This Week's Reads

I requested these three books from the library to end the year with. I went with the next book in series that I know I like. Trying to end the year on a high reading note.

Because I'm Watching by Christina Dodd
Virtue Falls #3 (Goodreads)
**I started this series as a break from UF/PNR, but did not want a plain mystery or plain romance. I like how the romance is there but there is enough suspense, action, and a good mystery with great characters to keep me reading.

Age of Swords by Michael J Sullivan
The Legends of The First Empire #2 (Goodreads)
**This series takes place 3000 years before the Riyria chronicles (series). I had never heard of either series or author before I requested book 1 from netgalley. I ended up really liking Age of Myth and could not wait to continue the adventure. I also like the fact that all five books of this series are already finished they just need to be published.

Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
Kate Daniels #9 (Goodreads)
**Still not sure why I took so long to start this series but now I cannot stop reading them. I just started this summer and am ready to read book 9. Kate's path to someday kill her father, her relationship with Curran, and the adventures that come with trying to save Atlanta have kept me entertained, engaged, and unable to put them down until I get to the end.

New Releases ~ week of 12/25/2017

A Devious Death by Alyssa Maxwell (#3 Lady and Ladies Maid)

Beast of Dracula by John Patrick Kennedy (#4 Princess Dracula)
Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan (#4 Devil's Rock)
Better Dead by Pamela Kopfler (#1 B&B Spirits Mystery)
Bitter Bones by N. C. Lewis (#3 Ollie Stratford)
Celo's Quest by Deborah Cooke (#4.5 The Dragons of Incendium)
Come Home with Me by Susan Fox (#2 Blue Moon Harbor)
Crust No One by Winnie Archer (#2 Bread Shop Mystery)
Death at Nuremberg by William E Butterworth IV (#4 A Clandestine Operations)
Detention of Doom by Derek Fridolfs (#3 DC Comics: Secret Hero Society Series)
Devoted to Wicked by Shayla Black (#0.5 Devoted Lovers)
Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey (#4 Dog Man)
Escape Claws by Linda S. Reilly (#1 Cat Lady Mystery)

Firefly Cove by T Davis Bunn (#2 Miramar Bay)
Hard Landing by Becky McGraw (#6 Deep Six Security)
If Ever I Should Love You by Cathy Maxwell (#1 Spinster Heiress)
Kane: I Am Alpha by Nicky Charles (#8.5 Laws of the Lycans)
Kappy King and the Puppy Kaper by Amy Lillard (#1 Amish Mystery)
Kill All Angels by Robert Brockway (#3 The Vicious Circuit)
Mecca by G. Willow Wilson (#8 Ms Marvel)
Murder With Lemon Tea Cakes by Karen Rose Smith (#1 Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery)
Need to Know by Fern Michaels (#28 Sisterhood)
Operation: Endgame by Tee Morris,  Pip Ballantine (#6 Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences)
Stowed Away by Barbara Ross (#6 Maine Clambake Mysteries)

Survival by Ben Bova (#4 Star Quest)
Take Me by Tamara Mataya (#2 The Submission Games)
The Art of Running in Heels by Rachel Gibson (#7 Chinooks Hockey Team)
The Bad Boy Cowboy by Kate Pearce (#4 Morgan Ranch)
The Duke of Her Desire by Sophie Barnes (#2 Diamonds in the Rough)
The Duke of Ice by Darcy Burke (#7 The Untouchables)
The Mind Virus by Donna Freitas (#3 The Wired)
The Pretender by HelenKay Dimon (#3 Games People Play)
The Stepbrothers by Calista Fox (#3 Lover's Triangle)
The Thea Sisters and the Big Storm by Thea Stilton (#8 Thea Stilton Graphic Novel)
The Wanted by Robert Crais (#15 Elvis Cole)
The Young Queens by Kendare Blake (#0.5 Three Dark Crowns)
Twisted by Helen Hardt (#8 Steele Brothers Saga)
Unbridled Murder by Leigh Hearon (#3 A Carson Stables Mystery)
When You Love a Scotsman by Hannah Howell (#2 Seven Brides for Seven Scotsmen)

Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Safe New Year's!

Merry Christmas
by DevBurmak (deviantart)

Christmas Dragon
by LyntonLevengood (DeviantArt)

This Week's Reads

Christmas
by Shoelesspeacock (DeviantArt)

Intensity by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Chronicles of Nick #8 (Goodreads)
**This is one of my favorite authors. Nick is my favorite character from her Dark Hunters series but this series that focuses on the younger him has been hit or miss for me. Trying to stay with it to see how it ends up and blends with the DH character.

Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow
(Goodreads)
**Two of my favorite things. I love anthologies, which means finding new authors and I love Alice in Wonderland.

