At a school where Quantum Paradox 101 is a required course and history field trips are literal, sixteen year-old time traveler Bree Bennis excels…at screwing up.

After Bree botches a solo midterm to the 21st century by accidentally taking a boy hostage (a teensy snafu), she stands to lose her scholarship. But when Bree sneaks back to talk the kid into keeping his yap shut, she doesn’t go back far enough. The boy, Finn, now three years older and hot as a solar flare, is convinced he’s in love with Bree, or rather, a future version of her that doesn’t think he’s a complete pain in the arse. To make matters worse, she inadvertently transports him back to the 23rd century with her.

Once home, Bree discovers that a recent rash of accidents at her school are anything but accidental. Someone is attacking time travelers. As Bree and her temporal tagalong uncover seemingly unconnected clues—a broken bracelet, a missing data file, the art heist of the millennium—that lead to the person responsible, she alone has the knowledge to piece the puzzle together. Knowledge only one other person has. Her future self.

But when those closest to her become the next victims, Bree realizes the attacker is willing to do anything to stop her. In the past, present, or future. 

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Karen Akins lives in the MidSouth where she writes humorous, light YA sci-fi. When not writing or reading, she loves lightsaber dueling with her two sons and forcing her husband to watch BBC shows with her.

Karen has been many things in her life: an archery instructor, drummer for the shortest-lived garage band in history, and a shockingly bad tic-tac-toe player.

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Canary by Rachele Alpine
Published:  August 1, 2013 by Medallion Press
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
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Staying quiet will destroy her, but speaking up will destroy everyone.

Kate Franklin’s life changes for the better when her dad lands a job at Beacon Prep, an elite private school with one of the best basketball teams in the state. She begins to date a player on the team and quickly gets caught up in a world of idolatry and entitlement, learning that there are perks to being an athlete.

But those perks also come with a price. Another player takes his power too far and Kate is assaulted at a party. Although she knows she should speak out, her dad’s vehemently against it and so, like a canary sent into a mine to test toxicity levels and protect miners, Kate alone breathes the poisonous secrets to protect her dad and the team. The world that Kate was once welcomed into is now her worst enemy, and she must decide whether to stay silent or expose the corruption, destroying her father’s career and bringing down a town’s heroes.

Rachele Alpine is a lover of sushi, fake mustaches, and Michael Jackson. One of her first jobs was at a library, but it didn’t last long, because all she did was hide in the third-floor stacks and read. Now she’s a little more careful about when and where she indulges her reading habit. By day she’s a high school English teacher, and by night she writes with the companionship of the world’s cutest dog, Radley, a big cup of coffee, and a full bag of gummy peaches. Rachele lives with her husband in Cleveland, Ohio, but dreams of moving back to Boston, the city she fell in love with while attending graduate school there.

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Catching Liam by Sophia Bleu
Publication date:  Summer 2013
Genre: New Adult Contemporary

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Twenty-one year-old Jillian Nichols only has one rule when it comes to boys: catch and release. Boy-catching isn't just a game for Jillian and her friends, it's a lifestyle. After all, boys might be good for a dance or a drink and certainly a little under-cover action of the scandalous variety, but expect much else and you're bound for heart ache.

So when her best friends and fellow boy catchers start dropping like flies junior year, Jillian is determined to keep boys in her bedroom and out of her heart. Until she meets Liam McAvoy, the kind of guy that sticks around to make waffles and who can't—or perhaps won't—take a hint.

Study abroad student Liam doesn't want to be another notch on Jillian's bedpost. Actually he has much more interesting ideas for Jillian and her bedposts, but his student visa's set expiration date means he can't promise her forever. That doesn't mean he's going to walk away from the challenge of discovering why Jillian is hell-bent at keeping people at a distance.

Before long, neither is sure who is catching who—or if they're playing for keeps. Jillian knows one thing though: falling in love will not only break the only rule of boy-catching, it could also break her heart.

