From the Author Pages

A few more updates to be made…

• Alexandra Ivy has posted her upcoming release schedule, and she is gonna be busy.   After Fear the Darkness (Kane and Cassie’s story) on August 28th, there will be two re-releases from her Immortal Rogues series.  My Lord Eternity will be out on December 1st, and My Lord Immortality will be out on December 31st.  February or March will see a novella featuring Levet, and that will be followed by another novella in May that will introduce the new Sentinels series.  As if that wasn’t enough, June will be book 10 of the Guardians series (featuring Santiago and Nefri), and the first full book of the Sentinels series will be released next fall.
• The very pretty cover for Gena Showalter‘s first Otherworld Assassin book, Last Kiss Goodnight, was added to her page.  Love that one.
• Ditto the cover for Shadow’s Claim, the first book of Kresley Cole‘s IAD spin-off series The Dacians, was also added to her page, along with the cover blurb.
• Amazon.com has put Lara Adrian‘s next Midnight Breeds book up for predorder.  Edge of Dawn (Mira’s story) will be released in hardcover on February 1st.
• Nalini Singh has upped a great excerpt from Archangel’s Storm over on her website.  Niiiice.
• and finally, Richelle Mead has started a really cool feature over on her blog.  For the first time in quite a few years, Richelle is starting up an entirely new series (Age of X), and she is blogging the entire process step by step.  From set up to character backgrounds to world building, she is describing the whole process, and it is quite an interesting read about what exactly goes into building a series.

Cover Lover – 3 New Titles

Another day, another couple of covers to add to the pile.  I have been waiting for a glimpse of this one for a while, and I have to say that I really like it.  Gena Showalter will be starting an Alien Huntress spin-off series on December 26th with the release of Last Kiss Goodnight.  I would love to see the whole series follow this black and white trend, too.

Also, I just found the cover for the next Jeri Smith-Ready book, Lust for Life.  This one is due out on November 27th.

And the final one for this post is from the upcoming Undead in my Bed anthology, featuring Katie MacAlister, Molly Harper and Jessica Sims.  It will be released on September 25th.

This and That…

Just a couple of brief notes this time around…

• Looks like the early reviews for Jeaniene Frost‘s next book, Once Burned, are starting to come in and things are sounding good.  Very good.  Really looking forward to this one, but I just have to get caught up on the last couple of Cat and Bones books first.  Speaking of Cat and Bones, book 7 now has a title – Up From the Grave.  Looks like it will be published towards the end of this year.
• Jennifer L. Armentrout has decided to expand her Covenant series past the originally planned four books.  Deity still be released this November, and it will be followed by a novella called Elixir.  Following that, there will be two more books – Apollyon and Sentinel.  She is also starting a new adult series under the name J. Lynn.  The series will be called Nephilim Rising, and the first book is called Unchained, due out on October 16th.
• Seems there has been yet another move for the first book from Gena Showalter‘s Otherworld Assassin series.  Originally scheduled for November, then moved to mid-February of next year, Last Kiss Goodnight will now be released on December 26th.  Oh, and there is some sort of duology coming out in October featuring Gena and P.C. Cast called After Moonrise.

          Join two of the biggest names in paranormal romance on a breathtaking journey to a world where ghosts live on and love never dies… 

POSSESSED – #1 New York Times Bestselling Author P.C. Cast 

Being a psychic detective who can channel only negative emotions makes Kent Raef good at catching murderers, but bad at maintaining relationships. Then Lauren Wilcox arrives with a most intriguing case: her twin sister has been murdered and is communing with Lauren’s spirit-and sharing her body. Raef’s the only one who can track the killer and free the spirit. But soon he begins to wonder just which twin he wants to save…and why…. 

HAUNTED  – New York Times Bestselling Author Gena Showalter 

Artist Aurora Harper is convinced she’s witnessed a crime-a murder so brutal she’s repressed the memories, only to paint the scene by the light of the moon. Now she needs her new neighbor, Detective Levi Reid, to help her track down the victim-and the killer. Levi’s dealing with his own memory issues, but one thing he knows for sure: Harper is meant to be his, and nothing can take her away from him-not in this life…and not in death….

• Oh, and not sure if I am just last to get the memo, but the cover blurb for Larissa Ione‘s Rogue Rider (featuring Reseph) has been upped.  This one is due out on November 20th.

