PNR Review: Spell Bound (Otherworld, Book 12) [Hardcover]

I've finished "Spell Bound" the 12th book in her Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong.

Product Description

At last, in the novel every Kelley Armstrong fan will need to own, all the major heroines and heroes of Otherworld are united.

It's been ten years since Bitten, the first novel in Kelley Armstrong's New York Times bestselling Otherworld series. In that time hundreds of thousands of fans have ravenously devoured the adventures of Armstrong's witches, demons, and werewolves. Now, in Spell Bound, she brings them all together for her most sweeping tale yet.

Savannah Levine is in terrible danger, and for once she's powerless to help herself. At the heartbreaking conclusion of Waking the Witch, Savannah swore that she would give up her powers if it would prevent further pain for a young orphan. Little did she know that someone would take her up on that promise.

And now, witch-hunting assassins, necromancers, half-demons, and rogue witches all seem to be after her. The threat is not just for Savannah; every member of the Otherworld might be at risk. While most of her fellow supernaturals are circling the wagons at a gathering of the council in Miami, Savannah is caught on the road, isolated from those who can protect her and unable to use her vast spell-casting talent, the thing she counts on most. In a story that will change the shape of the Otherworld forever, Armstrong gathers Elena, Clay, Paige, Lucas, Jamie, Hope, and other beloved characters, who soon learn that the greatest threat to supernaturals just may come from within.

About the Author

Kelley Armstrong lives in rural southwestern Canada with her husband and three children.

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Dutton (July 26, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0525952209
ISBN-13: 978-0525952206


My Review:

At the end of Waking the Witch Savannah lost her powers and she is trying to cope with this but not really.  She has always relied on her powers in dangerous situations and there is definitely places where they would come in handy.  Savannah and Adam are in the forefront of all the supernatural happenings and trying to figure out what is going on.

We see major characters from previous books make appearances and help Savannah and Adam in their search for the truth and rescue them from dangerous situations.

We finally get a kiss between Savannah and Adam at the end of the book which makes me believe they are finally going to confess their feelings to each other.


3.5/5

New Releases 2012 (Jan 31)

A Devil Named Desire (Devil's Bargain, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

In the second spin-off of the RITA Award-winning Nicki Styx series, Terri Garey takes another look at the dark side of history's original and most diabolical bad boy -- Sammy (Satan) Divine -- as he sets out to prove to his old friend, the archangel Gabriel, that when forbidden fruit comes in the form of a woman, it can be very hard to resist. Garey is also the author of Devil Without a Cause, the first volume in this series.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Avon (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061986402
ISBN-13: 978-0061986406

Before She Dies [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

In death, they are purified. Holding his victims under water, he washes away their sins as they struggle for their last breath. Then he stakes their bodies to the ground, exposing them for what they really are. Witches, sent to tempt and to corrupt. No one knows about defence attorney Charlotte Wellington's murdered sister, or about her childhood spent with the carnival that's just arrived in town. For Charlotte, what's past is past. But others don't agree. And as a madman's body count rises, she and Detective Daniel Rokov are drawn into a mission that's become terrifyingly personal.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Zebra (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1420110217
ISBN-13: 978-1420110210

Secrets of the Lost Summer [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

A wave of hope carries Olivia Frost back to her small New England hometown nestled in the beautiful Swift River Valley. She's transforming a historic home into an idyllic getaway. Picturesque and perfect, if only the absentee owner will fix up the eyesore next door .…

Dylan McCaffrey's ramshackle house is an inheritance he never counted on. It also holds the key to a generations-old lost treasure he can't resist … any more than he can resist his new neighbor. Against this breathtaking landscape, Dylan and Olivia pursue long-buried secrets and discover a mystery wrapped in a love story … past and present.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Mira (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313115
ISBN-13: 978-0778313113

Next of Kin (Rebel Ridge Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Beth Venable has seen too much. Witness to a major mob hit, she's placed in protective custody until the trial. But after her third safe house is riddled with bullets, she goes off-grid to save herself. What the FBI can't do, her kinfolk will.

The beautiful but forbidding Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky welcome Beth back, dirt roads and rustic shacks a world apart from L.A. But her homecoming — even her blissful reunion with strong, silent Ryal Walker — is made bittersweet by the fight she's brought to the clan's doorstep. Hidden in a remote cabin with the man she's always wanted, Beth begins to dream of a new life: her old one. But after so long, with such dangers stalking her … impossible.

But love can distill life down to its essence: an elixir of pure hope, nerve — and the will to survive.


Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Mira (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313123
ISBN-13: 978-0778313120
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4

Last Man Standing [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

A deadly mission.

A thirst for revenge.

One headstrong alpha hero and one daring woman will settle the score.

LAST MAN STANDING Special operative Joe Green has gone vigilante.

His mission: avenge his Black Ops, Inc., brother’s death during a bloody ambush years ago in Sierra Leone.

He refuses to drag the BOI team or his lover, Stephanie Tompkins, into the hunt for the man responsible, so when he finds himself beaten, starving, and alone after being falsely imprisoned for the murder of a Freetown priest, he knows he’s as good as dead. Joe meant to protect Stephanie when he walked out on their relationship, but he can’t stop her now from executing his escape. Breaking him out of prison is the easy part.

After Joe’s explosive theory pans out and his cunning enemy emerges as the front runner for a high-level presidential appointment, he and Stephanie must race to derail the traitor’s conspiracy if they are to save their loved ones, the nation, and each other.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451606826
ISBN-13: 978-1451606829

Seduction (The Spymaster's Men) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Dominic Paget, the earl of Bedford, will do anything to resume spying upon Britain's enemies. Badly wounded, he is put will do anything in the care of a beautiful gentlewoman, Julianne Greystone, only to discover that her sympathies lie with his enemies. Yet he can't help but seduce the woman who saved his life — hoping she never learns of his betrayal.