Losing Francesca by J.A. Huss
Publication date: July 1st 2013
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

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Francesca Sabatini came to America to take in the sights, celebrate her high school graduation, and have fun wasting time before college starts in the fall.
That’s not what happens.

Fresh off the plane and barely on American soil more than a handful of minutes, Francesca’s face is recognized by TSA scanners to be a match for a child who was kidnapped twelve years ago.

Brody Mason remembers the day Fiona Sullivan went missing during a family vacation in Italy and it’s haunted him his whole life. So when Francesca shows up at the Sullivan farm down the road, he’s compelled to figure out if this girl really is his long lost friend.

But Francesca knows she’s not Fiona Sullivan. She knows exactly who she is. At least she thinks she knows – until Brody Mason relentlessly pursues her and she begins to have feelings for him. Maybe being Fiona isn’t so bad?

Reality becomes blurred, secrets are revealed, and life will never be the same when the final questions are answered: Is she Francesca or Fiona? And where does she really belong?

When I first read the summary for Losing Francesca, I knew that I would be surprised. Losing Francesca not only did that, but thrilled me and made my heart race at almost every turn of the page.

I was a bit wary when I started to read the first chapter because the story didn't open at the start of the whole dilemma, but a whole month after it. J.A. Huss did a good job of feeding me all of the details at a leisurely pace, though. I started to ease in into the story and couldn't stop reading. The author fed me a lot of little hints here and there, but they only made me even more confused. For a story like this, that was definitely a good thing. There was so much mystery surrounding Francesca's real identity and I couldn't wait to know the whole story.

Francesca Sabatini/Fiona Sullivan/whatever her name is was a character that I instantly liked. She behaved how any other girl presented with a situation like hers should behave, but she also had this air of composed regality surrounding her. You'll definitely get the sense that she lived a life full of leisure, but that she's also used to moving and disappearing. Francesca was a bit snotty and hot headed, but she was so headstrong and determined; I loved the choices she made in the end.

When Brody Mason entered the story, I couldn't help but groan and think "aw hell no, not another ~bad boy~". BUT, I breathed a huge sigh of relief when he turned out to be the complete opposite of the NA bad boy cliche. Brody was a complete sweetheart that made me smile time and time again. He's headstrong and determined like Francesca, emphasis on determined, but he's a lot more composed. I enjoyed the chapters in his point of view a whole lot.

Another thing that I liked about Losing Francesca was it's take on the Sullivan and Sabatani families. Both families are unconventional and it was interesting to read about how they all connected with each other. And then there's the humor. The book has a lot of fast-paced action, but J.A. Huss didn't fail to add humor and lighten the mood at the most appropriate times.

I only had two problems with Losing Francesca:

1. The story sounded too much like a story sometimes; Some parts were so unrealistic and too good to be true. 
2. Francesca and Brody's romance. Losing Francesca is an NA book with no sex scenes and I liked how innocent and cute the romance was, but their relationship escalated too fast.

THE NUB AND GIST: 4 STARS

J. A. Huss likes to write new adult books that make you think and keep you guessing. Her favorite genre to read is space opera, but since practically no one reads those books, she writes new adult science fiction, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and books about Junco (who refuses to be saddled with a label). 

She has an undergraduate degree in horses, (yes, really–Thank you, Colorado State University) and a master’s degree in forensic toxicology from the University of Florida. She used to have a job driving around Colorado doing pretty much nothing but shooting the breeze with farmers, but now she just writes, runs the New Adult Addiction and Clean Teen Reads Book Blogs, and runs an online science classroom for homeschoolers.

Demanding Ransom by Megan Squires
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Published June 2013

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Sometimes life takes things away from you.

In nineteen-year-old Maggie Carson’s case, it’s taken more than its fair share.

Determined to move forward, Maggie embarks on her first year of college, hoping to finally put her past behind her, exactly where it belongs.
But that’s hard to do when the present is just as difficult. And even harder when someone like Ran, the gorgeous paramedic that keeps crossing Maggie’s path, challenges her to face things head on, rather than bury them like she always does.

