Life inside The Loop—the futuristic death row for teens under eighteen—is one long repetitive purgatory. But when news of the encroaching chaos in the outside world reaches the inmates and disorder begins to strike, the prison becomes the least of their worries.It's Luka Kane's sixteenth birthday and he's been inside The Loop for over two years. Every inmate is serving a death sentence with the option to push back their execution date by six months if they opt into Delays, scientific and medical experiments for the benefit of the elite in the outside world. But rumors of a war on the outside are spreading amongst the inmates, and before they know it, their tortuous routine becomes disrupted. The government issued rain stops falling. Strange things are happening to the guards. And it's not long until the inmates are left alone inside the prison. Were the chains that shackled Luka to his cell the only instruments left to keep him safe? In a thrilling shift, he must... Views: 40
"The tough, protective heroes you've been waiting for. Fans of Maya Banks' KGI, Susan Stoker, and Lexi Blake will love Monette Michaels' Security Specialists International series." —Cherise Sinclair, NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author.She's a survivor.Former Air Force pilot Tara Nightwalker survived wartime flying only to come home to a civilian life that was anything but safe. Two years after surviving a brutal kidnapping, it's time to get on with her life. She finds a job in Idaho as a park ranger and wildland firefighting instructor. After what she's been through, men aren't appealing at all. Not until she meets SSI operative Price Teague. He's strong. Honorable. A warrior. And she knows in her gut ... he's the one.The only problem is—he doesn't seem interested.He's a patient warrior.Price Teague envies his fellow SSI operatives who've found women to love, because he sure hasn't been as lucky. Not until the tough,... Views: 40
An impossible truth discovered. A perilous journey ahead. A deadly decision to be made.Almost sixteen, Elita White is finally at Lupine Academy where she belongs and ready to Shift for the first time when a devastating discovery turns her whole life upside down. Distressed but determined, she scrambles to uncover the truth, only to inadvertently unleash devastation on her Pack.Far from her new home, Elita is faced with a decision that will change not only her own destiny, but the fate of the world. That is, if she can make it out alive…Wolf of Choice is the first novel in The Shifters and Sorceresses Trilogy, a young adult epic fantasy series. Views: 40
Hold on to your hats: The authors who brought you the New York Times bestseller My Plain Jane, which Booklist praised as "delightfully deadpan" (starred review) and Publishers Weekly called "a clever, romantic farce" (starred review), are back with another irreverent historical adventure. Welcome to 1876 America, a place bursting with gunslingers, outlaws, and garou—better known as werewolves.And where there are garou, there're hunters: the one and only Calamity Jane, to be precise, along with her fellow stars of Wild Bill's Traveling Show, Annie Oakley and Frank "the Pistol Prince" Butler. After a garou hunt goes south and Jane finds a suspicious-like bite on her arm, she turns tail for Deadwood, where there's talk of a garou cure. But rumors can be deceiving—meaning the gang better hightail it after her before they're a day late and a Jane short. In this perfect next read for fans of A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and... Views: 40
An hour later, I was sitting in a flatbed truck in front of the first site."Go big or go home," I said out loud to myself, grinning as I climbed down and stared up at a four-storey mass of scaffolding.The megaminds had failed to give me any details on how to deal with any of it, but I felt confident. I knew it could be disassembled and reassembled, which seemed like the kind of thing I could do readily enough. A quick look at the joints showed it to be more complicated than I'd imagined, and even after a spell to sharpen my night vision it was looking unlikely I'd get anywhere within the time allotted. I climbed it up and down, as much to keep busy while I thought as anything, and what I realized was that it was much lighter than it looked. Even better, it had wheels.In a move that no doubt made a workplace safety inspector somewhere wake up in a cold sweat, I used life magic to coerce a mass of vines helpfully offered up by the building next door to drag it Views: 40
The best-friend-cousins at 86 ½ Twenty-Third Avenue are back for a party! With adorable illustrations and short, easy-to-read chapters, this second installment in the Hand-Me-Down Magic series is perfect for fans of Ivy and Bean and Dory Fantasmagory. Alma's birthday gift for Del was supposed to be delightful and daring—just like Del. Her present was a magical crystal ball, and it worked, too! All of Del's predictions for her party guests were coming true. But when Alma looks into the ball to read Del's future, she sees something frightening. Del is certain Alma has given her a bad luck fortune and that it will spell DISASTER for her. Suddenly, Del doesn't feel like the brave cousin anymore. Which means it's up to Alma to help Del face her fear—and her crystal ball fortune—with her best-friend-cousin right by her side. Views: 40