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Synopsis: "Chloe Burke has had re-occurring nightmares of a fire and a strange boy with intense eyes for as long she can remember . The horror of her nightmares is replaced with the death of her father. It's been two months, but the pain is still fresh. After her father’s death her mum has become over protective for reasons unknown to Chloe. Chloe rebels and that's how she finds herself on the date from hell. Wanting to go home she instead finds herself in a terrifying situation, and then when the boy from her dream appears her world becomes filled with darkness and fire and everything changes... “ – Renu, The Page Turner
“Worlds Burn Through is an exceptional novel that blends the ever-growing genre of ‘paranormal (or supernatural) young adult’ and ‘high fantasy’.” – Ian Caithness, Dead Ink
Overview:
Worlds Burn Through is the first instalment in the paranormal novella trilogy, The Chronicles of Nowhere, by kindle bestselling author Vicki Keire. Supernatural Guardians and their Wards clash against a threat cut from science fiction cloth across the pages of this intense book, leaving reviewers demanding more.
“The characters are fleshed out, real, the dialog spare but right on, the scene-setting effortless. The story telling is so good you forget there’s an author. I’ve read Urban Fantasy by well-known writers who could take a lesson from Vicki Keire. “ – Julia Rachel, Goodreads Reviewer
“Worlds Burn Through is full of suspense and amped up my adrenaline through good old fashioned anxiety. I truly did fear for the characters and often held my breath, waiting to see how they were going to get out of some pretty dismal situations. Keire's writing is both streamline and mesmerizing. I will for sure be looking out for other books by this wonderful author.” – Jennifer Bielman, Reading and Writing Urban Romance
Paranormal action and romance fans alike will fall for Worlds Burn Through.
For those in love with The Chronicles of Nowhere trilogy already, you’ll also love:
** Continuing the battle from Worlds Burn Through, search for Shadowed Ground, the second instalment in the series.
** For Vicki Keire’s bestselling Angel’s Edge paranormal romance series, search for Gifts of the Blood.
** The Angel’s Edge series continues with Darkness in the Blood.
** And for more excellent paranormal fiction from Curiosity Quills Press, search for The Stein & Candle Detective Agency by Michael Panush.
“Worlds Burn Through is an exceptional novel that blends the ever-growing genre of ‘paranormal (or supernatural) young adult’ and ‘high fantasy’.” – Ian Caithness, Dead Ink
Overview:
Worlds Burn Through is the first instalment in the paranormal novella trilogy, The Chronicles of Nowhere, by kindle bestselling author Vicki Keire. Supernatural Guardians and their Wards clash against a threat cut from science fiction cloth across the pages of this intense book, leaving reviewers demanding more.
“The characters are fleshed out, real, the dialog spare but right on, the scene-setting effortless. The story telling is so good you forget there’s an author. I’ve read Urban Fantasy by well-known writers who could take a lesson from Vicki Keire. “ – Julia Rachel, Goodreads Reviewer
“Worlds Burn Through is full of suspense and amped up my adrenaline through good old fashioned anxiety. I truly did fear for the characters and often held my breath, waiting to see how they were going to get out of some pretty dismal situations. Keire's writing is both streamline and mesmerizing. I will for sure be looking out for other books by this wonderful author.” – Jennifer Bielman, Reading and Writing Urban Romance
Paranormal action and romance fans alike will fall for Worlds Burn Through.
For those in love with The Chronicles of Nowhere trilogy already, you’ll also love:
** Continuing the battle from Worlds Burn Through, search for Shadowed Ground, the second instalment in the series.
** For Vicki Keire’s bestselling Angel’s Edge paranormal romance series, search for Gifts of the Blood.
** The Angel’s Edge series continues with Darkness in the Blood.
** And for more excellent paranormal fiction from Curiosity Quills Press, search for The Stein & Candle Detective Agency by Michael Panush.
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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal
Synopsis: Life couldn't get more awful for James Moody. Between social isolation and family tragedies he manages to mostly stay cheerful. In his darkest hours he finds his soul transported to 'Root,' a way station for souls in transition.
When his lapses become more frequent and Reapers seek to facilitate his transit to the land of the dead, he finds possible salvation and maybe even love among a guild of dream weavers.
He takes refuge with Karla, a long-term resident of Root, until he can sort out the detritus of his physical life and solve the mystery of Karla's location and identity in the living world.
When his lapses become more frequent and Reapers seek to facilitate his transit to the land of the dead, he finds possible salvation and maybe even love among a guild of dream weavers.
