2011 Releases – Page 5 – LDS Publisher

Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick

Title: Silence

Author: Becca Fitzpatrick

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

Release Date: October 4, 2011

ISBN: 978-1442426641

Size: 448 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Speculative

Series: Hush, Hush (bk 1), Crescendo (bk 2)

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The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They’ve overcome the secrets riddled in Patch’s dark past…bridged two irreconcilable worlds…faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty, and trust…and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in each other, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they’ve worked for—and their love—forever.

Circle of Secrets by Kimberley Griffiths Little

Title: Circle of Secrets

Author: Kimberley Griffiths Little

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Release Date: October 1, 2011

ISBN: 978-0545165617

Size: 336 pages, hardcover

Genre: Middle Grade Suspense

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After her mother walked out on Shelby Jayne and her dad, Shelby thought she’d never speak to her mamma again. But with her dad leaving the country for work, it turns out she doesn’t have a choice: Shelby has to move back into her mamma’s house, deep in the heart of the Louisiana bayou.

Her new classmates tease and torment her, so Shelby’s relieved to finally find a friend in Gwen, a mysterious girl who lives alone on the bayou. But Shelby can’t help wondering if Gwen has something to do with the puzzling messages she finds hidden in the blue bottle tree behind her house. The only person who might be able to explain is her mamma — but Shelby’s not ready to ask. Not yet. It may take a brush with something from the beyond to help Shelby see that the power to put her own ghosts to rest is within her reach.

A haunting story of friendship and family and the power of faith, once again set against the lush backdrop of the Louisiana bayou.

Infinity Blade: Awakening by Brandon Sanderson

Title: Infinity Blade: Awakening

Author: Brandon Sanderson

Publisher: ChAIR Entertainment Group, LLC

Release Date: October 3, 2011

Size: eBook; Novella

Genre: Speculative

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Trained from birth in swordplay and combat, a young knight named Siris has journeyed to the Dark Citadel with a single purpose: fight through the army of Titans to face the tyrannical God King in one-on-one combat. This was his father’s sacred mission, and his father’s before him, going back countless generations in an effort to free their people from enslavement. But when Siris somehow succeeds where all those from his bloodline previously have failed, he finds himself cast into a much larger world, filled with warriors and thieves, ancient feuds and shifting alliances, Deathless immortals and would-be kings. His quest for freedom will take him on an epic journey in search of the mythical figure known as the Worker of Secrets – the one being in the world who can unravel the secrets of the Infinity Blade.

Quoting Sanderson, “It’s intended as a bridge story between the iPhone/iPad game INFINITY BLADE and the sequel to that game, though I did my best to write it in a way that one does not have to have played the game to understand the story. (Though you should totally play the game. It’s heaps of fun.)”

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The Cheshire Cheese Cat by Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright

Title: The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale

Author: Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright

Illustrator: Barry Moser

Publisher: Peachtree Publishers

Release Date: October 1, 2011

ISBN: 978-1561455959

Size: 256 pages, hardcover

Genre: Middle Grade (10+)

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Skilley, an alley cat with an embarrassing secret, longs to escape his hard life dodging fishwives brooms and carriage wheels and trade his damp alley for the warmth of the Cheshire Cheese Inn. When he learns that the innkeeper is looking for a new mouser, Skilley comes up with an audacious scheme to install himself in the famous tavern. Once established in the inn, Skilley strikes a bargain with Pip, the intelligent mouse-resident, and his fellow mice. Skilley protects the mice and the mice in turn give to Skilley the delectable Cheshire cheese of the inn. Thus begins a most unlikely alliance and friendship.

The cat and mouse design a plan to restore Maldwyn wounded raven and faithful guard in the service of Queen Victoria to his rightful place in The Tower, but first they must contend with a tyrannical cook, a mouse-despising barmaid, and an evil tomcat named Pinch. Will the famous author suffering from serious writer s block who visits the Cheshire Cheese pub each day be able to help?

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Escape from Zarahemla by Chris Heimerdinger

Title: Escape from Zarahemla

Author: Chris Heimerdinger

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: September 29, 2011

ISBN: 978-1608615391

Size: 263 pages, 6×9, paperback

Genre: YA Speculative

Series: Passage to Zarahemla

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It’s been six months since the inexplicable passage to Zarahemla disintegrated and disappeared. Kerra and Brock McConnell have been reunited with their long-lost father, but an emptiness is left in Kerra’s heart as she watches her courageous Nephite warrior, Kiddoni, fade away in a vortex of time—possibly forever.

As a violent flash flood washes through the forested hollow near Leeds, Utah, it reawakens the Whistlers and reignites the mystical rift that leads to ancient America. Kerra and Brock quickly learn of multiple secrets their father did not reveal about his twelve-year sojourn in the first century AD. Soon they realize that such puzzles could have mind-bending ramifications for their lives and draw them into a world rife with dangers as lethal as obsidian blades, enemies more ruthless than the darkest savages, and evils so pervasive they could destroy their family once and for all.

In the tumult of their adventure, Kerra and Brock soon find themselves in league with familiar friends from other Chris Heimerdinger novels, fighting alongside these valiant heroes and binding together Escape from Zarahemla with the imaginative Tennis Shoes Adventure Series!

Dive into the fray as two wildly popular adventure series merge into one!

Wonkenstein (Creature from My Closet) by Obert Skye

Title: Wonkenstein (The Creature from My Closet)

Author: Obert Skye

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.

Release Date: September 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-0805092684

Size: 240 pages, 5×8, hardcover

Genre: Middle Grade

Twelve-year-old underachiever Rob has better things to do than read. His parents give him lots of books but most of them just end up in the messy pile of junk he keeps locked in his closet that once doubled as a makeshift science laboratory. One day, Rob hears weird sounds coming from behind his closet door and discovers a funny little creature that seems to be a cross between two characters from books he’s tried to ignore. He names him Wonkenstein.

Keeping track of “Wonk” is hard work. But with help from friends and a little off-the-wall magic, Rob and Wonkenstein’s crazy adventures set the stage for great laughs . . . and Rob might even read some good books along the way.

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The Wedding Letters by Jason F. Wright

Title: The Wedding Letters

Author: Jason F. Wright

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: September 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-1609080570

Size: 320 pages, 6×9, hardcover

Genre: General

Series: The Wednesday Letters

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From New York Times bestselling author of The Wednesday Letters comes the completion of one family’s journey to survive their past and forge their own future. With no more secrets …

When Noah Cooper bumps into Rachel, it s love at first sight at least for Noah. Rachel isn t so sure. But Noah s charm pays off, and he introduces his bride-to-be to a special Cooper family tradition the wedding letters. Family and friends of the happy couple are invited to send letters of advice on love, life, and happiness.

However, when a dark secret from Rachel s past surfaces, will Noah, and his parents, Malcolm and Rain, be able to help save the wedding from disaster? And what about the scrapbook of wedding letters that have already been gathered? Could a single letter really provide the answer that will bring Rachel back?

Set against the backdrop of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, The Wedding Letters will remind you that sometimes, no matter the secrets of years past, two hearts can still be one. And by the final page, you might just want to create your own book of wedding letters for someone you love.

Dead Six by Larry Correia

Title: Dead Six

Author: Larry Correia & Mike Kupari

Publisher: Baen

Release Date: September 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-1451637588

Size: 736 pages, mass-market paperback

Genre: Action/Adventure

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Two men. Two missions. Only one will win.

Michael Valentine, veteran and former member of an elite private military company, has been recruited by the government to conduct a secret counter-terror operation in the Persian Gulf nation of Zubara. The unit is called Dead Six. Their mission is to take the fight to the enemy and not get caught.

Lorenzo, assassin and thief extraordinaire, is being blackmailed by the world’s most vicious crime lord. His team has to infiltrate the Zubaran terrorist network and pull off an impossible heist or his family will die. When Dead Six compromises his objective, Lorenzo has a new job: Find and kill Valentine. As allegiances are betrayed and the nation descends into a bloody civil war, Lorenzo and Valentine must face off.

With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo

When Ollie’s daddy, the Reverend Everlasting Love, pulls their travel trailer into Binder to lead a three-day revival, Ollie knows that this town will be like all the others they visit—it is exactly the kind of nothing Ollie has come to expect.

