Relic Huntress

Relic Huntress
Author: Renee Joiner
Publisher: Oshun Publications, LLC
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2022-04-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1956319093

Relic huntress Temperance Parris just got a hot tip. Somewhere in the Caves of Alegai, the legendary and often considered mythical, Futuri stones are buried with the body of the Atlantis seer and her channeling scepter. And Temperance aims to claim them all. It’s the miracle she needs to save her mother’s life and finally be free of the family’s blood curse. And maybe prove to the coven that shunned them both that the Parris witches are worthy still, curses aside. But time has been running out for ages, and now the hands are practically spinning toward a destiny she must avoid at all costs. Getting to the Alegai Caves isn’t the worst problem she has to overcome. There are spells and curses as bad as her own lying in wait for those who dare enter in. To avoid them, she’ll have to be prepared. The only person she knows who has more knowledge and skill than she does is the one person she swore she’d never speak to again: her ex, Jalen Baker. And though he’s never said, she senses that he knows more about the legend than he shared with her. Maybe something that can finally change her luck for good.

Huntress

Huntress
Author: Christina Bauer
Publisher: Monster House Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2021-05-25
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1945723726

Princess. Warrior. Dragon Shifter. Huntress. When it comes to protecting her family, eighteen-year-old Princess Huntress is known for kicking ass, taking names and then kicking a little more ass, just to be sure. She’s the last of her kind—a glass dragon shifter—and no matter what the threat, Huntress always tracks it down solo. Then Huntress meets the leader of the L’Griffe crime family, Gage Beaufort, who is a dashing dragon shifter with a knee-melting stare. The attraction is instant, yet Huntress hates it. Why? Crime syndicates hurt royal authority, which means they threaten her family. Long story short, being with Gage is just wrong. Besides Huntress already has a rock-solid life plan, and that’s to fight alone, forever. No relationships, thank you very much. But when a new danger threatens the royals, everything changes. Now Huntress needs a mercenary army and fast, so she forges an alliance with L’Griffe. To protect those she loves, Huntress agrees to marry someone she loathes: Gage Beaufort. But will the extra help be enough? Even worse, Huntress’ family isn’t the only thing at risk--the same is true for the princess’ heart. Because Gage is a man who always gets what he wants. In this case, the crime lord desires Princess Huntress, body and soul. “Every page is entertaining… an exciting story that unfolds with magic, dragons, a little romance and a villain to despise.” – Tonja, Goodreads Angelbound Offspring 1. Maxon 2. Portia 3. Zinnia 4. Rhodes 5. Kaps 6. Mack 7. Huntress 8. Gage

Secrets of the Dhampir

Secrets of the Dhampir
Author: Renee Joiner
Publisher: Oshun Publications, LLC
Total Pages: 138
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1961362082

Nietta was born with blood lust, a fate sealed the moment her desperate mother chose to turn. Surviving her vampire mother’s decision, Nietta was born a dhampir, her humanity clinging by a thread, her soul flickering in a liminal space. All her life, Nietta has been torn between worlds. Then she met Hunter. He ignited in her a yearning for something more, a desire to rewind time and embrace humanity alongside him. Yet, when the opportunity arose to change her fate, Nietta was conflicted. The cost was immense—her own mother’s life. Her only hope lay in finding and destroying the sire who plunged them both into this cursed existence. But now, Hunter demanded a choice. Nietta’s future hung precariously as she grappled with her decision, torn between her destiny and the whispers of her broken heart. If you enjoy getting caught in a web of supernatural intrigue and forbidden romance, reminiscent of the internal struggles and dark allure found in Halfway to the Grave or the Underworld series, then get ready to unearth the secrets of a dhampir’s heart. Grab your copy today and join Nietta in her quest for identity, love, and redemption!

