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I had a great week, here is what I received in the mail and through Netgalley:
Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols
High school senior
Leah Jones loves nothing more than flying. While she’s in the air, it’s
easy to forget life with her absentee mother at the low-rent end of a
South Carolina beach town. When her flight instructor, Mr. Hall, hires
her to fly for his banner advertising business, she sees it as her
ticket out of the trailer park. And when he dies suddenly, she’s afraid
her flying career is gone forever.
But Mr. Hall’s teenage sons, golden boy Alec and adrenaline junkie
Grayson, are determined to keep the banner planes flying. Though Leah
has crushed on Grayson for years, she’s leery of getting involved in
what now seems like a doomed business - until Grayson betrays her by
digging up her most damning secret. Holding it over her head, he forces
her to fly for secret reasons of his own, reasons involving Alec. Now
Leah finds herself drawn into a battle between brothers - and the
consequences could be deadly.
One Breath Away by Heather Gundenkauf
From Meryl L. Moss Media Relations
On a bitter March day,
as a sudden snowstorm envelops the small town of Broken Branch, Iowa, an
unknown man with a gun enters the town’s only school and takes a
classroom of children hostage. As awareness of the situation spreads,
the panicked community is ready to do anything to protect their
children, but can only watch and wait.
Earthseed by Pamela Sargent
From Tor
Ship hurtles through
space. Deep within its core, it carries the seed of humankind. Launched
by the people of a dying Earth over a century ago, its mission is to
find a habitable world for the children--fifteen-year-old Zoheret and
her shipmates--whom it has created from its genetic banks.
To
Zoheret and her shipmates, Ship has been mother, father, and loving
teacher, preparing them for their biggest challenge: to survive on their
own, on an uninhabited planet, without Ship's protection. Now that day
is almost upon them...but are they ready to leave Ship? Ship devises a
test. And suddenly, instincts that have been latent for over a hundred
years take over. Zoheret watches as friends become strangers--and
enemies. Can Zoheret and her companions overcome the biggest obstacle to
the survival of the human race--themselves?
The Taker by Alma Katsu
From Simon & Schuster
True love can last an eternity . . . but immortality comes at a price.
On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural St. Andrew, Maine, Dr.
Luke Findley is expecting a quiet evening. Until a mysterious woman
arrives in his ER, escorted by police—Lanore McIlvrae is a murder
suspect—and Luke is inexplicably drawn to her. As Lanny tells him her
story, an impassioned account of love and betrayal that transcends time
and mortality, she changes his life forever. . . . At the turn of the
nineteenth century, when St. Andrew was a Puritan settlement, Lanny was
consumed as a child by her love for the son of the town’s founder, and
she will do anything to be with him forever. But the price she pays is
steep—an immortal bond that chains her to a terrible fate for eternity.
More Like Her by Liza Palmer
From Harper Collins
What really goes on behind those perfect white picket fences?
In Frances's mind, beautiful, successful, ecstatically married Emma
Dunham is the height of female perfection. Frances, recently dumped with
spectacular drama by her boyfriend, aspires to be just like Emma. So do
her close friends and fellow teachers, Lisa and Jill. But Lisa's too
career-focused to find time for a family. And Jill's recent unexpected
pregnancy could have devastating consequences for her less-than-perfect
marriage.
Yet sometimes the golden dream you fervently wish for
turns out to be not at all what it seems--like Emma's enviable suburban
postcard life, which is about to be brutally cut short by a perfect
husband turned killer. And in the shocking aftermath, three devastated
friends are going to have to come to terms with their own secrets . . .
and somehow learn to move forward after their dream is exposed as a lie.
Until I Die by Amy Plum
Netgalley
Kate and Vincent have overcome the odds and at last they are together in Paris, the city of lights and love.
As their romance deepens there’s one question they can’t ignore: How
are they supposed to be together if Vincent can’t resist sacrificing
himself to save others? Although Vincent promises that he’ll do whatever
it takes to lead a normal life with Kate, will that mean letting
innocent people die? When a new and surprising enemy reveals itself,
Kate realizes that even more may be at stake—and that Vincent’s
immortality is in jeopardy.
