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 – Shadow’s Claim

Any news on a Kresley Cole book is a good thing, so I was a happy camper to find the cover for the upcoming IAD spin-off book over on her Facebook page.  Shadow’s Claim, featuring the Dacian vampires, will be released on November 27th.

 

Spotlight on…Kresley Cole

Over on her Facebook page, Kresley Cole has shared some info about her upcoming releases through next year…

• June 19th is the release date for the mass market paperback version of Lothaire.  The good news is that it will include an exclusive three chapter excerpt from the upcoming IAD spin-off book, Shadow’s Claim.
• October 2nd is the release date for Kresley Cole’s first young adult book, Poison Princess.  It will introduce the Arcana Chronicles.
• November 27th will be the date of Shadow’s Claim, the first Dacian book.  I found it interesting that the series title seems to have gone a bit of a change.  Originally called The Dacians: The Realm of Blood and Mist, I have been seeing it listed lately as IAD: The Dacians.  The cover for this one will be revealed next week.
• Heading into 2013, things are still looking busy for Kresley.  There will be another Immortals After Dark released next spring, and that will be followed by the second Dacians book in the summer.  Book two of the Arcana Chronicles will follow next fall.

Spotlight on…The Arcana Chronicles

I have never hidden my love affair with the Immortals After Dark series, or my growing interest in young adult.  So to say I am happy that Kresley Cole will be starting up a new young adult series is an understatement.  The Arcana Chronicles fires up this October with the release of Poison Princess.  Kresley has started up an official Arcana Chronicles site, where you can find some exclusive content, including an excerpt and countdown widgets.

Synopsis…

In her young adult debut, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole introduces a dark and intriguing world, full of unspeakable danger and irresistible romance.

22 Arcana cards. 22 young assassins. May the best hand live.

Sixteen-year-old Evie Greene’s horrific hallucinations predicted the apocalypse, and the end of the world brought her all sorts of new powers. With the earth scorched and few survivors, Evie teams up with handsome and dangerous Jack Deveaux in a race to find answers. They discover that that an ancient prophesy is being played out, and Evie is not the only one with special powers. A group of teens have been chosen to reenact the ultimate battle between good and evil. But it’s not always clear who is on which side…

Cover Lover – Poison Princess

Been waiting for this one for awhile.  Kresley Cole released the cover for her upcoming young adult debut, Poison Princess, due out on October 2nd.

Random stuff…

Meh, not much going on.  No new series this week, so didn’t do that post.   Nothing that catches my eye being released, so no pick of the week, either.  I spent two weeks getting though Tes Hilaire‘s Deliver Me From Darkness, not sure if that was because I was in a slump, or because I had three books staring at me that I wanted to read more, but for some reason I just couldn’t get engaged in this one.  It had everything I like, but I just couldn’t get involved enough in the story to enjoy it, and had a hard time making myself finish it.  I did dive immediately into Patricia Brigg‘s Fair Game afterward, and read almost half the book in one sitting.  I feel so sad for Charles, but I do love seeing Anna come into her own.

There has been another change of plans for Kresley Cole‘s Dacian’s spin off, Shadow’s Claim.  It’s September release date was pushed back to mid-December, but has been moved once again to November 27th.  Also, looks like Kresley is firing up to start another IAD book, but she is being coy about who it will feature (can I hope Thronos and Lanthe?).  The cover for her upcoming Poison Princess will be released soon, so keep an eye out.

Cynthia Eden is writing another Bound book (her e-book novellas series, which are great reads).  Most of those particular stories have been inspired by fairytales, and looks like this time around it is Sleeping Beauty meets vampires and werewolves.  I do love these stories, and I have high hopes that they will head to print format one day.

Richelle Mead is hard at work on next year’s third Bloodlines novel, but no title has been announced yet.  From the sounds of things, though, Adrian is getting himself into all sorts of trouble.

Alyssa Day‘s much, much pushed back novella from the Warriors of Poseidon series, Alejandro’s Sorceress,  is supposed to be finally released this week – but I still can’t seem to track down any links.  For those of you who are interested, there is an excerpt available on her site HERE.

Still working on an update for the look of the site, but let’s just say that there is a nasty steep learning curve for CSS.  And since I am barely computer literate, it is…interesting.  On the plus side, I do love a challenge.

Release Info…

I have a scratched up a few more to add to the new release pages…

• Ally Condie‘s third book from her Matched trilogy now has a title.  Reached will be released in hardcover on November 13th.
• December 4th will see the release of Knight Awakened, the first book in a new series from Coreene Callahan.  Circle of Seven will be a paranormal historical series featuring an elite band of assassins from a magical order.
• Sidney Ayers oft-delayed next book, Demon to Die For, is now scheduled for a February 2013 release.
• Although she is starting a Jaguar shifter series this year, Terry Spear will also be returning to her Wolf series with the release of A Howl for a Highlander next February.
• The second book for Elisabeth Staab will be called Prince of Power, and is scheduled for release next January.
• Next February will also see the release of another Cat Star Chronicles book from Cheryl Brooks, this one called Wildcat.
• And it looks like there might be a bit of a delay on the Kresley Cole front.  Shadow’s Claim, according to the publisher’s site, will not be released until December instead of September, as originally thought.  Poison Princess is still on track for October, however.

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.

Kresley Cole Young Adult Teaser

Today I finally, finally, tracked down a glimmer of info about Kresley Cole‘s upcoming foray into Young Adult.  The series will be called The Arcana Chronicles, and it is a “dark, intriguing new world, full of unspeakable danger and irresistible romance”.  Nice.  The Arcana Chronicles will make its debut this October with the release of the first book, Poison Princess.

Count me as one who was hoping that Thaddeus was being set up for this series, but I do like the sounds of this, too…

22 Arcana cards.  22 young assassins.  May the best hand live.

She could save the world – or destroy it.

When an apocalypse scorches the earth, leaving few survivors, sixteen-year-old Evangeline Greene finds herself with all sorts of eerie new powers.  Desperate to uncover the source of her disturbing abilities, she teams up with wrong-side-of-the-bayou Jack Deveaux, a boy as ruthless as he is handsome.

In a race to find answers, they discover that Evie is not the only one with special gifts.  And it’s not always clear who is using their talents for good – or evil…

So, what do you think?  Sound like your thing?  I know I am very much looking forward to this, especially coming off of my Lothaire high of last week and my new interest in the Royal Dacians.  Looks like a good Kresley Cole year, indeed.

Charley Davidison Character Guide

I have upped a Charley Davidson Character Guide, in the new Darynda Jones section.  It includes book one, First Grave on the Right, and the e-novella For I Have Sinned.  I was hoping to get Second Grave on the Left finished today, but then I realized that I had forgotten to update the Immortals After Dark Guide to include Lothaire.  Dunce.  So, the plan is to re-read and add Lothaire, then do the second Charley Davidson book, and then go back and re-re-do Dark Frost from the Mythos Academy series.  I had finished Dark Frost, but managed to delete all of my notes before I got anything updated.

My goal is to have Second Grave On the Left done by the end of next week.  Hopefully.