LDS Fiction

Final Call by Rachel Ann Nunes

2012-02-21T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Final Call

Author: Rachel Ann Nunes

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: February 21, 2012

ISBN: 978-1609088996

Size: 262 pages, 6x9, paperback

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Autumn Rain Series: The Eyes of a Stranger (book 1), Imprints (book 2), Shades of Gray (book 3)

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Sometimes what you can't see means everything.

Autumn Rain is accustomed to using her ability to read imprints to solve seemingly unsolvable cases. Yet when she goes searching for the sister of a friend, she is embroiled in the make-believe world of live theater, where it's difficult to tell reality from playacting and where everyone appears to have something to hide.

Autumn must team up again with Detective Shannon Martin to learn the truth about and eight-year-old mystery that involves a new murder and more missing actors. Working so closely with the compelling detective further complicates their uncertain relationship and tests her loyalty to her once-boyfriend Jake Ryan.

When her sister, Tawnia, becomes involved in the case, Autumn finds herself in a deadly struggle to save them both from facing their own final call.

Funeral Potatoes by Joni Hilton

2012-02-16T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Funeral Potatoes

Author: Joni Hilton

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: February 2012

ISBN: 978-1-60861-920-7

Size: 194 pages, 6x9, paperback

Genre: General, Humor

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Sydney hates funerals, overlong programs, creepy corpses, warbly singing. But she loves gooey, cheesy funeral potatoes. And these days, between her ward and neighborhood and extended family, it seems like there's always a funeral for the Relief Society president to attend. Not fun occasions, of course, but not terribly traumatic either which is good, considering how crazy life is already with taking care of four little kids and one inactive brother.

Ted is the lone black sheep amongst the blond-haired, blue-eyed OllerVanKeefers (rhymes with overachievers) and his lack of a testimony coupled with his lack of overall ambition has Syd concerned perhaps a bit too concerned, given how she sometimes prays for a not-too-serious car crash to shake him up a bit. But when a real crisis hits the family and Syd sees the shadowy side of picture-perfect happiness, she realizes that she's been praying for the wrong things, and that nobody needs to run faster than she has strength even if (especially if) you're a former all-state track star. You'll laugh out loud with this enchanting tale that will help you find the joy in your own less-than-perfect family and in life's little comforts, like funeral potatoes.

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Olivia by Julie Wright

2012-02-15T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Olivia (The Newport Ladies Book Club, book 1)

Author: Julie Wright

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: February, 2012

ISBN: 978-1608618439

Size: 224 pages, 6x9, paperback

Genre: General/Women

Series blog: The Newport Ladies Bookclub

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The Robbins household looks perfect from the outside: no dust, no stains, no wrinkles. Yet a glimpse into its heart reveals no laughter, no closeness, no joy. Olivia thinks that if she keeps everything tidy and serves delicious meals on time, family life is bound to get better. But when her husband, Nick, misses their anniversary, she realizes no amount of domestic success will compensate for failure in their marriage, or for her own failure to develop her identity, always busy as a mother, wife, and neighbor, she has forgotten how to be a unique and vibrant individual.

Determined to make a change, Olivia joins a local book club, where she nurtures new friendships and explores new ideas. But her growing confidence falters when Nick declares his independence, and while her new friends lovingly encircle her with support, only Olivia can reach into the depths of her fledgling self to find the faith, hope, and love her troubled family needs.

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Prank Wars by Stephanie Fowers

2012-02-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Prank Wars

Author: Stephanie Fowers

Publisher: Triad Media and Entertainment

Release Date: February 14, 2012

ISBN: 978-0615587097

Size: 354 pages, 6x9, paperback

Genre: Romantic Comedy

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All war. No love. Madeleine’s been hurt too many times in the dating scene to let Byron beat her in some huge prank war. They’ve had their deserters, their POWS, their casualties, but no one can risk losing the battle of the sexes.

Except now something strange is happening at the college...and it’s not just the students. Buried deep beneath the pranks is real danger, and the only other person who suspects is Byron. Should Mad join sides with him or does that mean forfeiting her heart to the enemy?

