Trials of the Mighty by Kenyon T. Henry

Trials of the MightyRelease Date: April 30, 2018

Publisher: KTH Investment Group

ISBN: 9780692098127

Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy

Series: Chronicles of Stephen, Book Two

Check out my review for the previous book, “Choice of the MightyHERE.

About the Book:

Stephen is a young man with extraordinary talents. Having both learned that he is a descendant of one of King David’s mighty men and chosen to fight on the side of the Almighty against Fallen in a battle for humanity, Stephen joined the Mighty at their underground base–Enclave. He was joined by his friend, Vincent, and girlfriend, Patty. Continue reading

Choice of the Mighty by Kenyon T. Henry

Choice of the MightyRelease Date: March 13, 2017

Publisher: Kth Investment Group

ISBN: 978-0692858943

Genre: Fiction / Young Adult / Fantasy

Series: Chronicles of Stephen, Book One

About the Book:

Stephen, a young man with a powerful gift to hear and control thoughts of others, returns home to Saint Louis, Missouri after his good intentions led to tragedy. His mind is torn, and nearing insanity, paranoia starts to set causing him to think he is constantly being watched. With the help of his mentor, however, he begins to understand his gift and how to control it. As he begins to seek out his purpose, he is left asking, “Why me?” Continue reading

The Girls’ Guide to Conquering Life by Erica and Jonathan Catherman

The Girls Guide to Conquering LifeRelease Date: May 15, 2018

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Youth / Non-Fiction

About the Book:

There’s a lot a girl needs to know as she grows up and makes her way in the world. Having a reference guide of practical how-to life skills and character traits can empower her to become a confident and capable woman. Coauthors Erica and Jonathan Catherman offer this collection of step-by-step instructions on 100 things girls need to succeed, including how to Continue reading

Just Read Tours: The Story Peddler by Lindsay A. Franklin

Series: The Weaver Trilogy, Book 1

Author: Lindsay A. Franklin

Publisher: Enclave Publishing

Release Date: May 1, 2018

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

The Story PeddlerAbout the Book:

Selling stories is a deadly business.
Tanwen doesn’t just tell stories—she weaves them into crystallized sculptures that sell for more than a few bits. But the only way to escape the control of her cruel mentor and claw her way from poverty is to set her sights on something grander: becoming Royal Storyteller to the king.

During her final story peddling tour, a tale of treason spills from her hands, threatening the king himself. Tanwen goes from peddler to prey as the king’s guard hunts her down . . . and they’re not known for their mercy. As Tanwen flees for her life, she unearths long-buried secrets and discovers she’s not the only outlaw in the empire. There’s a rebel group of weavers . . . and they’re after her too.

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The Revisionary by Kristen Hogrefe

The Revisionary by Kristen Hogrefe

Release Date: June 6, 2017

Publisher: White Integrity Press

ISBN: 9781944120290

Genre: Young Adult / Dystopian

Series: The Rogues, Book One

Be sure to check out my review for the sequel, The Revolutionary.

About the Book:

A Revisionary rewrites the rules. A Rogue breaks them. Which one is she?

Nineteen-year-old Portia Abernathy accepts her Revisionary draft to the Crystal Globe with one goal: earn a Dome seat so she can amend the satellite rules and rescue her brother. Her plan derails when Head Gage Eliab brands her as a suspect in a campus Rogue attack, and in a quest to clear her name, she questions if the vigilante Brotherhood responsible might be fighting for a cause greater than itself, a cause championed by the last civilization. But the current leaders have obscured history’s pages, and if she dares to engage the past through her training technology, they might wipe her own memory as well. Continue reading

The Revolutionary by Kristen Hogrefe

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About the Book

The Revolutionary by Kristen Hogrefe

Title: The Revolutionary: Liberate the Captives

Author: Kristen Hogrefe

Genre: Young Adult, Action, Adventure

Release Date: March, 2018

Freedom costs more than Portia wants to pay, but revolutions run on sacrifice … and blood.

Three months a satellite prisoner, Portia wonders if the Brotherhood has left her to die—until she plunges into the domain of an underground smuggler contacted by her brother. But her rescue comes with a price tag only she can pay, and now, she must forfeit her identity to act as a spy back in the dizzying politics of Crystal. There, she learns that her enemies want the Dome to approve mass satellite executions. No one knows why. Worse, they’re using her friend Luther, now a Court Citizen intern, to sign the short-term orders. She desperately wants to confide in Luther, but can she still trust him with the company he keeps? Continue reading

Obsidio by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

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Release Date: March 13, 2018

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

ISBN: 9780553499193

Genre: Fiction / Young Adult / Science-Fiction

Series: The Illuminae Files, Book Three

Be sure to check out my reviews of the books in the series: Illuminae and Gemina.

About the Book:

Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza—but who knows what they’ll find seven months after the invasion?  Continue reading

Unraveling by Sara Ella

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Release Date: July 11, 2017

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

ISBN: 9780718081034

Genre: Fiction / Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance

Series: Unblemished, Book Two

Be sure to check out my review of the previous book, Unblemished.

About the Book:

What happens when happily ever after starts to unravel?

Eliyana Ember doesn’t believe in true love. Not anymore. After defeating her grandfather and saving the Second Reflection, El only trusts what’s right in front of her. The tangible. The real. Not some unexplained Kiss of Infinity she once shared with the ghost of a boy she’s trying to forget. She has more important things to worry about–like becoming queen of the Second Reflection, a role she is so not prepared to fill. Continue reading

All Things Now Living by Rondi Bauer Olson

While on a scavenging trip with her father, Amy is accidentally trapped in NewPageflex Persona [document: PRS0000038_00066] Lithisle in Rondi Bauer Olson’s All Things Now Living. At first, her only goal is to escape, but when she meets Daniel, a New Lithisle boy, she begins to question how less-than-human the people of New Lithisle are. Amy’s feelings grow even more conflicted when she learns she didn’t end up in New Lithisle by mistake. Her father is secretly a sympathizer. Time is running short and Amy has to decide if she will bring the computer program her father wrote to his contact or save herself. Installing the program could prevent the dome’s collapse, but if Amy doesn’t find her father’s contact in time, she’ll die, along with everyone else.

Stay up all night reading this thrilling new book from Rondi and enter to win a Kindle Fire! Continue reading