From the Author Pages

Every week, I try and update the author pages with whatever new info or covers have come out, etc.  I thought I might just summarize what I did this past week in a post.

• Alexandra Ivy‘s next Guardians of Eternity book, Fear the Darkness, will be out a couple of weeks earlier than planned.  It is now an August 28th release.  Also, on her official blog, there is a small excerpt from the first book of the new series she is starting up called The Sentinels.
• There has been some question about what is up with the very slow release schedule of C.L. Wilson.  Well, turns out that illness forced a delay to her schedule, but things are still on the go for The Winter King, and then Bel and Galen’s Tairen Soul books.
• There will be another Bound novella from Cynthia Eden.  Bound by the Night will be released next week, but the cover and blurb have been upped HERE.
• Ilona Andrews is re-releasing Magic Dreams, the short story originally published in last years Hexed anthology, in e-format on June 26th.
• From what I can tell, it looks like Jacquelyn Frank will be releasing the first book of a Nightwalkers spin-off series on October 30th.  Forbidden is part of the Bodywalkers series.  Amazon still lists it as Seduce Me in Shadows, but the write up is correct.
• Jeaniene Frost is also re-releasing a previous anthology in e-format.  Night’s Darkest Embrace was originally in Haunted by Your Touch, and was set in the new world of Nocturna.  It should be out on November 13th.
• The future of the Midnight Breed series from Lara Adrian was sort of up in the air, but it appears that now a bit of info is starting to come out about book 11.  Edge of Dawn will be out later this year, and will feature a now grown-up Mira.
• oh, and I did a bit of a switch around.  I deleted the author section for Rhyannon Byrd, but I also created a new one for Cassandra Clare, which can be found HERE.

Spotlight on…Ilona Andrews

While updating the author pages, I found some new info on the recently re-designed site of Ilona Andrews.  There are some upcoming anthologies and releases in the Kate Daniels world, outside of the much anticipated Gunmetal Magic coming on July 31st.

• on June 5th, Gordon and Ilona Andrews have a novella in the anthology Hex Appeal.  The story, Retribution Clause, features Samain’s Frost Giant cousin.  While it is set in the same world, it is completely stand alone, and can be read at any point in the series.
• following on June 26th is an e-book  re-release of the story Magic Dreams, originally published last year in the anthology Hexed.  It will include an excerpt of the upcoming Andrea Nash book, Gunmetal Magic.
• and on September 4th, An Apple for the Creature will be released in hardcover.  It will contain the story Magic Tests, told from Julie’s point of view.
• and the next full Kate novel, title TBA, is still listed as being released next February.

Cover Lover – 4 New Titles

All credit for these goes to All Things Urban Fantasy, since I nabbed all four of these from there.  The first one is from the upcoming anthology edited by Charlaine Harris, containing short stories from Ilona Andrews, Charlaine Harris, and others.  An Apple for the Creature will be released in hardcover on September 4th.

The second one is from the fourth book in Kristen Painter‘s House of Comarre series.  Out for Blood is an October 30th release.

Sidney Ayers‘ next Demons Unleashed book, Demon to Die For, has been pushed back to a February 2013 release.

And this final one is from Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love, and there Belador series.  The Curse is due out on September 18th.

This and That…

I am going through all of the authors listed in the series reading list pages, and a few new details have come up (other than the fact that I have OCD issues).

• Jennifer Armentrout‘s third Covenant book, Deity, is up for preorder now at Amazon.  It will be released on November 6th.
• and, writing under the name J. Lynn, Jennifer Armentrout‘s Unchained (the first book of the Nephilim Rising series), will be out on October 16th.
• July 24th is the release date for the fourth book in Laura Anne Gilman‘s Paranormal Scene Investigations series, called Dragon Justice.
• Charlaine Harris will be one of the editors of an upcoming anthology called An Apple for the Creature, due out on September 4th.  It will include stories from Marjorie M. Liu, Ilona Andrews, Nancy Holder and Faith Hunter, among others.
• For the Love of a Goblin Warrior, the third book from Shona Husk‘s Shadowlands series, will be released next January 1st.
• From Suzanne Johnson comes the second book of her Sentinels of New Orleans series, River Road, on November 13th.  It will be followed by Elysian Fields next year.
• September 25th will be the release date for Unleashed, the follow-up to Untamed by Crystal Jordan.
• Looks like there will be a fifth Iron Fey book.  Julie Kagawa announced that The Lost Prince will be released late this year.
• Sherrilyn Kenyon will have two books coming out in September.  There will be a hardcover re-release of Dance with the Devil on the 4th, and the third Belador book, The Curse, will be out on the 18th.

Cover Lover – Gunmetal Magic

Darn it..I miss all the good stuff when I have to work.  I have been faithfully checking for the cover for Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews for weeks, and then I wasn’t here when it came out.  This wasn’t how I pictured Andrea, for some reason, but it is a great cover.  This one is due out on July 31st.

 

This and That

Things have been a bit on the quiet side around here for a few days.  Between working extra and just a info lull, I didn’t have much to post.  The downside is that things are not as up to date as I would like.  So, tomorrow is updating day.   Yep.  I plan on one whole day of nothing but blogging.  Not everyone’s idea of fun, but I can’t wait.  Love it.  The plan is to add the almost 100 new book release dates I have found, update the covers and blurbs, and add something like 20 new authors to the the Series Reading Lists pages.  And, if there is time, I have to update the Mythos Academy Character Guide to include the info from the last book, Kiss of Frost.

