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Sands is like Dune meets Game of Thrones!
This is such a great book cover, very intriguing!
I'm delighted to be able to include Rosi Russell's Caretaker which includes a world so deftly described that it blooms before you as if you'd stepped into an IMAX theater, not just turned a page in a book. The quality of her writing far exceeds the genre. This is literature.
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Horizon Alpha: Predators of Eden
Two hundred years ago, the great Ark Horizon Alpha escaped a doomed Earth and went searching for a new home. The passengers landed on Teu Ceti expecting paradise, but instead they discovered a planet stuck in its own version of the cretaceous period. The humans’ one defense against the dinosaurs ravaging the planet is an electric fence, built from the remains of the shuttles that brought them there.
But Eden base has only days of power left.
With most of the adult men dead, rookie soldier Caleb Wilde and his unit of teenage boys leave the electric fences of Eden in search of a reactor core lost deep in the jungle.
The last remnant of the human race waits behind the electric fence for their return. The dinosaurs wait, too—for the electricity to die and the feast to begin.
Caretaker
Fifty years in space—alone.
Ethan Bryant was supposed to fall asleep on a ship leaving Earth and wake up fifty years later with his family on the planet Minea. Instead, after the ship’s caretaker—the lone human in charge of monitoring the ship’s vital systems—suddenly died, the ship’s computer locked Ethan out of his stasis chamber and gave him the job.
Ethan is resigned to his fate, until the ship suddenly wakes up another passenger: a beautiful engineer who, along with Ethan, soon discovers a horrible secret—a navigation room hidden from even the ship’s computer. The ship is not bound for Minea—but to somewhere far more dangerous.
The Supes
Slip Stephenson has the lamest super power of all time. His father, a world renowned Super, can turn himself invisible, but Slip has never managed to do anything more than turn himself an underwhelming shade of black.
According to the rules of the School for Underage Power Enhancement and Refinement (SUPER), Slip has to pass his final test by the end of this year, or he must give up his superpowered dreams and live as a regular civilian. He spends his senior year studying with five other nearly useless would-be Supers. Together, they must work as a team and overcome their watered-down powers if they want to make it in the world of superheroes.
Etherwalker
The world is broken. Humanity’s once-powerful machines fell long ago, giving way to a primitive age of swords and monsters.
When Enoch awakens an ancient computer intelligence, he discovers the truth behind his past: Enoch is an etherwalker, the last in a long line of legendary warriors who could control technology with their minds.
But this discovery comes at a price. Enoch’s new powers have revealed his existence to monsters from a forgotten time. A Hunt is coming for him. The sinister creatures that destroyed the etherwalkers long ago know only Enoch has the power to end their rule forever.
But if he can live long enough to claim his destiny, he may be the last chance for the world to be made whole again.
Ghost in the Game
Noah has made a deal with the devil. In return for access to Wona’s inner circle, he must guard their Dream State game. His new alliance didn’t come without a cost. It turned many of his friends against him. Luckily, the company has assigned him a new team: Catastrophe.
But leading Catastrophe takes a dangerous turn. At the grand opening of a new game zone, a vicious attack puts even the Wona President on edge. As Noah digs deeper, he discovers hacking beyond anything he’s ever imagined.
In order to protect his virtual refuge, Noah must repair his broken friendships and work with Wona’s own lackeys. If Noah can't stop the hacker, more than the Dream State is at risk. Dark secrets lurk behind this mystery—secrets that go back to the creation of the Dream Engine itself.
Hamilton's Heart
By Mercy Madison
Elizabeth Schuyler is the perfect example of an eligible young lady: caring, beautiful—with plenty of money to spare. But being the most reserved of her sisters, Eliza has a hard time picturing what a suitor could see in her. Who would want shy and simple Eliza when other ladies are so sophisticated and outgoing?
When she goes to visit her aunt in Morristown, Eliza is surprised to find General Washington’s aide-de-camp on her doorstep. Kind, intelligent, and handsome, Alexander Hamilton is the man of every girl’s dream and Eliza finds herself quickly falling for him. But could he ever return her affections? And with the war raging on around them, can Eliza find it in her to win Hamilton’s heart before they run out of time?