         The prophecies were there but no one listened. Until now. They are the Lords of Deliverance and they have the power to ward off Doomsday . . . or let it ride.

Jillian Cardiff came to this remote mountain town to forget the demon attack that almost killed her. Instead, she rescues – and falls for – a gorgeous stranger who has no memory of anything other than his name. Handsome, charming and protective, Reseph seems like the kind of man that Jillian can trust. But with hints of a troubling history of his own, he’s also the kind of man that can be very dangerous . . .

Reseph may not know his background, or why he mysteriously appeared in Jillian’s life, but he knows he wants to stay. Yet when Jillian’s neighbours are killed and demon hunters arrive on the scene, Reseph fears that he’s putting Jillian in danger. And once it’s revealed that Reseph is also Pestilence, the Horseman responsible for ravaging the world with death and destruction, he and Jillian must face the greatest challenge of all: can they forget the horrors of a chilling past to save the future they both desire?

I did wonder how Reseph was going to get turned around…this one should be good.

This and That…

Not a lot going on, but a few new things have come up this past few days…

• Looks like there is a push back for the first book of Gena Showalter‘s upcoming Otherworld Assassin series.  Last Kiss Goodnight was scheduled for November 27th, but it is now looking like a February 1st release.
• The next book of the Chicagoland Vampire series from Chloe Neill will be called House Rules.  Look for it next February.
• A Love Untamed is the title of the upcoming seventh Feral Warriors book from Pamela Palmer.  It will be out on December 26th.
• There will be a novella from the Moon Shifter’s series by Katie Reus coming this August, called Lover’s Instinct.
• Cassie Alexander‘s second Nightshifted book, Moonshifted, will be released late November.  It will be followed by Deadshifted next year.
• And finally, some info is available about the next couple of Christine Warren The Others books.  November 27′s Drive Me Wild is a re-write of Fur For All, which featured Tess and Rafael.  April 3013 will see the release of Hungry Like a Wolf, which is a re-write of Fur Play.  This one is Logan and Honor’s story.

Cover Lover – Alice In Zombieland

Gena Showalter upped the cover for the first book in her White Rabbit Chronicles series, Alice in Zombieland, to her Facebook page today.  This one is due out on September 25th.

New Release News – Clare, Ward, Showalter and Singh

So, I was doing my usual snooping around tonight, and found some info on upcoming releases from some favorites.  This has probably made the rounds already, but don’t hurt to repeat.

• For the fans of the young adult Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices series, Cassandra Clare has signed on to do a third series set in this world.  There had been rumors for a while, but now it is official – The Dark Artifices trilogy will kick off starting in 2015.  A bit of a wait, though (I might actually get the first two series read by then).
• I have to admit, this one shocked the pants off of me.  J.R. Ward has confirmed that the next Black Dagger Brotherhood book, due next March in hardcover, will feature…Qhuinn and Blay.  I never, ever thought that they would really get their own full book.  I was sure it was either going to be a case of their story progressing in the background of several books featuring other couples, or at the most a novella.  This is a huge move for a “mainstream” PNR/UF series, and I can’t wait to see what the reaction is going to be.
• Tomorrow (er, today for some folks) is the day Gena Showalter will be releasing the cover for the first book in her White Rabbit Chronicles series, Alice in Zombieland.  Looks like this September 25th young adult book already has a sequel in the works, too.  Book two will be called Through the Zombie Glass, but no release date has been given as yet.
• And finally, Nalini Singh posted her release schedule through next year on her blog.  We already knew about Tangle of Need in May, and Archangel’s Storm in September, but 2013 is shaping up to be a busy year, too.  March will see a Psy/Changeling novella collection (like the recent Guild Hunter collection Angels’ Flight).  There will be two previously released stories, and two all new ones (one likely featuring Cooper and Grace).  It will be followed by another Psy/Changeling full length book in June, and a Guild Hunter book in September.  No word yet on who either of the last two will feature.

 

 

Cover Lover – 2 New Titles

Thanks to Lea, who pointed out that Dianne Duvall had upped the cover for her next Immortal Guardians book, Phantom Shadows.  This one will be available on October 2nd.

I found this one over on the blog of Deborah Cooke.  She upped the cover for her next Dragonfire book, Ember’s Kiss, also due out on October 2nd.

