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July 6, 2015

Echoes

Echoes by Neil Wesson
Published: 2012
Author: Neil Wesson
Pages: 320
Overview:
Book description
A selection of ghost stories set in and around the county of East Yorkshire England. If you think that ghost stories are all set in Gothic castles then think again, many are from the here and now.
Excerpt - A Ghost of a Life
Raymond Vincent was a quiet, reserved and private man. It was not surprising after the life he had led. He kept his emotional barriers constantly in place and not letting anyone see his innermost feelings or indeed share his private thoughts was paramount to him.
At the vulnerable age of seventeen he had lost his elderly father to liver failure. He had been a man who had lived life to the extreme, work hard, play hard was his motto. He had drunk heavily most of his life and then at sixty he had paid the ultimate price. A kind and loving father always, Raymond had missed his guiding hand in life.
This event had changed Raymond’s life indescribably and from the moment of his father’s death, his life was no longer his own. His time was divided between his work as a computer aided design engineer and the welfare of his aging mother. Any spare time he had was dedicated to her and the running of the house.
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Cruel World

Cruel World by John R. Morgan
Published: 2012
Author: John R. Morgan
Pages: 206
Overview:
Maddy has met the Devil on a plane.

Is it the End of the World, or is something still more sinister taking place?

Either way, the wolves are approaching, and Maddy has to run…

(Contains Mature themes)
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May 21, 2015

The Mark of Athena

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Published: 2012
Author: Rick Riordan
Pages: 586
Overview:
Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can’t blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon masthead, Leo's fantastical creation doesn't appear friendly. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace.

And that's only one of her worries. In her pocket Annabeth carries a gift from her mother that came with an unnerving demand: Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me. Annabeth already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find—and close—the Doors of Death. What more does Athena want from her?

Annabeth's biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have changed. What if he's now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader, but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side.

Narrated by four different demigods, The Mark of Athena is an unforgettable journey across land and sea to Rome, where important discoveries, surprising sacrifices, and unspeakable horrors await. Climb aboard the Argo II, if you dare....

The Heroes of Olympus series comprises of 5 books:
#1. The Lost Hero
#2. The Son of Neptune
#3. The Mark of Athena
#4. The House of Hades
#5. The Blood of Olympus
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May 9, 2015

Demonic Double Cross

Demonic Double Cross by B. Branin
Published: 2012
Author: B. Branin
Pages: 410
Overview

Conman Arthur Broker believes he has finally become a permanent resident on easy street while posing as a paranormal investigator to separate superstitious suckers from their money. Unfortunately this cozy lifestyle shatters after the beautiful and possibly unstable Fiona Ambrose shows up on his doorstep. 

In her quest to find her sister and prove her sanity, Fiona accidentally throws Broker headfirst into a conspiracy orchestrated by the Daughters of All, a mysterious cult with a knack for drug peddling, kidnapping and murder. With both mundane and arcane assassins on his trail, Broker uses his despicable talents, underhanded expertise and plenty of dumb luck to topple the cult and defeat the ravenous devil they worship…all while making a profit

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May 5, 2015

Streams Of Yesterday

Streams Of Yesterday By W.H. Harrod
Published: 2012
Author: W.H. Harrod
Pages: 398
Overview

Will Clayton - estranged from his family and former friends – sits alone atop a rest stop picnic table on a rural highway in central Kansas. A half-eaten candy bar, a bottle of water, and the hot Kansas sun keep him company. At fifty-five years of age, the burnt out and disillusioned modern day nomad questions his roving lifestyle.

Deciding a change is necessary, Will returns to a small town where he gets involved in the community’s problems and much to his surprise, starts to care about the colorful local citizens and their endangered way of life. An ensemble of odd characters join Will in his misadventures as they try to resist the rising tide of corruption and corporate greed threatening to destroy the town.

Will begins to feel at home among the locals, but will they appreciate his hard work, and accept him as one of their own?

Streams of Yesterday weaves humorous and tragic events together amidst a background of economic and social upheaval in a small Kansas farm town.

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Side Roads and Dandelions

Side Roads and Dandelions
Published: 2012
Author: W.H. Harrod
Pages: 445
Overview

In March of 2003, the U.S. Government embarks upon an undeclared and destructive war in Iraq. Four aging hippies, christened "The Dandelions", had protested the Vietnam War and now return to the streets of San Francisco to protest.

As they retrace their original route, the Dandelions discover the side roads no longer exist, but that a friendship forged in the quest for peace and justice does.



April 20, 2015

City of Lost Souls

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
Published: 2012
Author: Cassandra Clare
Pages: 535
Overview:

The New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments continues—and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon.

What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon Lilith’s magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle wheedle and bargain with Seelies, demons, and the merciless Iron Sisters to try to save Jace, Clary plays a dangerous game of her own. The price of losing is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost?

Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.

