New Releases ~ week of 07/30/2018

A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole (#2 Reluctant Royals)

A Measure of Darkness by Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman (#2 Clay Edison)
A Simple Singing by Leslie Gould (#2 Sisters of Lancaster County)
A Tale of Two Murders by Heather Redmond (#1 Dickens of a Crime)
Against Nature by Casey Barrett (#2 Duck Darley)
Against the Claw by Shari Randall (#2 A Lobster Shack Mystery)
Aimless Witch by Shannon Mayer (#1 Questing Witch)
At Midnight by Blair Babylon (#4 Runaway Princess: Flicka)
Born to be Wilde by Eloisa James (#3 The Wildes of Lindow Castle)
Called to Protect by Lynette Eason (#2 Blue Justice)
Cathian by Laurann Dohner (#1 The Vorge Crew)
Conquering Her Heart by Bree Wolf (#8 Forbidden Love Novella)

Cradled by Christina Bauer (#5 Beholder)
Dark Divide by Sonja Stone (#2 Dark)
Darkest Night by Megan Erickson (#2 Wired and Dangerous)
Death Over Easy by Maddie Day (#5 Country Store Mystery)
Deep Cover by Scarlett Cole (#3 Love Over Duty)
Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw (#2 Dr. Greta Helsing)
Dune Drive by Mariah Stewart (#12 Chesapeake Diaries)
Half Empty by Catherine Bybee (#2 First Wives Series)
Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton (#1 Heart of Thorns)
Highland Devil by Hannah Howell (#22 Murray Family)
In High Cotton by Denise Grover Swank (#2 Neely Kate Mystery)
Knot My Sister's Keeper by Mary Marks (#6 Quilting Mysteries)
Last Call by Allyson K. Abbott (#6 Mack's Bar Mysteries)
Legion of Fire by William W Johnstone, J A Johnstone (#6 Luke Jensen, Bounty Hunter)

Lullaby Lake by Katrina Charman (#4 The Last Firehawk)
Midnight Snacks Are Murder by Libby Klein (#2 A Poppy McAllister Mystery)
Murder at Ochre Court by Alyssa Maxwell (#6 Gilded Newport Mystery)
Murder, She Reported by Peg Cochran (#1 Murder, She Reported)
Pale as Death by Heather Graham (Krewe of Hunters #25)
Paradox by Catherine Coulter (#22 The FBI Thriller Series)
Poppy Harmon Investigates by Lee Hollis (#1 Desert Flowers Mystery)
Portents by Kelley Armstrong (Cainsville #5.7)
Protected by Lexi Blake (#16.5 Masters and Mercenaries)
Purrder She Wrote by Cate Conte (#2 A Cat Cafe Mystery)
Room Service by Rochelle Alers (#3 Innkeepers)
Saving Runt by S E Smith (#7 Cosmos' Gateway)
Set the Night on Fire by Laura Trentham (#6 Cottonbloom Novels)

Shadow's Bane by Karen Chance  (Dorina Basarab #4)
Shattered Fears by Anna Edwards (#4 The Glacial Blood)
Shattered Silence by Marta Perry (#3 Echo Falls)
S'More Murders by Maya Corrigan (#5 Five-Ingredient Mystery)
Taken by Alison Aimes (#2 The Condemned)
The Darkest Legacy by Alexandra Bracken (#4 Darkest Minds)
The Dragon's Woman by Alix Nichols (#3 Keepers of Xereill)
The Future is Blue by Catherynne M. Valente
The Kissing Stone by Amanda Scott (#1 Highland Nights)
The Protector by HelenKay Dimon (#5 Games People Play)
The Warrior of Clan Kincaid by Lily Blackwood (#3 Clan Kincaid)
To Love a Duchess by Karen Ranney (#1 All for Love)
True-Blue Cowboy by Sara Richardson (#4 Rocky Mountain Riders)
What Ales the Earl by Sally MacKenzie (#1 Widow's Brew)
What Happens at Con by Cathy Yardley (#4 Fandom Hearts)
Wild Like the Wind by Kristen Ashley (#7 Chaos)
Wild Streak by Tiffinie Helmer (#6 Alaska Wild Nights)

This Week's Reads

Fairy Wonders
by Emeraldus (DeviantArt)

Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine
The Great Library #4 (Goodreads)
**I'm glad this book picks up pretty much where the last finished. Which is good since I was having trouble remembering what was going on. Some of the group is back in Alexandria while the rest try to save themselves from ending up the same way. All while still trying to bring down the Archivist Magister and the rot in the library.

