August 2008 Books

Many good books to look forward to in August! I’ve also included a few released the end of July.

I want to remind everyone about Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs, too, which will be released on July 29. I mentioned it last month, but I’m very excited about it. I’ve pre-ordered it and can hardly wait to read it!

Before the Scandal: The Notorious Gentlemen

• By Suzanne Enoch
• Paperback released July 29
• Publisher–Avon
• “Colonel Phineas Bromley is a legend—on the battlefield and in the bedroom. Though he’s won many wars, and even more hearts, nothing could prepare him for his new life. When Phin discovers that someone has been pushing his family toward ruin, he assumes the role of a legendary highwayman. Riding out in the middle of the night, hidden behind a mask, Phin heads straight into trouble . . . and into the arms of the ravishing girl next door.”
• Historical Romance–After the Kiss, the first book in this series, was released at the end of June. Suzanne Enoch is a favorite author.

Countdown

• By Michelle Maddox
• Paperback released July 29
• Publisher–Love Spell
• “Kira Jordan wakes up in a pitch-black room, handcuffed to a metal wall. She has 60 seconds to figure out how to escape. Thus begins a vicious game where to lose is to die.”
• A Shomi book–speculative romance (which can mean fantasy, science fiction, paranormal). I’ve enjoyed several others of the Shomi imprint and this book sounds exciting.

Breaking Dawn

• By Stephenie Meyer
• Twilight Saga, Book 4
• Hardcover released August 2
• Publisher–Little, Brown Young Readers
• Young Adult–this is the final book in this best selling vampire series. I stumbled upon this series when the first book came out and have enjoyed them.
• The movie Twilight (from the first book) will be released December 12, 2008.

Gale Force

• By Rachel Caine
• Weather Warden, Book 7
• Paperback released Aug 5
• Publisher–Roc
• “Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin is on vacation when her Djinn lover, David, asks Joanne to marry him. She’s thrilled to say yes, even if some others may be less than happy about it. Unfortunately, Joanne’s pre-marital bliss is ended by a devastating earthquake in Florida. And she can’t ask David and his kind for assistance. Because the cause of the quake is unlike anything Joanne has ever encountered—and a power even the Djinn cannot perceive.”
• Fantasy–I’ve enjoyed this series (though I need to read a couple books to catch up). They have an original concept (especially when they were first written).

When Twilight Burns

• By Colleen Gleason
• Gardella Vampire Chronicles, Book 4
• Paperback released Aug 5
• Publisher–Signet
• “After narrowly escaping Rome with her mortality, vampire hunter Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacey returns to London—where not even sunrise can stop a vampire’s carnage. Not only is Victoria unable to detect the vampire with her heightened senses, but she’s being framed as the prime suspect behind the killings.”
• Fantasy set in Regency England. I’ve read the other books in this series and really enjoyed them.

Bitten to Death

• By Jennifer Rardin
• A Jaz Parks Novel, Book 4
• Trade Paperback on sale August 12
• Publisher–Orbit
• “Jaz Parks and her vampire boss, Vayl, have already fought demons, vampires, and reavers. Now, juggling work and family takes on a new dimension as she tackles her latest challenge: nail the Raptor before he can reduce her to Jaz-bits, survive a head-on crash with Vayl’s violent past, and lever her twin’s military career back on track before a dishonorable discharge ruins his life. To top it off, she must also contend with her father’s issues. Is he losing his mind? Or is someone really trying to kill him–from beyond the grave?”
• I haven’t read the first books in this series, but this book and the entire series looks interesting–about a vampire assassin (Vayl) and his assistant (Jaz Parks).

The Book of Scandal

• By Julia London
• Book 1, Scandal Series
• Paperback released Aug 19
• Publisher–Pocket
• “Nathan Grey, the Earl of Lindsey, is infamously known as the Libertine of Lindsey for his scandalous ways with women. But when he hears gossip that his estranged wife, Evelyn, is about to be named in The Book of Scandal, he has no choice but to remove her from London to protect her and himself from charges of treason — even if it calls for abduction.”
• Historical Romance–a new series by a favorite best selling author.

Wanderlust

• By Ann Aguirre
• The Jax series, Book 2
• Paperback released August 26
• Publisher–Ace
• “Broke and unemployed, “Jumper” Sirantha Jax accepts a diplomatic mission for the government—only to find herself up against Syndicate criminals, man-eating aliens, and her own grimspaceweakened body.”
• Science Fiction Romance–the first book in this series was published in January of this year and was enjoyable and unique.

Pure Blood

• By Caitlin Kittredge
• Nocturne City, Book 2
• Paperback released Aug 26
• Publisher–St. Martin’s Paperbacks
• “In the shadows of Nocturne City, witches lurk and demons prowl, and homicide detective Luna Wilder must keep the peace—while living life as a werewolf. Now bodies are turning up all over town, the brutal murders linked by a cryptic message: We see with empty eyes…To make matters worse for Luna, she can’t get wolfishly handsome Dmitri Sandovsky out of her mind. The last time he helped her with a case, Dmitri suffered a demon bite that infected him with a mysterious illness…and now his pack elders have forbidden him from associating with Luna.”
• Urban Fantasy–I enjoyed the first book in this series and look forward to this one.

Legacy

• By Jeanne C. Stein
• Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles, Book 4
• Paperback August 26
• Publisher–Ace
• “Anna has struggled to adapt to her supernatural status while clinging to the vestiges of her humanity. Now she must deal with her legacy. The sinister vampire who transformed her is dead, and Anna is entitled to his vast fortune. But a predatory werewolf comes forward, claiming the inheritance as her own—and she’ll kill to get what she wants most: blood and money.”
• Urban Fantasy–I’ve enjoyed this series and look forward to this latest book.