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Le premier tome de la série Spin-Off du Clan des Nocturnes chez Milady chroniqué (à voir dans les avis)
Les couvertures de Steel's Edge sont complètes avec à présent la couverture UK :
Le premier tome de la série Spin-Off du Clan des Nocturnes chez Milady chroniqué (à voir dans les avis)
Les couvertures de Steel's Edge sont complètes avec à présent la couverture UK :
Cette semaine, on a aussi les meilleurs livres de l'année 2012 du Vampire Book Club : ICI.
Les 10 meilleures séries d'urban fantasy de ATUF : ICI.
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Avis
Les critiques de la semaine :
Les critiques de la semaine :
- Sentinels of New Orleans 2 : River Road, de Suzanne Johnson (UFI 4/5)
- Archangel 1 : Archangel of Mercy, de Christina Ashcroft (ATUF 2/5)
- Iron Druid 5 : Trapped, de Kevin Hearne (Vampire Book Club 5/5)
- Iron Druid 5 : Trapped, de Kevin Hearne (ATUF 4/5)
- Coveted 2 : Kept, de Shawntelle Madison (UFI 4/5)
- Coveted 2 : Kept, de Shawntelle Madison (ATUF 4/5)
- Jeremiah Hunt 2 : King of the Dead, de Joshep Nassise (ATUF 3/5)
- The Edge 4 : Steel's Edge, de Ilona Andrews (ATUF 4/5)
- Mallory Caine, Zombie at Law 3 : I ate the Sherriff, de K. Bennett (Tynga's Review)
- The World of Nightwalkers 1 : Forbidden, de Jacquelyn Frank (UFI 4/5)
- Love at Stake 13 : Wild about You, de Kerrelyn Sparks (ATUF 2/5)
- Light and Shadow Trilogy 1 : Tempted by Evil, de Amber Lynn Natusch & Shannon Morton (UFI 4/5)
- The Coven 3 : Magick, de Trish Milburn (UFI 3/5)
- The Reaper Diaries 1 : Undeadly, de Michele Vail (ATUF 2/5)
- Audio Book : Charley Davidson 4 : Four Grave Beneath my Feet, de Darynda Jones (ATUF 4/5)
- Tales of the Underlight 1 : How Beauty meet the Beast, de Jax Garren (Vampire Book Club 4/5)
- Dark Angels 4 : Darkness Hunt, de Keri Arthur (UFI 4/5)
- Edie Spence 2 : Moonshifted, de Cassie Alexander (ATUF 4/5)
- Edie Spence 2 : Moonshifted, de Cassie Alexander (UFI 4/5)
- The Relic Seekers 1 : Guardians of Stone, de Anita Clenney (ATUF 3/5)
- The Relic Seekers 1 : Guardians of Stone, de Anita Clenney (UFI 3.5/5)
- The Bloodhounds Files 6 : Undead to the World, de D.D. Barant (ATUF 3/5)
- The Farm 1 : The Farm, de Emily McKay (ATUF 4/5)
- After Moonrise, de P.C. Cast & Gena Showalter (Vampire Book Club 3.5/5)
- Twice Shy, de Patrick Freivald (UFI 3/5)
- The Portal 2 : Daughter of the Spellcaster, de Maggie Shayne (ATUF 4/5)
- The Protectors 1 : The Renegade, de Nancy Northcott (ATUF 4/5)
- Lords of Deliverance 4 : Rogue Rider de Larissa Ione (Vampire Book Club 5/5)
- The Elysium Chronicles 1 : Renegade, de J.A. Souders (UFI 4/5)
- Night Runner 1 : Running in the Dark, de Regan Summers (UFI 4/5)
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News
- Le dixième tome de la série Guardians of Eternity (Les Gardiens de l'Eternité en VF chez Milady) sortira le 4 juin prochain et s'intitulera Darkness Avenged. Il portera sur Santiago et Nefri.
- Cynthia Eden vient de faire paraître exclusivement en numérique une nouvelle série intitulée Purgatory. Le premier tome est titré The Wolf Within.
- Toujours par Cynthia Eden, le quatrième et dernier tome de sa série Fallen sortira le 28 mai prochain sous le titre Avenging Angel.
- Le prochain tome de la série Lords of the Underworld (chez Harlequin en VF) de Gena Showalter sera disponible le 30 juillet prochain sous le titre The Darkest Craving.
Having endured weeks of torture in the bowels of hell, Kane wants nothing to do with his beautiful rescuer, Josephina Aisling. The half-Fae female threatens to awaken the demon of Disaster inside him—a beast he’s determined to kill, no matter the price.Josephina is hunted by a brutal enemy—her royal family—and Kane is her only source of protection. He’s also the only male to ever set her aflame, and even he succumbs to the heat. But as they navigate the treacherous world of the Fae, they are forced to make a choice: live apart…or die together.
- Toujours avec Gena Showalter, le second opus de la série White Rabbit Chronicles intitulé Through the Zombie Glass sera pour septembre prochain. Il sera suivi par le second tome de la série Otherworld Assassin qui n'a pas encore de titre.
- Du côté de Kresley Cole, le prochain tome de sa série Immortal After Dark (Les Ombres de la Nuit en VF chez J'ai Lu) voit sa sortie repoussée de mi-mai au 2 juillet.
Uilleam MacRieve, a centuries-old Lykae warrior, was captured, caged, and experimented on by a shadowy human order, along with other immortals. During a prison break that devolved into one of the bloodiest massacres in recent history, he escapes. But the aftermath of his unspeakable torture preys on his damaged mind, while the wolf inside him roars for vengeance and carnage. In the days leading up to the full moon, can MacRieve rein in his beast, even when he encounters his mate—a vexingly impossible female unlike anything he’d ever dreamed for himself?
- Le premier livre de la série The Legion, nouveau projet de Kami Garcia, sortira l'année prochaine sous le titre Unbreakable. Les droits d'adaptation cinématographique ont déjà été achetés.
- Dans la série Hex Hall (en VF chez Wiz) de Rachel Hawkins, un spin off sortira le 14 mai. Le premier tome s'intitulera School Spirits.
Fifteen-year-old Izzy Brannick was trained to fight monsters. For centuries, her family has hunted magical creatures. But when Izzy’s older sister vanishes without a trace while on a job, Izzy's mom decides they need to take a break.Izzy and her mom move to a new town, but they soon discover it’s not as normal as it appears. A series of hauntings has been plaguing the local high school, and Izzy is determined to prove her worth and investigate. But assuming the guise of an average teenager is easier said than done. For a tough girl who's always been on her own, it’s strange to suddenly make friends and maybe even have a crush.Can Izzy trust her new friends to help find the secret behind the hauntings before more people get hurt?
- Le troisième tome de la série Sentinels of New Orleans de Suzanne Johnson sortira le 13 août sous le titre Elysian Fields.
- Le 8 août sortira le second tome de Aether Chronicles de Suzanne Lazear : Charmed Vengeance.
- Le 12 septembre prochain devrait paraître le second tome de Throne of Glass de Sarah J. Maas, pour le moment sans titre.
- La suite de Falling to Ash de Karen Mahoney sortira en 2014 sous le titre Hunting the Dark.
- Du côté de la série October Daye (chez Pygmalion) Seanan McGuire a un programme chargé : The Chimes at Midnight sera pour septembre prochain, The Winter Long sera pour 2014, A Red Rose Chain sera pour 2015 et enfin Once Broken Faith est prévu pour 2016.
- Le dernier tome de la série Bloodlines(chez Castelmore) de Richelle Mead s'intitulera The Fierty Heart.
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News
- Le prochain livre de Linda Poitevin dans la série Grigori Legacy sortira en 2013 sous le titre Sins of the Rightous.
- Le second tome de la série Saturn's Daughter de Jamie Quaid sortira le 25 juin sous le titre Damn Him to Hell.
- Le troisième tome de League of Guardians de Julianna Stone sortira le 25 juin sous le titre Awakened the Damned.
- Le prochain titre de Kitty Norville sera disponible le 30 juillet sous le titre Kitty in the Underworld.
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Hot of the Press
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Mois de décembre VO
Hot of the Press
44 Adult Titles Releasing in December
 | BLOOD OF DAWN
(Sloane Skye, #3)
by Tami Dane
Paperback, 352 pages
Expected publication: December 1th 2012 by Kensington
ISBN
0758267118 (ISBN13: 9780758267115)
+ Description
Being a skeptic is somehow making Sloan Skye one of the best profilers in the FBI’s new Paranormal Behavioural Analysis Unit. True, her so-called love life isn’t any less tangled, but she’s beginning to believe she’s found a place where her uber-geek smarts and her more out-there methods fit perfectly. Unfortunately, all the incredible things she’s seen can’t prepare Sloan for the ultimate horror show …returning to her old high school. Someone – or some thing – is draining blood out of local teenage girls while they sleep. And the only way Sloan can solve the case is to push past her training and surrender to powers beyond her formidable logic to root out one very elusive killer…
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 | DELIVER ME FROM TEMPTATION
(Paladin Warriors, #2)
by Tes Hilaire
Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages
Expected publication: December 1st 2012 by Sourcebooks Casablanca
ISBN
1402264372 (ISBN13: 9781402264375)
+ Description
A group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers combating the greatest dangers in the world. But sometimes those dangers are more intimate than they bargained for…
Ever since he saved Dr. Mackenzie Grant’s life, panther shifter and sorcerer Kalen Black has had trouble keeping the beautiful doctor out of his thoughts, and his heart. The brush with death awakened an intense passion between them—one that for the first time had the notorious loner letting down his guard.