Malice by John Gwynne
The Faithful and The Fallen #1 (Goodreads)
**Another fantasy series that I came across on a list somewhere. It's a good vs evil kind of classic fantasy with reviews that state it's on the dark side of fantasy.

New Releases ~ week of 07/23/2018

80 Days or Die by Peter Lerangis (#2 Max Tilt trilogy)

Between Frost and Fury by Chani Lynn Feener (#2 The Xenith Trilogy)
Contagion by Erin Bowman (#1 Achlys)
Day of the Dead by Nicci French (#8 Frieda Klein)
Dead Knock by K.A. Tracy (#2 Sam Perry Mysteries)
Endless Water, Starless Sky by Rosamund Hodge (#2 Bright Smoke, Cold Fire)
Envy by Rachel Van Dyken (#9.5 Eagle Elite)
Expose by Danielle Girard (#3 Dr. Schwartzman)
Good Little Girls by Rita Herron (#2 The Keepers)
Hot on the Trail by Vicki Tharp (#3 Lazy S Ranch)
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Dale Mayer (#13 Psychic Visions)

Kane by Lia Davis (#1 Coven's End)
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (#3 Wayfarers)
Rough Ride by Gillian Archer (#4 True Brothers MC)
Saint Or Sinner by Cynthia Eden (#8 Bad Things)
Second Time Around by Nancy Herkness (#1 Second Glances)
The Bomb Girl Brides by Daisy Styles (#4 Bomb Girls)
The Duke Buys a Bride by Sophie Jordan (#3 Rogue Files)
The Knight's Armor by Paul Gamble (#3 The Ministry of SUITs)
The Serpent by Sarah Fine (#1 Immortal Dealers)
While Beauty Sleeps by Ripley Proserpina (#7 Once Upon a Harem)
You May Now Kill the Bride by R L Stine (#1 Return to Fear Street)
Zero Hour by Kate Kessler (#5 Audrey Harte)

This Week's Reads

Ruins
by Peyop (DeviantArt)

The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman
The Invisible Library #4 (Goodreads)
**More Irene and Kai. More Dragons and politics. More of everything that makes this series fun.

Alpha Divided by Aileen Erin
Alpha Girl #3 (Goodreads)
**Still enjoying this series. Like the fact that this book focuses more on Tessa's magic side and hopefully finding a balance.

Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
The Iron Covenant #1 (Goodreads)
**This takes place in the same world of their Kate Daniels series but a different area. I'm not sure about a series focused on Hugh. I'm not sure I want to like him in any way. Still I really like the writing of this couple so will try and go in with an open mind.

New Releases ~ week of 07/16/2018

Adding up to Family by Marie Ferrarella (#22 Matchmaking Mamas)
Avalanche of Trouble by Cindi Myers (#2 Eagle Mountain Murder Mystery)
Awakened by the Prince's Passion by Bronwyn Scott (#3 Russian Royals of Kuban)
Bay City Belle by Shirley Kennedy (#2 In Old California)
Beaches in Paradise by Kathi Daley (#9 Tj Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries)
Being Alpha by Aileen Erin (Alpha Girl #7)
Bound by Wreckage by Ryan Michele (#6 Ravage MC Bound)
Competence by Gail Carriger (#3 The Custard Protocol)
Digging A Hole by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff (#3 The Ohellno Series)
Double Blind by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen (#6 Kendra Michaels)
Her Lost And Found Baby by Tara Taylor Quinn (#1 Daycare Chronicles)

