A re-telling of your classic Cinderella tale, only this time Cinder is a cyborg and a massive plague has ravaged the earth. Can she find out the secrets from her past in order to help save this damaged world? Will she and her prince be allowed to be together? Gritty and futuristic, this is a Cinderella story for the sci-fi lover.
Marguerite is lucky to be alive, even though her father loathes her existence. As the Count of Flanders, he expected Marguerite to be a boy, and because she was not, is trying to get rid of her by forcing her into an arranged marriage with a man she despises.But Marguerite has learned a lot about survival growing up in harsh and bloody Medieval times. Will she be able to escape a wretched fate and gain her freedom? A great read for those who love historical fiction and kick-butt heroines.
A Yellowstone supervolcano takes out half of America when it erupts and Alex, from Cedar Falls, Iowa, must flee his destroyed city to find his family, who were traveling towards Pennsylvania at the time of the eruption. Food is scarce and along the way he meets Darla and her mother and they take him in. But when tragedy strikes, Alex and Darla have to rely on each other and their skills to find safety and what is left of society.
Willa barely remembers her father; he has not been in her life for years. She lives in a happy home with her step family and things seems to be going great, until her estranged father murders his wife and children and is now coming for Willa and her mother. Scary and suspenseful, this is definitely one book you do not want to miss this year.
Get your tissues ready, because this is sure to be a tearjerker. Hazel and Gus meet in a cancer support group and their lives are about to be turned upside down. Hazel's cancer is terminal and she is afraid to love Gus, just to end up being the person who destroys his life when she inevitably dies. But Gus will not give up on Hazel and they take a whirlwind trip to Amsterdam, where they find more than the answers they came there for.
Evan and Lucy have been friends since they can remember, but they only see each other when Lucy visits during winter break. At 17, Lucy is dealing with a tough home life and is following a destructive path. Evan, however, seems to have the perfect life and is headed to the Ivy League. When their friendship turns into more, will it be able to withstand their distance?
Steeped in Egyptian and Roman history, this book follows the life of Cleopatra VIII Selene, the only daughter of Cleopatra VII and Marc Antony. Cleopatra Selene was a happy child until the age of seven when she lost her mother and her father killed himself. Things really heat up when Octavianus attacks the kingdom and Cleopatra and her brothers are shipped off to Rome. This story is rife with adventure and intrigue and at the center of it all, Cleopatra is a strong and determined heroine.
Silas and his mother are left alone when his mortician father does not return from work one evening. They have no choice but to return to his father's hometown and move in with his uncle. But Silas learns that his father was no ordinary mortician, but an Undertaker who brings peace to the dead stuck in the Shadowlands. While looking through his father's old belongings he finds a clock, a Death Watch, that allows its owner to see the dead. A great mix of fantasy and mystery, this first installment in the trilogy is sure to suck you in.
This story combines the recent history of the 2010 Haitian earthquake with the 18th-century revolution in Haiti that helped the country gain their freedom from France. Shorty, a poor gang member from the slums of Haiti is trapped in a hospital during the quake. He experiences evermore vivid visions as he grows weaker and weaker from his bullet wound. His visions of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the Haitian revolutionary, combine with his recollections of life in the slums of Haiti. It is a brutal and honest depiction of the struggle of the people of this tiny, but proud country.
Please share the books you are excited about that are coming out this year!
Miss Keri
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