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November 27th Paperback Releases (novellas)
from Christina Bauer!
Check Out These Series From Christina Bauer
- Fairy Tales of the Magicorum, a series of
modern fairy tales with sass, action, and romance
- Beholder, where a medieval farm
girl discovers necromancy and true love
- Dimension Drift, a dystopian
adventure with science, snark, and hot aliens
- Angelbound, about a quasi (part
human and part demon) girl who loves to kick butt in Purgatory’s Arena
Duty
Bound (Angelbound Origins #0.5) by Christina Bauer
Genre: YA Dark Fantasy
Summary:
"Christina Bauer
has blessed us, people! This book, written from Lincoln's perspective, was
simply a treat that I most definitely enjoyed!" - The Reading Life
As the High Prince of the demon-fighting thrax,
Lincoln knows he must marry for political gain. Not that he minds. For all of
his eighteen years, Lincoln’s been bound to his duty. Fighting demons is his
life, and he’s never given romance a second thought. Instead, the High Prince
lives for the days when he leaves his hidden realm to fight demons on Earth.
Then, everything changes.
"I call dibs on Lincoln as my book
boyfriend and main squeeze." - Accidental Reader
Lincoln and his nobles become forced to visit
Purgatory, the home of quasi-demons (who are mostly human with a bit of demonic
DNA). Here Lincoln spies Myla Lewis, a lady warrior who enflames his heart,
ignites his interest, and inspires his respect. Trouble is, Myla’s also a
quasi. By thrax law, Lincoln must kill anything demonic—not date them.
For the first time in his life, Lincoln wonders
if he’ll follow his duty…or heed the demands of his heart.
Don't miss this prequel novella to the
best-selling Angelbound, told from Prince Lincoln's point of view!
Moonlight and Midtown (Fairy Tales of the
Magicorum #1.5)
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Summary:
“Bauer’s unique voice blends magical fantasy,
swooning romance, and a bucketful of teenage sass.” – Booklist
Years ago, Elle — never call her Cinderella — escaped her evil step family in
order to build a new life for herself in Manhattan. Today, Elle’s awful past is
a distant memory. In fact, Elle even attends West Lake Prep, an exclusive high
school where regular humans mix with members of the Magicorum, such as fairies,
shifters and witches. Although she still must live in hiding from her evil step
family, Elle always has found ways to get whatever her heart desires.
That is, until Alec Le Charme. Sure, Alec is the heir to the Le Charme dynasty
of high-end jewelers, but he's also kind, charismatic, and has a knee-melting
smile.
“Must-read YA paranormal romance!” - USA Today
Long story short, Elle has fallen for Alec, hard. Unfortunately, thanks to
Elle’s evil step family, the Le Charme heir is absolutely off limits. In fact,
if Elle and Alec so much as kiss, it will start a magical chain reaction that would
end in powerful factions of witches and wizards going to war. As a result, Elle
and Alec vow to stay friends, no matter what. Then West Lake Prep holds a
masquerade ball. Identities get mixed up and forbidden kisses are finally
shared.
Time for the Magicorum to go to war, and for Elle to confront her hidden past
in ways she never thought possible.
Scythe (Dimension Drift Prequels #1)
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Summary:
A prequel novella to the new series from USA
Today's 'must read YA paranormal romance' author, Christina Bauer.
Truth time. I go to a Learning Squirrel High School. Don’t judge.
On second thought, judge away. Learning Squirrel is one step above attending
class in a junkyard. But what do you expect? Everything’s made out of garbage
these days. At least, I have my freelance work to keep Mom and me housed,
clothed, and fed. How? I’m your regular high school science geek for hire… only
my work manipulates space-time. These gigs pay really well, but the government
wants people like me dead. Good thing I’m super careful about hiding from their
detection systems.
Then I screw up a job. Badly. My house slips into two-dimensional space-time.
It only lasts for a few seconds, but the move still sets off about a dozen
government alarms. If they track me down, Mom and I are good as dead. Long
story short, I need to pay someone off, hide the evidence, and keep us safe.
