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A Shimmer of Angels

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A Shimmer of Angels (Angel Sight #1) Author: Lisa M. Basso Published By: Month9Books, LLC Date: January 29th 2013 Genre: YA Paranormal > Angels Pages: 321 pages Sixteen-year-old Rayna sees angels, and has the medication and weekly therapy sessions to prove it. Now, in remission, Rayna starts fresh at a new school, lands a new job, and desperately tries for normalcy. She ignores signs that she may be slipping into the world she has tried so hard to climb out of. But these days, it’s more than just hallucinations that keep Rayna up at night. Students are dying, and she may be the only one who can stop it. Can she keep her job, her sanity, and her friends from dying at the hands of angels she can't admit to seeing? This book has completely caught me off guard. I thought it would be good but I didn't know it would be amazing!! I mean look at that COVER who could turn away from it?? It draws you in immediately. Then you step into the book and real

Breaking Waves

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Breaking Waves (Heart Waves #2) Author: Danielle Sibarium Published By: KFR Communications, LLC Date: January 10th 2013 Genre: YA > Romance > Partial Paranormal Pages: 197 Pages From the moment they met, Jenna knew Reece would break her heart, but she never dreamed it would happen like this. Jenna is left shattered and broken. When life becomes too painful to deal with and she feels completely alone, there’s only one person to help her pick up the pieces and move on. The one person she doesn’t want to turn to. The one person she promised to stay away from. Tyler. Can Jenna put aside everything she knows about him and let Tyler help heal her broken heart? WARNING!! Reading this book will give you the following....  Major Heartache Confusion Beyond Belief (Reece's story) Desire Hidden in the Dark Happiness for the Future Knowledge of Danger to Come      If that doesn't make you want to know what's going to happen my revie

Uses For Boys

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Author: Erica Lorraine Scheid Published By: St Martin’s Press Date: January 15th 2013 Genre: Contemporary > Teen Pages: 240 pages Anna remembers a time before boys, when she was little and everything made sense. When she and her mom were a family, just the two of them against the world. But now her mom is gone most of the time, chasing the next marriage, bringing home the next stepfather. Anna is left on her own—until she discovers that she can make boys her family. From Desmond to Joey, Todd to Sam, Anna learns that if you give boys what they want, you can get what you need. But the price is high—the other kids make fun of her; the girls call her a slut. Anna's new friend, Toy, seems to have found a way around the loneliness, but Toy has her own secrets that even Anna can't know. Then comes Sam. When Anna actually meets a boy who is more than just useful, whose family eats dinner together, laughs, and tells stories, the truth about love bec

Morganville Vampires: Midnight Ally & Feast of Foolss

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 The Morganville Vampires 3&4 Author: Rachel Caine Published By: New American Library Date: September 28th 2010 Genre: YA-Paranormal > Vampires Pages: 245 pages & 242 pages **WARNING** Spolier Alert to anyone who hasn't read the 1st 2 :) Midnight Ally (Morganville Vampires #3) Morganville is such a nice place to live... And die. If you don’t mind that sort of thing. When Claire Danvers learnt that her college town was run by vampires, she did what any intelligent, self-preserving student would do: she applied for a transfer and stocked up on garlic. The transfer is no longer an option, but that garlic may come in handy. Now Claire has pledged herself to Amelie, the most powerful vampire in town. The protection her contract secures does little to reassure her friends. All of a sudden, people are turning up dead, a stalker resurfaces from Claire’s past, and an ancient bloodsucker extends a chilling invitation for private lesson

50 Shades of Grey

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50 Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1) Author: E.L. James Review By: Courtney Published By: Vintage Date: May 26th 2011 Genre: Adult Romance/Erotica Pages: 362 pages   When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms. Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her