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New Blood: The Zaroi Chronicles
Laura D. Pidgeon - 2014
But on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, she gets more than she bargained for... Violet learns she is part of an ancient vampire race, and that she must leave her life behind, leaving her mother and her best friend, to attend the Radictius Druidwitch Academy, a school for her race of vampires, the Callicantzaroi... Whilst at the school, Violet not only learns about her race, but also new things about herself, and terrifyingly, of her deadly connection to an evil race of vampires who want to see her entire species destroyed...
Nobody's Girl
Antonya Nelson - 1998
Birdy spends her days trying to teach her students to appreciate the beauty of literature and her nights getting high with Jesus, her gay colleague and confidant.Birdy regards Pinetop as merely an escapade. But the desultory quality of her life is interrupted when a middle-aged widow asks Birdy to edit her rambling memoir. Combining superb storytelling with good humor, Antonya Nelson follows Birdy as she helps Mrs. Anthony reconstruct the history surrounding the bizarre and mysterious deaths of Mrs. Anthony's husband and daughter years earlier. As Birdy is drawn deeper into her subject's story, she begins a love affair with Mrs. Anthony's surviving son -- a young man who just happens to be one of Birdy's students. With its sensuous and lovingly rendered Southwestern setting, "Nobody's Girl" is a startling novel that showcases the striking talents of an emminently gifted writer.
Hex
Mackenzie McGuire - 2015
A month ago I died along with my two best friends in a car crash. Obviously, my death didn't last long. Since then, I hear voices and the nightmares – don’t even get me started. I just wanted to be normal. That meant leaving my lux L.A. life for the gothic, and icy, Saxton Academy in the mountains of Vermont. Away from the tabloids, I had a plan to get my life together. But that just isn't possible. Thanks to hotties Eli McKinnon and Carden McDowell I discovered my life is a lie. They want to help me reach my potential. I just want to be a regular girl. But darkness is coming, and if I want to stay alive, I may not have a choice.
On The Line
Jackie Nastri Bardenwerper - 2012
But with her best friend Benny by her side, she’s never minded. And besides, her fishing skills have made her a celebrity in her hometown of Islamorada, an island paradise in the Florida Keys. So when a slump in tourism threatens to sink her family’s fishing charter business, Piper recruits Benny to help her win a major fishing tournament and the $25,000 grand prize.It seems like a perfect plan. Put her skills to use, win some money and help her parents weather the storm. Except that now Benny cares more about hanging out with his girlfriend Marina than helping Piper. And he keeps disappearing, usually after something suspicious happens on the island. Add in Logan, a Michigan transplant with a growing interest in something other than Piper’s fishing, and it looks like practicing for the tournament will be anything but easy. Leaving Piper to wonder how she'll win. And who will be there when it’s over.
Colorado Courtship: Winter of Dreams / The Rancher's Sweetheart
Cheryl St. John - 2013
Yet she needs a fresh start away from scandal. And Ben Charles's unflinching faith could be her path to something truly precious—a new family.
The Rancher's Sweetheart
by Debra UllrickThe cowboys on her uncle's ranch show Sunny Weston no respect—except for foreman Jed Cooper. A riding and roping contest is Sunny's chance to prove herself. But now that she's falling for Jed, will she find courage to take the biggest risk of all, and trust her heart?
Shot Through the Heart
Niki Burnham - 2011
TWO GUYS, TWO GIRLS, TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND ONE EPIC WATER GUN BATTLE. Senior year? It's all about Senior Assassin, a yearly water gun tournament where the last team standing wins a cool two grand. Connor wants nothing more than to split that prize with his best friend, Josh. When the guys' mission is put in jeopardy by Molly--thanks to her crush on Connor--Josh concocts a plan to thwart her, one that involves his academically-inclined sister, Peyton...but as Peyton is forced to choose between chemistry class and chemistry with Connor, who wins and who loses? One thing's for certain: When Connor, Peyton, Josh, and Molly load their weapons, someone's bound to get shot through the heart. *** SHOT THROUGH THE HEART - an all-new romantic comedy from the RITA-Award winning author of ROYALLY JACKED and STICKY FINGERS. ***
Evil In Disguise
Deborah McClatchey - 2010
Little do they know that the unsuspecting, yet odd-looking turtle, is a fiend in disguise. The town bully, Victor Lockett, kidnaps the reptile and finds out he’s made a terrible, terrible mistake! The turtle is now on the loose and the killings begin. Elmer Jacks, the pet shop proprietor, finally reveals the true identity of the turtle to the two boys. He says there is an old scroll that was lost which holds the answer to the cursed tortoise and can revert it back to human form. Charlie’s pretty neighbor, Sunni Russell, joins them on their hunt for the beast. With her help, they search the Internet for the answer to the reversal of the curse. But will they find it? And most importantly, if they find the turtle, will the special words on the scroll even work?