Unfortunately, that means asking the Scythe for help. He runs the local
underground crime scene and has absolutely no conscience. Or I'm pretty
sure he doesn’t. It’s hard to think straight when a guy’s that hot in
an evil Mafioso kingpin kind of way. More importantly, he's a crime lord who
can conceal my slip-up with a few clicks on his minion’s computer keyboards.
But the Scythe has his price. In this case, he wants me to finish a certain
dimensional prototype for him in twenty-four hours. I can do it, but it might
mean Learning Squirrel High gets blown up in the process. Oh yes, and there's
also my new hot classmate who may or may not be an alien... and he says he'll
do anything to help me.
This job won't be easy, but I’ve gotten out of worse scrapes. Maybe.
"Bauer’s unique voice blends magical fantasy, swooning romance, and a
bucketful of teenage sass." - Booklist
This new series is perfect for: fans of urban fantasy, action & adventure,
cool science, evil corporations, forbidden romance and hot new classmates who
may or may not be aliens.
Buy Links: Amazon
SCYTHE
BOOK EXCERPT
SCYTHE
Dimension Drift, Prequel 1
The Kiss
Thorne cups my face in
his hands. “Then let me help you in another way. Can you trust in that?”
Our shared connection
returns. Thorne’s emotions flow through my soul. I soak in the feelings.
The searing pain of
worry.
Rock-solid conviction.
Raw honesty.
“Yes, Thorne.” My voice
comes out rough and low. “I trust you.”
Thorne closes his eyes,
and even in the dim moonlight, I can see his skin change color. Every inch of
him is now colored in azure.
“You’re blue.”
“Yes.”
“You really, really are
an alien.”
A small smile quirks his
mouth again. “And you’re not frightened of me.”
“I should be.” In fact, I
should scream and run right now, and for multiple reasons. Maybe it’s my
dreams. Or the intensity of Throne’s emotions. Or something else I’m too afraid
to name.
Whatever it is, I can’t
help but stare at his mouth.
“Never be frightened of
me, Rosa Meimifloria Archer, my
glorious girl named after the drift rose.” Thorne leans in closer. His breath
fans across my lips. “I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you safe. And
for me, my people, a kiss can connect our consciousness in special ways.” He
gently moves his mouth across mine.
Black, silver, and blue
light now flare across Throne’s azure skin. The same colors shine from me as
well. Deep in my soul, new links form. Energies entwine. Psychological cogs
connect and spin. Warmth and affection spread.
I break the kiss,
breathless. The light from our skin dies down. The azure hue disappears from
Thorne.
“What was that?” I ask.
“The
only way I can keep you safe.” Thorne’s mouth thins to a determined line.
“Although it will mean a battle with my father.”
“Over
me?”
Thorne
nods.
Fresh
panic streams through my veins. “Don’t do that. I’m not worth it.”
“That’s where you’re
wrong, Meimi. You’re remarkable.”
“Why? Because I build
prototypes?”
“No, because you’ve a
true heart, stellar mind, and fighting spirit. I’d tear apart any number of
universes for you. You may find this hard to believe, but I already have.”
Genre: YA Dark Fantasy
Summary:
"Has romance, adventure, and lots of
magical encounters! It definitely satisfied my craving for something
exciting!" - Cloud 9 Books
Finally, Elea and Rowan are settling in to their new lives.
Trouble is, Rowan is spending a lot of time cleaning up messes from his
childhood. And considering the nightmare that was his mother, those are some
ugly messes indeed. In fact, the experience is enough to make Rowan vow that he
never wants children of his own.
Oops.
"A riveting story with action, love and vengeance...A fantastic
read." - The Not So Public LibraryPerfect for readers who love
sword and sorcery filled with magic, necromancy, witches and wizards. This
series combines fierce females, paranormal romance and epic fantasy.
Enjoy!
Christina Bauer thinks that fantasy books are like bacon: they just
make life better. All of which is why she writes romance novels that feature
demons, dragons, wizards, witches, elves, elementals, and a bunch of random
stuff that she brainstorms while riding the Boston T. Oh, and she includes lots
of humor and kick-ass chicks, too.
Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in
English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton,
MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.
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