From New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes an unexpected love story of secondhand hearts and second chances… It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress. Something blue. I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found another bride’s …
REVIEW by Jena: Close to the Bone by Kendra Elliot
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kendra Elliot comes the first novella in the thrilling Widow’s Island series. FBI Special Agent Cate Wilde is back home on a remote Pacific Northwest island when she gets the call: a teenager’s skeletal remains have been found on a nearby island. Together with Tessa Black, a childhood friend turned local …
REVIEW by Jena: Hotline to Hell by Emily Cyr – Includes an Excerpt!
THERE’S NO HANGING UP NOW. Kayel Cleary is a phone sex operator. All she wants to do is get through law school, and if that means late-night phone calls with men who think she’s something she’s not, then so be it. That is, until one of her long-time clients is murdered – and she hears …
REVIEW by Jena: Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson #9) by Patricia Briggs (@Mercys_Garage)
Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head. And when coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, are called upon to stop a rampaging troll, they find themselves with something that could be used to make the fae back down and forestall out-and-out war: a human child stolen long ago …
REVIEW by Jena: Royal Savage (Savage & Ink #1) by Victoria Ashley (@VictoriaAauthor)
ROYAL SAVAGE I CAN’T CLOSE MY EYES… I refuse to. Every time I do, all I see is blood, death, and pain. I can feel it – almost taste it, bringing me back to that night. It doesn’t matter that I’m still breathing; I no longer need it, I no longer want it. I despise …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Jena: Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (@Thomas_Novelist)
Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a 17th century woman whose eyes and mouth are sewn shut. Muzzled, she walks the streets and enters your homes at will. She stands next to your bed for nights on end. Everybody knows that her eyes may never …
REVIEW by Jena: Magic Shifts (Kate Daniels #8) by Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews)
In the latest Kate Daniels novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews, magic is coming and going in waves in post-Shift Atlanta—and each crest leaves danger in its wake… After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate—former Beast Lord Curran Lennart—are adjusting to a very different pace. …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Jena: From the Ashes (Force of Nature #1) by Amber Lynn Natusch (@AmberLNatusch)
Piper Jones can’t catch a break. After a lifetime of animosity and indifference from the supernatural community, she thought she’d finally found a home with the vampire king’s enforcers. Then the dark and mysterious Merc walks into her life, and it takes a disastrous turn for the worse. Now under attack by enemies both known …
CORRECTION – REVIEW by Jena: Feverborn (Fever #8) by Karen Marie Moning – CONTAINS #SPOILERS!
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In Karen Marie Moning’s latest installment of the epic Fever series, Mac, Barrons, Ryodan, and Jada are back—and the stakes have never been higher or the chemistry hotter. Hurtling us into a realm of labyrinthine intrigue and consummate seduction,Feverborn is a riveting tale of ancient evil, lust, betrayal, forgiveness, and the …
REVIEW by Jena: Entwined With You (Crossfire #3) by Sylvia Day (@SylDay)
The worldwide phenomenon continues as Eva and Gideon face the demons of their pasts, and accept the consequences of their obsessive desires… From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed. Something I couldn’t resist. I saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside–so much like my own. I …
REVIEW by Jena: Reflected In You (Crossfire #2) by Sylvia Day (@SylDay)
Gideon Cross. As beautiful and flawless on the outside as he was damaged and tormented on the inside. He was a bright, scorching flame that singed me with the darkest of pleasures. I couldn’t stay away. I didn’t want to. He was my addiction… my every desire… mine. My past was as violent as his, …
REVIEW by Jena: Bared to You (Crossfire #1) by Sylvia Day (@SylDay)
Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness… He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I’d never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he …
AUDIO BOOK REVIEW by Jena: Yes, Please! by Amy Poehler (@smrtgrls)
In Amy Poehler’s highly anticipated first book, Yes Please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice (some useful, some not so much), like when to be funny and when to be serious. Powered by Amy’s charming and hilarious, …
REVIEW by Jena: Still Foolin’ ‘Em by Billy Crystal (@BillyCrystal)
Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America’s favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at a remarkable career. Billy Crystal is turning 65, and he’s not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Jena: Even Vampires Get The Blues (Deadly Angels #6) by Sandra Hill (@SandraHillAuth)
New York Times bestselling author Sandra Hill delivers a sizzling new entry in her Deadly Angels series, as a Viking vangel’s otherworldly mission teams him with a Navy SEAL who’s more than his match— she’s his predestined mate . . . The fact that vampire angel Harek Sigurdsson was a Norseman in his mortal life …
REVIEW by Jena: Eighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson #8) by Darynda Jones (@Darynda)
With twelve hellhounds after her, pregnant Charley Davidson takes refuge at the only place she thinks they can’t get to her: the grounds of an abandoned convent. But after months of being cooped up there, Charley is ready to pop. Both metaphorically and literally since she is now roughly the size of a beached whale. …
REVIEW by Jena: Seventh Grave and No Body (Charley Davidson #7) by Darynda Jones (@Darynda)
Twelve. Twelve of the deadliest beasts ever forged in the fires of hell have escaped onto our plane, and they want nothing more than to rip out the jugular of Charley Davidson and serve her lifeless, mangled body to Satan for dinner. So there’s that. But Charley has more on her plate than a mob …
REVIEW by Jena: You’re Making Me Hate You by Corey Taylor (@CoreyTaylorRock)
In the tradition of the late great George Carlin, New York Times bestselling author and lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour Corey Taylor sounds off in hilarious fashion about the many vagaries of modern life that piss him off. Whether it’s people’s rude behavior in restaurants and malls, the many indignities of air travel, …
REVIEW by Jena: Firstborn (Legacy #1) by Ryan Attard (@Enkousama)
There’s a war raging between the forces of Heaven and Hell; and, as if he didn’t have enough to deal with from his own issues, his sister has chosen the wrong side. “I was in control of this Armageddon-level spell. I willed it to life and I gave it purpose. The sky swirled and grey …
REVIEW by Jena: Within My Grasp (Wanderer #3) by Jocelyn Stover (@WandererSeries)
Zafir doesn’t believe the higher powers that exist give a damn about any of us, and he sure as hell doesn’t pray. The forgiveness he’s found for the sins in his past haven’t come from above but from the fatherless child he rescued. On a mission to destroy the remaining Sylph that had a hand …
REVIEW by Jena: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven by Corey Taylor (@CoreyTaylorRock)
(Or, How I Made Peace with the Paranormal and Stigmatized Zealots and Cynics in the Process) In this book, Corey Taylor undertakes something never before attempted in the history of rock superstardom: he takes you with him as he journeys undercover through various ghostbusting groups who do their best to gather information and evidence about …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW: Concealed (Caged #6.5) by Amber Lynn Natusch (@AmberLNatusch)
Our perceptions create our reality, even when they’re wrong. Nobody understands this better than Gavin. Nobody. To most, he is a shadowy agent of chaos. His motives are questionable, his methods bizarre. But his journey is one of both protection and redemption, and his story is yet untold. Until now. The past and present you …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW: Dead Spots by Rhiannon Frater (@rhiannonfrater , @torbooks)
New horror from Rhiannon Frater: in the dead spots, dreams become reality, terror knows your name, and nightmares can kill. The stillbirth of Mackenzie’s son destroyed her marriage. Grieving, Mac reluctantly heads for her childhood home to seek refuge with her mother, who constantly reminds her of life’s dangers. Driving across Texas, Mac swerves to …
REVIEW by Jena: Bound By Flames (Night Prince #3) by Jeaniene Frost (@Jeaniene_Frost)
The climactic third novel in New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost’s Night Prince series finds Vlad and his newly turned bride, Leila, at odds with each other—and vulnerable to the one vampire powerful enough to end the Dark Prince’s reign . . . Play with fire, pay the price Leila’s years on the carnie …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Jena: Unseen (Unborn #2) by Amber Lynn Natusch (@AmberLNatusch)
