Showing posts with label Chloe Neill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chloe Neill. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Waiting on Wednesday #757, November 12th

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating! 

Ember Eternal by Chloe Neill
Expected Publication: November 25th, 2025
From Goodreads:
A new romantasy, following a thief whose dramatic encounter with an assassin and a crown bodyguard (who happens to be a royal in disguise) launches her into a world of swirling palace intrigue, from New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill.

Fox is a thief with morals—she steals from those who can afford it and only a little at that. She has no choice. Fox and her three closest companions entered into indentured servitude to the Lady, a mysterious noble with widespread political power by questionable means, in order to pay off familial debts. While searching for an easy mark in town, Fox helps a royal bodyguard fend off a would-be assassin’s attack on a prince’s life.

But what started off as protecting the prince out of good conscience has now unwittingly embroiled this thief in a vast world of politics, high stakes, and romance. And though Fox longs to be free of her debts, she must decide if love is its own kind of cage.

Second Chance Romance by Olivia Dade
Expected Publication: November 25th, 2025
From Goodreads:
In the second installment of USA Today bestselling author Olivia Dade’s Harlot’s Bay series, a mistaken obituary leads to the reunion of two former high school crushes. Sparks fly in this hilarious grumpy/grumpy romance, packed with Dade’s signature body positivity and a delicious amount of spice.

Karl and Molly were never together. There was a time, right after high school, where it seemed like they might finally cross the line from friends to lovers…but instead, a foolish misunderstanding meant they never spoke again. Molly went to LA and got married. Karl stayed in Harlot’s Bay and bought a bakery.

The only connection the pair has shared over the years is painfully one-sided: Now divorced, Molly narrates monster romance audiobooks, and Karl is an ever-diligent listener, clinging to his only piece of the one that got away.

Still, Molly hasn’t totally left Harlot’s Bay behind. When she hears that Karl’s obituary has run in the local paper, unexpected grief prompts her to hop on the next flight to Maryland…where she finds Karl very much alive, the victim of nothing but an accidental obituary.

As the pair reunite, they finally hash out their missed connection. True, Molly isn’t quite ready to trust again, but Karl is determined to prove himself worthy of her faith and devotion. And as her remaining time in Harlot’s Bay ticks down, Molly, the habitual cynic, just might find that Karl, the cranky town curmudgeon, is impossible to leave behind a second time.

Fallen Stars by Imani Erriu
Expected Publication: November 25th, 2025
From Goodreads:
“Stars will fall.”

Elara is vengeful.

Her love is in a deep sleep, trapped between the realms of life and death.
Her enemy has vanished, Enzo’s only connection to the waking world with him.
And a life that Elara has never wanted has been thrust upon her, along with a new power she can not control.

Now a disgraced queen, Elara must go on a quest to find a way to wake Enzo, while also seeking help from the Titans, a league of gods who ruled the world long before the Stars.
But there is a darker power at play, one that even Ariete, King of the Stars, is afraid of. With enemies at every turn, Elara must tread carefully if she has any hope of waking her soulmate, and keeping the promise she made - that every Star will fall.

The end of November is wrapping up with not a lot of books, but they are still ones that I'm really excited to read and have released out in the world!What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Random Reads #683, December 19th

Random Reads is a monthly meme (that I'm going to do weekly) hosted by I'm Loving Books to read some books that have been on our TBR piles for a long time. Using Random.org, I got 5429 which turned out to be Firespell by Chloe Neill! It's been on my TBR pile since February 23rd, 2015, and I added it because I love her writing and it sounded really good! What about you guys? Happy reading!

Monday, October 28, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #699, October 28th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!
What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #698
Teaser Tuesday #706
WWW Wednesday #706
WOW #702
Will the Time Come #699
Third Sentence Thursday #689
Random Reads #675
First Lines Friday #702
Book Blogger Hop #368
24 Books to Read in 2024 Update 7
The Reward Challenge Update #684
Wheel of TBR #231
How Well I Stuck to It #536
Wrote that Review Update #533

Week 43 Reviews:
The Hunt

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Becca's Spookoplathon: 

Random:

OK, so I got 46 posts in 7 days, which is a pretty good week, I read some really great books, so I'm happy with this week and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want that's left from my TBR's! 

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Week 43 Reviews: The Hunt, The Beyond


From Goodreads:
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Chicagoland Vampires Novels--the hunter becomes the hunted in a New Orleans devastated by a Paranormal war....

When bounty hunter Liam Quinn discovered that Claire Connolly was a Sensitive and infected with magic, he should have turned her in to be locked up in the prison district known as Devil's Isle. Instead, he helped her learn to control her power and introduced her to an underground group of Paranormals and humans who know the truth about the war and those who fought it.
Now the weight of Liam's own secrets has forced him into hiding. When a government agent is killed and Claire discovers that Liam is the prime suspect, she races to find him before the government can. But she'll discover proving his innocence is no simple matter. Their enemies are drawing closer, and time is running out....