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Time Gangsters by Berin Stephens

2012-02-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Time Gangsters

Author: Berin Stephens

Publisher: Sweetwater/Cedar Fort

Release Date: February 14, 2012

ISBN: 978-1599559667

Size: 296 pages, 5.5x8, paperback

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy

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Billy Fairbanks shot up out of bed when he heard the glass window shatter. A man, dressed like a 1920s gangster, landed in his bedroom and looked around.

"Wha—?" Billy started to say.

Bright light from outside illuminated the intruder, who pointed his tommy gun at Billy and whispered, "Is that you, Marlow?"

"Uh...no." Billy pulled his blanket up higher, even though he knew it wouldn't protect him from bullets.

When Billy discovers a hidden cache of ancient coins in his bedroom wall, it isn't long before a ruthless gang of thugs from the 1920s breaks in and swipes them right from under him. Plotting to use the magical properties of the coins to seize control of the past, these power-hungry gangster, led by a ruthless mob boss, will do anything to anyone to reach their goal. Trying to hide the coins simply sparks a magic-powered showdown that lands Billy and his cousin, Danny, in danger of losing much more than ancient gold.

With their futures at stake, Billy and Danny must race through time to steal back the coins—before history is changed forever!

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Passage on the Titanic by Anita Stansfield

2012-02-10T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Passage on the Titanic

Author: Anita Stansfield

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: February, 2012

ISBN: 978-1-60861-856-9

Size: 128 pages, 6x9, paperback

Genre: Historical Romance

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Ella Brown grew up in one of London’s privileged homes, with all the comforts and luxuries that money can buy. But when tragedy strikes her family, Ella is forced from a life of safety and abundance to one of scarcity and fear.

Clinging to survival on the filthy streets of the city, she’s betrayed by her only friend and left desperate and alone. When Ella arrives at the hospital in a life-threatening state, she needs an angel of mercy, and one soon arrives: Irene Corbett, an American midwife who has come to London for advanced medical training at the great sacrifice of her family.

Irene soothes Ella’s physical and emotional pains, helps her back on her feet, and joins her on a voyage to America aboard the ship Titanic—where epic disaster awaits the two friends. Deeply shaken by the catastrophe, Ella finds comfort and healing in the care of rescue crewman Jonathan Moreau and his loving family. But will the dark weight of Ella’s past destroy her delicate hopes for the future?

Bestselling author Anita Stansfield delivers a powerful story of compassion, hope, and survival set against a backdrop of the greatest tragedy of the early twentieth century.

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Royal Secrets by Traci Hunter Abramson

2012-02-09T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Royal Secrets

Author: Traci Hunter Abramson

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: February 2012

ISBN: 978-1608618682

Size: 304 pages, 6x9, paperback

Genre: Romantic Suspense

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It's been three years since the tragic Christmas Eve when CIA agent Alora DeSanto returned from a doctor's appointment to find her husband dead and her Paris home destroyed by a terrorist firebomb. Still mourning her heavy loss, she seeks a new life for herself and her two young sons by accepting a job offer from her friend and fellow agent, Janessa Rogers, who is engaged to Prince Garrett of Meridia.

As Janessa's personal assistant, Alora takes up residence in the royal chateau in Bellamo, where Prince Stefano is recovering from a possible assassination attempt and reeling from some life-shattering news of his own. As their paths repeatedly cross, Alora and Stefano are surprised by a budding attraction that draws them together in friendship. But as their hesitant affection evolves into romance, royal secrets plunge them into plots of espionage and blackmail that threaten all they hold dear, including each other. And as enemies arise to crush the Meridia monarchy, Alora must confront the fears that destroyed her past before they destroy her future.

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Persuasion: A Latter-Day Tale by Rebecca Jamison

2012-02-08T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Persuasion: A Latter-Day Tale

Author: Rebecca Jamison

Publisher: Bonneville/Cedar Fort

Release Date: February 7, 2012

ISBN: 978-1599559476

Size: 240 pages, 6x9, paperback

Genre: Romance

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When Anne broke off her engagement seven years ago, she thought she’d never see Neil Wentworth again. But when Neil’s brother buys the house she grew up in, it seems fate has other plans in store. Anne is unprepared for the roller coaster of emotions that come when Neil returns and starts dating her younger friend.

Convinced that Neil could no longer have strong feelings for her, Anne pushes away all thoughts of the past. But when the handsome man she’s been dating decides he can’t live without her, Anne must come to terms with her past.

