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Title: The Ward  Author: Jordana Frankel Pages: 384 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Release Date: April 30, 2013 Summary: Sixteen-year-old Ren is a daredevil mobile racer who will risk everything to survive in the Ward, what remains of a water-logged Manhattan. To save her sister, who is suffering from a deadly illness thought to be caused by years of pollution, Ren accepts a secret mission from the government: to search for a freshwater source in the Ward, with the hope of it leading to a cure. However, she never expects that her search will lead to dangerous encounters with a passionate young scientist; a web of deceit and lies; and an earth-shattering mystery that’s lurking deep beneath the water’s rippling surface. Jordana Frankel’s ambitious debut novel and the first in a two-book series, The Ward is arresting, cinematic, and thrilling—perfect for fans of Scott Westerfeld or Ann Aguirre

Review: Walking Disaster (Beautiful #2) by Jamie McGuire Bought:  Things I Can't Forget (Hundred Oaks #3) by Miranda Kenneally  The Wild Ones (The Wild Ones #1) by M. Leighton Taken By Storm by Angela Morrison Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler Lost Voices (Lost Voices #1) by Sarah Porter

Title: Dirty Little Secret Author: Jennifer Echols Pages: 288 Publisher: MTV Books Release Date: July 16, 2013 Summary: (Goodreads) Bailey wasn’t always a wild child and the black sheep of her family. She used to play fiddle and tour the music circuit with her sister, Julie, who sang and played guitar. That ended when country music execs swooped in and signed Julie to a solo deal. Never mind that Julie and Bailey were a duet, or that Bailey was their songwriter. The music scouts wanted only Julie, and their parents were content to sit by and let her fulfill her dreams while Bailey’s were hushed away. Bailey has tried to numb the pain and disappointment over what could have been. And as Julie’s debut album is set to hit the charts, her parents get fed up with Bailey’s antics and ship her off to granddad’s house in Nashville. Playing fiddle in washed-up tribute groups at the mall, Bailey meets Sam, a handsome and oh-so-persuasive guitarist with his own ban...

Sneak Peek... “So, you own the bar now?” I say, “That’s great. Why didn’t you say?” Emerson gives me a measured look. “You didn’t ask.” I stop. How is this my fault? “Yeah, well I didn’t exactly have time, what with you pummeling a guy, pretending like you were going to make out with me, then judging every one of my life choices.” My reply whips out before I can stop it. I clamp my hand over my mouth, and stare at the shocked expression on Emerson’s face. He so wasn’t expecting that! But why the hell shouldn’t I say it? It’s the truth, after all. I let out a giggle, unable to stop myself. His expression changes. “You’re drunk.” He says shortly. I shrug, defensive. “So what if I am?” “You never could hold your liquor.” He shakes his head, and takes another gulp of his beer. “I wonder, what else has changed…?” Emerson’s mouth curves into a lascivious smile. “You still make that breathy noise when you come?” I gasp, shocked. “Fuck you!” “Already be...

Review: Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Echols Surrender Your Love by J.C. Reed Unbroken by Melody Reed  This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith *(Read) Icons by Margaret Stohl   *Thank You J.C. Reed and Simon Schuster via Edelweiss, and Hatchette Book Group Canada Bought: Mila 2.0 (Mila 2.0 #1) by Debra Driza Silver (Bandia #1) by Talia Vance Strands of Bronze and Gold (#1) by Jane Infatuate (Gilded Wings #2) by Aimee Agresti Let the Sky Fall (#1) by Shannon Messenger Spellcaster (Spellcaster #1) by Claudia Gray Give Me Something by Elizabeth Lee Deeper We Fall (Deeper We Fall #1) by Chelsea M. Cameron

Title: The Hazards of Skinny Dipping Author: Alyssa Rose Ivy  Publisher: InkSlinger PR Release Date: Summer 2013 ABOUT THE HAZARDS OF SKINNY DIPPING: This isn't a deep book about first loves or self-discovery. If you want a book like that, I'd be happy to recommend one, but I don't have that kind of story to tell. Instead my story is about rash decisions and finding out that your dream guy is bad in bed. It's the story of when I finally went skinny dipping, and how my life was never the same again. Oh, and it's also the story of my freshman year of college and realizing Mr. Right might have been there all along ABOUT ALYSSA ROSE IVY: Alyssa Rose Ivy is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative si...

Release Date: May 5, 2013 Author: Jennifer Iacopelli   Game. Set. Match:   http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16082871-game-set-match Publisher: Coliloquy, LLC Game. Set. Match. Synopsis: Nestled along the coastline of North Carolina, the Outer Banks Tennis Academy is the best elite tennis training facility in the world. Head Coach, Dominic Kingston has assembled some of the finest talent in the sport. From the game's biggest stars to athletes scraping and clawing to achieve their dreams, OBX is full of ego, drama and romance. Only the strong survive in this pressure cooker of competition, on and off the court. Penny Harrison, the biggest rising star in tennis, is determined to win the French Open and beat her rival, the world’s number one player, Zina Lutrova. There’s just one problem, the only person who’s ever been able to shake her laser-like focus is her new training partner. Alex Russell, tennis’s resident...