Lovely, Dark and Deep

Lovely, Dark and Deep

Amy McNamara

Young Adult / Contemporary / Romance

A resonant debut novel about retreating from the world after losing everything—and the connections that force you to rejoin it.Since the night of the crash, Wren Wells has been running away. Though she lived through the accident that killed her boyfriend Patrick, the girl she used to be didn’t survive. Instead of heading off to college as planned, Wren retreats to her father’s studio in the far-north woods of Maine. Somehwere she can be alone.Then she meets Cal Owen. Dealing with his own troubles, Cal’s hiding out too. When the chemistry between them threatens to pull Wren from her hard-won isolation, Wren has to choose: risk opening her broken heart to the world again, or join the ghosts who haunt her.Review“The story of Wren’s overwhelming grief and fragile new love is truthful, poetic and unflinchingly raw. An emotional and deeply insightful read.” (E. Lockhart, author of The Boyfriend List and the Printz Honor and National Book Award Finalist *The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks * )“In achingly beautiful prose, Amy McNamara has written a story of grief and bravery and hope that has the power to both haunt and heal. LOVELY, DARK AND DEEP is a masterful debut.” (Nina LaCour, author of Hold Still and *The Disenchantments * )“LOVELY, DARK AND DEEP earns each one of its title’s adjectives. Wren is one of the most compelling narrators I've ever come across. Her heart is large, her voice is convincing, and her journey matters...I'll keep this book on my shelf, and return to its riches again and again.” (Laura Kasischke, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for *Space, in Chains * )"Wren’s quiet emergence from despair rings true." (Kirkus Reviews )"This first novel, like the poem alluded to in the title, finds beauty, wonder, trepidation, anddetermination quietly and in small moments." (Booklist ) About the AuthorAmy McNamara has an MFA in poetry from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. Lovely, Dark and Deep is her first novel. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at AmyMcNamara.com.
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Big Hairy Deal

Big Hairy Deal

Steve Vernon

Horror / Folklore / Young Adult

So what happens when Bigfoot, the Trickster Coyote, the ghost of Sam Steele and the long-lost spirit of The Prophet, brother to the mighty Tecumseh and reincarnated in the form of a giant pink flying Winnebago go toe-to-toe with dark supernatural forces in a cross-Canada battle ranging from Cape Breton to Labrador to Thunder Bay?I'm not saying that it is going to be pretty...WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT STEVE VERNON"If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch had a three-way sex romp in a hot tub, and then a team of scientists came in and filtered out the water and mixed the leftover DNA into a test tube, the resulting genetic experiment would most likely grow up into Steve Vernon." - Bookgasm"Steve Vernon is something of an anomaly in the world of horror literature. He's one of the freshest new voices in the genre although his career has spanned twenty years. Writing with a rare swagger and confidence, Steve Vernon can...
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Uncertainty

Uncertainty

Abigail Boyd

Young Adult / Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy

Product DescriptionAriel's world was shattered. Now, after finally coming out of the aftermath, she has to put the pieces together. She thought she put her experiences seeing ghosts behind her, until one night she's called back to the strange Dexter Orphanage. That night changes her forever. She learns that her grandmother saw the same things she is seeing, and she finally discovers the trail to the truth about what happened to her best friend, Jenna. But things aren't all as easy as they appear, when Henry reveals the secrets he's been keeping. The highly anticipated sequel to "Gravity".
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The Prince's Pregnant Challenge (The Royals of Monaco, #2)

The Prince's Pregnant Challenge (The Royals of Monaco, #2)

Leslie North

Romance / Young Adult / Suspense

As the eldest daughter in the wealthy LeBlanc family, Liane has been betrothed to the crown prince of Monaco since a young age, but it’s another prince who alters the course of her future.Liane LeBlanc thought she had her whole life planned out for her until tall, handsome and supremely annoying Jean-Pierre changes everything. Liane can’t stand the cocky, pretentious royal, so she can hardly understand why she harbors a secret attraction to him.  After years of rebuffing the relentless flirt’s advances, one night of passion leaves Liane pregnant. With her reputation and her family’s future on the line, Liane has no choice but to leave home.Prince Jean-Pierre has been after Liane for years. Something about her beauty, her fire, and her sharp tongue sets him aflame. But when he finally gets her into his bed, he never expected to get her pregnant. To do the right thing, he has Liane come to live with him. But while he finds her more attractive than ever, their personalities continue to clash living under one roof.Can Liane and Jean-Pierre learn to love with an uncertain future and a baby on the way?
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Going on Tour

Going on Tour

Katrina Abbott

Young Adult / Romance / Ebooks

Vanessa Capri is living the life a million girls would envy: she’s the acting tour manager for her producer father’s fledgling boy band. Except that living in a tin can (even a luxuriously outfitted tin can) with a bunch of boys isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Not only does she sleep in a bunk in what the boys affectionately (and scarily accurately) call the morgue, but she has to share a tiny bathroom with nine other people, works ridiculous hours doing everything for the band, and has had to put her own life on hold. From arranging meals and buying toothpaste, to settling squabbles and tearing down stages, she’s the go-to girl for the band. Even though she has her best friend, Sandrine Thibeault, with her as the band’s in-house vlogger and social media manager, being on tour is not the easy and relaxing summer in the Hamptons she’d planned on.Still, Vanessa takes her role very seriously and is committed to doing a...
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Broken Trust

Broken Trust

Jill Williamson

Fantasy / Young Adult / Children's

In the midst of training for the outdoor survival trip to Alaska, Spencer is distracted by a mysterious young woman—Nick's new girlfriend. He's not just wondering how someone that gorgeous would waste her time on a jerk like Nick, he recognizes this girl from her bit part in one of the cultish Jolt movies he's been investigating. She's up to something, and Spencer is determined to find out what. As he gets closer to the truth, it becomes harder to know who to trust. Things are getting dangerous. Can Spencer figure out what's going on, or will this mystery leave him M.I.A?
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The Ice Gate of Spyre

The Ice Gate of Spyre

Allan Jones

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult

The valiant hedgehog Trundle's quest for the Crown of Ice leads him and his crew to the sacred island of Spyre. According to legend, only the Oracle can find the crown, and Trundle's spirited friend Esmeralda Lightfoot is convinced she's the chosen one. Spyre is full of wonders--and danger--from its low, swampy jungles to its soaring, icy mountaintops. And as Trundle, Esmeralda, the squirrel troubadour Jack Nimble, and their new companion, a wild and crazy hare, make their way through a monastery of fighting llamas and a nest of hungry snow snakes, they discover that nothing on this extraordinary island is as it seems.
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