Never Cry Werewolf: A Crimson Moon Novel (Crimson Moon Novels) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Never Cry Werewolf" the 5th book in her Crimson Moon series by L.A. Banks.

Product Description

The last fight between the werewolf clans spilled onto the streets of New Orleans — and now the whole city’s on red alert. Martial law has gone into effect. Mediums, ghost hunters, and other supernatural pundits have taken over the media, swarming the Big Easy to expose the hard truth about lycanthropes. And to make matters worse, a beastly killer is clawing up humans…

Secret government operative Sasha Trudeau doesn’t like what she’s seeing — a series of brutal and bloody slayings that appear to be wolf-like attacks. It might be the work of a copy cat killer — vampire or Unseelie or some other enemy of the Seelie clan. But while Sasha races to find suspects and motives, the panic level is rising—and the city’s human population is clamoring for an all-out wolf hunt…

My Review:

I highly recommend reading this series if you like werewolf books with great characters and storyline.

Sasha is tough, stubborn and knows how to kick ass.  She doesn't take any flak from anyone, her team respects and looks up to her.

I love the Sasha and Hunter as mates because they make a great team when it comes to fighting the enemy, the love scenes are steamy but not graphic.

Always happy to see Shogun!

4/5

In the Mail (July 30)

I received this in the mail yesterday (won from Book Binge), thanks Holly!

Welcome to Harmony [Paperback]

Product Description

Never-before-published-from the New York Times bestselling author of Rewriting Monday

Sixteen-year-old runaway Reagan has always wanted a place to belong. She's never had a real home of her own, but perhaps she could borrow someone else's. Under an assumed name and identity, she moves to Harmony, Texas, but keeps her distance from the welcoming townsfolk. Until prairie fires threaten Harmony-and Reagan learns the true meaning of family, friends, and home.

Tempted by a Warrior Winners

I have picked the 3 winners of my Tempted by a Warrior Giveaway and they are:

CONGRATULATIONS:

1.  Elaine Gauthier
2.  Emily Lehmann
3.  Lethea Benson

Please fill out this form with your contact information, so I can send the info. to the publisher thanks!

http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=640430

Please comment on this post if you have won this book on another blog, so I can pick a new winner(s), thanks!

You will have 3 days to get back to me or else I will have to pick new winner(s), thanks!

Deadly Fear [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Deadly Fear" the 1st book in her Deadly trilogy by Cynthia Eden.

Product Description

TWO BRILLIANT AGENTS

FBI Special Agent Monica Davenport has made a career out of profiling serial killers. But getting inside the twisted minds of the cruel and the sadistic has taken its toll: She's walled herself off from the world. Yet Monica can't ignore fellow agent Luke Dante, the only man who ever broke through her defenses.

ONE DREAM TEAM

Luke has the unique ability to put victims at ease...professionally, he and Monica made a perfect team. Now they're reunited to catch a murderer who uses his victims' deepest, darkest fears for sport - but their investigative skills aren't enough. Luke and Monica will have to face the secrets from their past, the ones that terrify them the most, if they are to have a future together.

But can they catch a killer whose weapon is ... DEADLY FEAR

My Review:

I highly recommend reading this book if you love romantic suspense with great characters and a great storyline!

I don't want to spoil any spoilers!

Storyline:  I love romantic suspense with dark themes and this is one of them!  I find it interesting that both killers would do an in-depth investigation to find out their victims deep and darkest fears to get to them!

Characters:  Monica is a strong and confident heroine who can kick your ass (there is a reason why she is called the "Ice Queen"!) and who can really get into the minds of the killers.  Luke is a great hero because he's a man you would love to bring home to meet your mom and dad!  He courteous, smart and he treats Monica with love and respect, listens to what she says and doesn't push her too hard!

Romance:  I really enjoyed the romance between Monica and Luke because it was hot and steamy.  They both work well together in and out of bed!

Killer(s):  The original killer was quite smart, charming and sick!  His protegy is also smart, not very charming though and even more sicker than the original killer.  Both killers really do their research to find out what their victims's deepest and darkest fear(s) are!

5/5

Follow My Blog Friday #7

This Meme is hosted by Rachel from Parajunkee's View on Fridays.

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Cynthia Eden Deadly Fear Blog Tour with A Guest Post and Giveaway

I am so excited to have Cynthia Eden here at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews with a Guest Post and a Giveaway.

Cynthia will be visiting and answering any questions you might have so please participate, thanks!

About Cynthia:

Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes paranormal romances and romantic suspense novels. She is currently very busy writing her stories for Grand Central Publishing and Kensington Brava.

