New Releases ~ week of 05/02/2016

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas (#2 Court of Thorns and Roses)

A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal (#1 Kitty Weeks Mystery)
A Killer Ball at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison (#3 Honeychurch Hall Mysteries)
A Lowcountry Wedding by Mary Alice Monroe (#4 Lowcountry Summer)
A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde (#1 Rosalind Thorne)
Against the Paw by Diane Kelly (#4 Paw Enforcement)
Alpha Wolf Need Not Apply by Terry Spear (#2 Silver Town Wolf)
Anchor in the Storm by Sarah Sundin (#2 Waves of Freedom)
Berry the Hatchet by Peg Cochran (#2 Cranberry Cove Mystery)
Big Easy Temptation by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake (#3 The Perfect Gentlemen)
Bloodroot by Cynthia Riggs (#12 Victoria Trumbull)

Camp Alien by Gini Koch (#13 Katherine "Kitty" Katt)
Catch as Cat Can by Claire Donally (#5 Sunny & Shadow)
City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (#1 Casey Duncan)
Clash of the Worlds by Ned Vizzini, Chris Columbus (#3 House of Secrets)
Cold Dream Dawning by A. R. Kahler (#2 Pale Queen)
Dare to Take by Carly Phillips (#9 Dare to Love)
Deception by Aleatha Romig (#3 Infidelity)
Demand by Lisa Renee Jones (#2 Careless Whispers)
Diana's Altar by Barbara Cleverly (#13 Detective Joe Sandilands)
Dominated by Maya Banks (#2 Enforcers)
Dream On by Kerstin Gier (#2 Silver Trilogy)

Feasts of Fury by Eric Colossal (#2 Rutabaga The Adventure Chef)
Fighting Fate by J B Salsbury (#7 Fighting)
Flash of Fire by M. L. Buchman (#12 Firehawks)
Ghostly Deceits by Lily Harper Hart (#3 A Harper Harlow Mystery)
Gone With the Witch by Heather Blake (#6 Wishcraft Mystery)
Hearse and Gardens by Kathleen Bridge (#2 Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery)
Invision by Sherrilyn Kenyon (#7 Chronicles of Nick)
Irish Stewed by Kylie Logan (#1 Ethnic Eats Mystery)
Justice for Laine by Susan Stoker (#4 Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes)
Keeper by AJ Thompson (#2 Devil Ride's MC)

Last Light by CJ Lyons (#1 Beacon Falls)
Make Me Risk It by Beth Kery (#5 Make Me)
Murder at Lambswool Farm by Sally Goldenbaum (#11 Seaside Knitters Mystery)
Murder in Morningside Heights by Victoria Thompson (#19 Gaslight Mysteries)
Nantucket Grand by Steven Axelrod (#3 Henry Kennis Mystery)
Never Let You Go by Monica Murphy (#2 Never Tear Us Apart)
Newlywed Dead by Nancy J Parra (#3 Perfect Proposals Mystery)
Night Shift by Charlaine Harris (#3 Midnight, Texas)
Only Beloved by Mary Balogh (#8 Survivor's Club)

Over Your Dead Body by Dan Wells (#5 John Cleaver)
Rival Forces by D D Ayres (#4 K-9 Rescue Series)
Ruined by Amy Tintera (#1 Ruined)
Savage Urges by Suzanne Wright (#5 The Phoenix Pack)
Seams Like Murder by Betty Hechtman (#10 Crochet Mystery)
Shadow's Blade by David B. Coe (#3 Case Files of Justis Fearsson)
Shattered Spear by Jack Campbell (#4 Lost Stars)
Slow Burn by Robert B. Parker (#45 Spenser)
Space Invaders by Nate Ball (#8 Alien in My Pocket)
The Art of Murder by Elaine Viets (#15 Dead-End Job)
The Crown by Kiera Cass (#5 The Selection)
The Dark Vampire by Kate Baxter (#3 True Vampire)

