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The query has this format: a user is trying to remember the name of a specific book. The user only remembers some details about the book, such as places, events, and some characters’ names. Some of the details are described using informal language. The passage is a book description or summary of a specific book. The passage typically describes the overall storyline of the book and contains some details about the book. The objective of this information retrieval IR task is for you to find the passage that has details or components that holistically best match, explicitly or implicitly, the details or components raised in the query. In other words, you need to find the book description (i.e., the passage) that is most likely the book the user is looking for in the query. : Hi again :) So I read this book when I was about 12 or 13 (which would've been 2003 or so, but I feel like the book was a little older than that) about this boy whose father kidnapped other boys. The man would keep the pictures and the news stories about the boys he kidnapped and when he was doing whatever he was doing to his kidnap victims, he would send his son into the basement. Down there the boy read about this one particular boy and he memorized everything about him. His father eventually gets caught but the boy is afraid he'll get in trouble for not saying anything (or something like that) so he tells the police he is the boy in the photo he's been studying and returns home to his new "family" and the secret that he isn't really this boy eats him up. In the end he finds out it actually was him all along. Any thoughts??

["Cameron Miller is the son of a murderer. All he has ever known is the stench of the locked cellar, where he can hear the blows and cries and his father's torrent of terror and abuse. Then a miracle happens: his father is killed in a police shootout. In the aftermath, Cameron grabs his one chance for a normal life: he takes on the identity of Neil Lacey, a boy who Mr. Mille Cameron Miller is the son of a murderer. All he has ever known is the stench of the locked cellar, where he can hear the blows and cries and his father's torrent of terror and abuse. Then a miracle happens: his father is killed in a police shootout. In the aftermath, Cameron grabs his one chance for a normal life: he takes on the identity of Neil Lacey, a boy who Mr. Miller had abducted six years ago. As Neil, he has a life with loving parents, a brother and sister, and the comforts only money can buy. But someone knows what Cameron's doing—someone with the power to turn his life back into a nightmare. ...more"]

["Class 507 is the worst class Ms. Bryce has ever taught. And she would know -- she's been teaching forever. They are so terrible that when a science experiment goes disastrously wrong (again), Ms. Bryce has had it and quits in the middle of the lesson. But through a mix-up, the school office never finds out. Which means ... Class 507 is teacher-free! The class figures if th Class 507 is the worst class Ms. Bryce has ever taught. And she would know -- she's been teaching forever. They are so terrible that when a science experiment goes disastrously wrong (again), Ms. Bryce has had it and quits in the middle of the lesson. But through a mix-up, the school office never finds out. Which means ... Class 507 is teacher-free! The class figures if they don't tell anyone, it'll be one big holiday. Kyle and his friends can play games all day. Samantha decides she'll read magazines and give everyone (much needed) fashion advice. Adam can doodle everywhere without getting in trouble. Eric will be able to write stories with no one bothering him. And Maggie ... well, as the smartest kid in the class she has an ambitious plan for this epic opportunity. But can Class 507 keep the principal, the rest of the students, and their parents from finding out ... or will the greatest school year ever turn into the worst disaster in school history? ...more", "Some memories are better left untouched.Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family.It's a miracle... at first.Then the tensions start to build. His reintroduction to his old life isn't going smoothly, and his family is tearing apart all over again. If only Ethan could remember something, anything, Some memories are better left untouched.Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family.It's a miracle... at first.Then the tensions start to build. His reintroduction to his old life isn't going smoothly, and his family is tearing apart all over again. If only Ethan could remember something, anything, about his life before, he'd be able to put the pieces back together.But there's something that's keeping his memory blocked.Something unspeakable... ...more", "I may be in the middle of nowhere, but I still have standards! Like it's not bad enough Daddy's in jail for embezzlement (he's a super-successful Hollywood agent, btw, and totally innocent), but since my fashion-model mom died when I was a baby (I'm sure you've seen the E! True Hollywood Story) I've been shipped off to Possum Grape, Arkansas, to live with relatives I've I may be in the middle of nowhere, but I still have standards! Like it's not bad enough Daddy's in jail for embezzlement (he's a super-successful Hollywood agent, btw, and totally innocent), but since my fashion-model mom died when I was a baby (I'm sure you've seen the E! True Hollywood Story) I've been shipped off to Possum Grape, Arkansas, to live with relatives I've never even met. You read that right: Possum. Grape. Not only is there no Starbucks in this town, but I'm sharing a room with a six-year-old and I'm about to miss the biggest social event of the year back in L.A. I'm not sure how yet, but I will get back to civilization. Until then, I may be stuck on a farm, but no one's gonna keep me from ruling the roost! ...more", "When fifteen-year-old 's father is brutally murdered, is a witness. But to save his own life, he can't tell the police what he knows. Still, is determined to clear his name and win the approval of his mother -- the district attorney he has not seen since he was an infant. At the urging of his mother's longtime companion, agrees to a crazy scheme to prot When fifteen-year-old 's father is brutally murdered, is a witness. But to save his own life, he can't tell the police what he knows. Still, is determined to clear his name and win the approval of his mother -- the district attorney he has not seen since he was an infant. At the urging of his mother's longtime companion, agrees to a crazy scheme to protect her political future. But what doesn't know is that there are buried secrets that will require him to sacrifice more than he ever dreamed. And his search for approval will turn into one for revenge. ...more", 'A powerful drama about self-acceptance Kit Webster is hiding a secret. Carma, his best friend, has already figured it out, and pushes him to audition for the high school play, . When he\'s cast as the male lead, he expects to escape his own life for a while and become a different person. What he gets instead is the role of a lifetime: Kit Webster. In the play, Kit\'s thr A powerful drama about self-acceptance Kit Webster is hiding a secret. Carma, his best friend, has already figured it out, and pushes him to audition for the high school play, . When he\'s cast as the male lead, he expects to escape his own life for a while and become a different person. What he gets instead is the role of a lifetime: Kit Webster. In the play, Kit\'s thrown together with Lindsay Walsh, the female lead and the school\'s teen queen. Lindsay, tired of the shallow and selfish boys from her usual circle of friends, sees something real in Kit - and wants it. But Kit\'s attention is focused on Pablo, another boy in school. The play is controversial; the parents put pressure on the school to shut it down. And when Kit and Lindsay rally to save , they find themselves deep into a battle for the truth: onstage, and inside themselves. As in her other books, Ms. Koja\'s "long stream-of-consciousness sentences with creative (but recognizable) spelling and clever use of italics will enchant readers" ("Booklist"). ...more', 'Twenty-five years ago in the woods near the Hoh River in Seattle, three boys were kidnapped. One did not come home.A quarter of a decade later, a family of four is found brutally murdered, the words thirteen days scratched near their lifeless bodies.Homicide Detective Alice Madison ran away from home as a child, one breath away from committing an unforgivable act; as an ad Twenty-five years ago in the woods near the Hoh River in Seattle, three boys were kidnapped. One did not come home.A quarter of a decade later, a family of four is found brutally murdered, the words thirteen days scratched near their lifeless bodies.Homicide Detective Alice Madison ran away from home as a child, one breath away from committing an unforgivable act; as an adult, she found her peace chasing the very worst humanity has to offer. Madison believes these murders are linked. And she has thirteen days to prove it.To stop a psychopath, Madison must go back into the woods and confront the unsolved mystery of the Hoh River Boys. She must forget her training and follow her instincts to the terrifying end as enemies become allies and, in the silent forest, time is running out to save another life. ...more', '***WARNING: This book contains SWEARING, SEX and MILD VIOLENCE that may offend. *** Childhood friends to lovers story. This is a story about a rising rock star and a love-struck girl. Leah: I was a fool in love. From the moment I saw him, Matheson had always been it for me. I just wished he felt the same way. We grew up together in poverty, seeking solace in one a ***WARNING: This book contains SWEARING, SEX and MILD VIOLENCE that may offend. *** Childhood friends to lovers story. This is a story about a rising rock star and a love-struck girl. Leah: I was a fool in love. From the moment I saw him, Matheson had always been it for me. I just wished he felt the same way. We grew up together in poverty, seeking solace in one another through our love for music. His voice swept me off my feet. He sang like an angel, making me forget for a little while that my unrequited love would destroy me. I thought I’d go to the ends of the earth for him. I thought my future along his side was engrained in stone. But when faced with a decision that would forever change our lives, I need to choose whose dreams to follow. Mine or his. BOOK 1 OF 2 ...more', "The killer liked his women young and defenseless.He was never caught.As a child, Jane Gale witnessed her mother's murder and was nearly killed in trying to escape. Left for dead, she has suffered complete memory loss, unable to recall who she was before the accident or the events that caused her mother's death. Twenty-five years later, Jane has a new life and a blossoming The killer liked his women young and defenseless.He was never caught.As a child, Jane Gale witnessed her mother's murder and was nearly killed in trying to escape. Left for dead, she has suffered complete memory loss, unable to recall who she was before the accident or the events that caused her mother's death. Twenty-five years later, Jane has a new life and a blossoming career as a novelist -- until the killer picks up her book and discovers that the only eyewitness to his secrets has survived. And told.Oblivious to the fact that she has attracted the murderer back into her life, Jane has no idea where the inspiration for her bestseller came from. But she has a photograph that leads her back to Louisiana, to a place she knows but can't remember -- and to a stranger she wants to trust. Because somehow he is a link to her past . . . and her only chance of staying alive. ...more", "His heart beats for the music. She's his favorite song.Lyric Cassidy knows a thing or two about bad boy rock stars with raspy vocals. In fact, her heart was just played by one. So when she takes an assignment as road manager for the world famous rock star, Wolf, she's prepared to take him on, full suit of heart-armor intact.Wolf is the sexy lead singer for the hottest rock His heart beats for the music. She's his favorite song.Lyric Cassidy knows a thing or two about bad boy rock stars with raspy vocals. In fact, her heart was just played by one. So when she takes an assignment as road manager for the world famous rock star, Wolf, she's prepared to take him on, full suit of heart-armor intact.Wolf is the sexy lead singer for the hottest rock band around with a line-up of guaranteed one night stands. Lyric Cassidy isn't one of them. That's fine with him. Women like Lyric come with fairytale expectations, so it should be easy to stay away. Too bad she's hot as sin with a fiery temper and a mouth that drives him wild.She's also got something to hide. Something he discovers. Something he wants ...Sharing a tour bus, neither of them are prepared for the miles of road ahead and the fierce attraction they feel toward one another--a dangerous combination.(Authors Note: has been rewritten from the original , formally published under Mia McAdams.) ...more", "Two years ago, David Crandall's mother was murdered and with little evidence, no witnesses, and no motive, the crime was left unsolved. Now a high school senior, David is unable to shake the sense that someone knows more than they're letting on. His suspicion deepens as he uncovers clues to a scandalous family secret involving embezzlement. But when he spies his father bur Two years ago, David Crandall's mother was murdered and with little evidence, no witnesses, and no motive, the crime was left unsolved. Now a high school senior, David is unable to shake the sense that someone knows more than they're letting on. His suspicion deepens as he uncovers clues to a scandalous family secret involving embezzlement. But when he spies his father burying an old rifle in a deserted lot during a rainstorm, suspicion turns to fear. Is his own father the killer? Critically acclaimed author Walter Sorrells crafts a shocking and fast-paced thriller inspired by a local newspaper headline. ...more", ' Powers had all the makings of everything my father had ever warned me about: a reputation that was anything but stellar, a dirty mouth that had me shivering at the things he uttered in my ear, and a body (oh, God, that body) that was covered in tattoos, all of which added up to a solid ten-point-oh on the bad-boy scale. The first time I met him, I instantly loathed Powers had all the makings of everything my father had ever warned me about: a reputation that was anything but stellar, a dirty mouth that had me shivering at the things he uttered in my ear, and a body (oh, God, that body) that was covered in tattoos, all of which added up to a solid ten-point-oh on the bad-boy scale. The first time I met him, I instantly loathed him. The second time was even worse. He was a jerk. He was an ass. He had secrets. He was nothing I thought I ever wanted. So why couldn’t I resist him? New adult. Not recommended for readers under 17. ...more', 'From the book jacket:"As the secrets of the past start to surface, the terror of the present begins...The more she remembers, the closer she comes to the horrible secret in her past...and to the evil lurking in her future.All Joy really knows about her past is that her beloved brother Buddy was kidnapped when they were both young. Now the terrifying truth is slowly creepin From the book jacket:"As the secrets of the past start to surface, the terror of the present begins...The more she remembers, the closer she comes to the horrible secret in her past...and to the evil lurking in her future.All Joy really knows about her past is that her beloved brother Buddy was kidnapped when they were both young. Now the terrifying truth is slowly creeping into Joy\'s seemingly perfect life. The questions about her childhood are starting to be answered. But the memories bring only fear-of what she has yet to discover.As dark days follow eerie nights, Joy is swept back to a past more terrible than she had dared to imagine and plunged into an abyss of suffocating dread. She knows she has to escape somehow from this unnamed terror. But by the time she uncovers the deadly secret and recognizes the mortal evil that has invaded her home, it may be too late...." ...more', "What if a teenage boy washed up on the banks of the River Thames, soaked to the skin and unable to explain who he is?What if the only clue to the boy's identity is a sketch he made of a strange symbol?Who would help him? Who would hunt him? Who is River Boy?When a mystery teenage boy emerges from the River Thames drenched, distressed and unable to remember anything about h What if a teenage boy washed up on the banks of the River Thames, soaked to the skin and unable to explain who he is?What if the only clue to the boy's identity is a sketch he made of a strange symbol?Who would help him? Who would hunt him? Who is River Boy?When a mystery teenage boy emerges from the River Thames drenched, distressed and unable to remember anything about himself, he becomes the focus of worldwide media speculation. Unable to communicate, the River Boy is given paper and a pencil and begins to scribble. Soon a symbol emerges, but the boy has no idea why he has drawn it even thought it's the only clue to the mystery of his identity... As the boy begins to build a new life under a new name, the hunt for his real identity begins.A hunt which will lead him on a dangerous QUEST that he has only one year to complete ...Introducing the first book in a thrilling new series packed with adventure and mystery. ...more", 'Twelve-year-old Andy feels he would be better off with his father in England than in his San Francisco home with his mother and her new husband. To raise the money needed to finance his trip to England, he stages his own kidnapping, but the plan backfires when someone decides to make the kidnapping a reality. “A common family situation becomes action-filled drama in Buntin Twelve-year-old Andy feels he would be better off with his father in England than in his San Francisco home with his mother and her new husband. To raise the money needed to finance his trip to England, he stages his own kidnapping, but the plan backfires when someone decides to make the kidnapping a reality. “A common family situation becomes action-filled drama in Bunting’s capable hands.”