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Stacking the Shelves #47
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Giveaway – Concours

Initiation (Chroniques de Bonfire, 1) – Imogen Rose

Bienvenue à l’Académie Bonfire!

Située au pied des montagnes alpines de St. Moritz, cette école privée et huppée est ouverte à un type particulier d’élèves. Ce lycée privé surnaturel est peuplé d’élèves du monde entier provenant de la crème de la crème de la société. Ils ont la chance…et la malchance de descendre des familles les plus puissantes de la terre.

La règle est simple: Ne Faire Confiance à Personne. 

Thank you so much Karina!

Kiss Of Steel (London Steampunk, 1) – Bec McMaster


When Nowhere Is Safe

Most people avoid the dreaded Whitechapel district. For Honoria Todd, it’s the last safe haven. But at what price?

Blade is known as the master of the rookeries—no one dares cross him. It’s been said he faced down the Echelon’s army single-handedly, that ever since being infected by the blood-craving he’s been quicker, stronger, and almost immortal.

When Honoria shows up at his door, his tenuous control comes close to snapping. She’s so…innocent. He doesn’t see her backbone of steel—or that she could be the very salvation he’s been seeking.

Tarnished Knight (London Steampunk, 1.5) – Bec McMaster

In the steam-fuelled world of Victorian London, vampires, werewolves and slasher gangs stalk the night and a man made partly of metal is about to discover just how far he’ll go to protect the woman he loves…

After a vicious vampire attack left him struggling to leash the dark urges of the craving virus, John “Rip” Doolan thinks he’s finally starting to master the darkness within. The only thing that threatens to shatter his hard-won control is Esme, his closest friend and the only woman he’s ever wanted. If the stubborn beauty ever realized precisely what was going through his mind, their friendship would be ruined.

For six months, Esme has waited for Rip to recover and take her as his thrall, not daring to hope for more. Too afraid to put her heart on the line, she is devastated when Rip reveals that he never had any intentions of making her his.

But when a savage gang of Slashers start causing havoc in Whitechapel, Rip and Esme have no choice. They must face up to the depth of the passion that burns between them and forge a new relationship…or risk losing each other forever.

 Angelopolis (Angelology, 2) – Danielle Trusson

A decade has passed since Verlaine saw Evangeline alight from the Brooklyn Bridge, the sight of her new wings a betrayal that haunts him still. Now an elite angel hunter for the Society of Angelology, he pursues his mission with single-minded devotion: to capture, imprison, and eliminate her kind.

But when Evangeline suddenly appears on a twilit Paris street, Verlaine finds her nature to be unlike any of the other creatures he so mercilessly pursues, casting him into a spiral of doubt and confusion that only grows when she is abducted before his eyes by a creature who has topped the society’s most-wanted list for more than a century. The ensuing chase drives Verlaine and his fellow angelologists from the shadows of the Eiffel Tower to the palaces of St. Petersburg and deep into the provinces of Siberia and the Black Sea coast, where the truth of Evangeline’s origins—as well as forces that could restore or annihilate them all—lie in wait.

Conceived against an astonishing fresh tableau of history and science, Angelopolis plumbs Russia’s imperial past, modern genetics, and ancient depictions of that most potent angelic appearance—the Annunciation of Gabriel—in a high-octane tale of abduction, treasure seeking, and divine warfare as the fate of humanity once again hangs in the balance.

 Bitter Disenchantment (Coveted 0.4) – Shawntelle Madison

Werewolf Natalya Stravinsky’s outspoken sidekick, Aggie McClure, is featured in this prequel novella. Before Agatha set foot in South Toms River, New Jersey, she had the fight of her life to face. Destined to be the alpha female over her Manhattan pack, Aggie was fully prepared to take on her role until her father arranges a marriage without her consent. She wants out–but the only way is with money–something her new controlling husband won’t give her to escape. But such odds never kept a wolf like Aggie down. To sever the twisted tie, she finds herself pitted against raging wood nymphs and backstabbing brownies in an underground supernatural fighting ring. With every victory, the sweet taste of freedom is closer, but her husband isn’t willing to let her go that easily. Until the very end, Aggie must fight for the one thing she’s never had: a choice.

