Katie Malone and her twin boys’ trip along the beautiful mountain roads to Virgin River is stopped short by a tire as flat as her failed romance. To make matters worse, the rain has set in, the boys are hungry and Katie doesn’t have the first clue about putting on a spare. As she stands …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: The WitchLight Trilogy by Debora Geary
I’ve done the review on the first three books in A Modern Witch by Ms Geary and now am reading the the WitchLight Trilogy which (no pun intended) focuses on the journey of two witches and their mentors. I’ve read the first two of the spin off and am actually finding myself a bit more …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: Auraria by Tim Westover – Release Date 7/10/12 (@timwestover)
Water spirits, moon maidens, haunted pianos, headless revenants, and an invincible terrapin that lives under the mountains. None of these distract James Holtzclaw from his employer’s mission: to turn the fading gold-rush town of Auraria, GA, into a first-class resort and drown its fortunes below a man-made lake. But when Auraria’s peculiar people and problematic …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_ : Time Out by Jill Shalvis – Release Date 3/1/12 (@JillShalvis)
Sign up for recreational adult programs now! Class: How to Drive Him Crazy Instructional program for women unexpectedly facing the totally dishy guy from their past. Everyone welcome! NHL coach Mark Diego’s plan to spend his off-season volunteering in his hometown goes awry when he learns that not only is he coaching teenage girls, but …
REVIEW: Frostbite (Vampire Academy Book 2) by Richelle Mead (@RichelleMead)
Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose… It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy’s crawling with Guardians—including Rose’s hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if handto- hand …
INTERVIEW by @kendrybird: Emily White, Author of Elemental
Just because Ella can burn someone to the ground with her mind doesn’t mean she should. But she wants to. For ten years, since she was a small child, Ella has been held prisoner. Now that she’s escaped, she needs answers. Elemental, Emily White’s taut YA sci-fi thriller debut (Spencer Hill Press, May 2012) confronts …
REVIEW: Silas Robb: Of Saints and Sinners by Erik Lynd (@ErikLynd)
“I am a demon summoned from hell and she is a Saint returned from the outskirts of heaven. We work for the Holy Roman Inquisition and are humanity’s greatest and perhaps only hope for survival as we approach the coming apocalypse. Our primary job is protecting humans from supernatural entities that grow stronger by the …
REVIEW by @UrbanFantasyRev: Royal Street by Suzanne Johnson – Release Date 4/10/12 (@Suzanne_Johnson)
As the junior wizard sentinel for New Orleans, Drusilla Jaco’s job involves a lot more potion-mixing and pixie-retrieval than sniffing out supernatural bad guys like rogue vampires and lethal were-creatures. DJ’s boss and mentor, Gerald St. Simon, is the wizard tasked with protecting the city from anyone or anything that might slip over from the …
REVIEW by @BunnyBethA: The Mark of Kane by LW Herndon (@LWHerndon)
My name is Thaddeus Kane. I exist in Los Angeles, the city known for the hustle of Hollywood, an average 266 days a year of sunshine, and smog. That’s not my L.A. I operate under the mantle of the city as a troubleshooter for the demon clan who saved my life. Not a bad job …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: Pack and Coven by Jody Wallace – Release Date 2/20/12
Harry Smith is a lone wolf, and he likes it that way. When he’s targeted to be co-alpha of the local pack, there is only one thing he can do to maintain his freedom: flee. But it’ll take a miracle to stay a step ahead of shifters in their own territory. June Travis has been …
REVIEW by @_Shoe-Girl_ : The Doorknob Society by MJ Fletcher
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, …
REVIEW: Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy Book 1) by Richelle Mead (@RichelleMead)
Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with an unbreakable bond to the earth’s magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest and most dangerous vampires–the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa’s best friend, makes her a …
GUEST POST: The Doorknob Society and a Brain Tumor by MJ Fletcher
“It’s a brain tumor.” You might be wondering what that sentence has to do with creating the Doorknob Society, everything really. The idea for DS came about a few years ago when I was annoyed with the choices I had for my daughter regarding female characters in books. I wanted her to have someone she …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_ : Baby It's Cold Outside by Addison Fox (@AddisonFox)
After a frantic call, Sloan McKinley travels to the heart of the Alaskan wilderness to be there for her best friend, who’s just inherited property in the small town of Indigo. The last thing she expects is to be lured by the town’s matriarchs into their annual contest to get their grandsons married off. …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: The Last Night by Nico Rosso (@Nico_Rosso)
