Crazy Dangerous by Andrew Klavan

This book caught my attention right from the start. It always seemed like Sam was finding himself getting into trouble. I love the way the author ended each chapter with a tickler for the test chapter. You will find it hard to put this book down. Sam is the young man who finds himself enmeshed in trouble with a group of thugs. In the end he finds out that doing what is right is always the right thing to do. Sam was also very concerned about what his father would think of him if he did not make all things right, including his lying that he felt was a needful thing, until he realized he would have to cover up again and again, unless he straightened it all out by telling the truth. There is a definite good moral to the story and would be a great read for teenagers who are struggling with self acceptance and being "in with the crowd" like Sam at first wanted to be and then realized how bad a decision he had made. Owning up to your decisions, especially bad ones, is hard, but in the end worth it all.

NEVER LET YOU GO by Erin Healy

This book caught my attention right from the start. One of the better suspense books I have read. Lexi Solomon's life has been totally turned upside down. Her past has caught up with her and she is having to fight for her life, along with her daughter, Molly's. In reading this book, the characters came to life. The creepy Warden who has come back into her life from long ago, to her imprisoned husband who has been released from prison, comes back into town claiming he has changed. But has he? Lexi has found the perfect town to live in. Her life has settled down to a normalcy she has always wanted. Working to take care of her daughter, she is unaware of the events that are going to change her life forever. There are numerous twists and turns in this book to keep you wondering what is going to happen next. Towards the end of the book, it gets so suspenseful, with riviting spiritual implications on who the dark characters really are. Are they demons? Is Molly's protecter, Angelo, really an Angel? You, the reader, need to discover this for yourself. A page turner from the first page, you will not be disappointed.