--Booklist ...more', 'Neal Moffet had called me "Fat Pat Berry, the Twinkletoes Fairy" one time too many. And when he started going on about what a klutz I was just because a flying tackle got me stuck under a chain-link fence...well, something snapped. So when he bet me I couldn\'t get through the summer without getting stitches or breaking any bones, I took him on. Whoever lost had to kiss Kri Neal Moffet had called me "Fat Pat Berry, the Twinkletoes Fairy" one time too many. And when he started going on about what a klutz I was just because a flying tackle got me stuck under a chain-link fence...well, something snapped. So when he bet me I couldn\'t get through the summer without getting stitches or breaking any bones, I took him on. Whoever lost had to kiss Kristine Pimpton (otherwise known as "The Blimp") in front of the entire school on the first day of sixth grade. Just the thought of having to pucker up for those pudgy lips is enough to make me want to spend the summer sitting still. But the rules say I have to keep on playing football and basketball and riding bikes -- all that dangerous stuff. And Neal is so desperate to win, I don\'t trust him for a minute. Boy, is it going to be a long summer. Especially for a klutz like me. ...more', "An ordinary suburban house hides a dark secret in this chilling mystery novel. Leah hates the house and hates living in a mess while her dad does the much-needed renovations. The house gives her the creeps and her fears are realized when the ghost of a boy appears in her bedroom. She discovers he lived in the house in the 1970s. But how did he die? And why does nobody seem An ordinary suburban house hides a dark secret in this chilling mystery novel. Leah hates the house and hates living in a mess while her dad does the much-needed renovations. The house gives her the creeps and her fears are realized when the ghost of a boy appears in her bedroom. She discovers he lived in the house in the 1970s. But how did he die? And why does nobody seem to know he is dead? Leah's attempts to unravel the truth lead her into unexpected danger. This gripping tale intersperses the ghost's own first person story with Leah's story,\xa0keeping the reader one step ahead. ...more", ' wants his father\'s love and respect -- more than anything. Houston is the best student in his rural North Carolina school and a tremendous help to his mother and sisters around the family\'s farm. But that\'s not good enough for Bigjim, \'s father. He wants his son to cut timber, work in the fields, and hunt, just like he does. When enter wants his father\'s love and respect -- more than anything. Houston is the best student in his rural North Carolina school and a tremendous help to his mother and sisters around the family\'s farm. But that\'s not good enough for Bigjim, \'s father. He wants his son to cut timber, work in the fields, and hunt, just like he does. When enters an essay contest on "What it means to be an American," he hopes to win. Maybe then Bigjim will approve. Set in Appalachia during World War I, this realistic story about family and small-town life introduces a boy young readers will remember for a long, long time. ...more', "`Dear Mum, I am all right. I am not hurt. I have been kidnapped and you will receive more instructions later. Do not tell the police, or else. Martin.' As soon as he opens his front door, Martin feels that something's wrong. But he never expects the hand over his mouht, the rope aroundhis wrists, and the mysterious man who's after a large ransom. Before Martin knows it, he `Dear Mum, I am all right. I am not hurt. I have been kidnapped and you will receive more instructions later. Do not tell the police, or else. Martin.' As soon as he opens his front door, Martin feels that something's wrong. But he never expects the hand over his mouht, the rope aroundhis wrists, and the mysterious man who's after a large ransom. Before Martin knows it, he's a pawn in a dangerous game that becomes more and more terrifying with every turn... This novel is now reissued in a smaller format mass-market paperback. ...more", "WARNING: is the first book in a trilogy and ends with a cliffhanger. Due to mature material, it is recommended for ages 17+.What if the person who stole your heart wasn't who you thought they were? When my parents passed away, I grew up fast. Learning to stand on my own two feet has been a challenge, but I'm making it... my way. I make no apologies for the pat WARNING: is the first book in a trilogy and ends with a cliffhanger. Due to mature material, it is recommended for ages 17+.What if the person who stole your heart wasn't who you thought they were? When my parents passed away, I grew up fast. Learning to stand on my own two feet has been a challenge, but I'm making it... my way. I make no apologies for the path I've chosen. My choices have served me well, but no one knows the real me. Except one man. He's a mystery to me. He's controlling, demanding, and he has me wrapped around his little finger. Anything he wants, I'll give it to him. The hours we share together aren't about love. It's just sex. Hot, dirty, passionate sex. It was never supposed to be anything more than that. Until everything changed. Now, I'm more confused than ever. The more I learn about him, the less I seem to understand. What I do know is that I'm falling, and I have the feeling when I land, it's going to hurt. ...more", "The novel based on his picture book of the same name, is a charming tale of the perils of immortality, from one of Australia's best storytellers. Peter lives with his mother and grandfather in the museum, which has the most weird and wonderful exhibits and a hundred secret doors. When his grandfather gets sick, Peter decides to search for his long-lost The novel based on his picture book of the same name, is a charming tale of the perils of immortality, from one of Australia's best storytellers. Peter lives with his mother and grandfather in the museum, which has the most weird and wonderful exhibits and a hundred secret doors. When his grandfather gets sick, Peter decides to search for his long-lost father. Instead, he finds a strange old woman who gives him a book called but makes him promise never to read it. Trapped in a world where books are houses, Peter meets a girl called Festival, and together they look for the Ancient Child, who has the answers to everything. ...more", 'Mona was miserable. You would be too if your family consisted of: Sister Figg Newton (Tap Dancer, Baton Twirler, and also your mother); Truman, the human pretzel (your uncle); Aunt Gracie Jo, the dog catcher, and her son, Fido the Second. To name a few. The only person Mona really gets along with is Uncle Florence, the book dealer. And he keeps hinting that he may have to Mona was miserable. You would be too if your family consisted of: Sister Figg Newton (Tap Dancer, Baton Twirler, and also your mother); Truman, the human pretzel (your uncle); Aunt Gracie Jo, the dog catcher, and her son, Fido the Second. To name a few. The only person Mona really gets along with is Uncle Florence, the book dealer. And he keeps hinting that he may have to leave Mona soon to go to Figg family heaven, a place referred to as "Capri." But where is Capri, and why do all the Figgs go there? To find her uncle, Mona knows she must find out. ...more', "Edward is four years old when he is locked away with his mother by her abusive, alcoholic partner, Harris. By the time an elderly neighbour spots his pale face peering through a crack in the boarded-up window and raises the alarm, he is seven.Rescue comes, but lasting damage has been done. Sent to live with a kindly foster family, and then adopted, Edward struggles to adap Edward is four years old when he is locked away with his mother by her abusive, alcoholic partner, Harris. By the time an elderly neighbour spots his pale face peering through a crack in the boarded-up window and raises the alarm, he is seven.Rescue comes, but lasting damage has been done. Sent to live with a kindly foster family, and then adopted, Edward struggles to adapt to normal life. Even as a teenager it's still clear to his new family and schoolmates there's something odd about him.Then one fateful day, Edward catches a glimpse of himself in a photograph. What he sees shocks him to the core - a vision of Harris. Was this monster his father all along? And does that mean that, deep down, another Harris is waiting to break outEvery step of progress Edward has made swiftly begins to unravel, and he has to decide whether his blood will determine his future. ...more", '"," says the Scarecrow to the Boy who wandered into town one late winter day. It was just an expression—the local way of leaving without saying good-bye. But the boy is a stranger to the tiny Appalachian town, so he replies simply, "Thank you," and gets up to go along. \xa0 Who is the Boy? No one is sure, least of all the Boy himself. Maybe the clu "," says the Scarecrow to the Boy who wandered into town one late winter day. It was just an expression—the local way of leaving without saying good-bye. But the boy is a stranger to the tiny Appalachian town, so he replies simply, "Thank you," and gets up to go along. \xa0 Who is the Boy? No one is sure, least of all the Boy himself. Maybe the clue lies with the Scarecrow or Mr. Fox, or the Witch, who loves a good natural disaster. Or is it the extraordinary Snowman who truly knows the secret of the Boy\'s place in this haunting, magical Appalachian world? ...more', "When sixteen-year-old Doris Mae was kidnapped and driven to a rustic shack in the New Mexico mountains, she wasn't afraid of rape. That had happened before, and it wasn't so special. Even so, she was terribly afraid. The young man's eyes were strange, his talk even stranger. Did his weird plans include her murder? ...Oddly, as the bizarre days passed, something akin to lov When sixteen-year-old Doris Mae was kidnapped and driven to a rustic shack in the New Mexico mountains, she wasn't afraid of rape. That had happened before, and it wasn't so special. Even so, she was terribly afraid. The young man's eyes were strange, his talk even stranger. Did his weird plans include her murder? ...Oddly, as the bizarre days passed, something akin to love grew between them. And Doris Mae was drawn dangerously, seductively to her obsessed captor... ...more", "Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class. This is good news and bad news for Hank-he loves science, but he hates the report part. So H Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class. This is good news and bad news for Hank-he loves science, but he hates the report part. So Hank turns to TV to take his mind off things. But when the program directory scrolls by too quickly for Hank to know what's on, he decides to take apart the cable box to try to slow down the crawl. Great! Now Hank has found the perfect science project! But what he wasn't counting on was his sister's pet iguana laying eighteen eggs in the disassembled cable box. How is Hank going to get out of this one? Illustrated by Carol Heyer. ...more", 'An astonishing novel from the acclaimed author of Keepsake that pushes the boundaries of storytelling. At turns shocking, provocative, and heart-wrenching, and inspired by a true story forces us to ask the question "How well do we really know our children?"To the outside Dinah and Joe have a perfect family-three lovely children, a beautiful home, and An astonishing novel from the acclaimed author of Keepsake that pushes the boundaries of storytelling. At turns shocking, provocative, and heart-wrenching, and inspired by a true story forces us to ask the question "How well do we really know our children?"To the outside Dinah and Joe have a perfect family-three lovely children, a beautiful home, and a café that\'s finally taking off. But their world is rocked when it\'s discovered that their oldest daughter, 17-year-old Morgan is having an affair with her married teacher, TJ Hill.Their town rocks with the scandal. When the case goes to trial, the family is torn further apart when Morgan sides not with her parents-as a manipulated teenage girl; but with TJ himself-as a woman who loves a 30-year-old man.Told from the perspectives of Morgan, Dinah, and TJ\'s wife, Rain, this is an unforgettable story that fully explores the surprising, even shocking, events that change the lives of two families. ...more', 'A beautifully written story about the power of friendship in the face of racismJo Clawson isn\'t the boy her father wanted, and she\'s not the young "lady" her neighbors expect of the preacher\'s daughter, either. But even though Jo doesn\'t always meet the expectations of the people around her, she still longs to fit in. When she and her family leave their northern home for t A beautifully written story about the power of friendship in the face of racismJo Clawson isn\'t the boy her father wanted, and she\'s not the young "lady" her neighbors expect of the preacher\'s daughter, either. But even though Jo doesn\'t always meet the expectations of the people around her, she still longs to fit in. When she and her family leave their northern home for the small southern town of Jericho, Alabama, Jo might finally stop picking fights and settle in right.But when Jo befriends a young black boy, she discovers that "fitting in" is about a lot more than proper manners or a new outfit. Suddenly she\'s faced with a new set of questions that call up her own values. Maybe some fights are worth picking after all. Set in 1957, at the dawn of the civil rights movement, this riveting novel tells the inspiring story of a young girl growing up amidst racism. ...more', "For thirteen-year-old Samantha, life consists of too many unanswered questions about her past.Why has her father not tried to contact her all these years? How could he have allowed her twin sister to drown in Clearwater Quarry when they were only toddlers? And how can Samantha's mother expect her to accept some man she hardly knows as her new father? Samantha already has a For thirteen-year-old Samantha, life consists of too many unanswered questions about her past.Why has her father not tried to contact her all these years? How could he have allowed her twin sister to drown in Clearwater Quarry when they were only toddlers? And how can Samantha's mother expect her to accept some man she hardly knows as her new father? Samantha already has a father out there. Somewhere.A fateful decision sets into motion a chain of events and confrontations that will change Samantha's and her family's lives forever. As she sets out to find her father and discover what really happened the day her sister was presumed drowned, she uncovers painful secrets that threaten to destroy her family all over again.Dori Butler's dramatic, suspenseful, and sensitive story will draw readers into one family's crisis unwittingly brought on by an adolescent girl's search for the truth. ...more", 'When Matthew Clemens ventured into the churchyard to gather information about the Cornish miners buried there, one gravestone in particular seemed to call his attention. The inscription was to Reuben Visick and his two eldest sons, all three killed in a mining accident more than a hundred years before. But below the inscription were the words that echoed again and again in When Matthew Clemens ventured into the churchyard to gather information about the Cornish miners buried there, one gravestone in particular seemed to call his attention. The inscription was to Reuben Visick and his two eldest sons, all three killed in a mining accident more than a hundred years before. But below the inscription were the words that echoed again and again in Matthew’s head: “And to , His Son, Age 12, Whose Body Still Lies in Wheal Maid.” The lines were as clear to Matthew as if he’d heard them spoken. Night after night they drew him to the churchyard, or to the outbuilding behind the Clemens home, where had lived, until Matthew began to sense that somehow his destiny and ’s were inexorably intertwined. is an irresistible and gripping adventure story about loyalty and one boy’s commitment to another across time. ...more', 'A young man staying in a Paris boarding house finds a hole in the wall above his bed. Alternately voyeur and seer, he obsessively studies the private moments and secret activities of his neighbors: childbirth, first love, marriage, betrayal, illness and death all present themselves to him through this spy hole. Decades ahead of its time, "" shocked and scandalized the A young man staying in a Paris boarding house finds a hole in the wall above his bed. Alternately voyeur and seer, he obsessively studies the private moments and secret activities of his neighbors: childbirth, first love, marriage, betrayal, illness and death all present themselves to him through this spy hole. Decades ahead of its time, "" shocked and scandalized the reviewing public when first released in English in 1966. Even so, the New Republic praised "the beauty of the book\'s nervous yet fluid rhythms... The book sweeps away life\'s illusions." ...more', 'an alternate cover edition can be found hereAs far as she can tell, Nell Harris is either going insane or she is in love. Nell thought she had been summoned to Prague to work on an inscription in a rare fourteenth-century breastplate. Instead, she is immersed in the world of the Moravian Dark Ones (think vampires) when she is swept up in the search for a boy held captive b an alternate cover edition can be found hereAs far as she can tell, Nell Harris is either going insane or she is in love. Nell thought she had been summoned to Prague to work on an inscription in a rare fourteenth-century breastplate. Instead, she is immersed in the world of the Moravian Dark Ones (think vampires) when she is swept up in the search for a boy held captive by the demon lord Asmodeus. Although Nell would like nothing better than to use her powers as a "Charmer" to help find the missing boy, the last time she dabbled in magic the consequences were dire. Then Nell meets Adrian Tomas. Bound to serve Asmodeus and forced to betray his fellow Dark Ones, Adrian desperately needs Nell to charm away his curse. One look into Adrian\'s haunted eyes, and Nell discovers she will do just about anything to save the soul of her new beloved. ...more', 'Alias for middle-grade readers!Thirteen-year-old Cody Saron speaks five languages and has traveled to every corner of the globe with his father, an undercover CIA agent. Cody knows how to pick a lock or follow a trail, but he has no idea how to fit in with regular kids, or how to make it through a day of junior high. When the danger surrounding Cody’s dad heats up, Cody i Alias for middle-grade readers!Thirteen-year-old Cody Saron speaks five languages and has traveled to every corner of the globe with his father, an undercover CIA agent. Cody knows how to pick a lock or follow a trail, but he has no idea how to fit in with regular kids, or how to make it through a day of junior high. When the danger surrounding Cody’s dad heats up, Cody is sent to stay with his aunt in her small Connecticut suburb and must adapt to this foreign world of normal life. Author Greg Logsted weaves humor and heart with thrilling action and unexpected twists in this original, quirky, fish-out-ofwater story. ...more', 'There are oh so many things a mom loves about her young child. But most of all, she just loves him, no matter what.Bestselling author and illustrator LeUyen Pham combines her experience as a mother and her proven storytelling skills in a humorous and heartfelt love letter of a book. In , Mama lists the reasons she loves her little boy: the wa There are oh so many things a mom loves about her young child. But most of all, she just loves him, no matter what.Bestselling author and illustrator LeUyen Pham combines her experience as a mother and her proven storytelling skills in a humorous and heartfelt love letter of a book. In , Mama lists the reasons she loves her little boy: the way his hair sticks up in the morning, the way he says "Mama" (even in the middle of the night), and the way he laughs. Simply written and beautifully illustrated, honestly speaks to the unconditional love between a mother and her child. Children and parents alike will treasure this heartwarming book and, in reading it together, appreciate the small actions that make love grow stronger every day. ...more', "No-one is who you think they areSophia's parents lead quiet, unremarkable lives. At least that is what she's always believed.Everyone has secretsUntil the day she arrives at her childhood home to find a house ringing with silence. Her mother is hanging from a tree. Her father is lying in a pool of his own blood, near to death.Especially those closest to you The police are No-one is who you think they areSophia's parents lead quiet, unremarkable lives. At least that is what she's always believed.Everyone has secretsUntil the day she arrives at her childhood home to find a house ringing with silence. Her mother is hanging from a tree. Her father is lying in a pool of his own blood, near to death.Especially those closest to you The police are convinced it is an attempted murder-suicide. But Sophia is sure that the woman who brought her up isn't a killer. As her father is too ill to talk it is up to Sophia to clear her mother's name. And to do this she needs to delve deep into her family's past - a past full of dark secrets she never suspected were there . . .What if your parents had been lying to you since the day you were born? ...more", "Now I was completely alone. There was nothing but silence and the ghosts of the dead. Cal Ormond has escaped death several times and deceived enemies in the most unlikely situations. All this to discover what the Ormond Singularity is, a secret that transformed the young man's routine and that can change history as we know it. However, an unexpected event ended Cal's searc Now I was completely alone. There was nothing but silence and the ghosts of the dead. Cal Ormond has escaped death several times and deceived enemies in the most unlikely situations. All this to discover what the Ormond Singularity is, a secret that transformed the young man's routine and that can change history as we know it. However, an unexpected event ended Cal's search and he ended up in the hands of the police. Now he risks spending the rest of his life in prison. But something gave him a good reason not to give up on his plans and prove he was not a criminal: the kidnapping of one of his family members. Cal needed to return to the streets to propose a rescue: to exchange everything he had gathered about the riddle for that person's life - and even offer himself, if necessary. ...more", '"Modeled after an actual slave narrative, this moving first-person tale follows 12-year-old Kofi from his kidnapping in West Africa to his cruel enslavement in Massachusetts and his subsequent freedom and career as a sailor . . . "The well-crafted and compelling survival story juxtaposes two cultures and gives a unique account of slavery".