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A Bride for the Island Prince by Rebecca Winters

2012-02-07T09:00:00.000-07:00

Title: A Bride for the Island Prince

Author: Rebecca Winters

Publisher: Harlequin

Release Date: February 7, 2012

ISBN: 978-0373177875

Size: 192 pages, 4x6, mass market paperback

Genre: Romance

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Prince Alexius of Hellenica will do anything to help his four-year-old daughter learn to speak—which is why the intensely reserved and private royal finds himself opening up to bubbly children's speech therapist Dottie Richards. Dottie is a breath of fresh air in the palace, and motherless Zoe blossoms in her care—as does the reluctant attraction Alex feels toward his new employee!

Behind her cheerful smiles Dottie guards her own heart fiercely, but it's never been in so much danger as from this cool prince with his dark, molten eyes.…

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Fractured Light by Rachel McClellan

2012-02-07T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Fractured Light

Author: Rachel McClellan

Publisher: Sweetwater/Cedar Fort

Release Date: February 7, 2012

ISBN: 978-1599559421

Size: 312 pages, 5.5x8, hardcover

Genre: Young Adult Paranormal

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I’m dying, I thought. This was unexpected and not at all how I envisioned my death. I was supposed to die gardening in a flowerbed as a hundred-year-old woman, not as a seventeen-year-old trapped in a lake beneath inches of ice.

Llona Reese is used to living on the run. After a Vyken killed her parents, she knew they would eventually come for her too. She can’t take any chances. But when she starts to make friends for the first time in her life, she gets careless and lets her guard down. Big mistake.

As an Aura, Llona can manipulate light and harness its energy. But if she wants to survive, Llona will have to defy the Auran Council and learn to use her power as a weapon against the Vyken whose sole desire is to take her light. Now she’s caught in something bigger than she can understand, with a power she can’t wield, and no one she can trust, except, just maybe, a mysterious stranger.

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Delivering Hope by Jennifer Ann Holt

2012-02-06T08:00:00.001-07:00

Title: Delivering Hope

Author: Jennifer Ann Holt

Publisher: Bonneville Books/Cedar Fort

Release Date: February 7, 2012

ISBN: 978-1599559025

Size: 224 pages, 6x9, paperback

Genre: Women's, General

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Life's most unexpected turns can sometimes produce the greatest joys.

Olivia Spencer wants to be a mother more than anything else, but years of infertility have left her soul wounded and her marriage strained. Allison Campbell is a young, single woman who discovers that a moment of excitement has led to an unplanned pregnancy and an overwhelming heartache. As the lives of these two women touch, you'll see that deep love can pave the way for sacrifice.

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Northanger Alibi by Jenni James

2012-02-03T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Northanger Alibi (Jane Austen Diaries)

Author: Jenni James

Publisher: Walnut Springs

Release Date: February 3, 2012

ISBN: 978-0983829317

Size: 243 pages, 5.5x8.5, paperback

Genre: Young Adult Romance

Jane Austen Diaries also include: Pride & Popularity

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Sometimes a guy is even better than you imagined...

The Russo family and Seattle, Washington, are no match for Claire Hart and her savvy knowledge of all things vampire-related. Thanks to her obsession with the Twilight series, if there is anyone who would know a vampire when she saw one, it's Claire. And she's positive totally hot Tony Russo is a vampire - she just has to prove it!

In this modern retelling of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, follow Claire's hilarious journey on her first summer adventure away from home, where she learns everything isn't what is seems, and that in some instances, reality is way better than anything she'd ever find in a book.

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Targets In Ties by Tristi Pinkston

2012-02-02T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Targets In Ties (Secret Sisters #4)

Author: Tristi Pinkston

Publisher: Walnut Springs Press

Release Date: January 30, 2012

ISBN: 978-1599928074

Size: 258 pages, 6x9, softcover

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Series: Secret Sisters (bk 1), Dearly Departed (bk 2), Hang 'Em High (bk 3)

After two long years, Ren's mission is finally over, and it's time for Ida Mae, Arlette, and Tansy to travel to Mexico to pick him up. They have their itinerary all planned out visiting the ruins in the Yucatan, shopping, playing in the sand and surf and then they'll head to Ren's mission home and be reunited with that dear boy.

