Waiting On Wednesday (29)

WOW! It has been FOREVER since I have done a Waiting on Wednesday but lets me honest there are some AMAZING books coming out in the next few months and I need to share my over enthusiastic excitement with all of you! Now incase we have all forgotten how "Waiting on Wednesday" goes here is how it works:

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by "Breaking the Spine" were bloggers can post their anticipated upcoming publications!

It's as simple as that! This week I've come across a book by Katie McGarry and I CANNOT believe I missed this one in my search for books I want to get this month! 

"Pushing The Limits"

by Katie McGarry

Publication Date: July 31, 2012

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

""I won't tell anyone, Echo. I promise." Noah tucked a curl behind my ear. It had been so long since someone touched me like he did. Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins? His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. "You didn't do that-did you? It was done to you?" No one ever asked that question. They stared. They whispered. They laughed. But they never asked.

So wrong for each other...and yet so right.

No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal. But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. They should have nothing in common. And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible.Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away. And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again."

Thoughts: What a ride!! The synopsis is all I need to get right into this book! "A riveting and emotional ride!" is exactly what I am going to expect from this upcoming release! Who could say no to a mysterious night, a bad boy and unorhtodox romance that shouldn't even exist but does. The cover is definitely screaming "forbidden", the shadows around the couple, the way they're pushed up against the lockers and the capitalized lettering even, all portray undeniable attraction. With only 6 days away from publication I will be itching to get my hands on a copy ASAP!

Tour Stop: "Redemption" by Susannah Sandlin

"Redemption" by Susannah Sandlin is a heart pumping, paranormal romance novel taking place in a post apocalytic world where Vampire's are starving and human blood is now their ultimate weakness; where being hungry is worse than death its self for a vampire. Aiden Murphy and his community of vampire's in Penton are the first to suffer from this outbreak but unseen Owen Aiden's brother is out to destroy this small community and Aiden in the process due to a century old grudge.

Doctor Harris finds herself in an unusual predicament when her blood has not meen treated and is the only fair game in town for vampires to feed on. Kidnapping. Death. Survival, and Love all play crucial parts in this upcoming PRN from Montlake Romance! Second book "Absolution" is to be out in October of 2012.

Below is a fantastic teaser for all you fans of the PNR genre, and also a wonderful giveaway! ENJOY!

TEASER:

"He’d pulled his dark hair into a short ponytail except for one wavy strand that had pulled loose and blew against his cheek. The streetlight cast enough illumination for her to see the dark lashes fringing blue eyes that reminded her not so much of summer skies or robin’s eggs but of the richness of an arctic sea flowing

over darker depths. They appeared to lighten as he studied her with an intensity that almost robbed her lungs of air. He had a strong jaw, full lips, and a slight cleft in his chin.

            If he was a serial killer, he was at least a pretty one.

            He cleared his throat. “Are you Dr. Harris?”

            Krys caught her breath. Good Lord, what was wrong with her? She’d been practically drooling through a half-open window as though he were Adonis personified. He could be Charles Manson’s separated-at-birth, unidentical twin.

            Except he knew her name."

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Stacking the Shelves {6}

Stacking The Shelves started at Tynag's Reviews, is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Guidelines:

• Create your own Stacking The Shelves post. You can use my official graphic or your own, but please link back to Tynga’s Reviews so more people can join the fun!
• You can set your post any way you want, simple book list, covers, pictures, vlog, sky is the limit
• Tynga posts Stacking The Shelves on Saturdays, but feel free to post yours any day that fits you.
• Visit Tynga’s Reviews on Saturday and add your link so others can visit you!
• Visit other participants link to find out what they added to their shelves!

This week I have a small grouping of books, only two BUT they are books I have been waiting for for almost over a MONTH! So I am SUPER excited to start these two books indefintiely! I love getting books in the mail when you know you've been waiting a long time for them and also you're super excited to start them, there is just something about starting a long awaited book.

The Seduction of Phaeton Black by Jillian Stone

Butterfly by Kathryn Harvey

the Seduction of Phaeton Black:Tour Stop!

Rise & shine fellow obsessors! It's Sunday July 15th and today on the blog we are hosting a tour stop of the seductive PNR upcoming novel "The Seduction of Phaeton Black" by Jillian Stone. Unfortunately I did not recieve my copy to review on time but I still want to give you as much information about the book (& GIVEAWAY!) as possible! Here is a blurb about the story, the cover art (steampunk detective & a devilish sidekick!), and the giveaway info. I hope you all enjoy this intro to the delicious Phaeton Black as much as I did - I personally think you will not be disappointed with this upcoming paranormal romance mixed with pure Sherlock Holmes-esk msytery!

