Franny's Favorite September Releases

	The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling Release Date: September 27 When Barry Fairweather dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behin...more
	The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Release Date: September 18 “There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead a...more
	Outpost by Ann Aguirre Release Date: September 4 Deuce’s whole world has changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. She doesn’t fit in wit...more
	Rapture by J.R. Ward Release Date: September 25 Mels Carmichael, reporter for the Caldwell Courier Journal, gets the shock of her life when a man stumbles in front of her car outside the local cemetery. After the accident, his amnesia is just the k...more
	An Apple for the Creature by Charlaine Harris Release Date: September 4 Includes a never-before-published Sookie Stackhouse story!What could be scarier than the first day of school? How about a crash course in the paranormal from Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, ed...more
	Run the Risk by Lori Foster Release Date: September 25 When Detective Logan Riske goes undercover to find Pepper Yates, a potential link to his best friend's unsolved murder, he vows to gain her cooperation by any means necessary. But the elusive beauty i...more
	All He Ever Needed by Shannon Stacey Release Date: September 10 Born to Roam Mitch Kowalski lives out of a suitcase—and he likes it that way. Traveling for work has the added bonus of scaring off women who would otherwise try to tie him down. But when he’s called...more
	The Undead In My Bed by Katie MacAlister Release Date: September 25 A sizzling vampire romance anthology featuring enticing novellas from beloved and bestselling authors Katie MacAlister, Jessica Sims, and Molly Harper. In “Shades of Gray” by Katie MacAlister, Noelle...more
	Something Witchy This Way Comes by H.P. Mallory Release Date: September 25 A witch’s work is never done, and in bestselling author H. P. Mallory’s mesmerizing new novel, Jolie Wilkins finds that the real magic is only just beginning.  For smart and sexy witch Jolie Wilkins, ...more
	A Tale of Two Vampires by Katie MacAlister Release Date: September 4 Time isn’t always on a vampire’s side.... Iolanthe Tennyson has had a very bad year—due in part to the very bad men in her life. So she’s accepted her cousin’s invitation to spend the summer in Austr...more
	Coveted by Stephanie Nelson Release Date: September 1
	Supernatural Born Killers by Casey Daniels Release Date: September 4 Former cemetery tour guide and reluctant medium Pepper Martin is thrilled when she gets her job back—with a promotion. But her new position is turning out to be more than she can handle, especially wi...more
	Lifestyles of the Rich and Undead by Katie MacAlister Release Date: September 1 A delightful e-short story from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Katie MacAlister, featuring the vampire hero of her novella "Shades of Gray," from the upcoming Pocket Books paranormal ...more
	A Day Away by Nora Roberts Release Date: September 25 One Summer A summer spent traveling across America with brooding photojournalist Shade Colby was not celebrity photographer Bryan Mitchell's idea of a dream assignment. She found Shade to be arroga...more
	Blade Song by J.C. Daniels Release Date: September 1 Kit Colbana—half breed, assassin, thief, jack of all trades—has a new job: track down the missing ward of one of the local alpha shapeshifters. It should be a piece of cake. So why is she so nervous?...more
	Percy Jackson And The Sea Of Monsters by Rick Riordan Release Date: September 4 Seventh grade has been surprisingly quiet for Percy Jackson.. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmate...more
	Personal Demon by Susan Sizemore Release Date: September 25 Vampire Enforcer Christopher Bell is in Chicago to investigate rumors of a revolution, but when he comes across vampire hunter Ivy Bailey being followed through dark streets, what he finds is a ghost ...more
	Dead Statues by Tim O'Rourke Release Date: September 1 'Dead Statues' (Kiera Hudson Series Two) Book 3 coming September 2012!...more
	Blackwater Brides by Jane Feather Release Date: September 18 A boxed set that includes all three romantic tales in New York Times bestseller Jane Feather's sexy and scintillating Blackwater Brides trilogy. Includes Rushed to the altar, A Wedding Wager, An Unsui...more

Franny's Favorite August Releases

August is another BIG month as far as book releases go. Squee!!! I am uber excited! My personal FAVORITES are highlighted in BLUE:

