Liz Fichera Author Page

The Story: I got Hooked from NetGalley, and yeah, it looked really great, and I really enjoyed reading it! And I enjoyed reading the sequel, too! Such great books! So good! And I can't wait for more!

Website

Series: Hooked

Hooked: Hooked and her site, my review, Played and her site, my review.

Stand Alone's: Craving Perfect and her site, my review, You Are Here and her site, my review.

Emergency Review-a-Thon Part 2 Update 39

OK, so I've written my next review, Hooked, and I'm going to write a review for Arclight next!

Reviewed Part 2: Angel Burn, Shadowfell, Raven Flight, The Caller, Dragonfly in Amber, Crusade, Alienation, Stolen Away, The Darlings in Love, Daughter of the Centaurs, The Sky is Everywhere, Someone Else's Life, The Guardian Duke, The Lonely Girls Club, The Luxe, Finding Her Way Back, Wanderlove, Katana, Angel Burn, Shadowfell, Shadowfell and Raven Flight, To the Nines, Naturals, This Strange and Familiar Place, Exit Strategy, Made to Be Broken, Wild Justice, The Last Oracle, The Doomsday Key, The Skeleton Key, The Devil Colony, Venom, Elusion and Etherworld, Hotter Than Hell, Platform 21, Cole...Meet Ali, Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Book, The Queen of Zombie Hearts, Alice in Zombieland, Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Glass, Kiss of the Highlander, Cooper, Midnight City, Rush, Pantomime, Etiquette & Espionage, Hooked.

Reviewed All: The Eternity Key, Unveiled and Fireblood, Outlander, Every Which Way But Dead, Every Which Way But Dead, H2O, A Fistful of Charms, A Fistful of Charms, Tail of the Devil, The Devil's Liege, Crusade, Angel Burn, Shadowfell, Raven Flight, The Caller, Dragonfly in Amber, Crusade, Alienation, Stolen Away, The Darlings in Love, Daughter of the Centaurs, The Sky is Everywhere, Someone Else's Life, The Guardian Duke, The Lonely Girls Club, The Luxe, Finding Her Way Back, Wanderlove, Katana, Angel Burn, Shadowfell, Shadowfell and Raven Flight, To the Nines, Naturals, This Strange and Familiar Place, Exit Strategy, Made to Be Broken, Wild Justice, The Last Oracle, The Doomsday Key, The Skeleton Key, The Devil Colony, Venom, Elusion and Etherworld, Hotter Than Hell, Platform 21, Cole...Meet Ali, Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Book, The Queen of Zombie Hearts, Alice in Zombieland, Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Glass, Kiss of the Highlander, Cooper, Midnight City, Rush, Pantomime, Etiquette & Espionage, Hooked.

Week 41: The Eternity Key, A Fistful of Charms, Tail of the Devil, Angel Burn, Shadowfell, Raven Flight, The Caller.

Week 42: Dragonfly in Amber, Elusion and Etherworld, Hotter Than Hell, Cole...Meet Ali, Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Book, The Queen of Zombie Hearts.

Week 43: Kiss of the Highlander, Cooper.

Goal: 10, 50
Reviews: 10, 39

Emergency Review-a-Thon Part 2 Update 38

OK, so I've written my next review, Etiquette & Espionage, and I'm going to write a review for Hooked next!

Reviewed Part 2: Angel Burn, Shadowfell, Raven Flight, The Caller, Dragonfly in Amber, Crusade, Alienation, Stolen Away, The Darlings in Love, Daughter of the Centaurs, The Sky is Everywhere, Someone Else's Life, The Guardian Duke, The Lonely Girls Club, The Luxe, Finding Her Way Back, Wanderlove, Katana, Angel Burn, Shadowfell, Shadowfell and Raven Flight, To the Nines, Naturals, This Strange and Familiar Place, Exit Strategy, Made to Be Broken, Wild Justice, The Last Oracle, The Doomsday Key, The Skeleton Key, The Devil Colony, Venom, Elusion and Etherworld, Hotter Than Hell, Platform 21, Cole...Meet Ali, Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Book, The Queen of Zombie Hearts, Alice in Zombieland, Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Glass, Kiss of the Highlander, Cooper, Midnight City, Rush, Pantomime, Etiquette & Espionage.