From Goodreads:
Sensitive Claire Connolly must journey to another world in the electrifying fourth installment of Chloe Neill's post-apocalyptic urban fantasy series.

It's been a year since the Veil between the human world and the world Beyond was torn apart, and war began again. Sensitive Claire Connolly and bounty hunter Liam Quinn have been helping their human and paranormal allies fight back against the ravaging invaders and save what's left of New Orleans.

But a new enemy has arisen, more powerful than any they've seen before, and even Devil's Isle cannot hold her. . .

When Claire learns of a new magical weapon–one built by paranormals themselves -she knows it could turn the tide of war. But to reach it, she and Liam will have to cross into the Beyond itself. In a world full of hostile magic and dangerous foes, she'll have to channel the powers she once kept hidden in order to survive. New Orleans hangs in the balance, and the storm is growing closer . . .

My Review:


Author: Chloe Neill 
Series: Devil's Isle #3, 4
Read: October 19th, 19th, 2024 
Source: Own
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books, and The Beyond is a End of Series 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Published: September 26th 2017, June 4th 2019

The Hunt:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








The Beyond:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Friday, October 25, 2024

24 Books to Read in 2024 Update 7

So I read my next book for the 24 Books to Read in 2024 Challenge! 

So I read The Hunt by Chloe Neill from the Physical list!

Yep. Happy reading!

Here's the link to this year's post with my journey.

But to recap, I wanted to do a version of These Books Will Self Destruct in 12 months without the self destruct. I wanted to read books that I've had for a while, that I really needed to get read, but maybe I forgot about them or that I had them. So I made 2 lists, one for each way I have them, as physical books, and as ARC's, half from NetGalley, and half from Edelweiss.

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Becca's BookoplAthon Update 23

So I read my next book for Becca's BookoplAthon, Roll as You Go edition, and it was The Beyond which is for the prompt Pumpkin Carving, and I'll be rolling for what I'm reading next below! 

My Reading Journey:

The Wrong Bride by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 2:01 PM
Pages Read: 344

Scribbled in Margins by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 1st
Finished On: October 1st, 11:58 PM
Pages Read: 101

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghost Tour
Started On: October 2nd
Finished On: October 2nd, 9:54 PM
Pages Read: 368

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn
Prompt Fulfilled:  Stabby
Started On: October 3rd
Finished On: October 3rd, 10:59 PM
Pages Read: 368

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Prompt Fulfilled: Go
Started On: October 4th
Finished On: October 4th, 10:34 PM
Pages Read: 320

Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
Prompt Fulfilled: Past
Started On: October 5th
Finished On: October 5th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 426

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Prompt Fulfilled: Poll
Started On: October 6th
Finished On: October 6th, 9:56 PM
Pages Read: 320

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 7th
Finished On: October 7th, 8:30 PM
Pages Read: 384

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Mood Read
Started On: October 8th
Finished On: October 8th, 5:31 PM
Pages Read: 444

A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Prompt Fulfilled: Big Book
Started On: October 9th
Finished On: October 9th, 11:50 PM
Pages Read: 640

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 10th
Finished On: October 10th, 6:39 PM
Pages Read: 352

Whispers Most Foul by Emma MacDonald
Prompt Fulfilled: Ghostface
Started On: October 11th
Finished On: October 11th, 11:25 PM
Pages Read: 380

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
Prompt Fulfilled: Pentacle
Started On: October 12th
Finished On: October 12th, 7:24 PM
Pages Read: 336

Halloween for Six by Kelly Finley
Prompt Fulfilled: Dice Roll
Started On: October 13th
Finished On: October 13th, 11:30 PM
Pages Read: 412

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Prompt Fulfilled: Seance
Started On: October 14th
Finished On: October 14th, 9:24 PM
Pages Read: 480

Januaries by Olivie Blake
Prompt Fulfilled: Community Shelf
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 1:05 PM
Pages Read: 480

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Prompt Fulfilled: Present
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 5:37 PM
Pages Read: 348

A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
Prompt Fulfilled: Jason Voorhees
Started On: October 15th
Finished On: October 15th, 9:51 PM
Pages Read: 495 

When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Prompt Fulfilled: Feed Scroll
Started On: October 16th
Finished On: October 16th, 11:08 PM
Pages Read: 736

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Prompt Fulfilled: Grady Hendrix
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 11:48 AM
Pages Read: 337

All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Prompt Fulfilled: Chance Card
Started On: October 17th
Finished On: October 17th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
Prompt Fulfilled: Stabby
Started On: October 18th
Finished On: October 18th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Beyond by Chloe Neill
Prompt Fulfilled: Pumpkin Carving
Started On: October 19th
Finished On: October 19h, 7:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

Books Read: 23
Pages Read: 9259

Day 20, Roll 24:
A 3, which gets me to Present. I went with The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs, I just really want to read it again! 

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Week 34 Review: The Sight

From Goodreads:
The paranormal war that engulfed New Orleans seven years ago is over. But the battle for the city is just beginning . . .

