New Releases ~ week of 9/08/2014

Act of Surrender by Mandy M Roth (#2 PSI Ops)

All or Nothing by Kendall Ryan (#3 Love By Design)
Blood of My Blood by Barry Lyga (#3 Jasper Dent)
Blood on the Water by Anne Perry (#20 William Monk)
Body Language by Em Petrova (#2 Boot Knockers Ranch)
Dying for Love by Rita Herron (#5 Slaughter Creek)
Entombed by Christopher Krovatin (#3 Gravediggers)
Exo by Steven Gould (#4 Jumper)
Festive in Death by J. D. Robb (#39 In Death)
Fighting Chance by Jane Haddam (#29 Gregor Demarkian)
Found by Harlan Coben (#3 Mickey Bolitar)
Haze by Paula Weston (#2 The Rephaim Series)
Hell Hound Curse by Eleanor Hawken (#3 Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird)
Nightmares! by Kirsten Miller, Jason Segel (#1 Nightmares!)

Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday (#1 Of Monsters and Madness)
Red Blooded by Amanda Carlson (#4 Jessica McCain)
Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh (#1 Rock Kiss)
Roped In by Lorelei James (#6.5 Blacktop Cowboys #9 1001 Dark Nights)
Shadows on a Maine Christmas by Lea Wait (#7 Antique Print Mysteries)
Silhouette by Justin Richards (#3 Doctor Who 12th/13th Doctor)
The Blood Cell by James Goss (#2 Doctor Who 12th/13th Doctor)
The Caller by Juliet Marillier (#3 Shadowfell)
The Crawling Terror by Mike Tucker (#1 Doctor Who 12th/13th Doctor)
The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen (#5 Department Q)
The Strike of the Sweepers by Tyler Whitesides (#4 Janitors)
The Terror of the Southlands by Caroline Carlson (#2 Very Nearly Honorable

League of Pirates)
The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison (#13 Rachel Morgan / The Hollows)
Tokyo Kill by Barry Lancet (#2 Jim Brodie)
Vampires of Manhattan by Melissa de la Cruz (#1 The New Blue Bloods Coven)
Virtue Falls by Christina Dodd (#1 Virtue Falls)
Worth the Fall by Claudia Connor (#1 McKinney Brothers)

Some Thursday Randomness

Thursday Randomness

Found this artist Cryptid-Creations that has a section called dailies with a bunch of really cute pieces. I love and collect both turtles and Eeyore so these were my faves.

Pooh Crossing- Eeyore
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Turtlesaurus
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Thought this was cute but makes me feel old! Can find out more at 22 visions Facebook page here.

and last is trailer for season 2 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Waiting on Wednesday ~ The Girl at Midnight

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill over at Breaking The Spine. It's a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating.

The Girl at Midnight (The Girl at Midnight #1)

by Melissa Gray

published by Delacorte Press

expected release date: April 28, 2015

Summary (Goodreads): Beneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for hair and magic running through their veins. Age-old enchantments keep them hidden from humans. All but one. Echo is a runaway pickpocket who survives by selling stolen treasures on the black market, and the Avicen are the only family she's ever known.

Echo is clever and daring, and at times she can be brash, but above all else she's fiercely loyal. So when a centuries-old war crests on the borders of her home, she decides it's time to act.

Legend has it that there is a way to end the conflict once and for all: find the Firebird, a mythical entity believed to possess power the likes of which the world has never seen. It will be no easy task, but if life as a thief has taught Echo anything, it's how to hunt down what she wants . . . and how to take it.

But some jobs aren't as straightforward as they seem. And this one might just set the world on fire.

**Part of this sounds like epic fantasy and part Urban Fantasy. Since I like both looking forward to checking this one out.

New Releases ~ week of 9/01/2014

A Texan in Her Bed by Sara Orwig (#2 Lone Star Legends)
A Winter Wedding by Amanda Forester (#3 Marriage Mart)
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer (#3 Southern Reach Trilogy)
Angels Walking by Karen Kingsbury (#1 Angels Walking)
Celtic Fire by Alex Archer (#50 Rogue Angel)
Countdown by Fern Michaels (#2 Men of the Sisterhood)
Dark Blood by Christine Feehan (#26 The Carpathians (Dark))
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 13 by Rei Toma (#13 Dawn of the Arcana)
Death in the Dolomites by David P Wagner (#2 Rick Montoya Italian Mystery)
Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons (#1 Chocolate Covered Mystery)
Fat Cat at Large by Janet Cantrell (#1 Fat Cat Mystery)

Forged by Desire by Bec McMaster (#4 London Steampunk)
Fortunes of the Imperium by Jody Lynn Nye (#2 Imperium)
Gets the Sniffles by Wanda Coven (#12 Heidi Heckelbeck)
Ghost Layer by Robin D. Owens (#2 Ghost Seer)
Ghoulfriends The Ghoul-It-Yourself Book by Gitty Daneshvari (#7 Monster High)
Groomed For Murder by Annie Knox (#2 Pet Boutique Mystery)
Haunted by Kay Hooper (#15 The Bishop/Special Crimes Unit)
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas (#3 Throne of Glass)
Heir To Scandal by Andrea Laurence (#3 Secrets of Eden)
Hidden by Benedict Jacka (#5 Alex Verus)
Hider, Seeker, Secret Keeper by Elizabeth Kiem (#2 Dukovskaya)

