NBS recommends tales of vengeance

The Fallen 5: Armageddon

By Thomas E. Sniegoski

P349

MANILA, Philippines - The battle lines have been drawn. Armageddon is here. Satan, Lord of the Shadows, has unleashed immeasurable evil into the world, creating his own Hell on Earth. Humanity’s only hope for salvation rests with Aaron, his cherished girlfriend, and the other Nephilims who fight by their side. Cut off from Heaven, these angelic warriors are determined to protect civilization and restore God’s favor. But Aaron has been gravely injured, and the depleted team is now scattered and in hiding. Satan will not rest until all virtue has been obliterated, and with it, the Nephilim. The Darkstar’s quest for domination is within grasp. The darkest hour has arrived. Blood will be shed, a victor named. The world will never be the same.

Seven Minutes In Heaven:

A Lying Game Novel

By Sara Shepard

P349

Excerpt: “My sister wants the truth. But sometimes the truth hurts. For months, my long-lost twin, Emma, has been living my life and trying to solve my murder. Emma’s unearthed secrets about my friends, my family, and my past. But she still hasn’t found my killer. Then my body shows up in Sabino Canyon. Suddenly everyone knows there are two girls who look like Sutton Mercer—and that one of them is dead. At first the police assume the body is Emma’s. But the truth is bound to come out. And when it does, Emma will be suspect number one. If she can’t find my killer soon, she’ll end up behind bars...or worse.”

Heaven

By Alexandra Adornetto

P465

Heaven must be missing an angel… Bethany, an angel sent to Earth, and her mortal boyfriend, Xavier, have been to hell and back. But now their love will be put to its highest test yet, as they defy heavenly law and marry. They don’t tell Beth’s archangel siblings, Gabriel and Ivy, but the angels know soon enough, and punishment comes in a terrifying form: the Sevens, who are rogue angels bent on keeping Beth and Xavier apart, destroying Gabriel and Ivy, and darkening angelic power in the heavens. The only way Bethany and Xavier can elude the Sevens is to hide in the open, and blend in with other mortals their own age. Gabriel and Ivy set them up at college, where they can’t reveal their relationship, and where there is still danger around each corner. Will Bethany be called back to Heaven—forever—and face leaving the love of her life?

Fire with Fire: A Burn for Burn Novel

By Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian

P385

Lillia, Kat, and Mary had the perfect plan: work together in secret to take down the people who wronged them. But things didn’t exactly go as planned. While it looks like they got away with it, it may not be as easy to move on. Especially when it comes to Mary. She knows there’s something seriously wrong with her and she really doesn’t want to hurt anyone else, but once a fire is lit, the only thing you can do is let it burn…

The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns

By Chris Colfer

P489

The Land of Stories is no longer the joyful world Alex and Conner Bailey remember from their Wishing Spell adventure: the evil Enchantress, who cursed Sleeping Beauty, is back with a vengeance, and the fairy-tale world lives in fear. When the Enchantress’s evil reach extends even to Alex and Conner’s world—and their mother is kidnapped!—they must defy their grandmother’s orders and find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue her. Can Alex and Conner save their mother and the fairy-tale world from the greatest threat it’s ever faced?