Le Tourment des Aurores (Anges d’Apocalypse, 1) – Stephane Soutoul

Deux corps pour une seule âme. Impossible selon vous ? C’est pourtant le fardeau que j’endure suite à la malédiction lancée par un sorcier. Tout ça parce que j’ai eu le cran de refuser ses avances. Pour la peine, je l’ai tué, mais en attendant quelle plaie ! La nuit, je suis Famine, l’un des quatre cavaliers de l’apocalypse, et ex-meurtrière qui s’est reconvertie dans la profession de garde du corps. Et lorsque vient le jour, je me trouve coincée avec l’identité de Samantha, une lycéenne des plus ordinaires. Comme si je n’avais pas déjà suffisamment d’ennuis avec deux vies à mener de front, la Cour des sorciers de Toronto vient de me confier la protection de son lord. Il faut dire que certains de ses dissidents se sont mis en tête de le supprimer. Cette fois-ci, je n’ai pas le droit à l’erreur, même si mon côté humain a choisi le mauvais moment pour s’enticher d’un étrange garçon, le genre craquant, mais véritable nid à problèmes… Je vous le dis : pas facile de gérer deux existences à la fois !

Shapeshifted (Edie Spence, 3) – Cassie Alexander

Nurse Edie Spence is once again called upon to save a life…and this time, it’s personal. Can her new community of zombies, vampires, and shapeshifters come to her rescue when she needs them most?

When Edie was fired from her paranormal nursing job at County Hospital, her whole world came crashing down. Now she’s is once again shaken to her core. Her mother is deathly ill and there’s only one thing that will save her: vampire blood. But with the paranormal community shunning Edie, where can she obtain it…without losing her own life in the process?


Kept by Shawntelle Madison
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Coveted, Book 2

Synopsis: Fresh from defending her pack in battle, Natalya Stravinsky, a whip-smart werewolf with a lovable neurotic streak, wants a little rest and relaxation. Once an outcast, she’s now eager to rejoin the ranks of her New Jersey pack, and has even gotten a handle on her obsessive urge to hoard holiday ornaments. Yet Nat barely has time to revel in her progress before the next crisis comes howling at her door.


Nat’s father has suddenly gone missing, captured by the Russian werewolf mafia. And as Nat steps up to save her dad from a mob boss’s deadly game, two men step in to play another round for her heart: her gorgeous alpha ex-boyfriend, Thorn, and her new flame, the sweetly sensitive wizard Nick. With her life growing more harried by the minute, Nat must stay cool, calm, and collected . . . or else risk losing everything.

Review:I must say that I was completely blown away by this book. I liked the first one but I didn’t expect to completely succumb to this second volume. Once I had the opportunity to get into the story after a few sentences I could not put it down until the end as I wanted to know and understand everything.


Nat hoped to return to a quiet life after the terrible events of the first volume, but her fate does not seem to want to follow her desire. After her brother, it is the turn of her father to disappear as soon as we start the novel. Worried, she realizes that her father went to repay an old debt from a Russian mobster. But without any news, she leaves with Alex, her brother in Atlanta City to find him. What she did not expect was certainly the presence of Thorn as he is determined to come and help whatever she might think. It really warms my heart to see how he cares about her to the point that he is ready to leave everything behind to help her, even a furious Erica. But no, he will be there for her and will do anything to help Natalya. The only problem? His presence shows again and again to our heroine the only thing she wants the most in the world and can not have. She realizes that she must move on and leave him behind but his constant presence is not helping things. And when she tries to make him understand this fact, Thorn stay quite deaf to her demands, wanting only to protect her. It hurts so much to see her like that, constantly asking herself many questions, trying to understand how she should act, and especially trying to control herself so he does not realize how he destabilizes her. We fully understand the motivations of each but that does not change the situation either. And while she managed to save her father and to change her place with his, her whole world is turned upside down. The child born, Alex is forced to leave her alone, Thorn returns at home to accompany her father who is in a bad posture, which leaves us with a Nat; who needs to meet the demands of the mafia, alone. In fact, to erase the debt of her father, she must make a convoy that seems more dangerous than it seems. But even in the worst case, she still has friends to turn to, like Nick, Heidi and our beloved muse who will be there for her in the worst moments. The convoy will help our heroine to evolve. I was really happy to see that she could take herself in charge, trying to deal alone with the situations in which she is placed. Being away from Thorn is going to be very effective, and Nick will also do anything to help her.
 
