Lisa McMann’s  WAKE and FADE
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Sharie says:
“The first two books in Lisa McMann’s Wake series are phenomenal!! Simply yet beautifully written. Truly lyrical. I wanted to read the books slowly and treasure the wordplay, but the story was too riveting not to gobble up in one sitting. Note to reader: you definitely want to read in order (book #1, WAKE). These young adult novels are edgy and dark. The heroine Janie is a dream catcher … meaning she can be doing anything, sitting in study hall, driving a car, but if she passes close to someone who has fallen asleep and is dreaming – WHAM! She’s out for the count and automatically sucked into their dreams! Can you imagine?!?? It’s pretty intense -- a dark secret Janie shares with no one. Especially when she starts getting sucked into gruesome nightmares. Think edgy-amped-up-Nancy Drew with a paranormal twist! I can’t wait to read the third book in the series, GONE. Bravo, Lisa McMann, bravo!!"

Kristan Higgans’s  TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
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Sharie says:
“Wow, wow, wow. If you want feel good fiction, this is it. It made me laugh. It made me cry. Who wouldn’t want to read about a woman whose fiancé dumps her three weeks before the wedding for her sweet, beautiful younger sister … and to stop everyone from pitying her, it seems perfectly natural when the heroine invents a boyfriend. With realistically complex characters, you won’t know where the book is headed … even though you hope the heroine is headed into the arms of her sexy ex-con neighbor. I eagerly await Kristan Higgins next book! It’s no wonder Higgin’s is a RITA award winner! She's on her game!”

Suzanne Collins's  THE HUNGER GAMES
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Sharie says:
“An amazing book! Adventure, romance … amazing conflict but the emotional depth was always maintained. I was on the edge of my seat. One of the best I've read in years – I can't wait for the next one. For days, I lived the heroine's story. It consumed me. This is a book I will read again and again.”

Anne Mallory's   THREE NIGHTS OF SIN
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Sharie says:
"Beautifully written, it is different and riveting – a plot that stands outside the box. Neither the hero or heroine are your typical "blueblood" prototypes so often found in historical romances. This is a somewhat dark read, made all the more intense and sensual by the undercurrent of mystery and danger weaved throughout the story – Mallory's best work yet!

Tera Lynn Child's debut paranormal young adult, OH. MY. GODS.

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Sharie says:
"Great read! Fun, fast. A light paranormal grounded in mythology. You don't have to be a teenager to enjoy. I can't wait for the next book in the series."

Colby Hodge's Twist.

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Sharie says:
"Great paranormal – you have a kick-butt heroine who holds the fate of the world in her hands … oh, and the fate of the man she loves. Pretty cool. I love any novel with an apocalyptic-bent."