The Girl from Summer Hill by Jude Deveraux (#1 Summer Hill)
The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (#1 The Trials of Apollo)
The Map of Bones by Francesca Haig (#2 The Fire Sermon)
The Pursuit of Pearls by Jane Thynne (#4 Clara Vine)
The Quieting by Suzanne Woods Fisher (#2 Bishop's Family)
The Screaming Statue by Lauren Oliver (#2 Curiosity House)
The Silent Army by James A Moore (#4 Seven Forges)
The Trouble With Temptation by Shiloh Walker (#2 The McKays)
Through the Shadows by Karen Barnett (#3 Golden Gate Chronicles)
True Born by L.E. Sterling (#1 True Born)
Warrior Witch by Danielle L. Jensen (#3 The Malediction Trilogy)
Wild Swans by Jessica Spotwood

New Releases ~ week of 10/12/2015

Pack Divided by Erin Hunter (#1 Survivors: The Gathering Darkness)

Blue Blooded by Shelly Bell (#2 Benediction)
Boundary Lines by Melissa F Olson (#2 Old World)
Dark Tide by Jennifer Donnelly (#3 Waterfire Saga)
Darkthaw by Kate A. Boorman (#2 Winterkill)
Death Wears a Mask by Ashley Weaver (#2 Amory Ames Mystery)
Drone Command by Mike Maden (#3 Troy Pearce)
Duke of Scandal by Gaelen Foley (#1 Moonlight Square)
Falling For The Enemy by Pamela Ann (#3 British Billionaires)
Farewell to Dreams by CJ Lyons (#1 Fatal Insomnia)
Foreign Affairs by Stuart Woods (#35 Stone Barrington)
Hard to Break by Bella Jewel (#2 Hard to)
Hell's Foundations Quiver by David Weber (#8 Safehold)
Hey Big Spender by Gemma Halliday (#2 Tahoe Tessie Mystery)

How Forever Feels by Laura Drewry (#4 Friends First)
Informed Consent by Melissa F. Miller (#10 Sasha McCandless)
Leading Lines by Chantel Guertin (#3 Pippa Greene)
Luke by Minx Malone (#5 Blue Collar Billionaires)
On the Ropes by Holley Trent (#4 Hearts and Minds)
Quanta by Lola Dodge (#2 The Shadow Ravens)
SandRider by Angie Sage (#2 Todhunter Moon)
Shy Talent by Bianca D'Arc (#3 StarLords)
Silent City by Carrie Smith (#1 Claire Codella Mystery)
Stroke of Midnight by Lara Adrian (#13.5 Midnight Breed)
Strong Light of Day by Jon Land (#6 Caitlin Strong)
Submerged by Katie Hayoz (#2 Immersed)
The Adventuress by Tasha Alexander (#10 Emily Ashton)

The Favorite by Kiera Cass (#4.5 The Selection)
The Fragrant Aether by Patrick Gooch (#2 Hope Trilogy)
The Hollywood Intrigue by Steve Stevenson (#9 Agatha: Girl of Mystery)
The Immortal Heights by Sherry Thomas (#3 Elemental Trilogy)
The Rose Society by Marie Lu (#2 The Young Elites)
The Society of Blood by Mark Morris (#2 Obsidian Heart)
Truly Madly Famously by Rebecca Serle (#2 Famous in Love)
Trust Me, I'm Trouble by Elizabeth Summer (#2 Trust Me)
Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand (#2 Winter)
Wrath of the Furies by Steven Saylor (#3 Ancient World)
Written in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan (#4 Montgomery Ink)

New Releases ~ week of 05/03/2015

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas (#1 Court of Thorns and Roses)

A Finely Knit Murder by Sally Goldenbaum (#9 Seaside Knitters Mystery)
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson (#2 Life After Life)
A Long Time Until Now by Michael Z Williamson (#1 Long Time Until Now)
A Midsummer Night's Romp by Katie MacAlister (#2 Matchmaker in Wonderland)
After The War by Jessica Scott (#2 Homefront)
Alien Separation by Gini Koch (#11 Katherine "Kitty" Katt)
At the Stars by Elisabeth Staab (#1 Evergreen Grove)
Atlantis in Peril by T A Barron (#2 Atlantis Saga)
Busted by Shiloh Walker (#3 Barnes Brothers)