Welcome to the Kingdom of Hades, where even its prodigal princess sleeps lightly. After fighting Soul Stealers in Detroit, Khara hoped to return home to find answers in her father’s realm. But the land of the dead offers little information, and far too much tragedy. Now cut off from her brothers, and left only with …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Jena: Burned (Fever #7; Dani O’Malley #2) by Karen Marie Moning (@KarenMMoning)
It’s easy to walk away from lies. Power is another thing. MacKayla Lane would do anything to save the home she loves. A gifted sidhe-seer, she’s already fought and defeated the deadly Sinsar Dubh—an ancient book of terrible evil—yet its hold on her has never been stronger. When the wall that protected humans from the …
REVIEW by Jena: Unborn (Unborn #1) by Amber Lynn Natusch (@AmberLNatusch)
Born into mystery. Shackled to darkness… Khara has spent centuries discovering everything about the Underworld―except her place in it. But when she’s ripped from her home, solving the riddle of her origins becomes more important than ever. With evil stalking her through the dark alleys of Detroit, she finds salvation from an unlikely source: a …
RANDOMS by Jena: James Patterson is a marketing mastermind – pre-releases self-destructing book!
Seriously, as if this man wasn’t awesome enough, he goes and pulls this little stunt. His upcoming release Private Vegas (hitting bookshelves and ereaders on January 26th) is being pre-released. But there’s a catch. The frikkin book self-destructs. Yeah, you read that right. 1000 lucky iPad-owning fans (the ONE TIME I wish I owned an …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Jena: Strayed (Caged #6) by Amber Lynn Natusch (@AmberLNatusch)
Reunited at last, Ruby and Scarlet have tried to mend their fractured relationship. But Scarlet’s unwillingness to share what she did during her three week expedition has Ruby frustrated and Sean seething. When Ruby starts to remember events she never witnessed, it becomes clear that Scarlet’s days of secrecy were far more nefarious than she …
GIVEAWAY & REVIEW by Jena: Spark (Hailey Holloway #1) by K.C. Stewart
Copywriter by day, nerd by night, Hailey Holloway is living the post college dream. Her life may not be flashy and exciting but it’s enough for her. After a late night at work, Hailey stumbles upon two dragons brawling in the middle of Philadelphia. In an act of kindness and lapse of sanity, she comforts …
REVIEW by Jena: Silver Shadows (Bloodlines #5) by Richelle Mead
Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives. In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists. Now …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Jena: Silverblind (Ironskin #3) by Tina Connolly (@tinaconnolly)
Dorie Rochart has been hiding her fey side for a long time. Now, finished with University, she plans to study magical creatures and plants in the wild, bringing long-forgotten cures to those in need. But when no one will hire a girl to fight basilisks, she releases her shape-changing fey powers—to disguise herself as a …
REVIEW by Jena: Ironskin (Ironskin #1) & Copperhead (Ironskin #2) by Tina Connolly (@TinaConnolly)
IRONSKIN (IRONSKIN #1) Jane Eliot wears an iron mask. It’s the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain—the ironskin. When a carefully worded listing appears for a governess to assist with a “delicate situation”—a child born during the Great …
REVIEW by Jena: Unstoppable (Fighter #2) by S.D. Hildreth (@ScottDHildreth)
Mike “Ripp” Ripton is a boxer and bare knuckles fighter who is witty, muscular, tattooed, and has 4 piercings ‘down stairs’. He is a man of principal, great moral value, and has family ties. He has never, however, been in love; nor been in an actual relationship. He does relationships, ‘just not for that long’. …
REVIEW by Jena: Undefeated (Fighter #1) by S.D. Hildreth (@ScottDHildreth)
Shane Dekkar is an alpha male and a boxer. He is as ruthless on the streets as he is in the ring. Several things set Shane apart from the typical alpha; he’s romantic, kind, considerate, and poetic – as long as you’re on his good side. Preparing for a potential shot at the Heavyweight Championship …
REVIEW by Jena: Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good by Corey Taylor (@CoreyTaylorRock)
For the first time, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor speaks directly to his fans and shares his worldview about life as a sinner. And Taylor knows how to sin. As a small-town hero in the early ’90s, he threw himself into a hard-drinking, fierce-loving, live-for-the-moment life; when his music exploded, he found himself …
