On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It’s where I list all the books I desperately want but haven’t actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming. It’s also an event that you can join in with too – Mr Linky is always at the ready for you to link your own ‘On My Wishlist’ post. If you want to know more click here.
The cover caught my eye as it’s not typical for this genre – sounds like a fun, interesting read too.
666 Park Avenue
Gabriella Pierce (Avon)
Publication Date: Feb 2011
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Goodreads Summary:
What if your mother-in-law turned out to be an evil, cold-blooded witch . . . literally?
Ever since fabulously wealthy Malcolm Doran walked into her life and swept her off her feet, fledgling architect Jane Boyle has been living a fairy tale. When he proposes with a stunning diamond to seal the deal, Jane can’t believe her incredible luck and decides to leave her Paris-based job to make a new start with Malcolm in New York.
But when Malcolm introduces Jane to the esteemed Doran clan, one of Manhattan’s most feared and revered families, Jane’s fairy tale takes a darker turn. Soon everything she thought she knew about the world—and herself—is upended. Now Jane must struggle with newfound magical abilities and the threat of those who will stop at nothing to get them.
This sounds awesome!
Uprising
Sean McCabe (Penguin)
Publication Date: Feb 2011
Genre: Horror, Vampires
Goodreads Summary:
A gruesome ritual murder has stained the Oxfordshire countryside. It’s just the first incident in a chain of events awakening Detective Inspector Joel Solomon to his worst nightmare-and a dreadful omen of things to come. Because Joel has a secret: he believes in vampires.
Alex Bishop is an agent of the Vampire Intelligence Agency. She’s tasked with enforcing the laws of the global Vampire Federation, and hunting rogue members of her race. A tough job made tougher when the Federation comes under attack by traditionalist vampires. They have a stake in old-school terror-and in an uprising as violent as it is widespread.
Now it’s plunging Alex and Joel into a deadly war between the living and the unloving-and against a horrifying tradition given new life by the blood of the innocent.
I’m not really sure if this is fiction, or a non-fiction guide, but it sounds fun! And look at the zombielicious cover
Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?
Max Brallier (Gallery)
Publication Date: Feb 2011
Genre: Horror
Goodreads Summary:
Inside these pages lies unspeakable horror. Blood splattering, brain-impaling, flesh-devouring horror. You’ve probably read your fair share of zombie stories. But this time it’s different. No longer can you sit idle as a bunch of fools make all the wrong moves. All hell is about to break loose—and YOU have a say in humanity’s survival.
You have choices to make.
Moral dilemmas. Strategic decisions. Weapons. Vehicles.
Will you be a hero? Or will you cover your own ass at all costs? Can you withstand the coming hours, days, weeks, and months? Or will you die amidst the chaos and violence of a zombie uprising?
Or, worst of all, will you become one of them?
This is the first in a new series and it looks pretty good. [Update] I’ve just been directed to the authors’ website by SQT and this is what the author said about ‘Wilder’s Mate‘: “This book is a bit more sexually explicit than any of our books with Samhain to date, so do be warned there!” – so, maybe not for me after all…ahem.
Wilder’s Mate (Bloodhounds #1)
Moira Rogers (Samhaim)
Publication Date: March 2011
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Goodreads Summary:
Wilder Harding is a bloodhound, created by the Guild to hunt down and kill vampires on America’s frontier. His enhanced abilities come with a high price: on the full moon, he becomes capable of savagery beyond telling, while the new moon brings a sexual hunger that borders on madness.
Rescuing a weapons inventor from undead kidnappers is just another assignment, though one with an added complication–keeping his hands off the man’s pretty young apprentice, who insists on tagging along.
At odds with polite society, Satira’s only constant has been the aging weapons inventor who treats her like a daughter. She isn’t going to trust Wilder with Nathaniel’s life, not when the Guild might decide the old man isn’t worth saving. Besides, if there’s one thing she’s learned, it’s that brains are more important than brawn.
As the search stretches far longer than Wilder planned, he finds himself fighting against time. If Satira is still at his side when the new moon comes, nothing will stop him from claiming her. Worse, she seems all too willing. If their passion unlocks the beast inside, no one will be safe. Not even the man they’re fighting to save.
Warning: This book contains a crude, gun-slinging, vampire-hunting hero who howls at the full moon and a smart, stubborn heroine who invents mad-scientist weapons. Also included: wild frontier adventures, brothels, danger, betrayal and a good dose of wicked loving in an alternate Wild West.
So, this is my wishlist this week – what’s yours?
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Did you see that Moira Rogers is offering review copies on her site? http://www.moirarogers.com/review-wilders-mate I'm tempted to ask for one but I'm so swamped I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get to it. Looks like fun though.
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666 Park Avenue sounds really good – and the cover does make a nice change!
Uprising – I have a copy of a book by Scott Mariani with a similar story – have the publishers changed the author name…?
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SQT – thanks, have taken a look and after reading author's comments about sex level, think I'll pass LOL
Mel – I have Uprising by Scott Mariani too and I've just taken a look at both books on my Goodreads shelf and they are exactly the same other than the authors' name – how bizarre!
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Ohhh I wanna read the Moira Rogers one
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Ooh! Wilder's Mate. I had the great fortune to read an early copy of that book and I loved it. Sexy, sexy, sexy.
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Great covers! Hope you get these soon….
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Wilder's Mate sounds interesting and different …
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Ooh… 666 Park Avenue sounds great! I'm also looking forward to Wilder's Mate as well, based on the comments so far.
Good picks!
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Looking forward to reading Choker, Delirium and Other Words for Love – but not actually bought them yet! And don't even think the last two are out yet???
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Oooh, those all look amazing! Hope you get your wishes! Happy reading!
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Love Moria Rogers. I have that on my list too!
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It's definitely the same Uprising as Scott Mariani's, but it's published under a different name in the US. This is what his website says:
"Scott chose to alter his name slightly to ‘Scott G. Mariani’ for the purposes of the Vampire Federation series in the UK, simply to create a distinction between the two series of books and to avoid confusing readers who might be expecting Ben Hope to turn up in Uprising, or vampires to appear in The Lost Relic! For contractual reasons, the vampire books will appear in the USA under the pseudonym Sean McCabe, published by New American Library."
I've never heard of anything like this before. Very strange! I like his Ben Hope series, so perhaps I should check out Uprising too.
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"Sex level…" That's funny. I didn't even get that far. Couldn't be worse that Laurell K. Hamilton though– could it?
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Great picks! I have 666 Park Ave and Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? on my tbr. I'll be reading those shortly. Obviously we do have simular tastes.
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666 Park Avenue sounds interesting. It's going on my TBR
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I haven´t heard of any of these. But the first one looks interesting
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Wilder's Mate looks and sounds great I have been wanting to read Moira Rogers since I saw Crux around the blogopshere.
Happy Weekend!
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I like the cover of the first one.
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I love the cover for 666 Park Avenue, it's so unique and the plot sounds really interesting too.
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666 Park Avenue sounds awesome I love the whole witch aspect and as well can't wait to see how it plays out!! The Rising as well is another I just added to my wishlist! I totally digg how Wilder's mate sounds as well definitely looking it to those!!
Thanks for the heads up on these books!!
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Nice! The first one sounds great….just like the type of paranormal romance I can love.
-Lauren
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You have another great list of wishes. I have ten new wishes. Some of these are Cybils nominations. Come see what I'm wishing for.
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Love your wishlist and I really love this meme I have found so many cool books that people want that I now want thanks again.
Here's my Wishlist
http://paranormallyromanced.bl.....list2.html
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great picks
my wishlist is now a few books heavier =)
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