Cat's Lair by Christine Feehan (#7 Leopard)
Checked Out by Elaine Viets (#14 Dead-End Job)
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge (#2 Cruel Beauty)
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris (#2 Midnight, Texas)
Deadly Desires at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison (#2 Honeychurch Hall Mysteries)
Death Under Glass by Jennifer McAndrews (#2 Stained Glass Mystery)
Don't Go Home by Carolyn Hart (#25 Death On Demand)
Dust to Dust by Melissa Walker (#2 Ashes)
Fillet of Murder by Linda S. Reilly (#1 Deep Fried Mystery)
Flourless to Stop Him by Nancy J Parra (#3 Baker's Treat Mystery)
Grant by Jennifer Ashley (#2 Riding Hard)

Grave Phantoms by Jenn Bennett (#3 Roaring Twenties)
Hail Storme by W. L. Ripley (#5 Wyatt Storme Thriller)
Her Wild Hero by Paige Tyler (#3 X-OPS)
Hiss and Tell by Claire Donally (#4 Sunny & Shadow)
Ice Kissed by Amanda Hocking (#2 Kanin Chronicles)
Into the Dorkness by John Kloepfer (#2 Galaxy's Most Wanted)
Kilts and Daggers by Victoria Roberts (#2 Highland Spies)
Last Kiss by Jessica Clare (#3 Hitman)
Lawless in Leather by Melanie Scott (#3 New York Saints)
Leviathan by Jack Campbell (#5 The Lost Fleet : Beyond the Frontier)
Lots of Bots by C J Richards (#2 Robots Rule)

Midnight's Kiss by Thea Harrison (#8 Elder Races)
Ming Tea Murder by Laura Childs (#16 Tea Shop Mysteries)
Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson (#17 Gaslight Mysteries)
Neighing with Fire by Kathryn O'Sullivan (#3 Colleen McCabe)
Oracle by Michelle West (#6 House Wars)
Overtaken by Mark H Kruger (#2 Overpowered)
Phoenix in Shadow by Ryk E Spoor (#2 Balanced Sword)
Prodigal by Sherry Ficklin (#2 Lost Imperials)
Riven by Sherry Ficklin (#3 Lost Imperials)
Rock With Wings by Anne Hillerman (#20 Leaphorn & Chee)
Ruins of War by John A Connell (#1 Mason Collins)
Seven Threadly Sins by Janet Bolin (#5 Threadville Mystery)

Some Like It Witchy by Heather Blake (#5 Wishcraft Mystery)
Straits of Hell by Taylor Anderson (#10 Destroyermen)
Sword of the North by Luke Scull (#2 The Grim Company)
Tessa Ever After by Brighton Walsh (#2 Caged in Winter)
The Clouded Sky by Megan Crewe (#2 Earth & Sky Trilogy)
The Confession by Sierra Kincade (#3 Body Work Trilogy)
The Heir by Kiera Cass (#4 The Selection)
The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz (#1 Descendants)
The Novice by Taran Matharu (#1 Summoner)
The Secrets of the Storm Vortex by Anne Cameron (#3 Lightning Catcher)
The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley (#1 Seven Sisters)
The Stars of Summer by Tara Dairman (#2 Stars)

The Venusian Gambit by Michael J. Martinez (#3 Daedalus)
Triple the Fun by Maureen Child (#57 Billionaires and Babies)
Twice a Texas Bride by Linda Broday (#2 Bachelors of Battle Creek)
Uncharted Inheritance by Keely Brooke Keith (#3 Uncharted)
Undertow by Michael Buckley (#1 Undertow)
Until The Beginning by Amy Plum (#2 After the End)

Series Review ~ The Selection

The Selection series (The Selection, The Elite, The One)

