White Shark by Peter Benchley A quiet Long Island fishing community is suddenly struck with terror when an amphibious beast created by a mad Nazi scientist is unleashed on the town. Dr. Simon Chase, a struggling man who leaves his wife and child to finish school at a Marine Biology science institute sees his son, Max for the first time in twelve years. A crew tracking a pregnant Great White spot a porpoise with a claw gash in its tail and see massive kills of sea life; when they…
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Promise of Wolves by Dorothy Hearst
Promise of the Wolves: A Novel (Wolf Chronicles) by Dorothy Hearst The first title in The Wolf Chronicles trilogy brings the imaginative storytelling of a fantasy adventure to years of research on a species that has been revered as mysterious symbols of nature lost. • Fantastical plot based on science: Inspired by the theory that it was wolves, and later dogs, that made humans the dominant species on earth by teaching mankind to hunt cooperatively and form complex societies, The Wolf Chronicles begins 14,000 years ago with Promise…
Read MoreRaptor Red by Robert T Bakker
Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker A pair of fierce but beautiful eyes look out from the undergrowth of conifers. She is an intelligent killer…So begins one of the most extraordinary novels you will ever read. The time is 120 million years ago, the place is the plains of prehistoric Utah, and the eyes belong to an unforgettable heroine. Her name is Raptor Red, and she is a female Raptor dinosaur.Painting a rich and colorful picture of a lush prehistoric world, leading paleontologist Robert T. Bakker tells his story from…
Read MoreStone Kiss by Faye Kellerman
Stone Kiss by Faye Kellerman One Dead. One Missing. One Man Who can’t Look Away… In Los Angeles Lt. Peter Decker gets a frantic phone call from his family. A distant relative has been found naked and murdered in a seedy Manhattan hotel room and the man’s niece, the last person who may have seen the victim alive, has disappeared. Crazed with worry, the girl’s parents plead for Decker’s help and soon he’s racing across the continent to a city he hasn’t seen in ten years. With few leads…
Read MoreBeautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Buy on Amazon Beautiful Creatures (Beautiful Creatures, Book 1) By: Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Released On: December 2009 ISBN: 0316077038 Genre: YA, Paranormal Pages: 592 Facebook Fanpage: HERE Series Website: http://www.casterchronicles.com/ Author’s Website: http://www.kamigarciamargaretstohl.com/ Author’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/kamigarcia http://twitter.com/mstohl Recommendable for people who: Witches, Mysteries, Teens, Synopsis (from Amazon): Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she’s struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even…
Read MoreJuly Book Club – A Wrinkle in Time
This month’s featured book is A Wrinkle in Time. I remember reading this in school, but I don’t remember ANYTHING about it, so I thought I would revisit the book! Join me in July… Buy on Amazon A Wrinkle in Time (Special Teacher’s Edition with Bonus Material) By: Madeleine L’Engle Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 0-312-37251-5 Genre: fiction, childrens Pages: 232 Author’s Website: http://www.madeleinelengle.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wrinkleintime Synopsis: Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and…
Read MoreEnter to win: the Magic of Finkleton by KC Hilton
Hi guys! It’s a new month, and that means a new giveaway! YAY! This month’s giveaway is a children’s book called THE MAGIC OF FINKLETON. I received a copy of this for review and you can see my review here. So here’s the video, details below! To enter: FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW. Contest open to US residents ONLY and closes JULY 31, 2011. Winners: 1 grand prize winner: Autographed the Magic of Finkleton + autographed bookmark 2 runners up: autographed bookmark *******THIS GIVE A…
Read MoreCassandra Clare
Author Bio: Cassandra Clare Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Teheran, Iran and spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father’s backpack. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was ten years old. Since her family moved around so much she found familiarity in books and went everywhere with a book under her arm. She spent her high school years in Los Angeles where she…
Read MoreEnter to win Waterfall, Cascade, and some swag!
Hey guys! Im so excited! Author Lisa T Bergren is so sweet and amazing! She sent me a box of goodies I can give away! Yep, FREE! So here’s the video, details below! Is Waterfall any good? UHH! YEAH! Read my review HERE Is Cascade any good? UHH!!! YEAHHH!!!! Read my review HERE When will TORRENT be out? Sept 1st. You can PREORDER IT now though! To enter: FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW. Contest open to US residents ONLY and closes JUNE 30th 2011. Winners: 1…
Read MoreLisa T Bergren
Author Bio: Lisa Tawn Bergren Lisa T. Bergren is the author of over thirty books that have sold more than two million copies combined. She’s written fiction of all sorts (romance, historical, contemporary, suspense, YA), nonfiction and children’s books. She divides her time between writing, editing, traveling and co-parenting her three children (16, 13, and 8 ) with her husband, Tim. The Bergrens reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado. CONTACT twitter: http://twitter.com/LisaTBergren facebook: “Lisa Tawn Bergren” and “River of Time Series” website: http://www.LisaBergren.com (author web site)…
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