Hi all! And welcome to another segment of my bi-weekly Wish list! I hope you will like this week’s wishlist
This week I chose as my Wish list is…
The Haven series and The Alex Croft novel by Kalayna Price
I just discovered this series by accident when I was looking up another book. It certainly piqued my interest. I hope you will like my pick for this week’s wish list.
Anyway here’s the blurb for the first book:
Once Bitten (Haven #1)Published: January 9th 2009by Bell Bridge BooksPaperback, 276 pagesISBN 0980245397 ISBN13: 9780980245394Click Here for a sneak peak excerpt
Vampires and Shapeshifters.
Kita Nekai, on the run and the smallest of her shifter clan-a calico cat among lions and tigers-is being hunted. She was expected to accept her role as her father’s successor whether …
Format Read: eBookNumber of Pages: 70Release Date: May 17th , 2010Publisher: Lyrical Press, IncFormats Available:eBookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Lyrical Press, IncBook received by the author for review.Book Blurb:If there’s one thing Jessie hates, it’s going after her own kind.
She may be used to taking a bite out of human killers, but she leaves her fellow immortals alone. It’s only after a series of gruesome murders have her suspecting vampires and werewolves are going after innocents does she set out to put a stop to it.It’s not long that Jessie finds herself racing against the waxing moon to stop an ambitious gang of monsters with a sinister agenda.
Only a vampire can own the night.
My Thoughts:
This is was the first time that I encountered an Urban Fantasy book in such a short format. I have found that it is usually Paranormal Romance novels that come …
Format Read: BookNumber of Pages: 336Release Date: October 1, 2006Publisher: HarperTeenFormats Available: Paperback, EbookPurchasing Info: Maureen Johnson, Goodreads, BookDepository
Book Blurb: When Ginny receives thirteen little blue envelopes and instructions to buy a plane ticket to London, she knows something exciting is going to happen. What Ginny doesn’t know is that she will have the adventure of her life and it will change her in more ways than one. Life and love are waiting for her across the Atlantic, and the thirteen little blue envelopes are the key to finding them in this funny, romantic, heartbreaking novel.
My Thoughts:I had heard about this novel, and seen it around several times before, while at the book store it sparked my attention enough to buy. The cover, as well as the synopsis, really intrigued me, it sounds and looks like a …
We are really proud today to have Jackie Kessler here. She’s one of the authors of The Icarus Series and book 2, Shades of Gray will be released on June, 22nd. You can read my review here. Jackie also offers a wonderful Giveaway so stay tuned and please give her a warm welcome.
Jackie Kessler: Hi, Susi! Thanks so much for interviewing me.
The Geeky Lover: Jackie, can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Jackie Kessler: I write about demons, angels, the hapless humans caught between them, superheroes, the supervillains who pound those heroes into pudding, witches, ghosts, vampires, and the occasional Horseman of the Apocalypse. On a more personal note, I’m five feet tall (on a tall day) and a Sagittarius with a weakness for chocolate. I’m married with two young kids, one very old cat, and a …
Format Read: eBookNumber of Pages: 33Release Date: March , 2010Publisher: Total E-BoundFormats Available:eBookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Total E-Bound
Book received by the author for review.
Book Blurb:The ghost of Kacey’s crazy great-grandfather threatens her life but just might save her marriage.
When the ghost of Kacey’s crazy great-grandfather mistakes her for her great-grandmother, he threatens to kill her for cheating on him. Meanwhile her husband, Heath, finds out she believes he’s fallen out of love with her and he sets out to show her just how much he loves her. However, he fears she’s crazy as she claims to see homicidal ghosts.
Although Kacey longs to save her marriage, she doesn’t know if she can stay with a man who doesn’t believe her and thinks she’s insane.
My Thoughts:I don’t really know where to begin. I started reading and I thought this book …
Format Read: ARC Trade PaperbackNumber of Pages: 432Release Date: June 22nd, 2010Publisher: SpectraFormats Available: Trade Paperback, eBookPurchasing Info: GoodReads, Series Website, Bookdepository
Book Blurb:
AFTER THE FALL OF NIGHT
Jet and Iridium—best friends turned bitter enemies—teamed up to foil the evil plans of the rogue superhero known as Night, but in defeating him they inadvertently destroyed the secret Corp-Co transmitter whose frequency kept the metapowered heroes of the Squadron in line. Now these heroes have turned against New Chicago, ransacking the city they once protected. Even worse, the powerful antisuperhero group known as Everyman has taken advantage of the chaos to fan the flames of prejudice against all superpowered men and women. Just when New Chicago needs them most, Jet and the small band of heroes who have remained on the right side of the law find themselves …
Continuing on with the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series, This week on Bookish Eye candy we bring you Butch from Lover Revealed. Now this one was probably the hardest one for me to get through. but it is still and Black Dagger Brotherhood Book so it totally ROCKS!!!
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York,
there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their
slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers
like no other – six vampire warriors, defenders of their
race. Now, an ally of the Black Dagger Brotherhood
will face the challenge of his life and the evil of the ages.
Butch O’Neal is a fighter by nature. A hard living, ex-homicide cop, he’s the only human ever to be allowed in the inner circle of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. And he wants …
Format Read: Print Number of Pages: 352 pages Release Date: May 25th 2010 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Formats Available: Ebooks, Paperback Purchasing Info: Good Reads, Author Website, Amazon, Book Depository
Book Blurb:
For two years, Catherine Marks has been a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters–a pleasant position, with one caveat. Her charges’ older brother, Leo Hathaway, is thoroughly exasperating. Cat can hardly believe that their constant arguing could mask a mutual attraction. But when one quarrel ends in a sudden kiss, Cat is shocked at her powerful response–and even more so when Leo proposes a dangerous liaison.
Leo must marry and produce an heir within a year to save his family home. Catherine’s respectable demeanor hides a secret that would utterly destroy her. But to Leo, Cat is intriguing and infernally tempting, even to a man resolved never to …
Let’s welcome debut Author, Sam Hilliard, who has recently released his fist novel called: “The Last Track” =)First of all, we’d like welcome you to Book Lovers Inc.!Sam Hilliard: Thanks so much for having me! It’s great to be here.The Crazy Lover: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?Sam Hilliard: I live outside out of NYC with my girlfriend and an army of four cats. For fun I read, play bass, work out, study martial arts and complain about the government. Six years ago, I started work on The Last Track, which released this Spring.
The Crazy Lover: What’s your favorite book at the moment?
Sam Hilliard: Possum Living which is the story of a girl and her dad who lived for years almost entirely off the grid, raising their own food right in the middle of a suburban …
Format: Trade PaperbackNumber of pages: 304Release Date: Jan. 1, 2010Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Formats available: Paperback, Audio, eBookPurchasing info: Goodreads, Amazon
Synopsis:What happens when a pirate falls in love with his captive?
During her return to Spain with her father, the lovely Dona Dominica de Rada y Sylva is horrified when their ship is set upon by pirates. Far worse is her discovery that their captor isn’t just any pirate — he is the notorious Sir Nicholas Beauvallet, an Englishman with a scandalous reputation for plundering Spanish ships. But Dominica’s pride braces her determination to be no one’s hostage . . .
It should have been easy for Sir Nicholas. It was, after all, just another ship. But instead, Sir Nicholas finds himself captivated by Dominica’s dark beauty and indomitable courage. After returning his captives …