REVIEW by Jena: Ahead of the Darkness (Darkness #1) by Simone Nicole (@SimoneNicoleBks)
It has been a long, long time since I’ve seen your little face, chérie. Not once did you visit. That really hurt; after all, it was thanks to you I was convicted. That’s not something you forget. I thought it was time— a visit was due. Seeing as you wouldn’t come to me, I thought …
AUDIO BOOK TOUR REVIEW: Caged (Caged #1) by Amber Lynn Natusch (@AmberLNatusch)
After the death of her parents, Ruby awakens from a lifetime of shadows and finds herself alone, thrust into a world of lies, deceit, betrayal and the supernatural. As her quest for truth continues to come up short, she realizes that maybe some questions really are best left unanswered. When her true identity is finally …
REVIEW by Jena: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (@Joe_Hill)
Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether it’s across Massachusetts or across the country. Charles Talent Manx …
EXCERPT: Adrian's Lost Chapter (Bloodlines #0.5) by Richelle Mead (@richellemead)
I am WAY behind on finding this but I wanted to share. As you all know, I am a huge fan of the Vampire Academy series spin-off, the Bloodlines series. I was just out on Goodreads adding Silver Shadows (Bloodlines #5) to my to-be-read shelf when I noticed it said “6 books”. Ummm, nuh uh! …
REVIEW by Jena: The Liberator (Dante Walker #2) by Vicoria Scott (@VictoriaScottYA)
Dante has a shiny new cuff wrapped around his ankle, and he doesn’t like that mess one bit. His new accessory comes straight from Big Guy himself and marks the former demon as a liberator. Despite his gritty past and bad boy ways, Dante Walker has been granted a second chance. When Dante is given …
NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Jena: Night Broken (Mercy Thompson #8) by Patricia Briggs – Released 3/11! (@Mercys_Garage)
An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from a stalker. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about …
REVIEW by Jena: Doctor Sleep (Sequel to The Shining) by Stephen King (@StephenKing)
Stephen King returns to the character and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance and the very special twelve-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals. On highways across America, a tribe of people called the True …
REVIEW by Jena: Up From the Grave (Night Huntress #7) by Jeaniene Frost (@jeaniene_frost , @avonbooks)
The Grave Ends Here. Lately, life has been unnaturally calm for vampires Cat Crawfield and her husband Bones. They should have known better than to relax their guard, because a shocking revelation sends them back into action to stop an all-out war… A rogue CIA agent is involved in horrifying secret activities that threaten to …
REVIEW by Jena: Turn to Darkness by Jaime Rush
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. The next installment in the Offspring series. Shea is used to taking care of herself. She has special powers, and she knows how to use them. She’s pushed away the ugliness of her …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by Jena: Twice Tempted (Night Prince #2) by Jeaniene Frost – Released TODAY! (@Jeaniene_Frost , @AvonBooks)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. Dating the Prince of Darkness has its challenges . . . Leila’s psychic abilities have been failing her,and now she isn’t sure what the future holds. If that weren’t enough, her lover Vlad …
REVIEW by Jena: Heart Like Mine by Amy Hatvany – RELEASED TODAY! (@AmyHatvany)
Thirty-six-year-old Grace McAllister never longed for children. But when she meets Victor Hansen, a handsome, charismatic divorced restaurateur who is father to Max and Ava, Grace decides that, for the right man, she could learn to be an excellent part-time stepmom. After all, the kids live with their mother, Kelli. How hard could it be? …
THE AVON AFFAIR AND BLOG TOUR REVIEW: Wicked Lies (Dark Mission #4.5) by Karina Cooper (@karinacooper)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. Jonas Stone has been given his first independent operation: rescue the insurrection leader’s imprisoned grandson from the Mission. Getting the job done means more than getting Danny Granger out-it means staying with him …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by Jena: King of the Damned (League of Guardians #2) by Juliana Stone (@Juliana_Stone)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. It’s the book Julianna Stone fans have been waiting for: the story of Azaiel, the ultimate fallen angel, as he fights the forces of evil in a desperate attempt to save his true …
