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The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
Literature & Fiction / Young Adult
The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
Sticks and Stones (Dragon Thief Book 1)
Mac Flynn
Romance / Paranormal / Fantasy
Life is full of life-changing events. Obviously. Millie, however, never expected the change to come at the tip of a stick.One late-night walk has her face off against a trio of men intent on having some fun with her. The tables are turned when she stumbles upon a stick in the path, a stick with some interesting abilities. The men are sent packing and Millie stands tall with her prize and pride.Triumph turns to trouble as she's literally dropped into a new world. She falls into the strong arms of a masked rogue with dragon wings, and he places her in the charge of an old friend, the handsome and wealthy Count Benjamin Castle. He's as mysterious as his acquaintance, and the heated looks he gives her reveals that his interest in her is more than just mere kindness.However, Millie's only thought is to return to her own world, but they're not the only ones searching for answers to her problem. Someone else wants to learn the secrets of traveling between...
The Nightmare Thief Series, Book 1
Nicole Lesperance
In the tradition of Natalie Lloyd and Ingrid Law comes a whimsical debut about a girl, her family's dream shop, and a nightmare thief determined to change the course of her life as she knows it.Maren Partridge loves working in her family's dream shop where she can hand-craft any dream imaginable. The shop has only one rule. Dreams cannot be given to a person without their consent. Maren has no problem with this—until her sister, Hallie, has an accident that leaves her in a coma. Maren's certain she can cure Hallie with a few well-chosen dreams. And when no one is watching, she slips her a flying dream.But a strange new customer from the shop has been following Maren and knows what she did. Now she's laid the perfect trap to blackmail Maren into creating custom nightmares for a dark and terrible purpose. As Maren gets drawn further into the sinister scheme, she must make a choice: to protect her family or to protect the town from her family's magic.
Charms and Tomes (Dragon Thief Book 3)
Mac Flynn
Romance / Paranormal / Fantasy
The days grow shorter and the nights colder, but for Millie Lucas and her wealthy protector Benjamin Castle, things are about to heat up.The trouble starts on the road when they nearly have a collision with thunder, the name for cars in the strange world in which Millie finds herself. The driver is unscathed, and Millie finds herself intrigued by the vehicles. She discovers that Ben is also an enthusiast, and together they delve into the world of thunder racing.Unfortunately, trouble is never far behind and they find themselves neck-deep in charms, talismans, and witchcraft, all carried by the thunder drivers to ward off a string of bad luck that stalks their members. Ben smells something fishy about the whole thing, and they delve deeper into the mystery only to find that his suspicions are more than just true. They're deadly.As if that wasn't enough, Millie finds herself the talk of the town when an exclusive book club asks her, as the intimate companion...
Bayou Book Thief
Ellen Byron
Mystery
A fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron.Twenty-eight-year-old widow Ricki James leaves Los Angeles to start a new life in New Orleans after her showboating actor husband perishes doing a stupid internet stunt. The Big Easy is where she was born and adopted by the NICU nurse who cared for her after Ricki’s teen mother disappeared from the hospital. Ricki’s dream comes true when she joins the quirky staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum, the spectacular former Garden District home of late bon vivant Genevieve “Vee” Charbonnet, the city’s legendary restauranteur. Ricki is excited about turning her avocation – collecting vintage cookbooks – into a vocation by launching the museum’s gift shop, Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbooks and Kitchenware. Then she discovers that a box of donated vintage cookbooks...
Clockwork Memories: Book Three in the Memory Thief Series
Sarina Dorie
Fantasy / Paranormal
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The Raven Thief--A Secret Staircase Mystery: Secret Staircase Mysteries Series, Book 2
Gigi Pandian
Multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian is one of the best locked room mystery writers working today. Her newest heroine, Tempest Raj, returns in The Raven Thief, where sliding bookcases, trick tables, and hidden reading nooks hide something much more sinister than the Secret Staircase Construction crew ever imagined.One murder. Four impossibilities. A fake séance hides a very real crime.Secret Staircase Construction just finished their first project with Tempest Raj officially a part of the team—a classic mystery novel-themed home interior. Their client is now ready to celebrate her new life without her cheating ex-husband, famous mystery author Corbin Colt. First up, a party, and Tempest and Grandpa Ash are invited to the exclusive mock séance to remove any trace of Corbin from the property—for good. It's all lighthearted fun until Corbin's dead body crashes the party.The only possible suspects are the eight people around the...
