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 Jena: The Blood of Cowards by Matt Cole
The vampire, Lazarus Kalon, is on his way back to Atlanta to liberate his treasure before the city falls to Sherman’s army.  Sick from a prolonged thirst, Lazarus, encounters three rebel deserters in the Appalachians.  The vampire anti-hero closes in on the deserters, intending only to feed his thirst. Yet, Lazarus is soon overcome by a supernatural awareness …
REVIEW by Beth : The Doorknob Society (Doorknob Society Saga #1) by MJ Fletcher (@fletch125 , @bunnybetha)
Chloe Mastersâs world changes in a heartbeat and all she did was touch a doorknob. Illusions are part of Chloeâs everyday life, her father being a renowned magician, but how do you make sense of traveling through dimensions with the touch of a doorknob? Thereâs much for her to learn at the Paladin Academy, a …
REVIEW by Jena: Abode of the Damned by Matt Cole
The last thing Cole Sunger remembers is the trap door creaking open beneath his feet on the gallows of Arkwood Penitentiary. Now, Cole is awake â aware – in a frighteningly dark realm populated by demonic creatures. Utterly bewildered by his dark supernatural locale, Cole allies himself with two other damned souls, Clancy and Lucy …
BLOG TOUR BOOK BLAST AND EXCERPT: Ember’s Curse (Prime Wolf #1) by Gena D Lutz (@GenaDLutz)
For Prime-Werewolf Ember Stilwell, life has been far from normal. Decades ago, a vengeful Witch cursed her Pack, leaving the women of her line incapable of feeling love. When an organized group of immortal killers begin to stalk and capture wolves from her pack, she sets out on a path fraught with danger. Just when …
REVIEW by Dolly: Shadow Woman by Linda Howard (@fidget78)
Lizette Henry wakes up one morning and makes a terrifying discovery: She doesnât recognize the face she sees in the mirror. She remembers what she looks like, but her reflection is someone elseâs. 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 Heather: The Accidental Bride (Summer Island #2) by Christina Skye
When her friends order her to take a vacation, successful chef Jilly O’Hara is less than enthused. She may be overworked, but a trip to the mountains is not her idea of fun. Especially when she’s roped into an outrageous scheme to pose as a happy brideâall to fulfill the kindly resort owner’s dreams of …
REVIEW by Lorna : Pale Immortal (Pale Immortal #1) by Anne Frasier (@Mollykatie112)
The sleepy town of Tuonela, Wisconsin, is known for one thing: the killer who stalked its streets one hundred years ago, drinking the blood of his victims. And when the drained corpse of a young girl is found, the citizens fear their past has risen from the grave–and point their fingers at one man…. Evan …
REVIEW by Heather: Haunted on Bourbon Street (Jade Calhoun #1) by Deanna Chase (@writerdeanna , @_shoe_girl_)
Jade loves her new apartment–until a ghost joins her in the shower. When empath Jade Calhoun moves into an apartment above a strip bar on Bourbon Street, she expects life to get interesting. What she doesn’t count on is making friends with an exotic dancer, attracting a powerful spirit, and developing feelings for Kane, her …
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 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 defusedâvampires and werewolves become human again, and witches canât get out so much as a âhocus pocus.â This special skill makes her a null and very valuable to Los Angelesâs three most powerful magical communities, who …
REVIEW by Lorna: The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen (@jessfallenstar , @Mollykatie112)
There are those who donât get luck handed to them on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who donât get saved. Luck was not on Callieâs side the day of her twelfth birthday when everything was stolen from her. After itâs all over, she locks up her …
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 Heather: My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr (@RCarrWriter , @_Shoe_Girl_)
The Riordan brothers may have a reputation for being rough-and-tumble, but Patrick has always been the gentle, sweet-natured one. These days, his easygoing manner is being tested by his high-octane career as a navy pilot. But for the Riordan brothers, when the going gets toughâŠthe tough find the love of a good woman. Except the …
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 sheâs faced great evil, found some of the answers sheâs been looking …
REVIEW by Lorna: Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich (@janetevanovich , @Mollykatie112)
After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnieâs 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 Trentonâs premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now itâs on …
