This Weeks Reads

The Great A'tuin
by Angevere (DeviantArt)

bound by Benedict Jacka
Alex Verus #8 (Goodreads)
**This series took some interesting turns in the last book. Very interested how Verus and friends get themselves out of the mess they are in now with most of their allies not on their side.

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton
(Goodreads)
**I could not remember if I had tried this book earlier when it first came out but both the cover and description made me pick it up. I've been in the mood for a good epic type fantasy and hoping this fills that need.

New Releases ~ week of 06/25/2018

99 Lies by Rachel Vincent (#2 100 Hours)

A Big Ship At the Edge of the Universe by Alex White (#1 Salvagers)
A High Sierra Christmas by William W Johnstone, J A Johnstone (#8 Christmas)
A New World Order by S E Smith (#2 Dust)
A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni (#6 Tracy Crosswhite)
Better Haunts and Garden Gnomes by Michelle M Pillow (#1 (Un) Lucky Valley)
Bimini Twist by Linda Greenlaw (#4 Jane Bunker Mysteries)
Blood Match by K. A. Linde (#2 Blood Type)
Bluestone & Vine by Donna Kauffman (#2 Blue Hollow Falls)
Boldfinger by Bob Defendi (#3 Death By Cliché)
Broken Promise by Tara Thomas (#3 Sons of Broad)

Cael by Maryann Jordan (#3 Heroes At Heart)
Claws of Death by Linda S. Reilly (#2 Cat Lady Mystery)
Cochise by Delilah Devlin (#4 Montana Bounty Hunters)
Damnation Valley by William W Johnstone, J A Johnstone (#4 Frontiersman)
Dawn of Legends by Eleanor Herman (#4 Blood of Gods and Royals)
Death by Espresso by Alex Erickson (#6 Death By Coffee)
Driftwood Creek by Roxanne Snopek (#2 Sunset Bay)
Drop by Drop by Morgan Llywelyn (#1 Step by Step)
Fifth Column by Bobby Akart (#5 Lone Star)
Fugitive Six by Pittacus Lore (#2 Lorien Legacies Reborn)
Hurricane Katrina Rescue by Kate Messner (#8 Ranger in Time)

Inked Nights by Carrie Ann Ryan (#8.5 Montgomery Ink)
Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews (#1 The Iron Covenant)
It Takes Two by Jenny Holiday (#2 Bridesmaids Behaving Badly)
Light My Fire by J. Kenner (#11 Man of the Month)
Love's Red Heart by Deryn Pittar (#3 Future Movers)
Me, Please by Bella Jewel (#5 Iron Fury MC)
Moonlight Seduction by Jennifer L Armentrout (#2 de Vincent)
Murder at the Mansion by Sheila Connolly (#1 Victorian Village Mystery)
Peril and Prayer by Olivia Matthews (#2 Sister Lou)
Pip Bartlett's Guide to Sea Monsters by Maggie Stiefvater, Jackson Pearce (#3 Pip Bartlett)
Red Waters Rising by Laura Anne Gilman (#3 Devil's West)
Ruff Justice by Laurien Berenson (#22 Melanie Travis)

Runaway Murder by Leigh Hearon (#4 A Carson Stables Mystery)
Sandpiper Shore by Debbie Mason (#6 Harmony Harbor)
Scorpion Strike by John Gilstrap (#10 Jonathan Grave)
Snowed Undercover by Lia Davis, Kerry Adrienne (#2 Dark Scales Division)
Speed Dating the Boss by Sue Brown (#1 Cowboys and Angels)
Staged 4 Murder by J. C. Eaton (#3 Sophie Kimball)
Tempting the Laird by Julia London (#5 Highland Grooms)
The Book of Unwinding by J. D. Horn (#2 Witches of New Orleans)
The Cyborg's Stowaway by Eve Langlais (#2 Gypsy Moth)
The Darkest Warrior by Gena Showalter (#14 Lords of the Underworld Series)
The Emerald Sea by Richelle Mead (#3 The Glittering Court)
The Fourth Closet by Scott Cawthon (#3 Five Nights at Freddy's)

