New Series Alert…

I spent a good 5 minutes drooling over next week’s Tangle of Need, but I managed to tear myself away long enough to check and see what new series are getting started this week.  First up is a new one from Cassie Alexander, called Nightshifted.  It is the first book in the Nightshifted series, featuring Edie Spence.

Synopsis…

Nursing school prepared Edie Spence for a lot of things. Burn victims? No problem. Severed limbs? Piece of cake. Vampires? No way in hell. But as the newest nurse on Y4, the secret ward hidden in the bowels of County Hospital, Edie has her hands full with every paranormal patient you can imagine—from vamps and were-things to zombies and beyond…

Edie’s just trying to learn the ropes so she can get through her latest shift unscathed. But when a vampire servant turns to dust under her watch, all hell breaks loose. Now she’s haunted by the man’s dying words — Save Anna — and before she knows it, she’s on a mission to rescue some poor girl from the undead. Which involves crashing a vampire den, falling for a zombie, and fighting for her soul.

Gray’s Anatomy was never like this…

The Nightshifted reading list can be found HERE.

This one is new…sorta.  Donna Grant‘s Dark Warriors series is a spin off from her Dark Sword series, and the first book is Midnight’s Master.  I admit, I am so far behind on this series I have no clue what is going on or how the two series are connected.

Synopsis…

Gwynn Austin has no idea why her father has disappeared on a mysterious trip to Scotland. When she goes on a desperate mission to search for him she finds more than she bargains for in a ruggedly handsome, wickedly exciting Highlander who exudes danger and mystery. And when she discovers her own link to Scotland, she’ll have to trust her heart to help lead her…

Propelled through time by powerful Druid Magic, Logan Hamilton uses his immortality and powers of the god inside him to help prevent the awakening of an ancient evil in the modern world. He never expects to find help in the form of a beautiful, alluring, and all too tempting woman whose passion and strength matches his own. Together, Logan and Gywnn must fight for their love—before a demon from the past destroys them both…

The Dark Warriors reading list can be found HERE.

Alyson Noel‘s Soul Seekers series also makes its debut this week with the release of the first book, Fated.

Synopsis…

So here’s the deal . . .

Strange things have been happening to Daire Santos. Animals follow her, crows mock her, glowing people appear from nowhere. Worried that Daire’s having a breakdown, her mother sends her to stay with the grandmother she’s never met, who lives on the dusty plains of Enchantment, New Mexico. There Daire crosses paths with Dace, a gorgeous guy with unearthly blue eyes.

Her grandmother recognizes Daire’s episodes for what they are – a call to her true destiny as a Soul Seeker, a person who can navigate between the living and the dead. Guided by her grandmother, Daire must be quick to learn how to harness her powers because Dace’s brother is an evil shape-shifter, out to steal them.

Daire must embrace her fate as a Soul Seeker and discover if Dace is the guy she’s meant to be with . . . or if he’s allied with the enemy she’s destined to destroy.

The Soul Seekers reading list can be found HERE.

I have had my eye on this one for a while now.  Michelle Rowen‘s Dark Kiss is the first book from her new Nightwatchers series, and the funky cover really caught my attention.

Synopsis…

I don’t do dangerous.

Smart, uber-careful, ordinary Samantha, that’s me. But I just couldn’t pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one unattainable crush. A kiss that did something to me – something strange. Now I feel hungry all the time, but not for food. It’s like part of me is missing,and I don’t know if I can get it back.

Then there’s Bishop. At first I thought he was just a street kid, but the secrets he’s keeping are as intense as his unearthly blue eyes. If he’s what I think he is, he may be the only one who can help me. But something terrifying is closing in, and the one chance Bishop and I have to stop it means losing everything I ever wanted and embracing the darkness inside me.

The Nightwatchers reading list can be found HERE.

Cover Lover – 6 New Titles

Half way through the month already.  God, time is zipping along.  This first cover is from the second book from the new Cassie Alexander Nightshifted series.  Moonshifted is due out on November 27th.

Next up is Death’s Rival, the next Jane Yellowrock novel from Faith Hunter.  This one is due out on October 2nd.

Ann Aguirre recently upped the cover for her next Sirantha Jax novel, Endgame, which is an August 28th release.

The fourth book from Donna Grant‘s upcoming Dark Warrior series will be called Midnight’s Warrior.  This one will be out on November 27th.