REVIEW by Dolly: A Different Witch (Modern Witch #5) by Debora Geary (@fidget78)
Witch Central welcomes everyone. Or does it? Twenty months ago, Jamie and Lauren crashed a coven meeting in Chicago – a visit they barely remember. Â For Beth Landler, it was the moment that fractured her circle and awakened her need for an entirely different kind of magic. The kind only found in Witch Central. …
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 Charleyâs 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 Charleyâs 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 Heather: On Dublin Street by Samantha Young (@syoungsfauthor , @_shoe_girl_)
Four years ago, Jocelyn Butler left her tragic past behind in the States and started over in Edinburgh. Burying the grief, ignoring her demons, and forging ahead without any real attachments has worked well for her so far but when Joss moves into a fantastic apartment on Dublin Street, her carefully guarded world is shaken …
REVIEW by CC: Here I Go Again by Jen Lancaster (@altgeldsâhrugged, @RestlessRâeader)
Hilarious new fiction from the New York Times bestselling author of Bitter Is the New Black and If You Were Here . Twenty years after ruling the halls of her suburban Chicago high school, Lissy Ryder doesn’t understand why her glory days ended. Back then, she was worshipped…beloved…feared. Present day, not so much. She’s been …
REVIEW by CC: Taken by Charlotte Abel (@charlottâe_abel, @RestlessRâeader)
Bound by love and magic. Betrayed by those they trust. Not everyone survives. Gasp-out-loud action, heart-pounding romance and an OMG ending that leaves you hungry for the next book.
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 Lorna : The Last Victim by Karen Robards (@TheKarenRobards , @Mollykatie112)
Dr. Charlotte Stone sees what others do not. A sought-after expert in criminal pathology, Charlie regularly sits face-to-face with madmen. Obsessed with learning what makes human monsters commit terrible crimes, Charlie desires little else from lifeâno doubt because when she was sixteen, she herself survived a serial killerâs bloodbath: A man butchered the family of …
REVIEW by Heather: The Ghost and the Graveyard by Genevieve Jack (@Genevieve_Jack , @_Shoe_Girl_)
Life is full of difficult decisions! Left destitute by an unscrupulous ex-boyfriend, Grateful Knight takes her father up on his offer to live rent-free in a house he hasn’t been able to sell. Desperate to make a new start, Grateful tries to overlook the propertyâs less desirable features, like the graveyard that stretches to her …
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 â Release Date 1/3/2013 (@Lori_Sjoberg , @_shoe_girl_)
Heâs handsome, reliable, and punctualâthe perfect gentleman when you want him to be. But this dream man is Deathâs best agentâand now heâs got more than his soul to lose⊠One act of mercy before dying was all it took to turn soldier David Anderson into a reaperâan immortal who guides souls-of-untimely-death into the afterlife. …
REVIEW By Lorna: Fall From Grace by Christine Zolendz (@ChristineZo , @Mollykatie112)
I’m finally home after struggling through my brother’s illness and death. But, home is definitely a bit different. My best friend (the only person alive now that knows my secret) has a new boyfriend; and he has a friend. Shane Maxton: bad boy, tattooed rock god, eye candy extraordinaire. He is also New York City’s …
REVIEW by Heather: Just Down the Road by Jodi Thomas (@JodiThomas , @_shoe_girl_)
Harmony, Texas, is a place where dreams are born. As the townspeople face unexpected endings and new beginnings, they also come face to face with themselvesâand whatâs most important in life… When Tinch Turner lost his wife, he gave up on living. Now he spends his nights brooding, boozing, and brawling. When one of his …
REVIEW by Lorna: The Soul’s Mark: Found by Ashley Stoyanoff (@Mollykatie112)
Anxious to leave her destructive past behind, Amelia Caldwell moves to Willowberg, excited for a fresh start. Once there, she discovers that her birthmark is more than it seems. She has been marked by a vampire’s soul. Not only does she hold his soul, but Amelia is also his soulmate. After almost a century of …
REVIEW by Heather: Last Chance Christmas by Hope Ramsay (@HopeRamsay , @_shoe_girl_)
Dear Reader, I’ve been wishing for a miracle for my oldest boy, Stone, and this Christmas my prayers might just be answered!Her name is Lark, and she’s here in Last Chance, looking into her father’s past-and stirring up a whole mess of trouble without meaning to. As the chief of police, Stone sure has his …
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.