Ran hasn’t had a perfect life either. But there’s something different about him, and something different about the way he makes Maggie feel. Maybe meeting Ran is life’s little gift for Maggie—a sort of consolation prize for enduring everything she's had to go through.

But things don’t come easy for Maggie. Why should love be the exception? And just when everything starts to settle, it’s all turned on its head once again.

If there is one thing Ran has taught Maggie, it’s that you can’t sit on the sidelines of your own existence. When life takes something that’s yours, you have every right to demand it back.

Only for Maggie, that is easier said than done.

Megan Squires lives with her husband and two children just outside of Sacramento, California. A graduate from the University of California, Davis, Megan is now a full-time mother, wife, and dreamer – though her characters don’t often give her much opportunity to sleep.

Chameleon (Supernaturals #1) by Kelly Oram
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal
Published June 25th 2013 by Bluefields

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For small-town rebel Dani Webber magic and monsters are no more real than the Easter Bunny… until the day she accidentally stops time. Dani quickly discovers that not only do supernaturals exist, but she herself is one of them. This is great news for her life-long best friend Russ, who can finally come clean about his own supernatural status and his undying love for her. Before the two can start to enjoy the long overdue relationship, Dani is taken by a powerful council of supernaturals who believe she is the Chosen One destined to save them from extinction.

As if being kidnapped and expected to save the world isn’t bad enough, an ancient prophecy warns of the Chosen One’s dark nature: “Only the truest love will keep her an agent for good.” The council believes they know who this “true love” is and, unfortunately, that person isn’t Russ. The mysterious, powerful and devastatingly handsome Seer is the last person Dani wants in her life, but when she starts having visions of a horrific future, she has no one else to turn to for help.

Soon Dani finds herself torn between two very different boys with two very different opinions of whom she can trust. With the visions getting worse and time running out, Dani is forced to put aside her feelings and work with both the Seer and Russ before an ancient evil is unleashed upon the earth.

Kelly Oram wrote her first novel at age fifteen–a fan fiction about her favorite music group, The Backstreet Boys, for which family and friends still tease her. She's obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and loves to eat frosting by the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and four children.

The Warner Grimoire Book One: Bad Apple by Clay Held
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Published: May 1st 2013 by Clay Held

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Meet Simon Warner, a fourteen-year-old who drowned. Death was just the beginning. Dying awakens an angry and malevolent force inside Simon–magic, and before he can comprehend his mystical transformation his adopted father is kidnapped during a mysterious fire that destroys their home.

Within hours Simon is violently yanked into the supernatural world, where the real trouble starts: he is the descendent of an evil sorcerer, and the magical community isn't exactly welcoming of him. Making matters worse, Simon finds himself on a collision course with the forces of the deranged Silas Darrow, a charming yet xenophobic warlock who fears humanity will one day eradicate all magic. In order to protect "his" people, this false messiah intends to strike first.

Magic--it may have saved Simon's life, but it may have just doomed the world.

I'm Clay Held, a refugee from wild world of video game testing, currently a project manager passing my days in the wild (and very flat) plains of Central Illinois. Once upon a time I was the editor for Grassroots Literary Magazine at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where I earned my Bachelors of Arts in Creative Writing. Today I help make sure software ships on time, and at night I'm busy making things up and writing them down.

In my spare time (what is that again?) I like to read and cook and play with my cats and maintain my blog at www.clayheld.com. When the weather is right, I go storm spotting. Illinois is good like that.

Paris Love Match by Nigel Blackwell
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Published: May 2nd 2013 by Bandit Publishing

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Getting a taxi in Paris can be hell.

Piers Chapman expected a boring business trip to Paris. What he didn’t expect was to fight over a cab with a beautiful girl.

After a bad meeting, Sidney Roux just wanted to hail a cab, go home, and have a glass of wine. She didn't expect to fight over a cab with some pompous British tourist.

Neither of them expected another man to jump in their cab.
Or to be involved in a gun fight.
Or a car chase through the streets of Paris.
Or for the man to die.

But they’re thrust together when the mob demands they return what the dead man stole.

