Someone was feeling incredibly ambitious today! Dynamite dropped four press releases today for the urban fantasy nerd in me, but only two of them really rocked my world. First on the docket, a brand new, all original Mercy Thompson graphic novel from the brilliant UF mastermind Patricia Briggs! Second on the docket is two, YES, …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Lorna : Tasagalt – Cross of the South (Arash #3) by Elke Schuster (@Mollykatie112)
He is evil and cruel, killing humans as well as immortal Arash in cold blood, yet an invisible bond seems to link Livia to Eamon. She seems to have it all, but the search for her mother Rebecca sets disastrous events in motion. Suddenly it’s Livia who guards dark secrets, who hides the truth from …
REVIEW by Lorna : Aqua by M.A. George (@Proximityauthor , @Mollykatie112)
Meet Layla McKelland: Novelist (unpublished, but cut her some slack…seventeen is a bit early to despair), Slightly neurotic introvert (Alright, let’s be honest…there’s no “slightly” about it), International Woman of Mystery, and… Okay, just scratch the bio. The only real “mystery” in Layla’s life is why her father has never been on the scene. Or …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW: Hunger (Vampire Realm #8) by Felicity Heaton – RELEASE 5/7 (@FelicityHeaton , @CNicholsbooks)
Betrayed by one of her own and turned into a vampire, hunter Eve is consumed by her hunger for vengeance and has spent five years surviving hell, driven to take the life of the man she once loved. But just as she is about to close in on the hunter-turned-vampire, an event is set in …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Lorna: Ghouls Rush In (Peyton Clark #1) by H.P. Mallory – RELEASED YESTERDAY! (@HPMallory,@Mollykatie112)
Do you believe in love after life? Looking for a fresh start, Peyton Clark becomes the proud owner of a piece of New Orleans history: an Antebellum-era two-story house in the Garden District. It’s going to take time and a fat wallet to restore the fixer-upper to its former glory, but after her recent divorce, …
REVIEW by Jena: The Liberator (Dante Walker #2) by Vicoria Scott (@VictoriaScottYA)
Dante has a shiny new cuff wrapped around his ankle, and he doesn’t like that mess one bit. His new accessory comes straight from Big Guy himself and marks the former demon as a liberator. Despite his gritty past and bad boy ways, Dante Walker has been granted a second chance. When Dante is given …
REVIEW by Lorna: Death's Daughter (Realm Walker #2) by Kathleen Collins (@Kathy_Collins, @Mollykatie112)
Juliana Norris, Realm Walker with the Agency, is an Altered. A fact that she runs up against every time she’s forced to work with human police officers, and their species-ist commissioner, on cases they can’t solve themselves. Which happens more than they would like to admit. Her gift—the quality that makes her the best Realm …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Lorna: Circle of Desire (Damask Circle #3) by Keri Arthur (@kezarthur,@Mollykatie112)
A TEMPTING FATE Two children have been found dead, their souls torn from their bodies. Two more are missing, and Ethan Morgan’s niece is one of them. A dedicated cop, Ethan has every intention not only of bringing her back alive but of catching the monster behind these kidnappings. And he will use anyone and …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Lorna: Tethered Wings (Hidden Wings #3) by Cameo Renae – RELEASED 3/21!! (@CameoRenae, @Mollykatie112)
Back from their quest into the Underworld, with the threat of Lucian hanging over head, Emma is faced with yet another problem—the Immortal Bond. The bond surpasses any reason and is something so complex, not much is known about it. Once an Immortal Bond is made, it is forever. A conjoining of two fated hearts, …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Jena: Night Broken (Mercy Thompson #8) by Patricia Briggs – Released 3/11! (@Mercys_Garage)
An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from a stalker. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about …
REVIEW by Lorna: Immortal Lies (Tybalt Jones) by S.L. Gray (@wordsofgray, @Mollykatie112)
“Being a vampire isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Anyone who tells you otherwise is prowling for a snack.” Tybalt Jones is not your typical creature of the night. He prefers Havana shirts to capes and his “sidekick” is a curvy faerie girl. Not a hunchback in sight. He’s been out of the vampire …
REVIEW by Lorna: Blood From a Silver Cross (Kat Redding #4) by E.S.Moore (@Mollykatie112)
Trust is a dangerous business. Some people still call Kat Redding by her hunter name: Lady Death. But she’s not eager to see more violence brought to her doorstep. The neverending tide of hungry supes and vicious humans doesn’t change the math—sooner or later Kat’s one-vamp battle against the nightmares that infest Columbus is going …
REVIEW by CC: Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by: Kim Harrison (@RestlessReader)
Creatures of the night gather in the Hollows of Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party, and to feed. Vampires rule. Bounty hunter and witch, Rachel Morgan keeps that world civilized. With serious sex appeal and an attitude, she’ll bring ’em back alive, dead, or undead.
