This Week's Reads

Maleficent
by Rayluaza (DeviantArt)

A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin
Matthew Swift #1 (Goodreads)
**This is another random off my TBR. I ended up liking the one from last week. Plus, more older books off the pile is always a good thing.
This is a kind of back from the dead, revenge, urban fantasy book. I really don't know much more than that and angel books can be hit or miss ( so are the reviews on this one).

A Study in Brimstone by G.S. Denning
Warlock Holmes #1
**This was a random pick up. I wasn't in a rush this week at the library and had to time to just browse. This is what a found, a reimagining of Sherlock Holmes stories with a fantasy humor twist. Plus, with this blurb I had to give it a try:
a glorious new take on the ever-popular Sherlock Holmes myth, featuring the vampire Inspector Vladislav Lestrade, the ogre Inspector Torg Grogsson, and Dr. Watson, the true detective at 221b. And Sherlock. A warlock.

New Releases ~ week of 05/28/2018

9 Bodies Rolling by Stephanie Bond (#9 The Body Movers)

A Berry Cunning Conman by A.R. Winters (#4 Kylie Berry Mystery)
A Liar's Death by L J Sellers (#13 Detective Wade Jackson Mystery)
A Passion for Haunted Fashion by Rose Pressey (#6 Haunted Vintage Mystery)
All Night Long by J. Kenner (#9 Man of the Month)
All Night with the Cowboy by Soraya Lane (#2 River Ranch)
Arctic Gambit by Larry Bond (#6 Jerry Mitchell)
Asa by Alisa Woods (#3 Fallen Angels)
Battle of the Bots by Eric Luper (#7 Key Hunters)
Bear Witness to Murder by Meg Macy (#2 A Teddy Bear Mystery)
Beyond Control by Kat Martin (#3 Texas Trilogy)
Blood Standard by Laird Barron (#1 Isaiah Coleridge)
City of Monsters by Jason Starr (#2 Gotham)
Cowboy Bold by Carolyn Brown (#1 Longhorn Canyon)

Crime & Punctuation by Kaitlyn Dunnett (#1 Deadly Edits)
Cross Fire by Fonda Lee (#2 Exo)
Cucumber Quest: The Melody Kingdom by Gigi D.G. (#3 Cucumber Quest)
Die by the Gun by William W Johnstone (#2 Chuckwagon Trail)
Dirty Player by Mira Lyn Kelly (#2 Back To You)
Ella: An Amish Retelling of Cinderella by Sarah Price (#2 An Amish Fairytale)
Evil Never Sleeps by William W Johnstone, J A Johnstone (#4 Will Tanner)
Fade to Black by Heather Graham (#24 Krewe of Hunters)
Fate and Fury by Lola StVil (#5 The Toren Series)
Finding Answers by Kathi Daley (#2 Rescue Alaska)
Grounds for Remorse by Misty Simon (#2 Tallie Graver Mystery)
Hawke's War by Reavis Z Wortham (#2 Sonny Hawke)
How to Forget a Duke by Vivienne Lorret (#1 Misadventures in Matchmaking)

Lady Scandal by Miranda Neville (#1 Ladies in Disgrace)
Lady Travelers Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl by Victoria Alexander (#3 The Lady Travelers Guide)
Laird of the Black Isle by Paula Quinn (#7 The McGregors: Highland Heirs)
Legendary by Stephanie Garber (#2 Caraval)
LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff (Lifelike #1)
Lowcountry Bookshop by Susan M. Boyer (#7 Liz Talbot Mysteries)
Murder With Cinnamon Scones by Karen Rose Smith (#2 Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery)
Never Deceive a Viscount by Renee Ann Miller (#2 Infamous Lords)
On Point by Hena Khan (#2 Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream)
Probable Claws by Rita Mae Brown (#27 Mrs Murphy (with Sneaky Pie Brown))
Reviving Emily by Becca Jameson (#1 Project DEEP)
Sacrificed & Reclaimed by Bree Wolf (#8 Love's Second Chance)

Shadow Keeper by Christine Feehan (#3 Shadow)
Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
The Assassin by Mark Dawson (#4 Isabella Rose Thriller)
The Devil to Pay by William W Johnstone, J A Johnstone (#5 Kerrigans)
The Diva Cooks up a Storm by Krista Davis (#11 Domestic Diva)
The Duke of Lies by Darcy Burke (#9 The Untouchables)
The Gray Ghost by Clive Cussler, Robin Burcell (#10 Fargo Adventure)
The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I by Carolyn Mackler (#2 Virginia Shreves)
Then There Was You by Miranda Liasson (#1 Angel Falls)
To the Moon and Back by Karen Kingsbury (#27 The Baxters)
Too Wilde to Wed by Eloisa James (#2 The Wildes of Lindow Castle)
Torched by Donna Grant (#13 Dark Kings)
Touched by You by Elle Wright (#1 Wellspring)
Up in Smoke by Pittacus Lore (#3 The Legacy Chronicles)
You Never Forget Your First Earl by Ella Quinn (#5 The Worthingtons)
You Send Me by Jeannie Moon (#2 Compass Cove)

This Week's Reads

Goodnight
by Red-Izak (DeviantArt)

An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington
The Licanius Trilogy #2 (Goodreads)
**I really liked book one, The Shadow of What Was Lost. Islington has created an interesting epic fantasy world, even with some similarities to other magical places, it is still unique and entertaining.

