Cover Lover – 10 New Titles

As I must say lately, I raided All Things Urban Fantasy for most of these.  I must be off my game, ’cause I didn’t find much on my own this time around.  Shana Abe will be releasing her first young adult title, The Sweetest Dark, this August 21st.

Cynthia Garner follows up her recent Secret of the Wolf with The Heart of the Demon, the third book in her Warriors of the Rift series.  It is due out later this year.

The next Black Wings novel from Christina Henry, Black Lament, will be released on October 30th.

Gail Carriger will start her new Finishing School series later this year with the release of Etiquette and Espionage.  This one is a young adult release.  I like the look of this – much better than the Parasol Protectorate series ones, anyways.

The next one is from author Tessa Gratton.  The Blood Keeper is the second book in her Blood Journals series, due out on August 28th.

There has been a bit of a design change for this one.  The second book from Elizabeth Miles‘ The Fury Trilogy, Envy, is going for a bit of a softer look than the first book.  This one is due out on September 4th.

I saw this one a while back, but completely forgot about it.  Lou Morgan‘s Blood and Feathers is a July 31st release.

Next up is one from Kim Harrison.  Apparently, Into the Woods is connected to her Rachel Morgan series, as I understand it it is a collection of short stories set in that world.  It will be available on October 9th.

This one is the follow up to Suzanne Johnson‘s Royal Street, called River Road.  This one is due out on November 13th.

And finally, this one is the cover for Two Weeks’ Notice, the second book in Rachel Caine‘s the Revivalist series, due out on August 7th.

 

Cover Lover – 5 New Titles

The new covers seem to be trickling out at a pretty steady pace recently, which is nice (I am still looking for the next Kresley Cole, and I found Ilona Andrew’s Gunmetal Magic, but only in black and white).  This time around we are looking at five newbies, the first of which is from Rachel Caine and her Morganville Vampires series.  Bitter Blood will be released in hardcover on November 6th.

Another one from the Young Adult is Rift, the first book in the Nightshade prequel series from Andrea Cremer.  This one is due out on August 7th.

Jacqueline Carey will be starting up a new series called Agent of Hel, and the first book will be called Dark Currents.  It is due out on October 2nd.

Well, last year J.R. Ward‘s first Black Dagger Brotherhood book, Dark Lover, was re-released in hardcover.  Now it looks like it is Lover Eternal‘s turn.  Not much change from the original mass market coverart, but I am still enjoying them.  This one will be out on November 6th.

And finally, another one from J.R. Ward.  This September will bring the release of the fourth Fallen Angel book, Rapture.  It will mark the first book in the series to be released in hardcover, as well.  There has been a bit of a look change for this one, but I guess that was to be expected.

Random Updates…

I have quite a few to add to the new release pages in the next little bit.  Some I haven’t heard of, some I can’t wait for…

• Sharie Kohler will continue her Moon Chasers series next August with the release of A Soul So Wicked.
• As I blabbed in a post a few days ago, Kresley Cole‘s first IAD spin off book will be about the Dacians.  Shadow’s Claim is the first book of the Realm of Blood and Mist series, due out on August 21st.
• Precinct 13 is the first book of a new adult series from author Tate Hallaway, and should be available on August 7th.
• The second book from Joy Nash‘s The Watchers series will be called The Unholy.  It has a release date of August 7th.
• On July 31st, Molly Harper will release The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires.  Not sure if this is part of a series, though.
• Christine Feehan‘s redone Dark Desire, a re-write of a previous Carpathian book, will be coming out in paperback on July 31st.
• The second book of Cynthia Eden‘s upcoming Angel series, Angel Betrayed, is now looking like a July release.
• Fire Kissed, the new one from Erin Kellison, will be released on July 3rd.
• The third book of Katherine Irons‘ Seaborne series, Waterborne, is scheduled for June 26th.
• Jaime Rush will have a new one out from her Offspring series at the end of next may, called Darkness Becomes Her.
• The seventh book from Jennifer Estep‘s Elemental Assassin series, Widow’s Web, will be released on August 21st.
• Time Untime, the next in a long list of Dark-Hunter books from Sherrilyn Kenyon, now has a release date of August 7th.
• Book two of Rachel Caine‘s new Revivalist series, Two Weeks’ Notice, is due out on August 7th.
• On August 7th, the next book from K.A. Stewart‘s Jesse James Dawson series will be out, called A Wolf at the Door.
• The Next Charley Madigan book from Kelly Gay, Shadows Before the Sun, will be out on July 31st.
• Sins Dark Caress is the third book from Tracey O’Hara‘s Dark Brethren series.  It is scheduled for release on July 31st.
• Jocelynn Drake kicks off a new series with Angel Wings, coming out on June 26th.
• June 26th is also the release date for Kasey MacKenzie‘s upcoming Black Hearted Betrayal.
• Changeling, the next book from Kelly Meding, is due out on June 26th.
• and Taylor Keating‘s third book, Fair Game, will be out on June 26th as well.

