THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan revisits and expands her classic novella Dark Descent, bringing to breathtaking new life her story of an immortal Carpathian hunter, a beautiful adventurer, and their …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by Dolly: Kiss of Surrender (Deadly Angels #2) by Sandra Hill (@SandraHillAuth, @Fidget78 , @AvonBooks)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. What romance reader can resist a hero who is both Viking…and vampire? In the second installment of New York Times bestselling author Sandra Hill’s exciting Deadly Angels series, Nicole Tasso, Navy SEAL is powerless to …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by Lorna: Last Vamp Standing by Kristin Miller (@MollyKatie112 @AvonBooks)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. True love is put to the test in the third book in Kristin Miller’s Vampires of Crimson Bay series. Tortured by demonic voices, Dante’s soul is as black as they come. But when …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by Dolly: Kiss of Pride (Deadly Angels #1) by Sandra Hill (@SandraHillAuth, @AvonBooks)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. Trust the always original, wonderfully fun Sandra Hill to do the wildly unexpected! With Kiss of Pride, the New York Times bestselling author—best known for her steamy and hilarious romance novels featuring lusty Viking heroes and …
REVIEW by Jena: Turn to Darkness by Jaime Rush
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. The next installment in the Offspring series. Shea is used to taking care of herself. She has special powers, and she knows how to use them. She’s pushed away the ugliness of her …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by LORNA: Eat Prey Love (Love At Stake #9) by Kerrelyn Sparks (@kerrelynspakrs, @mollykatie112 , @AvonBooks)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. Wanted: Bride. Must love children. Mortals need not apply. Carlos Panterra is looking for a mate, a woman who will love and care for the young orphans he’s recently taken under his wing …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by LORNA: Wild About You (Love At Stake #13) by Kerrelyn Sparks (@kerrelynspakrs, @mollykatie112 , @AvonBooks)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. New York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks pens the next installment in her witty Love at Stake series, featuring a band of vampires and shape-shifters—and those who dare to defy them, or desire them! …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by Dolly: Twice Tempted (Night Prince #2) by Jeaniene Frost – Released 3/26 (@Jeaniene_Frost , @AvonBooks , @fidget78)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. Dating the Prince of Darkness has its challenges . . . Leila’s psychic abilities have been failing her,and now she isn’t sure what the future holds. If that weren’t enough, her lover Vlad …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by Jena: Twice Tempted (Night Prince #2) by Jeaniene Frost – Released TODAY! (@Jeaniene_Frost , @AvonBooks)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. Dating the Prince of Darkness has its challenges . . . Leila’s psychic abilities have been failing her,and now she isn’t sure what the future holds. If that weren’t enough, her lover Vlad …
REVIEW by Jena: Six Years by Harlan Coben – RELEASED TODAY! (@harlancoben)
Six years have passed since Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. Six years of hiding a broken heart by throwing himself into his career as a college professor. Six years of keeping his promise to leave Natalie alone, and six years of tortured dreams of her life with her …
REVIEW by Jena, Ginny and Lorna: Fractured (Caged #5) by Amber Lynn Natusch – RELEASED TODAY! (@amberlnatusch)
Returning home after three weeks of captivity in the shadows of her own mind, Ruby discovers the magnitude of the damage her absence left in its wake. With relationships to mend and unsolved mysteries still looming, she has little time to deal with the latest drama at hand: the three disreputable werewolves recently thrust into …
REVIEW by CC: Bad Blood (Bad Blood #1) by Ginny Lurcock – Released 2/5 (@RestlessReader , @GinnyLurcock)
High school senior Victoria “Tori” Reeve has it pretty good. She’s rich, she’s smart, and she’s popular. What more could a girl ask for? Sure, she’s a little lonely, what with being single and her best friend going off to college and all, but she’s got her work at the Spaulding Crisis Center to keep …
REVIEW by Dolly: Poison Flower (Jane Whitfield #7) by Thomas Perry (@fidget78)
Poison Flower, the seventh novel in Thomas Perry’s celebrated Jane Whitefield series, opens as Jane spirits James Shelby, a man unjustly convicted of his wife’s murder, out of the heavily guarded criminal court building in downtown Los Angeles. But the price of Shelby’s freedom is high. Within minutes, men posing as police officers kidnap Jane …
REVIEW by Beth: Blood Rites (Harry Dresden #6) by Jim Butcher (@longshotauthor , @bunnybetha)
Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, takes on a case as a favor to his friend Thomas-a vampire of dubious integrity-only to become the prime suspect in a series of ghastly murders.