Marrow
Marrow is a fourteen-year-old prodigy at FIST (Fantom Institute for Superheroes-in-Training). With a perfect score on his finals, the ability to smash through walls, and leaps that can launch him over a city block, the Sidekick Internship Program is bound to place him with a top-notch superhero mentor for the summer. But when a series of disastrous events lands Marrow on academic probation, he is forced to team up with Flex--a drunk, hippie, bum with the power of elasticity.
The two Supers' powers and personalities clash as they are forced to overcome their differences to prevent the return of Cosmo City's most notorious foe, a supervillain so powerful, no one will survive the cataclysm he is sure to unleash.
Ghostsitter
Tiffany Hart dreams of one thing: to be class president.
However, dreams turn to nightmares when she ends up almost dead in an abandoned building and develops the oh-so-awful gift of ghost-seeing. Unfortunately, Tiffany only knows one person who can help her shake her ghoulish problem, her neighbor and the weirdest boy at school, Justin Henderson.
Justin has seen ghosts since he was nine, a creepy claim that has earned him the privilege of eating lunch by himself for years. Together they start to unravel a mystery with dead orphans, a white witch, and phantom spiders. To save their lives (and the afterlives of innocent children), they must face a terrifying specter as well as a ghastly woman who isn't afraid of hurting kids, dead or alive.
Pwned
Reagan West is a closet gamer. She absolutely hates her role as the evil cheerleader. But, as any teenager knows, it’s better to suppress your own nerdy tendencies than to submit to a lifetime of being shoved into lockers. So, Reagan bravely soldiers on as a reluctant bully ... until a cute boy from her guild moves to her school. The good-looking newcomer threatens to reveal Reagan’s nerdy little secret and force her to come to terms with who she truly is. Now Reagan has to decide if she’s going to defend her fellow geeks, or if she’ll continue to be a total troll.
Sands
For nine months of the year, the sands of the Sharani Desert are safe. The genesauri—giant, flying, serpentine monsters who hunt across the desert in enormous packs—lie dormant. The smallest of their kind is able to take down a single man with ease, and the largest is able to swallow entire clans. The people of the desert have always been able to predict the creatures’ appearance, but this year, the genesauri have stopped following the rules.
With the fate of the clans hanging in the balance, seventeen-year-old Lhaurel discovers she possesses a rare and uncontrollable power—one that will be tested as the next deadly genesauri attack looms on the horizon and the clash between clans grows more inevitable by the hour.
Resurgent Shadows
Humanity stands on the brink of annihilation. Dragons fill the skies.
Ever since the Breaking, when earthquakes tore the world apart and unleashed the nightmares of myth and legend, humankind has struggled for survival.
Caleb is one of the survivors, and the only thing he cares about is getting revenge on the monsters that killed his wife and son. When he saves the life of a dverger—a mythic dwarf-like creature—Caleb discovers that the Breaking may have brought good to the world along with the evil.
On the other side of the country, Eric leads a small group of survivors in relative prosperity until a powerful war hammer is forced into his hands—a weapon with a will of its own so commanding that it sends Eric on a mission with one purpose: destroy the creatures that threaten his home.
The Hunger
In a distant, war-torn land, every man, woman, and child must consume the magical substance known as Sustenance or succumb to the Hunger. Those who succumb develop deformities and face exile -- or death.
The scholar Azil wants nothing more than to lead a tranquil life and beat back the Hunger. But when a mysterious assassin tries to kill Azil, and a stranger shows up at his door challenging him to join her on a quest, he embarks on a dangerous journey to steal the sacred gems of Sustenance guarded in forbidden fortresses. To get there, Azil must venture through a land with a floating city, ravenous mage wraiths, ax-wielding warriors, and bloodthirsty bandits.
