This Week's Reads

Maleficent
by Rayluaza (DeviantArt)

A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin
Matthew Swift #1 (Goodreads)
**This is another random off my TBR. I ended up liking the one from last week. Plus, more older books off the pile is always a good thing.
This is a kind of back from the dead, revenge, urban fantasy book. I really don't know much more than that and angel books can be hit or miss ( so are the reviews on this one).

A Study in Brimstone by G.S. Denning
Warlock Holmes #1
**This was a random pick up. I wasn't in a rush this week at the library and had to time to just browse. This is what a found, a reimagining of Sherlock Holmes stories with a fantasy humor twist. Plus, with this blurb I had to give it a try:
a glorious new take on the ever-popular Sherlock Holmes myth, featuring the vampire Inspector Vladislav Lestrade, the ogre Inspector Torg Grogsson, and Dr. Watson, the true detective at 221b. And Sherlock. A warlock.

New Releases ~ week of 05/28/2018

9 Bodies Rolling by Stephanie Bond (#9 The Body Movers)

A Berry Cunning Conman by A.R. Winters (#4 Kylie Berry Mystery)
A Liar's Death by L J Sellers (#13 Detective Wade Jackson Mystery)
A Passion for Haunted Fashion by Rose Pressey (#6 Haunted Vintage Mystery)
All Night Long by J. Kenner (#9 Man of the Month)
All Night with the Cowboy by Soraya Lane (#2 River Ranch)
Arctic Gambit by Larry Bond (#6 Jerry Mitchell)
Asa by Alisa Woods (#3 Fallen Angels)
Battle of the Bots by Eric Luper (#7 Key Hunters)
Bear Witness to Murder by Meg Macy (#2 A Teddy Bear Mystery)
Beyond Control by Kat Martin (#3 Texas Trilogy)
Blood Standard by Laird Barron (#1 Isaiah Coleridge)
City of Monsters by Jason Starr (#2 Gotham)
Cowboy Bold by Carolyn Brown (#1 Longhorn Canyon)

Crime & Punctuation by Kaitlyn Dunnett (#1 Deadly Edits)
Cross Fire by Fonda Lee (#2 Exo)
Cucumber Quest: The Melody Kingdom by Gigi D.G. (#3 Cucumber Quest)
Die by the Gun by William W Johnstone (#2 Chuckwagon Trail)
Dirty Player by Mira Lyn Kelly (#2 Back To You)
Ella: An Amish Retelling of Cinderella by Sarah Price (#2 An Amish Fairytale)
Evil Never Sleeps by William W Johnstone, J A Johnstone (#4 Will Tanner)
Fade to Black by Heather Graham (#24 Krewe of Hunters)
Fate and Fury by Lola StVil (#5 The Toren Series)
Finding Answers by Kathi Daley (#2 Rescue Alaska)
Grounds for Remorse by Misty Simon (#2 Tallie Graver Mystery)
Hawke's War by Reavis Z Wortham (#2 Sonny Hawke)
How to Forget a Duke by Vivienne Lorret (#1 Misadventures in Matchmaking)

Lady Scandal by Miranda Neville (#1 Ladies in Disgrace)
Lady Travelers Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl by Victoria Alexander (#3 The Lady Travelers Guide)
Laird of the Black Isle by Paula Quinn (#7 The McGregors: Highland Heirs)
Legendary by Stephanie Garber (#2 Caraval)
LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff (Lifelike #1)
Lowcountry Bookshop by Susan M. Boyer (#7 Liz Talbot Mysteries)
Murder With Cinnamon Scones by Karen Rose Smith (#2 Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery)
Never Deceive a Viscount by Renee Ann Miller (#2 Infamous Lords)
On Point by Hena Khan (#2 Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream)
Probable Claws by Rita Mae Brown (#27 Mrs Murphy (with Sneaky Pie Brown))
Reviving Emily by Becca Jameson (#1 Project DEEP)
Sacrificed & Reclaimed by Bree Wolf (#8 Love's Second Chance)