REVIEW by Jena: The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3) by Richelle Mead – Released 2/12 (@RichelleMead)
Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives. In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist …
REVIEW by Amy: Turning Point (Kathleen Turner #3) by Tiffany A Snow – Released TODAY! (@tiffanyasnow , @Miss_UofK)
After her promotion from law firm Runner to Investigator, Kathleen Turner is learning the ropes of her new job from none other than assassin-for-hire Kade Dennon, a situation her boyfriend Blane Kirk is none too happy about. But the lessons with Kathleen take a back seat when Kade becomes a target. Previously untouchable, his enemies …
REVIEW by Dolly: Rattleman by George D. Shuman (@fidget78)
The Rattleman knows every crevice, every creek, every cave, every ravine, every inch of his remote hunting grounds in the Appalachian Mountains. He is a determined serial killer, always waiting for his next victim to cross his path. When Park Ranger Jane Cameron literally stumbles across the remains of two of his victims, she discovers …
REVIEW by Lorna: Chasing Darkness by Danielle Girard (@Mollykatie112)
The most dangerous place to hide is in the dark… A tough special-agent with the Department of Justice, and a dedicated single mother to her orphaned nephews, Samantha Chase is unbreakable. Until two women, both from the shadows of Sam’s past, are discovered strangled. For Sam, the most unnerving detail is the eucalyptus branch tucked …
REVIEW by Jena: King of the Dead (Jeremiah Hunt #2) by Joseph Nassise (@jnassise)
In a devil’s deal, Jeremiah Hunt sacrificed his human sight in exchange for the power to see the hidden world of ghosts and all of the darker spirits that prowl the streets. Hunt uncovered a world of murder and magic that took his daughter from him and nearly cost him his life, but that was …
REVIEW by Jena: Eyes To See (Jeremiah Hunt #1) by Joseph Nassise (@jnassise)
Jeremiah Hunt’s life has fallen apart in the months since his daughter’s disappearance. Once a happily married and respected Harvard classics professor, Hunt’s obsessive search for his daughter Elizabeth has cost him his job, wife and reputation. In a last desperate attempt to discover Elizabeth’s fate, Hunt performs an arcane ritual that robs him of …
REVIEW by Heather: Bad Blood (Bad Blood #1) by Ginny Lurcock – Released TODAY! (@_shoe_girl_ , @GinnyLurcock)
High school senior Victoria “Tori” Reeve has it pretty good. She’s rich, she’s smart, and she’s popular. What more could a girl ask for? Sure, she’s a little lonely, what with being single and her best friend going off to college and all, but she’s got her work at the Spaulding Crisis Center to keep …
REVIEW by Charity: Bad Blood (Bad Blood #1) by Ginny Lurcock – Released TODAY! (@plantingmoon , @GinnyLurcock)
High school senior Victoria “Tori” Reeve has it pretty good. She’s rich, she’s smart, and she’s popular. What more could a girl ask for? Sure, she’s a little lonely, what with being single and her best friend going off to college and all, but she’s got her work at the Spaulding Crisis Center to keep …
REVIEW by Amy: Bad Blood (Bad Blood #1) by Ginny Lurcock – Released TODAY! (@Miss_UofK , @GinnyLurcock)
High school senior Victoria “Tori” Reeve has it pretty good. She’s rich, she’s smart, and she’s popular. What more could a girl ask for? Sure, she’s a little lonely, what with being single and her best friend going off to college and all, but she’s got her work at the Spaulding Crisis Center to keep …
REVIEW by Matt: Bad Blood (Bad Blood #1) by Ginny Lurcock – Released TODAY! (@mattalarkin , @GinnyLurcock)
High school senior Victoria “Tori” Reeve has it pretty good. She’s rich, she’s smart, and she’s popular. What more could a girl ask for? Sure, she’s a little lonely, what with being single and her best friend going off to college and all, but she’s got her work at the Spaulding Crisis Center to keep …
REVIEW by Beth: Bad Blood (Bad Blood #1) by Ginny Lurcock – Released TODAY! (@bunnybetha , @GinnyLurcock)
High school senior Victoria “Tori” Reeve has it pretty good. She’s rich, she’s smart, and she’s popular. What more could a girl ask for? Sure, she’s a little lonely, what with being single and her best friend going off to college and all, but she’s got her work at the Spaulding Crisis Center to keep …
