May 2010 On Sale: May 1, 2010 Featuring: John Brynstone 336 pages ISBN: 0843963824 EAN: 9780843963823 Mass Market Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Thriller Arcane Buy at Amazon.com The Radix by Brett King A U.S. agent has been hired to locate the legendary Radix, a relic with sacred healing powers. But the Knights of Malta–modern-day descendants of the Borgias–will stop at nothing to get the relic for their own use and gain favor with the pope. For five centuries adventurers, researchers and believers have searched for the Radix, the sacred relic thought to possess amazing powers to heal—or destroy. John Brynstone doesn’t have centuries. The president has ordered him to find the Radix now. But he’s not alone in his quest. The modern-day descendants of the infamous Borgia family will stop at nothing to wield the power of the Radix. At the same time, a secret religious organization wants the Radix for their own ends—and they’ve sent a nameless assassin to kill Brynstone before he can steal their prize. Across continents and through ancient codes and mysteries, Brynstone will have to unravel riddles no one has been able to solve for hundreds of years…while racing for his life. Previous…

The Reincarnationist, #3 May 2010 On Sale: May 1, 2010 Featuring: Lucian Glass 416 pages ISBN: 0778326756 EAN: 9780778326755 Hardcover $24.95 Add to Wish List Suspense, Thriller Arcane Buy at Amazon.com The Hypnotist by M. J. Rose An FBI agent, tormented by a death he wasn’t able to prevent, a crime he’s never been able to solve and a love he’s never forgotten, discovers that his true conflict resides not in his past, but in a…Past Life. Haunted by a twenty-year old murder of a beautiful young painter, Lucian Glass keeps his demons at bay through his fascinating work as a Special Agent with the FBI’s Art Crime Team. Currently investigating a crazed art collector who has begun destroying prized masterworks, Glass is thrust into a bizarre hostage negotiation that takes him undercover at the Phoenix Foundation—dedicated to the science of past life study—where, in order to maintain his cover, he agrees to submit to the treatment of a hypnotist. Under hypnosis, Glass travels from ancient Greece to 19th century Persia, while the case takes him from New York to Paris and the movie capital of world. These journeys will change his very understanding of reality, lead him to question…

January 2010 On Sale: December 29, 2009 Featuring: Sydney Fitzpatrick 400 pages ISBN: 0061122297 EAN: 9780061122293 Mass Market Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Thriller Arcane Buy at Amazon.com The Bone Chamber by Robin Burcell FBI forensic artist Sydney Fitzpatrick into an investigation of the Freemasons and their connection to a map that may lead to the lsot Templar Treasure — and worldwide catastrophe if a mysterious item from this trove falls into the wrong hands. Mysteriously summoned to Quantico to help re-create the face of a murdered, mutilated young woman, FBI forensic artist Special Agent Sydney Fitzpatrick knows immediately this is no ordinary crime. The hit-and-run death of the forensic anthropologist assisting her—a close friend—and Sydney’s abrupt dismissal from the case by covert government investigators only strengthen her need for answers. Now her hunt for a killer is carrying her from Washington to Rome to the hidden chamber of a legendary tomb—on the trail of a fabled treasure of the Knights Templar . . . and a curse. For buried deep in the mysteries of the Freemasons and the Vatican’s Holy See is a secret that could rock the world. Suddenly an ancient map is pointing Sydney toward something…

Add to Wish List May 2010 On Sale: May 11, 2010 Featuring: Dilara Kenner; Sam Watson 432 pages ISBN: 1439181799 EAN: 9781439181799 Hardcover $24.99 Thriller Arcane Buy at Amazon.com The Ark by Boyd Morrison A MODERN-DAY INTERNATIONAL THRILLER HAILED BY JAMES ROLLINS AS “ONE OF THE BEST DEBUTS I’VE READ THIS YEAR . . . HERE IS A NOVEL THAT WILL HAVE YOU HOLDING YOUR BREATH UNTIL THE LAST PAGE IS TURNED.” When brilliant archaeologist Dilara Kenner is contacted by Sam Watson, an old family friend who says that he has crucial information about her missing father, Dilara abandons her Peruvian dig and rushes to Los Angeles to meet him. But at the airport, Sam speaks instead of Noah’s Ark—the artifact her father had long been searching for—and the possible death of billions. Before Sam can explain, he collapses. With his dying breath, he urges Dilara to find Tyler Locke—a man she’s never heard of. Two days later Dilara manages to track down former combat engineer Tyler Locke on an oil rig off Newfoundland. Her helicopter transport goes down well short of the oil rig’s landing pad and Dilara and those aboard nearly drown. No sooner is Dilara safely on…