BLOG TOUR REVIEW, GIVEAWAY AND PROMO: Kindred by (Night School Vampire Hunter Trilogy #2) by Michelle Cornwell-Jordan (@mcjordan37)
Angel and her friends at Ame Academy, a boarding school for preternatural and humans are back, and they are preparing for battle against the dark forces that kidnapped Angelâs younger brother Jordan. Angel had recently discovered that she was a Hunter and that she alone has a special weapon against her enemies; her blood, which …
REVIEW by CC: Pivot Point by Kasie West (@KasieWest, @RestlessReader)
Knowing the outcome doesnât always make a choice easier . . . Addison Colemanâs life is one big âWhat if?â As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. Itâs the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addieâs parents ambush …
BLOG TOUR REVIEW AND GUEST POST: His Black Wings by Astrid Yrigollen (@AstridYrigollen)
Claren Maidstone has been forced to flee her childhood home after the death of her parents and a vicious assault from a sadistic young man who intends to marry her. Claren changes her identity and finds employment as an assistant to the handsome Fredrick Lowood, a generous yet mysterious benefactor. However, she soon finds out his …
REVIEW by Heather: Venom (Elemental Assassin #3) by Jennifer Estep (@Jennifer_Estep , @_shoe_girl_)
What kind of assassin works pro bono? Itâs 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. Iâm 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 canât help but wonder what Cookieâs 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 Ginâs 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 Ginâs 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 Heather: The Prince (Original Sinners #3) by Tiffany Reisz (@tiffanyreisz , @_shoe_girl_)
Two worlds of wealth and passion call to Nora Sutherlin and, whichever one she chooses, it will be the hardest decision she will ever have to make. Unless someone makes it for her⊠Wes Railey is the object of Nora’s tamest yet most maddening fantasies, and the one man she can’t forget. He’s young. He’s …
REVIEW by CC: Avow (The Archers of Avalon #3) by Chelsea Fine (@ChelseaFine, @RestlessReader)
Scarlet remembers. Everything. Her past lives, Tristan, Gabriel, Nate: she remembers it all–including how to get to the Fountain of Youth. But time is running out. Heather and Gabriel have been kidnapped by Raven, while the curse that has plagued Scarlet and Tristan for centuries has shifted, putting the star-crossed lovers in more danger than …
REVIEW by Heather: The Demon Lover by Juliet Dark (@_shoe_girl_)
Since accepting a teaching position at remote Fairwick College in upstate New York, Callie McFay has experienced the same disturbingly erotic dream every night: A mist enters her bedroom, then takes the shape of a virile, seductive stranger who proceeds to ravish her in the most toe-curling, wholly satisfying ways possible. Perhaps these dreams are …
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 fiancĂ©, 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.
BLOG TOUR REVIEW: Beguiled by Rashelle Workman (@ginnylurcock)
Venus has become immortal, just as she always wanted. In the process she hurt Zaren, lost Michael, and destroyed her family. At least that’s what she believed. Turns out Ramien, the god of her planets’ underworld, has her parents, and Michael. To save them, Venus makes a deal. She must complete three trials. They seem …
REVIEW by CC: Enchantment by Charlotte Abel (@charlotte_abel, @RestlessReader)
Sixteen year old Channie Kerns leads an idyllic life of seclusion and magic deep in the Ozark Mountains … until her family is forced to flee for their lives. They leave everything and everyone behind to start over in Louisville, Colorado. Magic is forbidden while they are in hiding, but Channie can’t resist the temptation …
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 …
NEWS: Excerpt From Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson #7) by Patricia Briggs Released! (@mercys_garage)
That’s right, kids! Yesterday, Mike Briggs (Patricia’s husband) released a little piece of Frost Burned for us! CLICK HERE TO READ THE EXCERPT!