Cover Lover – 7 New Titles

Thanks goes to All Things Urban Fantasy, from where I totally nabbed a couple of these puppies.  Now that Rhyannon Byrd‘s main Primal Instincts series has come to an end, things get tricky.  There was supposedly a spin-off series starting up featuring the Deschanel vampires, but now it appears that March 20th’s Deadly is the Kiss will be considered a single stand alone book.  Not sure where that leaves Gideon and the gang – perhaps their stories will come later.

Next up is…one I have never heard of before (I am totally slipping).  Author Karen Duvall will continue her Knight’s Curse series with the release of Darkest Knight on March 20th.

April 3rd, 2012 will see the release of the next Hunters book from Shiloh Walker.  Hunter’s Rise is I believe the 13th story in the series.

This one is a prequel novella.  Rebecca Zanetti will release Tempted the month before the third Dark Protectors book, Hunted, is released next May.

All Things Urban Fantasy tracked down a new series starting up with the release of North of Need.  It is the first book of Laura Kaye‘s Hearts of the Anemoi series, due out on November 1st.

Two from the YA world next.  Spellcaster is the new one from author Cara Lynn Shultz, due out next March 27th.

And finally, the cover is out for the next Rachel Caine  Morganville Vampires book, Black Dawn.  Look for this one next May 1st.

New Release Info…

In the process of updating the current release dates, I came across a bit more info to be added to the site.

• Allison Pang will release her second Abby Sinclair book, A Sliver of Shadow, on February 28th.
• The fourth book in the Immortals of Annwyn series from Sophie Renwick will be called Bound in Velvet.  Look for it on June 5th of next year.
• Deadly Descendant will be the second book in the Descendants series from Jenna Black, due out on April 24th.
• The Paranormal Scene Investigations series from Laura Anne Gilman will continue this November with the release of the third book, Tricks of the Trade.
• Black Dawn is the title of the 12th Rachel Caine Morganville Vampires book, and it should be out on May 1st.
• This is a long one to list.  Hannah Jayne will release the third book in her Underworld Detective Agency series next May 1st, called Under Suspicion.
• Next up from C.E. Murphy is Raven Calls, part of her Walker Papers series.  It should be out on February 21st.
• From the Phantom Corps series from Lauren Dane comes Captivated.  It is a May 1st release.
• Number four from Lyn Benedict‘s Shadows & Inquiries series will be called Lies & Omens, out on April 24th.
• Charlaine Harris‘ monster hit Sookie Stackhouse series continues next May with the release of the 12th book, Deadlocked.
• The new Devil’s Bargain series from Terri Garey will continue with the release of book two, A Devil Named Desire, next January 31st.
• Angela Knight‘s next Mageverse book will be called Master of Darkness, and is scheduled for next August.
• Reaper’s Revenge, the second book in Sarah McCarty‘s Shadow Reapers series, will be released next July.
• And Alexis Morgan seems to be trying something a bit different.  Next July, she will be releasing My Lady Mage, what appears to be the first book in a new series called The River of the Damned.
• A Hunger So Wild is the title for the second book in Sylvia Day‘s new Renegade Angels series.  It is a late July release.
• Also next July will be the release of Night Forbidden, the 5th book in the Envy Chronicles from author Joss Ware.
• WVMP Radio, the series from Jeri Smith-Ready, continues next October with the release of the 4th book called Lust for Life.
• Karen Chance will also be releasing a new one next October.  Fury’s Kiss is part of her Midnight’s Daughter series, featuring heroine Dorina Basarab.
• Jacquelyn Frank‘s next Three Worlds novel has been pushed back to a late September release.  Official title is TBA.
• The third Alex Craft book from Kalayna Price will be called Grave Memory, and it should be on the shelves sometime next July.
• Next up for Amanda Bonilla‘s Shaede Assassin series is Blood Before Sunrise, scheduled for next July.
• and finally, there is a bit of info coming out for the next Age of Steam book from Devon Monk.  It will be called The Swift, and should be out next July.

