Thursday, June 04, 2015

New in June

Joyride
by Anna Banks
The quarterback son of the town sheriff and the daughter of deported illegal aliens become unlikely midnight pranking accomplices while unexpectedly falling in love and landing on the wrong side of the law.

Emmy & Oliver
by Robin Benway 
Since her best friend Oliver was kidnapped ten years ago, Emmy's parents have smothered her with their relentless worry, and when Oliver suddenly reappears in his hometown, he and Emmy struggle to face the messy, confusing consequences of the crime.

The Witch Hunter
by Virginia Boecker
Set in an alternative 16th-century England, Elizabeth Grey is the only girl in the king's elite group of witch hunters. When she's framed for being a witch herself, Elizabeth finds freedom at the hands of the world's most wanted wizard and her loyal tiesare tested.

Tangled Webs
by Lee Bross
Living a double life as both a male assistant to an abusive master and a notorious female blackmailer who collects secrets about the elite in 1725 London, Arista finds herself torn between an infamous thief who once saved her life and a mysterious young aristocrat.


Deadfall
by Anna Carey
The suspenseful sequel to Blackbird is told in a second-person voice that follows the survival experiences of a girl who after waking up with no memory is forced to put her life in the hands of others while fleeing from people who want to kill her.

Last Year’s Mistake
by Gina Ciocca
A novel told in alternating "before" and "after" chapters describes an estrangement between best friends Kelsey and David that is challenged three years later when they are reunited in ways that threaten Kelsey's popularity and romantic prospects.

The Leveller
by Julia Durango
Earning money by dragging kids out of the virtual reality gaming world and returning them to their worried parents, bounty hunter Nixy faces the biggest challenge of her career when the game's billionaire developer loses track of his own son.

The Night We Said Yes
by Lauren Gibaldi
What happens when Matt and Ella reunited one year after their breakup? Are second chances really possible?

After Hours
by Claire Kennedy
Using their day jobs at the high-end Waterside Café to learn gossip that they use to play a lucrative dare-based game, four teens struggle with embarrassing secrets, unrequited love and personal drama to secure a memorable summer season.

Finding Audrey
by Sophie Kinsella
Fourteen-year-old Audrey is maing slow but steady progress dealing with her anxiety disorder when Linus comes into the picture and her recovery gains momentum.

Sweet
by Emmy Laybourne
The luxurious celebrity cruise launching the trendy new diet sweetener Solu should be the vacation of a lifetime. It takes a horrifyingly wrong turn when the gig becomes an expose on the shocking side effects of Solu.

Ink and Ashes
by Valynne E. Maetani
When Japanese American Claire Takata finds out that her deceased father was once a member of the yakuza, a Japanese crime syndicate, danger enters her life that could end up killing someone.

Between Us and the Moon
by Rebecca Maizel
Falling in love with a college boy who encourages her to move out of her beautiful older sister's shadow, Sarah embarks on a coming-of-age summer that helps her discover herself.

Daughter of Deep Silence
by Carrie Ryan
At fourteen, Frances survived a slaughter that claimed the lives of her parents and best friend, Libby, but she took on Libby's identity and wealth while plotting revenge against the powerful Wells family and now, at age eighteen, is ready to destroy them, including her first love, Grey.

Every Last Word
by Tamara Ireland Stone
Consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off, a girl coping with Purely-Obsessional OCD learns to accept herself and take control of her life through her experiences in poetry club Consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off, a girl coping with Purely-Obsessional OCD learns to accept herself and take control of her life through her experiences in poetry club.

Hello, I Love You
by Katie M. Stout
Grace Wilde is hoping for a fresh start from her family, famous in the music industry, and escapes to the farthest place from home she can think of, a boarding school in Korea, but when her roommate Sophie's twin brother Jason turns out to be the newest Korean pop music superstar, Grace is thrust back into the world of fame and love.

The Rules
by Debbie Viguie and Nancy Holder
The authors of the best-selling Wicked series present a dark thriller that follows the experiences of a group of teens who participate in a life-threatening scavenger hunt.

The Stars Never Rise
by Rachel Vincent
In a world ruled by the brutally puritanical Church and its army of black-robed exorcists, sixteen-year-old Nina tries to save her pregnant younger sister from the Church's wrath and discovers that not only is the Church run by demons but that Nina herself is one of the very few who can genuinely exorcise them.

