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I Am Number Four....This book and the six that follow (the last is scheduled to come out this September) are an exciting sci-fi adventure about the battle for the planet Earth. Uniquely, the battle for Earth's salvation is fought by teen-aged aliens with super powers who go against intergalactic villains to save the planet and its oblivious native inhabitants. Along the way, the good aliens are joined by earth teenagers. Such a novel and exciting story idea sustains itself, despite some pretty shaky writing.

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Summer at Sea by Beth Labonte
Oy, vey! Wild and crazy cruise, with some silly shenanigans amid a cast of strange vacationers. Just for laughs. Enjoy!

Friends with Partial Benefits by Luke Young
Whaddaya know--a romance novel written by a man! And darned if you don't remember guys acting exactly like his male main character, too. Are they still doing that? Better read and find out.

The female MC is a little skewed, but no more so than the men written by female authors. (Get real, girls--no man has ever felt "thrilled" by anything. I mean, I've been a woman for all my years, and even I'm pretty hard-pressed to find thrilling stuff in my life.) Actually, the wild Ms Wilde is wa-a-ay over the top with her behavior, costumes and creative playdates, but hell, it's still fun to read what a man imagines and writes, right?

Extra points for giving us a good laugh.

Blood to Dust by L J Shen
Now this is my kind of book--lots of suffering, conflict and personal growth here. Not to mention kidnapping, murder, torture, thievery, prison time, the Aryan Brotherhood, intrigue, and international skulduggery!

With such a smorgasbord of characters and events, you'd think it would be confusing, but the author keeps a tight rein on all aspects of the story, delivering a taut, tense thriller.

I recommend it.

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison
The author weaves a horrifying, captivating tale of kidnap, imprisonment and murder while never losing the delicate natures of the "butterflies" involved. While the ending is a tiny bit blurry, the story never ceases to hold the reader in thrall as well.

Sleepless (Bird of Stone #1) by Tracey Ward
Tracey Ward's best ever! Sci-fi and fantasy blend with military and romance to make an exciting action-adventure story you can't put down. Top marks for a sizzling good book, the first in a trilogy.

Fearless (Bird of Stone #2) by Tracey Ward
And the story gets better and better! This is the second part of a continuing story, so READ THE BOOKS IN ORDER! The romance, fantasy and action heat up in this one, but there's still one more to go.
We'll just have to wait for Powerless--it's not out yet. I'll be waiting...