The Diabolical Miss Hyde
RECOMMENDED: The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr is $1.99 right now – a great markdown from the usual price of $8-10! Elyse reviewed this book when it came out and gave it an A, saying, “This book is part steampunk, part fantasy, part romance and part mystery, but all of it is delicious.”
Forensic science, magic, mystery, and romance mix in this edgy steampunk fantasy—a retelling of the horror classic, in which Dr. Eliza Jekyll, daughter of the infamous Dr. Henry Jekyll—pursues a dangerous murderer in an alternate Victorian London.
In an electrified Victorian London, Dr. Eliza Jekyll is a crime scene investigator, hunting killers with newfangled technological gadgets. She will need every advantage available to catch a terrifying new psychopath splattering London with blood. Hidden in the grimy shadows, the fiendish murderer preys on beautiful women, drugging them before slicing off their limbs. Finding the “Slicer” can make Eliza’s career . . . or unmask her darkest secret. Like her father, she has a hidden second self that emerges when she drinks his forbidden magical elixir. Just a few sips, and a seductive and impulsive Lizzie Hyde is unleashed.
The members of the Royal Society do not trust Eliza, and they send their enforcer, the mercurial Captain Lafayette, to prove she’s a dangerous sorceress. The careful doctor knows that one wrong step can make her prey to the clever Lafayette, a man who harbors an evil curse of his own. No matter how much she craves the elixir, she must resist.
But as the Slicer case draws her into London’s luminous magical underworld, Eliza will need the potion’s power to help her . . . even if it might attract the attentions of Lafayette. .
Even if it means setting the wild Lizzie free. . . .
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Touch of Frost
RECOMMENDED: Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep is $1.99, and the rest of the Mythos Academy series is on sale, too.
This YA fantasy series is deeply rooted in mythology and holds a 4-star rating on GR. It was featured as a SIzzling Book Club pick in August 2011 and was a former RITA® nominee in the YA category, which means it was featured in our RITA® Reader Challenge. Elyssa gave it an A: “I think why I responded so well to this book was because the situations felt so real to me. The flashes of vulnerabilities in Estep’s characters are so well-done, and each one feels so multi-dimensional. The story itself is phenomenal, and I kept reading to see what was going to happen.”
My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy — a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody’s head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest.
But lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was murdered in the Library of Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl of Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second Chaos War. You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I’m determined to find out who killed Jasmine and why – especially since I should have been the one who died …
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Kiss of Frost
Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep is the second book in the Mythos Academy series and is $2.99. Readers loved how the book picks up right where the first left off- perfect for glomming! However, some thought the action was too similar to the first book.
I’m Gwen Frost, a second-year warrior-in-training at Mythos Academy, and I have no idea how I’m going to survive the rest of the semester. One day, I’m getting schooled in swordplay by the guy who broke my heart—the drop-dead gorgeous Logan who slays me every time. Then, an invisible archer in the Library of Antiquities decides to use me for target practice. And now, I find out that someone at the academy is really a Reaper bad guy who wants me dead. I’m afraid if I don’t learn how to live by the sword—with Logan’s help—I just might die by the sword…
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Dark Frost
Dark Frost is the third installment of theMythos Academy series and is $2.99 for a limited time. Readers emphasize that the third book heavily advances the overall plot of the series, though there are some who feel that the heroine is always being saved by others. It also holds a 4-star rating on GR.
I’ve seen so many freaky things since I started attending Mythos Academy last fall. I know I’m supposed to be a fearless warrior, but most of the time, I feel like I’m just waiting for the next Bad, Bad Thing to happen. Like someone trying to kill me–again.
Everyone at Mythos Academy knows me as Gwen Frost, the Gypsy girl who uses her psychometry magic to find lost objects–and who just may be dating Logan Quinn, the hottest guy in school. But I’m also the girl the Reapers of Chaos want dead in the worst way. The Reapers are the baddest of the bad, the people who murdered my mom. So why do they have it in for me? It turns out my mom hid a powerful artifact called the Helheim Dagger before she died. Now, the Reapers will do anything to get it back. They think I know where the dagger is hidden, but this is one thing I can’t use my magic to find. All I do know is that the Reapers are coming for me–and I’m in for the fight of my life.
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Crimson Frost
Crimson Frost, book 4 in the Mythos series, is $3.99. The 5th book, Midnight Frost ( A | BN | K | G | ARe | iB | Au | Scribd ), is also $3.99 on sale. The final book in the series – yay a complete series! – is marked down, too: Killer Frost is $4.99 ( A | BN | K | G | ARe | iB | Au | Scribd ). I think this set would be a great gift for a teen reader who is into adventure and mythology stories.
For a moment, a face flashed before my eyes—the most hideous face I’d ever seen. No matter how hard I tried to forget what had happened, I saw him everywhere I went. It was Loki—the evil god that I’d helped set free against my will.
I should have known that my first official date with Logan Quinn was destined to end in disaster. If we’d gotten into a swordfight, or been ambushed by Reapers, I’d have been more prepared. But getting arrested mid-sip at the local coffee hangout? I didn’t see that one coming.
I’ve been accused of purposely helping the Reapers free Loki from his prison—and the person leading the charge against me is Linus Quinn, Logan’s dad. The worst part is that pretty much everyone at Mythos Academy thinks I’m guilty. If I’m going to get out of this mess alive, I’ll have to do it myself…
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