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By the Sea: Murder Has a Ball by Shannon Symonds

By the Sea: Murder Has a Ball by Shannon Symonds

Rating: Mild. Mild substance use; mild (nonsexual) violence or horror. [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”304462″] When Esther has her first actual date, she can’t find a single book in the school’s historic library that will help her. After Romeo and Juliette depressed her, Mr. Darcy infuriated her, and Eliza Doolittle abandoned her authentic self, Sophie dived into contemporary literature to ensure the Masked ball will be a […]

February 8, 2022 / 0 Comments
Skyward: Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson

Skyward: Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson

Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell—the enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What’s more, she traveled light-years from home as an undercover spy to infiltrate the […]

November 23, 2021 / 0 Comments
The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card

The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card

As the children of Ender and Bean solve the great problem of the Ender Universe—the deadly virus they call the descolada, which is incurable and will kill all of humanity if it is allowed to escape from Lusitania. One planet. Three sapient species living peacefully together. And one deadly virus that could wipe out every world in the Starways Congress, killing billions. Is the only […]

November 16, 2021 / 1 Comment
A Christmas Legacy by Anne Perry

A Christmas Legacy by Anne Perry

Thomas and Charlotte Pitt’s former maid takes a new job as Christmas approaches—but not everyone in the household may survive the holidays After leaving her position with Charlotte and Thomas Pitt to get married, Gracie thought her days as a maid were behind her. But when her good friend’s daughter, Millie, turns up on her doorstep just before the holidays, frantic because things are going […]

November 9, 2021 / 0 Comments
An Alleged Rogue by Sian Ann Bessey

An Alleged Rogue by Sian Ann Bessey

Lord Adam Dunsbourne is a tyrant. At least, that’s what everyone says. The tales are shocking: accounts of a man who gambled away the family fortune and keeps his younger sister, Emily, captive in their home at Dunsbourne Manor. So when Adam and his sister make an unexpected appearance at a dinner party, the scandalized whispers cannot be contained. New to the town, Phoebe Hadford […]

November 8, 2021 / 1 Comment
Love and Lavender by Josi S. Kilpack

Love and Lavender by Josi S. Kilpack

Hazel Stillman is a woman of rare independence and limited opportunities. Born with a clubbed foot, Hazel knows marriage is unlikely, so she devotes herself to teaching at a private girls’ school. When her uncle offers Hazel a substantial inheritance is he marries, she is offended. What kind of decent man would marry for her money? But when she learns the school might be sold, […]

November 2, 2021 / 1 Comment
Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg

Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg

When a star dies, a new one must be born. The Sun God chooses the village of Endwever to provide a mortal womb. The birthing of a star is always fatal for the mother, and Ceris Wenden, who considers herself an outsider, sacrifices herself to secure her family’s honor and take control of her legacy. But after her star child is born, Ceris does what […]

November 1, 2021 / 0 Comments
Dragonwatch: Return of the Dragon Slayer by Brandon Mull

Dragonwatch: Return of the Dragon Slayer by Brandon Mull

The magical world teeters on the brink of collapse. The Dragon King, Celebrant, has united the dragons into a vengeful army, and only a final artifact stands in the way of them unleashing their fury against humankind. With established allegiances shifting under the strain, Seth and Kendra find themselves in desperate need of new allies. Seth must face his most dangerous quest—the fulfillment of his […]

October 26, 2021 / 0 Comments
Ascendance: The Shattered Castle by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Ascendance: The Shattered Castle by Jennifer A. Nielsen

King Jaron has outwitted the Prozarians and returned to his own kingdom with one secret in his pocket that not even his friends know about. He’s hoping that secret will help him finally bring stability to Carthya. But a surprise attack on his own land — on the castle itself — reminds Jaron that nothing is easy. The Prozarian Monarch threatens to crumble Jaron’s entire […]

October 19, 2021 / 0 Comments
Crime and Carpetbags by Julie Berry

Crime and Carpetbags by Julie Berry

Now that Maeve Merritt has surrendered Mermeros, the djinni she found in a sardine can, she expects her life in London will be dull as dirt. But villains from Maeve’s previous escapades are still searching for the djinni, now in the hands of Mr. Poindexter, the adoptive father of Maeve’s friend Tommy. When Mr. Poindexter tries to use one of his wishes, he and Mermeros […]

October 19, 2021 / 0 Comments