Shadow Keeper by Christine Feehan (#3 Shadow)
Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
The Assassin by Mark Dawson (#4 Isabella Rose Thriller)
The Devil to Pay by William W Johnstone, J A Johnstone (#5 Kerrigans)
The Diva Cooks up a Storm by Krista Davis (#11 Domestic Diva)
The Duke of Lies by Darcy Burke (#9 The Untouchables)
The Gray Ghost by Clive Cussler, Robin Burcell (#10 Fargo Adventure)
The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I by Carolyn Mackler (#2 Virginia Shreves)
Then There Was You by Miranda Liasson (#1 Angel Falls)
To the Moon and Back by Karen Kingsbury (#27 The Baxters)
Too Wilde to Wed by Eloisa James (#2 The Wildes of Lindow Castle)
Torched by Donna Grant (#13 Dark Kings)
Touched by You by Elle Wright (#1 Wellspring)
Up in Smoke by Pittacus Lore (#3 The Legacy Chronicles)
You Never Forget Your First Earl by Ella Quinn (#5 The Worthingtons)
You Send Me by Jeannie Moon (#2 Compass Cove)

This Week's Reads

Goodnight
by Red-Izak (DeviantArt)

An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington
The Licanius Trilogy #2 (Goodreads)
**I really liked book one, The Shadow of What Was Lost. Islington has created an interesting epic fantasy world, even with some similarities to other magical places, it is still unique and entertaining.

Visions of Magic by Regan Hastings
The Awakening #1 (Goodreads)
**So I ended up requesting this book based on my way too big tbr on Goodreads, and trying to make it a bit smaller. Put in the total number in random # generator and this is the book that came up. I really don't remember putting this book on there or anything about it, that said when I read the blurb, it still sounds like a book I would enjoy. With hunted witches and magic with some romance thrown in I'm looking forward to giving it a try.

New Releases ~ week of 05/21/2018

A Lie in Every Truth by Jamie Lee Scott (#12 Gotcha Detective Agency Mysteries)

A Little Side of Geek by Marguerite Labbe (#1 Geek Life)
After The Storm by K. M. Scott, Anina Collins (#2 Project Artemis)
Beach House Reunion by Mary Alice Monroe (#5 Beach House)
Beneath the Scars by Cherise Sinclair (#13 Masters of the Shadowlands)
Best Beach Ever by Wendy Wax (#6 Beach)
Coming Home to Crimson by Michelle Major (#10 Crimson Colorado)
Discovering Us by Jessica Sorensen (#0 Reverse Harem)
Echo Moon by Laura Spinella (#3 Ghost Gifts)
Fighting For Everything by Laura Kaye (#1 Warrior Fight Club)
For Sale By Killer by Catherine Bruns (#3 Cindy York Mysteries)
Furyborn by Claire Legrand (#1 The Empirium Trilogy)
Her Fresh Start Family by Lorraine Beatty (#1 Mississippi Hearts)

Hightail It to Kinsey Falls by Gayle Leeson (#1 Kinsey Falls)
His Surprise Son by Allie Pleiter (#1 Matrimony Valley)
Hot Asset by Lauren Layne (#1 21 Wall Street)
Hunt the Viper by Ralph Pezzullo, Don Mann (#7 SEAL Team Six)
In the Eye of Heaven by David Keck (#1 Tales of Durand)
Innocent Target by Katie Reus (#4 Redemption Harbor)
King of Gods by Scarlett Dawn, Katherine Rhodes (#2 Vampire Crown)
Lord Stanton's Last Mistress by Lara Temple (#3 Wild Lords and Innocent Ladies)
Marek by Sawyer Bennett (#11 Cold Fury Hockey)
Reunited with the Bull Rider by Jill Kemerer (#2 Wyoming Cowboys)
Rogue Royalty by Meghan March (#3 Savage Trilogy)
Rough Edge by CD Reiss (#1 The Edge)
Sandapalooza Shake-Up by Chris Grabenstein (#3 Welcome to Wonderland)
Secrets of a Wallflower by Amanda McCabe (#1 Debutantes in Paris)
Sin and Bone by Debra Webb (#2 Colby Agency: Sexi-ER)
Sunset Flames by Maryann Jordan (#6 Baytown Boys)
The Controversial Princess by Jodi Ellen Malpas (#1 Smoke & Mirrors)
The Extraordinary by Jessica Sorensen (#3 Unexpected Series)
The Healer by Theresa Hissong (#7 Rise of the Pride)
The Sister by Angeline Trevena (#2 The Memory Trader)
The Summer Children by Dot Hutchison (#3 The Collector Trilogy)
Two Dauntless Hearts by Elle James (#2 Mission: Six)
Unlocking Lies by Kennedy Layne (#3 Keys to Love)
Year of Descendants by Aimee Hyndman (#3 Clockwork God Chronicles)
Zach by Lilly Atlas (#1 Hell's Handlers)