REVIEW by Jena: Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson #7) by Patricia Briggs – Released 3/5 (@mercys_garage)
Mercy Thompson’s life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman—the charismatic Alpha of the local werewolf pack—has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy’s life. But on the edges of humanity, what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary …
REVIEW by Jena, Ginny and Lorna: Fractured (Caged #5) by Amber Lynn Natusch – RELEASED TODAY! (@amberlnatusch)
Returning home after three weeks of captivity in the shadows of her own mind, Ruby discovers the magnitude of the damage her absence left in its wake. With relationships to mend and unsolved mysteries still looming, she has little time to deal with the latest drama at hand: the three disreputable werewolves recently thrust into …
REVIEW by Jena: The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3) by Richelle Mead – Released 2/12 (@RichelleMead)
Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives. In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist …
REVIEW by Jena: King of the Dead (Jeremiah Hunt #2) by Joseph Nassise (@jnassise)
In a devil’s deal, Jeremiah Hunt sacrificed his human sight in exchange for the power to see the hidden world of ghosts and all of the darker spirits that prowl the streets. Hunt uncovered a world of murder and magic that took his daughter from him and nearly cost him his life, but that was …
REVIEW by Jena: Eyes To See (Jeremiah Hunt #1) by Joseph Nassise (@jnassise)
Jeremiah Hunt’s life has fallen apart in the months since his daughter’s disappearance. Once a happily married and respected Harvard classics professor, Hunt’s obsessive search for his daughter Elizabeth has cost him his job, wife and reputation. In a last desperate attempt to discover Elizabeth’s fate, Hunt performs an arcane ritual that robs him of …
REVIEW by Jena: Hunting Daylight (Acquainted With the Night #2) by Piper Maitland – Released TODAY! (@pipermaitland)
Out of the shadows… For more than a decade, Caro Barrett has had doubts about the death of her husband, who disappeared while looking for a tribe of day-walking vampires in an African rainforest. Now, their daughter is struggling through her teenage years without a father. Waiting in the wings is an ancient vampire ready …
REVIEW by Jena: Home For The Holidays (Night Huntress Novella) by Jeaniene Frost (@jeaniene_frost)
From the anthology ‘The Bite Before Christmas’ Cat and Bones are looking forward to a normal holiday—at least as “normal” as it gets for the combustible vampire couple and their otherworldly friends and family. But their yuletide plans are shattered when a stranger shows up and reveals long-buried family secrets that threaten to take a …
REVIEW by 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 Jena: Demons Forever (Peachville High Demons #6) by Sarra Cannon (@sarramaria)
The conclusion to the Bestselling Peachville High Demons series. Harper has come so far from her life as a foster child. She never imagined what her future would hold when she was first brought to the small town of Peachville. Since that day she’s faced great evil, found some of the answers she’s been looking …
REVIEW by Jena: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (Charley Davidson #4) by Darynda Jones (@Darynda)
Sometimes being the grim reaper really is, well, grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple of months off to wallow in the wonders of self-pity. But when a woman shows up on her doorstep convinced someone is trying to kill her, Charley has to force herself to rise …
REVIEW by 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 Jena: Second Grave On The Left (Charley Davidson #2) by Darynda Jones (@Darynda)
When Charley is rudely awakened in the middle of the night by her best friend who tells her to get dressed quickly and tosses clothes out of the closet at her, she can’t help but wonder what Cookie’s up to. Leather scrunch boots with a floral miniskirt? Together? Seriously? Cookie explains that a friend of …
REVIEW by Jena: Reckoning (Night Huntress Prequel) by Jeaniene Frost (@Jeaniene_Frost)
In New Orleans, a pair of undead serial killers are about to turn Mardi Gras into a horror show–unless the immortal hitman Bones can hunt them down first. From Jeaniene Frost comes a thrilling prequel novella featuring characters from her New York Times bestselling Night Huntress series. Originally appeared in the anthology Unbound.
