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Title: Girl Online Author: Zoe Sugg (aka Zoella) Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: November 25, 2014 Synopsis: I had no idea GirlOnline would take off the way it has - I can't believe I now have 5432 followers, thanks so much! - and the thought of opening up to you all about this is terrifying, but here goes... Penny has a secret. Under the alias GirlOnline, she blogs about school dramas, boys, her mad, whirlwind family - and the panic attacks she's suffered from lately. When things go from bad to worse, her family whisks her away to New York, where she meets the gorgeous, guitar-strumming Noah. Suddenly Penny is falling in love - and capturing every moment of it on her blog. But Noah has a secret too. One that threatens to ruin Penny's cover - and her closest friendship - forever. About the Author: Zoe Elizabeth Sugg is an English fashion and beauty guru and internet personality. She is best known by her fans and viewers on YouTube as Zoella. She has a secondary c

Title: Atlantis Rising Author:  Gloria Craw Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: January 6, 2015 Synopsis: I am different. I have always been different, but no one can know or my life will be in danger. So I hide in plain sight, wearing drab clothes and thick glasses and trying to be invisible. I’m so good at hiding, no one has ever noticed me. Until Ian…the mysterious and oh-so-cute boy I know I need to avoid. Now I have been seen. And more terrifying still, I am wanted—by those who would protect me and those who would destroy everything and everyone I love. But if they’re all terrified about who I am, wait until they see what I can do… About the Author: Gloria Craw grew up in the desert southwest, inspired every day by the wide skies and rich colors around her. After high school, she attended the University of Utah where she majored and got a degree in anthropology. These days, she lives in the ‘burbs’ just outside of Seattle, Washington where she is the shepherd of a husba

Title: First Debt Author: Pepper Winters Series: Indebted, #2 Publication Date: November 12, 2014 Synopsis: “You say I’ll never own you. If I win—you willingly give me that right. You sign not only the debt agreement, but another—one that makes me your master until your last breath is taken. You do that, and I’ll give you this.”  Nila Weaver’s family is indebted. Stolen, taken, and bound not by monsters but by an agreement written over six hundred years ago, she has no way out. She belongs to Jethro as much as she denies it. Jethro Hawk’s patience is running out. His inheritance gift tests, challenges, and surprises him—and not in good ways. He hasn’t leashed her but he thinks he might’ve found a way to bind her forever.  Debts are mounting. Payment waiting. Previous book in the series: About the Author: Pepper Winters is a NYT and USA Today International Bestseller. She wears many roles. Some of them include writer, reader, sometimes wife. She loves dark, taboo stories that twist

Title: One Wish Away Author: Kelley Lynn Publisher: Bloomsbury Spark Publication Date: November 11, 2014 Synopsis: Be careful what you wish for… Lyra has always been ahead of the curve. Top of her class in school, a budding astronomer, and with a best friend like Darren she barely has time to miss the mother who abandoned her family years ago. She's too busy planning to follow in her father's footsteps, and to become the youngest astronomer at Space Exploration and Discovery. When a star goes missing Lyra is determined to get to the bottom of it only to discover her braniac dad is the mastermind of a top-secret government experiment. They promise to build a perfect world, one galaxy at a time, but with every tweak of the present, a bit more of the future starts to crumble.  Lyra has to go undercover to reveal the truth and let humanity decide if the consequences are worth more than wishing on a star. About the Author: Eventually the day came when the voices in Kelley Lynn’s

Title: Breaking the Rules Author:  Katie McGarry  Series: Pushing the Limits, #1.5 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: December 8, 2014 Synopsis: A summer road trip changes everything in this unforgettable new tale from acclaimed author Katie McGarry. For new high school graduate Echo Emerson, a summer road trip out west with her boyfriend means getting away and forgetting what makes her so... different. It means seeing cool sights while selling her art at galleries along the way. And most of all, it means almost three months alone with Noah Hutchins, the hot, smart, soul-battered guy who’s never judged her. Echo and Noah share everything — except the one thing Echo’s just not ready for. But when the source of Echo’s constant nightmares comes back into her life, she has to make some tough decisions about what she really wants — even as foster kid Noah’s search for his last remaining relatives forces them both to confront some serious truths about life, love, and themselves.

