Random Updates…

I am done!  I finally, finally got the Series reading list section “done” – er, done-ish?  It is at least up to date, including all of the authors listed on the new release pages.  It took longer than I had thought, but I hope it comes in handy.  As always, let me know if anything needs work.

Also, I am doing up a section for Darynda Jones.  It should be up and running within the next couple of days, and I will be doing a character guide for the Charley Davidson series, as well.  I have the first book done, so I think I will just up what info I have and add the second book stuff when I get it done (hopefully before the third book is released at the end of the month).  Right now, I am on a Mercedes Thompson marathon – and loving it – but I will try and take a break to do Second Grave on the Left.

I have a ton of new releases to add to the lists, as well.  I mean a ton.  I will be doing that within the next couple of days, too.  Some of the titles I will be adding are…

• Aimee Laine – Hide and Seek (March 1st)
• Nina Bangs – Wicked Edge (March 6th)
• Jamie Manning – Blood Born (April 24th)
• Amanda Quick – Crystal Gardens (May 3rd)
• Carrie Vaughn – Kitty Steals the Show (July 12th)
• Laurie London – Seduced by Blood (July 24th)
• Sophie Jordan – Hidden (September)
• Meljean Brook – Rivited (September)
• Seanan McGuire – Ashes of Honor (September 6th)
• Becca Fitzpatrick – Finale (October)
• Linda Howard/Linda Winstead Jones – Warrior Rising (October 30th)
• Tahereh Mafi – Shatter Me #2 (November)
• Kate Douglas – Dream Unchained (November 1st)
• Jennifer L. Armentrout – Deity (November 6th)
• Laura Resnick – Polterheist (November 6th)
• Ally Conde – Matched #3 (November 13th)
• Larissa Ione – Rogue Rider (December)
• Jennifer L Armentrout – Opal (December)
• Beth Reavis – Shades of Earth (January 2013)

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.

 

More Random Updates…

Just a few more general updates.  Nothing earth shattering, just some odds and ends I stumbled across…

• The as of now titled Jeaniene Frost book #9,the  first book in the Night Huntress spin-off series featuring Vlad, now has a release date of March 27th.  It will be the first of at least two books in the Night Prince series from Jeaniene Frost.
• Lynn Viehl will return to her Darkyn series with the release of Nightborn, due out on March 6th.
• Some of the older works of Alexandra Ivy, written under the name of Debbie Raleigh, will be re-released in the coming year.  The first is called My Lord Vampire, due out  on March 6th.
• The next book in Angela Knight‘s Mageverse series will be called Master of Darkness.  No release date available as yet.
• Darkness Awakening is the tentative title for the second book in the upcoming Devyn Quinn Vampire Armageddon series.  Book one, Darkness Descending, comes out in early August.
• Sometime in 2012, the second book of the upcoming Rachel Vincent Unbound series will be released, this one titled Shadow Bound.  It will follow Blood Bound, due out at the end of August.
• The first book of the Vampire Academy spin off series from Richelle Mead, Bloodlines,  hasn’t been released yet, but there now a title for the second book.  The Golden Lily will continue the story of the Alchemist Sydney, and hopefully Adrian.  Ah, Adrian.
• I know there are a lot of fans of the Meljean Brook Iron Seas series, and it looks like it will continue on through at least 2013.  Riveted, book three, will be out late 2012, and be followed by two more the following year.
• Books 4, 5, and 6 of L.J. McDonald‘s Sylph series are looking for a publisher, and apparently a deal is close to being finalized.  No word on release dates yet for them, titled The Sylph Hunter, War of the Sylphs, and Door to the Sylphs.
• Keri Arthur‘s upcoming Dark Angels series will now have at least three titles.  Darkness Devours is the tentative title of the third book, scheduled for early 2012.
• Untouched is the second title in the re-release of the Amoveo series from Sara Humphreys.  Book one, Unleashed, is due out in October.
• and Zoe Archer‘s Hellraisers books now have titles.  Devil’s Kiss, due out this December, will be followed by Demon’s Bride and Sinner’s Heart in 2012.

