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Debut December: Upcoming Books (8)

And here's the last set of featured books for Debut December! There's a lot to look forward to this year, ain't there?

Lies Beneath
Author: Anne Greenwood Brown
Release Date: 12 June 2012

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Calder White lives in the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother in a family of murderous mermaids. To survive, Calder and his sisters prey on humans, killing them to absorb their energy. But this summer the underwater clan targets Jason Hancock out of pure revenge. They blame Hancock for their mother's death and have been waiting a long time for him to return to his family's homestead on the lake. Hancock has a fear of water, so to lure him in, Calder sets out to seduce Hancock's daughter, Lily. Easy enough—especially as Calder has lots of practice using his irresistable good looks and charm on ususpecting girls. Only this time Calder screws everything up: he falls for Lily—just as Lily starts to suspect that there's more to the monsters-in-the-lake legends than she ever imagined. And just as his sisters are losing patience with him.

How does Anne Greenwood Brown summarize it?: "Lies Beneath is about a dysfunctional family of murderous mermaids on Lake Superior who seek revenge against Jason Hancock, the man they blame for their mother's death. The mermaid sisters charge their brother Calder with the task of getting close to Hancock by first getting close to his family. When Calder screws everything up by falling in love with Hancock's daughter Lily, he must figure out how to love the daughter while simultaneously plotting her father's murder."

Pushing the Limit
Author: Katie McGrarry
Release Date: August 2012

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In Pushing the Limits, two teens, brought together by their court ordered therapist, work together to learn the secrets of their case files, but neither foresaw the shattering consequences of the learning the truth regarding their families or of falling in love.

How does Katie McGrarry summarize it?: "What would you do to regain normalcy in your life? Convinced they can find normal by learning the truth, Noah, a down and out foster kid, and Echo, a once-popular girl turned social outcast, plot to break into their therapist's office so they can learn the secrets hidden in their files. On the surface, the pair have nothing in common, but they soon discover they have emotional wounds that the other can understand. Of course, the two share a crazy attraction that refuses to go away!"

Silver
Author: Talia Vance
Release Date: Fall 2012

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Beauty is pointless when no one's looking.

Brianna Paxton has been invisible to guys since the eighth grade. She’s pretty enough, it’s just that no one bothers to look. There’s almost nothing that can’t be explained with science, and Brianna has a theory: she’s missing the pheromone that attracts people to one another. Brianna’s theory is shot to hell in one frozen, silver moment, when time stops and Blake Williams not only sees her, he recognizes something inside her that she’s been hiding from even herself.

Before Brianna fully understands who and what she is, she accidentally binds her soul to Blake. Forced to find a way to reconcile forbidden love and her bloody heritage, Brianna discovers that there's nothing pointless about her, and Blake may be in the most danger of all.

How does Talia Vance summarize it?: "Silver is a paranormal romance rooted in Irish mythology. The story is loosely based on my own tortured path to romance with my real life love interest (now husband) who I first met when I was sixteen, but with magic, murder and an ancient feud. "

The Vicious Deep
Author: Zoraida Córdova
Release Date: 12 April 2012

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Set against the backdrop of a Coney Island summer comes The Vicious Deep, the story of sixteen year old Tristan Hart whose life is turned upside down when the mermaids make an unscheduled return to land in search of their new king.

When a sudden storm pulls Tristan from lifeguard duty into a deadly riptide, he discovers what he really is—a prince of the Sea Court. Turns out, his girlfriend hopping and talents as a swimmer aren’t caused by his teenage prime hormones after all.

In this modern Arthurian tale with a twist, when all a guy wants to do is get The Girl and enjoy the freak show that is a Coney Island summer, Tristan has to fight for his life, the lives of his friends, and his humanity, if he still wants it, as he’s caught in a race for a throne that is as ancient as the gods.

How does Zoraida Córdova summarize it?: "This is the story of Tristan Hart-- swim team captain, heartbreaker, and after a freak storm in Coney Island, a merman and prince of the Sea Court. Part urban fairytale, part adventure quest, The Vicious Deep follows a reluctant hero fighting to piece his worlds back together before the underbelly of the sea can pull him under."

Mermaids, mermaids everywhere! Are you a mermaid person or will you be sticking to something less watery?