October 2011 On Sale: September 27, 2011 Featuring: Callie; Lovie; Elvis 240 pages ISBN: 0758241410 EAN: 9780758241412 Hardcover $23.00  Add to Wish List Mystery Pet Lovers Buy at Amazon.com Mysteries with pets Elvis and the Tropical Double Trouble by Peggy Webb It’s two times the turmoil for mayhem magnet Callie, her curvaceous cousin Lovie, and Elvis, the King reincarnated as nothin’ but a hound dog. This time they’re finding a lot more than relics on an archeological dig that could truly be their ruin. . . Forced to choose between one man who wants to marry her and another who already did, Callie Valentine Jones can’t think of a better way to check out of her personal Heartbreak Hotel then to get way, way out of town. So when Lovie invites the whole Valentine clan to visit her brainy new beau’s worksite near Cozumel, Callie packs up her crooning basset hound and heads straight for the airport. But the moment they arrive at the dig, Elvis sniffs out T-R-O-U-B-L-E, in the form of a skeleton too fresh to be part of the research and too dead to spell anything but homicide. Suspicious minds blame ghosts and gods, but Callie knows…

August 2012 On Sale: August 7, 2012 Featuring: Sheila Tao; Jerry Isaac; Abby Maddox 352 pages ISBN: 1451664540 EAN: 9781451664546 Kindle: B0061OTD6Q Hardcover $24.99  Add to Wish List Thriller Psychological, Thriller Serial Killer Buy at Amazon.com Continuing thriller / suspense week Freak by Jennifer Hillier Sitting alone in a maximum-security prison cell, Abby Maddox is a celebrity. Her claim to fame is the envy of every freak on the outside: she’s the former lover of Ethan Wolfe, the killer who left more than a dozen dead women in his wake and nearly added Puget Sound State professor Sheila Tao to the tally. Now Abby, serving a nine-year sentence for slashing a police officer’s throat in a moment of rage, has little human contact — save for the letters that pour in from demented fans, lunatics, and creeps. But a new wave of murders has given Abby a possible chance for a plea bargain — because this killer has been sending her love letters, and carving a message on the bodies of the victims: Free Abby Maddox. Jerry Isaac will never forget the attack — or his attacker. The hideous scarring and tortured speech are daily reminders that the one-time Seattle…

July 2012 On Sale: July 10, 2012 336 pages ISBN: 0307455173 EAN: 9780307455178 Paperback $15.00  Add to Wish List Science Fiction Suspense/Thriller Buy at Amazon.com Science Fiction thriller Zone One by Colson Whitehead A pandemic has devastated the planet, sorting humanity into two types: the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead. After the worst of the plague is over, armed forces stationed in Chinatown’s Fort Wonton have successfully reclaimed the island south of Canal Street—aka Zone One. Mark Spitz is a member of one of the three-person civilian sweeper units tasked with clearing lower Manhattan of the remaining feral zombies. Zone One unfolds over three surreal days in which Spitz is occupied with the mundane mission of straggler removal, the rigors of Post-Apocalyptic Stress Disorder (PASD), and the impossible task of coming to terms with a fallen world. And then things start to go terribly wrong… At once a chilling horror story and a literary novel by a contemporary master, Zone One is a dazzling portrait of modern civilization in all its wretched, shambling glory. Previous Picks

August 2012 On Sale: August 14, 2012 Featuring: Miranda 304 pages ISBN: 1423149769 EAN: 9781423149767 Kindle: B008K5SLOY Hardcover $17.99  Add to Wish List Young Adult Science Fiction Buy at Amazon.com A new world False Memory by Dan Krokos Miranda wakes up alone on a park bench with no memory. In her panic, she releases a mysterious energy that incites pure terror in everyone around her. Except Peter, a boy who isn’t at all surprised by Miranda’s shocking ability. Left with no choice but to trust this stranger, Miranda discovers she was trained to be a weapon and is part of an elite force of genetically-altered teens who possess flawless combat skills and powers strong enough to destroy a city. But adjusting to her old life isn’t easy—especially with Noah, the boyfriend she can’t remember loving. Then Miranda uncovers a dark truth that sets her team on the run. Suddenly her past doesn’t seem to matter…when there may not be a future. Previous Picks

Morganville Vampires #12 May 2012 On Sale: May 1, 2012 Featuring: Claire Danvers 352 pages ISBN: 0451236718 EAN: 9780451236715 Kindle: B0072NWJCA Hardcover $17.99  Add to Wish List Young Adult Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com When you’re in the mood for Hunger Games Black Dawn by Rachel Caine With its eclectic mix of vampire and human citizens, Morganville, Texas, has always been a risky place to call home. But with the invasion of the vampire’s deadliest enemy, Morganville isn’t just in danger—it’s dying… Ever since the draug—mysterious creatures that prey on vampires—took over Morganville, the lives of student Claire Danvers and her friends have been thrown into turmoil. Most of the town’s residents have evacuated, but Claire, Shane, Eve and Michael have chosen to stay and fight. Using the city’s water system to spread, the draug have rapidly multiplied. Things in Morganville look grim, especially since vampire Amelie—the town founder—has been infected by the master draug’s bite. Now, if Claire and her friends don’t figure out how to cure Amelie and defeat the draug, it looks like Morganville will become little more than a ghost town… The Fight For Survival The exciting and adventurous alternative to Twilight that you’ve been looking for!…