With the Alpha Pack battling an evil Fae who is slowly gaining control over Kalen’s mind, Kalen can no longer trust his own actions, and he breaks off his affair with Mackenzie in order to keep her safe. But when Mackenzie learns that she is carrying Kalen’s child, no amount of danger will keep her away from the man she loves. To protect his mate and unborn child, Kalen will have to battle a terrible evil, unleash the full fury of his power, and risk destroying them all…
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 | THE DAMNATION AFFAIR
(Bannon & Clare, #1.5)
by Lilith Saintcrow
Paperback, 304 pages
Expected publication: December 1, 2012 by Orbit ISBN-10: 0316251593 ISBN-13: 978-031625159 + Description
The West is a wild place, where the poison wind blows and the dead walk. But there is gold, and whiskey, and enough room for a man to forget what he once was–until he can no longer can.
Jack Gabriel’s been the sheriff in Damnation almost since the town grew out of the dust and the mud. He keeps the peace–sort of–and rides the circuit every dawn and dusk with the chartermage, making sure the wilderness doesn’t seep into their fragile attempt at civilization. Away from the cities clinging to the New World’s eastern rim, he doesn’t remember what he was. At least, he tries not to. Good enough.
But Damnation is growing, and along comes a schoolmarm. Catherine Barrowe is a right proper Boston miss, and it’s a mystery why she would choose this town where everything scandalous and dangerous is probably too much for a quality lady like her. Sometimes the sheriff wonders why she came out West–because everyone who does is running from something. He doesn’t realize Cat may be prickly, delicate, and proper, but she is also determined. She’s in Damnation to find her wayward older brother Robbie, whose letters were full of dark hints about gold, trouble…and something about a claim.
In a West where charm and charter live alongside clockwork and cold steel, where hot lead kills your enemy but it takes a blessing to make his corpse stay down, Cat will keep digging until she finds her brother. If Jack knew what she was after, he could solve the mystery–because he was the one who killed Robbie.
The thing is, Cat’s brother just won’t stay dead, and the undead are rising with him…
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 | BLUE MOON
(Holloway Pack, #2)
by J.A. Belfield
Paperback
Expected publication: December 3rd 2012 by J.Taylor Publishing
ISBN13: 9781937744168
+ Description
Someone is watching the Holloway Pack, and this time, the female isn’t the target.
Life with a group of seven male werewolves worries Jem Stonehouse not one bit. She is engaged to the Alpha’s son Sean Holloway after all. So what has Jem’s territorial instincts on high alert?
The pack’s latest addition. Both of them.
None of the men think there’s a problem with the new girlfriends. Jem’s intuition tells her otherwise—that and a nagging suspicion the new females aren’t there to partake.
Jem believes they’ve joined in to take.
The question is … What?
As the eve of the blue moon draws ever closer, Jem’s running out of time to find the answer and outwit a thief of the worst possible kind.
A woman who believes she can’t lose.
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 | MAKE BELIEVE
by J.A. Belfield, Jennifer M. Eaton, J. Keller Ford, Terri Rochenski, Kelly Said, Lynda R. Young
ebook
Expected publication: December 3rd 2012
by J.Taylor Publishing
ISBN13: 9781937744182
+ Description
Sacrificial Oath by Terri Rochenski
An impetuous act unwittingly makes Alesuela the fulfillment of the Sovereign’s Blood Oath to their Goddess. In five days, she’ll be forced to make the greatest choice of her life: become the virginal sacrifice already promised, or force the man she loves most to die in her place.
With an impossible choice in front of her, she searches for ways to undo the oath, and in her quest, finds not everything in her life is as she expects.
The Amulet of Ormisez by J. Keller Ford
There is only one way to save Elton Fletcher’s brother from an insanity-ridden death.
After years away from home, fighting for his people, Elton returns to discover his only sibling, Cayden, possessed by greed and malice, and responsible for malicious, unthinkable deeds. Cayden, though, isn’t the only one afflicted by the Amulet of Ormisez, and Elton finds himself in yet another battle, where the price of failure could be his own life.
Birthright by Lynda R. Young
Christa can mask the pain and hide the scars, but running from a birthright is impossible.
She’s tried to escape her grief by fleeing to a small town in Florida. Much to her frustration, the locals think they recognize her even though she’s never been there before. To make things worse, a man named Jack spouts outrageous theories about her.
Both spur Christa to bolt, to start fresh yet again, but there’s something about Jack that intrigues her enough to stay. The only problem? Someone else wants her to leave, and they won’t stop until she’s dead.
Petrified by Kelly Said
A mysterious storm has replaced summer with winter, devastating crops and smothering Castle lands in snow. Prince Sterling August stands alone as a leader, lost in personal grief as well as a desire to help his people but with an inability to do either.
The answers he needs await him, but without Lochlyn, a woman who’s just as isolated as Sterling, he’ll never see what stands before him, cloaked in illusion.
Last Winter Red by Jennifer M. Eaton
Emily is a Red, a woman whose sole purpose in life is to produce offspring. When her husband dies and leaves her childless, she risks her life and forsakes the safety of Terra—a disease-free city born after the nuclear holocaust. Beyond its boundaries, she knows, survives a man with whom she can be properly paired.
The Outside, though, holds secrets the government struggles to keep, and what Emily discovers on her quest for a mate will change her life forever.
Escort to Insanity by J.A. Belfield
From a charity auction, to a stroll in the park, to the craziest night of her life. Nicole Harrington can’t help but wonder how a simple event went so drastically wrong.
Of course, the male escort she booked is wholly to blame. Not only charming but shrewdly intelligent, Benjamin Gold drags Nicole into a platoon of unimaginable problems—ones from which she’ll have to find the courage just to survive.
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 | ALIEN VS ALIEN
Katherine “Kitty” Katt, #6)
by Gini Koch
Paperback, 432 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by DAW
ISBN 0756407702 (ISBN13: 9780756407704)
+ Description
Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini and the rest of the American Centaurion Diplomatic Corps are still recovering from their introduction to Washington D.C. politics, parties, and conspiracies. So when compromising pictures arrive, no one’s too surprised. They’re also the least of anyone’s worries.
Evil androids running amok, birds of all kinds and from all places creating havoc, a Senator trapped in an ever-tightening web of intrigue, and escalating international tensions all seem tough but manageable. But the disappearance of Jeff Martini and Charles Reynolds during the International One World Festival signals more than the usual nastiness — and it looks like even ACE can’t help them.
Then new trouble arrives in old packages and even with the best hackers in the world, beings from near and far, the full might of Earth’s military, and the Wonder Twins on their side, Centaurion Division’s outmanned and outgunned.
Now Kitty’s racing against the clock to find not only Jeff and Chuckie, but to keep the peace between Middle Eastern countries, all while searching for the bases of super-soldier operations — to stop them or die trying.
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 | ARCHANGEL OF MERCY
by Christina Ashcroft
Paperback, 368 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012
by Berkley Heat
ISBN 042525349X (ISBN13: 9780425253496)
+ Description
Between an angel and a desperate woman comes salvation and a raw passion that challenges them at every turn…
When Aurora Robinson attempts to open a rift between dimensions to embrace her true heritage, an arrogant Archangel is the only one who can save her from the jaws of hell. And while she owes Gabriel her life, she’s determined not to fall at his feet-despite the desire she feels whenever they’re together.
After his wings were brutally destroyed millennia ago, Gabriel has no compassion for humans like those who ruined him and betrayed the ones he loved. But when he inexplicably finds himself defying ancient protocols to rescue a woman from a fate worse than death, he is shocked by the searing attraction he feels for a mortal.
As the ancient forces that seek to punish Aurora for her actions close in, Gabriel offers the tempting woman protection at his private sanctuary. But as they both succumb to their desires, they discover an even deeper connection-one that threatens to consume them.
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 | BLACK MOON
(Alpha Pack, #3)
by J.D. Tyler
Paperback, 352 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by NAL/Signet Eclipse
ISBN 0451238834 (ISBN13: 9780451238832)
+ Description
A group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers combating the greatest dangers in the world. But sometimes those dangers are more intimate than they bargained for…
Ever since he saved Dr. Mackenzie Grant’s life, panther shifter and sorcerer Kalen Black has had trouble keeping the beautiful doctor out of his thoughts, and his heart. The brush with death awakened an intense passion between them—one that for the first time had the notorious loner letting down his guard.
