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As the conflict in Viet Nam escalates, army brat Ken and his hot-headed dad are suddenly deployed from Pennsylvania to a dinky post in Japan. Culture clash is just one of the many sucker punches that knocks Ken's world upside down. He struggles as his assumptions about friends and enemies, loyalty and betrayal, and love and manipulation are fractured. An army misfit, a Japanese girl and a martial arts master play unforgettable roles in Ken's r...

Aimee killed a man. Worse yet, she enjoyed it. Aimee has survived a bombing, a killer's torture chamber, countless evils harbored deep within the minds of psychopaths and killers, and even death. But now, the greatest threat is the evil barely contained within. With her ascension, Aimee gained great power. She no longer needs to touch a person for their every memory and thoughts to be divulged. With that power, she now feels the pull to become...

Cecilly and her stepsisters journey to a land of geysers and dragons, where a race of magical beings are eager to grant their wish for adventure. However the more wishes they make, the faster their fragile family ties dissolve. With only the help of a prickly stable hand and a depressed ghost, can an ordinary seamstress mend a man's broken heart, heal a divided city, and escape Cinderland before her stepsisters are lost to her forever?

Not just stone, but irresistibly sexy. Daniela Salvai works with battered women more as a calling than an occupation. Having seen the bloody consequences of uncontrolled rages, she's sworn off dating and relationships. Then she meets the mysterious Darken, a man with flashing silver eyes and a physique to die for. Yet, there's something not quite right about him. Darken is Kynd, a gargoyle doomed to an eternity of stone unless he convinces Dan...

When sixteen year-old Brenna Morgan arrived in Ireland with her travel-writer mother she had expected the usual-a couple of months in a country that wasn't her home. What she hadn't anticipated was making a promise to a dying faerie who saves her life. Armed with only her wits and a strange iron key given to her by the faerie, Brenna is pulled into a world where myth and legend cross all too often into reality, in search for a child hidden awa...

Galena has recovered the Sword of Lumina and now she has to race to find her brother, the leader of the elf army, to aide him in battle against Rau's forces. Together, they push the enemy back until they find themselves facing Blackwell and every dark creature imaginable, including Rau himself. Galena uses all the magic she possesses battling creatures never before seen until she finds herself face to face with the one who has ruled the elven ...

Justin MacArthur hopes to impress his ninth grade classmates with his outdoor skills on a long-anticipated school field trip to the famous YO Ranch in south Texas. Reserved and self-conscious at school, Justin's expert horsemanship and knowledge of the outdoors-skills he learned from his father, a Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden-provide an opportunity to improve his status as a fringe member of the cool group. But a secretive Korean boy w...

Two friends... Blood sisters till the end... Until they're not. One cold night in a boarding school dorm, two fourteen-year-old girls make a blood sister pact. Friends forever. As young schoolgirls, they're determined to find true love, learning the hits and misses along the way. As graduation nears, the girls have different outlooks for the future. Lucinda longs for adventure. Anna chooses city life and marriage. Finding their way back togeth...

In a world ruled by the dark, what would you do to see the light again? Galena is just like every other elf, enslaved by the powerful Rau. Once a beautiful and powerful race, the elves have been reduced to slave labor in the mines of Rau. Galena grew up hearing the stories of old about a sword, when wielded by the right elf, ending Rau's tyranny. Unsure if she believes these stories, she finds herself plunged into a world unfamiliar to her, hu...

Misfortune seems to follow the Sayers family. Hazel has tried to reestablish normality since her mother died, and she's no closer to escaping her strange past when a mysterious fire destroys the only other high school in her tiny Texas town. Hazel is thrown into the company of Luke, a cryptic senior who brings her face to face with the truth about her heritage. Her loving, perfect mother created her family for the singular purpose of birthing ...

Twell's choices have had devastating consequences. She's broken every rule on Como, and betrayed those she loves. Running from heartbreak, her mission to save her guardian goes horribly wrong, and Twell finds herself captured and soon tortured by the Abwarzians. With only her enemies interest in harvesting her powers keeping her alive, Twell must use all her wits to survive in a world full of oppression and hatred. But nothing is black and whi...

When Emma Dean's parents buy a plain sorrel mare with slightly crooked knees at a prestigious horse sale, Emma isn't sure whether to be elated or disappointed. Cranky and irascible, the mare refuses to warm up to people or other horses. After she dumps Emma in the dirt on her first ride, Emma's dad loads the mare in a trailer and takes her to a trainer to protect his daughter from the bumps, bruises and broken bones that can result from riding...

Changing places doesn't always help you see things differently. Cassie Miller, a 21st century teenager and Lady Cassandra, a young heiress from 1714 mysteriously switch lives. Until they can solve the conundrum surrounding the Miller family, they are stuck in the wrong century. Cassie must navigate a society of etiquette, exclusion and intrigue while Cassandra has to learn to tough it out as an unchaperoned female in the year 2014.

When she is moved halfway down the country during the summer holidays, Amanda finds she's stuck in a place that she not only hates but where it never seems to stop raining. Godfrey Hall, their new home, is a dark, cold place that she can't seem to adjust to. The worst room is the dining room where a set of mosaic doors seems to draw her in despite the fact that she despises it. The first day her parents are both out, Amanda finds out the true ...

The summer before senior year, 17-year-old Chloe starts an internship as a reporter at a local newspaper. While on assignment, she meets Kieran, a quirky aspiring actor. Chloe becomes smitten with Kieran's charisma and his ability to soothe her soul, torn over her parents' impending divorce. But as their bond deepens, Kieran becomes smothering and flies into terrifying rages. He confides in Chloe that he suffered a traumatic childhood, and Chl...

With the dangers of the Deadlands behind them, and new allies in "The Gracelanders", Rayn and Luk look eastward across the Mississippi River toward the Enclave of Atlanta. Can Rayn overcome her inner demons, and the nightmares that await them in the twisted jungle known as the Beastlands?

Galena, finding herself restored to full health, heads out on the second part of her journey to recover the Sword of Lumina from a cave Mira designed to protect the famous blade. Heading toward the Western woods, she discovers how to use her magical powers now that she has no restraints. Galena has to re-learn how to fight and live on a daily basis, using magic that she has had very little access to before now. Together with Elenio and Tark, t...

Champion show rider, Dani Wilkerson loves her Quarter Horse mare, Lady and wants to ride Western or 'cowgirl' style with her friends at Shamrock Stable. However, her glory-seeking parents have other plans for Dani that include three-day eventing and an ev

While the tale of Little Red Riding Hood has been told in countless tongues on nearly every corner of our world, the enchanting tale of danger, darkness, and romance between her elder sister and a forbidden werewolf has been forgotten. The magical blue cape of invincibility and invisibility associated with this sister was lost. The quest she joined with a band of pirate werewolves to find a cure and chase her childhood love was utterly erased ...

Syd Callens moves to Augusta, GA six weeks before the start of ninth grade and her beloved father's funeral. Syd proudly withdraws, refusing to cry at her father's funeral: She wallows in grief, resisting help from her mother or the outside, including an extension of friendship from Seth, her first crush-a boy who's already spoken for and whose eyes look like the deep end of the pool. She also deals with the ensuing humiliation that comes when...