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Beyond Foo by Obert Skye

Title: Beyond Foo

Author: Obert Skye

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: May 9, 2011

ISBN: 978-1609080501

Size: 224 pages, 5×7, hardback

Genre: Young Adult

Book one in a new unFOOgettable trilogy!

Geth has existed for hundreds of years. In Foo, the realm that allows us to hope, imagine, and dream, Geth is one of the strongest and most respected beings, a powerful and wise lithen. At the conclusion of the Leven Thumps series, the realm of Foo has once again found balance dreams can thrive and grow. With things in order, Geth and Clover set off to find a new adventure that leads beyond the guarded border of Foo and into an unknown land where dreams have been trapped and freedom has been crushed.

Geth, always a defender of fate and truth, takes readers on a page-turning quest with many life lessons to be learned. What we want is often buried in what we fear. I’d like to imagine a world where there is nothing but happiness and purring, but I m not sure there’d be much to cheer about if every day was nothing but sunshine and success. I suppose you can never know the good if you ve never been visited by the bad.

The Perfect Fit by Michele Ashman Bell

Title: The Perfect Fit (Butterfly Box #3)

Author: Michele Ashman Bell

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: May 2011

ISBN:

Size: 314 pages, 6×9, paperback

Genre: Romance

Series: A Modest Proposal (1), Hometown Girl (2)

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The Butterfly Girls can’t wait to begin their fourteenth annual weekend reunion, a time to renew their bonds of friendship and honor the memory of their high school friend Ava. But a dark cloud of fear soon forms in their shared hotel room when they learn that one of their former classmates has been brutally murdered. And when new evidence suggests Ava was murdered as well, the friends realize one of them might be next.

Andi is glad to be taking the Butterfly Box with her to Hawaii, where she plans to spend a few weeks participating in a reality dating show. To her surprise, the eligible bachelor, Michael Makura, soon singles her out for attention, provoking jealous acts of sabotage from the other contestants. Soon a series of unusual events disrupts the pair’s fledgling romance, and Andi starts over in New York where she begins dating a great guy and accepts a job offer from a generous, eccentric man. But when Michael unexpectedly shows up, all is not well in the Big Apple. And soon Andi comes face-to-face with the man who killed her friend—and he aims to kill her as well.

The Royal Treatment by Lindsey Leavitt

Title: The Royal Treatment (Princess for Hire, Book 2)

Author: Lindsey Leavitt

Publisher: Hyperion

Release Date: May 3, 2011

ISBN: 978-1423121930

Size: 272 pages, 5.5×8.5, softcover

Genre: Young Adult

Series: Princess for Hire (book 1)

Desi Bascomb’s job as a princess substitute has gotten a whole lot more glamorous now that she’s advanced to Level 2 within the Facade Agency. Magical make-up, roller-skating celebrities, and the chance to see Prince Karl again are just some of the major perks. Not to mention, she’s landed the role of Fairy Queen in her school’s production of Midsummer’s Night Dream (opposite her best friend’s crush. Which is a little weird, but at least he wears a donkey head during their kissing scene). Life should be perfect, but Desi can’t seem to shake the feeling that there is more going on with the agency’s magic than she’s told. Like why is this mind-bending power exclusive to royals? Is it possible that there could be a bigger way to make an impact in both parts of her life?

Border Arizona: What’s My Name by Rodric Johnson

Title: Border Arizona: What’s My Name

Author: Rodric Johnson

Publisher: LuLu

Release Date: May 5, 2011

ISBN: 978-1-257-62908-4

Size: 124 pages, 6×9, paperback

Genre: General

Life is not always sweet. In this gripping and compelling work of fiction experience the vivid emotional roller coaster through the eyes of a father, lawyer, husband, and man of faith thrown into a situation where his family is held hostage. Fight the insecurities with him as he tries to reconcile why he must suffer at the hands of his captors and survive to find the truth.

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One Magic Moment by Lynn Kurland

Title: One Magic Moment

Author: Lynn Kurland

Publisher: Jove

Release Date: May 3, 2011

ISBN: 978-0515149517

Size: 384 pages, 4×6.6, softcover

Genre: Romance/Fantasy

There’s no time like the present . . .
if you’re running away from the past.

Tess Alexander has it all: family within reach, work she loves, and the chance to live in a perfectly restored medieval castle. But then a trip to the village brings her face-to-face with the new owner of the local garage, who looks a great deal like the man who married her sister . . . eight hundred years in the past. She’s determined to remain objective about magic and destiny, yet she can’t help but wonder about the mysterious, sword-wielding mechanic . . .