Cover Lover – 17 New Titles

It is that Christmas come early time for me again, since I scored quite a few new covers today.  I love finding a load of covers, and my inner book-nerd is in Heaven.  I also found Archangel’s Blade and Envy from J.R. Ward, but the watermarks made me feel too guilty to post them so I removed both.  Sorry about the length of the post, but I am too greedy to split them up…

 

The first book of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series,  also from J.R. Ward, is heading into a special collector’s edition hardcover printing, due out this October 4th.  Hm, the version of Dark Lover looks pretty much the same as the original, but I am not complaining.

 

I am a big Christine Feehan fan, so I was very happy to find not one, but two upcoming covers from her Dark series.  The first one is my much anticipated (God, yes) cover for Dark Predator, again a September 6th release.  I am going to be torn between Dmitri and Zacarius and who to read first, I can just tell.

 

And the second cover from Christine Feehan is for the special re-release of two previous Dark titles into one trade paperback book, this one called Darkest at Dawn.  If I am not mistaken, the two are Dark Secret and Dark Hunger.  Look for it on November 1st.

 

Body Thief is the second book from C.J. Barry‘s Body series.  It is scheduled for release on November 1st.

 

Still going…Next up is the third book in Tessa Adam‘s Dragon’s Heat series (I just got the second one in the mail today).  Forbidden Embers is an October 4th release.

 

I have the previous books sitting on the TBR mountain, but looks like there is another one to add to the list.  Haunting Embrace is the next Mists of Ireland book from Erin Quinn, due out on October 4th.

 

I know there are a lot of Steampunk fans out there, and that Meljean Brook‘s Iron Seas series is a biggie.  This one is the cover for Heart of Steel, due out on November 1st.

 

Robin D. Owens is putting out a collection of four short stories set in her Celta’s Heartmates world.  Hearts and Swords is a December 6th release.

 

Halfways done.   Anyhow, next up is the second book in Cherie Priest‘s Cheshire Red Reports series.  Hellbent (I like these covers) is due out on August 30th.

 

The Order of the Sicari is a series from Monica Burns, and Inferno’s Kiss is the third book.  It is an October 4th release.

 

I am looking forward to this new series from J.D. Tyler (aka Jo Davis).  Primal Law is the first book in her Alpha Pack series, and should be available on August 2nd.

 

And for something a bit different, Slade is the next book up for Sarah McCarty in her Shadow Wranglers series.  It should be out on September 6th.

 

Actually, I haven’t heard anything about this one before, but author Jo Carlisle will have Temptation at Twilight out on November 1st.  It is a Lords of Pleasure book.

 

I do love me a good paranormal Christmas anthology, so Tied With a Bow is right up my alley (especially featuring a Lora Leigh Breeds story).  It will be available on November 1st.

 

Velvet Moon is the third book in Sophie Renwick‘s The Immortals of Annwyn series, due out in early December.

 

C.E. Murphy finishes up her Worldwalker Duology with Wayfinder, due out on September 6th.

 

And finally, MaryJanice Davidson will release Wolf at the Door on October 4th.  I am not sure if this is a stand alone title, or part of a larger series, but I will keep an eye out for more details.

Random Updates

O.K. I swear I almost had a heart attack when I checked my usual sources to see if I could find any new release dates or info.  Instead of the couple of things I usually have to scratch and dig to find, I came up with…two full handwritten pages of stuff.  Some big, some not, so I am going to just hit the highlights here, and update the links in the new release summaries for the rest…

