Wednesday, June 15, 2011

"Waiting On" Wednesday (9)


"Waiting On"  Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

 
This week I'm waiting on:


by Randy Russell

Till death 

Jana Webster and Michael Haynes were in love. They were destined to be together forever.

Do

But Jana's destiny was fatally flawed. And now she's in Dead School, where Mars Dreamcote lurks in the back of the classroom, with his beguiling blue eyes, mysterious smile, and irresistibly warm touch.

Us

Michael and Jana were incomplete without each other. There was no room for Mars in Jana's life—or death—story. Jana was sure Michael would rush to her side soon.

Part

But things aren't going according to Jana's plan. So Jana decides to do whatever it takes to make her dreams come true—no matter what rules she has to break. (from Goodreads)


(It comes out next week! Yay!)

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Teaser Tuesday (9)


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) "teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 
  •  Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

 This week's teaser is from.....
 
 
 Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1)
by Ilona Andrews

"A low, warning growl froze me in midmove. It came from the dark gaping hole in the building across the street and rolled through the ruins, awakening ancient memories of a time when humans were pathetic, hairless creatures cowering by the weak flame of the first fire and scanning the night with frightened eyes, for it held monstrous hungry killers."

-Page 53

Monday, June 13, 2011

It's Monday! What are you reading? (9)


Hosted by Book Journey



Last week I read....


Ecstasy (Shadowdwellers #1)
by Jacquelyn Frank


I'm currently reading....


Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1)
by Ilona Andrews

 
Heat Wave (Nikki Heat #1)
by Richard Castle
 

Next I'm going to read....


Goddess Boot Camp (Oh. My. Gods. #2)
by Tera Lynn Childs



The Wolf Next Door (West Field Wolves #3)
by Lydia Dare


What about you? What are you reading this week?
 

Saturday, June 11, 2011

HELP! I want to buy two books, but I don't know what to pick!

Too many great choices! Help! Which should I pick!?






On My Wishlist (9)




On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It lets me share which books I really want but haven't gotten a hold of yet. They can be old, new, or one that has yet to be released.

Here's what I'm wishing for this week.....


Rapture (Shadowdwellers #2)
by Jacquelyn Frank 

The Shadowdwellers live in a realm of darkness and sensuality, where order is prized and sin must be punished. Yet for Magnus, the head priest of Sanctuary, salvation rests with the one woman who can entice him to break every rule...

She Was The Ultimate Temptation

Magnus is a man of contradictions; a spiritual leader in a warrior's body. To him, laws are for enforcing and visions must be followed, even if that means freeing a beautiful slave and making her his reluctant handmaiden. Betrayed once before, Magnus can barely bring himself to trust another woman. Yet Daenaira's fiery innocence is drawing them both into a reckless inferno of desire.



Magic Burns (Kate Daniels #2)
by Ilona Andrews

As a mercenary who cleans up after magic goes wrong, Kate Daniels has seen her share of occupational hazards. Normally, waves of paranormal energy ebb and flow across Atlanta like a tide. But once every seven years, a flare comes, a time when magic runs rampant. Now Kate's going to have to deal with problems on a much bigger scale; a divine one.

When Kate sets out to retrieve a set of stolen maps for the Pack, Atlanta's paramilitary clan of shapeshifters, she quickly realizes much more is at stake. During a flare, gods and goddesses can manifest - and battle for power. The stolen maps are only the opening gambit in an epic tug-of-war between two gods hoping for rebirth. And if Kate can't stop the cataclysmic showdown, the city may not survive...



Love in the Time of Dragons (Light Dragons #1)
by Katie MacAlister

When it comes to love, one woman is scaling back her expectations...
 
Tully Sullivan is just like any other suburban mom-except she's just woken up in a strange place surrounded by strange people who keep insisting that they're dragons-and that she's one too.


Monday, June 6, 2011

It's Monday! What are you reading? (8)


Hosted by Book Journey



Last week I read....


Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood #7) 
by J.R. Ward


I'm currently reading....


Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1)
by Ilona Andrews


Ecstasy (Shadowdwellers #1)
by Jacquelyn Frank


Next I'm going to read....


Goddess Boot Camp (Oh. My. Gods. #2)
by Tera Lynn Childs


The Wolf Next Door (West Field Wolves #3)
by Lydia Dare


What about you? What are you reading this week?
 

Spring into Summer Read-a-thon



This post is to announce to the world that I'm participating in the Spring into Summer read-a-thon hosted by Enna Isilee of Squeaky Books!