After a chain of earthquakes ravaged the globe, long-dormant viruses were released into the air, turning many humans into creatures with an appetite for human ashes. Erica and a group of survivors are barricaded in a half-destroyed hotel, and every day brings them closer to being devoured by the seemingly unstoppable ashers. Even though Erica …
REVIEW by @TimsGirk: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Travelers Wife is a debut novel for author Audrey Niffenegger. This book was published in 2003 and was transformed into the film version which was released in 2009. It is a novel that is in first person however it is in the two main characters points of view alternating as it goes through …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: Private by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
The police can’t help you Former Marine helicopter pilot Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. It is where you go when you need maximum force and maximum discretion. The secrets of the most influential men and women on the planet come to Jack daily–and his staff of investigators …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_ : A Town Called Valentine by Emily Cane
Welcome to Valentine Valley–where broken hearts come home to mend, and true love may lie just across the range . . . Emily Murphy never thought she’d return to her mom’s rustic hometown in the Colorado Mountains. But after her marriage in San Francisco falls apart, leaving her penniless and heartsick, she returns to …
REVIEW by @UrbanFantasyRev: Ascension by Caris Roane (@CarisRoane)
Alison Wells is no ordinary woman. Born with supernatural powers, she can never make love to a man without putting him in grave danger. But when her special vision reveals a glorious muscled man soaring overhead on mighty wings, she feels an overwhelming attraction she cannot resist—even as he tells her: “I have come for …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (@v_rossibooks)
Since she’d been on the outside, she’d survived an Aether storm, she’d had a knife held to her throat, and she’d seen men murdered. This was worse. Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland—known as The Death Shop—are slim. If the cannibals don’t …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_: Lover's Leap by Emily March (@EmilyMarchBooks)
Twenty years ago the town bad boy, Cam Murphy, left Eternity Springs in handcuffs, riding in the back of a sheriff’s van . . . and breaking young Sarah Reese’s heart. The defiant teenager vowed never to return. In Australia, Cam makes a new beginning. He builds a successful business and suffers few regrets …
COVER REVEAL: Joseph Lallo's 'Jade' Got A New Cover And A New Price! (@jrlallo)
Joseph Lallo, my very first interview victim here on Pure Textuality, e-mailed me the other day to give me the heads up that Jade’s makeover is complete! He wrote a guest post for me a while back called Icing On The Cake: The Value of Good Artwork, regarding the imprtance of a good cover for …
REVIEW by @BunnyBethA: Buried Prey by John Sandford
A house demolition provides an unpleasant surprise for Minneapolis-the bodies of two girls, wrapped in plastic. It looks like they’ve been there a long time. Lucas Davenport knows exactly how long. In 1985, Davenport was a young cop with a reputation for recklessness, and the girls’ disappearance was a big deal. His bosses ultimately declared …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_: Last Chance Beauty Queen by Hope Ramsay (
Dear Reader, Gracious me, my beautiful daughter Rocky sure could use my help. I always knew she wasn’t much interested in the local boys – but who’d have thought she’d come home with English royalty? Trouble is, Hugh wants to buy some of our folks’ land. We don’t want to sell, but Rocky’s job depends …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: Driving Mr. Dead by Molly Harper (@mollyharperauth)
I would like to say that every so often I take a break from my very serious reading material and like to enjoy a light and fluffy novel, but as my most recent reads were about a demonic teenager and a historical president killing vampires, I think my claim of seriousness goes right out the …
REVIEW: Outside The Lines by Amy Hatvany (@AmyHatvany)
When Eden was ten years old she found her father, David, bleeding on the bathroom floor. The suicide attempt led to her parents’ divorce, and David all but vanished from Eden’s life. Twenty years later, Eden runs a successful catering company and dreams of opening a restaurant. Since childhood, she has heard from her …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: Warrior's Rise by LJ DeLeon (@LJ_DeLeon)
For Fae-human half-breed Deva Morgan life as she knows it changes on her thirtieth birthday. One moment she’s a barkeep, the next she is a warrior fated to save Earth from the Dark Lord and his demon horde. Shunned by both her races, she faces a danger-filled quest with few allies. Too bad her powers …
REVIEW by @UrbanFantasyRev: The Society Of Sinners by Charity Parkerson (@CharityParkerso)
