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Title: Frostblood (Frostblood Saga #1) Author: Elly Blake Pages: 376 Genre: Fantasy, Teen Publisher: Little Brown for YR/ HBG Canada Release Date: January 10, 2017 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo *An ARC was provided by the publisher for review* Summary ( Goodreads ) The frost king will burn. Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of heat and flame from the cruel Frostblood ruling class her entire life. But when her mother is killed trying to protect her, and rebel Frostbloods demand her help to overthrow their bloodthirsty king, she agrees to come out of hiding, desperate to have her revenge. Despite her unpredictable abilities, Ruby trains with the rebels and the infuriating—yet irresistible—Arcus, who seems to think of her as nothing more than a weapon. But before they can take action, Ruby is captured and forced to compete in the king’s tournaments that pit Fireblood prisoners against Frostblood champions. Now she has only one chan...

Title: Fate of Flames (The Effigies #1) Author: Sarah Raughley Pages: 368 Genre: Fantasy/ YA Publisher: Simon Pulse Release Date: November 22, 2016 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo Summary ( Goodreads ) Years ago, everything changed. Phantoms, massive beasts of nightmare, began terrorizing the world. At the same time four girls, the Effigies, appeared, each with the unique power to control a classical element. Since then, they have protected the world from the Phantoms. At the death of one Effigy, another is chosen, pulled from her normal life into the never-ending battle. When Maia unexpectedly becomes the next Fire Effigy, she resists her new calling. A quiet girl with few friends and almost no family, she was much happier to admire the Effigies from afar. Never did she imagine having to master her ability to control fire, to protect innocent citizens from the Phantoms, or to try bringing together the other three Effigies. But with the arrival of the mysterious Sau...

Title: Cage of Deceit (Reign of Secrets #1) Author: Jennifer Anne Davis Pages: N/A Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing  Release Date: August 25, 2015 Summary (Goodreads)  Jennifer Anne Davis's best-selling True Reign series captivated readers from the very first page. Now, get ready to become entangled in the follow-up series, Reign of Secrets. In this new series, follow Allyssa, the daughter of the beloved Emperor Darmik and Empress Rema— and find out what happens after happily ever after.  Seventeen-year-old Allyssa appears to be the ideal princess of Emperion—she’s beautiful, elegant, and refined. She spends her days locked in a suffocating cage, otherwise known as royal court. But at night, Allyssa uses her secret persona—that of a vigilante—to hunt down criminals and help her people firsthand.  Unfortunately, her nightly escapades will have to wait because the citizens of Emperion may need saving from something much bigger...

Title: Legacy of Kings (Blood of Gods and Royals #1) Author: Eleanor Herman  Pages: 384 Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Release Date: August 25, 2015 Summary (Goodreads)  Imagine a time when the gods turn a blind eye to the agony of men, when the last of the hellions roam the plains and evil stirs beyond the edges of the map. A time when cities burn, and in their ashes, empires rise. Alexander, Macedonia’s sixteen-year-old heir, is on the brink of discovering his fated role in conquering the known world but finds himself drawn to newcomer Katerina, who must navigate the dark secrets of court life while hiding her own mission: kill the Queen. But Kat’s first love, Jacob, will go to unthinkable lengths to win her, even if it means competing for her heart with Hephaestion, a murderer sheltered by the prince. And far across the sea, Zofia, a Persian princess and Alexander’s unmet fiancée, wants to alter her destiny by seeking the famed an...