Marriage Made in Blackmail by Michelle Smart (#2 Rings of Vengeance)
Me and Mr. Jones by Christie Ridgway (#2 Heartbreak Hotel)
Motive by Kennedy Layne (#2 Office Roulette)
Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen (#2 The Nyxia Triad)
Playing Hurt by Kelly Jamieson (#6 Aces Hockey)
Remember by Robert J. Crane (#21 Out of the Box)
Rescued by David Rosenfelt (#17 Andy Carpenter)
Slaying It by Chloe Neill (#13.5 Chicagoland Vampires)
Soul Survivor by G M Ford (#11 Leo Waterman)
Strength Enduring by Carrie Ann Ryan (#8 Talon Pack)
The Edge by SJD Peterson (#3 The Underground Club)
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire (#2 Ghost Stories)

The Immortal Gene by Jonas Saul (#2 Jake Wood)
The Other Woman by Daniel Silva (#18 The Gabriel Allon Series)
The Singular Mr. Sinclair by Mia Marlowe (#1 The House of Lovell)
The Sinners by Ace Atkins (#8 Quinn Colson)
The Wild Dead by Carrie Vaughn (#2 Bannerless)
Three Courageous Words by Elle James (#3 Mission: Six)

New Releases ~ week of 07/09/2018

A Gathering of Secrets by Linda Castillo (#10 Kate Burkholder)
A Soufflé of Suspicion by Daryl Wood Gerber (#2 A French Bistro Mystery)
Awaken the Darkness by Dianne Duvall (#8 Immortal Guardians)
Baby Blue by Pol Koutsakis (#2 Stratos Gazis)
Bright We Burn by Kiersten White (#3 And I Darken)
Broken Edge by CD Reiss (#3 The Edge)
Broken Love Story by Natasha Madison (#3 Love Series)
Buckled by Pam Godwin (#2 Trails of Sin)
Dead Ringer by Pandora Pine (#6 Cold Case Psychic)
Deep Roots by Ruthanna Emrys (#2 The Innsmouth Legacy)
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss (#2 The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club)

Final Resting Place by Jonathan F Putnam (#3 Lincoln and Speed Mystery)
Freed by Carly Phillips (#3 Rosewood Bay)
Friends with Benefits by Nicole Blanchard (#3 Friend Zone)
In the Valley of the Devil by Hank Early (#2 Earl Marcus Mystery)
Issued to the Bride One Soldier by Cora Seton (#5 Brides of Chance Creek)
Learn About Loss by Cassandra Clare, Kelly Link (#4 Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
Light Unfolding by Rebecca Royce (#8 Wings of Artemis)
Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker (#1 Seaside Cafe Mysteries)
Lost by Kristin Cast, P C Cast (#2 House of Night Other World)
Marry Me By Sundown by Johanna Lindsey (#3 Callahan-Warren)
Murder at the Flamingo by Rachel McMillan (#1 Van Buren & DeLuca Mystery)
Murder Girl by Lisa Renee Jones (#2 Lilah Love)
Paris by Audrey Carlan (#1 International Guy)
Poisoned Pages by Lorna Barrett (#12 Booktown Mystery)
Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert (#2 A Blue Ridge Library Mystery)
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
The Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld (#2 The Spill Zone)
The Dam Keeper: World Without Darkness by Robert Kondo (#2 Dam Keeper)
Walk the Line by J. Kenner (#12 Man of the Month)
Warrick by Dale Mayer (#15 Seals of Honor)
Wrath of Gods by Dyrk Ashton (#2 The Paternus Trilogy)

This Week's Reads

Cernunnos
by Develv (DeviantArt)

Haunted by Kelley Armstrong
Otherworld #5 (Goodreads)
**Trying to get back into these books. Even though this is the next book I needed to read may not have been the best choice. Not sure why but I just don't seem to like Eve at the moment (at least in this story).