Visions of Magic by Regan Hastings
The Awakening #1 (Goodreads)
**So I ended up requesting this book based on my way too big tbr on Goodreads, and trying to make it a bit smaller. Put in the total number in random # generator and this is the book that came up. I really don't remember putting this book on there or anything about it, that said when I read the blurb, it still sounds like a book I would enjoy. With hunted witches and magic with some romance thrown in I'm looking forward to giving it a try.

New Releases ~ week of 05/21/2018

A Lie in Every Truth by Jamie Lee Scott (#12 Gotcha Detective Agency Mysteries)

A Little Side of Geek by Marguerite Labbe (#1 Geek Life)
After The Storm by K. M. Scott, Anina Collins (#2 Project Artemis)
Beach House Reunion by Mary Alice Monroe (#5 Beach House)
Beneath the Scars by Cherise Sinclair (#13 Masters of the Shadowlands)
Best Beach Ever by Wendy Wax (#6 Beach)
Coming Home to Crimson by Michelle Major (#10 Crimson Colorado)
Discovering Us by Jessica Sorensen (#0 Reverse Harem)
Echo Moon by Laura Spinella (#3 Ghost Gifts)
Fighting For Everything by Laura Kaye (#1 Warrior Fight Club)
For Sale By Killer by Catherine Bruns (#3 Cindy York Mysteries)
Furyborn by Claire Legrand (#1 The Empirium Trilogy)
Her Fresh Start Family by Lorraine Beatty (#1 Mississippi Hearts)

Hightail It to Kinsey Falls by Gayle Leeson (#1 Kinsey Falls)
His Surprise Son by Allie Pleiter (#1 Matrimony Valley)
Hot Asset by Lauren Layne (#1 21 Wall Street)
Hunt the Viper by Ralph Pezzullo, Don Mann (#7 SEAL Team Six)
In the Eye of Heaven by David Keck (#1 Tales of Durand)
Innocent Target by Katie Reus (#4 Redemption Harbor)
King of Gods by Scarlett Dawn, Katherine Rhodes (#2 Vampire Crown)
Lord Stanton's Last Mistress by Lara Temple (#3 Wild Lords and Innocent Ladies)
Marek by Sawyer Bennett (#11 Cold Fury Hockey)
Reunited with the Bull Rider by Jill Kemerer (#2 Wyoming Cowboys)
Rogue Royalty by Meghan March (#3 Savage Trilogy)
Rough Edge by CD Reiss (#1 The Edge)
Sandapalooza Shake-Up by Chris Grabenstein (#3 Welcome to Wonderland)
Secrets of a Wallflower by Amanda McCabe (#1 Debutantes in Paris)
Sin and Bone by Debra Webb (#2 Colby Agency: Sexi-ER)
Sunset Flames by Maryann Jordan (#6 Baytown Boys)
The Controversial Princess by Jodi Ellen Malpas (#1 Smoke & Mirrors)
The Extraordinary by Jessica Sorensen (#3 Unexpected Series)
The Healer by Theresa Hissong (#7 Rise of the Pride)
The Sister by Angeline Trevena (#2 The Memory Trader)
The Summer Children by Dot Hutchison (#3 The Collector Trilogy)
Two Dauntless Hearts by Elle James (#2 Mission: Six)
Unlocking Lies by Kennedy Layne (#3 Keys to Love)
Year of Descendants by Aimee Hyndman (#3 Clockwork God Chronicles)
Zach by Lilly Atlas (#1 Hell's Handlers)

This Week's Reads

Breach to Diagon Alley
by WormholePaintings (DeviantArt)

Tarnished City by Vic james
Dark Gifts #2 (Goodreads)
**I really liked book one until the final two pages. I did not like how the author took one of the female leads and took her from a fairy-tale dreamer to a kick ass UF heroine in a couple of paragraphs. I decided to give this a try despite that because I really did enjoy the rest of the book and characters. I've read a couple of chapters and was doing well until I got to Abi's. James seems to still have her doing things, or having the ability to do things, that are way out of her character. I'm going to keep reading and maybe just skim her parts.

Blade Song by J.C. Daniels
Colbana Files #1 (Goodreads)
**I was looking through the hoopla app on my kindle for something new to read. The first five books from this series were all on my recommended page and I'm always looking for new UF to read. So far, it's keeping my interest.