Posted in Books, Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, New Books, Romance, Young Adult, tagged vampires, Patricia Briggs, werewolves, Karen Chance, Keri Arthur, Charlaine Harris, Melissa De La Cruz, Revelations, Blue Bloods 3: Revelations, Destiny Kills, Inkdeath, Cornelia Funke, Midnight's Daughter, King of Sword and Sky, C. L. Wilson, Deirdre Martin, Power Play, Laura Lee Guhrke, Secret Desires of a Gentleman, Carrie Vaughn, Wolfsbane and Mistletoe on 30 September 2008 | 2 Comments »
A few books I missed in September:
Inkdeath
By Cornelia Funke
Hardcover released September 26
Book 3 of the Ink Trilogy
Publisher–The Chicken House
Young Adult Fantasy
Several members of my family enjoy this series.
Secret Desires of a Gentleman
By Laura Lee Guhrke
Paperback released September 30
Publisher–Avon
“Maria Martingale was going to elope. But Phillip Hawthorne, Marquess of Kayne, put a stop to those plans [...]
Posted in Books, Historical, Review, Romance, tagged Dangerous Joy, Jo Beverley on 27 September 2008 | 2 Comments »
Title: Dangerous Joy
Author: Jo Beverley
Copyright: 1995
Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: Ireland and England in winter 1816
Publisher: Zebra
Part of a series? yes, Fifth in “Company of Rogues” series
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I first read this book a few years ago and I read it again this week. Jo Beverley is one of my favorite historical romance authors. She has written at least [...]
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Review, TBR Day Review, Young Adult, tagged Gillian Summers, The Tree Shepherd's Daughter on 17 September 2008 | No Comments »
Title: The Tree Shepherd’s Daugther
Author: Gillian Summers
Copyright: 2007
Publisher: Flux (an imprint of Llewellyn Publications)
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
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I bought The Tree Shepherd’s Daughter by Gillian Summers last year based on the cool cover. It is one of the best covers I’ve seen in a long time though many young adult fantasies have great covers. However, once [...]
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Mystery, Television, tagged Blood Ties, Charlaine Harris, HBO, Laurell Hamilton, Sookie Stackhouse, Southern Vampire Mystery series, Tanya Huff, True Blood, vampires on 6 September 2008 | 2 Comments »
True Blood debuts on HBO on Sunday at 9:00 p.m. ET here in the United States. I’ve read all the books in Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire Mystery series and have been waiting a long time for this HBO series. I subscribed to the HBO channel this week so I could watch this show! I was [...]
Posted in Books, Mystery, Review, tagged Antiques to Die For, Consigned to Death, Deadly Appraisal, Jane K. Cleland on 3 September 2008 | No Comments »
I found this mystery series and decided to give it a try because of the quotes from both Margaret Maron and Julia Spencer-Fleming. These authors write some of my favorite mysteries. I’ve read all three of Jane K. Cleland’s books in this series and I enjoyed them–though not quite as much as I enjoy [...]
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Historical, New Books, Romance, Young Adult, tagged Brisingr, Christopher Paolini, Duainfey, Faefever, Hostage to Pleasure, Jo Goodman, Julia Quinn, Karen Ann Moning, Kristin Cast, Lisa Kleypas, Mr. Cavendish I Presume, Nalini Singh, P.C. Cast, Seduce Me at Sunrise, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, The Price of Desire, Untamed on 26 August 2008 | 5 Comments »
More good books coming in September! What September books are you looking forward to?
Duainfey
By Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
Hardcover released September 2 (already available at Amazon)
First in new series
Publisher–Baen
“The husband-and-wife writing team, authors of the “Liaden Universe” series (e.g., I Dare), begin a new series that blends the fantasy and romance genres in one [...]
Posted in Books, Mystery, Review, TBR Day Review, tagged Death's Half-Acre, Margaret Maron, Slow Dollar on 20 August 2008 | No Comments »
My TBR Book Review for August (read more about this reading challenge on Keishon’s website):
Book Read: Slow Dollar
Author: Margaret Maron
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: Warner Books
Genre: Mystery
This is the ninth book in the Deborah Knott mystery series. I’ve read most of the books which take place before this one. I stopped reading almost all mysteries about eight [...]
Posted in Books, Mystery, Television, tagged Elizabeth George, Inspector Lynley, Masterpiece Theater on 9 August 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Inspector Lynley series begins this Sunday on Masterpiece Theater. Sunday (August 10) and next Sunday are the final two cases for Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers. I’ve enjoyed this series and will miss getting to see new shows each year.
If you visit the Masterpiece Theater website you can read more about the series, follow [...]
Posted in Books, Review, Romance, Suspense, tagged Death Angel, Linda Howard on 30 July 2008 | 1 Comment »
Death Angel is Linda Howard’s latest romantic suspense novel. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to readers who enjoy Linda Howard’s books or who like romantic suspense. Linda Howard is one of my favorite authors and I own most of her books. She writes exciting, emotional books with interesting characters. This is one [...]
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Historical, New Books, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult, tagged vampires, Colleen Gleason, Ann Aguirre, urban fantasy, Rachel Caine, werewolves, Caitlin Kittredge, Stephenie Meyer, Suzanne Enoch, Jeanne C. Stein, Legacy, Pure Blood, Wanderlust, The Book of Scandal, Julia London, Bitten to Death, Jennifer Rardin, When Twilight Burns, Gale Force, Breaking Dawn, Countdown, Michelle Maddox, Before the Scandal on 25 July 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
