In My Mailbox (#22)

Summary (Goodreads)

When you’re a half incubus, your reputation precedes you. All eyes are on Gabriel Mac Braire the day he makes his first appearance in the Seelie Court, including those of Aislinn Finvarra. Despite deep bitterness over her last failed relationship, Aislinn cannot help but be curious about the half incubus who is known to possess dark magick, both lethal and sexual in nature. Rumors abound of the women who have become enslaved to his irresistible charms.

So when the Summer Queen of the fae orders Aislinn herself to act as his guide in the court, she is understandably on guard. She’s fallen under the spell of far less persuasive men before. In addition, Gabriel might be more than he seems and his true mission is far from innocent. This time, Aislinn must protect not only her heart, but her very life…

Beautiful Creatures

Garcia & Stohl (Puffin)

Publication Date: 14 Feb 2010

Paperback: 563 pages

Genre: Fantasy, Romance,

Tags: Young Adult, Paranormal

Summary (Goodreads)

Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she’s struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps, and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.

Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town’s oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them. In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.

The Crown Conspiracy (#1)

Michael J. Sullivan (Aspirations Media Inc)

Publication Date: 1 Oct 2008

Paperback: 296 pages

Genre: Fantasy

Summary (Goodreads)

Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats to the murder of the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out…and so begins this epic tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.

Maneater (#1)

Thomas Emson (Snowbooks)

Publication Date: 1 April 2008

Paperback: 380 pages

Genre: Horror

Tags: Werewolf

Summary (Goodreads)

She’s not sweet. She’s not nice. She doesn’t fight evil. She doesn’t protect the weak. She doesn’t serve humanity. She doesn’t work in an office by day and have a secret identity by night. She doesn’t have friends and family who know nothing about her but when they find out they love her anyway. She’s not cool. She’s not clever. She’s not kind to animals. She won’t help children, the elderly, and those less fortunate than herself. In fact, she doesn’t care. But if you hurt her, she will kill you. Actually, she’ll do worse than that – Meet Laura. She’ll eat you alive.

Prey (Maneater #2)

Thomas Emson (Snowbooks)

Publication Date: 1 Nov 2009

Hardback: 469 pages

Genre: Horror

Tags: Werewolf

Summary (book cover)

When a Russian criminal is torn to pieces by a powerful animal, Moscow cop Lev Dasaev follows the trail to the U.S. – and to the lair of a murderous madman called Wheeler Burns. Ruth Templeton will stop at nothing to destroy Laura Greenacre, the mysterious woman who was last seen disappearing into the tunnels beneath London – and her quest leads her to America. The Templetons and the Greenacres will go to war one last time. And as in London eight years previously, werewolves will be unleashed – this time on the streets of New York. Bloodlust and vengeance unite Ruth and Burns as they conspire to annihilate Lev and Laura – and the ultimate hunter becomes the ultimate prey…

Mr Shivers

Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit)

Publication Date: 21 Jan 2010

Hardback: 327 pages

Genre: Apocalyptic Horror

Summary (Amazon)

It is the time of the Great Depression. The dustbowl has turned the western skies red and thousands leave their homes seeking a better life. Marcus Connelly seeks not a new life, but a death – a death for the mysterious scarred man who murdered his daughter. And soon he learns that he is not alone. Countless others have lost someone to the scarred man. They band together to track him, but as they get closer, Connelly begins to suspect that the man they are hunting is more than human. As the pursuit becomes increasingly desperate, Connelly must decide just how much he is willing to sacrifice to get his revenge.

Wicked #2: Legacy & Spellbound

Holder & Viguie (Simon & Schuster)

Publication Date: 4 Feb 2010

Paperback: 655 pages

Genre: Paranormal

Tags: Witches, Supernatural, Young Adult

Summary (Amazon)

Holly Cathers is not the same person she was almost a year and a half ago. After discovering her connection to an ancient legacy of witches, Holly has accepted her destiny as a descendant of the House of Cahors. Determined to end an intergenerational feud that has plagued her family for centuries, Holly will have to overcome unworldly obstacles as she battles to protect her loved ones – including Jer, a member of the rival House of Deveraux and her one true love. A war of magical proportions is being waged, and Holly is at the centre of it all. Lives will be lost, and sacrifices will have to be made…

Venom

Joan Brady (Simon & Schuster)

Publication Date: 4 Feb 2010

ARC: 470 pages

Genre: Thriller

Summary (Amazon)

Recently released from prison, David Marion doesn’t expect to find a hitman at his door. Their meeting is lethal – for the hitman. Warned that a powerful secret organisation is after him, David disappears until the moment comes for him to strike back. Physicist Helen Freyl owns a colony of bees with unique venom. When her lover dies, she accepts a job offer from a giant pharmaceutical company who are close to finding a cure for radiation poisoning. But when the mysteriously sudden death of a colleague is followed by another, Helen begins to doubt her employers’ motives and realises that her own life is in danger, too. Venom brings David and Helen together as they fight for their lives against a backdrop of industrial espionage, corporate greed and human tragedy.

Seasons of War (The Long Price #2)

Daniel Abraham (Orbit)

Publication Date: 21 Jan 2010

Paperback: 674 pages

Genre: Fantasy

Summary (press release)

The poets and their magical andat have protected the cities of the Khaiem against their rivals in Galt for generations. Otah, Khai of the Winter City of Machi, has tried for years to prepare his people for a future in which the andat can no longer be safely harnessed. But his warnings have been ignored, and now it’s too late.

A ruthless, charismatic Galtic general believes he has found a way to strip the andat of their power. If he is wrong, Galt will be destroyed. If he is right, the Khaiem will fall. Only one thing is certain: conflict is inevitable, and Otah and his old friend and enemy the disgraced poet, Maati, must fight a desperate battle to protect their cities from slaughter.

These two men, bound together by shadow and betrayal, will bring the world to the edge of a cataclysm unlike anything either side had imagined. For if the cost of war is high, the price of peace may be unimaginable …

The Poison Throne (The Moorehawke Trilogy #1)

Celine Kiernan (Orbit)

Publication Date: 1st April 2010

ARC: 475 pages

Genre: Fantasy

Summary (press release)

Young Wynter Moorehawke returns to court with her dying father. But her old home is cloaked in fear. Once benevolent King Jonathon is now a violent despot, terrorising his people while his son Alberon plots a coup from exile. Then darkness spreads as the King appoints Alberon’s half-brother Razi as heir. Wynter must watch her friend obey his father’s untenable commands, as those they love are held to ransom. And at the heart of matters lies a war machine so lethal that none dare speak of it. The kingdom would belong to its master, yet the consequences of using it are too dire to consider. But temptation has ever been the enemy of reason.

A Million Shades of Gray

Cynthia Kadohata (Simon & Schuster)

Publication Date: 4 Feb 2010

Paperback: 216 pages

Tags: Fiction, Young Adult

Summary (press release)

Ever since Tin can remember he’s wanted to be an elephant trainer. At twelve years old, he’s the youngest – and in his eyes the best – elephant handler in his village. Tin can think of nothing he’d rather do than spend all day with his elephant, Lady, looking after her and playing together.

But Tin’s peaceful idyllic life is changed dramatically when the Viet Vong attack hs village and he finds himself held hostage by the terrifying soldiers who don’t care if he lives or dies. Can Tin find the courage to escape from his captors and save not only his own life, but his precious elephants too?

The Paris Vendetta

Steve Berry (Ballantine Books)

Publication Date: 1 Dec 2009

Hardback: 412 pages

Genre: Thriller