New Books for July

Lots of great books coming out this month!

The Summoning

• By Kelley Armstrong
• Darkest Powers, Book 1
• Hardcover released July 1
• Publisher–HarperCollins
• New YA urban fantasy trilogy set in the same universe as the Otherworld series
• “All I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary. I don’t even know what that means anymore. It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost—and the ghost saw me.”
• Bitten, the first book in the Otherworld series is one of my favorite books.

The Night Bird

• by Catherine Asaro
• Lost Continent series
• Trade Paperback released July 1
• Publisher–Luna Books
• Fantasy
• “Enter into an exhilarating world of magic, beauty and political unrest with the tale of a battle between duty—and desire …”
• I am a big fan of Catherine Asaro’s Skolian Empire books. This book sounds interesting and is definitely worth a look.

My Lord and Spymaster

• By Joanna Bourne
• Paperback released July 1
• Publisher–Berkley
• Historical Romance taking place in Regency England
• “After her father is wrongly accused of selling secrets to Napoleon, lovely Jess Whitby infiltrates the London underworld for the real traitor.”
• I loved The Spymaster’s Lady published earlier this year so I’m eager to get my hands on this book!

A Royal Pain

• by Rhys Bowen
• Hardback released July 1
• Publisher–Berkley
• Second in a lighthearted historical mystery series taking place in England about 1930.
• “Georgie, aka Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, cousin of King George V of England, is penniless and trying to survive on her own as an ordinary person in London in 1932.”
• The first book in this series–Her Royal Spyness–published last year was one of my favorite books from last year.

Death Angel

• By Linda Howard
• Hardcover released July 1
• Publisher–Ballantine Books
• Romantic Suspense
• “…second chances, unexpected romance, and unrelenting action combine into a riveting new novel of suspense. In Death Angel, bad girls can wake up and trust their hearts, bad guys can fight for what’s right . . . and dying just might be the only way to change one’s life.”
• Linda Howard is always one of my favorite authors.

Hidden

• by Eve Kenin
• Released in July (however, it is already available at Amazon)
• Shomi Action Romance
• Publisher–Love Spell
• “Tatiana has honed her genetic gifts to perfection. She can withstand the subzero temperatures of the Northern Waste, read somebody’s mind with the briefest touch, and slice through bone with her bare hands. Which makes her one badass chick, all right.”
• I enjoyed Eve Kenin’s book (Driven) last year and look forward to reading more in this universe. (Eve Kenin also writes under the name Eve Silver.)

The Time Paradox

• by Eoin Colfer
• Artemis Fowl, Book #6
• Hardcover released July 15
• Publisher–Hyperion for Children
• “Artemis’s mother has contracted a deadly disease — and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet…his younger self.”
• This series is a favorite of my husband and several of my children.

Never Romance a Rake

• By Liz Carlyle
• Third in trilogy (First two are: Never Lie to a Lady and Never Deceive a Duke)
• Paperback released July 22
• Publisher–Pocket Books
• Historical Romance–Liz Carlyle is one of my favorite romance authors.

Cry Wolf

• by Patricia Briggs
• Alpha & Omega Series, Book 1
• Paperback released July 29
• Publisher–Ace
• Urban Fantasy
• “Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind of werewolf: an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves in the country will recognize her value as a pack member—and as his mate.”
• Anna and Charles first appeared in a novella in the anthology On the Prowl. This is set in the same world as Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series which is one of my favorite series.

Shades of Dark

• by Linnea Sinclair
• Sequel to Gabriel’s Ghost
• Paperback released Jul 29
• Publisher–Bantam
• “Before her court-martial, Captain Chasidah “Chaz” Bergren was the pride of the Sixth Fleet. Now she’s a fugitive from the “justice” of a corrupt Empire. Along with her lover, the former monk, mercenary, and telepath Gabriel Ross Sullivan, Chaz hoped to leave the past light-years behind—until the news of her brother Thad’s arrest and upcoming execution for treason.”
• Gabriel’s Ghost is one of my favorite science fiction romance books.

Delicious

• by Sherry Thomas
• Paperback released July 29
• Publisher–Bantam
• Historical Romance
• “Famous in Paris, infamous in London, Verity Durant is as well-known for her mouthwatering cuisine as for her scandalous love life. But that’s the least of the surprises awaiting her new employer when he arrives at the estate of Fairleigh Park following the unexpected death of his brother.”
• I loved the first Sherry Thomas (Private Arrangements ) book and am looking forward to this book.