by Kiera Cass
published by Harper Teen
genre: YA, Dystopian, Romance

My Thoughts: I avoided this series partly because of the huge controversy when the first book came out and also because I hate love triangles. When the second and then the third book came out and I kept seeing them everywhere and the number of people that enjoyed them I decided to give them a try.
The Selection was my least favorite of the series. I did not like Aspen from the start and the more I heard America talk about her undying love for him the more I started to dislike her. I was glad when she got to the castle and things changed up a bit. Even when her reasons for being at the castle and with Maxon revolved around Aspen it was still better than when they were together.
The Elite was an improvement except where America's feelings were concerned. It felt like someone told the author she had to have drama in the romance department and only succeeded in making America seem wishy washy. Every time she seemed to be growing as a character she would fall back to being indecisive and unable to make a decision.
By the time I got to The One I wasn't sure what to expect. I was pleased that the author seemed to give up on the love triangle. This was probably my favorite of the series even though I again had problems with it. I've never been so unhappy with getting the ending that I wanted. The things that happened in the last quarter right before the HEA were either confusing or convenient. There were deaths that made no sense other than to make one of the couple realize how much they could be away from the other. Then the whole battle that just dropped everything into place but made no sense. Like I said it was too convenient. I would have been more pleased if the characters had had to earn their final positions rather than getting them by circumstances.
Overall, for some reason, even with all the above, I enjoyed reading these books. They were just kind of light fun books. I'll probably read The Heir when it comes out this year just to see if there is any growth in not only the characters but the authors writing as well.

Series Rating: 3.5-4

End of Year Week ~ Looking Forward 2015

I'm starting my end of year posts by looking forward. These are some of the books I'm most looking forward to in the coming year. I'm sure there are many obvious ones that I'm missing.

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Goodreads)
by Sarah J Maas
published by Bloomsbury Children's
expected release: May 5, 2015

The Heir (Goodreads)
by Kiera Cass
published by Harper Teen
expected release: May 5, 2015

Red Queen (Goodreads)
by Victoria Aveyard
published by Orion
expected release: February 10, 2015

Ensnared (Goodreads)
by A.G. Howard
published by Amulet Books
expected release: January 6, 2015

Shadow Study (Goodreads)
by Maria V Snyder
published by Mira
expected release: February 24, 2015

The Orphan Queen (Goodreads)
by Jodi Meadows
published by Katherine Tegen Books
expected release: March 10, 2015

Vision in Silver (Goodreads)
by Anne Bishop
published by Roc
expected release: March 3, 2015

Instinct (Goodreads)
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
published by St Martin's Griffin
expected release: March 31, 2015

Prudence (Goodreads)
by Gail Carriger
published by Orbit
expected release: March 17, 2015

An Ember in the Ashes (Goodreads)
by Sabaa Tahir
published by Razorbill
expected release: April 28, 2015

New Releases ~ week of 12/01/2014

A Haunting of the Bones by Julia Keller (#4.5 Bell Elkins)

Aground On St. Thomas by Rebecca M Hale (#3 Mystery in the Islands)
Andromeda's War by William C Dietz (#3 Prequel Legion of the Damned)
Aphrodite the Fair by Joan Holub (#15 Goddess Girls)
Beneath the Stone Forest by Jordan Quinn (#6 Kingdom of Wrenly)
Boots and Wishes by Myla Jackson (#8 Ugly Stick Saloon)
Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart by Christopher Fowler (#11 Bryant and May)
Checkmate by Steven James (#8 Patrick Bowers Files)
Christmas in the Billionaire's Bed by Janice Maynard (#2 Kavanaghs of Silver Glen)
City of Eternal Night by Kristen Painter (#2 Crescent City)
Collision by Mercedes Lackey (#4 Secret World Chronicles)

Darkness Falls by Keri Arthur (#7 Dark Angels)
Death With All The Trimmings by Lucy Burdette (#5 Key West Food Critic Mystery)
Down and Dirty by Liliana Hart (#4 J.J. Graves Mysteries)
Foresworn by Rinda Elliott (#3 Sisters of Fate)
Full Force and Effect by Mark Greaney (#14 Jack Ryan )
Full Throttle by Julie Ann Walker (#7 Black Knights Inc.)
Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown (#1 Cycle Path Mystery)
Her Unforgettable Royal Lover by Merline Lovelace (#3 Duchess Diaries)
If You've Got It, Haunt It by Rose Pressey (#1 Haunted Vintage Mystery)
Inspector Specter by E J Copperman (#6 Haunted Guest House Mystery)

