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Title: The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies) by Pittacus Lore Publisher: Harper Collins 421 pages Genre: Fantasy Platform: Audio Book Narrated by: Neil Kaplan, Marisol Ramirez Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins Synopsis:  I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened in Ohio. John Smith, out there, on the run. To the world, he's a mystery. But to me . . . he's one of us. Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us—if we all still believe in our mission. How can I know? There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another . . . but our Legacies are developing, and soon we'll be equipped to fight. Is John Number Four, and is his appearance the sign I've been waiting for? And what about Number Five and Six? Could one of them be the raven-haired girl with the stormy eyes from my dreams? The girl with powers that are beyond anything I could ever imagine? The girl who may be strong enou...

Title:  Out Of The Ashes (The Ending Series, #3) by Lindsey Fairleigh & Lindsey Pogue Publisher: L2 Books 423 pages Genre: Dystopian, I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.  Synopsis:   Hope brought them together, but it's now fear that drives them...and threatens to tear them apart. Zoe and her companions succeeded in rescuing Dani from the Colony. But not without sacrifice. Beaten and broken, they head west, determined to leave behind the torment and horrors they experienced in Colorado. As Dani and Zoe make the perilous trek home to Bodega Bay, they learn that danger can take many forms--other survivors, their friends, even themselves--and that things are rarely what they seem. Zoe is desperate to become the woman she sees in others' memories, while Dani struggles to conceal damaging secrets, risking losing herself--her humanity--completely. Together, they must rediscover the true meaning of friendship, l...

Title:   Stone Cold Lover (Gargoyles Series) by Christine Warren Publisher: St. Martins Paperbacks 336 pages Genre:  Paranormal Romance Synopsis:  Art restorer Felicity "Fil" Shaltis can read the magic in auras, but her fascination with a valuable statue her friend Ella Harrow asks her to locate is purely artistic. At least until the fierce stone gargoyle comes to life as a powerful, and powerfully hot, immortal warrior, who promptly saves her life from a cultist set on destroying them both. Suddenly "chiseled good looks" takes on a whole new meaning… Review: This is the second book in this series and I thought it was better than the first.  Felicity like most people doesn't know that there is a war going on between good and evil in the world and Evil seems to be gaining ground.  Stone Guardians were created to protect the world from this evil but the Wardens that were supposed to wake them up are being hunted and killed.  It seems that now only c...

Title:   Tantric Coconuts by Greg Kincaid Publisher: Crown 306 pages Genre: spirituality/ romance/ religion I received a free e-copy of this book through Blogging for Books in exchange for a fair review. Synopsis:  Free spirit Angel Two Sparrow—artist and musician extraordinaire—is having trouble making ends meet.  On the verge of desperation, she inherits her crazy Aunt Lilly’s bookmobile and half-wolf named No Barks, and dreams up yet another life plan. Painting her business card on the side of the van, Angel and her trusty companion set off on a pilgrimage across America hoping to jump-start her new profession: Native American Spiritual Consultant. Traveling in the other direction, Ted Day and his trusty Irish Terrier-mix Argo are on a much needed vacation (and in need of spiritual nourishment). When he leaves Kansas, Ted can’t image how far from his sleepy law office that old silver and black Winnebago 32RQ Chieftain will take him. Two lives (four if you...

Title:   Into the Dark: A Novel of Suspense (Brenna Spector Novel) by Alison Gaylin Publisher: Harper Collins 384 pages Genre: Suspense, Mystery Synopsis:   Can a stranger share your memories? That's the question that haunts Brenna Spector when she first sees footage of missing webcam performer Lula Belle. Naked but hidden in shadow, the "performance artist" shares her deepest, darkest secrets with her unseen male audience . . . secrets that, to Brenna, are chillingly familiar. Brenna has perfect memory, able to recall in astonishing detail every moment of every day of her adult life. But her childhood—those carefree years before the traumatic disappearance of her sister, Clea—is frustratingly vague. When Brenna listens to the stories Lula Belle tells her audience, stories only Brenna and Clea could know, those years come to life again in vivid detail. Convinced the missing internet performer has ties to her sister, Brenna takes the case—and in her quest for L...

Title:   The Dead Will Tell: A Kate Burkholder Novel by Linda Castillo Publisher: Minotaur books 317 pages Genre: Mystery, Amish Synopsis:  Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hochstetler farm is haunted. But only a handful of the residents remember the terrible secrets lost in the muted/hushed whispers of time—and now death is stalking them, seemingly from the grave. On a late-night shift, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called to the scene of an apparent suicide—an old man found hanging from the rafters in his dilapidated barn. But evidence quickly points to murder and Kate finds herself chasing a singularly difficult and elusive trail of evidence that somehow points back to the tragedy of that long ago incident. Meanwhile, Kate has moved in with state agent John Tomasetti and for the first time in so long, they're both happy; a bliss quickly shattered when one of the men responsible for the murders of Tomasetti’s family four years ago is found n...

Title:   Bones Never Lie: A Novel (Temperance Brennan) by Kathy Reichs Publisher: Bantam 336 pages Genre: Mystery, Forensics I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher through netgalley.com in exchange for a fair review. This book is set to be released September 23, 2014 Synopsis:  Unexpectedly called in to the Charlotte PD’s Cold Case Unit, Dr. Temperance Brennan wonders why she’s been asked to meet with a homicide cop who’s a long way from his own jurisdiction. The shocking answer: Two child murders, separated by thousands of miles, have one thing in common—the killer. Years ago, Anique Pomerleau kidnapped and murdered a string of girls in Canada, then narrowly eluded capture. It was a devastating defeat for her pursuers, Brennan and police detective Andrew Ryan. Now, as if summoned from their nightmares, Pomerleau has resurfaced in the United States, linked to victims in Vermont and North Carolina. When another child is snatched, the reign of terror ...