*updated at 10:00 pm MST*

I always keep a running list of urban fantasy giveaways on my left sidebar (updated daily), but here is my weekly Win on Wednesday post to help you find all the current contests and giveaways to enter.  All the giveaways are listed in order of the Enter by Date.

NEW indicates that the giveaway was added this week.

I’ve decided to start highlighting a few contests each week since the list is getting longer and longer and…

The giveaway I almost don’t want you to know about so I have a better chance of winning -

•  NEW The Undercover Book Lover:The first winner gets his/her choice of one whole box of three books from a list. Enter by April 22nd

(my pick b/c of LINGER!)

Most giveaways on a single site -

• I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways. Enter by April 15th

The ARC I’m hoping to win this week -

• NEW I Heart Monster:  31 days of giveaways- March 29: Win a signed ARC of KISS OF DEATH by Rachel Caine. Enter by April 15th

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1. NEW Fantasy Literature: a copy of Mage in Black or Red-Headed Step Child by Jaye Wells. Enter by?
2. NEW Teens Read and Write: three bottles nail polish in Dark Divine Purple. Enter by? 
3. NEW Bitten by Paranormal Romance: 3 slightly used books and two new book marks along with a 15.00 gift card for BooksaMillion, and a bag of cookies. Enter by 100 Followers
4. NEW Reviews by Brooke: two copies of Christopher Moore's Bite Me: A Love Story. Enter by ?
5. NEW Frankie Writes: Win The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting Signed to You + Tons of cool (signed) SWAG! Enter by March 31st
6. NEW Book Chick City: two signed copies of Dead Streets by Tim Waggoner. Enter by ? 
7. NEW Linda Gerber: choose any FOUR books from a list for your Prize Pack. Enter by March 31st
8. Booking Through 365: The Dark Divine Nail Polish. Enter by March 31st
9. Alexa's Books and Such: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame Smith, The Power of Half by Kevin Salwen and Hannah Salwen, or Original Sin by Allison Brennan. Enter by March 31st
10. Vampire Wire: two copies of The Vampire's Secret by Raven Hart. Enter by March 31st
11. Cookies, Books and Bikes: the graphic novel Flight volumes 1 & 2 or Karen Chance's Midnight's Daughter. Enter by March 31st
12. Anna’s Book Blog: A House Afire by Emma Kinna. Enter by March 31st
13. ChicaReader: The Dark Divine Nail Polish. Enter by March 31st
14. In Bed With Books: three bottles of THE DARK DIVINE purple nail polish. Enter by March 31st
15. Library Girl Reads: Halfway to the Grave & One Foot in the Grave. Enter by March 31st
16. Tales of A Ravenous Reader: Before I fall by Lauren Oliver, The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson and The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan. All books are signed by the authors. Enter by March 31st
17. The Book Vixen: 3 copies of Supernatural: Heart of the Dragon by Keith R.A. DeCandido. Enter by March 31st
18. Fresh Fiction: Dakota Cassidy’s ACCIDENTALLY DEMONIC. Enter by March 31st
19. Fresh Fiction: Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells. Enter by March 31st
20. Stop, Drop and Read!: The Dark Divine nail polish. Enter by March 31st
21. Anna’s Book Blog: Black Magic Sanctiion by Kim Harrison. Enter by March 31st
22. The Book Resort: Firespell by Chloe Neill. Enter by March 31st
23. The Book Resort: a Sony eReader. Enter by March 31st
24. A Book-lovers’ Review: A signed copy of Mona Lisa Awakening by Sunny. Enter by March 31st
25. Reading With Tequila: Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep plus 2 other books. Enter by March 31st
26. Peta 2: an autographed copy of the "Twilight" DVD. Enter by March 31st
27. Queen of Happy Endings: Twilight The Graphic Novel Volume 1 by Stephenie Meyer & Young Kim + 3 other titles. Enter by March 31st
28. The Page Flipper: 1 SIGNED HC of Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick + 4 other books. Enter by March 31st
29. The Undercover Booklover: 1 ARC of Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus, 1 ARC of Siren by Tricia Rayburn, 1 ARC of Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Enter by March 31st  
30. The Book Resort: Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol 1. Enter by March 31st
31. What Book is That? a BRAND NEW set of all the full-length books in the Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole! Enter by March 31st
32. Good Books And Wine: Vote for the top 100 YA novels and win any book of your choice from the final list. Enter by March 31st
33. The Wayfaring Writer: Demon Possessed Megan Chase Series, Book by Stacia Kane. Enter by March 31st
34. NEW Fresh Fiction: a Reviewer's Copy of BEAST BEHAVING BADLY by Shelly Laurenston. Enter by March 31st
35. NEW SciFiGuy: The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint. Enter by March 31st
36.  NEW Smexy Books: Mind Games by Carolyn Crane. Enter by April 1st
37. NEW Literary Escapism: Chloe Neill’s Firespell. Enter by April 1st
38. Simon & Schuster: advance reader’s copy of Clockwork Angel signed by Cassandra Clare. Enter by April 1st
39. NEW Vampire Wire: Belong to the Night by Shelly Laurenston, Cynthia Eden, and Sherill Quinn, and it's autographed by Sherrill. Enter by April 1st
40. Fantastic Book Review: The Body Finder (ARC) by KimberlyDerting + Swag Pack: a totebag, signed poster, bookmarks and stickers. Enter by April 1st
41. I Should Be Writing: one brand new hardcover copy of Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey. Enter by April 1st.
42. Book-lover Carol: 4 winners -One winner will win books, swag and The Dark Divine polish. 3 other winners will win nail polish (and books, possibly).  THE IRON KING by Julie Kagawa, HUSH, HUSH by Becca Fitzpatrick, WHITE CAT by Holly Black (ARC), MR.MONSTER by Dan Wells, O, JULIET by Robin Maxwell, NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL by Justina Chen Headley (ARC), NUMBERS by Rachel Ward (ARC), FADE by Lisa McMann, WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON by John Green & David Levithan (ARC), GEEKTASTIC edited by Holly Black (ARC), FALLEN by Lauren Kate (ARC, PERCHANCE TO DREAM by Lisa Mantchev (ARC)...and more to come. Enter by April 1st
43. A Park Avenue Princess: Hourglass  by Claudia Gray. Enter by April 1st
