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Beyond the Mask by Kae D. Jacobs

Publisher: Granite

Release Date: March 11, 2009

ISBN: 978-1599360324

Size: 700 pgs, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

Beyond the Masque is Kae’s first novel, and one where the importance of believability was all encompassing in uniting word with page. It is a sequel to Gaston Leroux’s beloved story of The Phantom of the Opera.

The book opens with a devastated Phantom (Erik) just returned from his final interview with the Persian, as referred to in the closing pages of Leroux’s work. Christine left days ago with Raoul de Chagny, having made her choice after being given her freedom by Erik to do so. Erik is resigned to dying, contented and gratefully happy for the ‘taste’ of consideration Christine bestowed upon him. Then the once predictable becomes twisted when she returns to him as the unimaginable begins to form a foundation of possibility. Beyond the Masque ignites the late 1800s through inclusion into the historical places of Paris, Amiens, and the Breaton coast of France. And from there, the story develops into one of redemption, trust, friendship, forgiveness, and ultimately, love. Change is a constant as Erik Gautier strives to deserve the woman who has finally seen past the surface—his monstrous face and past—to realize her love of the man.

Within the Flame by LeeAnne Hanks

Title: Within the Flame

Author: LeeAnne Hanks

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing

Release Date: June 17, 2009

ISBN: 978-1608601165

Size: 196 pages, 6×9, hardcover

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Annali Grey is the skeptical new girl in town who suddenly finds herself thrust into the midst of a war with phantoms of the ancient past. Shawn is a local Navajo boy whose family has been fighting a never-ending battle with evil spirits for thousands of years.

As Annali finds herself captivated by the brave, young boy, Shawn falls equally hard for the doubting, beautiful Annali. But when the raging battle threatens their very lives, will their unyielding desire for each other help in the fight against evil, or will it prevent them from finally putting the spirits to rest?

Discover legendary secrets based on ancient tales of Navajo Skin Walkers in this blazing thrill-ride of an adventure.

Under a Lakota Moon by Deborah L. Weikel

Title: Under a Lakota Moon

Author: Deborah L. Weikel

Publisher: Walnut Springs Press

Release Date: May 27, 2009

ISBN: 978-1935217183

Size: 289 pages, 5.5×8.5, softcover

Genre: Historical Romance

As a divorcee in 1870 St. Louis, Rosalynn McAllister is a branded woman. When she is presented with the opportunity for a new life with her sister’s family in Peaceful, Minnesota, Rosalynn believes it is what God wants for her. But Rosalynn arrives in Peaceful only to find that her sister Susan has run off, her brother-in-law Mike is dead, and her niece and nephew are in the custody of the town’s minister. Furthermore, Mike’s handsome half-brother, Lone Wolf Larson, who now owns the family farm, stirs feelings in Rosalynn that both exite and confuse her.

When Rosalynn and Lone Wolf must marry to obtain custody of the children, Rosalynn assumes it will be a loveless marriage. After all, she believes that no man could love a divorced woman, and experience has taught her that men are not to be trusted. Lone Wolf, persecuted for his Lakota Sioux heritage, also has trust issues, yet he secretly feels that Rosalynn is his destiny. Will Rosalynn and Lone Wolf put aside their fears and learn to embrace love, hope, and forgiveness? And will their faith see them through seemingly insurmountable trials?

Code of Honor by Betsy Brannon Green

Title: Code of Honor

Author: Betsy Brannon Green

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: June 30, 2009

ISBN: 978-1-59811-840-7

Size: 224 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Series: Hazardous Duty (v1), Above and Beyond (v2)

Savannah McLaughlin has every reason to be afraid of the obsessed man behind the surgical mask. The injuries she has suffered while jumping from a moving car are nothing compared to the anguish she will have to endure at the hands of Mario Ferrante.

She knows she must escape from the man who has a seemingly endless vendetta against Savannah and Major Christopher Dane. What she doesn’t know is that Major Dane—who has always avoided commitment—has finally declared his feelings for her in a dramatic way by deliberately ransoming himself for her freedom.