In Die for Me, Amy Plum created a captivating paranormal mythology
with immortal revenants and a lush Paris setting. Until I Die is poised
to thrill readers with more heart-pounding suspense, spellbinding
romance, and a cliff-hanger ending that will leave them desperate for
the third and final novel in the series.
Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris
Netgalley
Two days before the
start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a
pickup truck and killed—as in blinding light, scenes of her life
flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows,
she's opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high
school whom Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even
though it isn't possible, she knows—with every fiber of her being—that
Ben has somehow brought her back to life.
But her revival, and Ben's possible role in it, is only the first of
the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI agent
father's files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that
seems to be counting down to something—but to what? And when someone
close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what's right in front
of her: Everything that's happened—the accident, the murder, the
countdown clock, Ben's sudden appearance in her life—points to the end
of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that
if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she's going to need
to uncover Ben's secrets—and keep from falling in love with him in the
process.
From debut author Elizabeth Norris comes this shattering novel of
one girl's fight to save herself, her world, and the boy she never saw
coming.
Insignia by S.J. Kincaid
Netgalley
More than anything, Tom
Raines wants to be important, though his shadowy life is anything but
that. For years, Tom’s drifted from casino to casino with his unlucky
gambler of a dad, gaming for their survival. Keeping a roof over their
heads depends on a careful combination of skill, luck, con artistry, and
staying invisible.
Then one day, Tom stops being invisible. Someone’s been watching his
virtual-reality prowess, and he’s offered the incredible—a place at the
Pentagonal Spire, an elite military academy. There, Tom’s instincts for
combat will be put to the test, and if he passes, he’ll become a member
of the Intrasolar Forces, helping to lead his country to victory in
World War Three. Finally, he’ll be someone important: a superhuman war
machine with the tech skills that every virtual-reality warrior dreams
of. Life at the Spire holds everything that Tom’s always wanted—friends,
the possibility of a girlfriend, and a life where his every action
matters—but what will it cost him?
Gripping and provocative, S. J. Kincaid’s futuristic thrill ride of a
debut crackles with memorable characters, tremendous wit, and a vision
of the future that asks startling, timely questions about the melding of
humanity and technology
Dreamland by Josephine Angelini
Netgalley
As the only Scion that
can enter Hades at will, Helen descends to the Underworld in search of a
way to overcome the Furies and end the cycle of revenge that has cursed
the Scions. But she’s running out of time. Each descent weakens her
both in mind and spirit. A mysterious stranger might be her only
salvation, but the price may be her love for Lucas Delos.
As an unforgettable love triangle emerges, Josephine Angelini’s
compelling saga becomes ever more intricate and spellbinding. The
eagerly awaited sequel to the internationally bestselling Starcrossed,
Dreamless delivers with a huge emotional impact that will leave readers
satisfied—and longing for more.
Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock
Netgalley
Mackenzie and Amy were best friends. Until Amy was brutally murdered.
Since then, Mac’s life has been turned upside down. She is being
haunted by Amy in her dreams, and an extremist group called the Trackers
has come to Mac’s hometown of Hemlock to hunt down Amy’s killer: A
white werewolf.
Lupine syndrome—also known as the werewolf virus—is on the rise
across the country. Many of the infected try to hide their symptoms, but
bloodlust is not easy to control.
Wanting desperately to put an end to her nightmares, Mac decides to
investigate Amy’s murder herself. She discovers secrets lurking in the
shadows of Hemlock, secrets about Amy’s boyfriend, Jason, her good pal
Kyle, and especially her late best friend. Mac is thrown into a
maelstrom of violence and betrayal that puts her life at risk.
Kathleen Peacock’s thrilling novel is the first in the Hemlock
trilogy, a spellbinding urban fantasy series filled with provocative
questions about prejudice, trust, lies, and love
What did you receive
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others receive and I will get by and visit your post as well!
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