New Release Tuesday – The Best New YA & New Adult Titles December 17th, 2013!

Crushed on by Kelly BookCrushin, on December 17, 2013, in New Releases / 0 Comments

New Release Tuesday; The Best New YA & New Adult Titles December 17th, 2013!

Well it’s getting to be that time of year when all you want for the holidays is a darn good book! Well here are a few that are releasing this week, including some much anticipated novellas, that we think you should order immediately or at least put on your wish list!

 

fracturemeFracture Me (Shatter Me #2.5) by Tahereh Mafi

Category: Young Adult, Dystopian
Publication: 12/17/13; HarperCollins
Purchase: Amazon

In this electrifying sixty-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, discover the fate of the Omega Point rebels as they go up against The Reestablishment. Set during and soon after the final moments of Unravel MeFracture Me is told from Adam’s perspective.

 

As Omega Point prepares to launch an all-out assault on The Reestablishment soldiers stationed in Sector 45, Adam’s focus couldn’t be further from the upcoming battle. He’s reeling from his breakup with Juliette, scared for his best friend’s life, and as concerned as ever for his brother James’s safety. And just as Adam begins to wonder if this life is really for him, the alarms sound. It’s time for war.

 

On the battlefield, it seems like the odds are in their favor—but taking down Warner, Adam’s newly discovered half brother, won’t be that easy. The Reestablishment can’t tolerate a rebellion, and they’ll do anything to crush the resistance . . . including killing everyone Adam has ever cared about.

 

Fracture Me sets the stage for Ignite Me, the explosive finale in Tahereh Mafi’s epic dystopian series. It’s a novella not to be missed by fans who crave action-packed stories with tantalizing romance like Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and Legend by Marie Lu.

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dangerousdreamDangerous Dream (Dangerous Creatures #0.5) by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Category: Young Adult, Paranormal
Publication: 12/17/13; Little, Brown Books
Purchase: Amazon

We’ve got some magical news for all you caster kids: “Beautiful Creatures” authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl are going back to Gatlin for an all-new spin-off series called “Dangerous Creatures”!

 

The series follows fan favorite characters (and on-again-off-again couple) Link and Ridley as they embark on fresh (and sure to be epic!) adventures. The series kicks off with the enovella “Dangerous Dream,” available for download on December 17, followed by the release of the first book, “Dangerous Creatures,” on May 6, 2014.

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 The Last Stand of The New York Institute (Bane Chronicles #9) by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan & Maureen Johnson

Category: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal
Publication: 12/17/13; Margaret K. McElderry Books
Purchase: Amazon

Magnus meets Valentine in battle as the Circle attacks the Downworlders of New York City.

 

In the time of the Uprising, Valentine’s Circle goes after Downworlders in New York…and the Shadowhunters of the Institute must decide whether to join him, or fight with Magnus and his kind. This is the first time Magnus sees Jocelyn, Luke, and Stephen—but not the last. It is not long before Jocelyn seeks him out…

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exquisiteExquisite Betrayal by A.M. Hargrove

Category: New Adult, Mature, Contemporary Romance
Publication: 12/17/13; Independant
Purchase: Amazon

A male Romance Author… a convention in Vegas… a female book blogger… a goal to lose her virginity… what next? Find out when you mix all the above!

 

Fallon McKinley is headed to Vegas for the Wicked Wenches Romance Con and losing her virginity is only one of her goals. The other is to meet her favorite author of romance novels, R.T. Sinclair. What she doesn’t realize is that the sexy green-eyed god she rams into at the airport is the real R.T. When they keep running into each other, she’s shocked, but excited, because the attraction is irresistible.

 

Ryland Thomas Sinclair doesn’t want anyone to know his true identity. He’s the author that all women love, but everyone thinks he’s a female. He hides his persona behind the public face of his twin sister, keeping his own a secret. But after meeting the lovely Fallon, his intentions to avoid a relationship come to a screeching halt. She’s put an unwanted kink into his perfectly laid out plans. His unusual reaction surprises him because after a heart-shredding breakup a few years ago, he’s managed to avoid women at all costs.

 

Resisting Fallon becomes more difficult than he imagines. Soon things are spiraling out of control, until a major miscommunication has Fallon walking out of his home and his life. Will Ryland Thomas succeed in losing the woman he loves? Or can he win her back?

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Fireblood by Trisha Wolfe

Category: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publication: 12/17/13; Spencer Hill Press
Purchase: Amazon

To save a kingdom, Zara must choose between a prince who could be the answer and a rising rebellion that threatens to take control.

 

When Zara Dane is chosen to marry Prince Sebastian Hart, son of the man who ordered her father’s capture, Zara knows she must fight to save everything she loves from ruin.

 

Being betrothed to the prince means a life trapped behind the towering stone walls of the Camelot-forged realm. Under the watchful eye of the prince’s first knight, Sir Devlan Capra, changing her future becomes difficult.

 

When an unlikely rebel reveals the truth about the deadly secrets that fuel King Hart’s twisted world, Zara’s path to rescue her father becomes clouded by deception. The Rebels clear her path by forcing Zara’s hand with an ultimatum: sway Prince Sebastian to join the Rebels, convincing him of his father’s evil nature, or they will take him out.

 

But Zara is uncertain about a future under the Rebels’ command and where the prince’s heart truly lies. She must decide who to trust, what to believe, and what she’s truly fighting for before the king destroys all of Karm, including her heart.

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18052849Ashes to Ashes by Melissa Walker

Category: Young Adult, Paranormal
Publication: 12/17/13; Katherine Tegen Books
Purchase: Amazon

If I Stay meets the movie Ghost in this first book in a teen duology about a teenage-girl-turned-ghost who must cling to the echoes of her former life to save the people she left behind.

 

Ashes to Ashes is author Melissa Walker’s sweeping, romantic, and emotionally rich story about the things that torment and tempt us, even from the Great Beyond. This book is perfect for fans of Die for Me andImaginary Girls, and its breathtaking ending will leave readers anxiously awaiting the series conclusion, Dust to Dust.

 

When Callie’s life is cut short by a tragic accident, she expects to find nothingness, or maybe some version of heaven.

 

Instead, her spirit travels to the Prism, an ethereal plane populated by the ghosts she thought were fictional. Here she meets a striking and mysterious ghost named Thatcher, who is meant to guide her as she learns to haunt and bring peace to the loved ones she left behind.

 

However, Callie uncovers a dark secret about the spirit world: The angry souls who always populate ghost stories are real, dangerous, and willing to do whatever it takes to stay on Earth, threatening the existence of everyone she ever cared about.

 

As she fights to save them, Callie will learn that while it may no longer beat, her heart can still love-and break.

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17835773Misbehaving (Sea Breeze #6) by Abbi Glines

Category: New Adult, Romance
Publication: 12/17/13; Simon Pulse
Purchase: Amazon

An unexpected affair leads to mind-blowing harmony in this Sea Breeze novel from New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines.

 

Jason is sick of living in his rock star brother’s shadow. So when he ships off to Sea Breeze, Alabama, he’s looking for a much deserved escape and a chance to blow off some envious steam. Falling for the local bad girl was definitely not the plan. But as the new duo enjoys some naughty fun in the Alabama sun, Jason learns that even though Jax is the musician in the family, he’s not the only brother who can rock someone’s world.

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Well there is the *short* list of today’s releases! Hope you enjoy!

 

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