In My Mailbox #95

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Bought/Swapped/Gifted:

1st I got a signed bookplate and card from Nova Ren Suma (Thanks!)

Imaginary Girls - Nova Ren Suma (my review)

I already had an ARC, read it and loved it, so I needed a finished copy.

Chloe's older sister, Ruby, is the girl everyone looks to and longs for, who can't be captured or caged. When a night with Ruby's friends goes horribly wrong and Chloe discovers the dead body of her classmate London Hayes left floating in the reservoir, Chloe is sent away from town and away from Ruby. But Ruby will do anything to get her sister back, and when Chloe returns to town two years later, deadly surprises await. As Chloe flirts with the truth that Ruby has hidden deeply away, the fragile line between life and death is redrawn by the complex bonds of sisterhood.

The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove - Lauren Kate (my review)

A steamy Southern beauty makes one fatal mistakeNatalie Hargrove would kill to be her high school's Palmetto Princess. But her boyfriend Mike King doesn't share her dream and risks losing the honor of Palmetto Prince to Natalie's nemesis, Justin Balmer. So she convinces Mike to help play a prank on Justin. . . one that goes terribly wrong. They tie him to the front of the church after a party - when they arrive the next morning, Justin is dead. From blackmail to buried desire, dark secrets to darker deeds, Natalie unravels. She never should've messed with fate. Fate is the one thing more twisted than Natalie Hargrove. Cruel Intentions meets Macbeth in this seductive, riveting tale of conscience and consequence.

Legacy - Cayla Kluver
In an award-winning YA fantasy debut, 16-year-old novelist Cayla Kluver brings a magical touch to an unrelentingly suspenseful coming-of-age tale. Duty-bound to wed her father's choice in successor to the throne, Princess Alera of Hytanica believes that she is being forced into the worst of all possible fates' a marriage to the arrogant and hot-tempered suitor, Steldor. When a mysterious boy from enemy Cokyri appears bearing secrets and an entirely different view of what's appropriate behavior for a young lady, Alera learns that her private desires threaten to destroy the kingdom. When Narian's shocking past comes to light, Alera finds herself in a shadowy world of palace intrigue and ancient blood feuds, facing an uncertain future with dwindling options - and must learn to decide between right and wrong all alone. Marked by witty, rapid-fire dialogue and dramatic complexity that belie the writer's age, Legacy brings a fresh, new sensibility to age-old questions of duty and inheritance and to a young's heroine's quest to find her true voice.

Storm Glass - Maria V. Snyder

As a glassmaker and a magician-in-training, Opal Cowen understands trial by fire. Now it's time to test her mettle. Someone has sabotaged the Stormdancer clan's glass orbs, killing their most powerful magicians. The Stormdancers—particularly the mysterious and mercurial Kade—require Opal's unique talents to prevent it happening again. But when the mission goes awry, Opal must tap in to a new kind of magic as stunningly potent as it is frightening. And the further she delves into the intrigue behind the glass and magic, the more distorted things appear. With lives hanging in the balance—including her own—Opal must control powers she hadn't known she possessed…powers that might lead to disaster beyond anything she's ever known.

Sea Glass - Maria V. Snyder

Rhymes with Cupid - Anna Humphrey

Goodman's Gifts & Stationery Store 
 February 14 Cashier: Elyse 
 3 boxes of heart-shaped chocolate . . . $12.00 
 Chocolate is the only good thing about this nauseating holiday. 
4 containers of candy hearts . . . $5.00 
Ever since my ex cheated on me, I've sworn off love. Too bad my new neighbor Patrick didn't get the memo. 
1 Valentine's Day card . . . $4.50 
I'm not interested. Although, he is pretty cute. And sweet. And funny. 
1 singing Cupid doll (promotional item) . . . $0.00 
 Stupid Cupid! Point your arrows at someone else. . . . 
Subtotal . . . $21.50 
 It's going to be a complicated Valentine's Day.

Captivate - Carrie Jones

So that's what I got this week. What did you all get.