She has always wanted to write (don’t most authors say that?), and particularly enjoys creating stories about monsters–vampires, werewolves, and even the real-life monsters that populate her romantic suspense stories.

(Back in the day…) Cynthia graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Alabama where she studied Sociology (because people interest her) and Communication (because she likes to write about said people). Cynthia has worked as a college admissions counselor, a teacher, and as an editor. But now, Cynthia is thrilled to be spending her days making up stories.

Some Random Facts About Cynthia…
(For those who are curious or just bored!)

Favorite Fictional Characters:

Dracula, Lois Lane, Buffy, and Wolverine

Favorite Films:

The Princess Bride, Romancing the Stone, Friday the 13th, Underworld Evolution, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Hellboy

Memberships/Affiliations:

Romance Writers of America, Mensa, (PAN) Published Authors Network, FF&P, PASIC (Published Authors Special Interest Chapter), Gulf Coast Chapter of the RWA, Sisters In Crime, and the Kiss of Death RWA Chapter

Astrological Sign:

Gemini…ah, she of the twin faces…

Addictions:

Chocoloate and Romance Novels

Literary Agent:

Laura Bradford of the Bradford Literary Agency

Family life:

Cynthia lives with her husband, Nicholas, and her son, Jack. For more information about Cynthia and her writing, please visit her blog.

http://www.blogger.com/goog_1329565382
http://www.cynthiaeden.com/romance-blog/
http://www.facebook.com/cynthiaeden
http://www.myspace.com/cynthiaeden

Professional inquiries about Cynthia’s work should be directed to her Literary Agent:

Laura Bradford
Bradford Literary Agency
5694 Mission Center Road # 347
San Diego, CA 92108

Please take it away, Cynthia!

Branching Out — Time for Some Romantic Suspense

I love vampires. I love demons. Give me a supernatural creature, and you’ve made me a happy woman. Since I love the paranormal so much, it was only natural that I started to write paranormal books (after all, we’re talking a life-long love!). And for the last few years, I’ve had a fabulous time writing about my shifters, demons, and vampires (oh, my!). In fact, I’m still having a great time writing about them—and I hope to keep writing my paranormals for a very long time to come.

However, I have a second love. A love that slipped into my paranormal stories and kept fighting for my attention. You see…I have a weakness for suspense. Because not only do I like those paranormal creatures that go bump in the night, but I also like danger, intrigue, and the rush of adrenaline that comes from fear.

Suspense. Sweet suspense.

So about a year and a half ago, I decided to let my suspense side come out and play. I gave into the urge that had teased me for a while, and I began writing a story about a different kind of monster. Not a paranormal being; instead, a human who was evil, twisted—a serial killer. At first, it was a bit of an adjustment. I told my friends that I was going through paranormal withdrawal. But as I got deeper into the story, the suspense hooked me.

I began to love my FBI agents just as much as my shifters. And fear…well, fear became a necessary component of my story. After all, in DEADLY FEAR, my killer is turning his victims’ worst fears into reality. As I wrote, I discovered that people have many, many fears. And I learned that monsters don’t just have to be supernatural beings. Some monsters can be normal humans—just like the guy next door.

Thanks for reading my post. I’d love to know your take on “monsters”—do you enjoy paranormal characters? Do real-life monsters (those humans who hide their dark sides) scare you more than the creatures of the night?

Cynthia Eden

www.cynthiaeden.com
www.twitter.com/cynthiaeden

Thanks for the Guest Post on my Blog, Cynthia I greatly appreciate it!

Description

TWO BRILLIANT AGENTS

FBI Special Agent Monica Davenport has made a career out of profiling serial killers. But getting inside the twisted minds of the cruel and the sadistic has taken its toll: She’s walled herself off from the world. Yet Monica can’t ignore fellow agent Luke Dante, the only man who ever broke through her defenses.

ONE DREAM TEAM

Luke has the unique ability to put victims at ease…professionally, he and Monica made a perfect team. Now they’re reunited to catch a murderer who uses his victims’ deepest, darkest fears for sport - but their investigative skills aren’t enough. Luke and Monica will have to face the secrets from their past, the ones that terrify them the most, if they are to have a future together.

But can they catch a killer whose weapon is … DEADLY FEAR?

Contest Rules

Thanks to the great people at Forever Romance I am thrilled to be able to offer 5 copies of Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden.

This giveaway is open to the US and Canada only and No P.O. BOXES please!

If you’d like to enter this giveaway please leave a comment answering Cynthia's questions and also please fill out this form thanks!

http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=483516

Must be a follower or please check back to see if you are the winner, thanks!

The contest runs till Aug 6th and closes at 11:59 PM PST!