Now it’s up to Savannah and Dane’s team of expert misfits to rescue Dane. But success will require more than brute force. So the team designs an elaborate plan to bring Ferrante to justice and free Dane. But will the recruitment of an unlikely ally doom the most important mission of Savannah’s life? Will a shocking secret keep Savannah from trusting the man she loves? Full of twists and turns, action and romantic tension, Code of Honor will keep you guessing and cheering for Betsy Brannon Green’s unlikely heroine.

Altered State by Gregg Luke

Title: Altered State

Author: Gregg Luke

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: June, 2009

ISBN: 978-1-59811-832-2

Size: 288 pages, 6×9 softcover

Genre: Medical Thriller

Homer and Morgan Winegar believe they may have finally found happiness in the quiet college town in which they have settled. Perhaps now in their new life together with Morgan’s nine-year-old son, they can each leave a troubled past behind. But when Morgan’s psychology students begin exhibiting bizarre behavior, the couple quickly becomes entangled in an experiment headed for catastrophe.

Someone is illegally administering a mind-altering drug to unwitting students. With the potential for millions of dollars in profits on the line, the pharmaceutical designers are more than willing to set aside morals to test the limits of the subconscious and mind control. As the growing ranks of test subjects fulfill increasingly disturbing commands, Homer and Morgan race to discover who’s pulling the strings—and how they are doing it. But as the final stages of research point to a deadly calamity, events from the past threaten to shatter the couple’s fragile trust—just as they need it most.

Will they be able to overcome the forces that threaten to pull them apart and find a way to stop the impending tragedy?

The Rise of Zion by Chad Daybell

Title: The Rise of Zion (Standing in Holy Places, Book 3)

Author: Chad Daybell

Publisher: Spring Creek (?)

Release Date: June 18, 2009

ISBN: 978-1932898958

Size: 190 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Speculative

Series: The Great Gathering, Celestial City

It has been a remarkable year since the Saints arrived in Independence, Missouri to establish New Jerusalem. Now it has become a rapidly growing city as Saints from around the world come to Zion. It is a time of relative peace, but there are still several important events that must take place before the Second Coming.

Join the members of the North, Dalton and Brown families as they participate in such memorable events as the dedication of the New Jerusalem Temple, and the discovery and return of the Ten Lost Tribes.

As the Saints devise a plan to regain Salt Lake City from the evil leader Sherem and to create cities of Zion throughout the Rocky Mountains, the Coalition forces have regrouped and are planning another attack that will affect the entire world.

The Rise of Zion, the third novel in the bestelling Standing in Holy Places series, paints a vivid picture of exciting prophesied events that still must occur before the Second Coming. If you have an interest in what awaits the members of the LDS Church, this series should definitely be on your reading list!

The Phoenix: Firestorm by Joseph Allen

Title: The Phoenix: Firestorm

Author: Joseph Allen

Publisher: Phoenix Press

Release Date: June 1, 2009

ISBN: 978-0982461600

Size: 360 pages, 9×10.5, softcover

Genre: Fantasy

A scholar publishes his secret translation of ten scrolls found hidden under a 5000 year old South American Temple. The scrolls tell the story of Ammon, a young man killed in a surprise bombing. When Ammon’s friends go to bury him they find him not dead, but alive. Ammon’s friend Tanzin leads him on a quest to discover the reason for his strange recovery and his increasing number of amazing new abilities. The journey takes Ammon to a distant mountain sanctuary, where he meets a hidden race of mystical beings.

When war breaks out between Ammon’s people and their enemies, the battleground gradually moves toward the sanctuary, threatening to destroy the Mystics and free their dangerous, powerful prisoners. Ammon must choose between the past and the future, between hatred and forgiveness, between fear and faith. between war and peace, and finally, between his own life and death.

A Circle of Souls by Preetham Grandhi

Title: A Circle of Souls

Author: Preetham Grandhi

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Release Date: June 15, 2009

ISBN: 978-1599552354

Size: 352 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Thriller

The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. With the murderer on the loose, the police desperately look for any clues to lead to his identity.

Meanwhile, a psychiatrist in a nearby hospital is also in a desperate search to find the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings’ devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope. When these two situations converge, they set off an alarming chain of events. In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.

