Friday Freebies: February 24, 2012

Update: the freebies are going to be posted on Friday nights from now on, since I just don't have time to do it on Friday mornings anymore. I would write it up ahead of time, but I like to make sure the freebies are still free before I post. :)



Blue Fire and Ice
by Alan Skinner

Available as: hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition
Pages: 336
Publisher: Sibling Press
Publication date: January 1, 2008
Suggested tags: young adult, fantasy



First in The Land series. From Amazon:

"The Land is in peril... Fires are ravaging Beadledom. In the face of terrifying, unquenchable blue flames the Beadles turn to their unpredictable neighbours, the Muddles, for help. But aid from the Muddles brings its own risks... Drawn together to save The Land, seven unlikely heroes set out to find the secret of the blue fire and the identity of the mysterious arsonist who will stop at nothing to destroy them all. Full of the most unusual characters and packed with intrigue, humour and adventure, Blue Fire and Ice is the first in an exciting new series of books about The Land."



Skeleton Lake
by Angela Kulig

Available as: paperback, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 290
Publisher: Red Iris Books
Publication date: October 17, 2011
Suggested tags: young adult, paranormal



First in the Skeleton Lake series. From Amazon:

"Unsure if she's drowning or being saved, all Marlow wants to do is run away. Ensnared in a haunting love triangle, she realizes both boys have holes in their hearts—scars from loving the same girl, a girl who managed to stay dead. Now she is being hunted for what she has become and what she never asked to be. Even as a Skeleton Marlow isn’t the worst thing in the night—she isn’t even close."



Wraith
by Angel Lawson

Available as: paperback, Kindle edition
Pages: unknown
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication date: February 6, 2012
Suggested tags: young adult, paranormal



From Amazon:

"Freak. Weird. Crazy. These are the names tossed around seventeen-year old Jane Watts by her fellow classmates. But things aren’t always as they seem. Sometimes there’s a reason for talking to yourself in the hallway at school.

Jane struggles with adjusting to her new home and school after an abrupt move. She wants one thing in life—to be like everyone else at school, but that’s hard to do when you’re the new kid. But she does manage to make one friend, Evan—he’s sixteen, charming, and protective. Everything a girl could want in a best friend…with one minor caveat.

He's dead.

Caught somewhere between life and death, Evan is tied to Jane and the living world unable to complete the journey to the other side. She thinks he’s here to be her friend, to take care of her, and that’s why no one can see or hear him.

That is until a new boy shows up at school after a rumored stretch in Juvie. Connor can see Evan and he’s not convinced the ghost is being completely honest. From his own experience ghosts tend to need something from the humans they connect to and Evan, despite his arguments isn’t any different.

Jane is resentful of Connor’s intrusion but realizes soon enough he’s right. Evan has secrets about his past and not only did his life end tragically but members of his family are still in danger. Jane must face her fears and battle Evan’s human demons to free both of them."