Breath of Angel
Karyn Henley
Paperback, 272 pp., $9.99
WaterBrook Press (June 21, 2011)

The stranger’s cloak fell back, revealing a white, blood-stained wing. When Melaia, a young priestess, witnesses a gruesome murder in the temple courtyard, age-old legends come to life. Angels. Shape-shifters. Myths and stories—until now. When Melaia becomes a target, she finds refuge with a band of angels attempting to restore the stairway. But the restoration is impossible without settling an ancient debt—the “breath of angel, blood of man,” a payment that involves Melaia’s heart, soul, and destiny.

Precisely Terminated
Amanda L. Davis
Paperback, 400 pp., $12.99
Living Ink Books (September 12, 2011)

The Cantral Chronicles is a dystopian trilogy set hundreds of years in Earth’s future. The world is oppressed by the ruling class who control the populace with computer chips implanted in their skulls. An uprising is impossible. Or is it?

Cascade
Lisa T. Bergren
Paperback, 416 pp., $9.99
David C. Cook (June 1, 2011)

In the first book of the River of Time series, two bored American sisters stumble on a door to the past, where Gabi is rescued by a handsome knight who vows to love her forever. But there is a rival for his affections, and the girls flee into the present to escape. Now lovestruck Gabi persuades Lia to help her return, even though she knows dangers abound in medieval Italy, including an entire city who seeks revenge. But Marcello awaits, and Gabi must decide if she’s willing to leave her family behind for love.

Violet Flash
Mike Mason
Paperback, 368 pp., $9.99
David C. Cook (June 1, 2011)

Ches Cholmondeley saw his sister disappear. Now there are more mysteries: atomic clocks have lost a second, resulting in bizarre events from dropped casseroles to plane crashes. What’s a brother to do? Figure out a way to get his sister back, of course. But the situation is dire. Someone is stealing time, and if the thief isn’t stopped, the world will end. In this sequel to The Blue Umbrella, Ches learns a valuable lesson about love and family.

Invasion
Jon Lewis
Hardcover, 336 pp., $14.99
Thomas Nelson (January 4, 2011)

Colt McAlister was having the summer of his life. But everything changes when his parents are killed in a freak accident. He’s forced to leave his old life behind and move to Arizona with his grandfather. The only person he knows at the new high school is a childhood friend named Dani. And Oz, a guy he’s sure he’s never met but who is strangely familiar. But what if his parents’ death wasn’t an accident? Vowing to uncover truth, Colt gets drawn into a secret world of aliens, shapeshifters, flying motorcycles, and invisible getaways.

Death Panels
Michelle Buckman
Paperback, 270 pp., $11.95
TAN Books (August 2010)

2042: American Christians are decimated, persecuted. Tolerance is the highest virtue. Deviance is the norm; speaking out against it is a crime. Any lifestyle choice is fine as long as it doesn’t lower your federal Healthcare Score. For Senator Axyl Houston, this isn’t enough. He wants the Death Panels to have the power to euthanize the weak; he wants America to lead in purging future generations. Against him stands David Rudder, an escapee from the Christian reservation, who becomes entangled in a chain of events that could lead to a revolution for the Culture of Life, or to its destruction.

The Sword
Bryan Litfin
Paperback, 416 pp., $15.99
Crossway Books (April 1, 2010)

If a society had no knowledge of Christianity, and then a Bible were discovered, what would happen? Four hundred years after a deadly virus and nuclear war destroyed the modern world, a new and noble civilization emerges. In this kingdom, called Chiveis, the people live medieval-style lives, with almost no knowledge of the “ancient” world. Safe in their natural stronghold, the Chiveisi have everything they need, even their own religion. Christianity has been forgotten—until a young army scout comes across a strange book…

The Skin Map
Stephen Lawhead
Hardcover, 448 pp., $24.99
Thomas Nelson (August 31, 2010)

Kit Livingstone’s great-grandfather has reappeared with an unbelievable story: the ley lines throughout Britain are not mere legends but truly are pathways to other worlds. So few people know how to use them, that doing so is fraught with danger. One legendary explorer developed an intricate code and tattooed his map onto his skin, but the map has since been lost. Rival factions are in desperate competition to recover it, though what none of them yet realize is that the skin map itself is not the prize at the end of this race… but merely the first goal of a vast and marvelous quest to regain Paradise.

Nightmare’s Edge
Bryan Davis
Paperback, 352 pp., $12.99
Zondervan (May 1, 2009)

Nathan Shepherd, in the company of his restored mother and two mysterious beings called supplicants, searches for his father in the land of dreams. With the collapse of the entire cosmos at hand, only his father holds the answers to what Nathan must do to save billions of lives.

Tomorrow’s Paper
Richard Wunderlich
Paperback, 232 pp., $16.95
OakTara (December 1, 2008)

Lisa’s kidnapping is brutal and merciless, but her terror is only beginning. Her abuctor plans to use portions of Lisa’s brain to create a C.O.B.R.A. (COmputer BRAin Interface), a new technology so universally therapeutic that no human will want to resist its power… or be left alive if they choose to resist. But not all are fooled. Jerry, a computer genius troubled by the ethics, teams up with financial consultant Edward Calais and his wife, Jane, an astute lawyer, to combat the unholy unfolding. But will they—and Lisa—be able to stop C.O.B.R.A. before it becomes a reality?