44. The Book Butterfly: 5 copies of Token of Darkness by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. Enter by April 1st
45. Dark Wyrm Reads: Strange Brew anthology. Enter by April 1st
46. Housewives Blues and Chihuahua Stories: 2 winners pick any MMPB  or Trade PB or HB on sale at The Book Depository. Enter by April 1st
47. NEW Modern Myth Makers: BONE CROSSED or MOON CALLED by Patricia Briggs. Enter by April 1st
48. NEW The Book Pixie: Win New Moon and The Blind Side on DVD. Enter by April 1st
49. NEW Patricia's Vampire Notes: a copy of THE HIGHWAYMAN and MOON KISSED by Michele Hauf Enter by April 1st
50. NEW Dirty Sexy Books: Soulless by Gail Carriger. Enter by April 2nd
51. NEW Wicked Jungle: Laura Bickle’s Embers (signed). Enter by April 2nd
52. NEW Dirty Sexy Books: Mind Games by Carolyn Crane. Enter by April 2nd
53. NEW Angieville: a signed copy of Mind Games by Carolyn Crane. Enter by April 2nd
54. NEW Eve’s Fan Garden: 10 copies of The Host by Stephenie Meyer in paperback. Enter by April 2nd
55. NEW Deadline Dames: a signed copy of EMBERS by Laura Bickle. Enter by April 2nd
56. Tynga’s Reviews: Shadowglass by Erica Hayes.  Enter by April 2nd
57. Tynga's Reviews: 3 copies of Num8ers by Rachel Ward. Enter by April 2nd
58. A Book Bloggers Diary: Beautiful Dead by Eden Maguire. Enter by April 2nd
59. Dark Faerie Tales: 3 copies of Num8ers by Rachel Ward. Enter by April 2nd
60. NEW Heidi R. Kling: An awesome SPRING 2010** BOOK Many SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Enter by April 2nd
61. Book Bound: a signed copy of Mind Games by Carolyn Crane. Enter by April 3rd
62. NEW Nicole Peeler: The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells and Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead. Enter by April 4th
63. NEW Amberkatze's Book Blog: 3 autographed copies of Blood of the Demon by Diana Rowland. Enter by April 4th
64. NEW The Neverending Shelf: a 2010 Edward Cullen / Robert Pattinson Calendar, ARC of Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George.. Enter by April 4th
65. NEW Deadline Dames: one ARC of SHADES OF GRAY & a copy of BLACK AND WHITE by Jackie Kessler. Enter by April 4th
66. NEW Book Bound: L.A. Banks’ Never Cry Werewolf. Enter by April 4th
67. NEW Library Lounge Lizard: 3 copies of Num8ers by Rachel Ward. Enter by April 5th
68. NEW Larissa's Life: a SIGNED copy of any of the 5 books out in the Morgan Kingsley series by Jenna Black, including the new release (The Devil’s Playground). Enter by April 5th
69. Fang-tastic Books: Blood Ties Season 2 DVD set, a copy of Blood Price by Tanya Huff, a collection of book swag from various authors which consists of bookmarks, postcards, etc, a signed print copy of Eternal Desire and a choice of any two ebooks from my back list, and a $10 Amazon Gift Certificate. Enter by April 5th
70. NEW Suburban Vampire: a copy of both Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies: Compendium Monstrum and a beautifully illustrated Vampire Journal. Enter by April 6th
71. The Story Siren: 3 The Dark Divine nail polishes. Enter by April 5th
72. The Book Muncher: Hex Hall t-shirt. Enter by April 5th
73. I Was  Teenage Book Geek: one winner, who will get to choose three books. Enter by April 6th
74. Bites: 2 winners choose from a list of top rated books. Enter by April 6th
75. Ann Aguirre: Tons of books. Enter by April 6th
76. NEW Over The Edge Book Reviews: Juliana Stone’s "HIS DARKEST HUNGER." Enter by April 6th
77. NEW SciFiGuy: a signed copy of Demonkeepers by Jessica Andersen. Enter by April 6th
78. NEW Strictly Reviews:three copies of Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega #2) by Patricia Briggs. Enter by April 6th
79. NEW The Neverending Shelf: 3 bottles of the lovely Dark Divine Nail Polish. Enter by April 7th
80. NEW Vampire Wire: a complete set of the Wicked Games series by Michele Hauf, which features: The Highwayman, Moon Kissed and Her Vampire Husband. Enter by April 7th
81. Sid Vicious Reviews: Mark Henry’s Happy Hour Of The Damned. Enter by April 7th
82. Story Wings: 3 copies of They Call Me Death by Missy Jane + swag. Enter by April 7th
83. Le Femme Readers: an ARC of Beth Fantaskey’s Jekel Loves Hyde. Enter by April 8th
84. The Thrillionth Page: $100 or $50 toward a fancy dinner at a restaurant of your choice. Enter by April 8th  
85. NEW The Mad Hatter’s Bookshelf & Book Review: two hardcover copies of Christopher Moore's newest vamp book Bite Me. Enter by April 9th
86. NEW Fantasy Dreamer's Ramblings: Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr. Enter by April 9th
87. NEW Book Love Affair: 2 copies of Bite Me by Christopher Moore. Enter by April 9th
88. NEW Allyson James: three (3) ARCs of Stormwalker by Allyson James. Enter by April 9th
89. NEW Ellz Readz: one signed copy of Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells. Enter by April 9th
90. NEW Ramblings of a Wannabe Scribe: six winners, six amazing books from signed by six amazing authors. Enter by April 10th
91. SciFi Chick: Changes by Jim Butcher. Enter by April 9th
92. NEW Book Chick City:WORLD HORROR CON goodie bag full of books & swag. Enter by April 10th
93. Wastepaper Prose: A signed copy of Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater. Enter by April 10th
94. The Serpentine Library: 3 fantastic Prize Packs. Enter by April 10th
95. Shut up! I’m Reading: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa. Enter by April 11th
96. Princess Bookie: Pick from an amazing list of ARC’s. Enter by April 11th
97. NEW Page Turners: 2 The Body Finder Prize Packs. Pack 1 is an ARC of The Body Finder, a signed bookmark, stickers and a The Body Finder Tote. Pack 2 is a signed bookmark, stickers, and a signed The Body Finder poster. Enter by April 12th
98. NEW Falling Off the Shelf: 3 copies of the audiobook Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith. Enter by April 13th
99. NEW The Story Siren: a signed copy of Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder. Enter by April 13th
100. NEW The Bibliophilic Book Blog: Demon Possessed by Stacia Kane. Enter by April 15th
101. NEW Better With Books: Numbers by Rachel Ward. Enter by April 15th
102. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 1st: Win a signed copy of SCARRED by Julia Hoban (UK Version of WILLOW). Enter by April 15th
103. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 2nd: Win a signed hardcover of GONE by Lisa McMann. Enter by April 15th
104. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 3rd: Win a new hardcover of BLEEDING VIOLET by Dia Reeves. Enter by April 15th
105. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 4th: Win a signed copy of MY BIG NOSE AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS by Sydney Salter. Enter by April 15th
106. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 5th: Win a signed copy of HUSH, HUSH by Becca Fitzpatrick. Enter by April 15th
107. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 6th: Win a copy of MERLIN'S HARP by Anne Eliot Crompton* US Only. Enter by April 15th. Enter by April 15th
108. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 7th: Win a copy of BEAUTIFUL DEAD: JONAS by Eden Maguire* US Only. Enter by April 15th. Enter by April 15th
109. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 8th: Win a signed copy of THE LIFE OF GLASS by Jillian Cantor. Enter by April 15th
110. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 9th: Win a signed copy of ACROSS THE POND by Storyheart. Enter by April 15th
111. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 10th: Win a signed copy of SILVER PHOENIX by Cindy Pon. Enter by April 15th
112. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 11th: Win a signed copy of THE BETRAYAL OF NATALIE HARGROVE by Lauren Kate. Enter by April 15th
113. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 12: Win a pre-order of SISTERS RED by Jackson Pearce. Enter by April 15th
114. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 13: Win a copy of DAWN OF THE DREADFULS by Steve Hockensmith. Enter by April 15th
115. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 14: Win a MANGA 3-PACK! BATTLE ROYALE, DARK HUNTERS, AVALON HIGH.. Enter by April 15th
116. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 15: Win a hardcover copy of INCARCERON by Catherine Fisher. Enter by April 15th
117. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 16: Win a signed hardcover or signed audiobook of PROPHECY OF THE SISTERS by Michelle Zink + a preorder of GUARDIAN OF THE GATE. Enter by April 15th
118. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 17: Win a piece of your choice from LuSHAE JEWELRY. Enter by April 15th
119. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 18: Win one of five copies of HOW TO NEVER LOOK FAT AGAIN by Charla Krupp *US & CANADA only. Enter by April 15th
120. I Heart Monster:31 days of giveaways- March 19: Win the FIRST IN A SERIES SIX PACK. Enter by April 15th
121. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 20: Win one of three ABBEY'S HOLLOW SAMPLER PACKS. Enter by April 15th
122. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 21: Win one of 12 prizes in our THEY SAY IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY SWAGGERIFIC GIVEAWAY. Enter by April 15th
123. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 22: Win a copy of THE BODY FINDER by Kimberly Derting and some awesome swag to go with it.. Enter by April 15th
124. I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 23: Win one of three copies of the graphic novel LENORE: WEDGIES by Roman Dirge. Enter by April 15th
125. NEW I Heart Monster:31 days of giveaways- March 24: Win a copy of LOCKED INSIDE by Nancy Werlin. Enter by April 15th
126. NEW I Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 25: Win a signed copy of HOT AND IRRESISTIBLE by Dianne Castell. Enter by April 15th
127. NEWI Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 26: Win a copy of BEASTLY by Alex Flinn. Enter by April 15th
128. NEWI Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 27: Win a copy of THE IRON KING by Julie Kagawa. Enter by April 15th
129. NEWI Heart Monster: 31 days of giveaways- March 28: Win a preorder of PARANORMALCY by Kiersten White
130. NEW I Heart Monster:  31 days of giveaways- March 29: Win a VAMPIRE THREE PACK. Enter by April 15th
131. NEW I Heart Monster:  31 days of giveaways- March 30: Win a signed ARC of KISS OF DEATH by Rachel Caine. Enter by April 15th
132. NEW I Heart Monster:  31 days of giveaways- March 31:Win a preorder of CRESCENDO by Becca Fitzpatrick. Enter by April 15th
133. Late Bloomers: a signed ARC of SPELLS  by Aprilynne Pike and a beautiful faerie necklace created by Cynthia Aguirre. Enter by April 15th  
134. A Good Addiction & La Femme Readers : Linger by Maggie Stiefvater, Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead, Dark Touch: Shadows by Amy Meredith, The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride, Sea by Heidi R. Kling, Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles. Enter by April 15th
135. Dirty Sexy Books: Monthly giveaway includes Strange Brew and The Iron King. Enter by April 15th
136. Confessions of a Wandering Heart: Hourglass by Claudia Gray. Enter by April 15th
137. NEW The Fiction Vixen: Michel Hauf’s MOON KISSED and MIDNIGHT CRAVINGS. Enter by April 16th
138. NEW Steph Su Reads: Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien. Enter by April 16th
139. Wicked Walker: 2 winners, each gets to pick 2 books from a list. Enter April 16th
140. Daydreams and Wanderings: a hardbound copy of Veracity by Laura Byman and one original art bookmark + more books if she gets more followers. Enter by April 17th
141. NEW Sophistikatied Reviews: ARC of The Clearing by Heather Davis. Enter by April 17th
142. NEW Peeking Between the Pages: Sarah Addison Allen's newest novel, The Girl Who Chased the Moon. Enter by April 17th
143. Bloody Bookaholic: Massive giveaway with 7 winners and up to 28 books!  Enter by April 18th
144. Ink & Paper: 2 winners choose from - Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz (ARC), Captivate by Carrie Jones (US ARC), Fallen by Lauren Kate (ARC), The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong, The Poison Throne by Celine Kiernan, Seasons of War by Daniel Abraham, Mr Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett. Enter by April 19th
145. NEW A Good Addiction: Dark Divine nail polish. Enter by April 19th
146. NEW La Femme Readers: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls. Enter by April 20th
147. Reading With Tequila: 3 or more winners - 10 Series (59 different books) to Choose From. Enter by April 20th
148. NEW Parajunkee's Views: 2 or more winners pick books or GC. Enter by April 20th
     