“Evil lives in the dark. We instinctively know this as children.” Nestled high in the mountains… The quiet community of Jackson Station is where everyone knows your name and…species? Vampires have existed since almost the beginning of time, but not in the way we have been led to believe. These were not men cursed by …
REVIEW: Passion (Fallen Series #3) by Lauren Kate (@LaurenKateBooks)
Luce would die for Daniel. And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . . Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins (@LadyHawkins)
Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch. That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on …
REVIEW by @UrbanFantasyRev: The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams (@authorsandywilliams)
A Houston college student, McKenzie Lewis can track fae by reading the shadows they leave behind. For years she has been working for the fae King, tracking rebels who would claim the Realm. Her job isn’t her only secret. She’s in love with Kyol, the King’s sword-master-but human and fae relationships are forbidden. When McKenzie …
COVER REVEAL: 'Nevermore' Cover Revealed and James Patterson Interview
The very first James Patterson book I ever read was The Lake House. Not considered to be part of the Maximum Ride series, it does give you an intro and a bit of character background. The Maximum Ride series went on to become rather successful for Mr. Patterson, even getting picked up for a movie …
REVIEW: The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice – Release Date 2/14/12 (@AnneRiceAuthor)
The time is the present. The place, the rugged coast of Northern California. A bluff high above the Pacific. A grand mansion full of beauty and tantalizing history set against a towering redwood forest. A young reporter on assignment from the San Francisco Observer . . . An older woman welcoming him into …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurock: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (@LadyHawkins)
Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It’s gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie’s estranged father�an elusive European warlock�only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it’s her dad who …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: Haunted (Caged Series #2) by Amber Lynn Natusch (@amberlnatusch)
I cowered away from him, unable to formulate a coherent sentence. Questions ran through my mind though none made it past my lips. I wondered how this could be happening, what he wanted, and what major injustice I’d brought against the universe in this life or another to bring a fate such as this upon …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (@janetevanovich)
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum’s life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits dangerously close to home, in this dynamite novel by Janet Evanovich. Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127 Hawaii to Newark, she’s knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, and she’s flying back to …
EREADER REVIEW: The Kindle Fire (@AmazonKindle)
Well, I’ve been talking about it for, like, forever and I finally did it. I bought myself a Kindle Fire! I know, I know. It’s about damn time. I feel the same way. I was having a very hard time justifying the need for a tablet. I have my Kindle 3rd Generation (with the keyboard), …
INTERVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_: Darynda Jones, Author of the Charley Davidson Series (@Darynda)
Jena emailed me saying that she nailed me an interview with Darynda Jones, one of my fav authors!! I was SO EXCITED! Not only did I get an ARC (advanced reading copy) of Third Grave Dead Ahead, but I got to interview the author! Yep, I was very excited! Here’s how it went:
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: Caged by Amber Lynn Natusch (@amberlnatusch)
“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 …
FANFICTION REVIEW: Put Me First by AlphaEN (@AlphaEN)
Put Me First is written by one of my favorite FanFic authors (and now a good friend) AlphaEN. She’s got a great site on WordPress called ‘There’s More To It Than Just Blood, Sex and Vampires…’ Check it out, follow and read! The site is dedicated to fanfic and already has an unbelievable following. Put …
REVIEW: Torment (Fallen #2) by Lauren Kate (@LaurenKateBooks)
Hell on earth. That’s what it’s like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts—immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, …
INTERVIEW by @Fidget78: Connie Suttle, Author of the Blood Destiny Series (@subtledemon)
Ms. Connie Suttle was nice enough to let me ask her numerous questions both as an interviewer and a fan. We were able to do the interview via email. Boy, I would have loved to been there in person!! Hope you enjoy Connie’s very FIRST interview. (For some additional insight into Ms Suttle’s world, you should …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: Bumble (Legend of the Ir' Indicti) by Connie Suttle – Release Date 2/1 (@SubtleDemon)
“Ashe, no matter how hard he tried, couldn’t produce a single scale, feather, talon or patch of fur.” In the paranormal community of Cloud Chief, Oklahoma, twelve-year-old Ashe Evans is a failure. Born to a shapeshifting mother and a vampire father, he should be passing his Transformational Arts classes easily. Sadly, Ashe can’t seem to …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: Legend by Marie Lu (@Marie_Lu)