REVIEW by Jena: Up From the Grave (Night Huntress #7) by Jeaniene Frost (@jeaniene_frost , @avonbooks)
The Grave Ends Here. Lately, life has been unnaturally calm for vampires Cat Crawfield and her husband Bones. They should have known better than to relax their guard, because a shocking revelation sends them back into action to stop an all-out war… A rogue CIA agent is involved in horrifying secret activities that threaten to …
REVIEW by Lorna: My Blood Approves (My Blood Approves #1) by Amanda Hocking (@amanda_hocking, @Mollykatie112)
Seventeen-year-old Alice Bonham’s life feels out of control after she meets Jack. With his fondness for pink Chuck Taylors and New Wave hits aside, Jack’s unlike anyone she’s ever met. Then she meets his brother, Peter. His eyes pierce through her, and she can barely breathe when he’s around. Even though he can’t stand the …
REVIEW by Jena: Watcher of the Dark (Jeremiah Hunt #3) by Joseph Nassise
PLEASE NOTE: THIS REVIEW IS BEING REPOSTED HERE AS IT WAS MISSING FROM A PAST BLOG MIGRATION. THIS POST IS NOT NEW. New Orleans was nearly the death of Jeremiah Hunt, between a too-close brush with the FBI and a chilling, soul-searing journey through the realm of the dead that culminated with a do-or-die confrontation …
BLOG TOUR REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY: Out of Reach (Wanderer Series#1) by Jocelyn Stover (@wandererseries)
You can’t escape who you are, but no one ever stops to explain to you the cost of discovering such knowledge. By the time Gwen learns that her fiery red hair marks her as more than just a bad temper on two legs it’s too late to make a choice. Catapulted into a realm she …
REVIEW by Dolly: Blood Trade (Jane Yellowrock #6) by Faith Hunter – Released 4/2/13 (@hunterfaith , @Fidget78)
Jane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker who’s always up for a fight—even if it means putting her life on the line… The Master of Natchez, Mississippi has a nasty problem on his hands. Rogue vampires—those who follow the Naturaleza and believe that humans should be nothing more than prey to be hunted—are terrorizing his city. …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by Dolly: Dark Nights (Carpathians, Dark Descent, #7 and Dark Dream, #11 ) by Christine Feehan (@FeehanBooks, @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. #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 …
BLOG TOUR REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Wicked Lies (Dark Mission #4.5) by Karina Cooper (@karinacooper)
Jonas Stone has been given his first independent operation: rescue the insurrection leader’s imprisoned grandson from the Mission. Getting the job done means more than getting Danny Granger out-it means staying with him while he heals. Staying too close, for way too long. Danny is everything Jonas isn’t: confident, optimistic, honest–a man to be reckoned …
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 Dolly: Circle of Desire (Circle, #1) by Carla Swafford (@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. She Knew How To Fight But Not To Love … As the top assassin at The Circle, a shadowy group of mercenaries, Olivia St. Vincent can hunt down anyone. She’s been trained since …
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 …
THE AVON AFFAIR AND BLOG TOUR REVIEW: Wicked Lies (Dark Mission #4.5) by Karina Cooper (@karinacooper)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. Jonas Stone has been given his first independent operation: rescue the insurrection leader’s imprisoned grandson from the Mission. Getting the job done means more than getting Danny Granger out-it means staying with him …
REVIEW by Jena: Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson #7) by Patricia Briggs – Released 3/5 (@mercys_garage)
Mercy Thompson’s life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman—the charismatic Alpha of the local werewolf pack—has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy’s life. But on the edges of humanity, what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary …
REVIEW by Dolly: Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson #7) by Patricia Briggs – Released 3/5 (@mercys_garage , @fidget78)
Mercy Thompson’s life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman—the charismatic Alpha of the local werewolf pack—has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy’s life. But on the edges of humanity, what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary …
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 Brandy: Immortal Ever After (Argeneau #18) by Lynsay Sands (@lynsaysands , @avonbooks , @romancebookworm)
A kiss doesn’t mean eternity . . . Valerie Moyer doesn’t believe in vampires—until she is kidnapped by a fanged psychopath! After escaping her bloodthirsty captor, she’s through with creatures of the night. Until she finds herself under the protection of the darkly handsome Anders. Not only is she expected to accept that Anders is …