Reviewed All: The Eternity Key, Unveiled and Fireblood, Outlander, Every Which Way But Dead, Every Which Way But Dead, H2O, A Fistful of Charms, A Fistful of Charms, Tail of the Devil, The Devil's Liege, Crusade, Angel Burn, Shadowfell, Raven Flight, The Caller, Dragonfly in Amber, Crusade, Alienation, Stolen Away, The Darlings in Love, Daughter of the Centaurs, The Sky is Everywhere, Someone Else's Life, The Guardian Duke, The Lonely Girls Club, The Luxe, Finding Her Way Back, Wanderlove, Katana, Angel Burn, Shadowfell, Shadowfell and Raven Flight, To the Nines, Naturals, This Strange and Familiar Place, Exit Strategy, Made to Be Broken, Wild Justice, The Last Oracle, The Doomsday Key, The Skeleton Key, The Devil Colony, Venom, Elusion and Etherworld, Hotter Than Hell, Platform 21, Cole...Meet Ali, Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Book, The Queen of Zombie Hearts, Alice in Zombieland, Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Glass, Kiss of the Highlander, Cooper, Midnight City, Rush, Pantomime, Etiquette & Espionage.

Week 41: The Eternity Key, A Fistful of Charms, Tail of the Devil, Angel Burn, Shadowfell, Raven Flight, The Caller.

Week 42: Dragonfly in Amber, Elusion and Etherworld, Hotter Than Hell, Cole...Meet Ali, Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Book, The Queen of Zombie Hearts.

Week 43: Kiss of the Highlander, Cooper.

Goal: 10, 50
Reviews: 10, 38

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #170, September 8th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey 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 #169
Teaser Tuesday #177
WWW Wednesday #177
WOW #174
Will the Time Come #170
Third Sentence Thursday #160
Random Reads #145
First Lines Friday #165
The Reward Challenge Round 103 Part 2
Follow Friday #148

Week 36 Reviews:
The Perilous Sea
Push
Played
Three
Dream of Danger
Wake to Darkness
The Screams of Dragons
Visions
Dark Blood
Son of No One
Garden of Eden
Dark Skye
The Beautiful Ashes
Cold Kiss

Tours:
Garden of Ashes: Review

Random:
Kim Harrison Author Page
Kresley Cole Author Page
Rachel Vincent Author Page
Richelle Mead Author Page
Sassy and Sexy Blog Party

Sarah J. Maas Author Page
A Few Random Things
Ally Condie Author Page
Becca Fitzpatrick Author Page
Beth Revis Author Page

OK, so I got 33 posts in 7 days, another week where I didn't make what I wanted, but I got a few author page done, and now I'm working on authors that I like, but aren't bolded, the last 3 being the first! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Shadows, Obsidian, Onyx, Opal, Origin, Opposition, Obsession, The High Priestess, Queen of Swords, Queen of Wands, Heir of Fire, Salvage, The Taking, After the End, The Eternity Key, Death Sworn, Get Even, Insignia, Dead Witch Walking, Angel Burn, Luminosity, Kiss of the Highlander, A Missing Peace, Finding Hope, Passion, Far in the Wilds, A Spear of Summer Grass, In A Handful of Dust, A Questionable Client, Magic Bites, Red Queen, Feral, A Beautiful Wedding, Beautiful Oblivion, Ice Hunt, Air Bound, Lord of Legends, Brutal Youth, Originally Human, Mortal Danger, Glass Heart, The Fault in Our Stars, Beautiful Darkness, Wither, Anything to Have You, Blackbird, Exquisite Captive, The Legacy of Eden, The Shack, The Pearl Savage, The Savage Blood, Claiming the Highlander, Born in Sin, Maddie's Tattoo, Awaken, Sunrise, and White Space.

Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien’s only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan’s Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King’s Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan’s biggest threat – and his own toughest enemy.

While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love?

A turbulent, emotionally charged YA novel that breaks down barriers and challenges the status quo...

Angry, seventeen-year-old Iraqi war refugee Mirriam Yohanna hates her new life in Killeen, Texas, where the main attraction is a military base, populated with spoiled army brats like Caleb Miller.

Caleb has much to be angry about too, including Mirriam who turns him down flat in front of everyone. Eager for retribution, Caleb agrees to a dare that will see him take Mirriam to the prom and regain his pride.

But their relationship soon moves beyond high school antics. Mirriam and Caleb are bound together by more than location, and as they are forced to work closely together on a school assignment, they start to uncover an explosive story that has the potential to ruin lives — and both of their futures. One single truth changes everything and strengthens their bond.

When Mirriam's family discovers their relationship, they decide it's time to arrange her marriage to a proper Iraqi man. Caleb must convince Mirriam that he is in it for forever — or risk losing her for good.

When insecure eighteen-year-old Kailee Hill gets caught tagging Iraq war refugee, Abrahem Yohanna's garage, she's not expecting him to act as her designated driver, hold her hair back when she pukes, or offer to be a shoulder to cry on. But she's failing chemistry and her life is falling apart, so she uses the number Abe leaves her and finds herself with a new tutor.

