New Releases ~ week of 09/04/2017

A Con Artist in Paris by Franklin W Dixon (#15 Hardy Boys Adventures)

A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (#2 The Lady Sherlock Series)
A Fiendish Arrangement by Alexandra Bracken (#1 Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding)
A Home for the Horseman by Liz Isaacson (#5 Brush Creek Brides)
A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly (#9 Magical Cats Mystery)
Apex by Mercedes Lackey (#3 Hunter)
Arm Candy by Jessica Lemmon (#2 Real Love)
Ashes Reborn by Keri Arthur (#4 Souls of Fire)
Assassin's Curse by Kevin Sands (#3 Blackthorn Key)
Cherished Mercy by Tracie Peterson (#3 Heart of the Frontier)
Close to Home by Robert Dugoni (#5 Tracy Crosswhite)
Dark Legacy by Christine Feehan (#31 The Carpathians (Dark))

Dead in the Water by Denise Swanson (#1 Welcome Back to Scumble River)
Death Distilled by Melinda Mullet (#2 Whisky Business Mystery)
Enemy of the State by Kyle Mills (#16 Mitch Rapp)
Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett (#1 Even the Darkest Stars)
Execute Authority by Dalton Fury (#6 Delta Force)
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff (#2 The Nevernight Chronicle)
Going Dark by Monica McCarty (#1 Lost Platoon)
Her Dark Half by Paige Tyler (#7 X-OPS)
Highland Dragon Warrior by Isabel Cooper (#1 Dawn of the Highland Dragon)
Highland Flame by Mary Wine (#4 Highland Weddings)

Immortal by Helen Dennis (#4 River of Ink)
Immortal Architects by Paige Orwin (#2 The Interminables)
Intensity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (#8 Chronicles of Nick)
Justice Buried by Patricia Bradley (#2 Memphis Cold Case)
Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart (#3 Constance Kopp)
On The Chase by Katie Ruggle (#2 Rocky Mountain K9 Unit)
Proof of Life by J A Jance (#23 J P Beaumont)
Protecting Dakota by Susan Stoker (#1 Sleeper Seals)
Pudding Up With Murder by Julia Buckley (#3 An Undercover Dish Mystery)
Secrets in Death by J. D. Robb (#45 In Death)

Single Mom's Bodyguard by Lisa Childs (#6 Bachelor Bodyguards)
The Adventurer's Guide to Dragons by Wade Albert White (#2 The Adventurer's Guide Series)
The Blood Card by Elly Griffiths (#3 DI Stephens & Max Mephisto Mysteries)
The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire (#11 October Daye)
The Essence of Malice by Ashley Weaver (#4 Amory Ames Mystery)
The Glass Town Game by Catherynne M. Valente
The Magician's Diary by C. J. Archer (#4 Glass and Steele)
The Real Thing by Melissa Foster (#1 Sugar Lake)
The Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone (#6 Craft Sequence)
The Seagull by Ann Cleeves (#8 Vera Stanhope)
The Western Star by Craig Johnson (#13 Walt Longmire Mysteries)
The Woman Who Couldn't Scream by Christina Dodd (#4 Virtue Falls)
The Won't-Walk-the-Dog Cure by Ann M Martin (#2 Missy Piggle-Wiggle)
Thrones of Ash by Daniel Arenson (#3 Kingdoms of Sand)
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas (#6 Throne of Glass)
Untold by Shannon Richard (#7 Country Roads)
Wrangling the Rancher by Jeannie Watt (#5 Brodys of Lightning Creek)

New Releases ~ week of 12/05/2016

A Stone-Kissed Sea by Elizabeth Hunter (#4 Elemental World)

A Wolf Unleashed by Paige Tyler (#5 SWAT)
Affliction by Amy Miles (#3 Withered)
Alien Nation by Gini Koch (#14 Katherine "Kitty" Katt)
All He Wants for Christmas by Elle Wright (#4 Edge of Scandal)
Babylon's Ashes by James S A Corey (#6 Expanse)
Bad Road To Nowhere by Linda Ladd (#1 Will Novak)
Bella Luna by Sharon Struth (#3 Blue Moon Lake)
Better Off Thread by Amanda Lee (#10 Embroidery Mystery)
Blood Vow by J. R. Ward (#2 Black Dagger Legacy)
Brazen by Loren D Estleman (#5 Valentino Mystery)
Christmas Conspiracy by Susan Sleeman (#6 First Responders)

Classified Christmas Mission by Lynette Eason (#4 Wrangler's Corner)
Conspiracy of Silence by Ronie Kendig (#1 Tox Files)
Crime and Catnip by T. C. LoTempio (#3 Nick and Nora Mysteries)
Dead Bath and Beyond by Lorraine Bartlett (#4 Victoria Square Mystery)
Did I Mention I Miss You by Estelle Maskame (#3 Dimily)
Don't Turn Out the Lights by Bernard Minier (#4 Commandant Servaz)
Dreamweaver by C S Friedman (#3 Dreamwalker)
Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs (#7 Cackleberry Club Mystery)
Enshroud by Andrea Pearson (#8 Mosaic Chronicles)

Everwar by Rob Thurman (#11 Cal and Niko Leandros)
Frosty the Dead Man by Christine Husom (#3 Snow Globe Shop Mystery)
Ghosts of Misty Hollow by Sue Ann Jaffarian (#8 Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery)
Hero by Anna Hackett (#3 Galactic Gladiators)
High Alert by Valerie Hansen, Lenora Worth (#8 Rookie K-9 Unit)
Hit the Spot by J Daniels (#2 Dirty Deeds)
Hot Winter Nights by Codi Gary (#1 Bear Mountain Rescue)
How to Train Your Highlander by Christy English (#3 Broadswords and Ballrooms)
Hunt the Dawn by Abbie Roads (#2 Fatal Dreams)
Island of Glass by Nora Roberts (#3 Guardians Trilogy)
Jed and the Junkyard War by Steven Bohls (#1 Junkyard Wars)

Make It Hurt by Jackie Ashenden (#2 Texas Bounty)
Marry Me on Main Street by LuAnn McLane (#11 Cricket Creek)
Merry Witchmas by Amanda M. Lee (#11 in Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short)
Mind Games by Heather Petty (#2 Lock & Mori)
Mistletoe Reunion Threat by Virginia Vaughan (#4 Rangers Under Fire)
More Than Anything by Kimberly Lang (#3 Magnolia Beach)
Nico by Sarah Castille (#1 Ruin & Revenge)
Oblivion by Lene Kaaberbol (#2 Wildwitch)
On the Line by Victoria Denault (#5 Hometown Players)
One for the Rogue by Charis Michaels (#3 The Bachelor Lords of London)
Out of Bounds by Val McDermid (#4 Karen Pirie)
Plaid and Plagiarism by Molly MacRae (#1 Highland Bookshop Mystery)
Prose and Cons by Amanda Flower (#2 A Magical Bookshop Mystery)
Riding High by Stacy Finz (#8 Nugget)
Rules of Contact by Jaci Burton (#12 Play By Play)
Runaway Bride by Megan Kelly (#2 Love in Little Tree)
Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett (#1 Detective Kay Hunter)
Silent Night by Lexi Buchanan (#6 Bad Boy Rockers)
Sinners by John Ringo, Larry Correia (#2 Monster Hunter Memoirs)
Skin Game by Tonia Brown (#3 Skin Trade)
Spindle by E. K. Johnston (#2 Thousand Nights)
Split the Sun by Tessa Elwood (#2 Inherit the Stars)
Spouse on Haunted Hill by E J Copperman (#8 Haunted Guest House Mystery)
Stalking Season by Sandra Robbins (#2 Smoky Mountain Secrets)

Sweet Escape by Nina Lane (#2 Sugar Rush)
Tempest: All New Tales of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey (#11 Valdemar)
Texas Heat by Gerry Bartlett (#1 Texas Heat)
The Altreian Enigma by Richard Phillips (#2 The Rho Agenda Assimilation)
The Baby Proposal by Andrea Laurence (#77 Billionaires and Babies)
The Cowboy SEAL's Jingle Bell Baby by Laura Marie Altom (#4 Cowboy SEALs)
The Divided City by Luke McCallin (#3 Gregor Reinhardt series)
The End of Olympus by Kate O'Hearn (#6 Pegasus)
The Forgotten Tale by J. M. Frey (#2 The Accidental Turn)
The Gentleman From Japan by James Church (#6 Inspector O)