Julianne is captivated by the wounded stranger she believes is a revolutionary hero. Until she discovers the truth … her "hero" is the privileged earl of Bedford. Devastated and determined to forget him, Julianne travels to London. But when she finds herself in danger, it is Bedford who comes to the rescue. Now Julianne must navigate the intrigues of a perilous city, the wild yearnings of her own heart and the explosion of their passion.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HQN Books (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373776551
ISBN-13: 978-0373776559

Island Flame [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Lady Catherine Aldley was en route to London when pirates attacked her ship. Just in time, Captain Jonathan Hale rescued her from his own men, sweeping her into his arms, staking his claim on the pampered daughter of England's ambassador to Portugal. His searing kisses kindled unfamiliar passions, but she vowed to make him her prisoner of desire ... Jonathan Hale was a legendary and daring pirate who never took captives and always escaped - until he saw the headstrong beauty he couldn't leave behind. She was fire and ice, a lady outraged, a tigress in his arms. Cathy refused to be treated like chattel, yet yielded to his sensual invasion as she conquered his body and soul. She made loving truly dangerous, exposing his deepest fears-and his mutinous heart ...

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star; Reissue edition (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451649789
ISBN-13: 978-1451649789

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Jan 30)

What Are You Reading is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Sheila from One Persons Journey: 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. Dead by Nightfall - Beverly Barton
2. Taken by Midnight - Lara Adrian
3. Edge of Midnight - Leslie Tentler
4. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks
5. Durarara Vol. 1 - Ryohgo Narita
6. Pandora Hearts Vol. 8 - Jun Mochizuki

I’m currently reading:

1. Midnight Reckoning - Kendra Leigh Castle

Books I’m planning on reading this week:

1.  Trace of Fever - Lori Foster
2.  Lothaire - Kresley Cole
3.  Savor the Danger - Lori Foster
4.  13th Boy Vol. 10 - SangEun Lee
5.  Ai Ore Vol. 4 - Mayu Shinjo

Here's the link:

http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-123

Anime Review: Inu x Boku SS Episode 3

This episode opens with Ririchou getting ready for school and then we see her walking to her table with breakfast.  She is talking with Nobara about starting school and how she walks to put her finger up her knee highs and feel her thigh which Ririchou replies no.  Nobara is drooling over Ririchou in her dress uniform.

We see her about to have breakfast when Soushi comes over and says "there you are" while kneeling.  He thanks her for the message she sent last night.  Then he starts sparkling again and informing Ririchou that he has saved her message onto a USB and printed it out, etc. (I was laughing at this point).

Then we Ririchou at her new school in front of her locker.  There are a couple of guys talking about her and saying that her family used their influence to get her into their school, etc.  Ririchou overhears and tells them she doesn't care what they say then leaves.

Ririchou arrives at her classroom and she hesitates opening the door when Karuto grabs her arm.  Karuto says she is in the same class when the bell rings.  Karuto grabs Ririchou's arm and then makes a run into the classroom.

Then it's end of the day when Ririchou walks out of the school grounds towards the entrance.  She sees Renshou and Nobaru spying on Soushi and a girl talking and kissing.  Ririchou seems jealous when Soushi sees them.  He explains that she would stop bothering him if he let her kiss him.

Ririchou and Soushi are in the elevator at the mansion when she starts saying things to him she doesn't really mean.  She says she didn't know he was that filthy by using the girl and treating her dishonestly.  He replies back that ever since he's met her he was so happy and forgot about that (we see him naked, etc.).  She replies back their contract is void.  He replies back if that is what she wishes and when the elevator opens she leaves and says "very well".  She also thanks him for all his help.

Then it's night time and Ririchou is thinking back to her childhood again.  That everyone gave her fake smiles without any emotion but Soushi sees right through her and is kind to her with all his heart.  But he could do that without any emotions and it scared her.


The next morning Ririchou is getting ready for the day and opens the door and sees Nobara.  Nobaru starts lecturing Ririchou about wearing a bra and that she wants to help her.  Then she asks Ririchou if she wants to make a contract with her.  Ririchou thanks her but she didn't want to have a agent.  Nobaru replies back that she did make a contract with Soushi and she hopes they make up soon.

Manga Review: Pandora Hearts, Vol. 8 [Paperback]

I've finished "Pandora Hearts Vol. 8" by Jun Mochizuki.

Product Description

The snow-white maiden encountered once upon a time in the depths of the Abyss by the clown christened the Red-Eyed Specter ... who was she really? As there are two sides to every story, could it be there are two sides to the existence known as Alice? Duke Barma may have provided a sordid outline, but Break colors the tale with vivid swathes of bloody crimson as he opens up about his past. Will these tragic truths long secreted away isolate Break further from his allies once he has revealed them?

Product Details
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Reprint edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316197254
ISBN-13: 978-0316197250

My Review:

I highly recommend reading in volume order or else you won't know what is happening.

Since this is my first volume I have read I was really lost to what was happening.  The illustrations were really well done and the characterizations were well written.

3.5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group and Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Durarara!!, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

I've finished "Durarara! Vol. 1" by Ryohgo Narita.

Product Description

Welcome to Ikebukuro, where Tokyo's wildest characters gather!! Meet an ordinary boy who daydreams about the extraordinary. A naive stalker girl. The strongest man in Ikebukuro. A shut-in doctor with questionable credentials. A hedonistic informant...and the "headless rider" astride a pitch-black motorcycle!?

As their paths cross, this eccentric cast weaves a twisted, cracked love story.

Product Details
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Import edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316204900
ISBN-13: 978-0316204903


My Review:

The storyline is the same as the anime though it goes into more indepth of how psychotic Izaya is.

