R L S Hoff

Sam's too smart to fall for the captain's daughter--or to get stuck in the greenhouses. Isn't he?Hope is still a couple of generations away from Shindashir, but the ship is already nearly worn out. Sam's family lives in one of most dilapidated sections, and he knows they'll likely have to move to an even more crowded area soon. With his academic skills, Sam's his family's best hope for changing their fortunes.He knows all that, and still Sam is strangely attracted to two things that could upset his chances of landing a scholarship and good job that will pull his family out of poverty-the greenhouses (a dead-end work detail if anybody ever saw one), and the captain's daughter (a thoughtlessly rich beauty who couldn't possibly bring him anything but trouble).Sam must do right by his family, but he also can't help his greenhouse fascination-or his growing interest in Eleanor.

I should be worried about the dragon.Dragons are known for cruelty. For fire and carnage. And here I am, chained up outside this one's lair, wearing flimsy finery, waiting for a monster. Did I agree to this?Why can't I remember?Or seem to care?Something here is not at all as it should be. I wish I could figure out what. Preferably before a terrifying beast has me for lunch.Dragonpets: The Sacrifice is the first book in R. L. S. Hoff's new YA fantasy series, which features strong young women in a society not ready for them.

Anya just got everything she thought she wanted.So why isn't she happier?Anya's made the colony team. She's going to the planet-and even if it's with a guy she barely knows, at least he respects her art skills and her ability to grow things. That's way better than what she expected in her life partner. On the other hand, her schedule is intense, the living conditions are cramped, everybody seems to be in her business, and her dad is still trying to make life difficult for everyone. Plus, she has to start over making friends when that has never been her strong suit.

After a millennium of travel, the generation ship Hope is within thirty years of its destination planet, and a small group of brave couples will take a faster ship to ready the planet for colonization. Anastasia (Anya) Cartier, a teenage artist and nature-lover, wants to be part of that group. Her parents, however, have other plans for her. They want her to marry a particular guy, from a particular family, so pure whites can continue for another generation. They don't much care that Ryan, the guy in question, doesn't care about Anya, her pursuits, or her goals. He has agreed to an illegal betrothal to Anya only to gain her influential parents' support for his own ambitions to be ship captain.Anya usually avoids conflict, but her dreams are important enough that she will figure out a way to convince Ryan to join her on the colony team. If that doesn't work, she'll take more drastic action. She can't stay imprisoned on Hope forever.