REVIEW by Jena: Hunting Daylight (Acquainted With the Night #2) by Piper Maitland – Released TODAY! (@pipermaitland)
Out of the shadows… For more than a decade, Caro Barrett has had doubts about the death of her husband, who disappeared while looking for a tribe of day-walking vampires in an African rainforest. Now, their daughter is struggling through her teenage years without a father. Waiting in the wings is an ancient vampire ready …
REVIEW by Jena: Home For The Holidays (Night Huntress Novella) by Jeaniene Frost (@jeaniene_frost)
From the anthology ‘The Bite Before Christmas’ Cat and Bones are looking forward to a normal holiday—at least as “normal” as it gets for the combustible vampire couple and their otherworldly friends and family. But their yuletide plans are shattered when a stranger shows up and reveals long-buried family secrets that threaten to take a …
REVIEW by CC: Rogue Alliance by Michelle Bellon (@MichelleBellon, @RestlessReader)
Trying to escape a horrific past, Shyla has immersed herself in life as a tough, sassy cop in the bustle of LA. When the case of a lifetime takes her back to her hometown of Redding, she is thrown into a world of organised crime, deceit, and bitter reminders of her childhood. As Shyla’s path …
REVIEW by Beth : The Doorknob Society (Doorknob Society Saga #1) by MJ Fletcher (@fletch125 , @bunnybetha)
Chloe Masters’s world changes in a heartbeat and all she did was touch a doorknob. Illusions are part of Chloe’s everyday life, her father being a renowned magician, but how do you make sense of traveling through dimensions with the touch of a doorknob? There’s much for her to learn at the Paladin Academy, a …
REVIEW by Dolly: Shadow Woman by Linda Howard (@fidget78)
Lizette Henry wakes up one morning and makes a terrifying discovery: She doesn’t recognize the face she sees in the mirror. She remembers what she looks like, but her reflection is someone else’s. To add to the shock, two years seem to have disappeared from her life. Someone has gone to great and inexplicable lengths …
REVIEW by Heather: The Detective Inspectors (Doorknob Society Saga #4) by MJ Fletcher (@fletch125 , @_shoe_girl_)
Chloe Masters life is in disarray. Her best friend Edgar Magnus has been kidnapped by her mother. The Detective Inspectors of the HVO have been compromised and appear to be helping in the crime. All but one that is, Declan Hardcastle, a young DI who is more than willing to help Chloe in her quest. …
REVIEW by Lorna : Cool Shade by Theresa Weir (@Mollykatie112)
Jobless, flat broke and itching for some new scenery, disk jockey Maddie Smith figures a trip to Nebraska to see what’s going on with her flaky, estranged sister is as good a plan as any. It seems that after a brief encounter with sexy reclusive Eddie Berlin, baby sister vanished without a trace. Now it’s …
REVIEW by Lorna: The Monster Within by Lola Rayne (@RayneLola , @MollyKatie112)
Sometimes the monster that haunted you as a child truly is real… All it took was one phone call to bring Nicole Jones’s life crumbling down around her. Now a nightmare she thought she’d left in her past is back, and he’s not exactly bringing her candy and flowers. While fleeing, in a non-terrified fashion, …
REVIEW by Jena: Demons Forever (Peachville High Demons #6) by Sarra Cannon (@sarramaria)
The conclusion to the Bestselling Peachville High Demons series. Harper has come so far from her life as a foster child. She never imagined what her future would hold when she was first brought to the small town of Peachville. Since that day she’s faced great evil, found some of the answers she’s been looking …
REVIEW by Lorna: Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich (@janetevanovich , @Mollykatie112)
After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton’s premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now it’s on …
REVIEW by Jena: Reckoning (Night Huntress Prequel) by Jeaniene Frost (@Jeaniene_Frost)
In New Orleans, a pair of undead serial killers are about to turn Mardi Gras into a horror show–unless the immortal hitman Bones can hunt them down first. From Jeaniene Frost comes a thrilling prequel novella featuring characters from her New York Times bestselling Night Huntress series. Originally appeared in the anthology Unbound.
