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Daring Hearts
From gorgeous heroes that make us swoon to the super sleuths and feisty heroines that make us cheer, this exclusive collection has something for everyone. Eight clean, sassy and BRAND NEW novels--a delicious mixture of fun, addictively romantic, action-adventure stories -- each handpicked by an award-winning gathering of some of today's most popular YA/NA authors.
REBECCA ETHINGTON ~ Monsters are real... Through Glass
RASHELLE WORKMAN ~ Alice is a Dark Moth trainee in Wonderland, Arizona where the days are hot and the guys are hotter. The Dark Moth Society
CINDY M. HOGAN ~ Some secrets are better left dead and buried. Kate Unmasked
ELLE STRAUSS ~ Time traveling is wonky enough... and this time it's worse than ever. Counter Clockwise
CHRISTINE KERSEY ~ College is murder... Witness
JULI ALEXANDER ~ Solving mysteries is in her blood, but it might just get her killed. Paxton Private Investigations
LILA FELIX ~ Fasta is an artist, not by choice, but by force. Sketchy Love
AMBER ARGYLE ~ A storm is raging and not everyone will survive. Of Ice And Snow
Genre: YA Paranormal
THROUGH GLASS by Rebecca Ethington ~ For years I watched my best friend through the glass of our window panes, trapped inside by the monsters that took over our world. I dreamed of the day I would be with him again. But everything keeps changing, and the dead may be more alive than I thought.
Genre: NA Reimagining of Alice In Wonderland
THE DARK MOTH SOCIETY by RaShelle Workman ~ "There's more to life than training. There's love, Alice Blackburn. And you are in desperate need of it..."
In the last millennia a deadly game has raged between demons and their half-human creations, called Moths. A century ago select Moths were born with distinctive marks on the backs of their hands. It was soon discovered that those with the marks possessed the same powers as their demon parent. Over the years an elite group of warriors formed The Dark Moth Society.
Alice Blackburn is a Dark Moth trainee. Some of her classmates call her the Queen of Hearts, but only because she doesn't share hers. There isn't time. Not for fun and especially not for Kade Everett, the injured warrior she is required to help. In just a few days, her creator, the foul demon that killed her mom will come to kill her. That's part of the game after all. And when he does, she will end him.
Genre: YA Adventure/Suspense
KATE UNMASKED by Cindy M. Hogan ~ Some secrets should stay dead and buried. Kate has spent her life searching for the secrets of her past--the secrets that began with her missing birth parents. After years of false hope and leads drying up, Kate finally lucks onto a promising one.
Determined to find the truth, Kate travels to the gritty New Jersey shore. But what she finds is worse than she ever could have imagined.
Genre: YA Time Travel Romance
COUNTER CLOCKWISE by Elle Strauss ~ High school senior Casey Donovan is in trouble. Again. If only she had trusted in Nate's loyalty when he traveled to Spain with his college basketball team - despite the accompaniment of the cheerleading squad and Fiona the Floozy who'd made it super clear she wanted Nate for herself. Then she wouldn't have made that impulsive trip to Hollywood and let Aiden do that stupid thing that threatened her relationship with Nate, and triggered a trip into the past. Only something is wildly wrong. She's not in the 1860s like she should be. It's 1929. And she didn't come alone.
Genre: NA Suspense
WITNESS (Witness, Book 1) by Christine Kersey ~ College student Courtney Hartford's worries are few. That is, until she witnesses a murder. And then recognizes the murderer. His warning not to tell, coupled with his threat against her life and the life of her mother, pushes her to make a difficult decision--tell the police the truth, or let the people who are threatening her control her life.
Genre: YA Mystery
PAXTON PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS by Juli Alexander ~ Townsey Paxton loves to solve mysteries. It's in her blood. After her older brother leaves vet school to manage the agency and care for her, his sacrifices start to take their toll. With the aid of her diverse group of friends, Townsey decides to help. When she suspects one of the agency's clients is abusing his wife, she can't look the other way. She risks her safety to do what she knows is right, but things suddenly go terribly wrong.
Genre: YA Paranormal
SKETCHY LOVE by Lila Felix ~ "I've drawn his face all my life. His images come to me without warning. The thing is, I've never met him in real life. But something tells me he's waiting for me too."
Fasta is an artist, not by choice, but by force. Since she could grip a pen her gift demanded she draw, sometimes until her fingers bled and tears blurred the ink. She hopes for the day she meets the boy, the one whose face has matured along with hers, hoping he can give her answers, or at least make the incessant need to sketch him st...
REBECCA ETHINGTON ~ Monsters are real... Through Glass
RASHELLE WORKMAN ~ Alice is a Dark Moth trainee in Wonderland, Arizona where the days are hot and the guys are hotter. The Dark Moth Society
CINDY M. HOGAN ~ Some secrets are better left dead and buried. Kate Unmasked
ELLE STRAUSS ~ Time traveling is wonky enough... and this time it's worse than ever. Counter Clockwise
CHRISTINE KERSEY ~ College is murder... Witness
JULI ALEXANDER ~ Solving mysteries is in her blood, but it might just get her killed. Paxton Private Investigations
LILA FELIX ~ Fasta is an artist, not by choice, but by force. Sketchy Love
AMBER ARGYLE ~ A storm is raging and not everyone will survive. Of Ice And Snow
Genre: YA Paranormal
THROUGH GLASS by Rebecca Ethington ~ For years I watched my best friend through the glass of our window panes, trapped inside by the monsters that took over our world. I dreamed of the day I would be with him again. But everything keeps changing, and the dead may be more alive than I thought.
Genre: NA Reimagining of Alice In Wonderland
THE DARK MOTH SOCIETY by RaShelle Workman ~ "There's more to life than training. There's love, Alice Blackburn. And you are in desperate need of it..."
In the last millennia a deadly game has raged between demons and their half-human creations, called Moths. A century ago select Moths were born with distinctive marks on the backs of their hands. It was soon discovered that those with the marks possessed the same powers as their demon parent. Over the years an elite group of warriors formed The Dark Moth Society.
Alice Blackburn is a Dark Moth trainee. Some of her classmates call her the Queen of Hearts, but only because she doesn't share hers. There isn't time. Not for fun and especially not for Kade Everett, the injured warrior she is required to help. In just a few days, her creator, the foul demon that killed her mom will come to kill her. That's part of the game after all. And when he does, she will end him.
Genre: YA Adventure/Suspense
KATE UNMASKED by Cindy M. Hogan ~ Some secrets should stay dead and buried. Kate has spent her life searching for the secrets of her past--the secrets that began with her missing birth parents. After years of false hope and leads drying up, Kate finally lucks onto a promising one.
Determined to find the truth, Kate travels to the gritty New Jersey shore. But what she finds is worse than she ever could have imagined.
Genre: YA Time Travel Romance
COUNTER CLOCKWISE by Elle Strauss ~ High school senior Casey Donovan is in trouble. Again. If only she had trusted in Nate's loyalty when he traveled to Spain with his college basketball team - despite the accompaniment of the cheerleading squad and Fiona the Floozy who'd made it super clear she wanted Nate for herself. Then she wouldn't have made that impulsive trip to Hollywood and let Aiden do that stupid thing that threatened her relationship with Nate, and triggered a trip into the past. Only something is wildly wrong. She's not in the 1860s like she should be. It's 1929. And she didn't come alone.
Genre: NA Suspense
WITNESS (Witness, Book 1) by Christine Kersey ~ College student Courtney Hartford's worries are few. That is, until she witnesses a murder. And then recognizes the murderer. His warning not to tell, coupled with his threat against her life and the life of her mother, pushes her to make a difficult decision--tell the police the truth, or let the people who are threatening her control her life.
Genre: YA Mystery
PAXTON PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS by Juli Alexander ~ Townsey Paxton loves to solve mysteries. It's in her blood. After her older brother leaves vet school to manage the agency and care for her, his sacrifices start to take their toll. With the aid of her diverse group of friends, Townsey decides to help. When she suspects one of the agency's clients is abusing his wife, she can't look the other way. She risks her safety to do what she knows is right, but things suddenly go terribly wrong.
Genre: YA Paranormal
SKETCHY LOVE by Lila Felix ~ "I've drawn his face all my life. His images come to me without warning. The thing is, I've never met him in real life. But something tells me he's waiting for me too."
Fasta is an artist, not by choice, but by force. Since she could grip a pen her gift demanded she draw, sometimes until her fingers bled and tears blurred the ink. She hopes for the day she meets the boy, the one whose face has matured along with hers, hoping he can give her answers, or at least make the incessant need to sketch him st...
1600 pages, Unknown Binding
First published August 18, 2015
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About the author
Cindy M. Hogan
43 books297 followersUSA Today Bestselling author, Cindy M. Hogan is the author of edge of your seat, young adult suspense novels that always have a dash of romance, because every book should have hot guys and girls in them. Her first series, the Watched Series, skyrocketed her to number one bestselling author and she hasn’t let up since with over 20 novels to her name.
She never sits down to write, instead, she walks and talks into a recorder and lets her computer transcribe her words. Editing is her enemy, but she loves the final results, so she’ll always dig in.
Her one dream is to own and bake in a German style bakery with a cute to-go window for Gelato. In the meantime, she’ll continue to do the thousand other things she loves like teaching, all things outdoors, painting, and gardening—she’s never met a flower, tree, bush or vegetable she doesn’t like—except maybe okra and beets. As long as she’s got a book playing in her ear, she even enjoys weeding. She may be deranged.