In the Mail (July 27)

I received this in the mail yesterday for review (sent by Simon and Schuster Canada), thanks Maylene!

Tough Customer: A Novel [Hardcover]

Product Description

Colleagues, friends, and lovers know Dodge Hanley as a private investigator who doesn’t let rules get in his way—in his private life as well as his professional one. If he breaks a heart, or bends the law in order to catch a criminal, he does so without hesitation or apology.That’s why he’s the first person Caroline King—who after a thirty-year separation continues to haunt his dreams—asks for help when a deranged stalker attempts to murder their daughter . . . the daughter Dodge has never met. He has a whole bagful of grudging excuses for wishing to ignore Caroline’s call, and one compelling reason to drop everything and fly down to Texas: guilt.Dodge’s mind may be a haze of disturbing memories and bad decisions, but he arrives in Houston knowing with perfect clarity that his daughter, Berry, is in danger. She has become the object of desire of a co-worker, a madman and genius with a penchant for puzzles and games who has spent the past year making Berry’s life hell, and who now has vowed to kill her.Dodge joins forces with local deputy sheriff Ski Nyland, but the alarming situation goes from bad to worse when the stalker begins to claim other victims and leaves an ominous trail of clues as he lethally works his way toward Berry. Sensing the killer drawing nearer, Dodge, who’s survived vicious criminals and his own self-destructive impulses, realizes that this time he’s in for the fight of his life.

From acclaimed best-selling author Sandra Brown, Tough Customer is a heart-pounding tale about obsession and murder, the fragile nature of relationships, and, possibly, second chances.

Product Details

Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (August 10, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416563105
ISBN-13: 978-1416563105

Waiting on Wednesday Meme

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection are:

Swept Aside [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Shell-shocked after a nightmarish school shooting, Amalie Pope retreats to an aging plantation house near Bordelaise, Louisiana, to heal, physically and emotionally. She's there barely an hour when a tornado rips through bayou country, mercifully leaving the house intact. She's stranded, but unafraid—until a knock on the door.

Four escaped prisoners barge inside, and in an instant Amalie is a hostage again. These men are wounded, desperate and dangerous—with one exception. Undercover DEA operative Nick Aroyo is on the run with the gang he's infiltrated. The only thing he wants more than this collar is to protect fragile, frightened Amalie, who has surrendered herself to his care, body, soul…and heart. But he'll have to play the thug in order to keep her—and his secret—safe, because even though the storm has passed, the danger remains….

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Mira (August 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778328023
ISBN-13: 978-0778328025

Desperate Deeds [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

As the demolitions expert for A-Tac, a black-ops CIA unit masquerading as Ivy League faculty, Tyler Hanson has two great loves: literature and explosives. She lives by the motto "Duty First" and doesn't have time for personal attachments . . . until a steamy one-night stand turns into a professional partnership.

BURNED BY BETRAYAL

When Tyler meets Owen Wakefield, a handsome British operative, she seduces him with no intention of ever seeing him again. But then the sexy Brit is brought into A-Tac, and despite Tyler's efforts to keep her distance, she finds herself falling for him. Trusting him.

Owen seems too good to be true - and he is. He's hiding his true motives and identity, and no matter how he feels about Tyler, he can't keep her secrets. One of A-Tac's members has turned traitor and helped terrorists to hijack a shipment of nuclear weapons. As witnesses start dying and evidence starts disappearing, Owen and Tyler must race to find the mole - and prevent a final, cataclysmic act of destruction.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Forever (July 27, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446542024
ISBN-13: 978-0446542029

Death's Excellent Vacation [Hardcover]

Product Description

The editors of Wolfsbane and Mistletoe and Many Bloody Returns deliver a new collection-including a never-before-published Sookie Stackhouse story.

New York Times bestselling authors Charlaine Harris, Katie MacAlister, Jeaniene Frost-plus Lilith Saintcrow, Jeff Abbott, and more-send postcards from the edge of the paranormal world to fans who devoured Wolfsbane and Mistletoe and Many Bloody Returns.

With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner bring together a stellar collection of tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged, the furry, the demonic, and the grotesque. Learn why it really can be an endless summer-for immortals.

Product Details
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Ace Hardcover (August 3, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0441018688
ISBN-13: 978-0441018680

Waking the Witch (Women of the Otherworld, Book 11) [Hardcover]

Product Description

One of the most popular writers of paranormal fiction and the #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with a rollicking new novel in her Otherworld series.

