WOW: Wild About You by Kerrelyn Sparks

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WILD ABOUT YOU

Author: Kerrelyn Sparks

Publisher: AVON

Expected Release Date: November 27th, 2012

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SUMMARY

(From Amazon)

Handsome Howard . . .

Hunky Howard . . .

Hot Howard . . .

It's not every day that Elsa Bjornberg feels delicate, not when she hosts a home renovation show where she can effortlessly demolish a kitchen. But from the moment she meets Howard Barr, this bear of a man makes her feel like a woman. And the way he looks at her, as if she were a pot of honey he'd like to lick . . .

Howard is not like most men. For one thing, he's a shapeshifter. And he always thought his celebrity crush would never amount to anything more than drooling at Elsa on TV. When his meddling vampire employer gets involved, the star is suddenly within his grasp—and within a hair of her life. For an ancient curse forbids their newfound love, and Howard is suddenly torn between his desire for her and his desire to keep her alive.

I have slowly been reading this series so that I could take the time to enjoy it.  I have been loving it so much that I don't want to end it so soon.  I figure by the time this book releases (on my birthday no less!) I will have a good fix going on from the rush of joy that the books are giving me.  Why does it have to be so far away??!!

WOW: A Love Untamed by Pamela Palmer

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A LOVE UNTAMED by Pamela Palmer

A Feral Warriors Novel #7

Estimated Release Date: December 26th, 2012

Publisher: AVON Books

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)


The newest member of the elite Feral Warriors brotherhood, Fox is eager to prove himself on the frontlines of battle against the
Daemons. When paired with the legendary Ilina warrior, Melisande , he expects the fierce beauty to quickly fall under the spell of his quite considerable charm. Instead, he finds himself spellbound by a woman who's his match in every way.

Beneath Melisande's brittle exterior lies centuries of pain and a violent hatred of all shape-shifters--a hatred that slowly crumbles after they're caught in a deadly and cunning Mage trap and she glimpses a surprising depth in her far-too-seductive
partner. Their survival demands unconditional trust--and their salvation surrender to a wild, untamed love.

Is it any wonder I am waiting on this book? I am reading the series right now for my monthly Spotlight feature and have quickly become addicted to them.  I seriously need this book now! December will not arrive soon enough!

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BEFORE I WAKE by Rachel Vincent

Soul Screamers #6

Estimated Release Date: June 26th, 2012

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

SUMMARY:

I died on a Thursday-killed by a monster intent on stealing my soul. The good news? He didn't get it. The bad news? Turns out not even death will get you out of high school...  Covering up her own murder was one thing, but faking life is much harder than Kaylee Cavanaugh expected. After weeks spent "recovering," she's back in school, fighting to stay visible to the human world, struggling to fit in with her friends and planning time alone with her new reaper boyfriend. But to earn her keep in the human world, Kaylee must reclaim stolen souls, and when her first assignment brings her face-to-face with an old foe, she knows the game has changed. Her immortal status won't keep her safe. And this time Kaylee isn't just gambling with her own life...

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THE GOLDEN LILY by Richelle Mead

Bloodlines #2

Estimated Release Date: May 1, 2012

Publisher: Razorbill

SUMMARY:

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives. 

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist. 

But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age-old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, the ones who don’t die. But it’s her fear of being just that—special, magical, powerful—that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else—someone forbidden to her. 

When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney’s loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her. 

Should she trust the Alchemists—or her heart?

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INSURGENT by Veronica Roth

Divergent #2

Estimated Release Date: May 1, 2012

Publisher: HarperCollins

SUMMARY:

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. 

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so. 

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.

WHY I CAN'T WAIT:
It is the sequel to Divergent which happens to be my favorite book of 2011 in the Young Adult Genre.  This book was amazing and I miss reading about Tris and Four so much! EPIC!

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DARK KISS by Michelle Rowen

Estimated Release Date: May 22, 2010

Publisher: Harlequin

SUMMARY:

After her soul is stolen in a kiss, a 16-year-old must join a force of demons and angels to protect humanity from an immortal threat. 

REASON I CAN'T WAIT:

Um, hello? Did you see who the author is? Michelle Rowen is an awesome writer! I love every story she comes out with and this will probably be just as great as her previous works.  Plus, look at that cover! HOT!  Need I say more?

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THE SAVAGE GRACE

The Dark Divine #3

Expected Release Date: March 13th, 2012

Publisher: EgmontUSA

SUMMARY:

A troubled soul. An impossible choice. A final battle.
Wrestling with the werewolf curse pulsing deep inside of her, Grace Divine was finally able to find her brother, but it nearly cost her everything.

