Everyone is invited to join the Social Wave Book Club as we discuss two books this month: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater and Dark Deception by longtime Social Wave Book Club member Lawrence Pratt.

The Scorpio Races happen every year. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line; some riders live, others die. At age 19, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep where no one else can see them. Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races, but fate hasn't given her much of a choice. So she enters the competition - the first girl ever to do so. She isn't prepared for what's going to happen.

Dark Deception centers around a closely-knit trio of women who come to depend on one another as they attempt to live meaningful lives in a authoritarian, faith-based community. The lives of the three unfold in a tapestry of emotions and encounters as all attempt to deal with the demands of a restrictive faith that tolerates no loyal opposition. The book's characters – both within and outside the faith – meld and collide in a series of encounters that involve family, love, betrayal, and a quest for power and control.