Title: First Debt Author: Pepper Winters Series: Indebted, #2 Publication Date: November 12, 2014 Synopsis: “You say I’ll never own you. If I win—you willingly give me that right. You sign not only the debt agreement, but another—one that makes me your master until your last breath is taken. You do that, and I’ll give you this.”  Nila Weaver’s family is indebted. Stolen, taken, and bound not by monsters but by an agreement written over six hundred years ago, she has no way out. She belongs to Jethro as much as she denies it. Jethro Hawk’s patience is running out. His inheritance gift tests, challenges, and surprises him—and not in good ways. He hasn’t leashed her but he thinks he might’ve found a way to bind her forever.  Debts are mounting. Payment waiting. Previous book in the series: About the Author: Pepper Winters is a NYT and USA Today International Bestseller. She wears many roles. Some of them include writer, reader, sometimes wife. She loves dark, taboo stories that twist

Title: Night of Pan Author: Gail Strickland Series: The Oracle of Delphi Trilogy, #1 Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press Publication Date: November 7, 2014 Synopsis: The slaughter of the Spartan Three Hundred at Thermopylae, Greece 480 BCE—when King Leonidas tried to stop the Persian army with only his elite guard—is well known. But just what did King Xerxes do after he defeated the Greeks? Fifteen-year-old Thaleia is haunted by visions: roofs dripping blood, Athens burning. She tries to convince her best friend and all the villagers that she’s not crazy. The gods do speak to her. And the gods have plans for this girl. When Xerxes’ army of a million Persians marches straight to the mountain village Delphi to claim the Temple of Apollo’s treasures and sacred power, Thaleia’s gift may be her people’s last line of defense. Her destiny may be to save Greece… …but is one girl strong enough to stop an entire army? About the Author: While studying the Classics in college, Gail Strickland t

So this past weekend, I woke up at 4 am and made the two hour journey from my hometown to Charleston, SC for YALLFest!!! And it was an absolute blast! So, the day began with the Opening Keynote Speech presented by Random House. This is where James Dashner and Sara Zarr gave us a hilariously entertaining conversation about previous jobs, the writing process, their friendship, braces, and the movie experience. After the Keynote, it was 11 am and time for the author signings to begin. AND I GOT TO MEET MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE AUTHOR: Jennifer L. Armentrout I got to meet @authorjlarmentrout, my favorite author, today!! <3 #YallFest2014 A photo posted by Kristen (@kmichelle1) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:42pm PST YOU GUYS, SHE TOLD ME I HAD GORGEOUS HAIR!! Also, this happened: @kmichelle_10 it was so great meeting you ! — JLArmentrout (@JLArmentrout) November 9, 2014 *DEAD* I also got to meet/get my books signed by Scott Westerfeld, Marie Lu, Laini Taylor, Gayle Forman, Stephanie Perkins, Alexand

Title:  DeadGirl Author:  B.C. Johnson Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press Publication Date:  November 6, 2014 Synopsis: Dead is such a strong word … Lucy Day, 15 years old, is murdered on her very first date. Not one to take that kind of thing lying down, she awakens a day later with a seemingly human body and more than a little confusion. Lucy tries to return to her normal life, but the afterlife keeps getting in the way.  Zack, her crush-maybe-boyfriend, isn’t exactly excited that she ditched him on their first date. Oh, and Abraham, Lucy’s personal Grim Reaper, begins hunting her, dead-set on righting the error that dropped her back into the spongy flesh of a living girl. Lucy must put her mangled life back together, escape re-death, and learn to control her burgeoning powers while staying one step ahead of Abraham. But when she learns the devastating price of coming back from the dead, Lucy is forced to make the hardest decision of her re-life — can she really sacrifice her loved