This read-a-thon is going to be so great! It's two days where you try do NOTHING but read. It's a great chance to get rid of some of those books that have been sitting on your TBR pile forever.

But that's not all! There will also be awesome mini-challenges and a TON of giveaways! In fact, just for signing up you are entered to win a $25 gift card to Amazon! SO GO SIGN UP! And if you say that Alyssa @ Mostly Books.... Occasional Rants.... sent you, you'll get 5 extra entries to win that gift card! CLICK HERE to enter to win, and know all there is to know about the read-a-thon.

Here's my goal:

I plan to participate on: BOTH DAYS
I plan to read: Not sure yet. Hopefully 2 or 3 books, and maybe I'll throw in some mangas. Might try to watch a movie that is based on a book.
I hope to read: I'll just have to see when it gets closer to the date. Maybe some more books from Karen Marie Moning's Fever series.

Well, have you signed up yet? DO IT NOW!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

In My Mailbox (9)


In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren where I get to show what new books I've gotten this week. They can be books I've bought, checked out from the library, or actually received in the mail.


Bought




Just one this week, but I'm super excited to read it.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

On My Wishlist (8)


On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It lets me share which books I really want but haven't gotten a hold of yet. They can be old, new, or one that has yet to be released.

Here's what I want to get my hands on this week.....




Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood #8)
by J.R. Ward


In the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like no other rages. Long divided as a terrifying battleground for the vampires and their enemies, the city is home to a band of brothers born to defend their race: the warrior vampires of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.

John Matthew has come a long way since he was found living among humans, his vampire nature unknown to himself and to those around him. After he was taken in by the Brotherhood, no one could guess what his true history was- or his true identity. Indeed, the fallen Brother Darius has returned, but with a different face and a very different destiny. As a vicious personal vendetta takes John into the heart of the war, he will need to call up on both who he is now and who he once was in order to face off against evil incarnate.

Xhex, a symphath assassin, has long steeled herself against the attraction between her and John Matthew. Having already lost one lover to madness, she will not allow the male of worth to fall prey to the darkness of her twisted life. When fate intervenes, however, the two discover that love, like destiny, is inevitable between soul mates.





The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows #2)
by Kim Harrison

Rachel Morgan's back, and in more trouble than ever! Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and other vampire novels won't want to miss the second novel in Kim Harrison s addicting--and already bestselling--supernatural series. 

Former-bounty-hunter Rachel Morgan has it pretty good. She's left the corrupt Inderland Runner Service and started her own independent service. She's survived werewolves, shape-changing demons, bad-hair days, and sharing a church with her vampire roommate Ivy. She even has a cute (if human) boyfriend-what more could a witch want?

But living with a reformed vampire isn't all it's cracked up to be, particularly when your roommate's very bad ex-boyfriend wants her back, and wouldn't mind you in the process. And especially when he's six feet of sheer supernatural seduction, and you've got a demon mark that makes vampires literally hotter than hell....

To save herself and Ivy, Rachel must confront the vampire master-and the dark secrets she's hidden even from herself.



Embraced by Darkness (Riley Jenson Guardian #5)
by Keri Arthur

She's hunting a killer—
and shattering every boundary—
she's ever known.…

Part vamp, part werewolf, Riley Jenson plays by her own rules, whether it’s her stormy love life or her job as a guardian. But when her family’s alpha male demands that she solve the mystery of a vanished girl, Riley can feel a trap closing in around her. Because the job comes with a catch: if Riley fails, her own mother will die.

Now the stakes are raised, the hunt is on...and when more women vanish, Riley is caught between a lover who demands that she give up her work, a serial killer who knows no boundaries, and a club where humans and supernaturals mix—at their own peril. Thrust into a realm of seduction and violence unlike any she could have imagined, Riley has to battle to save everything she holds dear. But the ultimate hunt has only just begun....

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The #preorderHOURGLASS Epic Giveaway from Myra McEntire

Myra McEntire is super excited about the upcoming release of Hourglass, so she is giving away some super awesome prizes to YOU.

 
 

Here are the prizes:

Prize #1: A signed, finished copy of HOURGLASS and an iPod Shuffle loaded with the HOURGLASS playlist! (Or a $50 Visa Giftcard!)

Prize #2: A signed, finished copy of HOURGLASS and a character named after you in book two!

Prize #3: A signed HOURGLASS poster and sweet varied author swag, including signed bookplates from Tessa Gratton, Julie Kagawa, Brenna Yovanoff, Beth Revis and more!

So click on this link here to find out what you need to do to enter: