Explode Your Holds With More New Fiction!

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Check out this awesome assortment of new fiction we just got in:

 

Mystery and Thrillers:

With Malice: A Novelwith-malice by Eileen Cook

Jill Charron's senior trip to Italy was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime-- and then the accident happened. Waking up in a hospital room, her leg in a cast, Jill learns she was involved in a fatal accident. She was jetted home by her affluent father in order to receive quality care. Care that includes a lawyer. And a press team. Because maybe it wasn't an accident....

 

city-of-spiesCity of Spies by Nina Berry

After ex-juvenile-detainee Pagan Jones, part-time Hollywood starlet, part-time spy, returns from making a film in Berlin, she's called upon by the handsome secret agent Devin Black to head to Buenos Aires for an undercover mission. She's to star in a cheesy film with bad actors while trying to track down a Nazi war criminal who has ties to her mother.

vicariousVicarious by Paula Stokes

Winter Kim and her sister, Rose, survived growing up in a Korean orphanage and being trafficked into the United States. But they've escaped the past and started over in a new place where no one knows who they used to be. Now they work as digital stunt girls for Rose's ex-boyfriend, Gideon, engaging in dangerous and enticing activities while recording their neural impulses for his Vicarious Sensory Experiences, or ViSEs. Whether it's bungee jumping, shark diving, or grinding up against celebrities in the city's hottest dance clubs, Gideon can make it happen for you--for a price. When Rose disappears and a ViSE recording of her murder is delivered to Gideon, Winter is devastated. She won't rest until she finds her sister's killer. But when the clues she uncovers conflict with the digital recordings her sister made, Winter isn't sure what to believe. To find out what happened to Rose, she'll have to untangle what's real from what only seems real, risking her own life in the process.

steeplejackSteeplejack by A. J. Hartley

Seventeen-year-old Anglet Sutonga makes a living repairing the chimneys, towers, and spires of the city of Bar-Selehm. Dramatically different communities live and work alongside one another. The white Feldish command the nation’s higher echelons of society; the native Mahweni are divided between city life and the savannah. And then there’s Ang, part of the Lani community who immigrated there generations ago and now mostly live in poverty on Bar-Selehm’s edges. When Ang is supposed to meet her new apprentice, Berrit, she finds him dead. That same night the Beacon, an invaluable historical icon, is stolen. The Beacon’s theft commands the headlines, yet no one seems to care about Berrit’s murder--except for Josiah Willinghouse, an enigmatic young politician. When he offers Ang a job investigating the death, she plunges headlong into new and unexpected dangers. Meanwhile, crowds gather in protests over the city’s mounting troubles. Rumors surrounding the Beacon’s theft grow. More suspicious deaths occur. With no one to help Ang except Josiah’s haughty younger sister, a savvy newspaper girl, and a kindhearted herder, Ang must rely on her intellect and strength to resolve the mysterious link between Berrit and the missing Beacon before the city descends into chaos.

 

Speculative:

nightstruckNightstruck by Jenna Black

Becket is an ordinary teenage girl, wrestling with the upheaval of her parents' divorce. A studious high school senior, her biggest problems to date have been choosing which colleges to apply to, living up to her parents' ambitious expectations for her, and fighting her secret crush on her best friend's boyfriend. But that all changes on the night she tries to save an innocent life and everything goes horribly wrong. Unbeknownst to her, Becket has been tricked into opening a door between worlds, allowing a dark magic into the mortal world. As the magic trickles in, the city begins to change at night.

exile-for-dreamersExile for Dreamers by Kathleen Baldwin

Tess Aubreyson is being haunted by prophetic dreams of death and grief. She discovers that her dreams can help Lord Ravencross, the man she loves, and her fellow students at Stranje House. Which is good, because the traitorous Lady Daneska and the Ghost have returned to England to help make way for Napoleon's invasion, and the young ladies at Stranje House might be the only ones who can save England from a power-mad dictator.

black-river-fallsBlack River Falls by Jeff Hirsch

Seventeen-year-old Cardinal has escaped the virus that ravaged his town, leaving its victims alive but without their memories.

never-missing-never-foundNever Missing Never Found by Amanda Panitch

Stolen from her family as a young girl, Scarlett is now moving on from the past and starting her summer job at Adventure Time amusement park. When a girl goes missing from the park, it's clear that the past is not done with Scarlett.

rocks-fall-everyone-diesRocks Fall Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar

A paranormal suspense novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who can reach inside people and steal their innermost things--fears, memories, scars, even love--and his family's secret ritual that for centuries has kept the cliff above their small town from collapsing.

unitedUnited by Melissa Landers (An Alienated Novel)

The treaty between Earth and L’eihr has awakened and ancient force, threatening to destroy everything and it is up to Aelyx and Cara to unite their people before both their worlds are obliterated.

flyingFlying by Carrie Jones

Mana has always lived a normal life, albeit with an overprotective mother, until the day she comes home to find the house trashed and an alien in the garage. It turns out her mother is an alien hunter who has absconded with a piece of technology that everyone--human and alien--wants to get their hands on. When her mother's partner shows up and orders Mana to come with him, it may be up to Mana to save her mother--and the world.