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is …
EXCERPT: Sneak Peek At Chapters 1 & 2 of Haunted by Amber Lynn Natusch (@amberlnatusch)
The countdown is on!!! We have 3 days left until the expected release of Haunted by Amber Lynn Natusch. To celebrate, Amber has released the first 2 chapters for your reading pleasure. So grab your coffee, sit back and enjoy! * * * SPOLIER ALERT *** IF YOU HAVE NOT READ CAGED, YOU …
REVIEW: Haunted by Amber Lynn Natusch – Release Date 1/31/12 (@amberlnatusch)
I cowered away from him, unable to formulate a coherent sentence. Questions ran through my mind though none made it past my lips. I wondered how this could be happening, what he wanted, and what major injustice I’d brought against the universe in this life or another to bring a fate such as this upon …
REVIEW by @UrbanFantasyRev: The Demon's Apprentice by Ben Reeder
When 15 year old Chance Fortunato, suddenly finds himself living with his long lost mother and new found little sister Deirdre, it’s like living in a dream he doesn’t want to wake up from. What is all-too-real to him is the 8 years he’s just spent enslaved to the demon Count his father traded him …
REVIEW by @CrankRecords: The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer (@BradMeltzer , @GrandCentralPub , @HachetteBooks)
There are stories no one knows. Hidden stories. I love those stories. And since I work in the National Archives, I find those stories for a living. Beecher White, a young archivist, spends his days working with the most important documents of the U.S. government. He has always been the keeper of other people’s stories, …
EXCERPT: Sneak Peek At Outside The Lines by Amy Hatvany (@AmyHatvany , @AtriaBooks , @simonschuster)
I was recently contacted by Simon & Schuster and they asked me to review a new release they have coming soon. It’s called Outside the Lines by Amy Hatvany and it’s dropping on 2/7 and it sounds fantastic! On her Twitter account today, the author, Amy Hatvany, announced that she has done a sneak peek …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_: The Unseen Series by Richie Tankersley Cusick
I started the review for Richie Tankersley Cusick’s The Unseen series after I read book one (It Begins) and book two (Rest In Peace). Click here to read reviews for It Begins and Rest in Peace. I’ll end the review with book three (Blood Brothers) and book four (Sin and Salvation).
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_: Coming Home by Mariah Stewart
In the wake of his wife’s murder, agent Grady Shields turned his back on the FBI—and everything else—to retreat into the vast solitude of Montana, grieve for his lost love, and forget the world. But after years in seclusion, his sister’s wedding draws him to St. Dennis, a peaceful town on the Chesapeake Bay. Though …
REVIEW: Serpent’s Storm by Amber Benson (@Amber_Benson)
Calliope just wants to make it big in the Big Apple like any other working girl. But Callie is also Death’s Daughter, no matter how much she tries to stay out of the family business. And now her older sister has made a deal with the Devil himself to engage in a hostile takeover of …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: How To Flirt With A Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper (@MollyHarperAuth)
Northern Exposure Even in Grundy, Alaska, it’s unusual to find a naked guy with a bear trap clamped to his ankle on your porch. But when said guy turns into a wolf, recent southern transplant Mo Wenstein has no difficulty identifying the problem. Her surly neighbor Cooper Graham—who has been openly critical of Mo’s ability …
REVIEW by @BunnyBethA: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
Harry Dresden’s faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. It comes with the territory when you’re the only professional wizard in the Chicago area phone book. But in all Harry’s years of supernatural sleuthing, he’s never faced anything like this: the spirit world’s gone postal. All over …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: Shades of Desire by L.M. Pruitt (@lmpruitt)
All I wanted was a little peace and quiet. Instead, I’ve got dead Covenant members and a steady stream of letters from the new guy in town. His beverage of choice? A 2002 Merlot, with a shot or two of powerful virgin blood. On top of that, I’m breaking in a new police liaison, failing …
REVIEW by @UrbanFantasyRev: 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 @_Shoe_Girl_: Switched by Amanda Hocking (@amanda_hocking)
When Wendy Everly was just six years old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Eleven years later, Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. She’s not the person she’s always believed herself to be, and her whole life begins to unravel–all because of Finn Holmes. Finn is a …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: Easy Pickings by C.E. Murphy and Faith Hunter (@ce_murphy , @HunterFaith)
