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Title: While He Was Away Author: Karen Schreck Pages: 256 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: May 1, 2012 Teaser:  I wouldn't be able to sleep. Even beat, it's hard. But at least lying there I can look at your pictures. I've got this wall beside me, and I've covered every square inch with you. You're the last person I see falling asleep, the first person I see waking up  About the book:  "This is just something I have to do, okay?" I hear David say. "The right thing." He cradles my face in his hands. He kisses me hard. Then he lets go of me. His eyes dart from me to whatever's next. All she wants is for him to stay. She's bee n doing pretty well, pretending he doesn't have to go. But one day, after one last night to remember, she wakes up and there's no denying it anymore. He's gone. When Penna Weaver's boyfriend goes off to Iraq, she's left facing life without him. As summer sets in, Penna tri...

Astarte’s Wrath by Trisha Wolfe e-book Expected publication: July 2012 A Kythan Guardians Novella                                          Prequel to Destiny’s Fire Two thousand years before Dez Harkly developed her secret powers, Kythan Astarte vowed to free the Kythans from the binds that enslaved them to the Egyptian pharaohs and sorcerers. Discover the prophecy that originated from a very different time, and spans generations to link two very different girls...This is the beginning. Set against the backdrop of the Battle of Actium, in the city of Alexandria, Star struggles with her guardian duties as her feelings for the newly named pharaoh of Egypt grow deeper. Not only is Caesarian her duty, he’s the son of Cleopatra, and he’s…human. All of which makes their love forbidden. ...

Title: Shadows (Lux 0.5) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Pages: 179 Publisher: Entangled Publishing Release Date: February 21, 2012 Buy: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Summary: ( Goodreads )  The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life form on Earth, human girls are…well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane. Dangerous. Tempting. Undeniable. Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in. Captivated. Lured. Loved. Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence...and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself. Review:  I really loved this prequel to Obsidian. Jennifer L. Armentrout had me h...

For Review: The Summer of No Regrets by Katherine Grace Bond While He Was Away by Karen  Schreck  ~Thanks You Sourcebooks Fire Bought:  Goddess Interrupted (The Goddess Test #2) by Aimee Carter--> Check out my REVIEW Spellcaster (Spellbound #2) by Cara Lynn Shultz  The Gathering (#1) by Kelley Armstrong  The List by Siobhan Vivian  Take A Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg  If I Can't Have You by Lauren Hammond (e-book)- read and LOVED!

Hannah is an ordinary teenager growing up in Moldova until her parents are killed in a terrorist bombing. While she’s still mourning the loss, she gets an offer that sounds too good to be true: a job as a nanny for a Russian family in Los Angeles. At first, it seems like her luck has finally turned around, but life with the Pla t onovs quickly spirals into a nightmare. Lillian, the mother, forces Hannah to work sixteen-hour days cleaning, and won’t let her leave the house. Sergey, the father, is full of secrets. And they refuse to pay Hannah. Stranded in a foreign land with false document s , no money, and nobody who can help her, Hannah has become a modern-day slave. And the more Hannah unravels this family’s terrible secrets, the more her life—and her family back home—are in grave danger. Desperate and lonely, she reaches out to the boy next door. But in the end, the only one who can save Hannah is herself. I would love to welcome Kim to Stuck In YA Books!...

Title: Such a Rush Author: Jennifer Echols Pages: 320 Publisher: MTV Books (Simon Pulse) Expected Release: July 10, 2012 Pre-Order: Book Depository Summary:  The wildly popular author of Going Too Far , Forget You , and Love Story returns with a sexy and poignant romantic tale of a young daredevil pilot caught between two brothers. High school senior Leah Jones loves nothing more than flying. While she’s in the air, it’s easy to forget life with her absentee mother at the low-rent end of a South Carolina beach town. When her flight instructor, Mr. Hall, hires her to fly for his banner advertising business, she sees it as her ticket out of the trailer park. And when he dies suddenly, she’s afraid her flying career is gone forever.  But Mr. Hall’s teenage sons, golden boy Alec and adrenaline junkie Grayson, are determined to keep the banner planes flying.  Though Leah has crushed on Grayson for years, she’s leery of getting involved in what now seems like ...

Title: Torn (Trylle #2) Author: Amanda Hocking Pages: 291 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Expected Release: February 28th 2012 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository Summary ( Goodreads )  When Wendy Everly first discovers the truth about herself—that she’s a changeling switched at birth—she knows her life will never be the same. Now she’s about to learn that there’s more to the story… She shares a closer connection to her Vittra rivals than she ever imagined—and they’ll stop at nothing to lure her to their side. With the threat of war looming, her only hope of saving the Trylle is to master her magical powers—and marry an equally powerful royal. But that means walking away from Finn, her handsome bodyguard who’s strictly off limits…and Loki, a Vittra prince with whom she shares a growing attraction. Torn between her heart and her people, between love and duty, Wendy must decide her fate. If she makes the wrong choice, she cou...