The manga opens with Mikado Ryūgamine, a young boy who longs for the exciting life of the big city, moves to Ikebukuro at the invitation of his childhood friend Masaomi Kida, who he hasn't seen since he was young, to attend Raira Academy with him. After meeting Masaomi at the train station, they both set out at night to the streets of Ikebukuro. Masaomi warns him about people he doesn't want to cross in the city: like a violent and superhumanly strong man, Shizuo Heiwajima, an information broker, Izaya Orihara, and a mysterious gang known as "The Dollars." After running into some of the side characters, Mikado witnesses a local legend called the "Black Rider", who rides around Ikebukuro on a black bike that occasionally brays like a horse, and who is also rumored to have no head under its helmet.

3.5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada and Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

In the Mail Saturday 2012 (Jan 28)

In the Mail Saturday is hosted every Saturday at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.

I received these in the mail this week.

Changeling Dawn [Paperback]

Product Description

Kenzie Macleod has spent her whole life hiding the fact that she's a werewolf. She's not about to open up to any man, even one as powerfully attractive as wildlife expert Josh Talarkoteen. But legend says that a Changeling cannot escape the call of her true mate, even in the wilderness of backcountry Alaska. An isolated archaeological site, a terrified Changeling cub, a shadowy research facility - as Kenzie and Josh face the ultimate betrayal, his obsidian eyes promise untold pleasure and hint at dark secrets of his own ...

Product Details
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: BRAVA (December 27, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758265182
ISBN-13: 978-0758265180

Midnight Reckoning (Dark Dynasties) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Two separate worlds . . .

One passion that binds them

Wild and passionate by nature, Lyra Black is not just any werewolf. She's the future leader of the powerful pack of the Thorn-if she can stay alive long enough to inherit the title.

One of the Cait Sith bloodline of vampire cat-shifters, Jaden Harrison has no interest in the wars plaguing the world of night. But when he rescues Lyra from a violent attack, they're both captured by an insatiable desire that threatens to overwhelm them and bind them together for eternity . . . just as ancient enemies prepare to strike. And when they do, the Thorn and the Cait Sith - Lyra and Jaden's love - may never recover from the deadly blow . . .

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Forever; Original edition (January 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1609418387
ISBN-13: 978-1609418380

Secrets of An Accidental Duchess (A Donovan Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

With her pale hair and slim figure, Olivia Donovan looks as fragile as fine china, and has been treated as such by her sisters ever since a childhood bout with malaria. But beneath her delicate facade, Olivia guards a bold, independent spirit and the kind of passionate desires proper young ladies must never confess ...

It was a reckless wager, and one Max couldn't resist: seduce the alluring Olivia or forfeit part of his fortune. Yet the wild, soon-to-be Duke never imagined he'd fall in love with this innocent beauty. Nor could he have guessed that a dangerously unpredictable rival would set out to destroy them both. Now, Max must beat a Madman at his own twisted game - or forever lose the only woman to have ever won his heart.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Forever (February 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446573159
ISBN-13: 978-0446573153

Manga:

A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Product Description

Meet Maria Kawai — she’s gorgeous and whip-smart, a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue, it’s no wonder some consider her to be the very devil! Maria’s difficult ways even get her kicked out of an elite school, but this particular fall may actually turn out to be her saving grace ...

Maria’s frank nature gains her more enemies at her new school, but her angelic singing voice inadvertently catches the attention of Yusuke Kanda and Shin Meguro. Can these boys mend her hardened heart, or will they just end up getting scorched?

Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421541645
ISBN-13: 978-1421541648

 Ai Ore!, Vol. 4: Love Me! [Paperback]

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T+.

Product Description

Mizuki is the female "prince" of her all-girls school and the lead guitarist in an all-girl rock band. Akira is the male "princess" of his all-boys school and wants to join her band. Love may be on his mind, but romance is difficult when everyone keeps mistaking Mizuki for a boy and Akira for a girl!

Now that all St. Nobara Girls Academy knows Akira is a boy, the students want Mizuki to stop dating him because of Dankaisan Boys School’s awful reputation. Pressured by her classmates and the student council president, Mizuki decides to do the unthinkable: she goes to Ran for help.

Product Details
Paperback: 306 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421538733
ISBN-13: 978-1421538730

Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 2 [Paperback]

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Product Description

Princess Nakaba of Senan is forced to marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming a hostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is also selfish and possessive, telling Nakaba outright: “You are my property.” With only her attendant Loki at her side, Nakaba must find a way to cope with her hostile surroundings, her fake marriage ... and a mysterious power!

Princess Nakaba of Senan and Prince Caesar of Belquat only married each other for the sake of peace between their two warring countries, but things take a surprising turn when Caesar finds himself falling for his strange wife! Caesar tries to get Nakaba to return his feelings, but she maintains that he is her enemy and that she hates him. So when Nakaba has a vision of Caesar getting killed, will she say anything to save him?


Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142154105X
ISBN-13: 978-1421541051

Otomen, Vol. 12 [Paperback]
 
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.


Product Description

Asuka Masamune is a guy who loves girly things -- sewing, knitting, making cute stuffed animals and reading shojo comics. But in a world where boys are expected to act manly, Asuka must hide his beloved hobbies and play the part of a masculine jock instead. Can Asuka ever show his true self to anyone, much less to Ryo Miyakozuka, the girl that he's falling for?

Secretly taking a baking class for men, Asuka is relieved that there’s a safe haven where he doesn’t need to hide his girly side from his anti-otomen mother. But when she finds out that he’s been attending this class, things get set to explode!

Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421541092
ISBN-13: 978-1421541099

Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura , Vol. 6 [Paperback]

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Product Description

Sakura is the granddaughter of a mysterious moon princess who slew demons with her Blood Cherry Blossom sword. All her life Sakura has been forbidden to look at the full moon without knowing why. Then one night, unhappy over her impending marriage, Sakura gazes up at the moon, only to see a demon attacking her...

The battle between Kohaku and Shuri has ended, but Sakura is still held captive by Enju. Sakura tries to convince her brother that there are humans who will accept the moon people, but he will not back down. Enju tells Sakura she will soon need to choose sides and whom she is to destroy ...

Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142154024X
ISBN-13: 978-1421540245

Thanks Dani Harper, Hachette Book Group and Simon Schuster Canada!


What did you get in the mail this week?

I'm Back!

Hi everyone,

I'm back!  So sorry but I had an emergency which kept me away from the computer the last few days!

My In The Mail post is going to be later than usual and will be post in the afternoon or early evening, thanks!

Waiting on Wednesday

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:

A Devil Named Desire (Devil's Bargain, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

In the second spin-off of the RITA Award-winning Nicki Styx series, Terri Garey takes another look at the dark side of history's original and most diabolical bad boy -- Sammy (Satan) Divine -- as he sets out to prove to his old friend, the archangel Gabriel, that when forbidden fruit comes in the form of a woman, it can be very hard to resist. Garey is also the author of Devil Without a Cause, the first volume in this series.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Avon (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061986402
ISBN-13: 978-0061986406

Before She Dies [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

In death, they are purified. Holding his victims under water, he washes away their sins as they struggle for their last breath. Then he stakes their bodies to the ground, exposing them for what they really are. Witches, sent to tempt and to corrupt. No one knows about defence attorney Charlotte Wellington's murdered sister, or about her childhood spent with the carnival that's just arrived in town. For Charlotte, what's past is past. But others don't agree. And as a madman's body count rises, she and Detective Daniel Rokov are drawn into a mission that's become terrifyingly personal.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Zebra (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1420110217
ISBN-13: 978-1420110210

Secrets of the Lost Summer [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

A wave of hope carries Olivia Frost back to her small New England hometown nestled in the beautiful Swift River Valley. She's transforming a historic home into an idyllic getaway. Picturesque and perfect, if only the absentee owner will fix up the eyesore next door .…

Dylan McCaffrey's ramshackle house is an inheritance he never counted on. It also holds the key to a generations-old lost treasure he can't resist … any more than he can resist his new neighbor. Against this breathtaking landscape, Dylan and Olivia pursue long-buried secrets and discover a mystery wrapped in a love story … past and present.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Mira (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313115
ISBN-13: 978-0778313113

Next of Kin (Rebel Ridge Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Beth Venable has seen too much. Witness to a major mob hit, she's placed in protective custody until the trial. But after her third safe house is riddled with bullets, she goes off-grid to save herself. What the FBI can't do, her kinfolk will.

The beautiful but forbidding Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky welcome Beth back, dirt roads and rustic shacks a world apart from L.A. But her homecoming — even her blissful reunion with strong, silent Ryal Walker — is made bittersweet by the fight she's brought to the clan's doorstep. Hidden in a remote cabin with the man she's always wanted, Beth begins to dream of a new life: her old one. But after so long, with such dangers stalking her … impossible.

But love can distill life down to its essence: an elixir of pure hope, nerve — and the will to survive.


Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Mira (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313123
ISBN-13: 978-0778313120
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4

Last Man Standing [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

A deadly mission.

A thirst for revenge.

One headstrong alpha hero and one daring woman will settle the score.

LAST MAN STANDING Special operative Joe Green has gone vigilante.

His mission: avenge his Black Ops, Inc., brother’s death during a bloody ambush years ago in Sierra Leone.

He refuses to drag the BOI team or his lover, Stephanie Tompkins, into the hunt for the man responsible, so when he finds himself beaten, starving, and alone after being falsely imprisoned for the murder of a Freetown priest, he knows he’s as good as dead. Joe meant to protect Stephanie when he walked out on their relationship, but he can’t stop her now from executing his escape. Breaking him out of prison is the easy part.

After Joe’s explosive theory pans out and his cunning enemy emerges as the front runner for a high-level presidential appointment, he and Stephanie must race to derail the traitor’s conspiracy if they are to save their loved ones, the nation, and each other.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451606826
ISBN-13: 978-1451606829

Seduction (The Spymaster's Men) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Dominic Paget, the earl of Bedford, will do anything to resume spying upon Britain's enemies. Badly wounded, he is put will do anything in the care of a beautiful gentlewoman, Julianne Greystone, only to discover that her sympathies lie with his enemies. Yet he can't help but seduce the woman who saved his life — hoping she never learns of his betrayal.

Julianne is captivated by the wounded stranger she believes is a revolutionary hero. Until she discovers the truth … her "hero" is the privileged earl of Bedford. Devastated and determined to forget him, Julianne travels to London. But when she finds herself in danger, it is Bedford who comes to the rescue. Now Julianne must navigate the intrigues of a perilous city, the wild yearnings of her own heart and the explosion of their passion.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HQN Books (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373776551
ISBN-13: 978-0373776559

Island Flame [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Lady Catherine Aldley was en route to London when pirates attacked her ship. Just in time, Captain Jonathan Hale rescued her from his own men, sweeping her into his arms, staking his claim on the pampered daughter of England's ambassador to Portugal. His searing kisses kindled unfamiliar passions, but she vowed to make him her prisoner of desire ... Jonathan Hale was a legendary and daring pirate who never took captives and always escaped - until he saw the headstrong beauty he couldn't leave behind. She was fire and ice, a lady outraged, a tigress in his arms. Cathy refused to be treated like chattel, yet yielded to his sensual invasion as she conquered his body and soul. She made loving truly dangerous, exposing his deepest fears-and his mutinous heart ...

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star; Reissue edition (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451649789
ISBN-13: 978-1451649789

Secrets of An Accidental Duchess (A Donovan Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

With her pale hair and slim figure, Olivia Donovan looks as fragile as fine china, and has been treated as such by her sisters ever since a childhood bout with malaria. But beneath her delicate facade, Olivia guards a bold, independent spirit and the kind of passionate desires proper young ladies must never confess...