At twenty-one, Savannah Levine-orphaned daughter of a notorious dark witch and an equally notorious cutthroat sorcerer-considers herself a full-fledged member of the otherworld. The once rebellious teen has grown into a six-foot-tall, motorcycle-riding jaw-dropper, with an impressive knowledge of and ability to perform spells. The only problem is, she's having a hard time convincing her adoptive parents, Paige and Lucas, to take her seriously as an adult. She's working as the research assistant at the detective agency they founded, and when they take off on a romantic vacation alone, leaving her in charge, Savannah finds herself itching for a case to call her own. (She's also itching for Adam, her longtime friend and colleague, to see her as more than just a little girl, but that's another matter.)

Suddenly, Savannah gets the chance she's been waiting for: Recruited by another supernatural detective, she travels to Columbus, Washington, a small, dying town. Two troubled young women have been found in an abandoned warehouse, murdered. Now a third woman's dead, and on closer inspection small details point to darker forces at play. Savannah feels certain she can handle the case, but with signs of supernatural activity appearing at every turn, things quickly become more serious- and far more dangerous-than she realizes.

Product Details
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Dutton Adult (July 27, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0525951784
ISBN-13: 978-0525951780



Hot Finish (Fast Track) [Paperback]

Product Description

Desire is about to reach its peak.

Suzanne Jefferson is broke, which is why she's given up charity work for wedding planning. Fortunately, she has a high-profile client-and best of all, he's paid in advance. There are just two teensy problems: the bride is a bona fide bridezilla, and Suzanne's stock racer ex- husband is the best man. At least she though he was her ex-husband...

Product Details
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (August 3, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425235947
ISBN-13: 978-0425235942

Heart Journey [Paperback]

Product Description

New in the award-winning series of futuristic romance, fantasy, and sensual adventure.

Helena, a renowned cartographer, is exploring Celta when she finds out she has a HeartMate. Yearning for a partner, she is drawn to meet him.

Actor Raz Cherry is dedicated to his career. Uninterested in long-term commitments, he ignores an oracle that foretells of his HeartMate.

Though passion ignites, their lifestyles clash. Only when mysterious thefts threaten their families can they overcome the obstacles on their journey to love.

Product Details

Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Berkley Trade (August 3, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425234541
ISBN-13: 978-0425234549

New Releases (July 27)

Ghost Night (Bone Island Trilogy) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

A slasher movie turns real when two young actors are brutally murdered on a remote island film set. Their severed heads and arms are posed in macabre homage to a nineteenth-century pirate massacre.

Two years later, survivor Vanessa Loren is drawn back to South Bimini by a documentary being made about the storied region. Filmmaker Sean O'Hara aches to see how the unsolved crime haunts her…and Sean knows more than a little about ghosts.

Lured by visions of a spectral figurehead, Vanessa discovers authentic pirate treasures that only deepen the mystery. Are the murders the work of modern-day marauders, the Bermuda Triangle or a deadly paranormal echo of the island's violent history? As Vanessa and Sean grow closer, the killer prepares to resume the slaughter…unless the dead can intervene.

Running Scared [Paperback]

Product Description

Fifteen years ago in Boston, Kate Summers made a bargain: she became the mother of a perfect, beautiful newborn baby, and she promised she would never breathe a word about the adoption to anyone. Now Kate has built a good life for herself and her son, Jon, in a small town in Oregon. She has almost forgotten her fear that he will somehow be taken away. Then Daegan O'Rourke arrives in town and strikes up a friendship with her and Jon. Daegan has his own past to hide -- one with shocking ties to hers. Someone is searching for Kate and her son and is willing to go to any lengths to claim him. And the one man Kate is tempted to trust has dangerous secrets that could change her world forever. Soon, the past Kate thought she could outrun will explode, unearthing a legacy of lies and treachery and a fury powerful enough to kill.

Infamous [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

In her first paperback original in more than six years, New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann delivers an unforgettable novel of contemporary romance and thrilling suspense.

When history professor Alison Carter became a consultant to the film version of the Wild West legend she’d dedicated her career to researching, she couldn’t possibly have known that she would not only get a front-row seat to a full-blown Hollywood circus but would innocently witness something that would put her life in peril. Nor did she expect that a tall stranger in a cowboy hat would turn the movie—and her world—completely upside down.

A. J. Gallagher didn’t crash the set in dusty Arizona to rub elbows with Hollywood’s elite. Unable to ignore ghosts from the past that refuse to stay buried, A. J. came to put an end to the false legend that has tarnished the reputation of his family. But when he confronts Alison, sparks fly. And when Alison is targeted by ruthless criminals, suddenly she and A .J. must face the intense attraction that threatens to consume them—and survive the danger that threatens their very lives.



Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

An immortal war has been brewing in the darkness...and now one woman has stumbled into the shadows.

Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares.

At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master vampire who thought he'd seen it all. Then Kira appears - this fearless, beautiful....human who braved death to rescue him. Though her burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life. Yet sending her away is unthinkable.

But with danger closing in, Mencheres must choose either the woman he craves, or embracing the darkest magic to defeat an enemy bent on his eternal destruction. (added by author)

Water Bound (A Sea Haven Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Off the shores of Sea Haven, a beautiful diver rescues a man from drowning, a man with no memory of who he is-or why he seems to possess the violent instincts of a trained killer. But soon, he and his savior will be engulfed in a storm of dizzying passion and inescapable danger...

Deadly Fear [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

TWO BRILLIANT AGENTS

FBI Special Agent Monica Davenport has made a career out of profiling serial killers. But getting inside the twisted minds of the cruel and the sadistic has taken its toll: She's walled herself off from the world. Yet Monica can't ignore fellow agent Luke Dante, the only man who ever broke through her defenses.

ONE DREAM TEAM

Luke has the unique ability to put victims at ease...professionally, he and Monica made a perfect team. Now they're reunited to catch a murderer who uses his victims' deepest, darkest fears for sport - but their investigative skills aren't enough. Luke and Monica will have to face the secrets from their past, the ones that terrify them the most, if they are to have a future together.

But can they catch a killer whose weapon is...DEADLY FEAR

White Heat [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

A dangerous cult has recently taken over the desert ghost town of Paradise, Arizona. Members worship at the feet—and in the bed—of its charismatic leader, Ethan Wycliff, and obey his orders blindly. They've already tried to murder one woman and they're implicated in the disappearance of another.

Nate Ferrentino, who works for private security contractor Department 6, has been assigned to infiltrate this group. It's a challenge he welcomes—until he learns that colleague Rachel Jessop will be going undercover with him. Thanks to their shared history, he'd much rather go alone….

The problem is, only married couples can participate in cult rituals. So, like it or not—and they don't—Rachel and Nate must pretend to be husband and wife.

There's no choice. Because if Wycliff isn't exposed, if he isn't stopped, more people will die. And Rachel might be one of them.

Kill Me Again [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

I'm not who they say I am.

Trust me.

But can she?

Reclusive novelist Aaron Westhaven, a man she's admired — and more — for years, has accepted Olivia Dupree's invitation to speak at a local fundraiser. But the day he's due to arrive, she gets a call summoning her to the bedside of a John Doe whose sole possession is her business card.

Can this undeniably compelling man — survivor of an execution-style gunshot wound — really be the novelist the lonely Olivia has grown to think of as a near soul mate? If not, he can be in Shadow Falls for only one reason: to kill her.

Olivia, too, has secrets. And discovering the truth about the man in the hospital bed means dredging up her own past — a past she's been hiding from for sixteen years.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (July 26)

What Are You Reading is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Sheila from One Persons Journey here:

http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/

Post the books you read last week, book currently being read and books you plan on finishing this week.

Last week I read:

1. The Renegade Hunter - Lynsay Sands
2. Me and My Shadow - Katie MacAlister
3. Switch - Grant McKenzie
4. The Firelord's Lover - Kathryne Kennedy

I’m currently reading:

1. Never Cry Werewolf - L.A. Banks

Books I’m planning on reading this week:

1. Deadly Fear - Cynthia Eden
2. The Search - Nora Roberts

Here's the link:

http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-46

Switch [Import] [Paperback]

I've finished "Switch" by Grant McKenzie.

Product Description

How far would you go to save the ones you love? Would you run five traffic lights in a row? Would you rob a store at gunpoint? Would you commit murder?Security guard Sam White's life falls apart when he arrives home to find his house a burned-out shell with the bodies of his wife and daughter inside. Then he receives a phone call from a man who claims that his wife and child are alive and Sam can still save them. But first, he must complete a few simple tasks. Sam joins forces with Zack Parker whose life has also been ripped apart by the same sadistic kidnapper. Together they plunge into the dark, labyrinthine underworld of Portland, Oregon, and into a race against time to discover the identity of the kidnapper and save their families before it's too late.

My Review:

4/5

Mailbox Saturday - July 24

Mailbox Saturday is hosted every 2nd Saturday at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.

I received these in my mailbox in the last three weeks.

For Review:

Broken: A Novel [Hardcover]

Product Description

Karin Slaughter’s internationally bestselling novels are as notable for their vivid portraits of lives shadowed by loss and heartbreak as they are for their dramatic criminal investigations. Her latest offering features the return of her most compelling characters and introduces memorable new ones in a tale of corruption, murder, and confrontation that will leave more than one life . . .