REVIEW by Beth: The Hour of Predators (A Marcus Chao Mystery) by Lane Stark (@BunnyBethA)
It was the hour of prowling bears, circling nightowls, vengeful spirits, and savage hearts. It was the hour of predators. Two gruesome murders have shocked and divided the community of Bella Coola, a small, isolated village in a remote river valley on the coast of British Columbia. The evidence points to a teenaged Nuxalk boy, …
BLOG TOUR REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: J.A. Souder’s Renegade – Released Nov 13th (@jasouders , @torbooks)
Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes, all her life she’s thought that everything was perfect; her world. Her people. The Law. But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, …
REVIEW by Jena: Iced (Dani O’Malley #1) by Karen Marie Moning (@KarenMMoning)
The year is 1 AWC—After the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. It’s a war zone out there, and no two days are alike. I’m Dani O’Malley, the chaos-filled streets of Dublin are my home, and there’s no place I’d rather be. Dani “Mega” O’Malley plays by her own set of …
INTERVIEWby Jena: Jeaniene Frost, Author of the Night Huntress Series and Once Burned (@jeaniene_frost)
I am so FRIKKIN PSYCHED right now! After reading ALL of the Night Huntress books, Night Huntress World books and Once Burned (Night Prince #1), I was DYING to pick Jeaniene Frost’s brain and last night, she got back to me! Not only did she take the time to answer my questions, but she’s also …
REVIEW by Heather: Fouth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (@Darynda , @_Shoe_Girl_)
Sometimes being the grim reaper really is that. Grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple months off to wallow in the wonders of self-pity. But when a woman shows up on her doorstep convinced someone is trying to kill her, Charley has to force herself to rise above. …
REVIEW by Beth: The Monster Within by Lola Rayne (@RayneLola , @BunnyBethA)
Sometimes the monster that haunted you as a child truly is real… All it took was one phone call to bring Nicole Jones’s life crumbling down around her. Now a nightmare she thought she’d left in her past is back, and he’s not exactly bringing her candy and flowers. While fleeing, in a non-terrified fashion, …
REVIEW by Amy : No Turning Back by Tiffany A Snow (@tiffanyasnow , @Miss_UofK)
After the death of her parents, Kathleen Turner leaves small town life for Indianapolis to pursue her dreams the best she can. Young and alone in the world, she works as a lowly Runner at the prestigious law firm of Gage, Kirk and Trent and bartends at night to make ends meet. Her ignominious introduction …
REVIEW by Eryn: Hidden (House of Night #10) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (@RJBags19)
Neferet’s true nature has been revealed to the Vampyre High Council, so Zoey and the gang might finally get some help in defending themselves and their beloved school against a gathering evil that grows stronger every day. And they’ll need it, because Neferet’s not going down without a fight. Chaos reigns at the House of Night.
REVIEW by Charity: Caged (Caged #1) by Amber Lynn Natusch @amberlnatusch , @plantingmoon)
“I stood in the middle of the room, unmoving – I barely breathed. My life had just become surreal, impossible, and one enormous lie. I needed to go, to run somewhere, anywhere to beat back the reality that was rapidly closing in around me. The image of him was burned into my retina, flashing over …
COVER REVEAL: Dead Ever After (Southern Vampire Mysteries #13) by Charlaine Harris
Well, folks, here it is!!! The cover of DEAD EVER AFTER, the 13th and FINAL Sookie book!!!
