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 …
RANDOMS by Jena: The Perils of Using Stock Images and Cover Clones
There have been a few times over the past year where I have thought about doing this post and I put it off thinking that you all would read it and think I was just picking on authors. That is not the case and I want to get that out right away. I think that …
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 & EXCERPT: Ocean Kills (Ocean Breeze #1) by Jade Hart (@jadehart8)
Ok, folks. Here’s a fun one! Not only is this a cover reveal but you get to vote on which cover gets used! Read on to see the covers!!
RANDOMS by Jena: Jena’s Adventure in Writing a Novel: Part IV
So, before I started writing this post I went back and read Part III of this little series. MAN, has a lot happened since my last update. Well, first I guess there’s that little detail of me being a PUBLISHED AUTHOR.
REVIEW by CC: Forbidden Fire (Forbidden #2) by Kimberly Kinrade (@KimberlyKinrade, @RestlessReader)
She escaped, but she’ll never be free. “Time 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 Luke—who always cheated by walking through walls when he was about to be caught—and 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 …
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 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 …
RANDOMS: Happy 165th Birthday Bram Stoker!
Today marks what would have been Bram Stoker’s 165th birthday! So Happy Birthday to you Mr. Stoker! Without your most famous piece of work, Dracula, we wouldn’t have the likes of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire Mysteries and even the sparkly non-badass vamps of Twilight that serve as so many readers’ very own guilty pleasure. …
COVER REVEAL: Incendiary by Amy Bartol (@Amy_A_Bartol)
We were invited to take part in the cover reveal for Incendiary (a Premonition Series novel) and without further ado…….
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)
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 …
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 …
RANDOMS: My Chat With Kerrelyn Sparks (@avonbooks, @kerrelynsparks)
As I’ve mentioned before, I was lucky enough to get picked for this term of Avon Addicts with Avon Books. Tonight, we had an Shindig video chat with Kerrelyn herself. We talked about everything from publishing to her Love At Stake series and her newest release The Forbidden Lady.
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 …
EXCERPT: Read the First 27 Pages of Iced by Karen Marie Moning (@karenmmoning)
Just caught wind of the fact that this hit the net! Here’s the first 27 pages of ICED (Fever Series Spinoff) by Karen Marie Moning!
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 Beth: The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty (@bunnybetha)
Ellen O’Farrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. It’s a nice life, except for her tumultuous relationship history. She’s stoic about it, but at this point, Ellen wouldn’t mind a lasting one. When she meets Patrick, she’s optimistic. He’s attractive, single, employed, and best …
NEWS: Curse of Witch and War (A Skyfall Era Short) by Matt Larkin FREE Today Only (@MattALarkin)
Malin, weretiger bodyguard to the Lunar King, fears an attack on the King’s wife. When the strike comes, though, it isn’t against the royal family. It’s against Malin’s own people. The fearsome Arun Guard assault the island of the weretigers, and Malin goes to their defense. But while he’s away, an even greater threat ravages …
REVIEW by Jena: Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr (@Melissa_Marr)
In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls, where both murder and pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival hosts a deadly competition that allows every daimon a chance to join the …
BLOG TOUR GUEST POST & GIVEAWAY: Wil Mara’s The Gemini Virus Blog Tour
Welcome to Wil Mara for The Gemini Virus Blog Tour!!! Wil is here for a guest post and to giveaway 3 printed copies of The Gemini Virus (released October 2nd)!!
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 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 – …
BLOG TOUR INTERVIEW & GIVEAWAY: The Monster Within – Released TODAY!!! (@RayneLola)
We are here today for kick-off day of
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 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 …
COVER REVEAL: Brad Meltzer’s ‘The Fifth Assassin’ Cover Reveal! (@bradmeltzer)
Message on Brad Meltzer’s Facebook page: WORLD PREMIERE: Here’s the official cover AND first official description of the new thriller, The Fifth Assassin, out in January. Love to all who voted. There have been over twenty assassination attempts on the President of the United States. Four have been successful. But now, Beecher White – the …
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 …
COVER REVEAL: Ilona Andrews ‘Magic Bites’ Collector’s Edition Cover Reveal (@ilona_andrews)
I know you’ve heard a lot here lately about Ilona Andrews and the Kate Daniels world but news just keeps popping up! Here’s another! Ace/Roc books decided to release a collector’s edition of the first Kate Daniels book, Magic Bites (release date in December). Here’s the cover reveal for it!