When Special Agent Will Trent arrives in Grant County, he finds a police department determined to protect its own and far too many unanswered questions about a prisoner’s death. He doesn’t understand why Officer Lena Adams is hiding secrets from him. He doesn’t understand her role in the death of Grant County’s popular police chief. He doesn’t understand why that man’s widow, Dr. Sara Linton, needs him now more than ever to help her crack this case.

While the police force investigates the murder of a young woman pulled from a frigid lake, Trent investigates the police force, putting pressure on Adams just when she’s already about to crack. Caught between two complicated and determined women, trying to understand Linton’s passionate distrust of Adams, the facts surrounding Chief Tolliver’s death, and the complexities of this insular town, Trent will unleash a case filled with explosive secrets—and encounter a thin blue line that could be murderous if crossed.

Spellbinding and keenly paced, Broken is Karin Slaughter at her best. Here is an unforgettable story of raw emotions, dangerous assumptions, the deadly and layered game of betrayal, and a man’s determination to expose the most painful of human truths — no matter how deeply they’re hidden . . . or how devastating.

Black Magic [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description
SHE HATES USING MAGIC . . .

Ever since the death of her parents, Sara Temple has rejected her magical gifts. Then, in a moment of extreme danger, she unknowingly sends out a telepathic cry for help—to the one man she is convinced she never wants to see again.

HE’S A POWERFUL WIZARD . . .

Jackson Slater thought he was done forever with his ex-fiancée, but when he hears her desperate plea, he teleports halfway around the world to aid her in a situation where magic has gone suddenly, brutally wrong.

THEY’VE BEEN CHOSEN TO SAVE THE WORLD . . .

But while Sara and Jack remain convinced they are completely mismatched, the Wizard Council feels otherwise. A dark force is killing some of the world’s most influential wizards, and the ex-lovers have just proved their abilities are mysteriously amplified when they work together. But with the fate of the world at stake, will the violent emotions still simmering between them drive them farther apart . . . or bring them back into each other’s arms?

Deadly Fear [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

TWO BRILLIANT AGENTS

FBI Special Agent Monica Davenport has made a career out of profiling serial killers. But getting inside the twisted minds of the cruel and the sadistic has taken its toll: She's walled herself off from the world. Yet Monica can't ignore fellow agent Luke Dante, the only man who ever broke through her defenses.

ONE DREAM TEAM

Luke has the unique ability to put victims at ease...professionally, he and Monica made a perfect team. Now they're reunited to catch a murderer who uses his victims' deepest, darkest fears for sport - but their investigative skills aren't enough. Luke and Monica will have to face the secrets from their past, the ones that terrify them the most, if they are to have a future together.

But can they catch a killer whose weapon is...DEADLY FEAR
 
 

Captured by Moonlight [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description
IN THIS DARK THRILLER FROM NANCY GIDEON’S SULTRY NEW SERIES, SEXY NEW ORLEANS COP CHARLOTTE CAISSIE GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE LAST NEMESIS SHE EVER EXPECTED: HER SUPERNATURAL BOYFRIEND. THEIR LOVE IS JUST BEGINNING.

Detective Charlotte Caissie is growing used to the secrets that come with loving the mysterious leader of a shape-shifter clan. But that doesn’t mean she has to like it. She’s avoided complications of the heart all her life, but when it comes to irresistible Max Savoie, she’ll force the truth out of him if she has to. HIS TIME IS ALMOST UP. Hunted by the deadly trackers his nefarious father warned him about, Max is transforming into a preternatural force he can’t explain and Cee Cee will never understand. He’s tempting the dangerous limits of their love, but it’s her curiosity that could get them both killed. WILL THEY EVER REALLY BE TOGETHER?

When Max discovers the enemy’s true target is someone far more vulnerable than he, he must do the unthinkable to save his own flesh and blood. But he can’t fight this battle alone, and Cee Cee faces the ultimate test of loyalty: the man she’d sacrifice everything for . . . or the laws she swore her life to protect.
 
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Bloodlines [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Twenty-five years ago Olivia Sealy was kidnapped for ransom. Today she has no memory of the terrible event, yet an uneasy feeling still haunts her -- a fear that is realized when an infant's skeleton is found and a connection is made to Olivia's past.

As news of the discovery makes headlines, Olivia and the people close to her sudenly become targets for a murderer bent on revenge. Still stunned by the revelation and its implications, Olivia puts her trust in Trey Bonney, the detective assigned to the case. But neither counts on a madman who may hold the answer to the twenty-five-year-old mystery -- a secret someone hoped was buried for good.