Thieving Weasels by Billy Taylor

Just when Skip O'Rourke thinks he's finally free of his con-artist family, they drag him back to Long Island for one last scam ... but nothing about this con is what it seems.

 

Continued Series:

Recreatedrecreated by Colleen Houck (sequel to Reawakened)

Lily must go into the Afterlife to save Amon and protect the world from being overthrown by the deadly Devouror of the Underworld.

empire-of-dustEmpire of Dust by Elenor Herman (Blood of Gods and Royals series, Book 2- sequel to Legacy of Kings)

After winning his first battle, Prince Alexander fights to become the ruler his kingdom demands--but the line between leader and tyrant blurs with each new threat. Meanwhile, Hephaestion, cast aside by Alexander for killing the wrong man, must conceal the devastating secret of a divine prophecy from Katerina even as the two of them are thrust together on a dangerous mission to Egypt. The warrior, Jacob, determined to forget his first love, vows to eradicate the ancient Blood Magics and believes that royal prisoner Cynane holds the key to Macedon's undoing. And in chains, the Persian princess Zofia still longs to find the Spirit Eaters, but first must grapple with the secrets of her handsome--and deadly--captor.

Under the Lights by Abbi Glines (A Field Party Novel; Sequel to Until Friday Night)

Three teens from a small southern town are stuck in a dramatic love triangle. As secrets come to light and hearts are broken, these former childhood friends must face the truth about growing up and falling in love...even if it means losing each other forever.

 

Romance:

this-savage-songThis Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

As the heirs to opposing sides in a warring city, Kate Harker and Augustus Flynn should never have met. A Romeo and Juliet-esque fantasy about the difference between good and evil and the blurry gray area in between.

if-i-was-your-girlIf I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

Amanda Hardy only wants to fit in at her new school, but she is keeping a big secret, so when she falls for Grant, guarded Amanda finds herself yearning to share with him everything about herself, including her previous life as Andrew.

the-girl-who-fellThe Girl Who Fell by S. M. Parker

When new boy in school, Alec, sweeps Zephyr off her feet, their passionate romance takes a dangerous and possessive turn when Alec begins manipulating Zephyr.

 

Realistic:

character-drivenCharacter Driven by David Lubar

In his last year of high school, seventeen-year-old virgin Cliff Sparks has to figure out what to do with his life, including how to meet new girl Jillian and how to deal with old issues with his unemployed father.

american-girlsAmerican Girls by Alison Umminger

Fifteen-year-old Anna runs away to Los Angeles where her half-sister takes her in, but after spending days on television and movie sets, she learns LA is not the glamorous escape she imagined.

 

Audio:

american-girlsAmerican Girls by Alison Umminger (CD)

Fifteen-year-old Anna runs away to Los Angeles where her half-sister takes her in. After immersing herself in television and movie sets, she begins researching LA's lost girls and soon learns LA isn't the glamorous escape she imagined.

rebel-of-the-sandsRebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (CD)

Amani is desperate to leave the dead-end town of Dustwalk, and she's counting on her sharpshooting skills to help her escape. But after she meets Jin, the mysterious rebel running from the Sultan's army, she unlocks the powerful truth about the desert nation of Miraji--and herself.

summer-days-and-summer-nightsSummer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins (CD)

A collection of summertime romances by twelve young adult authors includes contributions by such notables as Francesca Lia Block, Lev Grossman, and Veronica Roth.

legacy-of-kingsLegacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman (Book One of Blood of Gods and Royals) (CD)

Katerina, on a mission to kill the queen, falls in love with Alexander, Prince of Macedonia. Jacob will go to unthinkable lengths to win Katerina, even if it means having to compete with Hephaestion, a murderer sheltered by the prince. And far across the sea, Zofia, a Persian princess and Alexander's unmet betrothed, wants to alter her destiny by seeking the famed and deadly Spirit Eaters.

spontaneousSpontaneous by Aaron Starmer

A darkly funny and spectacularly original exploration of friendship, goodbyes--and spontaneous combustion.