It’s the summer of 1973, and eight year-old Bobby Burke’s father has been MIA in Vietnam for three years. He’s been keeping his father alive through the magic of his SafeKeeper, a charm bracelet he wears on his wrist, but it seems lately that the SafeKeeper’s power has been fading. The military has given up hope of finding his father alive, and even Bobby’s mom has taken up with a new guy, Nick, who seems determined to become a new father to him. What’s worse, Bobby has to contend with a pair of fearsome Tolltakers who have entered his life: one, a local schoolyard bully who demands money to let Bobby get home from school in one piece; the other a demon who visits Bobby’s dreams to try to snatch the SafeKeeper from his wrist. Bobby fights desperately against these forces that seem intent on keeping his father from him forever, until his final, shattering confrontation with the truth and the understanding of the toll he must pay in order to grow up.
A Rome based American historian tells the extraordinary story of Caterina Riario Sforza, perhaps the most prominent woman of Renaissance Italy, who was a wife, a mother, a leader, and a warrior with the courage to battle a Borgia pope, the charm to beguile a Medici husband, and the fierceness to make Machiavelli himself wince. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/r2eHvt and its author here, http://bit.ly/rfpIlS Historical Fiction
Zita is not an ordinary servant girl, she is the thirteenth daughter of a king who wanted only sons. When she was born, Zita’s father banished her to the servants’ quarters and she can only communicate with her royal sisters in secret. Then, after Zita’s twelfth birthday, the princesses all fall mysteriously ill. The only clue is their strangely worn and tattered shoes. With the help of her friends, Breckin the stable boy, Babette the witch, and Milek the soldier, Zita follows her bewitched sisters into a magical world of endless dancing and dreams. But something sinister is afoot and unless Zita and her friends can break the curse, the twelve princesses will surely dance to their deaths. The Thirteenth Princess Diane Zahler Book Trailer
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The Hallows are thirteen ancient magical treasures, with the potential for great good or absolute evil. For decades, the Keepers guarded the Hallows, but now they are being murdered. Two strangers, Owen and Sarah, must solve the mystery. If they do not succeed the world is doomed for all eternity. Learn about the book here http://bit.ly/ThirteenHallows Learn about the authors here http://bit.ly/DillonScott and here http://bit.ly/ColetteFreedman Fantasy, Adult
Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical, everything having to do with Jeremiah and Conrad, happens then. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along. The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han Book Trailer Find out more about this author here dearjennyhan.com Find out more about this book http://tinyurl.com/yhw7shy YA
A discussion of the most overlooked and underdeveloped facet of the modern church, Slow Fade makes a compelling case for intergenerational relationships as the way to keep college-aged people engaged in faith. Learn more about this book here: http://tinyurl.com/23yrf4g Religion, Christian Life, General
The Sleeping King is the start of a new fantasy series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Cindy Dees.The Sleeping King is the first in an epic fantasy series, featuring the best of the genre: near immortal imperial overlords, a prophecy of a sleeping elven king who’s said to be the savior of the races . . . and two young people who are set on a path to save the day. Find out more at http://dragoncrest.com/ and http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765335142 Fantasy
Six terminally ill teenagers are given a second chance at life when their consciousnesses are uploaded into the bodies of weaponized robots in order to fight Sigma, a dangerously advanced artificial intelligence program threatening world domination. Find out more at http://www.markalpert.com/ #TheSix YA
Jedidiah arrives in Black Water. He us manipulated into becoming their Sin Eater. Paloma, the fortune teller, they call Swamp Witch, takes him in. Time passes. Twins are born. One dies. Or did she. The two rescue Hattie from the crypt. Hattie can draw the future. Disaster strikes, the town blames Hattie. Find out more at http://www.theseashellbooks.com The Sin Easter’s Daughter by Michele L. Hinton book trailer. Drama, thriller
Vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters. All the dark creatures that humans want to believe are only myth.They live in the night. And when blood is spilled, justice must be served. Learn more about this book here: http://bit.ly/cT1dti and its author here: www.TheShadowKeepers.com Paranormal Romance