The Highlander's Promise by Lynsay Sands (#6 Highlander)
The King's Favorite by Tanya Anne Crosby (#1 Daughter's of Avalon)
The Last Rodeo by Delores Fossen (#9 Wrangler's Creek)
The Lost Continent by Tui T Sutherland (#11Wings of Fire)
The Orphan's Wish by Melanie Dickerson (#8 Hagenheim/Fairy Tale Romance)
The Scroll of Kings by Sarah Prineas (#1 Lost Books)
The Summer Nanny by Holly Chamberlin (#8 Yorktide, Maine)
Till Death Do Us Tart by Ellie Alexander (#8 Bakeshop Mystery)
Total Control by Jackie Ashenden (#2 11th Hour)
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (#1 Sixth World)
Truth or Dare by Fern Michaels (#6 Men of the Sisterhood)
Waking the Rainbow Dragon by Tracey West (#10 Dragon Masters)
Winning Her Hand by Bree Wolf (#7 Forbidden Love Novella)

This Week's Reads

King of The Forest
by Silver Flight (DeviantArt)

burned by Benedict Jacka
Alex Verus #7 (Goodreads)
**Dresden Files by Jim Butcher has always been one of my favorite series and picked up the book one of this series based on Butcher's cover quote. This has a lot of the same elements while being completely it's own series.

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
The Heroes of Olympus #5 (Goodreads)
**I'm not sure how but I missed the last book in this series. The problem with this is that I've read all 3 books of the Apollo series and they deal with some of the aftermaths of this series.

New Releases ~ week of 06/18/2018

A Merciful Silence by Kendra Elliot (#4 Mercy Kilpatrick)

A Privilege of Peace by Tanya Huff (#3 Peacekeeper)
Body of Evidence by Debra Webb (#3 Colby Agency: Sexi-ER)
Envy by Victoria Christopher Murray (#2 Seven Deadly Sins)
Equilibrium by Gene Luen Yang (#3 New Super-Man)
Falling for the Cowgirl by Tina Radcliffe (#2 Big Heart Ranch)
French Quarter Kisses by Zuri Day (#1 Love in the Big Easy)
Ice Cream and Incidents by Agatha Frost (#13 A Peridale Cafe Mystery)
Liam's Lily by Dale Mayer (#1 Heroes of Honor)
Like to Die by David Housewright (#15 Mac McKenzie)
Murder Made to Order by Lena Gregory (#2 All-Day Breakfast Café)
Murder on the Left Bank by Cara Black (#18 Aimee Leduc)
My Own True Duchess by Grace Burrowes (#6 True Gentlemen)
Out of Spite, Out of Mind by Scott Meyer (#5 Magic 2.0)
Outcasts of Order by L E Modesitt Jr (#20 Recluce)
Queen of Lies by Kel Carpenter (#3 Daizlei Academy)

Rainy Day Friends by Jill Shalvis (#2 Wildstone)
Shadow Dancing by Julie Mulhern (#7 The Country Club Murders)
Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker (#11 Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes)
Southern Sorcery by Amy Boyles (#4 Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries)
Storm Glass by Jeff Wheeler (#1 Harbinger)
The Cottages on Silver Beach by RaeAnne Thayne (#8 Haven Point)
The Mermaid by Christina Henry
The Raveling by Tamara Leigh (#8 Age of Faith)
True Heart's Desire by Caroline Fyffe (#2 Colorado Hearts)
Untamed Cowboy by Maisey Yates (#2 Gold Valley)
Vampire's Faith by Rebecca Zanetti (#9 Dark Protectors)
Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean (#1 The Bareknuckle Bastards)
You Can't Go Home Again by Robert J. Crane, Lauren Harper (#3 Lies and Vampires)

This Week's Reads

Peridot's Hand Shaped Spaceship
by ResidentEvilffs (DeviantArt)

Midnight Marked by Chloe Neill
Chicagoland Vampires #12  (Goodreads)
**This series finished last year so I thought it was time finish the last two books. This is one of my favorite UF series. It has a bit of everything besides the vampires.

