Red Adept Selects

Red Adept Edited Books Voted “Outstanding in Genre” by the Red Adept Staff

 

Bay’s End, by Edward Lorn

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Description:

“Monsters are real. Ghosts are real, too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”
~Stephen King

Officer Mack Larson is not everything he appears…

When twelve-year-old Trey and his best friend Eddy play a prank on Officer Mack, the resulting chain of events rocks the small town of Bay’s End.

Today, Trey Franklin is a man haunted by his past. Tormented by that one tragic, fateful summer, Trey searches for catharsis the only way he knows how – by writing.

A tale of love and loss, bittersweet memories, and the depths of human evil.

Welcome to Bay’s End.

*Warning: Contains graphic language and adult situations.

Half Past Midnight, by Jeff Brackett

Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Thriller

Description:

In 1947 the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists created the Doomsday Clock to gauge the threat of nuclear war. The further the hands are from midnight, the safer the world is. The closer they are to midnight, the more imminent the threat of nuclear war.

But what happens after the hands reach midnight? What awaits those who survive the initial days of that nuclear war? What will life be like at Half Past Midnight?

Half Past Midnight is a post-apocalyptic thriller – the story of Leeland Dawcett and his family, in the first days and years after the Doomsday War. It’s the story of how one man learns that survival sometimes just isn’t enough, and of friends who help each other through thick and thin while facing the enemies who make life after Doomsday a living hell.

Forever (Immortal), by Lauren Burd

Genre: YA Paranormal

Description:

“What are we playing for?”
An evil grin spread over his face. “I am so glad you asked. We’re playing for the chance to choose.”
“Choose what?”
“Where my next shot goes.”

* * *

Memories fade, betrayals abound, and death looms. Alina believed becoming an Immortal would protect those she loved, but how can she can she protect them when they’re already caught in the trap?

Second book in the Immortal Trilogy.

INITIATION (Bonfire Academy Book One) (Bonfire Chronicles), by Imogen Rose

Genre: YA Paranormal

Description:

Welcome to Bonfire Academy!

Set in the foothills of the alpine mountains in St.Moritz, this exclusive private school caters to a special kind of student. Enter at your own risk… but if you are human, you may not want to enter at all.

WARNING: This YA story is set in a school for paranormals who are very different from normal human teens. Thus, the language and some scenes might not be appropriate for younger YA readers. Recommended for those sixteen and above.

Dead Is the New Black (Fashion Avenue Mysteries), by Christine DeMaio-Rice

Genre: Mystery

Description:

Laura Carnegie gave up on the man of her dreams a long time ago. He’s fashion designer Jeremy St. James, and everyone knows he’s gay.

When he’s arrested for murder, secrets come to light and nothing is what it seems. If Laura can just solve this crime, keep the cops off her tail, break up a counterfeiting ring, and get the show on the runway by Friday, she might stop being Seventh Avenue’s perpetual loser.

If you love Project Runway, or enjoyed The Devil Wears Prada, try Dead Is the New Black.

Hang On, by Nell Gavin

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Description:

In 1973, “crazy” Holly unexpectedly falls in love with Trevor, a roadie for a famous English rock band. From the moment they meet, dreams of marriage, children, and a normal life are suddenly – finally – within Holly’s grasp.

Trevor takes her with him on tour and introduces her to the very “un-normal” backstage world of Rock and Roll. When she steps onto the band bus, she walks into a colorful, exciting adventure in a world completely different from the life that awaits her back home, where she chases cockroaches with a shoe, works at a low-paying job, and sleeps to escape the hunger.

Unfortunately, Holly has a secret. Plagued by panic attacks, periodic rages, and depression, she needs to learn why her mentally ill mother committed suicide, long ago, so she can save herself. Thus far, she has found no answers. She must conceal her symptoms from Trevor in order to keep him, but as their relationship becomes progressively more serious, her illness becomes increasingly more difficult to hide.

Caution: Some strong language.

When Horses Had Wings, by Diana Estill

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Description:

Pregnant at 16, Renee Goodchild drops out of school and marries. Now she’s trapped in rural Texas with Kenny, her violent, garbage-collecting husband. A bleak future seems assured until she meets self-appointed relationship guru, Pearly.

“That’s why you don’t let ‘em rule the roost. ’Cause you can’t count on ‘em to be there the next mornin’ when it’s time to crow,” the worldly Pearly advises.

Renee narrates this tale of ruin and redemption where the damaged and downtrodden lead each other to unintended, sometimes heartbreaking, and often bittersweet outcomes. When Horses Had Wings examines the lives of broken people competing for the most basic needs: the primal urge for affection and the eternal search for acceptance.