As far as John de Piaget is concerned, he has no past; it’s safer that way. The last thing he needs is the nosey medieval studies scholar from the nearby castle dredging up ancient history—his ancient history. But from the moment he lays eyes on Tess, John can’t help but wonder how he ever took a decent breath without her . . . or how he’s going to protect her from the treachery that threatens both their futures.

Hard Magic by Larry Correia

Title: Hard Magic (Book 1 of the Grimnoir Chronicles)

Author: Larry Correia

Publisher: Baen

Release Date: May 3, 2011

ISBN: 978-1451637458

Size: 432 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Speculative

Jake Sullivan is a licensed Private Eye—with a seriously hardboiled attitude. He also possesses raw magical talent and the ability to make objects in his vicinity light as a feather or as heavy as depleted uranium, all with a magical thought. It’s no wonder the G-men turn to Jake when they need someone to go after a suspected killer who’s been knocking off banks in a magic-enhanced crime spree.

Problems arise when Jake discovers the bad girl behind the robberies is an old friend, and he happens to know her magic is just as powerful as his, and the Feds have plunged Jake into a secret battle between powerful cartels of magic-users—a cartel whose ruthless leaders have decided that Jake is far too dangerous to live. . . .

Illusions by Aprilynne Pike

Title: Illusions

Author: Aprilynne Pike

Publisher: Harper Teen

Release Date: May 3, 2011

ISBN: 978-0061668098

Size: 384 pages, Hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: Wings (book 1), Spells (book 2)

“I don’t do patrols, I don’t go hunting, I just stick close to you. You live your life. I’ll keep you safe,” Tamani said, sweeping a lock of hair from her face. “Or die trying.”

Laurel hasn’t seen Tamani since she begged him to let her go last year. Though her heart still aches, Laurel is confident that David was the right choice.

But just as life returns to normal, Laurel realizes that a hidden enemy lies in wait. Once again, Laurel must turn to Tamani to protect and guide her, for the danger that now threatens Avalon is one that no faerie thought would ever be possible. And for the first time, Laurel cannot be sure that her side will prevail.

Arizona Guy by Raymond Spitzer

Title: Arizona Guy

Author: Raymond Spitzer

Publisher: WiDo Publishing

Release Date: May 3, 2011

ISBN: 978-0-9830238-9-0

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Genre: Mystery? General?

He didn’t know he was an Arizona guy until someone called him a California guy. Ted White, a high school band director comes to Ajo to house sit for his aunt and uncle, and to get far away from a broken engagement. But the relatives are missing. In the process of unraveling the mystery of their disappearance, this small desert town comes to mean more to Ted than he ever could have imagined.

Back When You Were Easier to Love by Emily Wing Smith

Title: Back When You Were Easier to Love

Author: Emily Wing Smith

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile

Release Date: April 28, 2011

ISBN: 978-0525421993

Size: 304 pages, hardcover

Genre: Young Adult Romance

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What’s worse than getting dumped? Not even knowing if you’ve been dumped. Joy got no goodbye, and certainly no explanation when Zan – the love of her life and the only good thing about stifling, backward Haven, Utah – unceremoniously and unexpectedly left for college a year early. Joy needs closure almost as much as she needs Zan, so she heads for California, and Zan, riding shotgun beside Zan’s former-best-friend Noah.

Division of Souls by Michelle Erickson

Title: Division of Souls (Chest of Souls, Book 7)

Author: Michelle Erickson

Publisher: lulu.com

Release Date: April 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-1257043309

Size: 334 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: YA Speculative

Series: Chest of Souls (Book 1), Lend Me Your Mind (Book 2), Aftermath (Book 3), Sacrifice of Souls (Book 4), Traps (Book 5), Stone Dreams (Book 6)

After powering the Chest of Souls, Brenna’s severed from her ability to love and that isn’t all that’s missing. She has made her choice and it isn’t Talon.
Her plan is to save as many lives as she can before Sogo falls. Logic rules her days and remorse rules her nights.

Talon survived Day of Air and must survive the coming days of Water, Fire, and Earth – ending with the travesty of the blood sport called Cubes. He thought the greatest test was when the Chest of Souls was powered, but his greatest challenge lies ahead. He has to find a way to heal the division between Brenna and himself and if he can’t, he has to ask himself if he loves her enough to do what must be done, no matter what?

Hamlet’s Father by Orson Scott Card

Title: Hamlet’s Father

Author: Orson Scott Card

Publisher: Subterranean; limited edition

Release Date: April 29, 2011

ISBN: 978-1596062696

Size: 104 pages, 5.5×8, hardcover

Genre: Speculative

This title not eligible for a Whitney Award. Too short.