New Releases ~ week of 12/18/2017

A Very Beary Christmas by Abbie Zanders (#33 Howls Romance)

Can't Forget You by Rachel Lacey (#3 Risking It All)
Claiming the Captain's Baby by Rochelle Alers (#1 American Heroes)
Cowboy Up by Harper Sloan (#3 Coming Home)
Cuffed by Angel Payne (#2 Honor Bound)
Executive Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan (#7.5 Montgomery Ink)
Heart of a Cowboy by Kristin Vayden (#1 Elk Heights Ranch)
Highland Guardian by Amy Jarecki (#3 Highland Lords)
Historically Dead by Greta McKennan (#2 A Stitch in Time Mystery)
Miracle at Christmas by Debbie Mason (#7.5 Christmas, Colorado)
Prince's Son Of Scandal by Dani Collins (#4 Sauveterre Siblings)
Ranger Protector by Angi Morgan (#1 Texas Brothers of Company B)

Sinful Empire by Meghan March (#3 The Anti-Heroes Collection)
The Dragon Queen's Christmas Wedding by Mina Carter (#3 Dragon's Council)
The Hookup by Kristen Ashley (#1 Moonlight and Motor Oil)
The Simi's ABCs: Adventures with Dark-Hunters by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunters Manga/Comics)
Witches Wild by Yasmine Galenorn (Bewitching Bedlam #4)

This Week's Reads

How to Make Snow
by  cornacchia-art (Deviantart)

The Girl in The Tower by Katherine Arden
Winternight Trilogy #2 (Goodreads)
**I really like The Bear and The Nightingale. Probably one of my favorite reads this year. This is the second in the trilogy and follows what happens to Vasya after decisions made at the end of book 1.

The Mad Apprentice by Django Wexler
The Forbidden Library #2 (Goodreads)
**I've been trying to catch up on series that I had started at some point and still wanted to read but hadn't gotten to them yet. This is about some kids that can read themselves into books and adventures in their magical libraries.

New Releases ~ week of 12/11/2017

Town at the Edge of Darkness by Brett Battles (#2 Excoms)

A Bird's-Eye View by Noelle Stevenson (#7 Lumberjanes)
A Case of Syrah, Syrah by Nancy J Parra (#1 Wine Country Mystery)
A Murder For The Books by Victoria Gilbert (#1 A Blue Ridge Library Mystery)
Almost Everything by Christie Ridgway (#3 Almost)
Alpha Alpine by Mary Daheim (#27 Emma Lord Mysteries)
Bloodstains With Bronte by Katherine Bolger Hyde (#2 Crime With the Classics)
Christmas at the Grange by T E Kinsey (#4 Lady Hardcastle mysteries)
Colorado Boulevard by Phoef Sutton (#3 Crush)
Freed by Flame and Storm by Becky Allen (#2 Bound by Blood and Sand)
Ginger Snapped by Gail Oust (#5 Piper Prescott Mysteries)
Gingerbread and Ghosts by Agatha Frost (#10 A Peridale Cafe Mystery)
Grinch Reaper by Donna Michaels (#8 Sleeper Seals)

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine (#2 Stillhouse Lake)
Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow
Mine to Save by Diana Gardin (#3 Rescue Ops)
Odysseus Awakening by Evan Currie (#6 Odyssey One)
Savage Bonds by Ana Medeiros (#2 Raven Room Series)
Stay With Me by Cynthia Eden (#3 Lazarus Rising)
The Chameleon by Michele Hauf (#3 Elite Crimes Unit)
The Fantastic and Terrible Fame of Classroom 13 by Honest Lee (#4 Classroom 13)
The Heiress's Deception by Christi Caldwell (#4 Sinful Brides)
The Sea of the Dead by Barry Wolverton (#3 The Chronicles of the Black Tulip)
Tormod by Hazel Hunter (#4 Immortal Highlander)
Unnatural Causes by Dawn Eastman (#1 Dr. Katie LeClair mystery)

This Week's Reads

Obsession Falls by Christina Dodd
Virtue Falls #2 (Goodreads)
**I really enjoyed reading the first book in this series. This one takes place in the same place but with a different lead. Since it is a smaller town I'm sure we will see a lot of characters from book one.

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
Three Dark Crowns #1 (Goodreads)
**This is one I think I've gotten from the library before but didn't end up reading at the time. I saw book two while there this week and wanted to grab it but realised I needed to still read this one.

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• Tree Hut Coconut Lime Shea Body Butter: Have been using this since receiving the box and love it. Nice clean scent and great on my dry winter skin. #ButterUpTreeHut

Reviews to Follow shortly

New Releases ~ week of 12/4/2017

A Crime of Poison by Nancy Haddock (#3 Silver Six Crafting Mystery)