We encounter new creatures in this novel and it’s true that I’m really intrigued by their power and all the things they can do. It was a really good idea to introduce them here and we only want more. Shawntelle Madison knows beautifully how to play on the feelings of the reader. I was completely swept away at every opportunity. We cry, we laugh, but it is especially sad for our heroine. Her life is not easy and some persons seem to take pleasure by demolishing her at every opportunity. However, the end was a nice surprise and we could not wish for better things for Natalya. I really look forward to discover the third volume of the series. This book was truly a sublime discovery and this is a new series I’ll follow now. I loved it!

Kept de Shawntelle Madison (VO)
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Coveted, Tome 2

Résumé (traduction personnelle) : Après avoir défendu sa meute dans la bataille, Natalya Stravinsky, un loup-garou intelligent  avec une pointe névrotique assez mignonne, aimerait se reposer et se relaxer. Une fois paria, elle est désormais impatiente de rejoindre les rangs de sa meute du New Jersey, et a même réussi à contrôler un peu mieux son envie obsessionnelle d’ornements. Pourtant, Nat a à peine le temps de se délecter de ses progrès avant la prochaine crise.


Le père de Nat a soudainement disparu, capturé par la mafia des loups-garous russes. Et comme Nat est prête à tout pour sauver son père du jeu mortel d’un parrain de la mafia, deux hommes interviennent pour jouer un autre tour à son cœur: son magnifique ex, l’alpha Thorn, et sa nouvelle flamme, le doux et sensible sorcier Nick. Avec sa vie de plus en plus dangereuse chaque nouvelle minute, Nat doit rester zen et calme… Ou bien risquer de tout perdre.

Avis : Je dois dire que j’ai été complètement époustouflée par ce livre. J’avais bien aimé le premier mais je ne m’attendais pas à complètement succomber pour ce deuxième tome. Une fois que j’ai eu l’occasion de rentrer dans l’histoire après quelques phrases je n’ai pu décrocher avant la fin pour enfin connaître et comprendre tout ce qu’il se passait. 

Nat espérait pouvoir retourner à une vie tranquille après les terribles événements du premier tome, mais son destin n’a pas l’air de vouloir suivre son désir. Après son frère c’est au tour de son père de disparaitre dès le début du roman. Folle d’inquiétude, elle se rend compte que son père est allé repayer une ancienne dette auprès d’un mafieux russe. Mais sans aucune nouvelle, elle se rend sans plus attendre avec Alex, son frère à Atlanta City pour le retrouver. Ce à quoi elle ne s’attendait sûrement pas c’était à la présence de Thorn qui est bien décidé à venir l’aider quoi qu’elle puisse en penser. Ça fait vraiment chaud au cœur de voir qu’il tient à elle au point qu’il est prêt à tout laisser derrière lui pour l’aider, voire même une Erica plus que furieuse. Mais non il est bien là et prêt à tout pour aider Natalya. Le seul souci ? C’est que sa présence montre encore et toujours à notre héroïne la seule chose qu’elle voudrait le plus au monde et qu’elle ne peut avoir. Elle se rend compte qu’elle doit avancer et le laisser derrière mais sa présence constante est loin d’aider les choses. Et quand elle essaie de le lui faire comprendre, Thorn reste assez sourd à ses demandes, ne voulant que la protéger. Ca fait tellement mal au cœur de la voir comme ça, se posant constamment de nombreuses questions,  essayant de comprendre comment elle devrait agir, et surtout essayant de se contrôler pour ne pas qu’il réalise à quel point il la déstabilise. On comprend très bien les motivations de chacun mais cela ne change pas la situation non plus. Et alors qu’elle parvient à sauver son père et à changer sa place avec la sienne, tout son monde va s’écrouler. L’enfant d’Alex naît, l’obligeant ainsi à la laisser toute seule, Thorn rentre raccompagner son père qui est dans une mauvaise posture, ce qui nous laisse une Nat, seule face aux demandes d’un mafieux. En effet, pour oublier la dette de son père, elle doit faire un convoi qui semble bien plus dangereux qu’il ne le parait. Mais même dans le pire des cas, elle a toujours des amis vers qui se tourner et Nick, Heidi et notre chère muse seront là pour elle dans les pires moments. Ce convoi va faire énormément évoluer notre héroïne. J’étais vraiment contente de la voir s’assumer, essayant de régler toute seule les situations dans lesquelles elle se mettait. Etre loin de Thorn va lui être très efficace, et Nick fera lui aussi tout pour l’aider.


