Larissa Ione’s Reaver…

Looks like there is a bit of word starting to trickle out about the next Demonica/Lords of Deliverance book from Larissa Ione. I knew it was about Reaver…but I didn’t know it was actually going to be called Reaver. It is such a changed from the titles in both of the series Reaver was a part of that I thought seriously that it was going to be called something else entirely. Oh, and the blurb is out, too…

      Reaver is an angel with a mysterious past and more attitude than anyone knows what to do with. Add to that mixture a propensity to break the rules, and he’s a walking recipe for angelic disaster.

Harvester is a fallen angel who sacrificed her wings to work as an undercover agent in hell. But her cover has been blown, and now she’s been sentenced to an eternity of unimaginable torture.

Reaver is determined to rescue Harvester from hell, but snatching Harvester away from Satan will cause a war between the two realms.

This is one rule Reaver can’t break.

This is one rule Reaver has to break.

Aaand that was a surprise, too. Call me crazy, but for some reason I just didn’t think Reaver ended up with Harvester. Did I miss the signs? Granted, I still haven’t read the last Lords book (just can’t seem to get there yet), so maybe I haven’t gotten to the good stuff yet in their relationship, but at this point finding out Reaver’s HEA is with Harvester caught me off guard. Reaver will be released on December 17th.

Singh and Harrison Cover Blurbs…

The author pages have been updated again (heh – twice this month), and there were a couple of new additions. I did a page for the new Larissa Ione series MoonBound Vampire Clan, updated some cover art, and found a couple of new blurbs I hadn’t seen before for upcoming books from both Nalini Singh and Thea Harrison. First up is Nalini’s Archangel’s Legion, which is due out on October 29th.

          Angels are falling from the sky in New York, struck down by a vicious, unknown force.

Vampires are dying impossibly of disease.

Guild hunter Elena Deveraux and the Archangel Raphael must discover the source of the wave of death before it engulfs their city and their people, leaving New York a ruin and Raphael’s Tower under siege by enemy archangels.

Yet even as they fight desperately to save the city, an even darker force is stirring, its chill eyes trained on New York…and on Raphael. Rivers of crimson and nightmares given flesh, the world will never again be the same…

And this one is from Thea Harrison‘s Kinked. I must say, not sure how much I am looking forward to this one. I loved Quentin, but Aryal turned me off big time in the last book. She was a flat out bitch, and not the fun kind. I had enjoyed her in all of the previous books, but my opinion changed big time in Lord’s Fall. Quentin deserves better. Kinked will be released on November 5th.

        As a harpy, Sentinel Aryal is accustomed to dealing with hate, but Sentinel Quentin Caeravorn manages to inspire in her a burning ire unlike anything she’s ever known. Aryal believes the new Sentinel to be a criminal, and vows to take him out as soon as the opportunity arises. But the harpy’s incessant wrath has pushed Quentin to the limit, and forces him to make a deadly vow of his own.

To put an end to the conflict, Dragos, Lord of the Wyr, sends them on a reconnaissance mission to the Elven land of Numenlaur. Forced to work together, Aryal and Quentin’s mutual antagonism escalates. Each fight draws forth more passion—culminating in an explosively sexual confrontation. But when their quest reveals real danger, Aryal and Quentin must resolve their differences in ways beyond the physical, before the entire Wyr is threatened.

Covers for both will probably be making the rounds soon, too.

Spotlight on…Larissa Ione

Word started to come out a couple of months back about a new series from Larissa Ione that is not connected to her very popular Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series. Details were a little hard to come across, but today the cover for the first book, Bound by Night, has been making the rounds. And now the series has an official name as well – The Moonbound Clan Vampires.

The official synopsis came out a while back…

          Nicole Martin was only eight years old when she narrowly survived a massacre: her family’s vampire slaves rebelled and killed everyone in her household. Twenty years later, Nicole now dedicates herself to finding a vaccine against vampirism…and eradicating the gruesome memories that give her nightmares.

Riker, a member of the wild vampire Moon Clan, is haunted by his own demons—his wife Lorraine had been captured and enslaved by the Martin family. It was during a botched escape attempt that she was killed, along with their unborn child. Still wracked with grief and anger, Riker is now fueled solely by the desire to rescue vampire slaves…and slaughter their owners.

When Riker stumbles upon Nicole in a chance meeting, he immediately recognizes her as a member of the Martin family that once enslaved his wife—and she recognizes him as the wild vampire she saw kissing a pregnant slave in the moments before her violent death—an image that has haunted her dreams for years.

When Riker kidnaps Nicole and they spend a night together in a cave on the way back to his clan, suddenly they begin to realize that they aren’t as different from one another as they may have thought—and they’re finding themselves drawn to one another…

Book two will be called Chained by Night, and it is scheduled for release on June 1st, 2014.

Cover Lover – 6 New Titles

I have gotten all of the monthly new release pages updated and dates double checked right through to the end of 2013.  There have been a couple that shifted around (like Larissa Ione‘s new vampire series book Bound by Night, which will now be released on October 1st rather than July).  In the process of updating, I came across a couple of new covers.