He takes refuge with Karla, a long-term resident of Root, until he can sort out the detritus of his physical life and solve the mystery of Karla's location and identity in the living world.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Synopsis: Even a decade after the Civil War, the evil deeds carried out in the Border War for "Bloody" Kansas are not forgotten. Hate and revenge still rule the hearts of some, while others wish only to forget and disappear.
In the beginning, Boy Smyth has a dull Missouri farm life and a burning desire to be an outlaw like his hero, Cole Younger.
In the end, Boy Smyth has five dead bodies and two burning buildings at his farm and the most feared man in the United States crying outside his front gate.
And that desire for the outlaw life? It's purged completely from his system.
In the beginning, Boy Smyth has a dull Missouri farm life and a burning desire to be an outlaw like his hero, Cole Younger.
In the end, Boy Smyth has five dead bodies and two burning buildings at his farm and the most feared man in the United States crying outside his front gate.
And that desire for the outlaw life? It's purged completely from his system.
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Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis: A surprise visit from Blake and Devon's uncle, Dominic, demanding both vampires, come home immediately to find what is ailing his son Anton, puts everyone on edge. Can vampires get sick?
Devon doesn't appreciate Dominic's demands, but agrees to fly back to Connecticut with Darby, since Blake has a job to finish up in California. Excited to meet more of Devon's family, Darby is confused by Devon's distance and coldness since Dominic's visit. In Connecticut, this only gets worse when a gorgeous Libby, Anton's estranged wife, shows up unexpectedly and seems to have her sights set on Devon. To top it all off, there's seems to be some pent up animosity, Anton and Devon have towards each other.
A surprise visit from Dominic Larsen insisting his nephews, Blake and Devon, come back to Connecticut with him to uncover what’s ailing his son Anton. Darby finds herself up to her eyeballs in family politics when Devon's animosity towards Anton has him in a dark angry place.
If things weren't bad enough being away from home in the middle of all this seething rage, Anton’s estranged wife, Libby unexpectedly shows up shrouding the men of the house in her seductive prowess that only Darby seems to see. But when Devon takes off with Libby, no body but Darby seems to think anything about the whole ordeal is suspicious. Without any support from friends or family, Darby sets off on a quest to find the truth of what’s really happened to Devon and learn more about this wicked power Libby seems to have over men.
Devon doesn't appreciate Dominic's demands, but agrees to fly back to Connecticut with Darby, since Blake has a job to finish up in California. Excited to meet more of Devon's family, Darby is confused by Devon's distance and coldness since Dominic's visit. In Connecticut, this only gets worse when a gorgeous Libby, Anton's estranged wife, shows up unexpectedly and seems to have her sights set on Devon. To top it all off, there's seems to be some pent up animosity, Anton and Devon have towards each other.
A surprise visit from Dominic Larsen insisting his nephews, Blake and Devon, come back to Connecticut with him to uncover what’s ailing his son Anton. Darby finds herself up to her eyeballs in family politics when Devon's animosity towards Anton has him in a dark angry place.
If things weren't bad enough being away from home in the middle of all this seething rage, Anton’s estranged wife, Libby unexpectedly shows up shrouding the men of the house in her seductive prowess that only Darby seems to see. But when Devon takes off with Libby, no body but Darby seems to think anything about the whole ordeal is suspicious. Without any support from friends or family, Darby sets off on a quest to find the truth of what’s really happened to Devon and learn more about this wicked power Libby seems to have over men.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Paranormal
Synopsis: Two nights after her eighteenth birthday, Lily is attacked while out jogging but is saved by Tharin Lunar, a Sidhe prince. When she discovers her attacker is her own brother, Lucas, who disappeared four years ago, Lily refuses to believe he would truly hurt her and becomes determined to find Lucas and bring him home. She finds Lucas's disappearance is somehow tied to Tharin; so when he informs her that she is his betrothed and must return with him to Velesi, fulfill a treaty between their families and unite the two strongest clans through their marriage, Lily agrees. However, she is not going to Velesi for a wedding, but to bring home her only family, Lucas.
On their journey to the borders of Velesi, the realm of the Thirteen Clans, they are pursued by a Sidhe assassin group call the Ange, meet with an ogre crime lord that ends badly, deal with a sleazy troll motel manager, and when they discover there is a bounty on their heads, they must keep one step ahead of every assassin, bounty hunter and low-life criminal from Velesi.
Protecting Lily has become the biggest challenge of Tharin's life. Lucky for him he has help in the form of his twin brother, Tolan, Lily's best friend Julia and his three bodyguard cousins – Alorn, Phoris and Mellis.
