Showing posts with label Ed McDonald. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ed McDonald. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Waiting on Wednesday #702, October 23rd

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

Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that take readers deeper into the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series
 
There is nothing frivolous about the way a Hawthorne man loves.
 
An amnesiac playboy and the woman with every reason to hate him. A daredevil, his favorite heiress, and three nights in Prague. An unlikely pairing between a cowboy and a goth. Four brothers with an inescapable bond, strengthened by the family they chose, in a house of wonders that promises to always deliver one more secret. 
 
Discover their stories of love and loss, power, puzzles, and life-and-death secrets in this mind-blowingly romantic collection that proves that when you love the way Hawthornes love, there is no going back.
 
This collection That Night in Prague (novella) The Same Backward as Forward (novella) The Cowboy and the Goth Five Times Xander Tackled Someone (and One Time He Didn’t) One Hawthorne Night* What Happens in the Treehouse*  $3CR3T $@NT@ Pain at the Right Gun *previously published in limited released

The Shadows Rule All by Abigail Owen
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Darkness ascends the throne in this electrifying conclusion to the Domionions trilogy, all wrapped up in a gorgeous cover package! Preorder coming soon!

The hidden princess, must find a way to stop the ageless king—and the Shadowraith she’s fallen for—in the upcoming final installment of Abigail Owen’s sprawling, sexy upper YA fantasy.
The Possessed by Marjorie M. Liu, Illustrated by Sana Takeda
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
The ninth volume of the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, and British Fantasy Award-winning series.

Maika, Kippa, and Ren return to their own world to discover a full year has passed in their absence--and Zinn is back in the clutches of Maika's father, the megalomaniacal Lord Doctor. From the relative safety of the pirate-controlled Spice Islands, Maika and her friends must regroup, recover, and find a way stop the Lord Doctor's murderous rampage before he destroys the Known World. Can loyalty and love transcend a history of betrayal and blood?
Witch Queen of Redwinter by Ed McDonald
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn – powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies – Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before her eyes.

Alongside her two closest companions, they are searching for the only person Raine believes can help them get back home: the enigmatic and infuriatingly elusive Queen of Feathers.

But what home are they trying to get back to? Ovitus LacNaithe, power-hungry traitor that he is, has taken control of the Draoihn and is unwittingly doing the bidding of a darker master. He is soon to take control of the Crown of Harranir and plunge the land into unending darkness.

The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance. The stakes have never been higher. It's going to take Raine's dark, terrible powers, as well as the unbreakable bond of three friends, to ensure everyone lives to see the dawn.

The epic conclusion to Ed McDonald's Redwinter Chronicles, Witch Queen of Redwinter brings together breathtaking magic, unflinching fellowship and the gruesome spectacle of war in the most thrilling of fantasy adventures.

The Ghost of a Chance by Heather Graham
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…

Having run into the bank to take out cash for her son’s school fair, Angela Hawkins Crow is surprised to find herself in the middle of a hostage situation. The hostage-taker is none other than Billy Mendelson, a young man suffering after a violent armed robbery attack at his home.

Angela read about the crime but is mystified by his behavior, even as he hustles her into a vault with several others. Billy was a stellar student and so much more before the events of that fateful day. How can he subject others to such violence?

Thankfully, Angela realizes someone else in the bank might be able to help her bring it all to an end—without any injuries. It’s a ghost of a chance, but one she must cling to if she wishes to save the hostages and the young man so damaged by what has befallen him.

Only a ghost of a chance…

But one she is grateful to have. And one that just might work.

A Wild and Ruined Song by Ashley Shuttleworth
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Arlo and her friends struggle to rally against an overwhelming foe before time runs out in this gripping final book in the Hollow Star Saga, the urban fantasy series about fae in Toronto.

Arlo Jarsdel has lost everything. Her family. Her freedom. Her name. And now that she’s sharing her body with Ruin, the formidable titan of devastation, she’s even beginning to lose herself.

In their most dangerous game of deception yet, Arlo has just one goal: destroy the three Bone Crowns corrupting the mortal and immortal realms before her time runs out and Ruin takes permanent control of her being.

With Celadon fighting on the political front against the ruthless High Queen Riadne—now armed with the cataclysmic power of her Crown, the Sins, and Ruin—Vehan and Aurelian are scrambling in secret to build an army to rival Riadne’s infernal forces. Meanwhile, Nausicaä will do whatever it takes to save her girlfriend from obliteration, despite knowing the odds of survival are nearly nonexistent.