BLOG TOUR REVIEW: Volcanoes (Grace Murphy #3) by Nicole Hamlett
Be careful what you ask of Fate – sometimes she gives it to you. When we last saw our heroine, she’d watched her faithful pet rip off her new best friend’s head to save her son’s life and Atlantis was rising from the depths. Now, Grace Murphy is back in the third installment of the …
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: Amber Lynn Natusch & Shannon Morton’s Tempted By Evil Blog Tour (@AmberLNatusch , @RedHeadsRead)
A sheltered girl. The perfect boy. A mysterious stranger. Random messages delivering a sobering prophecy plague Aspen’s existence. With every curious encounter, her sanity wavers further. Before long, Aspen finds herself balancing the fate of humanity on her shoulders, until a single act turns her world upside down. She finds herself alone, isolated from those …
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 sheâs thought that everything was perfect; her world. Her people. The Law. But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, …
BLOG HOP & GIVEAWAY: Avon Addicts Blog Hop â My Addiction (@avonbooks)
Ahh, welcome to the Avon Addicts Blog Hop! This was something that kind of happened by accident. Well, all of it happened by accident. The beginning sounds like a nice place to start so letâs go there. Wink wink.
REVIEW by CC: Forbidden Life (Forbidden #3) by Kimberly Kinrade (@KimberlyKinrade, @RestlessReader)
The road to redemption begins in darkness. A sinister force waits for them in darkness, ready to devour their powers and take their lives. Sam’s baby is the key to a lock that must never be opened. To keep her child safe, Sam will do anything. Drake might have found a way to get his …
REVIEW by CC: Tempted by Evil (Light & Shadow #1) by Amber Lynn Natusch & Shannon Morton (@redheadsâread, @AmberLNatâusch, @RestlessRâeader)
A sheltered girl. The perfect boy. A mysterious stranger. Random messages delivering a sobering prophecy plague Aspen’s existence. With every curious encounter, her sanity wavers further. Before long, Aspen finds herself balancing the fate of humanity on her shoulders, until a single act turns her world upside down. She finds herself alone, isolated from those …
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 itâs her job to convince them to âgo into the light.â 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 …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY: Dannika Dark’s Impulse (Mageri Series #3) (@DannikaDark)
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 Matt: The Immortal Prince (Tide Lords #1) By Jennifer Fallon (@JenniferFallon, @MattALarkin)
When a routine hanging goes wrong and a murderer somehow survives the noose, the man announces he is an immortal. And not just any immortal, but Cayal, the Immortal Prince, hero of legend, thought to be only a fictional character. To most he is a figure out of the Tide Lord Tarot, the only record left …
REVIEW by Jena: Iced (Dani O’Malley #1) by Karen Marie Moning (@KarenMMoning)
The year is 1 AWCâAfter the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. Itâs a war zone out there, and no two days are alike. Iâm Dani OâMalley, the chaos-filled streets of Dublin are my home, and thereâs no place Iâd rather be. Â Dani âMegaâ OâMalley plays by her own set of …
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 Charleyâs 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 CC: Forbidden Fire (Forbidden #2) by Kimberly Kinrade (@KimberlyKinrade, @RestlessReader)
She escaped, but sheâll never be free. âTime held no meaning as my mind darted in and out of memories. Past and present collided to create a full-sensory collage out of my life: playing hide-n-seek with my best friends Lukeâwho always cheated by walking through walls when he was about to be caughtâand Lucy; Mr. …
Review by CC: Forbidden Mind (Forbidden #1) by Kimberly Kinrade (@KimberlyKinrade, @RestlessReader)
She reads minds. He controls minds. Together, they might get out alive. 49% of Americans believe their government officials are honest. I don’t know these officials, or their supporters, but I know their secrets, and 49% of Americans are wrong. My employers pay me well to be right, to know things others can’t. But I …
REVIEW by Jena: Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels World #1) by Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews , @GordonSm3)
Some people have everything figured out â 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 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 Tynisha: Bound By Law (Men of Honor #2) by S.E. Jakes (@authorsejakes , @paraitchreviews)
The one man he can’t forget is the one whose memories could destroy them all. After the one man he trusted disappeared, it took Law Connor ten years to take a chance on another relationship. Trouble is, right about the time he’s finally ready to let go of the past, the past stages a hostile …
REVIEW by Eryn: Hidden (House of Night #10) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (@RJBags19)