But on their first day in town, Ollie meets Jimmy Koppel, whose mother is in jail for murdering his father. Jimmy insists that his mother is innocent, and Ollie believes him. Still, even if Ollie convinces her daddy to stay in town, how can two kids free a grown woman who has signed a confession?

Ollie’s longing for a friend and her daddy’s penchant for searching out lost souls prove to be a formidable force in this tiny town where everyone seems bent on judging and jailing without a trial.

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Title: With a Name Like Love

Author: Tess Hilmo

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Release Date: September 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-0374384654

Size: 256 pages, 6×8.5, softcover

Genre: Middle Grade

Indelible by Lani Woodland

Title: Indelible (Yara Silva, book 2)

Author: Lani Woodland

Publisher: Pendrell Publishing

Release Date: September 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-0982729724

Size: 416 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: Intrinsical (bk 1)

Yara is beginning to understand just how much her life will change now that her Waker abilities have emerged. She has come to terms with the fact that seeing ghosts is part of her life, but she isn t ready to let being a Waker dictate her choices. All she wants is a ghost-free senior year with her boyfriend, Brent, and her best friend, Cherie. But Yara soon discovers that there are more dark secrets in her school s history than just the curse she broke. While an angry ghost makes Yara question everything she thought she knew about spirits, she and Brent learn that there are long reaching consequences to last year s adventures. As new enemies emerge and old ghosts resurface, Yara finds herself in the center of another deadly mystery, and this time she has to contend with the living as well as the dead.

Shifting by Bethany Wiggins

Title: Shifting

Author: Bethany Wiggins

Publisher: Walker Childrens

Release Date: September 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-0802722805

Size: 368 pages, hardcover

Genre: Young Adult Speculative

After bouncing from foster home to foster home, Magdalene Mae is transferred to what should be her last foster home in the tiny town of Silver City, New Mexico. Now that she’s eighteen and has only a year left in high school, she’s determined to stay out of trouble and just be normal. Agreeing to go to the prom with Bridger O’Connell is a good first step. Fitting in has never been her strong suit, but it’s not for the reasons most people would expect-it all has to do with the deep secret that she is a shape shifter. But even in her new home danger lurks, waiting in the shadows to pounce. They are the Skinwalkers of Navajo legend, who have traded their souls to become the animal whose skin they wear-and Maggie is their next target.

Full of romance, mysticism, and intrigue, this dark take on Navajo legend will haunt readers to the final page.

Slayers by C.J. Hill

Title: Slayers

Author: C.J. Hill (Janette Rallison)

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Release Date: September 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-0312614140

Size: 384 pages, 5.7×8.4, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

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Dragons exist. They’re ferocious. And they’re smart: Before they were killed off by slayer-knights, they rendered a select group of eggs dormant, so their offspring would survive. Only a handful of people know about this, let alone believe it – these “Slayers” are descended from the original knights, and are now a diverse group of teens that includes Tori, a smart but spoiled senator’s daughter who didn’t sign up to save the world.

The dragon eggs have fallen into the wrong hands. The Slayers must work together to stop the eggs from hatching. They will fight; they will fall in love. But will they survive?

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My Boyfriend is a Mormon Vampire by Lexi Bjornholt

Title: My Boyfriend is a Mormon Vampire

Author: Lexi Bjornholt

Publisher: Greenjacket Books

Release Date: September 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-0984275434

Size: 154 pages, 5×8, paperback

Genre: YA Speculative

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When seventeen-year-old Felicia moves from Alaska to windy central Oregon, she is enamored by a godlike creature that belongs to a secret coven of immortal beings with supernatural powers. Hilarious skewering of the teen vampire series with the wrinkle that Mormons are a coven of undead believers.

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The Ember Gods by Andrea Pearson

Title: The Ember Gods (Kilenya Series, book 2)

Author: Andrea Pearson

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: September 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-1466381612

Size: 280 pages, 5×8, softcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Kilenya Series: The Key of Kilenya (bk 1)

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Jacob Clark has just returned from the world of Eklaron, where he frustrated the evil plans of the Lorkon and returned the magical Key of Kilenya to its rightful owners. His quest is far from over, though—Aloren is trapped in Maivoryl City by the Ember Gods, and Jacob can’t return to save her until he receives the potion that will protect his team from the corrosive influence of the Lorkon.