It was a reckless wager, and one Max couldn't resist: seduce the alluring Olivia or forfeit part of his fortune. Yet the wild, soon-to-be Duke never imagined he'd fall in love with this innocent beauty. Nor could he have guessed that a dangerously unpredictable rival would set out to destroy them both. Now, Max must beat a Madman at his own twisted game - or forever lose the only woman to have ever won his heart.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Forever (February 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446573159
ISBN-13: 978-0446573153

RS Review: Sleepwalker [Hardcover]

I've finished "Sleepwalker" by Karen Robards.

Product Description

It’s not that Micayla Lange is afraid of the clinking she hears coming from the first floor of the empty McMansion she’s housesitting for her uncle Nicco. She’s a cop, after all. It’s just that finding out her boyfriend was cheating on her was enough drama for one night. Now she’s alone on New Year’s Eve, wearing flannel pajamas and wielding a Glock 22 as she zeroes in on the unmistakable source of the sound: Uncle Nicco’s private office. Jason Davis steals things for a living, so unexpected developments are a natural part of the job. Getting caught red-handed by a hot, pigtail-sporting police officer in what is supposed to be a gangster’s deserted house is just one more twist in the game. Kind of like finding incriminating photos in Nicco Marino’s safe, only to discover the cop — and the security cameras — have gotten a real good look at his face. Unfortunately for Mick, she also got a good look at the damned pictures. Her “uncle” might love her like family, but if he knows she’s seen evidence that implicates him in the murder of a city councilman, she doesn’t like her chances. Which is why she’s having a hard time reconciling her professional instincts with what she is rapidly concluding is an inescapable fact: She’s about to help a criminal get away with a suitcase full of stolen money. And she’s going with him. Mick and Jason’s race for their lives hurtles them through the dangerous Michigan wilderness on speedboat and snowmobile. As their adventure heats up and their enemies close in, Mick is torn between her duty to the force and the combustible passion engulfing her and her unlikely partner in crime. She’ll have to turn Jason in sooner or later . if they survive. But will they ever get a second chance at love?

About the Author Karen Robards is the author of thirty-four novels and one novella. A regular on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, among others, she is the mother of three boys, ages 12, 17, and 23, and lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Product Details
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Gallery Books (December 27, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439183724
ISBN-13: 978-1439183724

My Review:

Micayla Lange affectionally known as Mick witnessed the brutal murder of her mother right in front of her eyes when she was a kid.  She has overcome her tragedy and has a law enforcement career as a police officer for the Detroit Police Department.

She has found out her homicide investigator boyfriend Nick Nick Horacki has been cheating on her.  As a result she has come to her best friend's father Uncle Nikko Martino house a day earlier to house sit.

When she wakes up from a sleepwalking nightmare which she relives the death of her mother she interrupts a couple of burglars in the middle of robbing Uncle Nikko's safe.  She doesn't hesitate to jump into action and gets in a fight with one buglar (she gets the upper hand) but the other points a gun at her and tells her stop.  Jason Davis knew that when he picked robbing criminals he knew their would be risks but he didn't expect to find a Hot Officer.  During their struggle some pictures fall to the ground which incriminate her Uncle Nicco of killing Edward Lightfoot and his family.

Then Uncle Nicco's security team arrives and suddenly Micayla becomes his accomplice and wants to help him which surprises both of them.  Now both of them are on the run for their lives.

This book I found kind of slow at the beginning but become fast paced once Micayla and Jason were on the run from Uncle Nicco's henchmen.  The sexual tension between Micayla and Jason was really hot but forbidden.  It has twists and turns with a red herring near the end.

3/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

New Releases 2012 (Jan 24)

Darker After Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel [Hardcover]


Product Description

The climactic novel in Lara Adrian’s New York Times bestselling Midnight Breed series—and her hardcover debut — Darker After Midnight invites readers to enter a thrillingly sensual world where danger meets desire.

In the dark of night, a blood war escalates within the hidden world of the Breed. After existing in secret for many long centuries, maintaining a fragile peace with the humans who walk beside them unaware, a single act of retaliation has put the entire vampire nation at risk of discovery. It falls to the Order — a cadre of Breed warriors pledged to protect their own and humankind alike — to stop Dragos, the power-mad vampire at the center of the conflict, before his push for domination can explode into catastrophe.

At the center of the Order’s quest is Sterling Chase, once a morally rigid enforcer of Breed law, now a warrior fallen from grace, whose biggest battle is the one he wages against his own savage nature. With addiction beckoning him toward eternal darkness, Chase’s path to redemption has never seemed more out of reach. But when his eyes meet those of Tavia Fairchild, a beautiful witness who identifies him at the scene of a mission gone terribly wrong, Chase finds himself drawn to the woman—and convinced she is something much more than she seems.

Pulled into a vortex of intrigue and danger she can neither resist nor understand, Tavia is uncertain whom to trust. And while everything sane and logical warns her against getting close to Chase, she cannot deny that the handsome, deeply haunted male stirs something primal and ravenous within her. But even as she surrenders to her cravings, nothing can prepare her for the shattering truth of who — and what — she truly is.

As the Order’s enemy mobilizes for the battle of the ages, Dragos and his Minions unleashing a hell on Earth like nothing ever seen before, Chase and Tavia are thrust into the heart of the violence. With time running out and the streets running red with the blood of innocent lives, both Breed and human, together Chase and Tavia must find a way to defeat Dragos once and for all—or die trying.
Product Details
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Press (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 034553087X
ISBN-13: 978-0345530875

Taken [Hardcover]

Product Description

When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his own kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike - and Cole soon determines that it was no fake. The boy and his secret girlfriend have been taken, and are now lost in the gray and changing world of the professional border kidnappers who prey not only on innocent victims but also on one another - buying, selling, and stealing victims like commodities.

Fortunately, the kidnappers don't yet know who the boy is, but when Cole goes undercover to try to buy the two hostages back, he himself is taken and disappears. Now it is up to Pike to retrace Cole's steps, burning through the hard and murderous world of human traffickers . . . before it is too late.