REVIEW by Jena: Seven Crows (Buffy/Angel Crossover Novel) by John Vornholt
One crow sorrow, Two crows mirth, Three crows a wedding, Four crows a birth, Five crows silver, Six crows gold, Seven crows a secret, Which must never be told…. In a sleepy little town on the border between Arizona and Mexico, Agent Riley Finn and his operative wife, Sam, have tracked down an international smuggling …
REVIEW by Heather: The Mapmaker’s Union (Doorknob Society #3) by M.J. Fletcher (@fletch125, @_shoe_girl_)
Chloe Masters has a death wish, at least according to her friends. Still reeling from the loss of one of those closest to her she is living life on the edge. One by one she is pushing everyone away. Leaving her with the very person who betrayed her… Faith. Her memories still locked away by …
BLOG TOUR GUEST POST: Does It Get Any Easier? by Thomas Enger
I guess when you work hard at something you eventually get better. At least, that’s my goal when I’m writing. I want each book to be better than the last one, and I am confident that I have achieved that goal with my first three novels (Burned – 2011, Pierced – 2012 , Scarred – …
REVIEW by Matt: Darkfever (Fever Series #1) by Karen Marie Moning (@KarenMMoning, @mattalarkin)
MacKayla Lane’s life is good. She has great friends, a decent job, and a car that breaks down only every other week or so. In other words, she’s your perfectly ordinary twenty-first-century woman. Or so she thinks…until something extraordinary happens. When her sister is murdered, leaving a single clue to her death–a cryptic message on …
REVIEW by Beth: Death Masks (Harry Dresden #5) by Jim Butcher (@longshotauthor, @BunnyBethA)
Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only practicing professional wizard, should be happy that business is pretty good for a change. But now he’s getting more than he bargained for: A duel with the Red Court of Vampires’ champion, who must kill Harry to end the war between vampires and wizards …Professional hit men using Harry for target …
REVIEW by Jena: Scarred (Caged #4) by Amber Lynn Natusch – Released TODAY! (@amberlnatusch)
“I loathed myself for wishing a death of that nature on anyone, and even more so because I still wanted it to happen. My moral fiber was unraveling quickly, and I wondered how long my humanity could withstand the unending trial of values my life had become. With every choice I made, I felt it …
REVIEW by Jena: Turn to Darkness by Jaime Rush
The next installment in the Offspring series. Shea is used to taking care of herself. She has special powers, and she knows how to use them. She’s pushed away the ugliness of her past, just like she pushed away Greer, the only man who had ever reached beyond her defenses. All Greer wants is to …
REVIEW by Dolly: Assassin’s Curse (Witch Stone Prophecy Vol 1) by Debra L Martin (@dlmartin6, @fidget 78)
When elite assassin Jeda received his assignment to kill a witch and deliver her twin daughters to the Countess of Berkshire, he had no idea it would be his last. The witch stuns him with an elemental blast, but not before he’s able to throw his knife. When Jeda regains consciousness, the dying witch is …
REVIEW by Jena: Nine Lives of an Urban Panther (Urban Panther #3) by Amanda Arista – Released 8/21/12 (@pantherista)
Violet Jordan‘s Rule #3 of being a superhero: Family first, fur second. Dear Diary, With new supernatural creatures popping up at every turn (Ghouls? Really?), the city divided, and my long-lost cousin blazing into town, I’ve got a lot on my mind. Oh, not to mention I’m supposed to be planning a wedding. Chaz has …
REVIEW by Dolly: Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #5) by Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews , @GordonSm3 , @fidget78 )
Kate Daniels has quit the Order of Merciful Aid, but starting her own business isn’t easy when the Order starts disparaging her good name. And being the mate of the Beast Lord doesn’t bring in the customers, either. So when Atlanta’s premier Master of the Dead asks for help with a vampire, Kate jumps at …
REVIEW by Eryn: Plague of Coins (Judas Chronicles #1) by Aiden James (@AidenJames3, @RJBags19)
William Barrow carries a dark secret. A very dark secret. An archivist for the Smithsonian Institute and also a part-time operative for the CIA, no one would ever suspect the handsome ‘thirty-ish’ William is in fact the most reviled human being to ever walk the earth. His infectious warmth and sense of humor make such …
REVIEW by Robert: One Rough Man by Brad Taylor
Commissioned at the highest level of the U.S. government, the fighting team known as Taskforce operates outside the law. Pike Logan was the most successful operator on the Taskforce until tragedy permanently altered his outlook. Pike knows what the rest of the country might not want to admit: the real threat is one or two …
EXCERPT: Ilona Andrews Releases Snippet From Kate Daniels #6 (Ilona_Andrews)
Ilona Andrews has released a snippet from the as yet untitled 6th Kate Daniels book. I am a slow learner apparently and have just started this series (wrapped up book #2 yesterday) and now that I am familiar with this world, the snippet made me almost fall over laughing. Can’t wait for the new installment …
REVIEW by Jena: Outlaw Among Us by Nathan Dodge – Released Today!
Martin Tucker is a working-class average Joe from New Jersey who lives a simple life: husband to his high school sweetheart, father to two young sons, and retainer of a ton of bills, even though most months the mortgage gets paid on time. It may not be the ultimate realization of the American Dream, but …
EXCERPT: Read the 1st Chapter of Richelle Mead’s The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3)! (@RichelleMead)
Penguin YA has released the 1st chapter of The Indigo Spell for all of us adoring fans to read!! Just CLICK HERE and you can pop over to their Scribd page to download or read your copy! Keep reading for the synopsis!
REVIEW by Jena: Dead(ish) by Naomi Kramer (@nomesquefiction)
Linda’s had a bad day. First, her boyfriend killed her. Then she woke up, still on this boring plane of existence, and with an odd obsession about her missing body. Mike won’t tell her what he did with her body, and she can’t find the stupid thing herself. There’s only one thing she can do …
REVIEW by Amy: Some Kind of Peace by Camilla Grebe & Asa Traff- Released 7/10 (@Miss_UofK)
Siri Bergman is a thirty-four-year-old psychologist who works in central Stockholm and lives alone in an isolated cottage out of the city. She has a troublesome secret in her past and has been trying to move on with her life. Terrified of the dark, she leaves all the lights on when she goes to bed—having …
REVIEW by Jena: Ghost of a Hope (Betty Boo #4) by Beth Dolgner – Releases in August (@bethdolgner)
The demon hunters have declared war in Savannah, Georgia. Two weeks after her return from Serenity Island, Betty “Boo” Boorman is expecting retribution from the demon hunters at any moment. They have remained quiet so far, but the ghosts of Savannah, Georgia, have not. A series of violent hauntings all have similarities to past cases The …
REVIEW by Jena: Fever Moon: The Fear Dorcha by Karen Marie Moning (@KarenMMoning)
In Fever Moon, we meet the most ancient and deadly Unseelie ever created, the Fear Dorcha. For eons, he’s traveled worlds with the Unseelie king, leaving behind him a path of mutilation and destruction. Now he’s hunting Dublin, and no one Mac loves is safe. Dublin is a war zone. The walls between humans …
REVIEW by Laurie: Undercover Alliance (Confederacy Treaty #3) by Lilly Cain (@urbanfantasyrev)
Sarina is scarred. Her L’inar, the curving nerve lines that enable Inarrii to experience their full sexuality, were severed in battle and she can no longer reach completion. Until she accepts a job as bodyguard to the human ambassador John Bennings, and is astonished to discover that they share a mental bond—a mirrored pathway of …
REVIEW by Beth: Death Makes the Cut by Janice Hamrick – Release Date 7/17/12 (@bunnybetha)
The first bell of the new school year hasn’t even rung, and Texas high school teacher Jocelyn Shore is already at the scene of a murder. Friend and fellow teacher Fred Argus has been found dead on campus, and it isn’t long before the annoying, albeit attractive, Austin police detective Colin Gallagher uncovers evidence that Fred …
REVIEW by Jena: The Dead Girls’ Dance (Morganville Vampires #2) by Rachel Caine (@rachelcaine)
Claire has her share of challenges. Like being a genius in a school that favors beauty over brains; homicidal girls in her dorm, and finding out that her college town is overrun with the living dead. On the up side, she has a new boyfriend with a vampire-hunting dad. But when a local fraternity throws …
REVIEW by Laurie: Crimson Midnight by Amos Cassidy (@urbanfantasyrev)
Rose wants excitement, bright lights and late nights, but she gets more than she bargained for when she swaps her wholesome country life for the hustle and bustle of London. The city night is home to hungry shadows, eager to consume her. Rose discovers there is more to this world than what the mundane eye …
REVIEW by Jena: Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires #1) by Rachel Caine (@rachelcaine)
Welcome to Morganville, Texas. Just don’t stay out after dark. College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation, where the popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school’s social scene: somewhere less than zero. When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old house where she finds a …
REVIEW by Alicia: Ghost Of A Threat (Betty Boo #1) by Beth Dolgner (@BethDolgner , @mamaxsix)
Normal young women go on dates on Saturday nights. Paranormal investigator Betty “Boo” Boorman goes on ghost hunts in Savannah, Georgia, America’s most haunted city. She’s more comfortable around ghosts than guys, anyway. A violent haunting forces Betty to team up with her rival ghost hunter, the arrogant Carter Lansford. When the violence is turned …
REVIEW by Jena: The Vampire Underground (Grisly High #1) by Brian Rowe (@mrbrianrowe)
16-year-old Brin Skar hates everything to do with the supernatural, so the obsessive film geek isn’t happy when she discovers that her junior year Film class at Grisly High is devoted to the horror genre. She’s even more disconcerted when she learns that six groups in the class will be writing and directing their very …
REVIEW by Jena: Once Burned (Night Prince #1) by Jeaniene Frost (@Jeaniene_Frost)
After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person’s darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude…until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to …