The Art of Falling
Jenny Kaczorowski - 2013
She’s a militant vegan with purple hair, Doc Martens and a permanent scowl. Kissing captain of the football team Ben Harris? Definitely not part of that image. Now with each secret kiss, she’s falling deeper for the boy every girl at Oceanside High is crushing on. Throw in a few forbidden bacon cheeseburgers and she’s facing one major identity crisis. Ignoring Ben should be easy, but when a flashy display of artistic spirit lands her in close quarters after hours with the boy she’s too cool to like, she can’t keep pretending those kisses meant nothing. With her reputation and her heart on a collision course, Bria must either be true to herself or to the persona she’s spent all of high school creating.
The A-List Collection
Zoey Dean - 2005
Read all about the powerful, rich and beautiful teens of Beverley Hills High in this new collection of the first three titles in the national bestselling series The A-List.
Endless Summer
Jennifer Echols - 2010
One unforgettable summer. Lori can’t wait for her summer at the lake. She loves wakeboarding and hanging with her friends—including the two hotties next door. With the Vader brothers, she's always been just one of the guys. Now that she’s turning sixteen, she wants to be seen as one of the girls, especially in the eyes of Sean, the older brother. But that’s not going to happen—not if the younger brother, Adam, can help it.Lori plans to make Sean jealous by spending time with Adam. Adam has plans of his own for Lori. As the air heats up, so does this love triangle. Will Lori’s romantic summer melt into one hot mess?
The Ahriman Gate: Some Gates Should Not Be Opened
Thomas Horn - 2005
Price on a faithfilled powerful journey to the heart of Gods holiness. The exciting 40day adventure guides you learn how to pray how to live a life of prayer and holiness and to find and fulfill your divine destiny. Find over 1000 scriptures to teach you in how to let the Holy Spirit cleanse your heart fill and direct you.
Rule #6: You Can't Elevate the Outcast
Anne-Marie Meyer - 2021
She was staring at my scar. The physical proof of my past. I turned to the side and raised my hand to cover my face. I needed to protect myself before I broke down the wall that I’d spent so long building up.“Get out,” I whispered.“Colten—”“I said leave,” I growled.She hesitated for a moment before she turned and raced toward the door.As soon as the door handle engaged, I pushed my hand through my hair, hating myself for acting like that. I hated that I’d treated her that way. But I knew it was the right thing.She needed to leave me alone before I hurt her.Pushing her from my mind, I headed into my bathroom. Once the room was full of steam, I slipped into the shower and let the water beat down on my back, on the scars that littered my body.It was a painful reminder of my past. Of who I was now. And of who I could never be.One thing was for sure, I could never be what Haley wanted.I thought I knew what I was getting into when I took the dare to elevate Colten Shaw.I thought wrong.I'm determined to make my senior year epic. I'd finally risen up in social rank and now, I'm ready to rule the school. Everything seems perfect until I find myself standing in front of Colten.My boyfriend's older brother and my once friend.After he caused the car crash that killed their mother, he retreated. He became the social outcast in our community.But he's back now and drumming up a lot of attention.Attention from the school's evil queen.And thus started the dare.It was my job to "tame the beast." To bring Colten to the homecoming dance as a "functioning member of society." And as much as I want to say no, everyone wants me to say yes. So I do.That's when I discover there is so much more to Colten. It's to the point where I can't ignore it.I thought I had everything figured out but now?Now I’m not sure.And that’s a scary place to be.Some Rules are Meant to be BrokenIf you love gruff heroes with a heart of gold and kisses that will curl your toes, you'll love Rule #6: You Can't Elevate the Outcast.
Born in the Saddle (Born to Ride Series Book 1)
Samantha Walker - 2020
At age fourteen, she's a know it all teen living alone with her mum in London - not a horse in sight. Can a few weeks staying with her grandparents back at the stables change all that, or has she really put horses out of her life for good? Meet the whole Michaelson clan, and their four-legged friends, at the Quicksilver Stud in Book 1 – Born in the Saddle. Teen fiction for horse lovers, especially eventing fans. Ideal for fans of Claire Svendson, Amanda Wills or Samantha Alexander.
Heath, Cliffs & Wandering Hearts
Laura Barnard
Her Mum’s business has failed and they’re forced to move into a maisonette in the rough end of town. She doesn’t want anyone to know her dire situation, not even her besties. So when the rest of the money for the school ski trip is due she can’t be seen not to attend. Everyone is going! She just needs to find a job. Add that to the list of getting a boyfriend and losing her pathetic virginity. But working every spare hour in a job she hates on top of school work and mounting secrets doesn’t prove easy. Soon she’s keeping so many she’s not even sure herself what’s true and what’s not. The only person she can lean on to tell the truth is her best friend Heath. Only…did he get hot recently? That won’t make things awkward between them…right?
A Summer Wedding at the Cornish Confetti Agency : A sun-filled romantic comedy perfect for the summer holidays
Daisy James - 2021