We all know Shakespeare’s classic ghost story–the young prince Hamlet’s dead father appears to him, demanding vengeance upon Hamlet’s uncle Claudius, who has usurped the throne and, to add insult to injury, married Hamlet’s mother.

Hamlet dithers and delays, coming up with reason after reason to postpone his vengeance. But it’s not for the reason Shakespeare told us. It’s because Hamlet keeps discovering evidence that things are not quite what they seem in the Kingdom of Denmark–and never have been, throughout Hamlet’s entire life.

Once you’ve read Orson Scott Card s revelatory version of the Hamlet story, Shakespeare’s play will be much more fun to watch–because now you’ll know what’s really going on.

Jabberwocky by Daniel Coleman

Title: Jabberwocky

Author: Daniel Coleman

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: April 2, 2011

ISBN: 978-1461047377

Size: 142 pages, 5×8, softcover

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

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“One, two! One, two! and through and through the vorpal blade went snicker-snack!” Blood pounded in Tjaden’s ears as he breathed in the acrid odor, and his sword didn’t falter. Not after the convoluted road that had led him to set out alone to find and slay the manxome Jabberwocky. But the secrets he’d learned about the Jabberwocky’s sorrowful past made it a sour victory.

How different would the situation be if the girl he loved wasn’t at risk? Why didn’t Captain Darieus tell him the dark secrets surrounding the Tumtum tree?

Jabberwocky, a short novel by Daniel Coleman, is the untold story behind Lewis Carroll’s beloved poem. Meet the characters and creatures that inhabit the world long before Alice ever fell down the rabbit’s hole.

While staying true to every detail of Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece, Jabberwocky provides twists that will keep you turning pages. You might know how it ends, but you won’t believe how it happens.

Constant Hearts by Donna Hatch

Title: Constant Hearts

Author: Donna Hatch

Publisher:

Release Date: April 28, 2011

ISBN:

Size: eBook, 14619 words

Genre: Regency Romance

The scandalous Lady Amelia Dasherwood would rather thumb her nose at the society who shunned her for getting a divorce, but must now face those who rejected her in order to solicit aid for a forgotten orphanage dear to her.

Newly returned from the horrors of war, Dr. Reed St. Ives plans to make a new life as a country doctor and forget Amelia ever existed–after all, she broke his heart when she married another man. Yet she keeps invading his thoughts and showing up when he least expects her. If only he could find a cure for his own heart.

When fate reunites them, the last thing they want is to face the heartbreak that tore them apart years ago. Amelia must choose between honoring her family’s wishes to deny her heart again, or declaring herself and risking Reed’s rejection. Placing her heart at his feet would take the most courage of all.

Magdalene by Moriah Jovan

Title: Magdalene (Tales of Dunham, bk 3)

Author: Moriah Jovan

Publisher: B10 Mediaworx

Release Date: April 24, 2011

ISBN: 978-0-9817696-3-9

Size: eBook

Genre: Romance

Series: The Proviso (bk 1), Stay (bk 2)

Caution: This book contains mature content.

Mitch Hollander, the widowed bishop of a Mormon congregation, falls in love with Cassie St. James, the woman hired to restructure his steel mill. Meanwhile, a man in Mitch’s congregation plots to take over the position of bishop using Cassie’s past profession as a prostitute as his weapon.

A Mormon bishop.
An ex-prostitute.
A man with a vendetta.
Let the games begin…

Hidden in the Heart by Roseanne Evans Wilkins

Title: Hidden in the Heart

Author: Roseanne Evans Wilkins

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: April 9, 2011

ISBN: 978-1456573423

Size: 214 pages, 5.5×8.5, softcover

Genre: Romance

Series: Kansas Connection Series: Tangled Hearts (bk 1)

Cathee is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has suffered from severe post traumatic stress disorder for several years. During a vacation with her four year old daughter to Topeka, Kansas, she meets Garrett, a therapist. He hopes Cathee will let him help her work through her issues, but her past has come back to haunt her.

River Whispers by Kathi Oram Peterson

Title: River Whispers

Author: Kathi Oram Peterson

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: April 21, 2011

ISBN: 978-1608611461

Size: 240 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romantic Suspense

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Regi Bernard’s small hometown on the Snake River is good for some things (like fishing) but bad for others (like avoiding old flames). On one unlucky day, Regi runs in to the two men she least wants to see: Samuel Tanner, her first love, whose sudden rejection still stings decades later; and Ranger Curtis Romney, the man who trampled her daughter’s heart and reputation. But the next day, Regi’s luck is even worse. While trespassing on Samuel’s land to fish, she discovers a dead body in the willows. And when Regi reports the murder, she becomes the prime suspect.