I did find a couple of little tidbits on my hunt for new info, however.

• Shea Berkley will have two more Keepers of Life books coming out.  The Lost Prince will be released this coming August, and The Bastard King will follow in August of 2013.
• March 2013 will see the release of the third Kristen Callihan Darkest London book, this one called Winterblaze.
• Megan Crewe‘s second Fallen World book will be called The Lives We Lost, and should be available next January.
• For the followers of Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl‘s Caster Chronicles, the title of the fourth book has now been revealed.  Beautiful Redemption will be released on October 23rd.
• The fourth (and supposedly final) The Edge book from Ilona Andrews will be called Steel’s Edge.  Look for it on November 27th.
• Tes Hilaire‘s second Paladin Warriors book will be called Deliver Me From Temptation.  It is due out on December 4th.
• A Savage Hunger is the title of the first book in a new jaguar shifter series from Terry Spear, and it should be available on October 1st.

A Kate and Curran Christmas Gift…

Ilona Andrews has given all of the Kate and Curran fans out there a very, very nice Christmas present.  If you head over to the official site, found HERE, Ilona and Gordon have upped a free Kate Daniels e-novella, set immediately after Magic Slays and running parallel to Andrea’s upcoming book. It will be free on their site for the next two weeks, and is a great treat to tide us over until Gunmetal Magic hits the shelves on July 31st.  It clocks in at about 35000 words, so it is a good chunk of writing.  Enjoy!

Synopsis…

A dinner date after a hard day at work sounds heavenly. Of course, when that date is between the Beast Lord and Kate Daniels, things don’t go as planned. Before you know it, undead are running amok, heads are being chopped off, lawyers are deployed and used with extereme prejudice, and drunk vikings are calling people out.

Cover Lover – 3 New Titles

It seems I have been on a bit of a dry run lately in regards to finding new covers, but I finally scored a couple today.  Best part is, two of the three I absolutely loved, which is a total bonus.  First up is Shadow Rising, the third book in Kendra Leigh Castle‘s new Dark Dynasties series.  It is due out next summer.

Not bad, but at first I thought it was an e-book cover.  Then I got the next two, which really grabbed my attention.  On July 31st, Jamie Quaid will be releasing Boyfriend From Hell, her first novel.  And she got off to a great start with the cover art.

And finally, P.N. Elrod will be editing another collection of great authors for the book Hex Appeal.  Due out on June 5th, it includes stories from Jim Butcher, Ilona Andrews and Carrie Vaughn, among others.  I don’t remember seeing this cover around before, but it might just be new to me.  I still thought it was great, though.

Random Updates

Looks like a couple of more to add to the new release pages…

• August 28th will be the release date for the next Angie Fox book, Immortally Yours.
• Eternal Beast, the third full story from Laura Wright‘s Mark of the Vampire series, will be coming out on August 7th.
• New author Kira Brady will be debuting the first book of her Deadglass trilogy with the release of Hearts of Darkness, due out next August.
• Saranna DeWylde‘s How To Lose a Demon in 10 Days is finally going to be released at the end of next August.
• Soul Trade will be the next one from Caitlin Kittredge, due out next August.
• Also coming next August is Love on the Run from Katharine Kerr.  Not sure if this is connected to any of her ongoing series, however.
• There is a bit of a delay in the Kate Daniels world.  Ilona Andrews has had to push back the release of Gunmetal Magic, Andrea’s first book, until the end of next July.  Looks like everything else is on schedule, though.
• How to Drive a Dragon Crazy, the next story from G.A. Aiken‘s Dragon Kin series, will be hitting the shelves on September 4th.
• Nancy Holzner‘s next Deadtown novel will be called Darklands.  It is scheduled for release on July 31st.
• On September 25th, Susan Sizemore will be releasing a new one called Personal Demons.
• and the next Argeneau Vampire book from Lynsay Sands now has a title and date.  The Lady is a Vamp will be out on July 31st.

October Giveaway

Hard to believe another month has zipped by.  I have been looking forward to quite a few of the October new releases, so it was tricky to decide what to choose for the giveaway.   I went with an angels theme, and the winner will receive both of the following…

the Angels of Darkness anthology from Ilona Andrews and Nalini Singh…

Tales of alpha angels…from four alpha authors.

They soar through the night, unearthly creatures of legends and lore. Four masters of urban fantasy and paranormal romance explore the rapture of the heavens above, and the darkness below in four all-new stories of angels and guardians, and good and evil.

and A Touch of Crimson from Sylvia Day…

Adrian Mitchell is an angel of immense power and insatiable desire. Leading an elite Special Ops unit of the Seraphim, his task is to punish the Fallen—angels who have become vampires—and command a restless pack of indentured lycans.

But Adrian has suffered his own punishment for becoming involved with mortals—losing the woman he loves again and again. Now, after nearly two hundred years, he has found her—Shadoe, her soul once more inhabiting a new body with no memory of him. Only this time he won’t let her go.

With no memory of her past as Shadoe, Lindsay Gibson only knows she can’t help being fiercely attracted to the smoldering, seductive male who crosses her path. Swept into a dangerous world of tumultuous passion and preternatural conflict, Lindsay is soon caught in the middle between her angel lover, her vampire father, and a full-blown lycan revolt. There’s more at stake than her love and her life—this time she could lose her very soul…

Winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday, October 5th.  All entrants must have made at least one previous post on this site.  Good luck.