The Medusa Project team is due to be disbanded and the teenagers sent to separate locations. But Nico, Ketty, Ed and Dylan are determined to investigate claims that a drug with the same powers as the Medusa gene has been developed. Joined by new friends Cal and Amy, who also carry the gene, the four set off on their most dangerous mission yet. An explosive conclusion to the series. Views: 393
One moment can change a life forever. Fifteen-year-old Izzy has it all -- a loving family, terrific friends, a place on the cheerleading squad. But her comfortable world crumbles when a date with a senior ends in a car crash and she loses her right leg. Suddenly nothing is the same. The simplest tasks become enormous challenges. Her friends don't seem to know how to act around her. Her family is supportive, but they don't really want to deal with how much she's hurting. Then Rosamunde extends a prickly offer of friendship. Rosamunde definitely isn't the kind of girl Izzy would have been friends with in her old life. But Rosamunde may be the only person who can help Izzy face her new one. Views: 393
THE FINCH FAMILY did not know that five refugees landed from Africa on the day they went to the airport to welcome the family sponsored by their church. The Finch family only knew about the four refugees they were meeting - Andre, Celestine, Mattu, and Alake - mother, father, teenage son and daughter.
Soon Jared realizes that the good guys are not always innocent, and he must make a decision that could change the fate of both families. This story presents many points of view and a fresh perspective on doing the right thing.
From the Hardcover edition. Views: 393
From the author of The Face on the Milk Carton comes a novel about romance and love. Sometimes there is heartbreak, but there can also be happily ever after. Teen girls will follow the complexities of dating, and the difference between falling in love, being in love, and really loving someone, portrayed in this inventive novel.
When 16-year-old Kelly Williams’s best friend, Faith, declares that she will stop playing games and find a real romance, Kelly watches from the sidelines and takes note. She sees Faith, as well as other friends, her brother, and even her parents attempt to play the game of love in their own unique ways. Kelly decides to create an actual game—one that captures the way people behave—and in the process it teaches them a thing or two about what can be considered winning when it comes to matters of the heart. Views: 392
What does it look like when the madness that is complacency, and the frustration of mediocrity, slowly unravel the mind?“Plot-driven non-stop action…” “The pages fly.” “100% a truly fast-paced thriller” A storm is forming south of the border. A hidden danger lurks behind a failing regime. The year is 2026 and an unsuspected but powerful enemy is aiming secretly to revive a long-thought abandoned Mexican nuclear program jeopardizing peace on the western hemisphere for selfish gain. A dictatorship has been discretely imposed on Mexico by the hand of the reckless and cruel President Martin Trujillo who will let nothing stand in his way toward absolute power, or so it appears, to American lawyer Robert Higgins, Frank “Big Luck” Smith and a group of brave freedom warriors. They will find the true answer in their effort to help Mexico´s people strive for freedom. Lucia, a beautiful and mysterious secret agent, trapped in a dangerous mission in Europe, is about to cross paths with Robert Higgins. She holds key information, information that could make Robert´s efforts to maintain world peace fail or succeed. Decisions for her will not be easy to make; she has become emotionally involved with a man she shouldn´t have, and a mistake that could cost her everything… In a situation where nothing is what it seems, unlikely friends and secret foes urge for new point of view. The freedom of a nation and world peace depend upon dismantling an international conspiracy through the streets of New York City, Madrid, Mexico and Geneva and discovering the true face behind an increasingly relevant character with a secret agenda of his own. In this fast-paced thriller, Johnny Delca guides the reader through the intriguing world of conspiracies in a novel form of action narrative where the aim is to make the pages fly and the plot flow delivering exciting and dire turns of events. Views: 392