Two heroines. Two magics. One world. There’s nowhere in America like the Big Easy. Just ask Jane Yellowrock, shapeshifting vampire killer, whose hunting grounds run the length and breadth of the Bayou. Just ask Joanne Walker, whose shamanic magic has drawn her to the heart of American Weird. But it’s not Joanne’s world, and it …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: In A Strange City by Laura Lippman
As a P.I., Tess Monaghan has done some unusual things. But nothing tops this latest request from a very strange man. On January 19th, Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, he wants her to stake out the writer’s grave to catch the anonymous visitor who leaves three red roses and brandy in tribute each year. Though no …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: Hidden by Kelley Armstrong (@KelleyArmstrong)
Hiking through the snow, holiday baking and playing board games by the fire–what’s not to love about an old-fashioned family Christmas? Werewolves Elena Michaels and Clayton Danvers want to give their four-year-old twins, Kate and Logan, something their parents never had: a nice, normal holiday. No Pack responsibilities, no homicidal half-demons or power-hungry sorcerers to …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: To Seduce An Earl by Lori Brighton (@LoriBrighton)
On the outskirts of London in a meadow of lavender, sits a house of esteemed ill repute. But this is no house geared toward pleasing men. No, this house is for women who have come to seek their own delight. And for three young ladies it’s where they’ll find something completely unexpected…true love. Grace Brisbane …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_: Driftwood Cottage by Sherryl Woods
Single mom Heather Donovan’s dreams of home and family are tantalizingly within reach when she settles in Chesapeake Shores. The welcoming arms of the boisterous, loving O’Brien clan embrace her and her son. But accepting their support seems to further alienate her son’s father, Connor O’Brien. His parents’ divorce and his career as a high-powered …
RANDOMS: Jena's Adventure In Writing a Novel: Part I
Back in 2005, I was struck with inspiration. It started because I was a majorly, and I mean MAJORLY, huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. I used to read the Buffy novels for quick pastime reading (averaging 1 or 2 of them in a day). They’re basically paperback fan fiction and they had a lot …
REVIEW: Fallen by Lauren Kate (@LaurenKateBooks)
There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori. Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: Demon Song by Cat Adams (@cathyclamp)
In a world where bloodthirsty vampires roam the night and streetcorner psychics have real powers, bodyguard Celia Graves always thought she was an ordinary human—but that was never true. By ancestry, she’s half-Siren; a vicious vampire attack has turned her into a creature who finds sunlight painful and must take all her food in liquid …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_: Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones – Release Date 1/31/2012 (@Darynda)
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. Yes, she did imprison him for all eternity, but come on. How is she supposed to solve a missing …
REVIEW by @AmberLNatusch: Angelfall by Susan Ee (@Susan_Ee)
It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. Anything, including making a deal with an …
REVIEW By @Figet78: The Modern Witch Series by Debora Geary
Can you live 28 years without discovering you’re a witch? Lauren is downtown Chicago’s youngest elite realtor. She’s also a witch. She must be – the fetching spell for Witches’ Chat isn’t supposed to make mistakes. So says the woman who coded the spell, at least. The tall, dark, and handsome guy sent to assess …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_: Folly Beach by Dorothea Benton Frank
Folly Beach, with its glistening beaches and laid-back Southern charm, is the land of Cate Cooper’s childhood, the place where all the ghosts of her past roam freely. Now, thanks to a newly deceased husband whose financial and emotional perfidy has left her homeless and broke, she’s returning to this lovely strip of coast. Once, …
REVIEW by @BunnyBethA: New York To Dallas By J.D. Robb
It was one of Eve Dallas’s earliest takedowns, back in her uniform days. A monster named Isaac McQueen had been abducting young victims and leaving them scarred in both mind and body. Thanks to Eve, he wound up where he belonged, removed from civilized society in Rikers. But he’s not behind bars anymore. After his …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: The Sugar House by Laura Lippman
A client named Ruthie — who seems to know Tess’s father a little too well — asks the newspaperwoman-turned-p.i. to investigate a year-old “Jane Doe” murder and its grim aftermath. Ruthie’s low-life brother, Henry, confessed to killing a teenager runaway over a bottle of glue — and, a month into his prison term, he met …
REVIEW by @Fidget78: Vanishing Act By Thomas Perry
Jane Whitefield is a Native American guide who leads people out of the wilderness–not the tree-filled variety but the kind created by enemies who want you dead. She is in the one-woman business of helping the desperate disappear. Thanks to her membership in the Wolf Clan of the Seneca tribe, she can fool any pursuer, …