Megan Berry, #2 February 2010 On Sale: January 21, 2010 Featuring: Megan Berry 304 pages ISBN: 1595142738 EAN: 9781595142733 Paperback $8.99 Young Adult Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com Undead Much? by Stacey Jay Q: How many guys does it take to make your boyfriend wild with jealousy? A: Only one, if he’s UNDEAD. Megan Berry had a perfectly average new-sundress-and-boy-obsessed life–until her power to settle the Undead returned. Oh, and then her best friend tried to kill her–and ruin homecoming–with a bunch of black magically raised zombies. At least she got a spot on the pom squad and a smokin’ boyfriend (Ethan). But now Megan is in deep fertilizer all over again. Why? Well, let’s see… · Feral new super-strong zombies? Check. · Cheerleader vs. pom squad turf war threatening half time as they know it? Check. · An Undead psychic hottie (Cliff) who’s predicting a zombie apocalypse–and doing his best to tempt Megan away from Ethan? Yum. I mean, Check. · Earth-shattering secrets that could land Megan in Settler prison for life? Um, IT WASN’T ME!!! Everyone thinks Megan’s at fault for the new uber-zombie uprising. Looks like she’ll need the help of both Cliff and Ethan if she’s going…

May 2010 On Sale: May 4, 2010 Featuring: Zachary; Logan; Aura 320 pages ISBN: 1416994068 EAN: 9781416994060 Hardcover $17.99 Young Adult Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready When her boyfriend dies a most untimely death, Aura–who can see ghosts–is forced to reconsider her relationship with the living and dead in SHADE. Love ties them together. Death can’t tear them apart. Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan’s band playing a critical gig and Aura’s plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend’s life. She never thought it would be his last. Logan’s sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He’s gone. Well, sort of. Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan’s violet-hued spirit still hanging around. Because dead Logan is almost as real as ever. Almost. It doesn’t help that Aura’s new friend Zachary is so understanding—and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit….

Curse Workers #1 May 2010 On Sale: May 4, 2010 Featuring: Cassel Sharpe 320 pages ISBN: 1416963960 EAN: 9781416963967 Hardcover $17.99 Fantasy, Young Adult Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com White Cat by Holly Black Cassel comes from a family of curse workers — people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they’re all mobsters, or con artists. Except for Cassel. He hasn’t got the magic touch, so he’s an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail — he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago. Ever since, Cassel has carefully built up a façade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his façade starts crumbling when he starts sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He’s noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him, caught up in a mysterious plot. As Cassel begins to suspect he’s part of a huge con game, he also wonders what really happened to Lila. Could…

Dark Elite #1 January 2010 On Sale: January 5, 2010 Featuring: Scott; Lily Parker 256 pages ISBN: 0451228863 EAN: 9780451228864 Paperback $6.99 Young Adult Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com Firespell by Chloe Neill New girl. New school. Old evil. From the author of the Chicagoland Vampires novels. A new series about a boarding school filled with something worse than homework. Lily’s parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich. If that wasn’t bad enough, she’s hearing and seeing bizarre things on St. Sophie’s creepy campus. Her roommate, Scout, keeps her sane, but keeps disappearing at night. When one day Lily finds Scout running from real-life monsters, she learns the hard way that Scout is involved in a splinter group of rebel teens. They protect Chicago from demons, vamps, and dark magic users. It’s too bad Lily doesn’t have powers of her own to help. At least, none that she’s discovered yet… Start of a new and exciting magical young adult series. Excerpt CHAPTER ONE They were gathered around a conference table in a high-rise, eight men and women, no one under the age of sixty-five, all of them wealthy beyond measure. And they were…

House of Night #7 May 2010 On Sale: April 27, 2010 Featuring: Zoey 336 pages ISBN: 0312606168 EAN: 9780312606169 Hardcover $17.99 Young Adult Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com Burned by P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast The highly anticipated seventh book in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling House of Night series. When friends stop trusting each other, Darkness is there to fan the flames…. Things have turned black at the House of Night. Zoey Redbird’s soul has shattered. With everything she’s ever stood for falling apart, and a broken heart making her want to stay in the Otherworld forever, Zoey’s fading fast. It’s seeming more and more doubtful that she will be able pull herself back together in time to rejoin her friends and set the world to rights. As the only living person who can reach her, Stark must find a way to get to her. But how? He will have to die to do so, the Vampyre High Council stipulates. And then Zoey will give up for sure. There are only 7 days left… Enter BFF Stevie Rae. She wants to help Z but she has massive problems of her own. The rogue Red Fledglings are acting…

The Courage Tree by Diane Chamberlain A child lost in the wilderness, a mother desperate to find her before time runs out. Eight-year-old Sophie Donohue just wanted to be like every other little girl. Which is why her mother, Janine, reluctantly agreed to let her go on the weekend camping trip with her Brownie troop. But when Janine arrives to pick up Sophie after the trip, her daughter is not with the others. Somehow, along the forested route from West Virginia, Sophie has disappeared. But Sophie is no ordinary eight-year-old. She suffers from a rare disease, and Janine has recently enrolled her in an experimental treatment as a last effort to save her life—despite the vehement objections of her ex-husband, Joe. Without her medication, Sophie cannot survive long. All her mother’s instincts tell Janine that Sophie is alive, but time is running out. Deep in the Virginia forest, another drama unfolds. Sophie finds refuge in a remote cabin inhabited by Zoe, a woman who wants nothing to do with the child. Zoe is struggling to save her own daughter from the law, and Sophie’s presence jeopardizes any chance of that happening. She is as determined to save her daughter as…