149. Jucilicious Reviews: two winners and for both of them, she’ll basically stuff as many YA books as I can or a limit of 8-9? books. Enter by April 21st
150. Dark Wyrm Reads: There are 5 packages to choose from, and each package includes 5 books. Enter by April 22nd
151. NEW The Undercover Book Lover:The first winner gets his/her choice of one whole box of three books from a list. Enter by April 22nd
152. NEW Carrie's YA Bookshelf:  Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr. Enter by April 23rd
153. NEW YA Bliss: Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr. Enter by April 23rd
154. YA Book Reviews: Lots of books/ARCS. Enter by April 23rd.
155. Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick: The first prize will be Boys That Bite, Stake That!, and Girls That Growl by Mari Mancusi, and bookmarks from Maria V. Snyder, Bree Despain, Chloe Neill, Mari Mancusi, and E.J. Stevens. The second prize is Undead and Unwelcome by MaryJanice Davidson! There are also bookmarks from Angie Fox, Mari Mancusi, E.J. Stevens, and Kimberly Frost. Enter by April 25th
156. Tales of Whimsy: (1) Purplish lip liner (1) Pack of purple gum {Fruit Sensations} (1) Bottle of The Dark Divine nail polish. Enter by April 25th
157. Ramblings of a Teenage Bookworm: The winner gets to pick 12 books from a list. Enter by April 25th
158. The Bookologist: There are (3) boxes, each box contains (4)ARCs, there will be (1) winner who gets to pick one box. Enter by April 26th
159. NEW La Femme Readers: Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr. Enter by April 30th
160. NEW Queen of Happy Endings: your choice of 3 wonderful new release books. Enter by April 30th
161. A Romantic Hearts: a brand new copy of New Moon DVD + plus more. Enter by April 30th
162. Book Whisperer: I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It by Adam Selzer. Enter by April 30th
163. Steph Bowe’s Hey! Teenager of the Year: Lots of books including Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. Enter by April 30th
164. Can you say Bookaholic?: Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn. Enter by April 30th
165. NEW Reading Angel: $10 Amazon GC + your choice from - Long-Time Listener, First-Time Werewolf :: Carrie Vaughn (hardback that includes first 3 Kitty Norville books), The Lonely Hearts Club :: Elizabeth Eulberg (hardback), Before I Fall :: Lauren Oliver (hardback, or Gone :: Lisa McMann (hardback). Enter by April 30th
166. NEW Presenting Lenore: a signed hardcover of Lauren Oliver's BEFORE I FALL and a signed hardcover of Ellen Hopkins TRICKS. Enter by April 30th
167. NEW Book Junkie: 4 winners will be choosen, and they can pick books from the prize “box.”Enter by May 1st
168. J.K. Beck's Shadow Keepers: an ARC of WHEN BLOOD CALLS by J.K. Beck aka Julie Kenner, and a free KINDLE, onto which the ARC will be loaded. Enter by Summer 2010
169. NEW Obsessed:There are TWENTY-ONE books up for grabs. Enter by June 15th
170. Bitten by Books:  new contests almost everyday. 

