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THE FOREVER GIRL
Rune Hammelstrup, Leslie Holman-Anderson, Lynnette Labelle, Angela Zoltners, Stewart Kirby, Rebecca Hamilton
Synopsis: New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Hamilton’s paranormal series starter, The Forever Girl, has been optioned for film!

A cult. A murder. A curse.

At twenty-two, practicing Wiccan Sophia Parsons is scratching out a living waiting tables in her Rocky Mountain hometown, a pariah after a string of unsolved murders with only one thing in common: her.

Sophia can imagine lots of ways to improve her life, but she'd settle for just getting rid of the buzzing noise in her head. When the spell she casts goes wrong, the static turns into voices. Her personal demons are soon joined by the company of otherworldly creatures, and the newcomers are dangerous.

One of them is a man named Charles, who Sophia falls for despite her better judgment. He has connections that might help her unveil the mystery surrounding her ancestor's hanging, but she gets more than she bargains for when she finally decides to trust him.

If you like the bite of True Blood, the bones of Twilight, and the heart of The Craft, then you’ll devour Rebecca Hamilton’s witty, imaginative series.


Buy The Forever Girl to start the hauntingly beautiful adventure today!
The Complete Series

Book 1: The Forever Girl

Book 2: Come, the Dark

Book 3: Coming Soon

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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal
Off Leash
Renee Pace
Synopsis: When life knocks you flat on your back, and you know you've had enough, try telling that to a dog demanding his walk.

Jay Walker is a fake. He acts full when starved and happy when sad. How else is a guy who has a deadbeat for a mother and a sister battling cancer supposed to feel? And isn’t walking a pet just a chore? Too bad the dog doesn’t know that. The dog lives in the now, embraces life to the fullest and gives his whole heart when offering love.

Off Leash is unique because it showcases issues of poverty that transcend countries, age and color. Alternatively told between the POV of both Jay and the dog, Ollie, it shows the reader how a boy who wants a job to make some quick cash so he can buy food for his cancer-stricken sister struggles with trying to do the right thing in a world that has treated him wrong since birth.

Off Leash has alternative endings.
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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal
Off Limits
Renee Pace
Synopsis: Lindsay looks and acts like the perfect fifteen year-old, but she’s hiding a dirty little secret that no amount of fashionista coverings can make better. Telling her mother her step-father is molesting her is not an option. Trying to kill herself again haunts her more than the scars on her wrists, and pretending to be perfect at school might very well drive her over the edge.

Megan knows all about lying. It's been part of her life ever since she realized the only way to escape her poverty-stricken neighborhood was to work hard, keep her mouth shut and wear a mask no one can penetrate. All that changes when Lindsay befriends her.

Can two girls who have little in common discover the value of a real friendship or will the secrets they dare not speak destroy them both?
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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal
Brooks Berry in The Case of Myst River
Synopsis: Boy detective Brooks Berry is at it again in this third book in the series. This time he teams up with familiar partner Brad Klemz and newcomer Bryce Kopish to help solve an international jewelry and boat theft ring. Harrowing adventures await Brooks and company requiring quick thinking actions to avoid dangerous situations and solve the crime before the bandits leave the country.
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Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Mystery
The Knowledge of Good
C.A. Kendrick
Synopsis: After her parents are killed in a car crash, Delilah Kendall moves to the small northern California town of Sierra Lago to live with her uncle. Her efforts at trying to put her life back together are disrupted when she meets a beautiful but enigmatic young man in her English class. He is sullen and unfriendly and Delilah is drawn to him though she struggles to understand why.

Simon is just trying to adjust to living among mortals and learning to deal with their chaotic inner lives when a new girl shows up in his English class. Ever since his transformation to an immortal, he has the supernatural ability to sense the emotions, thoughts, and will of the mortals. With the help of his mentor, Simon attempts to understand why he is suddenly obsessed by this mortal girl. The more he is around her, the more he learns of his powers as an immortal and how who and what he is could affect her life - for good or for ill.