With the Alpha Pack battling an evil Fae who is slowly gaining control over Kalen’s mind, Kalen can no longer trust his own actions, and he breaks off his affair with Mackenzie in order to keep her safe. But when Mackenzie learns that she is carrying Kalen’s child, no amount of danger will keep her away from the man she loves. To protect his mate and unborn child, Kalen will have to battle a terrible evil, unleash the full fury of his power, and risk destroying them all…
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 | GUARDIANS OF STONE
(The Relic Seekers, #1)
by Anita Clenney
Paperback, 311 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012
by Montlake Romance
ISBN1612186548 (ISBN13: 9781612186542)
+ Description
Kendall Morgan is a human bloodhound. Spending her childhood hunting relics with her ambitious archeologist father, she knew the two of them shared a sixth sense for the history and location of objects—sometimes even people. What she didn’t know was that their paranormal gift could ultimately be their undoing.
After the tragic plane crash that killed her father as well as her childhood best friend, Kendall dedicated her life to finding and protecting relics. When mysterious, sexy billionaire Nathan Larraby hires her for his latest expedition—the search for four powerful relics —she’s thrown into a world of high-octane danger. He sends brooding mercenary Jake Stone to watch Kendall’s back, but he may have created danger of a different kind.
As the team chases down clues, a man called the Reaper makes a play for the artifacts and will stop at nothing to put them to his own sinister use. What’s worse is that Nathan hasn’t told the whole story, and the dark secrets he’s keeping could cost them the mission…and their lives.
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 | HEART OF ATLANTIS
(Warriors of Poseidon, #8)
by Alyssa Day
Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by Berkley
ISBN 0425245772 (ISBN13: 9780425245774)
+ Description
Alaric, Poseidon’s High Priest, has made a vow to Quinn, the woman he loves and the leader of the Resistance: to save her friend Jack before his last bit of humanity has been drained. Should Alaric succeed, there’s one danger-he may lose Quinn to the love of the man whose life he saved…
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 | KNIGHT AWAKENED
(Circle of Seven, #1)
by Coreene Callahan
Paperback, 443 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by Montlake Romance
ISBN 1612183034 (ISBN13: 9781612183039)
+ Description
In AD 1331, warlord Vladimir Barbu seizes control of Transylvania. But in spite of his bloody triumph, his claim to the throne remains out of reach. The king of Hungary opposes his rule, the Transylvanian people despise his brutal ways, and the high priestess needed to crown him has vanished without a trace. But Barbu hasn’t come this far only to be thwarted by a woman. He unleashes his best hunters to track her down and bring her to him—dead or alive.
For Xavian Ramir, killing is the only life he has ever known. Torn from his family when he was a child, he was trained from an early age to be an elite assassin. But now he longs for something more, vowing to start anew after one last job. The bounty on his target’s head is enough to set him up for good—if he can resist the long-dead conscience that stirs to life when he meets his beautiful mark.
Afina Lazar never wanted to become high priestess, but the brutal murders of her beloved mother and sister leave her no choice. Now she is running for her life, desperate to protect the magical amulet entrusted to her care. But when Barbu’s assassin comes for her, she realizes her only chance of stopping the warlord’s rise to power is to convince this enigmatic—and handsome—hunter that she is more valuable alive than dead.
Dramatic and fast-paced, Knight Awakened is a stirring love story between two people searching for a second chance in a magical world of assassins, warlords, unearthly beasts, and nonstop adventure.
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 | NIGHTBRED
(Lords of the Darkyn, #2)
by Lynn Vielh
Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by Signet
ISBN 0451238796 (ISBN13: 9780451238795)
+ Description
New York Times bestselling author Lynn Viehl’s enthralling new series continues as a valiant warrior sets out on a dangerous quest for immortality…and endless love…
Jamys Durand has survived being made an immortal Darkyn, horrific torture, and years of grueling warrior training. But he has no future to offer Chris, the mortal woman he loves, without his own territory. When he learns of a lost Templar treasure, Jamys vows to possess it and win his lady’s heart.
No one knows Chris Lang wants to be a tresora so she can live with Jamys, her secret love. Her superiors offer to make her dream come true, but only if she finds the lost treasure before Jamys can. Working together, Chris and Jamys track the jewels through a shadowy maze of priceless artifacts, decadent secrets, and one ruthless opponent who can possess an immortal’s mind…and will stop at nothing to have Chris.
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 | REAPER’S VOW
(Shadow Reapers, #2)
by Sarah McCarty
Paperback
Expected publication: December 4th 2012
ISBN 0425247708 (ISBN13: 9780425247709)
+ Description
Ever since his cousin Adelaide disappeared, Cole Cameron has been searching for her—and for Isaiah Jones, whom he blames for her kidnapping, after a hellacious fight in town involving—if the stories of drunken saloon goers were to be believed—men who changed into wolves. Being a practical man, Cole doesn’t believe it—until he is rescued from a pack of strangely intelligent wolves by none other than his quarry, Isaiah, who brings him to a hidden valley where the Shadow Reapers have settled, where he is reunited with Adelaide—and where he finds the beautiful Miranda, a werewolf who may be the last thing Cole will ever need…
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 | THE ACCIDENTAL GENIE
(Accidentally Friends, #7)
by Dakota Cassidy
Paperback, 352 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by Berkley
ISBN 0425253244 (ISBN13: 9780425253243)
+ Description
She’s all bottled up.
Jeannie Carlyle is a caterer extraordinaire, more than ready to handle any challenge thrown at her. But when her client asks her to open up a rare bottle of gin for a party, Jeannie is shocked when a guy in poofy pants pops out and she gets sucked inside. Trapped in the bottle, Jeannie does the only thing she can think of and uses her cell phone to search the term “paranormal” and finds the number for OOPS—Out in the Open Paranormal Support.
Until he sets her free.
Werewolf Sloan Flaherty isn’t keen on dealing with distraught women, especially since his sister-in-law Marty basically forced him to man the OOPS phones. But when Jeannie calls in a panic, Sloan is the only one available to find Jeannie’s bottle. After giving it a good rub, Jeannie emerges dressed like a character from Arabian Nights and starts calling Sloan “Master.” Now, they need to figure out how to break their unwanted bond, before the wishes Jeannie can’t stop granting get them into more trouble than even the OOPS girls can handle…
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 | THE WEIRD GIRLS: A NOVELLA
(Weird Girls, #0.5)
by Cecy Robson
ebook
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by
Penguin Group (USA)
ISBN 1101606916 (ISBN13: 9781101606919)
+ Description
Celia Wird and her three sisters are just like other 20-something girls—with one tiny exception: they’re products of a backfired curse that has given each of them unique powers that make them, well, a little weird…
The Wird sisters are different from every race on earth—human and supernatural. When human society is no longer an option for them, they move in among the resident vampires, werebeasts, and witches of the Lake Tahoe region. Could this be the true home they’ve longed for? Um, not quite. After the sisters accidentally strip a witch of her powers in a bar brawl, they soon realize the mistake will cost them. Because to take on a witch means to take on her coven. And losing the battle isn’t an option.
Includes a preview of the first full-length novel in the Weird Girls series, Sealed with a Curse—as well as introductions to the Weird World, and a letter from the author
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 | TOUCH OF STEEL
(Clockwork Agents, #2)
by Kate Cross
Paperback, 352 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by Signet
ISBN 0451238826 (ISBN13: 9780451238825)
+ Description
The Wardens of the Realm are a group with extraordinary abilities, dedicated to protecting England from any threat. But in this steam-powered world, there’s a fine line between enemy and ally…
Reeling from her brother’s death, beautiful American spy Claire Brooks has vowed revenge on the member of The Company who she believes to be responsible: Stanton Howard. But when she chases the man to London, Claire is captured by the Wardens of the Realm and placed in the custody of the Earl of Wolfred, the dashing Alistair Payne.
Seeing the prospect of retribution slipping away, Claire convinces Alistair that she has defected and will help him take down The Company. As they travel via steam liner, Claire and Alistair must pretend to be engaged. Claire can’t deny the growing attraction she feels for her pretend husband, but when Howard is finally within her reach, she will have to decide whether her true loyalties lie with The Company or with her heart…
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 | KISS OF THE BETRAYER
(Clockwork Agents, #2)
by Boone Brux
Paperback, 400 pages
Expected publication: December 11th 2012 by Entangled Select
ISBN 1620610353 (ISBN13: 9781620610350)
+ Description
For fifteen years Luc Le Daun has blamed himself for the death of the woman he loved. His secret guilt has led him into a life of danger, risking all and committing to none.
Killing Luc Le Daun has been all Jade Kendell has thought about for years. But when her plan goes awry and she’s brought into the Bringers’ fold, her own dark secret threatens to be revealed. Desire for a better life wars with a promise made long before she understood the ramifications.