Rune Thief: An Urban Fantasy Novel (Isabella Hush Series Book 1)
Thea Atkinson
She just stole an ancient, enchanted relic. Now she'll have to pay the price.Isabella used to be a small time thief for a big time gangster. Now, she's a fugitive from him and his gang of thugs. Sure, she has managed to stay under his radar, but Scottie was always going to find her. And now he has.Her fragile sense of safety isn't just broken, it's shattered. She needs to get out of the city. Pronto. Because Scottie Lebans isn't just any mobster. He's her ex-fiancé, and he'll do anything to get her back.She ends up in a dark alley behind a seedy bar with a stranger dying at her feet. She doesn't know he's a dark sorcerer. Or that the rune she pinched from his pocket has powerful magic.She has no idea she just trespassed into a secret supernatural underworld, either. She just knows that whoever is after the stolen object is far worse than the ex she's running from.And they don't just want the rune back.They want vengeance…
Spells and Bones (Dragon Thief Book 2)
Mac Flynn
Romance / Paranormal / Fantasy
Millie and her wealthy protector Count Benjamin Castle have their first adventure behind them, but troubled seas lay ahead in the land of magic and mayhem.Millie finds herself wondering about the unique staff in her possession, and how she could master its supposedly powerful magic. Castle suggests she find herself a teacher for its flute form, and an opportunity presents itself when a well-known band returns from a long tour. They venture out to make inquiries, but their journey becomes a winding path of relatives and revenants as a strange horror rises from the ghoulish depths of the old city.Their troubles are complicated by their budding romance, and Millie's inexperience in a world filled with fantastical creatures and some rather shady characters. One of those characters is the seller of a popular card game among the youth. The parents consider the game a less frightful diversion than the odd music band, but something seems amiss to Millie. She can't put her...
Storms and Crones (Dragon Thief Book 5)
Mac Flynn
Romance / Paranormal / Fantasy
Millie and her handsome fiancé Ben Castle are finally achieving a long-sought goal: to reach the ancestral home of his mother's people, Rookwood Manor.The Lord of the Catacombs, however, has other plans than for them to have a restful vacation. He entrusts Millie to find the Ealden, an ancient creature nestled in the Werewald, a land inhabited by fierce werewolves. The mysterious figure will show her the way to unlocking the secrets of the Prima Staff, and her own magic.Unfortunately, even their problems have problems, as some shadowy thing has arisen in the Werewald. The unknown trouble threatens to disturb the shaky truce between the superstitious locals and the forest-dwelling werewolves. Things are made worse when a stranger arrives at the nearby inn with a troublesome, and familiar, entourage in tow.All of this adds up to a hair-raising adventure for the betrothed as they fight against werewolves and dark wizardry to master not only their fate but to...
Sands and Tombs (Dragon Thief Book 4)
Mac Flynn
Romance / Paranormal / Fantasy
Millie Lucas and her handsome dragon protector Benjamin Castle are about to find themselves in a very sandy situation.Their jaunt to the seaside port of Pernix is interrupted by the arrival of a stranger interested in their magic. Before they know it, they're whisked off to the island nation of Kalea where it's revealed that the king himself demands they give over a part of their spell-casting abilities for the sake of his kingdom. Their unique system of protecting themselves is failing, and only the infusion of fresh magic will save it from collapsing.They're rescued from the theft of their magic by the vouching of Ben's cousin, a wealthy prince of the nation. Unfortunately, his cousin's position, too, has recently become shaky with the king. A horrible curse hangs over their house, brought upon by an unknown assailant, and their hiring of a hag, to prevent worse misfortune has alienated many allies, the royalty included.Now Millie and Ben must discover not only...
The Assassin Thief (The Soul Thief Trilogy Book 1)
Madeline Te Whiu
BETRAYED BY HER QUEEN.
HAUNTED BY HER GIFTS.
FORGOTTEN BY HER PEOPLE.
Telium was once the most feared assassin in all Alkoria. Now she lives out her days in exile as she fights for dominance over her dark gifts.
But all that changes when an errant Fae warrior enters her domain. Drawn by rumours of a powerful being said to be borne from the shadow of the dark goddess Tenebris.
With their kingdoms on the brink of chaos, he calls for her aid in his mission to defeat the Mad Fae King and prevent an all-out war.
But the road to the Fae capital of Meannthe is a long one, and haunted by memories of her past, Telium must decide if she can risk losing dominance over the darkness in her soul.
In this gripping story, debut author Madeline Te Whiu creates an unforgettable world rife with grave secrets and suspenseful romance.