REVIEW by Alicia: Wired by Douglas E Richards (@mamaxsix)
Kira Miller is a brilliant genetic engineer who discovers how to temporarily achieve savant-like capabilities in all areas of thought and creativity. But what if this transcendent level of intelligence brings with it a ruthless megalomania? David Desh left the special forces after his team was brutally butchered in Iran. Now he has been reactivated …
REVIEW by Tynisha: Once Burned (Night Prince #1) by Jeaniene Frost (@Jeaniene_Frost)
After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person’s darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude…until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to …
REVIEW by Jena: The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) by Richelle Mead (@RichelleMead)
Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world of Palm Springs, California. The students–children of the wealthy and powerful–carry on with their lives in blissful ignorance, while Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian must do everything in their power to …
REVIEW by Dolly: XO (A Kathryn Dance Novel) by Jeffery Deaver (@JefferyDeaver , @Fidget78)
COUNTRY-POP INGÉNUE Kayleigh Towne’s career is just reaching new heights with her huge hit single “Your Shadow”—but increased fame is also bringing unwanted attention. An innocent exchange with one of her fans, signed with an “XO,” leads Kayleigh into the dangerous and terrifying realm of obsession. Edwin Sharp thinks Kayleigh’s songs contain messages that speak …
REVIEW by Alicia: Between Worlds (Rite of Passage Trilogy Book 1) by Amanda Zabski
Jamie Nevin struggles with her identity as much as any sixteen-year-old girl. Well, maybe a little more. Jamie just discovered that she is not human—at least not exactly. The child of a doomed union between a noble of the Unseelie Court and a Seelie Fae, Jamie has been raised by her mother hidden away from …
REVIEW by Dolly: Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews , @Fidget78)
When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its wake. Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living …
REVIEW by Jena: Rapture (Fallen Series #4) by Lauren Kate (@laurenkatebooks)
The sky is dark with wings. . . . Like sand through an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past, they must find the place where the angels fell to earth. Dark forces are after them, and Daniel doesn’t know if he can do this—live only …
REVIEW by Heather: Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater (@RhiannonFrater , @_Shoe_Girl_)
Picking up where The First Days ends, Fighting to Survive features the further zombie-killing, civilization-saving adventures of a pair of sexy, kick butt heroines and the men who love them. A hundred or so survivors of the zombie plague have found tenuous safety in the walled off center of a small Texas town. Now the …
EXCERPT: Karen Marie Moning Releases Excerpt From Iced (@KarenMMoning)
This past Thursday, Karen Marie Moning gave us Fever series fans a little taste of Iced, the first installment in the Fever / Dani O’Malley spinoff trilogy.
REVIEW by Jena: Fair Game (Alpha & Omega #3) by Patricia Briggs (@mercys_garage)
They say opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son-and enforcer-of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant alpha. While Anna, an omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind. Now that the werewolves have revealed themselves to humans, …
REVIEW by Jena: Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega #2) by Patricia Briggs (@mercys_garage)
Mated to werewolf Charles Cornick, the son—and enforcer—of the leader of the North American werewolves, Anna Latham now knows how dangerous being a werewolf is, especially when a werewolf who opposes Charles and his father is struck down. Charles’s reputation makes him the prime suspect and the penalty for the crime is execution. Now …
REVIEW by Jena: Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega #1) by Patricia Briggs (@mercys_garage)
Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind of werewolf: an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves …
REVIEW by Jena: Alpha & Omega from On The Prowl (Alpha & Omega Prequel) by Patricia Briggs (@Mercys_Garage)
On The Prowl is an anthology of sorts that features Alpha & Omega, the prequel to the Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs. The werewolf Anna finds a new sense of self when the son of the werewolf king comes to town to quell unrest in the Chicago pack- and inspires a power in …
FANFICTION REVIEW by Jena: Werewolf Moon (Little Wolf Series #1) by VicVega66 (@fangreadersLJ)
Lysene Nexus has never lived by anyone’s rules, human or werewolf. As a sister of the mountain pack, she has always lived on the wild side. A fatal mistake one full moon results in her being sent to live in Shreveport and suffer the less than tender mercies of Eric Northman, the vampire Sherriff of …
REVIEW by Jena: One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress Series #6) by Jeaniene Frost (@jeaniene_frost)
Having narrowly averted an (under)world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans’ voodoo queen just keeps on giving-leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit.