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*Disclosure: I received this book courtesy of Penguin Books

Book Description

All-new action in the #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series

When mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson attempts to return a powerful Fae book she'd previously borrowed in an act of desperation, she finds the bookstore locked up and closed down.
It seems the book contains secret knowledge-and the Fae will do just about anything to keep it out of the wrong hands. And if that doesn't take enough of Mercy's attention, her friend Samuel is struggling with his wolf side-leaving Mercy to cover for him, lest his own father declare Sam's life forfeit.

All in all, Mercy has had better days. And if she isn't careful, she might not have many more to live...

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Book 5 in The Mercy Thompson Series 

Mercedes is Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. Her native american heritage has gifted her with the ability to take the form of a coyote at will. She's surrounded by far more powerful supernatural beings, including werewolves, vampires and an assortment of fey. –Hurog.com

Review:
SILVER BORNE has been my most anticipated novel of the year (and already the River Marked, Mercy #6 is my most anticipated book for next year). Everything I’ve loved about the previous books are here again.  Mercy is just plain cool.  She is laid back, resilient, tough without being pushy, and brave enough to risk her life for those she loves (which she inevitably does several times in this book).  If you want to know exactly how cool Mercy is, check out the Character Profile I’ve compiled for her HERE.

The world building is as rich and nuanced as ever. Werewolf, Fae, and Walker lore are all explored with more detail (sadly Stefan and the vampires are no shows this time out). And a pretty significant piece of Samuel’s past is revealed that will have definite repercussions on future books. I have to say how impressed I am with Patricia Briggs’ ability to showcase her—rather large by this point in the series—cast of characters without making SILVER BORNE feel crowded.  Every scene is full and satisfying even though most of the characters only have minor roles, they still have impact.

