My Summer Book Trek Winnings part 2

     Since childhood, scientist Talia Zaryn has been haunted by recurring dreams, visions of an alien attack on her planet Sendek. Each time it ends abruptly with Talia’s death in the capital city Joharadin, a city that she has spent her life desperately avoiding. Talia keeps these dreams a secret, hoping they are nothing more than childish nightmares. But when she is unexpectedly transferred to Joharadin she is convinced that the conflict, and her own death, is at hand.
     As Talia’s nightmares occur with increasing frequency, they reveal the imminent invasion of a half-dragon, half-human race called Dragumon, bent on the annihilation of her world.
     In Sendek, magic is dead and science rules, forcing Talia to keep another secret, one that could cost her everything if it were known. Now, in order to save her planet, Talia must awaken the powers within her and rely at last on the magic that is her true inheritance. (goodreads.com)

It is the last days of the great Nephite nation and their civilization teeters on the brink of devastating war. Their blood-enemies and rival nation, the Lamanites, have sworn their destruction. As the conflict unfolds upon this ancient American landscape, courageous heroes fight to defend their people against ruthless forces of evil.

Amaron and his Ten Scouts, Zelph the White Lamanite, and Anathoth the Lamanite general—all must face the Gadianton Master Akish-Antum, as he orchestrates the greatest terror the land has ever known.

In a world at war, who will rise to become the heroes of the fallen?

(Goodreads.com)

My Summer Book Trek Winnings part 1

    .                         Detective Carl Hamilton is called out on a homicide case, where the partially decayed body of an unidentified teenage girl is found along a remote highway...

Weeks before, Jacinta Rivera joined her best friends Callie, Sara and Amanda for a night of pizza and shopping. But an evening at the mall turned into a terrifying twist of events that drove Jaci and her friends 2000 miles across the Canadian border. The girls escaped the kidnapper’s lair only to find that he has spies and agents working on both sides. 

They are being hunted, and not even the police can be trusted….And Detective Hamilton is in a life and death race to find the three remaining girls before the kidnapper does. (Tamara Hart Heiner's blog)

                                                                                 

 The FBI promises Jacinta Rivera and her friends that they are safe. Jaci wants desperately to believe them but weeks of hiding from their kidnapper, alias "The Hand", have left her wary. Hidden from the public eye in an FBI safe house, Jaci must reconcile both her father's mysterious disappearance and the murder of her best friend.

A betrayal lands Jaci back in the grasp of The Hand, shattering her ability to trust and leaving her to wonder if she will ever piece together her broken life. (Tamara Hart Heiner's blog)

Mikayla: Cute Canadian college girl turned world-famous, super- sexy pop-star practically overnight. And still figuring out if she belongs in this celebrity wonderland.
Jordan: The only genuine guy in all of L.A. Law student, and extremely attractive. Also happens to hate the Hollywood celebrity scene.

Matt: Stupid, lying, money-loving ex-boyfriend trying to get back into Mikayla’s life and ruin every hope she has with Jordan.

Kurt: Personal trainer, confidant and only true friend Mikayla has in her new life. Questionable fashion sense included.

Cheryl: Completely psychotic manager.

The next three months? Happily ever after with Jordan. Or social and career ruin with no hope of ever finding true love…
(Goodreads.com)

2013 Summer LDS Book Trek

     I've been thinking, and I decided that my Summer Book Trek ended to abruptly. So I decided that I wound post  the next few days about the books I won and express my gratitude yet again for how I was able to participate in, (and win,) the program. Check back soon!

Princess Sisters by Stacy Lynn Carroll

The only thing she has to lose are her shoes.

Cinderella is a regular girl, with a crazy name. Yet at the same time it fits. Being as her cousins are Belle, Aurora, Areal, and Snow White. They all suffer much teasing and bullying from their peers. At high school, many new things arise, including one very important decision. After all these years is it finally time to stop fighting the fairy tale connections that hurt them so much? If the girls were to stop fighting their names, and rather embraced them to find inner strength. Maybe, just maybe, by putting everything they have on the line, they may experience a "happy ever after" after all. 