--Horn Book. "Modeled after an actual slave narrative, this moving first-person tale follows 12-year-old Kofi from his kidnapping in West Africa to his cruel enslavement in Massachusetts and his subsequent freedom and career as a sailor . . . "The well-crafted and compelling survival story juxtaposes two cultures and gives a unique account of slavery".--Horn Book. ...more', 'An engrossing account of a forbidden love in war-torn Berlin between a Jewish boy and his childhood sweetheart\xa0There was a vehicle pulling up outside. I heard the booted feet running up the stairs, then the hammering on the apartment door and the shouting. "Open up! Gestapo!"\xa0She is 15\xa0years old and\xa0in love. Only this is Nazi-ruled Berlin and he\'s a Jew, so it\'s against th An engrossing account of a forbidden love in war-torn Berlin between a Jewish boy and his childhood sweetheart\xa0There was a vehicle pulling up outside. I heard the booted feet running up the stairs, then the hammering on the apartment door and the shouting. "Open up! Gestapo!"\xa0She is 15\xa0years old and\xa0in love. Only this is Nazi-ruled Berlin and he\'s a Jew, so it\'s against the law to love him. There are spies everywhere and they\'re taking the last Jews away from Berlin—to the gas chambers.\xa0Powerfully evoking civilian survival in a bomb-blasted city, and the sacrifice and courage required to maintain high individual standards of friendship and integrity, this novel of love and courage in the face of danger is one that\xa0readers will\xa0not be\xa0able to put down. ...more', '***Author Note: This is not a love story. This is a story of love gone wrong.***Growing up the way I did, you’d think I’d be more screwed up than what I actually am.Soon as I turned sixteen, I left that bump in the road I called home and took my chances on the street.Best decision I ever made.Now, at the age of twenty six, I’m educated, employed and damn good at my job.My ***Author Note: This is not a love story. This is a story of love gone wrong.***Growing up the way I did, you’d think I’d be more screwed up than what I actually am.Soon as I turned sixteen, I left that bump in the road I called home and took my chances on the street.Best decision I ever made.Now, at the age of twenty six, I’m educated, employed and damn good at my job.My friends have become my family. Like me, they know what it’s like to grow up unloved.But the saying is true.The world makes way for those who know where they are going.That’s me.I know where I’m going and I’ll get there eventually. On my own terms and at my own pace.But then there’s him.I feel his eyes on me. I see him hiding in plain sight. He watches me.He makes me feel.It’s unconventional.But it’s real.I’m sure you’re wondering how a person falls in love with their stalker.So am I.This isn’t a story.This is my life. ...more', 'Set in 1776 in New Jersey. "Love, understanding, compassion...this ability to feel with others, deep beneath the surface, this was . Well, not too deep beneath the surface are all of Jenny\'s feelings as comes the Revolution to Jersey Dutch country in 1776--she wants things to stay as they are and she doesn\'t want to be involved in the war. But circumstanc Set in 1776 in New Jersey. "Love, understanding, compassion...this ability to feel with others, deep beneath the surface, this was . Well, not too deep beneath the surface are all of Jenny\'s feelings as comes the Revolution to Jersey Dutch country in 1776--she wants things to stay as they are and she doesn\'t want to be involved in the war. But circumstances overrule her conscientious objections and her attempt to keep her home a "place of peace;" the boy it is assumed she will marry is off to fight; her father is arrested and interned; her younger brother (Jenny has been surrogate mother to all her family) comes home with a sizable amount of Hessian gold which Jenny eventually will smuggle through to General Washington and his bedraggled, mutinous men. The infiltration here of certain morality-maturity concepts is also in the attempt to make this more worthwhile than the usual teen-aged historical although one questions whether they won\'t have shied away from quiltings and hymn sings to begin with. The story is better than the prose which you will have judged for yourself, above." From Kirkus Review ...more', "***Warning: sexual content. 18+ only***I'd always been different. I saw objects in the night where others saw emptiness. Large, human shaped shadows, fierce yet beautiful, melting . I collected secrets like other women collected bells; afraid to fully trust lest my oddities be exposed.Until I saw him. He'd been gliding down the street, unshakable confidenc ***Warning: sexual content. 18+ only***I'd always been different. I saw objects in the night where others saw emptiness. Large, human shaped shadows, fierce yet beautiful, melting . I collected secrets like other women collected bells; afraid to fully trust lest my oddities be exposed.Until I saw him. He'd been gliding down the street, unshakable confidence in every step. It wasn't just that he was breathtakingly handsome with perfect features. Something about him drew me. Sucked my focus to him and then tugged at my body. As his eyes met mine, I was entrapped.No one had noticed him. He'd been right there, just beyond the light, but only I had perceived.I had to know if he was real. Or maybe I really was crazy. And even when my secret box was blasted wide open, dangers hurled at me like throwing knives, I couldn't stop until I unraveled his true identity.I just had to know. ...more", "Marc said he heard the when he creeped houses. The song the predator's heart sings when it hears the heart of the prey. I heard it now. Marc said it had always been in me. Lurking. Waiting for me to hear. Ames is not the person she was a few months ago. Her father lost his job, and her family is crumbling apart. Now, all she has is Marc. Marc, who loves her mo Marc said he heard the when he creeped houses. The song the predator's heart sings when it hears the heart of the prey. I heard it now. Marc said it had always been in me. Lurking. Waiting for me to hear. Ames is not the person she was a few months ago. Her father lost his job, and her family is crumbling apart. Now, all she has is Marc. Marc, who loves her more than anything. Marc, who owns a gun collection. And he'll stop at nothing--even using his guns--to get what he wants. Ames feels her parents have betrayed her with their lies and self-absorption, but is she prepared to make the ultimate betrayal against them?In this controversial novel about a good-girl-gone-wrong, Gail Giles returns to the fast-paced, chilling writing that attracted so many fans to What Happened to Cass McBride?. ...more", "Olivia's parents were among Hollywood's golden couples…until the night a monster came and took her mother away forever. A monster with the face of her father...Sheltered from the truth, an older Olivia only dimly recalls her night of terror—but her recurring nightmares make her realize she must piece together the real story. Assisted by Noah Brady, the son of the police de Olivia's parents were among Hollywood's golden couples…until the night a monster came and took her mother away forever. A monster with the face of her father...Sheltered from the truth, an older Olivia only dimly recalls her night of terror—but her recurring nightmares make her realize she must piece together the real story. Assisted by Noah Brady, the son of the police detective who found her cowering in her closet so many years before, she may have her chance. Noah wants to reconstruct the night that has become an infamous part of Hollywood history. He also wants to help Olivia and heal the longing in her lonely heart. But once the door to her past is opened, there's no telling what's waiting on the other side. For somewhere, not too far away, the monster walks again... ...more", 'Nobody understands why Angeline is so smart. She could read the first time she picked up a book, she can play the piano without ever having had a lesson, and she even knows what the weather is going to be. But being smart is causing Angeline nothing but trouble. The mean kids in school call her a freak, her teacher finds her troublesome, and even her own father doesn\'t kno Nobody understands why Angeline is so smart. She could read the first time she picked up a book, she can play the piano without ever having had a lesson, and she even knows what the weather is going to be. But being smart is causing Angeline nothing but trouble. The mean kids in school call her a freak, her teacher finds her troublesome, and even her own father doesn\'t know what to do with an eight-year-old girl who seems to be a genius. Angeline doesn\'t want to be either a genius or a freak. She just wants the chance to be herself and be happy. But it\'s only when she makes friends with a boy the kids call "Goon" and the teacher they call "Mr. Bone" that Angeline gets that chance. ...more', "A promise from the past...a hope for today...Fourteen-year-old Allison O'Brian has never known what it's like to have a real family. Her mother, a popular and glamorous movie star, is more interested in her soaring career than in her daughter, hiding Allison away at boarding school much of the year. What's worse, Allison has no memory of her dead father, and her mother abs A promise from the past...a hope for today...Fourteen-year-old Allison O'Brian has never known what it's like to have a real family. Her mother, a popular and glamorous movie star, is more interested in her soaring career than in her daughter, hiding Allison away at boarding school much of the year. What's worse, Allison has no memory of her dead father, and her mother absolutely refuses to talk about him.Then in the summer of 1948, Allison is told that she must attend summer camp while her mother is out of the country. Dreading her fate, Allison devises a plan to escape to New York City and wait out the summer in her mother's now-empty penthouse. But while there, Allison uncovers some disturbing information. A letter from a grandfather she didn't know existed inspires her to unlock the mystery of her past. Will she finally find the love of a family she has always dreamed about? ...more", "Carley Mattea never expected to become friends with a boy as handsome as Kyle Westin--especially not in the hospital. Seventeen-year-old Kyle was blinded when a chemistry experiment exploded. His doctors don't know whether he'll get his vision back, and he's deeply depressed. Carley understands how miserable it is to be in the hospital. At sixteen, she's had plenty of expe Carley Mattea never expected to become friends with a boy as handsome as Kyle Westin--especially not in the hospital. Seventeen-year-old Kyle was blinded when a chemistry experiment exploded. His doctors don't know whether he'll get his vision back, and he's deeply depressed. Carley understands how miserable it is to be in the hospital. At sixteen, she's had plenty of experience. But Carley is keeping a secret from Kyle. She knows boys like girls who are pretty--and she's not. Scarred by a facial deformity, she has always used her sense of humor to cope. But now that she's become so close to Kyle, she's worried that if his bandages are removed and he sees her, it will be the end of their relationship. Carley wants what's best for Kyle. But what will that mean for her? ...more", "One summer day while sitting on the front porch and mulling over bits and pieces of information about himself and his family, eleven year old Patrick Q. Tolson concludes that one of his aunts is, in fact, his mother. This conclusion alarms him since it means that everyone in his family, his two maiden aunts, his Uncle Darius and even Mavis, the cook, has been lying to him One summer day while sitting on the front porch and mulling over bits and pieces of information about himself and his family, eleven year old Patrick Q. Tolson concludes that one of his aunts is, in fact, his mother. This conclusion alarms him since it means that everyone in his family, his two maiden aunts, his Uncle Darius and even Mavis, the cook, has been lying to him for years. No doubt the woman they claimed had given birth to him and then died had, in fact, never existed.From this day on he uses his talents for eavesdropping to slowly but persistently search for the truth. He hides in trees and hunkers down in the back seats of cars listening and listening until his true origins become clear. When he finally learns the truth he also learns something about love, God and forgiveness.This gentle tale of a young boy's spiritual journey to his true identity will both charm and amuse readers as they follow Patrick back to his surprising beginnings. ...more", "Meet Lou! She's hardly your average 12 year old. Her handmade outfits are the talk of the school (even though they make the other girls laugh), and her homework gets a lot of attention from her teachers (even though it lands her in the shrink's office). Home sweet home is an apartment she shares with her couch-potato mom and a cat named Cat. At least she can pour her heart Meet Lou! She's hardly your average 12 year old. Her handmade outfits are the talk of the school (even though they make the other girls laugh), and her homework gets a lot of attention from her teachers (even though it lands her in the shrink's office). Home sweet home is an apartment she shares with her couch-potato mom and a cat named Cat. At least she can pour her heart out to her best friend, Mina, and scribble her dreams in her secret diary. Now that she's almost a teenager, Lou's life is becoming even more interesting. Playing with dolls has lost its appeal and the boy across the street gets cuter every day. The new neighbor, Richard, just might be the perfect match for Lou's mom. But will Lou or her mom ever pluck up their courage and actually talk to their crushes? ...more", 'Thirteen-year-old Joshua Parker is "kidnapped" by his mother, spirited away for the summer to take care of his ailing grandmother. But once they arrive at the old house, crowded with memories, he begins to wonder about mysterious Uncle Patrick. Patrick has been dead for years -- he died at fourteen, in 1959. Where is his grave? Why are there no pictures of him? The simples Thirteen-year-old Joshua Parker is "kidnapped" by his mother, spirited away for the summer to take care of his ailing grandmother. But once they arrive at the old house, crowded with memories, he begins to wonder about mysterious Uncle Patrick. Patrick has been dead for years -- he died at fourteen, in 1959. Where is his grave? Why are there no pictures of him? The simplest questions about his uncle make everyone in the family uncomfortable. When Joshua discovers Uncle Patrick\'s stash of rare 1950s UFO magazines and his photographically realistic drawings of alien spaceships, he realizes that Patrick had remarkable abilities -- so why doesn\'t anyone want to remember him? Thinking that her son deserves some answers, Joshua\'s mother starts to write the history of Patrick\'s "last" summer. Reading it on the sly, Joshua realizes that her story matches up exactly, precisely, with his new computer game, AlienState 3 -- a cult favorite. What really happened to Uncle Patrick? Did he really die? Was he taken by aliens? Or was he taken...somewhere else? ...more', "One year is all I have to endure. That was the agreement with Uncle Max. One year in a new school, on a new continent, and then I can go home to Ireland.Totally doable, right? Wrong! The boy next door is dangerous. He's a criminal. He's violent. He fills the halls of my school by day and keeps me up at night. I know I'm in danger. I need to keep my head down and my m One year is all I have to endure. That was the agreement with Uncle Max. One year in a new school, on a new continent, and then I can go home to Ireland.Totally doable, right? Wrong! The boy next door is dangerous. He's a criminal. He's violent. He fills the halls of my school by day and keeps me up at night. I know I'm in danger. I need to keep my head down and my mouth shut. Problem is, I'm not good at doing either. Noah Messina is and he's reeling me deeper into his underworld. It's sink or swim time, he warns me, but I fear I'm already drowning... Warning: due to its explicit content, is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above. ...more", '"As far back as I can recall, I have been in the bunker."A young woman is kept in a cage underground with thirty-nine other females, guarded by armed men who never speak; her crimes unremembered... if indeed there were crimes.The youngest of forty - a child with no name and no past - she survives for some purpose long forgotten in a world ravaged and wasted. In this realit "As far back as I can recall, I have been in the bunker."A young woman is kept in a cage underground with thirty-nine other females, guarded by armed men who never speak; her crimes unremembered... if indeed there were crimes.The youngest of forty - a child with no name and no past - she survives for some purpose long forgotten in a world ravaged and wasted. In this reality where intimacy is forbidden - in the unrelenting sameness of the artificial days and nights - she knows nothing of books and time, of needs and feelings.Then everything changes... and nothing changes.A young woman who has never known men - a child who knows of no history before the bars and restraints - must now reinvent herself, piece by piece, in a place she has never been... and in the face of the most challenging and terrifying of unknowns: freedom. ...more']

The query has this format: a user is trying to remember the name of a specific book. The user only remembers some details about the book, such as places, events, and some characters’ names. Some of the details are described using informal language. The passage is a book description or summary of a specific book. The passage typically describes the overall storyline of the book and contains some details about the book. The objective of this information retrieval IR task is for you to find the passage that has details or components that holistically best match, explicitly or implicitly, the details or components raised in the query. In other words, you need to find the book description (i.e., the passage) that is most likely the book the user is looking for in the query. : I suddenly remembered this scenario and it's bugging me that I can't remember anything about book so help please.Author is definitely femaleI read it last year or may be in 2017.I remember this scenario:So the heroine, the hero and one more person r in hotel room. There r two beds . Now the hero refuse to sleep with other person (male) because you know limits. The heroine say she will adjust but other person refuses to share bed with her because his wife will have problem. So the hero and heroine share bed and say to each other to keep on their side.In the morning they r snuggling so they argue that who moved to other side. The other person intervene and says that actually you both r in middle.I only remember this much.Now I m sure they are in las Vegas and the girl is here for sister's marriage who is eloping. The hero is I guess groom best friend or something and they both are here to stop them from eloping because they are kind of important people and they need to marry properly or something.Every character is above the age 20.Please help.