Balancing between this new world and his own proves tricky. Not only has he started his first year of high school, but his magical abilities are bringing him too much attention. He feels pulled by both sides, hoping he’ll figure out his special powers to save Aloren in time.

Cold River by Liz Adair

Title: Cold River

Author: Liz Adair

Publisher: ?

Release Date: September 29, 2011

ISBN: 978-1599928036

Size: 324 pages, 6×9, paperback

Genre: Suspense

Mandy Steenburg thinks her doctorate in education has prepared her to run any school district—until she tangles with the moonshine-making, coon-dog-owning denizens of a tiny district in Pacific Northwest timber country.

She’s determined to make a difference, but the local populace still looks to the former superintendent for leadership. When Mandy lands in the middle of an old feud and someone keeps trying to kill her, instinct tells her to run. And though she has to literally swim through perilous waters, she finds a reason to stay and chance the odds.

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One of Them by A.D. Duling

Werewolves and Vampires…

She’s feared them, hated them and loved them, all from the safety of her couch as she read from her fictional books.

But what if vampires and werewolves were real?

Evie Patterson has found out that they are. And now not only does she have to deal with what comes with knowing that, she must also decide what side she is on before she becomes…one of them.

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Title: One of Them

Author: A.D. Duling

Publisher: Self

Release Date: September 21, 2011

ASIN: B005P8BWJU

Size: 141 pages, ebook

Genre: YA Paranormal

Guardian of My Heart by J Adams

Title: Guardian of My Heart

Author: J. Adams

Publisher: Jewel of the West

Release Date: September 7, 2011

ISBN: 978-0615536897

Size: 60 pages, 5.5×8.5, paperback

Genre: Romance

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This novella is not eligible for a Whitney Award (too short)

Two people from different worlds searching for one another, are drawn together by a bond stronger than anything in this earthly sphere, and a love powerful enough to move mountains.

Cillian is in danger and Gideon is her true mate. And absolutely nothing will stop him from protecting what is his.

Rise of the Fallen by Ivory Autumn

Title: Rise of the Fallen (Andrew and the Quest of Orion’s Belt, bk 1)

Author: Ivory Autumn

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: September 20, 2011

ISBN: 978-1453749722

Size: 430 pages, 6×9, paperback

Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy

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To whom it may concern, and you should all be concerned.

I told Ivory not to publish this book. But Ivory never listens to me. For being an elf with such big ears, her hearing is very bad.

So, now here we both are. You wanting to read this VERY DARK tale. And me trying to warn you of the dangers that could happen if you do. You, probably being an ordinary person and all.

No disrespect to ordinary people. I like them…or you. But, generally, ordinary people are toxically attracted to things that are not so healthy for them, like candy, and old broken-down buildings full of nose hair twisters, and throat gobblers—forgetting that they should be very afraid of dark, spooky, creepyish sort of places, until it’s too late. Be WARNED that this book, once cracked opened, will cause the innocent lights in your bedroom to quake and shiver, and perhaps go out, leaving you in the darkness. So keep a flashlight, or a glowing, friendly, non-poisonous mushroom nearby, just in case.

Only brave individuals should, dare, to read this book. As for myself, I’m brave. I’m not afraid of the dark. Except for when it’s dark, of course. Ahem.

ENTER AT YOUR own RISK!

Your humble servant,

Gogingy,

Twisker of the Dandelion Den

Seeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden

Title: Seeking Persephone

Author: Sarah M. Eden

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: September, 2011

ISBN: 978-1608612819

Size: 288 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Regency Romance

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This book is not eligible for a Whitney Award.

When Persephone Lancaster receives a marriage proposal from the ill-tempered Duke of Kielder, she refuses — and then reconsiders. The obscene sum of money he’s offering Persephone would save her family from ruin. With her characteristic optimism, she travels to the far reaches of Northumberland to wed a greatly feared stranger.

Lodged deep in a thick forest infested with wild dogs, the Duke’s castle is as cold and forbidding as the Duke himself, a man with terrible scars on his body and his soul. But the Duke’s steely determination to protect his heart at all costs is challenged by his growing attachment to his lovely and gentle bride. With caring persistence, Persephone attempts to pierce the Duke’s armor and reach the man beneath. Yet he cannot tolerate such exposure, and his repeated rejections take their toll. But when grave danger arises, the Duke realizes he must face the risk of revealing his true feelings or lose the woman he cannot live without.