In a deadly mission, Jade and Luc embark on a journey into the Shadow World. As they attempt the impossible, ignoring the attraction growing between them becomes harder to deny. The slightest misstep could mean the loss of their souls and give the Demon King exactly what he needs to open the Abyss of Souls and annihilate the Bringers.
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 | Temping is Hell
by Cathy Yardley
Paperback, 352 pages
Expected publication: December 11th 2012 by Entangled Select
ISBN 1620611317 (ISBN13: 9781620611319)
+ Description
WORST. JOB. EVER.
Kate O’Hara can’t wait until this temp assignment is over. The woman who hired her is a psychotic pageant queen, her coworkers are convicts-turned-clerks, and it’s so boringly corporate it makes her skin crawl. Even her sexy-as-sin boss, famed billionaire Thomas Kestrel, isn’t enticement enough to keep her there. Once she makes enough to pay off her bills, she’s out. Or so she thinks…
WHAT THE HELL?
Next thing she knows, she’s accidentally signed over her soul. Literally. And she’s discovered Thomas’s real mission: to kill thirteen bad guys in one year, in order to get his—now his and Kate’s—souls back.
IT’S NOT JUST A JOB. IT’S A MISADVENTURE.
From learning to boost the morale of some paper-pushing demons to navigating her way through blood-red tape, Kate has to work closely with her super-hot supervisor and get her flaky act together, before somebody clocks her out—p permanently!
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 | BETRAYED BY SHADOWS
(Moonlight, #7)
by Nancy Gideon
ebook, 400 pages
Expected publication: December 17th 2012 by
Pocket Star
ISBN 1451689470 (ISBN13: 9781451689471)
+ Description
Balancing a criminal empire and a preternatural clan war, reluctant front man Giles St. Clair doesn’t need a problem like Brigit MacCreedy . . . How much trouble can the head-strong and manipulative Shifter beauty get into in two weeks? Plenty when her schemes range from kidnapping to fleeing the retribution of her dead lover’s relatives.
With her family’s lives on the line, Brigit is willing to do whatever it takes to save them. The only thing standing in her way is an immovable stone wall of a man she can’t bully or beguile . . . a human, no less, who has promised to protect her from the secrets and dangers she conceals.
Risking her own safety gets complicated when an honorable and annoyingly desirable man puts himself between her and her powerful enemies in a battle he can’t win in this Taming of the Shrew meets Shifter Goodfellas on the bayou tale of consequences, redemption and finding love in all the wrong places.
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 | A SOUL SO WICKED
(The Moon Chasers, #6)
by Sharie Kohler
Paperback, 384 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Pocket Books
ISBN 1451611420 (ISBN13: 9781451611427)
+ Description
Sharie Kohler continues her popular Moon Chaser series with a fantastical tale about a lycan and a demon witch who join forces to search for love and redemption.
A lycan generations old, Darius roams the earth seeking redemption as he hunts the one responsible for his terrible curse, determined to make her pay the price for the untold suffering he’s brought upon the world. The last thing he expects, however, is to find a tantalizing woman beneath the demon witch who’s as desperate for redemption—and love—as he is.
For more than 1,000 years, Tresa, an enslaved demon witch who has spent her long life tormented by the devastating mistakes of her past, has roamed the earth fleeing her demon, trying to make amends and avoid unleashing further evil upon the world. Although she feels deserving of the torment she has brought on herself, in Darius’s arms she begins to feel the most dangerous thing of all…hope that maybe passion can burn hotter than the evil hunting her.
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 | BLOOD WINTER
(Horngate Witches, #4)
by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Paperback, 400 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Pocket Books
ISBN 1451613865 (ISBN13: 9781451613865)
+ Description
Set in apocalyptic America and featuring a magically enslaved heroine who is “a riveting mixture of guts, compassion, and furious anger as she struggles with a world coming apart at the seams” (Romantic Times), the fourth in a dynamic dark urban fantasy series unlike anything you’ve ever read before.
Winter is coming to Montana and Shadowblade warrior Max is expecting trouble. People are hoarding everything. They are banding together, many flocking to the congregation of Sterling Savage, a fire-and-brimstone preacher. A charismatic cult leader who claims to be the Hand of God, he’s determined to create a human utopia and destroy all magic, starting with witches.
Unbeknownst to him, the “divine” voice he’s been hearing isn’t God but a demon that feeds on hate, death, and destruction. Savage is the perfect puppet for the demon’s ambitions. Max and her people at Horngate are all that stand in its way, and they are woefully unprepared.
Conducting terrible, bloody ceremonies to boost his own power and that of the demon riding him, Savage starts a war between his congregants and two other powerful gangs in the city, fighting for food, fuel, clothing and territory. When he manages to capture Max’s niece, brother, and several teenagers from Horngate, Max tries to free them but finds that Savage has twisted their minds. They worship him—even her brother, who is a witch and whom Savage intends to burn at the stake. Going undercover in the cult compound, Max swiftly realizes just how seductive Savage is. His charisma is reinforced with magic. His followers adore him and will do anything for him. Anything.
But courage, loyalty, and friendship are powerful forces—and Max doesn’t like to lose.
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 | DARK WOLF RISING
(Bloodrunners, #4)
by Rhyannon Byrd
Paperback, 304 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Harlequin
ISBN 0373885628 (ISBN13: 9780373885626)
+ Description
Eric Drake, a powerful Dark Wolf, has never trusted himself around human females—preferring to mate only within his pack. That is, until he encounters Chelsea Smart snooping around Silvercrest pack land in search of her missing sister.Secretly, Chelsea thinks Eric is the sexiest man she’s ever seen, though she is wary of his potent Alpha energy. Then it’s discovered that Chelsea’s sister is being held by a pack of vicious Lycans, and Eric heroically leaps into action. Now, Chelsea will risk everything—her body and soul—to surrender to the passion that will mark her as Eric’s woman for all eternity…if they survive.
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 | ENCHANTED EVER AFTER
(Mystic Circle, #3)
by Robin D. Owens
Paperback, 400 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Harlequin Luna
ISBN 0373803478 (ISBN13: 9780373803477)
+ Description
Magic was just around the corner….
Kiri Palger knew the difference between reality-new house, hard work and not too many friends-and fantasy-the fun she had playing online games. So when the chance to work for the best gaming company in the world came up, giving her a chance to merge business with pleasure, how could she not apply?
Suddenly she has more friends, interesting neighbors and an intriguing love interest. But when the game begins to awaken something inside her, Kiri is shocked by the talents she never knew she had… and an evil she’d never imagined.
Her nice, safe life is imploding around her-and if she takes up the mantle of her powers, it will never be the same again….
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 | KEEPER OF THE NIGHT
by Heather Graham
Paperback, 304 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Harlequin
ISBN 037388561X (ISBN13: 9780373885619)
+ Description
Magic was just around the corner….
In their new Keeper roles, these extraordinary women must balance the fate of the world with their desires…
New Keeper Rhiannon Gryffald has her peacekeeping duties cut out for her—because in Hollywood, it’s hard to tell the actors from the werewolves, bloodsuckers and shape-shifters. Then Rhiannon hears about a string of murders that bear all the hallmarks of a vampire serial killer, and she must confront her greatest challenge yet. Together with Elven detective Brodie McKay, they head to Laurel Canyon, epicenter of the danger, where they uncover a plot that may forever alter the face of human-paranormal relations.
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 | KEEPER OF THE NIGHT & THE KEEPERS
by Heather Graham
Paperback, 544 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Harlequin
ISBN 0373837860 (ISBN13: 9780373837861)
+ Description
In their new Keeper roles, these extraordinary women must balance the fate of the world with their desires… New Keeper Rhiannon Gryffald has her peacekeeping duties cut out for her-because in Hollywood it’s hard to tell the actors from the werewolves, bloodsuckers and shape-shifters. Then Rhiannon hears about a string of murders that bear all the hallmarks of a vampire serial killer, and she must confront her greatest challenge yet. Together with Elven detective Brodie McKay, she heads to Laurel Canyon, the epicenter of the danger, where they uncover a plot that may forever alter the face of human-paranormal relations…
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 | LEASHING THE TEMPEST
(Arcadia Bell, #2.5)
by Jenn Bennett
ebook, 65 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Pocket Star
ISBN 1451695071 (ISBN13: 9781451695076)
+ Description
Dating a demon, defeating evil, running a tiki bar: Arcadia Bell is a great occult mage in many respects. But then there’s the challenge of her boyfriend’s precocious teenage son…
Arcadia “Cady” Bell may have saved the Hellfire Club’s children from a local bogeyman, but she and her Earthbound demon boyfriend, Lon Butler, now face a more disturbing problem: his teenage son’s new demonic abilities. Jupe Butler can persuade you to do anything—or so he thinks. To test the limits of his newfound power, Cady invites the co-owner of Tambuku Tiki Lounge to be the teen’s guinea pig during an afternoon boat cruise. But when an angry storm whips the Pacific into a frenzy and Jupe puts them all in serious danger, will Cady’s magick trump a teenager’s excess confidence?
