Emerald Green by
Kerstin Gier
Ruby
Red; Book Three
Since learning she is the Ruby, the
final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve, nothing has gone right for
Gwen and she holds suspicions about both Count Saint-German and Gideon, but as
she uncovers the Circle's secrets she finally learns her own destiny. –Summary.
Fangirl by
Rainbow Rowell
Being consummate fans of the Simon
Snow series helped Cath and her twin sister, Wren, cope as little girls whose
mother left them, but now, as they start college but not as roommates, Cath
fears she is unready to live without Wren holding her hand--and without her
passion for Snow. –Summary.
Out of the Easy by Ruta
Sepetys
"It’s 1950, and as the French
Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine
is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a
brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to
offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves
Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her
mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street.
Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine
underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation
at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test...." –Publisher.
The Enchanted Life of
Adam
Hope by Rhonda Riley
"In
the waning months of World War II, young Evelyn Roe's life is transformed when
she finds what she takes to be a badly burned soldier, all but completely
buried in the heavy red-clay soil on her family's farm in North Carolina. When
Evelyn rescues the stranger, it quickly becomes clear he is not a simple man.
As innocent as a newborn, he recovers at an unnatural speed, and then begins to
change—first into Evelyn's mirror image, and then into her complement, a man
she comes to know as Adam. Evelyn and Adam fall in love, sharing a connection
that reaches to the essence of Evelyn's being. But the small town where they
live is not ready to accept the likes of Adam, and his unusual origin becomes
the secret at the center of their seemingly normal marriage." –Cover.
The Sea of
Tranquility by Katja Millay
"Two and a half years after an
unspeakable tragedy left her a shadow of the girl she once was, Nastya
Kashnikov moves to a new town determined to keep her dark past hidden and hold
everyone at a distance. But her plans only last so long before she finds
herself inexplicably drawn to the one person as isolated as herself: Josh
Bennett. Josh's story is no secret. Every person he loves has been taken from
his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. When your name is
synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space. Everyone except
Nastya who won't go away until she's insinuated herself into every aspect of
his life. But as the undeniable pull between them intensifies, he starts to
wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she's been hiding, or if he even wants
to." –Back cover.
The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison
Todd Gilbert and Jodie Brett are in
a bad place in their relationship. They've been together for twenty-eight
years, and with no children to worry about there has been little to disrupt
their affluent Chicago lifestyle. But there has also been little to hold it
together, and beneath the surface lie ever-widening cracks. When it becomes
clear that their precarious world could disintegrate at any moment, Jodie knows
she stands to lose everything. It's only now she will discover just how much
she's truly capable of. –Summary.
The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
"It
is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and
Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution, the
School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish,
forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of
Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone-Lynnie
has just given birth to a baby girl. When the authorities catch up to them that
same night, Homan escapes into the darkness, and Lynnie is caught. But before
she is forced back into the institution, she whispers two words to Martha:
"Hide her." And so begins the 40-year epic journey of Lynnie, Homan,
Martha, and baby Julia-lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet
drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love." –Back cover.
Tweaked
by Katherine Holubitsky
“Gordie Jessup is a good kid, but
he's living in a nightmare. His older brother’s two-year addiction to crystal
meth has left their family emotionally and financially drained. And just when
Gordie thinks he can no longer stand the manipulating, the lying and the
stealing, things get even worse.” –Back cover.
This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer Smith
"Perfect strangers Graham
Larkin and Ellie O'Neill meet online when Graham accidentally sends Ellie an
e-mail about his pet pig, Wilbur. The two 17-year-olds strike up an e-mail
relationship from opposite sides of the country and don't even know each
other's first names. What's more, Ellie doesn't know Graham is a famous actor,
and Graham doesn't know about the big secret in Ellie's family tree. When the
relationship goes from online to in-person, they find out whether their
relationship can be the real thing.” –Publisher.