Cover Lover – 3 New Titles

The first cover this week  is from Jillian Stone.  The Moonstone and Miss Jones is the second book in the Paranormal Investigator series, due out on September 25th.

Keri Arthur is in the process of re-releasing some of her older titles, and Beneath a Darkening Moon is one of them.  Part of the Ripple Creek Werewolf series, it should be available on October 30th.

And this final one, Sacrifice the Wicked, is the 4th book from Karina Cooper‘s City of Glass series.  Look for it on September 25th.

Cover Lover – 6 New Titles

As usual, I nabbed a couple of these from All Things Urban Fantasy, so many thanks.  Might as well start with a beauty, to counteract the beast that I will post last.  Keri Arthur posted the cover for Darkness Hunts, the fourth book in her Dark Angels series, due out on November 6th.  All of the covers for this series have been great, and this one is probably my favorite of them so far.

Next up is one I just heard of last night.  Dark Star, from Bethany Frenette, seems like a fun take on superheroes and superpowers.  This one is due out on October 23rd.

Wolf at the Door, part of the Jesse James Dawson series from K.A. Stewart, looks interesting.  It is scheduled for release on August 7th.

Lynsay Sands continues her fun Argeneau Vampire series with the release of The Lady is a Vamp.  This one is due out on July 31st.

This is a series I have always been meaning to get into, but never quite managed it.  Night Forbidden is the fifth book of Joss Ware‘s The Envy Chronicles, due out on July 31st.

Now.  Good Lord, this is one ugly beast of a cover.  Even after the debacle that was Dark Predator, the Carpathians are still my guilty pleasure, but the cover for Christine Feehan‘s upcoming Dark Storm is not the way to get back into my good graces.  I have no idea what they were going for here – must be the same people who butchered Nalini Singh’s Tangle of Need cover by trying to get all artsy.   This one will land on the shelves on September 4th.

New Release Dates

Wow, there is still a ton of info coming out about upcoming releases.  I sort of wish they would spread the love out a bit, but I shouldn’t complain.  So, this is what has been /will be added to the new release pages…

• Marjorie M. Liu will be going the steampunk way with the release of A Furious Darkness on November 27th.
• The second book in Juliana Stone‘s League of Guardians series, King of the Damned, will be out on November 27th.
• The preorder links are now up at Amazon for the Karen Marie Moning novel, Iced, due out on October 30th.
• Keri Arthur‘s second re-released Ripple Creek Werewolf book, Beneath a Darkening Moon, will be out on October 30th.
• I am not quite sure about this one, but September 25th is the release date for a Jacquelyn Frank book.  Originally it was to be the third Three Worlds novel, but now it is listed as Forbidden: The World of Nightwalkers.  I must investigate further, since this is the first I have heard of another Nightwalkers spin off.
• Sacrifice the Wicked, part of Karina Cooper‘s Dark Mission world, will be released on September 25th.
• Caine and Cassandra’s Guardians of Eternity story now has a title and a release date.  The Alexandra Ivy book will be called Fear the Darkness, and it will be available on September 1st.
• Shelly Laurenston and Cynthia Eden will once again pair up in the Howl For It anthology on August 28th.  No clue what series Laurenston will be writing about, but all of their anthologies have been great so far.
• The fourth book of Keri Arthur‘s Dark Angels series, Darkness Hunts, will be available on November 6th.
• and finally, Kerrelyn Sparks will release Wild About You, part of her Love at Stake series, on September 25th.

Updates…

Only a couple of little changes to the site this go round.

• First off, the Elder Races Character Guide has been updated to include the recently released e-book, True Colors, from author Thea Harrison.
• Since we have officially rung in 2012, I deleted all of the monthly new release pages for 2011.  However, I did leave the yearly summary alone, just in case anyone needs a reference.  We probably don’t need that one, either, but I figure it won’t hurt.  The 2013 monthly release pages will be done up over the coming months.
• The Author and Series reading lists are being worked on a bit at a time.  I believe I am now done through the I – J page.