I have to admit, my one time love for Christine Warren‘s The Others series has taken a beating the last few books, but I have been waiting to get my hands on Tess and Raphael’s story, and this is it.  November 27th is the release date for Drive Me Wild.

Last one this go round is from D.D. Barant and the Bloodhound Files.  Undead to the World will be out on November 27th.

Cover Lover – 9 New Titles

A new batch of updating means a new batch of discovered covers.  There is sort of a mixed bag this go round, too.  This first one has been out for a while, but I just noticed it.  Ashes of Honor is the 6th book in Seanan McGuire‘s October Daye series, due out on September 4th.

This next one comes from author Wendy Delsol and her Stork series.  Flock is the third book of the trilogy, due out on September 11th.

Number three is also from the young adult world.  Fragile Darkness is the third book in the Midnight Dragonfly series from Ellie James, and it should be released on November 27th.

I thought this one was kinda fun.  Incarnation is the first book from Emma Cornwall, due out on September 18th.

I am looking very forward to this one.  Mate Claimed, from Jennifer Ashley, will be shifter Alpha Eric’s story.  It will be out on October 2nd.

I was surprised that there is nothing about this upcoming series over on Goodreads.  Susannah Sandlin starts her new Penton Legacy series this June 19th with the release of Redemption.

Meh, this isn’t the best quality, but it will do until I track down a better version.  The third book from Sara Humphreys‘ Amoveo Legend series will be called Untamed, and will be released on November 1st.

Lydia Dare continues her Westfield Wolves series with the release of Wolfishly Yours, due out on November 1st.

And finally, the third book from Donna Grant‘s new Dark Warriors series (a spin-off series from her Dark Warriors books), will be called Midnight’s Seduction.  This one is due out on October 30th.

New Release Dates

I do love the first of the month, since I can usually find a bunch of new release dates.

• Michele Vail‘s first book, Undeadly, has been pushed back to November 20th.  It is the first book of The Reaper Diaries series.
• Erin  McCarthy and Kathy Love are pairing up on The Fangover, due out on November 6th.
• What I believe is the last book of Jessica Andersen‘s Final Prophecy series will be called Spellfire, and it should be available on November 6th.
• October 30th is the release date for the third book of Donna Grant‘s upcoming spin-off series, Midnight’s Seduction.
• Shadow Rising, part of Yasmine Galenorn‘s Otherworld series, will be available on October 30th.
• The paperback release date of J.R. Ward‘s Lover Reborn will be October 2nd.
• Mate Claimed, the next book in Jennifer Ashley‘s Shifters Unbound series, will be available on October 2nd.
• Erica Hayes starts up a new series this October with the release of Revelation.  It will be followed by Redemption in 2013.
• The next Wild About You novel from Vicki Lewis Thompson will be called Werewolf in Denver.  It is scheduled for release on October 2nd.
• The Castle of Dark Dreams series from Nina Bangs will continue this October with the release of the 6th book, Wicked Whispers.
• Archangel’s Storm, Jason’s Guild Hunter story from Nalini Singh, will be available on September 4th.
• The next Dark book from Christine Feehan is now officially titled Dark Storm, and it too will be out on September 4th.
• Dragon’s Moon is the next book in the Children of the Moon series from Lucy Monroe, and it is now available for pre-order on September 4th.
• Up next for the Broken Heart series from Michele Bardsley is Only Lycans Need Apply, due out on September 4th.
• Katie Reus has a second book coming for her Moon Shifter series.  Book two will be called Primal Possession and is scheduled for release on September 4th.
• A Tale of Two Vampires, part of Katie MacAlister‘s Dark Ones series, will be released on September 4th.
• November 6th is the date for Thea Harrison‘s 5th Elder Races book, Lord’s Fall.
• Magic for a Price is the name of the next Allie Beckstrom novel from Devon Monk, and it should be out on November 6th.
• Christina Henry will release Black Lament, part of her Black Wings series, on October 30th.
• and the next Jane Yellowrock novel, from author Faith Hunter, will be called Death’s Rival.  Look for it on October 2nd.

Cover Lover – 4 New Titles

That time again.  I thought I would have a big pile to upload, but pickins were slim this go round.  I am not sure if this is the official U.S. cover, but one has been upped for the third book from Jacquelyn Frank‘s Three Worlds Series.  Seduce Me in Shadows is supposedly due out on September 25th.