Altared Plans by Rebecca Talley

Title: Altared Plans

Author: Rebecca Talley

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Release Date: June 5, 2009

ISBN: 978-1599552804

Size: 250 pages, 5.5×8.5, softcover

Genre: Romance

The perfect day. The perfect marriage. The perfect groom. What could go wrong?

Caitlyn has been preparing for her perfect wedding all her life. But when her fiancé abandons her at the altar, Caitlyn vows she ll never love again.

Going to BYU doesn’t make that easy, however, and avoiding all social contact can only last so long. When her bishop calls her to be the mom of her family home evening group, Caitlyn is suddenly thrust into surprising circumstances that leave her flustered the attention of two unwanted suitors.

Travis, the FHE dad, has plans to woo Caitlyn by using his cowboy charms while Chase has his own ideas for dating her. Will Travis or Chase change her mind about love? Or will it be deja vu?

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All the Stars in Heaven by Michele Paige Holmes

Title: All the Stars in Heaven

Author: Michele Paige Holmes

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: June 28, 2009*

ISBN: 978-1598116212

Size: 384 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

Series: Counting Stars

Ever since the woman he once adored told Jay Kendrich he was a chivalrous hero, he has tried to live up to the praise. But when things don’t work out with Jane, moving on and dating other girls proves to be a chore. That is until he meets fellow Harvard student Sarah Morgan. Although Sarah is a freshman studying music and Jay is in his third year of law school, he discovers they have much in common. He has also discovered that getting to know the shy pianist is painful. The last thing Jay expected from his friendly advances was to be assaulted by a brawny stranger. It is abundantly clear that someone wants him to stay away from Sarah. If only he could.

As long as she can remember, Sarah has lived under a watchful eye. While her father insists it’s for her own protection, Sarah feels imprisoned. As she begins to believe that those she has trusted most don’t have her best interest at heart, she is driven further from her respected father and closer to Jay. But their love will come at a high price as the pair edges closer toward a truth that is darker than either of them could have imagined.

*This is the official release date, but it was on the shelves Seagull Tuesday, 6/9.

The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale

Title: The Actor and the Housewife

Author: Shannon Hale

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Release Date: June 09, 2009

ISBN: 978-1596912885

Size: 352 pages, hardcover

Genre: Romance

What if you were to meet the number-one person on your laminated list—you know, that list you joke about with your significant other about which five celebrities you’d be allowed to run off with if ever given the chance? And of course since it’ll never happen it doesn’t matter…

Mormon housewife Becky Jack is seven months pregnant with her fourth child when she meets celebrity hearththrob Felix Callahan. Twelve hours, one elevator ride, and one alcohol-free dinner later, something has happened…though nothing has happened. It isn’t sexual. It isn’t even quite love. But a month later Felix shows up in Salt Lake City to visit and before they know what’s hit them, Felix and Becky are best friends. Really. Becky’s husband is pretty cool about it. Her children roll their eyes. Her neighbors gossip endlessly. But Felix and Becky have something special…something unusual, something completely impossible to sustain. Or is it? A magical story, The Actor and the Housewife explores what could happen when your not-so-secret celebrity crush walks right into real life and changes everything.

Green Dragon Codex by R.D. Henham (aka Clint Johnson)

Title: Green Dragon Codex

Author: R.D. Henham (aka Clint Johnson)*

Publisher: Mirrorstone

Release Date: June 9, 2009

ISBN: 978-0786951451

Size: 256 pages, small hardcover

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy

Fall in love with an evil baby dragon in the next dragon codex!

When ten-year-old Scamp Weaver finds a locked chest in a forest clearing, he feels like his life is finally about to change for the better. But he doesn’t bargain for just how much change the chest will bring. Inside he finds a dragon egg and a mysterious ancient scroll, which set Scamp and his best friend Dannika off on a harrowing adventure, chased by dragon hunters who want the contents of the chest for themselves. Life gets ever more complicated when the baby green dragon hatches. Will this cute, mischievous hatchling really grow up to be an evil green dragon?