Claire Connolly is a Sensitive, infected with magic when the Veil that divides humanity from the world beyond fell. Magic can easily consume and destroy a Sensitive, and if Claire's secret is discovered she'll be locked into the walled district of Devil's Isle along with every other Paranormal left in the city.

Bounty hunter Liam Quinn discovered Claire's secret, but refused to turn her in. Together they saved New Orleans from the resurgence of magic that nearly destroyed it. But now a dangerous cult is on the rise, and it will take both Claire and Liam—and magical allies within Devil's Isle's towering walls—to defeat the occult threat before magic corrupts them both...

My Review:


Author: Chloe Neill
Series: Devil's Isle #2
Read: August 22nd, 2024 
Source: Own
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book!  
Publisher: NAL Trade
Published: August 16th 2016
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Friday, August 23, 2024

23 Books to Read in 2023 Update 12

So I read my next books for the 23 Books to Read in 2023 Challenge! 

So I read Meet Me Here by Bryan Bliss from the Edelweiss list, and The Sight by Chloe Neill from the Physical List!

Yep. Happy reading!

Here's the link to this year's post with my journey.

But to recap, I wanted to do a version of These Books Will Self Destruct in 12 months without the self destruct. I wanted to read books that I've had for a while, that I really needed to get read, but maybe I forgot about them or that I had them. So I made 2 lists, one for each way I have them, as physical books, and as ARC's, half from NetGalley, and half from Edelweiss.
   

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Bout of Books Update 10

So yeah, I've finished my next book for Bout of Books, and it was The Sight, and I'll be reading Phantasm next!

My Reading Journey:
 
The Lightness of Hands by Jeff Garvin
Started On: August 19th
Finished On: August 19th, 4:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
Started On: August 19th
Finished On: August 19th, 11:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Will of the Many by James Islington
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 12:18 PM
Pages Read: 641

Bitter Is the Heart by Mina Hardy
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 2:04 PM
Pages Read: 304

A Court of Honey and Ash by Shannon Mayer and Kelly St. Clare
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 11:20 PM
Pages Read: 420

Meet Me Here by Bryan Bliss
Started On: August 21st 
Finished On: August 21st, 4:03 PM
Pages Read: 272

Wisteria by Adalyn Grace
Started On: August 21st 
Finished On: August 21st, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 432

Legend of the Lakes by Clara O'Connor
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 2:36 PM
Pages Read: 272

This Book Kills by Ravena Kaur Guron
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 4:39 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Sight by Chloe Neill
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 10:35 PM
Pages Read: 340

Phantasm by Kaylie Smith
Started On: August 23rd
Currently On: Page 0 of 462

Goals: 10
Read: 10
Pages Read: 3685

Bout of Books Update 9

So yeah, I've finished my next book for Bout of Books, and it was This Book Kills, and I'll be reading The Sight next!

My Reading Journey:
 
The Lightness of Hands by Jeff Garvin
Started On: August 19th
Finished On: August 19th, 4:03 PM
Pages Read: 400

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
Started On: August 19th
Finished On: August 19th, 11:01 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Will of the Many by James Islington
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 12:18 PM
Pages Read: 641

Bitter Is the Heart by Mina Hardy
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 2:04 PM
Pages Read: 304

A Court of Honey and Ash by Shannon Mayer and Kelly St. Clare
Started On: August 20th
Finished On: August 20th, 11:20 PM
Pages Read: 420

Meet Me Here by Bryan Bliss
Started On: August 21st 
Finished On: August 21st, 4:03 PM
Pages Read: 272

Wisteria by Adalyn Grace
Started On: August 21st 
Finished On: August 21st, 10:20 PM
Pages Read: 432

Legend of the Lakes by Clara O'Connor
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 2:36 PM
Pages Read: 272

This Book Kills by Ravena Kaur Guron
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 4:39 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Sight by Chloe Neill
Started On: August 22nd
Currently On: Page 0 of 340

Goals: 10
Read: 9
Pages Read: 3345

Monday, December 25, 2023

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #655, December 25th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!
What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #654
Teaser Tuesday #662
WWW Wednesday #662
WOW #658
Will the Time Come #655
Third Sentence Thursday #645
Random Reads #631
First Lines Friday #658
Book Blogger Hop #324
Monthly ARC's Update 57
The Reward Challenge Update #640
Wheel of TBR #187
How Well I Stuck to It #492
Wrote that Review Update #489

Week 51 Reviews:

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Merry Bookmas Readathon: 

Reindeer Readathon: 

Bookgammon Readathon: 

OK, so I got 36 posts in 7 days, and yeah, it was a pretty good week, some great books were read, and yeah, it's Christmas, so I have it off, so yeah! Though it's going to be hard, the first Christmas without Dobby. Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Week 51 Review: Cold Curses

From Goodreads:
It’s all magical hands on deck for vampire Elisa Sullivan and her allies as they fight to save the Windy City from a supernatural onslaught, in the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series.

Elisa, the only vampire ever born, is hoping all can remain quiet in the City of Chicago in the wake of a destructive attack by an ancient demon who broke the city's defensive magic. Still, she and her friends, including shifter Connor Keene, know they need to be ready for anything.
 
