Synopsis: Still at the beginning of her career, investigative journalist Emilee Weathers is desperate for the perfect story and doesn’t care how she has to get it. When she’s asked to assist in a convicted serial killer’s appeal, it almost seems the perfect story has come banging at her door. But not long after arriving … Continue reading The Killed Conscience by Jordan Antonacci
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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Seek by Anthony O’Neill
Synopsis: Seven years after the death of Edward Hyde, a stylish gentleman shows up in foggy London claiming to be Dr Henry Jekyll. Only Mr Utterson, Jekyll’s faithful lawyer and confidant, knows that he must be an impostor – because Jekyll was Hyde. But as the man goes about charming Jekyll’s friends and reclaiming the … Continue reading Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Seek by Anthony O’Neill
A Girl of White Winter by Barb Hendee (Dark Glass book 3)
Synopsis: Kara, as a ward with no parentage and no future, has been raised knowing nothing outside her lady’s chambers. Until Royce Capello, a visiting nobleman, is struck by her ice-pale looks, and demands her as payment for the land the family needs. With barely time to protest, Kara is sold and packed off for … Continue reading A Girl of White Winter by Barb Hendee (Dark Glass book 3)
The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
Synopsis: Set in a dangerous near future world, The Book of M tells the captivating story of a group of ordinary people caught in an extraordinary catastrophe who risk everything to save the ones they love. It is a sweeping debut that illuminates the power that memories have not only on the heart, but on … Continue reading The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
Trapped in Room 217 by Thomas Kingsley Troupe
Synopsis: Jayla Walters isn't sure what to expect when her father's job uproots her and her brother, Dion, to Estes Park, Colorado. But right away, something doesn't seem right with their hotel. Jayla soon discovers that their home for the week, room 217 of the Stanley Hotel, is the most haunted place in all of … Continue reading Trapped in Room 217 by Thomas Kingsley Troupe
Come Back to the Swamp by Laura Morrison
Synopsis: Working on completing her ecology graduate degree, Bernice is doing invasive species research in Cleary Swamp when she is confronted by a mysterious hag who says she is the swamp’s caretaker. When Bernice discovers that the hag is actually a woman named Rebecca Hallett who disappeared in the swamp decades before she attempts to … Continue reading Come Back to the Swamp by Laura Morrison
The Sea Was A Fair Master by Calvin Demmer
Synopsis: The world’s fate lies with a comatose young girl; an android wants to remember a human she once knew under Martian skies; men at sea learn that the ocean is a realm far different from land, where an unforgiving god rules; a school security guard discovers extreme English class; and a man understands what … Continue reading The Sea Was A Fair Master by Calvin Demmer
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring comes the fifth installment in the Hogarth Shakespeare series, a modern retelling of Othello set in a suburban schoolyard Arriving at his fifth school in as many years, a diplomat's son, Osei Kokote, knows he needs an ally if he … Continue reading New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
Under My Skin by Zoë Markham
Synopsis: Inside we are all monsters… Chloe was once a normal girl. Until the night of the car crash that nearly claimed her life. Now Chloe’s mother is dead, her father is a shell of the man he used to be and the secrets that had so carefully kept their family together are falling apart. … Continue reading Under My Skin by Zoë Markham
Consort of Secrets by Eva Chase (The Witch’s Consorts book1)
Synopsis: Every witch knows the rules: Stick to your own kind. Never reveal your powers to outsiders. Take a consort from the witching families or kiss your magic good-bye forever. For years I've been quiet, obedient Rose Hallowell. I accepted the man my stepmother chose for me. But I never stopped missing my long-ago friends. … Continue reading Consort of Secrets by Eva Chase (The Witch’s Consorts book1)
Strange Survivors: How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life by Oné R. Pagán
Synopsis: Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange. In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom--all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, … Continue reading Strange Survivors: How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life by Oné R. Pagán
Bedtime Stories for Robots! Vol. 1 by Dr. Oolong Seemingly
Synopsis: In 2017 a time capsule from the year 2077 was opened. Inside, along with a lot of lurid and incomprehensible items we shall not mention, was a collection of novels and short stories written by Dr. Oolong Seemingly entitled: Bedtime Stories For Robots!, of which Vol 1., is presented here. Very little is known … Continue reading Bedtime Stories for Robots! Vol. 1 by Dr. Oolong Seemingly
