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Transference series.
Six months ago, Princess Sorrowlynn (The Dragon's Price) killed a dragon and fell in love with roguish Prince Golmarr, who was cursed with the dragon's hatred. Golmarr left to protect her; meanwhile, Sorrow has been training with soldiers to protect herself. Will the dragon's treasure--infinite knowledge--help her defeat the other dragons that now want her dead? The second Transference novel provides engrossing, albeit standard-issue, fantasy-adventure and heated romance.
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Princess Sorrowlynn must offer herself in marriage to an enemy prince to renew the spell confining the terrible fire dragon--or else sacrifice herself to the beast. Standing up for herself for once, sheltered Sorrow chooses sacrifice to the dragon, whom she faces with aid from the spurned prince, Golmarr. While the standard-issue fantasy continues long after it might have ended, Sorrow's growing self-awareness is captivating.
294 pp.
| Walker
| April, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-0-8027-3418-1$16.99
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Fiona wakes, missing four years of memory, to a dystopia in which a rampant virus turns humans feral and flesh-eating, while desperation turns the survivors equally brutal. Propelled by Fiona's quest for safe haven, the plot bounces between survival drama and exposition-heavy flashbacks. Despite overwrought villains and a by-the-book romance, the details of how this future evolved are fresh.
356 pp.
| Walker
| September, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-0-8027-2280-5$16.99
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YA
Foster kid Maggie Mae is sent across New Mexico to finish high school. The desert brings out her tendency to shift into animal form--not to mention the hordes of other shapeshifters out to get her. Meanwhile, she just wants to attend prom with the hottest guy in town. The Navajo Skinwalkers legend provides a unique twist on this standard supernatural romance.