When the line between hero and villain becomes blurred, and bonds are put to the ultimate test, it has never been more imperative—or more difficult—to stand united. For this is not the first lifetime that these five friends have faced the evil behind this impending war, but if they can’t find their way back to each other, it might just be their last.

In Want of a Suspect by Tirzah Price
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
The first book in a thrilling mystery duology that follows Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the acclaimed Jane Austen Murder Mystery series!

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime, must be in want of a suspect.

The tenacious Lizzie Bennet has earned her place at Longbourn, her father’s law firm. Her work keeps her busy, but luckily it gives her plenty of reasons to consult (and steal occasional kisses) with Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a stern but secretly softhearted solicitor at Pemberley.

Lizzie is hired to investigate a deadly warehouse fire and to find the mysterious woman who was spotted at the scene moments before the flames took hold. But when the case leads to the sitting room of a woman Darcy once proposed marriage to, the delicate balance between personal and professional in their relationship is threatened.

Questions of the future are cast aside when the prime suspect is murdered and Lizzie’s own life is threatened. As the body count rises and their suspicions about what was really going on in the warehouse grow, the pressure is on for Lizzie and Darcy to uncover the truth.

Classic characters with an enthralling twist—Lizzie and Darcy, as introduced in the hit novel Pride and Premeditation, are back for more suspense, danger, and romance!

Skyshade by Alex Aster
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
The pulse-pounding third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation Alex Aster

Love kills kingdoms…

Back in Grim’s castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future—and the fate of the world—now hinge on a heart split in two.

Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king.

As the line between enemy and friend is tested, Isla is more desperate than ever to understand the oracle’s final prophecy and change her heartrending fate. But a storm is coming. And with it, a long-buried evil greater than anything the realms have faced before.

With the clock ticking on her destiny and the survival of two warring kingdoms hinging on her own shattered heart, Isla Crown will either save the world—or destroy it.

All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally 
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling next installment in a captivating Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin.

21 June, 1815. London may be cheering the news of Napoleon’s surrender at Waterloo, but Lady Petra Forsyth has little to celebrate after discovering that the death of her viscount fiancé three years earlier was no accident. Instead, it was murder, and the man responsible is her handsome, half-Scottish secret paramour Duncan Shawcross—yet the scoundrel has disappeared, leaving only a confusing riddle about long-forgotten memories in his wake.

So what’s a lady to do when she can’t hunt down her traitorous lover? She concentrates on a royal assignment instead. Queen Charlotte has tasked Petra with attending an event at the Asylum for Female Orphans and making inquiries surrounding the death of the orphanage’s matron. What’s more, the there may be a link between the matron’s death and a group of radicals with ties to the aristocracy, as evidenced by an intercepted letter.

Then, Petra overhears a nefarious conversation with two other men about a plot to topple the monarchy, set to take place during three days of celebrations currently gripping London.

As the clock counts down and London’s streets teem with revelers, Petra’s nerves are fraying as her past and present collide. Yet while all’s fair in love and war, she can never surrender, especially when more orphaned girls may be in trouble. And to save their lives, the monarchy itself, and even her own heart, Lady Petra must face her fears with the strength of an army of soldiers and fight with the heart of a queen.

The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
From New York Times bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of dangerous fae, dark secrets, and addictive romance

After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt” she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet—and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm—the one he is from.

Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods and fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae leader, Tyghan. But what she doesn't know is that he's the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find her father—dead or alive.

I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
Monsters and mortals, rejoice! Acheron is back . . .Though Laure has tried to close the lid on her ballet shoes and the feelings she once held for dance since the Palais Garnier incident two months ago, Laure is spinning out. Between partying, drinking, and avoiding anything and, well, everyone, she has no time to be anything but a monster. 

But when Laure stumbles across a mysterious dead body during one of her nights out, she’s forced to notice the cracks stretching beyond herself.Below the streets of Paris, Elysium is dying, and Acheron and Lethe’s influence is spilling into the streets like a blight. Laure isn’t the only of Elysium’s beasts to rise from the ruins of Palais Garnier, and someone is mobilizing an army of monsters with plans greater than Laure, Andor, and Keturah could have ever guessed. 

While Laure is warring between her wants and Acheron’s ever-demanding appetite, she and her circle of monsters are left to reckon with a not-so-simple how do you save yourself from oblivion?Jamison Shea's sharp and unflinching voice will bring readers to terrifying new heights in this vicious sequel to the "relentlessly gory and almost euphoric in its embrace of the horrific" (NPR) I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me.

