New books for October ~ Part 2

The Body Institute by Carol Riggs

Science Fiction 

Meet Morgan Dey, one of the top teen Reducers at The Body Institute. 

Thanks to cutting-edge technology, Morgan can temporarily take over another girl’s body, get her in shape, and then return to her own body—leaving her client slimmer, more toned, and feeling great. Only there are a few catches…

For one, Morgan won’t remember what happens in her “Loaner” body. Once she’s done, she won’t recall walks with her new friend Matt, conversations with the super-cute Reducer she’s been text-flirting with, or the uneasy feeling she has that the director of The Body Institute is hiding something. Still, it’s all worth it in the name of science. Until the glitches start…

Con Academy by Joe Schrieber

Action/Adventure

Con man Will Shea may have met his match in scammer Andrea Dufresne as they make a high-stakes deal that will determine who gets to stay at Connaughton Academy, one of the most elite and privileged preparatory schools in the country, and who must leave.

The Creeping by Alexandra Sirowy

Mystery 

Seventeen-year-old Stella has no recollection of the day her best friend disappeared while the two, then six, were picking strawberries, until the corpse of a similar girl turns up and Stella not only begins to remember, she learns that something dark has been at work in their little town for generations.

Damage Done by Amanda Panitch

Action/Adventure 

Julia Vann has a new identity after being forced to leave town because of her twin brother's terrible crime. Julia is the only survivor but she can't remember what happened--at least, that's what she tells the police.

Dime by E. R. Frank 

Contemporary Fiction 

Fourteen-year-old Dime, a foster child in Newark, New Jersey, finds love and family as a prostitute, but when her pimp rejects her for a new girl, will Dime have the strength to leave?

March's New Books - Part 3

Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber

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Perry's parents insist that he take Gobi, their quiet, Lithuanian exchange student, to senior prom but after an incident at the dance he learns that Gobi is actually a trained assassin who needs him as a henchman, behind the wheel of his father's precious Jaguar, on a mission in Manhattan.

 Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan

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While living at River's Edge where she is learning to cope with her darker impulses, immortal Nastasya's ties to dark magick get in her way once again and she is pulled back into her former destructive lifestyle.

 Starstruck by Cyn Balog

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Sixteen-year-old Dough is surprised when her long-distance boyfriend returns to New Jersey after four years and still finds her beautiful, despite her seventy-pound weight gain, until Dough learns that he's a member of the Luminati--an ancient cult of astrologers who can manipulate the stars to improve their lives.

 Torn by Amanda Hocking

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When Wendy Everly first discovered the truth about herself - that she's a changeling switched at birth - she knew her life would never be the same.  Now she's about to learn that there's more to the story.  She shares a closer connection to her Vittra rivals than she ever imagined and they will stop at nothing to lure her to their side.  With the threat of war looming, her only hope of saving the Trylle is to master her magical powers - and marry an equally powerful royal.

Wisdom's Kiss: A Thrilling and Romantic Adventure Incorporating Magic, Villainy, and a Cat by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

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Princess Wisdom, who yearns for a life of adventure beyond the kingdom of Montagne, Tips, a soldier keeping his true life secret from his family, Fortitude, an orphaned maid who longs for Tips, and Magic the cat form an uneasy alliance as they try to save the kingdom from certain destruction. Told through diaries, memoirs, encyclopedia entries, letters, biographies, and a stage play.