But a wanted antiquities thief crosses their path, and soon the ladies find themselves tangled up in a web of lies, intrigue, and costly jewelry. Held hostage by men desperate for riches, they do what only they can do keep their heads about them, plan their escape, and discuss the proper making of tortillas.

Will they survive their most harrowing adventure yet?

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The True Adventures of Hector Kingsley by Kindal Debenham

2012-02-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: The True Adventures of Hector Kingsley

Author: Kindal Debenham

Publisher: Wandering Leaf Publishing

Release Date: February 1, 2012

Size: eBook, 90,000 words

Genre: Steampunk

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To Whom it May Concern,

As several accounts of my actions have appeared in other, less scrupulous journals, I have taken it upon myself to publish a personal account of the events they have endeavored to describe. You will find enclosed the true story of my investigations regarding the attempt on the life of Lord Pevensley, as well as my efforts on the behalf of the Everston Academy of Ethereal Sciences. I have entitled it, appropriately, The True Adventures of Hector Kingsley.

You will note that my account differs from several popular versions in many respects. For example, I am not, as some have alleged, a werewolf, vampire, gear driven automaton or other type of Changeling or Distillation powered device. I am an investigator, a detective in the service of the truth, and while I am sure that many might find my actions and methods unreasonable or objectionable, I have not been, as some have said, in the service of some dark conspiracy to usurp the established order of things. I certainly have not masterminded these crimes for my own benefit—quite the opposite in fact. What work I have done, I have done for the good of my patrons and clients, as well as for the safety of those I hold dear.

I trust that you will read this account in the spirit of objectivity and fairness. May we both be engaged satisfactorily in the discovery of the truth, or may we face the eternal consequences for turning away from such a mystery.

Sincerely,
Hector Kingsley
Investigator

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Midnight In Austenland by Shannon Hale

2012-01-31T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Midnight In Austenland

Author: Shannon Hale

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Release Date: January 31, 2012

ISBN: 978-1608196258

Size: 288 pages, hardcover

Genre: Romance

Series: Austenland (book 1)

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When Charlotte Kinder treats herself to a two-week vacation at Austenland, she happily leaves behind her ex-husband and his delightful new wife, her ever-grateful children, and all the rest of her real life in America. She dons a bonnet and stays at a country manor house that provides an immersive Austen experience, complete with gentleman actors who cater to the guests' Austen fantasies.

Everyone at Pembrook Park is playing a role, but increasingly, Charlotte isn't sure where roles end and reality begins. And as the parlor games turn a little bit menacing, she finds she needs more than a good corset to keep herself safe. Is the brooding Mr. Mallery as sinister as he seems? What is Miss Gardenside's mysterious ailment? Was that an actual dead body in the secret attic room? And-perhaps of the most lasting importance-could the stirrings in Charlotte's heart be a sign of real-life love?

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Sweet 21 Birthday Ball by J Adams

2012-01-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Sweet 21 Birthday Ball

Author: J Adams

Publisher: Jewel of the West

Release Date: January 31, 2012

Size: eBook; novelette

Genre: Romance

When Italian pastry chef, Marcello Giannini took the train to visit his parents, he could never have guess how much this one trip would change the course of his life.

Dominique Jensen has only loved one man her entire life, and she has been unable to open her heart to another. Discouraged, she wonders if the dreams and wishes she has fostered for so long will ever come true.

But how long is too long to wait for love?

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Alaina Claiborne by MK McClintock

2012-01-28T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Alaina Claiborne

Author: MK McClintock

Publisher: Trappers Peak Publishing
Release Date: January 22, 2012

ISBN: 978-1469931104

Size: 304 pages, 5.5x8.5, paperback

Genre: Historical Romance/Mystery

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How far would you go to avenge your family and save the one you love?

In 19th century England, Alaina Claiborne had a loving family, a cherished friend, and devoted servants. She spent her days riding across the grassy hills of the English countryside, joyful and at peace. Then tragedy strikes in the worst possible way and her world is forever changed, childhood gone and a new course set. Searching for a killer is her is only focus, that is until she meets Tristan.

Tristan Sheffield is a man of many talents, among them searching out those who don't want to be found. His past is filled with secrets and deeds he would rather leave deeply buried. However, when his life is unexpectedly entwined with Alaina's, he soon discovers they share more than a mutual desire to catch a murderer.

