On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It’s where we list all the books we 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. Want to know more? Click here.
Phantom of Evil (Krewe of Hunters #1)
Heather Graham (Mira)
Publication Date: March 2011
Genre: Horror, Ghost
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Summary:
Jackson Crow, part English, part Cheyenne, heads the group. Haunted by his experience with an ancestral ghost who saved his life as a child, and the recent murders of two previous teammates, Jackson can’t tell if Adam’s demoted him or given him an extraordinary opportunity. Despite his link to the realm of spirits, he’s well aware that the living commit the most heinous crimes, with spiritualist charlatans existing merely to fool and seduce the unwary.
To counterbalance Jackson’s careful skepticism, Adam Harrison has paired him with Angela Hawkins, a young woman who learned the painful lesson of loss at an early age. A police officer utilizing her paranormal intuition in Virginia, she already has her hands full. But Adam’s call to New Orleans is strong.
The case: In a historic mansion in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a senator’s wife falls to her death from a balcony. Most think she jumped, distraught over the loss of her young son. Some say she was pushed. And yet others believe she was beckoned by the ghostly spirits that inhabit the house — once the site of a serial killer’s grisly work.
Whether supernatural or all too human, crimes of passion, greed and desire will cast the pair into danger of losing their lives… and their immortal souls. (Goodreads)
Ghosts of Boyfriends Past
Vivi Andrews (Samhain)
Publication Date: Jan 2012
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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Summary:
Elizabeth “Biz” Marks has the magic touch when it comes to matters of the heart—except her own. In a slightly tipsy fit of loneliness, she once tried to harness a little love mojo to work in her favor. Instead the spell mutated into a nightmarish curse that kills off her boyfriends on her favorite holiday: Valentine’s Day.
With three permanently ex-boyfriends on her conscience and another hearts-and-flowers holiday approaching, the last thing she needs is a too-gorgeous-to-be-true reporter snooping around.
Biz just has extraordinarily bad luck, or she’s a bona-fide Black Widow who bumps off her boyfriends for a chunk of the inheritance money. Either way, Mark Ellison is sure there’s a story here. Especially when his attempts to charm her send her into a panic.
The harder Biz tries to keep Mark and his beguiling dimples as far away as possible, the harder he digs to get at the truth. Now she’s beginning to wonder if his is the love that will finally break the curse…or if she’ll be burying her heart along with him. (Goodreads)
LAURA’S WISHLIST
The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan #1)
Kelly Gay (Pocket Books)
Publication Date: November 2009
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Goodreads
Summary:
Atlanta: it’s the promised city for the off-worlders, foreigners from the alternate dimensions of heaven-like Elysia and hell-like Charbydon. Some bring good works and miracles. And some bring unimaginable evil….
Charlie Madigan is a divorced mother of one, and a kick-ass cop trained to take down the toughest human and off-world criminals. She’s recently returned from the dead after a brutal attack, an unexplained revival that has left her plagued by ruthless nightmares and random outbursts of strength that make doing her job for Atlanta P.D.’s Integration Task Force even harder. Since the Revelation, the criminal element in Underground Atlanta has grown, leaving Charlie and her partner Hank to keep the chaos to a dull roar. But now an insidious new danger is descending on her city with terrifying speed, threatening innocent lives: a deadly, off-world narcotic known as ash. Charlie is determined to uncover the source of ash before it targets another victim — but can she protect those she loves from a force more powerful than heaven and hell combined? (Goodreads)
I think this paranormal romance looks like fantastic fun. Who doesn’t love a bad boy?!
Devil Without A Cause (The Devil’s Bargain #1)
Terri Garey (Avon)
Publication Date: May 2011
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Goodreads
Summary:
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.
Temptation and seduction are the tricks of the Devil’s trade, and when offered the chance to regain his wings by playing guardian angel, he’s hell-bent on doing things his way…
Faith McFarland is in need of a miracle. So desperate to save her sick child, she’s willing to make a deal with the Devil: steal a ring worn by Finn Payne, the bad-boy rockstar who long ago sold his soul for rock ‘n roll. Temptation and seduction become necessary evils, yet Faith’s salvation means Finn’s damnation… because the ring is all that stands between him and Hell. Falling in love was never part of the bargain, but now that they’ve tasted heaven in each other’s arms, can they convince the Devil to give up his due? (Goodreads)
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I hadn't heard of Ghosts of Boyfriends Past, but it does sound fun! And I agree about the cover. It has a cute touch to it (I think it's the girl but also the skull in the title!)
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Kelly Gay's series rocks! You so need it! Oh and I really enjoyed Devil w/o a Cause. I really need to read something by Heather Graham. I have a book of hers on the tbr and just need to read it!
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Ghosts of Boyfriends Past sounds hilarious! I'll definitely have to check that one out! Great picks ladies!
My Wishlist
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Some great choices there, here's mine
http://headstuckinabook.blogsp.....ist-3.html
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I've read Phatom of Evil and it's a fun read – some spooky happening and some romance.
I need to read Better Part of Darkness as well!
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I've read Devil Without a Cause it was good, I think it was the cover that first grabbed my attention!
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Ghosts of Boyfriends Past looks good! Will be putting that on my wishlist too!
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Devil Without a Cause was brilliant…I haven't read the rest, but will put it on the list
Nix @ scorching book reviews
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Ghost of Boyfriends Part does sound like a fun read!!
♥ Melissa @ Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf
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Some great choices there, devil wthout a cause /want that
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Ghosts of Boyfriends past looks like a book I would really love! (I always find the best books from your blog.)
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I like the title Ghosts of Boyfriends Past. Cute
Phantom Evil sounds good!
anji @ book cover justice
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Great books! Kelly Gay is awesome, and Ghosts of Boyfriends Past sounds like a good one too.
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Awesome choices! Here's my wishlist!
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