What did you get in your mailbox this week?

In the Mail (July 23)

I received these in the mail yesterday for review (sent by Simon and Schuster Canada), thanks Maylene!

Black Bird, Vol. 5 [Paperback]

Product Description

R to L (Japanese Style)

He loves her blood, but does her love her?!

There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand...or her life!

Misao thinks she's come to terms with being the bride of prophecy and dating a tengu lord, but is she ready to bear her handsome demon an heir?! Kyo's grandfather is impatient to secure the power of the prophecy and the line of succession, and he doesn't care which of his grandsons fathers Misao's baby. If Kyo doesn't act fast, he'll lose Misao and the leadership of the clan. But despite his desire for Misao, Kyo is hesitant to consummate their relationship, for that will bring about catastrophe...

Otomen, Vol. 7 [Paperback]
Product Description

Reads R to L (Japanese Style)

Having Girly Hobbies Doesn't Make You Less Manly!

Asuka's friend Juta needs to keep his identity as renowned shojo author Jewel Sachihana a secret, so why is he agreeing to do an autograph session?! The answer may lie with a letter from a certain fan...

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Follow My Blog Friday #6

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Me and My Shadow (Silver Dragons, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Me and My Shadow" the 3rd book in her Silver Dragons series by Katie MacAlister.

Product Description

May Northcott is at the end of her tether. Her demon boss has moved in and is making life hell. Her scorching hot dragon lover seems to think everything can be solved with a fiery kiss. And worse still, she's being shadowed by her ditsy twin sister -- a naiad who simply can't seem to stay out of trouble. The arrival of a nearly-dead man on May's doorstep could be the final spark that sets light to their tinder-box world. And with dragon war imminent, it's looking increasingly like it will be up to May (and her watery shadow) to stop it before the fire consumes them all, and their lives end up in smoke ... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Katie MacAlister has a passion for mystery, a fascination with alpha males, and a deep love of history that qualifies her perfectly for the fiction she writes. She lives with her husband and dogs in the USA. Check out Katie's website at www.katiemacalister.com. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
 
My Review:
 
I will write my review later, so please check back, thanks!
 
5/5

The Renegade Hunter: A Rogue Hunter Novel (Argeneau Rogue Hunter 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "The Renegade Hunter" the 3rd book in her Rogue Hunter series by Lynsay Sands.

Product Description

The Argeneau family has a secret . . . one of their own is a rogue vampire!

Nicholas Argeneau was once a successful hunter who went after rogue vampires who broke the immortal law. Except no one has mentioned his name in the last fifty years, not since he turned into a rogue himself. But once a hunter, always a hunter. When Nicholas sees a bloodthirsty sucker terrifying a woman, it's second nature for him to come to her rescue. He had no idea he would also want to kiss her senseless . . .

One minute Josephine Willan is taking in a breath of fresh air, and the next sharp fangs are heading straight for her neck! Luckily, a gorgeous stranger saves her life . . . and gets locked up for his troubles. Can a man who kisses so lovingly and passionately really have committed the crime he's accused of? Jo isn't so sure . . . and she's determined to prove that this renegade hunter is worth fighting for.

About the Author

Lynsay Sands is the national bestselling author of the Argeneau vampire series as well as more than sixteen historical novels and anthologies known for their humorous edge.

My Review:

I really liked Nicholas's character because he's not the rogue everyone thinks he is, strong alpha male but not too dominant, caring, treats women right, loyal, etc.  I can't believe his family thinks he killed someone!  I also can't believe he think he did too!

Josephine is a strong, dependent and smart heroine because she takes matters into her own hands, doesn't let people tell her what to do, loyal, smart.  I loved that she didn't believe that Nicholas killed someone and she actually convinced his family he didn't do it!

5/5

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Waiting on Wednesday Meme

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection are:

White Heat [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

A dangerous cult has recently taken over the desert ghost town of Paradise, Arizona. Members worship at the feet — and in the bed — of its charismatic leader, Ethan Wycliff, and obey his orders blindly. They've already tried to murder one woman and they're implicated in the disappearance of another.

Nate Ferrentino, who works for private security contractor Department 6, has been assigned to infiltrate this group. It's a challenge he welcomes — until he learns that colleague Rachel Jessop will be going undercover with him. Thanks to their shared history, he'd much rather go alone….

The problem is, only married couples can participate in cult rituals. So, like it or not — and they don't —Rachel and Nate must pretend to be husband and wife.

There's no choice. Because if Wycliff isn't exposed, if he isn't stopped, more people will die. And Rachel might be one of them.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Mira (July 27, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778327957
ISBN-13: 978-0778327950

Kill Me Again [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

I'm not who they say I am
Trust me
But can she?