And I have been updating the new release pages, as well.  These are some that I have added…

• 2013 will see the release of the fourth Dark Angels book from Keri Arthur, this one called Darkness Hunts.
• Yasmine Galenorn is going to be busy.  There are no official release dates, as yet, but books 4 and5 of the Indigo Court series will be called Night Vision and Night’s End, respectively.  On the Otherworld side of things, number 13 will be called Haunted Moon, and it will be followed by Autumn Whispers and Crimson Veil.
• A new series from Kami Garcia will also be getting a start in 2013.  Unbreakable is the first book of the Legion series – and the movie rights have already been sold.  It will be followed by Unbound in 2014.
• Erica Hayes will also start up a new series at the end of 2012.  Revelation is the first book of the Seven Signs series, and it will be followed by Redemption in 2013.
• The second book of Meg Cabot‘s Abandon series, Underworld, will be released on May 8th.
• The second book of Kimberly Frost‘s Etherlin series, All that Falls, is due out on June 5th.
• I was so excited to add this one, even though word came out a while ago.  September will see the release of the fifth Guild Hunter book from Nalini Singh.  Archangel’s Storm will feature spymaster Jason.
• March 6th will see the release of another Geared for Pleasure, the first book in the new Elemental Steam Steampunk series from Rachel Grace.
• and Melissa de la Cruz‘s second Beauchamp Family book, Serpent’s Kiss, is going to be released on June 12th.

Cover Lover – 6 New Titles

Maybe I should say 5 new covers, and an alternate version of another one.  I posted a smaller version of this one a while back, but this is the first decent version I found.  Sandra Hill will be starting a new paranormal series next April 24th with the release of Kiss of Pride.  It is the first book of the Deadly Angels series.

I found the next two over at All Things Urban Fantasy.  The first one is a re-release of a previous title from Keri Arthur.  Beneath a Rising Moon is a July 31st release.

The second one courtesy of ATUF is from author Zoe Marriott.  Frostfire is the second book in the burn series, due out on July 5th.

The sequel to Anna Dressed in Blood from Kendare Blake will be called Girl of Nightmares.  It is scheduled for release on August 7th.

Juliana Stone will be starting a new spin off series next April 24th with the release of Wicked Road to Hell.  It is a League of Guardians novel.

And finally, I thought I would mix things up a bit and show the UK version of Kresley Cole‘s Lothaire Cover.  I prefer this one to the North American version, but no matter what it looks like I can’t wait to get my hands on it.

Author Spotlights – Aguirre, Armentrout and Arthur

Yep.  You will notice a theme going here – authors whose last names start with A.  I am going through and adding to the series reading list section, and as I was doing the “A” authors, I found a couple of tidbits I thought I would post.

• First up is Ann Aguirre.  This very busy author (she also writes under Ava Gray and Ellen Connor) is branching out.  She has not one, but two new series starting up.  The first one is set in  her Sirantha Jax world, and she describes it as Prison Break in space.  There will be at least three books in the Dread Queen series – Damnation, Obliteration, and Liberation are the titles, and they will be published starting in the Fall of 2013.  The second series is Steampunk /Fantasy /Mystery, with at least two books.  Bronze Gods will be published in June of 2013, and will be followed by Silver Mirrors the following year.
• Jennifer L. Armentrout (not to be confused with fellow author Jennifer Armintrout, which threw me off for about an hour) also has some new things planned.  The first book in her new Young Adult  Lux series, Obsidian, has been getting rave early reviews, and it will be followed by Onyx next March.  She will also be writing a new, adult trilogy called Unchained.  Book one, Unchained, will be out next March, and will be followed by two more later on in the year.
• And finally, looks like Keri Arthur will be re-releasing quite a few titles in the coming couple of years.  The rights to her early works from ImaJinn have been bought by Bantam Dell, and they will be re-publishing her Spook Squad series, the Ripple Creek Werewolves books, the Damask Circle books, and the Nikki and Michael series books.  No cover art or official release dates are available as yet, but if you want to check out the coming books, head over to Keri Arthur’s site – keriarthur.com

New Series Alert

There are two new ones firing up this week.  The first is from Keri Arthur, who unveils her new Dark Angels series with the release of Darkness Unbound.

Synopsis…

Risa Jones is as extraordinary as her heritage. Born from a lab-enhanced clone mother and an Aedh father, she can not only talk to the souls of the dying and the dead, but she can see the reapers and walk the gray fields that divide this world from the next.   They are skills she rarely uses, however, preferring to concentrate on the business she shares with her two best friends. But when her mother asks her to help the parents of a little girl locked in a coma, she reluctantly agrees. What she discovers scares the hell out of her. Because the little girl’s soul no longer resides in her body, and it wasn’t death and the reapers that took her.

Someone had ripped her soul from her flesh.

As it turns out, a creature consuming the souls of the innocent–and not so innocent–is the least of her problems.   Because someone wants to rip open the gates that divided hell from earth, and Risa is a key component in their plans.   And the only person standing between her and disaster is a reaper who isn’t exactly on her side.

This will be followed by at least two more books, Darkness Rising in October and Darkness Devours next May.

The other new one is from author Linda Poitevin.  Sins of the Angels is the first book in The Gregori Legacy, and I have to say that this one escaped my notice at first.  I only “discovered” it last month, but it does sound good.