Our Deadly Designs by Kalyn Josephson
Expected Publication: November 12th, 2024
From Goodreads:
The Shadows Between Us meets The Scorpio Races in the epic conclusion to NYT bestselling Kalyn Josephson's This Dark Descent, called "a fierce and darkly magical thrill ride" by acclaimed author Ava Reid.

The Illinir may be over, but the race for Enderlain’s future has just begun. The hunt for the old king’s lost heir is on, and the first to find them will win the throne.

Mikira has allied herself with the rebels in pursuit of the lost heir, but the deeper her search takes her, the closer she gets to the royal family's wicked past.

Ari is struggling to control her own growing power as she grapples with a dark secret that may be her undoing — and the truth behind Damien's greatest foe.

Damien, the new head of House Adair, joins the race to find the heir and secure the crown. But as his influence at court grows, so does his paranoia and hunger for power.

Reid is trying his best to stay true to the friend who's always had his loyalty — and the flame who has his heart — while trapped in a web of chaos and lies.

But a darker force is festering in Enderlain’s underbelly, and Mikira, Ari, Damien, and Reid will need to find a way back to each other — and themselves — before the kingdom is torn apart. Hearts will be broken and new bonds will be forged in this explosive finale to This Dark Descent, where spellbinding fantasy meets Jewish mythology in a cut-throat race for the throne — and Enderlain’s survival.

Oh, there's a bunch of fantastic releases coming out on the 12th, I'm so excited for, I love these authors and these series, I need to read these books! What about you guys? Happy reading! 

Monday, June 3, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #678, June 3rd

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 #677
Teaser Tuesday #685
WWW Wednesday #685
WOW #681
Will the Time Come #678
Third Sentence Thursday #668
Random Reads #654
First Lines Friday #681
Book Blogger Hop #347
The Reward Challenge Update #663
Wheel of TBR #210
How Well I Stuck to It #515
Wrote that Review Update #512

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge:

24 Hours of Reading Reading Challenge: 

Camp SeasonAthon:

Random:

OK, so I got 62 posts in 7 days, and it was a nice relaxing week, but alas, today, I'm back at work. But I read some great books, Jax is doing better, it turned out to be his anal gland, so it was able to be taken care of and he's been healing nicely which is great. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Week 22 Review: Witch Queen of Redwinter

From Goodreads:
Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn – powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies – Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before her eyes.

Alongside her two closest companions, they are searching for the only person Raine believes can help them get back home: the enigmatic and infuriatingly elusive Queen of Feathers.

But what home are they trying to get back to? Ovitus LacNaithe, power-hungry traitor that he is, has taken control of the Draoihn and is unwittingly doing the bidding of a darker master. He is soon to take control of the Crown of Harranir and plunge the land into unending darkness.

The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance. The stakes have never been higher. It's going to take Raine's dark, terrible powers, as well as the unbreakable bond of three friends, to ensure everyone lives to see the dawn.

The epic conclusion to Ed McDonald's Redwinter Chronicles, Witch Queen of Redwinter brings together breathtaking magic, unflinching fellowship and the gruesome spectacle of war in the most thrilling of fantasy adventures.

My Review:
I just loved reading this book! I've really enjoyed it since the beginning, and after the ending of the previous book, yeah, I was really excited to pick this one up, and see how this story ends! Boy, is that ending huge and epic!

So Raine and her two loves are trapped in the Fault, searching for the Queen of Feathers, because she is the one who's helped Raine before, and that was a difficult journey for them. Once they found a safe harbour, well, that was when the story got interesting! 

Raine really has had this inner turmoil, of who she is and who she wants to be, which was pretty interesting in this book, given what happens! The plans that were made, yeah, that was so excellent to read, as well as finally finding out who the Queen of Feathers was! 

As always, I want more of the post-climax. I have so many questions about the ending, and how these characters are after going through all that. We know about a few, but there are more that I want to know about! But it was such a fantastic ending! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more by Ed McDonald! 

Author: Ed McDonald 
Series: The Redwinter Chronicles #3 
Read: May 27th, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love his writing and this series, and it's a End of Series 2024 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Tor Books 
Expected Publication: November 11th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Monday, May 27, 2024

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge Update 36

Ok, so I read my next book for Clean Sweep ARC Challenge, and it was Witch Queen of Redwinter and I'll be reading Merciless Savior next! 