Stolen Goods (To Catch a Thief Book 2)
Kay Marie
When a good girl meets a bad boy, sparks are bound to fly. But this conman is about to discover the only thing he can't steal is her heart... Catch Me If You Can meets Tangled in this funny and feel-good adventurous romance!
Thief Queen (Heirloom Earth Book 3)
Elliot Hendry
The Old World is dead. Its echoes haunt the living.Alan, Carl and Ella have defeated the Bone Sage of Colma, saving Alan from an eternity of undead service. Joined by Dev, they have now reached the dead city of London in search of clues to a cure for the curse of the NPC.But London has other plans for them. Driven by desperation into the service of the ruthless Thief Queen, they'll have to journey far below the dead city to have any hope of surviving its power-plays and untrustworthy inhabitants. All the while, the System of Heirloom Online stretches ever thinner ...If Alan can figure out who to trust, he may just get the answers he needs to free his dad. If not, a knife in the back may be the least of his troubles.Thief Queen is a fast-paced, post-apocalyptic LitRPG novel that mixes brutal action with thoughtful fantasy. It is the third book in the Heirloom Earth series.
Thief of the Night Guild (Queen of Thieves Book 2)
Andy Peloquin
Fantasy / Science Fiction / Ebooks
Thief of the Night Guild: Queen of Thieves, Book 2
The Deadly Thief (Stolen Hearts Book 7)
Mallory Crowe
Hunter is the bad guy. He's always been the bad guy. But ever since he started working for Hart Securities, he has had to fight between the life he's always known and an unknown future.But when a woman from his past contacts him for help, he realizes that the good guy has to go for now. Because sometimes the deadliest ones finish first.
The Cunning Thief (Stolen Hearts Book 5)
Mallory Crowe
Lying comes naturally to Tristan. If you never tell anyone the truth, you never have to get close to anyone. It's an easy philosophy and has kept him alive so far.But when his latest job with Hart Securities has him babysitting a sexy little house flipper who is too brave for his own good, he finds his walls are up higher than ever. Because if she ever knew what he really felt for her, she'd go running for the hills.And Tristan didn't think he'd ever be able to let her go.
Thief: Fringe, Book 1
Anitra Lynn McLeod
Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Gay & Lesbian
On the edge of freedom lies a dangerous love. Fringe, Book 1 Nothing has ever come easy for Jace Lawless, captain of the salvage vessel Mutiny. Forced into thievery after a virus unleashed by the InnerWorld Government killed his family, only one ambition burns at the back of his mind. Kill the next IWOG officer he has at his mercy. Bargaining over goods with a middleman isn’t exactly his strong suit. But who in his right mind spends an entire salvage job’s profits on a woman, even if she has a body built for sin and eyes so fathomless a man could lose himself in them? He must be getting soft. Once Kraft realizes Jace expects only the “cook” part of their cook-whore contract, she sets out to change his antiquated ideas about women. A challenge she relishes, especially if it earns her the freedom and money to get her own ship. Her big mistake is letting down her guard. Shameless flirting only intensifies the itch to ride Jace hard and put him away wet—several times. It’s an itch it would be dangerous to scratch. Exposing her heart could reveal her secret, one that the still-grieving Jace must never know…or showing her mercy will be the last thing on his mind. Warning: Contains a celibate ship captain who can’t abide swearing, a kick-ass woman with a marshmallow heart, a motley crew of misfits, interstellar battles, thwarted groping, sensual seduction, and a total bastard who owns his own planet.
The Vengeful Thief (Stolen Hearts Book 5)
Mallory Crowe
Peter Slade never thought he'd be coming home. But after his family is put in danger because of his past misdeeds, he has to reconcile with the son he abandoned years ago .But his son has been in good hands. Liv Morgan has never been the nurturing type, but when hard times forced her to move in with her best friend and her orphaned nephew, she found herself being the adoptive mother to a troublemaker with a heart of gold.Liv has no idea what trouble really is. When Slade rolls back in town and is ready to reconcile with his son, Liv finds herself walking the thin line between the estranged father and son. And as she's more and more drawn to Slade, she realizes that if things go wrong, it will be more than just her heart breaking.But Slade came back for a reason. His family is in danger. Liv might think that keeping him away will protect her heart, but he wants her body safe too and to do that, he's going to have to stay close. Liv is about to learn that revenge has never been this sexy...
The Lightning Thief pjatob-1
Part #1 of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book" series by Rick Riordan
Children's / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse — Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends — one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena — Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.
