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2) Shatter city
Author
Series
Impostors ; 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Assuming her twin's identity, Frey works to destroy her father. When a rebel uprising strands her in Pas, and the city comes under attack, Frey must step out of the shadows to find her missing sister and take action against her tyrant father." --
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Series
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English
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For four years sixteen-year-old Twylla has lived in the castle of Lormere, the goddess-embodied, whose touch can poison and kill, and hence the Queen's executioner--but when Prince Merek, her betrothed, who is immune to her touch returns to the kingdom she finds herself caught up in palace intrigues, unsure if she can trust him or the bodyguard who claims to love her.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperTeen, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"As Emrys, one of the faery bodyguards of the British monarchy, is trying not to fall in love with her latest charge, the rowdy bad boy Prince Richard, and ancient darkness starts preying on the rest of the monarchy"--
Author
Series
Last Finestra ; 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessa's gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner's magic, not kill every suitor she touches. Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion. When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the island's only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her. Desperate to...
6) Impostors
Author
Series
Impostors ; 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a world that is rapidly descending into chaos, Frey and Rafi are twin sisters, but few people know of Frey's existence, because she has been raised to be her sister's body double and lethal bodyguard, while Rafi has been raised to further the family's political power--but when their father sends Frey in her sister's place as collateral in a tricky deal, Col, the son of a rival leader, gets close enough to begin to suspect something, and Frey must...
Author
Publisher
Soho Teen
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Abducted at age fourteen and trained by the F.A.T.E. Center to become a Shadow, guardian of a future leader, Ren Sharpe, now eighteen, is assigned to protect college science student Gareth Young, but with help from her secret love and fellow Shadow, Junie, she learns that F.A.T.E. itself is behind an attack on Gareth.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Nineteen-year old Winter Young, the world's hottest superstar, is recruited by a covert organization to take down a criminal tycoon and finds himself paired with Sydney Cossette, a fierce and unpredictable secret agent, but suspicions soon turn to sparks as the two are drawn into a tangled web of secrets and deception."--
Author
Series
Dread nation ; 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The sequel to the New York Times bestselling epic Dread Nation is an unforgettable journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America. After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother. But nothing is easy when you're a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and a devastating loss on the road to a protected village called Nicodemus...
Author
Publisher
Soho Teen
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"After two grueling years of training to be a Shadow, a top-secret guardian, sixteen-year-old Robert "Hutch" Hutchinson's first assignment is to join a boy band and protect its world-famous front-man, Ryo Enomoto. Hutch must change is name to Bobby Sky, and protect this Future Important Person (FIP)... even if it means becoming a teen pop sensation." --
11) Shadowscent
Author
Series
Shadowscent ; 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In the Aramtesh Empire scent is all important, and seventeen-year-old Rakel has a way with perfumes which she hopes to use to delay her father's inevitable death; Ash is a member of the imperial bodyguard, assigned to the crown prince Nisai's bodyguard; now they are all brought together on a caravan to an outer province, seeking a rare flower that can cure the poisoned emperor--but when Nisai himself is poisoned Rakel and Ash smell like the chief...
Author
Publisher
Yen On
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Anne Halford is a candy crafter determined to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a Silver Sugar Master, but in order to travel to the capital and realize her dream, she purchases Challe, a handsome but foul-mouthed fairy, as her bodyguard.
Author
Publisher
Yen On
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Though Miyo managed to escape Usui after Kiyoka came to her aid, the Gifted Communion continues to gain power and influence across Japan. Foreseeing that Usui and his organization will make another attempt to capture Miyo, Crown Prince Takaihito proposes that she and Kiyoka shelter with him in the Imperial Palace. But as Miyo adjusts to her new surroundings, she is taken aback by her feelings for Kiyoka, which have only intensified since her rescue....
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Destined to be a treasure for the millions of fans who made American Gods an internationally bestselling phenomenon, this beautifully designed and illustrated collectible edition of Gaiman's masterpiece features enlightening notes throughout by award-winning annotator and editor Klinger."--
15) Fall into me
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A talented recording artist succumbing to a stalker's psychological games falls passionately in love with her bodyguard, an ex-Marine battling trauma from his service in Afghanistan.
Luna is a famous singer-songwriter, the spotlight is consuming her-- and now she's receiving threatening messages. A Marine who has just returned from a tour in Afghanistan, Will is unsure what to do with the next chapter of his life. A job working security comes up,...
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Ayumu Aikawa is settling into his new life--or lack thereof--and enjoying the ties he's building with his new roommates, strange though they may be! But when the opportunity arises to face his murderer, will this zombie/magikewl girl be up to the task?"--Cover verso.
Author
Series
Crowded ; 2
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eleven minutes into the future, Charlie Ellison is the subject of a million dollar crowdfunded REAPR campaign on her head. Low-rated DFEND bodyguard Vita is keeping her safe for 30 days from a desperate population looking to get rich quick with a gun and a dream. After escaping a big, televised attempt on their lives and the Reapr campaign blowing past two million bucks, Charlie and Vita abandon Los Angeles for the utopian desert paradise of Las...
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
You know them now as the Midnight Angels, but in this story they are just Ayo and Aneka, young women recruited to become Dora Milaje, an elite task force trained to protect the crown of Wakanda at all costs. Their first assignment will be to protect Queen Shuri. Meanwhile, former king T'Challa lies with bedfellows so dark, disgrace is inevitable. Explore the true origins of the People's mysterious leader, Zenzi. Black Panther thinks he knows who Zenzi...
20) Omen of ice
Author
Series
Publisher
Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Keltania Tunne has spent her whole life training to become a bodyguard for a Winter Fae. It's the highest of honors for a druid...only when Tania arrives at the Winter Court for the first time, nothing is what she expected. Her assignment is the heir to the throne, Valen, and he doesn't want her protection. In fact, he wants her gone. Yesterday. But Tania will not compromise, even if he is the most arrogant jackass she's ever met--because something...