	Biting Cold by Chloe Neill Release Date: August 7 Turned into a vampire against her will, twenty-eight-year-old Merit found her way into the dark circle of Chicago’s vampire underground, where she learned there was more to supernaturals than met the ...more
	The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow Release Date: August 7 Emma Bannon, Prime sorceress in the service of the Empire, has a mission: to protect Archibald Clare, a failed, unregistered mentath. His skills of deduction are legendary, and her own sorcery is not ...more
	Widow’s Web by Jennifer Estep Release Date: August 21 I used to murder people for money, but these days it’s more of a survival technique. Once an assassin, always an assassin. So much for being plain old Gin Blanco. With every lowlife in Ashland gunnin...more
	The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan Release Date: August 14 What dangers do runaway demigods Luke and Thalia face on their way to Camp Half-Blood? Are Percy and Annabeth up to the task of rescuing stolen goods from a fire-breathing giant who doesn't take kindl...more
	Foretold by Richelle Mead Release Date: August 28 Have you ever been tempted to look into the future? To challenge predictions? To question fate?It's human nature to wonder about life's twists and turns. But is the future already written—or do you ha...more
	Kitty Steals the Show by Carrie Vaughn Release Date: August 1 Kitty has been tapped as the keynote speaker for the First International Conference on Paranatural Studies, taking place in London. The conference brings together scientists, activists, protestors, an...more
	Endgame by Ann Aguirre Release Date: August 28 REGRET NOTHING. Sirantha Jax has the J-gene, which permits her to “jump” faster-than-light ships through grimspace. She loves nothing more than that rush, but the star roads have to wait… Her final ...more
	Third Blood by Kalayna Price Release Date: August 1 Going home after five years is difficult. It's harder still if you've changed species in the interim. Kita Nekai, once the smallest shifter in Firth but now the newest vampire in the city of Haven, h...more
	Seawitch by Kat Richardson Release Date: August 7 A quarter century ago, the Seawitch cruised away from her dock and disappeared with everyone on board. Now, the boat has mysteriously returned to her old berth in Seattle and the insurance company has...more
	Two Weeks' Notice by Rachel Caine Release Date: August 7 After dying and being revived with the experimental drug Returne, Bryn Davis is theoretically free to live her unlife—with regular doses to keep her going. But Bryn knows that the government has every...more
	Stranger in the Moonlight by Jude Deveraux Release Date: August 28 An enchanting new contemporary romance set in Edilean, about two childhood friends who are reunited after years apart, only to discover that the spark they felt even as kids still remains... When Kim...more
	Blade Song by J.C. Daniels Release Date: August 1 Kit Colbana—half breed, assassin, thief, jack of all trades—has a new job: track down the missing ward of one of the local alpha shapeshifters. It should be a piece of cake. So why is she so nervous?...more
	Immortally Yours by Angie Fox Release Date: August 28 IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE GODS…  No one patches up the incoming wounded like Dr. Petra Robichaud. Recruited by the gods for her uncanny medical skills, she’s the best M*A*S*H surgeon in the army. Along ...more
	Precinct 13 by Tate Hallaway Release Date: August 7 Recent college grad Alex Conner is thrilled to have landed a job as the Hughes County coroner/medical examiner in Pierre, South Dakota. But when her first day on the job ends with a missing corpse, Al...more
	Blame It On Texas by Christie Craig Release Date: August 28 Zoe Adams has always been content with her quiet nights at home, watching TV alone-until her life turns into a real-life episode of Unsolved Mystery Hunters. The story of a kidnapped girl triggers une...more
	Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood Release Date: August 7 In the new contemporary romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood, a detective and a lawyer are falling in love— and making a federal case out of it.When FBI agent Grayson Kincai...more
	Blood Bath & Beyond by Michelle Rowen Release Date: August 7 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...more
	Close Enough to Touch by Victoria Dahl Release Date: August 28 Can a city girl make it in the wild, wild West? For makeup artist Grace Barrett, Hollywood is less the land of golden opportunity and more the land of difficult divas, cheating boyfriends and unemploy...more
	Dying For You by MaryJanice Davidson Release Date: August 7 Collected in this anthology of death-defying passion are four of MaryJanice Davidson’s wildest novellas of paranormal romance, featuring an amorous ghost, a witch and witch-hunter, a love-struck psych...more
	Biting Oz by Mary Hughes Release Date: August 14 Real vampires do musicals. Biting Love, Book 5 Gunter Marie “Junior” Stieg is stuck selling sausage for her folks in small-town Meiers Corners. Until one day she’s offered a way out—the chance to pl...more
	Feels Like Home by Vicki Lewis Thompson Release Date: August 1 City slicker Rafe Locke is no cowboy. When he arrives at the Last Chance Ranch for his brother’s wedding, Rafe refuses to buy into the whole cowboy “thing.” That is, until he sees engineer Meg Seymour...more

Retro Hunk Hump Day

I've seen many bloggers posting weekly Mancandy and hunky photos.  The running theme being HOTT men of today.  It made me think of the men who were drooled over in the past.  Hence the birth of Retro Hunk Hump Day.  I have chosen Maxwell Caulfied, best known for his role in Grease 2 as the first installment to this weekly post.  *swoon*

Craved - Book 1 in the Gwen Sparks series is FREE all day today!