The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill by Julie Klassen (#1 Tales From Ivy Hill)
The Legacy by Gary Gusick (#3 Darla Cavannah)
The Liberation by Ian Tregillis (#3 Alchemy War)
The Rebel of Clan Kincaid by Lily Blackwood (#2 Clan Kincaid)
The Red Queen Rules by Bourne Morris (#3 Red Solaris Mystery)
The Roman by Sylvain Reynard (#3 The Florentine)
The Soul of a SEAL by Anne Elizabeth (#4 Seal)
The Virgin's Infiltrator by Dominique Eastwick (#56 Black Hills Wolves)
This Is Our Song by Samantha Chase (#4 Shaughnessy Brothers)
Trigger Yappy by Diana Orgain (#2 Yappy Hour)
True Faith and Allegiance by Tom Clancy (#16 Jack Ryan)
Twins for Christmas by Amanda Renee (#9 Welcome to Ramblewood)
Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten (#9 Inspector Huss)
Winter Halo by Keri Arthur (#2 Outcast)
Wounded by Laurell K. Hamilton (#24.5 Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter)

This Week's Reads

Burning Water by Mercedes Lackey
Diana Tregarde #1 (Goodreads)
**I came across a list of UF series and liked the sound of it. A psychic police detective and a romance writing witch, sounds like a good pairing to me.

Blood Engines by T.A. Pratt
Marla Mason #1 (Goodreads)
**I was in the mood for witches and supernatural when I selected books this week. Another witch (sorcerer) trying to save her city and racing against the clock.

The Dragon Conspiracy and The Brimstone Deception by Lisa Shearin
SPI Files #2 &3 (Goodreads)
**Really enjoyed the first book and finally getting back to the rest of the series.

New Releases ~ week of 06/06/ 2014

A Gentleman's Guide to Scandal by Kathleen Kimmel (#2 Birch Hall)

A Golden Cage by Shelley Freydont (#2 Newport Gilded Age)
A Premonition of Murder by Mary Kennedy (#3 Dream Club Mystery)
A SEAL to Save Her by Karen Anders (#5 To Protect and Serve)
A Shattering Crime by Jennifer McAndrews (#3 Stained Glass Mystery)
A Study in Sable by Mercedes Lackey (#12 Elemental Masters)
All Summer Long by Melody Carlson (#2 Follow Your Heart)
Books of a Feather by Kate Carlisle (#10 Bibliophile Mystery)
Break Me Like a Promise by Tiffany Schmidt (#2 Once upon a Crime Family)
City of Jackals by Parker Bilal (#5 Makana Mystery)
Close to Home by Deborah Raney (#4 Chicory Inn)
Cross Kill by James Patterson (#23.5 Alex Cross)
Daring In a Blue Dress by Katie MacAlister (#3 Matchmaker in Wonderland)

Dark Horse by Rory Flynn (#2 Eddy Harkness)
Dead End Street by Sheila Connolly (#7 Museum Mysteries)
Dead of Night by Erin Hunter (#2 Survivors: The Gathering Darkness)
Deadly Medicine by Donald Bain (#29 Capital Crimes)
Death's Bright Day by David Drake (#11 RCN-Danial Leary)
December Boys by Joe Clifford (#2 Jay Porter)
Dishonorable Intentions by Stuart Woods (#38 Stone Barrington)
Dr. Doa by Simon R Green (#10 Secret Histories)
Dry Spells by Margarita Gakis (#4 Covencraft)
ÉClair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford (#1 An Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery)
End of Watch by Stephen King (#3 The Bill Hodges Trilogy)
Fan the Flames by Katie Ruggle (#2 Rocky Mountain Search & Rescue)