Well deserved praise aside, I’m sorry to say that I wasn’t as blown away by SILVER BORNE as I expected to be. Maybe I built it up to much, maybe I missed the character of Stefan too much, or maybe it was the lack of romantic tension between Mercy and Adam.  They became mates in the previous book, but because of Stefan, there was still plenty of romantic tension.  But Adam and Mercy are in full blown couple mode throughout SILVER BORNE constantly telling each other how much they love the other one.  Mercy has previously been pretty gun-shy with her feelings, and I didn’t expect her to be this mushy (for Mercy) so quickly. 

That all came out harsher than I intended.  The Mercy Thompson books are still my pick for best urban fantasy series out there.  They set the bar for every other urban fantasy series I read, and no one has dethroned Mercy yet (though Kate Daniels comes close).  Even with the minor criticism, SILVER BORNE was an excellent read, and even at hardcover prices, you should put it at the top of your to-buy pile.  The next Mercy book is called River Marked, it has a tentative release date for Spring 2011. 

Sexual Content: References to a previous rape, references to  homosexuality. A brief non graphic sex scene.

My Rating (out of 5):

Click HERE to read an excerpt of SILVER BOURNE

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Ace Hardcover; 1 edition (March 30, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044101819X
• ISBN-13: 978-0441018192
• Cover art: Daniel Dos Santos

Disagree with my review?  Email me your review for this or any other book I’ve reviewed and I might use it for 2nd Opinion Review

Today is the big launch of the INSIDE OUT website and the world premier of the book trailer!  Normally I don’t get super excited for book trailers (cover art, yes) but this one is an exception.  They have perfectly captured the feel of INSIDE OUT by putting the viewer in the position of Trella.  Watching it made me feel like I was in the book.  Anyway, I was impressed.  Go check it out on the book’s site and let me know what you think.  And If you missed my review of Maria V. Snyder’s INSIDE OUT, you can read it HERE (I gave it 4/5 bats).

Maria V. Snyder’s awesome new Harlequin TEEN title INSIDE OUT will be published on April 1st, but you can get a sneak peek today!

• Want to read the first 3 chapters of INSIDE OUT?
• Want to take an INSIDE OUT personality quiz to find out how to become a ‘productive member’ of ‘Inside’ and find the perfect job? Sadly I’m apparently suited to be a LAUNDRY SCRUB

Working with others is something you enjoy, and you don't mind getting a little dirt under your fingernails. Combine these traits with getting satisfaction from working with your hands and you would do well working as a Laundry Scrub.

• Want to watch the very cool book trailer for INSIDE OUT(trust me, you do.  This is one of my favorite trailers right up there with Shiver and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)?
• Plus more!

Then visit the INSIDE OUT website HERE!

I’m very happy to have author Laura Bickle here today. Laura’s debut novel Embers (available on March 30, 2010) follows a ghost hunter and her familiar, Sparky (a jealous fire salamander with an addiction to electricity).   My curiosity was peeked, so I asked Laura to give us the scoop on all things Sparky.

 

Laura Bickle has worked in the unholy trinity of politics, criminology, and technology for several years. She and her chief muse live in the Midwest, owned by four mostly-reformed feral cats. Her short fiction has appeared here and there. Embers, her debut novel, is first in an exciting new urban fantasy series that continues with her forthcoming second novel, Sparks. Laura also writes as Alayna Williams. Alayna's "debut" will be Dark Oracle, Pocket Juno's June 2010 release. 

 

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Familiar Spirits
By
Laura Bickle

No one ever successfully controls a familiar.

Historically, familiars were said to be magical helpers of witches. They had the ability to shift shape, often appearing as cats, bats, or other creatures in their service to the witch. It was assumed by inquisitors that familiars, as a type of imp or evil spirit, served the witch willingly.

At other times, they were summoned by a magician, then trapped in a stone or piece of jewelry. The familiar spirit was trapped, coerced into service, like genies in bottles.

In the world of EMBERS, Anya has a familiar, Sparky. He’s a five-foot long speckled hellbender with eyes like marbles--a fire salamander elemental, a creature that’s the embodiment of fire. The German magician, Paracelsus, called fire spirits “salamanders” in the sixteenth century.  Salamanders were long associated with fire, despite their amphibious nature, because they crawled out of forest logs cast on fires. The salamander was assumed to dwell in fire, and embodied the impetuosity, power, and destructive changeability of the flickering flame.

Anya’s had Sparky since she was a child. He’s tied to a necklace her mother gave her, which suggests that, like the familiars trapped in jewelry, he was coerced into service at some point in the past. But Sparky seems to serve Anya willingly, protecting her from malicious spirits (not to mention jealously guarding her against any potential lovers).

