ONE SUMMER in the French countryside, among sun-kissed fields of lavender . . . ANOTHER SUMMER in upstate New York, along familiar roads that lead to surprises . . . When Summer Everett makes a split-second decision, her summer divides into two parallel worlds. In one, she travels to France, where she's dreamed of going: a land of chocolate croissants, handsome boys, and art museums. In the other, she remains home, in her ordinary suburb, where she expects her ordinary life to continue — but nothing is as it seems. In both summers, she will fall in love and discover new sides of herself. What may break her, though, is a terrible family secret, one she can't hide from anywhere. In the end, it might just be the truth she needs the most. From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes an irresistible, inventive novel that takes readers around the world and back again, and asks us what matters more: the journey or the destination.

To the gods, she is Bivrost, the magical way connecting Asgard to all other realms. Iris is Alfar, the only race that can open bridges between the Nine Worlds. On the morning she first meets Heimdal, Watcher of Asgard, she is smitten by his golden good looks and charmed by his quiet confidence. And then, when tragedy strikes her world, she's forced to flee with him to his. Heimdal is the Watcher of the Gods, sworn to protect Asgard from threats internal and external. Struggling with his growing feelings for Iris even as he watches her attempt to put her life together again, he takes his duty to her as seriously as his duty to his world. Loki has been an outcast from day one. As a treaty hostage of Asgard, he's known nothing but derision and sometimes outright torment from his alleged foster brothers. He can't decide whether to let Iris redeem him--or punish her for trying. Swept up in a decades-old conflict, Iris is caught between a god she might love and a friend who could be a victim or could be a villain. With her heart and possibly her very life on the line, she must learn to discern the truth from the lies. Because trusting the right person might save her--but trusting the wrong one will surely destroy her.

SUMMARY: SPRING BREAK. SOUTH BEACH. 'NUFF SAID.On a trip to a place where anything can happen -- and does -- two ex-best friends discover that a chance encounter can lead to the chance of a lifetime.HOLLY: Dream date or bad fate? She wants true love--and a break from her strict parents. Perhaps a spring fling will do? ALEXA: Flirting with destiny or flirting with disaster? The guy of her dreams turns out to be her friend's first love. How far is she willing to go? This year, Spring Break is going to be scandalous!

Maddy Frank has always lived in Jermyn Street. But now her mum and dad are making her move far away to some place called Plenty. How will Maddy survive without everything and everyone she knows? What about her mysterious new classmate, Grace Wek, who was born in a refugee camp? Could Grace understand how Maddy feels?Plenty is a poignant coming-of-age novel by Australian author Ananda Braxton-Smith. This junior fiction book is a realistic story of the friendship between two young girls and focuses on themes of homelessness, difference and acceptance. For more of Ananda's work read her literary fantasy series for young adults, Secrets of Carrick: Merrow, Tantony and Ghostheart.

The sorceress Frostflower could bring a babe from seed to term in the course of a winter's afternoon. The swordswoman Thorn could strew a field with corpses in a moment's battle rage. Outcasts, both of them. Hunted by the farmer-priests who ruled the wasteland that once had been a world. Then Thorn in her folly got pregnant. Flower, in her folly, wanted the child. And together, foolishly, they set out to survive...

This epic tale, spanning three generations, introduces Jimmy Goodnight, a former Comanche captive, running a cattle empire. One-eyed Jimmy visits a county fair where he accomplishes a feat that could not be performed by the strongest of Texans—he smoothly pulls an ax from an anvil. After Jimmy and his crew rescue a beautiful young woman, Revelie Sanborn, from an evil outlaw, Jimmy falls hopelessly in love with her. Desperados, feuds, jealousy, rebellion, chivalry, love, and sacrifice are all a part of this highly adventurous and enjoyable tale.

The arrangements for the dinner party were overseen by Queen Quenevere herself. She selected the apples with her own hands. And before the evening ended, a young knight lay dead...and Arthur's beloved, unfaithful queen stood branded as a murderess and condemned to death!Phyllis Ann Karr has taken Celtic legend and given it a fresh new twist in this magical murder-mystery of knights and sorcery, romantic entanglements and courtly intrigues. This is a tale that explores the passions and motivations of the men and women who stride through the pages of Mallory's romance: Sir Kay, the sharp-tongued seneschal; Nimue, the elusive Lady of the Lake; Morgan le Fay, Merlin's complex nemesis; the tormented sons of Lot and Morgawse; and Mordred, Arthur's own bitter, terrified son!

What's better than one deliciously cozy, swoon-worthy holiday story?Four of them, from some of today's bestselling authors.From KASIE WEST, a snowy road trip takes an unexpected detour when secrets and crushes are revealed.From AIMEE FRIEDMAN, a Hanukkah miracle may just happen when a Jewish girl working as a department store elf finds love.From MELISSA DE LA CRUZ, Christmas Eve gets a plot twist when a high school couple exchange surprising presents.From NIC STONE, a scavenger hunt amid the holiday crowds at an airport turns totally romantic.So grab a mug of hot cocoa, snuggle up, and get ready to fall in love...

The Fanciers & Realizers MEGAPACK® assembles Phyllis Ann Karr's complete series for the first time — 37 stories and novels, totalling more than 1700 pages of great Steampunk/alternate history reading! Included are:CAGEY WARRINGTON THURSDAYSOMETHING SHADY AT SUNVALE CLINICTHE CYCLOPS KILLERTHE REALIZERS/FANCIERS WORLDTHE STANDARD MURDER MYSTERYVARIETY'S NAMEROSEMARY LOZINSKI LESTRADETHE MONDAY AFTER MURDERWHO MOURNS FOR SILVERSTAIRS?THE BLUE THREAD KILLERMURDER WITH AN ARTIST'S RAGLOVE AND DEATH IN THE ASTEROID BELTHOUSE OF THE PENTAGRAMCORWIN AND ANGELATHE SPIDER: AN INCIDENT FROM THE BOYHOOD OF M. CORWIN POEA PREDICAMENT IN THE BELFRYTHE BREAKING POINTMAYDAY ON THE MELONAUTUMN LEAFTHE DREAMSTONETHE DREAMSTONE I: SOULS FOR TRADETHE DREAMSTONE II: LICENSED TO KILLTHE DREAMSTONE III: CURLING SNAKESHELLMOUTH PARKTHE PICKETS OF HELLMOUTHBLOOD GROTTOTHE HELLMOUTH SEVENCLEMENT CZARNYTHE...

The sorceress Frostflower has the power to guide the lightning through the air...and to leave her body to roam the Tanglelands. But her fellow traveller and fellow sorcerer Windbourne, blamed for the murder of a farmer-priest, carries a monstrous guilt that saps his powers and threatens their lives. Led by the valiant warrior Thorn, Frostflower and Windbourne begin the dangerous journey to Five Roads Crossing, where the mourning High Priestess lies in wait...