This Week's Reads

Breach to Diagon Alley
by WormholePaintings (DeviantArt)

Tarnished City by Vic james
Dark Gifts #2 (Goodreads)
**I really liked book one until the final two pages. I did not like how the author took one of the female leads and took her from a fairy-tale dreamer to a kick ass UF heroine in a couple of paragraphs. I decided to give this a try despite that because I really did enjoy the rest of the book and characters. I've read a couple of chapters and was doing well until I got to Abi's. James seems to still have her doing things, or having the ability to do things, that are way out of her character. I'm going to keep reading and maybe just skim her parts.

Blade Song by J.C. Daniels
Colbana Files #1 (Goodreads)
**I was looking through the hoopla app on my kindle for something new to read. The first five books from this series were all on my recommended page and I'm always looking for new UF to read. So far, it's keeping my interest.

New Releases ~ week of 05/14/2018

A Dark Descent by Lisa Fiedler (#2 Gabriel Gale's Ages of Oz)

A Howl of Wolves by Judith Flanders (#4 Sam Clair Novels)
An Honorable Assassin by Steve Hamilton (#3 Nick Mason)
Armistice by Lara Elena Donnelly (#2 The Amberlough Dossier)
Ascendant by Jack Campbell (#2 Genesis Fleet)
Breathe by Carly Phillips (#2 Rosewood Bay)
Charmed Bones by Carolyn Haines (#18 Sarah Booth Delaney)
Compassion Be Damned by Rebecca Royce (#4 Last Hope)
Cupcakes, Curses, and Spirits by Jovee Winters (#3 Blue Moon Bay)
Deceived by Elisabeth Naughton (#2 House of Sin)
Deliverance by Nicholas Sansbury Smith (#3 The Hell Divers Trilogy)
Demon Unbound by Jenn Stark (#1 Demon Enforcers)
Fall of Angels by Barbara Cleverly (#1 Inspector Redfyre)
Frozen Conflict by Peter Nealen (#4 Brannigan's Blackhearts)
Harvest Song by Yasmine Galenorn (#20 Sisters of the Moon/Otherworld)

In the Region of the Summer Stars by Stephen R Lawhead (#1 Eirlandia)
Lady in Lingerie by Penelope Sky (#3 Lingerie)
Melt for You by J. T. Geissinger (#2 Slow Burn)
Outside the Law by Carsen Taite (#4 Lone Star Law Romance)
Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon (#4 Real Love)
Stealing the Vixen's Heart by Reina Torres (#1 Fox Tales)
Survival Skills by S E Smith (#3 Project Gleise 581G)
The 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker (#1 Beyond the Circle)
The Chocolate War by Martin Walker (#11.5 Bruno, Chief of Police)
The Dragon Family by Jessie Donovan (#5 Lochguard Highland Dragons)
The Immortal Renshai by Mickey Zucker Reichert (#9 Renshai)
The King of Space Must Die by Barry J Hutchison (#9 Space Team)
The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall (#5 Penderwicks)

The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (#4 The Paper Magician Trilogy)
The Queen of Sorrow by Sarah Beth Durst (#3 The Queens of Renthia)
The Secret Ingredient for a Happy Marriage by Shirley Jump (#2 O'Bannon Sisters)
The Sugarhouse Blues by Mariah Stewart (#2 Hudson Sisters)
The Wright Love by K. A. Linde (#5 Wright)
Thirsty by Mia Hopkins (#1 Eastside Brewery)
Unlit by Keri Arthur (#1 Kingdoms of Earth & Air)
Vendetta by Willow Winters (#6 Sins and Secrets Series of Duets)
War Storm by Victoria Aveyard (#4 Red Queen Trilogy)

This Week's Reads

The Thundercats
by Joe Costantini (DeviantArt)

Wonder Woman Vol. 4 Godwatch by Greg Rucka
(Goodreads)
**I've liked graphics in this series as well as the stories. Still not as familiar with DC but this is a character that I've been watching since I was little.

Mighty Jack and The Goblin King by Ben Hatke
Mighty Jack #2 (Goodreads)
**Another graphic novel this week that is in the realm of fairy tales.  Plus, it just looked like a cute and fun read.

