Congrats to Kenia for winning today!
The book we are giving away TODAY (Friday, March 16, 2012) is a copy of…
Dead Reckoning
by Charlaine Harris

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Book Description:
With her knack for being in trouble’s way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing …

We are so excited to be taking part in the Scavenger Hunt Book Tour for the sci-fi space adventure The Galahad Legacy by Dom Testa! Starting today, March 5th, through Wednesday, April 11th an excerpt from The Galahad Legacy will be featured by a book blogger which is listed below. Don’t miss a single stop because when one blog runs a passage from the book, you will then be directed to a different blog where you’ll find the next passage in order. Each day brings a new excerpt! After you’ve traveled across the …

The Garden Intrigue is the ninth installment in Lauren Willig’s Pink Carnation Series.  In this story we meet an American, Emma Delagardie, and follow her as she gets to know Jane Wooliston and Augustus Whittlesby.  Emma’s childhood friendship with Hortense Bonaparte, Napolean’s stepdaughter, has put her in place to be present for the testing of a new French weapon.  Whittlesby must maneuver his way into Emma’s life, so that he can be invited to the demonstration, and in turn warn the British.
I couldn’t help but fall in love with these …

When I picked up the novel, Pretty, I really had no idea what I was getting. I didn’t do any research on it because often my ideas become messed up by reading other people’s opinions. I also didn’t want there to be any spoilers in my head. I did, however, want to be able to give you my firsthand opinion and honest review of this book. What I didn’t realize was how difficult of a read it would be for me. Now, I should say, I went into reading the …

On the 12th day of Christmas, Bookshelf Banter suggests to me… Great books that will make me happy!
We are posting our TOP 12 Books in 2011… And, if you missed them you need to read them in 2012!
 
Day 12

Krystal: Tiger Saga by Colleen Houck
Stefanie: The Lady Julia Grey series. My favorite discovery this year!
Kelly: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Kallie: Tiger Series by Colleen Houck
 

On the 5th day of Christmas, Bookshelf Banter suggests to me… Timeslip, historical fiction and fairies!
We are posting our TOP 12 Books in 2011… And, if you missed them you need to read them in 2012!
Day 5

Krystal: Hourglass by Myra McEntire
Stefanie: The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen
Kelly: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation Series by Lauren Willig
Kallie: Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

The Silent Governess synopsis:
Olivia Keene is fleeing her own secret. She never intended to overhear his.
But now that she has, what is Lord Bradley to do with her? He cannot let her go, for were the truth to get out, he would lose everything–his reputation, his inheritance, his very home.
He gives Miss Keene little choice but to accept a post at Brightwell Court, where he can make certain she does not spread what she heard. Keeping an eye on the young woman as she cares for the children, he finds …

Kallie
The Dark Enquiry is the fourth Lady Julia Grey novel written by Deanna Raybourn. I have been following the series 2009, when a (very good) friend referred me. Lady Julia Grey is a mid-twenties widow that is too curious for her own good. Her inquisitive nature and hereditary stubborn streak frequently get her into life-threatening trouble. In the first novel of the series, Silent in the Sanctuary, Julia is determined to find her husband’s murderer and gets a little help from Nicholas Brisbane.
In each novel Julia ‘works’ (I use that …

I just finished reading the 16th installment in Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters series, Breaking the Rules, and I am going through a little bit of a mourning period.  I love Suzanne’s books soooo much, and I always feel a little down when I finish one of her books, because I know I’m going to have a long wait till the next one.  Here is a description of Breaking the Rules, taken from her own site:
Izzy Zanella wasn’t looking for another reason to butt heads
with his Navy SEAL teammate …

RICHELLE MEAD’S
DARK SWAN
GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES DEBUTS

Sea Lion Books Announces Creative Team
ATLANTA, GA – March 22, 2011– In the novel Storm Born, first in the popular Dark Swan urban fantasy series, Richelle Mead—New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Vampire Academy and the Georgia Kincaid Series—introduced fans of paranormal romance to Eugenie Markham, a freelance shaman who battles the ghosts and fey that sneak into our world from the Otherworld.
Today, Sea Lion Books is proud to announce scripter Grant Alter and artist …