New Releases ~ week of 04/13/2015

Accidentally Evil by Lara Chapman (#2 Xyzs of Being Wicked)

Aunt Dimity and the Summer King by Nancy Atherton (#20 Aunt Dimity)
Bad Babysitter by Matthew Holm, Jennifer L Holm (#19 Babymouse)
Bloodkin by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (#2 Maeveara Trilogy)
Breaking Ties by Vaughn R. Demont (#4 Broken Mirrors)
Crushed by Lauren Layne (#2 Redemption)
Dante of the Maury River by Gigi Amateau (#3 Horses of the Maury River)
Dare to Hold by Carly Phillips (#6 Dare to Love)
Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier (#1 Silver Trilogy)
Flame of the Phoenix by N J Walters (#6 Hades' Carnival)
Forged by Erin Bowman (#3 Taken)
His Perfect Wolf by Elle Boon (#2 Mystic Wolves)
Ropes and Revenge by Jessie Evans (#6 Lonesome Point Texas)

Second Guard by J D Vaughn (#1 Second Guard)
Sing a Worried Song by William Deverell (#6 Arthur Beauchamp)
Slated for Death by Elizabeth J Duncan (#6 Penny Brannigan Mystery)
The Inn at Ocean's Edge by Colleen Coble (#1 Sunset Cove)
The Masque of a Murderer by Susanna Calkins (#3 Lucy Campion Mysteries)
The Pet and the Pendulum by Gordon McAlpine (#3 The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe)
The Pretty App by Katie Sise (#2 App)
The Wondrous and the Wicked by Page Morgan (#3 Dispossessed)
The World Forgot by Martin Leicht, Isla Neal (#3 Ever-Expanding Universe)
Their Virgin Mistress by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake (#7 Masters of Menage)
Wild With You by Sara Jane Stone (#4 Independence Falls)
Wilderness Rising by A L Shields (#2 Church Builder)
Window Wall by Melanie Rawn (#4 Glass Thorns)
With Vics You Get Eggroll by Diane Vallere (#3 Mad for Mod Mysteries)

Book Review ~ Dead Heat

Dead Heat (Alpha & Omega #4)

by Patricia Briggs
published by Ace
Genre: Adult, PNR, Fantasy, Shifters, Supernatural,

Summary (Goodreads): For once, mated werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles’s role as his father’s enforcer. This time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal, as Charles plans to buy Anna a horse for her birthday. Or at least it starts out that way...

Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums. The Fae’s cold war with humanity is about to heat up—and Charles and Anna are in the cross fire.

My Thoughts: It's saying something that the author got me to tear up over a side character that we just met in this book. This has been one of my favorite series since they started and this story was a great addition to the set.
Anna grew on me more in this story. She was still the same Omega, doing what she needed to do to help. It seemed more fluid, to me, rather than just a defiance thing. My favorite thing about this story was learning more about Charles' past. It humanized him in a way that we haven't gotten in previous books. Learning that he had actual friends and almost another family outside of his father and brother.
I also got the one thing I wanted more of from the previous book, the FBI and Cantrip agents. I'm not sure how they can be kept in future books but I would definitely like them to be. This goes along with the fae making it clear that they are following their own rules and choices are going to have to be made.
The only thing that kept pulling me slightly out of the book was all the horse trivia. I very much felt like Anna and could not understand half of what was being said. That said, there were some great horses with great personalities that added to the overall plot.
*On a side note. I finished Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop just before this and really noticed (and loved) the difference in the authors' worlds. We have a story in this book (Dead Heat) about a werewolf who stays in his wolf form for months and the author makes a point of stating this is not good in her world. Where as in ViS the wolfs cannot stand to be in human form for even a full day at times. I always like when the authors lay down the rules for the supernatural/magic in their world and then stick to it.

Rating: 4

Some Thursday Randomness

Final trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron. We get a run down of all the characters present.

I like quirky things, especially when it comes to home stuff. Think Geek has some really cool things.

Old Book Pillow Classics
ThinkGeek

Doctor Who- Adipose Stress Toy
Think Geek

Fan Art
Found artist Janna Prosvirina on DeviantArt (JanaFairyArt). Was looking for things that felt like Spring. I am so ready the weather to warm up and stay warm.