Legendary by Stephanie Gerber
Caraval #2 (Goodreads)
**I went into Caraval not expecting much and ended up liking more than I thought I would. The sisters are still dealing with the fallout from book 1 and the only way out is to play the game again and find out Legend's real name.

The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan
The Trials of Apollo #3 (Goodreads)
**This is not my favorite series by Riordan but still highly entertaining and I find them a fun read.

New Releases ~ week of 06/11/2018

The Body Counter by Anne Frasier (#2 Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries)

A Marriage for the Marine by Liz Isaacson (#7 Brush Creek Brides)
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir (#3 An Ember in the Ashes)
A Study in Treason by Leonard Goldberg (#2 The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mysteries)
A Taste for Vengeance by Martin Walker (#11 Bruno, Chief of Police)
Ain't She a Peach? by Molly Harper (#2 Southern Eclectic)
Broken Ice by Matt Goldman (#2 Nils Shapiro)
Bum Deal by Paul Levine (#13 Jake Lassiter)
Catching Love When It Falls by Deryn Pittar (#1 Future Movers)
Daring the Duke by Lana Williams (#7 The Seven Curses of London)
Death and a Pot of Chowder by Cornelia Kidd (#1 Maine Murder Mystery)

Empire of the Dragon by David L Golemon (#13 Event Group Adventure)
End Game by Toni Aleo (#4 Bellevue Bullies)
Every Exquisite Thing by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson (#3 Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
Fake Love by Jillian Dodd (#3 Love)
Firework Fiasco by Kathi Daley (#29 Zoe Donovan Mysteries)
Hot Louisiana Knight by Em Petrova (#3 Knight Ops)
Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King (#16 Mary Russell Mysteries)
Jinn's Dominion by Shannon Mayer (#3 Desert Cursed)
Kill Chain by Nichole Christoff (#6 Jamie Sinclair)
Line of Sight by Mike Maden (#11 Jack Ryan, Jr.)
Low Chicago by George R. R. Martin (#25 Wild Cards)
Murder at St. George's Church by Lee Strauss (#7 Ginger Gold Mysteries)

Ocean Light by Nalini Singh (#17 Psy-Changelings)
Relentless by Elizabeth Dyer (#2 Somerton Security)
Return of the Ripper by Charles Veley (#7 Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery)
Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee (#3 The Machineries of Empire)
Ruffled Feathers by Stephanie West (#9 Once Upon a Harem)
Season of Mercy by Melissa Storm (#4 Sled Dog)
Starless by Jacqueline Carey
Tempting Beat by Brooklyn Ann (#6 Hearts of Metal)
The Body in the Ballroom by R J Koreto (#2 Alice Roosevelt Mystery)
The Devil's Dust by James Lovegrove (#5 Sherlock Holmes)
The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White (#3 Angie Pallorino)

The Merciless IV: Last Rites by Danielle Vega (#4 The Merciless)
The Moscow Deception by Karen Robards (#2 Guardian)
The Oshkosh Connection by Andrew Watts (#2 Max Fend)
The Pharaoh Key by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (#5 Gideon Crew)
The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates (#4 Lighthouse Library Mystery)
Tied Down by Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler (#2 Nailed Down)
Under the Bones by Kory Shrum (#2 Shadows in the Water)
Venom in the Veins by Jennifer Estep (#17 Elemental Assassin)
Whiskey Reveals by Carrie Ann Ryan (#2 Whiskey and Lies)
Widow's Wreath by Cynthia Riggs (#14 Victoria Trumbull)
Yosemite Fall by Scott Graham (#4 National Park Mystery)

This Week's Reads

**We love animated movies and Wreck-It Ralph was one of my son's favorites. I love Disney so I was happy to see all the princesses.

Wizard for Hire by Obert Skye
(Goodreads)
**I love the artwork on this cover and it's why I first picked it up.  The storyline sounds like a good one. A son trying to find his missing parents but cannot go to the police. In comes the not so savory wizard who may or may not be what he claims.

Suitors and Sabotage by Cindy Anstey
(Goodreads)
**Again with the covers. This author always has great covers.
Ya, Historical Fiction about an female artist who falls for her suitors brother. Unfortunately, someone is trying to "harm" the brother.