My Reading Journey:

Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Started On: May 1st 
Finished On: May 1st, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 396

Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale
Started On: May 2nd
Finished On: May 2nd, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 322

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: May 3rd
Finished On: May 3rd, 6:52 PM
Pages Read: 400

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Blood and Wrath by Rumer Hale
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 384

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Deer and the Dragon by Piper C.J
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 9:56 AM
Pages Read: 448

A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 384

I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 2:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 512

Follow Her Down by Victoria Helen Stone
Started On: May 11th
Finished On: May 11th, 8:06 PM
Pages Read: 330

Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald 
Started On: May 12th
Finished On: May 12th, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 571

People Will Talk by Kieran Scott
Started On: May 13th
Finished On: May 13th, 8:43 PM
Pages Read: 320

Masquerade of the Heart by Katy Rose Pool
Started On: May 14th
Finished On: May 14th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 368

The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie
Started On: May 14th
Finished On: May 14th, 2:43 PM
Pages Read: 352

Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis
Started On: May 15th
Finished On: May 15th, 10:41 AM
Pages Read: 368

Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Started On: May 15th
Finished On: May 15th, 7:43 PM 
Pages Read: 480

Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye
Started On: May 16th
Finished On: May 16th, 11:13 AM
Pages Read: 432

Cursed at Dawn by Heather Graham
Started On: May 17th
Finished On: May 17th, 3:26 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond
Started On: May 18th
Finished On: May 18th, 2:14 PM
Pages Read: 192

The Bloodless Princes by Charlotte Bond
Started On: May 18th
Finished On: May 18th, 4:26 PM
Pages Read: 176

To Love a Dark Lord by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Started On: May 19th
Finished On: May 19th, 12:34 PM 
Pages Read: 272

The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
Started On: May 19th
Finished On: May 19th, 5:48 PM
Pages Read: 224

Sisters of Fortune by Anna Lee Huber 
Started On: May 19th
Finished On: May 19th, 10:00 PM
Pages Read: 416

Lady of Steel and Straw by Erica Ivy Rodgers
Started On: May 20th
Finished On: May 20th, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 432

Darker by Four by June CL Tan
Started On: May 21st
Finished On: May 21st, 8:46 PM
Pages Read: 400

Zhara by S. Jae-Jones 
Started On: May 22nd
Finished On: May 22nd, 11:27 PM
Pages Read: 416

Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow
Started On: May 23rd
Finished On: May 23rd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 368

Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright
Started On: May 24th
Finished On: May 24th, 8:23 PM
Pages Read: 498

True Love and Other Impossible Odds by Christina Li
Started On: May 25th
Finished On: May 25th, 8:46 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Monsoon Rising by Thea Guanzon
Started On: May 26th
Finished On: May 26th, 5:21 PM
Pages Read: 400

Witch Queen of Redwinter by Ed McDonald
Started On: May 27th
Finished On: May 27th, 3:26 PM
Pages Read: 400

Merciless Savior by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: May 27th
Currently On: Page 0 of 352

Books Read: 36
Goal: 25 Books
Pages Read: 14029

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge Update 35

Ok, so I read my next book for Clean Sweep ARC Challenge, and it was A Monsoon Rising and I'll be reading Witch Queen of Redwinter next! 

My Reading Journey:

Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Started On: May 1st 
Finished On: May 1st, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 396

Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale
Started On: May 2nd
Finished On: May 2nd, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 322

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: May 3rd
Finished On: May 3rd, 6:52 PM
Pages Read: 400

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Blood and Wrath by Rumer Hale
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 384

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Deer and the Dragon by Piper C.J
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 9:56 AM
Pages Read: 448

A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 384

I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 2:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 512

Follow Her Down by Victoria Helen Stone
Started On: May 11th
Finished On: May 11th, 8:06 PM
Pages Read: 330

Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald 
Started On: May 12th
Finished On: May 12th, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 571

People Will Talk by Kieran Scott
Started On: May 13th
Finished On: May 13th, 8:43 PM
Pages Read: 320

Masquerade of the Heart by Katy Rose Pool
Started On: May 14th
Finished On: May 14th, 11:04 AM
Pages Read: 368

The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie
Started On: May 14th
Finished On: May 14th, 2:43 PM
Pages Read: 352

Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis
Started On: May 15th
Finished On: May 15th, 10:41 AM
Pages Read: 368

Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Started On: May 15th
Finished On: May 15th, 7:43 PM 
Pages Read: 480

Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye
Started On: May 16th
Finished On: May 16th, 11:13 AM
Pages Read: 432

Cursed at Dawn by Heather Graham
Started On: May 17th
Finished On: May 17th, 3:26 PM
Pages Read: 400