Product Details
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399158278
ISBN-13: 978-0399158278

Manga:

Durarara!!, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Product Description

Welcome to Ikebukuro, where Tokyo's wildest characters gather!! Meet an ordinary boy who daydreams about the extraordinary. A naive stalker girl. The strongest man in Ikebukuro. A shut-in doctor with questionable credentials. A hedonistic informant ... and the "headless rider" astride a pitch-black motorcycle!? As their paths cross, this eccentric cast weaves a twisted, cracked love story ...

Product Details
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Import edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316204900
ISBN-13: 978-0316204903

Pandora Hearts, Vol. 8 [Paperback]

Product Description

The snow-white maiden encountered once upon a time in the depths of the Abyss by the clown christened the Red-Eyed Specter ... who was she really? As there are two sides to every story, could it be there are two sides to the existence known as Alice? Duke Barma may have provided a sordid outline, but Break colors the tale with vivid swathes of bloody crimson as he opens up about his past. Will these tragic truths long secreted away isolate Break further from his allies once he has revealed them?

Product Details
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Import edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316197254
ISBN-13: 978-0316197250

13th Boy, Vol. 10 [Paperback]

Product Description

Now that Hee-So knows how Beatrice feels about her, she's made it her mission to not avoid him and treasure those feelings as he tries to set his heart straight. As part of his effort, Beatrice returns the precious ribbon given to his cactus self by his beloved owner. But when she manages to lose the ribbon to the wind, the desperate Hee-So turns to Whie-Young for help in getting it back, blind to the impact it will have on his body. Blacking out from the overuse of his powers, Whie-Young comes face-to-face with his childhood self and learns a secret that could set his and Hee-So's world on its head!

Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316190810
ISBN-13: 978-0316190817

Contemp Review: An Angel for Christmas [Hardcover]

I've finished "An Angel for Christmas" by Heather Graham.

Product Description

Christmas has never brought out the best in the MacDougal family. Still, year after year, they gather together in the Blue Ridge Mountains to try to make the season merry and bright. But this year is an especially strained one, with Shayne's impending divorce, Morwenna's slavish devotion to work and Bobby's reluctance to face what life has to offer. They've never felt less like a family.

Then, in the midst of a snowy sibling shouting match, a mysterious stranger appears. He could be a criminal, a madman — or something far more unexpected. Despite their fears and the growing danger in the dark woods around them, the MacDougals take a leap of faith. But when another stranger arrives on the mountainside, they don't know which of them to believe. One of these men can't be trusted. And one is about to bring Christmas into their hearts.

Product Details
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Mira (September 27, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778312798
ISBN-13: 978-0778312796


My Review:

Every year the MacDougalls have Christmas together even through the all the bickering and fighting. It's even tenser this year with Shayne the oldest son is bitter and extremely upset about his divorce and missing his kids, Morwenna the middle kid is at home while her boyfriend is in Mexico and debating if she made the right decision and Bobby the youngest son keeps changing schools and courses.  Now he really wants to go to Jiliard though his dad tells him he won't make much money singing or playing guitar.  Mike MacDougall is a lawyer and really wants whats best for his children.  Stacy MacDougall is a stay at home mom and grandmother.

Cindy has allowed the children to stay with their dad's family since she wanted them to have a family Christmas.  Then the whole family finds an injured stranger on their property and he says his name is Gage Lange and he's a State Trooper chasing after a dangerous criminal Luke Defeo.  The family brings him inside and nurses him back to health while Mike doesn't trust him.  Gage is incorporated into the family gathering when Luke arrives on the scene saying he's the State Trooper.

The family doesn't trust either so they both of them up and walk them down to the family restaurant in town when the snow lets up.  The reception is bad so they always miss the news when finally they get some reception back and Morwenna sees her boyfriend chasing Miss Double D on the beach.

Then Luke escapes and targets Morwenna's brothers as an ambush and now everyone has to fight for their lives.

This book was quite heartwarming though a little different with elements of spiritual things.  It has a happy ending though I thought the romance was kind of unbelievable since Morwenna was suspicious of Gabe for the entire book.

3/5

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Jan 23)

What Are You Reading is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Sheila from One Persons Journey: 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. Adam - Jacquelyn Frank
2. Sleepwalker - Karen Robards
3. Twisted - Gena Showalter
4. An Angel for Christmas - Heather Graham
5. Speak No Evil - Allison Brennan
6. The Betrayal Knows My Name Vol. 2 - Hotaru Odagiri

I’m currently reading:

1. Dead by Nightfall - Beverly Barton

Books I’m planning on reading this week:

1.  Taken by Midnight - Lara Adrian
2.  Edge of Midnight - Leslie Tentler
3.  How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks
4.  Durarara Vol. 1 - Ryohgo Narita
5.  Pandora Hearts Vol. 8 - Jun Mochizuki

Here's the link:

https://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-122

Anime Review: Inu x Boku SS Episode 2

This episode opens with highlights from the first episode and Ririchou Shirakin thinking about a recent conversation she had with one of the SS guards Karuto about moving out of the mansion.

Then we see Ririchou having breakfast with Renshou Sorinozuka and talking.  After they both head back to their rooms to take get changed or take a nap, etc.  When there is a knock on Ririchou's door so she opens it and sees Soushi.  He asks her, "if she would like to eat breakfast?"  She replies back, "she's already eaten."  He becomes sad and starts sparkling again and sprouts stuff like you don't need me then he gives her his sword.  Then we see Renshou coming from the elevator and asking what is Ririchou going to be doing next.  She says, "she would like to go shopping" which he asks if it would be okay to go with them since he has an errand to run".

Also during this time we see Karuto eating and talking to Nobara who is enjoying watching her eat.  Nobara's nose starts to bleed when she says, "how beautiful Karuto is".

Then we Ririchou, Soushi and Renshou shopping and then finally Ririchou buys a cellphone.  Then she asks Renshou what did he need to buy and we see him holding a cake.  Ririchou says, "a cake?" which Renshou replies, "yes a cake".  Then they head home when Nobara says, "Karuto hasn't come home yet."

