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.

Character Guides

I finally got the Guild Hunter Guide updated to include the new Angels’ Dance, and the very first novella, Angels’ Pawn.  I am not sure why it took me so long, but at least it is up to date now.  That is the good news.  The bad news (or annoying news, at least for me), is that the Charley Davidson Guide is two books behind.  The reason?  I once again managed to get both books re-read, all of the notes taken…and then deleted everything.  Yep, deleted the whole thing before I got to update it.  It is also not the first time I have done this, so I really want to boot myself in the ass.   Hard.  Anyhow, looks like a while before I can get that one caught up.  Meh.

Also, I deleted the guide for Christine Feehan‘s Sea Haven series.  I will re-up when and or if I manage to get the Drake Sisters series done, since it feels like I started in the middle by doing the Sisters of the Heart series only.  I don’t think there is a big demand for that one, anyways, so not going to rush.

I started the re-read of Oracle’s Moon for the Elder Races Guide last night, so hopefully I can get it done within a week.  Or so.  Note to self – delete is not my friend.

New Release News – Clare, Ward, Showalter and Singh

So, I was doing my usual snooping around tonight, and found some info on upcoming releases from some favorites.  This has probably made the rounds already, but don’t hurt to repeat.

• For the fans of the young adult Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices series, Cassandra Clare has signed on to do a third series set in this world.  There had been rumors for a while, but now it is official – The Dark Artifices trilogy will kick off starting in 2015.  A bit of a wait, though (I might actually get the first two series read by then).
• I have to admit, this one shocked the pants off of me.  J.R. Ward has confirmed that the next Black Dagger Brotherhood book, due next March in hardcover, will feature…Qhuinn and Blay.  I never, ever thought that they would really get their own full book.  I was sure it was either going to be a case of their story progressing in the background of several books featuring other couples, or at the most a novella.  This is a huge move for a “mainstream” PNR/UF series, and I can’t wait to see what the reaction is going to be.
• Tomorrow (er, today for some folks) is the day Gena Showalter will be releasing the cover for the first book in her White Rabbit Chronicles series, Alice in Zombieland.  Looks like this September 25th young adult book already has a sequel in the works, too.  Book two will be called Through the Zombie Glass, but no release date has been given as yet.
• And finally, Nalini Singh posted her release schedule through next year on her blog.  We already knew about Tangle of Need in May, and Archangel’s Storm in September, but 2013 is shaping up to be a busy year, too.  March will see a Psy/Changeling novella collection (like the recent Guild Hunter collection Angels’ Flight).  There will be two previously released stories, and two all new ones (one likely featuring Cooper and Grace).  It will be followed by another Psy/Changeling full length book in June, and a Guild Hunter book in September.  No word yet on who either of the last two will feature.

 

 

Cover Lover – Archangel’s Storm

About 5 minutes before I started my nightly cover hunt, Amber gave me a shout that I should wander over to Nalini Singh‘s blog.  And to my great joy, she had upped the cover for the upcoming Archangel’s Storm, due out on September 4th.  Wow, another amazing cover for this series.  Love it.

 

Pick of the Week

Of all the many books coming out today, there really was only one book for me.  Anytime Nalini Singh writes anything, it is an automatic pick of the week, so my choice is the anthology compilation Angels’ Flight.  A couple of the stories I have read already, but a couple are new to me.  Either way, yay, with a pretty cover.

Synopsis…

In Angel’s Wolf a vampire becomes fascinated with the seductive angel who rules Louisiana. But all is not what it appears to be in her court.

In Angels’ Judgment a hunter must track one of her own gone bad, while surviving the deadly tests placed in her way by the archangels themselves. Unexpected backup comes from a stranger who might just be the most lethal threat of all…

Plus FIRST TIME IN PRINT

In Angels’ Pawn a vampire hunter faces off against two rival factions and the angel manipulating them both, and a vampire whose help is not entirely selfless…

And NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED

In Angels’ Dance an angel trapped in the mountain stronghold of the Refuge finds herself under siege by a warrior angel from a martial court.

The next Guild Hunter book will be Jason’s story, Archangel’s Storm, due out on September 4th.

New Release Dates

I do love the first of the month, since I can usually find a bunch of new release dates.