On their journey to the borders of Velesi, the realm of the Thirteen Clans, they are pursued by a Sidhe assassin group call the Ange, meet with an ogre crime lord that ends badly, deal with a sleazy troll motel manager, and when they discover there is a bounty on their heads, they must keep one step ahead of every assassin, bounty hunter and low-life criminal from Velesi.
Protecting Lily has become the biggest challenge of Tharin's life. Lucky for him he has help in the form of his twin brother, Tolan, Lily's best friend Julia and his three bodyguard cousins – Alorn, Phoris and Mellis.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Synopsis: In May of 1863, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth (Lizzie) Stamford decides to enlist in the Confederate Army. Two incidents trigger her decision. First, for months General Ulysses S. Grant and his Federal troops have been shelling Vicksburg, Mississippi. To control Vicksburg is to control the Mississippi River. Now, Vicksburg is under siege, cut off from the rest of the world.
Caves, Cannons and Crinolines is the story of Elizabeth (Lizzie) Stamford and her family's daily struggle to survive a changing way of life during the American Civil War. This is a story of fear, courage, and understanding that people, no matter where they live, have the same needs: love, peace and security.
Caves, Cannons and Crinolines by Beverly Stowe McClure is an Award-Winning Finalist in the 2012 Eric Hoffer Book Award in the category Young Adult, an Award-Winning Finalist in the Novella category of the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and also an Award-Winning Finalist in the category of Teen Literature Fiction in the 2011 Global eBook Awards.
Caves, Cannons and Crinolines is the story of Elizabeth (Lizzie) Stamford and her family's daily struggle to survive a changing way of life during the American Civil War. This is a story of fear, courage, and understanding that people, no matter where they live, have the same needs: love, peace and security.
Caves, Cannons and Crinolines by Beverly Stowe McClure is an Award-Winning Finalist in the 2012 Eric Hoffer Book Award in the category Young Adult, an Award-Winning Finalist in the Novella category of the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and also an Award-Winning Finalist in the category of Teen Literature Fiction in the 2011 Global eBook Awards.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis: “The Chronicles of Nowhere is written in the style of a fan dance. Teasing, but never quite revealing everything, you’re always left craving more. Like some kind of addict, I’m now awaiting the next instalment with baited breath. Ms. Vicki Keire is, quite simply, brilliant. The world that she has built, and the characters she has populated it with, are so rich.” – Ginny Lurcock, Pure Textuality
Overview:
Shadowed Ground continues the Chronicles of Nowhere novella series, picking up from the cliff-hanger ending of its predecessor, Worlds Burn Through. As she wakes from a poisoned sleep with silver scars across her neck and back, her aunt’s diary may provide the only clues about the creatures of fire that hunt her. Through it, she learns of her own awakening powers, as well as more about Annwyn, the world of her childhood, now burned to ash.
As the world around them becomes increasingly hostile, Chloe and Eliot turn more and more towards each other. As the bonds of trust grow, they must be careful not to tread upon time-honored boundaries: those forbidding Guardians to act on feelings for their Wards. To do so would break the bond, and would leave Chloe unprotected as the pair makes their way to Gray’s Landing, and safety.
“The characters are fleshed out, real, the dialog spare but right on, the scene-setting effortless. The story telling is so good you forget there’s an author. I’ve read Urban Fantasy by well-known writers who could take a lesson from Vicki Keire. “ – Julia Rachel, Goodreads Reviewer about Worlds Burn Through
Paranormal action and romance fans alike will love Shadowed Ground, and should also check out:
** The first installment of The Chronicles of Nowhere series, Worlds Burn Through.
** For the first Vicki’s bestselling Angel’s Edge paranormal romance series, search for Gifts of the Blood.
** For fans of more romantically-inclined urban fantasy, check out Daughter of Glass by Vicki Keire.
** And for more excellent paranormal fiction from Curiosity Quills press, this time with a Prattchet-esque twist of the gloriously absurd, search for Nina Post’s Last Condo Board of the Apocalypse.
Overview:
Shadowed Ground continues the Chronicles of Nowhere novella series, picking up from the cliff-hanger ending of its predecessor, Worlds Burn Through. As she wakes from a poisoned sleep with silver scars across her neck and back, her aunt’s diary may provide the only clues about the creatures of fire that hunt her. Through it, she learns of her own awakening powers, as well as more about Annwyn, the world of her childhood, now burned to ash.
As the world around them becomes increasingly hostile, Chloe and Eliot turn more and more towards each other. As the bonds of trust grow, they must be careful not to tread upon time-honored boundaries: those forbidding Guardians to act on feelings for their Wards. To do so would break the bond, and would leave Chloe unprotected as the pair makes their way to Gray’s Landing, and safety.
