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Books From The Backlog – Streamline by Jennifer Lane @JenLaneBooks

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Streamline

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Seems like Leo Scott has it all: looks, brains, and athletic talent. He’s captain of his high school swim team with a bright future in college and beyond. But Leo has secrets. His mother’s crippling car accident has devastated his family and left Leo to deal with his father’s abuse, battered and alone.

Leo’s girlfriend Audrey Rose is poised for her own share of success. As one of Florida’s top high school swimmers, Audrey dreams of college swimming stardom. But there’s an obstacle to her glorious rise to the top. Her number-one supporter — her father — is in prison for murder.

Part murder mystery, part tale of young love in a military family, this gripping story takes readers on a journey from Pensacola to Annapolis. Leo and Audrey must band together to rise above the adversity they encounter and find their true selves in the process. When everything’s on the line… streamline.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.92  · 267 ratings  ·  82 reviews

I added Streamline by Jennifer Lane to my TBR on 1.28.13. I won the book. I like the pretty cover and I do love mystery, so this seemed like a good fit. AND, we are traveling from Pensacola to Annapolis, and that hits very close to home. I have read one of her books, On Best Behavior and enjoyed it, so I feel like I will enjoy this one too.

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Books From The Backlog – Storm Damage By A A Logan @JohnAALogan

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Storm Damage

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*Winner of Best Short Story Collection in the eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBooks Awards 2013*

STORM DAMAGE is a collection of ten stories by John A. A. Logan, author of THE SURVIVAL OF THOMAS FORD

Length: 167 pages/60000 words

UNICORN ONE – Mission Control in Edinburgh has made a strange choice of astronaut for Scotland’s first ever Independent Space Program
LATE TESTING – Michael survived the trenches of World War One France, but can he survive the English village he returns home to?
NAPOLEON’S CHILD – Has old Frank been alone for too long, or did a young boy really appear from the desert mysteriously one night?
AT THE EDGE OF THE KNOWN WORLD – In a very bizarre circus, a Big Top performance goes horribly wrong
THE MAGENTA TAPESTRY – Calliasta may have to sell the old house to Russian mafiosi, but is it true that the family gardener, Ernest, owns the grounds?
THE AIRMAN – A ghost story about a World War Two bombing raid over Dresden which somehow ends up in modern India
THE POND – An elderly man tries to recreate a lost love but is Nature on his side?
THE ORANGE PIG – A meeting between a pig and a wolf on a moonlit hillside leads to a night of revelations for the pig
STORM DAMAGE – How hard can it really be to make an insurance claim?
SOMETIMES ALL THE WORLD COMES DOWN* – A young man gets his teeth into something at a party

*SOMETIMES ALL THE WORLD COMES DOWN was originally published by PICADOR in NEW WRITING 13 (edited by Ali Smith and Toby Litt)

Goodreads Ratings: 3.19  · 58 ratings  ·  16 reviews

I added Storm Damage by A A Logan to my TBR on 1.26.13. It has a cool cover and sometimes I am in the mood for some quick reading. This is one of those books that I can pick up, easily read a story, lay it down and pick it up later, never missing a beat. Standing in line, waiting for…whatever. Do you ever feel the need for a quickie? 🙂

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Books From The Backlog – Gone by Adam Light @AdamDLight #booksfromthebacklog

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Gone

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Greg is having a bad morning. He overslept and is late for work. All he really wants is a good strong cup of joe.
He’s not going to get it.
Things might be going from bad to worse before the day is over…

Take a trip into the Twilight Zone with Gone, also available in the Toes Up collection, by Adam Light.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.35  · 195 ratings  ·  47 reviews

I added Gone by Adam Light to my TBR on 1.24.13. I have read numerous books and short stories by him and his brother, Evans Light. Somehow this short story must have gotten buried. I think you can only get it on audio and in the Toes Up collection. He writes some great horror, and I plan on reading any of his books I have missed, including this one, soon.