Everyone is working as hard as they can to repair the city's wards, but unwelcome creatures are slipping through and Elisa soon finds herself caught in the middle of a magical turf war with roots that go back generations. She knows she will have to take a stand, but retaliating threatens to reveal her deepest secret...

My Review:


Author: Chloe Neill
Series: Heirs of Chicagoland #5
Read: December 16th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and WoW Book!
Publisher: Berkley 
Published: November 14th 2023
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 38

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium Lightfall at Old Favour Pass, and it was Cold Curses which was for the prompt Occult Premonitions, and I'll be reading Steelstriker next! 

My Reading Journey:

Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 1:38 PM
Pages Read: 291

Don't Hang Up by Benjamin Stevenson
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 2:51 PM
Pages Read: 101

The House on the Water by Margot Hunt
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 4:02 PM
Pages Read: 87

No Kindness Too Soon by Sylvain Neuvel
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 4:58 PM
Pages Read: 150

Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 6:36 PM
Pages Read: 144

Drowned by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 9:48 PM
Pages Read: 304

Random in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 10th
Finished On: December 10th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 368

Cold Water Veins by Amy Lutavics
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 10th
Finished On: December 10th, 2:47 PM
Pages Read: 68

The Werewolf's 15 Minutes by Jonathan Maberry
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 10th
Finished On: December 10th, 3:21 PM
Pages Read: 50

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 10th
Finished On: December 10th, 6:40 PM
Pages Read: 386

No Exit by Taylor Adams
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 10th
Finished On: December 10th, 10:35 PM
Pages Read: 352

Tempting the Bodyguard by Jennifer L. Armentrout 
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 11th
Finished On: December 11th, 9:23 PM
Pages Read: 272

Look What You Made Me Do by Katherine A. Olson
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 11th
Finished On: December 11th, 2:11 PM
Pages Read: 314

Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions 
Started On: December 11th
Finished On: December 11th, 5:49 PM
Pages Read: 394

All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions 
Started On: December 11th
Finished On: December 11th, 10:08 PM
Pages Read: 416

The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 12th
Finished On: December 12th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 656

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 12th
Finished On: December 12th, 1:24 PM
Pages Read: 419

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 12th
Finished On: December 12th, 4:53 PM
Pages Re ad: 481

Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 12th
Finished On: December 12th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 416

Breaking Badger by Shelly Laurenston
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 12th
Finished On: December 12th, 11:13 PM
Pages Read: 378

Twisted Fates by Danielle Rollins
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 10:32 AM
Pages Read: 368

Dark Stars by Danielle Rollins
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 2:21 PM
Pages Read: 320

Saga, Vol. 10 by Brian K. Vaughan, Illustrated by Fiona Staples
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 3:31 PM
Pages Read: 168

Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 6:51 PM
Pages Read: 384

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 10:40 PM
Pages Read: 368

Wicked Fox by by Kat Cho
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 10:46 AM
Pages Read: 448

This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 11:57 AM
Pages Read: 209

Love Reborn by Yvonne Woon
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 2:41 PM
Pages Read: 402

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 6:02 PM
Pages Read: 384

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 448

Water's Wrath by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 10:49 AM
Pages Read: 382

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coldhurst
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions 
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 3:26 PM
Pages Read: 416

Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 6:10 PM
Pages Read: 464

Living Dead Girl by Rachel Vincent
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 419

Tell Her Story by Margot Hunt
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 12:49 PM
Pages Read: 175

The Last One to Leave by Benjamin Stevenson
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 2:18 PM
Pages Read: 200

Copper Moon by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 4:47 PM
Pages Read: 352

Cold Curse by Chloe Neill
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 11:05 PM
Pages Read: 384

Steelstriker by Marie Lu
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 17th
Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Prompts Left: The Old Tails Bookstore, The Old Tails Bookstore
Read: 38
Pages Read: 11997

Magical Readathon: Orilium Update 37

So I read my next book for Magical Readathon: Orilium Lightfall at Old Favour Pass, and it was Copper Moon which was for the prompt Occult Premonitions, and I'll be reading Cold Curses next! 

My Reading Journey:

Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 1:38 PM
Pages Read: 291

Don't Hang Up by Benjamin Stevenson
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 2:51 PM
Pages Read: 101

The House on the Water by Margot Hunt
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 4:02 PM
Pages Read: 87

No Kindness Too Soon by Sylvain Neuvel
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 4:58 PM
Pages Read: 150

Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 6:36 PM
Pages Read: 144

Drowned by Cyn Balog
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 9th
Finished On: December 9th, 9:48 PM
Pages Read: 304

Random in Death by J.D. Robb
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 10th
Finished On: December 10th, 2:03 PM
Pages Read: 368

Cold Water Veins by Amy Lutavics
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 10th
Finished On: December 10th, 2:47 PM
Pages Read: 68

The Werewolf's 15 Minutes by Jonathan Maberry
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 10th
Finished On: December 10th, 3:21 PM
Pages Read: 50