On rencontre de nouvelles créatures dans ce roman et c’est vrai que je suis vraiment intrigué par leur pouvoir et toutes les choses qu’elles peuvent faire. C’était vraiment une très bonne idée de les introduire ici et on n’en demande que plus. Shawntelle Madison sait magnifiquement bien jouer sur les sentiments du lecteur. J’ai été complètement emportée à chaque occasion. On pleure, on rit, mais on est surtout très triste pour notre héroïne. Sa vie n’est pas simple et certains semblent prendre un malin plaisir à la démolir en chaque occasion. La fin était cependant une jolie surprise et l’on ne peut souhaiter que les meilleures choses à Natalya. J’ai vraiment hâte de pouvoir découvrir le troisième tome de la série. Ce livre était vraiment une découverte sublime et c’est une nouvelle série dont j’attendrai impatiemment les prochaines sorties. Je suis conquise !



Coveted by Shawntelle Madison
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Coveted, Book 1

Synopsis: SOMETIMES WHAT YOU COVET IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP.

For werewolf Natalya Stravinsky, the supernatural is nothing extraordinary. What does seem strange is that she’s stuck in her hometown of South Toms River, New Jersey, the outcast of her pack, selling antiques to finicky magical creatures. Restless and recovering from her split with gorgeous ex-boyfriend, Thorn, Nat finds comfort in an unusual place: her obsessively collected stash of holiday trinkets. But complications pile up faster than her ornaments when Thorn returns home—and the two discover that the spark between them remains intense.

Before Nat can sort out their relationship, she must face a more immediate and dangerous problem. Her pack is under attack from the savage Long Island werewolves—and Nat is their first target in a turf war. Toss in a handsome wizard vying for her affection, a therapy group for the anxious and enchanted, and the South Toms River pack leader ready to throw her to the wolves, and it’s enough to give anybody a panic attack. With the stakes as high as the full moon, Nat must summon all of her strength to save her pack and, ultimately, herself.


Review: When Angie recommends me a book, I’m not picky and I get into it as soon as I can. I confess that I was a little anxious after reading a mixed review about this first novel, and I didn’t therefore know what I could expect. However, I was very surprised and I really enjoyed this first volume.
 
Our young heroine Natalya is a werewolf excluded from her pack and who lives on the fringes of society. It is indeed something really difficult for her as she is rejected by everyone. Besides her OCDs make her life even more complicated. Indeed, her home needs to be clean in all circumstances, and she can’t help herself to buy some trinkets she considers part of her family. She is also a member of a therapy to try to resolve this, but everything is more complicated than she thought. I was quite surprised by this heroine, I never had the opportunity to read something about a character like her. The OCDs aren’t really featured in literature and this is the first time I meet someone with some in a novel. It was interesting to see how she faces her problems and how it influences her daily life. Nat is a character pleasant to discover but it is true that we would sometimes like to shake her so she can realize what is happening and therefore shows what she can do. However, she remains somewhat in the background, while trying to act as she can. She is a fragile woman and we hope that time will help her to overcome her fears.
 
But back to the story… her life will change dramatically when the werewolves of another country travel to the city and mark her. Their leader wants her but she doesn’t understand why. I confess that I made many assumptions about that, thinking about all the possibilities and I was totally surprised when I learned the truth. I didn’t even think of it.

We also discover two men, Thorn and Nick. These two characters are really intriguing and I admit I had a soft spot for both of them. However, the attitude of Thorn annoyed me a little. He has a weakness for Nat while engaged with another woman. And while she tries to ignore their former relationship, he is always there, present to remind her that she can’t have him. At the same time, he will do everything for her, trying to save her as he can. Nick meanwhile is a wizard who also have some OCDs, but a little different from the ones of our heroine. While he does not know her well, he will not hesitate to put himself in danger to help her and will do anything to make her work on her therapy. I loved this character, He is soft and discreet at the same time. He manages to take more and more space in the life of our heroine without we really notice it.

 
It was a nice first book and I am now curious to discover more.

 

Coveted de Shawntelle Madison (VO)
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Coveted, Tome 1

Résumé (traduction personnelle) : Parfois, ce que vous convoitez est impossible à avoir.


Pour le loup-garou Natalya Stravinsky, le surnaturel n’a rien d’extraordinaire. Ce qui semble étrange, c’est qu’elle est coincée dans sa ville natale de South Toms River, New Jersey,  bannie de sa meute, et vend des antiquités à de minutieuses créatures magiques. Agitée et récupérant de sa rupture avec son sublime ex-petit ami, Thorn, Nat trouve du réconfort dans un lieu insolite: son obsessionnelle collection de bibelots. Mais les complications s’accumulent plus rapidement que ses ornements quand Thorn revient à la maison et qu’ils découvrent que l’étincelle entre eux est toujours intense.

Avant que Nat ne puisse régler leur relation, elle doit faire face à un problème plus immédiat et dangereux. Sa meute est attaquée par les loups-garous sauvages de Long Island et Nat est leur première cible dans une guerre de territoire. Partagée entre un charmant sorcier qui cherche son affection, une thérapie de groupe, et le chef de meute de Sud Toms River prêt à la jeter en pâture aux loups, c’est assez pour donner à quiconque une crise de panique. Avec des enjeux aussi élevés que la pleine lune, Nat doit rassembler toutes ses forces pour sauver sa meute et, en fin de compte, elle-même.

Avis : Quand Angie me recommande un livre, je ne fais pas la fine bouche et je me jette dessus. J’avoue que j’ai quand même eu un peu peur après avoir vu un avis plus que mitigé dessus, je ne savais donc finalement plus trop à quoi m’attendre. J’ai cependant été très surprise et j’ai beaucoup apprécié ce premier roman.
Notre jeune héroïne Natalya est un loup garou exclue de sa meute et qui vit un peu en marge de la société. C’est d’ailleurs un sujet assez difficile pour elle, étant rejetée par tous. De plus son toc lui pose de nombreux problèmes. En effet, il faut que tout chez elle soit propre, et elle ne peut s’empêcher d’acheter des babioles qu’elle considère comme faisant partie de sa famille. Elle fait d’ailleurs une thérapie pour essayer de régler tout cela, mais tout est plus compliqué que ce qu’elle avait pensé. J’ai été  assez surprise par cette héroïne, je n’avais jamais eu l’occasion de lire quelque chose sur un personnage tel que le sien. Les Tocs sont très peu mis en avant en littérature et c’est la première fois que je rencontre quelqu’un qui en possède dans un roman. C’était intéressant de voir comment elle faisait face à ses problèmes et comment cela l’influençait dans sa vie de tous les jours. Nat est un personnage agréable à découvrir mais c’est vrai qu’on aimerait parfois la secouer pour qu’elle se rebelle et montre de quoi elle est capable. Elle reste cependant assez en retrait, tout en essayant d’agir comme elle le peut. On sent en elle la femme fragile et on espère que le temps l’aidera à surmonter ses peurs.
Mais revenons à l’histoire… sa vie va changer du tout au tout quand des loups garous d’une autre contrée se rendent dans sa ville et la marquent. Leur leader la veut mais on ne comprend pas la raison. J’avoue que j’ai établi  de nombreuses hypothèses à ce sujet, réfléchissant à toutes les possibilités et j’ai été totalement surprise quand j’ai appris la vérité. Ça ne m’avait même pas effleuré l’esprit.
 
