Tag: 2012

A Winter Dream by Richard Paul Evans

Joseph Jacobson is the twelfth of thirteen siblings, all of whom are employed by their father’s successful Colorado advertising company. But underneath the success runs a poisonous undercurrent of jealousy; Joseph is his father’s favorite and the focus of his brothers’ envy and hatred. When the father seems ready to anoint Joseph as his heir, the brothers make their move, forcing Joseph from the company […]

November 5, 2012 / 0 Comments

Bonded by Michelle Davidson Argyle

What happened after Cinderella married her prince? How did the evil sorceress in Sleeping Beauty turn evil in the first place? Discover these stories and a world filled with magic, forbidden love, elves, sprites, dragons, and the most powerful creatures of all–the fairies–in Bonded, a collection of three fairy tale inspired novellas. CINDERS: A Cinderella sequel. Money can’t buy love, but magic isn’t a sure […]

November 2, 2012 / 1 Comment
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