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 10th
Finished On: December 10th, 6:40 PM
Pages Read: 386

No Exit by Taylor Adams
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 10th
Finished On: December 10th, 10:35 PM
Pages Read: 352

Tempting the Bodyguard by Jennifer L. Armentrout 
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 11th
Finished On: December 11th, 9:23 PM
Pages Read: 272

Look What You Made Me Do by Katherine A. Olson
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 11th
Finished On: December 11th, 2:11 PM
Pages Read: 314

Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions 
Started On: December 11th
Finished On: December 11th, 5:49 PM
Pages Read: 394

All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions 
Started On: December 11th
Finished On: December 11th, 10:08 PM
Pages Read: 416

The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 12th
Finished On: December 12th, 11:46 AM
Pages Read: 656

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 12th
Finished On: December 12th, 1:24 PM
Pages Read: 419

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 12th
Finished On: December 12th, 4:53 PM
Pages Re ad: 481

Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 12th
Finished On: December 12th, 8:01 PM
Pages Read: 416

Breaking Badger by Shelly Laurenston
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 12th
Finished On: December 12th, 11:13 PM
Pages Read: 378

Twisted Fates by Danielle Rollins
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 10:32 AM
Pages Read: 368

Dark Stars by Danielle Rollins
Prompt Fulfilled: The Old Tails Bookstore
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 2:21 PM
Pages Read: 320

Saga, Vol. 10 by Brian K. Vaughan, Illustrated by Fiona Staples
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 3:31 PM
Pages Read: 168

Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 6:51 PM
Pages Read: 384

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 13th
Finished On: December 13th, 10:40 PM
Pages Read: 368

Wicked Fox by by Kat Cho
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 10:46 AM
Pages Read: 448

This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar
Prompt Fulfilled: Shank & Shawl Legitimate Retailer
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 11:57 AM
Pages Read: 209

Love Reborn by Yvonne Woon
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 2:41 PM
Pages Read: 402

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 6:02 PM
Pages Read: 384

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 14th
Finished On: December 14th, 9:50 PM
Pages Read: 448

Water's Wrath by Elise Kova
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 10:49 AM
Pages Read: 382

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coldhurst
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions 
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 3:26 PM
Pages Read: 416

Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst
Prompt Fulfilled: Wallice's Wonderful Winter Wanimals
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 6:10 PM
Pages Read: 464

Living Dead Girl by Rachel Vincent
Prompt Fulfilled: Smith & Friends & Sons Arcane Goods and Such
Started On: December 15th
Finished On: December 15th, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 419

Tell Her Story by Margot Hunt
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 12:49 PM
Pages Read: 175

The Last One to Leave by Benjamin Stevenson
Prompt Fulfilled: Owlcat Craft Cafe
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 2:18 PM
Pages Read: 200

Copper Moon by Rachel Caine
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 16th
Finished On: December 16th, 4:47 PM
Pages Read: 352

Cold Curse by Chloe Neill
Prompt Fulfilled: Occult Premonitions
Started On: December 16th
Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Prompts Left: The Old Tails Bookstore, The Old Tails Bookstore, The Old Tails Bookstore
Read: 37
Pages Read: 11613

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Waiting on Wednesday #648, October 11th

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!
  
System Collapse by Martha Wells 
Expected Publication: November 14th, 2023
From Goodreads:
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells's New York Times bestselling Murderbot Diaries series.

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.

Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize.

But there’s something wrong with Murderbot; it isn’t running within normal operational parameters. ART’s crew and the humans from Preservation are doing everything they can to protect the colonists, but with Barish-Estranza’s SecUnit-heavy persuasion teams, they’re going to have to hope Murderbot figures out what’s wrong with itself, and fast!

Yeah, this plan is... not going to work.

Dark Heir by C.S. Pacat
Expected Publication: November 14th, 2023
From Goodreads:
In this riveting sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Dark Rise, Will and his allies have survived the Dark’s first assault, but at a terrible cost.

A new threat from the past is rising, and only a handful of heroes remain to fight. Pursued by dark forces, Will and his allies must leave the safety of the Hall and travel to the heart of the ancient world, making new and dangerous alliances, and revealing the shocking secrets of the past.

But Will is carrying a dark secret of his own—his true identity. Drawn to the beautiful and deadly James St. Clair, Will is pulled ever deeper into the web of the past, and finds himself tempted by the darkness within. As the ancient world threatens to return, can Will and his friends fight their fate? Or will the truths they learn tear their world apart?

Dark Heir is the explosive and highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling Dark Rise,from global phenomenon C. S. Pacat.

Stings and Stones by Jennifer Estep
Expected Publication: November 14th, 2023
From Goodreads:
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep serves up an Elemental Assassin short story collection featuring danger, magic, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Anne Bishop, Patricia Briggs, and Faith Hunter.

Flash back to one of Gin Blanco’s many missions as the assassin the Spider. Learn more about Gin’s relationships with her mentor, Fletcher Lane, and her foster brother, Finnegan Lane, and see what trouble the other characters get themselves into when Gin’s not around. From a ghost’s lost love to a villain’s origin story, this action-packed collection has something for every urban fantasy and paranormal romance fan.