The two quickly find themselves falling hard for each other. Kailee attacks a local grunt when he calls Abe a "sand nigger" and fights with her veteran brother to be with him. When she learns Abe hasn't told his family about her, she's heartbroken and the couple risks losing everything they've worked to build. To make matters worse, Kailee's previous acts make her the prime suspect in a serious crime. With Kailee behind bars and doubting his feelings for her, Abe must find a way to rescue the girl he loves and win back her affection . And to do that he’ll have to catch a crook…

You know that Abby Abernathy unexpectedly became Mrs. Maddox. But what do you really know?

Why did Abby pop the question?
What secrets were shared before the ceremony?
Where did they spend their wedding night?
Who else knew about it . . . and didn’t tell?

Everything about Abby and Travis’s elopement was top-secret . . . until now. Fans of Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster will get all of their questions answered in this whirlwind tale of the wedding day (and night!)—and as with all good stories, this one will definitely have been worth the wait.

The Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster phenomenon continues in the first heart-pounding new adult romance in The Maddox Brothers series.

Fiercely independent Camille "Cami" Camlin gladly moved on from her childhood before it was over. She has held down a job since before she could drive, and moved into her own apartment after her freshman year of college. Now tending bar at The Red Door, Cami doesn’t have time for much else besides work and classes, until a trip to see her boyfriend is cancelled, leaving her with a first weekend off in almost a year.

Trenton Maddox was the king of Eastern State University, dating co-eds before he even graduated high school. His friends wanted to be him, and women wanted to tame him, but after a tragic accident turned his world upside down, Trenton leaves campus to come to grips with the crushing guilt.

Eighteen months later, Trenton is living at home with his widower father, and works full-time at a local tattoo parlor to help with the bills. Just when he thinks his life is returning to normal, he notices Cami sitting alone at a table at The Red.

As the baby sister of four rowdy brothers, Cami believes she’ll have no problem keeping her new friendship with Trenton Maddox strictly platonic. But when a Maddox boy falls in love, he loves forever—even if she is the only reason their already broken family could fall apart.

In the first installment of the Maddox Brothers books, readers can experience the rush of reading Beautiful Disaster for the first time, all over again.

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel s story is about to be completely rewritten.

Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

Forced to obey her master.
Compelled to help her enemy.
Determined to free herself.

Nalia is a jinni of tremendous ancient power, the only survivor of a coup that killed nearly everyone she loved. Stuffed into a bottle and sold by a slave trader, she’s now in hiding on the dark caravan, the lucrative jinni slave trade between Arjinna and Earth, where jinn are forced to grant wishes and obey their human masters’ every command. She’d give almost anything to be free of the golden shackles that bind her to Malek, her handsome, cruel master, and his lavish Hollywood lifestyle.

Enter Raif, the enigmatic leader of Arjinna’s revolution and Nalia’s sworn enemy. He promises to free Nalia from her master so that she can return to her ravaged homeland and free her imprisoned brother—all for an unbearably high price. Nalia’s not sure she can trust him, but Raif’s her only hope of escape. With her enemies on the hunt, Earth has become more perilous than ever for Nalia. There’s just one catch: for Raif’s unbinding magic to work, Nalia must gain possession of her bottle…and convince the dangerously persuasive Malek that she truly loves him. Battling a dark past and harboring a terrible secret, Nalia soon realizes her freedom may come at a price too terrible to pay: but how far is she willing to go for it?

Inspired by Arabian Nights, EXQUISITE CAPTIVE brings to life a deliciously seductive world where a wish can be a curse and shadows are sometimes safer than the light.

Week 36 Review: Played

From Goodreads:
This Game Is Getting All Too Real

He said: I like to keep under the radar and mostly hang out with my friends from the rez. But when I saved Riley Berenger from falling off a mountain, that rich suburban princess decided to try to save me. 

She said: If I can help Sam Tracy win the heart of the girl he can't get over, I'll pay him back for helping me. I promised him I would, no matter what it takes.

My Review:
Just starting into this book, I initially thought that the majority of it was going to be at the leadership thing, because it seemed like a pretty big event, and then there was the whole, "trapped on the mountain side in the rain, overnight" thing. But nope, they get to safety, and more of the book is after all that. But that definitely set it up for the rest of the book!

Her and Ryan's parents, they are to be labelled with "doesn't know how to deal with teenagers" because they do the opposite as what they should do. You do not take away the good girls things when she does bad things, and retract promises, that you gave to both siblings, but the older, who was a bad boy, still got, and now she doesn't get, because "he always behaved that way." That just leads to her being more of a bad girl. Idiots!