The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond
Started On: May 18th
Finished On: May 18th, 2:14 PM
Pages Read: 192

The Bloodless Princes by Charlotte Bond
Started On: May 18th
Finished On: May 18th, 4:26 PM
Pages Read: 176

To Love a Dark Lord by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Started On: May 19th
Finished On: May 19th, 12:34 PM 
Pages Read: 272

The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
Started On: May 19th
Finished On: May 19th, 5:48 PM
Pages Read: 224

Sisters of Fortune by Anna Lee Huber 
Started On: May 19th
Finished On: May 19th, 10:00 PM
Pages Read: 416

Lady of Steel and Straw by Erica Ivy Rodgers
Started On: May 20th
Finished On: May 20th, 10:24 PM
Pages Read: 432

Darker by Four by June CL Tan
Started On: May 21st
Finished On: May 21st, 8:46 PM
Pages Read: 400

Zhara by S. Jae-Jones 
Started On: May 22nd
Finished On: May 22nd, 11:27 PM
Pages Read: 416

Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow
Started On: May 23rd
Finished On: May 23rd, 9:55 PM
Pages Read: 368

Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright
Started On: May 24th
Finished On: May 24th, 8:23 PM
Pages Read: 498

True Love and Other Impossible Odds by Christina Li
Started On: May 25th
Finished On: May 25th, 8:46 PM
Pages Read: 400

A Monsoon Rising by Thea Guanzon
Started On: May 26th
Finished On: May 26th, 5:21 PM
Pages Read: 400

Witch Queen of Redwinter by Ed McDonald
Started On: May 27th
Currently On: Page 0 of 400

Books Read: 35
Goal: 25 Books
Pages Read: 13629

Monday, May 20, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #676, May 20th

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 #675
Teaser Tuesday #683
WWW Wednesday #683
WOW #679
Will the Time Come #676
Third Sentence Thursday #666
Random Reads #652
First Lines Friday #679
Book Blogger Hop #345
Monthly ARC's Update 73
The Reward Challenge Update #661
Wheel of TBR #208
How Well I Stuck to It #513
Wrote that Review Update #510

Week 20 Reviews:
Follow Her Down

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge:

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Bout of Books:

OK, so I got 60 posts in 7 days, it was a pretty good week, I read a lot, and now I'm on vacation, so I can read even more, and just not work, which is excellent! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read To Love a Dark Lord!

She pulled him close, in a desperate, perfect embrace. She loved him. And she would burn this world for him…

Gwen must free the Prince in Iron, before his mind is torn apart.

For centuries, Mordred ruled over Avalon and caged its magic. Now the elementals have seized power, sentencing him to an eternity of torment in his own magical prison.

Gwen accepted Mordred's punishment to save his life. But the love that binds them cannot be denied. She vows to find him and release him, whatever the cost.

Mordred’s time is quickly running out. Trapped inside the Iron Crystal, he burns with rage and desire, haunted by shadows of the past. His sanity hangs by a thread.

Gwen will destroy anyone who stands between her and the crystal. But is she freeing the man she loves? Or unleashing a power more vicious and terrifying than Avalon has ever known?

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Week 20 Review: Traitor of Redwinter

From Goodreads:
Traitor of Redwinter is the second in Ed McDonald’s Redwinter Chronicles, full of shady politics, militant monks, ancient powers... and a young woman navigating a world in which no one is quite what they seem.

The power of the Sixth Gate grows stronger within Raine each day—to control it, she needs lessons no living Draoihn can teach her. Her fledgling friendships are tested to a breaking point as she tries to face what she has become, and her master Ulovar is struck by a mysterious sickness that slowly saps the vitality from his body, leaving Raine to face her growing darkness alone. There's only one chance to turn the tide of power surging within her—to learn the secrets the Draoihn themselves purged from the world.

The book can teach her. She doesn't know where she found it, or when exactly, but its ever changing pages whisper power that has lain untouched for centuries.

As the king's health fails and the north suffers in the grip of famine, rebellious lords hunger for the power of the Crown, backed by powers that would see the Crowns undone. Amidst this growing threat, Raine's former friend Ovitus brings a powerful new alliance, raising his status and power of his own. He professes support for the heir to the throne even as others would see him take it for himself, and desperately craves Raine's forgiveness—or her submission.

But the grandmaster has her own plans for Raine, and the deadly training she has been given has not been conducted carelessly. In Raine she seeks to craft a weapon to launch right into her enemy's heart, as Redwinter seeks to hold onto power.