Will Piers and Sidney work together?
Will they find what he had stolen?
Will they stay alive?
And will they do the last thing they expected?
Will they fall in love?

Paris Love Match was an unusual read, and I still can't put my finger around it. Piers and Sidney, two strangers coming from completely different walks of life, fight over a taxi when suddenly a frantic man pushes his way inside and orders them around Paris before dying in front of their very own eyes. The two make it out of the shootings alive, but now Piers' picture is all over the national news, and the dead man's enemies think that the dead man stole something big from them- and that Sidney and Piers are his accomplices.

The story played out like an action-comedy movie more than a contemporary romance, and I think that I enjoyed the book a little bit more because of that. The romance was definitely present but it just seemed a bit too forced. Piers was adorable- he's smart and adorably geeky, but he's also athletic and knew how to think fast. His entire aura was refreshing and I liked the fact that he wasn't your typical cocky college kid. Sidney, on the other hand, is anything but refreshing. She's snarky, rude, and vain, and sometimes I can allow myself to like characters with flaws like that, but Sidney didn't get much love from me due to the fact that she was such a flat character.

Again, the romance just didn't work out that well. It felt awkward and plastic. I did enjoy the back and forth banter between the two- they complimented each other really well whenever they agreed to disagree, i'll give you that. However, it seemed more like banter between two best friends than a possible couple. They were hilarious! The things they did to get through all of the weird events thrown their way left me giggling inside my blanket.

The fast-paced chases and high-adrenaline action were to die for- pun intended. Nigel Blackwell has such a talent for illustrating action scenes with clarity and finesse, and I could practically see Sidney and Piers dashing through the streets of Paris in my head. I thought I would get tired of all the chases after a while, but the mystery and suspense had me clinging for my dear life. I have to admit that some parts of it were overdone though, like the whole thing about a certain public figure. He seemed like a cartoon villain because of that.

All in all, Paris Love Match is a fast and easy read that will take you on a thrilling ride around every nook and alleyway in Paris.

THE NUB AND GIST: 3 STARS

Nigel Blackwell was born in rural Oxfordshire in England. He has a love of books, a PhD in Physical Chemistry, and a black belt in pointing out the obvious. As a teenager he toured Europe and loved seeing the wonders of the world and the people in it. Since then he has been fortunate enough to travel across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Japan, and hasn’t been anywhere that doesn’t have the potential for a story.  He now lives in Texas with his wife and daughter, where they enjoy the sunshine and listen to the coyotes howl at night.

Sacrifice - A Fall For Me Prequel
The Tate Chronicles 0.5
Genre: YA Paranormal

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Seth’s heart is breaking. He knows his decision will hurt the one person he keeps breathing for, but he can’t take it anymore. He can’t be near Grace knowing she will always be just out of reach.

Grace is oblivious to Seth’s turmoil. She loves him unconditionally, but not in the way he wants. They both know that in Heaven physical love is forbidden, and to break the rules is to defy everything they’ve ever been taught.

When Grace and Seth are sent on a mission to save a young mother and her unborn child, Grace must face the fact that Seth won’t be returning home. She doesn’t understand Seth’s decision and hates him for it. But what neither of them realise is how big a part that single decision will play in shaping their entire future.

What would you sacrifice for the one you love?

Fall For Me

The Tate Chronicles 1

Genre: YA Paranormal

Grace Tate is a Protection Angel and Vampire Hunter, and she has always followed the rules. But some rules are made to be broken…

Until now the fight against evil has been simple, and falling in love was never part of the plan. So what happens when it’s beyond Grace’s control, and when she least expects it she falls for the wrong person?

All hell breaks loose, that’s what.

At Hopetown Valley High, not everything is as it seems, and the one person Grace thought was her enemy becomes her most important ally.

Blood will be shed, lives will be lost and friendships will be tested. It all comes down to one decision, and when Grace tries to save all those dear to her, she realizes not everyone can be—or wants to be—saved.