I Am the Traitor
by Allen Zadoff
After breaking free of The Program, Boy Nobody is on a mission of his own to reclaim his life and rescue his friend Howard from the secret organization that has turned him and other orphaned children into trained assassins--but he has no idea who, if anyone, he can trust, or what the consequences will be if he succeeds in bringing down The Program.

Friday, May 01, 2015

New in May

The Wrath and the Dawn
by Renee Ahdieh
In this reimagining of The Arabian Nights, Shahrzad plans to avenge the death of her dearest friend by volunteering to marry the murderous boy-king of Khorasan but discovers not all is as it seems within the palace.
Undertow
by Michael Buckley
A sixteen-year-old girl is caught in an epic clash of civilizations when a society of undersea warriors marches out of the ocean into modern-day Coney Island.
The Heir
by Keira Cass
When the time comes for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own, she does not expect a fairy-tale love story like her parents, but the princess discovers her own happily ever after may not be as impossible as she thought.
The Hunted
by Matt de la Pena
After surviving the earthquake and tsunami, Shy manages to make it back to land but he is far from safe because a secret his cruise ship co-worker, Addie, shared with him is one that people have killed for, and now that Shy knows, he has become a moving target.
Saint Anything
by Sarah Dessen
Sydney's charismatic older brother, Peyton, has always been the center of attention in the family but when he is sent to jail, Sydney struggles to find her place at home and the world until she meets the Chathams, including gentle, protective Mac, who makes her feel seen for the first time.
A Matter of Heart
by Amy Fellner Dominy
When a fainting incident at a meet reveals a deadly heart condition and puts an end to her Olympic swimming dreams, 16-year-old Abby is challenged to discover who she is without the one thing that has defined her young life.
Burn
by Sarah Fine
Fleeing with Christina to his father's safehouse after losing the all-important scanner, Tate uncovers vital clues to what is really threatening the planet: the parasitic Sicarii, the same race that invaded the H2 planet 400 years before and now has designs on Earth.
Dangerous Deception
by Kami Garcia
Some loves are cursed. Others are...dangerous. Especially the love between wannabe rocker and quarter Incubus, Wesley "Link" Lincoln, and Dark Caster, Siren, and bonafide bad girl, Ridley Duchannes. But now Ridley is missing, and Link was with her-right up until she vanished. Determined to find her, Link reunites with his New York bandmates and the mysterious Lennox Gates, who wants Rid for himself. Together they travel to the deep south, find the crossroads where blues guitarist Robert Johnson made his deal with the devil, discover a menagerie of Casters locked in cages, and uncover an evil in New Orleans that threatens to destroy them all. This time, love might not be enough.
P.S. I Still Love You
by Jenny Han
Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
Ice Kissed
by Amanda Hocking
Longing to be accepted in Kanin despite her half-breed status, Bryn Aven journeys to the glittering palace of the Skojare, who offer her a chance to learn about her heritage and protect citizens from a familiar rival. Simultaneous.
Crimson Bound
by Rosamund Hodge
Rachelle must protect the king's bastard son while searching for the weapons that will save her world from endless night.
Galgorithm
by Aaron Karo
After the girl of his dreams breaks his heart, Shane devises a mysterious formula called the Galgorithm and establishes himself as the resident dating guru at Kingsview High School. But his attempts to master the art of romance go outrageously awry.
Hit Count
by Chris Lynch
Arlo Brodie loves being at the heart of the action on the football field, and while his dad cheers him on, his mother quotes head injury statistics and refuses to watch, but Arlo's winning plays, the cheering crowds, and the adrenaline rush are enough to convince him that everything is OK, in spite of the pain, the pounding, the dizziness, and the confusion.
The Novice
by Taran Matharu
Discovering his rare ability to summon demons from another world, blacksmith's apprentice Fletcher practices his skills at a magical academy where he prepares to serve his Empire in the war against the Orcs.
From a Distant Star
by Karen McQuestion
When Lucas miraculously returns from the brink of death, Emma thinks her prayers have been answered. But when she finds an unidentifiable object on his family's farm--and government agents come to claim it--she begins to suspect that nothing is what it seems.
Off the Page
by Jodi Picoult
When Delilah is united with Oliver, a prince literally taken from the pages of a fairytale, the line between what is on the page and what is possible is blurred, and all must be resolved for the two to live happily ever after.
I am Princess X
by Cherie Priest
Years after writing stories about a superheroine character she created with a best friend who died in a tragic car accident, 16-year-old Libby is shocked to see stickers, patches and graffiti images of the superheroine appearing all over town.
Kissing in America
by Margo Robb
In the two years since her father died, 16-year-old Eva has found comfort in reading romance novels. Her romantic fantasies become a reality when she meets Will. Unfortunately, after Eva falls head over heels for him, he picks up and moves to California without any warning. As they road trip across America, Eva and her best friend, Annie, confront the complex truth about love.
The Fill-in Boyfriend
by Kasie West
When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she decides to do the unthinkable ... convince the cute guy waiting to pick up his sister to pretend to be her boyfriend for the night. Will Gia turn her fake boyfriend into a real one without exposing her lie and possibly destroying her friendships and her newfound relationship?

