2008 Best Books of the Year...So Far
Discover the 2008 Best Books of the Year So Far, featuring top fiction and juvenile picks like Stephenie Meyer's *The Host*, Anne Osterlund's *Aurelia*, and *A Curse Dark as Gold*—your ultimate guide to standout reads.
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A Curse Dark as Gold
by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family's woolen mill, which holds her beloved town together. But after her father's death, the bad luck piles up. Then a stranger named Jack Spinner makes a tempting offer: he can turn straw into gold.
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Aurelia
by Anne Osterlund
MYSTERY. ROMANCE. DANGER. Aurelia, the crown princess of Tyralt, wants control over her own life. Robert, her former classmate, wants Aurelia. And someone wants her . . . dead. There have been several narrowly escaped attempts to assassinate the princess, but the king has no desire to incite panic by making the information public. Instead, Robert, the son of the king's former royal spy, is allowed into the inner circle to secretly investigate and watch over Aurelia. Robert is determined to help, if only Aurelia would let him! But the princess will no heed the danger around her, and she does not need Robert to save her. Just as their friendship begins to grow into something more, the threat on Aurelia's life becomes paramount. With everything possible on the line-her life, her kingdom, her heart-Aurelia must take matters into her own hands, whatever the cost.
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The Host
by Stephenie Meyer
A member of a species that takes over the minds of human bodies, Wanderer is unable to disregard his host's love for a man in hiding, a situation that forces both possessor and host to become unwilling allies.