With her boyfriend, Daniel, stuck in wolf form and Sirhan's death approaching, time is running out for Grace to stop Caleb Kalbi and his gang of demons. If she fails, her family and hometown will perish. Everything rests on Grace's shoulders.

The final installment in The Dark Divine trilogy brings Daniel and Grace's love story to a breathtaking conclusion.

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Everneath

By: Brodi Ashton

Expected Release Date: 1/3/2012

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

SUMMARY:

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever.

She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.

Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.

As Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's...

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TWISTED (Intertwined #3)

BY GENA SHOWALTER

Release Date: August 30th 2011 by Harlequin

 

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SUMMARY:

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD ADEN STONE HAS HAD A HELL OF A WEEK. HE’S BEEN:

Tortured by angry witches.
Hypnotized by a vengeful faery.
Spied on by the most powerful vampire in existence.
And, oh, yeah. Killed – twice.

His vampire girlfriend might have brought him back to life, but he’s never felt more out of control. There’s a darkness within him, something taking over . . . changing him. Worse, because he was meant to die, death now stalks him at every turn. Any day could be his last.

Once upon a time, the three souls trapped inside his head could have helped him. He could have protected himself. But as the darkness grows stronger, the souls grow weaker – just like his girlfriend. The more vampire Aden becomes, the more human Victoria becomes, until everything they know and love is threatened.

Life couldn’t get any worse. Could it?

 

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REASON I CAN'T WAIT:

Another installment of the Intertwined series by fabulous author Gena Showalter.  Enough said!

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Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick

Hush, Hush #3

Expected publication: 

10/04/ 2011 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 

 

SUMMARY:

"The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight...The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for—and their love—forever."

 

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WHY I AM WAITING FOR IT:

Besides the beautiful cover??!! I love this cover even though I am still a huge fan of the first cover in the series.  Plus after that cliffhanger of an ending we read in Crescendo, I NEED to know what has happened! I am hoping S&S Publishing will take this small HUGE hint and send me an ARC of it to review for everyone!

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DIE FOR ME (Revenants, #1)

By: Amy Plum

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release Date: May 10th 2011

SUMMARY:

 

DIE FOR ME is the first of three books about Kate, a sixteen-year-old American who moves to Paris after the death of her parents. It introduces a new version of the undead with revenants, beings who are fated to sacrifice themselves over and over again to save others’ lives. Kate finds herself falling for Vincent, who she discovers is not the typical French teenager he appears: he is something else entirely.

DIE FOR ME presents a new supernatural mythology presented in a city where dreams are sometimes the same as reality.

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 LOVE STORY

By: Jennifer Echols

Publisher: MTV Books

Release Date: July 19th 2011

SUMMARY:

Erin Blackwell is headed to college in New York City to study creative writing and earn a living as a romance novelist. Her grandmother has other plans: she approves of the college, but she wants Erin to major in business and then come back home to Kentucky to run the family’s famous racehorse farm. There is no way Erin will agree. Studying in New York and writing her way into a career is her escape from the farm and the family tragedy that happened there. So Erin’s grandmother decides Erin really will live life as a starving artist. She takes Erin’s future job running the farm, her inheritance, even her college tuition, and gives them all to Hunter Allen.

Hunter has lived on the farm for years. He’s Erin’s age, he’s the stable boy, and he’s the romantic dream of every girl in her high school. But he was involved in the family tragedy. Erin has always given him a wide berth. And he’s a slick opportunist. She’s furious that he fooled her grandmother into giving him Erin’s birthright and sending him to Erin’s college.

At least she’s free of him in her creative writing class. So she pens a story that has haunted her lately, in which the horse farm heiress at the very first Kentucky Derby starts a forbidden affair with the lowly stable boy. Unfortunately for her, the day she’s sharing this story with her New York classmates, Hunter walks in. He’s switching to her class. And after reading about himself in Erin’s story, he writes his own sexy assignments that lure Erin into dangerous fantasies about what could have been between them, and what might be

 

 

WHY IT IS A WOW:

First of all the cover is amazing!  I love the authors writing and I am a big fan of hers! I can't wait for this newest book!

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LOVER UNLEASHED

Black Dagger Brotherhood #9

Author: J.R. Ward

Release Date: March 29th, 2011

SUMMARY:

Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, seductive cloth as her brother. Imprisoned for eons by their mother, the Scribe Virgin, she finally frees herself--only to face a devastating injury. Manuel Manello, M.D., is drafted by the Brotherhood to save her as only he can--but when the human surgeon and the vampire warrior meet, their two worlds collide in the face of their undeniable passion. With so much working against them, can love prove stronger than the birthright and the biology that separates them?