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

New in April

Empire of Night (Age of Legends)
by Kelley Armstrong
Separated while trying to save the children of their village, twin sisters Ashyn and Moria must draw on all their power and influence to defeat enemies of legend and avert war in the empire.
Forged by Erin Bowman After learning the truth about the Laicos Project and surviving betrayal by a Forgery in their midst, Gray Weathersby and his group of rebels plan their final attack on the Franconian Order.
99 Days by Katie Cotugno A long, hot summer is marked by a teen girl's strained relationships with a boy whose heart she broke and his brother, the boy she chose instead.
Dream a Little Dream (The Silver Trilogy) by Kerstin Gier Liv Silver, fifteen, has lived in six countries in eight years and she and her sister yearn for a real home and normalcy, but soon after moving in with her mother's boyfriend in London, Liv's dreams turn bizarre, filled with talking stone statues, mysterious corridors, and strange rituals conducted by four boys who happen to be her new classmates.
The Girl at Midnight
by Melissa Gray
Hidden from humans beneath the streets of New York City are an ancient magical people, the Avicen, who are the only family that Echo, a runaway pickpocket, has ever known, and she will stop at nothing to find the mythical Firebird to end the centuries-old war that crests on the borders of her home, endangering those she loves most.
Miss Mayhem (Rebel Belle)
by Rachel Hawkins
In the sequel to Rebel Belle, Harper Price and her new boyfriend and oracle David Stark face new challenges as the powerful Ephors seek to claim David for their own.
Magonia
by Maria Dahvana Headley
Aza Ray Boyle's life has been defined by a unique lung disease and her evolving friendship with Jason, but just before her sixteenth birthday, she is swept up into the sky-bound world of Magonia and discovers her true identity.
Rogue (The Talon Saga)
by Julie Kagawa
Unable to forget a human boy's sacrifice on her behalf, Ember resolves to save him from execution and learns unsettling secrets about both sides of the underground battle between Talon and St. George. By the best-selling author of the Iron Fey series.
Denton Little’s Deathdate
by Lance Rubin
A tale set in a world where everyone knows the day on which they will die finds Denton preparing for his imminent demise and wondering about a mysterious purple rash before a stranger's warning raises suspicions about shady government characters.
Challenger Deep
by Neal Shusterman
A brilliant but troubled high school student pretends to engage in sports activities and uses his artistic talents to document his voyage to the world's most southern point while his friends observe his increasingly unbalanced behavior.
Don’t Stay Up Late (Fear Street)
by R.L. Stine
Ever since a car accident killed her father and gave her a severe concussion, high school junior Lisa has been plagued by nightmares and hallucinations, but when she accepts a babysitting job in hopes it will banish the disturbing images, she faces new terror as she begins to question exactly who--or what--she is babysitting.
All the Rage
by Courtney Summers
After being assaulted by the sheriff's son, Kellan Turner, Romy Grey was branded a liar and bullied by former friends, finding refuge only in the diner where she works outside of town, but when a girl with ties to both Romy and Kellan goes missing and news of him assaulting another girl gets out, Romy must decide whether to speak out again or risk having more girls hurt.
An Ember in Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire's greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.
The Remedy
by Suzanne Young
Seventeen-year-old Quinn provides closure to grieving families by taking on the short-term role of a deceased loved one, until huge secrets come to the surface about Quinn's own past.