["Done with being the world's biggest pushover, Haley decides that things are going to change starting with the aggravating neighbor who has too much charm and not enough restraint. What she didn't expect was to be sucked into his world, but Haley has a game plan and she won't let herself forget just what the bad boy next door is capable of.The last thing Jason expected was Done with being the world's biggest pushover, Haley decides that things are going to change starting with the aggravating neighbor who has too much charm and not enough restraint. What she didn't expect was to be sucked into his world, but Haley has a game plan and she won't let herself forget just what the bad boy next door is capable of.The last thing Jason expected was for his little shy neighbor to go Rambo on him over some ruined flowers. After he decides to take her under his wing he can't help but that notice that she fits very nicely in his life. Now the only thing left is to convince her that this is anything but a game.©2011 R.L. Mathewson ...more"]

["WARNING: is the first book in a trilogy and ends with a cliffhanger. Due to mature material, it is recommended for ages 17+.What if the person who stole your heart wasn't who you thought they were? When my parents passed away, I grew up fast. Learning to stand on my own two feet has been a challenge, but I'm making it... my way. I make no apologies for the pat WARNING: is the first book in a trilogy and ends with a cliffhanger. Due to mature material, it is recommended for ages 17+.What if the person who stole your heart wasn't who you thought they were? When my parents passed away, I grew up fast. Learning to stand on my own two feet has been a challenge, but I'm making it... my way. I make no apologies for the path I've chosen. My choices have served me well, but no one knows the real me. Except one man. He's a mystery to me. He's controlling, demanding, and he has me wrapped around his little finger. Anything he wants, I'll give it to him. The hours we share together aren't about love. It's just sex. Hot, dirty, passionate sex. It was never supposed to be anything more than that. Until everything changed. Now, I'm more confused than ever. The more I learn about him, the less I seem to understand. What I do know is that I'm falling, and I have the feeling when I land, it's going to hurt. ...more", "It was only supposed to be a marriage of convenience...Let me just say, this whole thing was her idea. I'd have gone all-in from the start, but hey, when a gorgeous, brilliant woman invites you into her bed, and only her bed...well, I said yes.But then, one hysterical phone call from my brother later, begging me to find myself a wife so grandfather's busine It was only supposed to be a marriage of convenience...Let me just say, this whole thing was her idea. I'd have gone all-in from the start, but hey, when a gorgeous, brilliant woman invites you into her bed, and only her bed...well, I said yes.But then, one hysterical phone call from my brother later, begging me to find myself a wife so grandfather's business stays in the family, and I need a promotion with Elise. Turns out a full-time husband suits her needs too, and a temporary marriage of convenience ought to do the trick, until we can simply untie the knot...As long as no one finds out...As long as no one gets hurt...As long as no one falls in love...But our ending was one I never saw coming.* is a standalone romance in the two-book FROM PARIS WITH LOVE series of standalones. You may also enjoy WANDERLUST in this series!* ...more", "As if going off to college isn't hard enough, Rayne discovers she has other challenges beyond roommates or first-year workload.She discovers the fate of the world resting on her small shoulders, not to mention the creepy whispers that taunt her in her sleep each night.In the haze of her dreams she hears it, 'You're dead. You're dead and I just forgot to tell you.' The sent As if going off to college isn't hard enough, Rayne discovers she has other challenges beyond roommates or first-year workload.She discovers the fate of the world resting on her small shoulders, not to mention the creepy whispers that taunt her in her sleep each night.In the haze of her dreams she hears it, 'You're dead. You're dead and I just forgot to tell you.' The sentence is alarming in itself.Add to that, the voice whispering to her is her mother's and you have a real nightmare.But what happens when the whispers in your sleep are warnings and the ghosts in the water are your friends?What happens when the guy you fall for freshmen year is your family's oldest enemy?What happens when the only sleep you get is when you lie with the dead, and the only way to save yourself is to murder your parents?With the help of her new friends and old lovers, Rayne discovers her destiny has very little to do with midterms and more to do with the fate of humanity. ...more", "A shy young man meets a beautiful woman in the company of a young girl. He finds himself swept off of his feet and married to her, bringing her with him to live in his family home. She is his erotic dream come true; she does everything she can to bind him to her and join him in his comfortable life.Soon, however, odd things begin to happen. Things in the house are strangel A shy young man meets a beautiful woman in the company of a young girl. He finds himself swept off of his feet and married to her, bringing her with him to live in his family home. She is his erotic dream come true; she does everything she can to bind him to her and join him in his comfortable life.Soon, however, odd things begin to happen. Things in the house are strangely damp with what looks like seawater, bodies appear under the water that aren't really there. It all winds up to a horrifying conclusion. ...more", 'A casual flirtation between an 18-year-old girl and a wealthy man twice her age leads to love and danger in this engaging but not entirely plausible thriller by popular romance author Palmer (The Rawhide Man). Brianne Martin\'s nefarious wheeler-dealer of a stepfather sends her to study in Paris, where she falls for widowed oilman Pierce Hutton. In the process of Pierce try A casual flirtation between an 18-year-old girl and a wealthy man twice her age leads to love and danger in this engaging but not entirely plausible thriller by popular romance author Palmer (The Rawhide Man). Brianne Martin\'s nefarious wheeler-dealer of a stepfather sends her to study in Paris, where she falls for widowed oilman Pierce Hutton. In the process of Pierce trying to protect Brianne from his undercover activities and Brianne trying to seduce Pierce, they both get caught up in Middle Eastern shenanigans that might, if Pierce and his allies didn\'t turn out to have near-superhero abilities, lead to WWIII. This is definitely thriller-lite (the supposedly tough-guy hero refers to "a hush-hush mission"), however, and Palmer manages to fracture her few French phrases (for example, femme du nuit instead of de la nuit). The dialogue is charming, the characters likable and the sex sizzling, and the roller-coaster emotions between hero and heroine will give Palmer\'s many fans an enjoyable ride. ...more', "We meet every Wednesday night in hotel room #364. We stay there until morning--kissing, laughing, healing one another. We're both broken people, him with his alcoholic family, me with my murdered one. I don't know who he is; I don't ask for his name. I don't question him. I only love how he makes me feel, how he makes me forget just how alone I am in this world, and for no We meet every Wednesday night in hotel room #364. We stay there until morning--kissing, laughing, healing one another. We're both broken people, him with his alcoholic family, me with my murdered one. I don't know who he is; I don't ask for his name. I don't question him. I only love how he makes me feel, how he makes me forget just how alone I am in this world, and for now, that's all I need.We have three rules:\t1) No sex.2) No personal questions.3) No leaving the hotel room until morning. Not ever.For four months, I followed the rules. I came to the hotel room every Wednesday night, and his presence never failed to cure me. I was happy with him. But one night, he doesn't show. So when I hear a scream down the hallway, I can't help myself. I break rule number three. I leave the room. My life has never been the same since. ...more", "Ava is welcomed home from the hospital by a doting mother, lively friends, and a crush finally beginning to show interest. There's only one problem: Ava can't remember any of them - and can't shake the eerie feeling that she's not who they say she is. Ava struggles to break through her amnesiac haze as she goes through the motions of high-school life, but the memories that Ava is welcomed home from the hospital by a doting mother, lively friends, and a crush finally beginning to show interest. There's only one problem: Ava can't remember any of them - and can't shake the eerie feeling that she's not who they say she is. Ava struggles to break through her amnesiac haze as she goes through the motions of high-school life, but the memories that surface take place in a very different world, where Ava and familiar-faced friends are under constant scrutiny and no one can be trusted. Ava doesn't know what to make of these visions, or of the boy who is at the center of them all, until he reappears in her life and offers answers . . . but only in exchange for her trust. ...more", "An indecent proposal. A friendship betrayed.One-night-only anonymous sex with a stranger? Seems too wanton even for Nina Leonard. Until it's insinuated that the mystery man might be one of her business partners--two guys she adores who also happen to be complete hotties.Out comes the blindfold, and Nina has the steamiest night of her life. Now she's got to have more--only, An indecent proposal. A friendship betrayed.One-night-only anonymous sex with a stranger? Seems too wanton even for Nina Leonard. Until it's insinuated that the mystery man might be one of her business partners--two guys she adores who also happen to be complete hotties.Out comes the blindfold, and Nina has the steamiest night of her life. Now she's got to have more--only, no one's fessing up.One of her two best friends rocked her world that night. But which one was it?If she guesses wrong, she could lose them both.... ...more", "The first time I was declared dead, I lost my past. The second time, I lost my humanity. Now I’m being hunted, and if I die again, my soul is up for forfeit.After enrolling in Peel Academy, an elite supernatural boarding school on the British Isles, the last of the sirens, Gabrielle Fiori, only wants to fit in. Instead, the elixir meant to awaken her supernatural abilities The first time I was declared dead, I lost my past. The second time, I lost my humanity. Now I’m being hunted, and if I die again, my soul is up for forfeit.After enrolling in Peel Academy, an elite supernatural boarding school on the British Isles, the last of the sirens, Gabrielle Fiori, only wants to fit in. Instead, the elixir meant to awaken her supernatural abilities kills her.When Gabrielle wakes up in the morgue twelve hours later, something wicked is awakened in her, something even the supernatural community has never seen before. Now the only person who can help her is Andre de Leon, the community's infamous bad boy and the king of vampires.Yet even his help can’t prevent the repeated attempts on Gabrielle’s life. Someone is after her, and they will stop at nothing to end her short existence. Only Gabrielle cannot let that happen now that her soul hangs in the balance, because she may have met the devil. And he wants her. Bad. ...more", "One night of passion leads two lovers on a passionate journey neither expected.On the night that should have been her two year wedding anniversary Charlie Brown finds herself in a bar to drown her sorrows over her deceased spouse. One thing leads to another and she seeks comfort in the arms of a stranger.Jake wanted Charlie the minute he saw her, but knows he must take thi One night of passion leads two lovers on a passionate journey neither expected.On the night that should have been her two year wedding anniversary Charlie Brown finds herself in a bar to drown her sorrows over her deceased spouse. One thing leads to another and she seeks comfort in the arms of a stranger.Jake wanted Charlie the minute he saw her, but knows he must take things slow with this sexy damsel-in-distress. When his offer of help turns into one steamy night of passion, he knows he can never let her go. Too bad she's disappeared from his bed and out of his life the following morning..Three years pass, but Charlie is never far from Jake's mind, so it comes as a shock to him to discover that his new employee is none other than his dream woman. Charlie is equally shocked to find herself employed by Jake's company because now she has a secret. ...more", "Perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, this breathtaking story of love and loss is guaranteed to break your heart and sweep you off your feet.When high school senior Kelsey's identical twin sister, Michelle, dies in a car crash, Kelsey is left without her other half. The only person who doesn't know about the tragedy is Michelle's boyfriend, Peter, recently deployed to Afgha Perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, this breathtaking story of love and loss is guaranteed to break your heart and sweep you off your feet.When high school senior Kelsey's identical twin sister, Michelle, dies in a car crash, Kelsey is left without her other half. The only person who doesn't know about the tragedy is Michelle's boyfriend, Peter, recently deployed to Afghanistan. But when Kelsey finally connects with Peter online, she can't bear to tell him the truth. Active duty has taken its toll, and Peter, thinking that Kelsey is Michelle, says that seeing her is the one thing keeping him alive. Caught up in the moment, Kelsey has no choice: She lets Peter believe that she is her sister.As Kelsey keeps up the act, she crosses the line from pretend to real. Soon, Kelsey can't deny that she's falling, hard, for the one boy she shouldn't want. ...more", "Two powerful and unforgettable stories:Lila knows how lucky she is to have found the man of her dreams. But when a secret from her family's past comes to light on her wedding day, her destiny changes in the most unexpected of ways ...The Memory MakerThey say you never forget your first love. But what happens when those cherished memories start to fade? So Two powerful and unforgettable stories:Lila knows how lucky she is to have found the man of her dreams. But when a secret from her family's past comes to light on her wedding day, her destiny changes in the most unexpected of ways ...The Memory MakerThey say you never forget your first love. But what happens when those cherished memories start to fade? Some people would do anything to hold on to the past and, for one heartbroken man, that means finding a way to relive those precious moments ... ...more", "Hi Abby,Bet I'm the last person you expected to get a card from. The island is hot and beautiful and brilliant, but you were 80% right about Davinia. No—90% right. She's totally self-centered and she's trying to force me to date this creep! I'd sooner slit my wrists because I'm in love with someone else. He's gorgeous but he hates me. Aren't holidays supposed to be relaxin Hi Abby,Bet I'm the last person you expected to get a card from. The island is hot and beautiful and brilliant, but you were 80% right about Davinia. No—90% right. She's totally self-centered and she's trying to force me to date this creep! I'd sooner slit my wrists because I'm in love with someone else. He's gorgeous but he hates me. Aren't holidays supposed to be relaxing?! Abby, I wish we hadn't fallen out. Maybe see you when I get back?Lots of love (honest!),Chloe xxx ...more", "This wickedly funny novel takes the premise of Scheherazade's 1001 Nights, compresses it into one night, and places it on the shores of Hudson Bay in the near future, where stranded pilgrims begin to tell stories to one another. They tell mostly love stories that range in time from the temptations of illicit sex for bored couples, to themes of betrayal and loves lost and r This wickedly funny novel takes the premise of Scheherazade's 1001 Nights, compresses it into one night, and places it on the shores of Hudson Bay in the near future, where stranded pilgrims begin to tell stories to one another. They tell mostly love stories that range in time from the temptations of illicit sex for bored couples, to themes of betrayal and loves lost and regained. By the middle of the night, a dark figure at the fireside threatens to snuff out everyone's life at dawn unless their stories are good enough to redeem the world. Is he bluffing ot not? ...more", "My whole life, I've known there's something about me. I didn't realize how until four guys show up all claiming that they are destined to be my mates. They’re not human, and they say I’m not either. But if I’m not human then what am I? Now I’m forced to go to a school where I don’t belong and am reminded of it everyday. Creatures I never imagined were r My whole life, I've known there's something about me. I didn't realize how until four guys show up all claiming that they are destined to be my mates. They’re not human, and they say I’m not either. But if I’m not human then what am I? Now I’m forced to go to a school where I don’t belong and am reminded of it everyday. Creatures I never imagined were real that used to give me nightmares are everywhere I turn. The world that once existed is gone. Will anything ever be like it was again? is the first book in the Shifter Academy Series, an RH series. ...more", 'In 1906, I was barely over fourteen years old, and it was my wedding day. My older sister, Helen, came to my room, took me by the hand, and sat me down on the bed. She opened her mouth to say something, but then her face flushed, and she turned her head to look out the window. After a second, she squeezed my hand and looked back in my eyes. She said, “You’ve always been a In 1906, I was barely over fourteen years old, and it was my wedding day. My older sister, Helen, came to my room, took me by the hand, and sat me down on the bed. She opened her mouth to say something, but then her face flushed, and she turned her head to look out the window. After a second, she squeezed my hand and looked back in my eyes. She said, “You’ve always been a good girl, , and done what I told you. Now, you’re going to be a married woman, and he will be the head of the house. When you go home tonight after your party, no matter what he wants to do to you, you have to let him do it. Do you understand?"I didn’t understand, but I nodded my head anyway. It sounded strange to me, the way so many things did. I would do what she told me. I didn’t have a choice, any more than I had a choice in being born. ...more', "Growing up in a dead-end South Texas town, Mickey had two things she could count on: her big brother, Danny—the football hero everyone loved—and a beat-up copy of The Outsiders. But after the accident—after Danny abandoned her to a town full of rumors and a drunken father—all Mickey had left was a smoky memory, her anger, and the resolution to get out of town for good.But Growing up in a dead-end South Texas town, Mickey had two things she could count on: her big brother, Danny—the football hero everyone loved—and a beat-up copy of The Outsiders. But after the accident—after Danny abandoned her to a town full of rumors and a drunken father—all Mickey had left was a smoky memory, her anger, and the resolution to get out of town for good.But Danny is back—and he's not the golden boy who left six years ago. He's altogether a different person, and the life Mickey has worked so hard to rebuild seems to be falling apart. Danny's anger is something Mickey just can't forgive, and his best friend's mysterious death six years ago keeps coming back to haunt the edges of her mind. No matter how hard she tries, she can't remember what happened that night—and she's starting to realize that remembering is the only way she can move on. She'll have to face the brother who broke her heart, and that beat-up book that will never again feel like home. ...more", 'A man awakens with a clear memory of his date the night before. He rises to go on about his business as usual - finds he is in as room he has never seen before. He looks in the mirror... it is his face he sees, all right - but aged!He went to sleep on May 15th of one year. He awoke the next day as expected - but eleven years later!The woman in the bed beside him awakens al A man awakens with a clear memory of his date the night before. He rises to go on about his business as usual - finds he is in as room he has never seen before. He looks in the mirror... it is his face he sees, all right - but aged!He went to sleep on May 15th of one year. He awoke the next day as expected - but eleven years later!The woman in the bed beside him awakens also - in terror at the sight of him. She too went to sleep on May 15... Neither has ever seen the other in his life! ...more', 'The name has haunted my sleep and made my awake hours uneasy for as long as I can remember. Other children whisper that he is part man and part animal -- wild and blood-thirsty. But I know is real: a man, an Indian fighter the government sent to drive off the Indians -- to "remove them." has his own ideas about removal...Now that the Shawnees are dead or have The name has haunted my sleep and made my awake hours uneasy for as long as I can remember. Other children whisper that he is part man and part animal -- wild and blood-thirsty. But I know is real: a man, an Indian fighter the government sent to drive off the Indians -- to "remove them." has his own ideas about removal...Now that the Shawnees are dead or have left, has turned on the settlers. Like his namesake, the , he hunts by night and sleeps by day, and he kills not because he is hungry, but for the sport of it...I know what I have to do. is out there. He could come here and hurt us. Maybe Pa can wait for the day when we\'ll have the law to take care