*R.D. Henham is a pen name shared by several authors. While there are several Dragon Codexes (Codii?), only the ones by LDS authors are posted on this site.

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

Title: Warbreaker

Author: Brandon Sanderson

Publisher: TOR Books

Release Date: June 9, 2009

ISBN: 978-0765320308

Size: 592 pages, hardcover

Genre: Fantasy

Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn’t like his job, and the immortal who’s still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.

Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren’s capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people.

By using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris; Susebron the God King; Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery, and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.

A Crimson Frost by Marcia Lynn McClure

Title: A Crimson Frost

Author: Marcia Lynn McClure

Publisher: Distractions Ink

Release Date: May 12, 2009

ISBN: 978-0982192160

Size: 308 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

Beloved of her father, King Dacian, and adored by her people, the Scarlet Princess Monet endeavored to serve her kingdom well—for the people of the Kingdom of Karvana were good, and worthy of service. Long Monet had known that even her marriage would serve her people. Her husband would be chosen for her—for this was the way of royal existence.

Still, as any woman does—peasant or princess—Monet dreamt of owning true love—of owning choice in love. Thus, each time the raven-haired, sapphire-eyed, Crimson Knight of Karvana rode near—Monet knew regret—for in secret, she loved him—and she could not choose him.

As an arrogant king from another kingdom began to wage war against Karvana, Karvana’s king, knights and soldiers answered the challenge. The Princess Monet would also know battle. As the Crimson Knight battled with armor and blade—so the Scarlet Princess would battle in sacrifice and with secrets held. Thus, when the charge was given to preserve the Heart of Karvana—Monet endeavored to serve her kingdom and forget her secret love. Yet, love is not so easily forgotten…

The Adventures of Hash Brown Winters by Frank Cole

Title: The Adventures of Hash Brown Winters

Author: Frank Cole

Publisher: Bonneville Books

Release Date: June 5, 2009

ISBN: 978-1599553030

Size: 98 pages, 5.5×8.5, softcover

Genre: Middle Grade

There I stood, hiding next to the vending machines, disguised as a potted plant. I brushed the plastic leaves from my face and stared down the hallway toward the front double doors. Snow Cone always said one day this ridiculous costume would come in handy.

Fifteen minutes had passed since the last student left for the buses, but I wasn t about to take any chances. Not with my life hanging in the balance. Leaning forward, I peered around the corner just as the sound of footsteps echoed down the hallway. Was this it? Could this be him? Was I about to be pulverized by Hambone while wearing an emergency disguise I had just pulled from my locker?

Hashbrown Winters and his treehouse club of buddies are well known around Pordunce Elementary, especially after Hashbrown s seminar last year on how to give the best show and tell performances er, presentations. But when Hashbrown accidentally crosses Hambone Oxcart, the death dealer of Pordunce, he ll need more than just the support of his friends to survive Hambone s wrath.

Join Hashbrown, Snow Cone, Whiz, and the rest of the gang in Frank Cole s hilarious debut novel of the trials and tragedies of fifth grade life. The Adventures of Hashbrown Winters will keep kids and parents alike laughing out loud, groaning in sympathy, and turning pages until well past bedtime.

Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone: The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Percival

Title: Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone: The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Percival

Author: Dene Low

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

Release Date: June 1, 2009

ISBN: 978-0547152509

Size: 208 pages, jardcover

Genre: Middle Grade

You would think Petronella’s sixteenth birthday would be cause for celebration. After all, fashionable friends are arriving at her country estate near London, teas are being served, and her coming out party promises to be a resplendent affair. Everything is falling nicely into place, until, suddenly—it isn’t. For Petronella discovers that her guardian, Uncle Augustus T. Percival, has developed a most unVictorian compulsion: He must eat bugs. Worse still, because he is her guardian, Uncle Augustus is to attend her soiree and his current state will most definitely be an embarrassment.
During the festivities, when Petronella would much rather be sharing pleasantries with handsome Lord James Sinclair (swoon), important guests are disappearing, kidnapping notes are appearing, many of the clues are insects, and Uncle Augustus is surreptitiously devouring evidence. It’s more than one sixteen-year-old girl should have to deal with. But, truth be told, there is far more yet to come . . .