Amidst threats old and new, Raine must learn the secrets promised by the book, magic promised by a queen with a crown of feathers. A queen to whom Raine has promised more than she can afford to give…

My Review:
Oh, I loved reading this book! I had a really great time reading the first, and I loved going back into this world and spending this time with these characters! I was very appreciative of the little summary of the events of the last book, because my memory is poor, and a lot happened. And this world is so very complicated! 

Raine is torn-she doesn't want the power, but she keeps using it, because she does have it. Reading this book that is teaching her more, along with the encouragement of the Queen of Feathers who is still a mystery, alongside dreams of various tyrants who got taken down? I don't know how it's going to resolve but I can't wait to find out! 

The fact that Ovitus comes back, engaged to their overload's daughter, that was pretty frustrating, given how much he had, how little he had to work for it, and how little she had and how much she had to work for it, especially with his lie that they'd slept together, which is a constant whisper in her head, causing her to be hesitant in what she actually wants, because of what she's thinking other people will think of it. 

But that end, and that reveal? That was so epic, and so awful, and I need to know how they're going to deal with it all! Because the depth of what happened, and the consequences to come and have already happened? Words cannot describe how much I want to read the 3rd and final book right now!  

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to finish out this series! 

Author: Ed McDonald
Series: The Redwinter Chronicles #2
Read: May 12th, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Tor Books 
Published: October 24th 2023
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Friday, May 17, 2024

Monthly ARC's Update 73

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber from the May 2023 list, and Follow Her Down by Victoria Helen Stone from the June list, Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald from the October list, The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie from the September list, Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber from the May list. 

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

How it Works: 
This is my monthly ARC accountability challenge, to list out the books that I have as ARC's that are being published in the coming month, rounding them up at the start of the month, and seeing how well I did at the end, as well as rounding up the next month's books.    
     

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Phase Out Your TBR Update 16

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Traitor of Redwinter which is for the prompt Yellow 1, and I'll be reading People Will Talk next!

My Reading Journey:

Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 9
Started On: May 1st 
Finished On: May 1st, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 396

Sound the Gong by Joan He
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 4
Started On: May 1st 
Finished On: May 1st, 8:35 PM
Pages Read: 368

Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6
Started On: May 2nd
Finished On: May 2nd, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 322

The Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 4
Started On: May 3rd
Finished On: May 3rd, 12:41 PM
Pages Read: 506

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5
Started On: May 3rd
Finished On: May 3rd, 6:52 PM
Pages Read: 400

Grave New World by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 1:34 PM
Pages Read: 209

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 8
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Blood and Wrath by Rumer Hale
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 2
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 384

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 8
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 10
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Deer and the Dragon by Piper C.J
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 9:56 AM
Pages Read: 448

A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch by Sarah Hawley
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 3:52 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 10:00 PM
Pages Read: 665

Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 512

Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald 
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 1
Started On: May 12th
Finished On: May 12th, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 571

People Will Talk by Kieran Scott
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 8
Started On: May 13th
Currently On: Page 0 of 320

Prompts Left: Blue 7, Wild Red (Yellow 3), Green 7, Red 11, Yellow 5
Books Read: 16
Pages Read: 6829

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge Update 16

Ok, so I read my next book for Clean Sweep ARC Challenge, and it was Traitor of Redwinter and I'll be reading People Will Talk next! 

My Reading Journey:

Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Started On: May 1st 
Finished On: May 1st, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 396

Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale
Started On: May 2nd
Finished On: May 2nd, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 322

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: May 3rd
Finished On: May 3rd, 6:52 PM
Pages Read: 400

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Blood and Wrath by Rumer Hale
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 384

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Deer and the Dragon by Piper C.J
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 9:56 AM
Pages Read: 448

A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 384

I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 2:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 512

Follow Her Down by Victoria Helen Stone
Started On: May 11th
Finished On: May 11th, 8:06 PM
Pages Read: 330

Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald 
Started On: May 12th
Finished On: May 12th, 10:01 PM
Pages Read: 571

People Will Talk by Kieran Scott
Started On: May 13th
Currently On: Page 0 of 320

Books Read: 16
Goal: 25 Books
Pages Read: 6831

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge Update 15

Ok, so I read my next book for Clean Sweep ARC Challenge, and it was Follow Her Down and I'll be reading Traitor of Redwinter next! 