Synopsis…

When homicide detective Alexandra Jarvis is assigned a new partner in Aramael, a Guardian Angel who doubles as a hit man, they have only one thing in common: a fallen angel hell-bent on triggering the apocalypse. Now they have no choice but to work together-relentlessly, fearlessly, intimately. Because only they can stop the rogue angel from ushering in the end of days.

Book two of the Gregori Legacy will be called Sins of the Son, and should be available on March 27th.

New Release Dates…

Looks like I have a few more to add to the New Release pages…

• Keri Arthur‘s third Dark Angels book, Darkness Devours, will be released next June.
• Undercurrent is the title of the second book from Tricia Rayburn‘s Siren series, due out on May 22nd.
• May 1st is the scheduled date for Zoe Archer‘s Demon’s Bride, the second book in her Hellraisers series.
• Yay.  Karin Tabke‘s second of three books from her Blood Moon Trilogy is now up for pre-order.  Bloodright will be out next February 7th.
• This was originally supposed to be a spin-off series, but now it looks like a stand alone book.  Rhyannon Byrd will release Ashe Granger’s story, Deadly is the Kiss, next March 20th.
• This is a new one to me, but Cara Lynn Shultz will release a new book, called Spellcaster, next March 20th.  I will be looking around for details.
• Been wondering where this one was.   The links are now up for Gena Showalter‘s The Darkest Seduction, which is Paris’ story, will be available on February 21st.
• Darkness Awakening, the second book in Devyn Quinn‘s Vampire Armageddon series, will be released next August.
• and from what I understand, the final book in Christina Dodd‘s Chosen Ones series will be called Wilder (probably featuring Alexander Wilder and Charisma Fangorn), and will be available sometime next August.

Book News…

I get so excited when I get that first little tidbit of info about a series I love, and I found a biggie today (of course, I will leave it for last).

• Dakota Cassidy will be adding to her Accidental Friends series with the release of book number six.  Accidentally Dead, Again is due out June 5th.
• The Blood Moon Trilogy from Karin Tabke kicked off earlier this year with the release of Blood Law, and that book had what has to be one of the biggest, most shocking cliff-hanger endings I had seen in a long, long time.  But now Amazon is listing a book called Blood Vow as a June 5th release.  That was not originally one of the titles of the three books, so I don’t know if it is a re-name of the second or third books, or something new from the series altogether.  I just know I will be grabbing it, no matter what.  There has been no updating on the author’s site or blog, but I will update when I have more info.
• Darkness Devours, the third book in Keri Arthur‘s new Dark Angels series, will be released on June 5th, as well.
• The Lost Angels is a new series soon to start from author Heather Killough-Walden, and info is already starting to emerge about the second book.  Messenger’s Angel will also be released on June 5th.
• There is also a bit of news about Regan Hastings‘ Awakening series.  Book three will be called Visions of Chains, and is due out next June.
• Vicki Lewis Thompson‘s third Wild About You novel will be called Werewolf in Seattle, and is also scheduled for release next June 5th.

and…

• the preorder links are up at Amazon for the next Nalini Singh Psy/Changeling book.  Riaz and Adria’s story will be called Tangle of Need, and will be available on May 29th.  Or,  you know, 288 days from today.  Not that I counted.  Really.

Random Updates

Been a while since one of these.  Not a ton to report, but still something…

• Veil of Destruction, the next book from Shiloh Walker‘s Veil series, has been pushed way, WAY back to December of next year.  However, her Hunters book, Hunter’s Rise, is still on schedule for release on April 3rd.
• Seduce Me In Shadows, the third Three Worlds novel from Jacquelyn Frank, will be out next September 25th.
• Lisa Hendrix will have her next Immortal Brotherhood book, Immortal Defender (see cover in post below) coming out in August 2012.
• The third Dark Angels book, from Keri Arthur‘s new series, will be hitting the shelves next June.  It will be called Darkness Devours.
• Vicki Lewis Thompson continues her Wild About You series next June with the release of the third book, Werewolf in Seattle.
• There has been a bit of a change for the next Katie MacAlister Light Dragon book.  Originally called The Curious Incident of a Dragon, it is now titled Sparks Fly.  Either way, it is due out on May 1st.
• The next Kristina Douglas Fallen book, Warrior, will be hitting the shelves next April 24th.
• April 3rd is now the release date for Crystalfire, part of the Demonslayers series from Kate Douglas.
• Looks like Shelly Laurenston‘s next Pride book has a title and date.  Bear Meets Girl (featuring Crush and Cella), will be out next April.
• and Terry Spear is still rolling along with her wolf books.  SEAL in Wolf’s Clothing is due out next March 15th.