Lady Macbeth's Daughter

Albia has grown up with no knowledge of her mother of her father, the powerful Macbeth. Instead she knows the dark lure of the Wychelm Wood and the moors, where she’s been raised by three strange sisters. It’s only when the ambitious Macbeth seeks out the sisters to foretell his fate that Albia’s life becomes tangled with the man who leaves nothing but bloodshed in his wake. She even falls in love with Fleance, Macbeth’s rival for the throne. Yet when Albia learns that she has the second sight, she must decide whether to ignore the terrible future she foresees—or to change it. Will she be able to save the man she loves from her murderous father? And can she forgive her parents their wrongs, or must she destroy them to save Scotland from tyranny?

-Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books

I was at first wary to read this book because I've heard how emotionally draining Macbeth is. But once again Lisa Klein has done it! After I started reading it, I couldn't stop. The story was absolutely magnificent and you will immeadiately fall in love with character of Albia. The book is definatley one of my favorites. It has just the right amount of love, death, heartbreak, joy, tears, smiles, and magic in it. She puts a clever twist on the story of Macbeth that will leave you wanting more.

Prada & Prejudice

Fifteen-year-old Callie's class trip to England is, like most things in her life, remarkably unremarkable. Ever since she was overheard making a derogatory remark about cheerleaders by one of the most popular girls in school, Callie has been permanently on the D list. To her misery and embarrassment, she has been ditched by her class-trip buddy, leaving her stranded at their London hotel. A scheme to join fellow classmates on a surreptitious trip to a hot club leads to her tripping spectacularly over her new Prada heels. Upon waking from her blackout, Callie discovers that she has been transported to Regency England and is now the long-lost American friend of Emily, a well-to-do teenager. True to her character, she makes a series of faux pas with the titled gentry, earning her the disapproval of a matriarch and a dashing 19-year-old duke. Although her adjustment to an 1815 lifestyle is rough, she begins to appreciate her friendship with Emily and her surprising budding romance with the duke. Callie's perpetual awkwardness, chronic foot-in-mouth syndrome, spiritedness, and openness make her genuinely likable. Endearingly funny episodes involving a Heart and Soul pianoforte duet and a CPR rescue in front of an astonished crowd are contrasted with Callie's determination to rescue Emily from an engagement to a suitor 30 years her senior. Although some aspects of the book and character traits are stock and predictable, this is a fun and charming read, sure to be popular with fans of humor and romance.–Jennifer Schultz, Fauquier County Public Library, Warrenton, VA

Remember how I said that I needed a breather after reading Kissed By an Angel? Well, this was it. I went to Fred Meyer and went to the book section while my parents were grocery shopping, hoping to find something non-vampire related (everything there now pretty much is). I found this book and thought it sounded pretty interesting. It was a very easy read but towards the middle of the book, the story just kept getting better and better. By the end of the story I was completely satisfied and hoping for more. I'm sure anyone who reads this book will enjoy it fully.

Kissed By an Angel

When her boyfriend, Tristan, died, Ivy thought she'd lost everything, even her faith in angels. But now she's discovered that he's her gaurdian angel- his presence so strong that she can feel the touch of his hand, the beat of his heart. Ivy needs Tristan now more than ever because he knows she's in terrible danger. Only Ivy's gaurdian angel can save her, now that his killer is after her.

But if Tristan rescues Ivy, his mission on earth will be finished, and he must leave her behind forever. Will saving Ivy mean losing her just when he's finally reached her again?

-Simon Pulse, Simon & Schuster, New York

I bought this book while in Montana and I was hooked the moment I started reading it. What was weird was that after I got home, my best friend Sam was spending the night and she was reading the exact same book! What was even weirder was that she was three pages ahead of me and we hadn't even known we were reading the book at the same time!!! If you go to her blog http://screamingladder.blogspot.com/ and send her a message, I'm positive she'll have TONS to say about this book because she absolutely LOVED it! For me, i really liked it because it kept you in suspense for so long and you knew what was going to happen and then all of a sudden a curve ball would be thrown in. The only thing that bugged me was that after reading the book and needed a breather REALLY badly. The book isn't hard to read but the story is just so suspenseful that afterwards you need to take a break and read a lighter book. But I will garuntee that once you start reading it you will be hooked immeadiatley.