REVIEW by @GinnyLurcock: Divergent By Veronica Roth (@VeronicaRoth)
In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the …
REVIEW by @fidget78: Copper Beach: A Dark Legacy Novel by Jayne Ann Krentz
Within the pages of very rare books some centuries old lie the secrets of the paranormal. Abby Radwell’s unusual psychic talent has made her an expert in such volumes-and sometimes taken her into dangerous territory. After a deadly incident in the private library of an obsessive collector, Abby receives a blackmail threat, and rumors swirl …
REVIEW: Ghost Of A Whisper: Betty Boo Series #2 by Beth Dolgner (@BethDolgner)
Life is good for Betty “Boo” Boorman. Things are going great with her demon boyfriend Maxwell, and her paranormal investigation team is busier than ever as Halloween approaches. But things go to hell–literally–when Maxwell is banished by a demon hunter. As Betty tries to cope with her grief, another demon enters her life, and he …
REVIEW by @fidget78: The Secret By Julie Garwood (@JulieGarwood)
Judith Hampton was as beautiful as she was proud and loyal. Her dear Scottish friend from childhood was about to give birth, and Judith had promised to be at her side. But there was another, private reason for the journey from her bleak English home to the Highlands: to meet the father she had never …
EXCERPT: Sample Chapter Of 'Fair Game' By Patricia Briggs Has Been Released! (@mercys_garage)
This is one that I have been waiting for!! The prologue and first chapter of Fair Game (release date 3/6/2012) have been released on Hurog, the official Patricia Briggs website. Click here or on the cover image to jump over to the Patricia Briggs wesite to read it! Click here to pre-order your copy today …
REVIEW: Ghost Of A Threat by Beth Dolgner (@BethDolgner)
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 @fidget78: Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter (@HunterFaith)
Jane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker and vampire hunter for hire. But lately instead of just slaying vampires, she’s been working for them. The vampires of Asheville, North Carolina, want to establish their own clan, but since they owe loyalty to Leo Pellissier, the Master of the City of New Orleans–and Jane’s boss–they must work out …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_: Second Grave On The Left 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: Cat's Claw by Amber Benson (@amber_benson)
Calliope Reaper-Jones is Death’s Daughter. She owes a debt to Cerberus, the three headed dog that guards the gate’s of hell-a debt that involves a trip to Purgatory, Las Vegas, ancient Egypt, and a discount department store that’s more frightening than any supernatural creature she’ll ever encounter.
INTERVIEW: Amber Lynn Natusch, Author of Caged (@AmberLNatusch)
Two nights ago, I had the privilege of sitting and talking with Amber Lynn Natusch, author of Caged (from the Caged series). She’s a wonderful author and a lot of fun to chat with. For a taste of her personality, all you need is to read her take on the ‘About the Author’ blurb at …
GUEST POST: Freedom by Guest Author Erik Lynd (@ErikLynd)
I want to thank Jena and everybody at Pure Textuality for inviting me for a guest post. This is a great site with a lot of information for both traditional and indie readers/authors, so I am honored that I was asked to participate. My name is Erik Lynd and I write horror, dark fantasy, urban …
GUEST POST: Freedom by Guest Author Erik Lynd (@ErikLynd)
I want to thank Jena and everybody at Pure Textuality for inviting me for a guest post. This is a great site with a lot of information for both traditional and indie readers/authors, so I am honored that I was asked to participate. My name is Erik Lynd and I write horror, dark fantasy, urban …
REVIEW: With Morning Comes Mistfall by George R.R. Martin
I am a member of Audible.com which is the audio book division of Amazon. For $14.95 per month, I get 1 credit to buy an audio book (average retail price is $25-$40 each). Each month, there is a new selection in the ‘Free For Members’ section. This month, the selection was With Morning Comes Mistfall …
REVIEW: Busted by Glenn Gamble (@GlennGamble)
Between cross-country practice, playing poker and running a high-stakes gambling operation, and keeping the NCAA committee at arm’s length, Jim Money has a full schedule. No problem, Jim is young, smart, ambitious and operates on Red Bull and dedication. He’s making money, puts his friends on payroll, and life is great. Until… Officer Jack Seal …
REVIEW: The Lost Girls by Jason Halstead (@booksbyjason)
The only thing hotter than the summers in Phoenix is the temper of a police detective who can’t figure out why young girls keep disappearing. Katalina Wimple is that detective. Her obsession with the missing girls makes her the best person for the job, but it also serves as a refuge from the problems in …
EXCERPT: Goerge R.R. Martin Releases Excerpt From Song Of Ice and Fire Book #6
George R.R. Martin has delivered a late Christmas present for all of you fans out there – an excerpt from the sixth installment in the Song of Ice and Fire series – The Winds of Winter.