House Immortal by Devon Monk (#1 House Immortal Trilogy)
Hunter's Trail by Melissa F Olson (#3 Scarlett Bernard)
Island of Legends by Lisa McMann (#4 Unwanteds)
Joyful by Shelley Shepard Gray (#3 Return to Sugarcreek)
Katfish by Obert Skye (#4 Creature from My Closet)
Light Up the Night by M. L. Buchman (#5 Night Stalkers)
Love Bites by Angela Knight (#9.5 Mageverse)
Marked Down for Murder by Josie Belle (#4 Good Buy Girls)
Mary: The Summoning by Hillary Monahan (#1 Bloody Mary)
Matched to Her Rival by Kat Cantrell (#3 Happily Ever After, Inc.)
Midnight Betrayal by Melinda Leigh (#3 Midnight)

Murder 101 by Faye Kellerman (#22 Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus)
Murder of a Needled Knitter by Denise Swanson (#17 Scumble River Mysteries)
Night of the White Buffalo by Margaret Coel (#18 Wind River Novels)
Night Unbound by Dianne Duvall (#5 Immortal Guardians)
Night’s Honor by Thea Harrison (#7 Elder Races)
Nightmares Can Be Murder by Mary Kennedy (#1 Dream Club Mystery)
Not the Boss's Baby by Sarah M Anderson (#1 The Beaumont Heirs)
November Rain by Daisy Harris (#4 Fire and Rain)
Personal by Lee Child (#19 Jack Reacher)
Practice Makes Perfect by Melanie Spring (#3 Varsity)
Rebel Without a Cake by Jacklyn Brady (#5 Piece of Cake Mystery)
Reunited with the Lassiter Bride by Barbara Dunlop (#7 Dynasties the Lassiters)

Revealed by Margaret Peterson Haddix (#7 Missing)
Right Kind of Wrong by Chelsea Fine (#3 Finding Fate)
Roman Reunion by Crystal Jordan (#3 Destination: Desire)
Screwdrivered by Alice Clayton (#3 Cocktail)
Sealed with a Lie by Kat Carlton (#2 Two Lies and a Spy)
Shatter by Erin McCarthy (#4 True Believers)
Shattered by Mari Mancusi (#2 Scorched)
Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs (#8.5 Mercy Thompson)
Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon (#25 Dark Hunters)
Stalked by Patti Sheehy (#2 Boy Who Said No)
Still Point by Katie Kacvinsky (#3 Awaken)
Tempting Mr. Perfect by Rebecca Rose (#2 Unlikely Love)
The Bully Bug by David Lubar (#5 Accidental Monsters / Monsterrific Tale)

The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush by Susan Wittig Albert (#5 Darling Dahlias)
The Desire by Dan Walsh, Gary Smalley (#3 Restoration)
The Eye of Heaven by Clive Cussler (#6 Fargo Adventure)
The Golden Princess by S. M. Stirling (#11 The Emberverse )
The Jewel by Amy Ewing (#1 The Lone City)
The Laird by Grace Burrowes (#3 Captive Hearts)
The Low Road by A D Scott (#5 Joanne Ross)
The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter (#1 Midnight's Daughters)
The Savior by David Drake, Tony S Daniel (#9 General)
The Secret Place by Tana French (#5 Dublin Murder Squad)
The Skeleton Takes a Bow by Leigh Perry (#2 Family Skeleton Mystery)
The Texan's Twins by Donna Alward (#3 Texas Rodeo Barons)
The Twelfth Night Murder by Anne Rutherford (#3 Restoration Mystery)
The Wedding Soup Murder by Rosie Genova (#2 Italian Kitchen Mystery)
The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire (#8 October Daye)
The Wolfe Widow by Victoria Abbott (#3 A Book Collector Mystery)
This Good Man by Janice Kay Johnson (#5 Angel Butte Mystery)
To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy Coco (#2 Candy-Coated Mysteries)
Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini (#1 The Worldwalker Trilogy)
Wickedly Dangerous by Deborah Blake (#1 A Baba Yaga Novel)
Wood Sprites by Wen Spencer (#4 Elfhome)

Book Review ~ Visions

Visions (Cainsville #2)

by Kelley Armstrong
published by Dutton
genre: Adult, Supernatural, UF, 

Summary (Goodreads): Omens, the first installment in Kelley Armstrong’s exciting new series, introduced Olivia Taylor-Jones, daughter of notorious serial killers, and Gabriel Walsh, the self-serving, morally ambiguous lawyer who became her unlikely ally. Together, they chased down a devious killer and partially cleared her parents of their horrifying crimes.

Their success, however, is short-lived. While Olivia takes refuge in the old, secluded town of Cainsville, Gabriel’s past mistakes have come to light, creating a rift between the pair just when she needs his help the most.

Olivia finds a dead woman in her car, dressed to look like her, but the body vanishes before anyone else sees it. Olivia’s convinced it’s another omen, a sign of impending danger. But then she learns that a troubled young woman went missing just days ago—the same woman Olivia found dead in her car. Someone has gone to great lengths to kill and leave this young woman as a warning. But why? And what role has her new home played in this disturbing murder?

Olivia’s effort to uncover the truth places her in the cross-hairs of old and powerful forces, forces that have their own agenda, and closely guarded secrets they don’t want revealed.

My Thoughts: I'm enjoying the mix of mythology and supernatural crime drama. We find out a lot more about the town of Cainsville and it's inhabitants in this book. I actually found this part of the story more interesting than the dead person in the car. The person in the car did become a part of the overall story but still felt disconnected to me.
The three men in Olivia's life were also a big part of the book. I have to say I like Ricky above the rest as far as couple material. James is just crazy and if there is not more to his story then I will be amazed. Then there's Gabriel. I really like this guy but at the same time I'm torn. I've reached the point that I'm tired of over half of Olivia's commentary being excuses for Gabriel. Whether it's for his actions or his in actions I don't need her excuses, it's part of who is he is and I wish it could just be.
Overall, I'm still happy with this series and where it seems to be going. I like the Fae aspect and want to know more about how all three are intertwined in this ongoing feud between the different factions.

Rating: 4