Vicki Pettersson is firing up a new series next June with the release of The Taken.  It is the first book of the Celestial Blues series.

Number three is from Amanda Stevens and her Graveyard Queen series.  The Prophet is due out on April 24th.

The final one is from Donna Grant.  The second book from her spin-off Dark Warrior series, Midnight’s Lover, is due out on June 26th.

Cover Lover – 5 New Titles

I spent this evening on a major new release updating binge, and when I surfaced it was to find five new covers.  Didn’t think I took that long doing the updating, but ok.   The first one is a biggie…Lethal Rider.  Larissa Ione‘s third Lords of Deliverance is a June 1st release.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Lauren Kate‘s Fallen books have beautiful covers.  Rapture is no exception.  I have seen this image around (in fact, I used it for my own Breeds header quite a while ago), but it is still perfect for the final book in this series, due out on June 12th.

Not to be outdone is the other Lauren Kate Fallen book, Fallen in Love.  This one is a collection of short stories set in that world, due out on January 24th.

Number four is from author Donna Grant.  She is doing a spin-off series of her Dark Sword series, and the first book of the new series will be called Midnight’s Master.  Look for it on May 22nd.

And finally (this time around) is a new one from Cassie Alexander.  Nightshifted is the start of a new series, due out on May 22nd.

Random Updates…

I found a few more to add to the upcoming release pages…seems like there is some new info coming out now after a bit of a dry spell.

• This is a big one – for me at least.  The pre-order links are up now for the next Christine Feehan Ghostwalker book, Samurai Game.  This one will be out on July 3rd.
• The next Sabina Kane book from Jaye Wells will be called Blue-Blooded Vamp.  It is a June 1st release.
• Tamara Hogan‘s second Underbelly Chronicles will be called Chase Me, and will be released on May 18th.
• The fifth Clare Point book from V.K. Forrest, Voracious, is scheduled for release next July 31st.
• Wanted: Undead or Alive is the 12th Love at Stake book from Kerrelyn Sparks.  It should be out next March 27th.
• Next June will see the release of the second Bound by Magic book from Lauren Dane, called Chaos Burning.
• Dream Bound is a new one coming from Kate Douglas next June 26th.  Not much other info available about this one as yet.
• Lexi George‘s second full Demon book, Demon Hunting in the Deep South, will be out next July 31st.
• The third Dark Dynasties book from Kendra Leigh Castle will be called Shadow Rising.  It will be out next July.
• Coming on July 3rd will be the 4th H&W Investigations book from Jess Haines, called Stalking the Others.
• The next Dark Brethren book from Tracey O’Hara will be called Sin’s Dark Caress.  It will be released on July 15th.
• June 5th will be the release date for Tami Dane‘s next one, Blood of Innocence.
• Donna Grant starts her spin-off of the Dark Sword series next May with the release of Midnight’s Master.
• From Karen Kelley will come Where There’s Smoke, due out on May 1st.
• June 21st is the release date for the next Stephanie Julian Forgotten Goddesses book, called Goddess in the Middle.
• The second Shona Husk Goblin book, Kiss of the Goblin Prince, will be released on April 20th.
• Elizabeth Naughton‘s Enraptured is now due for release on March 20th.
• Lydia Dare starts a new spin-off series on March 20th with the release of the Wolf Who Loved Me.
• Even as Terry Spear has signed on for three more Wolf shifter books, she will also be starting a new Jaguar series of at least three books.  The first will be called Heart of the Jaguar.
• Kasey MacKenzie‘s third Shades of Jury book will be called Black-Hearted Betrayal.  It will be out in the middle of next year.
• Even though Gail Carriger‘s Parasol Protectorate series is finishing up, there is a spin-off series starting in 2013.  Called the Parasol Protectorate Abroad, book one will be called Prudence, and book two Imprudence.
• and Pamela Palmer will start a new series, Vamp City, on May 29th.  The first book will be called A Blood Seduction.

Random Updates

Hard to believe, but there is some concrete info starting to come out about the 2012 releases…man, I am still writing 2010 on everything.  Looks like I need to get caught up.

