"Waiting On" Wednesday: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, breaking the spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

Sookie Stackhouse #11

Hardcover: 336 pages

Publisher: Ace Hardcover (May 3, 2011)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0441020313

ISBN-13: 978-0441020317

With her knack for being in trouble’s way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte’s, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. But Sookie suspects otherwise and she and Sam work together to uncover the culprit – and the twisted motive for the attack. But her attention is divided. Though she can’t ‘read’ vampires, Sookie knows her lover Eric Northman and his ‘child’ Pam well – and she realizes that they are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, she is drawn into the plot -which is much more complicated than she knows. Caught up in the politics of the vampire world, Sookie will learn that she is as much of a pawn as any ordinary human – and that there is a new Queen on the board . . .

Countdown to This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

There are no new paranormal releases today but Countdown to the fifth novel in Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series, This Side of the Grave, is kicking off today at Reading Between the Wines with fun posts, guest posts and giveaways. Stop on by!

Cover of the Week - February 7th, 2011

Bound by Darkness

by Alex Morgan

Paladins of Darkness #7

The seventh book in the sexy contemporary paranormal romance series featuring the Paladins, immortal warriors who willingly die repeatedly in an eternal battle to protect humanity—and the women they love.

Sasha is a woman on a mission. With a volatile situation in Seattle where the warriors have abandoned protocol by offering sanctuary to their Kalith enemy, Sasha needs to restore order—and prove herself to her well-respected Regent father. But when she meets Larem, her valiant and handsome new Kalith bodyguard, all of her preconceived notions about his kind crumble and what once seemed so black and white is suddenly very gray. And after she finds herself directly in the crossfire between the Regents and the Paladins, Sasha must choose to stand behind her father or beside the warrior she loves.


Release: April 26th, 2011

I've had this series sitting in my TBR pile for about a year now, I really need to get to it by the looks of this cover! You know what they say about the size of a man's sword....yeah neither do I. 

Review: Sin Undone by Larissa Ione

Sin Undone

Demonica Book 5

Larissa Ione

Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 0446556815
ISBN-13: 978-0446556811

August 24, 2010

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As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she’ll die before she’ll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin’s innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence.

Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she’s no stranger: He’s bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld’s most wanted and Con soon learns he’s the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.

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5 Loveys

 Sin Undone is an emotional roller coaster with action and suspense masterfully woven into the fabric of the story. Layer upon layer of plot & sub-plots will make this a one sitting read, you won’t be able to put it down, it is insanely addictive. There’s a deadly warg plague, a warg civil war and a new type of warg, unrest between the Aieg, assassins, and a government agency wanting to exterminate the entire warg species, oh and a mysterious horse man.

Sin & Con have a very tense and sexual relationship of love and hate. They both have big walls that will need to be taken down to find their HEA. The rest of the Sems brothers also make numerous appearances which is no surprise because this family looks out for one another, no many how much Sin is against it.

The last chapter ended beautifully and tied up all the loose ends for the series. I am so sad that it’s over but we will see more of the Demonica world in Larissa’s new series Lords of Deliverance, which I am waiting none too patiently for. The four-horse men sound wickedly good, starting with Ares/War in Eternal Rider. 

Review: Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione

Ecstasy Unveiled

Demonica, Book 4

Larissa Ione 

Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages

Publisher: Forever; 1 edition (February 1, 2010)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0446556823

ISBN-13: 978-0446556828

A DEMON ENSLAVED

Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master's assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister's life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he'll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission. 

AN ANGEL TEMPTED

Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting. She's determined to thwart her wickedly handsome adversary by any means necessary-even if that means risking her vow of eternal chastity. But what begins as a simple seduction soon turns into a passion that leaves both angel and demon craving complete surrender.

Torn between duty and desire, Lore and Idess must join forces as they battle their attraction for each other. Because an enemy from the past is rising again-one hellbent on vengeance and unthinkable destruction.

5 Loveys

Another extraordinary, fantastic, phenomenal, fabulously wicked addition to Larissa Ione’s Demonica series!

Ecstasy Unveiled is an incredibly dark and sexy tale about the newest Sem brother Lore and the Angel Idess who is working to make her way to Heaven. Taking you on a thrilling ride across the country, back to UGH, into Sheoul and Heaven as well, Ione continues with her incredible world building and character development, you have no trouble imagining the scenes in your head while devouring this novel. Riveting action and surprises that all add up to a serious page-tuner.

My favorite part?  Lores not too shabby himself, but Eidolon shows up a lot in Ecstasy Unveiled. He does so make my heart flutter. =)