of men like . But I can\'t... ...more', 'When lingerie heiress Brandy Summer gets cold feet and runs out on her Vegas wedding, she has nowhere to turn - so she hijacks a hunky biker waiting for a red light and begs him for help. What she doesn’t know is that her instincts are right: the groom has a hidden agenda. He needs her money to pay off his gambling debts and she’ s his ticket to the good life. Marco Varga When lingerie heiress Brandy Summer gets cold feet and runs out on her Vegas wedding, she has nowhere to turn - so she hijacks a hunky biker waiting for a red light and begs him for help. What she doesn’t know is that her instincts are right: the groom has a hidden agenda. He needs her money to pay off his gambling debts and she’ s his ticket to the good life. Marco Vargas isn’ t sure what he’s getting himself into when he rescues Brandy, but figures he’ ll do the chivalrous thing. He offers her a job in his bar and the chance to sort out her feelings. But it seems that keeping Brandy hidden is easier than keeping his hands off her; and what will happen when Brandy discovers that Marco has secrets of his own?80,000 words ...more', "I thought he'd always be mine, even when I was forced to say goodbye. We were never meant to let go, but it happened anyway. Too bad I didn’t know someone was waiting to take my place, or I would've held on a lot tighter. Two years later, we were exactly where we'd always planned to be. I'd kept my promise. He'd forgotten all about his. Not only had he moved on, but the I thought he'd always be mine, even when I was forced to say goodbye. We were never meant to let go, but it happened anyway. Too bad I didn’t know someone was waiting to take my place, or I would've held on a lot tighter. Two years later, we were exactly where we'd always planned to be. I'd kept my promise. He'd forgotten all about his. Not only had he moved on, but the person he'd moved on with was my best friend, leaving me to begin college with a broken heart. I guess this is the part where I’m supposed to tell you some other guy stepped in, repaired my shattered pieces, and made me smile again. This isn't that kind of story. My heart might have been broken, but it refused to fall out of love. WARNING: this book contains cheating.Each book in the Gray Springs world can be read as a standalone. ...more", '"You are blackmailing me to sleep with you," she cried in horror, her eyes staring at him. He had frowned angrily "I didn\'t say anything about you sharing my bed" he replied "I have never had to force a woman to sleep with me, and I certainly don\'t intend to start with you" he said with complete contempt in his voice "Please don\'t flatter yourself" "You are blackmailing me to sleep with you," she cried in horror, her eyes staring at him. He had frowned angrily "I didn\'t say anything about you sharing my bed" he replied "I have never had to force a woman to sleep with me, and I certainly don\'t intend to start with you" he said with complete contempt in his voice "Please don\'t flatter yourself" ...more', ' hurries into her room and closes the door softly. Her eyes fill with tears, and she doesn\'t even try to blink them away. "Mother thinks I\'m ashamed of her, I\'m sure she does. She believes that\'s why I\'ve never asked Griff or any of the other kids to come here--because I\'m ashamed of her!"But even as dashes the tears away, she knows that the saddest thing hurries into her room and closes the door softly. Her eyes fill with tears, and she doesn\'t even try to blink them away. "Mother thinks I\'m ashamed of her, I\'m sure she does. She believes that\'s why I\'ve never asked Griff or any of the other kids to come here--because I\'m ashamed of her!"But even as dashes the tears away, she knows that the saddest thing about it is ... it\'s true. ...more', "A Novella (originally appeared in the print anthology Secrets of a Perfect Night)Once upon a time, a young woman attended a New Year's Eve ball...The moon shone brightly, music filled the air. Kisses were stolen and promises made. But what happens when morning comes? A new year brings new scandal when a rake awakens in the bed of the flame-haired temptress who had seduced A Novella (originally appeared in the print anthology Secrets of a Perfect Night)Once upon a time, a young woman attended a New Year's Eve ball...The moon shone brightly, music filled the air. Kisses were stolen and promises made. But what happens when morning comes? A new year brings new scandal when a rake awakens in the bed of the flame-haired temptress who had seduced him years before. All of society has them bedded, but can he convince her to become wedded? ...more", 'Being a billionaire is fantastic until… It’s not. I command my world but I can’t buy the two things I want: The woman I desire and a miracle. Neither are for sale. And both are out of my reach. I’m one-hundred percent in love with my best friend’s sister. I have been for years, and she just told me she’s moving away. Like heck, she is. Not without me. I’ve been her rock Being a billionaire is fantastic until… It’s not. I command my world but I can’t buy the two things I want: The woman I desire and a miracle. Neither are for sale. And both are out of my reach. I’m one-hundred percent in love with my best friend’s sister. I have been for years, and she just told me she’s moving away. Like heck, she is. Not without me. I’ve been her rock for the past six years. She needs me. Okay, I need her just as much. The other thing? The miracle? My girl thinks she’s broken because she can’t hear. To me, she’s perfect. But because I would give everything to heal her, she thinks I only want to fix her. She couldn’t be more wrong. She’s my world, exactly as she is. Now, I just need to convince her of that before it’s too late. ...more', "Something bad happened.Something she had to run away from.If only she could remember what it was...A 17-year-old girl wakes up on a beach. Lost, alone, confused... and a little crazy.She's stuck in werewolf territory--dangerous at the best of times. Without protection, how will she get back to the city she calls home?Encountering a mysterious pack of werewolves (and a half Something bad happened.Something she had to run away from.If only she could remember what it was...A 17-year-old girl wakes up on a beach. Lost, alone, confused... and a little crazy.She's stuck in werewolf territory--dangerous at the best of times. Without protection, how will she get back to the city she calls home?Encountering a mysterious pack of werewolves (and a half vampire) is the last thing she needs. No way does she want to be stuck with werewolves on the night of a full moon.Are the guys going to help her or get in her way?But there are bigger things at stake. Something strange and unexpected is going on in the world around her.As if things aren't complicated enough.Join the romantic adventure and pick up the first book in the Max Pack now, because this is not your typical paranormal romance.You will get to experience the start of a slow-build reverse harem romance... a romance where the heroine has trouble choosing just one guy.And enter a paranormal world where humans, vampires, and shifters coexist... a world where there's an unexpected zombie outbreak. There's mystery, intrigue and the promise of magic. ...more", "Abigail Reed and her younger sister, Becky, are always at each other's throats. Their mother calls them , because their birthdays are only a day apart, and pretends that they're best friends. But really, they delight in making each other miserable. Then Becky disappears in the middle of the night, and a torn gold chain with a sapphire heart charm is th Abigail Reed and her younger sister, Becky, are always at each other's throats. Their mother calls them , because their birthdays are only a day apart, and pretends that they're best friends. But really, they delight in making each other miserable. Then Becky disappears in the middle of the night, and a torn gold chain with a sapphire heart charm is the only clue to the mystery of her kidnapping. Abby struggles to cope with her own feelings of guilt and loss as she tries to keep her family together. When her world is at its bleakest, Abby meets a new neighbor, Tommy, who is dealing with his own loss, and the two of them discover that love can bloom, even when it's surrounded by thorns.This exquisitely written first novel illustrates life as it truly is—filled with fear and danger, hope and love, comfort and uncertainty. ...more", "IT HAPPENED IN VEGAS. I can't be held responsible. Things that happen there are supposed to stay there, right? Right? Yeeeah. Not so much. Andie's just days away from tying the knot, but there's just ooooone little glitch. Apparently, she's already married. Or someone with her name is married to a guy out in Oregon of all places, and the courthouse won't issue her a marria IT HAPPENED IN VEGAS. I can't be held responsible. Things that happen there are supposed to stay there, right? Right? Yeeeah. Not so much. Andie's just days away from tying the knot, but there's just ooooone little glitch. Apparently, she's already married. Or someone with her name is married to a guy out in Oregon of all places, and the courthouse won't issue her a marriage license until it's all cleared up. Tripping her way through cow pies and country songs to meet up with a man who gets around places on horseback is her very last idea of how to have a good time, but if she's going to get married, make partner at the firm, and have two point five kids before she's thirty-five, she needs to get to the bottom of this snafu and fix it quick ... before her fiance finds out and everything she's been working toward goes up in flames. ...more", "Duty and prophecy get in the way of everything. All I ever wanted to do was read my books, play my sports, and help people. Life and prophecy had other things in mind. Helping people is what I do; as an empath and semi-frequent telepath, I can easily sense and understand people's needs and emotions. Sometimes even before they do. Being able to read everyone’s thoughts an Duty and prophecy get in the way of everything. All I ever wanted to do was read my books, play my sports, and help people. Life and prophecy had other things in mind. Helping people is what I do; as an empath and semi-frequent telepath, I can easily sense and understand people's needs and emotions. Sometimes even before they do. Being able to read everyone’s thoughts and feelings all the time can drive me crazy with anxiety, but that moment when I can finally make someone’s life better makes everything worth it. Unfortunately, I’m also the next in line to rule the galaxy, I’m the only diplomat most planets will listen to, assassins try to kill me on an annoyingly regular basis, and a much-vaunted Prophecy has decreed that I’m going to die. Oh, and someone blew up my home planet. Kind of a lot to deal with, right? Too bad I just got another problem: a big, irritating, overbearing bodyguard with serious anger management issues. And I think I’m falling for him. ...more", "In this saucy battle of the sexes, bestseller Karen Hawkins pits a hard-headed Scottish lord with an unusual family curse against a headstrong heiress who has a solution for every problem...except her own wayward heart. When Lord Gregor MacLean learns his childhood friend, Venetia Oglivie, has been abducted by a fortune hunter, he rides off to Scotland in hot -- and very In this saucy battle of the sexes, bestseller Karen Hawkins pits a hard-headed Scottish lord with an unusual family curse against a headstrong heiress who has a solution for every problem...except her own wayward heart. When Lord Gregor MacLean learns his childhood friend, Venetia Oglivie, has been abducted by a fortune hunter, he rides off to Scotland in hot -- and very annoyed -- pursuit. Venetia's soft heart has gotten her in major trouble this time: if he doesn't rescue her swiftly, the scandal will ostracize the provocative wench! The only sensible member of her family, Venetia is sure she can fix any problem, even this one. So when an irate Gregor catches up with her, arrogantly expecting a hero's welcome, the sparks between them begin to fly. Then an unexpected snowstorm traps them at an inn, and Gregor discovers his feelings for the lovely Venetia are far warmer than he realized -- fiery enough to burn down the inn! Now if he can only convince Venetia that his motive for marriage isn't duty... but desire. ...more", "Your life is no longer recognizable, every detail corrupted by unknown forces. The harder you struggle, the more you suffer. Your words mean nothing, your actions backfire, and one by one everybody you know is sucked down with you. You are: 1) Nick 2) 3) afraid all the time That's because: a) someone or b) something is after you with a vengeance. Even with the help Your life is no longer recognizable, every detail corrupted by unknown forces. The harder you struggle, the more you suffer. Your words mean nothing, your actions backfire, and one by one everybody you know is sucked down with you. You are: 1) Nick 2) 3) afraid all the time That's because: a) someone or b) something is after you with a vengeance. Even with the help of other people, you don't stand a chance because you're all, you know, . That means you and everyone you know will: 1) suffer 2) die 3) amuse your tormentor That is, unless you figure out how to manipulate the person behind this and turn their power against them. Check your list a second time because they're probably on it. The only thing left to do is scratch them off. ...more", "Ana had secretly hoped her marriage of convenience to Luc Dimitriades would turn into the real thing, yet one year after exchanging their vows he still seemed susceptible to the charms of his ex-mistress. Holding her head high, Ana knew she had to leave.Luc wasn't prepared to let his wife go. In fact, he seemed determined to blackmail her back into his bed! Ana fought to r Ana had secretly hoped her marriage of convenience to Luc Dimitriades would turn into the real thing, yet one year after exchanging their vows he still seemed susceptible to the charms of his ex-mistress. Holding her head high, Ana knew she had to leave.Luc wasn't prepared to let his wife go. In fact, he seemed determined to blackmail her back into his bed! Ana fought to resist his passionate persuasion, but Luc held one last trump card: he knew she was carrying his child.… ...more", "A timeless and uplifting book about friendship, filled with humor and heart.When Jessica sits next to Francis on a bench during recess, he's surprised to learn that she isn't actually alive--she's a ghost. And she's surprised, too, because Francis is the first person who has been able to see her since she died. Before long, Francis and Jessica are best friends, enjoying li A timeless and uplifting book about friendship, filled with humor and heart.When Jessica sits next to Francis on a bench during recess, he's surprised to learn that she isn't actually alive--she's a ghost. And she's surprised, too, because Francis is the first person who has been able to see her since she died. Before long, Francis and Jessica are best friends, enjoying life more than they ever have. When they meet two more friends who can also see Jessica, the question arises: What is it that they have in common? And does it have something to do with Jessica being a ghost? ...more", "They exist in two different centuries, but their love defies timeCassandra craves drama and adventure, so the last thing she wants is to spend her summer marooned with her mother and stepfather in a snooty Massachusetts shore town. But when a dreamy stranger shows up on their private beach claiming it's his own—and that the year is 1925—she is swept into a mystery a hundre They exist in two different centuries, but their love defies timeCassandra craves drama and adventure, so the last thing she wants is to spend her summer marooned with her mother and stepfather in a snooty Massachusetts shore town. But when a dreamy stranger shows up on their private beach claiming it's his own—and that the year is 1925—she is swept into a mystery a hundred years in the making.As she searches for answers in the present, Cassandra discovers a truth that puts their growing love—and Lawrence's life—into jeopardy. Desperate to save him, Cassandra must find a way to change history…or risk losing Lawrence forever. ...more", "The astonishing new novel from the incomparable, multi-award-winning and Laureate, Sarah Crossan. I am not who I say I am, and Marla isn't who she thinks she is.I am a girl trying to forget. She is a woman trying to remember. Allison has run away from home, and with nowhere to live, finds herself hiding out in the shed of what she thinks is an abandoned house. But the hous The astonishing new novel from the incomparable, multi-award-winning and Laureate, Sarah Crossan. I am not who I say I am, and Marla isn't who she thinks she is.I am a girl trying to forget. She is a woman trying to remember. Allison has run away from home, and with nowhere to live, finds herself hiding out in the shed of what she thinks is an abandoned house. But the house isn't empty. An elderly woman named Marla, with dementia, lives there – and she mistakes Allison for an old friend from her past called .Allison is used to hiding who she really is, and trying to be what other people want her to be. And so, is who she becomes. After all, it means she has a place to stay. There are worse places she could be.But as their bond grows, and Allison discovers how much Marla needs a real friend, she begins to ask herself - where is home? What is a family? And most importantly, who am I, really? ...more", "It was supposed to be a great vacation for\xa0\xa0everyone. Clara and Deanie were thrilled about spending\xa0\xa0time with their father now that the divorce was\xa0\xa0final. But they're surprised and horrified at\xa0\xa0having to share Dad with his girl friend and her\xa0\xa0stuck-up son right in the same beach house! And for his\xa0\xa0part, John D. Jones can't stand the arrangement\xa0\xa0either, especially the It was supposed to be a great vacation for\xa0\xa0everyone. Clara and Deanie were thrilled about spending\xa0\xa0time with their father now that the divorce was\xa0\xa0final. But they're surprised and horrified at\xa0\xa0having to share Dad with his girl friend and her\xa0\xa0stuck-up son right in the same beach house! And for his\xa0\xa0part, John D. Jones can't stand the arrangement\xa0\xa0either, especially the squabbling girls, whom he dubs\xa0\xa0the Animal and the\xa0\xa0Vegetable.When Clara falls asleep on her plastic raft and is\xa0\xa0washed out to sea, everyone is hopeful until the\xa0\xa0float turns up without her. It's the first time\xa0\xa0they've all pulled together But is it too late to\xa0\xa0reveal their true feelings? ...more", "What if someone tried to fake the rapture?When hundreds of thousands of people disappear in the middle of the night, including sixteen-year-old Gwen's best friend Lana, no one knows why. Some believe they were taken in the rapture, while others are convinced that it can't be true. Doomsday prophecies abound that involve horrifying tales of plague, famine, earthquakes, and What if someone tried to fake the rapture?When hundreds of thousands of people disappear in the middle of the night, including sixteen-year-old Gwen's best friend Lana, no one knows why. Some believe they were taken in the rapture, while others are convinced that it can't be true. Doomsday prophecies abound that involve horrifying tales of plague, famine, earthquakes, and more.At first, Gwen doesn't know what to think. While she is busy mourning Lana, many people around her are getting taken in by the cultish True Believers Temple, including Gwen's dad and her friend Mindy. It is clear that more and more people are going to be pressured to join this church, as it starts taking over the media and the government, gaining zealous followers all over the world.Then Gwen starts receiving emails from Lana. She claims to have been forced into hiding with thousands of others in an underground compound. Gwen is convinced the emails are real and the only other person who also believes her is Isaiah, her moody crush. Together they resolve to find out where everyone is hiding and help set Lana free. ...more", "One night. One moment in time can change everything.One night is all we have together before I leave the country for a year to serve as a physician with Doctors Beyond Borders-mostly to avoid real life obligations. Meeting her, being with her is like nothing I've ever experienced before... and probably never will again.During those few hours together, something grows betwe One night. One moment in time can change everything.One night is all we have together before I leave the country for a year to serve as a physician with Doctors Beyond Borders-mostly to avoid real life obligations. Meeting her, being with her is like nothing I've ever experienced before... and probably never will again.During those few hours together, something grows between us, and although we don't even know each other's names, it takes root. It grows. Duplicates.I know she's the one. But apparently she doesn't feel the same. The thing is, she's not the same as the women before, who only wanted me because I'm a billionaire. She haunts me.When fate brings me back to the States earlier than expected, I come face to face with her. And the biggest surprise of my life. Will she allow me to be more than a stranger? Or has one mistake cost me everything? ...more", " is an epic, which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight [Paris time]. It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle is an epic, which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight [Paris time]. It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle is actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left. ...more", 'Laura Moreton never dreamed when she asked ex-stepbrother James for help out of a tricky situation that he’d demand payback. However a weekend in a country mansion going to a glamorous ball doesn’t sound too onerous, apart from pretending to be James’ girlfriend – and she got over wanting to be that a long time