EXCERPT: Goerge R.R. Martin Releases Excerpt From Song Of Ice and Fire Book #6
George R.R. Martin has delivered a late Christmas present for all of you fans out there – an excerpt from the sixth installment in the Song of Ice and Fire series – The Winds of Winter.
NEWS: Coming Soon! Review of The Wolf Gift & An Interview With Anne Rice! (@AnneRiceAuthor)
Last night, while sitting up in bed listening to an infuriating Celtics game and poking around on the internet, my husband urged me to finally e-mail Anne Rice. I have been talking about it for a few weeks now and just hadn’t done it yet. I decided he was right! It’s time! I pulled up …
EXCERPT: ‘Cal And The Monster From Silent Lake’ Excerpt Posted by Amber Benson (@Amber_Benson)
Amber Benson posted an excerpt from a “thingamabob” she’s been working on.
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_ : Bring Me Home For Christmas by Robyn Carr (@RCarrWriter)
This year, Becca Timm knows the number one item on her Christmas wish list—getting over Denny Cutler. Three years ago, Denny broke her heart before heading off to war. It’s time she got over her silly college relationship and moved on. So she takes matters into her own hands and heads up to Virgin River, …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_ : Bring Me Home For Christmas by Robyn Carr (@RCarrWriter)
This year, Becca Timm knows the number one item on her Christmas wish list—getting over Denny Cutler. Three years ago, Denny broke her heart before heading off to war. It’s time she got over her silly college relationship and moved on. So she takes matters into her own hands and heads up to Virgin River, …
GUEST POST: Raspberry Extract And The Perils Of The Publishing World by Shana of Immortal Ink Publishing (@Immortal_ink)
What an honor it is for Jena to have us here at Pure Textuality. My name is Shana, and I’m one of the acquiring editors at Immortal Ink Publishing. We’re a small indie publisher specializing in character-based genre and literary fiction. Today, I thought I’d talk a bit about how my experiences as a reader …
REVIEW by @_Shoe_Girl_ : BoneMan’s Daughter by Ted Dekker
They call him BoneMan, a serial killer who’s abducted six young women. He’s the perfect father looking for the perfect daughter, and when his victims fail to meet his lofty expectations, he kills them by breaking their bones and leaving them to die. Intelligence officer Ryan Evans, on the other hand, has lost all hope …
REVIEW: The Woman In Black: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill
Set on the obligatory English moor, on an isolated causeway, the story has as its hero one Arthur Kipps, an up-and-coming young solicitor who has come north to attend the funeral and settle the estate of Mrs. Alice Drablow of Eel Marsh House. The routine formalities he anticipates give way to a tumble of events …
REVIEW: Caged by Amber Lynn Natusch (@AmberLNatusch)
“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: Inanimate Objects by Kendra L. Saunders (@kendrybird)
Inanimate Objects is a dark and glittering novel of artists and magicians, muses and immortals. At the heart of the story is Leonidas Bondi, a charismatic young artist who falls under the watchful gaze of Matilda August. Matilda has been a patron to the stars for hundreds of years, but this fickle muse is more …
REVIEW: Inanimate Objects by Kendra L. Saunders (@kendrybird)
Inanimate Objects is a dark and glittering novel of artists and magicians, muses and immortals. At the heart of the story is Leonidas Bondi, a charismatic young artist who falls under the watchful gaze of Matilda August. Matilda has been a patron to the stars for hundreds of years, but this fickle muse is more …
REVIEW: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob —- knowing that her decision has the …