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 …
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 don’t 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 – 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!
RANDOMS: Jena’s Adventures in Writing a Novel: Part IV & Cover Reveal
It’s been a little while now since my last update so when I got done with my to-do list today, I decided to drop a line.
COVER REVEAL: Amber Lynn Natusch & Shannon Morton’s ‘Tempted by Evil’ Cover Reveal (@amberlnatusch)
Amber Lynn Natusch (author of the Caged series) and Shannon Morton have teamed up to write the Light & Shadow Trilogy! Today, Pure Textuality is getting an EXCLUSIVE cover reveal of Tempted by Evil, Book 1 in the trilogy!! Without further ado….. The Light and Shadow Trilogy is considered YA Contemporary Fantasy/Paranormal Romance. RELEASE DATE …
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)
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 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 …
COVER REVEAL: Patricia Brigg’s Mercy Thompson #7 ‘Frost Burned’ Cover Reveal (@mercysgarage)
Shapeshifter Mercy Thompson’s life is calming down, at least enough that she can focus on mundane matters like Black Friday sales. But on her return, Mercy is unable to contact her mate, Alpha Adam Hauptman, or the other members of their pack. All she knows is that Adam is angry and in pain. With the …
REVIEW by Heather: Butterfly by Kathryn Harvey (@_Shoe_girl)
Above an exclusive men’s store on Rodeo Drive there is a private club called Butterfly, where women are free to act out their secret erotic fantasies. Only the most beautiful and powerful women in Beverly Hills are invited to join: Jessica, a lawyer who longs for the days when men were men, and women dressed …
REVIEW by Heather: Little Night by Luanne Rice
Clare Burke’s life took a devastating turn when she tried to protect her sister, Anne, from an abusive and controlling husband and ended up serving prison time for assault. The verdict largely hinged on Anne’s defense of her spouse—all lies—and the sisters have been estranged ever since. Nearly twenty years later, Clare is living a …
COVER REVEAL: ‘Aralorn’ by Patricia Briggs Cover Reveal (@mercysgarage)
After an upbringing of proper behaviour and oppressive expectations, Aralorn fled her noble birthright for a life of adventure as a mercenary spy. But her latest mission involves more peril than she ever imagined. She has been tasked with gathering intelligence on the increasingly popular and powerful sorcerer Geoffrey ae’Magi. Soon Aralorn comes to see …
REVIEW by Charity: To Kill and Angel (Blood Like Poison #3) by M. Leighton (@mleightonbooks)
Ridley Heller thought her life would be perfect and trouble-free once she had Bo back. Unfortunately, she couldn’t have been more wrong. Learning Bo’s true identity has left them with their most difficult decision yet. They have two options. One, they can run away together and spend eternity looking over their shoulder, hiding from both …
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 Amy: The Promises You Keep by Karen Marie Graham (@Miss_UofK)
Abandoned, alone and running from her past, language arts teacher Sydney Mackenzie has found a place of solitude as she tries to find healing in forgetting. She is abruptly forced to turn and face her painful past, however, when Emily enrolls in her class and turns her peaceful world upside down. Can Sydney find a …
GUEST REVIEW by Katrina Lumsden: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
This review is by a photographer named Katrina Lumsden. Ginny found her review on Goodreads and it was so hilarious that I just had to e-mail the person that wrote it and beg permission to post it here on Pure Textuality. Lucky for us and all of our readers, she said yes. So here it …
REVIEW by Charity: Sterling (Mageri Series #1) by Dannika Dark (@DannikaDark)
Zoë Merrick lived an ordinary life until late one night, she was brutally attacked and left for dead. A man named Adam spotted her running down the road covered in blood, and took her under his wing. Zoë didn’t just survive that night – she underwent a physical transformation and acquired strange new abilities. Severed …
REVIEW by Jena: Of Thieves and Elves by A.P. Stephens (@apstephens)
A monumental tragedy has befallen the Clan of Ionor, an ancient brotherhood of elven warriors. Concerned when their Master does not reach his secretive business in a distant kingdom, the Elders learn that Tryn, their beloved leader, has been captured by a cutthroat gang of bandits known as the Steel Claw. Yet this is not …