She loves to create, but can’t seem to sit still for long, even to read a book. Instead, she listens to books so she can read and create at the same time. She’s a non-stop worker and enjoys every minute of it.
Her most loved creation is her two amazing daughters and wishes they were teens again. She loves to be home, but her husband is a traveler and drags her family around the world, where she finds an endless supply of story ideas, characters, settings, and more often than not, walks away with a suntan or ends up in a cool castle. She is also inspired by the unpredictable teens she teaches. If she is not creating things other than books, you’ll find her snuggled up with the love of her life watching a movie or planning their next party.
Most of all, she loves to laugh.
To stay up to date on all things Cindy M. Hogan, join her book group HERE.
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She never sits down to write, instead, she walks and talks into a recorder and lets her computer transcribe her words. Editing is her enemy, but she loves the final results, so she’ll always dig in.
Her one dream is to own and bake in a German style bakery with a cute to-go window for Gelato. In the meantime, she’ll continue to do the thousand other things she loves like teaching, all things outdoors, painting, and gardening—she’s never met a flower, tree, bush or vegetable she doesn’t like—except maybe okra and beets. As long as she’s got a book playing in her ear, she even enjoys weeding. She may be deranged.
She loves to create, but can’t seem to sit still for long, even to read a book. Instead, she listens to books so she can read and create at the same time. She’s a non-stop worker and enjoys every minute of it.
Her most loved creation is her two amazing daughters and wishes they were teens again. She loves to be home, but her husband is a traveler and drags her family around the world, where she finds an endless supply of story ideas, characters, settings, and more often than not, walks away with a suntan or ends up in a cool castle. She is also inspired by the unpredictable teens she teaches. If she is not creating things other than books, you’ll find her snuggled up with the love of her life watching a movie or planning their next party.
Most of all, she loves to laugh.
To stay up to date on all things Cindy M. Hogan, join her book group HERE.
http://www.subscribepage.com/sweptawa...
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July 21, 2015
Thanks to Amber Argyle for giving me this book to review. Of Ice and Snow is part of Daring Hearts compilation, I have not read the rest yet but I hope to soon.
Otec has always been the overlooked son of an overflowing house. When a young woman, Matka, one of the highmen staying in his village, wants to look for a plant, he is happy to help. When he is away, his home is attacked he must find a way to save his family but can he trust Matka as he is not sure if she is friend or foe. Is Otec willing to become the leader he never thought he would be.
I really enjoyed Of Ice and Snow, the prequel novella to Winter Queen as it tells us of how Ilyenna’s parents met. It is fast paced and full of action and Amber wrote from a male POV well.
I really liked Otec as he feels like he is the useless son who is not good enough, but he is brave, kind and very protective of his family. I liked Matka as she is willing to help people she doesn’t really know but I would have liked some chapters from her POV as it would have helped getting to know her better.
I really liked this prequel novella and I hope to read the rest of Daring Hearts soon. I would recommend Of Ice and Snow to fans of Winter Queen or any of Amber Argyle’s other books.
This and my other reviews can be found at Amethyst Bookwyrm
Otec has always been the overlooked son of an overflowing house. When a young woman, Matka, one of the highmen staying in his village, wants to look for a plant, he is happy to help. When he is away, his home is attacked he must find a way to save his family but can he trust Matka as he is not sure if she is friend or foe. Is Otec willing to become the leader he never thought he would be.
I really enjoyed Of Ice and Snow, the prequel novella to Winter Queen as it tells us of how Ilyenna’s parents met. It is fast paced and full of action and Amber wrote from a male POV well.
I really liked Otec as he feels like he is the useless son who is not good enough, but he is brave, kind and very protective of his family. I liked Matka as she is willing to help people she doesn’t really know but I would have liked some chapters from her POV as it would have helped getting to know her better.
I really liked this prequel novella and I hope to read the rest of Daring Hearts soon. I would recommend Of Ice and Snow to fans of Winter Queen or any of Amber Argyle’s other books.
This and my other reviews can be found at Amethyst Bookwyrm
November 14, 2015
First of all, I have to admit that I did not read all the stories in this book. Some are just not genres I enjoy. The ones that I did read are:
Paxton PI by Juli Alexander - 5 stars
Kate Unmasked - Cindy M. Hogan - 5 stars
Witness - Christine Kersey - 5 stars
Sketchy Love - Lila Felix - 4 stars
Of Ice and Snow - Amber Argyle - 4 stars
All but Sketchy Love are the first of a series. I am really looking forward to reading the next installments once they come out and have started following most of these authors.
Paxton PI by Juli Alexander - 5 stars
Kate Unmasked - Cindy M. Hogan - 5 stars
Witness - Christine Kersey - 5 stars
Sketchy Love - Lila Felix - 4 stars
Of Ice and Snow - Amber Argyle - 4 stars
All but Sketchy Love are the first of a series. I am really looking forward to reading the next installments once they come out and have started following most of these authors.
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