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.

New Series Alert

Seems like just yesterday when I did the last one of these, but once again it is time to look at the authors starting up new series this week.  First off is Rachel Caine.  This week sees the debut of her new Revivalist series with the release of Working Stiff.  Definitely something a little different with this one…

Synopsis…

Bryn Davis is new on the job as a funeral director, but even she knows that once you’re dead, you ought to stay that way. But Fairview Mortuary has a hidden backroom business: reviving the dead for profit, at extortionate rates.

Finding out may cost Bryn more than her life … it may just take away her death, too.

No info yet on following books.

Vampire Armageddon is the new one coming from Devyn Quinn.  Book one is called Darkness Descending, and boasts a beauty of a cover.

Synopsis…

The first seal has been broken, signaling the end of days. Fallen angels in the form of vampires are infecting humans one by one, creating an army fit for Armageddon. Of the few who survive the infection, one stands alone above all others…

For one year, Jesse Burke has been suppressing the beast within, driven by vengeance to destroy the vampiric fallen angels terrorizing New Orleans. But a war of biblical proportions is too much for one girl to handle, and she must turn to slayer Maddox deValois for training, though it threatens her fiercely-guarded independence. But the sinister demon Queen Amonate is doing everything in her power to lure Jesse to her side to fulfill her destiny as the mother of the devil’s child.

Before this war is over, everyone will learn that hell hath no fury like a woman possessed…

It will be followed by Darkness Awakening, release info TBA.

And this is one I have been looking very forward to.  Primal Law, from author J.D. Tyler, is the first book in the Alpha Pack series.  Can’t wait to get my hands on it.

Synopsis…

Meet the Alpha Pack, a top-secret military team of wolf-shifters fighting the most dangerous predators in the world, both human and nonhuman.

After a massacre leaves Jaxon Law crippled, he must relearn how to fight-and battle the anger and guilt threatening to overwhelm him. But when Jax rescues a beautiful woman who awakens his primal instincts, he is unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead. Soon he must decide if the deep connection he feels with Kira is worth defying the ultimate shifter law…

Next up will be Savage Awakening, with a release date of April 3rd.

Random Updates

Looks like a few new release dates are making their way out now…

• Jacquelyn Frank will have the third book in her Three Worlds series coming out in late December, called Seduce Me In Shadows.
• also on December 27th is the next book from J.K. Beck, this one called When Passion Lies.
• I enjoy the Sentinel Wars series from Shannon K. Butcher, and it looks like February 2012 will be the next one, called Dying Wish.
• Katie Reus will debut a new series in February, called Moon Shifter.  Book one is Alpha Instinct.
• Eternal Captive is the name of the third book from Laura Wright‘s Mark of the Vampire series, and should be available in February, as well.
• The third book in Devyn Quinn‘s Dark Tides series, Siren’s Desire, will be out in February.
• Stud is the next book in Cheryl Brooks‘ Cat Star Chronicles, and now is confirmed for February 1st.
• February 1st is also the release date for the next book from Kathyrne Kennedy, called The Lord of Illusion.
• The oft-delayed next book from Shayla Black‘s Doomsday Brethren, Embrace Me At Dawn, will now be out on February 1st.
• Unbroken is the fourth (and from what I understand final) book in Rachel Caine‘s Outcast Season series.  It should be out early next February.