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 Dolly: Devil’s Bargain (Red Letter Days #1) by Rachel Caine (@rachelcaine , @fidget78)
Jasmine “Jazz” Callender is on the downhill slide to ruin. Once a decorated homicide detective, she’s lost it all: her former partner’s been convicted of murder, she’s been cashiered out, and she’s drinking away what little self-respect she’s got left. But Jazz has a talent for trouble, and somebody knows it. When a mysterious, sexy …
REVIEW by Dolly: The Eldritch Conspiracy (Blood Singer Series, #5 ) by Cat Adams (@CathyClamp , @fidget78)
Celia Graves was once an ordinary human, but those days are long gone. Now she strives to maintain her sanity and her soul while juggling both vampire abilities and the powers of a Siren. Not every bride needs a bridesmaid who can double as a bodyguard. But Celia’s cousin Adriana is no ordinary bride: she’s …
REVIEW by Dolly: Death’s Rival (Jane Yellowrock #5 ) by Faith Hunter (@hunterfaith , @fidget78)
Jane Yellowrock is a shapeshifting skinwalker you don’t want to cross—especially if you’re one of the undead… For a vampire killer like Jane, having Leo Pellisier as a boss took some getting used to. But now, someone is out to take his place as Master Vampire of the city of New Orleans, and is not …
REVIEW by Lorna : Shades of Blood (Jude Magdalyn #3) By L.M. Pruitt (@lmpruitt , @Mollykatie112)
If it’s not one thing, it’s another. Felipe, one of New Orleans’s most infamous–and crazy–vampires is back in town. And to say he’s unhappy is an understatement. Duprees and Williams have to track down Felipe, fast, before he claims any more victims. If that means making a deal with the Devil–otherwise known as St. Germaine–and …
REVIEW by Dolly: House Rules (Chicagoland Vampires #7) by Chloe Neill – Released 2/5 (@chloeneill , @fidget78)
In a city full of vampires, trouble never sleeps. At the tender age of twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she’s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she’ll see her mettle—and her metal—tested like never before. It started …
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 …
BLOG TOUR REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY: Bad Blood (Bad Blood #1) by Ginny Lurcock (@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 Matt: Closer (Mageri Series #3.5) by Dannika Dark (@DannikaDark , @MattALarkin)
Kane never believed in things like fate or karma. Not until the night he took a life. Within the human world is a secret society of immortals and gifted supernaturals. Kane is one of them–a Sensor who experiences emotional energy through touch. But despite his good looks and easy-going personality, Kane lives a solitary life. …
BLOG TOUR GIVEAWAY AND EXCERPT: The Necromancer’s Seduction (Necromancer #1) by Mimi Sebastian (@SebastianMimi)
She has never feared the walking dead. It’s the power required to reanimate the dead that startles her, seduces her. The power that dwells inside her…and is growing. For Professor Ruby Montagne, being a necromancer has brought her nothing but heartache, and she walked away from that part of her life long ago. However, her …
COVER REVEAL: Magic Rises (Kate Daniels #6) by Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews)
I am a day late getting this posted but better late than never! Atlanta is a city plagued by magical problems. Kate Daniels will fight to solve them—no matter the cost. Mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate, Curran, the Beast Lord, are struggling to solve a heartbreaking crisis. Unable to control their beasts, many of …
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 Lorna: Garden of Darkness (Tuonela #2) by Anne Frasier (@MollyKatie112)
Rachel Burton tried to leave, but the killing brought her back. The skinned body was found in the woods, just as Rachel–the town medical examiner–was driving out of Tuonela for good, or so she thought. Now her baby will be born here, and the betrayal of Evan Stroud–the man she’s always loved, the man who …
REVIEW by Dolly: Dream Eyes (Dark Legacy #2) by Jayne Ann Krentz – Released 1/8 (@JayneAnnKrentz , @Fidget78)
The death of her friend and mentor, Evelyn Ballinger, brings psychic counselor Gwen Frazier back to the small town of Wilby, Oregon, and brings back memories she would rather forget. Two years earlier, a killer stalked the members of one of Ballinger’s research studies including Gwen. And though she survived while two others didn’t, Gwen …
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 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. …
NEWS: Excerpt of Jeaniene Frost’s Twice Tempted (Night Prince #2) Released!
