THIS WEEK’S GIVEAWAY
Flowers in the Sky
by Lynn Joseph
Hardcover
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Flowers in the Sky?
My favorite thing about this book is how Nina notices that people, like her beloved flowers, will wither away without love and care, which is what happens to her older brother Darrio who has been transformed from the sparkling artistic gardener he once was in the Dominican Republic into a closed off, secretive, untrusting man in New York. I love that Nina tries to maintain her spirit and light in ways that fit her circumstances and that even the jaded Luis Santana recognizes Nina’s special light.
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LAST WEEK’S GIVEAWAY WINNERS
Wicked Kiss (Nightwatchers)
by Michelle Rowen
signed paperback
WINNER: KATIE LOCKE
My kiss can kill.
I used to be ordinary Samantha Day, but that’s changed. Now, after one dark kiss from a dangerous boy, I can steal someone’s soul…or their life. If I give in to the constant hunger inside me, I hurt anyone I kiss. If I don’t…I hurt myself.
Bishop is the one whose kiss I crave most, but if I kiss him, I’ll kill him. Then there’s another boy, one I can’t hurt. One whose kiss seems to miraculously quell my hunger. They’re both part of a team of angels and demons that’s joined forces in my city to fight a mysterious rising darkness, an evil that threatens everyone I know and love. I just wonder if I’ll be able to help Bishop—or if I’m just another part of the darkness he’s sworn to destroy….
NIGHTWATCHERS: When angels and demons must work together, something beyond evil is rising…
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Wicked Kiss?
WICKED KISS is the sequel to DARK KISS, so my favorite thing about this book is getting the chance to explore the story and the histories and the interactions between my characters much further than I did in book one. Things get pretty twisty and dark for Samantha in WK as she navigates a scary city filled with enemies and friends — but sometimes it’s hard to be able to tell which is which!
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IN STORES NEXT WEEK WITH AUTHOR INTERVIEWS
Unremembered
by Jessica Brody
Hardcover
When Freedom Airlines flight 121 went down over the Pacific Ocean, no one ever expected to find survivors. Which is why the sixteen-year-old girl discovered floating among the wreckage—alive—is making headlines across the globe.
Even more strange is that her body is miraculously unharmed and she has no memories of boarding the plane. She has no memories of her life before the crash. She has no memories period. No one knows how she survived. No one knows why she wasn’t on the passenger manifest. And no one can explain why her DNA and fingerprints can’t be found in a single database in the world.
Crippled by a world she doesn’t know, plagued by abilities she doesn’t understand, and haunted by a looming threat she can’t remember, Seraphina struggles to piece together her forgotten past and discover who she really is. But with every clue only comes more questions. And she’s running out of time to answer them.
Her only hope is a strangely alluring boy who claims to know her from before the crash. Who claims they were in love. But can she really trust him? And will he be able to protect her from the people who have been making her forget?
From popular young adult author Jessica Brody comes a compelling and suspenseful new sci-fi series, set in a world where science knows no boundaries, memories are manipulated, and true love can never be forgotten.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Unremembered?
UNREMEMBERED was such a different writing experience for me. All of my other books are contemporary standalones and this is the first in a sci-fi/suspense trilogy. So just the genre change was exhilarating. Plus, having to set up a 3-book series with longer character arcs was such a fun and unique challenge! But I’d have to say my favorite thing about this book is the fact that it has SO much going on. It has a sci-fi aspect (which really doesn’t kick in until halfway through the book, so don’t be fooled by the contemporary opening!), it has a mystery aspect (the entire book the reader, and the main character, is trying to answer the question: “Who is Seraphina?” and I think you’ll be genuinely surprised by the answer!) and there’s also a HUGE romance aspect to the story (that is really the heart of the entire book). On top of that there’s a little suspense and action thrown in for good measure. 🙂 I hope everyone can find something to like about UNREMEMBERED.
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Requiem (Delirium)
by Lauren Oliver
Hardcover
This exciting finale to Lauren Oliver’s New York Times bestselling Delirium trilogy is a riveting blend of nonstop action and forbidden romance in a dystopian United States.
Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has transformed. The nascent rebellion that was underway in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight.
After rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven. Pockets of rebellion have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the existence of Invalids. Regulators infiltrate the borderlands to stamp out the rebels.
As Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous terrain of the Wilds, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland as the fiancée of the young mayor. Requiem is told from both Lena and Hana’s points of view. They live side by side in a world that divides them until, at last, their stories converge.
With lyrical writing, Lauren Oliver seamlessly interweaves the peril that Lena faces with the inner tumult she experiences after the reappearance of her first love, Alex, the boy she thought was dead. Sophisticated and wide-ranging, Requiem brings the Delirium trilogy to a thrilling conclusion.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Requiem (Delirium)?
I love that we get to hear from Hana’s POV.
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The Nightmare Affair
by Mindee Arnett
Hardcover
Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare. Literally. Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder.
Then Eli’s dream comes true.
Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about The Nightmare Affair?
The voice of my main character, Dusty. This was the first young adult novel I’d ever written, and Dusty’s sassy, slightly self-deprecating voice was a blast to write and so effortless. Also, her first person perspective helped me with the mystery elements of the story. And really the mystery is one of my favorite parts, too.
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Orleans
by Sherri L. Smith
Hardcover
First came the storms.Then came the Fever.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Orleans?
My favorite thing about ORLEANS is the heroine, Fen. She’s so damned feisty. I can’t imagine navigating that world with anyone else.
Senshi (A Katana Novel)
by Cole Gibsen
Paperback Original
Rileigh must choose: will she save the world or save her soul mate?
Rileigh Martin, the reincarnation of samurai warrior Senshi, is doing her best to balance her samurai life with a normal teenage one. But it isn’t easy when ninjas attack her from the shadows and her growing, unpredictable ki powers cause chaos and dangerous accidents wherever she goes.
While Rileigh keeps catching glimpses of Whitley—who is supposed to be dead—around every corner, she learns that the reincarnated kunoichi (a powerful female ninja) wants to kill her and destroy the world. Son of hibachi!
And then Rileigh’s life hits ten on the suck-o-meter when Kim, her soul mate from her past life, is kidnapped by the ninjas. With time running out, she’s forced to make an impossible choice: save the world or save her true love.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Senshi (A Katana Novel)?
My favorite thing about writing SENSHI was the research I did on ninja and their weapons. I learned so many fascinating thing like how they often used farming tools to fight and used measures like throwing hollowed eggshells filled with crushed glass to blind their opponents–just very cool stuff!
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The Culling (The Torch Keeper)
by Steven dos Santos
Paperback Original
Who would you choose?
Lucian “Lucky” Spark has been recruited for training by the totalitarian government known as the Establishment. According to Establishment rules, if a recruit fails any level of the violent training competitions, a family member is brutally killed . . . and the recruit has to choose which one.
As the five recruits form uneasy alliances in the hellish wasteland that is the training ground, an undeniable attraction develops between Lucky and the rebellious Digory Tycho. But the rules of the training ensure that only one will survive—the strongest recruits receive accolades, wealth, and power while the weakest receive death. With Cole—Lucky’s four-year-old brother—being held as “incentive,” Lucky must marshal all his skills and use his wits to keep himself alive, no matter what the cost.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about The Culling (The Torch Keeper)?
What I love most about THE CULLING is the blend of genres. There’s plenty of action and adventure, mixed with high levels of suspense and tension. There are also elements of horror and a definite creep factor. But mixed in throughout the gloom and doom is a tender love story for all the romantics out there. Hopefully, these elements, combined with a diverse set of characters, will be just the right mix to keep readers turning the pages late into the night!
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Legacy of the Clockwork Key (Secret Order)MORE RELEASES IN STORES NEXT WEEK
Crap Kingdom
When We Wake
by Karen Healey
Hardcover
My name is Tegan Oglietti, and on the last day of my first lifetime, I was so, so happy.
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Bzrk Aftermath
by Michael Grant
Hardcover
This is the second book in the mind-blowing new series from the author of “Gone”. This is another breathtaking page-turner from Michael Grant. BZRK have lost their first battle with the Armstrong Twins. But the war goes on…As the Bug Man rewires the brain of the President of the United States, Plath tries to heal Vincent’s shattered mind. Meanwhile, the eyes of the world are turning on the Armstrongs. Awkward questions are being raised. The wall of secrecy that surrounds the nano is cracking, and who knows what will happen next…
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Pieces
by Chris Lynch
Hardcover
A teen revives the legacy of his lost brother in this compelling novel from the author of Inexcusable, a National Book Award finalist.When Eric’s brother Duane dies, his world breaks in two. Duane was his best friend—possibly his only friend. And Eric isn’t sure how to live in a world without Duane in it. Desperate to find a piece of his brother to hold on to, Eric decides to meet some of the people who received Duane’s organs.
He expects to meet perfect strangers. Instead he encounters people who become more than friends and almost like family—people who begin to help Eric put the pieces of his life back together for good.
From internationally acclaimed author Chris Lynch comes a gripping and enduring exploration of loss and recovery—and a long-awaited sequel to the celebrated Iceman.
The Murmurings
by Carly Anne West
Hardcover
A teen girl starts hearing the same voices that drove her sister to commit suicide in this creepy, suspenseful novel.
Everyone thinks Sophie’s sister, Nell, went crazy. After all, she heard strange voices that drove her to commit suicide. But Sophie doesn’t believe that Nell would take her own life, and she’s convinced that Nell’s doctor knows more than he’s letting on.
As Sophie starts to piece together Nell’s last days, every lead ends in a web of lies. And the deeper Sophie digs, the more danger she’s in—because now she’s hearing the same haunting whispers. Sophie’s starting to think she’s going crazy too. Or worse, that maybe she’s not….
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Let the Sky Fall
by Shannon Messenger
Hardcover
A broken past and a divided future can’t stop the electric connection of two teens in this “charged and romantic” (Becca Fitzpatrick), lush novel. Seventeen-year-old Vane Weston has no idea how he survived the category five tornado that killed his parents. And he has no idea if the beautiful, dark-haired girl who’s swept through his dreams every night since the storm is real. But he hopes she is.
Seventeen-year-old Audra is a sylph, an air elemental. She walks on the wind, can translate its alluring songs, and can even coax it into a weapon with a simple string of commands. She’s also a guardian—Vane’s guardian—and has sworn an oath to protect Vane at all costs. Even if it means sacrificing her own life.
When a hasty mistake reveals their location to the enemy who murdered both of their families, Audra’s forced to help Vane remember who he is. He has a power to claim—the secret language of the West Wind, which only he can understand. But unlocking his heritage will also unlock the memory Audra needs him to forget. And their greatest danger is not the warriors coming to destroy them—but the forbidden romance that’s grown between them.
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A Touch Menacing
by Leah Clifford
Hardcover
Eden is dying. For real, this time.
She is crumbling to ash, and an unnatural plague is ravaging mortals and immortals alike. With both Heaven and Hell out to destroy her, Eden can no longer tell the difference between good and evil.
Friends become enemies. And enemies are everywhere.
But don’t underestimate Eden. She’ll fight for her life, for the lives of those she loves, and for every life she has ever touched.
She’ll fight for revenge. For redemption. For—just maybe—the chance to be mortal again.
Everything began with forbidden love.
What will be sacrificed at the bitter end?
The dramatic conclusion to Leah Clifford’s dark, alluring trilogy of life, death, and epic love
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The Collector
by Victoria Scott
Paperback Original
Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence has made him one of Hell’s best–a soul collector. His job is simple, weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag.
Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal opportunity collector and doesn’t want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:
Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within 10 days.
Dante doesn’t know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of Hell. But after Dante meets the quirky, Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect–he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector, and uncover emotions deeply buried.
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Spellcaster
by Claudia Gray
Hardcover
When Nadia’s family moves to Captive’s Sound, she instantly realizes there’s more to the place than meets the eye. Descended from witches, Nadia can sense that a spell has been cast over the tiny Rhode Island town—a sickness infecting everyone and everything in it. The magic at work is darker and more powerful than anything she’s come across and has sunk its claws most deeply into Mateo . . . her rescuer, her friend, and the guy she yearns to get closer to even as he pushes her away.
Mateo has lived in Captive’s Sound his entire life, shadowed by small-town gossip and his family’s tormented past. Every generation, the local legends say, one member of the family goes mad, claiming to know the future before descending into insanity. When the strange dreams Mateo has been having of rescuing a beautiful girl from a car accident actually come true, he knows he’s doomed.
Despite the forces pulling them apart, Nadia and Mateo must work together to break the chains of his terrible family curse, and to prevent a coming disaster that even now threatens the entire town, including Nadia’s family, her newfound friends, and her own life. Shimmering with magic and mystery, New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray’s new novel depicts a dark and unforgettable world of witches, curses, buried secrets, and star-crossed romance.