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 | ALL FOR YOU
(The Nephilim, #1)
by Dana Marie Bell
ebook
Expected publication: December 24th 2012 by
Carina Press
ISBN13 9781426894848
+ Description
He will keep her safe, no matter what it takes.
Someone—or something—is stalking Abby Marcheson. Luckily, she as her brother’s hunky friend Seth to keep her safe. Abby falls easily into her protected life, with Seth constantly by her side, and when he asks her out on a date, she’s eager to accept.
But Seth is much more than he seems. A Nephilim, a son of Angels with wings of his own, Seth is bound to spend his life hunting the Shemyaza, evil descendants of Angels. He’s kept his wings hidden from Abby in order not to frighten her, but as her stalker becomes bolder, Seth begins to suspect that a Shem has Abby in its sights…
As their flirtation escalates into full-blown passion, Seth is torn. Should he reveal his true nature to the beautiful, trusting Abby? Will she accept him, wings and all, or will Abby flee her guardian angel and fall prey to the sinister force that wishes her harm?
Warning: This book contains explicit sex and graphic language.
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 | THE TROUBLE WITH FATE
(Mystwalker, #1)
by Leigh Evans
Mass Market Paperback, 368 pages
Expected publication: December 24th 2012 by St. Martin’s Paperbacks
ISBN
1250006406 (ISBN13: 9781250006400)
+ Description
Trouble with Fate
Leigh Evans
My name is Hedi Peacock and I have a secret. I’m not human, and I have the pointy Fae ears and Were inner-bitch to prove it. As fairy tales go, my childhood was damn near perfect, all fur and magic until a werewolf killed my father and the Fae executed my mother. I’ve never forgiven either side. Especially Robson Trowbridge. He was a part-time werewolf, a full-time bastard, and the first and only boy I ever loved. That is, until he became the prime suspect in my father’s death…
Today I’m a half-breed barista working at a fancy coffee house, living with my loopy Aunt Lou and a temperamental amulet named Merry, and wondering where in the world I’m going in life. A pretty normal existence, considering. But when a pack of Weres decides to kidnap my aunt and force me to steal another amulet, the only one who can help me is the last person I ever thought I’d turn to: Robson Trowbridge. And he’s as annoyingly beautiful as I remember. That’s the trouble with fate: Sometimes it barks. Other times it bites. And the rest of the time it just breaks your heart. Again…
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 | UNNATURAL ACTS
(Dan Shamble, Zombie PI, #2)
by Kevin J. Anderson
Paperback
Expected publication: December 24th 2012 by Kensington
ISBN 0758277369 (ISBN13: 9780758277367)
+ Description
In the Unnatural Quarter, golems slave away in sweatshops, necromancers sell black-market trinkets to tourists, and the dead rise up — to work the night shift. But zombie detective Dan Shamble is no ordinary working stiff. When a local senator and his goons picket a ghostly production of Shakespeare in the Dark — condemning the troupe’s “unnatural” lifestyles — Dan smells something rotten. And if something smells rotten to a zombie, you’re in serious trouble… Before his way of life, er, death, is destroyed, Dan wants answers. Along the way he needs to provide security for a mummified madame, defend a mixed-race couple (he’s a vampire, she’s a werewolf) from housing discrimination, and save his favorite watering hole, the Goblin Tavern, from drying up. Throw in a hairy hitman, a necro-maniac, and a bank robber who walks through walls, and Dan Shamble’s plate is full. Maybe this time, the zombie detective has bitten off more than he can chew
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 | A LOVE UNTAMED
(Feral Warriors, #7)
by Pamela Palmer
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
Expected publication: December 26th 2012 by Avon
ISBN
0062107518 (ISBN13: 9780062107510)
+ Description
The newest member of the elite Feral Warriors brotherhood, Fox is eager to prove himself on the frontlines of battle against the Daemons. When paired with the legendary Ilina warrior, Melisande, he expects the fierce beauty to quickly fall under the spell of his quite considerable charm. Instead, he finds himself spellbound by a woman who’s his match in every way.
Beneath Melisande’s brittle exterior lies centuries of pain and a violent hatred of all shape-shifters—a hatred that slowly crumbles after they’re caught in a deadly and cunning Mage trap and she glimpses a surprising depth in her far-too-seductive partner. Their survival demands unconditional trust—and their salvation surrender to a wild, untamed love.
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 | DEMON’S CURSE
(Imnada Brotherhood, #1)
by Alexa Egan
Mass Market Paperback, 400 pages
Expected publication: December 26th 2012 by Pocket Books
ISBN 145167290X (ISBN13: 9781451672909)
+ Description
A fast-paced and captivating debut—the first in the dark and sexy Imnada Brotherhood series about shape shifters in Regency-era England.
A rising star on the Covent Garden stage, Bianca Parrino believes she has everything she wants. Independence. Wealth. And a life finally free of her violent, abusive husband. But when her close friend, Adam, is murdered, and Bianca is suspected in his death, she is unwittingly drawn into the search for his killer, and soon must question everything she believes—about her friend, about herself, and about a world she never knew existed.
A member of the mysterious race of shape-shifting Imnada and part of an elite military unit, Captain Mac Flannery gathered intelligence during the Napoleonic wars. As a result of a savage massacre, Mac and the men he served with are cursed. Now one of them has been found murdered, and Mac suspects the existence of the Imnada has been discovered at last. His only link to unearthing the truth is the beautiful actress who turns up unexpectedly at Adam’s funeral.
Before long, Mac has more to contend with than Bianca’s overt mistrust, his ill-fated attraction to the haughty and beautiful actress, and his ongoing search for an end to the curse. Because Adam’s killer is back, and Mac is next on his list.
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 | LAST KISS GOODNIGHT
(Otherworld Assassin, #1)
by Gena Showalter
Mass Market Paperback, 400 pages
Expected publication: December 26th 2012 by Pocket Books
ISBN 1451671598 (ISBN13: 9781451671599)
+ Description
The breathtaking first novel in New York Times best selling author Gena Showalter’s new paranormal romance series, Otherworld Assassins, featuring a black ops agent who is captured and enslaved…and the beautiful deaf girl who holds the key to his salvation…
THE SWEETEST TEMPTATION…
Black ops agent Solomon Judah awakens caged and bound in a twisted zoo where otherworlders are the main attraction. Vika Lukas, the owner’s daughter, is tasked with Solo’s care and feeding. The monster inside him yearns to kill her on sight, even though she holds the key to his escape. But the human side of him realizes the beautiful deaf girl is more than she seems—she’s his.
THE ULTIMATE PRICE…
Vika endures the captives’ taunts and loathing, hoping to keep them alive even if she can’t free them. Only, Solo is different—he protects her. But as hostility turns to forbidden romance, his feelings for her will be used against him…and he’ll be put to a killer test.
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 | GATES OF RAPTURE
(World of Ascension, #6)
by Caris Roane
Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages
Expected publication: December 26th 2012 by St Martins Press
ISBN 1250009952 (ISBN13: 9781250009951)
+ Description
Gates of RaptureCaris Roane
As a vampire and a warrior, Leto Distra is deadly. But after years of being forced to drink dying blood, he is now part beast—a wild savage thing lurking beneath the surface. With war on the horizon, Leto is determined to help the Guardians of Ascension destroy the enemy who turned him into a monster. And there’s only one woman who can help him.
Grace Albion is certain that she’s meant to be with Leto, but their future may be cut short by the impending battle. Now Grace must embrace her obsidian flame powers—and bind her powers with Leto’s—if they’re ever going to survive. With the fate of the world at stake, they must tap into powers they never knew they had…and unlock their deepest passions.
Sexy and thrilling, Gates of Raptures is the breathtaking final book in Caris Roane’s Guardians of Ascension series.
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 | GILDED
(The St. Croix Chronicles, #2)
by Karina Cooper
Paperback, 384 pages
Expected publication: December 26th 2012 by Avon
ISBN 0062127667 (ISBN13: 9780062127662)
+ Description
Gates of RaptureCaris Roane
The second book in Karina Cooper’s stunning steampunk series featuring fearless heroine Cherry St. Croix, in which she is faced with two men after her heart-and one killer out for her blood.
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 | A TASTE OF ICE
(The Elementals, #2)
by Hanna Martine
Paperback, 368 pages
Expected publication: December 31st 2012 by
Berkley Sensation
ISBN 0425257258 (ISBN13: 9780425257258)
+ Description
There is an untapped world of magic that any man would covet…
Five years ago, Xavier escaped from the Ofarian Plant. Today he calls a Colorado mountain town home. It’s there he buries himself in his work, swearing off magic and relationships—until a woman threatens every promise he’s made to himself.
Cat has always known she is different. Water speaks to her on an uncanny level, and she channels this gift into beautiful painted waterscapes. Now, a gallery is debuting her work in Colorado—and it’ll reveal far more about her than she imagined.