When Jav took on the responsibility of mentoring Simon, he determined that his apprentice would not make the same mistakes he did. But as he guides the young - not even a century old yet - and impetuous Simon on the tumultuous journey from human to immortal, Jav is increasingly frustrated as his apprentice disregards his counsel and advice. Not only is Simon intent on ignoring everything Jav is trying to teach him, but his young apprentice also insists on jumping ahead and wanting answers that Jav knows he is not yet ready for. Things only become more complicated when Simon becomes consumed with a young woman's inner life.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Paranormal
Chance Fortune in the Shadow Zone
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Pulling up Stakes and Other Piercing Stories
Synopsis: Many things can pierce – sharpened stakes, fencing swords, cat's claws, short stories, ideas, earrings, and love, to name just a few. This collection of eleven penetrating stories, gathered from my contributions to YA anthologies, contains some of my favorite pieces, including a slapstick account of a young man sent on a mortifying mission by the girl he loves, a tale about the mysteries of faith and belief, and a comedy of errors where a Transylvanian immigrant arouses suspicion in the darkness of the Alaskan winter. I've had the pleasure of writing short stories for the best anthologists in the YA world. Now, I have the pleasure of sharing those stories with my readers in one sharp collection.

About the author:
David Lubar attributes his passion for short stories to his short attention span and his lack of typing skills. He has written 27 books for teens and young readers. He also worked as a video-game programmer and designer, back in the old days when eight pixels was good enough for everyone. His books include Hidden Talents, Punished, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, Dunk, My Rotten Life (Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie book #1), and the Weenies story collections, which have sold more than two million copies.
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Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Fiction
Skater Boy (First Kiss Club)
Synopsis: EDITORIAL REVIEWS

"Mancusi has scored a hit. Dawn is likeable, and any teen girl--wealthy or not--should identify with her typical problems. From boys to friends to parents, the author covers it all. She even manages to include one or two deeper messages in the form of "straight edge" teens and a "perfect" wealthy boy who turns out to be a real jerk. "
-- Alexandra Kay, RT Book Reviews

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Dawn Miller is sick of being good. Her parents have scheduled her to within an inch of her life and her popular friends can only think of hooking up and shopping. She's ready for a serious boyfriend, and it's definitely not the obnoxious rich boy everyone wants her to date.

Then she meets Starr, the headmaster's rebellious daughter who refuses to play by the rules. The differences between them are night and day but Dawn is fascinated. Starr introduces her to a world she didn't even know existed: hip indy record stores, all night raves, and cute skateboarders who hang out underneath a parking deck downtown.

Skateboarders like the gorgeous Sean, who's sweet, smart, and curiously serious --everything Dawn's always wanted in a boyfriend. Soon she finds herself head over heels and doing the unthinkable, lying to her parents and friends. Deep down she knows her parents will never approve of this boy from the wrong side of town...and her secret life is finally catching up to her. Will Dawn be forced to choose between the girl she was and the girl she is meant to be? And if she chooses, will she lose her skater boy forever?

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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Romance
The Choosing Time
Donna Tesiero
Synopsis: "The Choosing Time", an historical novel for teens, takes place in 16th century France. It is a time when kings rule Europe and fight wars for land and glory. It is also a time of great change. The age of knights and chivalry is coming to an end. On the battlefield, knights now face men bearing primitive firearms, as well as other knights.

Just as the computer has changed modern society by making the exchange of ideas easier, the printing press is having an equally radical effect on Europe in the time of our story. As more books become available, new ideas circulate, and a growing number of people begin to question established thinking on many subjects, including religion and science.