New Releases ~ week of 05/07/2018

A SEAL's Resolve by Cora Seton (#6 Seals of Chance Creek)

Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko (#4 Tales from Alcatraz)
An Honorable Seduction by Brenda Jackson (#3 Westmoreland Legacy)
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (#2 The Murderbot Diaries)
Badger by Dale Mayer (#1SEALs of Steel)
Better Off Read by Nora Page (#1 Bookmobile Mystery)
Blueberry Muffins and Misfortune by Agatha Frost (#12 A Peridale Cafe Mystery)
Burning Up by Jennifer Blackwood (#1 Flirting With Fire)
Cake and Punishment by Maymee Bell (#1 Southern Cake Baker)
Cast Long Shadows by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan (#2 Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
Claiming the Cowboy by Liz Isaacson (#5 Grape Seed Falls)

Dead To Me by Pandora Pine (#5 Cold Case Psychic)
Death Doesn't Bargain by Sherrilyn Kenyon (#2 Dark Hunter: Deadman's Cross)
Death Rides the Ferry by Patricia Skalka (#4 Dave Cubiak Mystery)
Edgar Allan Poe and the Jewel of Peru by Karen Lee Street (#2 Poe and Dupin Mystery)
Fallout by Lila Rose (#6 Hawks MC Caroline Springs Charter)
Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower (#1 Magic Garden Mystery)
Frenemies by Nicole Blanchard (#2 Friend Zone)
Ghost Target by A. J. Tata (#1 Reaper)
Grim & The City by Amanda M. Lee (A Grimlock Family Short)
Heat of the Knight by Em Petrova (#2 Knight Ops)
How to Land an Earl in Ten Days or Less by Ava Stone (#1 Heart of an Heiress)

King of Ashes by Raymond E Feist (#1 The Firemane Saga)
No Cure for the Dead by Christine Trent (#1 Florence Nightingale Mystery)
Odysseus Ascendant by Evan Currie (#8 Odyssey One)
On the Hook by Betty Hechtman (#12 Crochet Mystery)
Passion Rising by J. A. Huss (#4 Original Sin)
Pick & Chews by Linda O. Johnston (#4 Barkery & Biscuits Mystery)
Pick Six by Max Monroe (#2 Mavericks)
Power Forward by Hena Khan (#1 Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream)
Primary Suspect by Laura Scott (#5 Callahan Confidential)
Puddin' by Julie Murphy (#2 Dumplin')
Rescuing Wendy by Susan Stoker (#8 Delta Force Heroes)
Rodeo Standoff by Susan Sleeman (#2 McKade Law)

Simmering Heat by Leora Gonzales (#1 Braving the Heat)
Sixth Cabin by Kathi Daley (#6 Writers Retreat Southern Seashore Mystery)
Strange New World by Rachel Vincent (#2 Brave New Girl)
The Agency by James Phelan (#5 Jed Walker)
The Alpha's Enemy Mate by Jessie Lane (#14 Howls Romance)
The Bull Rider's Baby Bombshell by Amanda Renee (#3 Saddle Ridge, Montana)
The Crooked Staircase by Dean Koontz (#3 Jane Hawk)
The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick (#2 Burning Cove, California)
The World of All Souls by  Deborah Harkness

This Week's Reads

New Who
by Janey Jane (DeviantArt)

Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody
The Shadow Game #1 (Goodreads)
**Have to admit that the cover is what drew me to this book first. It sounds like it could be an interesting read. The reviews seem to fall into either love or hate not a lot of in between.

Aru Shah and The End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
Pandava Quartet #1 (Goodreads)
**I've always been interested in mythology and Hindu is not a pantheon that I know a whole lot about.  I'm also a big fan of Riordan's work and more willing to give this a try based on that.