Cover Lover – 2 New Titles

Just two covers this time around.  Rhyannon Byrd upped the cover for her eighth and final Primal Instincts book, Rush of Pleasure.  I have been waiting for Noah’s story since he was introduced, but it is also sad to see a series you enjoy end…sort of.  There will be a spin-off series featuring the Deschanel Vamps that I can’t wait to get my hands on, so it does make the “end” easier.  This one will be out on July 26th.

 

And the cover for the first book in Rachel Caine‘s Revivalist series was posted at Dark Faerie Tales today.  Working Stiff has a release date of August 2nd.

Random Updates

Hard to believe, but there is some concrete info starting to come out about the 2012 releases…man, I am still writing 2010 on everything.  Looks like I need to get caught up.

• November 1st, Christine Feehan will have a sort of new release.  Darkest at Dawn is a trade-paperback size re-release of two previous Dark series stories – Dark Secret and Dark Hunger (from the Hot Blooded anthology).
• from what I can gather, Nancy Gideon starts a new series this November with the release of Hunter of Shadows.
• the second book in Linda Howard and Linda Jones‘ Blood Born series seems to have been pushed back yet again.  Warrior Rising is now looking like an April 2012 release.
• Lothaire it is.  The preorder links for the Kresley Cole Immortal After Dark release have gone up at Amazon, so it looks like the title is a done deal.  The official release date is now January 10th.
• Lydia Dare adds to her Regency Vampire series this September 1st with the release of Never Been Bit.  It is the third book in the series.
• Rachel Caine‘s Morganville Vampires book number 11 will be called Last Breath.  Look for it on November 1st.
• The third book from Sophie Renwick‘s The Chronicles of Annwyn now has a title.  Velvet Moon will be released on December 6th.
• A new one from Rachel Vincent will be available on August 23rd.  Blood Bound is an adult release, the first book in her new Unbound series.
• After a very long delay, it looks like the third book from Elisabeth Naughton‘s Eternal Guardians series will finally be coming out.  Tempted now has a September 1st release date.
• It’s All Greek To Me is the name of the early December release from Katie MacAlister.
• Amanda Ashley will follow up August’s Bound by Night with Bound by Blood.  It is scheduled for the end of September.
• Donna Grant‘s Dark Sword series will be getting a spin-off.  The Dark Warriors series (set in the same world) will have four releases in 2012.  Midnight’s Master will be out in June, followed by Midnight’s Lover in July.  Midnight’s Seduction will be available in November, and Midnight’s Warrior will round things off in December.
• January 1st is the date for the next Linda Wisdom book, A Demon Does it Better.
• Stephanie Rowe‘s third Soulfire book, Hold Me if You Can, will be out January 1st, 2012.
• December 1st will be the release date for the next Terry Spear Wolf series book, this one called Dreaming of the Wolf.
• The second Forgotten Goddesses series book from Stephanie Julian will be called How to Worship a Goddess.  It should be out on December 1st.
• Sidney Ayers will follow up Demons Prefer Blondes with Icing on the Demon, available on December 1st.
• Shadow City will be the title of the third Horngate Witches series from Diana Pharaoh Francis, due out on December 27th.
• December 27th will also be the date for the next Persephone Alcmedi book, Wicked Circle, from Linda Robertson.
• Virtual Virgin is the title of the next Delilah Street book from Carole Nelson Douglas, due out on November 29th.
• and finally, it looks like Kim Harrison will be releasing a reference book, The Hollows Insider, at the end of October.