New Books - February (Part 3)

Cinders and Sapphires by Leila Rasheed

One house, two worlds... Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a friend. Especially now that she, at barely sixteen, has risen to the position of ladies’ maid. Rose knows she should be grateful to have a place at a house like Somerton. Still, she can’t help but wonder what her life might have been had she been born a lady, like Ada. For the first time in a decade, the Averleys have returned to Somerton, their majestic ancestral estate. But terrible scandal has followed Ada’s beloved father all the way from India.

Janie Face to Face by Caroline B. Cooney

At college in New York City, Janie Johnson, aka Jennie Spring, seems to have successfully left behind her past as "The face on the milk carton," but soon she, her families, and friends are pursued by a true-crime writer who wants their help in telling her kidnapper's tale.

The Secret Prophecy by Herbie Brennan

When Edward Michael "Em" Goverton uncovers the key to a 500-year-old deadly prediction by the prophet Nostradamus, personal tragedy morphs into international crisis. Soon Em finds himself enmeshed in a sinister web of shocking events where nothing is quite as it seems.

 Cutters by Scott Westerfeld

Shay thinks there's more to the New Pretty Town than meets the eye, life as a Pretty should be perfect, yet she doesn't feel right.

Quest for the Spark, vol 3 by Jeff Smith

The Nacht is growing stronger, and it's a race against time for Tom Elm and friends to find the final piece of the spark before the entire valley--and possibly the whole world--are plunged into eternal darkness.