A Gift for Santa by Beth Carpenter (#2 Northern Lights)
A Lady in Shadows by Lene Kaaberbol (#2 Madeleine Karno Mystery)
A Reckless Redemption by Laura Trentham (#3 Spies and Lovers)
A Scottish Lord for Christmas by Lauren Smith (#3 Sins and Scandals)
A Secret Son by Brenda Jackson (#2 Braddocks: Secret Son)
Amish Christmas Abduction by Dana R Lynn (#3 Amish Country Justice)
And Death Goes To . . . by Laura Bradford (#3 Tobi Tobias Mystery)
Baby in the Making by Elizabeth Bevarly (#5 Accidental Heirs)
Back Home at Firefly Lake by Jen Gilroy (#3 Firefly Lake)
Beau Death by Peter Lovesey (#17 Peter Diamond)
Bel Book and Scandal by Maggie McConnon (#3 Bel McGrath)

Blood Truth by Matt Coyle (#4 Rick Cahill)
Can't Get Enough by Gena Showalter (#6 Original Heartbreakers)
Christmas Ranch Rescue by Lynette Eason (#5 Wrangler's Corner)
Claiming Bailey by Susan Stoker (#3 Ace Security)
Comic Sans Murder by Paige Shelton (#3 Dangerous Type Mystery)
Crusader One by Brian Andrews (#3 Tier One)
Dionysus and the Land of Beasts by Joan Holub (#14 Heroes in Training)
Embrace by Crissy Smith (#3 Bloodlines)
Empty Horizon by AC Cobble (#4 Benjamin Ashwood)
Ever the Brave by Erin Summerill (#2 Clash of Kingdoms)
Fatal Game by Linda Ladd (#10 Claire Morgan)
Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter (#3 Soulwood)

Forbidden Desire by Tina Donahue (#3 Pirates Prize)
Gathered Up by Annabeth Albert (#7 Portland Heat)
Heart Sight by Robin D. Owens (#16 Celta)
Her Winter Wolves by Milly Taiden (#36 Howls Romance)
Holding the Fort by Regina Jennings (#1 Fort Reno)
Holiday Secrets by Susan Sleeman (#1 McKade Law)
Honey-Baked Homicide by Gayle Leeson (#3 A Down South Café Mystery)
How the West Was Wed by Margaret Brownley (#3 Match Made in Texas)
Hymn by Ken Scholes (#5 The Psalms of Isaak)
Insidious Intent by Val McDermid (#10 Tony Hill / Carol Jordan)
Live and Let Fly by Clover Tate (#2 Kite Shop Mystery)

Mississippi Roll by George R. R. Martin (#1 Wild Cards: USA Triad)
No Place Like You by Emma Douglas (#3 Cloud Bay)
No Reservations by Kristen Proby (#4.5 Fusion)
Once Upon A Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt (#12.6 Maiden Lane)
Once Upon a Texas Christmas by Winnie Griggs (#10 Texas Grooms)
One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning by David Moody (#4 Hater)
Only for You by Melissa Foster (#2 Sugar Lake)
Pathways by Mercedes Lackey (#12 Valdemar)
Persepolis Rising by James S A Corey (#7 Expanse)
Protected by the Shadows by Helene Tursten (#10 Inspector Huss)
Sea of Strangers by Erica Cameron (#2 The Ryogan Chronicles)

Slammed by Victoria Denault (#2 San Francisco Thunder)
S'more to Lose by Beth Merlin (#2 Campfire)
Strong to the Bone by Jon Land (#9 Caitlin Strong)
Super Con by James Swain (#3 Billy Cunningham)
The Black Tide by Keri Arthur (#3 Outcast)
The Body in the Casket by Katherine Hall Page (#24 Faith Fairchild)
The Boy by Tami Hoag (#2 Broussard and Fourcade)
The Chaos of Luck by Catherine Cerveny (#2 Felicia Sevigny)
The Demon Crown by James Rollins (#13 SIGMA Force)
The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter by Michael J Sullivan (#4 Riyria Chronicles)
The Dreamer's Song by Lynn Kurland (#11 Novel of the Nine Kingdoms)
The Duke Knows Best by Jane Ashford (#5 The Duke's Sons)
The Fall of the Readers by Django Wexler (#4 Forbidden Library)
The Forever Ship by Francesca Haig (#3 The Fire Sermon)
The Ladies of Ivy Cottage by Julie Klassen (#2 Tales From Ivy Hill)
The Missing Guests of the Magic Grove Hotel by David Casarett (#2 Ethical Chiang Mai Detective Agency)
The Power of a Seal by Anne Elizabeth (#5 Seal)
The Rebels of Gold by Elise Kova (#3 The Loom Saga)
The Stolen Sky by Heather Hansen (#2 Split City)
The Wicked Vampire by Kate Baxter (#6 True Vampire)
The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer (#3 Terra Ignota)
To the Duke, With Love by Amelia Grey (#2 Rakes of St. James)
Trick by Scarlett Dawn (#4 Origin)
Villain by Samantha Young (#2 Hero)
What Goes Around Comes Around by Leighann Dobbs, Lisa Fenwick (#3 Corporate Chaos)
Window to Danger by Olivia Jaymes (#7 Danger Incorporated)
Wolf Hunger by Paige Tyler (#7 SWAT)
Year One by Nora Roberts (#1 The Chronicles of the One)