Romance, mystery, and murder collide in Jessica Martinez's Kiss Kill Vanish, a seductive thriller that will keep readers on their toes at every turn. Valentina Cruz no longer exists. One moment, she was wrapped in Emilio’s arms, melting into his kiss. The next, she was witnessing the unthinkable: a murder in cold blood, ordered by... Continue Reading →
Tragedy, family, love, and loss collide in Hit by Lorie Ann Grover, a story told in two voices about a teen girl and the teacher she's in love with, and what happens when a car accident lands her in the hospital. After receiving a full-ride scholarship to Mills College for Girls, it appears Sarah's future... Continue Reading →
Tragedy, family, love, and loss collide in Hit by Lorie Ann Grover, a story told in two voices about a teen girl and the teacher she's in love with, and what happens when a car accident lands her in the hospital. After receiving a full-ride scholarship to Mills College for Girls, it appears Sarah's future... Continue Reading →
The Sugar Plum Fairy is not coming to the rescue in this darkly reimagined version of a holiday classic. Claire Legrand's Winterspell is a luscious and seductive twist on The Nutcracker, which will enchant readers from the very beginning. New York City, 1899. Clara Stole, the mayor's ever-proper daughter, leads a double life. Since her... Continue Reading →
The Sugar Plum Fairy is not coming to the rescue in this darkly reimagined version of a holiday classic. Claire Legrand's Winterspell is a luscious and seductive twist on The Nutcracker, which will enchant readers from the very beginning. New York City, 1899. Clara Stole, the mayor's ever-proper daughter, leads a double life. Since her... Continue Reading →
A political thriller full of social commentary about race and class are the focus of Alaya Dawn Johnson's newest YA novel, Love is the Drug. From the author of THE SUMMER PRINCE, a novel that's John Grisham's THE PELICAN BRIEF meets Michael Crichton's THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN set at an elite Washington D.C. prep school. Emily... Continue Reading →
A political thriller full of social commentary about race and class are the focus of Alaya Dawn Johnson's newest YA novel, Love is the Drug. From the author of THE SUMMER PRINCE, a novel that's John Grisham's THE PELICAN BRIEF meets Michael Crichton's THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN set at an elite Washington D.C. prep school. Emily... Continue Reading →
An "un-coming of age" story told with gruesome honesty, Brutal Youth by Anthony Breznican is a dismal but truthful look at the worst parts of adolescence. Three freshmen must join forces to survive at a troubled, working-class Catholic high school with a student body full of bullies and zealots, and a faculty that's even worse... Continue Reading →
An "un-coming of age" story told with gruesome honesty, Brutal Youth by Anthony Breznican is a dismal but truthful look at the worst parts of adolescence. Three freshmen must join forces to survive at a troubled, working-class Catholic high school with a student body full of bullies and zealots, and a faculty that's even worse... Continue Reading →
Peter Pan is kind of a jerk, and there's no one better to let you know why than Jocelyn Hook, the daring (and, let's admit it, much more kind-hearted) daughter of none other can Captain Hook. Her saga of surviving (and escaping) finishing school, and her quest to avenge her father's death against the Neverland's... Continue Reading →
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