January 2012 On Sale: January 17, 2012 304 pages ISBN: 1936661586 EAN: 9781936661589 Kindle: B006T3MHV2 Paperback $12.95  Add to Wish List Non-Fiction Buy at Amazon.com Explore why some authors think the Hunger Games is so phenomenal The Girl Who Was On Fire (Movie Edition) by Leah Wilson Katniss Everdeen’s adventures may have come to an end, but her story continues to blaze in the hearts of millions worldwide . . . especially with the highly anticipated March 2012 release of the film version of The Hunger Games, starring Jennifer Lawrence. In The Girl Who Was on Fire – Movie Edition, sixteen YA authors take you back to the world of the Hunger Games with moving, dark, and funny pieces on Katniss, the Games, Gale and Peeta, reality TV, survival, and more. From the trilogy’s darker themes of violence and social control to fashion and weaponry, the collection’s exploration of the Hunger Games reveals exactly how rich, and how perilous, Panem really is. • How does the way the Games affect the brain explain Haymitch’s drinking, Annie’s distraction, and Wiress’ speech problems? • What does the rebellion have in common with the War on Terror? • Why isn’t the answer to…

May 2012 On Sale: May 15, 2012 Featuring: Verity 352 pages ISBN: 1423152190 EAN: 9781423152194 Kindle: B007Y7UVHE Hardcover $16.99  Add to Wish List Young Adult, Young Adult Historical Buy at Amazon.com Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Oct. 11th, 1943—A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it’s barely begun. When “Verity” is arrested by the Gestapo, she’s sure she doesn’t stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she’s living a spy’s worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, how she became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left Maddie in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage and failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy? Harrowing and beautifully written, Elizabeth Wein creates a visceral read of danger, resolve, and survival…

June 2012 On Sale: May 29, 2012 608 pages ISBN: 0778313441 EAN: 9780778313441 Kindle: B007JJSIU4 Hardcover $24.95  Add to Wish List Romance Suspense, Romance Anthology, Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Something for all suspense readers Love Is Murder by Sandra Brown Heart pounding stories of romantic suspense Prepare for heart-racing suspense in this original collection by thirty of the hottest bestselling authors and new voices writing romantic suspense today. Go on vacation with Allison Brennan’s Lucy Kincaid, where she saves a man from drowning, only to discover he is in far greater danger on land. Meet Roxanne St. Claire’s “bullet catcher”-bodyguard Donovan Rush-who may have met his match in the sexually charged “Diamond Drop.” Debut author William Simon shows us what happens when the granddaughter of the president of the United States is kidnapped. And Lee Child’s pitch-perfect “I Heard a Romantic Story” puts a whole new spin on Love Is Murder. Bodyguards, vigilantes, stalkers, serial killers, women (and men!) in jeopardy, cops, thieves, P.I.s, killers-these 29 all-new stories will keep you thrilled and chilled late into the night. An incredible collection of page-turning thrilling romantic suspense stories! Previous Picks

August 2012 On Sale: July 31, 2012 Featuring: Liv Dugan 384 pages ISBN: 142012501X EAN: 9781420125016 Kindle: B007C7369Q Paperback $7.99  Add to Wish List Mystery Private Eye, Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Fan favorites in suspense week continues Nowhere to Run by Nancy Bush Some Secrets When Liv Dugan ducks out of work for lunch, it’s just an ordinary day. When she returns, she stumbles onto a massacre. All her colleagues at Zuma Software have been shot. Only luck has left Liv unscathed, and that might be running out… Will Follow You Liv suspects the shootings are tied to her past-and to the package she recently received from her long-dead adoptive mother. Sensing she’s being followed, Liv jumps into a stranger’s car and orders him to drive. Her “hostage” complies, listening carefully as her story unwinds. Skeptical at first, he ultimately begins to believe all Liv’s fears are justified… To Your Grave Together, Liv and her unlikely confidant try to uncover the truth about her adoptive family, her birth parents, and her troubled childhood. Because somewhere in Liv’s past is a secret worth killing for, and a nightmare she can never outrun… An intense, emotionally gripping thriller that will keep you…

Bishop/SCU Novel August 2012 On Sale: July 31, 2012 336 pages ISBN: 0425258742 EAN: 9780425258743 Kindle: B0073XV3FI Hardcover $26.95  Add to Wish List Thriller Police Procedural, Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Fan favorite author Haven by Kay Hooper Another nightmare, in the woods this time. Different: She was running. Trying to escape. But the same ending. Always the same ending. Another dead girl… Emma Rayburn was born and raised in Baron Hollow, North Carolina, and it was a quiet life. Then came the accident… and the nightmares—each filled with unshakable visions of darkness, blind panic, and desperate women chased toward inevitable death. With no reports of local women missing or found dead, Emma has written it off to troubled imaginings—night after dreaded night. Until her sister arrives. Jessie Rayburn, psychic investigator for a firm called Haven, has been estranged from Emma for years. Unresolved issues from Jessie’s past have not only kept them apart but have been clouding Jessie’s unique abilities. A return to her hometown to face a dark and violent incident from years gone by is her chance to regain them. But reconciliation with the past comes with a price. Few people in Baron Hollow are welcoming Jessie back….