• Michele Vail‘s first book, Undeadly, has been pushed back to November 20th.  It is the first book of The Reaper Diaries series.
• Erin  McCarthy and Kathy Love are pairing up on The Fangover, due out on November 6th.
• What I believe is the last book of Jessica Andersen‘s Final Prophecy series will be called Spellfire, and it should be available on November 6th.
• October 30th is the release date for the third book of Donna Grant‘s upcoming spin-off series, Midnight’s Seduction.
• Shadow Rising, part of Yasmine Galenorn‘s Otherworld series, will be available on October 30th.
• The paperback release date of J.R. Ward‘s Lover Reborn will be October 2nd.
• Mate Claimed, the next book in Jennifer Ashley‘s Shifters Unbound series, will be available on October 2nd.
• Erica Hayes starts up a new series this October with the release of Revelation.  It will be followed by Redemption in 2013.
• The next Wild About You novel from Vicki Lewis Thompson will be called Werewolf in Denver.  It is scheduled for release on October 2nd.
• The Castle of Dark Dreams series from Nina Bangs will continue this October with the release of the 6th book, Wicked Whispers.
• Archangel’s Storm, Jason’s Guild Hunter story from Nalini Singh, will be available on September 4th.
• The next Dark book from Christine Feehan is now officially titled Dark Storm, and it too will be out on September 4th.
• Dragon’s Moon is the next book in the Children of the Moon series from Lucy Monroe, and it is now available for pre-order on September 4th.
• Up next for the Broken Heart series from Michele Bardsley is Only Lycans Need Apply, due out on September 4th.
• Katie Reus has a second book coming for her Moon Shifter series.  Book two will be called Primal Possession and is scheduled for release on September 4th.
• A Tale of Two Vampires, part of Katie MacAlister‘s Dark Ones series, will be released on September 4th.
• November 6th is the date for Thea Harrison‘s 5th Elder Races book, Lord’s Fall.
• Magic for a Price is the name of the next Allie Beckstrom novel from Devon Monk, and it should be out on November 6th.
• Christina Henry will release Black Lament, part of her Black Wings series, on October 30th.
• and the next Jane Yellowrock novel, from author Faith Hunter, will be called Death’s Rival.  Look for it on October 2nd.

Guild Hunter News!

I was doing my daily stalking reading of Nalini Singh‘s blog, and she threw me for a loop when she posted the title and hero of the next Guild Hunter book – Archangel’s Storm will be Jason’s story, and it is due out next September.

For some reason, I expected another Raphael and Elena story, but pretty much anything makes me happy.  I am really looking forward to finding out more about the mysterious spy-master angel…now, we just have to figure out who his heroine will be.  Ideas, anyone?

A Tale of Two Covers…

Which one do you like better?

Thanks to Alix, who pointed out that Nalini Singh had upped a new version of the cover for her next Psy/Changeling book, Tangle of Need.  Turns out there has been a change in model, but the model wasn’t the problem (at least for me).  As I have said before, I am excited for any of her books, no matter what the cover looks like, but the…stuff…on the right side is what doesn’t do it for me.  Both dude one and dude two are hot, so I would take either one, but I was hoping some of the artsy stuff would get scraped off.  Looks like it is here to stay, though.  Oh, well, me still want.  A lot.  It will be available in hardcover on May 29th.

Original version…

The redo…

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.

 

This and That…

Well, this is a post about a bunch of…stuff.  You know, not enough to have its own post, but rattling around in my head bugging me that it has to be said?  Looks like strange info-dump time, with no theme…

• first of all, I noticed that Wicked Scribes doesn’t work in Internet Explorer very well.  Things look funky sometimes, and fixing them for IE made them look wonky in in Firefox.  So, if you have the choice, Firefox is the way to go.
• um, yeah.  I am in the process of adding e-books to the author pages and their reading lists.  New sections will be added, especially for authors like Ilona Andrews and Jeaniene Frost.  I haven’t tackled adding e-books to the new release pages yet, since I figure that will take a good long while and I have to track the suckers down first.
• the Elder Races Character Guide has now been updated to include Storm’s Heart (on the day The Book Depository shipped out Serpent’s Kiss, no less).  I will be starting the re-read of Archangel’s Blade tomorrow, and hope to have the Guild Hunter Guide updated by the end of next week.

and on the book front…

• looks like the next Anita Blake officially has a title now.  Kiss the Dead will be the next book from Laurell K. Hamilton, and is due out on June 5th.
• and Andrea’s book now has a name, as well.  The first book from Ilona Andrews‘ spin-off from the Kate Daniels series will be called Gunmetal Magic.  Look for it next May.
• I was hoping for the next Christine Feehan Ghostwalker book next March, but seems like Thorn’s story will now be pushed back to July.  Blech.
• looks like Lover Reborn might be getting a cover-makeover.  The original version of the J.R. Ward book has been pulled recently from the publisher’s site, so here’s hoping.  Dude was fugly.

I think that is about it.  Still looking for covers for Once Bitten, Bear Meets Girl, and a few others.  I do love my hunting…