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of Craved! Stephanie Nelson has put together a huge giveaway in celebration. Second, in celebration Stephanie Nelson has made Craved Free all day today! And third, Stephanie Nelson'll be on Blog Talk Radio Today for an interview!

 

Craved - Book 1 in the Gwen Sparks Series

WITCH FOUND DRAINED

Gwen Sparks just wants to live a peaceful life in the supernatural town of Flora, but from the moment she read about the first murdered witch, all hope of peace was abandoned. Possessing the rare ability to read the memories of dead, she volunteers to help catch the culprit behind the string of drained witches. Gwen has to team up with the one man who broke her heart, deal with a ghost who pulls her into the deathly realm at will, and a fight off the advances of sexy but frustrating vampire who not only craves what runs through her veins—he wants her heart. 


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Deceived - Book 2 in the Gwen Sparks Series

The vampire drug, brew, nearly ruined Gwen Sparks’ life. Just when things started to get back to normal between her and Aiden, she is summoned by the North American Witches Council to their central city of Moon. A war is imminent between vampires and witches, and Gwen’s experiences with brew are being used to fuel the fire. She is about to discover just how powerful she is with the help of the ruggedly handsome Angel of Death and just how far some people will go to get what they want. Gwen is going to learn exactly what it means to be Deceived.

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Coveted - Book 3 in the Gwen Sparks Series

Coveted will be releasing Fall 2012. To stay updated on its progress, follow me on FACEBOOK.

 

 

Review: Keeping Secret

Keeping Secret by Sierra Dean

My rating: 5 of 5 stars





Release Date: July 10, 2012
Publisher: Samhain
Author’s Website: http://www.sierradean.com/
My Source for This Book: Amazon
Part of a Series: Yes, Book 4, Secret McQueen
Series Best Read In Order: Yes
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Official Blurb:

Something old, something blue, something deadly…what else is new?

Secret McQueen, Book 4

It’s a nice day for a white wedding. At least that’s what Secret McQueen is hoping for, with her poofy-princess-dress marriage to a werewolf king looming closer and closer by the day. But as ever, nothing can be that easy for a vampire/werewolf hybrid for whom someone still harbors a death wish.


Summoned to the south by her werewolf uncle, who makes no bones about the fact her mate bond with Lucas doesn’t pass muster, Secret learns her furry heritage looks more like a tangled vine than a family tree. Getting her royal uncle’s blessing hinges on finding one of the missing twigs. Even with vampire sentry Holden Chancery at her side, she manages to land up to her neck in a swamp of trouble.

As an assassin’s scope zeroes in, family dramas boil up and a fast-collapsing love square threatens to bury her alive, making it to the church on time could be the least of Secret’s problems.

Warning: Contains a grumpy bride who shouldn’t be wearing wedding white, a motley crew of bridesmaids, a dangerous scenic drive in the woods and a smoking-hot trio of suitors who might be too scorching to touch.

What I think:

KEEPING SECRET is the BEST installment in this series so far. I'm still suffering from a book hangover. I stayed up until 1:46 a.m. reading KEEPING SECRET. I was so pumped after I finished, that I started another book and had to force myself to go to bed around 3:30 a.m. The book lingered on in my sleep and I dreamed an alternate ending for one particular character. I still was not happy with the alternate ending I created. I'm mad at a few characters, and heartbroken for others. Waiting for the next installment is going to be excruciating.

If you have read my reviews on Books 1, 2, and 3, you will notice that there were a few things I was unhappy about, but something about the story continued to lure me into reading more. I'm delighted I continued on because the lukewarm feel from the first book, developed into piping hot by this most recent installment. The Secret McQueen books are relatively inexpensive. If you enjoy Urban Fantasy with a twist of romance, you will not regret your investment.

Secret McQueen Series – Published with Samhain Publishing