Jason Dawds was a good husband, father and overall man. But does any of this matter if you are killed? This book explores possibilities and ideas.Book 1 - Brotherhood of the Throne -When Duke Thorold murders her mother,indentured servant Brenna Trewen flees to Kingsreach. Forced to live in the shadows, she’s caught stealing from the Church of the One-God and comes to the attention of Kane Rowse. But Kane is more than the Captain of the Kingsguard, he’s also a senior member of the Brotherhood of the Throne, a secret society that follows the old gods and was formed generations ago to safeguard the bloodline of the first king.And with the childless king dying, the Brotherhood is convinced that Brenna is the one prophesied – the one they have waited two millennia for. Despite her new-found magical abilities, Brenna doesn’t believe in the Brotherhood’s prophecy. But when the Church of the One-God tries to kill her, she’s forced to accept their offer of a safe haven. After stealing her mother’s knife from Duke Thorold, Brenna realizes that it is made of the same old steel as the ancient weapons of the Brotherhood. Is she really the one prophesied? And can the Brotherhood keep her safe from both Duke Thorold and the Church of the One-God? Views: 392
Jenny, the office mouse, whose literary aspirations suffocate in the corner cubicle of a large city publisher, is innocently deluded by a chance trail of love left by a phantom poet. The trail of delusion tears at her cloistered life, extracting her dreams and when she emerges from her musty chrysalis to confront the author, it costs her, her job and sanity, but releases a far greater power.Would you run? If you were the last of your kind, if you knew getting caught could thrust the universe into war, wouldn't you slip into the shadows and disappear too?Hiding is Alice’s only option. It always has been.Then he comes along. Commander John Doe, the head of a new mission into one of the most dangerous areas of space. A chance encounter thrusts them together on the barren wasteland of Orion Minor. Then the chase begins.Alice cannot allow herself to slip into the hands of the Union, but John Doe will stop at nothing to find out who she is.In Episode One of Ghost of Mind, the hunt begins. Views: 392
Faith Carew was ten years old when Esther Eldridge came to visit her. Faith lived in a big comfortable log cabin on one of the sloping hillsides of the Green Mountains. Below the cabin was her father’s mill; and to Faith it always seemed as if the mill-stream had a gay little song of its own. She always listened for it when she awoke each morning. Views: 392
Kristyl Barnette's life was finally coming together. In Clearwater, she found the reason why she could hear people's thoughts and make objects move. She found friends to stand by her. And, in Owen Marsh, she even found someone she could love.
But one spell changed everything.
Thrust into an alternate reality, Kristyl must navigate a new past and different relationships, all while keeping the secret only she and Crystal Jamison know: In their attempt to find a powerful stone for the circle of witches to anchor to, they altered the past.
Owen barely looks at her. She's forced to act like she's friends with the circle and to pretend she's been dating Fox Holloway for years. And to make matters worse, the quartz stone she retrieved from the past might not be the source of pure energy the circle hoped for. There's a darkness to it Kristyl doesn't trust.
Now people are dying mysteriously, and Kristyl must form new alliances with old friends in order to prevent more deaths--and to save the circle from destruction.
Power comes at a price. Will Kristyl be able to pay it before it's too late? Views: 392
Nothing is as it seems.Rachel's entire life has changed in a blink of an eye. Betrayed by everyone she believed she could trust, the one shining light in all the chaos is the intensity of her growing bond with Noah.Noah is on a ship hurdling through space. That reality should be the hardest one for him to accept, but it's not. He is still trying to wrap his head around how he got so lucky with Rachel. He also has his older sister, Angie, to worry about. She is off recruiting an army with alien warrior Kelby, and he is not so sure he's okay with that.As tensions rise, they must all find a way to work together if they want any chance of saving earth.*Mature YA/ New Adult Sci-Fi Romance* Views: 392
As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which? Views: 392
Drafted Into the Army of TimeThe USA\'s greatest adversary has gone back in time and discovered a source of advanced technology. We have only one chance: send American agents back in time, find the ancient source, and take it down!Drafted Into the Army of TimeThe USA\'s greatest adversary has gone back in time and discovered a source of advanced technology. We have only one chance: send American agents back in time, find the ancient source, and take it down! Views: 392
After their olive crop fails, Maria fears that her family will have to abandon their farm on the new island colony. Then, one night she dreams of a mysterious beautiful lady shrouded by trees with branches hung with hundreds of little suns. They are oranges like the ones Maria's parents once ate in their homeland, Valencia, Spain. That very day Maria and her family plant the seeds that soon yield a magnificent orange grove and save the farm. But who was the mysterious lady who appeared in her dream and will Maria ever find her again?
From the Hardcover edition. Views: 392