On their hunt for a man driven by greed, Tristan and Alaina find that love is the greatest weapon against evil and they'll stop at nothing to survive.

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Everneath by Brodi Ashton

2012-01-27T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Everneath

Author: Brodi Ashton

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Release Date: January 24, 2012

ISBN: 978-0062071132

Size: 384 pages, 6x9, hardcover

Genre: YA Paranormal

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Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she’s returned—to her old life, her family, her boyfriend—before she’s banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.

Nikki longs to spend these precious months forgetting the Everneath and trying to reconnect with her boyfriend, Jack, the person most devastated by her disappearance—and the one person she loves more than anything. But there’s just one problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who enticed her to the Everneath in the first place, has followed Nikki home. Cole wants to take over the throne in the underworld and is convinced Nikki is the key to making it happen. And he’ll do whatever it takes to bring her back, this time as his queen.

As Nikki’s time on the Surface draws to a close and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she is forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole’s queen.

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Ambush by Obert Skye

2012-01-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Ambush

Author: Obert Skye

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: January 24, 2012

ISBN: 978-1609088910

Size: 320 pages, 5x7, hardback

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy

The Pillagy: Pillage (#1), Choke (#2)

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Things are strange in the town of Kingsplot. The usually sleepy town is experiencing things it just can't explain. Plants are vandalizing the museum, buildings are being torn apart at night, and the minds of residents are growing foggy and confused.

In the Pillage manor above the town, Beck s life is unraveling as well. The girl he cares for has had enough, his father is in the hospital, and the madness that has poisoned Beck's ancestors is beginning to infect his own thoughts.

There's also the matter of the manor. Behind its walls and floors are more surprises, including an elevator that's been walled up for years.

Furthermore, in order to save his father, Beck must plant the final dragon stone, which brings to life much more than he expected. Not just one dragon appears, but three—the king and two wicked guardians.

Beck's new desire to pillage is in stark contrast to the rightful task he knows he must perform—a task that will put an end to the dragons once and for all. Of course, even the best-laid plans can fall apart beneath the surprise of an ambush.

This final book in the Pillagy series takes Beck, Kate, and Wyatt through their most dangerous adventure ever.

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Lovers In Enemy Territory by Rebecca Winters

2012-01-25T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Lovers In Enemy Territory

Author: Rebecca Winters

Publisher: Self

Release Date: January 25, 2012

Size: eBook; approx 90,162 words

Genre: Romance

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Coastal Commander Jeffrey Norwood and his squadrons are fighting the war against the Nazis in the skies over the Pyrenees mountains.

Sister Catherine is doing her part for England helping take care of shell-shocked children.

Little Michael Norwood has lost his mother during the London bombings. When he becomes seriously ill, these two people are at his bedside, and thus begins one of the great love stories of the war.

Will she leave the sisterhood to marry him? All seems lost when she’s sent to Spain where the Nazi’s are hunting for her. Worse, the Commander’s plane goes down during a violent thunder storm, presumably to his death. Miguel, the Basque doctor, has pledged to help the RAF, but he doesn’t count on falling in love with Sister Catherine.

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Albrek's Tomb by M.L. Forman

2012-01-24T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Albrek's Tomb (Adventurer's Wanted, Book 3)

Author: M.L. Forman

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: January 24, 2012

ISBN: 978-609088927

Size: 448 pages, 6x8, hardcover

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy

Series: Slathbog's Gold (bk 1), The Horn of Moran (bk 2)

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Two thousand years ago, the dwarf Albrek went looking for new mines in the land of Thraxon in the hopes of becoming rich. No one knows if he ever succeeded, though, as all trace of Albrek and his followers simply vanished from history. Now, however, the dwarves must find the magical talisman that Albrek carried with him before their mines run dry, which would threaten the livelihood of the entire dwarf realm. And so the newly named wizard Alexander Taylor joins a familiar company of adventurers on a quest to discover what happened to Albrek, find his mythical tomb, and locate the lost talisman.

