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Growing up in Soviet Russia, Kat Knopman worships her parents, temperamental Anechka and soft-hearted, absent-minded Misha. Young Jewish intellectuals, they teach literature at a Moscow school, run a drama club, and dabble in political radicalism. Kat sees herself as their heir and ally. But when she's diagnosed with rapidly-progressing scoliosis, the trajectory of her life changes, and she finds herself at a different institution - a school-sanatorium for children with spinal ailments. Confined to a brace, surrounded by unsympathetic peers, Kat embarks on a quest to prove that she can be as exceptional as her parents.

Julia has been chosen. While at the Stained compound, she was tapped as The One to win the war against the Nephilim and leashed with an illness that worsens each day she is away from The Three - and her destiny. Determined not to return to the frightening Chosen leaders and desperate to escape her fate, Julia and her friends journey to the Swiss Alps, home of a rogue Chosen clan. In this snowy haven, all hell breaks loose. Someone is traitor. Someone changes sides.

Devastated by her father's absence, Gaia is offered a home by the mother of Mary Moss, who suggests to Gaia that she live in Mary's old room. Gaia accepts, and suddenly finds herself in a family desperate to fill a void. Meanwhile, Tom is on assignment in Germany, and learns of a terrorist plot to kidnap Gaia and use her DNA for some hidden purpose.

The phenomenon that's been sweeping the country seems to be here to stay. Not only are the teenagers who have come back from their graves still here, but newlydeads are being unearthed all the time. While scientists look for answers and politicians take their stands, the undead population of Oakvale have banded together in a group they're calling the Sons of Romero, hoping to find solidarity in segregation.

Though Lena is only 38, she finds herself in the grip of a midlife crisis. She feels out of place in her adoptive country, her career has stalled, and her marriage has tumbled into a spiral of apathy and distrust - it seems impossible she will ever find happiness again. But then she meets Ben, a failed artist turned reluctant academic, who is just as lost as she is. They strike up a precarious friendship and soon surprise themselves by embarking on an impulsive weekend adventure

Back when I was fearless, it went like this: Gaia meets boy. Gaia falls in love with boy. Boy gets hurt. Now that I feel fear, it goes like this: Gaia meets boy. Gaia falls in love with boy. Boy gets hurt. Some things never change.

Just when things seem to be returning back to normal for Gaia, her ex-boyfriend Sam suddenly appears after being shot and killed, while at the same time, her father fights for his life as he slips into a coma.

The good news: We found my dad.The bad news: He's in Siberia. The good news: I'm going there to free him.The bad news: Loki's coming with me. The good news: I finally get to see him. The bad news: I have to tell him his girlfriend tried to kill me.

I finally have Sam. I finally have a family. I finally have a way out. What's so bad about that?

Gaia Moore, the fearless wonder, is used to being considered a freak of nature. She's not like other girls. Now her father's gone again, and it's up to Gaia to find him. It's not until Gaia seeks the assistance of the most unlikely ally that things start to get really strange.

The fae are watching. They already suspect Nelay can see them. But as the drought worsens, nine-year-old Nelay must rely more and more on her forbidden sight to keep her family alive. And then the worst happens. Only Nelay's sight will allow her to save her family. With the fae already watching - waiting for Nelay to slip up - she has to be more careful than ever not to reveal herself. Because if the fae realize she can see them, nothing will stop them from claiming her for their dark purpose.

In this sexy, mysterious and romantic follow up to Beautiful Americans, snow falls over the French countryside as Alex, Olivia, and Zack search for their missing classmate, PJ. But while they have been looking for their beautiful troubled friend, they've been losing themselves along the way.

What would you do if your sister was shot and your brother was kidnapped? Melissa Allen knows. It's been six months since the attack at PAR Lab. Melissa, Carrie, and Adam have settled into a semblance of domestic bliss with Heather as their guardian. Things seem too good to be true. Someone has been watching them, taking photos and keeping notes. Someone who seems to know everything about them. Someone who has no problem trying to kill them.

From the introduction by Jonathan Santlofer: "Like film, literature has been no stranger to marijuana and hashish, going back to Charles Baudelaire's 1860 Artificial Paradises, in which the French poet not only describes the effects of hashish but postulates it could be an aid in creating an ideal world.

Gaia Moore isn't like anyone else in the world. She's trained in ten different martial arts. She has a sharp mind, and an even sharper tongue. As a teenager she cut class to bust gang members and drug dealers on the streets of New York City. And now Gaia's been recruited to join the world's leading crime-fighting organization. At FBI training camp in Quantico, Gaia will become a part of an unparalleled team. She'll learn the strict codes and procedures of the FBI. She'll be pushed to her body and mind's utmost limits.

Celebrating her escape from East Germany and the success of her new film, teen starlet Pagan Jones returns to Hollywood to reclaim her place among the rich and the famous. She's thrilled to be back, but memories of her time in Berlin - and elusively handsome secret agent Devin Black - continue to haunt her daydreams. The whirlwind of parties and celebrities just isn't enough to distract Pagan from the excitement of being a spy or dampen her curiosity about her late mother's mysterious past.

Gaia is ecstatic - and terrified. Now that she can feel fear and all the conflicting reactions that emotion provokes, Gaia can't sit still. And just when she is about to settle into her new life, she discovers her past is looking for her.

Catherine is dead. At least that's what the FBI claims. They say there's no point investigating the strange disappearance any further. Instead they want Gaia to stay in Quantico to carry on the search for the Lollipop Murderer.

Gaia is slipping through Loki's fingers yet again. Is he ready to be his own test subject? Fearlessness is perhaps the only edge he can muster against his twin, Tom. Will Tom be able to murder his own brother in cold blood? Tom desperately needs to regain Gaia's trust. If Gaia can find a way to realign with Tom, Natasha, Ed, and even Tatiana, does she have a shot at being a "normal" girl?

Casualties. That's how I refer to the guys who've had the bad fortune to fall for me. They see only long legs that they wish were wrapped around them, a catlike smile, and the reckless abandon to take on any wild dare. It's all a game to me. Show me a bridge, and I'll leap over the side. Give me a car, and I'll race it. Give me a heart, and I'll break it. I always win. I even showed Death who was boss a long time ago. Or so I thought. Now time is running out, and I'm losing fast...and big.