Hanging by a Thread by Jenna Sutton (#3 Riley O'Brien & Co)
Ink & Bone by Lisa Unger (#4 Hollows)
Judgment by Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant (#5 Alien Invasion Series)
Julia Vanishes by Catherine Egan (#1 Julia Vanishes)
Knit to Be Tied by Maggie Sefton (#14 Knitting Mystery)
Like a Boss by Adam Rakunas (#2 Windswept)
Love on Lavender Island by Lauren Christopher (#2 Lavender Island)
Love Thy Enemy by Katie Reus (#13 Red Stone Security)
Murder at Fountainebleau by Amanda Carmack (#5 Elizabethan Mystery)
Murder at the Mansion by Janet Finsilver (#2 Kelly Jackson)
Murder on a Designer Diet by Shawn Reilly Simmons (#3 Red Carpet Catering Mystery)
Murder, Handcrafted by Isabella Alan (#5 Amish Quilt Shop Mystery)
Not Dead Enough by Warren C Easley (#4 Cal Claxton Mysteries)

Relentless by Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Deebs (#2 Hero Agenda)
Rock Steady by Dawn Ryder (#2 Rock Band)
Rootbound by Shannon Mayer (#5 Elemental)
Savage Sanctuary by Ellis Leigh (#2 Dire Wolves Series: Part of the Feral Breed World)
Sea Rose Lane by Irene Hannon (#2 Hope Harbor)
Smolder by Tracy Solheim (#1 Firefighters of Montana)
Snow Wolf by Heather Long (#9 Wolves of Willow Bend)
Stirring Attraction by Sara Jane Stone (#2 Second Shot)
Sweet Resolve by Jill Sanders (#2 Lucky)
Swimsuit Body by Eileen Goudge (#2 Cypress Bay Mysteries)
Sword in the Stacks by Jen Swann Downey (#2 Ninja Librarians)
Targeted by Kendra Elliot (#4 Mason Callahan)
Tea Cups and Carnage by Lynn Cahoon (#7 A Tourist Trap Mystery)
Test Drive by Marie Harte (#1 Body Shop Bad Boys)
The Black Cat Knocks on Wood by Kay Finch (#2 Bad Luck Cat mystery)
The Calamity Café by Gayle Leeson (#1 A Down South Café Mystery)
The Cavendon Luck by Barbara Taylor Bradford (#3 Cavendon)
The Colour of Darkness by Ruth Hatfield (#2 Book of Storms)
The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis (#10 Domestic Diva)
The Harder He Falls by Lynda Aicher (#1 Kick)
The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer (#1 The House of Secrets)
The Long Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (#2 Fixer)
The Shadowsteel Forge by D.K. Holmberg (#5 The Dark Ability)
To Love A Wolf by Paige Tyler (#4 SWAT)
Wicked Burn by Rebecca Zanetti (#3 Realm Enforcers)

Mini Reviews ~ Winter Moon

Winter Moon

by Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, C.E. Murphy
published by Luna
genre: Adult, Anthology, Fantasy, 

Summary (Goodreads): 
Mercedes Lackey:
In an isolated land where the lure of the "Moontide" leads to shipwrecks, a woman is torn between obeying her father or her king. When she chooses to follow a Fool, she discovers magic she'd never expected . . . at a price that might be too high . . .

Tanith Lee:
Struggling under the curse of a dead comrade, Clirando, a warrior priestess unready to face the powers trapped within her, must face "The Heart of the Moon" to reveal what has been hidden . . .

C.E. Murphy:
In "Banshee Cries," ritual murders under a full moon lead Jo Walker to confront a Harbinger of Death. Maybe this "gift" she has is one she shouldn't ignore -- because the next life she has to save might be her own

My Thoughts: Moontide (M. Lackey) I've read a couple of Lackey's Five Hundred Kingdoms and though this takes place in the same world it does not have any of the fairy tale elements. The characters were all solid even with the shorter length. While I liked the story I was just as intrigued with the Grey Ladies and the magics created in this story.
The Heart of the Moon (T. Lee) First time reading this author and must say I cannot wait to read more. Clirando was a great female lead and proved she was kick ass right from the start.
Banshee Cries (C.E. Murphy) I love this series but somehow missed this short during the reading. I just finished Raven Calls which revolves around Joanne and her mother. There were references to this short so I had to find it to read.
After being so far into the series it was weird to go back to the beginning where Joanne is not a kick ass shaman and still struggling to believe in the magic that is a part of her.

