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Paperback and ebook ,  416 pages. Expected publication: September 4, 2012  by Strange Chemistry (Angry Robot) Have you seen the cover art for Blackwood , a YA fantasy novel by Gwenda Bond? Here it is along with the blurb. Blurb: On Roanoke Island, the legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the Lost Colony hundreds of years ago is just an outdoor drama for the tourists, a story people tell. But when the island faces the sudden disappearance of 114 people now, an unlikely pair of 17-year-olds may be the only hope of bringing them back. Miranda, a misfit girl from the island’s most infamous family, and Phillips, an exiled teen criminal who hears the voices of the dead, must dodge everyone from federal agents to long-dead alchemists as they work to uncover the secrets of the new Lost Colony. The one thing they can’t dodge is each other. Blackwood is a dark, witty coming of age story that combines America’s oldest mystery with a thoroughly contemporar...

We recently received an email from the authors of a Spanish YA novel, The Star , and once we read the first chapter we knew we had to pass this on to our readers. First, here's the message we received: We are Javi Araguz and Isabel Hierro, authors of “La Estrella” (“The Star”) award-winning YA Spanish novel, and we write you because the materials of our book are now translated to English (first chapter, book-trailer, cover making of, web etc.) and we hope you enjoy them. Feel free to share the materials or publish in your site/blog. In this moment, we are working in promotion our work and we would like to reach all fans of English-speaking YA novels lit. “The Star” is published now in twenty Spanish-speakers countries, and in 2012 will be publish in Brazil (Portuguese) too, but not yet in English. Maybe, if the common readers know and like, soon will be publish in other languages! You can request it here: http://www.bookthestar.com/request.html We checked out the cover ...

Stealing Breath By Joanne Brothwell Genre: Paranormal Format: paperback, 258 pages and eBook (408KB) Publisher: Crescent Moon Press ( March 8, 2012)    Blurb: Deep in the backwoods of North Dakota, Sarah Ross is searching for a missing child when she is attacked by a glowing-eyed, transparent creature. Using mysterious abilities, Sarah escapes, only to run directly into Evan Valente, a handsome, charismatic stranger who helps her back to safety. But why is Evan out in the forest so early in the morning? Sarah learns her eyes bear the mark of the Indigo Child, an evolved human with the ability to feel the emotions of others; unfortunately, her indigo aura is highly desirable to those who wish to steal her powerful essence. Soon, Sarah falls deeply in love with Evan and wants nothing more than to follow her heart, but she can't ignore the lingering feeling that Evan is hiding a terrible secret. The deeper she digs, the more danger she faces, forcing her to ...

The Third Fate   by Nadja Notariani Genre: Paranormal romance Format : eBook (170 pages) Published March 30th 2012  Blurb:  'One Fate be granted mortal man, used for evil or good as the inner voice directs. Alas, the divine spark draws the eyes of the Fates, the Second Fate sparingly gifted by their hands. Be warned offspring of the gods, guard your gifting well. For if the Third Fate be unleashed, the soul lays bare before one so touched by the gods.' ~ Cautious and quiet by nature, Paige Kinnell watches life unfold from the sidelines, maintaining her simple existence as a shield to hide behind. But underneath her shy, careful ways, Paige senses a disconnect with the world around her, indulging instead her ever curious interest in the legend and lore of time nearly forgotten. One chance encounter with an ancient of the undead begins an unraveling of reality as Paige knows it, leaving her to sort through dreams and enchantments, discovering along th...

The Milestone Tapes By Ashley Mackler-Paternostro Blurb: Jenna Chamberland never wanted anything more than to be a wife and mother. That is, until she realized that her life was ending after a three-year battle against breast cancer. Now, all she really wants is more time. With 4,320 hours left to live, Jenna worries for her loved ones and what she knows awaits them on the other side: Gabe will have to make the slip from husband to widower, left alone to raise their seven-year-old daughter; Mia will be forced to cope with life without her mother by her side. In a moment of reflection, Jenna decides to record a set of audiocassettes — The Milestone Tapes – leaving her voice behind as a legacy for her daughter. Nine years later, Mia is a precocious sixteen-year-old and her life is changing all around, all she wants is her mother. Through the tapes, Jenna’s voice returns to teach Mia the magic of life, her words showing her daughter how to spread her wings and embrace the comin...

Somewhere Over theRainbow, I've Lost My Damn Mind  by Derek Thompson   Genre: Humor memoir   Pages: 222 About the author:  Derek Thompson grew up in South Charleston, Ohio, where he earned the nickname “Butter” by his middle school crush. He basked in the glory of girls finally talking to him but unfortunately and eventually the true meaning of the nickname was revealed and attributed to some poorly timed bad dental hygiene practice. Putting this social disaster behind him he went on to receive a BA in communication in 2005 at Wittenberg University. He then pursued a corporate sales career at AT&T where he excelled in the high paced sales environment up until 2008. It was at this time he was unexpectedly and rudely interrupted by his first manic episode which changed everything; they tended to be real bitches like that. The BMD took him back home where he struggled to understand what his new diagnosis of bipolar disorder type I was and meant. T...