ago. Before she knows it, Laura is embroiled in a tangle of je Laura Moreton never dreamed when she asked ex-stepbrother James for help out of a tricky situation that he’d demand payback. However a weekend in a country mansion going to a glamorous ball doesn’t sound too onerous, apart from pretending to be James’ girlfriend – and she got over wanting to be that a long time ago. Before she knows it, Laura is embroiled in a tangle of jealous husbands, flighty wives, self-help gurus, sexy French firemen, self-absorbed boyfriends, ungrateful cats, demanding bosses and a stepbrother who seems set on doing something very stupid indeed.London Times bestselling author Victoria Corby has written several delightfully funny novels, is the first of her books to appear in a Kindle edition. (less) ...more', "- The hero of this book is the brother of the heroine from Kate Rothwell's debut novel, Somebody Wonderful.Above All OthersEverything Griffin Calverson ever touched turned to gold, but his worldly success has only isolated him. Despite his millions, he is essentially alone and sworn to remain so—until he meets Araminta Woodhall, whose sultry beauty sets his heart on fire. - The hero of this book is the brother of the heroine from Kate Rothwell's debut novel, Somebody Wonderful.Above All OthersEverything Griffin Calverson ever touched turned to gold, but his worldly success has only isolated him. Despite his millions, he is essentially alone and sworn to remain so—until he meets Araminta Woodhall, whose sultry beauty sets his heart on fire. Griffin loves her beyond all reason—though by the rules of his social circle, they cannot marry. But Araminta will not agree to be merely his mistress.Against All OddsRaised in humble circumstances, Araminta has grown strong in the face of adversity—her courage and pride have always gotten her through. But Griffin Calverson may be her only weakness—and her only refuge in an unforgiving world. She can't seem to tell him goodbye...and she will settle for nothing less than all his love. ...more", "A collection of stories - of longing and passion, ecstasy and betrayal. A mighty angel appears in a girl's bedroom, watched by a terrified cat; a young wife in Aix-les-Bains takes a lover who fancies her clothes; an Italian boy in knickerbockers steals cherries and plunges into hot adult secrets. A collection of stories - of longing and passion, ecstasy and betrayal. A mighty angel appears in a girl's bedroom, watched by a terrified cat; a young wife in Aix-les-Bains takes a lover who fancies her clothes; an Italian boy in knickerbockers steals cherries and plunges into hot adult secrets. ...more", 'Picking a boyfriend can be murder, but for Annalisa Winslett, it might end up being the literal death of her.No one at Pensacola High School suspects the girl they know as Annalisa McKinnis to be a wealthy heiress in hiding, but things begin to unravel when two new guys enroll. Both guys are gorgeous, and both are trying to win her over. The only problem is that one of the Picking a boyfriend can be murder, but for Annalisa Winslett, it might end up being the literal death of her.No one at Pensacola High School suspects the girl they know as Annalisa McKinnis to be a wealthy heiress in hiding, but things begin to unravel when two new guys enroll. Both guys are gorgeous, and both are trying to win her over. The only problem is that one of them has a million dollar contract to put a bullet in her.When her pure and innocent heart is offered to him, will this cold and empty hitman fall, or will he remain ?This book is the beginning of a wild ride in a trilogy that will make you wonder if the power of love can truly conquer all.Book one builds the tension for the passion and erotic connection that blooms in book two (Unforgivable), and book three (Untraceable) brings you to the astonishing conclusion of the star-crossed lovers. ...more', "Take four heroines, created by some of Romance's hottest authors. Mix them up with an equal number of heroes until warm and sweet. Press together and add laughter. Set in delicious historical settings, seal with a kiss, and leave overnight. By morning, couples will have formed four delightful stories. Sprinkle liberally with... .stories:The Fairy Godmother Take four heroines, created by some of Romance's hottest authors. Mix them up with an equal number of heroes until warm and sweet. Press together and add laughter. Set in delicious historical settings, seal with a kiss, and leave overnight. By morning, couples will have formed four delightful stories. Sprinkle liberally with... .stories:The Fairy Godmother by Lynsay SandsA Midnight Clear by Lisa CachAngels We Have Heard on High by Amy Elizabeth SaundersHer Comes Santa Claus by Stobie Piel ...more", "A funny and insightful novel told from the point of view of its two main protagonists - Erin and Liam. Erin's father has gone bankrupt and so her family have moved to the local council estate. Erin is finding it hard to adjust to her new life - sharing a room with her sister, living away from her friends, and having no phone! Liam, on the other hand, loves life on the esta A funny and insightful novel told from the point of view of its two main protagonists - Erin and Liam. Erin's father has gone bankrupt and so her family have moved to the local council estate. Erin is finding it hard to adjust to her new life - sharing a room with her sister, living away from her friends, and having no phone! Liam, on the other hand, loves life on the estate. Everyone wants to be his friend and his dad is a well-respected local business man. Liam really likes Erin - but she can't stand him. Still, he lives in hope that one day they will get together. ...more", "A bright, refreshing debut novel which casts a perceptive eye on friendship and loyalty; What do you do if your best friend is about to marry the wrong girl? Buy the matching bathrobes and keep your mouth shut? Or kidnap the groom on his stag night and hold him in a remote cottage in the Welsh borders until the wedding day has safely passed? Hal's friends know what they wa A bright, refreshing debut novel which casts a perceptive eye on friendship and loyalty; What do you do if your best friend is about to marry the wrong girl? Buy the matching bathrobes and keep your mouth shut? Or kidnap the groom on his stag night and hold him in a remote cottage in the Welsh borders until the wedding day has safely passed? Hal's friends know what they want to do, but they haven't reckoned on being overheard by Lily - who has already witnessed the devastation of her sister's wedding day, and is going to do anything she can to save this one - and Kirsty, Lily's friend, initially more interested in pulling the groom, but swift to take up the challenge. Set in the wonderful countryside around the border town of Welshpool, is a warm and winning novel about kidnap, deception, cattle prods and hoof picks, about falling in love and about how far you should go for a friend... ...more", "People pity me, but mostly they feel envy. I have all the luxury and freedom a girl my age could want. Something is happening to Charlotte Emerson. Like the fires that are ravaging the hills of Los Angeles, it consumes her from the inside out. But whether it is her eternal loneliness, the memory of her brother, the return of her first love, or the brooding, magnetic Jar People pity me, but mostly they feel envy. I have all the luxury and freedom a girl my age could want. Something is happening to Charlotte Emerson. Like the fires that are ravaging the hills of Los Angeles, it consumes her from the inside out. But whether it is her eternal loneliness, the memory of her brother, the return of her first love, or the brooding, magnetic Jared—she cannot say. What if it's something more . . . Something to do with the sudden tear in her perfect nails. The heat she feels when she's with Jared. The blood rushing once again to her cheeks and throughout her veins. For Charlotte is a vampire, witness to almost a century's worth of death and destruction. But not since she was a human girl has mortality touched her. In what way will you be transformed? Until now. ...more", 'Never marry a stranger... even if he is a drop-dead gorgeous immortal king.Never pretend to be a princess.And most importantly... never slip on an ancient wedding ring you know nothing about.Sarah Larker returns to a cave where her sister disappeared ten years earlier. She walks through a portal and is mistaken for a runaway princess on the run by a dangerous immortal king Never marry a stranger... even if he is a drop-dead gorgeous immortal king.Never pretend to be a princess.And most importantly... never slip on an ancient wedding ring you know nothing about.Sarah Larker returns to a cave where her sister disappeared ten years earlier. She walks through a portal and is mistaken for a runaway princess on the run by a dangerous immortal king in medieval times. Her plan is bold as well as daring-become this princess, wed the king, and slip on an ancient wedding ring that will unlock the portal back home. Then find her sister and run as fast as she can out of Dodge. But taking on the identity of Princess Gloria comes along with dangerous consequences; and slipping on the ruby ring comes with an even higher price. ...more', 'I awaken in a laboratory. I don’t know who I am. I’m inexplicably drawn to the doctor who cares for me. She tells me I’ve been altered, that I’m stronger and faster, that I’ll be a key component in a war between corporations. She says I volunteered for this. She says I volunteered to be transformed, but I have no way of knowing if what she says is true. Something isn’t rig I awaken in a laboratory. I don’t know who I am. I’m inexplicably drawn to the doctor who cares for me. She tells me I’ve been altered, that I’m stronger and faster, that I’ll be a key component in a war between corporations. She says I volunteered for this. She says I volunteered to be transformed, but I have no way of knowing if what she says is true. Something isn’t right. My memories have been taken, wiped clean, but dreams begin to slip into my conscious mind. I can’t let anyone know when that happens, or they’ll remove my memories again. Somewhere inside of me, I know I need to remember something important. I’m fighting a war I don’t understand, and the one woman I rely on can’t be trusted. ...more', '"Book one in the Men in Love series." On the run from her stepfather, Jenny Barnes wakes up in hospital to find the two men she\'s loved for years are with her. Her stepbrother, Jake, and his best friend and lover, Cree, have finally been called to her side after they spent years searching for her. But when they take Jenny home to their new ranch, even they can\'t keep her t "Book one in the Men in Love series." On the run from her stepfather, Jenny Barnes wakes up in hospital to find the two men she\'s loved for years are with her. Her stepbrother, Jake, and his best friend and lover, Cree, have finally been called to her side after they spent years searching for her. But when they take Jenny home to their new ranch, even they can\'t keep her tormentor away. With the help of their ex-SEAL buddies they set out to keep the love of their lives safe and to capture Jake\'s own father."Reader Advisory: This book contains references to rape and graphic violence." ...more']

The query has this format: a user is trying to remember the name of a specific book. The user only remembers some details about the book, such as places, events, and some characters’ names. Some of the details are described using informal language. The passage is a book description or summary of a specific book. The passage typically describes the overall storyline of the book and contains some details about the book. The objective of this information retrieval IR task is for you to find the passage that has details or components that holistically best match, explicitly or implicitly, the details or components raised in the query. In other words, you need to find the book description (i.e., the passage) that is most likely the book the user is looking for in the query. : I read this book somewhere between 1995-2000. It was for older kids, but not graphic or scary.It takes place on Earth. It's about a shapeshifting alien who recruits a boy to help him track down another, potentially criminal or renegade, alien of the same species. The aliens' normal form is maybe a slug (it's not Animorphs). I don't remember any of the plot involving tracking down the other alien, only a few minor details:The alien helps the boy with his schoolwork - it's able to transmit thoughts to him while sitting on his head, and it teaches him about photosynthesis by showing him a glowing diagram of the process. I think the boy has a model of The Spirit of St. Louis hanging from his ceiling, and the alien sleeps on it.At one point, the alien turns into a large dog to intimidate some older kids who are bullying the boy. He scares them by having the dog walk on its front paws, and write its name in the dirt.The good alien's name is maybe Zak or Zeke.Any help is appreciated, thank you!

['A shapeshifting extraterrestrial cop, Zymel, enlists the aid of shrimpy seventh-grader Frank Dunn and his friend Lauren to repair his flying saucer and recapture Fek, an escaped shape-changing prisoner. As they change in rapid succession, Frank and Lauren find themselves mixed up with a ram, a dog, a watermelon, a bottle of aspirin, and a bicycle. In an exciting ending, Fr A shapeshifting extraterrestrial cop, Zymel, enlists the aid of shrimpy seventh-grader Frank Dunn and his friend Lauren to repair his flying saucer and recapture Fek, an escaped shape-changing prisoner. As they change in rapid succession, Frank and Lauren find themselves mixed up with a ram, a dog, a watermelon, a bottle of aspirin, and a bicycle. In an exciting ending, Frank, Lauren, and Zymel finally nab the evil Fek. "Moves rapidly to a surprising and definitely satisfying conclusion."—SLJ. "Funny scenes abound in this fast-paced, enthralling adventure."—H. "This story should be a hit."—BL. ...more']

['Exodus 27 is about to take off for Arbroth, an unspoiled planet seven light-years away. Thousands of Earth colonists are asleep in its cryogenic chambers. Suddenly Troy, a young crewman, sounds the alarm. There\'s an alien girl with tangerine eyes aboard the spaceship. On Arbroth, Eth, a young , awakens from an odd dream about a blue-eyed boy and a silvery wheel Exodus 27 is about to take off for Arbroth, an unspoiled planet seven light-years away. Thousands of Earth colonists are asleep in its cryogenic chambers. Suddenly Troy, a young crewman, sounds the alarm. There\'s an alien girl with tangerine eyes aboard the spaceship. On Arbroth, Eth, a young , awakens from an odd dream about a blue-eyed boy and a silvery wheel hurtling through space. The women of the s Guild who run Arbroth by "correcting" people\'s auras enlist Eth\'s help. Will the technologically superior knowledge of Troy and the psychic powers of Eth be able to divert the spaceship to Malroth, Arbroth\'s twin planet? The bond that forms between Troy and Eth may be the only chance to save Arbroth and themselves. ...more', '16-year old boy finds an alien crash-landed on a farm and ends up being recruited to join the Federation of Sapients - and adventuring out among the stars.First book of a trilogy, although ends in a way that does not require continuation to the other books. Sequels are "Being Human" and "Human to Human". Finalist for the 1989 Philip K. Dick Award. Nominated for the John W. 16-year old boy finds an alien crash-landed on a farm and ends up being recruited to join the Federation of Sapients - and adventuring out among the stars.First book of a trilogy, although ends in a way that does not require continuation to the other books. Sequels are "Being Human" and "Human to Human". Finalist for the 1989 Philip K. Dick Award. Nominated for the John W. Campbell Award. Nominated for the 1988 Locus Awards. ...more', "One year is all I have to endure. That was the agreement with Uncle Max. One year in a new school, on a new continent, and then I can go home to Ireland.Totally doable, right? Wrong! The boy next door is dangerous. He's a criminal. He's violent. He fills the halls of my school by day and keeps me up at night. I know I'm in danger. I need to keep my head down and my m One year is all I have to endure. That was the agreement with Uncle Max. One year in a new school, on a new continent, and then I can go home to Ireland.Totally doable, right? Wrong! The boy next door is dangerous. He's a criminal. He's violent. He fills the halls of my school by day and keeps me up at night. I know I'm in danger. I need to keep my head down and my mouth shut. Problem is, I'm not good at doing either. Noah Messina is and he's reeling me deeper into his underworld. It's sink or swim time, he warns me, but I fear I'm already drowning... Warning: due to its explicit content, is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above. ...more", "TRAITOR TO THE HUMAN RACEIt was a space war on a massive scale against an alien enemy sworn to enslave mankind on Earth and all its colonies . . .But mankind's society had grown weak, forgetting the key component that had made it reach for the stars in the first place.Now it was mired in a bland, homogenized, politically-correct mess, bankrupt of values.Sebastian MacMaine, TRAITOR TO THE HUMAN RACEIt was a space war on a massive scale against an alien enemy sworn to enslave mankind on Earth and all its colonies . . .But mankind's society had grown weak, forgetting the key component that had made it reach for the stars in the first place.Now it was mired in a bland, homogenized, politically-correct mess, bankrupt of values.Sebastian MacMaine, a master strategist, abandoned the Earth Empire to work for the Kerothi and their alien space fleets. His was the most startling mission in human history.His tactics?Ruthless.*Here is a shocking story of thrilling space battles. It is political and philosophical science fiction that you will never forget, by a master of the form. ...more", "Two aliens have wandered Earth for centuries. The Changeling has survived by adapting the forms of many different organisms. The Chameleon destroys anything or anyone that threatens it.Now, a sunken relic that holds the key to their origins calls to them to take them home—but the Chameleon has decided there's only room for one. Two aliens have wandered Earth for centuries. The Changeling has survived by adapting the forms of many different organisms. The Chameleon destroys anything or anyone that threatens it.Now, a sunken relic that holds the key to their origins calls to them to take them home—but the Chameleon has decided there's only room for one. ...more", "In the future, interstellar travel to alien worlds will be too expensive for most ordinary people. It certainly is for Marvin, a college student who wants to take a really good vacation. And so he signs up for what he can afford, a , in which your consciousness is swapped into the body of an alien lifeform. But Marvin is unlucky, and finds himself in the body of an In the future, interstellar travel to alien worlds will be too expensive for most ordinary people. It certainly is for Marvin, a college student who wants to take a really good vacation. And so he signs up for what he can afford, a , in which your consciousness is swapped into the body of an alien lifeform. But Marvin is unlucky, and finds himself in the body of an interstellar criminal, a body that he has to vacate fast. But that criminal consciousness has stolen Marvin's earthly body, and Marvin has to find a body on the black market. Travel from world to world with Marvin, each one crazier than the last, as he keeps finding far from ideal bodies in awful situations, just to stay alive. ...more", 'The first book in a stirring trilogy featuring a tormented young werewolf struggling with the monster within--and the world around him. He was abandoned in the woods as a toddler and taken in by a wolf mother. During his "twelfth winter", a strange feeling haunts him, and, one night during a full moon, a terrifying transformation takes place. The first book in a stirring trilogy featuring a tormented young werewolf struggling with the monster within--and the world around him. He was abandoned in the woods as a toddler and taken in by a wolf mother. During his "twelfth winter", a strange feeling haunts him, and, one night during a full moon, a terrifying transformation takes place. ...more', "Scientists thought we were safe from invasion. The distance between stars is so great that it seemed impossible for even the most advanced civilizations to send a large spaceship from one star system to another. But now, a species - a planet - other than our own has found a way.An unassuming probe from another star system lands in an empty corner of New York City and drill Scientists thought we were safe from invasion. The distance between stars is so great that it seemed impossible for even the most advanced civilizations to send a large spaceship from one star system to another. But now, a species - a planet - other than our own has found a way.An unassuming probe from another star system lands in an empty corner of New York City and drills into the ground underneath, drawing electricity from the power lines to jumpstart its automated expansion. When it's discovered, it injects nanodevices into those people unlucky enough to come near it. The devices migrate to the brains of the victims and influence their behavior, forcing them to perform tasks that will assist the probe as it prepares for an alien colonization. When the government proves slow to react, a NASA scientist realizes he must lead the effort to stop the probe before it becomes too powerful.For fans of Michael Crichton, Douglas Preston, and James Rollins, Mark Alpert presents a story of first contact with an alien intelligence far beyond what we can imagine. ...more", "Snarling teeth, glowing eyes. Someone--something--is after her. The man who haunts her dreams enters her reality, claiming she's transforming into a changeling--not quite immortal but no longer human.Battle lines are drawn and blood spills as the two fight not only for her life, but for mankind's as well. Conspiracy, vampires, human changelings? Snarling teeth, glowing eyes. Someone--something--is after her. The man who haunts her dreams enters her reality, claiming she's transforming into a changeling--not quite immortal but no longer human.Battle lines are drawn and blood spills as the two fight not only for her life, but for mankind's as well. Conspiracy, vampires, human changelings? ...more", "Fifteen-year-old Morgan Lefevre is mistaken for one of her ancestors while visiting Tintagel, King Arthur's birthplace in England. In this vivid and innovative interpretation of the King Arthur legend, she is summoned through time to the alien world of Nwm. With her only companion, the boy Arduu, she is caught between the opposing cruelties of the two Magics, the Circle, a Fifteen-year-old Morgan Lefevre is mistaken for one of her ancestors while visiting Tintagel, King Arthur's birthplace in England. In this vivid and innovative interpretation of the King Arthur legend, she is summoned through time to the alien world of Nwm. With her only companion, the boy Arduu, she is caught between the opposing cruelties of the two Magics, the Circle, and the Line, who have been fighting one another over the centuries and across many worlds. When Morgan and Arduu gain possession of an ancient sword of , Earth itself is drawn into the struggle. Times and worlds merge as Morgan is brought face to face with her own destiny. will appeal to young readers of fantasy and mythology. An exciting new cover rejuvenates the earlier edition. ...more", 'Part human, part elfin, young Tom struggles to find a place to call home in this striking debut fantasy novel.Tom is both elfin and human, and running for his life. Cast out from the elfin Tribe, he must hide among the hated humans, whom the Tribe call "demons." Tom\'s Tribe-half seeks freedom and thrives on a connection with nature which lets him "call on the stars" and tu Part human, part elfin, young Tom struggles to find a place to call home in this striking debut fantasy novel.Tom is both elfin and human, and running for his life. Cast out from the elfin Tribe, he must hide among the hated humans, whom the Tribe call "demons." Tom\'s Tribe-half seeks freedom and thrives on a connection with nature which lets him "call on the stars" and turn invisible when in danger. But Tom\'s human side is emerging, and he is confused and appalled by this change. For he fears the twining emotional bonds, which he sees literally as vines, that bind one human to another. But when he is helped by a kind "demon" girl, it is these strong bonds that save him-and draw him to his true home. ...more', "No one knows the true motives of Kees vaan Loo-Macklin. He's a mastermind criminal who gave up his place at the head of the dark underworld to become a legitimate member of Evenwaith's cities. But soon he was reaching out to powerful enemies--the slimy aliens called the Nuel. Loo-Macklin negotiates an illusory peace agreement and gains precious alien secrets in the process No one knows the true motives of Kees vaan Loo-Macklin. He's a mastermind criminal who gave up his place at the head of the dark underworld to become a legitimate member of Evenwaith's cities. But soon he was reaching out to powerful enemies--the slimy aliens called the Nuel. Loo-Macklin negotiates an illusory peace agreement and gains precious alien secrets in the process. Is he after peace, power or pure evil? With enemy starships beginning to amass, we won't have to wait long to find out. ...more", 'ALL FOUR PARTS IN ONE BOOKI grew up in space.Never been on a planet, let alone an alien one.We crashed—I crashed—our ship on a huge green world. Communications were down, the ship was broken in two, the crew mostly injured, and there were things out there. Animals with razor sharp teeth. The emergency beacon lay on the other side of the jungle, our only way to call home, a ALL FOUR PARTS IN ONE BOOKI grew up in space.Never been on a planet, let alone an alien one.We crashed—I crashed—our ship on a huge green world. Communications were down, the ship was broken in two, the crew mostly injured, and there were things out there. Animals with razor sharp teeth. The emergency beacon lay on the other side of the jungle, our only way to call home, and I drew the short straw.I was doomed before I ever stepped out of the airlock.But on my journey, I discovered I wasn’t alone…The native was big, midnight black, and fierce. For some reason, he was determined to keep me alive, safe, and entirely his. ...more', "Called annoyingly obedient, and dumped for a less submissive bottom, my attempts to recover from Dave have led me to a place where those same traits could mean my survival. An alien holding cell turned out to be a pound, and my new owner is a seven-foot tower of jet-black muscle with raptor legs and shark teeth. I'm getting the training and discipline I longed for from my Called annoyingly obedient, and dumped for a less submissive bottom, my attempts to recover from Dave have led me to a place where those same traits could mean my survival. An alien holding cell turned out to be a pound, and my new owner is a seven-foot tower of jet-black muscle with raptor legs and shark teeth. I'm getting the training and discipline I longed for from my Earth lovers at the claws of my alien owner. If only I can make him want me… ...more", "Can four s, saint-like, with perfect eidetic memories & rather plain features, find happiness in the brutish world of 2072? Or will they instead learn to accept the nasty conditions of life aboard a packed & harrassed Earth? Sprung illegally from Dr. Poynter's fertile imagination & sterile test tubes, nurtured separately by the current working class of intelligent ape Can four s, saint-like, with perfect eidetic memories & rather plain features, find happiness in the brutish world of 2072? Or will they instead learn to accept the nasty conditions of life aboard a packed & harrassed Earth? Sprung illegally from Dr. Poynter's fertile imagination & sterile test tubes, nurtured separately by the current working class of intelligent apes, Alvin, Bruce, Colin & Desmond (alike as podded peas) are blissfully unaware of each other's existence till some awfully odd events begin to occur. That is, Alvin claims to have remembrances of things yet to come. One of those things is a gorgeous green-eyed girl. Not to speak of the psychic & teleportational talents the four develop when together, which understandably threaten & alarm the Omniscient Authorities. Not to mention the havoc they play on this tightly tuned society when they decide to give the bureaucracy just a taste of their awesome powers. ...more", "The crew of the Ann Bonny has no reason to suspect danger from the gentle natives of the planet they call Chameleon, except for the orbiting wreckage of the last ship to visit. Their purpose: declare the natives non-sentient and open Chameleon for exploitation. The only one who can stop them is novice xenolinguist Gia Kennedy, who suspects these aliens are more than they s The crew of the Ann Bonny has no reason to suspect danger from the gentle natives of the planet they call Chameleon, except for the orbiting wreckage of the last ship to visit. Their purpose: declare the natives non-sentient and open Chameleon for exploitation. The only one who can stop them is novice xenolinguist Gia Kennedy, who suspects these aliens are more than they seem. And her only ally is the crew's one man, the disturbing and frightening artist, Zion Marit. A novel of alien language, alien intelligence, and a future human society alienated from its own nature, by a Nebula Award-winning author. ...more", 'A strange evil fills the night - and nothing alive is save Dead birds are everywhere A prowling cat searches the dark for prey. And suddenly a mysterious sickness plagues the school. But only Nora senses the menace - an alien force that possesses hr friends, invades their bodies, destroys their souls. Soon they will come for her. Now Nora must stop the spreading evil, save A strange evil fills the night - and nothing alive is save Dead birds are everywhere A prowling cat searches the dark for prey. And suddenly a mysterious sickness plagues the school. But only Nora senses the menace - an alien force that possesses hr friends, invades their bodies, destroys their souls. Soon they will come for her. Now Nora must stop the spreading evil, save the innocent victims - before she is forced on the deadly march of . ...more', 'In the future, only one rule will matter:Don’t. Ever. Peek.Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Eart In the future, only one rule will matter:Don’t. Ever. Peek.Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die.Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s been taught about his kind. And against her instincts, she’s falling for him. But Ari isn’t just any girl, and Jackson wants more than her attention. She’s a military legacy who’s been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know — especially an alien spy, like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war. ...more', 'In 2015, a race of alien Others conquered Earth. They enslaved humanity not by force, but through an aggressive mind control that turned people into contented, unquestioning robots. Except sixteen-year-old Althea isn’t content at all, and she doesn’t need the mysterious note inside her locket to tell her she’s Something Else. It also warns her to trust no one, so she hides In 2015, a race of alien Others conquered Earth. They enslaved humanity not by force, but through an aggressive mind control that turned people into contented, unquestioning robots. Except sixteen-year-old Althea isn’t content at all, and she doesn’t need the mysterious note inside her locket to tell her she’s Something Else. It also warns her to trust no one, so she hides the pieces that make her different, even though it means being alone. Then she meets Lucas, everything changes. Althea and Lucas are immune to the alien mind control, and together they search for the reason why. What they uncover is a stunning truth the Others never anticipated, one with the potential to free the brainwashed human race. It’s not who they are that makes them special, but what.And what they are is a threat. One the Others are determined to eliminate for good. ...more', 'Witness the rise of man’s first galactic federation: The Terran Alliance.\xa0 When Simon and Katherine Hawke stumble upon an alien shuttle that has landed on earth, it’ll not only change the course of their lives, but of the entire world. Taking the shuttle into orbit, they discover a much larger ship left adrift with no one on board. Commandeering it, they confir Witness the rise of man’s first galactic federation: The Terran Alliance.\xa0 When Simon and Katherine Hawke stumble upon an alien shuttle that has landed on earth, it’ll not only change the course of their lives, but of the entire world. Taking the shuttle into orbit, they discover a much larger ship left adrift with no one on board. Commandeering it, they confirm that we’re not alone in the universe and must prepare the human race for what is about to come.\xa0Recruiting from all over the world, they begin to\xa0expand their fleet and build a federation to give humans a foothold in the galaxy. Thus the Terran Alliance is formed, led by Simon, Kitty, Gayle, and their new comrades.\xa0Everything is going according to planned as they construct more ships, but the governments of the world are vying for control of these technologies. To make matters worse, their second encounter with an alien species is not one of peace. After the attack, they are left with more questions than answers as they face resistance from, not only outer space, but their home planet\xa0as well. ...more', 'When twelve-year-old Valerie and her brother and sister fall through a and are transmitted to an alien planet, they seek ways to return to the thirty-second century. Valerie, terrified, realizes that she is many parsecs away from her home galaxy, victim of an outlaw planet, whose people, engaged in contraband animal trading are misusing the ancient secret of a M When twelve-year-old Valerie and her brother and sister fall through a and are transmitted to an alien planet, they seek ways to return to the thirty-second century. Valerie, terrified, realizes that she is many parsecs away from her home galaxy, victim of an outlaw planet, whose people, engaged in contraband animal trading are misusing the ancient secret of a Matter Transmitter. ...more', "What if a teenage boy washed up on the banks of the River Thames, soaked to the skin and unable to explain who he is?What if the only clue to the boy's identity is a sketch he made of a strange symbol?Who would help him? Who would hunt him? Who is River Boy?When a mystery teenage boy emerges from the River Thames drenched, distressed and unable to remember anything about h What if a teenage boy washed up on the banks of the River Thames, soaked to the skin and unable to explain who he is?What if the only clue to the boy's identity is a sketch he made of a strange symbol?Who would help him? Who would hunt him? Who is River Boy?When a mystery teenage boy emerges from the River Thames drenched, distressed and unable to remember anything about himself, he becomes the focus of worldwide media speculation. Unable to communicate, the River Boy is given paper and a pencil and begins to scribble. Soon a symbol emerges, but the boy has no idea why he has drawn it even thought it's the only clue to the mystery of his identity... As the boy begins to build a new life under a new name, the hunt for his real identity begins.A hunt which will lead him on a dangerous QUEST that he has only one year to complete ...Introducing the first book in a thrilling new series packed with adventure and mystery. ...more", "Teenagers are mysteriously disappearing in Tucson, Arizona, and other cities. One night, seventeen-year-old Taryn nearly becomes one of them when a revolting, unearthly creature attacks her. The touch of a Zumar warrior should render her unconscious, but Taryn has the strength to fight until a young man with a sword comes to her rescue. This is how Taryn, an orphan with Me Teenagers are mysteriously disappearing in Tucson, Arizona, and other cities. One night, seventeen-year-old Taryn nearly becomes one of them when a revolting, unearthly creature attacks her. The touch of a Zumar warrior should render her unconscious, but Taryn has the strength to fight until a young man with a sword comes to her rescue. This is how Taryn, an orphan with Meniere's disease, meets Erick, a Haro Knight from another world. His job is fighting the Zumar who are kidnapping and enslaving oldworlders (Earth people). It is forbidden for Erick to socialize with oldworlders, but he can't ignore the strong attraction between them . . . and Taryn seems different from other Earth people. When she's abducted by the Zumar and taken to their evil sorcerer leader, Taryn is confronted with shocking truths that explain her strange dreams and special powers. ...more", "Humanity's first contact with alien life is no less than a nightmare, as the Ahimsa take control of Earth and force humanity to do their bidding. Soon Earth's most skilled strike force, composed of Russian, American, and Israeli experts in the art of war and espionage, find themselves aboard the Ahimsa vessel, training for an offensive attack against a distant space statio Humanity's first contact with alien life is no less than a nightmare, as the Ahimsa take control of Earth and force humanity to do their bidding. Soon Earth's most skilled strike force, composed of Russian, American, and Israeli experts in the art of war and espionage, find themselves aboard the Ahimsa vessel, training for an offensive attack against a distant space station. And as they struggle to overcome their own prejudices while preparing to face an enemy of unknown capabilities, none of them realize that the greatest danger to humanity's future is right in their midst.... ...more", "Enter a world of ancient magicWhen his father is called to active duty in Vietnam, Cory Alder is sent to spend the summer with his adopted Native American uncle, Jasper. Accustomed to life in the city, Cory finds the reality of the ranch scary—every shadow is full of menace. But when an encounter with a medicine man catapults Cory into a world of Native American legend, co Enter a world of ancient magicWhen his father is called to active duty in Vietnam, Cory Alder is sent to spend the summer with his adopted Native American uncle, Jasper. Accustomed to life in the city, Cory finds the reality of the ranch scary—every shadow is full of menace. But when an encounter with a medicine man catapults Cory into a world of Native American legend, conquering his fears becomes a matter of survival. Transformed into a beaver called Yellow Shell, Cory is now part of a war between the People, animals whose intelligence equals that of humans. In order to return home, Cory must help Yellow Shell and his allies defeat the Changer, who is attempting to enslave the People in this world—and in Cory's world as well. With two worlds hanging in the balance, Cory will have to use every ounce of courage and animal instinct within him to defeat this enemy . . . ...more", 'A powerful drama about self-acceptance Kit Webster is hiding a secret. Carma, his best friend, has already figured it out, and pushes him to audition for the high school play, . When he\'s cast as the male lead, he expects to escape his own life for a while and become a different person. What he gets instead is the role of a lifetime: Kit Webster. In the play, Kit\'s thr A powerful drama about self-acceptance Kit Webster is hiding a secret. Carma, his best friend, has already figured it out, and pushes him to audition for the high school play, . When he\'s cast as the male lead, he expects to escape his own life for a while and become a different person. What he gets instead is the role of a lifetime: Kit Webster. In the play, Kit\'s thrown together with Lindsay Walsh, the female lead and the school\'s teen queen. Lindsay, tired of the shallow and selfish boys from her usual circle of friends, sees something real in Kit - and wants it. But Kit\'s attention is focused on Pablo, another boy in school. The play is controversial; the parents put pressure on the school to shut it down. And when Kit and Lindsay rally to save , they find themselves deep into a battle for the truth: onstage, and inside themselves. As in her other books, Ms. Koja\'s "long stream-of-consciousness sentences with creative (but recognizable) spelling and clever use of italics will enchant readers" ("Booklist"). ...more', 'Ellie and her little brother Danny spend their lonely days making up stories about a young girl in a world of dragons and shape-shifters, a girl as brave and cunning as "they" would like to be. Five years later Danny disappears. The police have no clues. They fear he is dead, but Ellie knows better. She also knows that she is the only one who can find him.At the same time, Ellie and her little brother Danny spend their lonely days making up stories about a young girl in a world of dragons and shape-shifters, a girl as brave and cunning as "they" would like to be. Five years later Danny disappears. The police have no clues. They fear he is dead, but Ellie knows better. She also knows that she is the only one who can find him.At the same time, in the world Danny and Ellie imagined, a young girl named Argent sets off on a quest of her own to reclaim a stolen dragon hatchling.As each girl makes her way closer to her goal, the boundaries between the worlds of fantasy and reality begin to blur until it\'s unclear where one world ends and the other begins. Gripping, compelling, and utterly absorbing, "" is the story of two worlds--and two heroines--that readers will never forget. ...more', 'Alf Dean Djanyagirnji is an anthropologist who has not forgotten the tribal wisdom of his ancestors. With his nephew, an autistic boy who everyone calls Mouse, explores the wilds of central Australia in search of the mythical Rainbow Serpent, or those that he believes the fossilized remains of a creature of the Cretaceous. Inside a cave decorated with ancient Aboriginal pa Alf Dean Djanyagirnji is an anthropologist who has not forgotten the tribal wisdom of his ancestors. With his nephew, an autistic boy who everyone calls Mouse, explores the wilds of central Australia in search of the mythical Rainbow Serpent, or those that he believes the fossilized remains of a creature of the Cretaceous. Inside a cave decorated with ancient Aboriginal paintings, Alf and the boy discover something far more unexpected: an alien artefact, a bright portal that transports them instantly hundreds of kilometres away, to another cave in the heart of the Australian continent. Alf is stunned, while the mental processes of mouse speed and the boy discovers new unexpected powers."Synopsis" belongs to another edition of this title. ...more', "The time is 30,000 B.C., and the earth's races, including trolls, humans, and dragons, are enemies. But when seers glimpse a vision of the destruction of the world by a new and menacing threat – creatures from beyond the sky – the races of the earth must put their hatred of one another behind them and join forces. Twelve-year-old Lithim, the son of a human wizard and himse The time is 30,000 B.C., and the earth's races, including trolls, humans, and dragons, are enemies. But when seers glimpse a vision of the destruction of the world by a new and menacing threat – creatures from beyond the sky – the races of the earth must put their hatred of one another behind them and join forces. Twelve-year-old Lithim, the son of a human wizard and himself an apprentice magician, sets out with his father to enlist the support of the fearsome, mountain-dwelling dragons. Knowing that the world will be destroyed in a year's time if the mission fails, they make a dangerous journey through unknown lands. Then, suddenly, Lithim finds that it will be up to him to use his magical abilities to bring the quest to a successful finish. But will he be able to communicate with the terrifying dragons and gain their cooperation? In , the first book in the Age of Magic trilogy, acclaimed fantasy writer Tom McGowen explores the timely topics of global cooperation and racial harmony. ...more", "An ancient starship is found adrift in space, damaged by alien Laagi warships. The voice of its pilot still survives - a mind merged with the ship itself.Now, Earth's scientists attempt to duplicate the feat. Pilot Jim Wander has been chosen for the dangerous mission. His spirit transferred from his body to his own ship, Wander must make peace with the Laagi...Or lose his An ancient starship is found adrift in space, damaged by alien Laagi warships. The voice of its pilot still survives - a mind merged with the ship itself.Now, Earth's scientists attempt to duplicate the feat. Pilot Jim Wander has been chosen for the dangerous mission. His spirit transferred from his body to his own ship, Wander must make peace with the Laagi...Or lose his ship and his mind. ...more", 'This second volume of Orson Scott Card\'s five-volume anthology of short stories features seven tales exploring possible future scenarios for the human race. A fascistic government\'s capital punishment extends beyond death. Intellectually superior aliens from a doomed world choose Earth\'s dogs as their new vessels. Not-quite-human beings on an Earth wasted by biological war This second volume of Orson Scott Card\'s five-volume anthology of short stories features seven tales exploring possible future scenarios for the human race. A fascistic government\'s capital punishment extends beyond death. Intellectually superior aliens from a doomed world choose Earth\'s dogs as their new vessels. Not-quite-human beings on an Earth wasted by biological warfare continuously fight an enemy which has long been annihilated.These and other possible fates may be discovered in this collection, which includes: "A Thousand Details" "Clap Hands and Sing""Dogwalker""But We Try Not to Act Like It""I Put My Blue Genes On""In the Doghouse""The Originist". ...more', 'The war everyone thought was over is just beginning. Kira Forrest is a survivor. She’s risen above the pain of her beginnings to become a war hero only to leave it all behind in the pursuit of a simple life. Now a salvager, she makes a living sifting through the wreckage of dead alien ships from a war that nearly brought humanity to its knees. After her ship takes damage The war everyone thought was over is just beginning. Kira Forrest is a survivor. She’s risen above the pain of her beginnings to become a war hero only to leave it all behind in the pursuit of a simple life. Now a salvager, she makes a living sifting through the wreckage of dead alien ships from a war that nearly brought humanity to its knees. After her ship takes damage, she’s forced to re-route to a space station where her past and present collide with dangerous consequences. Kira’s existence holds the key to a faltering peace treaty with the Tuann—a technologically advanced alien race who dislikes and distrusts all humans. Winning her freedom should be easy, but a powerful and relentless Tuann warrior stands in her way. Deceiving him seems impossible, especially when he strays dangerously close to secrets she struggles to hide. Can Kira reconcile the pain of her past with the possibilities of her future? The fate of two races depends on her success. ...more', 'Alias for middle-grade readers!Thirteen-year-old Cody Saron speaks five languages and has traveled to every corner of the globe with his father, an undercover CIA agent. Cody knows how to pick a lock or follow a trail, but he has no idea how to fit in with regular kids, or how to make it through a day of junior high. When the danger surrounding Cody’s dad heats up, Cody i Alias for middle-grade readers!Thirteen-year-old Cody Saron speaks five languages and has traveled to every corner of the globe with his father, an undercover CIA agent. Cody knows how to pick a lock or follow a trail, but he has no idea how to fit in with regular kids, or how to make it through a day of junior high. When the danger surrounding Cody’s dad heats up, Cody is sent to stay with his aunt in her small Connecticut suburb and must adapt to this foreign world of normal life. Author Greg Logsted weaves humor and heart with thrilling action and unexpected twists in this original, quirky, fish-out-ofwater story. ...more', "An interstellar trading ship arrived in the moon's orbit two years ago, and the few aliens who have descended to Earth have stayed in their landing craft or at the United Nations building in New York City. When one of the aliens unexpectedly shows up in a Los Angeles tavern, bartender Ed Frazer awakes the next morning with the strangest hangover of his life. Ed barely reme An interstellar trading ship arrived in the moon's orbit two years ago, and the few aliens who have descended to Earth have stayed in their landing craft or at the United Nations building in New York City. When one of the aliens unexpectedly shows up in a Los Angeles tavern, bartender Ed Frazer awakes the next morning with the strangest hangover of his life. Ed barely remembers taking the pills offered by the alien; each pill flooding his brain with the knowledge of an alien profession ... spaceship captain ... teleporter .... translator ... but Ed can't remember how many pills he took, or if the confusing overload of information in his head shadows the terrible secret of their mission. Hugo Award Nominee ...more", "Orphan Anne Levi tolerates her distant Aunt Ruth, with whom she lives, but adores her mysterious Uncle Marco, who flits in and out of their lives at irregular intervals. When he gives Anne two unusual boxes with strict instructions not to open them, curiosity gets the better of her. Opening the first one, she releases an unusual crablike creature that grows and reproduces Orphan Anne Levi tolerates her distant Aunt Ruth, with whom she lives, but adores her mysterious Uncle Marco, who flits in and out of their lives at irregular intervals. When he gives Anne two unusual boxes with strict instructions not to open them, curiosity gets the better of her. Opening the first one, she releases an unusual crablike creature that grows and reproduces rapidly; the life form and its offspring construct a fantastic palace in the basement and communicate with Anne telepathically. Dismayed by what she has done, Anne opens the second box, which she had hidden in her closet, revealing a clocklike object that has the ability to slow down time at the basement creatures' request, but only when Anne agrees to carry messages between the creatures and the clock. Unfortunately, the owners of a suspicious development company are intrigued by the time slowdowns and increase their ominous efforts to control Anne, her home, and the strange devices within it.- Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA (School Library Journal) ...more", "Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class. This is good news and bad news for Hank-he loves science, but he hates the report part. So H Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class. This is good news and bad news for Hank-he loves science, but he hates the report part. So Hank turns to TV to take his mind off things. But when the program directory scrolls by too quickly for Hank to know what's on, he decides to take apart the cable box to try to slow down the crawl. Great! Now Hank has found the perfect science project! But what he wasn't counting on was his sister's pet iguana laying eighteen eggs in the disassembled cable box. How is Hank going to get out of this one? Illustrated by Carol Heyer. ...more", 'Here You Will FindA Fine Fantasy Series ByWorld-Class Fantasy WritersShapeshifterSazten thinks he is just an ordinary boy, living an ordinary life, until the day the old man tells him of his real destiny. A King lies dying in a faraway land, and only Saxten can stop the evil magician Severo from taking over the kingdom.In , Saxten realises that only he can s Here You Will FindA Fine Fantasy Series ByWorld-Class Fantasy WritersShapeshifterSazten thinks he is just an ordinary boy, living an ordinary life, until the day the old man tells him of his real destiny. A King lies dying in a faraway land, and only Saxten can stop the evil magician Severo from taking over the kingdom.In , Saxten realises that only he can see the wolf stalking him through the streets. Soon he will know why, when he is forced to trust the words of a stranger. Nothing will ever be the same again. ...more', 'An engrossing account of a forbidden love in war-torn Berlin between a Jewish boy and his childhood sweetheart\xa0There was a vehicle pulling up outside. I heard the booted feet running up the stairs, then the hammering on the apartment door and the shouting. "Open up! Gestapo!"\xa0She is 15\xa0years old and\xa0in love. Only this is Nazi-ruled Berlin and he\'s a Jew, so it\'s against th An engrossing account of a forbidden love in war-torn Berlin between a Jewish boy and his childhood sweetheart\xa0There was a vehicle pulling up outside. I heard the booted feet running up the stairs, then the hammering on the apartment door and the shouting. "Open up! Gestapo!"\xa0She is 15\xa0years old and\xa0in love. Only this is Nazi-ruled Berlin and he\'s a Jew, so it\'s against the law to love him. There are spies everywhere and they\'re taking the last Jews away from Berlin—to the gas chambers.\xa0Powerfully evoking civilian survival in a bomb-blasted city, and the sacrifice and courage required to maintain high individual standards of friendship and integrity, this novel of love and courage in the face of danger is one that\xa0readers will\xa0not be\xa0able to put down. ...more', "When Marco's shy and fragile little sister, Lilly, tells him about the strange lights in the basement, he thinks she's imagining things. But Marco is curious, and before long he investigates. He finds a passage into a strange world, where he meets insect-like creatures who seem to know all about Lilly. They believe she is special and beg Marco to bring her to them so that When Marco's shy and fragile little sister, Lilly, tells him about the strange lights in the basement, he thinks she's imagining things. But Marco is curious, and before long he investigates. He finds a passage into a strange world, where he meets insect-like creatures who seem to know all about Lilly. They believe she is special and beg Marco to bring her to them so that she can embark on a dangerous quest to save their world from ruin. Can Marco help the creatures while protecting Lilly from harm? ...more", "Imagine sitting down to write an email to an old woman in charge of an advice column when you need the answer to a very important question. What if just one typo sent your email to an 18-year-old Marine instead? Wes Lee began to receive misdirected emails while serving his country overseas. He tried to fix the problem, but when it didn't work he turned an inbox full of sil Imagine sitting down to write an email to an old woman in charge of an advice column when you need the answer to a very important question. What if just one typo sent your email to an 18-year-old Marine instead? Wes Lee began to receive misdirected emails while serving his country overseas. He tried to fix the problem, but when it didn't work he turned an inbox full of silly problems into an entertaining bulletin board for his friends on base. Morgan Mayfield needs some advice. She's a 17-year-old senior in high school who is dating the boy she's been in love with for the last two years. She believed the first time he hit her was an accident, but now he's done it again. When she sends an email looking for some help to the wrong address, she gets a response she wasn't expecting. The final book in the Dear Bailey series ends the way it began-with a friendship built through emails between a teenage girl and another one of our few and proud Marines. ...more", 'Shapeshifting can be a beautiful and deadly secret. Gwen craves the forbidden rush of leaping from her bedroom window and transforming into an owl, but she could lose it all if anyone caught her. Most Americans don’t exactly roll out the welcome mat for s. In the small town of Klikamuks, Washington, coming out as a person with paranormal abilities means staring down t Shapeshifting can be a beautiful and deadly secret. Gwen craves the forbidden rush of leaping from her bedroom window and transforming into an owl, but she could lose it all if anyone caught her. Most Americans don’t exactly roll out the welcome mat for s. In the small town of Klikamuks, Washington, coming out as a person with paranormal abilities means staring down the barrel of a shotgun. Gwen hasn’t even told the truth to her boyfriend, Zack, who she hopes will be the boy to take her virginity.When a pack of werewolves claims the national forest behind Gwen’s house as their territory, the tensions in Klikamuks escalate—into murder. Prejudice slows the police investigation. It doesn’t take Gwen long to realize a serial killer is targeting s. On the hunt for clues, she meets Tavian, a sexy Japanese fox-spirit who rivals Zack and challenges her to embrace her shapeshifting. Can she find the killer before he finds her, or will her secrets be the death of her? ...more', "Witch, Warlock, Whatever… My name’s Devon Jinx, and, yes, I’m half warlock, half witch. But I couldn't care less about which kind of magic is better. All I want to do is keep my head down and get on with my new job as an investigator at the Hunted Witch Agency. A recent, shall we say, mistake, has put me in place to inherit the leadership of the warlocks. Which means onl Witch, Warlock, Whatever… My name’s Devon Jinx, and, yes, I’m half warlock, half witch. But I couldn't care less about which kind of magic is better. All I want to do is keep my head down and get on with my new job as an investigator at the Hunted Witch Agency. A recent, shall we say, mistake, has put me in place to inherit the leadership of the warlocks. Which means only one thing. I have a choice to make: Leave behind my life of witchery to become a warlock, or lose my warlock magic forever. Complicating my choice is the fact that someone is trying to destroy the warlock coven. If I don't stop them, the warlocks will be annihilated. The task seems impossible until Gerard Freshwater, a distractingly handsome witch, explodes into my life. He's determined to make me see that being a witch isn't just the best option, but the only option. ...more", "When Brian and Gregory receive an invitation to stay at a distant relative's strange manse . . . well, they should know better than to go, since this is a middle-grade adventure novel. But they go anyway. Why not? Once there, they stumble upon , a board game that mirrors a greater game in which they have suddenly become players. Soon the boys are d When Brian and Gregory receive an invitation to stay at a distant relative's strange manse . . . well, they should know better than to go, since this is a middle-grade adventure novel. But they go anyway. Why not? Once there, they stumble upon , a board game that mirrors a greater game in which they have suddenly become players. Soon the boys are dealing with attitudinal trolls, warring kingdoms, and some very starchy britches. Luckily, they have wit, deadpan observation, and a keen sense of adventure on their side. ...more", "Finding a mate is the farthest thing from alien warrior Jared Bennett's mind. After years of exile on Earth, he's almost developed a time travel weapon. One that will hopefully bring peace to his own people. But a chance encounter with scientist Kelsey Wells ignites a scorching desire that overshadows his people's war. To Kelsey, Jared's heritage is exotic and alarming - n Finding a mate is the farthest thing from alien warrior Jared Bennett's mind. After years of exile on Earth, he's almost developed a time travel weapon. One that will hopefully bring peace to his own people. But a chance encounter with scientist Kelsey Wells ignites a scorching desire that overshadows his people's war. To Kelsey, Jared's heritage is exotic and alarming - nothing like the logical, scientific facts of her own world. But despite her fears, she can't deny the heated response of her body every time the magnetic leader comes near. When an enemy from the future arrives, Jared realizes that his desire to mate with Kelsey may destroy them all.Surely he can't bond with her--not now, when his doing so might destroy not only his own world, but Earth, as well. The lovers face one inescapable fact: Time can save them, as much as it can destroy them… ...more", "Perfect for fans of the Animorphs and Warriors series, Devon Hughes's exhilarating debut is full of friendship, heroism, high stakes, and epic adventure.Castor has always been a stray, prowling with his pack in the back alleys of Lion's Head. That is, until the day that he's captured and taken to a dark laboratory full of terrifying creatures. They're called Unnaturals, an Perfect for fans of the Animorphs and Warriors series, Devon Hughes's exhilarating debut is full of friendship, heroism, high stakes, and epic adventure.Castor has always been a stray, prowling with his pack in the back alleys of Lion's Head. That is, until the day that he's captured and taken to a dark laboratory full of terrifying creatures. They're called Unnaturals, and they're made to fight.Soon Castor is transformed from a mutt into a powerful beast with huge eagle wings—and he's thrust into the fighting ring. He knows he'll need all of his courage to survive. But it will take unexpected human and animal allies and something even more than courage for him to save the Unnaturals.... ...more", 'If things seem too good to be true they probably are.John loves his family and gourmet cooking, and feels appropriately tormented by Keats, his rich girlfriend from the right side of the tracks. A normal life - normal, that is, until he meets Woodrow Pingree one night by ramming into the back of his Mitsubishi. Suddenly nothing will be the same. A poor boy is now a ri If things seem too good to be true they probably are.John loves his family and gourmet cooking, and feels appropriately tormented by Keats, his rich girlfriend from the right side of the tracks. A normal life - normal, that is, until he meets Woodrow Pingree one night by ramming into the back of his Mitsubishi. Suddenly nothing will be the same. A poor boy is now a rich one at an exclusive prep school. A woman who\'s no longer a girl enters \'s life with long kisses and no promises. He\'s paid to be someone he\'s not with a name that\'s no longer his own. "Your fate is already set; just lean into it," is told. Only don\'t fall, ... don\'t fall. is a love story and a suspense story - the first in a series by M.E. Kerr. ...more', "Short-listed for Mr. Christie's Book Award, the Red Cedar Book Award, and a Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice selection, this adventure begins when Olivier goes to spend his summer vacation at , the very strange home of his grandfather and his new bride, Sylvia de Whosit of Whatsit -- a reported witch. Olivier discovers a mansion filled with shifti Short-listed for Mr. Christie's Book Award, the Red Cedar Book Award, and a Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice selection, this adventure begins when Olivier goes to spend his summer vacation at , the very strange home of his grandfather and his new bride, Sylvia de Whosit of Whatsit -- a reported witch. Olivier discovers a mansion filled with shifting rooms, doors with mirrored keyholes, and talking shrubbery. The chief culprits are the Inklings -- word fairies that wreak havoc on language, much to the chagrin of the cats who have been changed from pets to poets! Olivier finds himself embroiled in a magical scavenger hunt to recover a fantastical book buried in Nevermore Lake. Along the way, he meets members of the So-So Gang, a talking pen named Murray Shaeffer, a swarm of French-speaking flies, a girl named Linnette who can channel the wind, and a boy named Fathom who lives in the river. Filled with characters that pop in and out of the story, is a cleverly written novel with much of the fun derived from wordplay -- puns, literary allusions, and misspellings. ...more", "College student Nate Black is a top-notch computer hacker. But he's long since stopped the kind of hacking that could put him behind bars. Under the guise of his user i.d., Azrael, he has never been discovered. That is, until Nate gets an anonymous email, after which nothing will ever be the same. He's abducted to an alien world, where magic is the rule, the gods are all t College student Nate Black is a top-notch computer hacker. But he's long since stopped the kind of hacking that could put him behind bars. Under the guise of his user i.d., Azrael, he has never been discovered. That is, until Nate gets an anonymous email, after which nothing will ever be the same. He's abducted to an alien world, where magic is the rule, the gods are all too real, and a twist of fate makes him the most valuable pawn in a terrifying game of power. ...more", "The children in these stories have one thing in common - they are all young . None of them are of this planet. None can be called human. Some of the young are obviously, wonderfully, alien. Yet others have lived their lives alongside human children and no one ever knew the difference. No one could tell they were , with a The children in these stories have one thing in common - they are all young . None of them are of this planet. None can be called human. Some of the young are obviously, wonderfully, alien. Yet others have lived their lives alongside human children and no one ever knew the difference. No one could tell they were , with a special heritage and special gifts. Some of the children are here as ambassadors of peace. Others are here for more selfish and more frightening reasons.Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg and Charles Waugh have selected stories by Piers Anthony, R.A. Lafferty, James E. Gunn and many others that don't question the existence of but rather explore what life for a young extraterrestrial would be like on Earth. ...more"]

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