Overall, I enjoyed all three of these stories. The only author I wasn't as familiar with was Tanith Lee and really enjoyed her writing. I'm looking forward to reading more from all of these authors.

Rating: 4

New Releases ~ week of 06/02/2014

A Barricade in Hell by Jaime Lee Moyer (#2 Delia Martin)

A Dark and Twisted Tide by S. J. Bolton (#4 DC Lacey Flint)
A Moment in Time by Tracie Peterson (#2 Lone Star Brides)
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton (#9 Meredith Gentry)
Baby for Keeps by Janice Maynard (#44 Billionaires and Babies)
Becoming the Prince's Wife by Rebecca Winters (#2 Princes of Europe)
Blood Red by Mercedes Lackey (#11 Elemental Masters)
Branded by Laura Wright (#1 The Cavanaugh Brothers)
Catwoman, Vol. 4: Gotham Underground by Ann Nocenti (#4 Catwoman - The New 52)
Circles in the Snow by Patrick McManus (#6 Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery)
Dead Heat by Allison Brennan (#8 Lucy Kincaid)
Deadly Decor by Karen Rose Smith (#2 Caprice De Luca Mystery)

Death's Redemption by Marie Hall (#2 Eternal Lovers)
Deeper Than Need by Shiloh Walker (#1 Secrets & Shadows)
Devil's Game by Joanna Wylde (#3 Reapers MC)
Expecting the CEO's Child by Yvonne Lindsay (#4 Dynasties the Lassiters)
Fall from India Place by Samantha Young (#4 On Dublin Street)
Fire Rising by Donna Grant (#2 Dark Kings)
Gasp by Lisa McMann (#3 Visions)
Gimme Some Sugar by Kimberly Kincaid (#2 Pine Mountain)
Grim Shadows by Jenn Bennett (#2 Roaring Twenties)
Heart of a Highland Warrior by Anita Clenney (#3 Highland Warrior)
Heated by J. Kenner (#2 Most Wanted)
Her Cowboy Hero by Tanya Michaels (#3 Colorado Cades)

Hot Fudge Frame-Up by Christine DeSmet (#2 Fudge Shop Mysteries)
How to School Your Scoundrel by Juliana Gray (#3 Princess In Hiding)
Huckleberry Summer by Jennifer Beckstrand (#2 Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill)
Hunter by Night by Elisabeth Staab (#3 Chronicles of Yavn)
I Want To Hold Your Hand by Marie Force (#2 Green Mountain)
Jaguar Hunt by Terry Spear (#3 Heart of the Jaguar)
Keep Me Closer by Rhyannon Byrd (#2 Dangerous Tides)
Mended by Kim Karr (#4 Connections)
Mr. Monk is Open for Business by Hy Conrad (#18 Monk)
Murder, Simply Stitched by Isabella Alan (#2 Amish Quilt Shop Mystery)
Nauti Enchantress by Lora Leigh (#2 Nauti Girls)

Night of the Living Thread by Janet Bolin (#4 Threadville Mystery)
Perfect Kind of Trouble by Chelsea Fine (#2 Finding Fate)
Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence (#1 Red Queen's War)
Property of a Lady Faire by Simon R Green (#8 Secret Histories)
Razing the Dead by Sheila Connolly (#5 Museum Mysteries)
Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh (#13 Psy-Changelings)
Shockwave by Andrew Vachss (#2 Aftershock)
Since Last Summer by Joanna Philbin (#2 Rules of Summer)
Sky Pirates by Liesel Schwarz (#3 Chronicles of Light and Shadow)
Social Order by Melissa de la Cruz (#2 The Ashleys )
Stuck Together by Mary Connealy (#3 Trouble in Texas)
Tempest in a Teapot by Amanda Cooper (#1 Teapot Collector Mystery)