Then we see Ririchou, Soushi and Renshou at a park and then they exchange cell phone numbers.  Then Renshou transforms into his demon self and floats off with Rirouch chasing after him.  When suddenly something happens and she is inside a wall which transforms at night until day.  Soushi transforms into his fox demon self to try to help from the outside and Renshou floats inside the wall and then floats to Ririchou and they have a conversation.  Ririchou changes into her demon self complete with a sword and chops the wall down the same time as Soushi and then he grabs her and hugs her.

All three head home when all of a sudden everyone says "Welcome" and we see food everywhere in the dining room.  Karuto aplogizes saying she is sorry she came home so late and this is her way of saying sorry while carrying a platter of chicken.  Ririchou starts saying something and starts walking away when everyone says that it's for Soushi too.  Ririchou says okay.

Then we see Ririchou in her room after taking a shower looking out the window.  Then she is in bed thinking about how she can make it up to Soushi.  She jumps into bed and checks her cell and composes a e-mail.  She sends it but is worried she didn't send but Soushi does read it.  He is on his computer and we he sees her message he starts smiling.  She thinks this is how I can pay him back.

Library Haul 2012 (Jan 22 - 28)

Here's the list of books I picked up from the library this week:

Hardcover:

1.  The Affair - Lee Child

Softcover:

1.  Dead by Nightfall - Beverly Barton
2.  Trace of Fever - Lori Foster
3.  Savor the Danger - Lori Foster

What library books did you pick up this week?

Manga Review The Betrayal Knows My Name, Vol. 2 [Paperback]

I've finished "The Betrayal Knows My Name Vol. 2" by Hotaru Odagiri.

Product Description

Welcomed into the arms of the Giou clan and the Zweilt, Yuki reaches out to his comrades even as he is drawn into their war with the darkness. But the demonic Duras continue to spread their malevolence around Yuki, and the members of his new family are not impervious either, as one of their own vanishes without a trace and yet another is cornered by a sudden ambush. In the Zweilt, Yuki may well have found the long-sought-after place he belongs, but the enemy seems intent on stealing it out of his grasp forever.
And when the shadowy figure of "Reiga," the nemesis of the Giou, finally steps into the light, will Yuki find himself utterly alone, crushed by the weight of the truth?

Product Details
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (December 13, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316119423
ISBN-13: 978-0316119429

My Review:

I highly recommend this series if you like pretty boys, violence, action, blood, angst, deep friendships, a hurtful betrayal, etc.

In this volume we learn more about Yuki's past and how important his his role as God of Light is.  We also glimpse a little of Luka's past too (demon lord) and he declares his loyalty to Yuki once again. In their previous life Yuki and Luka was lovers but he won't say anything to Yuki because he believes Yuki wanted to forget his memories and him.

We also learn how important everyone is to each other and how they consider Yuki as their savior.  We also learn more background of how Hotsuma was raised and treated by his parents.  Their is certainly no love lost there.

The main plot in this volume is Ashley a maniac doll maker who promises girls if they try out this kit they will get the man of their dreams.  While in reality she makes the girls fall asleep and kidnaps the young men they fancy and add them to her harem.

It is revealed who Reiga is and Yuki is so devastated that he falls in a deep sleep for two days.  When he wakes up he feels like he remembers who Luka is and how safe he feels when he's around.

I really love the fight scene between Hotsuma and Shusei and the twin Opasts Jekyll and Hyde - it was very exciting.  Also caught a glimpse of another Opast that looks like Luka.

I also enjoyed meeting two new Zweilts Seishirou Furuori  and Kuruto Hourai who live at the main residence with Takashiro.

5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada/Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Contemp. Review: Bring Me Home for Christmas (Virgin River) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Bring Me Home for Christmas" the book in her Virgin River series by Robyn Carr.

Product Description

This year, Becca Timm knows the number one item on her Christmas wish list — getting over Denny Cutler.

Three years ago, Denny broke her heart before heading off to war. It's time she got over her silly college relationship and moved on.

So she takes matters into her own hands and heads up to Virgin River, the rugged little mountain town that Denny calls home, as an uninvited guest on her brother's men - only hunting weekend. But when an accident turns her impromptu visit into an extended stay, Becca finds herself stranded in Virgin River. With Denny. In very close quarters.

As the power of Christmas envelops the little town, Becca discovers that the boy she once loved has become a strong and confident man. And the most delicious Christmas present she can imagine.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Mira; Original edition (October 25, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778312712
ISBN-13: 978-0778312710

My Review:

Becky Timm needs to get over her old boyfriend Denny before she can decide to marry her current one.  Three years ago Denny broke her heart when he broke up with her before heading off to war.  She tells herself she's over him but deep inside herself she's not so sure.

So to make sure she arrives at her younger brother's house with a suitcase determined to tag along at his men only weekend getaway.  When she arrives it doesn't go as expected Denny isn't happy to see her and starts ripping at her.  Now she believes she has made a terrible mistake.

Life hasn't been that good for Denny the last three years but he has finally found a place he loves with a great job at Jilly Farms and has made some good friends.  He never expected his ex-girlfriend Becky to come when he invited his friends to a men only fishing weekend.  He knew letting go of Becky was the worst thing he has ever done.  Now he's determined to win her back at no cost!

Then an accident happens that forces Becky to stay in town longer and she learns Denny isn't the boy she used to know but a good man.

I was really glad when Becky and Denny were able to resolve their issues to get together once again and that Becky finally grew up and started to love the town and it's inhabitants.  Loved how she interacted with the young children and really bonded with one of them.

4/5

In the Mail Saturday 2012 (Jan 21)

In the Mail Saturday is hosted every Saturday at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.

I received these in the mail this week.

Lothaire [Hardcover]

Product Description

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her electrifying Immortals After Dark series with this thrilling tale, revealing secrets of the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals . . . .

ALL FEAR THE ENEMY OF OLD

Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore’s most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde’s crown. But bloodlust and torture have left him on the brink of madness — until he finds Elizabeth Peirce, the key to his victory. He captures the unique young mortal, intending to offer up her very soul in exchange for power, yet Elizabeth soothes his tormented mind and awakens within him emotions Lothaire believed he could no longer experience.

A DEADLY FORCE DWELLS WITHIN HER

Growing up in desperate poverty, Ellie Peirce yearned for a better life, never imagining she’d be convicted of murder — or that an evil immortal would abduct her from death row. But Lothaire is no savior, as he himself plans to sacrifice Ellie in one month’s time. And yet the vampire seems to ache for her touch, showering her with wealth and sexual pleasure. In a bid to save her soul, Ellie surrenders her body to the wicked vampire, while vowing to protect her heart.

CENTURIES OF COLD INDIFFERENCE SHATTERED

Elizabeth tempts Lothaire beyond reason, as only his fated mate could. As the month draws to a close, he
must choose between a millenniaold blood vendetta and his irresistible prisoner. Will Lothaire succumb to the miseries of his past . . . or risk everything for a future with her?

Product Details
Hardcover: 506 pages
Publisher: Gallery Books (January 10, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439136823
ISBN-13: 978-1439136829

Alpha Instinct: A Moon Shifter Novel [Paperback]

Product Description

Fear has a scent. So does desire ...

Ana Cordona has been a strong leader for the lupine shifters who survived after all the males and most of the females in her pack were mysteriously poisoned. As tough as she is, with no Alpha male, the pack is vulnerable to the devious shifter Taggart, who wants to claim both their ranch and Ana as his own. When Connor Armstrong comes back into her life, promising protection, it's almost enough to make Ana forget how he walked out on her before -- and reluctantly accept his offer to mate.

The minute Connor sees Ana again, it reawakens a raw hunger. He must have her for his bondmate--his wolf cries out for it. But his human side knows he must proceed with caution because of their complicated past. If he is to truly have her body and soul, he must go beyond his burning desire and win back her heart. Whatever it takes, he is determined not to leave her side again.

But Taggart and his rival pack are not their only enemies. A human element in town is targeting shifters. Their plan not only threatens Ana and Connor's future, but the lives of the entire pack ...



Product Details
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Signet (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451236092
ISBN-13: 978-0451236098

Last Man Standing [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

A deadly mission.

A thirst for revenge.

One headstrong alpha hero and one daring woman will settle the score.

LAST MAN STANDING Special operative Joe Green has gone vigilante.

His mission: avenge his Black Ops, Inc., brother’s death during a bloody ambush years ago in Sierra Leone.

He refuses to drag the BOI team or his lover, Stephanie Tompkins, into the hunt for the man responsible, so when he finds himself beaten, starving, and alone after being falsely imprisoned for the murder of a Freetown priest, he knows he’s as good as dead. Joe meant to protect Stephanie when he walked out on their relationship, but he can’t stop her now from executing his escape. Breaking him out of prison is the easy part.

After Joe’s explosive theory pans out and his cunning enemy emerges as the front runner for a high-level presidential appointment, he and Stephanie must race to derail the traitor’s conspiracy if they are to save their loved ones, the nation, and each other.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451606826
ISBN-13: 978-1451606829

Island Flame [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Lady Catherine Aldley was en route to London when pirates attacked her ship. Just in time, Captain Jonathan Hale rescued her from his own men, sweeping her into his arms, staking his claim on the pampered daughter of England's ambassador to Portugal. His searing kisses kindled unfamiliar passions, but she vowed to make him her prisoner of desire ... Jonathan Hale was a legendary and daring pirate who never took captives and always escaped - until he saw the headstrong beauty he couldn't leave behind. She was fire and ice, a lady outraged, a tigress in his arms. Cathy refused to be treated like chattel, yet yielded to his sensual invasion as she conquered his body and soul. She made loving truly dangerous, exposing his deepest fears-and his mutinous heart ...

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star; Reissue edition (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451649789
ISBN-13: 978-1451649789

 Manga:

Durarara!!, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Product Description

Welcome to Ikebukuro, where Tokyo's wildest characters gather!! Meet an ordinary boy who daydreams about the extraordinary. A naive stalker girl. The strongest man in Ikebukuro. A shut-in doctor with questionable credentials. A hedonistic informant ... and the "headless rider" astride a pitch-black motorcycle!? As their paths cross, this eccentric cast weaves a twisted, cracked love story ...

Product Details
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Import edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316204900
ISBN-13: 978-0316204903

Pandora Hearts, Vol. 8 [Paperback]

Product Description

The snow-white maiden encountered once upon a time in the depths of the Abyss by the clown christened the Red-Eyed Specter ... who was she really? As there are two sides to every story, could it be there are two sides to the existence known as Alice? Duke Barma may have provided a sordid outline, but Break colors the tale with vivid swathes of bloody crimson as he opens up about his past. Will these tragic truths long secreted away isolate Break further from his allies once he has revealed them?

Product Details
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Import edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316197254
ISBN-13: 978-0316197250

13th Boy, Vol. 10 [Paperback]

Product Description

Now that Hee-So knows how Beatrice feels about her, she's made it her mission to not avoid him and treasure those feelings as he tries to set his heart straight. As part of his effort, Beatrice returns the precious ribbon given to his cactus self by his beloved owner. But when she manages to lose the ribbon to the wind, the desperate Hee-So turns to Whie-Young for help in getting it back, blind to the impact it will have on his body. Blacking out from the overuse of his powers, Whie-Young comes face-to-face with his childhood self and learns a secret that could set his and Hee-So's world on its head!

Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316190810
ISBN-13: 978-0316190817

Thanks Penguin US, Simon and Schuster Canada and Yen Press!


What did you get in the mail this week?