Posted July 29, 2014 by Carmel in Fresh Meat / 26 Comments
Paranormal Romance:
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In Still Darkness
(Immortal Guardians #3.5)
by Dianne Duvall
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]In Dianne Duvall’s world of Immortal Guardians, the stakes for mortals are high, but the cost—especially to the heart—might be higher…
It’s not the first time Immortal Guardian Richart d’Alençon has saved a human life from eternal damnation. Usually, he moves on, a nameless savior like a ghost in the night. But this time he can’t seem to forget the woman who rewarded him with a sensuous kiss after he rescued her from a trio of vampires. While Richart knows that loving a human can only bring trouble, the taste of forbidden lust is too great to resist…
Jenna never imagined she’d end up a single mom working overtime to put her son through school. But she might have daydreamed once that a devastatingly gorgeous Frenchman would sweep her off her feet. Now that a package of tall, dark, and handsome seems intent on doing just that, doctors are telling her she may not have long to live. But Richart is telling her just the opposite. All she has to do is abandon her humanity…
Includes a special sneak peek of NIGHT UNBOUND.[/learn_more] |
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Cursed (The Order of the Wolf #1)
by Angela Addams
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Her biggest mistake comes with fangs…and a nose for tracking her down.
Wherever there’s a lying, cheating scumbag who’s broken a woman’s heart, Vengeance Dealer Darcy Wells is there. So what if she isn’t the most skilled witch around? She’s only using one spell, which leaves the hapless male suffering tormenting lust for one woman. Her.
The beautiful part? This curse comes equipped with a blinding agent, allowing her a clean getaway. Unrequited lust, coming right up! As far as Darcy is concerned, it’s justice served. Her next target: Raven Glock, rock band bassist and drop-dead-gorgeous sex god.
When Raven lays eyes on the luscious Darcy, he gives her what he promises all the starry-eyed groupies who toss their panties at him—one unforgettable night in his bed. Sex with Darcy is so epic that he forgets his cardinal rule: to get her out before morning.
At the crack of sunrise, Darcy serves Raven a face full of cursed ash. But something goes horribly wrong…and she finds herself magically tethered to one pissed-off werewolf.
Worse, breaking the spell could cost her everything…maybe even her life.
Warning: Sexually explicit language, tattoos, piercings, and giant…um…feet. Wet panties are a given. Author assumes no responsibility for spontaneous ravishment of significant others, pool boys, or local pizza delivery personnel.[/learn_more] |
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Shifter’s Claim Part 4
(Shadow Shifters #4)
by A.C. Arthur
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]With the blackmail threat now lifted it’s up to Priya what she will do with the information she has on this new shapeshifter species. Her heart will forever belong to Sebastian “Bas” Perry—the man—and so her loyalty will remain with the Shadow Shifters, even if Bas chooses to walk away.
He did all he could, tried to abide by the laws of the Etica and to keep his feelings in check. Fate obviously had another plan for Bas and for how his life would play out. Finding a mate to fit his paranormal life proves to be more than he could ever have imagined, if he could just hold on to her, in Shifter’s Claim Part IV from The Shadow Shifters series by A.C. Arthur[/learn_more] |
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Shifter’s Claim
(The Shadow Shifters #4)
by A.C. Arthur
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Half man, half animal, a Shadow Shifter is sworn to protect females—human or otherwise—from the savage fury of his own nature…
Rich, handsome, and successful—hotel magnate Sebastian “Bas” Perry could have any woman he desires. But despite his animal attraction to women, he avoids relationships at all costs. As a Shadow Shifter, he must defend innocent humans from the deadliest of his kind. And the most dangerous game of all is falling in love…
It takes a special kind of woman to hunt a predator, to tame the beast—and to capture a man’s heart…
Priya Drake is an ambitious reporter hungry for a story. At a presidential fundraiser, she sets her sights on the mysterious and magnetic Bas Perry, a man with a secret she’s determined to uncover. Stalking her prey back to his hotel, the hunter soon becomes the hunted—when Bas takes her in his arms and unleashes the animal within. For Priya, it is more than a night of wild, reckless passion. It’s the story of a lifetime. But can she betray the man she loves? in Shifter’s Claim by A.C. Arthur.[/learn_more] |
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Five Weeks (Seven #3)
by Dannika Dark
Paranormal Romance
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Izzy has always loved the freedom and adventure of life on the road, but she’s recently decided to settle down—as much as a rogue wolf can. When her boyfriend gets her a job working at a hot Shifter bar, she runs into the last person on earth she expected to see again.