The Abduction by Jonathan Holt (#2 Carnivia Trilogy)
The Accidental Duchess by Madeline Hunter (#4 Fairbourne Quartet)
The Ashley Project by Melissa de la Cruz (#1 Ashleys )
The Baron Next Door by Erin Knightley (#1 Prelude to a Kiss)
The Book Stops Here by Kate Carlisle (#8 Bibliophile Mystery)
The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson (#1 Saga of Shadows)
The Devil May Care by David Housewright (#11 Mac McKenzie)
The Diva Wraps It Up by Krista Davis (#8 Domestic Diva)
The Endless Lake by Erin Hunter (#5 Survivors)
The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank (#9 Lowcountry Tales)
The Merchant Emperor by Elizabeth Haydon (#7 Symphony of Ages)
The Source by J. D. Horn (#2 Witching Savannah)
The Troublemaker Next Door by Marie Harte (#1 McCauley Brothers)

The Virgin's Guide to Misbehaving by Jessica Clare (#4 Bluebonnet)
There's Wild, Then There's You by M Leighton (#3 The Wild Ones)
Toxic by Sara Shepard (#15 Pretty Little Liars)
Tristan: Finding Hope by Jessica Sorensen (#3.5 Nova)
Twisted Together by Pepper Winters (#3 Tears of Tess)
Veil of the Deserters by Jeff Salyards (#2 Bloodsounder's Arc)
Vertigo 42 by Martha Grimes (#23 Richard Jury)
What a Woman Needs by Judi Fennell (#2 Manley Maids)
Wicked Temptation by Zoe Archer (#3 Nemesis Unlimited)
Yarn Over Murder by Maggie Sefton (#12 Knitting Mystery)

New Releases ~ week of 4/1/2013

*Links go to Goodreads

Widow's Tears by Susan Wittig Albert (#21 in The China Bayles Herbal Mysteries)

Light by Michael Grant (#6 in Gone)
Starting Now by Debbie Macomber (#11 in Blossom Street (Knitting))
Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal (#3 in Shades of Milk and Honey)
Oak and Dagger by Dorothy St James (#3 in White House Gardener Mystery)
Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers (#2 in His Fair Assassin)
Love Irresistibly by Julie James (#4 in FBI / US Attorney)
Spy Camp by Stuart Gibbs (#2 in Spy School)
The Good, the Bad and the Witchy by Heather Blake (#3 in Wishcraft Mystery)
Story's End by Marissa Burt (#2 in Storybound)
The Rising by Kelley Armstrong (#3 in Darkness Rising)
White Lightning by Lyle Brandt (#10 in Lawman)
Blood Trade by Faith Hunter (#6 in Jane Yellowrock)
Falling Blind by Shannon K Butcher (#8 in Sentinel Wars)

The Death of a Dowager by Joanna Campbell Slan (#2 in Jane Eyre Chronicles)
The Baker Street Translation by Michael Robertson (#3 in Baker Street Letters )
Lush by Lauren Dane (#3 in Delicious)
Going, Going, Ganache by Jenn McKinlay (#5 in Cupcake Mystery)
Sacrifices by Mercedes Lackey (#3 in Shadow Grail )
Rise by Anna Carey (#3 in Eve Trilogy)
Sharp by Alex Hughes (#2 in Mindspace Investigation)
Sinner's Heart by Zoe Archer (#3 in Hellraisers)
Appalachian Overthrow by E. E. Knight (#10 in Vampire Earth)
A Broth of Betrayal by Connie Archer (#2 in Soup Lover's Mysteries)
Dark Passage by Ridley Pearson (#6 in Kingdom Keepers)
Mrs. Jeffries Takes Tea at Three by Emily Brightwell (#32 in Mrs Jeffries)
Tethered by Meljean Brook (#2.5 in Iron Seas)
The Death of a Dowager by Joanna Campbell-Slan (#2 in Jane Eyre Chronicles)