The Stings and Stones collection features ten short stories told by various characters:

“Spider’s Bargain” — Gin Blanco
“Web of Death” — Gin Blanco
“Web of Deceit” — Fletcher Lane
“Poison” — Finnegan Lane
“Wasted” — Finnegan Lane
“Tangled Dreams” — Jo-Jo and Sophia Deveraux
“Tangled Schemes” — Bria Coolidge
“Spider’s Nemesis” — Mab Monroe
“Haints and Hobwebs” — Gin Blanco
“Parlor Tricks” — Gin Blanco

Note: Stings and Stones is a 67,000-word collection of Elemental Assassin short stories. Some of the stories previously appeared on Jennifer Estep’s website, while others have been featured in anthologies.

Cold Curses by Chloe Neill
Expected Publication: November 14th, 2023
From Goodreads:
It’s all magical hands on deck for vampire Elisa Sullivan and her allies as they fight to save the Windy City from a supernatural onslaught, in the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series.

Elisa, the only vampire ever born, is hoping all can remain quiet in the City of Chicago in the wake of a destructive attack by an ancient demon who broke the city’s defensive magic. Still, she and her friends, including shifter Connor Keene, know they need to be ready for anything.
 
Everyone is working as hard as they can to repair the city’s wards, but unwelcome creatures are slipping through and Elisa soon finds herself caught in the middle of a magical turf war with roots that go back generations. She knows she will have to take a stand, but retaliating threatens to reveal her deepest secret...

Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry
Expected Publication: November 14th, 2023
From Goodreads:
A sharp-edged, supremely twisty thriller about three women who find themselves trapped inside stories they know aren’t their own, from the author of Alice and Near the Bone.

Celia wakes up in a house that’s supposed to be hers. There’s a little girl who claims to be her daughter and a man who claims to be her husband, but Celia knows this family—and this life—is not hers…

Allie is supposed to be on a fun weekend trip—but then her friend’s boyfriend unexpectedly invites the group to a remote cabin in the woods. No one else believes Allie, but she is sure that something about this trip is very, very wrong…

Maggie just wants to be home with her daughter, but she’s in a dangerous situation and she doesn’t know who put her there or why. She’ll have to fight with everything she has to survive…

Three women. Three stories. Only one way out. This captivating novel will keep readers guessing until the very end.

Some more really fantastic books coming out in the 2nd week of November, I love these authors and series, and I can't wait for them to be out! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Monday, September 12, 2022

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #588, September 12th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!
What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #587
Teaser Tuesday #595
WWW Wednesday #595
WOW #591
Will the Time Come #588
Third Sentence Thursday #578
Random Reads #564
First Lines Friday #591
Book Blogger Hop #257
The Reward Challenge Update #573
Wheel of TBR #120
How Well I Stuck to It #425
Wrote that Review Update #422

Becca's BookoplAthon: 

SeasonAthon Academy: 

OK, so I got 27 posts in 7 days, but plenty of books that were in the same series, which made it easier with fewer reviews! There were some really great books, and I can't wait for this coming week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! Which is going to be binge reading the Kara Gillian series! 

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Week 36 Review: Devouring Darkness

From Goodreads:
In the newest installment of the Heirs of Chicagoland series, vampire Elisa Sullivan unearths an ancient grudge, with potentially devastating consequences.

As the only vampire ever born, and the daughter of two very powerful Chicago vampires, Elisa Sullivan knew her life was going to be...unusual. But she wanted to make her own way in the world, preferably away from her famous family. Then supernatural politics--and perhaps a bit of destiny--intervened, and Elisa had to steady her nerves and sharpen her steel to fight for the city of Chicago. Luckily, Connor Keene, son of the North American Central Pack's Apex wolf, is right by her side.

When Elisa and her Ombudsman colleagues agree to escort a troubled sorcereress to Chicago, they inadvertently set in motion a scheme of long-awaited magical vengeance. The city may pay an arcane price it can't afford unless Elisa and her allies rise to the challenge.

My Review:
Oh man this was an amazing installment in this series! We got to learn a bit about the history of magic in Chicago, and oh, I had a great time learning about it all! And dealing with such an interesting-but devastating-threat! 

This scheme with long awaited vengeance? Yeah, it was interesting to get these pieces of information, and given the way the book went, I'm hoping we'll learn more about the past, since there were so many secrets there!

And oh, the developments! Lulu had a pretty big part, and I need to see more from her. And then there's the pack and some interlopers causing trouble. And between the threat that was posed by the bad guy, and what they did...I had to keep turning the pages, it was so compelling! 

Oh that last chapter? There's a few important pieces of information dropped-and actions that I need to know what's going to happen next. They're going to have consequences, and after what they just went through, well, at least they have a little bit of experience-they're going to need it! 

Loved this book, and I need to know what's going to go! 

Author: Chloe Neill
Series: Heirs of Chicagoland #4
Read: September 9th, 2022
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Expected Publication: September 20th 2022 
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Waiting on Wednesday #586, August 3rd

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!

Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
October Daye is finally something she never expected to be: married. All the trials and turmoils and terrors of a hero’s life have done very little to prepare her for the expectation that she will actually share her life with someone else, the good parts and the bad ones alike, not just allow them to dabble around the edges in the things she wants to share. But with an official break from hero duties from the Queen in the Mists, and her family wholly on board with this new version of “normal,” she’s doing her best to adjust.

It isn’t always easy, but she’s a hero, right? She’s done harder.
Until an old friend and ally turns out to have been an enemy in disguise for this entire time, and October’s brief respite turns into a battle for her life, her community, and everything she has ever believed to be true.

The debts of the Broken Ride are coming due, and whether she incurred them or not, she’s going to be the one who has to pay.

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that’s their secret weapon.

They’ve spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they're sixty years old, four women friends can’t just retire – it’s kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn.

Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills.

When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses paid vacation to mark their retirement, they are targeted by one of their own. Only the Board, the top-level members of the Museum, can order the termination of field agents, and the women realize they’ve been marked for death.

Now to get out alive they have to turn against their own organization, relying on experience and each other to get the job done, knowing that working together is the secret to their survival. They’re about to teach the Board what it really means to be a woman—and a killer—of a certain age.

Final Heir by Faith Hunter
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
The stakes couldn’t be higher in the newest novel in the New York Times bestselling, pulse-pounding Jane Yellowrock series.

Jane Yellowrock is the queen of the vampires, and that makes her a target as she fights to maintain control and keep peace in the city of New Orleans. She has enemies at every turn, because vampires live forever, and they keep their grudges alive with them. That includes the Heir, the vampire sire of the Pellissier bloodline, which gave rise to Leo Pellissier himself—Jane’s old boss and the former master of the city.

With the Heir and all the forces of darkness he can muster arrayed against her, Jane will need all the help she can get. She’ll find it in her city, her friends, her found family, and, of course, the Beast inside of her. 

Devouring Darkness by Chloe Neill
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
In the newest installment of the Heirs of Chicagoland series, vampire Elisa Sullivan unearths an ancient grudge, with potentially devastating consequences.

As the only vampire ever born, and the daughter of two very powerful Chicago vampires, Elisa Sullivan knew her life was going to be...unusual. But she wanted to make her own way in the world, preferably away from her famous family. Then supernatural politics--and perhaps a bit of destiny--intervened, and Elisa had to steady her nerves and sharpen her steel to fight for the city of Chicago. Luckily, Connor Keene, son of the North American Central Pack's Apex wolf, is right by her side.

When Elisa and her Ombudsman colleagues agree to escort a troubled sorcereress to Chicago, they inadvertently set in motion a scheme of long-awaited magical vengeance. The city may pay an arcane price it can't afford unless Elisa and her allies rise to the challenge.

Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a gripping new thriller that pits homicide detective Eve Dallas against a conspiracy of exploitation and evil…

New York, 2061: The place called the Pleasure Academy is a living nightmare where abducted girls are trapped, trained for a life of abject service while their souls are slowly but surely destroyed. Dorian, a thirteen-year-old runaway who’d been imprisoned there, might never have made it out if not for her fellow inmate Mina, who’d hatched the escape plan. Mina was the more daring of the two—but they’d been equally desperate.

Unfortunately, they didn’t get away fast enough. Now Dorian is injured, terrified, and wandering the streets of New York, and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt. Eve Dallas looks over the scene.

Mina’s expensive, elegant clothes and beauty products convince Dallas that she was being groomed, literally and figuratively, for sex trafficking—and that whoever is investing in this high-overhead operation expects windfall profits. Her billionaire husband, Roarke, may be able to help, considering his ties to the city’s ultra-rich. But Roarke is also worried about the effect this case is having on Dallas, as it brings a rage to the surface she can barely control. No matter what, she must keep her head clear--because above all, she is desperate for justice and to take down those who prey on and torment the innocent. 

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America’s history and legacy of racism in this suspenseful YA novel following a biracial teenager as her Georgia high school hosts its first integrated prom.

When Springville residents—at least the ones still alive—are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation . . . Maddy did it.

An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington.

After a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on Springville High's racist roots, student leaders come up with a plan to change their image: host the school's first integrated prom as a show of unity. The popular white class president convinces her Black superstar quarterback boyfriend to ask Maddy to be his date, leaving Maddy wondering if it's possible to have a normal life.

But some of her classmates aren't done with her just yet. And what they don't know is that Maddy still has another secret . . . one that will cost them all their lives. 

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Three Powerfully Alluring Vampire Men
And One Queen to Rule Them All

All Mina ever wanted was to escape her father's control. Half human, half vampire, she lived eternally torn between two worlds, never fully experiencing the pleasures of either—until her father chose her as the pawn in his latest political move, gifting her to the darkly powerful and dangerously seductive Malachi Zion.