Swept Up by the Sea by Tracy & Laura Hickman

     Percival Taylor has set his mind to reach his fortune. And he is going to get it. With the dreams of becoming a famous pirate, he leaves his not-so-famous town for sea. There is one problem:no one at his port will let him anywhere near a ship! Taylor wants to win the heart of Margathia Paddlock. She would love to swoon into his arms, as long as she can accomplish this one task. Percival must prove his buccaneer soul to her. She is willing to arrange her own kidnapping to do so! Can Percival Taylor accomplish this one simple task? Or will he lose the love of his life forever in the process?

The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram

     Avery's heart has just been crushed by her long time best friend. She decides to take on the problem the simplest way, (in her idea,) scientifically. For the upcoming State Science Fair, Avery decides to use her broken heart as her topic. She is going to find a way to cure her broken heart, by putting herself through the seven stages of grief. Avery can't do this alone, she needs the help of Aiden Kennedy, her ex-partner. Avery decides to ask for help from Aiden's older brother, who is in a sad state, and desperately needs extra credit. Grayson is recruited to help as an observer, and is sure to fulfill his duties as he always lives life to the fullest. 

Finding June by Shannen Crane Camp

     Keeping to your standards is hard for any teen in the world of high school. With June Laurie's head full of Hollywood dreams, she is not surviving high school very well. June is sure that with the help from her agent, (Grandma) and moral support, (Joseph-her best friend) she can make it. But, is a teen Mormon girl really ever ready to cast as the love interest of big-name Lukas Leighton? June finds herself unprepared (when shooting a popular mystery) for paparazzi and swept off her feet by the co-star. June must stick to her standards and live through this Hollywood hardship. Is this to much? 

Of Wind and Winter by Danyelle Leafty

                                                 

     Aneira wakes to the fact that she has been spirited away by Baba Yaga, a dreadful Witch. She must choose to either help Baba Yaga find her sisters magical skins and then she can go home to her family, or refuse to help and lose her mother and sisters forever. All Aneira must do is steal the Lord of Winter's heart by serenading him to sleep with the Harp of Seven Winds. Once she has it she must lock it in a jar given to her from  Baba Yaga. After all these trails, come more. Read about in Of Wind and Winter.

Pwned by Shannen Crane Camp

Reagan West has life good. She is at the top of high school as co-captain of the cheer leading squad. She's even the best friend of the meanest girl in school, which means she will never get attacked by her. The only problem to Reagan's perfect life is that if her dirty little secret gets out her social life will be shot. 

 What is this secret? Reagan is a closet gamer, and hates her spot on the cheer leading team. She makes it through school by keeping her true interests kept secret. That works just fine until a boy from her guild moves to her school and is instantly targeted by Twany Perez. The boy said that he will expose all of Reagan's little secrets if she does not come to terms with the rest of the geeks. Will she keep her popular status? 

Lair of the Serpent by T. Lynn Adams

     This is another book by an LDS author! I'm blogging this and other books written by LDS authors for the Summer Book Trek. 

     A trip to Cambodia is ruined when a young volunteer is kidnapped. A friend of her's, Johnathon, arrives to find his friend missing. He asks locals to help him find her. When all clues point one way, Johnathon's group must find a legendary stone. This stone belongs to the followers of the Naga Mani. This stone only works with a sacrifice, a human. Time is running out, but Johnathon is set on finding Deliah, and he just might. 

The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

     Caymen Meyers is a seventeen year old girl, who studies the rich. Her mother runs a shop with useless nick-knacks like porcelain dolls. Xander Spence is a rich boy who comes into Caymen's mom's shop one day. Caymen is sure he will go lose interest and go away soon. She thinks that all rich people have the attention span of a gnat. But Xander doesn't go away with lost interest, and to Caymen's dismay she is starting to enjoy his presence. Knowing her mom will disapprove, Caymen also finds out that Xander is not the only thing sh should've been worrying about.  

LDS Summer Book Trek

     Today I'm going to share with you one of the many summer reading challenges I participate in. This one is called the Summer Book Trek Reading Challenge! It is put on by the New LDS Fiction blog. Check it out here
                                                      

     Part of the challenge is blogging your list of LDS fiction. This is mine:

• The Shape Shifter's Secret by Heather Ostler (I must admit I blogged about this book before i finished it.)
• The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
• Unbelievable by Sherry Gammon

I hope you consider joining in! It is a ton of fun, and did I mention there's prizes too?