The spark between Cat and Xavier is enough to throw both of them off balance. Every tantalizing moment sends them dangerously close to a rising flood of desire. Dangerous because Xavier comes to suspect that Cat is an Ofarian—his people’s enemy. But they’re both about to discover a far greater, more malicious power at play…
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 | BLACK FALLEN
(Dark Ink Chronicles, #4)
by Elle Jasper
Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
Expected publication: December 31st 2012 by Signet
ISBN
0451413520 (ISBN13: 9780451413529)
+ Description
There’s only one thing more lethal than a vampire.
A Black Fallen. Rather, a fallen angel engulfed in the blackest of magic.
And three of the most dangerous have descended upon Edinburgh…
Tattoo artist, RILEY POE, has changed. After surviving the bites of three potent Strigoi, she has acquired traits from each that parallel those of the most lethal of vampires. Her strength, speed, hearing are unmatched. She’s a stick of dynamite, fuse lit. She’s about to put those unique powers to good use. And she’ll need them.
Now that the rogue bloodsuckers plaguing the Lowcountry are under control once more, and Riley, along with her guardian vampire, ELI DUPRE, Riley’s brother, SETH POE, and Eli’s brother, PHIN DUPRE, and Strigoi vampire VICTORIAN ARCOS agree to join JAKE ANDORRA’S elite WUP team. Worldwide Unexplained Phenomenon takes cases too powerful and dangerous for mere humans to handle. Comprised of vampires, humans with tendencies, immortal druids, werewolves and witches, there aren’t many situations the WUP members can’t handle. But there are unholy, lethal disturbances in the ancient city of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Riley and the others accept the mission.
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 | BLESSED BY A DEMON’S MARK
(Kat Redding, #3)
by E.S. Moore
Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition, 352 pages
Expected publication: December 31st 2012
by Kensington
ISBN 0758268742 (ISBN13: 9780758268747)
+ Description
In a job like this, there’s no retirement plan
Kat Redding’s life is dangerous enough when she’s hunting the rogue vampires who prey on Pureblood humans. But now that Kat is thinking of getting out of the killing business, she’s faced with a slew of new problems. Like the demon Beligral, who offers help at an escalating cost, and the werewolf cult with whom she’s entwined professionally and personally. And then there’s Countess Baset—the terrifying vampire who wants Kat to become her personal assassin.
It’s no wonder that Kat has been seeking refuge in the mysterious town known as Delai, a place where she can shed her Lady Death persona and live a life that’s as close to normal as she’s ever known. But even in this haven, something feels askew. Delai is a little too serene. And the more she discovers, the more Kat realizes that the only choice left to her is not whether to do battle, but which side she’ll risk her life to defend…
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 | DEATH’S ANGEL
(Lost Angels, #3)
by Heather Killough-Walden
Mass Market Paperback, 368 pages
Expected publication: December 31st 2012 by Signet
ISBN
045123894X (ISBN13: 9780451238948)
+ Description
Since the beginning of time, the archangels have longed to know true love. When four female angels were created for the four archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael, a chaos spurred by jealousy erupted, and the archesses were secreted away to Earth. The four favored archangels followed, prompting a search that has lasted millennia.
As the Angel of Death, Azrael could never be like his brothers. While the others fell to Earth in human form, Azrael descended as a vampire. Today, as the lead singer of a popular rock band, he keeps his true nature hidden–a powerful darkness constantly at odds with his angelic self. Beneath his mask, Azrael holds onto the hope that he will one day find the archess who will complete him.
At his brother Gabriel’s wedding, Azrael set his golden eyes on Sophie Bryce, the maid of honor. He is certain she is his destined mate, and will do anything to make her his. But Sophie is unaware of her archess identity, and is haunted by unspeakable demons of her own.
When supernatural forces emerge from the shadows, threatening Sophie, Azrael is the only one who can protect her. But to do it, he must reveal his true, savage self.
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 | DOKTOR GLASS
by Thomas Brennan
Paperback, 320 pages
Expected publication: December 31st 2012 by Ace Trade
ISBN
0425258173 (ISBN13: 9780425258170)
+ Description
In the tradition of Drood, a superb supernatural mystery set in Victorian Liverpool.
The Transatlantic Span is the industrial marvel of the nineteenth century, a suspension bridge stretching from Liverpool to New York City. It’s a work of art…until a faceless corpse is found in its shadows.
Inspector Matthew Langton, tortured by grief for his late wife, takes charge of the investigation, believing the faceless man a part of a conspiracy to assassinate Queen Victoria on the upcoming Inauguration Day of the Span. But the truth is far more bizarre. There are chilling rumors of the Jar Boys, soul snatchers who come under cover of night. Most frightening of all is the mythic and elusive Doktor Glass, who may not only be behind the illicit trade in souls…but who may hold the key to what happened to the inspector’s own beloved wife on her deathbed. Exciting and atmospheric, Brennan’s debut novel is at once a page-turning mystery, a tour de force of revisionist imagination, and a gripping drama of the lengths people go to assuage grief in the name of love. |
 | MAGIC BITES: SPECIAL EDITION
(Kate Daniels, #1)
by Ilona Andrews
Paperback, 384 pages
Expected publication: December 31st 2012 by Ace Trade(first published 2007)
ISBN
0425264203 (ISBN13: 9780425264201)
+ Description
New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews invites you to experience the first novel in the “intriguing world” (Locus) of Kate Daniels with this special edition of Magic Bites…
Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up magical problems. But when Kate’s guardian is murdered, her quest for justice draws her into a power struggle between two strong factions within Atlanta’s magic circles. Pressured by both sides to find the killer, Kate realizes she’s way out of her league—but she wouldn’t want it any other way…
This special edition includes in-depth information about the world of Kate Daniels, with descriptions of its characters and factions. Explore Kate’s Atlanta like never before with answers to FAQ and a quiz to find your place there. And don’t miss the prequel story “A Questionable Client,” as well as scenes of events in Magic Bites from Curran’s point of view.
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 | SEALED WITH A CURSE
(Weird Girls, #1)
by Cecy Robson
Mass Market Paperback, 368 pages
Expected publication: December 31st 2012 by Signet Eclipse
ISBN
0451416732 (ISBN13: 9780451416735)
+ Description
Celia Wird and her three sisters are just like other 20-something girls—with one tiny exception: they’re products of a backfired curse that has given each of them unique powers that make them, well, weird…
The Wird sisters are content to avoid the local vampires, werebeasts, and witches of the Lake Tahoe region—until one of them blows up a vampire in self-defense. Everyone knows vampires aren’t aggressive, and killing one is punishable by death. But soon more bloodlust-fueled attacks occur, and the community wonders: are the vampires of Tahoe cursed with a plague?
Celia reluctantly agrees to help Misha, the handsome leader of an infected vampire family. But Aric, the head of the werewolf pack determined to destroy Misha’s family to keep the region safe, warns Celia to stay out of the fight. Caught between two hot alphas, Celia must find a way to please everyone, save everyone, and oh yeah, not lose her heart to the wrong guy—or die a miserable death. Because now that the evil behind the plague knows who Celia is, it’s coming for her and her sisters. This Wird girl has never had it so tough.
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 | THE GODDESS COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE
(Goddess Summoning, #1-2)
by P.C. Cast
Mass Market Paperback, 368 pages
Expected publication: December 31st 2012 by Signet Eclipse
ISBN
0451416732 (ISBN13: 9780451416735)
+ Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the House of Night Series, P.C. Cast, presents the first two riveting, sexy novels in the Goddess Summoning series, now in one volume…
Goddess of the Sea: When her plane crashes into the ocean, Air Force Sergeant Christine Canady awakens in a legendary time and place ruled by magic—and in the body of the mythic mermaid Undine. Taking pity on her, the goddess Gaea turns her into a damsel, that she might seek shelter on land. But when a dashing knight comes to CC’s rescue, she instead aches for the sea and the darkly seductive merman who’s stolen her heart…
Goddess of Spring: After stumbling upon an Italian Goddess cookbook, Lina thinks she’s found a way to save her failing bakery. Lina agrees to exchange souls with Persephone, the Goddess of Spring, so that she’ll breathe new life into the bakery. But when the handsome, brooding Hades kindles a spark in her heart, Lina wonders whether this dark Lord of the Underworld is her worst nightmare—or the man of her dreams…
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 | TOUCH OF THE DEMON
(Kara Gillian, #5)
by Diana Rowland
Paperback, 448 pages
Expected publication: December 31st 2012 by DAW
ISBN
0756407753 (ISBN13: 9780756407759)
+ Description
Kara Gillian is in Seriously Deep Trouble.
She’s used to summoning supernatural creatures from the demon realm to our world, but now she’s the one who’s been summoned. Kara is the prisoner of the demonic Lord Mzatal, but quickly discovers that she’s far more than a mere hostage. He has his own plans to use Kara and keep her from Rhyzkahl-the demonic lord she is sworn to serve. However, waiting for rescue has never been Kara’s style, and she has no intention of being a pawn in someone else’s game.