• Kerrelyn Sparks‘ next Love at Stake book now has a title and a date.  Sexiest Vampire Alive will be out on September 27th.
• September 6th is the release date for the next Dark book from Christine Feehan, Dark Predator (Zacarius!).
• Bound by the Vampire Queen will be the next book in Joey W. Hill‘s Vampire Queen series, due out on December 6th.
• Robin D. Owens will have an anthology of four stories from her Celta series called Hearts and Swords.  Look for it on December 6th.
• Heart of Steel, the second book in the very popular Iron Seas series from Meljean Brook, now has a release date of November 1st.
• The next Kyndred book from Lynn Viehl will be called Nightshine, and is scheduled for release on November 1st.
• A Christmas anthology from Lora Leigh, Virginia Kantra, Eileen Wilks and Kimberly Frost is set for November 1st.  This one will be called Tied With A Bow.
• Katie MacAlister‘s next Dark Ones book, Much Ado About Vampires, will be released on October 4th.
• A new series from Sylvia Day will be starting this October.  Book one of the Renegade Angels will be called A Touch of Crimson.
• The second Awakenings book from Regan Hastings will be called Visions of Skyfire, and should be out on October 4th.
• Jennifer Knight will be releasing a new book on September 28th called Blood on the Moon.
• September 27th will see the release of both Lora Leigh‘s Lawe’s Justice, and Nalini Singh‘s Archangel’s Blade.  Nice.
• The next book of Michele Bardsley‘s Broken Heart Vampries will be called Must Love Lycans.  Look for it on September 6th.
• Sarah McCarty will continue her Shadow Wranglers series with Slade on September 6th.
• and finally, looks like the next Allie Beckstrom book from Devon Monk will be called Magic on the Line.  It should be hitting the shelves on November 1st.

Cover Lover – Angels of Darkness

Well, this is a beauty.  Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Meljean Brook and Sharon Shinn will be featured in the Angels of Darkness anthology, coming out this October.  Nalini posted the cover over on her blog, and confirmed that this will feature Noel from the Guild Hunter series.

Cover Lover – Demon Marked

This one is way early, but the cover for Meljean Brook‘s Demon Marked is starting to make the rounds.  This one is due out next August.

Random Updates

Been a while since I hunted anything new down…

• The second full book in Meljean Brook‘s Iron Seas series will be called Heart of Steel.  Look for it in November of 2011.
• Yasmine Galenorn will have three Sisters of the Moon books coming out in 2012 – Courting Darkness in February, Shaded Vision in July, and Shadow Rising in October.
• Eternal Captive will be the title of the third book in Laura Wright‘s Mark of the Vampire series.  No info on release date, as yet.
• The seventh Lords of Satyr book from Elizabeth Amber will be called Sevin.
• August 2011 is the tentative release time for the eighth Guardians of Eternity book from Alexandra Ivy, this one called Bound By Darkness.
• As I said previously, there will be three more Final Prophecy novels from Jessica Andersen.  June 2011 will bring Storm Kissed, followed by one in January 2012 and one the following October.
• Rachel Caine‘s tenth Morganville Vampires title will be called Bite Club, and is scheduled for release in April of 2011.

Pick of the Week – Burning Up

(August 1st – August 7th, 2010)

Usually, I am not what you would call an anthology enthusiast.  I read quite a few out of loyalty to the many series I follow faithfully, but most of the time I am left feeling shortchanged.  Wanting more.  The whole works.  But I am very excited for this weeks book Burning Up, featuring Nalini Singh, Virginia Kantra, Meljean Brook and Angela Knight.  Now, I am new to Angela Knight, but I have enjoyed all I have read so far, but I am drooling to get my grubby little hands on Nalini Singh’s Psy-Changeling entry featuring Ria.

Featuring…

Angela Knight pairs a vampire warrior and his seductive captor in a battle against demonic predators.

Nalini Singh returns to the world of her Psy-Changeling series as a woman in lethal danger finds an unlikely protector-and lover.

Virginia Kantra continues the haunting tales of the Children of the Sea in her story of a wounded soldier rescued by an enigmatic young woman.

Meljean Brook launches a bold new steampunk series about a woman who strikes a provocative-and terrifying-bargain for freedom.

Cover Lover – The Iron Duke

Seems like the final version of the cover for Meljean Brook‘s upcoming The Iron Duke is finally out.  There was an unfinished version making the rounds a while back, but this seems to be the real one.  It is the first book of her Iron Seas series, and will be out on October 5th.