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Hiding the worn piece of paper among her father’s watch deliveries, her eyes fill with tears at the memory of her brave friend walking towards the Nazi soldiers, and the sharp sound of gun fire. Her friend sacrificed herself so that she could deliver this message. But if she hands it over, the love of… Continue reading The Watchmaker’s Daughter by Dianne Haley
"He used to say, 'a broken heart breaks all around it. Heal you, heal the world.'"There once were two children,a girl and a boy.One could create,the other, destroy.Within every heart lies the power to bond or break.On an isolated port of floating garbage called Hop, Gaiel Izz and his sister, Lynd, never imagined they’d be… Continue reading Myracles in the Void by Wes Dyson
Raghav is an ordinary seven-year-old growing up on the 'good' side of Colaba in Bombay. His is a safe, protected world and he is kept well away from the 'other', darker side of Colaba, which nevertheless, holds a deep fascination for him with its colorful, busy alleys bustling with activity, people and mystery - the… Continue reading Diary of an Angry Young Man by Rishi Vohra
A mystical vagabond named River arrives in her new city for the month. In search of old stories and new ghostly friends, she finds a spirit with a different mindset than the rest. Their whirlwind friendship takes an unexpected turn, merging their paths back towards River's home which she had been running from in the… Continue reading Evenfall by S. Robinson
I am a girl. I am a monster, too.Each summer the girls of Deck Five come back to Marshall Naval School. They sail on jewel-blue waters; they march on green drill-fields; they earn sunburns and honors. They push until they break apart and heal again, stronger.Each summer Margaret and Rose and Flor and Nisreen come… Continue reading I Am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin
The year is 2024. A ruthless cartel dominates Latin America, and the FBI's Troy Levi gets commissioned to intervene. A cyborg for the bureau's Virtual Division, Levi delivers a devastating blow to the cartel's power but encounters a wave of social resentment in the aftermath.As the people's feelings for cyborgs grow bitter, former black-op cyborg… Continue reading Into the Violet Gardens by Isaac Nasri
When Jyn Erso is eight years old, her mother is murdered and her father taken from her to serve the Empire. But despite the loss of her parents, she is not completely alone. Saw Gerrera, a man willing to go to any extremes necessary to resist Imperial tyranny, takes her in as his own daughter… Continue reading Rebel Rising by Beth Revis
The only life Mae has ever known is on the island, living on the charity of the wealthy Prosper family who control the magic on the island and the spirits who inhabit it. Mae longs for magic of her own and to have a place among the Prosper family, where her best friend, Coco, will… Continue reading Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe
A murder. A mystery. A legacy to uphold.Abbie Grimshaw’s road to recovery from a traumatic experience takes her on many journeys. On a whim, she stops at St. Michael’s church and runs straight into more danger.This time, there’s a supernatural complication: she can see—and talk to—the Earl of Ashford. He died in 1816, but death… Continue reading Death Takes a Detour (Outside the Circle Mystery #1) by Shereen Vedam
Do you often wonder about other people's lives and how they compare to your own? Do some people really have it all? Do you choose to age gracefully or disgracefully? And most importantly... does turning forty mean life is over or that it has just begun?Normal at 40? is a true story of my life… Continue reading Normal at 40? by Kate Mangold