It was clearly stated that you should read Fall For Me before the prequel Sacrifice, but being the total badass that I am, I read Sacrifice first. I personally think that it was a good decision because I was given the whole 'angels' back story early on. Also, half of it is told in Seth's point of view and that made me understand his reasons for 'sacrificing' himself. I also fell in love with K.A. Last's writing- it was smooth and simple, but left nothing to be desired.

Sacrifice did it's job really well. I got sucked into the story from the very first sentence and I instantly wanted to know everything about Seth's world. He was an angel, a paranormal creature, but everything about him was just so incredibly humane and I couldn't help but be intrigued. Another thing that I liked in both Sacrifice and Fall For Me was that the angels didn't act like 'typical' angels at all. I even enjoyed reading about the supporting characters.

I thought that this was your typical angel-in-love story at first but then everything changed after Seth left, and when the story switched to Grace's point of view. Suddenly everyone was talking vampires, vampire hunters, and cycles of rebirth, and fathers who will eventually become your brother and it all sounded so crazy but guess what? I ate everything up. There were a lot of things going on in the story and most of it sounded so absurd but I was surprised to find out that I could wrap my mind around the ideas so easily.

Fall For Me brought back the characters that I enjoyed in Sacrifice but it also introduces us to new characters, like Grace's brother Archer. Archer is a vampire hunter like Grace, but he isn't an angel. I know it sounds confusing, but the book explained everything pretty well. Grace and Archer make a pretty fierce vampire hunting team and they've mastered it to a fault. I loved their brother/sister relationship so much because it felts so believable and I could feel the sibling love between those two.

You're probably wondering what happened to Seth, right? He continues to pester Grace and she still hasn't forgiven him, and I think that's the reason why he changed so much over the years. And then there's Josh, who was a really complicated character. He seemed to be a shy guy, but he actually isn't afraid to speak his mind. There's also a bunch of other supporting characters, and the whole story eventually takes a complete 360 degree turn when a vampire named Charlotte appears, so if you thought that the angel -slash- vampire hunter -slash- protector of a legacy thing was confusing, hold on to something because the book gets even more complicated as you finish every chapter.

My main problem with Fall For Me is probably one of the most important aspects of it's story: the romance. I really enjoyed the hints of romance that I got from Sacrifice, but I winced when K.A. Last dropped Josh into the story. I could instantly see the love triangle forming between him, Grace, and Seth and I was right. They had this whole Twilight thing going on and I wasn't really a fan of it because it practically screamed insta love- on both parties. Seth has changed a lot, i'll give you that. And I was so glad that I read the prequel first because I knew that there was a different Seth behind the persona he was emanating. Josh, on the other hand, was a well-written character but I didn't feel anything for him on an emotional standpoint. It may sound that i'm leaning towards Seth, but i'm pretty much neutral. Another problem that I had was the supporting characters; there were so many of them and I think that that was the reason why they weren't as developed as I would have liked.

The Tate Chronicles had a well-written set of main characters plus a complex paranormal world that I easily ate up, and I honestly thought that I would rate it four solid stars or maybe even more. But although it kept the strong characters and superb world building, I didn't enjoy Fall For Me as much as I thought I would. But don't get me wrong, I still think that it was a really good read that fans of Twilight would probably love and enjoy.

THE NUB AND GIST: 3.5 STARS

K. A. Last was born in Subiaco, Western Australia, and moved to Sydney with her parents and older brother when she was eight. Artistic and creative by nature, she studied Graphic Design and graduated with an Advanced Diploma. After marrying her high school sweetheart, she concentrated on her career before settling into family life. Blessed with a vivid imagination, she began writing to let off creative steam, and fell in love with it. She now resides in a peaceful, leafy suburb north of Sydney with her husband, their two children and a rabbit named Twitch.

 Hi Zadie! *waves* It's great to have you here. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Are you sure you want to know? I’d hate to scare you off. Well, I’ll start with the not-so-scary stuff: I’m sixteen. I have an older sister named Mara. My mom’s never around, but I don’t want to say why. My dad’s a workaholic. And, well, yeah, the rest is a little hard to believe. Like the strange things I can make happen. And the dark shadows following me around.

