Gameboard of the Gods (Age of X #1) Release Date: June 2013 | Publisher: Penguin | Genre: Urban Fantasy In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United North America. Raised in an aristocratic caste, Mae is now a member of the military’s most elite and terrifying tier, a soldier with enhanced reflexes and skills. Justin and Mae are assigned to work together to solve a string of ritualistic…

After the Kiss (The Stiletto #1) Genre: Contemporary Romance | Publisher: Loveswept | Release Date: Aug 2013 In the first book of a delightful new series from Lauren Layne, the star columnist of Stiletto magazine will do anything for a story. Anything… except fall in love. Julie Greene loves flings. Loves steamy first dates, sizzling first kisses, and every now and then, that first sexy romp between the sheets. Comfy pants, sleepy Sundays, movie nights on the couch? Shudder. But when Julie gets assigned the hardest story of her career—a first-person account…

UNVEILED (Alex Crocker Seer #2) | RELEASE DATE: May 2013 PUBLISHER: Malachite Quills | GENRE: Urban Fantasy | ARTIST: Unknown With strength comes vulnerabilities. With love comes loss. With power comes pain. The world Alex now belongs to hinges on such balance. Her every step seems to be lurching her precariously closer to one wrong side or another. Alex had known her life as a Seer wouldn’t be easy. She knew her gift would be difficult to control and constantly sensing others’ emotions would be overwhelming. She even knew she’d be hunted for…

FEARSOME DREAMER (Fearsome Dreamer #1) | RELEASE DATE: September 2013 PUBLISHER: Hot Key Books | GENRE: Fantasy | ARTIST: Unknown There is a world where gods you’ve never heard of have wound themselves into hearts, and choice has led its history down a different path. This is a world where France made a small, downtrodden island called England part of its vast and bloated empire. There are people here who can cross a thousand miles with their minds. There are rarer people still who can move between continents in the…

THE LADY IS A VAMP (Argeneau #17) | RELEASE DATE: February 2013 PUBLISHER: Gollancz | GENRE: Paranormal Romance | ARTIST: Unknown One late night leads to… Kidnapped. When Jeanne Louise Argeneau left work, she never thought she’d end up tied down by a good-looking mortal. More attracted than annoyed, she quickly realizes there is more to her abductor than meets the eye. One desperate act leads to… Love? Paul Jones has need of a vampire, and only Jeanne Louise will do. He just has to convince this beauty of a Vamp…

WITHOUT A SUMMER (Glamourist Histories #3) | RELEASE DATE: April 2013 PUBLISHER: Macmillan | GENRE: Historical Fantasy | ARTIST: Unknown Jane and Vincent go to Long Parkmeade to spend time with Jane’s family, but quickly turn restless. The year is unseasonably cold. No one wants to be outside and Mr. Ellsworth is concerned by the harvest, since a bad one may imperil Melody’s dowry. And Melody has concerns of her own, given the inadequate selection of eligible bachelors. When Jane and Vincent receive a commission from a prominent family in…

RISING DARKNESS (Game of Shadows #1) | RELEASE DATE: April 2013 PUBLISHER: Piatkus | GENRE: Paranormal Romance | ARTIST: Unknown In the hospital ER where she works, Mary is used to chaos. But lately, every aspect of her life seems adrift. She feels disconnected from herself. Voices appear in her head. And the vivid, disturbing dreams she’s had all her life are becoming more intense. Then she meets Michael. He’s handsome, enigmatic and knows more than he can say. In his company, she slowly remembers the truth about herself ….

KNOWN DEVIL (Occult Crimes Unit Investigation #3) | RELEASE DATE: July 2013 PUBLISHER: Angry Robot | GENRE: Urban Fantasy | ARTIST: Timothy Lantz My name’s Markowski. I carry a badge. Also, a crucifix, some wooden stakes, a big vial of holy water, and a 9mm Beretta loaded with silver bullets. A new supernatural gang is intent on invading Scranton – as if I didn’t have enough to contend with! Supernatural gang warfare? Not on my watch! File Under: Urban Fantasy [ Fang Warfare | Invading Forces | Uneasy Alliances | The…

DARKNESS UNMASKED (Dark Angels #5) | RELEASE DATE: June 2013 PUBLISHER: Piatkus | GENRE: Urban Fantasy | ARTIST: Unknown The sexy, exciting, suspenseful adventures continue in New York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur’s Dark Angels series, starring Risa Jones, a half-Aedh/half-werewolf. She can speak to the souls of the dying and the dead, and can see Reapers, the collectors of souls. Shortly after her fight on the astral plane, Risa receives a phone call from Madeline Hunter, the leader of the vampire council, ordering her to investigate the death of…

DEATH’S ANGEL (Lost Angel #3) | RELEASE DATE: December 2012  PUBLISHER: Headline | GENRE: Paranormal Romance | ARTIST: Unknown It’s time for Azrael’s story… As the former Archangel of Death, Azrael has always stood apart from his brothers. Cursed to rule from the darkness, he is not only one of the four favored archangels, but the very first vampire, and king among his kind. Sophie Bryce is a woman scarred by the dark secrets of her past. Though she is overwhelmingly attracted to the brooding archangel, she simply cannot believe…

DAMN HIM TO HELL (Saturn’s Daughter #2) | RELEASE DATE : June 2013 PUBLISHER: Pocket Books | GENRE: Urban Fantasy | ARTIST: Unknown Justice is blind. Justine isn’t. Book two in the Saturn’s Daughter series, in which Tina Clancy is gifted with the power to dispense justice…for good or evil.Tina Clancy is adapting to her new life as one of Saturn’s Daughters while living in the toxic part of Baltimore known as The Zone, and occasionally acting as a champion of the downtrodden, the weird, the innocent…and the sometimes not-so-innocent. Just when she finally…

RELEASE DATE : April 2013 | PUBLISHER: Corgi Children’s Books | GENRE: Dystopia, Young Adult A fast and furious thriller featuring the coolest, toughest bad girl since Lisbeth Salander. Meet Jenna Strong. In Jenna’s world, ACID – the most brutal, controlling police force in history – rule with an iron fist. And it was ACID agents who locked Jenna away for life, for a bloody crime she struggles to remember. But Jenna’s violent prison has taught her a thing or two about survival. And when a mysterious rebel group breaks her out,…

SLASHBACK (Cal Leandros series #8) | RELEASE DATE: March 2013 | PUBLISHER: Penguin GENRE: Urban Fantasy | ARTIST: Unknown I stopped and let them circle me, first because it was intriguing and, second, because, honestly, what could they do? Only knives, but all armed, and that made them even more interesting. Interesting. Fun. Playtime… Taking on bloodthirsty supernatural monsters is how Caliban and Niko Leandros make a living. But years ago—before they became a force to be reckoned with—the brothers were almost victims of a very human serial killer. Almost. Unfortunately for them, that particular depraved…

LOVER AT LAST (Black Dagger Brotherhood #11) RELEASE DATE: March 2013 PUBLISHER: Piatkus GENRE: Paranormal Romance ARTIST: Unknown In the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like no other rages. The city is home to a band of brothers born to defend their race: the warrior vampires of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. This is the eleventh novel in the stunning No. 1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series – the hotly anticipated story that finally unites Blay and Qhuinn… forever. CAROLYN’S THOUGHTS As…

EDGE OF OBLIVION (Night Powler #2) | RELEASE DATE: Oct 2012 | PUBLISHER: Montlake Romance GENRE: Paranormal Romance | ARTIST: Unknown In a dark underground cell, Morgan Montgomery waits to die. A member of the Ikati, an ancient tribe of shape-shifters, Morgan stands convicted of treason. And Ikati law clearly spells out her fate: death to all who dare betray. But there is a glimmer of hope. Thanks to her friendship with Jenna, the new queen of the Ikati, Morgan has one last chance to prove her loyalty. She must discover and infiltrate the headquarters…