On a side note, check back on Monday to see the cover for the first book in Gena Showalter‘s new White Rabbit Chronicles series, called Alice in Zombieland.  The back cover and inside flap have already been posted on Gena’s Facebook page, and the big front cover reveal will be on Monday.  Looking forward to it, too.

Site Updates…

Today was spent updating the covers and blurbs in the monthly new release sections, so if there has been something you were looking for it might now be up (just got the synopsis for the first Otherworld Assassin book by Gena Showalter, Last Kiss Goodnight.  A Zoo?  Really?)  Anyhow, tomorrow I will do a cover post with all of the new covers I scrounged up this go round.

So, I am pretty much caught up on site stuff (except the character guides.  Way, way behind on those puppies).  Of course, since I always have to have a “thing” to be obsessing over and working on, now I have decided that I am getting tired of this wordpress theme I have been using.  Yes, I customized it, and I don’t mind the background and the header, but I am finding the big gray sections on the left and right getting old.  I am thinking of maybe switching themes to something a little…wider?  Brighter?  Less rigid?

Is there anything anyone can think of that they would like to see changed?  I am no expert, but I try and play around with layouts and colors, etc, so give a shout if there is anything that could be improved.

New Release Info

I am still on an updating quest, and there are a few new ones to add to the new release section, and a couple of little tidbits.

• There will be a fourth book in Elle Jasper‘s Dark Ink series, called Black Fallen.  It is due out in December.
• The preorder links are up for two upcoming Darynda Jones‘ books.  Death and the Girl Next Door will be out on October 2nd, and Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet will be out on October 30th.
• The fourth Nola O’Grady book from Katharine Kerr will be called Love on the Run, and should be out on August 7th.
• Seanan McGuire‘s second InCryptid book will be called Midnight Blue-Light Special, and it will be out in March 2013.
• Richelle Mead will be starting a new adult series next year called Age of X.  The first book will be called Gameboard of the Gods.
• A Trace of Moonlight will be the next Abby Sinclair book from Allison Pang, and it is due out on October 30th.
• The next Linda Robertson Persephone Alcmedi book will be called Shattered Circle.  Look for in on November 27th.
• There will be a new Horngate Witches book from Diana Pharaoh Francis this December called Blood Winter.
• November 27th will be the release date of the first Alien Huntress spin-off book, Last Kiss Goodnight.  The new Gena Showalter series is called Otherworld Assassin.
• Poison Princess, the first book from Kresley Cole‘s upcoming Young Adult series, will be released on October 2nd.

Spotlight on…Gena Showalter

Some surprising news from Showalter land.

I was cruising around, looking for whatever info jumped out at me, when I landed on Gena Showalter‘s fan-site.  Now, by this point, most people have probably already heard about the upcoming Lords of the Underworld spin-off series starting up next June with the release of Wicked Nights.  It will be the first book in the Angels of the Dark series, focusing on those very hot warrior angels that have been giving the Lords a run for their money in the last couple of books.

When I started poking around a bit, I discovered that there is a spin-off for the young adult Intertwined series in the works.  The fourth book of the main series, as yet untitled, will be out in 2013, and that will be followed by a new series focusing on Riley’s brothers Max and Nate.  There isn’t much other info available, as yet.  Pretty full schedule for Gena, right?

So, imagine my surprise when I found out today that there is yet another spin-off series heading our way from Gena.  Looks like the Alien Huntress series will be getting the same spin off treatment starting at the end of next year with the release of Last Kiss Goodnight.  It will be the first book in the new Otherworld Assassin series, featuring the Black Ops section of AIR.

Now, I do love me the Alien Huntress series, but for the life of me I can’t remember a Black Ops section (and, dammit, I WANT DALLAS).  Gena is one busy author, and when I first saw this all I could think was “WHAT?!? Another series?  How?”  While there are a couple of series that have wrapped up or are in the process of winding down, Gena will now be writing the Lords of the Underworld and Angels of the Dark, Alien Huntress and Otherworld Assassin series, and the Intertwined spin-off.  I am not sure if the upcoming Alice in Zombieland is a stand alone or the start of yet another series, either.  So, if you are a Gena fan, looks like there will be no shortage of books to keep you happy.  I just hope that quality doesn’t suffer with so very many stories on the go.