My Reading Journey:

Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Started On: May 1st 
Finished On: May 1st, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 396

Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale
Started On: May 2nd
Finished On: May 2nd, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 322

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: May 3rd
Finished On: May 3rd, 6:52 PM
Pages Read: 400

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Blood and Wrath by Rumer Hale
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 384

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Deer and the Dragon by Piper C.J
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 9:56 AM
Pages Read: 448

A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 384

I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 2:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 512

Follow Her Down by Victoria Helen Stone
Started On: May 11th
Finished On: May 11th, 8:06 PM
Pages Read: 330

Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald 
Started On: May 12th
Currently On: Page 0 of 571

Books Read: 15
Goal: 25 Books
Pages Read: 5960

Friday, May 10, 2024

Phase Out Your TBR Update 15

So I've read my next book for the Phase Out Your TBR, and it was Cursed Crowns which is for the prompt Yellow 9, and I'll be reading Traitor of Redwinter next!

My Reading Journey:

Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Prompt Fulfilled: Blue 9
Started On: May 1st 
Finished On: May 1st, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 396

Sound the Gong by Joan He
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 4
Started On: May 1st 
Finished On: May 1st, 8:35 PM
Pages Read: 368

Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6
Started On: May 2nd
Finished On: May 2nd, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 322

The Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 4
Started On: May 3rd
Finished On: May 3rd, 12:41 PM
Pages Read: 506

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 5
Started On: May 3rd
Finished On: May 3rd, 6:52 PM
Pages Read: 400

Grave New World by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 10
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 1:34 PM
Pages Read: 209

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 8
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Blood and Wrath by Rumer Hale
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 2
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 384

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 8
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 10
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Deer and the Dragon by Piper C.J
Prompt Fulfilled: Green 6
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 9:56 AM
Pages Read: 448

A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch by Sarah Hawley
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 12
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 3:52 PM
Pages Read: 432

A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley
Prompt Fulfilled: Red 7
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 7
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 10:00 PM
Pages Read: 665

Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 9
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 512

Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald 
Prompt Fulfilled: Yellow 1
Started On: May 11th
Currently On: Page 0 of 571

Prompts Left: Blue 7, Wild Red (Yellow 3), Green 7, Red 11, Yellow 5, Red 8
Books Read: 15
Pages Read: 6258

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge Update 14

Ok, so I read my next book for Clean Sweep ARC Challenge, and it was Cursed Crowns and I'll be reading Traitor of Redwinter next! 

My Reading Journey:

Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
Started On: May 1st 
Finished On: May 1st, 11:35 AM
Pages Read: 396

Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale
Started On: May 2nd
Finished On: May 2nd, 10:27 AM
Pages Read: 322

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
Started On: May 3rd
Finished On: May 3rd, 6:52 PM
Pages Read: 400

My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Started On: May 4th
Finished On: May 4th, 10:25 PM
Pages Read: 512

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
Started On: May 5th
Finished On: May 5th, 5:25 PM
Pages Read: 464

Blood and Wrath by Rumer Hale
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 11:17 AM
Pages Read: 384

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Started On: May 6th
Finished On: May 6th, 9:01 PM
Pages Read: 368

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans
Started On: May 7th
Finished On: May 7th, 4:31 PM
Pages Read: 336

The Deer and the Dragon by Piper C.J
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 9:56 AM
Pages Read: 448

A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley
Started On: May 8th
Finished On: May 8th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 448

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
Started On: May 9th
Finished On: May 9th, 2:28 PM
Pages Read: 320

The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:42 AM
Pages Read: 384

I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 2:15 PM
Pages Read: 336

Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
Started On: May 10th
Finished On: May 10th, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 512

Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald 
Started On: May 11th
Currently On: Page 0 of 571

Books Read: 14
Goal: 25 Books
Pages Read: 5630

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Waiting on Wednesday #645, September 20th

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

The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuire
Expected Publication: October 24th, 2023
From Goodreads:
The 18th novel of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times bestselling October Daye urban fantasy series.

For one bright, shining moment, Tybalt, King of Cats, had everything he had ever wanted. He was soon to set his crown aside; he had married the woman he loved; he was going to be a father. After centuries of searching for a family of his own, he had finally found a way to construct the life of his dreams, and was looking forward to a period of peace—or at least as much peace as is ever in the offing for the husband of a hero.

Alas for Tybalt and his domestic aspirations, fate—and Titania—had other ideas. His perfect world had been complete for only a moment when it was ripped away, to be replaced by hers. Titania, Faerie’s Summer Queen, Mother of Illusions and enemy of so many he holds dear, has seized control of the Kingdom, remaking it in her own image. An image which does not include meddlesome shapeshifters getting in her way. Tybalt quickly finds himself banished from her reality, along with the Undersea and the rest of the Court of Cats.