Her Dark Pleasure

Her Dark Pleasure
Author: Renee Joiner
Publisher: Oshun Publications, LLC
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2022-08-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 195631945X

The choice is hers. Bow to those who want her throne… … or take them all to hell with her. Vampire queen Katia faces a new threat when a charismatic sire with legions at his beck and call decides he wants her territory… And her. Now she must fight for the rule she sacrificed so much to wield. And she’s ready. Until she learns that there’s more to Bastian’s desire for her throne than she knew. A faction of uncannily strong vampires challenges the empires both she and Bastian have built. He needs her and her followers to fight the upstarts, determined to take down the old guard for a new order. An order that would see them grovel or be staked. Can she put aside her hate and her unwanted desire for the dark sire? Or will the uprising tide of a new faction mark the end of them both?

Mack

Mack
Author: Christina Bauer
Publisher: Monster House Books
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2020-12-15
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1946677523

“How I love Mack! This book is full of fun, action, humor, great characters, snarky dialogue and chemistry. Fantastic!” - The Wooly Geek I’m Mack, a regular human who happens to run a secret league of vampire hunters. For most of my nineteen years, my daily routine has been to kill bloodsuckers, rinse and repeat. But if I thought the vampires were trouble before, now stuff is about to get downright apocalyptic. Why? The clock is ticking. The magical city of El Dorado will reopen soon. And once that happens, the vampire leader, Roman, will enter and create an army of bloodsuckers who do more than just kill humans—these vamps also take the shape of the last person they murdered. With thousands of supernatural warriors behind him, Roman will wipe out humankind and repopulate the world with vampires. Not on my watch. Trouble is, Roman knows I’m coming for him, so he’s targeting the woman I love, Kaps. There’s no way I’m putting her in danger, so I tell Kaps we’re through and go after Roman on my own. But my woman is a badass dragon shifter who wants to end Roman as much as I do. When it comes to saving humanity, Kaps won’t let anyone stop her. Even me. “Mack is a force unto himself. And Mack with Kaps is phenomenal.” - Phoebe’s Randoms The Angelbound Offspring Series 1. Maxon 2. Portia 3. Zinnia 4. Rhodes 5. Kaps 6. Mack 7. Huntress 8. Gage

Blade of the Guild

Blade of the Guild
Author: Renee Joiner
Publisher: Oshun Publications, LLC
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2022-09-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1956319476

Street magician Blade Verick never met a soul he couldn’t charm out of a few bucks or a begrudging smile. Until he felt the bone-reaching chill of a Hunter. Now he’s racing against time and a legacy of magic that he never wanted to protect a strange and powerful book his mentor left behind–and his own dangerous powers. But his newly awakened and wildly uncontrollable magic blows up the spell book. The very thing he needs to figure out his powers, and the only surviving pages may not be enough to save him or the new world he’s found in the Guild Underground. And that leaves Blade between a rock, and a hard bargain as the pretty null gatekeeper to the Guild itself has a price he must pay for her help…waking her own forbidden magic. But that price might be too high, and Blade already has more on his spinning plates than he can handle in one lifetime. Good thing he’s found out he has more than one…

Get Those Guys Reading!

Get Those Guys Reading!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2012-05-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 159884847X

Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.

REDESIGNING WOMEN

REDESIGNING WOMEN
Author: Amanda D. Lotz
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0252091760

In the 1990s, American televison audiences witnessed an unprecedented rise in programming devoted explicitly to women. Cable networks such as Oxygen Media, Women's Entertainment Network, and Lifetime targeted a female audience, and prime-time dramatic series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Judging Amy, Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, and Ally McBeal empowered heroines, single career women, and professionals struggling with family commitments and occupational demands. After establishing this phenomenon's significance, Amanda D. Lotz explores the audience profile, the types of narrative and characters that recur, and changes to the industry landscape in the wake of media consolidation and a profusion of channels. Employing a cultural studies framework, Lotz examines whether the multiplicity of female-centric networks and narratives renders certain gender stereotypes uninhabitable, and how new dramatic portrayals of women have redefined narrative conventions. Redesigning Women also reveals how these changes led to narrowcasting, or the targeting of a niche segment of the overall audience, and the ways in which the new, sophisticated portrayals of women inspire sympathetic identification while also commodifying viewers into a marketable demographic for advertisers.