THE SECRETS WE KEEP
"A girl takes over her twin sister's identity in this emotionally charged page-turner about the complicated bond between sisters."
Named one of the Best YA Novels for Summer by Teen Vogue
Ella and Maddy Lawton are identical twins. Ella has spent her high school years living in popular Maddy's shadows, but she has never been envious of Maddy. In fact, she's chosen the quiet, safe confines of her sketchbook and her best friend, Josh,over the constant battle for attention that has defined Maddy's world.
When--after a heated argument--Maddy and Ella get into a tragic accident that leaves her sister dead, Ella wakes up in the hospital surrounded by loved ones who believe she is Maddy. Feeling responsible for Maddy's death and everyone's grief, Ella makes a split-second decision to pretend to be Maddy. Soon, Ella realizes that Maddy's life was full of secrets. Caught in a web of lies, Ella is faced with two options--confess her deception or live her sister's life.
CREED
Three went in.
Three came out.
None even a shadow of who they once were.
Dee Langley is seventeen and mere months away from total freedom and a life where state social workers, counselors, and foster parents don’t dictate her every move. She has spent years trying to eke out a normal existence, hiding from her past and walking the tenuous line between denial and self-preservation. A weekend away with her boyfriend, Luke, and his brother, Mike, seems like the perfect opportunity to forget and start over. Little does Dee know that she's just trading one hell for another.
When
an unexpected storm and a lack of gas force their car off the road,
Dee, Luke, and Mike find themselves with no other choice but
to wander into the nearby town of Purity Springs for help. It’s
not until the next morning, however, that they discover the alarming
truth – the town isn’t abandoned; it
is populated by a deadly cult, and the leader, Elijah Hawkins, has
plans for the three of them. The group’s only hope for
survival lies in the hands of Elijah’s son, Joseph.
But is Joseph really their ticket to freedom or is his game just as
deadly as his father’s?
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SWEET MADNESS
A retelling of the infamous Borden Murders told from the
point of view of Lizzie’s Irish maid, Bridget Sullivan.
Seventeen-year-old Bridget Sullivan is alone in Fall River, a city that sees Irish immigrants as nothing more than a drunken drain on society. To make matters worse, she's taken employment with the city’s most peculiar and gossip-laden family—the Bordens. But Bridget can’t afford to be picky—the pay surpasses any other job Bridget could ever secure and she desperately needs the money to buy her little sister, Cara, passage to the states. It doesn’t hurt that the job location is also close to her beau, Liam. As she enters the disturbing inner workings of the Borden household, Bridget clings to these advantages.
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However, what seemed like a straightforward situation soon turns into one that is untenable. Of course Bridget has heard the gossip around town about the Bordens, but what she encounters is far more unsettling. The erratic, paranoid behavior of Mr. Borden, the fearful silence of his wife, and worse still…the nightly whisperings Bridget hears that seem to come from the walls themselves.
When Bridget makes a horrifying discovery in the home, all that she thought she knew about the Bordens is called into question…including if Lizzie is dangerous. And the choice she must make about Lizzie’s character could mean Bridget’s life or death.
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HARDWIRED
When Lucas tested positive for the warrior gene—a genetic abnormality believed to predispose humans toward violence—he was shipped off to the Bake Shop, an impregnable government facility. There, he underwent a battery of psychological tests aimed at making him crack. Now, labeled safe to return to normal life, he's ready to put the horrific experience behind him.
Then the van transporting him home is forced off the road by a group of radicals who insist there's more going on at the facility than anyone knows. To find the truth and save an old friend being held prisoner, Lucas infiltrates the Bake Shop's inner sanctum. But a power outage leads to a security breach that strands Lucas in the dark...with a prison full of potential killers who could snap at any moment.