To protect his people and his future, Tybalt must find the woman he loves in a world designed to keep her from him, convince her that he’s not a stranger trying to ruin her life for no apparent reason, and get her to unmake the illusion she’s been firmly enmeshed in. And he’ll have to do it all while she doesn’t know him, and every unrecognizing look is a knife to his heart.

For Tybalt, King of Cats, the happily ever after was just the beginning.

Snow Place for Murder by Diane Kelly
Expected Publication: October 24th, 2023
From Goodreads:
The third in the charming and engrossing Mountain Lodge mystery series by Diane Kelly, in Snow Place for Murder, the weather at the Mountaintop Lodge is truly frightful…

International resort developer Nigel Goodwin has traveled all the way from London, England to Misty Murphy’s little corner of North Carolina and bought out the Mountaintop Lodge for the week prior to Christmas. Their intention? To pitch an exclusive new resort concept to wealthy American investors.

But locals are at odds over the idea, and when a group comes to the lodge to express their worries to Mr. Goodwin and the potential investors, a blizzard hits Beech Mountain. Like the weather outside, things quickly get frosty, and Misty has to call local police to intervene. Handyman Rocky Crowder plows the lodge’s drive and, in an attempt to regain a jovial holiday atmosphere, smooths the snow pile into a makeshift sledding hill for the guests to enjoy.

Misty’s boys have finished their exams and are “home” from college for the winter break, planning to spend most of their time snowboarding at the ski resort. While taking a few runs down Rocky’s sledding hill, they discover a funny-looking, nose-shaped rock. Only it’s not a rock. It’s the frozen nose of Nigel Goodwin, who’s found dead and buried under the mound of snow.

Who put the developer on ice and why?

The Duke Starts a Scandal by Sophie Jordan
Expected Publication: October 24th, 2023
From Goodreads:
A gentleman never dallies with the help, but the new Duke of Penning is no gentleman in this steamy fourth and final book in The Duke Hunt series by New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan.

A duke with secrets.

Lucian, the newly minted Duke of Penning, has much to prove-- to himself, his family and the ton. Craving spotless respectability, he must find an aristocratic wife. Unfortunately, he can't keep his eyes--and thoughts--off his deliciously distracting housekeeper. Such a dalliance can only mar the facade he's constructed to protect his sisters' future from the demons of his past...but this fiery passion is a temptation he cannot resist. While Susanna may not the bride he needs, she is everything he desires.

A woman with a past.

As the housekeeper to one of the grandest estates in England, Susanna Lockhart has worked determinedly to become all that is proper and efficient, and she never steps over the line. Romance is an indulgence for the upper class, not for her--and most especially not with her employer. But every smoldering glance from the surly, handsome duke calls to the long-buried reckless wanton inside Susanna. A love between them can never be, but will Lucian and Susanna risk being together...

Even if it starts a scandal...

Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald
Expected Publication: October 24th, 2023
From Goodreads:
Traitor of Redwinter is the second in Ed McDonald’s Redwinter Chronicles, full of shady politics, militant monks, ancient powers... and a young woman navigating a world in which no one is quite what they seem.

The power of the Sixth Gate grows stronger within Raine each day—to control it, she needs lessons no living Draoihn can teach her. Her fledgling friendships are tested to a breaking point as she tries to face what she has become, and her master Ulovar is struck by a mysterious sickness that slowly saps the vitality from his body, leaving Raine to face her growing darkness alone. There’s only one chance to turn the tide of power surging within her—to learn the secrets the Draoihn themselves purged from the world.

The book can teach her. She doesn’t know where she found it, or when exactly, but its ever changing pages whisper power that has lain untouched for centuries.

As the king’s health fails and the north suffers in the grip of famine, rebellious lords hunger for the power of the Crown, backed by powers that would see the Crowns undone. Amidst this growing threat, Raine’s former friend Ovitus brings a powerful new alliance, raising his status and power of his own. He professes support for the heir to the throne even as others would see him take it for himself, and desperately craves Raine’s forgiveness—or her submission.

But the grandmaster has her own plans for Raine, and the deadly training she has been given has not been conducted carelessly. In Raine she seeks to craft a weapon to launch right into her enemy’s heart, as Redwinter seeks to hold onto power.

Amidst threats old and new, Raine must learn the secrets promised by the book, magic promised by a queen with a crown of feathers. A queen to whom Raine has promised more than she can afford to give…

4 books, but some ones that I'm so excited for! I love these authors, and these series, I want these books out now! What about you guys? Happy reading!