Being Alpha by Aileen Erin
Alpha Girl #7 (Goodreads)
**I received this book from the publisher (Ink Monster) but had not read any of the previous books when I got it. Since this weekend, I've already read Becoming Alpha and Avoiding Alpha. I find it easy to read and fall into the world the author has created. I'm hoping to trend of Tessa not thinking before doing or not listening to people who have so much more experience lessens. It could make the character unreadable very quick.

Deadly Sweet by Lola Dodge
The Spellwork Syndicate #1 (Goodreads)
**This showed up as a recommendation on my Hoopla app, it was already on my radar so I went ahead and downloaded it. The mix of witchcraft, baking, and some witchy mayhem really sound like a fun summer read. 

Happy 4th of July!

To everyone celebrating this week Have a Safe and Happy 4th of July!

New Releases ~ week of 07/02/2018

A Death in Eden by Keith McCafferty (#7 Martha Ettinger & Sean Stranahan Mysteries)

A Flicker of Steel by Steve McHugh (#2 Avalon Chronicles)
Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan (The Legends of the First Empire #3)
An Affair with a Spare by Shana Galen (#3 Survivors)
April In Paris, 1921 by Tessa Lunney (#1 Kiki Button Mystery)
Black Chamber by S. M. Stirling (#1 Black Chamber)
Built to Last by Julie Ann Walker (#12 Black Knights Inc.)
Caught in Time by Julie McElwain (#3 Kendra Donovan)
City of Lies by Sam Hawke (#1 Poison War)
Cowboy Bodyguard by Dana Mentink (#3 Gold Country Cowboys)
Dead Drift by Dani Pettrey (#4 Chesapeake Valor)
Destiny Mine by Anna Zaires (#3 Tormentor Mine)
Devoted to Pleasure by Shayla Black (#1 Devoted Lovers)
Dreaming Dangerous by Lauren DeStefano
Embers by Suzanne Wright (#4 The Dark in You)
Everything We Give by Kerry Lonsdale (#3 Everything We Keep)

Fear on Four Paws by Clea Simon (#7 Pru Marlowe)
Girl in the Bearskin by C.L. Stone (#6 Once Upon a Harem)
Heroine's Journey by Sarah Kuhn (#3 Heroine Complex)
Hired to Kill by Andrew Peterson (#7 Nathan McBride)
His Enemy's Daughter by Sarah M Anderson (#2 First Family of Rodeo)
Home Again by Kallie George (#4 Heartwood Hotel)
In Dreams Forgotten by Tracie Peterson (#2 Golden Gate Secrets)
Killer Green Tomatoes by Lynn Cahoon (#2 A Farm-to-Fork Mystery)
Lost! by Terry Lynn Johnson (#3 Survivor Diaries)
Marked by Benedict Jacka (Alex Verus #9)
Minding the Light by Suzanne Woods Fisher (#2 Nantucket Legacy)
Off the Grid by Monica McCarty (#2 Lost Platoon)
On Temporary Terms by Janice Maynard (#2 Highland Heroes)
Saints by John Ringo, Larry Correia (#3 Monster Hunter Memoirs)

Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley (#2 Kat Holloway)
Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine (#4 Great Library)
Spymaster by Brad Thor (#19 Scot Harvath)
Standing Fast by Maggie K. Black (#4 Military K-9 Unit)
Stay Hidden by Paul Doiron (#9 Mike Bowditch Mystery)
Strong Hold by Sarah Castille (#5 Redemption)
Take Me Longer by Jackie Ashenden (#6 Texas Bounty)
Tale of a Scaredy-dog by Deborah Zemke (#3 Bea Garcia)
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (#2 Lady Astronaut)
The Empire of Ashes by Anthony Ryan (#4 The Draconis Memoria)
The Faceless Woman by Emma Hamm (#4 The Otherworld)
The House at Saltwater Point by Colleen Coble (#2 Lavender Tides)
To Catch a Texas Star by Linda Broday (#3 Texas Heroes)
Trial on Mount Koya by Susan Spann (#6 Shinobi Mysteries)
White River Burning by John Verdon (#6 Dave Gurney)
Wicked Whimsy by Lily Harper Hart (#11 An Ivy Morgan Mystery)