“The characters are fleshed out, real, the dialog spare but right on, the scene-setting effortless. The story telling is so good you forget there’s an author. I’ve read Urban Fantasy by well-known writers who could take a lesson from Vicki Keire. “ – Julia Rachel, Goodreads Reviewer about Worlds Burn Through
Paranormal action and romance fans alike will love Shadowed Ground, and should also check out:
** The first installment of The Chronicles of Nowhere series, Worlds Burn Through.
** For the first Vicki’s bestselling Angel’s Edge paranormal romance series, search for Gifts of the Blood.
** For fans of more romantically-inclined urban fantasy, check out Daughter of Glass by Vicki Keire.
** And for more excellent paranormal fiction from Curiosity Quills press, this time with a Prattchet-esque twist of the gloriously absurd, search for Nina Post’s Last Condo Board of the Apocalypse.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Synopsis: All Larry wants is to get through his junior year at MacMillan High School and play some shows with his heavy metal band, Undead Heart. Instead he discovers the father he never knew is a werewolf, the girl he is falling for is a vampire and his home town of Twin Brooks is about to become ground zero for the zombie apocalypse.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Paranormal
Synopsis: Faith and Summer Castle are the ultimate crime fighting duo.
And they’re not even old enough to drive.
Faith has the super smarts and Summer brings the super brawn.
When their Uncle gets kidnapped by the evil Agent Dark the Castle Sisters find themselves facing their greatest challenge yet.
The forces of darkness are gathering and the battle between good and evil has reached a pivotal turning point. Agent Dark has stolen a secret formula that could give him the ultimate control. With the sisters’ Uncle out of the way, no one stands between Agent Dark and the end of everything.
Not only does the fate of the world now hang in the balance, but the sisters must pull off what will almost certainly be an impossible rescue.
And they’re not even old enough to drive.
Faith has the super smarts and Summer brings the super brawn.
When their Uncle gets kidnapped by the evil Agent Dark the Castle Sisters find themselves facing their greatest challenge yet.
The forces of darkness are gathering and the battle between good and evil has reached a pivotal turning point. Agent Dark has stolen a secret formula that could give him the ultimate control. With the sisters’ Uncle out of the way, no one stands between Agent Dark and the end of everything.
Not only does the fate of the world now hang in the balance, but the sisters must pull off what will almost certainly be an impossible rescue.
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Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Retro Geeks is a Short on Time Books for Teens, fast-paced and fun novels for readers on the go.
Remember when it wasn't cool to be a geek? That's so yesterday! Retro Geeks, chronicles the (mis)adventures of two
self-proclaimed geek girls, Molly and Ally, as they attempt to land super-hot
dates for their senior prom. The 80s obsessed BFFs attempt a variety of date-finding
schemes, including spying on the popular girls for the 411 on fitting in, in
their quest for top-tier prom dates.
Remember when it wasn't cool to be a geek? That's so yesterday! Retro Geeks, chronicles the (mis)adventures of two
self-proclaimed geek girls, Molly and Ally, as they attempt to land super-hot
dates for their senior prom. The 80s obsessed BFFs attempt a variety of date-finding
schemes, including spying on the popular girls for the 411 on fitting in, in
their quest for top-tier prom dates.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Convinced she’s a part of the witness protection program, sixteen-year-old Jewel Rose is shuffled around the globe with her family like a pack of traveling gypsies. After arriving at lucky home twenty-seven, she stumbles upon a mysterious boy with magical powers claiming to be her guardian . . . and warning of imminent danger. Despite the obvious sparks between them, Jewel discovers a relationship is forbidden, and the more she learns about dark, brooding Roman, she begins to question who she can even believe — the family who raised her, or the supposed sworn protector who claims they’ve been lying to her all along.
As she struggles to uncover who her family has really been running from, she is forced to hide her birthmark that reveals who she is. With new realities surfacing, unexplained powers appearing, and two tempting boys vying for her heart, Jewel battles to learn who she can trust in an ever growing sea of lies, hoping she’ll make it through her seventeenth birthday alive.
As she struggles to uncover who her family has really been running from, she is forced to hide her birthmark that reveals who she is. With new realities surfacing, unexplained powers appearing, and two tempting boys vying for her heart, Jewel battles to learn who she can trust in an ever growing sea of lies, hoping she’ll make it through her seventeenth birthday alive.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: Nick stared at the mini-CD. It gleamed under the streetlights. Only the dying American pilot could have slipped it into his pocket. . . .