Life with a salamander isn’t easy. Sparky is only able to be seen by Anya and ghosts. When he’s not chasing ghosts, he’s busily getting into trouble. Aside from Anya and the ghosts, he’s only able to affect electrical fields. And electricity is delicious. He’s blown up every microwave that Anya’s ever owned. He chews cell phones and drains their batteries. He likes to lick electrical outlets, with disastrous results. In EMBERS, Anya takes him to a hospital, and he manages to wreak havoc with vital sign monitors.

But Sparky has his lovable moments. His favorite toy is a Gloworm. When he pats it, its cherubic little face lights up, much to his delight. Late at night, he curls up with his toy at the foot of Anya’s bed like any other pet, purring and chortling happily in the amber light of the Gloworm tucked between his paws.

At times like these, Anya rubs his speckled belly and imagines that he’s under control.

And Sparky opens one eye and snorts.

He knows better.  

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 Embers (The Lantern, book 1) by Laura Bickle

Truth burns.Unemployment, despair, anger—visible and invisible unrest feed the undercurrent of Detroit’s unease. A city increasingly invaded by phantoms now faces a malevolent force that further stokes fear and chaos throughout the city.Anya Kalinczyk spends her days as an arson investigator with the Detroit Fire Department, and her nights pursuing malicious spirits with a team of eccentric ghost hunters. Anya—who is the rarest type of psychic medium, a Lantern—suspects a supernatural arsonist is setting blazes to summon a fiery ancient entity that will leave the city in cinders. By Devil’s Night, the spell will be complete, unless Anya—with the help of her salamander familiar and the paranormal investigating team—can stop it.Anya’s accustomed to danger and believes herself inured to loneliness and loss. But this time she’s risking everything: her city, her soul, and a man who sees and accepts her for everything she is. Keeping all three safe will be the biggest challenge she’s ever faced.

Want more from Laura Bickle?  Check out her upcoming book written as ‘Alayna Williams,’ Dark Oracle, due out June 2010

Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams

TARA SHERIDAN HAS A GIFT . . . AND IT ALMOST KILLED HER.

As a criminal profiler, Tara used science and her intuitive skill at Tarot card divination to track down the dangerous and depraved, including the serial killer who left her scarred from head to toe. Since that savage attack, Tara has been a recluse. But now an ancient secret society known as Delphi’s Daughters has asked for her help in locating missing scientist Lowell Magnusson. And Tara, armed with her Tarot deck, her .38, and a stack of misgivings, agrees to try.

Tara immediately senses there is far more at stake than one man’s life. At his government lab in the New Mexico desert, Magnusson had developed groundbreaking technology with terrifying potential. Working alongside the brusque but charismatic agent Harry Li, Tara discovers that Magnusson’s daughter, Cassie, has knowledge that makes her a target too. The more Tara sees into the future, the more there is to fear. She knows she has to protect Cassie. But there may be no way to protect herself—from the enemies circling around her, or from the long-buried powers.

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Jeaniene Frost just revealed the cover for her next book, Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, Book 2), releasing July 27th, 2010. I think I like this one even better than First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, Book 1).

 

 

Since everyone always asks, no, these models aren’t exactly how I picture Mencheres and Kira. In my head the best representation I could give would be Oded Fehr for Mencheres (but with longer hair than in that photo) and Milla Jovovich for Kira. But oddly enough, those two weren’t available to pose for the cover, lol. So I think my art director did a great job with finding replacements . –Jeaniene Frost

Book Description:

An immortal war has been brewing in the darkness…and now one woman has stumbled into the shadows.

Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she’s only imagined in her worst nightmares.

At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master Vampire who thought he’d seen it all. Then Kira appears—this fearless, beautiful…human who braved death to rescue him. Though he burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life, yet sending her away is unthinkable.

But with danger closing in, Mencheres must choose between the woman he craves, or embracing the darkest magic to defeat an enemy bent on his eternal destruction.

Skyler White: In Dreams Begin by Skyler White (December 2010)

Craig White is as amazing as always.  Not quite as stunning as and Falling, Fly…but still another beauty.-ATUF

“Close your eyes tightly—tightly—and keep them closed . . .”

From a Victorian Ireland of magic, poetry and rebellion, Ida Jameson, an amateur occultist, reaches out for power, but captures Laura Armstrong, a modern-day graphic artist instead. Now, for the man or demon she loves, each woman must span a bridge through Hell and across history . . . or destroy it.