Jericho isn’t the famous rock star he once was, though he still plays in a local band and loves to party. Beautiful women come and go, but music is his only passion—until a sassy redhead named Isabelle Monroe shows up unexpectedly.
Fate reunites two former friends living with one foot in the present and the other in the past. But will they have a future when one of them is forced to choose between life and death? Old habits die hard, and sometimes the toughest addictions to shake are the ones that control our hearts.
Destiny will find you.[/learn_more] |
Urban Fantasy:
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Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels #7)
by Ilona Andrews
Urban Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]No matter how much the paranormal politics of Atlanta change, one thing always remains the same: if there’s trouble, Kate Daniels will be in the middle of it…
As the mate of the Beast Lord, Curran, former mercenary Kate Daniels has more responsibilities than it seems possible to juggle. Not only is she still struggling to keep her investigative business afloat, she must now deal with the affairs of the pack, including preparing her people for attack from Roland, a cruel ancient being with god-like powers. Since Kate’s connection to Roland has come out into the open, no one is safe—especially those closest to Kate.
As Roland’s long shadow looms ever nearer, Kate is called to attend the Conclave, a gathering of the leaders from the various supernatural factions in Atlanta. When one of the Masters of the Dead is found murdered there, apparently at the hands of a shapeshifter, Kate is given only twenty-four hours to hunt down the killer. And this time, if she fails, she’ll find herself embroiled in a war which could destroy everything she holds dear…[/learn_more] |
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Free Agent (Grimm Agency #1)
by J.C. Nelson
Urban Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]When it comes to crafting happily-ever-afters, the Agency is the best in the land of Kingdom. The Fairy Godfather Grimm can solve any problem—from eliminating imps to finding prince charming—as long as you can pay the price…
Working for Grimm isn’t Marissa Locks’s dream job. But when your parents trade you to a Fairy Godfather for a miracle, you don’t have many career options. To pay off her parents’ debt and earn her freedom, Marissa must do whatever Grimm asks, no matter what fairy-tale fiasco she’s called on to deal with.
Setting up a second-rate princess with a first-class prince is just another day at the office. But when the matchmaking goes wrong, Marissa and Grimm find themselves in a bigger magical muddle than ever before. Not only has the prince gone missing, but the Fae are gearing up to attack Kingdom, and a new Fairy Godmother is sniffing around Grimm’s turf, threatening Marissa with the one thing she can’t resist: her heart’s wishes.
Now Marissa will have to take on Fairies, Fae, dragons, and princesses to save the realm—or give up any hope of ever getting her happy ending…[/learn_more] |
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The Hexed (Krewe of Hunters #13)
by Heather Graham
Paranormal
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]A place of history, secrets…and witchcraft.
Devin Lyle has recently returned to the Salem area, but her timing couldn’t be worse. Soon after she moved into the eighteenth-century cabin she inherited from her great-aunt Mina—her “crazy” great-aunt, who spoke to the dead—a woman was murdered nearby.
Craig Rockwell—known as Rocky—is a new member of the Krewe of Hunters, the FBI’s team of paranormal investigators. He never got over finding a friend dead in the woods. Now another body’s been found in those same woods, not far from the home of Devin Lyle. And Devin’s been led to a third body—by…a ghost?