On découvre aussi deux hommes, Thorn et Nick. Ces deux personnages sont vraiment intrigants et je l’avoue j’ai eu un petit faible pour les deux. L’attitude de Thorn m’a cependant un peu embêtée. Il a un faible pour Nat alors qu’il est destiné à une autre femme. Et alors qu’elle essaie de passer outre leur ancienne relation, il est toujours là, présent pour lui rappeler ce qu’elle ne peut avoir. Et en même temps, il fera tout pour elle, essayant de la sauver comme il peut. Nick quant à lui est un sorcier, possédant lui aussi des tocs, mais un peu différents de ceux de notre héroïne. Alors qu’il ne la connaît pas bien, il n’hésitera pas à se mettre en danger pour l’aider et fera tout pour essayer de faire avancer sa thérapie. J’ai beaucoup aimé ce personnage, il est doux, discret et en même temps il arrive à prendre de plus en plus de place dans la vie de notre héroïne sans vraiment qu’on s’en rende compte.
C’était un joli premier tome et je suis à présent curieuse de découvrir la suite.

Stacking the Shelves #29
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 Endgame (Sirantha Jax, 6) – Ann Aguirre

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 mission takes her to La’heng, a planet subjugated during first contact. Since then, the La’hengrin homeworld has been occupied by foreign conquerors.

All that’s about to change.

Now, as part of a grassroots resistance, Jax means to liberate the La’hengrin. But political intrigue and guerrilla warfare are new to her, and this will be the most dangerous game she’s ever played—spies and conspiracies, a war of weapons and hearts, and not everyone is guaranteed to make it out alive…

 Trail of the Spellmans (The Spellmans, 5) – Lisa Lutz

FOR THE FIRST TIME in Spellman history, Isabel Spellman, PI, might be the most normal member of her family. Mom has taken on an outrageous assortment of extracurricular activities—with no apparent motive. Dad has a secret. Izzy’s brother and sister are at war—for no apparent reason. And her niece keeps saying “banana” even though she hates bananas. That’s not to say that Izzy isn’t without her own troubles. Her boyfriend, Henry Stone, keeps wanting “to talk,” a prospect Isabel evades by going out with her new drinking buddy, none other than Gertrude Stone, Henry’s mother.

Things aren’t any simpler on the business side of Spellman Investigations. First, Rae is hired to follow a girl, only to fake the surveillance reports. Then a math professor hires Izzy to watch his immaculate apartment while he unravels like a bad formula. And as the questions pile up, Izzy won’t stop hunting for the answers—even when they threaten to shatter both the business and the family.

 Bloodstone (Deadtown, 3) – Nancy Holzner

Boston’s diverse South End is known for its architecture and great restaurants, not its body count. So when mutilated human corpses begin turning up in the area, the entire city takes notice. The killer—dubbed the South End Reaper—uses a curved blade for his grisly work. And even though there’s no real evidence pointing to a paranormal culprit, the deaths are straining the already-tense relations between Boston’s human and inhuman residents.

As the bodies pile up, Vicky, her formidable aunt Mab, and her werewolf boyfriend Kane investigate, only to find that the creature behind the carnage is after something much more than blood…

 Kept (Coveted, 2) – Shawntelle Madison

Fresh from defending her pack in battle, Natalya Stravinsky, a whip-smart werewolf with a lovable neurotic streak, wants a little rest and relaxation. Once an outcast, she’s now eager to rejoin the ranks of her New Jersey pack, and has even gotten a handle on her obsessive urge to hoard holiday ornaments. Yet Nat barely has time to revel in her progress before the next crisis comes howling at her door.

Nat’s father has suddenly gone missing, captured by the Russian werewolf mafia. And as Nat steps up to save her dad from a mob boss’s deadly game, two men step in to play another round for her heart: her gorgeous alpha ex-boyfriend, Thorn, and her new flame, the sweetly sensitive wizard Nick. With her life growing more harried by the minute, Nat must stay cool, calm, and collected . . . or else risk losing everything.