Of course Regi knows she’s innocent. What she doesn t know is why the murder leads keep pointing to her, and she’s not going to sit around waiting while others find out. Unraveling a murder case in a small town where everyone and everything is interconnected is a tangled task at best. As Regi takes matters into her own hands, she finds the evidence points to multiple townspeople as the possible killer, including Regi’s own sister. With so many possibilities, Regi can’t get the job done without getting close to one particular suspect, Samuel, the man she’d hoped to avoid forever. The two of them will need more than luck if they’re going to clear their names and their past. And as Regi races to discover the truth about the murder, she may very well face her own.

Deception by LC Lang

Title: Deception

Author: L.C. Lang

Publisher: Self

Release Date: April 4, 2011

ISBN:

Size: ebook

Genre: Suspense

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Marcie Jackson is a state police detective. She has the weekend off, but her boss cancels it by giving her a case. She has to work the case alone, which she knows means her boss is setting her up to get rid of her. Still, she works the case anyway, just to show him she can do it. Marcie is suspicious when two FBI agents show up in her boss’s office, demanding to know what she is finding, while giving very little information why they are even interested.

The victim is an older female real estate agent. Marcie knows something more is going on when she finds a laptop computer and file hidden in a secret drawer in the desk of the victim’s home office.

Marcie enlists the aid of her friend, and former police officer, Rachael Mackey. Together, they move the case deeper when they use the information they found on the victims laptop. She hopes she can keep away from her boss and the FBI away long enough to find out what is really going on.

Captive Heart by Michele Paige Holmes

Title: Captive Heart

Author: Michele Paige Holmes

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: April 11, 2011

ISBN:

Size: 256 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Historical Romance

Emmalyne Madsen sends a desperate plea heavenward as a band of lawless men makes their way up the aisle of the railcar. When one hauls her roughly from the seat, threatening and cursing, Emmalyne fears her adventure out West has just turned into a nightmare.

Thayne Kendrich has an urgent need for a school teacher, and he’s not above doing whatever it takes to get one — including forcing her at gunpoint across the scorching prairie. But the teacher he chooses turns out to be a little tougher — and softer — than he anticipated, and before long he finds himself battling emotions he vowed to never feel again.

Emma, too, struggles with feelings she knows she ought not be having toward Thayne. He’s an outlaw, after all — or is he? As the days pass and their destination — the Black Hills — draws nearer, Emma realizes that out West, the line between right and wrong is sometimes blurred. Might the man she believed to be on the wrong side of the law have acted with the purest intentions? If so, her greatest danger may be in her own heart, as he holds her captive in more ways than one.

Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans

Title: Miles to Go (Book 2)

Author: Richard Paul Evans

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release Date: April 5, 2011

ISBN: 978-1439191378

Size: 336 pages, 5×8, hardcover

Genre: General

Series: The Walk (Book 1)

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Alan Christoffersen, a once-successful advertising executive, wakes one morning to find himself injured, alone, and confined to a hospital bed in Spokane, Washington. Sixteen days earlier, reeling from the sudden loss of his wife, his home, and his business, Alan left everything he knew behind and set off on an extraordinary cross-country journey. Carrying only a backpack, he planned to walk to Key West, the farthest destination on his map. But a vicious roadside stabbing has interrupted Alan’s trek and robbed him of his one source of solace: the ability to walk.

Homeless and facing months of difficult recovery, Alan has nowhere to turn—until a mysterious woman enters his life and invites him into her home. Generous and kind, Angel seems almost too good to be true, but all is not as it appears. Alan soon realizes that before he can return to his own journey, he must first help Angel with hers.

A tale of life and death, love and second chances, and why sometimes the best way to heal your own suffering is by helping to heal someone else’s. Miles to Go picks up where The Walk left off, continuing the unforgettable series about one man’s unrelenting search for hope.

Cayman Summer by Angela Morrison

Title: Cayman Summer (Taken by Storm, book 3)

Author: Angela Morrison

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: April 19, 2011

ISBN: 978-1461090793

Size: 298 pages, 5.5×8.5″, softcover

Genre: Young Adult

Series: Taken by Storm, Unbroken Connection

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In Morrison’s debut young adult novel, TAKEN BY STORM, Michael faces incredible loss, but he finds Leesie.