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Full series of The Mortal Instruments is now available for download at iBookStock:
  1. City of Bones
  2. City of Ashes
  3. City of Glass
  4. City of Fallen Angels
  5. City of Lost Souls
  6. City of Heavenly Fire

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Published: 2012
Author: John Green
Pages: 313
Overview:

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

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April 16, 2015

Trouble Insurance

Trouble Insurance by D.John Nyland
Published: 2012
Author: D.John Nyland
Pages: 81
Overview:

Several years ago, lacking empathy for ego-driven bosses, I decided I would be best off self employed. I thought long and hard about what a qualified CPA might do in a world that didn't involve bean counting. After due consideration I concluded that the only thing with growth potential was 'white collar crime'. I felt suitably qualified to deal with this, having worked for many years in an industry where almost everyone was one sort of crook or another.

So, to begin my makeover and after limited market research, I opened a small office. At the same time, despite lacking the financial resources to toss in my day job, I put an advertisement in the yellow pages offering myself as a private investigator.

Regular checks of my answering machine gave me nothing. After a few weeks, a strapping Scot named Gordon volunteered to be my first employee. Amazingly he found me a client, begining my investigative efforts with a whimper. From then, he maintained my business with his stalward efforts.
My next breakthrough, a change to the world of travel insurance fraud, was driven by my desperate need to escape corporate life. My searches for petty criminals, scammers and con artists inspired me to write about these shady characters who thought they could pull off the perfect crime. Some did, most didn't.

Along the way I discovered that half a million Aussies leave our shores each month, taking with them a complete ignorance of travel insurance. After investigating hundreds of claims I estimate that less than five percent were totally free of fraud, one quarter were totally fraudulent, half were severely padded and the remainder were only slightly exaggerated. Some defences of these claims may be useful to a reader planning a scam. Most stories are humorous. 

April 15, 2015

Insurgent

Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Published: 2012
Author: Veronica Roth
Pages: 525
Overview

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.

Insurgent is the second novel in Divergent series. It is preceded by Divergent, and followed by Allegiant.

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Divergent

Divergent by Veronica Roth
Published: 2012
Author: Veronica Roth
Pages: 487
Nominations:
Goodreads Choice Awards Favorite Book
Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
Overview

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

*Divergent is the first book in Divergent series by Veronica Roth. It's followed by Insurgent and Allegiant.

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April 13, 2015

Shadow (Lux prequel)

Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Published: 2012
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Pages: 179
Overview:

The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life form on Earth, human girls are…well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane.

Dangerous. Tempting. Undeniable.

Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in.

Captivated. Lured. Loved.

Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence...and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself.

There are a total a five full books in the series and one prequel novella: ObsidianOnyxOpalOriginOpposition, and a prequel novella - Shadow.

Opal (Lux #3)

Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Published: 2012
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Pages: 366
Overview:
After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different... And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.

Together we’re stronger... and they know it.

There are a total a five full books in the series and one prequel novella: ObsidianOnyxOpalOriginOpposition, and a prequel novella - Shadow.

Onyx (Lux #2)

Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Published: 2012
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Pages: 366
Overview:
Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.

Something worse than the Arum has come to town…

The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.

But then everything changes…

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…

There are a total a five full books in the series and one prequel novella: ObsidianOnyxOpalOriginOpposition, and a prequel novella - Shadow.

Obsidian (Lux #1)

Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Published: 2012
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Pages: 335
Overview:
Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring... until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up. 

And then he opened his mouth. Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something... unexpected happens. 

The hot alien living next door marks me. You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. If I don't kill him first, that is.

There are a total a five full books in the series and one prequel novella: Obsidian, Onyx, Opal, Origin, Opposition, and a prequel novella - Shadow.

Fifty Shades Of Freed

50 Shades Of Freed by E. L. James
Published: 2012
Author: E. L. James
Pages: 592
Overview

MORE THAN 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE FIFTY SHADES OF GREY IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE 

When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees. 

Now, Ana and Christian have it all—love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past. 

Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, and fate conspire to make Ana’s deepest fears turn to reality. 

50 Shades Of Freed is the last one in Fifty Shades trilogy. It's preceded by 50 Shades Of Grey and 50 Shades Of Darker.

***This book is intended for mature audiences.

Fifty Shades Of Darker

50 Shades Of Darker
Published: 2012
Author: 544
Pages: E. L. James
Overview

MORE THAN 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE FIFTY SHADES OF GREY IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE 

Daunted by the singular tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house. 

But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades. 

While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her, and make the most important decision of her life. 

50 Shades Of Darker is the second book in Fifty Shades trilogy. This book is preceded by 50 Shades Of Grey and followed by 50 Shades Of Freed.

***This book is intended for mature audiences.

The Ugly Duchess

The Ugly Duchess By Eloisa James
Published: 2012
Author: Eloisa James
Pages: 339
Overview
How can she dare to imagine he loves her . . . when all London calls her The Ugly Duchess?

Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. But after a romantic proposal before the prince himself, even practical Theo finds herself convinced of her soon-to-be duke's passion. 

Still, the tabloids give the marriage six months. 

Theo would have given it a lifetime . . . until she discovers that James desired not her heart, and certainly not her countenance, but her dowry. 

Society was shocked by their wedding . . . and is scandalized by their separation. Now James faces the battle of his life, convincing Theo that he loves the duckling who blossomed into the swan. 

And Theo will quickly find that, for a man with the soul of a pirate, All's Fair in Love—and War.

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