I have been waiting every day for this to hit and Jeaniene Frost just posted it to her Facebook page about 15 minutes ago! – Jena CLICK MORE TO READ AN EXCERPT FROM TWICE TEMPTED
REVIEW by Dolly: Dead Spots by Melissa F. Olson (@melissafolson , @fidget78)
Scarlett Bernard knows about personal space: step within ten feet of her, and any supernatural spells or demonic forces are instantly defused—vampires and werewolves become human again, and witches can’t get out so much as a “hocus pocus.” This special skill makes her a null and very valuable to Los Angeles’s three most powerful magical communities, who …
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 Tynisha: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (Charley Davidson #4) by Darynda Jones (@Darynda , @paraitchreviews)
Sometimes being the grim reaper really is, well, grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple of 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 …
REVIEW by Jena: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (Charley Davidson #4) by Darynda Jones (@Darynda)
Sometimes being the grim reaper really is, well, grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple of 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 …
REVIEW by Charity: A Soul For Trouble (Soulbearer Trilogy #1) by Crista McHugh (@crista_mchugh , @PlantingMoon)
When you’re a witch named Trouble, chaos follows… Arden Lesstymine (known to everyone as Trouble) likes attention as much as the next girl, but this is getting ridiculous. When an insane stranger is murdered at the inn where she works, Trouble becomes the next Soulbearer for the disembodied god of chaos, Loku. Yes, it comes …
REVIEW by Jena: Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson #3) by Darynda Jones (@Darynda)
Paranormal private eye. Grim reaper extraordinaire. Whatever. Charley Davidson is back! And she’s drinking copious amounts of caffeine to stay awake because every time she closes her eyes she sees him: Reyes Farrow, the part-human, part-supermodel son of Satan. Granted she did imprison Reyes for all eternity, but how is she supposed to solve a …
REVIEW by Heather: Grave Intentions by Lori Sjoberg – Release Date 1/3/2013 (@Lori_Sjoberg , @_shoe_girl_)
He’s handsome, reliable, and punctual—the perfect gentleman when you want him to be. But this dream man is Death’s best agent—and now he’s got more than his soul to lose… One act of mercy before dying was all it took to turn soldier David Anderson into a reaper—an immortal who guides souls-of-untimely-death into the afterlife. …
REVIEW by Lorna: Burning (Demon Legacy # .5) by J.M. Gregoire (@Mollykatie112)
Lucas was a typical playboy – lots of alcohol and a different girl every night. One woman brought his emotional walls and the beliefs he used to build them crumbling to the ground. Now, an unexpected visitor is going to change both their worlds forever.