Her discovery draws them both deeper into the case and Salem’s rich and disturbing history. Even as the danger mounts, Devin and Rocky begin to fall for each other, something the ghosts of Mina and past witches seem to approve of. But the two of them need every skill they possess to learn the truth—or Devin’s might be the next body in the woods….[/learn_more] |
Fantasy:
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Path of Smoke (Parallel Parks #2)
by Bailey Cunningham
Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]In Wascana Park, they’re ordinary university students. But after midnight, when the park transforms into the magical kingdom of Anfractus, they become warriors, bards, and archers in a real-life role-playing game…
The company of heroes has thwarted the plan of the power-hungry basilissa to conquer Anfractus, but not without a cost. Andrew’s character, Roldan, died, leaving him cut off from the mystical realm without any memory of its existence. If the others reveal the park’s magical nature to Andrew, his banishment will become permanent. So they must hide their nighttime adventures—and hope that his memory returns.
Pursued by the basilissa’s forces, the rest of the group keeps a low profile in Anfractus until they uncover an unholy alliance between their enemy and the silenoi, satyrlike creatures who hunt humans—an alliance that threatens to cross the barrier into the real world.
And while his friends struggle to prevent an invasion in both worlds, Andrew receives a visitor determined to restore his memory of Anfractus by leading him down a very dark path…[/learn_more] |
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Cast in Flame
(Chronicles of Elantra #10)
by Michelle Sagara
Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Any day that starts with dragon arguments is going to be bad
Kaylin returned from the West March in one piece. Now that piece is fraying. She’s not at home in the Imperial Palace—and she never intends to be. All she wants is normal garden-variety criminals and a place of her own. Of course, normal in her new life involves a dragon as a roommate, but she can handle that.
She can’t as easily handle the new residents to the city she polices, because one of them is Nightshade’s younger brother. On a night when she should be talking to landlords in perfectly normal buildings, she’s called to the fief—by Teela. A small family disagreement has become a large, complicated problem: Castle Nightshade’s latent magic is waking.
And it’s not the only thing.[/learn_more] |
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The Winter King
by C.L. Wilson
Fantasy
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]An epic new fantasy romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author C. L. Wilson
After three long years of war, starkly handsome Wynter Atrialan will have his vengeance on Summerlea’s king by taking one of the man’s beautiful, beloved daughters as his bride. But though peace is finally at hand, Wynter’s battle with the Ice Heart, the dread power he embraced to avenge his brother’s death, rages on.
Khamsin Coruscate, Princess of Summerlea and summoner of Storms, has spent her life exiled to the shadows of her father’s palace. Reviled by her father, marriage to Wintercraig’s icy king was supposed to be a terrible punishment, but instead offers Kham her first taste of freedom—and her first taste of overwhelming passion.
As fierce, indomitable Wynter weathers even Khamsin’s wildest storms, surprising her with a tenderness she never expected, Kham wants more than Wynter’s passion—she yearns for his love. But the power of the Ice Heart is growing, dangerous forces are gathering, and a devastating betrayal puts Khamsin and Wynter to the ultimate test.[/learn_more] |
Young Adult:
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Blightborn (The Heartland Trilogy #2)
by Chuck Wendig
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]Cael McAvoy is on the run. He’s heading toward the Empyrean to rescue his sister, Merelda, and to find Gwennie before she’s lost to Cael forever. With his pals, Lane and Rigo, Cael journeys across the Heartland to catch a ride into the sky. But with Boyland and others after them, Cael and his friends won’t make it through unchanged.
Gwennie’s living the life of a Lottery winner, but it’s not what she expected. Separated from her family, Gwennie makes a bold move—one that catches the attention of the Empyrean and changes the course of an Empyrean man’s life.
The crew from Boxelder aren’t the only folks willing to sacrifice everything to see the Empyrean fall. The question is: Can the others be trusted?
They’d all better hurry. Because the Empyrean has plans that could ensure that the Heartland never fights back again.
Chuck Wendig’s riveting sequel to Under the Empyrean Sky plunges readers into an unsettling world of inequality and destruction, and fleshes out a cast of ragtag characters all fighting for survival and, ultimately, change[/learn_more] |
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Kalona’s Fall
(House of Night Novellas #4)
by P.C. Cast
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]From the Sun and from the Moon, two winged brothers are born: golden Erebus, playmate and friend, and mysterious Kalona, Warrior and lover, companions of the Goddess Nyx.