I thought I would share Corpus Corruptum by Adam & Evans Light in the same post, seeing I got them on the same day. This is a short read too, and, like Gone, is only available in audiobook format.

The Corpus Corruptum

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These stories are our mutant children, fever dreamed hallucinations that don’t necessarily fit into any particular genre – no matter how weird they are, we love them anyway.
THE CORPUS CORRUPTUM collection peeks into what happens when the body goes bad, the most universal of all human fears. We hope you enjoy it.

Stories include:

WAY OUT OF HERE, by Adam Light
GERTRUDE, by Evans Light
VENGEANCE BY THE FOOT, by Adam Light
NOSE HEARS, by Evans Light
THE PACKAGE, by Evans Light

Goodreads Ratings: 3.96  ·  26 ratings  ·  13 reviews

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Books From The Backlog – Shadow Sight by E J Stevens @EJStevensAuthor #booksfromthebacklog

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Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger, #1)

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Welcome to Harborsmouth, where monsters walk the streets
unseen by humans…except those with second sight, like Ivy Granger.

Some things are best left unseen…

Ivy Granger’s second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills—most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client—until a demon walks through their door.

Demons are never a good sign…

A demon attorney representing the water fae? Stranger things have happened. And things are about to get very, very strange as a bloodthirsty nightmare hunts the city of Harborsmouth.

There’s blood in the water…

Kelpies have a reputation for eating humans. Unfortunately, Kelpies are the clients. When an Unseelie faerie this evil stalks the waterways of your city, you have to make hard choices.

The lesser of two evils…

Goodreads Ratings: 3.57  · 1,820 ratings  ·  263 reviews

I added Shadow Sight by E J Stevens to my TBR on 1.24.13. I have read some of her work and I may have even visited Harborsmouth before. I can’t quite remember, but it sure sounds familiar. I feel it will be a good time and that’s all I really ask for. I do find it easy to get lost in books and fantasies allow me to let my mind run free.

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Books From The Backlog – Kiss of Fire by Rebecca Ethington @RebEthington @booksfromthebacklog

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Kiss of Fire (Imdalind, #1)

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Joclyn Despain has been marred by a brand on her skin. She doesn’t know why the mark appeared on her neck, but she doesn’t want anyone to see it, including her best friend Ryland, who knows everything else about her. The scar is the reason she hides herself behind baggy clothes, and won’t let the idea of kissing Ryland enter her mind, no matter how much she wants to.
The scar is the reason she is being hunted.

If only she knew that she was.

If only she had known that the cursed stone her estranged father sent for her 16th birthday would trigger a change in her. Now, she is being stalked by a tall blonde man, and is miraculously throwing her high school bully ten feet in the air.

Joclyn attempts to find some answers and the courage to follow her heart. When Ryland finds her scar; only he knows what it means, and who will kill her because of it.

Goodreads Ratings: 4.09  · 10,233 ratings  ·  875 reviews

I added Kiss of Fire by Rebecca Ethington to my TBR on 1.23.13, but didn’t get the freebie from Amazon until 6.11.18. A lot of books I added because of giveaways. It’s funny, weird, that all too often they pop up free at some time and that is when I actually get the book. With the rating stats I feel this is going to be a good one for me. I love the paranormal/supernatural genre. The top cover doesn’t do much for me, which was published as a paperback in 2012. The one below was published as a Kindle copy in 2013 and is the one shown on Amazon, a definite improvement.

