An eighth grade girl was taken today… With this first sentence, readers are immediately thrust into a fast-paced thriller that doesn’t let up for a moment. In a world not too far removed from our own, kids are being taken away to special workhouses if their families exceed the monthly debt limit imposed by the government. Thirteen-year-old Matt briefly wonders if he might be next, […]
Title: The Abraham Enigma Author: Jack Lyon Publisher: Deseret Book Release Date: September, 2010 ISBN: 978-1606411063 Size: 256 pages, 6×9, softcover Genre: Suspense? (Borders lists it as Historical Fiction?) Egypt was hot as a furnace, as a refiner’s fire; even the Nile breezes as they crept through Cairo made little difference. But the men were meeting anyway, in a private room in the back of […]
Title: When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis Author: Eric G. Swedin Publisher: Potomac Books Inc. Release Date: August 31, 2010 ISBN: 978-1597975179 Size: 316 pages, 6×9, softcover Genre: Historical/Speculative In 1961 at the Bay of Pigs, CIA-trained and -organized Cuban exiles aiming to overthrow Fidel Castro were soundly defeated. Most were taken prisoner by Cuban armed forces. Fearing another U.S. […]
Title: Body Heat Author: Brenda Novak Publisher: Mira Release Date: August 31, 2010 ISBN: 978-0778328032 Size: 448 pages, 4×6″ mass market paperback Genre: Romantic Thriller Series: White Heat (1) Caution: This book may contain objectionable content. Read an excerpt here. The heat is on… Twelve people have been shot at pointblank range and left to rot in the desert sun. It’s Sophia St. Claire’s job […]
Title: Paranormalcy Author: Kiersten White Publisher: Harper Teen Release Date: August 30, 2010 ISBN: 978-0061985843 Size: 352 pages, 6×8, hardcover Genre: YA Fantasy Watch book trailer. Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ […]
Title: Billy: Messenger of Powers Author: Michaelbrent Collings Publisher: Borgo Press Release Date: August 27, 2010 ISBN: 978-1434411501 Size: 406 pages, 6×9, softcover Genre: YA Paranormal Billy is a normal boy trying to get through school when he discovers that Powers walk among us. These are divided into the Dawnwalkers, protectors of mankind, and the Darksiders, who want to enslave humanity. The truce between them […]
Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter. It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known […]
Title: Mayan Intrigue Author: Linda Weaver Clarke Publisher: American Book Publishing Release Date: August 30, 2010 ISBN: 978-1589826168 Size: 250 pages, 5×8, softcover Genre: Suspense Series: Anasazi Intrigue (bk 1) Read Chapter 1 HERE Watch book trailer HERE The discovery of a priceless artifact puts Julia’s life in great danger! From valuable artifacts to shady businessmen, the Yucatan Peninsula becomes a dangerous vacation spot for […]
Title: Unbroken ConnectionAuthor: Angela Morrison Publisher: CreateSpace Release Date: August 26, 2010 ISBN: 978-1453758960 Size: 320 pages, 6×9″, softcover Genre: Young Adult Series: Taken by Storm Download chapter. View trailer. Against all odds, the couple that swept you away in TAKEN BY STORM is back. Michael is in Thailand diving his dream. Leesie is at BYU living hers. And they just can’t leave each other […]
Title: Finding Rose Author: Stephanie Humphreys Publisher: Walnut Springs Press Release Date: August 2010 ISBN: 971935217770 Size: 292 pages, 6×9, softcover Genre: Historical Romance On his deathbed, Rose Sterling’s father asks her to consider Miles Crandall as a suitor. Then Rose is sent to live with an uncle in Spring Creek, Montana, far from her carefree life with her family in Utah. Miles is returning […]