REVIEW by Dolly: Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood – Release Date 8/7/2012 (@juliegarwood)
When FBI agent Grayson Kincaid first encounters Olivia MacKenzie, she makes quite an impression. The beautiful, tough, young attorney has stumbled into the middle of an FBI sting operation and has reduced it to chaos. Months of surveillance and careful planning down the drain, Kincaid’s partner is furious and lets Olivia know that she’s ticked …
REVIEW by Jena: This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress Series #5) by Jeaniene Frost (@jeaniene_frost)
Danger waits on both sides of the grave. Half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones have fought for their lives, as well as for their relationship. But just when they’ve triumphed over the latest battle, Cat’s new and unexpected abilities threaten to upset a long-standing balance . . . With the mysterious disappearance of …
REVIEW by Jena: Destined For an Early Grave (Night Huntress Series #4) by Jeaniene Frost (@jeaniene_frost)
Her deadly dreams leave her in grave danger Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six years ago, they’ve fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful Master vampire, and pledged their devotion with a blood bond. Now it’s time for a vacation. But their hopes for a perfect Paris holiday are …
REVIEW by Jena: The Substitute by Holly Barrington
“The Substitute” is set in an alternate Britain, where Vampires and Mortals co-exist more or less in harmony. However, that may soon be about to change . . . Emily Brown starts her new job at Pathway Software, and at first everything goes well. She makes new friends there and her bosses are impressed so …
REVIEW by Jena: At Grave’s End (Night Huntress Series #3) by Jeaniene Frost (@Jeaniene_Frost)
Some things won’t stay buried…at grave’s end. It should be the best time of half-vampire Cat Crawfield’s life. With her undead lover Bones at her side, she’s successfully protected mortals from the rogue undead. But though Cat’s worn disguise after disguise to keep her true identity a secret from the brazen bloodsuckers, her cover’s finally …
TRAILER: Jeaniene Frost’s ‘Once Burned’ Book Trailer – Release Date 6/26/12 (@jeaniene_frost)
Now that I am up to my eyebrows in the Night Huntress series, I am SUPER excited about the release of Once Burned – a spin off series for one of my favorite characters from said series. I cant wait!! Here’s a book trailer from Jeaniene’s site! Read on for more info on Once …
REVIEW by Dolly: The Risk Agent by Ridley Pearson – Release Date 6/19/12 (@RidleyPearson , @Fidget78)
A Chinese national working for an American-owned construction company is grabbed off the streets of Shanghai in broad daylight. His one-man security detail goes missing as well. Rutherford Risk, the company’s international security contractor, specializes in negotiation for and recovery of kidnapped hostages. Private investigation is illegal in today’s China. Operating within her borders is …
REVIEW by Justin: False Memory by Dean Koontz (@crankrecords)
It’s a fear more paralyzing than falling. More terrifying than absolute darkness. More horrifying than anything you can imagine. It’s the one fear you cannot escape, no matter where you run…no matter where you hide. It’s the fear of yourself. It’s real. It can happen to you. And facing it can be deadly. Fear for …
REVIEW by Jena: One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress Series #2) by Jeaniene Frost (@jeaniene_frost)
You can run from the grave, but you can’t hide. Half-vampire Cat Crawfield is now Special Agent Cat Crawfield, working for the government to rid the world of the rogue undead. She’s still using everything Bones, her sexy and dangerous ex, taught her. But when Cat is targeted for assassination, the only man who can …
REVIEW by Jena: Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress Series #1) by Jeaniene Frost (@jeaniene_frost_)
Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of these deadbeats is her father–the one responsible for ruining her mother’s life. Then she’s captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, and is forced into an unholy partnership. In exchange for finding her father, Cat agrees to train with the …