Newport Ladies Book Club: Athena by Heather B. Moore

Newport Ladies Book Club: Athena by Heather B. Moore

Self-proclaimed bachelorette Athena Di Jasper is at the top of her game. Her online magazine is thriving, and she’s in a comfortably static relationship, free of the kind of commitment that could lead to marriage she’s seen her parents rocky union, and it’s not for her. When her on-again, off-again boyfriend Karl wants to move their relationship to the next commitment level, Athena’s obvious dismay […]

November 1, 2012 / 3 Comments

Ruins by Orson Scott Card

A complex fate. A deadly path. When Rigg and his friends crossed the Wall between the only world they knew and a world they could not imagine, he hoped he was leading them to safety. But the dangers in this new wallfold are more difficult to see. Rigg, Umbo, and Param know that they cannot trust the expendable, Vadesh—a machine shaped like a human, created […]

October 31, 2012 / 1 Comment

The Clone Sedition by Steven L. Kent

Earth, A.D. 2519. Less than a year has passed since the clone military of the Enlisted Man’s Empire toppled the government of the Unified Authority. Now the clones rule Earth, but a new enemy has emerged—and set off civil war… Formerly trained to fight for the U.A., clone Marine Wayson Harris had led the Enlisted Man’s Empire invasion of Earth and wrested control away from […]

October 30, 2012 / 1 Comment

Freak of Nature by Katie Lee O’Guinn

Sarah Hudson refuses to believe she’s a witch. She prefers to call it psychokinesis. Sarah has been an outcast since her early teens because of her power. Labeling herself a witch would only make her life even more unbearable. But on the first day of school, a new boy named Zane Miner recognizes her power and decides that he’s going to take her under his […]

October 29, 2012 / 0 Comments

Beguiled by RaShelle Workman

Venus has become immortal, just as she always wanted. In the process she hurt Zaren, lost Michael, and destroyed her family. At least that’s what she believed. Turns out Ramien, the god of her planets’ underworld, has her parents, and Michael. To save them, Venus makes a deal. She must complete three trials. They seem impossible. They certainly won’t be easy. Worst of all, someone […]

October 29, 2012 / 0 Comments

The Saved Saint by Buttimore & Riebold

When Harley comes home after two years as a missionary he’s looking forward to seeing his mum Jeannie, and sister Bina, and settling into his normal life. Instead, he finds his old friends have moved on, his sister doesn’t laugh at his jokes anymore, and his mum treats him like a child. Then he meets Simon, an evangelical Christian, and his life cartwheels in a […]

October 27, 2012 / 0 Comments

When Snow Falls by Brenda Novak

Her name is Cheyenne. But who is she? After growing up in cheap motels, moving from town to town with her sister and mother, Cheyenne Christensen is grateful to be on her own. She’s grateful, too, for the friends she found once her family settled in California. But she’s troubled by the mystery of her earliest memories, most of which feature a smiling blonde woman. […]

October 27, 2012 / 0 Comments

Much Ado About Magic by Mette Ivie Harrison

Last year, Beatrice Hero was humiliated by Benedick Padua using a truth spell on her to admit her love for Pedro Arragon, who quickly rejected her in front of the entire high school. Now she overhears that Benedick is in love with her and has been for years. Is she more interested in love or revenge? In a contemporary world where there are five clans, […]

October 26, 2012 / 1 Comment

Rock Band Fights Evil #2 by D.J. Butler

The ragged back of rock and rollers led by Jacob Bar Azazel, Satan’s only son, take a rollercoaster ride from Kansas City through the Queendom of Mab and into Hell itself in their continuing quest to undo their various damnations. Can they succeed with their enemies—the renegade Raphael, the ambitious Legate of Heaven, various of the Fallen, and even Queen Mab herself—doing their best to […]

October 25, 2012 / 0 Comments

The Bewitching of Amoretta Ipswich by Marcia Lynn McClure

The spirit of adventure and curiosity that dwelled within her bosom was passionate with excitement! It was obvious there was something wildly interesting inside the gristmill, and Amoretta silently swore to herself she would discover what it was no matter what. She promised herself that nothing short of torture could keep her from seeing what was inside now that her feet were set on the […]

October 25, 2012 / 1 Comment