From the first, Nyx loves them both deeply, but differently. With Erebus, she can talk and laugh and dance, and take joy in the games he plays among the humans of the Earth. With Kalona, the fire in her body burns bright, and she can rest in the solace of his strength and protection. But for Kalona, Nyx’s nights are not enough. Every second he is not with her he is filled with doubt and longing, and every time he fails to please her, he cannot forgive himself. Ruled by anger and jealousy of his brother, and consumed by his love for his Goddess, Kalona seeks the power to prove his worth, and to claim once and for all that Nyx eternally belongs to him.
And at the edges of the Earth, a Darkness is stirring, waiting for its chance, for the doorway in through a heart that it knows will welcome it…[/learn_more] |
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Silver Shadows (Bloodlines #5)
by Richelle Mead
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]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.
In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists.
Now in the aftermath of an event that ripped their world apart, Sydney and Adrian struggle to pick up the pieces and find their way back to each other. But first, they have to survive.
For Sydney, trapped and surrounded by adversaries, life becomes a daily struggle to hold on to her identity and the memories of those she loves. Meanwhile, Adrian clings to hope in the face of those who tell him Sydney is a lost cause, but the battle proves daunting as old demons and new temptations begin to seize hold of him. . . .
Their worst fears now a chilling reality, Sydney and Adrian face their darkest hour in this heart-pounding fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where all bets are off.[/learn_more] |
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Oceanborn (The Aquarathi #2)
by Amalie Howard
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]The coronation is over.
But the battle has just begun.
Nerissa Marin has won her crown. But can she keep it? Already, her ties to the human realm are driving a wedge between Nerissa and her people. When word arrives that her part-human prince consort, Lo, has been poisoned, she makes the difficult choice to leave Waterfell and return landside. As the royal courts debate her decision, even more disturbing rumors surface: a plot is rising against her, led by someone she least expects.
On land, Nerissa learns another shocking truth—Lo does not remember who she is. As her choice to try to save him threatens her hold on her crown, changing loyalties and uncertainty test her courage in ways she could never have imagined. Nerissa will have one last chance to prove herself as a queen…and save the undersea kingdom she loves.[/learn_more] |
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The Young World
(The Young World Trilogy #1)
by Chris Weitz
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]After a mysterious Sickness wipes out the rest of the population, the young survivors assemble into tightly run tribes. Jefferson, the reluctant leader of the Washington Square tribe, and Donna, the girl he’s secretly in love with, have carved out a precarious existence among the chaos. But when another tribe member discovers a clue that may hold the cure to the Sickness, five teens set out on a life-altering road trip to save humankind.
The tribe exchanges gunfire with enemy gangs, escapes cults and militias, braves the wilds of the subway and Central Park…and discovers truths they could never have imagined.[/learn_more] |
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Between
by Megan Whitmer
Young Adult
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[learn_more caption=”Book Description”]When a supernatural freak of nature forces her family to separate, seventeen-year-old Charlie Page must turn to her frustrating (yet gorgeous) neighbor, Seth, to help reunite them. Seth whisks Charlie to Ellauria—a magical world filled with the creatures of myths and legends—and tells her of the Fellowship, the group charged with protecting mystical beings from human discovery. (All except Bigfoot: that attention whore is a total lost cause.) But when Charlie learns that she’s under the Fellowship’s protection herself, well, “stressed” is an understatement.
Ellauria should be the safest place for Charlie while the Fellowship works to find her family, but things in the mystical realm aren’t what they seem.
Magic is failing, creatures are dying, and the Fellowship insists Charlie holds the key to saving everyone. With her family still missing and the danger in Ellauria growing, Charlie doesn’t know who she can trust. She’s dealing with a power she never asked for, falling for a guy she can’t have, and being forced to choose between her destiny and her heart. And if she chooses wrong, she could destroy magic forever.
