Book Review: Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

Title: Scent of Magic (Healer #2) Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: paranormal, fantasy, magic, adventure Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: January 2013 Pages: 414 pages Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Hunted, Killed—Survived? As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of her friends and foes alike, …

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Book Review: Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

Title: Touch of Power (Healer #1) Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: paranormal, fantasy, magic, adventure Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: December 2011 Pages: 390 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The price of peace may well be her life… Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan assumes their wounds and diseases into herself. But …

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Book Review: Undeadly by Michele Vail

Title: Undeadly (The Reaper Diaries #1) Author: Michele Vail (aka. Michele Bardsley) Genre: paranormal, fantasy, zombies, mythology Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: November 2012 Pages: 272 pages Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The day I turned 16, my boyfriend-to-be died. I brought him back to life. Then things got a little weird… Molly Bartolucci wants to blend in, …

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Book Review: Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

Title: Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles #1) Author: Gena Showalter Genre: paranormal, fantasy, zombies, romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: October 2012  Pages: 404 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever. Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course …

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Book Review: Speechless by Hannah Harrington

Title: Speechless Author: Hannah Harrington Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: August 2012  Pages: 384 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can’t keep a secret… Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast — and nearly got someone killed. Now Chelsea has taken …

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Book Review: Confessions of an Angry Girl by Louise Rozett

Title: Confessions of an Angry Girl (Confessions #1) Author: Louise Rozett Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: August 2012  Pages: 384 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Rose Zarelli, self-proclaimed word geek and angry girl, has some confessions to make. …1. I’m livid all the time. Why? My dad died. My mom barely talks. My brother abandoned us. …

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Harlequin Australia Launches New Initiative, Harlequin Escape!

Harlequin Australia Opens its Digital Doors Harlequin Australia, the leading publisher of romance and reading entertainment has announced the launch of its very own digital‐first imprint, Harlequin Escape. Harlequinescape.com is now open to new manuscript submissions! Authors – it’s your time to shine! Do you have a burning idea that keeps you up at night? A cross‐genre …

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Book Review: Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

Title: Pushing the Limits Author: Katie McGarry Genre: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction  Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: August 2012  Pages: 384 Rating: 4.stars Synopsis (from goodreads): No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with “freaky” scars on her arms. Even Echo can’t remember the whole …

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Book Review: Circle of Silence by Carol M. Tanzman

Title: Circle of Silence (WiHi #2) Author: Carol M. Tanzman Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction  Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: July 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 304 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): THE BIGGEST STORY OF MY LIFE COULD BE HOW IT ENDS It’s my turn to run a “Campus News” crew, …

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Book Review: The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Legacy (The Goddess Test #2.5) Author: Aimee Carter Genre: Paranormal Romance, Mythology, Novella compilation  Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: July 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 395 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): For millennia we’ve caught only glimpses of the lives and loves of the gods and goddesses on Olympus. Now …

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