Death Doesn't Bargain by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Deadman's Cross #2 (Goodreads)
**I ended up liking book one more than I thought. This series takes place in the same world as Kenyon's Dark Hunters series (which I love) but much earlier. It taking place earlier is probably why I'm still reading them.

New Releases ~ week of 06/04/2018

A Defender's Heart by Tara Taylor Quinn (#15 Where Secrets are Safe)

A Defense of Honor by Kristi Ann Hunter (#1 Haven Manor)
A Stone's Throw by James W. Ziskin (#6 Ellie Stone Mystery)
Blazing Summer by Denise Grover Swank (#2 Darling Investigations)
Bought the Farm by Peg Cochran (#3 Farmer's Daughter Mystery)
Brief Cases by Jim Butcher (#15.1 The Dresden Files)
City of Bastards by Andrew Shvarts (#2 Royal Bastards)
Curse Reversed by Rebecca Royce (#2 Wards and Wands)
Dad in Training by Cynthia Thomason (#2 Cahills of North Carolina)
Dangerous Obsession by Jessica R Patch (#3 Security Specialists)
Dirty Exes by Rachel Van Dyken (#1 Liars, Inc.)
Dragon Undercover by Lia Davis, Kerry Adrienne (#1 Dark Scales Division)
Eden Conquered by Joelle Charbonneau (Dividing Eden #2)
Fear Itself by James Swallow (#3 Star Trek: Discovery)
Grave Missteps by Lily Harper Hart (#13 Maddie Graves Mystery)
How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson (#2 Kate Reddy)
In Bed with the Beast by Tara Sivec (#2 The Naughty Princess Club)
In Darkness Transformed by Alexis Morgan (#20 Paladins of Darkness)

Knocked Up by Stacey Lynn (#2 Crazy Love)
Marked by Benedict Jacka (#9 Alex Verus)
Misadventures with a Rock Star by Helen Hardt (#14 Misadventures)
Natural Dual-Mage by K. F. Breene (#3 Magical Mayhem)
Never Say Pie by Leighann Dobbs (#14 Lexy Baker Bakery Mystery)
Outbreak by Melissa F Olson (#3 Nightshades)
Rapunzel and the Vanishing Village by Leila Howland (#2 Tangled)
Real Kind of Love by Sara Rider (#1 Books & Brews)
Redson by Laurann Dohner (#10 VLG Series)
Rockets' Dead Glare by Lynn Cahoon (#10 A Tourist Trap Mystery)
Seduced by the Badge by Deborah Fletcher Mello (#1 Serve and Seduce)
Stranded with the Rancher by Rebecca Winters (#2 Wind River Cowboys)
Tangled Vows by Yvonne Lindsay (#1 Marriage at First Sight)
The Church by Celia Aaron (#3 The Cloister)
The Fractured by Brett Battles (#12 Jonathan Quinn Thriller)
The Girl and Her Ren by Pepper Winters (#2 The Ribbon Duet)
The Hills Have Spies by Mercedes Lackey (#1 Valdemar: Family Spies)
The Moscow Offensive by Dale Brown (#22 Patrick McLanahan)
The One You Can't Forget by Roni Loren (#1 Ones Who Got Away)
The Start of Something Good by Jennifer Probst (#1 Stay)
Threat of Danger by Dana Marton (#2 Mission Recovery)
Top Secret Target by Dana Mentink (#3 Military K-9 Unit)
Touch of Flame by Jo Goodman (#2 The Cowboys of Colorado)
Turbulence by Stuart Woods (#46 Stone Barrington)
Undone by Elisabeth Naughton (#3 House of Sin)
Unexpected Love Story by Natasha Madison (#2 Love Series)
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (#2 Beartown (Björnstad))
Vanished in the Night by Lynette Eason (#6 Wrangler's Corner)
Welcome Back, My Love by Niobia Bryant (#8 Strong Family)
What Happens in Summer by Caridad Piñeiro (#2 At the Shore)
When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger (#3 Devil Wears Prada)
Witness X by Scott Mariani, Mark Dawson (#2 Group Fifteen Files)