Yet intrigue and treachery run rampant amongst all lords, and Kara is hard pressed to keep her wits about her. Her abilities as a homicide detective are put the the test as she seeks the truth about FBI Agent Ryan Kristoff, Rhyzkahl, and herself. But, the answers she finds only raise more questions. She soon discovers that she has her own history in the demon realm-one that goes back farther than she could have ever imagined. But that history may yet spell her doom as she’s faced with a peril beyond mortal comprehension.
She’s going to need all the strength and tenacity she’s developed as a cop and a summoner, or the hell she endures may well last forever.
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 | WHAT A GHOUL WANTS
(Ghost Hunter Mystery, #7)
by Victoria Laurie
Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages
Expected publication: December 31st 2012 by Signet
ISBN
0451238974 (ISBN13: 9780451238979)
+ Description
M. J. Holliday has the unusual ability to talk to the dead. But when it comes to a vengeful ghost and a mysterious drowning, this time she may be in over her head….
THAT SINKING FEELING
Kidwella Castle in northern Wales is rumored to be haunted by a deadly ghost—the Grim Widow, who allegedly drowns unsuspecting guests in the castle’s moat. Not long after M. J. and her crew arrive at the castle to film their ghost-hunting cable TV show, Ghoul Getters, two new victims are added to the Widow’s grisly roster.
Fear ripples through the castle, especially when it’s discovered that the victims may have had help into their watery graves from the land of the living. The local inspector suspects father-son serial killers, but M. J. thinks that theory is all wet. To catch the true culprit she will need to dive deep into the castle’s past and bring some long buried secrets to the surface.
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16 YA Titles Releasing in December
 | FULL MOON KISSES
(Full Moon, #3)
by Ellen Schreiber
Hardcover, 192 pages
Expected publication: December 1th 2012 by Katherine Tegen Books
ISBN
0061986534 (ISBN13: 9780061986536)
+ Description
Beware of the full moon.
A werewolf wants to take you into his world. Forever.
Celeste and Brandon know that Nash in werewolf form is bad news. But a new prediction from psychic Dr. Meadows has Celeste wondering: Which of them wants to turn her into a werewolf?
Still on Celeste’s and Brandon’s minds is the “cure” from Brandon’s father. Brandon must face one dilemma he hadn’t anticipated—if his dad’s serum really does work, is he willing to give up being a werewolf for good? Is Celeste willing to give up her heroic werewolf boyfriend? And when Nash finds out there’s a cure, will he try to take it from Brandon as they continue to deal with their rivalry, their competing affections for Celeste, and their struggles with their werewolf identities?
Then things grow still more complicated when a gang of sketchy guys from a neigh-boring town comes to Legend’s Run just before the big Werewolf Festival. What, or whom, are they looking for?
The third installment in the sumptuous series about werewolves and the popular girl who loves one is full of danger, mystery, and undeniably romantic full moon kisses.
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 | BREATHLESS
(Firelight)
by Sophie Jordan
ebook, 100 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by HarperCollins
ISBN
0062254294 (ISBN13: 9780062254290)
+ Description
Sophie Jordan’s breathtaking digital original novella set in the world of Firelight.
For Az, it’s supposed to be a fun summer vacation with her family. Nothing complicated. Just a quick trip to test the waters as she prepares for a year on her own. That all changes when she rescues a drowning girl and meets Tate—the most gorgeous human boy she’s ever seen. Tate throws her heart, her plans, and her life into upheaval, but the closer she gets to him, the harder it is to hide the secret of what she is. With no hope for a future together, the last thing that can ever happen . . . is love.
This stand-alone digital original is perfect for those new to the Firelight series as well as veteran fans.
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 | POISON
(Legacy, #2)
by Molly Cochran
Hardcover, 368 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
ISBN
1442450509 (ISBN13: 9781442450509)
+ Description
Arthurian legend mixes with modern-day witchcraft in this haunting sequel toLegacy, which Publishers Weekly said “should please the legions of paranormal fans looking for a sophisticated supernatural thriller.” After the riveting—and romantic—events of Legacy, Katy has won Peter’s heart and is now claiming her place in the magical world. Though half the students at her boarding school come from witching lines, the use of magic is expressly forbidden at Ainsworth, so as to keep the witching world hidden from the blue-blooded preppies, aka Muffies, who also walk the halls.
But the Muffies have at least a notion of magic, because Katy catches them staging a made-up ritual—and to her astonishment, the girls collapse at Katy’s feet and fall into comas. When Katy is blamed, she becomes desperate to clear her name and finds herself battling all odds to harness her growing magical powers in order to save the Muffies and dispel the Darkness once more.
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 | RADIANT
(Unearthly, #2.5)
by Cynthia Hand
ebook, 94 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by HarperTeen
ISBN
0062258575 (ISBN13: 9780062258571)
+ Description
From New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand comes a riveting original novella (available only as an ebook) set in the world of the Unearthly series.
Clara is desperate to get away—from the memories that haunt her in Wyoming and the visions of a future she isn’t ready to face—and spending the summer in Italy with her best friend, Angela, should be the perfect escape. . . .
For as long as she can remember, Angela has been told that love is dangerous, that she must always guard her heart. But when she met a mysterious guy in Italy two years ago she was determined to be with him, no matter the costs. Now she must decide whether she can trust Clara with her secret, or if telling her the truth will risk everything she cares about.
Alternating between Angela and Clara’s perspectives, Radiant chronicles the unforgettable summer that will test the bounds of their friendship and change their lives forever
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 | THE FARM
(The Farm, #1)
by Emily McKay
Paperback, 420 pages
Expected publication: December 4th 2012 by Berkley Trade
ISBN
0425257800 (ISBN13: 9780425257807)
+ Description
Life was different in the Before: before vampires began devouring humans in a swarm across America; before the surviving young people were rounded up and quarantined. These days, we know what those quarantines are—holding pens where human blood is turned into more food for the undead monsters, known as Ticks. Surrounded by electrical fences, most kids try to survive the Farms by turning on each other…
And when trust is a thing of the past, escape is nearly impossible.
Lily and her twin sister Mel have a plan. Though Mel can barely communicate, her autism helps her notice things no one else notices—like the portion of electrical fence that gets turned off every night. Getting across won’t be easy, but as Lily gathers what they need to escape, a familiar face appears out of nowhere, offering to help…
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 | HOT BLOODED
(Wolf Springs Chronicles, #2)
by Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie
Paperback, 400 pages
Expected publication: December 6th 2012 by Double Day
+ DescriptionSecond in the epic paranormal trilogy, this has all the heat, atmosphere and feudal background of Fallen, and a love triangle to rival Twilight.
Katelyn had only been in Wolf Springs a few weeks before she was attacked by a werewolf. And now she carries that creature’s curse in her veins.
But she’s not alone. Wolf Springs is home to werewolves. And they swear that it wasn’t any of them who bit her. Changing humans without permission means the death penalty, and they’re none too happy about Katelyn.
The only explanation is that there’s a monster on the loose – something wild and uncontrollable. Because Katelyn has some of its power.
And two guys want Katelyn: one dark and mysterious, yet perhaps the perfect confidant; the other ferocious and forbidden – a werewolf that she can’t keep her hands off of.
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 | THE FRIDAY SOCIETY
by Adrienne Kress
Hardcover, 440 pages
Expected publication: December 6th 2012 by Dial
ISBN
0803737610 (ISBN13: 9780803737617)
+ DescriptionAn action-packed tale of gowns, guys, guns –and the heroines who use them all
Set in turn of the century London, The Friday Society follows the stories of three very intelligent and talented young women, all of whom are assistants to powerful men: Cora, lab assistant; Michiko, Japanese fight assistant; and Nellie, magician’s assistant. The three young women’s lives become inexorably intertwined after a chance meeting at a ball that ends with the discovery of a murdered mystery man.
It’s up to these three, in their own charming but bold way, to solve the murder–and the crimes they believe may be connected to it–without calling too much attention to themselves.
Set in the past but with a modern irreverent flare, this Steampunk whodunit introduces three unforgettable and very ladylike–well, relatively ladylike–heroines poised for more dangerous adventures
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 | ALL THE BROKEN PIECES
by Cindi Madsen
Paperback
Expected publication: December 11th 2012 by Entangled Teen
ISBN13
9781620611302
+ Description
What if your life wasn’t your own?
Liv comes out of a coma with no memory of her past and two distinct, warring voices inside her head. Nothing, not even her reflection, seems familiar. As she stumbles through her junior year, the voices get louder, insisting she please the popular group while simultaneously despising them. But when Liv starts hanging around with Spencer, whose own mysterious past also has him on the fringe, life feels complete for the first time in, well, as long as she can remember.
Liv knows the details of the car accident that put her in the coma, but as the voices invade her dreams, and her dreams start feeling like memories, she and Spencer seek out answers. Yet the deeper they dig, the less things make sense. Can Liv rebuild the pieces of her broken past, when it means questioning not just who she is, but whatshe is?