Got Luck
Police-officer-turned-private-investigator Goethe “Got” Luck is known for rolling with the punches and never taking anything too seriously. When he picks up a seemingly dead-end murder case, his life begins to take a crazy turn. Shot at, chased by people he has never met, and attacked by an invisible liondog, Got quickly learns that there is more to this world than meets the eye.
Getting out of this one will take a couple friends, more than a few well-placed insults, and a whole lot of Luck.
Ridgerunners
On the outskirts of earth’s solar system, rule number one is to stay out of the Collective’s way. They are ruthless, and powerful, and rule with an iron fist. They have no patience for Ridgerunners—the pirates and smugglers who thrive on the edges of their reach.
But Aladhra’s crew, the Pack, would rather run straight towards the Collective, guns blazing. Even wildly outmanned and outclassed, they would sacrifice everything for one shot at toppling the corrupt regime.
What chance does one ship have against an entire solar system?
The Stone Bearers
Fifteen-year-old Ashira just received the worst coming-of-age prophecy imaginable: “You will live a life of no renown.” When a djinni can’t add excitement to Ashira’s life, she sets out to the great city of magicians.
But there is another prophecy whispered in the shadows. It is said that among the great magicians, there is a demon on the rise with the power to destroy the world. The djinni might be Ashira’s only chance to become someone important, or he just might be the very demon that triggered the dark prophecy. With the world on the brink of destruction, can Ashira fight her fate and stop the forces that threaten to upset the balance of the universe?
Dead Love
When Lace Tanner escapes a toxic relationship and moves to the small town of Hideaway, her life seems back on track. That is, until her few personal possessions begin to move around the house of their own accord. When she investigates she discovers a startling secret: her house is haunted by a ghost.
Brent can’t remember how he died, or who he was before he became a spirit. All he knows is that he’s drawn to the home—and to Lace. Though she’s disturbed by his presence, Lace agrees to help Brent discover why he’s still shackled to this earth. As they search the home and peel through Brent’s shattered memories, Lace can’t help but notice Brent’s chiseled features, rugged charm, and innocent kindness. The more she’s with him, the more she needs him.
But not everything is as it seems. . .
Dawn of Procyon
Light years away from an interstellar war, mechanic Landry Stanton lives a peaceful, mundane life on the desolate planet Procyon One, and that’s just the way he likes it. But when an unauthorized trip to the other side of the planet leaves him shipwrecked and stranded alongside a hostile alien that wants him dead, Landry discovers a terrifying secret.
With his oxygen and water running out, and with no way to warn the United Earth Marines, Landry’s lonely fight for survival becomes a battle for humanity itself.
That Girl, Darcy
This gender-swapped Pride and Prejudice retelling brings back all the original characters in a quirky modern day setting that holds true to the original story while bringing new humor and misunderstandings.
Beauty and the Skybound Beast
It’s not safe to wander in space alone. Humanity is threatened by a devastating parasite pandemic and anyone exposed risks becoming a rabid, bloodthirsty monster.
Erin, a gifted biotechnician working in a lab miles above the Earth’s surface, knows better than to explore abandoned spacecraft. Her eccentric inventor father cannot say the same. He has wandered too far this time and Erin must rescue him before it’s too late.
Following her father’s SOS, she finds a lavish space station guarded by a monster straight out of her nightmares. But the more time she spends with the monster, the more she sees past his facade into the man he used to be. A man she would risk everything to save.
Granted
After being trapped in the Sahara Desert for her whole life, sixteen-year-old genie Brielle finally gets her first wish-granting assignment. Unfortunately, her assigned human, Addie, stopped believing in wishes years ago and would much rather that everyone just leave her alone.
Complicating everything is Rock, Brielle’s childhood friend turned enemy. Brielle doesn’t need him ruining her first trip out into the human world. Too bad she can’t keep her mind—or her eyes—off him and his annoyingly cute dimples.
To make matters worse, genies in the Tri-Cities area are suspiciously dying. With the Genie Council ignoring the threat, Brielle desperately needs to gain her magic so she can stop the murderer before she—or Rock—is the next genie to die.