Kiss of Fire (Imdalind, #1)
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Books From The Backlog – Daynight & Arbitrate by Megan Thomason @megan_thomason #booksfromthebacklog

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Daynight

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2012 Book of the Year Award Finalist-Young Adult Fiction, ForeWord Reviews

“Sure to win over YA readers looking for a dangerous, dystopian adventure story” —Kirkus Reviews

“Gripping young adult dystopian novel; compelling conflicts; high stakes; powerful narrative; surprises keep coming; strong writing; page-turner; engaging characters; Readers will be hungry for the sequels.”—BlueInk Review (starred review)

“Thomason’s description of Thera’s totalitarianism will make fans of Brave New World shiver… SCI, her fantasy corporation, has disturbing parallels to actual companies and regimes that claim to do good while harming people… The author deftly appeals to both romance-loving teens as well as those intrigued by young adults fighting the establishment.”—Foreword Clarion Review, 4 stars

Meet The Second Chance Institute (SCI): Earth’s benevolent non-profit by day, Thera’s totalitarian regime by night. Their motto: Because Everyone Deserves a Second Chance™. Reality: the SCI subjects Second Chancers to strict controls and politically motivated science experiments like Cleaving—forced lifetime union between two people who have sex. Punishment for disobeying SCI edicts? Immediate Exile or death.

Meet Kira Donovan. Fiercely loyal, overly optimistic, and ensnared by the promise of a full-ride college scholarship, Kira signs the SCI Recruit contract to escape memories of a tragedy that left her boyfriend and friends dead.

Meet Blake Sundry. Bitter about being raised in Exile and his mother’s death, Blake’s been trained to infiltrate and destroy the SCI. Current barrier to success? His Recruit partner—Miss Goody Two Shoes Kira Donovan.

Meet Ethan Darcton. Born with a defective heart and resulting inferiority complex, Ethan’s forced to do his SCI elite family’s bidding. Cleave-worthy Kira Donovan catches his eye, but the presiding powers give defect-free Blake Sundry first dibs.

Full of competing agendas, romantic entanglements, humor, twists and turns, daynight is Megan Thomason’s debut young adult dystopian novel and first in the daynight series.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.65  · 1,445 ratings  ·  205 reviews

I added Daynight by Megan Thomason to my TBR on 1.21.13. I also picked up the second book in the series, Arbitrate, but unfortunately I don’t have the third one, Generate. These sound like some great apocalyptic/dystopian fiction and I plan on reading them and leaviing the third book until the verdict is in. All too often I don’t finish a series, but I have been doing much better at it. How about you? Do you always plan on finishing a series, or do you let them slide?

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Books From The Backlog – Freak of Nature by Julia Crane @juliacrane2

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Freak of Nature (IFICS, #1)

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Donate Body to Science. Check.
When seventeen-year-old Kaitlyn checked the box, she never suspected she’d have her life–and her body–stolen from her. She awakens one day in a secret laboratory to discover that her body is now half-robot and is forced to hide her own secret: that she still has human emotions and a human mind. If the scientists who made her find out, they’ll erase what remains of who she was.

Kaitlyn finds an unlikely ally in Lucas, a handsome, brilliant scientist who can’t get over the guilt he feels knowing she was once a vibrant, beautiful young woman. He never expected a science project to affect him the way she does. As he tries to help her rediscover her past, he finds himself falling for the brave girl struggling to find her place and acceptance between the human and computer worlds.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.59  ·  3,202 ratings  ·  567 reviews

I added Freak of Nature by Julia Crane to my TBR on 1.17.13. I had read Cinder by Marissa Meyer and loved it, so when I saw this cover and read the blurb, I thought I would like this one too. I have been reading more science fiction in the last couple of years and have been really enjoying it. I look forward to reading more. Do you have a favorite science fiction author you would like to share with us?

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Books From The Backlog – Fire Country by David Estes @davidestesbooks #booksfromthebacklog

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Fire Country (The Country Saga, #1)

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In a changed world where the sky bleeds red, winter is hotter than hell and full of sandstorms, and summer’s even hotter with raging fires that roam the desert-like country, the Heaters manage to survive, barely.

Due to toxic air, life expectancies are so low the only way the tribe can survive is by forcing women to procreate when they turn sixteen and every three years thereafter. It is their duty as Bearers.