Charlie may be in over her head.[/learn_more] |
Tags: Fresh Meat, July 2014
So many great releases today. I read The Winter King and loved it. I’m now reading Magic breaks and it’s really good. Another one I’m planning to “listen” from that list is Cast in Flame, I love that series in audiobook.
BookaholicCat recently posted…Top Off Tuesday: Fever by Joan Swan
I pre-ordered MAGIC BREAKS in audio, and just downloaded it this morning, so I’ll probably be MIA for the rest of the day. 😀
So many amazing books! I can’t wait to read Magic Breaks and I really enjoyed Between and silver Shadows.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Sharon – Obsession with Books recently posted…ARC Review: Feral by Holly Schindler
You & me both! It’s Kate and Curran time. YEAH BABY!!!
Some great releases this week! I had The Winter King preordered and part of the blame for that is on Jessica’s review! I also have Between preordered! Cannot wait to start reading them!
Pili recently posted…Tell Me Tuesdays #5!!
Haha I hope you enjoy it because I know that Jessica LOVED it!
I’m so far behind on the Kate Daniels series! I NEED TO GET CAUGHT UP!!! I should just do a full series re-read. Kate and Curran are always perfect for that:) I’ve heard such great things about The Winter King as well, it’s now ready and waiting on my Kindle and I’m struggling to actually be productive at work instead of reading it:)
I just got caught-up last year, so yes, you need to get on that. 😛
This is expensive week for me! 2 from your list plus a few contemporary titles..Ouch! And next week is a big one too. OH boy! What is a junkie to do 🙂
Lupdilup recently posted…The Book of Life Audiobook by Deborah Harkness (Review)
I saw your giveaway post of upcoming audio titles; looks like you have some shopping to do!
Thanks for posting these!
kindlemom1 recently posted…Review: Killing Sarai by J.A. Redmerski
Happy new release Tuesday! 😀
I can’t believe July is almost over, so many good books this month! I need a keeper copy of Silver Shadows…even though that cover is pretty fugly 🙁
Nereyda recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday (7): Authors I Own the Most Books From!
I know! Summer always goes by far too quickly, and I hear ya on the fugly cover. LOL
I have read Cursed and I received In Still Darkness from Amazon last night(i bought it early) I am in the middle of reading Five Weeks and really loving it as usual. Lots of others look good too!
Lorna recently posted…Review: Zenya’s Story by D’Elen McClain
I read IN STILL DARKNESS as part of the PREDATORY anthology last year. I just finished the 5th installment in that series, and was kinda disappointed by it.
Oh no..I love this series and have it already ordered. Oh well, I still want to read it 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: Zenya’s Story by D’Elen McClain
Silver Shadows!! I’m so excited for that one!! I really hope to read it soon. Also I’m reading that Kate Daniels series soon. I mean it’s really a high time for me to do so. Great post 🙂
Tanja recently posted…Bookish Problems (#7): No awkwardness found
Euuh, yeah it is! Otherwise I`ll have to sic Jessica on you. 😉 She`s even crazier about the KD books than I am.
Lots of great new releases today! But the only one I’ve read so far is Blightborn.
I grabbed MAGIC BREAKS on audio today. It’s my next listen when I finish my current audiobook.
Jennifer recently posted…Introducing Adrienne Giordano!
Got the Winter King coz Jessica liked it
Braine Talk Supe recently posted…Naughty Nooner: White Collared: Greed & Revenge by Shelly Bell
Hopelessly curious about Young World. 🙂 Very informative!
Joy (Joyous!eads) recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday [6]: Obsessed, Much?
I’m almost caught up with Kate Daniels (yay) and I’m really curious about Free Agent with its Grimm twist 🙂
Uhhh, I’m lurving and lusting after almost all of these babies 😐 Must. Resist. Some. Of. The. Temptation… @__@
Livia recently posted…The Mystery of Moutai by G.X. Chen Excerpt
I’m so excited about Silver Shadows! And I hope I can get started on Kate Daniels series soon. Everyone seems to be enjoying it and I don’t like missing out. LOL thanks for sharing!
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