This is kinda a button, as I was a toned down version of Riley, though the older sibling, I call myself the "test" child, because my parents took what they learned from me, to apply on my brother. Feels very unfair. Honestly, it felt like I cried after I read that bit, that kinda lightness, almost puffy eyes, the after effects of letting out all that bad stuff. Just writing the above down, felt good. So yeah.

And OK, what Mr. Berenger did for Sam was pretty decent, proving to the judge that Sam couldn't have done what they said he'd done, because he'd been filling up his vehicle. And the whole thing about the Berengers coming in pretty much at the last second and helping out, was both mean, and true. But I think that both of the Berenger parents meant well, this and helping Fred's dad at the hospital.

I think that, if they get along well, that Drew, Riley's friend, and Martin, should have a book, because they're the ones that we've connected to, that haven't quite yet had a happy ending, and yeah, it'd be awesome to be in the world some more, if they would work well together, and that's an if!

I really, really enjoyed this book, it was a pleasure to read, and yeah, I wouldn't mind a 3rd book!

Author: Liz Fichera
Series: Hooked #2
Read: August 31st, 2014
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Enjoyed the first book, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2014 Book, Sophomore Challenge Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Published: May 27th 2014

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Write on Review-a-Thon Update 12

I reviewed Played, and I'll be reviewing Shadow's Claim next. Yeah, I just need to get 2 more, and I'll be as happy as I can, since I know I'm not going to make my goal.

Reviews Written: The Burning Sky, Witchstruck and Witchfall, Breaking Point, Reborn, Foretold, Stitching Snow, MacRieve, Water Bound and Spirit Bound, Spirit Bound, The Perilous Sea, Push, Played.

Week 36: The Perilous Sea, Push, Played.

Goal: 20 

Done: 12

Write on Review-a-Thon Update 11

I reviewed Push, and I'll be reviewing Played next. Got that one! I'm probably not going to make it. Oh, well. I've been busy, between this, and the ARC reading challenge!

Reviews Written: The Burning Sky, Witchstruck and Witchfall, Breaking Point, Reborn, Foretold, Stitching Snow, MacRieve, Water Bound and Spirit Bound, Spirit Bound, The Perilous Sea, Push.

Week 36: The Perilous Sea, Push.

Goal: 20 

Done: 11

ARC August Update 17

So I read Played. I'll be reading Three next.

Reading Journey:

All the Broken Pieces by Cindi Madsen
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 11:42 AM
Pages Read: 330

The Dark World by Cara Lynn Shultz
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 3:42 PM
Pages Read: 376

Renegade by Debra Driza
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 7:41 PM
Pages Read: 260

Unravel by Imogen Howson
Started On: August 3rd
Finished On: August 3rd, 11:44 PM
Pages Read: 472

The Heart of Christmas by Brenda Novak
Started On: August 4th
Finished On: August 4th, 11:30
Pages Read: 382

Panic by Lauren Oliver
Started On: August 5th
Finished On: August 5th, 6:41
Pages Read: 271

The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

Started On: August 7th
Finished On: August 7th, 10:30 PM

Pages Read: 237

The Jewel by Amy Ewing
Started On: August 10th
Finished On: August 10th, 11:55 AM
Pages Read: 250

Inbetween by Tara Fuller
Started On: August 17th
Finished On: August 17th, 7:05 PM
Pages Read: 259

Sleep With the Lights On by Maggie Shayne
Started On: August 22nd
Finished On: August 22nd, 11:24 PM
Pages Read: 379

Witchstuck by Victoria Lamb
Started On: August 24th
Finished On: August 24th, 10:43 AM
Pages Read: 313

Witchfall by Victoria Lamb
Started On: August 24th
Finished On: August 24th, 3:21 PM
Pages Read: 328

Foretold by Rinda Elliot
Started On: August 26th
Finished On: August  26th, 10:49 PM
Pages Read: 310

Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis
Started On: August 28th
Finished On: August 28th
Pages Read: 338

The Perilous Sea by Sherry Thomas
Started On: August 30th
Finished On: August 30th, 7:52 PM
Pages Read: 275

Push by Eve Silver
Started On: August 30th
Finished On: August 30th, 11:04 PM
Pages Read: 221

Played by Liz Fisher
Started On: August 31th
Finished On: August 31st, 4:09 PM
Pages Read: 346

Three by Kristen Simmons
Started On: August 31st
Currently On: Page 1 of 280

Goals: 20
Read: 17
Pages Read: 5854

Waiting on Wednesday #158, May 14th

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

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
Expected Publication: May 27th, 2014
From Goodreads: 
ΕRCHOMAI, SEBASTIAN HAD SAID. 

I am coming.

Darkness returns to the Shadowhunter world. As their society falls apart around them, Clary, Jace, Simon and their friends must band together to fight the greatest evil the Nephilim have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Nothing in the world can defeat him — must they journey to another world to find the chance? Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world changed in the sixth and last installment of the Mortal Instruments series!

Air Bound by Christine Feehan
Expected Publication: May 27th, 2014
From Goodreads: 
The sisters of Sea Haven, bound by the heart and the magical power of the elements, return in this soul-stirring new novel from Christine Feehan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spirit Bound...

For as far back as she can remember, Airiana Ridell has always been aware of her extraordinary gift. She can intuit revealing and illuminating 'patterns' in the air around her-whether in a spray of mist, in billowing clouds, or in the dense swirls of an impenetrable fog. Her abilities led to her placement in a secret government training facility when she was a child, but everything changed after her mother was murdered.

Airiana fled the program, but she couldn't outrun the desperate members of a shadowy cabal who want her, who need her, who will kill to get her. Kidnapped and held aboard a ship bound for dangerous seas, her only chance for rescue is Maxim Prakenskii. He has his reasons for helping her, but he isn't about to reveal them to Airiana. Not yet. Not as the two are drawn together as moth to flame. Not when there are so many secrets yet untold that could shatter the quaint community of Sea Haven and all who reside there...

The Girl With the Windup Heart by Kady Cross
Expected Publication: May 27th, 2014
From Goodreads:
In 1897 London, a final showdown is about to begin.

London's underworld is no place for a young woman, even one who is strong, smart and part-automaton like Mila. But when master criminal Jack Dandy inadvertently breaks her heart, she takes off, determined to find an independent life, one entirely her own. Her search takes her to the spangled shadows of the West End's most dazzling circus.

Meanwhile, taken captive in the Aether, Griffin King is trapped in an inescapable prison, and at the mercy of his archenemy, The Machinist. If he breaks under the hellish torment, The Machinist will claim his powers and control of the Aether itself, and no one in either world will be safe-especially not Finley Jayne and her misfit band of friends.

Finley plunges headlong into the Aether the only way she knows how, by temporarily dying. But she cannot parry The Machinist's maneuvers for long. To defeat him for good, Griffin will have to confront his greatest fear and finally come face-to-face with the destructive power he wields.

Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren
Expected Publication: May 27th, 2014
From Goodreads: 
One-night stands are supposed to be with someone convenient, or wickedly persuasive, or regrettable. They aren’t supposed to be with someone like him.

But after a crazy Vegas weekend celebrating her college graduation—and terrified of the future path she knows is a cop-out—Mia Holland makes the wildest decision of her life: follow Ansel Guillaume—her sweet, filthy fling—to France for the summer and just…play.

When feelings begin to develop behind the provocative roles they take on, and their temporary masquerade adventures begin to feel real, Mia will have to decide if she belongs in the life she left because it was all wrong, or in the strange new one that seems worlds away.

Take Me On by Katie McGarry
Expected Publication: May 27th, 2014
From Goodreads:
Acclaimed author Katie McGarry returns with the knockout new story of two high school seniors who are about to learn what winning really means

Champion kickboxer Haley swore she'd never set foot in the ring again after one tragic night. But then the guy she can't stop thinking about accepts a mixed martial arts fight in her honor. Suddenly, Haley has to train West Young. All attitude, West is everything Haley promised herself she'd stay away from. Yet he won't last five seconds in the ring without her help.

West is keeping a big secret from Haley. About who he really is. But helping her-fighting for her-is a shot at redemption. Especially since it's his fault his family is falling apart. He can't change the past, but maybe he can change Haley's future.

Hayley and West have agreed to keep their relationship strictly in the ring. But as an unexpected bond forms between them and attraction mocks their best intentions, they'll face their darkest fears and discover love is worth fighting for.

Tease by Sophie Jordan
Expected Publication: May 27th, 2014
From Goodreads:
A young college woman gets schooled in life, sex, and love in New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan's sizzling New Adult romance series--where three Ivy League suite-mates testing their boundaries as they seek higher knowledge of just how far they can go.

A born flirt and good-time party girl, Emerson has never had a problem finding a willing guy. She's always chosen her hook-ups carefully, and she's never broken her three cardinal rules:

Never let them see the real you.

Never fall in love.

Always leave them begging for more.

Then comes Shaw. A hotty from the wrong side of the tracks, he's immune to her flirtatious banter and come-hither smile. After rescuing her from a disastrous night at a biker bar, he doesn't even try to take her to bed--he calls her a tease and sends her home instead. Unable to resist a challenge, or forget the sexy dark-eyed bad-boy biker, she vows to bring him to his knees.

But instead of making Shaw beg, she finds herself craving him. For the first time in her life, she's throwing out her rulebook. Suddenly, she's the one panting for a guy she can't control. A guy who won't settle for anything less than the real Emerson, who forces her to do things she's never imagined, including facing a past she thought she'd buried.

A guy who just might leave her wanting more . . .

The Dark World by Cara Lynn Shultz
Expected Publication: May 27th, 2014
From Goodreads: 
Paige Kelly is used to weird--in fact, she probably corners the market on weird, considering that her best friend, Dottie, has been dead since the 1950s. But when a fire demon attacks Paige in detention, she has to admit that things have gotten out of her league. Luckily, the cute new boy in school, Logan Bradley, is a practiced demon slayer-and he isn't fazed by Paige's propensity to chat with the dead. Suddenly, Paige is smack in the middle of a centuries-old battle between warlocks and demons, learning to fight with a magic sword so that she can defend herself. And if she makes one wrong move, she'll be pulled into the Dark World, an alternate version of our world that's overrun by demons-and she might never make it home.

Divided by Elsie Chapman
Expected Publication: May 27th, 2014
From Goodreads: 
The hunter becomes the hunted. . . .

West Grayer is done killing. She defeated her Alternate, a twin raised by another family, and proved she’s worthy of a future. She’s ready to move on with her life.

The Board has other plans. They want her to kill one last time, and offer her a deal worth killing for. But when West recognizes her target as a ghost from her past, she realizes she’s in over her head. The Board is lying, and West will have to uncover the truth of the past to secure her future.

How far will the Board go to keep their secrets safe? And how far will West go to save those she loves? With nonstop action and surprising twists, Elsie Chapman’s intoxicating sequel to Dualed reveals everything.

Played by Liz Fichera
Expected Publication: May 27th, 2014
From Goodreads: 
This Game Is Getting All Too Real

He said: I like to keep under the radar and mostly hang out with my friends from the rez. But when I saved Riley Berenger from falling off a mountain, that rich suburban princess decided to try to save me. 

She said: If I can help Sam Tracy win the heart of the girl he can't get over, I'll pay him back for helping me. I promised him I would, no matter what it takes.








Gated by Amy Christine Parker
Expected Publication: May 27th, 2014
From Goodreads:
A fast-paced, nerve-fraying contemporary thriller that questions loyalties and twists truths. 

"Appearances can be deceiving." 

In the Community, life seems perfect. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Pioneer invited Lyla's family to join his group and escape the evil in the world. They were happy to be chosen, happy to move away from New York and start over in such an idyllic gated community. Now seventeen, Lyla knows that Pioneer is more than just their charismatic leader, he is their prophet . . . but his visions have grown dark. 

Lyla is a loyal member of the Community, but a chance encounter with an outsider boy has her questioning Pioneer, the Community--everything. And if there's one thing not allowed in the Community, it's doubt. Her family and friends are certain in their belief. Lyla wishes she could feel the same. As Pioneer begins to manipulate his flock toward disaster, the question remains: Will Lyla follow them over the edge? 

From the outside looking in, it's hard to understand why anyone would join a cult. But "Gated" tells the story of the Community from the inside looking out, and from behind the gates things are not quite so simple. Amy Christine Parker's beautiful writing creates a chilling, utterly unique YA story. Perfect for fans of creepy thrillers and contemporary fiction alike. 

Oh, my, some really great, great books coming out on the 27th! And while I've already read The Girl With the Windup Heart!!!! What about you guys? Happy reading!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #133, December 23rd

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey 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 #132
Teaser Tuesday #140
WWW Wednesday #140
WOW #137
Will the Time Come #133
Third Sentence Thursday #123
Random Reads #108
First Lines Friday #128
The Reward Challenge Round 89
Follow Friday #111

Week 51 Reviews:
Legacy of the Clockwork Key
Dance of Shadows
The Ward
Arclight
Hooked
Etiquette & Espionage
Pantomime
Rush
Midnight City
Predatory Game
Venom
The Last Oracle
The Doomsday Key
The Skeleton Key
The Devil Colony
The Archived
Exit Strategy
Made to Be Broken
Wild Justice
This Strange and Familiar Place
Naturals
To the Nines
Shadowlark
The Madness Underneath
Resist

OK, so I got 30 posts in 7 days, I will have little to no internet for most of this week, and I hope that means I read lots of books! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Rebel Heart, Revelations, The Impossibility of Tomorrow, The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door, Sea of Shadows, Altered, Once We Were, The Morning Star, The Queen's Choice, Undone, Unbreakable, When We Wake, Vicious, Time Between Us, Time After Time, Indelible, Tumble & Fall, Let the Sky Fall, Linked, Prophecy, Poison, Insatiable, Overbite, Rise, Fearless, Spark, Breathless, Spirit, Secret, Fantasy, Wild Rain, Murder Game, and Charmed Vengeance.

Six weeks after her arrival on the Surface, Evelyn Winters is no closer to unlocking the memories lost in her subconscious than she was when she first came. Isolated in a strange new society, Evie has only Gavin Hunter to remind her of who she once was.

But even with a clean slate, it’s easy to see that Evie doesn’t fit in on the Surface. And as her differences make her feel more and more alone, she can’t help but yearn for that place she doesn’t remember: the isolated city hidden in the depths of the ocean. Elysium. Home.

But she can’t exactly tell Gavin what she’s feeling. Not when he’s the one who helped her escape Elysium in the first place, and has the scars to prove it. Though the doctors say otherwise, Gavin believes that Evie just needs time. And if her memories don’t come back, well, maybe she’s better off not remembering her past.

But the decision may be out of their hands when Evie’s ever-elusive memories begin to collide with reality. People and images from her past appear in the most unlikely places, haunting her, provoking her…and making her seem not only strange but dangerous.

Evie and Gavin can’t wait around for her memories to return. They’ll have to journey across the Outlands of the Surface to find help, and in the end, their search may just lead them back to the place it all started…

The immortal Seraphina is forced to face the darkness of her past—and risk losing the love of her life—in this second novel in the Incarnation series.

Seraphina has been living for centuries, thanks to a special method of alchemy, but only recently has she really felt alive. She’s finally broken free from her controlling boyfriend, Cyrus, and after years of swapping bodies to preserve her immortality, is happily settled into a life worth sticking with. Because in this life, she has Noah.

But Noah might not be as trustworthy as he seems. After he delivers an ominous message that could only come from Cyrus, Sera is worried that her new friends and family will find out her secret. And as her suspicions extend beyond Noah, Sera is forced to wonder about her new friends as well: Could her old coven be disguising themselves right under her nose?

Will Sera have to move to another body—and take another life—or can she find a way to keep what she’s got, forever?

That's the day the trouble started.
The trouble that nearly ruined my life.
The trouble that turned me Dark.
The trouble that begs me for revenge.

Celia Door enters her freshman year of high school with giant boots, dark eyeliner, and a thirst for revenge against Sandy Firestone, the girl who did something unspeakable to Celia last year.

But then Celia meets Drake, the cool new kid from New York City who entrusts her with his deepest, darkest secret. When Celia's quest for justice threatens her relationship with Drake, she's forced to decide which is sweeter: revenge or friendship.

"I'm lucky just to be alive."

Eva was never supposed to have survived this long. As the recessive soul, she should have faded away years ago. Instead, she lingers in the body she shares with her sister soul, Addie. When the government discovered the truth, they tried to “cure” the girls, but Eva and Addie escaped before the doctors could strip Eva’s soul away.

Now fugitives, Eva and Addie find shelter with a group of hybrids who run an underground resistance. Surrounded by others like them, the girls learn how to temporarily disappear to give each soul some much-needed privacy. Eva is thrilled at the chance to be alone with Ryan, the boy she’s falling for, but troubled by the growing chasm between her and Addie. Despite clashes over their shared body, both girls are eager to join the rebellion.

Yet as they are drawn deeper into the escalating violence, they start to wonder: How far are they willing to go to fight for hybrid freedom? Faced with uncertainty and incredible danger, their answers may tear them apart forever.

St. Petersburg, Russia, 1890

Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, wants to be known as a doctor, not a necromancer. But Tsar Alexander III forbids women to attend medical school; his interest in Katerina extends only to her ability to raise the dead. Twice now, Katerina has helped him by using her power to thwart the forces of darkness—vampires bent on resurrecting the lich tsar Konstantin Pavlovich so that he can take what he sees as his rightful place on the throne. Katerina thought she had bound Konstantin to the Greylands, the realm of the dead, but he has found a way out. Now he is searching for the Morning Star, a sword that will allow him to command a legion of supernatural warriors.

Katerina must find the sword before Konstantin does—and she must travel to Egypt to do so. Along the way, she puts up with unwanted attention from her former fiancé, the nefarious Prince Danilo, and struggles with her feelings for her true love, George Alexandrovich. But with the looming threat from Konstantin, Katerina's focus remains on the sword. Russia's fate will be determined by whoever wields the Morning Star—and delivers the final blow.

Before the accident. Before their universes collided. Before they fell in love.

Riveting and romantic, Undone: An Unraveling Novella contains three short stories set in the world of Unraveling, the first book in the gripping sci-fi duology by Elizabeth Norris.

