over. England’s
legendary intelligence agency is determined to manipulate the cultural
conversation by funding writers whose politics align with those of the
government. The operation is code named “Sweet Tooth.”
Serena, a compulsive reader of novels, is the perfect candidate to infiltrate
the literary circle of a promising young writer named Tom Haley. At first, she
loves his stories. Then she begins to love the man. How long can she conceal
her undercover life? To answer that question, Serena must abandon the first
rule of espionage: trust no one.
Once again, Ian McEwan’s mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft and witty
story of betrayal and intrigue, love and the invented self.
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