REVIEW by Heather: Venom (Elemental Assassin #3) by Jennifer Estep (@Jennifer_Estep , @_shoe_girl_)
What kind of assassin works pro bono? It’s hard to be a badass assassin when a giant is beating the crap out of you. Luckily, I never let pride get in the way of my work. My current mission is personal: annihilate Mab Monroe, the Fire elemental who murdered my family. Which means protecting my …
REVIEW by Heather: Web of Lies (Elemental Assassin #2) by Jennifer Estep (@Jennifer_Estep , @_shoe_girl_)
Curiosity is definitely going to get me dead one of these days. Probably real soon. I’m Gin Blanco. You might know me as the Spider, the most feared assassin in the South. I’m retired now, but trouble still has a way of finding me. Like the other day when two punks tried to rob my popular …
REVIEW by Jena: Second Grave On The Left (Charley Davidson #2) by Darynda Jones (@Darynda)
When Charley is rudely awakened in the middle of the night by her best friend who tells her to get dressed quickly and tosses clothes out of the closet at her, she can’t help but wonder what Cookie’s up to. Leather scrunch boots with a floral miniskirt? Together? Seriously? Cookie explains that a friend of …
REVIEW by Heather: Spider’s Bite (Elemental Assassin #1) by Jennifer Estep (@Jennifer_Estep , @_shoe_girl_)
After Gin’s family was murdered by a Fire elemental when she was thirteen, she lived on the streets and eventually became an assassin to survive. Now, Gin is given an assignment by her handler to rub out an Ashland businessman, but it turns out to be a trap. After Gin’s handler is brutally murdered, she …
REVIEW by Dolly: Urban Shaman (The Walker Papers #1) by C. E. Murphy (@ce_murphy , @fidget78)
Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the unleashed Wild Hunt. No worries. No pressure. Never mind the lack of sleep, the perplexing new talent for healing herself from fatal wounds, or the cryptic, talking coyote who appears in her dreams. And if all that’s …
REVIEW by Dolly: Mortal Ties (World of the Lupi #9 ) by Eileen Wilks (@eileenmwilks , @fidget78)
FBI agent Lily Yu is living at Nokolai Clanhome with her fiancé, lupi Rule Turner, when an intruder penetrates their territory, stealing the prototpye of a magical device the clan hopes will be worth a fortune–if a few bugs can be worked out . . . But the protoytpe can be dangerously erratic, discharging …
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 Jena: A Questionable Client (Kate Daniels Series .05) by Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews)
Ilona Andrews’ story, A Questionable Client, is a prequel to her award-winning Kate Daniels series. In a world beset by magic waves, Kate Daniels works as a mercenary. She is tired, hungry, and there is foul-smelling blood on her boots. All she wants to do is to go home, but when Mercenary Guild offers her …
REVIEW by Jena: First Grave On The Right by Darynda Jones (@Darynda)
Charley Davidson is a part-time private investigator and full-time grim reaper. Meaning, she sees dead people. Really. And it’s her job to convince them to “go into the light.” But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (like murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters …
REVIEW by Matt: Impulse (Mageri Series #3) by Dannika Dark (@DannikaDark , @MattALarkin )
Almost one year ago, a Mage attacked Silver and changed the course of her destiny. Immortals exist, and now she is one of them. Within the dark and supernatural city of Cognito, Silver is living under the watchful eye of her Ghuardian and dating her mortal enemy. Neither man can protect her from a dark …
REVIEW by Charity Impulse (Mageri Series #3) by Dannika Dark (@DannikaDark , @PlantingMoon )
Almost one year ago, a Mage attacked Silver and changed the course of her destiny. Immortals exist, and now she is one of them. Within the dark and supernatural city of Cognito, Silver is living under the watchful eye of her Ghuardian and dating her mortal enemy. Neither man can protect her from a dark …
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. …
COVER REVEAL: Twice Tempted (Night Prince #2) Cover and Blurb Reveal! (@JeanieneFrost)
Oh, ladies!!! I have a present for you!!! I dont know how many of you out there are as excited about this as I am BUT….. JEANIENE FROST RELEASED THE COVER, STEPBACK AND BLURB FOR TWICE TEMPTED!! Here it is!!!! Due to be released on March 26th, 2013, I give you all the cover of …
REVIEW by Jena: Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels World #1) by Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews , @GordonSm3)
Some people have everything figured out — Andrea Nash is not one of those people. After being kicked out of the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, Andrea’s whole existence is in shambles. All she can do is try to put herself back together, something made easier by working for Cutting Edge, a small investigative …
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 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 …
REVIEW by Tynisha: The Ripple Effect (Rhiannon’s Law Series 3) by J. A. Saare (@JASaare , @ParaItchReviews )
There is always a price to pay… Rhiannon Murphy visited the future, witnessed hell on earth and made choices to change things for the greater good. Unfortunately there are consequences for her actions, the penalties for her interference possibly more than she can bear. Determined to sever her debt with a fallen angel, she pushes …
BLOG TOUR INTERVIEW & GIVEAWAY: The Monster Within – Released TODAY!!! (@RayneLola)
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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 Jena: Lifestyles of the Rich and Undead by Katie MacAlister – Released Today (@katiemacalister)
Ladies, be sure to catch our interview with the reclusive, oh-so-sexy Dark One Grayson Soucek, when he talks to our reporter about what it’s like to be one of the Otherworld’s most eligible (and titled!) bachelors. Gray dishes all on what he’s looking for in a permanent blood donor, his turn-ons and turn-offs, and what …