This one reminds me of Lindsay Lohan, which is never a good thing.  Only Lycans Need Apply from Michele Bardsley‘s Broken Heart Vampires series, and it will be released on April 2nd.

Now, this next one doesn’t really look like the finished cover to me, but I can’t find anything that says any different.  The Eternity Cure from Julie Kagawa is due out in hardcover on April 30th.

I was very much surprised by how much I enjoyed Anna Bank‘s Of Poseidon, so I have high hopes for the sequel, Of Triton.  It is due out on May 28th.

The cover is out for the next Indigo Court book from Yasmine Galenorn, Night Vision.  Look for it on July 2nd.

Inked Destiny is the title of the next Jory Strong Inked series book, which should also be released on July 2nd.

And the final one for today is from the Wolf series from Terry Spear.  Silence of the Wolf is a pretty one, and will unbelievably be #13 in the series.

Cole and Ione Giveaway Winner…

I have to thank everyone who entered this giveaway…I didn’t expect that kind of response.  There were 44 entrants for copies of Shadow’s Claim by Kresley Cole and Rogue Rider by Larissa Ione.  The randomly chosen winner was #9.

The Winner is – Tavia Klein

Congratulations, Tavia.  I will be contacting you shortly for your information.

Double Giveaway…

Good lord, I hate that giveaway banner more every time I use it.  I can’t wait to get to my re-design plans on my time off in January.  Blech.  Anyhow…

Looks like it is giveaway time again.  I thought that we could double up and do a two book giveaway, since I couldn’t decide which one to use.  The first one is the much anticipated fourth Lords of Deliverance book from Larissa Ione, Rogue Rider.

Synopsis…

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 whom Jillian can trust. But with hints of a troubling history of his own, he’s also the kind of man who can be very dangerous . . .

Reseph may not know why he mysteriously appeared in Jillian’s life, but he knows he wants to stay. Yet when Jillian’s neighbors 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, 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?

And, for the second book we have the first book in Kresley Cole‘s Immortals After Dark spin off series, Shadow’s Claim.  I am pretty much considering this as another IAD book rather than a spin off.  Can’t wait.

Synopsis…

He won’t be denied.

Trehan Daciano, known as the Prince of Shadows, has spent his life serving his people, striking in the night, quietly executing any threat to their realm. The coldly disciplined swordsman has never desired anything for himself—until he beholds Bettina, the sheltered ward of two of the Lore’s most fearsome villains.

She’s bound to another.

Desperate to earn her guardians’ approval after a life-shattering mistake, young Bettina has no choice but to marry whichever suitor prevails—even though she’s lost her heart to another. Yet one lethal competitor, a mysterious cloaked swordsman, invades her dreams, tempting her with forbidden pleasure.

A battle for her body and soul.

Even if Trehan can survive the punishing contests to claim her as his wife, the true battle for Bettina’s heart is yet to come. And unleashing a millennium’s worth of savage need will either frighten his Bride away—or stoke Bettina’s own desires to a fever-pitch….

To enter, just leave a comment here saying that you are interested.  Winner to be chosen at random (through Random.org) on Monday night at midnight (Atlantic time).  The giveaway is open to all, the only qualification is that you must have made at least one previous comment on Wicked Scribes.  Good luck!

New Series from Larissa Ione…

Word has come out recently that Larissa Ione has signed on to write a new Vampire series starting next year.  It looks like some info is starting to come to light about the first book, Bound by Night.  For some reason, I was thinking that it would be an offshoot of the Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series, but I am not getting that vibe from it from the synopsis.  Amazon is showing a release date of July 23rd. 2013.

Bound by Night…

          Nicole Martin was only eight years old when she narrowly survived a massacre: her family’s vampire slaves rebelled and killed everyone in her household. Twenty years later, Nicole now dedicates herself to finding a vaccine against vampirism…and eradicating the gruesome memories that give her nightmares.

Riker, a member of the wild vampire Moon Clan, is haunted by his own demons—his wife Lorraine had been captured and enslaved by the Martin family. It was during a botched escape attempt that she was killed, along with their unborn child. Still wracked with grief and anger, Riker is now fueled solely by the desire to rescue vampire slaves…and slaughter their owners.

When Riker stumbles upon Nicole in a chance meeting, he immediately recognizes her as a member of the Martin family that once enslaved his wife—and she recognizes him as the wild vampire she saw kissing a pregnant slave in the moments before her violent death—an image that has haunted her dreams for years.

When Riker kidnaps Nicole and they spend a night together in a cave on the way back to his clan, suddenly they begin to realize that they aren’t as different from one another as they may have thought—and they’re finding themselves drawn to one another…

Amazon is listing the second book, as yet untitled, for June 1st 2014.

 

Coming Soon to a Shelf Near You…

Usually, I don’t mind spending money on my hobby, but I am for some reason too cheap to pay $20 a month to join Publisher’s Marketplace.  I figure if I hunt hard enough, I should be able to find the same info for free, and I do love hunting stuff down online.  But, I really am nosy enough to want to know what is going on.  So, in that spirit, this is what I have found out is in the works…

“Nice deal” $1 – $49,000
“Very nice deal” $50,000 – $99,000
“Good deal” $100,000 – $250,000
“Significant deal” $251,000 – $499,000
“Major deal” $500,000 and up

• NYT bestselling author Larissa Ione‘s first two books in new dark vampire series, to Lauren McKenna at Pocket, in a significant deal, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group.
• NYT bestselling author Jennifer Ashley‘s next two historical romances in the Mackenzie series, her next two paranormal romances in the “Shifters Unbound” series and six e-novellas to extend and promote the two series, to Kate Seaver at Berkley Sensation, in a significant deal, by Bob Mecoy at Creative Book Services.
• Leigh Evans‘ next title in her upcoming MYSTWALKER series,to Holly Blanck at St. Martin’s, in a very nice deal, by Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency.
• Dee Carney‘s HUNGER AWAKENED, an erotic paranormal romance, in which Alice Bowman is hiding an illness that’s left her homeless until her Good Samaritan act for a stranger leads her into the world of vampires, where she’s drawn to both the luxury Sebastian offers her and to the man, to Angela James of Carina Press, for publication in spring 2013.
• Seventeen-year-old Abigail Gibbs has landed a six-figure deal with HarperCollins, signing for world rights to two books, THE DARK HEROINE:DINNER WITH A VAMPIRE, and its sequel. The book has been released as a serial, via Wattpad, beginning when the author was 15. HC said that, to date, it’s been read nearly 17 million times. William Morrow has just released an e-book edition of the work—it’s about an 18-year-old who gets swept up in a glamorous world and falls for a charismatic but dangerous figure—and is planning a paperback for March.
• Wendy Higgins‘s SWEET PERIL and SWEET RECKONING, books 2 and 3 of the SWEET EVIL trilogy, in which a half-angel/half-demon is our last hope to rid the earth of demons and must choose between her love for Kaidan (son of the demon of Lust) and her angelic destiny, to Alyson Day at Harper Children’s, for publication in Summer 2013 & 2014, by Jill Corcoran at The Herman Agency (World).
• TOUCH OF DEATH author Kelly Hashway‘s INTO THE FIRE, in which a sixteen-year-old descendant from the mythical phoenix bird is nearing her rebirth where she will forget everything, including the love of her life and she attempts to embrace her last days with him even if it means drawing deadly phoenix hunters to her doorstep, to Georgia McBride at Month9Books, in a three-book deal, in a pre-empt, for publication in spring 2014, by Lauren Hammond of ADA Management Group.
• Kendra Leigh Castle‘s SYMPATHY FOR THE DEMON, where a fallen angel plays bodyguard to a mortal woman who unwittingly stumbles into the plans of a band of rogue vampires, the first book in a new series about a group of outcast fallen angels making good as they hire on as heavenly mercenaries, slaying demons — and finding their hearts along the way, to Liz Pelletier at Entangled, in a three-book deal, by Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

Cover Lover – 8 New Titles

This is sort of a grab-all post, since some of these covers seemed to have slipped under my radar.  A grabbed a lot of these from All Things Urban Fantasy, so thanks again.  This first one is from the Black London series from Caitlin Kittredge.  Dark Days is due out on April 30th.

Book cover number two is from Lauren Dane.  Going Under is a Bound by Magick title, due out on February 5th.

This one is new to me.  Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguirre and Karen Duvall are teaming up for the anthology ‘Til The World Ends, which is due out on January 29th.

Amy Plum‘s If I Should Die, the final book in her Revenants series, is due out next May.

Book one of J.T. Geissinger‘s Night Prowler is sitting on Mount TBR, and the book is heading our way.  Edge of Oblivion is due out next month.

Time Thief is the first book in a new Katie MacAlister series, also called Time Thief.  It is due out next May 7th.

A while back, there was a cover making the rounds for Larissa Ione‘s Rogue Rider.  It was…ok.  Looks like there has been a redo, and it is looking way, way better.  Rogue Rider is due out on November 20th.

And this final one is from Laura Resnick.  Polterheist is part of her Esther Diamond series, due out on November 6th.

Pick of the Week

Ever since Larissa Ione started her Lords of Deliverance series, I have loved Thanatos.  There is just something about the big, tormented lug that always steals every scene he is in, so to say that Lethal Rider is my pick of the week is quite the understatement.

Synopsis…

Thanatos, the most deadly Horseman of the Apocalypse, has endured thousands of years of celibacy to prevent the end of days. But just one night with the wickedly sexy Aegis Guardian, Regan Cooper, shatters centuries of resolve. Yet their passion comes with a price. And Thanatos must face a truth more terrifying than an apocalypse-he’s about to become a father.

Demon-slayer Regan Cooper never imagined herself the maternal type, but with the fate of the world hanging in the balance she had no choice but to seduce Thanatos and bear his child. Now, as the final battle draws closer and his rage at being betrayed is overshadowed by an undeniable passion for the mother of his child, Thanatos has a life-shattering realization: To save the world, he must sacrifice the only thing he’s ever wanted-a family.

The Lords of Deliverance reading list HERE.

Rumor has it that there will be at least five books in this series – Reseph is next.  I do wonder if the next set of books will perhaps focus on the angels?