Wisteria
(deviantArt)

Foxglove Garden
(DeviantArt)

Sunflower
(DeviantArt)

New Releases ~ week of 04/06/2015

A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge by Terry Shames (#4 Samuel Craddock Mysteries)

A Deadly Web by Kay Hooper (#2 Bishop Files)
A Forest Divided by Erin Hunter (#5 Warriors: Dawn of the Clans)
A Fright to the Death by Dawn Eastman (#3 A Family Fortune Mystery)
A Highlander's Passion by Vonnie Davis (#2 Highlander's Beloved)
Bittersweet by Susan Wittig Albert (#23 The China Bayles Herbal Mysteries)
Bridges Burned by Annette Dashofy (#3 Zoe Chambers Mysteries)
Buried Secrets by Irene Hannon (#1 Men of Valor)
Buy a Whisker by Sofie Ryan (#2 Second Chance Cat Mystery)
Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan (#1 Roosevelt)
Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury (#2 Angels Walking)
Come to Me Recklessly by A L Jackson (#3 Closer to You)
Compulsion by Allison Brennan (#2 Maxine Revere)

Dark Chocolate Demise by Jenn McKinlay (#7 Cupcake Mystery)
Dark Heir by Faith Hunter (#9 Jane Yellowrock)
Dark Instincts by Suzanne Wright (#4 The Phoenix Pack)
Deceiving by Rhiannon Jean (#2 The Watcher Series)
Deception on Sable Hill by Shelley Shepard Gray (#2 Chicago World's Fair Mysteries)
Demise in Denim by Duffy Brown (#5 Consignment Shop Mysteries)
Disciple of the Wind by Steve Bein (#3 Fated Blades)
Empire of The Night by Kelley Armstrong (#2 Age of Legends)
Every Breath You Take by Chris Marie Green (#3 Jensen Murphy, Ghost For Hire)
Falling in Love by Donna Leon (#24 Guido Brunetti)

Five Alarm Fudge by Christine DeSmet (#3 Fudge Shop Mysteries)
From the Start by Melissa Tagg (#1 Walker Family)
Invincible by J. L. Beck (#3 A Kingpin Love Affair)
Killer in the Kitchen by Donald Bain (#43 Murder, She Wrote)
Lemon Pies and Little White Lies by Ellery Adams (#4 Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery)
Manhattan in Miniature by Margaret Grace (#8 Miniature)
Mate Bond by Jennifer Ashley (#7 Shifters Unbound)
The Melody Lingers On by Mary Higgins Clark (#3 Under Suspicion)
Miles from Nowhere by Amy Clipston (#3 Roadside Assistance Trilogy)
Miss Julia Lays Down the Law by Ann B Ross (#17 Miss Julia)
Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins (#2 Rebel Belle)

On the Run by Jo Davis (#4 Sugarland Blue)
One Mile Under by Andrew Gross (#4 Ty Hauck)
One True Heart by Jodi Thomas (#8 Harmony)
Pride v. Prejudice by Joan Hess (#20 Claire Malloy Mysteries)
Shadow of a Spout by Amanda Cooper (#2 Teapot Collector Mystery)
Silver Bastard by Joanna Wylde (#1 Silver Valley)
Sticky Situation by Jessie Crockett (#3 Sugar Grove Mysteries)
Still the One by Jill Shalvis (#6 Animal Magnetism)
Swansong by Damien Boyd (#4 DI Nick Dixon)
The Black Reckoning by John Stephens (#3 The Books of Beginning)
The Cowgirl's Little Secret by Silver James (#2 Red Dirt Royalty)
The Enticement by Tara Sue Me (#4 Submissive)
The Lady Meets Her Match by Gina Conkle (#2 Midnight Meetings)
The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio (#1 Book Club Mystery)
The Rebirths of Tao by Wesley Chu (#3 Lives of Tao)
The Shadows by J. R. Ward (#13 Black Dagger Brotherhood)
Tracker by C J Cherryh (#7 Foreigner 4)
Vengeance of the Demon by Diana Rowland (#7 Kara Gillian)
When I'm Gone by Abbi Glines (#11 Rosemary Beach)
Wicked Stitch by Amanda Lee (#8 Embroidery Mystery)

Some Thursday Randomness

I only really know James Corden from Doctor Who but have found some skits from his first week of hosting humorous. Here is one with him and David Beckham doing a fake underwear line.


Artwork by Isabel Westling (Tumblr)

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How to Train Your Dragon

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