March brings the Madness of too many great books to choose from! I
managed to narrow it down to a collection of paranormal romance, magical
suspense, period-set adventure, and quirky contemporary romance... sometimes in
the same book. Enjoy!
THE COLLECTOR,
by Victoria Scott
Dante Walker's good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence has made him one
of Hell's best--a soul collector. His job is simple, weed through humanity and
label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Sealing souls is
nothing personal. Until he gets a new assignment: Collect Charlie Cooper's
soul within 10 days. But after Dante meets the quirky, Nerd Alert chick
he's come to collect--he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a
collector, and uncover emotions deeply buried. This Paranormal Romance
with a cocky soul-stealer will steal readers' hearts. (March 5;
Entangled Teen)
LET THE SKY
FALL, by Shannon
Messenger
Seventeen-year-old Vane Weston has no idea how he survived the category five
tornado that killed his parents. Seventeen-year-old Audra is a sylph, an air
elemental. She walks on the wind, can even coax it into a weapon with a simple
string of commands. She's also sworn an oath to protect Vane at all costs. With
a common enemy on the hunt for them, Audra's forced to help Vane claim his own
power—the secret language of the West Wind—even if it unlocks the
memory Audra needs him to forget. Soon their greatest danger is not the warriors
coming to destroy them—but the forbidden romance that's grown between
them. A broken past and a divided future can't stop the electric
connection of two teens in this lushly charged Paranormal Romance.
(March 5; Simon Pulse)
LEGACY OF THE
CLOCKWORK KEY, by Kristin Bailey
When a fire consumes Meg's home, killing her parents and destroying both her
fortune and her future, all she has left is the tarnished pocket watch she
rescued from the ashes. The timepiece turns out to be a mechanical key that
unlocks a series of deadly secrets and intricate clues to an elite secret
society and a dangerous invention that Meg alone can destroy. Together with the
handsome stable hand she barely knows but hopes she can trust, Meg is swept into
a hidden world of deception, betrayal, and revenge. Unravels the mystery
in this adventure-swept romance set in Victorian London. (March 5;
Simon Pulse)
THE NIGHTMARE
AFFAIR, by Mindee
Arnett
Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, is
hard enough for sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart. But when she sneaks into Eli
Booker's house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He's hot, which means
sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn't get much more
embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder. Then Eli's dream comes
true. Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli's dreams and out
of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the
killer learns what she's up to and marks her as the next target. Full of
wit and charm, this paranormal mystery will have readers looking forward to more
from the magical students of Arkwell Academy. (March 5; Tor Teen)
THE ART OF
WISHING, by Lindsay
Ribar
Musician Margo McKenna has a plan for everything. But when she finds herself in
possession of a genie's ring and the opportunity to make three wishes, she
doesn't know what to do. Especially since Oliver--definitely not blue-skinned,
definitely hot--can peek into her mind and see the wishes that even Margo
herself doesn't know she wants. But someone from Oliver's past is hunting
him--someone bent on killing him, along with all the other genies in the world,
for the sake of honor. And as Margo soon discovers, Oliver might be able to
grant her wishes, but only she can save his life. "A well-rounded
combination of humor, romance and paranormal suspense, with likable characters
and easy-to-believe dialogue." —Kirkus Reviews (March 21; Dial)
STARSTRUCK, by
Rachel Shukert
Being a Hollywood star is all Margaret Frobisher has ever wanted—and when
she's discovered by a powerful agent, she can barely believe her luck. But the
competition is fierce at Olympus Studios and Margaret—now Margo—is
chasing her dreams alongside girls like Gabby Preston, who at 16 is already a
grizzled show-biz veteran caught between the studio and the ravenous ambition of
her ruthless mother, and sultry Amanda Farraday, who seems to have it
all--ambition, glamour . . . and dirty secrets. Missing from the pack is Diana
Chesterfield, the beautiful actress who mysteriously disappeared, and there are
whispers that Diana's boyfriend—Margo's new co-star—may have had
something to do with it. Margo quickly learns that fame comes with a price, and
that nothing is what it seems.
Set in Old Hollywood, Starstruck follows
the lives of three teen girls as they live, love, and claw their way to the top
in a world where being a star is all that matters. Wit, suspense, pitch
perfect details and juicy plot twists make this period "Gossip Girls" a
delicious indulgence. (March 12; Delacorte Books)
GOING VINTAGE,
by Lindsey
Leavitt
When Mallory discovers that her boyfriend, Jeremy, is cheating on her with an
online girlfriend, she swears off boys. She also swears off modern technology.
Inspired by a list of goals her grandmother made in 1962, Mallory decides to "go
vintage" and return to a simpler time (when boyfriends couldn't cheat on you
online). She sets out to complete grandma's list: run for pep club
secretary, host a dinner party, sew a homecoming dress, find a steady, do
something dangerous. But the list is trickier than it looks. And obviously
finding a steady is out . . . no matter how good Oliver (Jeremy's cousin)
smells. But with the help of her sister, she'll get it done. Somehow.
Lindsey Leavitt perfectly pairs heartfelt family moments, laugh-out-loud
humor, and a little bit of romance in this delightful contemporary novel.
(March 26; Bloomsbury)
New Books from Popular Series and Authors
REQUIEM
(Delirium), by Lauren Oliver (March 5;
HarperCollins)
CODE
(Virals), by Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs (March 12;
Putnam Juvenile)
FOX
FOREVER (Jenna
Fox Chronicles), by Mary E. Pearson (March;
Henry Holt and Co.)
CLOCKWORK
PRINCESS (Infernal Devices), by Cassandra Clare (March
19; Margaret K. McElderry)
SHADOW ON THE
SUN, by David
Macinnis Gill (March 26; Greenwillow Books)
FROZEN,
a new series by Melissa de la
Cruz and Michael
Johnston (March 12; Putnam Juvenile)
Rosemary
Clement-Moore writes Young Adult books because she loves to read them.
Visit her webpage or blog
to find out more about her award winning Maggie Quinn: Girl vs.
Evil series, and her gothic romance, THE SPLENDOR FALLS (now in
paperback) and her latest: TEXAS GOTHIC.
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