It's a Wonderful Fireman by Jennifer Bernard (#6.5 The Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel)
Jason by Laurell K. Hamilton (#22.7 Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter)
Keeper of the Castle by Juliet Blackwell (#5 Haunted Home Renovation)
Love Me Tender by Susan Fox (#4 Caribou Crossing)
Mai Tai'd Up by Alice Clayton (#4 Cocktail)
Merry Christmas, Baby by Jill Shalvis (#12.5 Lucky Harbor)
Murder, Served Simply by Isabella Alan (#3 Amish Quilt Shop Mystery)
No True Way by Mercedes Lackey (#9 Valdemar)
Once Upon a Grind by Cleo Coyle (#14 Coffeehouse Mysteries)
Ravencliffe by Carol Goodman (#2 Blythewood)
Rocked by the Billionaire by Mandy Baxter (#3 Billionaire's Club: Texas)

Schooled by Lorelei James (#2.5 Mastered)
Scorched Eggs by Laura Childs (#6 Cackleberry Club Mystery)
Scorpion Mountain by John Flanagan (#5 Brotherband Chronicles)
Seduction by Molly Cochran (#3 Legacy)
Sinfully Ever After by Jayne Fresina (#2 Book Club Belles Society)
Suspicion at Seven by Ann Purser (#14 Lois Meade)
Sustenance by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (#27 Saint-Germain)
The Boy Who Glowed in the Dark by Orest Stelmach (#3 Nadia Tesla)
The Chihuahua Always Sniffs Twice by Waverly Curtis (#4 Barking Detective Mysteries)
The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis (#2 Paws and Claws Mysteries)
The Highland Dragon's Lady by Isabel Cooper (#2 Highland Dragon)

The King's Deryni by Katherine Kurtz (#3 The Childe Morgan Trilogy)
The Missing Heir by Barbara Dunlop (#49 Billionaires and Babies)
The Queen by Kiera Cass (#3.5 The Selection)
Universal Alien by Gini Koch (#10 Katherine "Kitty" Katt)
Vacant by Alex Hughes (#4 Mindspace Investigation)
Vicious by Sara Shepard (#16 Pretty Little Liars)
Wickedly Wonderful by Deborah Blake (#3 A Baba Yaga Novel)
Wolf's Fall by J D Tyler (#6 Alpha Pack)
You Were Mine by Abbi Glines (#9 Rosemary Beach)

New Releases ~ week of 4/22/2013

*Links go to Goodreads

Angel Fever by L A Weatherly (#3 in Angels Trilogy)

Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta (#3 in Lumatere Chronicles )
The Summerkin by Sarah Prineas (#2 in Winterling)
Her Warriors' Three Wishes by Carrie Ann Ryan (#2 in Dante's Circle)
Unbreakable by Elizabeth Norris (#2 in Unraveling)
Darkness, Kindled by Samantha Young (#4 in Fire Spirits)
Tempest by Kelly Meding (#3 in MetaWars )
Chosen at Nightfall by C C Hunter (#5 in Shadow Falls)
The Elite by Kiera Cass (#2 in The Selection)
Hot Blooded by Amanda Carlson (#2 in Jessica McCain)
The Rules by Stacey Kade (#1 in Project Paper Doll )
The Marrying Season by Candace Camp (#3 in Legend of St. Dwynwen)
Natural Born Angel by Scott Speer (#2 in Immortal City)
The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick (#2 in The Ladies of Lantern Street )

Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain by Jarrett J Krosoczka (#9 in Lunch Lady)
Bodyguard Lockdown by Donna Young (#5 in Bodyguards)
Aliens in Disguise by Clete Barrett Smith (#3 in Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast)
Crush by Nicole Williams (#3 in Crash)
Diana's Hound by Moira Rogers (#4 in Bloodhounds)
The Hit by David Baldacci (#2 in Will Robie)
Twisted Perfection by Abbi Glines (#3 in Too Far)
A Daddy for Dillon by Stella Bagwell (#18 in Men of the West)
The Difference a Day Makes by Barbara Longley (#2 in Perfect, Indiana)
The Dead Caller of Chicago by Jack Fredrickson (#4 in Dek Elstrom Mysteries)
The Grail of the Summer Stars by Freda Warrington (#3 in Aetherial Tales)
Honor Thy Thug by Wahida Clark (#7 in Thug)
The Super Secret Mystery by Stephanie Barden (#3 in Cinderella Smith)