• November 1st, Christine Feehan will have a sort of new release.  Darkest at Dawn is a trade-paperback size re-release of two previous Dark series stories – Dark Secret and Dark Hunger (from the Hot Blooded anthology).
• from what I can gather, Nancy Gideon starts a new series this November with the release of Hunter of Shadows.
• the second book in Linda Howard and Linda Jones‘ Blood Born series seems to have been pushed back yet again.  Warrior Rising is now looking like an April 2012 release.
• Lothaire it is.  The preorder links for the Kresley Cole Immortal After Dark release have gone up at Amazon, so it looks like the title is a done deal.  The official release date is now January 10th.
• Lydia Dare adds to her Regency Vampire series this September 1st with the release of Never Been Bit.  It is the third book in the series.
• Rachel Caine‘s Morganville Vampires book number 11 will be called Last Breath.  Look for it on November 1st.
• The third book from Sophie Renwick‘s The Chronicles of Annwyn now has a title.  Velvet Moon will be released on December 6th.
• A new one from Rachel Vincent will be available on August 23rd.  Blood Bound is an adult release, the first book in her new Unbound series.
• After a very long delay, it looks like the third book from Elisabeth Naughton‘s Eternal Guardians series will finally be coming out.  Tempted now has a September 1st release date.
• It’s All Greek To Me is the name of the early December release from Katie MacAlister.
• Amanda Ashley will follow up August’s Bound by Night with Bound by Blood.  It is scheduled for the end of September.
• Donna Grant‘s Dark Sword series will be getting a spin-off.  The Dark Warriors series (set in the same world) will have four releases in 2012.  Midnight’s Master will be out in June, followed by Midnight’s Lover in July.  Midnight’s Seduction will be available in November, and Midnight’s Warrior will round things off in December.
• January 1st is the date for the next Linda Wisdom book, A Demon Does it Better.
• Stephanie Rowe‘s third Soulfire book, Hold Me if You Can, will be out January 1st, 2012.
• December 1st will be the release date for the next Terry Spear Wolf series book, this one called Dreaming of the Wolf.
• The second Forgotten Goddesses series book from Stephanie Julian will be called How to Worship a Goddess.  It should be out on December 1st.
• Sidney Ayers will follow up Demons Prefer Blondes with Icing on the Demon, available on December 1st.
• Shadow City will be the title of the third Horngate Witches series from Diana Pharaoh Francis, due out on December 27th.
• December 27th will also be the date for the next Persephone Alcmedi book, Wicked Circle, from Linda Robertson.
• Virtual Virgin is the title of the next Delilah Street book from Carole Nelson Douglas, due out on November 29th.
• and finally, it looks like Kim Harrison will be releasing a reference book, The Hollows Insider, at the end of October.

Random Updates

From out and about…

• Cynthia Eden has a new paranormal scheduled to be released on July 28th, 2011.  This one will be called Never Cry Wolf.
• Donna Grant‘s Untamed Highlander now has a confirmed release date of April 26th, 2011.  This is book four of her Dark Sword series.
• Carrie Vaughn‘s ninth Kitty Norville book will be released on June 9th, 2011, and will be called Kitty’s Big Trouble.  She is also listing a book called After the Golden Age, for release on April 12, 2011, but I have no details about that one as yet.
• The sixth book in Pamela Palmer‘s Feral Warriors series will be released on January 15th, but no title is available as yet.
• Darkness Eternal from Gena Showalter has been pushed way, way back to April 1st, 2012.  Not sure what is going on with that one.
• Eternal Rider, the first book of the Larissa Ione‘s Demonica spin-off series Lords of Deliverance, is now scheduled for release on May 1st, 2011.
• Bianca D’Arc‘s next book in her Guardians of the Dark series will be called Dead Alert, and should be out in August, 2011.
• Jeaniene Frost has two books scheduled for release in 2011.  I am not sure whether they are Night Huntress or Night Huntress World books, but they will be out in May and September, respectively.
• Kim Harrison‘s 10th Rachel Morgan book will be out on February 22nd, 2011.
• April 26th, 2011 will see the release of a new Christine Warren book, called Black Magic Woman.  Makes me wonder if it is a redo of Tess and Raphael’s Fur For All.
• August 15th, 2011 and January 15th, 2012 will see the release of two more Kerrelyn Sparks books.
• Gini Koch‘s third Katherine Katt book will be called Alien in the Family, and should be out in April of next year.

Cover Lover – Untamed Highlander

May 2011 is the tentative release time for the fourth book in Donna Grant‘s Dark Sword series.  This one will be called Untamed Highlander, and features Hayden.  I have read the first two in the series, and enjoyed them both.  So far, the series has good covers, too.