Before Ben Michaels saved Janelle Tenner’s life, Janelle saved Ben when he stumbled through an interuniverse portal into a completely new world. That day, he fell in love with the girl of his dreams. And he never forgot her.

Through three stories told from Ben’s point of view, learn how Ben and his friends discovered their ability to travel between worlds, how Ben first met Janelle, and how he pined for her for years before he actually got the chance to meet her, save her life, and capture her heart. And find out what happens to Ben between the cliff-hanger conclusion to Unraveling and the beginning of its heart-stopping sequel, Unbreakable.

Sixteen-year-old Tegan is just like every other girl living in 2027—she's happiest when playing the guitar, she's falling in love for the first time, and she's joining her friends to protest the wrongs of the world: environmental collapse, social discrimination, and political injustice.

But on what should have been the best day of Tegan's life, she dies—and wakes up a hundred years later, locked in a government facility with no idea what happened.

The future isn't all she had hoped it would be, and when appalling secrets come to light, Tegan must make a choice: Does she keep her head down and survive, or fight for a better world?

A masterful, twisted tale of ambition, jealousy, betrayal, and superpowers, set in a near-future world.

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.

Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge—but who will be left alive at the end?

In Vicious, V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn’t automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question.

A novel about the end of days full of surprising beginnings

The world is living in the shadow of oncoming disaster. An asteroid is set to strike the earth in just one week’s time; catastrophe is unavoidable. The question isn’t how to save the world—the question is, what to do with the time that's left? Against this stark backdrop, three island teens wrestle with intertwining stories of love, friendship and family—all with the ultimate stakes at hand.

Too many secrets. Not enough time.

Nick Merrick is supposed to be the level-headed one. The peacemaker. Since it’s just him and his three hotheaded brothers against the world, that’s a survival tactic.

But now he’s got problems even his brothers can’t help him survive.

His so-called girlfriend, Quinn, is going quick as mercury from daring to crazy. Meanwhile, Quinn’s dancer friend Adam is throwing Nick off balance, forcing him to recognize a truth he’d rather shove back into the dark.

He can feel it—the atmosphere is sizzling. Danger is on the way. But whatever happens next, Nick is starting to find out that sometimes nothing you do can keep the peace.

With power comes enemies. Lots of them.

Hunter Garrity just wants to be left alone. He’s learned the hard way that his unusual abilities come at a price. And he can’t seem to afford any allies.

He’s up to his neck in hostiles. His grandfather, spoiling for a fight. The Merrick brothers, who think he ratted them out. Calla, the scheming psycho who wants to use him as bait.

Then there’s Kate Sullivan, the new girl at school. She’s not hostile. She’s bold. Funny. Hot. But she’s got an agenda, too.

With supposedly secret powers rippling to the surface everywhere around him, Hunter knows something ugly is about to go down. But finding out what means he’ll have to find someone he can trust…

 Nowhere is safe. Not even home…

Nick Merrick is stretched to the breaking point.

Keep his grades sky-high or he’ll never escape his hometown.
Keep his brother’s business going or the Merricks will be out on the street.
Keep the secret of where he’s going in the evenings from his own twin—-or he’ll lose his family.

Keep his mind off the hot, self-assured dancer who’s supposed to be his “girlfriend’s” partner.

Of course there’s also the homicidal freak Quinn has taken to hanging around, and the Elemental Guide counting the hours until he can try again to kill the Merrick brothers.

There’s a storm coming. From all sides. And then some.

Nick Merrick, can you keep it together?

Where Do Your Fantasies Take You?

Under the blazing heat of the Borneo sun...
...a beautiful naturalist's dream comes true--to live among the feral jungle creatures. But an untamed, irresistible beast of another sort forces her to explore her own wild side.

In an exclusive gentleman's club in Victorian London...
...adventurous ladies are available to the highest bidder. Yet how far will a modest widow go to fulfill her fantasy of being auctioned off as a rake's midnight plaything?

From the depth of the dark unknown...
...a child of midnight has arrived in a spiritual Tibetan refuge to rid herself of wicked desires. Here this ageless beauty meets the one man who can save her--or damn her soul forever.

In a private, all-male school for seduction...
...she might just graduate with honors. If she can only maintain her disquise long enough to teach the man of her dreams a few lessons.

stories include:
The Widow's Auction by Sabrina Jeffries
Luisa's Desire by Emma Holly
Mr. Speedy by Elda Minger
The Awakening by Christine Feehan

To escape an assassin, Rachel finds sanctuary in the rainforest, where the most exotic of all creatures walks: Rio. But when he unleashes his secret animal instincts, Rachel fears that her isolated haven could become an inescapable hell...