Fifteen-year-old Siena is a Youngling, soon to be a Bearer, when she starts hearing rumors of another tribe of all women, called the Wild Ones. They are known to kidnap Youngling girls before the Call, the ceremony in which Bearers are given a husband with whom to bear children with.

As the desert sands run out on her life’s hourglass, Siena must uncover the truth about the Wild Ones while untangling the web of lies and deceit her father has masterfully spun.

Goodreads Ratings: 4.06   2,116 ratings  ·  387 reviews

I added Fire Country by David Estes to my TBR on 1.15.13. I have the entire Dweller series and with this gorgeous cover and the blurb, this reads all too scary. Could this be our future? I love these kind of books and a strong female characters, so Siena has really peaked my interest. It’s the only book I have in The Country Saga, but I still want to read it. How about you? If you don’t have the entire series, do you keep the book?

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Books From The Backlog – The Dwellers Saga Boxed Set by David Estes #booksfromthebacklog #davidestes

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Get the first THREE books of the Amazon bestselling The Dwellers Saga for more than 20% off the normal price! This boxed set includes The Moon Dwellers, The Star Dwellers, The Sun Dwellers, and a bonus Dwellers story; that’s more than 1,100 pages of dystopian action and twists.

In a desperate attempt to escape destruction decades earlier, humankind was forced underground, into the depths of the earth, creating a new society called the Tri-Realms.

After her parents and sister are abducted by the Enforcers, seventeen-year-old Adele, a member of the middle-class moon dwellers, is unjustly sentenced to life in prison for her parents’ crimes of treason. Against all odds, Adele must escape from the Pen and find her family, while being hunted by a deranged, killing machine named Rivet, who works for the President. She is helped by two other inmates, Tawni and Cole, each of whom have dark secrets that are better left undiscovered. Other than her friends, the only thing she has going for her is a wicked roundhouse kick and two fists that have been well-trained for combat by her father.

At the other end of the social spectrum is Tristan, the son of the President and a sun dweller. His mother is gone. He hates his father. Backed by only his servant and best friend, Roc, he leaves his lavish lifestyle in the Sun Realm, seeking to make something good out of his troubled life. When a war breaks out within the Tri-Realms, Tristan is thrust into the middle of a conflict that seems to mysteriously follow Adele as she seeks to find her family and uncover her parents true past.

In their world, someone must die.

Goodreads Ratings: 4.14  ·  396 ratings  ·  41 reviews

I added the three books of the Dweller series by David Estes to my TBR in 2013, but added the boxed set in 2016. I have quite a few of his books, I just need to get started. He has fantastic covers and I think the series will make a great binge read.

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Books From The Backlog – Murder in the South of France by Susan Kiernan Lewis #susankiernanlewis #booksfromthebacklog

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Murder in the South of France (Maggie Newberry Mysteries, #1)

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ASIN B005GY0Y8S moved to this edition.
TOTALLY NEW AND REVISED EDITION! Maggie Newberry is sheltered, privileged but also a whip-smart advertising copywriter who’s fast on her feet and a little stunned to realize that she’s 34 years old and still hasn’t found “the one.” When her long-missing sister ends up dead in Maggie’s trendy Atlanta condo, Maggie finds herself flying to the south of France to find the little niece that up until then no one in the family even knew existed. Along the way, she finds handsome Laurent Dernier, a sexy if nefarious Frenchman who it’s not clear is there to help or hinder Maggie’s search for the girl. Meanwhile, her sister’s murderer sets his sights on the little girl — and Maggie.

The first book of the Maggie Newberry Mystery Series, Murder in the South of France was originally titled Murder on the Côte d’Azur.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.39  · 5,143 ratings  ·  426 reviews

I added Murder in the South of France by Susan Kiernan Lewis to my TBR on 1.14.13. I have read some of her work and really enjoyed it, so to add another book and go on another adventure with her characters is something I think I will enjoy. To me, her books read like cozy mysteries and would make them perfect for a laid back summer read.

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