New Releases ~ week of 04/30/2108

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas (#3.5 Court of Thorns and Roses)

A Duke Like No Other by Valerie Bowman (#9 Playful Brides)
Ada Lace, Take Me to Your Leader by Emily Calandrelli (#3 Ada Lace Adventures)
Allied by Amy Tintera (#3 Ruined)
All's Fair in Love and Wolf by Terry Spear (#25 Heart of the Wolf)
Alter Ego by Brian Freeman (#11 Jonathan Stride)
An Honorable Seduction by Brenda Jackson (#3 Braddocks: Secret Son)
Burn Me Once by Clare Connelly (#13 Dare)
The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan (#3 The Trials of Apollo)
Carnival Magic by Amy Ephron (#2 The Castle in the Mist)
Cats and Dogs by May Sage (#4 Age of Night)
Caught Up in a Cowboy by Jennie Marts (#1 Cowboys of Creedence)
Dark Queen by Faith Hunter (#12 Jane Yellowrock)

Down the Aisle with Murder by Auralee Wallace (#5 Otter Lake Mystery)
Dragon Road by Joseph Brassey (#2 Drifting Lands)
Dressed for Death in Burgundy by Susan C Shea (#2 French Village Mystery)
Fakes and Lies by Jane Adams (#12 Naomi Blake)
Forever and Ever, By George by Debra Salonen (#7 West Coast Happily-Ever-After)
Fury Focused by Melissa Haag (#2 Of Fates and Furies)
Fury From the Tomb by SA Sidor (#1 Institute for Singular Antiquities)
Home Deadly Home by Janice Kay Johnson (#1 Desperation Creek)
I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart (#1 Band of Sisters)
Kris Longknife: Commanding by Mike Shepherd (#17 Kris Longknife)
Lennon Reborn by Scarlett Cole (#4 Preload)

Lethal Literature by Kym Roberts (#4 Book Barn Mysteries)
Lone Witness by Rachel Dylan (#2 Atlanta Justice)
Magick Run Amok by Sharon Pape (#3 An Abracadabra Mystery)
Mail Order Cowboy by Maisey Yates (#1.5 Gold Valley)
Murder on Union Square by Victoria Thompson (#21 Gaslight Mysteries)
Millie's Resolve by Rebecca Jepson (#9 My Heart Belongs)
No Place to Deceive by Jaden Skye (#5 Murder in The Keys)
Old Black Magic by Ace Atkins (#47 Spenser)
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel (#3 Themis Files)
Overkill by Ted Bell (#10 Alexander Hawke)
Redeemer by Mark Dawson (#12 John Milton)
Royals by Rachel Hawkins (#1 Royals)
See Also Proof by Larry D. Sweazy (#3 Marjorie Trumaine Mystery)
Shake It Up by J. Kenner (#8 Man of the Month)

Smoke in the Sun by Renee Ahdieh (#2 Flame in the Mist)
Someone to Care by Mary Balogh (#4 Westcott)
Southern Spells by Amy Boyles (#2 Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries)
Stand By Your Manny by Amy Lane (#3 The Mannies)
Storm Front by Susan May Warren (#5 Montana Rescue)
Tagged for Murder by Jack Fredrickson (#7 Dek Elstrom Mysteries)
Tempting as Sin by Rosalind James (#2 Sinful, Montana)
The Fens by Pamela Wechsler (#3 Abby Endicott)
The Forgotten Road by Richard Paul Evans (#2 The Broken Road)
The Good Luck Sister by Jill Shalvis (#1.5 Wildstone)
The Greatest Risk by Kristen Ashley (#3 Honey)
The Last by Katherine Applegate (#1 Endling)
The Long Silence by Gerard O'Donovan (#1 Tom Collins)
The Luck of the Bride by Janna MacGregor (#3 The Cavensham Heiresses)
The Merry Lives of Spinsters by Rebecca Connolly (#1 Spinster Chronicles)
The Only Thing by Marie Harte (#3 Donnigans)
The Outcast by Taran Matharu (#4 Summoner)
The Prophet by Celia Aaron (#2 The Cloister)
The Rose Legacy by Jessica Day George
The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green (The Smoke Thieves #1)
The Unforgiven by Irina Shapiro (#3 Echo's of the Past)
The Unlikely Master Genius by Carla Kelly (#1 St Brendan)
Thicker Than Blood by Angela Roquet (#5 Blood Vice)
Together Forever by Jody Hedlund (#2 Orphan Train)
Tokens by Sam Sisavath (#2 After The Purge: Vendetta)
Treasure and Protect by Lori Ryan (#6 The Heroes of Evers, Texas)
Uncharted by Sarah A Hoyt, Kevin J Anderson (#1 Arcane America)
Until There Was Us by Samantha Chase (#7 Montgomery Brothers)
War on a Thousand Fronts by M. D. Cooper (#6 The Orion War)
What You Want to See by Kristen Lepionka (#2 Roxane Weary)
Whisper by Lynette Noni (#1 Whisper)