Note: Normally, I do not post reprints on this site. However, due to high levels of interest in this book, I’ve made an exception. Seeking Persephone was originally self-published in 2008 and won the Whitney Award for Best Romance that year.

Sholpan by Joe Vasicek

Title: Sholpan (book 2)

Author: Joe Vasicek

Publisher: Self

Release Date: September 17, 2011

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Size: eBook; 35,000 words

Genre: Science Fiction

Gaia Nova Series: Bringing Stella Home (bk 1)

Caution: This book may contain objectionable content. (PG-13)

She’d rather die than be a slave to the conquerors of her home world.

When Stella McCoy left home to work as an apprentice astrogator, she never expected to fall prisoner to the brutal Hameji space nomads–much less become a concubine to the chief commander of their battle fleets. As she looks for a chance to escape, she finds friends in unexpected places, even as the dangerous world of harem politics threatens to destroy her.

Sholpan is a 35,000 word companion novella to Bringing Stella Home, and follows Stella’s storyline through the first half of the full length novel. About 25% of the novella contains new material not included in Bringing Stella Home.

Carving Angels by Diane Stringham Tolley

Title: Carving Angels

Author: Diane Stringam Tolley

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Release Date: September 8, 2011

ISBN: 978-1599559445

Size: 128 pages, hardcover

Genre: Christmas

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Papa Adam, the North Pole’s oldest elf and Santa’s former chief carver, has given up. Blind, frail, and useless, he counts the minutes in every day as he waits to die. But a challenge to carve, given by his youngest granddaughter, reawakens Papa Adam. Together they prove that the most paralyzing thing you can do is underestimate or undervalue anyone, especially yourself. With the right love and encouragement, anything is possible.

Banshee’s Cry by CC James

Title: Banshee’s Cry (Demon Trackers 2)

Author: C.C. James

Publisher: Red Rover Books

Release Date: September 8, 2011

Size: eBook

Genre: Young Adult Paranormal

Series: The Anointed (bk 1)

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Jake and Cal are on the trail of a demon where a rash of suspicious deaths has broken out. When one brother is affected, can the other take out the source before it’s too late?

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Monarch by Michelle Davidson Argyle

Title: Monarch

Author: Michelle Davidson Argyle

Publisher: Rhemalda Publishing

Release Date: September 15, 2011

ISBN: 978-1936850198

Size: 341 pages, 5×7, paperback

Genre: Thriller

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Nick’s life as a CIA spy should be fulfilling, but it has only given him unhappiness—a wife who committed suicide, and two daughters who resent everything he has become. Now, stuck in the Amazon on the last mission of his career, he must track down Matheus Ferreira, a drug lord and terrorist the U.S. has tried to bring down for years. If he succeeds, he’ll have the chance to start his life over again.

Just when Nick is on the brink of catching Ferreira, he’s framed for a murder that turns his world upside down. His only chance of survival lies in West Virginia where Lilian Love, a woman from his past, owns the secluded Monarch Inn. He’s safe, but not for long…

Obsession by Traci Hunter Abramson

Title: Obsession

Author: Traci Hunter Abramson

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: September 2011

ISBN: 978-

Size: 240 pages, 6×9, paperback

Genre: Romantic Suspense

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Pop singer Kendra Blake grew up in the spotlight as the daughter of a prominent actor. Now famous in her own right, she’s had enough with bodyguards shadowing her every move. So when a bomb goes off backstage at one of her concerts, she gives in to her urge to flee. In search of the privacy she’s lacked her whole life, Kendra escapes to a remote cabin in Arizona. Little does she know, FBI agent Charlie Whitmore has been assigned to keep her safe and is staying right across the street.

Stranded in severe weather, the two develop a friendship that hovers on the verge of romance—with Charlie frantically trying to keep his personal and work life separate and Kendra enjoying a new-found freedom from her glamorous world. But when law officials discover that there may be a link between a notorious serial killer and Kendra, she has far greater concerns than her independence.