Neferetâs 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 theyâll need it, because Neferetâs 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 â 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 …
REVIEW by Jena: Bossypants by Tina Fey (@tinafey)
Before Liz Lemon, before “Weekend Update,” before “Sarah Palin,” Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen …
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 Mapmakerâs 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 Beth: The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty (@bunnybetha)
Ellen OâFarrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. Itâs a nice life, except for her tumultuous relationship history. Sheâs stoic about it, but at this point, Ellen wouldn’t mind a lasting one. When she meets Patrick, sheâs optimistic. Heâs attractive, single, employed, and best …
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 Laneâs 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, sheâs your perfectly ordinary twenty-first-century woman. Or so she thinksâŠuntil something extraordinary happens. When her sister is murdered, leaving a single clue to her deathâa 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 â Released TODAY! (@amberlnatusch)
âI 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 Eryn: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (@RJBags19)
This gripping historical novel is based on the true story of Eyam, the “Plague Village,” in the rugged mountain spine of England. In 1666, a tainted bolt of cloth from London carries bubonic infection to this isolated settlement of shepherds and lead miners. A visionary young preacher convinces the villagers to seal themselves off in …
REVIEW by Eryn: Capitol Hell By Jayne J. Jones and Alicia M. Long (@capitolhell , @rjbags19)
When recent college graduate Allison Amundson, a small town girl from South Dakota, lands the highly sought after job of scheduler to the newly-elected and rising star of the United States Senate, Senator Anders McDermott III, she thinks she is on the fast track to success. However, she quickly learns that crazy co-workers, a high …
REVIEW by Charity: Master of Crows by Grace Draven (@gracedraven , @plantingmoon)
What would you do to win your freedom? This is the question that sets bondwoman, Martise of Asher, on a dangerous path. In exchange for her freedom, she bargains with her masters, the mage-priests of Conclave, to spy on the renegade sorcerer, Silhara of Neith. The priests want Martise to expose the sorcerer’s treachery and …
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: 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 …
REVIEW by Jena: Nine Lives of an Urban Panther (Urban Panther #3) by Amanda Arista – Released 8/21/12 (@pantherista)
Violet Jordanâs 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 âthirty-ishâ 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 …
GUEST POST: We Can Be Heroes Blog Tour by Scott Fitzgerald Gray
One of the biggest problems with being a writer is being a writer, and I donât mean that in the sense of our average income. Being a writer requires one to nurture and hone a certain frame of mind capable of rendering the raw potential of story into words, crafting a complex weave of verbal …
REVIEW by Beth: Under the Banana Moon by Kimberly Gerry-Tucker
To Kim Tucker, solidly in the Asperger’s section of the autism spectrum, the colors blue and green and gray are not just colors, but rather whole worlds of iridescent life. Likewise, to say that Under the Banana Moon is full of laughter and love and heartbreak is to only scratch the surface. Growing up, Kim …
REVIEW by Laurie: The Sweet Scent of Blood (Spellcrackers #1) by Suzanne McLeod (@Suzanne_McLeod , @urbanfantasyrev))
Genevieve Taylor is a Sidhe – one of the noble fae – and she’s unusual, even in present-day London where celebrity vampires, eccentric goblins and scheming lesser fae mix freely with the human population. Genny is a rising star at Spellcrackers.com, where she finds the M’ in magic – and that invariably leads to mischief, …
REVIEW by Jena: Outlaw Among Us by Nathan Dodge â 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 …
REVIEW by Eryn: The City of Lost Souls (Mortal Instruments #5) by Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare , @rjbags19)
Can the lost be reclaimed? What price is too high to pay for love? Who can be trusted when sin and salvation collide? Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.
REVIEW by Jena: Dead(ish) by Naomi Kramer (@nomesquefiction)
Lindaâs 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 wonât tell her what he did with her body, and she canât find the stupid thing herself. Thereâs only one thing she can do …
REVIEW by Beth: Otherkin (Otherkin #1) by Nina Berry
Sixteen-year-old Desdemona Gray doesn’t even bother with crushes on cute boys now that she’s forced to wear a hard plastic back brace all day. What guy would want to literally have to knock on a girl to be let in? So she squashes down every impossible desire until an uber-awkward brush with a boy brings …