Heart’s Desire by Steven D. Nielsen

Title: Heart’s Desire (Two Runs of Stone, v3)

Author: Steven D. Nielsen

Publisher: Granite

Release Date: May 28, 2009

ISBN: 978-1599360416

Size: 360 pgs, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Historical

Series: A Beckoning Call, Windships America

Elizabeth Anne Brown’s only daughter had been buried at sea. Belief in the Lord Jesus Christ had sustained our Lady of Herbs through the intense trauma and difficult voyage, but now huddled alone in her blankets on a snow bound prairie in America, Elizabeth Anne found her faith in God and His true and living Church, wavering.

Meanwhile laying awake on the same lonely prairie a few tents away, Peter and Maren Jensen were warm enough as they snuggled together under their heavy bed roll, nevertheless the cold chill of possibly losing her baby had Maren fretful.

Now listening to oxen bawling for fresh grass and her husband s fitful snores, Maren had her doubts. Expecting their first child had the young bride feeling awkward, ugly and extremely vulnerable. Why does God try women so severely?!!

Meanwhile in far away Manhattan, another group of immigrant Saints crowded the rooms and hallways of an aging four story hotel. Having recently processed through immigration at Castle Gardens, over three hundred church members had clamored down the icy, wet narrow streets of the dark city and up dim lit stairways into heaven.

Whether out on the prairies or on trains leaving New York City, searching among the throng of immigrants, the readers will recognize many old friends from Denmark and England and despite the harsh conditions, adventure and romance blossom as these Saints of God make their way West.

The Route by Gale Sears

Title: The Route

Author: Gale Sears

Publisher: Walnut Springs Press (Leatherwood Press)

Release Date: May 18, 2009

ISBN: 978-1935217244

Size: 182 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: General

Carol, a middle-aged wife and mother, is pondering the meaning of life. On a trip to the grocery store to find some energizing dark chocolate, she sees a sign asking for volunteers to deliver meals to the elderly. When Carol decides to take a chance and help out, she’s in for a life-changing-and route-altering-experience.

Shelter from the Storm by Anita Stansfield

Title: Shelter from the Storm

Author: Anita Stansfield

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-59811-835-3

Size: 240 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: General

Series: The Sound of Rain, A Distant Thunder, Winds of Hope

Jason rushed out of the bishop’s office, then moved even faster to get out of the building before he burst into tears. The moments in his life when he’d felt this way paraded before him. Derek’s death. Elizabeth telling him she didn’t love him and couldn’t marry him. Macy running away. His mother dying.

He reminded himself that Elizabeth had married him—twenty years later, and Macy had come home. He’d found peace over the deaths of his loved ones, but right now, the path to finding such peace felt impossible to traverse. But why? This wasn’t a death or a tragedy. It was a Church calling—and a belligerent woman who just couldn’t leave well enough alone. Why was he taking it so hard?

Just when everything seems to be going so well, Jayson’s life is turned upside down. As he begins to question his own worth and worthiness in God’s eyes, his doubts and fears threaten to tear apart everything he has worked so hard to build.

In yet another compelling chapter of the Jayson Wolfe story, bestselling LDS author Anita Stansfield creates a captivating story of love and loss and courage—a story that will touch and thrill the hearts of her readers. Beautifully rendered and deeply moving, this is a story about truths that often elude us. It is an intense examination of both the vulnerability and resilience of the human spirit.

Pursued by Lynn Gardner

Title: Pursued: A Maggie McKenzie Mystery

Author: Lynn Gardner

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-59811-550-5

Size: 336 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Mystery

Series: Vanished

In an attempt to discover the truth about what really happened to her two brothers who were declared dead at birth, newspaper editor Maggie McKenzie has signed on for more of an adventure than she bargained for.

What begins as a much-anticipated fact-finding trip to England quickly turns into a dangerous escapade as Maggie is forced to run for her life after she inadvertently gains possession of an innocent-looking flash drive. The tiny device contains details of a terrorist plot to destroy major London landmarks.

When she realizes that someone she knows is involved with the malevolent plot, it becomes time to make her solo mission a family affair—even though it seems that most of the family members she has met in England would like to see her gone.

Hold on tight with sleuth Maggie McKenzie in a pulse-pounding thrill ride through the United Kingdom as she discovers that when it comes to long-lost relatives, what you see isn’t always what you get.

How to Stuff a Wild Zucchini by Heather Horrocks

Title: How to Stuff a Wild Zucchini

Author: Heather Horrocks

Publisher: Deseret Book

Release Date: May 13, 2009

ISBN: 978-1606410943

Size: 224 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

Sophisticated New York playwright Lori Scott feels like a failure when her producer boyfriend calls it quits on both their relationship and her first play. On a dare, she throws a dart at a map and ends up moving to Brigham City, Utah, where she plans to set aside writing, religion, and men to focus on her new career substituting as The Garden Guru for the local paper.

But fate has something else in mind. When she accidentally lights her house on fire, Lori has no idea of the sparks that lie ahead. Will she be able to resist the charm and persistence of local firefighting hero John Wayne Walker? Will old hurts and fears cause her to turn her back on the best thing that’s ever happened to her?

Author Heather Horrocks brings a fresh, fun voice to this delightful contemporary romance about following your heart, finding true love, and wrestling with a basket full of zucchini!

The Light Above by Jean Holbrook Mathews

Title: The Light Above

Author: Jean Holbrook Mathews

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-59811-726-4

Size: 304 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Historical

When the Hogge family, exhausted and covered with coal dust, made the trek up the hill to the cottage, they found the Kenny family and a few other friends from the pit gathered around the small, whitefaced form of Sandy, which lay on the kitchen table. . . . As Isabel put her arm around Carrie Kenny’s waist, Carrie laid her head on Isabel’s shoulder and whispered, “He looks like he’s sleeping.”

“The lad is sleeping. He’s sleeping in the Lord,” Isabel responded, offering the only comfort she knew how to give. “And he’s free from the pits.” . . . George offered a short and simple prayer. “God take home to yourself this wee laddie and give his parents comfort, we pray, in the knowledge that he is with Thee and not in the pits.”

From the dark, dangerous, and deadly pits of the Scottish coal mines, to the crowded and bustling streets of Edinburgh, to the perilous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, to the long and arduous trek across the plains to a “promised land,” The Light Above takes readers on an unforgettable journey.

In this exceptionally heartfelt and moving historical novel, gifted LDS author Jean Mathews has created a riveting and well-researched story of the Scottish Saints, whose courage in the face of relentless odds lifts them from the depths of despair and guides them to triumphant faith in an eternal destiny.

Alvor by Laura Bingham

Title: Alvor

Author: Laura Bingham

Publisher: Sweetwater Books

Release Date: May 15, 2009

ISBN: 978-1599552729

Size: 288 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy

Erin and her twin brother, Bain, never expected to find that the cabin in the woods near their home is actually a secret entrance to a magical world. Surrounded by pegasi, dragons, and fairies, they discover new powers within themselves and a secret they have unknowingly been preparing for: they are training to become elves. Now they are faced with the decision to stay in this dream world or return home to the life they knew. A spellbinding tale of fantasy and fairy tale, Ã„lvor draws you into an enchanting world of all things magical.

Bone Warriors by Bron Bahlmann

Title: Bone Warriors

Author: Bron Bahlmann

Publisher: Sweetwater Book

Release Date: May 15, 2009

ISBN: 978-1599553221

Size: 278 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

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Craving power and lusting for human souls, the wicked necromancer sweeps the land, leaving behind nothing but death and devastation. Returning home, fifteen-year-old Derrik and his friend Tweaks find their homes burning and families missing. They immediately embark on a rescue quest for redemption and retaliation. Such evil cannot be allowed to roam exempt.

Sinister Giants, colossal green jungle cats, and undead monsters confront them as Derrik and Tweaks encounter inconceivable threats in the forbidden woods, as well as gain unlikely allies. The boys soon realize that their only hope to save their families comes from the very creature they cannot trust. But they re running out of time. How can they put an end to the necromancer’s terrifying reign?