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 | DEADLY LITTLE LESSONS
(Touch, #5)
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Hardcover, 336 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Hyperion Book CH
ISBN: 1423131622
ISBN-13: 978-142313162 + Description
Camelia Hammond’s trying junior year of high school is finally over…but her troubles aren’t. After she discovers a painful truth about her family, she escapes to a summer arts program in Rhode Island. Determined to put family – and boyfriend – drama behind her, she throws herself into her artwork.
At the arts school, she gets caught up in the case of Sasha Beckerman, a local girl who is missing. Even though all signs suggest that the teen ran away, Camelia senses otherwise. Eager to help the girl, she launches her own investigation. She finds a blog by someone named Neal Moche, a psychometric who might have clues to Sasha’s whereabouts. There is something familiar about Neal, and Camelia realizes how much she misses Ben, despite being committed to Adam.
But time is running out for Sasha, and Camelia will have to trust her powers if she’s to save her. Will the lessons Camelia has learned in the past give her the strength to do so?
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 | INDIGO AWAKENING
(The Hunted, #1)
by Jordan Dane
Paperback, Original, 304 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Harlequin Teen
ISBN
0373210760 (ISBN13: 9780373210763)
+ Description
Because of what you are, the Believers will hunt you down.
Voices told Lucas Darby to run. Voices no one else can hear. He’s warned his sister not to look for him, but Rayne refuses to let her troubled brother vanish on the streets of LA. In her desperate search, she meets Gabriel Stewart, a runaway with mysterious powers and far too many secrets. Rayne can’t explain her crazy need to trust the strange yet compelling boy—to touch him—to protect him even though he scares her.
A fanatical church secretly hunts psychic kids—gifted “Indigo” teens feared to be the next evolution of mankind—for reasons only “the Believers” know. Now Rayne’s only hope is Gabe, who is haunted by an awakening power—a force darker than either of them imagine—that could doom them all.
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 | OPAL
(Lux, #3)
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Paperback, 452 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Entangled Publishing
ISBN
1620610094 (ISBN13: 9781620610091)
+ Description
No one is like Daemon Black.
When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well… There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on.
But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love.
After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different… And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.
Together we’re stronger… and they know it.
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 | THE DARKEST MINDS
by Alexandra Bracken
Hardcover, 496 pages
Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Disney Hyperion
ISBN
1423157370 (ISBN13: 9781423157373)
+ Description
When Ruby wakes up on her tenth birthday, something about her has changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that’s killed most of America’s children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.
Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.
When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she’s on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her–East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can’t risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents.
When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.
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 | CRIMSON FROST
(Mythos Academy, #6)
by Jennifer Estep
Paperback, 384 pages
Expected publication: December 24th 2012 by Kensington
ISBN
0758281463 (ISBN13: 9780758281463)
+ DescriptionFor a moment, a face flashed before my eyes—the most hideous face I’d ever seen. No matter how hard I tried to forget what had happened, I saw him everywhere I went. It was Loki—the evil god that I’d helped set free against my will.
I should have known that my first official date with Logan Quinn was destined to end in disaster. If we’d gotten into a swordfight, or been ambushed by Reapers, I’d have been more prepared. But getting arrested mid-sip at the local coffee hangout? I didn’t see that one coming.
I’ve been accused of purposely helping the Reapers free Loki from his prison—and the person leading the charge against me is Linus Quinn, Logan’s dad. The worst part is that pretty much everyone at Mythos Academy thinks I’m guilty. If I’m going to get out of this mess alive, I’ll have to do it myself…
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 | FADING AMBER
(The Cambion Chronicles, #3)
by Jaime Reed
Paperback, 304 pages
Expected publication: December 24th 2012 by K-Teen/Dafina
ISBN
0758269269 (ISBN13: 9780758269263)
+ Description
Finding your soul mate is the ultimate dream come true. But for Samara Marshall, it’s a matter of life and death…
After falling for a Cambion and then turning into one herself, Samara never thought her senior year could get more complicated. The gaps in her memory, the mysterious deaths, and the constant danger that threaten her once quiet town have a common thread: Tobias, a demon with a lot of enemies. He’s also Samara’s other soul mate and he’s suddenly disappeared.
Samara knows the key to finding Tobias lies with her inner demon, who has her own agenda and threatens to take over completely. But Samara isn’t the only one who wants to find Tobias. His enemies are getting closer, and their plans for retribution could mean
deadly consequences for Samara and her true soul mate, Caleb….
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 | BLOOD-KISSED SKY
(Darkness Before Dawn, #2)
by J.A. London
Paperback, 368 pages
Expected publication: December 26th 2012 by HarperTeen
ISBN
0062020668 (ISBN13: 9780062020666)
+ Description
There’s nowhere left to hide.
I thought vampires were our enemies – they controlled our lives, isolated our cities, and demanded our blood – until I met Victor. With Victor taking over as the new Lord Valentine, things were supposed to get better. Instead, they’re worse than ever.
Day Walkers, a new breed of vampires who can walk in the sun, are terrorizing the city. Blood supplies are low, and if Victor’s vampires don’t get enough, they will become infected with the Thirst – a disease that will turn them into mindless killers.
To stop it, I must journey across the desolate wasteland to the very place where the sickness began. I can only hope that the answers that await me are enough to save us all . . . before it’s too late.
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 | NEVERFALL
(Everneath, #1.5)
by Brodi Ashton
ebook
Expected publication: December 26th 2012 by Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
ASIN: B0089LOOK4 + DescriptionA thrilling new novella from the author of the Everneath series!
Jack is trapped for eternity in the Tunnels while Nikki has managed to evade Cole’s grasp . . . for now. But Cole is more desperate than ever to find answers about Nikki, his best chance for taking over the throne of the underworld. How did she survive the Feed? Can Cole find another Forfeit like her who can survive it too?
Cole’s quest leads him to the other side of the world, to a mysterious, dangerous society known as the Delphinians, whose price for information might be higher than Cole can pay—a price that could destroy Nikki. But when Cole attempts to steal the answers instead, his mission ends in disaster. Faced with centuries in a Delphinian dungeon, Cole is confronted with questions he’s been too scared to ask himself: Is he really obsessed with the throne—or is he obsessed with Nikki? And can she really give him a new beginning as the Everneath’s king . . . or will she instead bring about his tragic end?
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Monthly Must Haves
These are our most anticipated December releases:
Abigail’s Picks
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Mois de décembre VO
I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young adult.
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by Tami Dane (Sloane Skye #3) UF
by Tes Hilaire (Paladin Warriors #2) PNR
by Ellen Schreiber (Full Moon #3) YA
by Lilith Saintcrow (Bannon & Clare #1.5) F
by Dakota Cassidy (Accidentally Friends #7) PNR
by Gini Koch (Kitty Katt #6) UF
by Christina Ashcroft PNR
by J.D. Tyler (Alpha Pack #3) PNR
by Karen Tabke (Blood Moon Trilogy #3) PNR
by Sophie Jordan YA
by Emily McKay (The Farm #1) YA
by Anita Clenney (Relic Seekers #1) PNR
by Moira Rogers (Children of the Undying #1) PNR
by Alyssa Day (Warriors of Poseidon #8) PNR
by Lynn Viehl (Lords of the Darkyn #2) PNR
by Molly Cochran (Legacy #2) YA
by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly #2.5) YA
by Kate Cross (Clockwork Agents #2) UF Steampunk
by Cecy Robson UF
by Boone Brux PNR
by Nancy Gideon (Moonlight #7) PNR
by Sharie Kohler (Moon Chasers #6) PNR
by Diana Pharaoh Francis (Horngate Witches #4) UF
by Rhyannon Byrd (Bloodrunners #4) PNR
by Alexandra Bracken YA
by Jordan Dane (The Hunted #1) YA
by Heather Graham PNR
by Jenn Bennett (Arcadia Bell #2.5) UF
by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Lux #3) YA
by Jennifer Estep (Mythos Academy #6) YA
by Leigh Evans (Mystwalker #1) PNR
by Kevin J. Anderson (Dan Shamble, Zombie PI #2) F
by Sierra Dean PNR
by Pamela Palmer (Feral Warriors #7) PNR
by J.A. London (Darkness Before Dawn #2) YA
by Alexa Egan (Imnada Brotherhood #1) PNR
by Caris Roane (World of Ascension #6) PNR
by Karina Cooper (St. Croix Chronicles #2) PNR Steampunk
by Gena Showalter (Otherworld Assassin #1) PNR
by Elle Jasper (Dark Ink Chronicles #4) UF
by E.S. Moore (Kat Redding #3) UF
by Heather Killough-Walden (Lost Angels #3) PNR
by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #1 – with bonus content) UF
by Cecy Robson (Weird Girls #1) UF
by Diana Rowland (Kara Gillian #5) UF
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