Showing posts with label Argeneau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Argeneau. Show all posts

Thursday, March 22, 2012

WAITING FOR IT: Upcoming releases


WOW!! There are a slew of new books in series coming out in the next few days, weeks and months! Click Title FMI or to Pre-Order from Amazon. All Book Blurbs and pictures are from Amazon

OUT NEXT WEEK!

Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood) by JRWard
New American Library
March 27, 2012
Tohrment's story

Sacrificial Magic
by Stacia Kane
Del Rey/Random House
Original edition (March 27, 2012)
Del Rey; Original edition (March 27, 2012)

When Chess Putnam is ordered by a  crime boss—drug dealer—to use her powers 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.

Wicked as They Come (Blud)
Delilah S. Dawson
Pocket/Simon and Schuster
March 27, 2012
Once of the Best Books I have read all year. A MUST READ! MY REVIEW

APRIL & MAY RELEASES
Under a Vampire Moon: An Argeneau Novel
By Lynsay Sands
Avon April 24
Takes place on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia!

Charlaine Harris
Ace, May 1, 2012

JUNE
by Jaye Wells
Orbit (June 1, 2012)
The epic conclusion to the amazing Sabina Kane urban fantasy series.

Sabina Kane is on the hunt. Her prey: Cain, the father of the vampire race and the one who murdered her family and her friends. Unfortunately, Cain is hunting Sabina, too.
The one man who holds the key to defeating Cain is, of course, Abel. A mage with secrets to spare and, hopefully, the power to match it. Unfortunately, for Sabina, he's in Rome and may not want to be found.
Sabina sets out for Italy with her friends, Giguhl and Adam Lazarus, to track down the only man who can get her the revenge she hungers for. But will he help her or oppose her? And just who is Abel, really? Worst of all, when Sabina figures out the goddess Lilith has a plan for her-she realizes this trip is getting deadlier by the minute. As they say: when in Rome-SURVIVE.

Coreene Callahan
Montlake/Amazon: June 5, 2012

Homicide detective Angela Keen thrives on the city’s rough streets. But when she becomes the prize of all prizes in the dragon-shifter world due to her “high-energy” status, she gets more than she bargained for. Kidnapped by Lothair of the Razorback clan, Angela barely survives captivity before managing to escape. Hurt and alone with nowhere to hide, she faces certain death when Lothair uses the trace energy she leaves in her wake to hunt her down. But before he can reach her, a mystery dragon-shifter intervenes and saves Angela’s life.
Now a guest of the Nightfury clan, Angela regains her strength as her rescuer, Rikar, the last living frost dragon, gradually breaks down her mistrust. Surrendering to her desire for Rikar, but still uncertain of her feelings, Angela goes against his wishes and agrees to be used as bait to lure Lothair into the open. As the battle commences, the true struggle comes from within: Will Angela return home to the life she loves, or forsake it all to be with Rikar?

by Laurell K. Hamilton
Berkely/Penguin June 5, 2012

When a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it’s up to U.S. Marshal Anita Blake to find her. And when she does, she’s faced with something she’s never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people—kids, grandparents, soccer moms—all recently turned and willing to die to avoid serving a master. And where there’s one martyr, there will be more…
But even vampires have monsters that they’re afraid of. And Anita is one of them…

Mary Janice Davidson
Berkley/Penguin June 5, 2012



There's no description yet, but I hope it is an improvement over the last installment in the series.
I left the photo out of the montage.

by Stacia Kane
June 26 DelRey/Random House
 
by Jeaniene Frost
Avon (June 26, 2012)
The Vlad Tepesh story we have all been asking for!

AUGUST
by Chloe Neill
New American Library
August 7, 2012
Who  isn't dying to find out what goes on at Cadogan House?


Have I missed something? What are YOU waiting for? Do you have something coming out that I missed?


Monday, March 5, 2012

UNDER A VAMPIRE MOON & VACATION IDEAS ANYONE?

I fell in love with Lynsay Sands' Argeneau Vampire series because these vampires, despite obscene wealth are down to earth.  AND, Lynsay gives the absolute best explanation for vampirism ever, ever, ever (nanotechnology!).


Here is a note from her March newsletter on her next book: UNDER A VAMPIRE MOON out in April:


The next book scheduled to be released in late April is the sixteenth installment in the Argeneau series called Under A Vampire Moon. It's Marguerite's son, Christian Notte's turn. I had a lot of fun writing his story as we got to meet more of the Notte family and see Christian work his magic on the violin and Caro.
Gros Piton, St. Lucia, seen from the Ladera Ho...
Gros Piton, St. Lucia, seen from the Ladera Hotel restaurant Image via Wikipedia
I vacationed in St. Lucia, where Under A Vampire Moon takes place, with my sisters a few years ago. The people were amazingly nice and the waitstaff and drivers were all very sweet. We had a great time. And if you read this book then I will say this... I wasn't exaggerating about the steepness of those hills to the villas. I was always pleasantly relieved every time our van successfully dropped us off without rolling backwards or toppling over in a particularly steep area. I swear if you slipped and started to roll end over end down those inclines there would be nothing to slow you down except perhaps a tourist or two... and possibly a van. The one pro to the hills was if you made it all the way up to your villa on your own two feet without having a heat stroke or rolling back down again , you would have worked off any calories you ingested that day. If you have the opportunity to go away on vacation this year and you want to visit someplace warm and friendly then I'd recommend it.
www.lynsaysands.net/newsletters
Thanks for the travel tip.  My husband and I are looking for a super romantic place to spend our thirtieth anniversary. 

Anyone out there other than Lynsay been to St. Lucia?   Anyone other ideas for romantic anniversary vacations?

Saint Lucia Le Sport resort Author: Jim G via Wikipedia
And from her website the synopsis and a note.
Christian Notte's story, the sixteenth book in the Argeneau series is set on an island paradise called St. Lucia. After a bad relationship and an even worse divorce, Carolyn decides to go on a long overdue and much needed vacation with the 'girls'. Only the rest of the vacationers didn't get the memo. Around every corner there seems to be another couple celebrating their honeymoon or anniversary and the few single men she does see are far too young to even consider, including an irresistibly attractive rock violinist she meets. It's really too bad he's so young but in the end it doesn't matter because according to his cousin, Giacinta, women in general aren't Christian's type.

But there's a catch, Christian needs Carolyn's help. He needs her to be his beard (to play the part of his fake girlfriend) for the week to appease his 'machismo' family. Carolyn just can't seem to say No and decides to help Gia's cousin. The only problem is that being around Christian and acting like they are a loving couple is wreaking havoc on her emotions. Carolyn's thoughts keep drifting back to places they shouldn't, like kissing his full lips or feeling his broad shoulders under her fingertips... good lord, she's in trouble.

AUTHOR'S NOTE
All I can say is that this is my favourite Argeneau story to date. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
LynsaySands.net