Why I Can't Wait:

It's the Black Dagger Brotherhood!!! If you have read this series already, need I say more??!!  If you haven't read any of this series yet, what planet are you on people??!!

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Chain Reaction (Perfect Chemistry#3)

Author: Simone Elkeles

Release Date: May24th, 2011

SUMMARY:

Luis Fuentes is a good boy who doesn't live with the angst that his big brothers, Alex and Carlos, have always lived with. Luis is smart, funny, and has big dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when he falls for the wrong girl, Luis enters a dark world he's never known, and just when he thinks he's got life all figured out, learns some disturbing news about his family that destroys his positive outlook on life. Will that Fuentes bad boy streak come out with a vengeance and lure Luis to live on the edge like his new girlfriend and his own father?

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OMG! I saw the cover over at Anna's Book Blog and let me tell you, my heart about stopped!! Look at this gorgeous cover!! Since I am a huge fan of Gena Showalter, this cover is like the icing on the cake!!!

DARK TASTE OF RAPTURE

Alien Huntress #6

By: Gena Showalter

Release Date: Aug. 23rd, 2011

SUMMARY (GoodReads):


Beautiful Noelle Tremain has just completed AIR training and successfully navigated her first mission. Life is perfect. Until her best friend is turned into a vampire, destroying her day life, and she’s partnered with Hector Dean, destroying her nightlife. He’s the sexiest, most powerful man she’s ever met, able to atomize his arms and punch through anything – but he’s also emotionally distanced, determined to remain alone. So, to stay on top of their case, she might just have to find a way on top of him.

Oh, the naughty things a girl will do for her job . .

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Just when he thought things couldn’t get any worse...

Nick Gautier’s day just keeps getting better and better. Yeah, he survived the zombie attacks, only to wake up and find himself enslaved to a world of shapeshifters and demons out to claim his soul.

His new principal thinks he’s even more of a hoodlum than the last one, his coach is trying to recruit him to things he can’t even mention and the girl he’s not seeing, but is, has secrets that terrify him.

But more than that, he’s being groomed by the darkest of powers and if he doesn’t learn how to raise the dead by the end of the week, he will become one of them... 

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YOU DROPPED A BLONDE ON ME

Author: Dakota Cassidy

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (December 7, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425236994
• ISBN-13: 978-0425236994

WHY I WANT THIS BOOK:  Dakota Cassidy!!! Need I say more? 

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BITE CLUB

Morganville Vampires Book #10

Author: Rachel Caine

Hardcover: 352 pages

Publisher: NAL Hardcover (May 3, 2011) 

Language: English

Okay so it doesn't seem to have a summary yet that I can find. But, since it is part of my favorite series of all times, it doesn't really matter to me!  This series rocks so much, that just the cover alone with the authors name on it is enough to make me want to buy it!! Come on May 3rd, 2011!!!

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 The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan - March 22, 2011

There are many things that Annah would like to forget: the look on her sister’s face when she and Elias left her behind in the Forest of Hands and Teeth, her first glimpse of the horde as they found their way to the Dark City, the sear of the barbed wire that would scar her for life. But most of all, Annah would like to forget the morning Elias left her for the Recruiters.

Annah’s world stopped that day and she’s been waiting for him to come home ever since. Without him, her life doesn’t feel much different from that of the dead that roam the wasted city around her. Then she meets Catcher and everything feels alive again.

Except, Catcher has his own secrets -- dark, terrifying truths that link him to a past Annah’s longed to forget, and to a future too deadly to consider. And now it’s up to Annah -- can she continue to live in a world drenched in the blood of the living? Or is death the only escape from the Return’s destruction?

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Bad Taste In Boys by Carrie Harris

Synopsis: 

Someone’s been a very bad zombie.

Super-smartie Kate Grable gets to play doctor, helping out her high school football team. Not only will the experience look good on her college apps, she gets to be thisclose to her quarterback crush, Aaron. Then something disturbing happens. Kate finds out that the coach has given the team steroids. Except . . . the vials she finds don’t exactly contain steroids. Whatever’s in them is turning hot gridiron hunks into mindless, flesh-eating . . . zombies.

Unless she finds an antidote, no one is safe. Not Aaron, not Kate’s brother, not her best friend . . . not even Kate . . .

It’s scary. It’s twisted. It’s sick. It’s high school.
 

Look at that cover! It caught my eye and I need to find a really good zombie book to change up the reads I have been reading.