Discovering Albrek’s fate, however, may be the least of the adventurers’ problems when they cross paths with an ancient, wandering paladin who has a taste for confrontation and a paranoid belief that some great evil is working in all of the known lands. Alex and his friends must travel through the shadow of an empty oracle’s tower, where a whispered legend is about to come true, and strike out for the distant parts of Thraxon that are only spoken of in old tales and half-forgotten myths. Join Alex and his brave companions on an adventure that will test their courage beyond their limits.

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Out of the Picture and Into the Picture by Ilyan Kei Lavanway

2012-01-23T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Out of the Picture and Into the Picture

Author: Ilyan Kei Lavanway and Victor G. La Van Way

Publisher: Self

Release Date: January 23, 2012

ISBN: 978-0-9768004-6-0

Size: eBook; 64 pages (Print version available in June)

Genre: Speculative Short Stories

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One thing leads to another as we weave our lives into the tapestry of eternity. An actual event inspires a painting, which in turn inspires a story, which in turn inspires a sequel involving another painting. Paintings have two sides. One of those sides is not the back of the canvas.

Worlds overlap. Time shifts. Space twists. Experience the adventures of an aging pilot overtaken by a strange storm. Within the storm, he is miraculously reunited with his father. Getting home is not as simple as flying back the way he came. Enter an unusual forest with this pilot after a harrowing landing. Walk with him through a vortex that provides his only escape from an environment that appears to be swallowing him. His only way out is in. Come face to face with a spooky historical figure. Learn the origins of legendary creatures. Discover the name of a class of worlds you’ve never considered. Will this pilot ever make it home? Find out. Read Out of the Picture and Into the Picture, today. Don't wait another minute. A minute may not be what you think it is.

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Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card

2012-01-21T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Shadows in Flight (Ender's Shadow Series #5)

Author: Orson Scott Card

Publisher: Tor Books

Release Date: January 17, 2012

ISBN: 978-0765332004

Size: 240 pages, 6x8, hardcover

Genre: Science Fiction

Series: Ender's Shadow (bk 1), Shadow of the Hegemon (bk 2), Shadow Puppets (bk 3), Shadow of the Giant (bk 4)

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At the end of Shadow of the Giant, Bean flees to the stars with three of his children—the three who share the engineered genes that gave him both hyper-intelligence and a short, cruel physical life. The time dilation granted by the speed of their travel gives Earth’s scientists generations to seek a cure, to no avail. In time, they are forgotten--a fading ansible signal speaking of events lost to Earth’s history. But the Delphikis are about to make a discovery that will let them save themselves, and perhaps all of humanity in days to come.

For there in space before them lies a derelict Formic colony ship. Aboard it, they will find both death and wonders—the life support that is failing on their own ship, room to grow, and labs in which to explore their own genetic anomaly and the mysterious disease that killed the ship’s colony.

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Scent of Betrayal by Rebecca Winters

2012-01-20T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Scent of Betrayal

Author: Rebecca Winters

Publisher: Self

Release Date: January 1, 2012

ISBN: 978-1-4658-9161-7

Size: eBook; approx 79,800 words

Genre: Romance

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Flashpoint is the lowest temperature at which a flammable liquid like essential jasmine oil will give off enough vapor to ignite when exposed to flame. In SCENT OF BETRAYAL, the two heads of the fabulous Ferrier perfuming family of Provence, France, fall in love with the same woman. She’s the unexpected essential oil, setting cousin against cousin in a triangle of explosive love that reaches flashpoint to change the chemistry of their lives.

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Old Maid of Honor by Heather Horrocks

2012-01-19T08:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Old Maid of Honor

Author: Heather Horrocks

Publisher: Word Garden Press

Release Date: January 11, 2012

ISBN: 978-

Size: eBook; print version available soon

Genre: Romantic Comedy

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An LDS Romantic Comedy—PG-RATED FUN!

Part-time clown Amelia White has a detailed list of traits and accomplishments that make for her perfect man and she won't marry anyone lacking even one of them.

Perhaps that's why she's nearly thirty and still unmarried.

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride seems to apply to both her and her roommate, until Stacy announces her upcoming and unexpected wedding.

Now Amelia is feeling like an Old Maid of honor.

When she is introduced to Ben Adams and begins to spend time with him, she is delighted to check off all the items on her list and believes he might just be The One. As she falls in love, she learns she has assumed a great deal and Ben is not the man she thought he was. But, even so, could he prove to be the perfect man for her?

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