Malachi is not a vampire to be trifled with. He rules with an iron fist and has a reputation for the darkest of sins. But the longer Mina spends with him, the more she realizes he's not the monster she first thought—and as fear bleeds into lust, then trust, then something more, Malachi opens Mina up to a world she never knew could be hers for the taking: including the love of Malachi's two closest friends and companions.

Now surrounded by all three men, the center of their shockingly seductive world, Mina may finally have the power to face down her father and take back the life—and crown—that by all rights should be hers.

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN.

Captive by Iris Johansen
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Eve Duncan's daughter Jane now has everything she’s dreamed of with her marriage to Seth Caleb and their newborn baby—but their happily ever after is about to be upended in this gripping suspense novel from the number one best-selling author of The Persuasion.

Fans were thrilled when Jane and Seth finally committed to a life together. Now we pick up where The Persuasion left off, and the couple is in Scotland with their newborn baby and her proud grandparents Eve Duncan and Joe Quinn.

But a dark past follows Seth wherever he goes, and his newfound happiness is cruelly dashed by an evil psychopath. With Jane and the baby in danger, Seth will be stretched to the limits of his physical and emotional endurance while trying to save them in a fast-paced plot that leads to a stunning conclusion.

Daughters of the Dawn by Sarena Nanua and Sasha Nanua
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Twin princesses Ria and Rani journey deep into dangerous new lands to save their home in this propulsive, immersive sequel to Sisters of the Snake, perfect for fans of We Hunt the Flame and The Wrath & the Dawn.

The powerful Bloodstone is in dangerous hands. And a deadly new threat rises.

Ria and Rani have barely settled into their new lives at the palace--as princesses, as sisters--when a sinister prophecy uproots them once more.

The Blood Moon will rise in one month's time, and with it their enemy Amara's opportunity to destroy everything Ria and Rani hold dear.

The twin princesses must find Amara--a deadly search that separates Ria and Rani once more and takes them to wintry kingdoms and scorching deserts, pitting them against ancient mysteries and trap-ridden labyrinths, lethal sea monsters and an elusive enemy that steals into their very dreams.

The lush world building of Star Daughter meets the thrilling adventure of Ash Princess in this sensational finale to Ria's and Rani's journeys that pits them against impossible odds--and battles from within that could destroy everything they've fought to save.

Bound by Murder by Laura Gail Black
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
For fans of Ellery Adams and Paige Shelton, the wedding can’t go on when the bride is found murdered—but can love still win the day in this third installment of Laura Gail Black’s cozy series.

The birds are singing, books are selling, and the Hokes Bluff Inn has begun to host weddings on its property. Antiquarian bookseller Jenna Quinn loves the romance in the air—until her ex-fiancé, Blake Emerson, walks in with his bride-to-be, Missy Plott. Blake continues to profess his love for Jenna if she’ll have him back, no matter the consequences. And the consequences are grave, indeed, when Missy turns up dead.

All evidence points to Blake, who was the last one to see her alive. He begs Jenna to help him clear his name. Blake’s mother, Cordelia, is also bent on exonerating her son. Jenna doesn’t believe that Blake could have killed Missy, and she starts digging for suspects. It could have been Missy’s ex-boyfriend, who proclaims a love for her he says only death could sever. Or might it have been Missy’s bitter “best friend,” who was secretly besotted with Missy’s ex.

Then, the police find evidence from a cold case years before—a case that had falsely implicated Jenna herself. Cordelia continues to beg Jenna to help prove her son’s innocence. Could Blake truly be innocent?

Jenna’s life is on the line in a final confrontation that will either prove Blake’s innocence—or damn them both. 

Shades of Rust and Ruin by A.G. Howard
Expected Publication: September 6th, 2022
From Goodreads:
Embrace the mysterious. Invoke the magical. Enter the Mystiquiel...

Phoenix “Nix” Loring knows her family is under a Halloween curse. When she was three, her parents tragically died on October 31st. Eleven years later, her twin sister Lark suffered a similar fate.

Ever since, Nix has battled survivor guilt. She can’t even find comfort in Clarey, Lark’s boyfriend and the one person who understands her pain, because Nix’s hidden feelings for him go far beyond friendship. All that remains are her sketches, where she finds solace among the goblins and faeries in her imaginary world of Mystiquel. When her depression starts affecting her ability to see color, Nix all but gives up on her art, until her uncle goes missing on Halloween day. Hot on his trail, Nix and Clarey step through a portal, becoming trapped inside a decaying version of their town filled with Nix’s own sketches come to life.

As Nix and Clarey search for her uncle within the sinister and dangerous world of Mystiquel, Nix discovers there’s more to her family curse and otherworldly artwork than she ever imagined—and unless she can solve the Goblin King’s maze before the clock strikes midnight, her life won’t be the only one the curse claims next.

Set in a gritty, steampunk-inspired fantasy world, New York Times bestselling author A.G. Howard launches a thrilling new duology full of romance, twists, and betrayals.


Yeah, the start of September is kicking things off with a bang! So many great books from amazing authors! I've read a few, and they were fantastic, and I can't wait for them all to come out! What about you guys? Happy reading!