400 Minutes of Danger

400 Minutes of Danger

Jack Heath

Crime / Young Adult / Science Fiction

Brad has fallen into the lion enclosure, and the big cats are hungry! Charith takes the wheel of an out of control bus after an explosion. Iresha hears strange noises . . . from beneath the seabed. Daniel crawls into a waste crusher after a building collapse–and then it gets switched on. Tak's class goes on excursion to an army base and now an experimental military robot is hunting them.Jack Heath's ten more nail-bitingly dangerous short stories will fascinate and terrify during each full 40-minute count down, as the dangerous situations play out right down to the last crucial moment. Who will live and who will die? 40 minutes of danger, in 30 minutesof reading time!Based on average reading speed
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Tales of Folk & Fey

Tales of Folk & Fey

Melissa Marr

Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance

Return to the world of Wicked Lovely with an all new Dark Court short story. Set after the end of the series, "Love Hurts" catches up with Irial, Niall, and Leslie—and get clues about the upcoming Wicked Lovely prequel novel, Cold Iron Heart. Tales of Folk & Fey is a collection of Marr's tales of Celtic faeries and fey creatures. It includes "Old Habits" and "Stopping Time" (previously published Wicked Lovely Dark Court stories) and two previously published selchie short stories ("Awakened" and "Love Struck). As a bonus, the collection also includes "Carnival of Lies," a prequel story to the 2012 novel Carnival of Secrets and an excerpt of first book in the new faery duology, Seven Black Diamonds (2016).
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Chanda's Wars

Chanda's Wars

Allan Stratton

Young Adult / Literature & Fiction

She promised her mama she'd keep them safe.It's been six months since Mama died, and Chanda is struggling to raise her little brother and sister. Determined to end a family feud, she takes them to her relatives' remote rural village.But across the nearby border, a brutal civil war is spreading. Rebels led by the ruthless General Mandiki attack at night, stealing children. All that separates Chanda from the horror is a stretch of rugged bush and a national park alive with predators. Soon, not even that. Before she knows it, Chanda must face the unthinkable, with a troubled young tracker as her unlikely ally.Chanda's Wars is the unforgettable story of a teenager who risks everything to save her brother and sister. Epic in its sweep, intimate in its humanity, here is a gripping tale of family intrigue, love and courage, forgiveness and hope.
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Trent

Trent

Lindsay Paige

Romance / Sports / Young Adult

The Ninth Inning series presents Memphis Angels' second baseman, Trent Baker.Trent Baker is struggling after losing his wife. He has to enlist the help of his grandmother to help him care for his daughter while trying to play baseball and work through his grief. The girl he meets at the gym becomes a friend and someone he can talk to, but she brings her own complications to the table.Scarlett Knowles is a caring social worker who puts the needs of the children before her. When Scarlett finally gets the nerve to speak to Trent, she believes it'll be a one-time encounter until he keeps popping up everywhere she goes. The more they run into each other and the more they talk, the worse she feels about the secret she carries.When the secret is revealed, more complications arise to put them both in a predicament neither are sure they want.The win will be hard fought, but are Trent and Scarlett willing to put in the work together?
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Secrets Made in Paradise

Secrets Made in Paradise

Natalie Anderson

Young Adult / Mystery / Thriller

An unexpected reunion reignites red-hot desire in this secret baby romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Natalie Anderson.Reunited by business... Seduced for pleasure!Emerald Jones is exactly as Javier Torres remembers from their passion-fueled night. But the ruthless Spaniard has no time to play nice! If returning to the Galapagos Islands for business and discovering Emmy never left wasn't shocking enough, her secret is...All Emmy wants is Javier's promise he won't disappear from their son's life the way he did hers. His insistence they stay aboard his luxury yacht is far too intimate...because revisiting their electrifying attraction is something Emmy won't be able to avoid—or resist!From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
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Third Degree

Third Degree

Julie Cross

New Adult / Young Adult / Romance

Fans of Monica Murphy and Tammara Webber will savor this New Adult novel--a story about coming of age in the heat of the moment--from Julie Cross, the internationally bestselling author of the Tempest trilogy. I used to be "Isabel Jenkins, child prodigy." As lame as that sounds, at least it was an identity. But now I'm not sure what I am. I just failed the most important exam of my life--the emotional readiness test required to get into a medical residency program--and it turns out my parents can't stand each other. Now I'm trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces of my life, and that means re-enrolling as a college freshman, but this time I'm shutting the books and majoring in being eighteen. But so far, my roommate hates me and I'm not into the party scene. The only good thing about school has been getting to know my insanely hot RA. Marshall Collins makes me wonder about everything I missed while I was growing up too fast. Pretty soon...
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Dark & Dangerous: A Collection of Paranormal Treats

Dark & Dangerous: A Collection of Paranormal Treats

Julie Kenner

Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult

In the world of the paranormal, the imagination reigns supreme. Populated by mysterious supernatural beings, mythic creatures and mortals possessing extraordinary powers, the ten enthralling fantasies in this spellbinding collection will transport you to the dark and dazzling realm of ghosts and shapeshifters, werewolves and witches, vampires and demons. Prepare to be mesmerized and beguiled by the seductive power of these dark and sensual immortals as they do battle against evil and long for love and redemption.Bundle includes: Wild Thing by Julie Kenner, Touch Me by Susan Kearney, Surrender by Julie Leto, Kiss of the Wolf by Susan Krinard, Shadow Kissing by Tanith Lee,
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