UNBROKEN CONNECTION is Leesie’s story. By the final page, she is broken and battered–physically and spiritually. Morrison vowed to her readers not to leave her that way.

CAYMAN SUMMER recounts Michael and Leesie’s final journey. Michael takes Leesie to the Cayman Islands to heal. Time, sunshine, and Michael’s devotion free her of physical pain, but grief and guilt haunt her. Michael will do anything to find the old Leesie who prayed, spoke of visions, and kept the rules. For Leesie, that girl is lost forever. Rules? What’s the point now? She’s ready to break every one.

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Messiah by Toni Sorenson

Title: Messiah

Author: Toni Sorenson

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: April, 2011

ISBN: 978-1608612161

Size: 498 pages, 6×9, hardcover

Genre: Historical

Turmoil grips Zarahemla. Wickedness abounds despite the humbling famine, and the Gadianton robbers are increasing in strength. While deserted by his rebellious father, Kiah is raised in righteousness by his mother and grandfather and finds guidance in the teachings of Nephi, their prophet and friend. Growing into manhood, Kiah sees his family torn apart by dissension regarding the prophesied Savior, but as he remains courageous in the face of deceit and betrayal, his faith becomes firm. And while his desire to fight the infernal robbers remains, Kiah comes to know his true calling: to be a warrior of God.

Consecrating his life as a missionary, Kiah labors among Nephites and Lamanites caught in destructive cycles of pride and sin. He testifies of Christ amidst fierce persecution, witnessing the miracle of redemption as well as the brutal murder of loved ones. And as the Messiah’s advent draws near, Kiah must face the bitterness of unrestrained corruption before tasting the sweetness of a promise fulfilled.

Attack the Lusitania! by Jerry Borrowman

Title: Attack the Lusitania!

Author: Jerry Borrowman

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: April, 2011

ISBN: 978-1608612239

Size: 222 pages, 6×9, hardcover

Genre: Historical

1915: A U-boat swiftly slips away as a torpedoed freighter sinks into the cold Atlantic, muffling the anguished cries of its burning crew. As war escalates around the world, Germany has shocked mankind by firing on civilian as well as military targets, including the doomed American cargo ship.

Amid the international chaos, duty calls Bill Shafer from his humble home in Liverpool, and business draws Everett Stringham from his comfortable life in the United States. Their paths cross aboard the pride of the British fleet, the luxury cruise liner R.M.S. Lusitania, where Everett’s small copy of the Book of Mormon sparks a friendship with Bill, as well as outrage from Bill’s supervisor, John Todd.

Once docked in New York, each of the three men is changed forever as they experience in very different ways the heartache and the healing of living the restored gospel. But after a bold threat from the German Embassy, the safety of their return voyage is in doubt. And in the deep waters of the Atlantic, that danger becomes certain as the crew and passengers of the Lusitania face a bitter enemy, a foolish captain, and a single torpedo.

Generations: Wilder Times by Lori Folkman

Title: Generations: Wilder Times

Author: Lori Folkman

Publisher: Springhill Publishing

Release Date: April 8, 2011

ISBN: 978-0-9835474-1-9

Size: 310 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Contemporary Young Adult Romance

Ben Wilder never really dreamt about becoming a rockstar. It was more of a given—his throne to inherit. But the more he walks in his famous father’s footsteps, the more Ben sinks into the murky past that left his dad dead.

Katrina Hayes never dreamt about becoming a rockstar either. However, she does spend plenty of time dreaming about one particular rockstar. But when she finally has the chance to meet Ben Wilder, it comes at a cost. The price? Sacrificing a friendship that’s been in place since birth. And that’s just the finder’s fee.

My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison

Title: My Unfair Godmother

Author: Janette Rallison

Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers

Release Date: April 12, 2011

ISBN: 978-0802722362

Size: 352 pages, 6×8, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: My Fair Godmother

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Tansy Miller has always felt that her divorced father has never had enough time for her. But mistakenly getting caught on the wrong side of the law wasn’ texactly how she wanted to get his attention. Enter Chrysanthemum “Chrissy” Everstar, Tansy’s fairy in shining, er, high heels. Chrissy is only a fair godmother, of course, so Tansy’s three wishes don’t exactly go according to plan. And if bringing Robin Hood to the twenty-first century isn’t bad enough for Tansy, being transported back to the Middle Ages to deal with Rumpelstiltskin certainly is. She’ll need the help of her blended family, her wits, and especially the cute police chief ‘s son to stop the gold-spinning story from spinning wildly out of control. Janette Rallison pulls out all the stops in this fresh, fun-filled follow-up to the popular My Fair Godmother.