Monday, December 15, 2014

New Fiction











The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
"On the morning of her wedding, Princess Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive--and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deception abounds, and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets--even as she finds herself falling in love.” –WorldCat

Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan
Breathing; Book One
“In the affluent town of Weslyn, Connecticut, where most people worry about what to be seen in and who to be seen with, Emma Thomas would rather not be seen at all. She’s more concerned with feigning perfection—pulling down her sleeves to conceal the bruises, not wanting anyone to know how far from perfect her life truly is. Without expecting it, she finds love. It challenges her to recognize her own worth―at the risk of revealing the terrible secret she’s desperate to hide.” –Back cover

Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan
Breathing; Book Two
“Emma Thomas’s struggle with an abusive home life came to a heart-pounding conclusion in the final chapters of Reason to Breathe, the first installment of The Breathing Series— Rebecca Donovan’s bestselling romantic-thriller (USA Today). Now her secret life has been exposed, and her tormentor can’t hurt her anymore. Yet some are still haunted by that night. The bruises may have faded, but scars and fears, remain. How will she reclaim her life when she's barely breathing?” – Back cover

Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan
Breathing; Book Three
“Emma Thomas is hiding. From everything and everyone...including herself. But she can't hide forever. Her past will find her, and her secrets won't remain quiet—not if she wants to be forgiven. Emma learns that honesty can hurt worse than betrayal, and the truth may cost her the only love she's ever known.” – Back cover

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Grisha Trilogy; Book One
"Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegĂ© of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold." –WorldCat

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
The Grisha Trilogy; Book Two
"Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret."–WorldCat

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
The Grisha Trilogy; Book Three
"The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Alina forges new alliances as she and Mal search for Morozova's last amplifier. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that alters her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields.”–WorldCat

Zom-B by Darren Shan
Zom-B ; Book One 
"When the news starts reporting a zombie outbreak in Ireland, B's father thinks it's a hoax--but even if it isn't, the two of them joke, it's only the Irish, right? That is, until zombies actually attack the school. B is forced on a mad dash through the serpentine corridors of high school, making allegiances with anyone with enough gall to fight off their pursuers. But when they come face-to-face with the ravenous, oozing corpses, all bets are off. There are no friends. No allies. Just whatever it takes to survive." –WorldCat

Zom-B:  Underground by Darren Shan
Zom-B; Book Two
"Waking up in a military complex, months after zombies attacked school, B has no memory of the last few months. Life in the UK has turned tough since the outbreak, and B is woven into life -- and battle -- in the new military regime quickly. But as B learns more about the zombies held in the complex and the scientists keeping them captive, unease settles in. Why exactly was B saved? And is there anyone left in the world to trust?" –WorldCat

Zom-B: City by Darren Shan
Zom-B;  Book One 
"As zombies overrun London, B battles moral dilemmas and a growing sense of hopelessness at every turn." –WorldCat