After running to the scene of a plane crash in Abu Dhabi, Nick Chevalier stumbles across classified military secrets. And an unknown terrorist will stop at nothing to get them. As Nick investigates the cover-up behind the downed plane, he crosses paths with an agent from a covert espionage agency and makes the leap from high school senior to teen spy. But he realizes too late that he put more than his own life at risk—his mother and sister are also in danger. Does he have what it takes to outwit a terrorist who wants him dead and save the two people he loves?
After running to the scene of a plane crash in Abu Dhabi, Nick Chevalier stumbles across classified military secrets. And an unknown terrorist will stop at nothing to get them. As Nick investigates the cover-up behind the downed plane, he crosses paths with an agent from a covert espionage agency and makes the leap from high school senior to teen spy. But he realizes too late that he put more than his own life at risk—his mother and sister are also in danger. Does he have what it takes to outwit a terrorist who wants him dead and save the two people he loves?
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Mystery
Synopsis: All Larry wants is to get through his junior year at MacMillan High School and play some shows with his heavy metal band, Undead Heart. Instead he discovers the father he never knew is a werewolf, the girl he is falling for is a vampire and his home town of Twin Brooks is about to become ground zero for the zombie apocalypse.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Paranormal
Synopsis: They say the truth shall set you free, but my truth will get us all killed.
He’s missing and I should have seen it coming.
No one is to be trusted.
Everyone has their own hidden agenda.
I must venture into Outlaw territory,
Risk exposing my secret,
All while being hunted by those I thought were my allies.
Trust is a commodity I can’t afford.
He’s missing and I should have seen it coming.
No one is to be trusted.
Everyone has their own hidden agenda.
I must venture into Outlaw territory,
Risk exposing my secret,
All while being hunted by those I thought were my allies.
Trust is a commodity I can’t afford.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Two years ago, 21-year-old Kate Edwards became deathly ill and slipped into a coma. While unconscious, she crept into the mind of a missing boy and awoke with the knowledge of his location. Friends and family were skeptical and wary of her new ability to see into the minds of others. Their fears prompted Kate to keep her psychic powers a secret. Feeling alienated, she dropped out of college and spent most of her days holed up at her mother's home.
Now another child has been abducted. Police detective Jared Corbett seeks out Kate for her help in solving the case. Reluctantly, Kate agrees and they must work together to bring 8-year-old Cori Preston home to her family. Although attracted to one another, Jared has a girlfriend with ties to the abduction case and Kate is sarcastic and guarded since her coma. With visions she can't control and an uncontrollable attraction to the detective, she wonders if she can leave the past behind and finally stop hiding from the world. Otherwise, Cori may be lost forever.
Mature YA/New Adult
Now another child has been abducted. Police detective Jared Corbett seeks out Kate for her help in solving the case. Reluctantly, Kate agrees and they must work together to bring 8-year-old Cori Preston home to her family. Although attracted to one another, Jared has a girlfriend with ties to the abduction case and Kate is sarcastic and guarded since her coma. With visions she can't control and an uncontrollable attraction to the detective, she wonders if she can leave the past behind and finally stop hiding from the world. Otherwise, Cori may be lost forever.
Mature YA/New Adult
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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Mystery
Synopsis: Shawn is the guy Ronnie Bird promised her life to at the age of fourteen. He's her soul mate. He's more uptight every day, but it's not his fault. His family life is stressful, and she's adding to it. She just needs to be more understanding, and he'll start to be the boy she fell in love with. She won’t give up on someone she’s loved for so long.
Luke is her best friend, and the guy she hangs with to watch girlie movies in her large blanketopias. He's the guy she can confide in before she even goes to her girlfriends, and the guy who she's playing opposite in Romeo and Juliet. Now her chest flutters every time he gets too close. This is new. Is Ronnie falling for him? Or is Juliet? The lines are getting blurry, but leaving one guy for another is not something that a girl like Ronnie does.
Shawn’s outbursts are starting to give her bruises, and Luke’s heart breaks as Ronnie remains torn. While her thoughts and feelings swirl around the lines between friendship and forever, she’s about to lose them both.
Luke is her best friend, and the guy she hangs with to watch girlie movies in her large blanketopias. He's the guy she can confide in before she even goes to her girlfriends, and the guy who she's playing opposite in Romeo and Juliet. Now her chest flutters every time he gets too close. This is new. Is Ronnie falling for him? Or is Juliet? The lines are getting blurry, but leaving one guy for another is not something that a girl like Ronnie does.
Shawn’s outbursts are starting to give her bruises, and Luke’s heart breaks as Ronnie remains torn. While her thoughts and feelings swirl around the lines between friendship and forever, she’s about to lose them both.
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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Chick Lit