Li, her mother, and her brother journey from China to America to join their father in San Francisco. But they are detained at the Angel Island immigration center, where Chinese Americans are subject to harsh treatment and questioning. Will Li be able to answer the detailed questions about her former home, and why she wants to come to America? Or will she fail the tests and be deported? Views: 254
Feeling unwanted and still reeling from his encounter in the Garden of Clarity, Trent Embra leaves the city to find out what else the world has to offer. Making his own decisions for the first time, an adrift Trent latches onto the Quest in his Status telling him to survive alone on the wilds for two weeks. With only the doctrine of Sergeant Cullen to guide him, and a sword to depend on, Trent puts his back to Al’drossford and heads south to find out how different life as an Adventurer is compared to the one he has been leading.
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Strength of a Thousand is the first book in the Science and Sorcery series, a mixture of science fiction and fantasy featuring malevolent gods and heroic machines. Views: 254
By 2085, man has laid waste to its most precious commodity—earth, pushing the planet to the point of no return. The United States has tapped its reserve grain supply, a six-month store remains before the ultimate plight—starvation. Backed into a corner, the government implements a dark plan to save the human race.
Until now, privileged Junior Bastian Ballentine, and other Science Club members have led a relatively sheltered life in the mountains of Breckenridge, Colorado, far away from the mayhem. Trouble ensues at a rapid pace after the group’s town is besieged by the military. Making matters worse, several of the teens inadvertently witness a murder, forcing the group to go on the run.
Realizing the consequences of a leak and needing to satiate an old vendetta against Bastian’s father, a vicious Army General begins a relentless, cold-hearted pursuit. He’ll stop at nothing to destroy Bastian and his friends, burning them alive if he has to. Bastian struggles to keep himself and the group one step ahead of certain death.
With the nation falling apart, Bastian must travel across the country with his high-strung girlfriend, Rani Davenport, new love interest Troian Sinclair, and others, seeking answers to an impossible situation with no guiltless solution.
During the journey, Bastian ponders, even acts on feelings for Troian, whose name he didn’t even know until this crisis manifested. Animosity and turmoil develop as Rani discovers popularity contests, and ice-skating crowns are irrelevant in this changing, unpredictable world.
Tension mounts at a horrifying pace as the Breckenridge 18 are forced to grow up fast. Fierce romantic entanglements, hardships, and loss complicate their lives further in a world decimated by overpopulation and climate change.
Can the excitement of love survive with the constant threat of death looming?
Why does Bastian’s sister, Bryce, continuously push Caleb away when she obviously has feelings for him?
Will Ledger ever find love again after the loss he suffers?
Could safety really exist deep in the wilds of northern Montana? Or is safety just an imaginary word we use to trick our minds into thinking everything’s okay?
This young adult dystopian series is cleverly balanced with fast-paced action, romance, and adventure while considering present-day global and environmental issues plaguing the world. Views: 254
From USA Today best-selling author Willow Winters comes an intense romance with second chances, secrets and a twist. It's been a long time since I've looked at a man and wanted something more. Even longer since one has looked at me with a gaze I couldn't tear my eyes from. No one's perfect, but that's how he felt when I was in his arms. I started to think everything was going to be all right. That life had finally put the pieces of my broken heart back together. Fate brought us close. It's a pretty little thought my poetic mind had. But there's no doubt that the sins of his past will tear us apart. You Are My Reason is book 1 in the You Are Mine duet and should be read first. Views: 254
Eventide is an evocative YA historical fantasy thriller by debut author Sarah Goodman, for fans of Jennifer Donnelly and Libba Bray.A BEA YA Buzz PickA Once Upon a Book Club Subscription Box SelectionMADNESS, SECRETS, AND LIESWheeler, Arkansas, 1907When their father descends into madness after the death of their mother, Verity Pruitt and her little sister Lilah find themselves on an orphan train to rural Arkansas.In Wheeler, eleven-year-old Lilah is quickly adopted, but seventeen-year-old Verity is not. Desperate to stay close to her sister, Verity indentures herself as a farmhand. But even charming farm boy Abel Atchley can't completely distract her from the sense that something is not quite right in this little town. Strange local superstitions abound, especially about the eerie old well at the center of the forest. The woods play tricks, unleashing heavy fog and bone-chilling cold...and sometimes visions of things that... Views: 254
Two wayward hearts need redemption.Seb White had his heart shattered when Emma Morris walked away from their courtship two years ago. Now far from home, when he is beaten and left for dead, the last place he wants to be is under her care. But that's exactly where he finds himself.Being close to her former beau means secrets are uncovered. But not the one Emma holds close to her heart. She never stopped loving Seb."...pure sweetness in a very readable package, perfect for those who like their romance gentle, G-rated, and family-style." - Publisher's Weekly on The Homesteader's Sweetheart."...smart, gentle, and uplifting..." Publisher's Weekly on Return of the Cowboy Doctor. Views: 254