REVIEW & GIVEAWAY by Eryn: Devil’s Wake by Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due – Release Date 7/31 (@Rjbags19 , @AtriaBooks)
What happens when an unprecedented infection sweeps the world, leaving the earth on the brink of the Apocalypse? But this infection goes far beyond disease. Beyond even the nightmare images of walking dead or flesh-eating ghouls. The infected are turning into creatures unlike anything ever dreamed of . . . more complex, more mysterious, and …
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 Heather: Thank You For Flying Air Zoe by Erik Atwell (@_Shoe_Girl_)
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fasten Seat Belt sign has been turned on, but feel free to ignore it, because sometimes life is best lived on its dizzy edges. Your cruising altitude today will be sky high, and you will be flying at staggering speeds as you travel alongside Zoe Tisdale, former Valley Girl and rock …
REVIEW by Heather: Head Over Heels (Lucky Harbor #3) by Jill Shalvis (@JillShalvis , @_Shoe_Girl_)
Breaking rules and breaking hearts Free-spirited Chloe lives life on the edge. Unlike her soon-to-be married sisters, she isn’t ready to settle into a quiet life running their family’s newly renovated inn. But soon her love of trouble–and trouble with love-draws the attention of the very stern, very sexy sheriff who’d like nothing better than …
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 Eryn: Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades Trilogy #2) by E.L. James (@e_l_james)
Daunted by the singular tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house. But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle …
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 …
COVER REVEAL: M.J. Fletcher’s ‘The Mapmaker’s Union’ (Doorknob Society #3) Cover Revealed! (@fletch125)
I am happy to announce that Pure Textuality is part of the cover release for The Mapmaker’s Union, the third installment in the Doorknob Society series! Here it is!!! Read on for more info!
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 …
RANDOMSby Jena: Jena’s Adventure in Writing a Novel: Part III
I am happy to report that I am in the full swing of rewriting my novel. All the ideas that have been bubbling up here and there since my musically induced breakthrough I had during my last check-in finally started to drop together in a coherent story line.
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 …
COVER REVEAL: Richelle Mead’s ‘The Indigo Spell’ (Bloodlines #3) Cover Reveal! (@richellemead)
Having just finished reading The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2), I am SUPER excited about this! Here’s the cover for the 3rd Bloodlines novel The Indigo Spell!
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 Beth: Burn Mark by Laura Powell – Released 6/19/12 (@L_R_Powell , @bunnybetha)
In a modern world—where witches are hunted down and burned at the stake—two lives interact. Glory is from a family of witches, and is desperate to develop the ‘Fae’ and become a witch herself. Lucas is the son of the Chief Prosecutor for the Inquisition and his privileged life is very different from the witches …
INTERVIEW by Heather: Rhiannon Frater, Author of The Last Bastion for the Living (@RhiannonFrater , @_Shoe_Girl_)
I got the chance to interview Rhiannon, but WHAT am I going to ask her? I hate repeating the same questions that you’ve seen on 99% of interviews. I TRIED to be somewhat creative and Hubbs (a fellow Rhiannon fan) even helped me out with one of the questions! So, here we go!
REVIEW by Heather: The Last Bastion of the Living: A Futuristic Zombie Novel by Rhiannon Frater (@RhiannonFrater , @_Shoe_Girl_)
A walled city surrounded by lush land, protected by high mountain summits, and fortified by a massive gate to secure the only pass into the valley, The Bastion remained humanity’s last hope against the fearsome undead creatures known as the Inferi Scourge. On one fateful day, the valley gate failed and the Inferi Scourge overran …
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 …
GUEST POST: My Adventures with New York City and Book Expo America 2012 by Kendra Saunders (@kendrybird)
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I started off intending to write a simple rundown of BEA for the incredible folks over at Pure Textuality, but found that almost impossible. I’m too wordy and this trip turned out to be as much of an adventure for me as a writer and person as a business trip. What follows is …
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.