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.

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.

Random Updates…

Looks like a few new pre-order links are up at Amazon..

• Booo!  Looks like Once Burned, the first book from Jeaniene Frost‘s Night Prince series, has been pushed back three months.  It will now be released on June 26th.
• Wilder, the fifth and final book from Christina Dodd‘s Chosen ones series, will be released on August 7th.
• Lynsay Sands will release her 14th Argeneau book, as yet untitled, on July 31st.
• Karen Marie Moning will be releasing an older story, Into the Dreaming, on hardcover on June 26th.  It was originally a story in the Tapestry anthology.
• Looks like Karina Cooper will fire up a new series next June.  A London Affair is the first book of the St. Croix Chronicles.
• His Dark Embrace will be a new one from Amanda Ashley, due out on June 5th.
• September 4th is the projected release date for the next Christine Feehan Dark book, as yet untitled.  Wonder who this one will be about?

Pick of the Week…

Another Tuesday, another pick of the week.  There were a couple that I was looking forward to this time around, like The Real Werewives of Vampire County (for the Alexandra Ivy Guardians of Eternity story), and Jacquelyn Frank‘s Adam.  But this week, I had to go with my Bones love.   The Bite Before Christmas is a duology featuring Jeaniene Frost (with a Night Huntress story), and Lynsay Sands (with an Argeneau story).

Synopsis…

In Lynsay Sands’ “The Gift,” Katricia Argeneau knows grey-eyed cop Teddy Brunswick is her life mate. She just needs to convince him they belong together, and being snowbound in a secluded cabin will make this a Christmas neither will forget.

It’s “Home for the Holidays” in Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series. Cat and Bones may long to wrap presents and set up a tree, but this Christmas, an evil vampire and long-buried family secrets will threaten to take a bite out of their holiday cheer.

Aaand, that reminds me that I am now three Cat and Bones stories behind.

You Said…

People have been so good about trying to keep me updated on the many, many things I miss that I thought I would put a few of them here.

• Both May and Amber gave me the heads up that Lynsay Sands next one, Under a Vampire Moon, has changed both from hardcover to paperback, and also changed release date to sometime in March/April.
• Jemma Hagerman said that G.A. Aiken is listing another Dragon Kin book, this one called How To Drive a Dragon Crazy, for release next year.  I remember that her last one was originally called that before becoming The Dragon Who Loved Me.
• Amber and Leah found some info on the upcoming Thea Harrison Elder Races e-book.  True Colors, #3.5 for the series, will feature a hero who has literally only been mentioned once within the series as a whole.  His name is Gideon Riehl, and he works just below the Sentinels for Dragos.  His heroine is an as-yet unknown character named Alice.

Cover Lover – 4 New Titles

Out and about on the web in the last couple of days are a few new covers.  The first one is the final book in Rachel Caine‘s Outcast Season series, Unbroken.  It is due out on February 7th.

And next up is the second book from Stephanie Julian‘s Forgotten Goddesses series.  How to Worship a Goddess is due out this December 1st.

The next couple of titles are going to be released in hardcover.  First up is the next Argeneau Vampire book from Lynsay Sands.  Under a Vampire Moon is a January 3rd release.

And the next one is from Kim Harrison.  A Perfect Blood is the 10th book in her Rachel Morgan/The Hollows series, and should be available on February 21st.

I like the cover for A Perfect Blood, but it could use a tagline or something.  It seems a bit…unfinished, somehow.  I also like the cover for Unbroken.  The other two…not so much.  Not sure what it is about them, but they don’t quite work for me.

Random Updates…

Soooo, every six months or so, I show just how dull my life is by going through the new release schedules, month by month, and plugging each and every author’s name into Amazon.com and Goodreads to see what they have coming out next.  Then, I check each author’s website and blog to see what is going on, too.  Then I update the “coming attractions” for each series.  I said life was dull, right?

Anyhow, I have made it through July 2011, and all of the reading lists for each title should be completely up to date, and all links added where available.  On my searches, I found some coming soon info on quite a few series…

• Book 10 of The Hollows series from Kim Harrison will be called A Perfect Blood, and is scheduled for release on February 21st.
• MaryJanice Davidson will be starting a Mermaid trilogy with the release of Underwater Love on February 7th.
• January 3rd is the release date for the fourth book in Richelle Mead‘s Dark Swan series, called Shadow Heir.
• according to Patricia Brigg‘s website, we will have to wait until the spring of 2013 for the next Mercy Thompson book, title as yet TBA.
• Alien Diplomacy will be the title of the fifth Katherine Katt book from Gini Koch, and it should be available on April 3rd.
• Devon Monk‘s 6th Allie Beckstrom book, Magic Without Mercy, will be an April 3rd release.
• The third book in the new Debbie Mazzuca MacLeod series will be called King of the Isles.  Look for it in early January.
• Book number six in the Chloe Neill Chicagoland Vampires series will be called Biting Cold, due out in September 2012.
• All Things Wicked is the title for the third book in Karina Cooper‘s new Dark Mission series, and it is scheduled for release on January 24th.
• The Argeneau Rogue Hunter series from Lynsay Sands is still going strong.  Number 16, Under a Vampire Moon, is due out on January 3rd.  This one is a hardcover release.
• Siren will be the title of the third book from Kristina Douglas‘ Fallen series.  Release date TBA.
• The very busy Allyson James will continue her Stormwalker series in 2012 with the release of the fourth book, Nightwalker.  No official release date available as yet.
• Sweetblood, the new series from Laurie London, will continue next February with the release of the third book, called Tempted by Blood.
• April 2012 is the release date for the second book from the Arcadia Bell series from Jenn Bennett.  It will be called Summoning the Night.
• The big number 1-0 for the Kitty Vaughn series will be called Kitty Steals the Show.  No release date available as yet for the Carrie Vaughn book.
• Summer 2012 is the general release date for the third book in Stephanie Julian‘s Forgotten Goddesses series.  Looks like Goddess in the Middle is literally that, since it lists three main characters.
• Queen Betsy continues.  Number 11 in the MaryJanice Davidson series will be called Undead and Unstable, and should be out early next year.
• There is a bit of a wait for the next Indigo Court book from Yasmine Galenorn.  Night Seeker, book three, is scheduled for release next June.
• For the Dreg City followers, the fourth book in the Kelly Meding series will be called Wrong Side of Dead, and should be out on January 31st.
• and finally, Dianne Sylvan will release her third Shadow World book, Shadow’s Fall, next March 27th.

Random Updates

Just a couple of interesting tidbits floating around this time…

• As everyone probably knows already, Jeaniene Frost has announced the name of her upcoming Vlad spin-off from the Night Huntress series.  There will be at least two featuring Vlad and Leila, and they will be known as…Night Prince.  Nice.  Keeps the same feel as Night Huntress, but stands on it’s own, too.
• The next Argeneau Vampire book from Lynsay Sands will be called Under a Vampire Moon.  This one is scheduled for release on January 3rd.
• The third book in Karina Cooper‘s new Dark Mission series will be called All Things Wicked, and should be available on January 24th.

Cover Lover – 12 New Titles

Many thanks to All Things Urban Fantasy, from where I nabbed many of these covers.

Well, the first one is from Rachel Vincent, called Blood Bound.  It is the first book in her new Unbound series, due out on August 23rd.

The second one is called Code of the Wolf, from author Susan Krinard.  It is from her 18th Century Werewolf series, and should be available on July 19th.

Hm, well.  The only author I follow in this anthology is Alexandra Ivy, and since her entry is a Guardians of Eternity short, I will be grabbing it for sure.  The Real Werewives of Vampire County also features Angie Fox, Jess Haines and Tami Dane, and should be out on October 25th.

The Hunter is the first book in Theresa Meyers‘ The Legend Chronicles.  Looks like a Cowboy Steampunk vibe going on.  Look for it on November 1st.

Next up is Devilishly Hot.  It is the new book from Kathy Love, due out on October 25th.  It doesn’t appear to be part of a series, but rather stand alone.

This one stands out with all of the vivid colors.  Siren’s Desire is the third book from the Dark Tides series from Devyn Quinn, and will be released on February 7th, 2012.

The cover for Barb Hendee‘s next one is out.  In Memories We Fear is the release from her Vampire Memories series, and should be available on October 4th.

Now, I know this one is YA, but I find the covers pretty.  The title and cover for the third book in Chloe Neill’s Dark Elite series have been released.  Charmfall is due early next year.

Jessica Sims will have a new series starting on October 25th with the release of Beauty Dates the Beast.  It is book 1 of her Midnight Liasons series.

Seems like there are a ton of new series starting up, and this one is no exception.  From Zoe Archer comes The Hellraisers.  Book one, Devil’s Kiss, is due out on December 6th.

Another new kid on the block is from Amanda Bonilla and her debut book, Shaedes of Gray.  It is part of her upcoming Shaede’s Assassin series, and will be on the shelves on December 6th.

The Bite Before Christmas is a duology featuring Jeaniene Frost and Lynsay Sands (I have my hopes up for a Bones fix), to be released in hardcover on October 25th.

Random Updates

Well, usually I have to dig and scratch to get enough updates to do a couple of posts a month, but this is the second one this week…

• looks like Pamela Palmer‘s next Feral Warriors book, Ecstasy Untamed, now has an official release date of November 29th.
• some good news from C.L. Wilson.  The long-awaited The Winter King now has a release date of November 29th.
• the fifth book from Jamie Rush‘s Offspring series will be called Beyond the Darkness, and should be out at the end of October.
• Lynsay Sands and Jeaniene Frost are teaming up for The Bite Before Christmas (the same name as a recent Heidi Betts book).  It is an October 25th release.
• Within the Flames is the title for the next Dirk and Steele book from Marjorie M. Liu.  It is due out on October 25th.
• looks like One Grave at a Time, the next book from Jeaniene Frost‘s Night Huntress series will be hitting the shelves on September 27th.
• Joss Ware‘s fifth book from her Envy Chronicles series will be out on August 30th, and will be titles Night Forbidden.
• this September 20th will be a release from Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong called Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions.