New Releases by Suzanne Selfors

Emmeline Thistle, a dirt-scratcher''s daughter, has escaped death twice-first, on the night she was born, and second, on the day her entire village was swept away by flood. Left with nothing and no one, Emmeline discovers her rare and mysterious ability-she can churn milk into chocolate, a delicacy more precious than gold. Suddenly, the most unwanted girl in Anglund finds herself desired by all. But Emmeline only wants one-Owen Oak, a dairyman''s son, whose slow smiles and lingering glances once tempted her to believe she might someday be loved for herself. But others will stop at nothing to use her gift for their own gains-no matter what the cost to Emmeline. Magic and romance entwine in this fantastical world where true love and chocolate conquer all.

"Vous croyez aux signes ? La foudre qui frappe une voiture dont vous sortez à l''instant, un chat noir qui traverse votre chemin... Vous voyez ce que je veux dire ? Le hasard, peut-être. Moi, je n''y ai jamais cru, à ce genre de trucs. Avant de le rencontrer, lui". Chez Anna est un petit café où le temps s''est arrêté. Katrina y vit paisiblement avec sa grand-mère. Jusqu''au jour où la magie et la poésie s''immiscent dans sa vie.

When you''re the daughter of a best-selling romance writer, life should be pretty good. But for 16-year-old Alice Amorous, daughter of the Queen of Romance, life is an agonizing lie. Her mother''s been secretly hospitalized for mental illness, and Alice has been putting on a brave front, answering fan letters, forging her mother''s signature, telling the publisher that all is well. But the next book is due and the Queen can''t write it. Alice needs a story for her mother. And she needs one fast. That''s when she meets Errol, a strange boy who''s been following her. A boy who tells her that he has a love story. A boy who believes he''s Cupid. As Alice begins to hear Errol''s voice in her head, and begins to see things she can''t explain, she must face the truth - that she''s either inherited her mother''s madness, or Errol is for real.

Katrina works in her grandmother''s coffee shop in a small town in Washington State, which isn''t exactly the coolest job, given that it''s an old-world Scandinavian coffee shop rather than the ultra hip Java Hut next door. One morning, when she gives a free cup of coffee and muffin to a homeless guy sleeping out behind the shop, this random act of kindness turns her life upside down. She soon learns that the homeless guy is actually a teenage guardian angel intent on returning the favor. Fame and fortune seem like the obvious requests, but after two botched wishes, Malcolm knows Katrina is hiding something from him. But how can she tell him the truth, when her heart''s desire has become Malcolm himself?

Boom Broom doesn''t think his life could get any worse. Ever since his mother was swept away by a twister, his family has gone crazy. They refuse to leave the house and Boom and his sister Mertyle are looked after by Halvor, the Viking descendant who rents the room over their garage. When Boom finds a baby mermaid who seems to grant unlimited wishes, he thinks his luck has turned around. That is, until his sister is hit by the curse of the merfolk. Now Boom and his best friend Winger must find a way to return the merbaby to its mother and save Mertyle before it is too late.

Mimi Wallingford, Great Granddaughter of Adelaide Wallingford, has the life that most girls dream about, playing Juliet opposite teen heartthrob Troy Summer on Broadway in Shakespeare''s famous play. Unfortunately, she has no desire to be an actress, a fact her mother can''t seem to grasp. But when she and Troy are magically thrust into Shakespeare''s Verona, they experience the feud between the Capulets and Montagues first hand. Mimi realizes that she and Juliet have more in common than Shakespeare''s script-they are both fighting for futures of their own choosing. Mimi feels compelled to help her and with Troy''s unexpected help, hopes to give Shakespeare''s most famous tragedy a happily-ever-after-ending.