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Wicked lovely (Wicked Lovely Ser.)
Par Melissa Marr. 2007
Seventeen-year-old Aislinn and her grandmother are fey--they can see faeries, who are nasty folk. Keenan, the Summer King, wants Aislinn…
to be his queen and takes human form to woo her. But Aislinn prefers fellow student Seth and resists joining Keenan. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2007The last noel
Par Heather Graham. 2007
Craig Devon joins two crooks who abandon him, wounded, during a robbery gone wrong on Christmas Eve. When their car…
gets stuck in a blizzard, the robbers hold the O'Boyle family hostage. Kat O'Boyle escapes and encounters Craig, her ex-lover, before she hides. Some violence and some strong language. 2007The chaos king
Par Laura Ruby. 2007
In this sequel to The Wall and the Wing (BR 16650), newfound fame and fortune have estranged friends Bug and…
Gurl--now called Georgie. But Georgie and Bug join forces again when a punk, vampires, and a giant sloth attack them in a future New York City. For grades 5-8. 2007The thin woman: an epicurean mystery (Ellie Haskell #1)
Par Dorothy Cannell. 1992
Ellie Simons, beautiful but overweight, hires escort Bentley Haskell to pose as her fiancé on a visit to her uncle…
Merlin's imposing estate. Ellie encounters unexpected romance and a treasure hunt when Merlin suddenly passes away, leaving his fortune to her and Bentley--provided that she shed sixty pounds. 1984Girl in landscape: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
Par Jonathan Lethem. 1998
When a global disaster blights the Earth's environment, fourteen-year-old Pella Marsh and her family escape to another planet where her…
father, a failed politician, hopes to restart his career. Pella assimilates into the alien society and discovers a terrible threat that could doom the Earthling colony. 1998Morning light (Harrigan Family #1)
Par Catherine Anderson. 2008
Catholic clairvoyant Loni MacEwen moves to Crystal Falls, Oregon, and meets the cowboy of her dreams. Clint Harrigan doesn't believe…
Loni's visions of his son lost in the wilderness--especially since he doesn't have a son--until Loni's premonition becomes reality. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008Art Mumby, his younger sister, and their mother accept a free holiday at the Starcross Hotel in the Asteroid Belt,…
but the luxury resort is not as it seems. Soon the Mumbys are dealing with French spies, Yankee rebels, and man-eating starfish. Sequel to Larklight...(BR 17285). For grades 6-9. 2007White lies
Par Jayne Ann Krentz. 2007
Clare Lancaster, a psychic, meets her biological father and begins working for his family's company. Suspected of killing her brother-in-law,…
Clare searches for the truth while she falls for Jake Salter, a mind reader from the Arcane Society. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2007WWW: 1], Éveil (Ailleurs et demain #1)
Par Robert J Sawyer. 2010
« Caitlin, seize ans, jolie, enjouée, surdouée (surtout en maths), est aveugle de naissance. Mais elle est capable de surfer…
sur la Toile mieux que personne grâce à quelques interfaces et logiciels adaptés. Elle peut retracer dans sa mémoire les itinéraires les plus compliqués qu'elle a empruntés. Elle a la Toile en tête. Ses yeux et ses centres optiques sont parfaits. Mais quelque chose dans son nerf optique transmet mal l'information. Lorsque le professeur Kuroda, spécialiste japonais, lui propose d'essayer une prothèse qui y remédiera, elle saute de joie. Voir enfin... Cependant, ce qu'elle découvre avec son implant est déconcertant. Elle ne voit pas le monde mais un réseau de lignes brillantes. La Toile, le Web. Le World Wide Web. Et tapi dans la Toile, quelque chose - quelqu'un - guette et tente d'entrer en contact avec elle. Une Intelligence. Non humaine. » -- 4e de couvLe destin des nains: 1, Le gouffre noir
Par Markus Heitz. 2011
"Deux cent cinquante cycles solaires se sont écoulés depuis la bataille du Gouffre Noir. Le Pays Sûr est tombé sous…
le joug de puissants adversaires qui sentre-tuent pour régner en maîtres sur les terres naines, elfiques et humaines. Lorsque la coupole qui surplombe labîme infernal cède, un mystérieux Nain vêtu dune sombre armure fait son apparition. Il prétend se nommer Tungdil Tandis que le retour du héros apporte de lespoir au peuple nain, le comportement étrange de Tungdil éveille rapidement des soupçons parmi ses anciens compagnons Sagit-il du véritable Tungdil ou de son double maléfique ?" -- 4e de couvThe warrior's apprentice (Vorkosigan Ser.)
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 2001
Born of royal lineage on Barrayar, Miles Vorkosigan tries to join the military, but he is rejected because of his…
stunted growth and brittle bones. Then a visit to his grandmother on Beta Colony changes everything. Some violence. 1986In an alternate Victorian England, young Arthur Mumby and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one…
of Her Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system. For grades 6-9. 2006Shards of honor
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 2000
While attacking an outpost planet, Barrayaran lord Aral Vorkosigan captures Betan astrocartographer Cordelia Naismith and holds her prisoner. They rely…
on each other to survive a trek across dangerous terrain, sparking a relationship that shares the struggles of culture and politics between their two worlds. 1986Howard who?: stories
Par Howard Waldrop. 1986
Twelve short stories. In "Heirs of the Perisphere" a robot dog, duck, and rodent spontaneously animated in a long-abandoned cartoon…
automaton factory find a world much different from their own. Also includes the Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning "The Ugly Chickens" and "Horror, We Got." 1986Borders of infinity
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 1989
Billy Pilgrim, adrift in time, randomly revisits past and present manifestations: senile widower stalked by an assassin, hopeful young newlywed,…
giraffe on the planet Tralfamadore--where time is an illusion--and, most crucially, American POW during the firebombing of Dresden in World War II. Strong language. 1969Play dirty: A Novel
Par Sandra Brown. 2007
Former quarterback Griff Burkett, just released from jail after serving time for throwing a game for the mob, is hired…
by Texas paraplegic millionaire Foster Speakman to impregnate his wife Laura. Griff takes the money while being stalked by crooked Dallas cop Stanley Rodarte. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2007The red dress
Par Sarah Harrison. 2006
Carolyn commissions a gown to be made for her silver wedding anniversary party but abruptly gives it away without ever…
wearing it. The dress subsequently passes on to diverse owners--Monica, Pauline, and Jasper--changing each of them forever. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006Return to me
Par Robin Lee Hatcher. 2007
Seven years ago, Roxanne Burke abandoned her family and her boyfriend, Wyatt, to follow her showbiz dreams in Nashville. Unemployed…
and broke, Roxy returns home to Boise. While her father welcomes Roxy, her sister Elena--now engaged to Wyatt--harbors resentment. They all seek God's help to forgive and move on. 2007Diplomatic immunity (The vorkosigan Saga)
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 2002
Diplomatic troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan interrupts his honeymoon with Ekaterin to solve a crisis at the Graf Station in Quaddiespace. The…
suspicious impoundment of a trade fleet quickly escalates into kidnapping and murder and threatens war. Sequel to A Civil Campaign (BR 17543). 2002