 Moonshifted (Edie Spence, 2) – Cassie Alexander

After surviving a brutal vampire attack, Nurse Edie Spence is ready to get back to work—attending to supernatural creatures in need of medical help. But her nursing skills are put to the test when she witnesses a hit-and-run on her lunch break. The injured pedestrian is not only a werewolf, he’s the pack leader. And now Edie’s stuck in the middle of an all-out were-war…

With two rival packs fighting tooth and nail, Edie has no intention of crossing enemy lines. But when she meets her patient’s nephew—a tattooed werewolf named Lucas with a predatory gleam in his eye that’s hard to resist—Edie can’t help but choose sides. The question is: can she trust this dangerous new ally? And can she trust her own instincts when she’s near him? Either way, Edie can’t seem to pull away—even if getting involved makes her easy prey…

My first Santa gift, thanks Sullivan McPig

Archangel (Samaria, 1) – Sharon Shinn

And so it came to pass…
Through science, faith and force of will, the Harmonics carved out for themselves a society that they conceived of as perfect. Diverse peoples held together by respect for each other and the prospect of swift punishment if they disobeyed their laws. Fertile land that embraced a variety of climates and seasons. Angels to guard the mortals and mystics to guard the forbidden knowledge. Jehovah to watch over them all…
But an age of corruption has come to the land, threatening their peace and placing the Samarians in grave danger. Their only hope lies in the crowning of a new Archangel. The oracles have chosen for this honor the angel named Gabriel, and further decreed that he must first wed a mortal woman named Rachel.

It is his destiny and hers. And Gabriel is certain that she will greet the news of her betrothal with enthusiasm, and a devotion to duty equal to his own.

Rachel, however, has other ideas…

Stacking the Shelves #28
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A tale of two vampires (Dark Ones, 10) – Katie Macalister

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 Austria indulging in her photography hobby. There, rumors of a haunted forest draw Iolanthe into the dark woods—and into the eighteenth century…

Nikola Czerny is a cursed man, forced by his half-brothers to live forever as a Dark One. But his miserable existence takes an intriguing turn when a strange, babbling woman is thrown in his path. Iolanthe claims to know Nikola’s daughter—three hundred years in the future. She also knows what fate—in the form of his murderous half-brothers—has in store for him. If only she knew the consequences of changing the past to save one good, impossibly sexy vampire…

 Wrayth (Book of the Order, 3) – Philippa Ballantine


In the Empire of Arkaym, the Order of Deacons protects and shelters the citizens from the attacks of the unliving. All are sworn to fight the evil forces of the geists—and to keep the world safe from the power of the Otherside…

Although she is one of the most powerful Deacons in the Order, Sorcha Faris is still unable to move or speak after her last battle. Even her partner, Merrick Chambers, cannot reach her through their shared Bond. Yet there are those who still fear Sorcha and the mystery of her hidden past.

Meanwhile, Merrick has been asked to investigate a new member of the Emperor’s Court. But when Sorcha is abducted by men seeking Raed Rossin, the shapeshifting rival to the throne, Merrick must choose where his loyalties lie.

 Coveted (Coveted, 1) – Shawntelle Madison


SOMETIMES WHAT YOU COVET IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP.

For werewolf Natalya Stravinsky, the supernatural is nothing extraordinary. What does seem strange is that she’s stuck in her hometown of South Toms River, New Jersey, the outcast of her pack, selling antiques to finicky magical creatures. Restless and recovering from her split with gorgeous ex-boyfriend, Thorn, Nat finds comfort in an unusual place: her obsessively collected stash of holiday trinkets. But complications pile up faster than her ornaments when Thorn returns home—and the two discover that the spark between them remains intense.

Before Nat can sort out their relationship, she must face a more immediate and dangerous problem. Her pack is under attack from the savage Long Island werewolves—and Nat is their first target in a turf war. Toss in a handsome wizard vying for her affection, a therapy group for the anxious and enchanted, and the South Toms River pack leader ready to throw her to the wolves, and it’s enough to give anybody a panic attack. With the stakes as high as the full moon, Nat must summon all of her strength to save her pack and, ultimately, herself.