"Hold onto your knickers ladies, Phaeton Black has arrived!"

"He's the man with the magic touch. A master of deduction and other midnight maneuvers, Phaeton Black is Scotland Yard's secret weapon against things that go bump in the night. His prodigious gifts as a paranormal investigator are as legendary as his skills as a lover, his weakness for wicked women as notorious as his affection for absinthe. But when he's asked to hunt down a fanged femme fatale who drains her victims of blood, he walks right into the arms of the most dangerous woman he's ever known."

"She's the devilish Miss Jones. Pressing a knife to his throat and demanding he make love to her––Miss America Jones uses Phaeton as a willing shield against the gang of pirates chasing after her. As dangerous as she is with a derringer tucked in her garter, Miss Jones is not the vampire killer Phaeton is stalking––but she may be just what he needs to crack the case. As the daughter of a Cajun witch, she possess uncanny powers. As a fearless fighter, she can handle anything from Egyptian mummies to Jack the Ripper. But when an ancient evil is unleashed on the world, she could be his only his salvation...or ultimate sacrifice."

Author: Jillian Stone

Jillian Stone’s Victorian Romantic Suspense novel AN AFFAIR WITH MR. KENNEDY won the 2010 RWA Golden Heart and is the first novel in The Gentlemen of Scotland Yard series for Pocket Books. Her sexy, supernatural Steampunk novel, THE SEDUCTION OF PHAETON BLACK, won the 2010 Romance Through The Ages Erotica category and sold to Kensington Brava. Jillian lives in California and is currently working on the next adventure for both series.

Facebook:  G Jillian Stone
Twitter: @gJillianStone
Pinterest: Jillian Stone
Website: Jillian Stone

Giveaway!

The giveaway will include "The Key to Phaeton's Heart" necklace (photo below!) and ten print copies of The Seduction of Phaeton Black by Jillian Stone! Just enter below to win!
GOOD LUCK!

Steampunk Necklace designed by Ula Kapala

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Stacking the Shelves {5}

Stacking The Shelves started at Tynag's Reviews, is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Guidelines:

• Create your own Stacking The Shelves post. You can use my official graphic or your own, but please link back to Tynga’s Reviews so more people can join the fun!
• You can set your post any way you want, simple book list, covers, pictures, vlog, sky is the limit
• Tynga posts Stacking The Shelves on Saturdays, but feel free to post yours any day that fits you.
• Visit Tynga’s Reviews on Saturday and add your link so others can visit you!
• Visit other participants link to find out what they added to their shelves!

A small haul of books this week for you to all enjoy. A bit of a different week of books, a good mixture of fantasy, historical romance, and a graphic novel! I apologize for the closeness of the video though, I have no idea what is going on with my Mac but it seems either the video to audio ratio is off or the video zoomed like 50% in and I haven't a clue how to fix it so bare with this video it is a bit ... off. ENJOY!

"The Grayfriar" by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith

"The Rift Walker" by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith

"The Kingmakers" by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith

"Drums of Autumn" by Diana Gabaldon

"The Fiery Cross" by Diana Gabaldon

"The Scottish Prisoner" by Diana Gabaldon

"Fever Moon" by Karen Marie Moning

Upcoming "Covers to Covet"

One of the most favourite things I look forward too when upcoming books are being released and planned and promoted is the cover reveals! This year so far we have had some FANTASTIC cover reveals for upcoming books and even some already published books that got a face lift. As most of you know I am a huge collector and coveter of covers; I love flowing gowns, romantic lettering, colour, contrasting, bold, simple, edgy - you name it, I'll probably find something I adore about a cover!

In this post thought I have collected, scoured and swooned over some of my post anticipated covers to covet this upcoming summer, and fall months! There are going to be some truly amazing cover's that will catch your eye, draw you in, and captivate you for years to come. I have thought many times of collecting my favourite covers and doing a giant collage of them for a wall in my room, below are definitely cover's that would make the cut!

If these cover's don't capture you're attention than definitely follow the link to their synopsis' and see if the cover's do the story justice.

Requiem by Lauren Oliver                                                          Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Destory Me by Tahereh Mafi (#1.5)                                                                    Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

Iced: A Dani O'Malley Novel by Karen Marie Moning                                          Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

(STUNNING - seriously MY FAVOURITE!)

Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day!!

Just a little message to all my fellow Canadian followers, bloggers, and authors! I hope you have a fantastic day of beaver tails, moose tracks, fabulous weather & everything Canadian!

(Vancouver's famous beaver float!)