In the midst of these changes, in the fall of 1533, Gisele de Bonnerot looks forward to an exciting year at the court of King Francis I, where she will serve as a maid of honor to Catherine de Medici, bride of the king's son. Jean d'Estienne, a young nobleman and war veteran, sees before him a distinguished career at court, if he will once again lead a company of soldiers to King Francis' war of conquest in Italy. As winds of change sweep France, soon Gisele and Jean's ideas about the future are shaken, and each of them faces choices they never knew existed.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Historical Fiction
Zaftan Entrepreneurs: Book 1 of the Zaftan Trilogy
Synopsis: Tired of reading scifi and fantasy stories that take themselves too seriously? Zaftan Entrepreneurs is a unique
First Contact story; it is part adventure and part corporate and political satire spiced with comic relief.
Here, you'll find nasty, snarly aliens, fantasy creatures, humans, romance, magic, and--just like the
real world--incompetent politicians and feuding bureaucracies. What more could a fantasy/scifi reader ask for?
Aliens, fantasy creatures and humans in one story? They don't mix very well. Neither do untrustworthy aliens and
deceitful government bureaucrats.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Humor
Dawn's End
Bonnie Ferrante
Synopsis: Betrayed by her fiancé, Nicole Newman has put her love life on hold. She loses herself in fantasy, becoming isolated and despondent. When a voice from the woods identifies himself as the man of her dreams and asks for her help, Nicole is unsure whether he is stalking her or about to take her on the adventure of a lifetime. Who, or what, is this mysterious being?

Dawn’s End, a place of simplicity and goodness, is being overcome by a gruesome darkness. Possessing bits of information, Nicole and the dark man know only that they must complete their quest before Nightfall becomes permanent. How far can she trust this not-quite-human? Can they save a world, possibly two, when Nicole isn’t sure she can save herself?

Watch a short trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJCzpSbDMNc
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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Romance
Dawn's End Poisoned
Bonnie Ferrante
Synopsis: When Anastasia travels to Lucerne, Switzerland, to attend a wedding and stumbles upon a different reality, new information tears apart her ideas of family and self. Why did her mother, Nicole, give her a history of lies? When she learns the truth about her parents, she must decide whether to risk her life by following in their footsteps. Like them, she has the chance to save Dawn's End, her birthplace. But, evil beings beyond her comprehension will not hesitate to kill her if she tries. Her secret legacy may be the only chance to set Dawn's End right, deal with her anger and grief, and discover who she really is.

Suitable for ages 18 and up.
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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Series
Veiled Virtues
Jan Fischer-Wade
Synopsis: When Paige Stewart left America to house-sit in England, her only thoughts were to get away from her controlling mother and to have fun. Little did she know that her working holiday would turn into a battle between good and evil, or that she would be the epicenter of that battle. She certainly didn’t expect to be swept off her feet by a modern-day English knight. But when blood appeared on her keyboard and she discovered her childhood scars bleeding, her holiday took a turn for the eerie and dangerous, and when she ventured into the metaphysical shop run by Nathaniel Brightmore, she found much more than tarot cards and crystals.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Romance
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Maid for Me
Eve Lieu, Kat Lieu
Synopsis: Feisty Mina Lin waltzes on glass shards when she lands a job as billionaire Jaiden Daniels's maid. What happens when Jaiden hires her to become his pretend girlfriend? Pretending to be in love with the hot Rich Boy is hard, when Mina's heart only beats for her boy next door, Kiterin Forrests. What happens when Mina doesn't know what her heart wants and a crazy Stalker is after Jaiden's life, and the only person who can save him is Mina?

Find out in Maid for Me, starring Mina Lin, an ambitious, silly, funny, and talented Asian-American heroine who has even developed her own fighting styled called Mina-Jitsu. A fast-paced debut novel for young adults, by Kat Lieu. Filled with hilarious dialogue, suspense, sparkling wit and imagination-- a romance novel packed with action and humor!

Maid for Me, Too, the sequel, can be found here
http://www.amazon.com/Maid-for-Me-Too-ebook/dp/B00AXFEJSQ

Rave reviews from Authors like David Henry Sterry and my ex-literary agent Maya Rock.

Note to purchasers: Please review! I would highly appreciate any feedback so I can improve on my next books! Thank you for your support!

This is an Amazon.com Best-selling ebook! Ranked Number 1 Feb 28, March 01, 2011 in the Category Children's Book, Humorous.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Romance
The Priest and the Peaches
Synopsis: Based on a true story

Take a seven day journey with the five, newly orphaned Peach kids, as they begin their struggle to remain a family while planning their dad's funeral.

They find an ally in the local parish priest, Father Tim Sullivan, who tries his best to guide them through the strange, unchartered and turbulent waters of "grown-up world." A story that is sad, funny, and inspiring as it shows how the power of family love and faith can overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Faith-based

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