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The Edge of You by Theresa DaLayne Published by: Bloomsbury Spark Publication date: September 25th 2014 Genres: New Adult, Romance He left home to escape. She made a new life out of guilt. Neither one expected to find love—but not even the Arctic can cool this steamy romance. Maya  knows she’s doing the right thing by moving to Alaska with her parents, but that doesn’t mean she has to be happy about it. Forced to give up a scholarship to a prestigious art school, she relocates to a Podunk town with one college the size of her high school cafeteria, all to help hold her family together after the death of her little sister. But a fresh start can only do so much. Jake  doesn’t like handouts and he certainly doesn’t need any distractions. Working on a salmon boat in Kodiak, Alaska is the only way to pay for his mother’s surgery back in the lower forty-eight. Juggling college courses and constant worry about his mother’s health, Jake couldn’t im...

A collection of six folklore retellings that will twist your mind and claim your heart.  SHIMMER: A heartbroken boy rescues a mermaid... but is it too late to save her?  BETWEEN is about a girl, a genie, and a ton of bad decisions.  SUNSET MOON: Eloise doesn't believe in Native American magic--until the dreamcatcher spiders spin her down an unknown path.  THE MAKER: An incapacitated young man bent on revenge builds a creature to do it for him.  A BEAUTIFUL MOURNING: The story of a Maya goddess torn between duty and love, and the ultimate sacrifice she must make to achieve true happiness.  THE BARRICADES: When a human girl risks everything to save the life of an Eternal prince, will their feelings for each other change the world they know, or tear it apart?  My rating:  Since this will be a review of the full anthology the review will not contain any spoilers.  Lore consists of six short stories written b...

Creatura by Nely Cab   Publication date: August 6th, 2013 Genre: YA Paranormal Isis can control her dreams. Or she could-until recently. The creature in her nightmares has been haunting her for months. As if being dumped wasn’t bad enough, now she dreads going to sleep. She decides to confront the creature and win back some of her peace; only, she finds that he’s not a monster and he’s not a dream.  A sacrifice for love, a shocking discovery and a jealous ex-boyfriend blur the lines between reality and dreams, making it hard to tell who the real monsters are.  Who would’ve known…that sometimes love is lethal?  Buy it on:    About the author:  AUTHOR BIO: Nely Cab was born on December 9, 1974, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She has lived and resided in a small, quiet South Texas town most of her life. Putting her Computer Accounting skills to use, Nely worked in banking for several years....