Sunday, February 26, 2017

NEED by Joelle Charbonneau

"In this exploration of the dark side of social media, and government control and manipulation, the teenagers in a small town are drawn deeper and deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need-regardless of the consequences"-









Also by Charbonneau:  "The Testing Trilogy"


Monday, February 20, 2017

Perry's Killer Playlist

Several months after Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick (2011), Gobi, the foreign-exchange student and trained killer who led Perry on a whirlwind prom night, is out of Perry's life-but certainly not off his mind. Perry and his band, Inchworm, get the chance of a lifetime with a European tour, but he doesn't even make it to the Venice hotel before thugs, guns, a dead priest, and, yes, Gobi derail his rock-star dreams.

The last time he saw Gobi, five people were assassinated one crazy night in New York City. Well . . . Gobi shows up, and once again Perry is roped into a wild, nonstop thrill ride with a body count. Double crossings, kidnappings, CIA agents, arms dealers, boat chases in Venetian canals, and a shootout in the middle of a Santa Claus convention ensue.







Perry's parents insist that he take Gobi, their Lithuanian exchange student, to senior prom but after an incident at the dance he learns that Gobi is actually an assassin who needs him as a henchman on a mission in Manhattan

Friday, February 17, 2017

Dan Weekes spends his time creating graphic novels inspired by his dream girl and looking out for his mom as she dates every man in the state. Then his mom drops a bomb: she and her latest beau, Hank, are engaged, and she’s sending her "two favorite men" on a survivalist camping trip to "bond." Determined to trick Hank into showing his true — flawed — colors on the trip, Dan and his nerdy germaphobe best friend, Charlie, prepare a series of increasingly gross and embarrassing pranks. But the boys hadn’t counted on a hot girl joining their trip or on getting separated from their wilderness guide. With a man-hungry bear on their trail, no supplies, and a lot of unpleasant itching going on, can Dan see his plan through now that his very survival depends on Hank?

Don Calame is the author of the novels Swim the Fly, Beat the Band,and Call the Shots. He is also an accomplished screenwriter who has worked with Marvel Studios, the Disney Channel, Lionsgate, Universal Studios, and Paramount Pictures. Don Calame was born in New York and now lives in British Columbia. 

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

The Devil's Horsemen

The end has come and Team DEVIL face their biggest challenge. The Devil has opened the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse, and if Hell and Up There don’t find a way to come together, then the souls of the Afterlife will be lost forever. Elinor Powell, the oldest and gentlest of the four teen friends known as Team DEVIL, has seen horrors in life and death that no soul should witness. Unwittingly made a Banshee and The Devil’s Dreamcatcher by the despotic former ruler of Hell, Elinor now has more power than all of the souls in Hell combined. 

THE DEVIL’S HORSEMEN is the fourth and final book in Donna Hosie’s critically-acclaimed, award-winning THE DEVIL’S series.



Monday, February 13, 2017

The Battle of Hackham Heath : (Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years #2)

When the former Baron Morgarath escaped to avoid punishment for treason, an uneasy peace fell on Araluen. But Morgarath, now in hiding, is already planning his next move, recruiting an army of savage, overpowering beasts known as Wargals. Newly crowned King Duncan knows he must prepare for war. To find out the full extent of Morgarath’s plan of attack, Halt prepares for a seemingly impossible task–climbing the deadly cliffs of the Mountains of Rain and Night and venturing deep into enemy territory to spy. After all, the winner of this war could be determined by one wrong move. At the Battle of Hackham Heath, the fate of a Kingdom will be decided.

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Joe Ledger: Special Ops by Jonathan Maberry

Captain Joe Ledger. Former cop. Former Army Ranger. Currently the top-kick of Echo Team, an elite squad of first-class shooters who roll out to face down the world's most dangerous terrorists. Not fanatics with explosive vests or political hostage takers. Joe and his team square off against terrorists who have the most advanced and exotic weapons of mass destruction. Designer bioweapons. Cutting edge transgenics. Real mad scientist stuff. If they have to call Joe Ledger, it's already hit the fan.

Short Stories:
Countdown
13(8)
Zero Tolerance
21(20)
Deep Dark
41(22)
Material Witness
63(32)
Changeling
95(42)
Mad Science
137(28)
Artifact
165(26)
The Handyman Gets Out
191(28)
Borrowed Power
219(34)
Inside the DMS (character profiles)
253(12)

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Waterloo : The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles

From the internationally bestselling author and in the bicentenary year of the battle - this is the true story of Waterloo. On the 18th June, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat. The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landmark in European history, to be examined over and again, not least because until the evening of the 18th, the French army was close to prevailing on the battlefield.

Now, brought to life by the celebrated novelist Bernard Cornwell, this is the chronicle of the four days leading up to the actual battle and a thrilling hour by hour account of that fateful day. In his first work of non-fiction, Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting account of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon's escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the battlefields. Through letters and diaries he also sheds new light on the private thoughts of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, as well as the ordinary officers and soldiers. Published to coincide with the bicentenary., Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy - and of the final battle that determined the fate of Europe.