REVIEW by Jena: A Questionable Client (Kate Daniels Series .05) by Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews)
Ilona Andrews’ story, A Questionable Client, is a prequel to her award-winning Kate Daniels series. In a world beset by magic waves, Kate Daniels works as a mercenary. She is tired, hungry, and there is foul-smelling blood on her boots. All she wants to do is to go home, but when Mercenary Guild offers her …
BLOG TOUR REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: J.A. Souder’s Renegade – Released Nov 13th (@jasouders , @torbooks)
Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes, all her life she’s thought that everything was perfect; her world. Her people. The Law. But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, …
REVIEW by Jena: 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 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.
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 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 …
REVIEW by Jena: Scarred (Caged #4) by Amber Lynn Natusch – Released TODAY! (@amberlnatusch)
“I loathed myself for wishing a death of that nature on anyone, and even more so because I still wanted it to happen. My moral fiber was unraveling quickly, and I wondered how long my humanity could withstand the unending trial of values my life had become. With every choice I made, I felt it …
REVIEW by Jena: Turn to Darkness by Jaime Rush
The next installment in the Offspring series. Shea is used to taking care of herself. She has special powers, and she knows how to use them. She’s pushed away the ugliness of her past, just like she pushed away Greer, the only man who had ever reached beyond her defenses. All Greer wants is to …
REVIEW by Jena: Lifestyles of the Rich and Undead by Katie MacAlister – Released Today (@katiemacalister)
Ladies, be sure to catch our interview with the reclusive, oh-so-sexy Dark One Grayson Soucek, when he talks to our reporter about what it’s like to be one of the Otherworld’s most eligible (and titled!) bachelors. Gray dishes all on what he’s looking for in a permanent blood donor, his turn-ons and turn-offs, and what …
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 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 …
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.
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 …
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 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 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 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 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 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 …
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 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 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 Jena: Fair Game (Alpha & Omega #3) by Patricia Briggs (@mercys_garage)
They say opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son-and enforcer-of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant alpha. While Anna, an omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind. Now that the werewolves have revealed themselves to humans, …
REVIEW by Jena: Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega #2) by Patricia Briggs (@mercys_garage)
Mated to werewolf Charles Cornick, the son—and enforcer—of the leader of the North American werewolves, Anna Latham now knows how dangerous being a werewolf is, especially when a werewolf who opposes Charles and his father is struck down. Charles’s reputation makes him the prime suspect and the penalty for the crime is execution. Now …
REVIEW by Jena: Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega #1) by Patricia Briggs (@mercys_garage)
Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind of werewolf: an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves …
REVIEW by Jena: Alpha & Omega from On The Prowl (Alpha & Omega Prequel) by Patricia Briggs (@Mercys_Garage)
On The Prowl is an anthology of sorts that features Alpha & Omega, the prequel to the Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs. The werewolf Anna finds a new sense of self when the son of the werewolf king comes to town to quell unrest in the Chicago pack- and inspires a power in …
FANFICTION REVIEW by Jena: Werewolf Moon (Little Wolf Series #1) by VicVega66 (@fangreadersLJ)
Lysene Nexus has never lived by anyone’s rules, human or werewolf. As a sister of the mountain pack, she has always lived on the wild side. A fatal mistake one full moon results in her being sent to live in Shreveport and suffer the less than tender mercies of Eric Northman, the vampire Sherriff of …
REVIEW by Jena: One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress Series #6) by Jeaniene Frost (@jeaniene_frost)
Having narrowly averted an (under)world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans’ voodoo queen just keeps on giving-leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit.