Encore un jeudi bien chargé puisque je dois aussi faire le bilan du mois de février. Pour cette semaine pas mal d'avis mais tout de même un article sympa de ATUF en fin de message sur les sorties intéressantes du mois de mars !
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Donc, comme je vous le disais, nous commençons avec un avis de Vampire Book Club, le dernier tome de la série Minuit (chez Milady en français) de Lara Adrian.
Darker after Midnight (Midnight Breed #10)Lara Adrian
Published: Jan. 24, 2012 (Delacorte)
Reviewed by: Candace
Rating : 5/5
Sexual content: Explosive and frequent sexual situations (as is the case with any Midnight Breed novel)
Avis : ICI.
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On commence avec le troisième livre de Joy Preble et de sa série Dreaming Anastasia. Il s'intitule Anastasia Forever et sortira le 2 août.Fiche Goodreads.
C'est de la fantasy Young-Adult à première vue.
Passons maintenant à Michelle Rowen (que vous connaissez grâce à sa série Sarah Dearly en français chez Milady).Blood Bath and Beyond est le premier tome de sa nouvelle saga Immortality Bites Mystery qui est une série dérivée de Sarah Dearly.
Sortie prévue pour le 7 août.
Fiche Goodreads.
Synopsis :
Sarah Dearly is adjusting to life as a fledgling vampire, satisfying her cravings at vampire-friendly blood banks. But when her fiancé Thierry takes a job with the Ring—the secret council in charge of keeping vampires in line—Sarah’s about to get more than a taste of danger…
Being engaged to a centuries-old master vampire can be challenging—especially when he takes a job with the Ring. Thierry’s in for fifty years of nonstop travel and deadly risk. It’s enough to make any woman reconsider the wedding…any woman except Sarah, that is!
Traveling with him to Las Vegas for his first assignment, they encounter a child beauty pageant contestant from hell, as well as a vampire serial killer leaving victims drained of blood, potentially exposing the existence of vampires to the whole world. But when Thierry’s truly ancient history comes back to haunt him, and he’s accused of a crime he didn’t commit, it’s up to Sarah to clear his name before their immortal lives come to an end.
Sarah Dearly s'adapte à sa vie de vampire novice, heureuse de son attirance irrésistible pour les banques de sang qui fraternisent avec les vampires. Mais quand Thierry son fiancé accepte un job du Cercle - le conseil secret qui est chargé de garder les vampires dans le droit chemin - Sarah sent comme une odeur de danger...
Être fiancée à un maitre vampire vieux de plusieurs siècles peut être un vrai défi - particulièrement quand il travaille pour le Cercle. Cela fait cinquante ans que Thierry voyage continuellement en risquant sa vie. Cela suffirait à la plupart des femmes pour reconsidérer l'option du mariage...sauf Sarah !
L'accompagnant à Las Vegas pour sa première mission, ils verront des concours de beauté pour enfants dont les participants sont réellement démoniaque aussi bien qu'un vampire serial-killer qui laisse derrière lui ses victimes vidées de leur sang, risquant ainsi d'exposer l'existence des vampires au reste du monde. Mais quand le passé de Thierry revient en personne pour le hanté et qu'il est accusé d'un crime pour lequel il est innocent, c'est à Sarah de laver son nom avant que son existence immortelle ne prenne fin.
Fiche Goodreads.
pas de synopsis pour le moment.
Toujours dans la rubrique "mâle torse nu" nous trouvons le prochain livre de Laura Wright : le quatrième livre de la saga Mark of the Vampire sera Eternal Beast.Disponible le 7 août.
Fiche Goodreads.
pas de synopsis pour le moment
Toujours dans les vampires, le 5ème opus de la saga Vampire Memories de Barb Hendee, Ghosts of Memories sortira en octobre prochain.
Fiche Goodreads.
pas de synopsis pour le moment.
Passons maintenant à un One Shot (à première vue) Hanging by a Thread de Sophie Littlefield.Sortie prévue le 11 septembre.
Fiche Goodreads.
genre : YA
Synopsis :
Summer is the best part of the year in Winston, California, and the Fourth of July is the highlight of the season. But the perfect town Clare remembers has changed, and everyone is praying that this summer will be different from the last two—that this year's Fourth of July festival won't see one of their own vanish without a trace, leaving no leads and no suspects. The media are in a frenzy predicting a third disappearance, but the town depends on tourist dollars, so the residents of Winston are trying desperately to pretend nothing's wrong.
And they're not the only ones hiding something.
Clare, a seamstress who redesigns vintage clothing, has been blessed—or perhaps cursed—with a gift: she can see people's pasts when she touches their clothes. When she stumbles across a denim jacket that once belonged to Amanda Stavros, last year's Fourth of July victim, Clare sees her perfect town begin to come apart at the seams.
In a town where appearance means everything, how deep beneath the surface will Clare dig to uncover a murderer?
L'été est la meilleure partie de l'année à Winston en Californie, et le 4 juillet et l'apogée de la saison. Mais la ville parfaite dont se souvient Clare a bien changée, et tout le monde espère que cet été sera différent des deux précédents - que ce festival du 4 juillet ne verra personne disparaître sans laisser de traces, ne laissant ni piste ni suspect. Les médias s'excitent en prédisant la troisième disparitions, mais l'économie de la ville dépend du tourisme, alors les habitants de Winston tentent désespérément de prétendre que tout va bien.
Et que personne ne cache quoi que ce soit.
Clare, une couturière qui re-design des vêtements vintage, a été bénie - ou maudite - d'un don : elle peut voir le passé des gens en touchant leurs vêtements. Quand elle tombe sur une veste en jean qui a appartenue à Amanda Stavros, la victime du dernier 4 juillet, Clare commence à voir sa parfaite ville comme elle est.
Dans une ville où l'apparence est tout, à quel point Clare devra-t-elle gratter la surface pour trouver le meurtrier ?
Ensuite le second tome de la série Croak de Gina Damico, Scorch sortira le 25 septembre prochain.
Fiche Goodreads.
Synopsis :
Croak used to be the only place where teenage grim reaper Lex felt like she fit in. But after she let the murderous Zara get away—and inadvertently transferred her ability to damn souls to her on top of that—Lex is a pariah in the little town full of Grims. Her boyfriend, Driggs, and her other Junior Grim friends have stood by her, but that has only made them outcasts, too. Meanwhile, Zara is still out there Damning innocents, and no one is safe. It’s up to Lex’s Uncle Mort, mayor of Croak, to protect the townspeople. But when tragedy strikes, the Grims rise up against him, too.
To escape their wrath, Mort takes Lex and the other Juniors on a wild road trip to DeMyse, a Las Vegas-like Grim city where they can hide out until the chaos in Croak subsides. Though this sparkling desert oasis is full of luxuries and amusements, Lex wants nothing more than to return to her simple little town and the good graces of its citizens. Her best chance at that would be to stop Zara once and for all—but how can she do that from DeMyse, where the Grims seem cheerfully oblivious to Zara’s killing spree? Lex needs to track down the secret book that would make Zara even more dangerous. But she has no idea of the chilling lengths her nemesis would go to in order to find it first.
Enfin, la dernière couverture est celle de la série Black London de Caitlin Kittredge : Soul Trade, sortie prévue le 28 août. Fiche Goodreads.
pas de synopsis pour le moment.
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Voici maintenant un petit avis en direct de chez Tynga sur le dernier Strange Angels par Lily St. Crow (chez Castelmore en français).
Reckoning by Lili St-Crow
Book Stats:
Reading level: Ages 12 and up
Genre: Paranormal
Paperback: 307 pages
Publisher: Razorbill
Release date: November 1, 2011
Reading level: Ages 12 and up
Genre: Paranormal
Paperback: 307 pages
Publisher: Razorbill
Release date: November 1, 2011
Series: Strange Angels #5
Reviewed by: Tynga
Fiche Goodreads.Nobody expected Dru Anderson to survive this long. Not Graves. Not Christophe. Not even Dru. She's battled killer zombies, jealous djamphirs, and bloodthirsty suckers straight out of her worst nightmares. But now that Dru has bloomed into a full-fledged svetocha - rare, beautiful, and toxic to all vampires - the worst is yet to come.Because getting out alive is going to cost more than she's ever imagined. And in the end, is survival really worth the sacrifice?DRU ANDERSON'S NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK. BUT SHE SHOULD BE.
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Sexual Content:
Kissing. References to sex
Rating:
  Good - A fun read with minor flaws. Maybe read an excerpt before buying. |
Description
When you can see things others can't, what do you do when someone's watching you?
Everybody
knows about Clarity "Clare" Fern. She's the psychic girl in school, the
one who can place her hands on something and see hidden visions from
the past.
Only Clare would rather not be a celebrity. She prefers hanging back, observing. Her gift is not a game to her.
But
then someone starts playing with her head . . . and heart. Messages and
gifts from a secret admirer crop up everywhere Clare turns. Could they
be from Gabriel, the gorgeous boy who gets Clare's pulse racing? Or from
Justin, Clare's hopeful ex-boyfriend who'd do anything to win her back?
One
thing is certain. Clare needs to solve this mystery, and soon. Because
the messages are becoming sinister, and a girl in town has suddenly
disappeared.
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Leur avis ICI et la Fiche Goodreads.
 | Title: The Wolf Gift Author: Anne Rice Series: N/A Cover Art: N/A Genre: Urban Fantasy Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Julia
Sexual Content:
References to sex, threats of rape, sex scenes.
Rating:
Good - A fun read with minor flaws. Maybe read an excerpt before buying. |
Description
A daring new departure from the inspired creator of The Vampire Chronicles (“unrelentingly erotic. . . unforgettable.”), the Lives of the Mayfair Witches (“Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature”), and the angels of The Songs of the Seraphim (“remarkable.”). A whole new world—modern, sleek, high-tech, and at its center, a story as old and compelling as history—the making of a werewolf, re-imagined and re-invented as only Anne Rice, teller of mesmerizing tales, conjurer extraordinaire of other realms, could create it.
The time is the present.
The place, the rugged coast of northern California. A bluff high above the Pacific. A grand mansion full of beauty and tantalizing history set against a towering redwood forest.
A young reporter on assignment from the San Francisco Observer. . . an older woman, welcoming him into her magnificent, historic family home that he has been sent to write about and that she must sell with some urgency . . . A chance encounter between two unlikely people . . . an idyllic night—shattered by horrific unimaginable violence. . .The young man inexplicably attacked—bitten—by a beast he cannot see in the rural darkness . . . A violent episode that sets in motion a terrifying yet seductive transformation as the young man, caught between ecstasy and horror, between embracing who he is evolving into and fearing who—what—he will become, soon experiences the thrill of the wolf gift.
As he resists the paradoxical pleasure and enthrallment of his wolfen savagery and delights in the power and (surprising) capacity for good, he is caught up in a strange and dangerous rescue and is desperately hunted as “the Man Wolf,” by authorities, the media and scientists (evidence of DNA threaten to reveal his dual existence). . . As a new and profound love enfolds him, questions emerge that propel him deeper into his mysterious new world: questions of why and how he has been given this gift; of its true nature and the curious but satisfying pull towards goodness; of the profound realization that there are others like him who may be watching—guardian creatures who have existed throughout time and may possess ancient secrets and alchemical knowledge and throughout it all, the search for salvation for a soul tormented by a new realm of temptations, and the fraught, exhilarating journey, still to come, of being and becoming, fully, both wolf and man.
The time is the present.
The place, the rugged coast of northern California. A bluff high above the Pacific. A grand mansion full of beauty and tantalizing history set against a towering redwood forest.
A young reporter on assignment from the San Francisco Observer. . . an older woman, welcoming him into her magnificent, historic family home that he has been sent to write about and that she must sell with some urgency . . . A chance encounter between two unlikely people . . . an idyllic night—shattered by horrific unimaginable violence. . .The young man inexplicably attacked—bitten—by a beast he cannot see in the rural darkness . . . A violent episode that sets in motion a terrifying yet seductive transformation as the young man, caught between ecstasy and horror, between embracing who he is evolving into and fearing who—what—he will become, soon experiences the thrill of the wolf gift.
As he resists the paradoxical pleasure and enthrallment of his wolfen savagery and delights in the power and (surprising) capacity for good, he is caught up in a strange and dangerous rescue and is desperately hunted as “the Man Wolf,” by authorities, the media and scientists (evidence of DNA threaten to reveal his dual existence). . . As a new and profound love enfolds him, questions emerge that propel him deeper into his mysterious new world: questions of why and how he has been given this gift; of its true nature and the curious but satisfying pull towards goodness; of the profound realization that there are others like him who may be watching—guardian creatures who have existed throughout time and may possess ancient secrets and alchemical knowledge and throughout it all, the search for salvation for a soul tormented by a new realm of temptations, and the fraught, exhilarating journey, still to come, of being and becoming, fully, both wolf and man.
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 | Title: Illuminate Author: Aimee Agresti Series: Gilded Wings #1 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Paranormal YA Excerpt: No Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Abigail
Sexual Content:
Kissing
Rating:
Okay – A few good points, but with significant flaws. Library/swap/borrow if you want. |
Description
Haven
Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything begins to
change when she turns sixteen. Along with her best friend Dante and
their quiet and brilliant classmate Lance, she is awarded a prestigious
internship in the big city— Chicago—and is sent to live and work at a
swanky and stylish hotel under the watchful eyes of a group of gorgeous
and shockingly young-looking strangers: powerful and alluring hotel
owner Aurelia Brown; her second-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove;
and their stunning but aloof staff of glamazons called The Outfit.
As
Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful
people are not quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book,
she uncovers a network of secret passageways from the hotel’s jazz-age
past that leads her to the heart of the evil agenda of Aurelia and
company: they’re in the business of buying souls. Will they succeed in
wooing Haven to join them in their recruitment efforts, or will she be
able to thwart this devilish set’s plans to take the souls of her
classmates on prom night at the hotel?
Illuminate is an
exciting saga of a teen’s first taste of independence, her experience in
the lap of luxury, and her discovery she may possess strength greater
than she ever knew.
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Si comme moi vous aimez beaucoup Abby Sinclair, l'héroïne de la série éponyme de Allison Pang, cet article devrait vous plaire.Voici un top 10 des images qui ont le plus plues à l'auteur :)
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A perfect Blood (The Hollows #10)Kim Harrison
Published: Feb. 21, 2012 (Harper Voyager)
Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon
Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars – yeah, I know
Sexual content: References to sex, lots of thinking about a past kiss
Critique : ICI
Fiche Goodreads.
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Avis ICI. Fiche Goodreads.
 | Title: Vampire’s Kiss Author: Veronica Wolff Series: Watchers #2 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Paranormal YA Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Abigail
Sexual Content:
Kissing. References to sex
Rating:
Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & put this author on your watch list. |
Description
IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE PARTNERED WITH A VAMPIRE, YOU HAVE TO WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT.
By
her wits, blood, and sacrifice, so far Drew has survived the intensive
training on the Isle of Night. As a second-year Acari, her ultimate goal
is to become a Watcher, and now she has a shot at her first mission.
Except nothing is as it seems. The vampire Alcántara is as sinister as
he is sexy, Ronan is more distant than ever, and it turns out there are
other vampires out there. Bad ones.
Ancient,
bloodthirsty, and powerful, these undead are really old school. They’ve
captured one of the Watcher vamps and are torturing him for
information. The only chance to save him is to infiltrate a major summit
the baddies are holding on their own island. There will be mortals
there, serving as butlers, maids, and various hired help. Drew had
better brush up on her skills as a serving girl, because she’s about to
go undercover…
But, when their vampire prisoner
turns out to be a gorgeous bad boy, Drew’s first mission quickly turns
into more than she bargained for…
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News
- Le quatrième tome de la série Dark Ink de Elle Jasper s'intitulera Black Fallen et est prévu pour décembre.
- Les romans à paraître de Darynda Jones sont dispo en précommande. Death and the Girl next Door est pour le 2 octobre quand Fourth Grave Beneath my Feet sera pour le 30 octobre.
- Concernant Seanan McGuire, son second tome dans la série InCryptid s'intitulera Midnight Blue-Light Special et est prévue pour mars 2013.
- Richelle Mead commence sa nouvelle série pour adulte intitulée Age of X aura pour premier tome Gameboard of the Gods.
- Alors que le second tome de Abby Sinclair vient de sortir, Allison Pang annonce que le prochain sera disponible le 30 octobre sous le titre A Trace of Moonlight. J'ai hâte.
- Le premier tome de la nouvelle saga YA de Kresley Cole, Poison Princess sera disponible le 2 octobre.
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Disponible complet ICI.
Publisher: HarperTeen (February 28th, 2012)
Reading Level: Young Adult
Hardback: 375 pages
Source: ARC from Publisher
Series: Delirium #2
Rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare,Recommended: Dystopian/Post-apocalyptic fans. Read Delirium first.
pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school,
push,
push,
push,
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke and flame.
Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.
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Cette fois-ci je ne connais pas vraiment, et pourtant j'ai l'impression que j'ai déjà vu passer ce titre !
Avis ICI. Fiche Goodreads.
 | Title: Black Howl Author: Christina Henry Series: Madeline Black #3 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Urban Fantasy Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Julia
Sexual Content:
References to sex and attempted rape.
Rating:
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Description
Agent of Death Madeline Black is finding out that some of the spirits of Chicago aren't ready to cross over.
Something
is wrong with the souls of Chicago's dead. Ghosts are walking the
streets, and Agent of Death Madeline Black's exasperating boss wants her
to figure out why. And while work is bad enough, Maddy has a plethora
of personal problems too. Now that Gabriel has been assigned as her
thrall, their relationship has hit an impasse. At least her sleazy
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Comme promis, une super liste de titres à paraître en mars. Merci à Vampire Book Club !!
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for March 2012. All dates are U.S. and tentative.MARCH 1
I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young adult.
- A SEAL in Wolf’s Clothing by Terry Spear (Heart of the Wolf #9) PNR
- Carpathia by Matt Forbeck F
- Perception by Kim Harrington (Clarity #2) YA
- Timeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #1) UF/Steampunk
- Balthazar by Claudia Gray (Evernight spinoff) YA
- Bridge of Dreams by Anne Bishop (Ephemera #3) F
- Darkness Undone by Jessa Slade (Marked Souls #4) PNR
- Deep Dark Secret by Sierra Dean (Secret McQueen #3) UF
- Dire Needs by Stephanie Tyler (Eternal Wolf Clan #1) PNR
- Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire (Incryptid #1) UF
- Doubletake by Rob Thurman (Cal Leandros #7) UF
- Dying Wish by Shannon K. Butcher (Sentinel Wars #7) PNR
- Eventide by Elle Jasper (Dark Ink Chronicles #3) UF
- Fair Game by Patricia Briggs (Alpha & Omega #3) UF
- Illuminate by Aimee Agresti (Guilded Wings #1) YA
- Nightborn by Lynn Viehl (Lords of the Darkyn #1) PNR
- Now or Never by Michele Bardsley (Wizards of Nevermore #2) PNR
- Oracle’s Moon by Thea Harrison (Elder Races #4) PNR
- Soul Bound by Mari Mancusi (Blood Coven #7) YA
- Vampire’s Kiss by Veronica Wolff (The Watchers #2) YA
- Wrath by Laurann Dohner (New Species #6) PNR
- The Compelled by L.J. Smith & Kevin Williamson (Stefan’s Diaries #6) YA
- Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick #3) YA
- The Isis Collar by Cat Adams (Blood Singer #4) UF
- Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins (Hex Hall #3) YA
- Starters by Lissa Price (Starters #1) YA
- A Temptation of Angels by Michelle Zink YA
- Born to Darkness by Suzanne Brockman (Fighting Trinity #1) PNR
- Croak by Gina Damico (Croak #1) YA
- Darkest Knight by Karen Duvall (Knight’s Curse #2) UF
- Deadly is the Kiss by Rhiannon Byrd (Primal Instinct #9) PNR
- Loss by Jackie Morse Kessler (Riders of the Apocalypse #3) YA
- Back from the Undead by D.D. Barant (Bloodhound Files #5) UF
- Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston (Pride #7) PNR
- Blood on the Bayou by Stacey Jay (Annabelle Lee #2) UF
- The Forgiven by Jana Oliver (Demon Trappers #3) YA
- Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter (Goddess Test #2) YA
- The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens (Graveyard Queen #2) UF
- Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #10) PNR
- On Midnight Wings by Adrian Phoenix (Maker’s Song #5) UF
- Sacrificial Magic by Stacia Kane (Downside Ghosts #4) UF
- Shadow’s Fall by Dianne Sylvan (Shadow World #3) UF
- Sins of the Son by Linda Poitevin (Grigori Legacy #2) UF
- Spellcaster by Cara Lynn Shultz (Spellbound #2) YA
- Wanted: Dead or Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks (Love at Stake #12) PNR
- Wicked as They Come by Delilah S. Dawson (Blud #1) PNR/Steampunk
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Et la même chose par nous amies de ATUF !
38 Adult Titles
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Definitely
"not" for baby's bedtime reading, this hilarious and irreverent take on
classic fairy tales--think "Shrek" for grown-ups--combines humor,
mystery, and characters only a fairy godmother could love.
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Alexia
Tarabotti, Lady Maccon, has settled into domestic bliss. Of course,
being Alexia, such bliss involves integrating werewolves into London
High society, living in a vampire's second best closet, and coping with a
precocious toddler who is prone to turning supernatural willy-nilly.
Even Ivy Tunstell's acting troupe's latest play, disastrous to say the
least, cannot put a damper on Alexia's enjoyment of her new London
lifestyle. Until, that is, she receives a summons from Alexandria that cannot be ignored. With husband, child, and Tunstells in tow, Alexia boards a steamer to cross the Mediterranean. But Egypt may hold more mysteries than even the indomitable Lady Maccon can handle. What does the vampire Queen of the Alexandria Hive really want from her? Why is the God-Breaker Plague suddenly expanding? And how has Ivy Tunstell suddenly become the most popular actress in all the British Empire?  |
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It's
November of 1977: The punk rock movement is a year old and the brutal
thirty-year war referred to as "The Troubles" is escalating. According
to Irish tradition, the month of November is a time for remembrance of
the dead. Liam Kelly, in particular, wishes it were otherwise. Born a
Catholic in Londonderry/Derry, Northern Ireland, Liam, a former wheelman
for the Provisional IRA, is only half mortal. His father is Bran, a
puca - a shape-shifting, ghostlike creature - and a member of the
ancient Fianna. Liam must dodge both the Royal Ulster Constabulary, who
want him for the car bombing that killed Constable Haddock, and the
Provisional IRA, who want him for the deaths of ?amon Walsh and several
others found ripped apart in a burned down farmhouse in Armagh.
Fortunately for Liam, both the Ulster Constabulary and the Provisional
IRA think he's dead. On the other hand, the Militis Dei - a group of
Roman Catholic priest-assassins, whose sole purpose is to dispose of
fallen angels and demons found living on this earth - is very aware that
Liam is alive, and ...more |
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With
the ultimate alpha male hero-werewolf Finn Emerson, Navy
SEAL-bestselling author Terry Spear ratchets up the heat in the new
installment in her hugely popular paranormal romance series. While her brother is away, Meara Greymere intends to play-she just has to find the right alpha male. But when old friend Finn Emerson arrives, she's horrified he'll tell her brother what she's been up to. Finn Emerson is on the trail of a murderous gray werewolf and fears his friend's sister is in grave danger. He's just going to have to settle in and keep the sexy woman out of trouble. |
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Two
brilliant assassins in a fascinating futuristic world need each other
to finish one more job before calling it quits in the highly respected
killing business. But it's more of a challenge than either expected. A
series of mishaps plagues their every move, and if it's not Misha
helping Rikki with a bungled getaway, then it's Rikki helping Misha to
hide some damning evidence. They can't seem to get anything right...
except for the way they feel about each other.
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full moon is their mistress. They are predators of pleasure and pain.
Feared by humans, envied by werewolves, the Dire Wolves are immortal
shifters, obeying no laws but their own bestial natures. Once they were
many, but now only six remain, a dangerous wolfpack forever on the hunt…
Rifter leads the pack, embracing the lifestyle and ethics of an outlaw biker even as he battles an ancient enemy who has become a new, powerful force. But with his Brother Wolf raging inside him, howling to be unleashed, he needs to satisfy his hungers. And when he meets a drop-dead gorgeous blonde drinking alone in a bar that caters to both human and inhuman, Rifter’s primal instinct is to claim her. Gwen has her own desires, long unfulfilled. She hopes a passionate night with the leather-clad, Harley-riding biker will ease her suffering. The seizures that have wracked her body her entire life are incurable—and they’re killing her. But none of that will matter if Rifter can’t stop ...more |
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Ghoulies.
Ghosties. Long-legged beasties. Things that go bump in the night... The
Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world,
working to protect them from humanity-and humanity from them. Enter
Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist,
she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and is spending a
year in Manhattan while she pursues her career in professional ballroom
dance. Sounds pretty simple, right? It would be, if it weren't for the
talking mice, the telepathic mathematicians, the asbestos supermodels,
and the trained monster-hunter sent by the Price family's old enemies,
the Covenant of St. George. When a Price girl meets a Covenant boy, high
stakes, high heels, and a lot of collateral damage are almost
guaranteed. To complicate matters further, local cryptids are
disappearing, strange lizard-men are appearing in the sewers, and
someone's spreading rumors about a dragon sleeping underneath the
city...
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Half-human/half-monster
Cal Leandros knows that family is a pain. But now that pain belongs to
his half-brother, Niko. Niko’s shady father is in town, and he needs a
big favor. Even worse is the reunion being held by the devious Puck
race—including the Leandros’ friend, Robin—featuring a lottery that no
Puck wants to win. As Cal tries to keep both Niko and Robin from paying the ultimate price for their kin, a horrific reminder from Cal’s own past arrives to remind him that blood is thicker than water—and that’s why it’s so much more fun to spill. |
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Jackie
Patton has been rescued by the Theronai from her captivity and torture
at the hands of the Synestryn, only to learn that she’s a potential
match for the Theronai warriors who need a woman to literally save their
lives. Forced to choose, she unexpectedly selects Iain, a cold-hearted warrior who doesn’t want to be saved. Iain is convinced that it’s too late—that his soul is already as dead as his former betrothed, killed by the Synestryn. Still, he is the only man Jackie feels a measure of peace around and the only one she wants. But is Iain indeed beyond saving? |
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Newly-bitten
tattoo artist Riley Poe feels herself changing in unimaginable ways.
Eli Dupre, her vampire lover, has seen the change in her and fears for
her humanity. His rival, Victorian, tells her she must see the patriarch
of the vampire cult that attacked her to save her soul. In the vampire
cult's fortress in Romania, Riley will face her worst fears-and the dark
powers threatening to destroy her. And she'll have to do the one thing
she's been determined not to do—put her trust in Eli.
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When
the FBI request a pack consultant on a serial killer case they're
following in Boston, Anna and Charles are sent in. They quickly realize
that not only the last two victims were werewolves – all of them were. Someone is targeting their kind. And if Charles and Anna can't get to the bottom of this mystery, they may be next... |
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The
High Lord of the Immortal Darkyn has sent his most trusted warrior,
Korvel, to retrieve a coveted scroll that's rumored to contain maps to
Templar treasures and the secrets to eternal life. Uniting with Korvel
to recover the dangerous artifact is Simone Derien, the daughter of the
scroll's guardian, and a woman with many deadly secrets... |
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Tormented
by nightmares of a woman's death, Sheriff Taylor Mooreland is shocked
to find the woman from his visions chained to an altar in the woods. He
barely knows her, but something compels Taylor to protect the mysterious
Lenore Whyte no matter what. Even if it means dealing with magic. And when an investigation into a series of suicides leads Taylor deep into the town's past, he discovers that the key to saving Lenore and the town of Nevermore may have a surprising connection... |
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As
a second daughter, Grace Andreas never had to worry about the intrigues
of the Elder Races. But when her sister, Petra, and Petra's husband are
both killed, Grace inherits the Power and responsibilities of the
Oracle of Louisville, as well as her sister's two young children -
neither of which she is prepared for. Yet, she is not alone. Khalil, Demonkind and Djinn prince of House Marid - driven by his genuine caring for the children - has decided to make himself a part of the household both as their guardian and as an exasperating counterpoint to Grace's impudence toward the Elder Races. But when an attempt is made on Grace's life, she realizes that Khalil is the only one who can protect her - and offer her more than a mortal man... |
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Sunny
McDonald and her vampire boyfriend Magnus are on the run—accused of
treason and wanted alive…or undead. And her own twin sister is the
slayer sent to track them down. Rayne would do anything to save her sister Sunny from the Vampire Consortium dictator who wants her dead. Instead, she’s been commissioned by Slayer Inc. to bring her twin back for justice…which Rayne knows means certain death. She also knows that if she and her boyfriend Jareth go against orders, they’re not only signing their own death warrants, but those of every vampire in the Blood Coven. As a rival slayer with a personal vendetta moves in, Rayne and Jareth know they must do something to stop her. So they embark on their most dangerous journey yet, deep, down beneath the streets of New York City and through the Gates of the Underworld itself. But when a greedy god demands the ultimate sacrifice, will Rayne be forced to choose--between her sister...and the vampire she loves? |
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India
Morgan Phelps-Imp to her friends-is schizophrenic. Struggling with her
perceptions of reality, Imp must uncover the truth about her encounters
with creatures out of myth-or from something far, far stranger...
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What
if the fae were still here, living among us? Perhaps living in secret,
doing their best to pass for human? Or perhaps their existence is
acknowledged, but they're still struggling to fit in. How have they
survived? Are they outcasts clinging to the edges of society, or do
their powers ensure success in the mortal realm? Here are fourteen
fabulous tales-ranging from humor to dark fantasy-that explore how the
creatures of fae are fitting into the modern world.
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After
one too many attempts to enliven the heavenly halls, Passion, an angel,
is sent to Earth to tame her naughty nature, and to bring goodness and
light to the most sinful of places, the Castle of Dark Dreams. Once
there, she finds herself playing the role of a virgin used as bait to
trap a marauding demon. |
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Celia
Graves was once an ordinary human, but those days are long gone. Now
she strives to maintain her sanity and her soul while juggling both
vampire abilities and the powers of a Siren. Warned of a magical “bomb” at a local elementary school, Celia forces an evacuation. Oddly, the explosion seems to have no effect, puzzling both Celia and the FBI. Two weeks later, a strangely persistent bruise on Celia’s leg turns out to be the first sign of a magical zombie plague. Finding the source of the plague isn’t Celia’s only concern. Her alcoholic mother has broken out of prison on the Sirens’ island; her little sister’s ghost has possessed a young girl; and one of Celia’s boyfriends, a powerful mage, has disappeared. |
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When
Sergeant Hallie Michaels comes back to South Dakota from Afghanistan on
ten days' compassionate leave, her sister Dell's ghost is waiting at
the airport to greet her. The sheriff says that Dell's death was suicide, but Hallie doesn't believe it. Something happened or Dell's ghost wouldn't still be hanging around. Friends and family, mourning Dell's loss, think Hallie's letting her grief interfere with her judgment. The one person who seems willing to listen is the deputy sheriff, Boyd Davies, who shows up everywhere and helps when he doesn't have to. As Hallie asks more questions, she attracts new ghosts, women who disappeared without a trace. Soon, someone's trying to beat her up, burn down her father's ranch, and stop her investigation. Hallie's going to need Boyd, her friends, and all the ghosts she can find to defeat an enemy who has an unimaginable ancient power at his command. |
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As the New York Times bestselling author of the Troubleshooters series and a “superstar of romantic suspense” (USA Today),
Suzanne Brockmann has an acclaimed history of taking readers’ breath
away with her novels of hot passion and high adventure. Now she takes
her talent for sexy, action-packed storytelling in a thrilling new
direction: forward—into a future, both fantastic and frightening, that
only the brilliant Brockmann could envision.
Dishonorably
discharged, former Navy SEAL Shane Laughlin is down to his last ten
bucks when he finally finds work as a test subject at the Obermeyer
Institute, a little-known and believed-to-be-fringe scientific research
facility. When he enters the OI compound, he is plunged into a strange
world where seemingly mild-mannered scientists—including women half his
size—can kick his highly skilled ass.
Shane soon discovers that there are certain more
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“Betray your sisters or your lover. You choose.” After the warrior she loves saved her from a murderous gargoyle, Chalice watched helplessly as Aydin turned into a gargoyle himself. Now, free from the curse that enslaved her, Chalice pledges to join her sister knights in The Order of the Hatchet—and do whatever it takes to regain Aydin’s humanity…and his love. What she encounters within their hallowed sanctuary is pure intrigue. Someone—or something—is murdering her sisters in their sleep, provoking fear and suspicion among the order. Meanwhile, Aydin, unable to stay away, starts haunting Chalice’s dreams, urging her onward. Ultimately, Chalice will be faced with an agonizing choice—one that will tear away at her newfound identity and force her to choose between duty and desire… |
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SOME FLAMES ARE ETERNAL Tasked with protecting humanity from harm, the last thing Ashe Granger was searching for on his mission was his destined mate. Then, a mysterious darkeyed beauty reluctantly offered him shelter. A spark of danger—and a soul-deep recognition—ignited a burning, carnal need… Since her family’s exile, Juliana Sabin had borne full responsibility for their safety. So when evil struck, she had no choice but to ally herself with the sexy guardian vampire. Now, months later, Ashe is back and tempting Juliana to reveal her darkest secrets…and desires. For the killer stalking the shadows isn’t acting alone—and he won’t rest until his deadly cravings are fulfilled. |
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Author
Thea Harrison announced today, that her Elder Races novella, NATURAL
EVIL will be released as an ebook by Samhain Publishing on March 20th,
2012. NATURAL EVIL focuses on two totally new characters, Claudia and Luis. The story is a little longer than her latest ebook-TRUE COLORS, at around 29,000 words. |
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The legacy he must obey… The child she must save… The man who threatens to fulfill her every fantasy… and break her heart. Alpha wolf Ridge Addison left his wife in Las Vegas, vowing to put their one reckless night of passion behind him and return to his clan. Thirteen years later he needs a divorce so he can become pack leader. Yet he's never forgotten the sensuous witch whose life he saved…or the knee-buckling kisses he still craves. After they parted, Abigail tried banishing Ridge from her memory. Now her heart belongs only to her son. But when the boy is kidnapped, she knows she alone can't save him. Though Abigail's body still aches for Ridge, she's willing to give him his freedom in exchange for his help. But who will shield her heart from the only man she's ever let claim her, body and soul? |
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Her
job description is the “tracking and apprehension of mentally-fractured
killers.” What this really means in FBI profiler Jace Valchek’s brave
new world—one in which only one percent of the population is human—is
that a woman’s work is never done. And real is getting stranger every
day… Jace has been ripped from her reality by David Cassius, the vampire head of the NSA. He knows that she’s the best there in the business, and David needs her help in solving a series of gruesome murders of vampires and werewolves. David’s world—one that also includes lycanthropes and golems—is one with little knowledge of mental illness. An insane serial killer is a threat the NSA has no experience with. But Jace does. Stranded in a reality where Bela Lugosi is a bigger box office draw than Bruce Willis and every full moon is Mardi Gras, Jace must now hunt down a fellow human before he brings the entire planet to the brink of madness. Or she may never see her own world again… |
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He's big, burly, and way smarter than your average shapeshifting bear. He's also about to get trapped by own his game. . . Lou Crushek is a reasonable, mellow, easygoing kind of guy. But once someone starts killing the scumbags he works so hard to bust, that really gets under his fur. Especially when that someone is a curvy she-tiger with a skill set that's turning Crush's lone-bear world upside down--and bringing his passion out of hibernation. . . As a member of an elite feline protection unit, Marcella Malone has no problem body-dropping anyone who hunts her kind. But Crush is proving one major pain in her gorgeous tail. The only reason she's joined forces with him is to track down the wealthy human who's got her entire species in his ruthless sights. It sure isn't because Crush's stubborn and contrary attitude is rubbing Cella in all the right ways. . . "Laurenston's characters shine with wit and depth." --Publishers Weekly on Belong to the Night |
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The second book in a new urban fantasy series featuring mosquito-sized fairies with poisonous bites that drive humans insane. It's only been three weeks since Annabelle helped solve the murder of Grace Beauchamp, and in the process, she discovered a secret world of invisible, magic-working people who have decided she might have what it takes to join their ranks. As best as she can determine, Annabelle’s attack by a group of fairies has infected her with paranormal ability she did not previously possess, including being able to mentally move objects and heal wounds. Her new abilities appear to have few negative side effects, aside from creepy dreams. But would that change if she stopped injecting herself with the mystery drug delivered to her by the even more mysterious Tucker, one of the Invisibles? Leery of trusting criminals with her health, Annabelle wishes she had someone she could talk to about the changes in her life. Enter Hitch, FBI agent and Annabelle's ex, who's back in Donaldsonville on ...more |
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A
demon's assassin for centuries, Maliha Crayne has gone rogue,
determined to save a life for every one she's destroyed in order to free
herself from an eternity of enslavement, damnation, and excruciating
torment. But as the powers that sustained her in the past fade, she is
wary of trusting those closest to her-especially her lover, Jake. Should
Maliha listen to her heart or the alarms going off in her head? Then
her closest friends begin to disappear, one by one. Amid her anger,
suspicion, and sorrow, she feels her life spiraling out of control. Worse still, a beautiful, Renaissance murderess is recruiting Maliha as her new assassin. Maliha is turning into a lethal puppet with an evil Immortal pulling the strings, forced to kill innocents or see her missing friends die horribly. Suddenly trapped in a moral no-man's land, Maliha is damned if she does and damned if she doesn't…and time is rapidly running out. |
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In
the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like
no other rages. The city is home to a band of brothers born to defend
their race: the warrior vampires of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Now back in the Brotherhood - and unrecognizable as the vampire leader he once was - Tohrment is physically emaciated and heartbroken beyond despair. When he begins to see his beloved in his dreams - trapped in a cold, isolating netherworld - Tohr turns to a self-serving fallen angel in hopes of saving the one he has lost. When he's told he must learn to love another to free his former mate, Tohr knows they are all doomed . . . Except then a female with a shadowed history begins to get through to him. Against the backdrop of the raging war with the lessers, and with a new clan of vampires vying for the Blind King's throne, Tohr struggles between the buried past, and a very hot, passion-filled future . . . but can his heart let go and set all of them free? |
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ONLY ONE MORTAL WOMAN CAN SAVE HIM . . . As Dante Baptiste’s true identity as both True Blood and Fallen ripples throughout New Orleans, he and Heather struggle for their lives against different foes, fighting their way back to each other. To free herself from her father’s treachery, Heather accepts help from an ally–and steps into even greater danger. Dante, lost to his brutal past, wavers between his own sense of self and the Bad Seed-programmed S that lurks within, between the never-ending Road and the Great Destroyer. And the danger of becoming both. . . . UNLESS THE FALLEN REACH HIM FIRST. Lucien searches frantically for the lovers, all too aware that time is running out. Dark forces continue to gather, eager to possess and manipulate the young vampire for their own ends. The fate of mortals, nightkind, and the Fallen pivots around Dante as he struggles to piece together his shattered psyche and gain control of his power before he rips all three worlds asunder. |
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When
Chess Putnam is ordered by an infamous crime boss—who also happens to
be her drug dealer—to use her powers as a witch to solve a grisly murder
involving dark magic, she knows she must rise to the challenge. Adding
to the intensity: Chess’s boyfriend, Terrible, doesn’t trust her, and
Lex, the son of a rival crime lord, is trying to reignite the sparks
between him and Chess. Plus there’s the little matter of Chess’s real job as a ghost hunter for the Church of Real Truth, investigating reports of a haunting at a school in the heart of Downside. Someone seems to be taking a crash course in summoning the dead—and if Chess doesn’t watch her back, she may soon be joining their ranks. As Chess is drawn into a shadowy world of twisted secrets and dark violence, it soon becomes clear that she’s not going to emerge from its depths without making the ultimate sacrifice. |
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For
three years, Miranda Grey-Solomon has kept her role as Vampire Queen of
the South separate from her Grammy-winning music career. But now, her
dual lives are starting to collide, threatening everything Miranda and
David, her Prime, have worked for. The entire Signet Council has descended upon Austin for its ten-year summit, bringing with it Prime James Hart of the Northeast, a sworn enemy come to take his revenge on those who defied him. But Miranda and David receive an unexpected offer of help from David's sire, an ancient and powerful vampire with knowledge that may be their salvation-or their doom. |
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When
homicide detective Alexandra Jarvis sees a photo of Seth Benjamin on a
police bulletin, she knows that Heaven's plan to halt Armageddon has
gone terribly wrong. As the only mortal who knows of Seth's true nature,
only she can save him. Aramael was a hunter of Fallen Angels until a
traitor forced him into earthly exile. Now, with no powers and only a
faint memory of Alex, his mortal soulmate, he will stop at nothing to
redeem himself-even if it means destroying Seth in the name of the
Creator...
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Washington
D.C. police officer Kalina Harper still dreams about that night, two
years ago, when a huge cat-like creature saved her from a crazed
attacker. Although she kept the truth to herself, Kalina can never
forget the ferocious strength of the beast’s fangs and claws—or the raw
animal hunger in its eyes. Until she meets Roman Reynolds… Muscular, magnetic, and all man, Roman is a high-powered attorney with a predatory smile and seductive charm. He is also a criminal suspect with suspicious connections to the Amazon jungle. But when Kalina discovers that Roman is linked to a secret race of shapeshifting jaguars—who hunt down maneaters—she is forced to put her trust in a man who unleashes her wildest fantasies and fears. A fierce creature of the night whose nature is to protect his female at any cost… |
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My
name is Amelia Gray. They call me The Graveyard Queen. I’ve been
commissioned to restore an old cemetery in Asher Falls, South Carolina,
but I’m coming to think I have another purpose here. Why is there a cemetery at the bottom of Bell Lake? Why am I drawn time and again to a hidden grave I’ve discovered in the woods? Something is eating away at the soul of this town—this withering kingdom—and it will only be restored if I can uncover the truth. |
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He's a vampire from the big city . . . Phineas McKinney thought New York City was tough, until he was attacked by Malcontents—evil vampires who consider mortals to be snacks. Saved by the good vampires, Phin swore to devote his now undead life to stopping the Malcontents. He's got his job cut out for him when word comes that their enemy may be hiding in Wyoming. What does a city boy like him know about horses and campfires? Good thing he's got Brynley Jones with him . . . if only she didn't hate every vampire on earth. She's a werewolf princess . . . Bryn believes vampires are seductive and charming, and that makes them dangerous. So she's more than a little annoyed about teaming up with Phin, even if he is the only bloodsucker able to make her inner wolf purr. But as they hunt down the new leader of the Malcontents, danger threatens . . . and Phineas and Brynley...more |
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Have
you ever heard of a Bludman? They’re rather like you and me—only more
fabulous, immortal, and mostly indestructible. (They’re also very good
kissers.) Delilah S. Dawson’s darkly tempting debut drops her unsuspecting heroine into a strange faraway land for a romantic adventure that’s part paranormal, part steampunk . . . and completely irresistible. When Tish Everett forces open the ruby locket she finds at an estate sale, she has no idea that a deliciously rakish Bludman has cast a spell just for her. She wakes up in a surreal world, where Criminy Stain, the dashing proprietor of a magical traveling circus, curiously awaits. At Criminy’s electric touch, Tish glimpses a tantalizing future, but she also foresees her ultimate doom. Before she can decide whether to risk her fate with the charming daredevil, the locket disappears, and with it, her only chance to return home. Tish and Criminy battle roaring sea monsters and thundering bludmares, vengeful ghosts and crooked Coppers in a ...more |
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A
choice between love and survival . . .Lucy's family is excited to spend
the summer in Bar Harbor, Maine. Her minister father is pleased to
preside over such a prestigious congregation, and his social-climbing
wife is ecstatic at the chance to find a rich husband for her
daughter.Yet Lucy wants nothing to do with the Bar Harbor social scene;
she's simply excited to spend the summer by the sea, watching the waves
from her favorite spot on the cliff. Despite having never gone swimming,
Lucy feels an intense connection to the ocean, and meets a handsome
ship-builder who shows Lucy a world she's never known, yet somehow
always longed for.However, her mother will stop at nothing to keep Lucy
and the ship builder apart, even if it means throwing Lucy into the arms
of a wealthy man with a dangerous secret. Can Lucy break free and
embrace her destiny as a daughter of the sea? Or is she doomed to waste
away in a gilded cage, slowly dying of a broken heart?
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When you can see things others can't, what do you do when someone's watching you? Everybody knows about Clarity "Clare" Fern. She's the psychic girl in school, the one who can place her hands on something and see hidden visions from the past. Only Clare would rather not be a celebrity. She prefers hanging back, observing. Her gift is not a game to her. But then someone starts playing with her head . . . and heart. Messages and gifts from a secret admirer crop up everywhere Clare turns. Could they be from Gabriel, the gorgeous boy who gets Clare's pulse racing? Or from Justin, Clare's hopeful ex-boyfriend who'd do anything to win her back? One thing is certain. Clare needs to solve this mystery, and soon. Because the messages are becoming sinister, and a girl in town has suddenly disappeared. |
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Haunted
by memories from his first days as a vampire, Balthazar has spent
hundreds of years alone—without allies, without love. When he emerges
from his isolation to help Skye Tierney, a human girl who once attended
Evernight Academy, Balthazar has no idea how dangerous it will be.
Skye’s psychic powers have caught the attention of Redgrave, the cruel
master vampire responsible for murdering Balthazar and his family four
centuries ago. Having learned of Skye’s powers and the remarkable effect
her blood has on vampires, he plans to use her for his own evil
purposes. As they stand together to fight the evil vampire, Balthazar
realizes his lonely world could finally be changed by Skye...just as
Redgrave realizes that he can destroy Balthazar once and for all by
taking her for his own. In a story filled with forbidden love and dark suspense, one of the most beloved characters in Claudia Gray’s New York Times bestselling Evernight series will captivate readers with his battle to overcome his past and follow his heart. |
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Jessica
Walsh is starting her freshman year at Nightshade High and trying to
forget about the tragic events surrounding her brother’s graduation. She
wants to have a normal high school experience. But that’s easier said
than done in Nightshade. When a new boy shows up at school, the girls are infected with a case of seriously creepy crushes. But when their obsession turns to violence, Jessica and her friends start to wonder if there’s more going on than just a little friendly rivalry. Are the smitten girls turning into love zombies? And Jessica has other worries—like her crush on Dominic Gray, the cute but moody new singer for Side Effects May Vary, and the mysterious tattoo that appeared on her arm one day and lets her know whenever there is trouble brewing. Jessica learns she's a Virago, a woman warrior chosen to fight evil ...more |
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Violet
Eden dreads her seventeenth birthday. After all, it’s hard to get too
excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death.
As if that wasn’t enough, disturbing dreams haunt her sleep and leave
her with very real injuries. There’s a dark tattoo weaving its way up
her arms that wasn’t there before. Violet is determined to get some answers, but nothing could have prepared her for the truth. The guy she thought she could fall in love with has been keeping his identity a secret: he’s only half-human—oh, and same goes for her. A centuries-old battle between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity has chosen its new warrior. It’s a fight Violet doesn’t want, but she lives her life by two rules: don’t run and don’t quit. When angels seek vengeance and humans are the warriors, you could do a lot worse than betting on Violet Eden… Look for the sequels ENTICED in September 2012 and EMBLAZE in March 2013! |
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Haven
Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything begins to
change when she turns sixteen. Along with her best friend Dante and
their quiet and brilliant classmate Lance, she is awarded a prestigious
internship in the big city— Chicago—and is sent to live and work at a
swanky and stylish hotel under the watchful eyes of a group of gorgeous
and shockingly young-looking strangers: powerful and alluring hotel
owner Aurelia Brown; her second-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove;
and their stunning but aloof staff of glamazons called The Outfit. As Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful people are not quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers a network of secret passageways from the hotel’s jazz-age past that leads her to the heart of the evil agenda of Aurelia and company: they’re in the business of buying souls. Will they succeed in wooing Haven to join them in their recruitment efforts, or will she be able to thwart this devilish set’s plans to take the souls of her classmates on prom night at the hotel? |
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IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE PARTNERED WITH A VAMPIRE, YOU HAVE TO WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT. By her wits, blood, and sacrifice, so far Drew has survived the intensive training on the Isle of Night. As a second-year Acari, her ultimate goal is to become a Watcher, and now she has a shot at her first mission. Except nothing is as it seems. The vampire Alcántara is as sinister as he is sexy, Ronan is more distant than ever, and it turns out there are other vampires out there. Bad ones. Ancient, bloodthirsty, and powerful, these undead are really old school. They’ve captured one of the Watcher vamps and are torturing him for information. The only chance to save him is to infiltrate a major summit the baddies are holding on their own island. There will be mortals there, serving as butlers, maids, and various hired help. Drew had better brush up on her skills as a serving girl, because she’s about to go undercover… But, when their vampire prisoner turns out to be a gorgeous bad boy, Drew’s first mission quickly...more |
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The
world has fallen in love with Nick Gautier and the Dark-Hunters. Now
Nick’s saga continues in the next eagerly anticipated volume... Go to school. Get good grades. Stay out of trouble. That’s the mandate for most kids. But Nick Gautier isn’t the average teenager. He’s a boy with a destiny not even he fully understands. And his first mandate is to stay alive while everyone, even his own father, tries to kill him. He’s learned to annihilate zombies and raise the dead, divination and clairvoyance, so why is learning to drive such a difficulty? But that isn’t the primary skill he has to master. Survival is. And in order to survive, his next lesson makes all the others pale in comparison. He is on the brink of becoming either the greatest hero mankind has ever known. Or he’ll be the one who ends the world. With enemies new and old gathering forces, he will have to ...more |
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After
escaping the horrors of the Dark Dimension, Elena can′t wait to attend
Dalcrest College, the beautiful ivy-covered campus where her parents
met. Life with Stefan is better than ever, and even Damon seems
genuinely changed and is getting along with everyone. But moving away
from Fell′s Church doesn′t mean she and her friends are free from
danger. When students start to disappear from campus, suddenly every new
acquaintance is a potential enemy. Then Elena uncovers a long-hidden secret, one that shocks her to the core, and realizes tragedy may be unavoidable. |
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Hailed
as “impossible to put down,” the Hex Hall series has both critics and
teens cheering. With a winning combination of romance, action, magic and
humor, this third volume will leave readers enchanted. Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. Now Sophie is defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies—the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least that’s what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery. The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without her magic, Sophie isn’t as confident. Sophie’s bound for one hell of a ride—can she get her powers back before it’s too late? |
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The Compelled (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries, #6)
Control or be controlled . . . by L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec Stefan and Damon thought they knew evil. But nothing compares to Samuel, the ruthless vampire hell-bent on avenging Katherine's death by destroying the Salvatore brothers. Reeling from Samuel's latest attack, Stefan and Damon find help in the most unlikely of places—a secret coven of witches. Together they discover Samuel's plan is more sinister than they ever could have imagined. Their only hope is to stop him before he secures the power to control humans and vampires alike. If they fail, not only Stefan and Damon but all of London will fall victim to Samuel's spell. Based on the popular CW TV show inspired by the bestselling novels, Stefan's Diaries reveals the truth about what really happened between Stefan, Damon, and Katherine—and how the Vampire Diaries love triangle began. |
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A troubled soul. An impossible choice. A final battle. Wrestling with the werewolf curse pulsing deep inside of her, Grace Divine was finally able to find her brother, but it nearly cost her everything. With her boyfriend, Daniel, stuck in wolf form and Sirhan's death approaching, time is running out for Grace to stop Caleb Kalbi and his gang of demons. If she fails, her family and hometown will perish. Everything rests on Grace's shoulders. The final installment in The Dark Divine trilogy brings Daniel and Grace's love story to a breathtaking conclusion. |
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Even angels make mistakes in this page-turning epic romance... When her parents are murdered before her eyes, sixteen-year-old Helen Cartwright finds herself launched into an underground London where a mysterious organization called the Dictata controls the balance of good and evil. Helen learns that she is one of three remaining angelic descendants charged with protecting the world's past, present, and future. Unbeknownst to her, she has been trained her whole life to accept this responsibility. Now, as she finds herself torn between the angelic brothers protecting her and the devastatingly handsome childhood friend who wants to destroy her, she must prepare to be brave, to be hunted, and above all to be strong, because temptation will be hard to resist, even for an angel. Michelle Zink masterfully weaves historical fantasy with paranormal romance to create a gripping tale of love and betrayal. |
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Sixteen-year-old
Lex Bartleby has sucker-punched her last classmate. Fed up with her
punkish, wild behavior, her parents ship her off to upstate New York to
live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of
dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. But Uncle Mort’s true
occupation is much dirtier than that of shoveling manure. He’s a Grim Reaper. And he’s going to teach her the family business. Lex quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated entirely by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. Along with her infuriating yet intriguing partner Driggs and a rockstar crew of fellow Grim apprentices, Lex is soon zapping her Targets like a natural born Killer. Yet her innate ability morphs into an unchecked desire for justice—or is it vengeance?—whenever ...more |
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Fifteen-year-old
Billy Ballard is the kid that everyone picks on, from the school
bullies to the teachers. But things change drastically when Death tells
Billy he must stand in as Pestilence, the White Rider of the Apocalypse.
Now armed with a Bow that allows him to strike with disease from a
distance, Billy lashes out at his tormentors...and accidentally causes
an outbreak of meningitis. Horrified by his actions, Billy begs Death to
take back the Bow. For that to happen, says Death, Billy must track
down the real White Rider—who is lost in his memories. In his search, Billy travels through White Rider’s life: from ancient Phrygia, where the man called King Mita agrees to wear the White Rider’s Crown, to Sherwood Forest, where Pestilence figures out how to cheat Death; from the docks of Alexandria, where cartons of infested grain are being packed onto a ship that will carry the plague, to the Children’s Crusade in France—all the way to what may be the end of the world. more |
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In Trickster's Girl,
when Kesla's journey comes to an end, she pass the pouch and the quest
on to someone else. She picks Jason, a native boy she thinks will be
able to finish the job. But in fact, a family feud has cut Jason off
from his traditional roots, and he is even more doubtful and resistant
than Kesla was. But Raven, now a beautiful girl, is quite persuasive and
manages to convince Jason this is something not only that he can do,
but that he must if he wants to heal his family and the earth.
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Sixteen-year-old
Ephraim Scott is horrified when he comes home from school and finds his
mother unconscious at the kitchen table, clutching a bottle of pills.
The reason for her suicide attempt is even more disturbing: she thought
she’d identified Ephraim’s body at the hospital that day. Among his dead double’s belongings, Ephraim finds a strange coin—a coin that grants wishes when he flips it. With a flick of his thumb, he can turn his alcoholic mother into a model parent and catch the eye of the girl he’s liked since second grade. But the coin doesn’t always change things for the better. And a bad flip can destroy other people’s lives as easily as it rebuilds his own. The coin could give Ephraim everything he’s ever wanted—if he learns to control its power before his luck runs out. |
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Jana Oliver's third spellbinding Demon Trappers novel - following The Demon Trapper's Daughter and Soul Thief - brings all new thrills, as Riley Blackthorne takes on demons, love... and the future of the human race. The days are growing darker for 17-year-old demon trapper Riley Blackthorne. With her father’s reanimated body back safely, Beck barely speaking to her because of a certain hunky Fallen angel, and a freshly-made deal with Lucifer, she has enough on her hands to last a normal teenage lifetime. Though she bargained with Heaven to save his life, her ex-boyfriend Simon has told the Vatican’s Demon Hunters that she’s working with Hell. So now she’s in hiding, at the top of everyone’s most-wanted list. But it’s becoming clear that this is bigger than Riley, and rapidly getting out of control: something sinister is happening in Atlanta… or someone. The demons are working together for the first time ever and...more |
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Kate Winters has won immortality. But if she wants a life in the Underworld with Henry, she’ll have to fight for it. Becoming immortal wasn’t supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she’s as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he’s becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate’s coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans. As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future. Henry’s first wife, Persephone. |
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Vee Bell is certain of one irrefutable truth—her sister’s friend Sophie didn’t kill herself. She was murdered. Vee knows this because she was there. Everyone believes Vee is narcoleptic, but she doesn’t actually fall asleep during these episodes: When she passes out, she slides into somebody else’s mind and experiences the world through that person’s eyes. She’s slid into her sister as she cheated on a math test, into a teacher sneaking a drink before class. She learned the worst about a supposed “friend” when she slid into her during a school dance. But nothing could have prepared Vee for what happens one October night when she slides into the mind of someone holding a bloody knife, standing over Sophie’s slashed body. Vee desperately wishes she could share her secret, but who would believe her? It sounds so crazy that she can’t bring herself to tell her best friend, Rollins, let alone the police. Even if she could confide in Rollins, he has been acting off lately, more distant, especially now that she’s been spending more time with Zane. ..more |
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Finding your eternal soulmate - easy. Stopping a true-love-hungry evil - not so much… After breaking a centuries-old romantic curse, Emma Connor is (almost) glad to get back to normal problems. Although...it's not easy dealing with the jealous cliques and gossip that rule her exclusive Upper East Side prep, even for a sixteen-year-old newbie witch. Having the most-wanted boy in school as her eternal soul mate sure helps ease the pain-especially since wealthy, rocker-hot Brendan Salinger is very good at staying irresistibly close.... But something dark and hungry is using Emma and Brendan's deepest fears to reveal damaging secrets and destroy their trust in each other. And Emma's crash course in über-spells may not be enough to keep them safe…or to stop an inhuman force bent on making their unsuspected power its own. |
Monthly Must Haves
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Je suis venue baver un peu :o)
RépondreSupprimerOh, Sherrilyn Kenyon fait dans le YA aussi ?
As-tu eu l'occasion d'acquérir le premier roman YA de Keri Arthur (je ne me rappelle plus le nom - elle a déjà pas mal de sagas) ?
Anne Rice qui se lance dans le mythe du Loup-garou, je pense qu'il sera traduit et j'ai hâte de lire ça !
Non j'avoue être un peu dépassée en ce moment ^^
RépondreSupprimerPour Anne Rice, je sais que toute ce qu'elle a déjà écrit (Vampires + Mayfair va être retraduit, en GF puis en poche si je ne m'abuse :)
Je sais que tu es dépassée, c'est pour ça que j'ai spécifié "acquisition" ;o)
SupprimerEffectivement, je ne me tracasse pas pour la traduction du roman d'Anne Rice mais qu'ils fassent viiiiiiite, je vais manquer de sagas dédiés à mes très chers métamorphes tout bientôt :o(
J'vais finir par tenter la VO si ça continue...
Ou pire: je vais aller piocher dans la collection Nocturne chez Harlequin (je plaisante, j'ai retenu la leçon) --
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