Now tell us about this boy that you like. Why'd you decide to tell him about your, erm, ability?
It was an accident! I didn’t mean to let it slip. But I got so lost in Gavin’s gorgeous blue eyes and the slight upward curve of his lips. And maybe a part of me thought he might understand. I should really learn to be more careful.

I understand that you had to perform a spell to disrupt the Reaper's Rite. Was it hard to do?
Honestly, I didn’t even know what I was doing. At first I was just winging it, going along with something my best friend Naomi started. But then—I don’t know—something came over me. Something I couldn’t control. Something that shook in the core of my body and took over my actions. I hope I didn’t do something I wasn’t supposed to.

It must have been weird seeing your sister, Mara, after you brought her back to life. Were the two of you close? Before she died, I mean.
We were close when we were little, but then she became popular and got a boyfriend and stuff. We kind of drifted apart after that. Then she had her accident and I thought I’d lost her forever. But now that she’s back … well, I can’t even say that it’s her. She’s so strange now. It’s like it’s someone else in there behind those vacant eyes.

Lightning round!
• potato chips or cupcakes? Cupcakes
• vanilla or chocolate? Chocolate
• beach or mountains? Beach
• high heels or flats? Flats
• fiction or reality? Fiction (which is pretty close to reality at this point, yikes!)
• comedy or horror? Oh please give me comedy. I’ve got enough horror in my life!
• steak or bacon? Bacon-covered steak! Mmm.

MY SISTER’S REAPER by Dorothy Dreyer
Publication date: May, 2013
Publisher: Month9Books, LLC.

Sixteen-year-old Zadie’s first mistake was telling the boy she liked she could bring her dead sister back to life. Her second mistake was actually doing it.

When Zadie accidentally messes with the Reaper’s Rite that should have claimed her sister Mara, things go horribly wrong. Mara isn’t the same anymore—Zadie isn’t even sure she’s completely human, and to top it off, a Reaper is determined to collect Mara’s soul no matter what. Now Zadie must figure out how to defeat her sister’s Reaper, or let Mara die … this time for good.

Dorothy Dreyer has always believed in magic. She loves reading, writing, movies, and spending time with her family and friends. Half-American and half-Filipino, Dorothy lives in Germany with her husband and two children.

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Passion and Pain (Dancers and Divas #1)
by Kathy Petrakis
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Does passion and desire guarantee success? Can friends really be trusted? Can true love be found beneath lust and deceit?

These are questions tenacious street dancer Elena Martinez faces as she struggles to compete against the most talented students at New York’s top Performing Arts High School. Along with her best friend, the carefree and mischievous Sebastien Duval, they are determined to make center stage.

But the singing diva Letitia has other plans. Beautiful, talented and popular, her desire for revenge could ruin everything for Elena and Sebastien. Now, they must fight against prejudice, treachery and deceit as Letitia sets out to destroy Elena’s friendships, her romance, her dignity and her dreams. Can Elena win the battle for true love, happiness and success?

Can secrets stay hidden forever? Can people really change? Are some mistakes unforgivable? 

As Elena and Sebastian embark on a fresh start, will Letitia keep his secret, or will she use it to destroy them? 

As Veronika falls in love, Frankie is out of rehab and trying to make amends, but will it last for either of them? Meanwhile, as Anya is torn between loyalty to her Nana and love for Darius, could Darius fall for the new temptress, Rosa? With her stunning looks, her powerful, sensual dancing and her desire to seduce, she has everyone nervous but what secret is she hiding? Continue the roller-coaster journey with your favorite characters as they try to survive junior year at the country’s top performing arts school. 

“There is drama, stress and anger all wrapped up in a neat bow just waiting to be unleashed.”

“.. at first, it felt like I was reading a new version of Step Up 2... LOVE... then it merged into a little Glee... then it merged with Center Stage... then in the midst of it all was the Gossip Girl...”

“It is extremely well written, and the plot is very engaging. I couldn't put it down..”