The Winnowing Season by Cindy Woodsmall (#2 in Amish Vines and Orchards)
Though My Heart Is Torn by Joanne Bischof (#2 in Cadence of Grace )
A Textbook Case by Jeffery Deaver (#9.5 in Lincoln Rhyme )
Rising Darkness by Thea Harrison (#1 in Game of Shadows)
Malled to Death by Laura DiSilverio (#3 in Mall Cop)
Curse of the PTA by Laura Alden (#4 in Beth Kennedy (PTO Mystery))
Darius by Grace Burrowes (#1  Lonely Lords )
Francesca by Bertrice Small (#2 in Silk Merchant's Daughters)
Iron Kin by M J Scott (#3 in Half-Light City)
Web of the City by Harlan Ellison (#79 in Hard Case Crime)
The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors (#1 in Imaginary Veterinary)
The Peculiar Pets of Miss Pleasance by Delilah S Dawson (#2.5 in Blud)
The Homicide Hustle by Ella Barrick (#3 in Ballroom Dance Mystery)

End Me a Tenor by Joelle Charbonneau (#2 in Glee Club Mystery)
That Old Flame of Mine by J. J. Cook (#1 in Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade)
Big Boy by Ruthie Knox (#1 in Strangers on a Train)
Katie's New Recipe by Coco Simon (#13 in Cupcake Diaries)
Frozen Shroud by Martin Edwards (#6 in Lake District Mystery)
Fever by Maya Banks (#2 in Breathless)
Nautier and Wilder by Jaci Burton (#6 in The Wild Riders)
Sets the Stage by Robin Farley (#9 in Mia)
If He's Tempted by Hannah Howell (#5 in Wherlocke )
Binding by  Carol Wolf(#2 in Moon Wolf)
The Way Home by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer (#4 in Angel Island Novel)
The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads by John Scalzi (#12 in The Human Division)
Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn (#9 in Bridgerton Series)

Parrots Prove Deadly by Clea Simon (#3 in Pru Marlowe)
Braking Points by Tammy Kaehler (#2 in Kate Reilly Mystery)
Thrill Ride by Julie Ann Walker (#4 in Black Knights Inc.)
Let it be Me by Kate Noble (#5 in Blue Raven)
The Exiled Blade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (#3 in Vampire Assassin Trilogy)
Second Chance Boyfriend by Monica Murphy (#2 in Drew + Fable)
The Collector by Victoria Scott (#1 in Dante Walker)
His Callahan Bride's Baby by Tina Leonard (#11 in Callahan Cowboys)
If Snow Hadn't Fallen by S. J. Bolton (#1.5 in DC Lacey Flint)
Tide by Daniela Sacerdoti (#2 in Sarah Midnight Trilogy)
The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe (#1 in The Sweetest Dark)
His Mountain Miss by Karen Kirst (#3 in Smoky Mountain Matches)
Nick of Time by Julieanne Reeves (#2 in Walking a Thin Blue Line)
Hollywood, Dead Ahead by Kate Klise (#5 in 43 Old Cemetery Road)
Alive! by Loren D Estleman (#3 in Valentino Mystery)
Pheme the Gossip by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams (#10 in Goddess Girls)
Hades and the Helm of Darkness by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams (#3 in Heroes in Training)

Book Review ~ Legacies

Legacies (Shadow Grail #1)
By Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill
Published By Tor Teen

Summary (Goodreads): Spirit White has survived from a deadly car crash that has killed her mother and father and her sister. She has been discovered by a school with special talents, called magic. A couple of months after staying, people begin to disappear, some vanish to be never seen again, so Spirit and her new friends begin the investigation. But will they find out the truth of what is going on? Or will Spirit and her friends suffer a terrible fate from which they don't know about yet?


My Thoughts: As a whole this was a quick enjoyable read. It's when you stop and really think about it that it starts to fall apart in places. The character building was good but you still don't know who falls in with the good guys and who's stepped to the other side. Even within Spirit's group the people she had concerns with were not cleared up by the end of the book. 
The books in this series are definitely  not meant to be read alone. Besides the above you still don't know about Spirit's magic, who's really behind the disappearing kids, and why are there so many magical orphans that came from magical orphans (OK this is not an issue in the story but a question I had). 
Overall there was enough in this to make want to read the next book, especially after read the preview at the end of the book. Plus, it comes out in a couple of days (7/5/11) so not a long wait.


Rating: 3