Reclusive novelist Aaron Westhaven, a man she's admired — and more — for years, has accepted Olivia Dupree's invitation to speak at a local fundraiser. But the day he's due to arrive, she gets a call summoning her to the bedside of a John Doe whose sole possession is her business card.

Can this undeniably compelling man — survivor of an execution-style gunshot wound — really be the novelist the lonely Olivia has grown to think of as a near soul mate? If not, he can be in Shadow Falls for only one reason: to kill her.

Olivia, too, has secrets. And discovering the truth about the man in the hospital bed means dredging up her own past — a past she's been hiding from for sixteen years.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Mira (July 27, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 077832804X
ISBN-13: 978-0778328049

Deadly Fear [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

TWO BRILLIANT AGENTS

FBI Special Agent Monica Davenport has made a career out of profiling serial killers. But getting inside the twisted minds of the cruel and the sadistic has taken its toll: She's walled herself off from the world. Yet Monica can't ignore fellow agent Luke Dante, the only man who ever broke through her defenses.

ONE DREAM TEAM

Luke has the unique ability to put victims at ease ... professionally, he and Monica made a perfect team. Now they're reunited to catch a murderer who uses his victims' deepest, darkest fears for sport - but their investigative skills aren't enough. Luke and Monica will have to face the secrets from their past, the ones that terrify them the most, if they are to have a future together.

But can they catch a killer whose weapon is ... DEADLY FEAR

Product Details

Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Forever (July 27, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446559245
ISBN-13: 978-0446559249

New Releases (July 20)

Shadow Zone [Hardcover]

Product Description

The #1 New York Times bestselling author teams up once again with her Edgar award-winning son to bring us a new heart-pounding thriller involving the search for a mysterious Atlantean city

While mapping the ancient underwater city of Marinth in the Atlantic Ocean, submersible designer Hannah Bryson makes a shocking discovery: she may have finally uncovered the truth about the once-glorious city’s mysterious demise. Long ago it was a thriving metropolis bursting with culture and life—Marinth’s sudden disappearance has plagued scientists for years. But now, with her unexpected new findings, Hannah realizes that the ancient city’s explosive secret could have dire consequences for the modern-day world.

But Hannah isn’t the only one who realizes it. When her key artifact is hijacked en route to a research lab, she is thrust into an adventure in which she must match wits against a terrifying enemy who will kill anyone who stands in his way. And when Hannah becomes his target, she knows that her best hope for survival lies with Kirov, a mysterious and deadly man from her past. Together they will race to unravel Marinth’s last great secret in order to prevent a catastrophe of global proportions. Before the lethal game is over, however, Hannah will realize that no one is above suspicion.
 
 

Smash Cut: A Novel [Paperback]
 
Product Description

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes this thrilling new novel full of jarring, cinematic twists and breathless suspense that will have you on the edge of your seat.When millionaire Paul Wheeler is murdered, his family retains renowned lawyer Derek Mitchell to defend the victim’s nephew Creighton — although the police have not charged the young man with the crime. Wheeler’s mistress, Julie Rutledge, who is also a suspect, believes that Creighton is the killer, despite his rock-solid alibi, and she’ll do almost anything in her quest to prove his guilt — even ruin Derek’s career. But the more Derek learns of Creighton’s darker side, especially his bizarre fascination with movie murders, the more he comes to believe Julie is right. The clock ticks down to a shocking ending as Derek and Julie join forces to find the truth. Has Creighton begun reenacting cinema’s goriest scenes? And who will be his unwilling costars? They won’t know until the final SMASH CUT.
 

Black Magic [Mass Market Paperback]
 
Product Description

SHE HATES USING MAGIC . . .

Ever since the death of her parents, Sara Temple has rejected her magical gifts. Then, in a moment of extreme danger, she unknowingly sends out a telepathic cry for help—to the one man she is convinced she never wants to see again.

HE’S A POWERFUL WIZARD . . .

Jackson Slater thought he was done forever with his ex-fiancée, but when he hears her desperate plea, he teleports halfway around the world to aid her in a situation where magic has gone suddenly, brutally wrong.

THEY’VE BEEN CHOSEN TO SAVE THE WORLD . . .

But while Sara and Jack remain convinced they are completely mismatched, the Wizard Council feels otherwise. A dark force is killing some of the world’s most influential wizards, and the ex-lovers have just proved their abilities are mysteriously amplified when they work together. But with the fate of the world at stake, will the violent emotions still simmering between them drive them farther apart . . . or bring them back into each other’s arms?

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