Busy Girls Read Less: April, May and June

Wow! I had not updated my list since Early April. I read another 61 pieces. An asterisk marks shorter pieces. This brings me up to 135 in 174 days. How do we compare?   I also reviewed several Movies: Coco Before Chanel, Sucker Punch, My Week with Marilyn, The Avengers, Dark Shadows.

1.     A Sliver of Shadow,  Alison Pang

2.     A Blood Seduction,  Pamela Palmer

3.     Darkest Caress,   Kaylea Cross

4.     Where There’s Smoke,  Karen Kelley

5.     Shaman, Healer, Heretic,   M. Terry Green

6.     Beneath the Skin,  Lauren Dane *

7.     ENEMIES AND PLAYMATES, Darcia Helle

8.     Under a Vampire Moon,   Lyndsay Sands

9.     Shadow Magic, Donna Grant

10. Stuck With You,   Trish Jensen

11. The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf,  Molly Harper

12. Bared to You,  Sylvia Day

13. Elijah,  Jacquelyn Frank

14. Dark Kiss of Rapture,  Sylvia Day *

15. Big Game,  CJ Ellison

16. Hearts in Darkness,  Laura Kaye *

17. Revelation,   Lauren Dane *

18. The Lady is a Vamp, Lynsay Sands

19. Catch, Annie Nicholas

20. The Afterlife Club, Jude Ryan

21. Deadlocked,   Charlaine Harris

22. North of Need,  Laura Kaye

23. The Claimed,   Caridad Pifiero

24. Home,   Stacia Kane*

25. A Vampire for Christmas, Felicity Heaton*

26. Make Me, Parker Blue

27. Chasing Magic, Stacia Kane

28. Summoning the Night,  Jenn Bennett
29. Evil Dark,  Justin Gustainis

30. Tears of Crimson,  Michelle Hughes

31. Captured by Moonlight,  Nancy Gideon

32. The Mane Event,  Shelley Laurentson

33. Darkness Becomes Her, Jaime Rush

34. Fifty Shades, E.L.James

35. Fifty Shades Darker,  E.L.James

36. Fifty Shades Freed, E.L.James

37. Much Ado About Vampires,  
Katie MacAlister

38. Damian,   Jacquelyn Frank

39. Capitol Magic,   Mindy Klasky*

40. Edge of Passion,   Tina Folsom

41. Seduced by the Vampire King, Laura Kaye*

42. Kiss the Dead,  Laurell K Hamilton

43. The Witch is Back, HP Mallory

44. Fury of Ice, Coreene Callahan

45. What Happens in Vegas After Dark, Anthology

46. Blue Blooded Vamp, Jaye Wells

47. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,  Rachel Joyce

48. Somebody Like You,  Candis Terry

49. But I deserve this Chocolate, Susan Albers PsyD (reference)

50. Finding Magic,  Stacia Kane*

51. Sunshine,  Robin McKinley

52. War of the Gods,  Lizzy Ford (three Novellas in Omnibus)

53. Princeps, LE Modesitt, Jr.
54. Hollows Insider  Kim Harrison
55. Shaman, Friend, Enemy,   M. Terry Green
56. The Darkest Day, Britt Bury (review not yet posted)
57. Pinterest for Dummies, Kelbie Carr  (review not yet posted)
58. Dragon Justice, Laura Anne Gilman  (review not yet posted)
59. Sacred Surrender, Ava Riley*
60. Wishful Thinking, Gabi Stevens
61. Beauty, Laurell K. Hamilton*

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Seriously Serial? What are your favorites?

What are your favorite book series?? In no particular order mine are:

Author	Series
Charlaine Harris	Sookie Stackhouse/ Southern Vampire Mysteries
Chloe Neill	Chicagoland Vampires
Molly Harper	Jane Madison—Nice Girls Don't
Lynsay Sands	Argeneau Series
Stacia Kane	Chess Putnam/Downside
MaryJanice Davidson	Queen Betsy
J.R. Ward	Black Dagger Brotherhood
Laurell K. Hamilton	Anita Blake Vampire Hunter
Laurell K. Hamilton	Meredith Gentry
MLN Hanover	Black Sun's Daughter
Kim Harrison	Rachel Armstrong
Lara Adrian	Midnight Breed
Allison Pang	Abby Sinclair
Patricia Briggs	Mercedes Thompson
Jeaniene Frost	Night Huntress Night Huntress World Night Prince

And more!

I say that because I know I left some out.

Covers go to Amazon.  BITING COLD, UNDEAD AND UNSTABLE, and ONCE BURNED are preorders

Ninety-Four Days and What Have I Read?

It has nothing to do with anything but it is cute.

Between January 1 and February 16 (the first 47 days of the year) I had read 41 books. I listed them in WHAT ARE YOU READING? WHAT HAVE YOU READ?

From February 17 to April 2 (46 days) I read 35 more. I seem to be slowing down as I've only read 77 books now in the first 94 days of this year.

Each Title is linked to it's post.  There should be a Affiliate link for each one in the post. If there isn't it means I feel I could suggest that you purchase the book.

Have you read any of these? Did you enjoy them? What are you reading now?

FEBRUARY 17

1. Lover Revealed by JR Ward

2. Royal Street by Suzanne Johnson

3. Forbidden Fantasies by Jadie Griffin (short)

4. Lover Unbound by JR Ward

5. A Kiss of Pride by Sandra Hill

6. Fury of Fire by Coreene Callahan

7. Lover Enshrined by JR Ward

8. Fair Game by Pat Briggs

9. Nice Girls Don’s Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper

10. The House of the Wind by Titiana Hardie

11. A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

12. The Hollows Insider by Kim Harrison

13. Lover Avenged by JR Ward

14. Lover Mine by JR Ward

15. In The Flesh by Julia R. Barrett (short)

16. Lover Unleashed by JR Ward

17. Wicked Weekend by Gillian Archer

18. Motor City Mage by Cindy Spencer Pape

19. Forgiven by Jana Oliver

20. Witchful Thinking by HP Mallory

21. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

22. The Hunt by CJ Ellison

23. Wicked as They Come by Delilah S. Dawson

24. Wide Open by Deb Coates

25. Sacrificial Magic by Stacia Kane

26. Cursed by Susan Abel Sullivan Short Collection

27. The Werewolf’s Wife by Michelle Hauf

28. Timeless by Gail Carriger

29. Dark Frost by Jennifer Estep

30. Lover Reborn by JR Ward

31. Safeword: Matte by Candace Blevins Shortish

32. Taken by Selena Kitt Very short

33. Holding the Cards by Joey W. Hill Novella

34. Getting Over Mr. Right by Chrissy Manby

35. Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa REVIEWED TODAY at FANGSWANDSANDFAIRYDUST.COM

36. A Rush of Darkness by Allison Pang Reviewed April 4 at FANGSWANDSANDFAIRYDUST.COM

APRIL 3

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!

Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 12)

Charlaine Harris

Ace, May 1, 2012

JUNE

Blue-Blooded Vamp (Sabina Kane)

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.

Fury of Ice (Dragonfury Series #2)

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?

Kiss the Dead

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…

Undead and Unstable

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.

Chasing Magic

by Stacia Kane

June 26 DelRey/Random House

 

Once Burned (Night Prince, Book 1)

by Jeaniene Frost

Avon (June 26, 2012)

The Vlad Tepesh story we have all been asking for!

AUGUST

Biting Cold: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel

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?

Heroines: Who Do You Love?

What makes a heroine, or a hero for that matter?  Sometimes we say that heroes are the ones who run towards the battle instead of from it. But there also needs to be a greater good involved, usually the saving of something, a puppy, a person or people, the world/galaxy/universe.  I think it also has to be that things don't just happen to the person and they dig their way out. There has to be some intent of putting others before self. I also like imperfect people acting heroically.  You don't have to be a saint to be a heroine.

As I read and reviewed FORGIVEN by Jana Oliver yesterday for today's post on Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust,  my thoughts strayed to heroines I like.  Stacia Kane's Chess Putnam (Sacrificial Magic, out in June!!!)  is in a poll right now and that made me think, also, about which are my favorite heroines.  

WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE HEROINES?

I am fickle in that my favorite is probably whoever I am reading at the moment.  But right now I would say these are my five six faves in the Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy Genres:

• Chess Putnam from Stacia Kane's Downsider series
• Riley Blackthorne from Jana Oliver's Demon Trappers series
• Rachel Morgan from The Hollows series by Kim Harrison
• Jayné Heller from the Black Sun's Daughter series by MLN Hanover
• Mercy Thompson by Pat Briggs' eponymous Mercy Thompson Novels
• Chloe Neill's Meritt, Cadogan House Sentinel from the Chicagoland Vampires

I also like Jaye Wells' Sabina Kane.

 (Photo credit: nette1274)

And of Laurell K. Hamilton's heroines I prefer Merry Gentry over Anita Blake. 

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