“Every passionate man is linked with another age, historical or imaginary,
where alone he finds images that rouse his energy.” W. B. Yeats

Anchored in fact on both sides of history, Laura and Ida, modern rationalist and fin de siècle occultist, are linked from the moment Ida channels Laura into the body of celebrated beauty and Irish freedom-fighter Maud Gonne. When Laura falls—from an ocean and a hundred years away—passionately, Victorianly in love with the young poet W. B. Yeats, their love affair entwines with Irish history and weaves through Yeats’s poetry until Ida discovers something she wants more than magic in the subterranean spaces in between.

With her Irish past threatening her orderly present and the man she loves in it, Laura and Yeats—the practical materialist and the poet magus—must find a way to make love last over time, in changing bodies, through modern damnation, and into the mythic past to link their pilgrim souls . . . or lose them forever.

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Dark Faerie Tales: Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (June 1, 2010)

A new YA series from Sherrilyn, or I guess maybe Middle Grade since Nick is only 14.  Still very cool looking.  -ATUF

At 14, Nick Gautier is an average kid who runs with the wrong crowd. But on the night he decides to go straight and refuses to mug an innocent tourist, his crew turns on him and just as he thinks his life is over… a new one begins.

Kyrian of Thrace isn’t just a vampire slayer, he’s a Dark-Hunter and he introduces Nick to a world that he never imagined.

With new enemies who make his old ones look like wimps, Nick must either measure up or get sized for a body bag. It’s kill or be killed and this kid who was born on the wrong side finds a strength inside him that he never knew existed.

Now if he can only find someone to help battle the demons that don’t reside inside him.

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Reading The Best of The Best: Misguided Angel (Blue Bloods, #5) by Melissa de la Cruz (October 5, 2010)

I still haven’t started this series.  I have the first one in my TBR.  To be honest all the covers in this series look the same to me. -ATUF

After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence--with her forbidden love, Jack. Now the two of them must embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the seven gates that guard earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silverbloods.

As the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads--and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.

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Dark Faerie Tales: Blood Law by Jeannie Holmes (June 22, 2010)

This is the new cover (right).  The previous cover was—well, see for yourself (left).  The word that comes to mind is cheesy.  This new one is gorgeous. I love the perspective.  I wouldn’t have given the old one a second look, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be buying this new one.-ATUF

 To stop a vampire killer, she’ll have to slay her own demons first.

A provocative and savvy vampire, Alexandra Sabian moves to the sleepy hamlet of Jefferson, Mississippi—population 6,000, nearly one-half vampires—to escape the demons lurking in her past. As an Enforcer for the Federal Bureau of Preternatural Investigation (FBPI), Alex must maintain the uneasy peace between her kind and humans, including Jefferson’s bigoted sheriff, who’d be happy to see all vampires banished from town. Then really dead vamps start turning up—beheaded, crucified, and defanged—killed in the same gruesome manner that Alex’s father was murdered decades ago. For Alex, the professional has become way too personal.

Things get even more complicated when the FBPI sends in some unnervingly sexy backup: Alex’s one-time mentor, lover, and fiancé, Varik Baudelaire. Still stinging from the betrayal that ended their short-lived engagement, Alex is determined not to give in to the temptation that soon threatens to short-circuit her investigation. Like it or not, though, as the body count grows, and the public panic level rises, Varik may be her only hope to stop a relentless killer who’s got his own score to settle, and his own bloody past to put right.

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Erica Hayes: Poison Kissed by Erica Hayes (September 28, 2010)

Oh, very cool.  Love the title, love the knife. -ATUF

Beyond the veil of magic, a fairy otherworld pulses with glamour and dark beauty... It's a place where passions run deep and dark -- and death is just one kiss away...
Mina is a banshee whose greatest power lies in her siren song. She's beholden to her boss Joey, a snake-shifter who once saved her life and now employs her as a gang enforcer. She refuses to upset the fragile balance between them by admitting that she longs for him, that his embrace is the only thing she craves more than revenge for her mother's death...
When Mina learns that Joey may have been involved in her mother's murder, fury threatens to spill out of her, note by vicious note. She and Joey have always trusted each other to stay alive, but now she's not sure what to believe. The evidence stacked against him -- or the one man who haunts her dreams and burns in her blood...

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Delightful Reviews: The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa (August 2010)

 This is the first I’ve seen of this cover, but it looks real (NetGalley has this cover up).  Sorry for the poor pic quality.  Its a tiny pic.  Very pretty.  Can’t wait to see a big Hi-Res version. -ATUF

Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron Fey, iron-bound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her. Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's alone in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.

Thanks to all of you how entered this giveaway, and a big thank you to Vicki Lewis Thompson for offering signed copies of Blond with a Wand & Chick with a Charm. Did you miss Vicki’s Guest Blog about her witchy roots? You can read it HERE.

The winners are (chosen by BuzzMyBlog.com Contest Winner Picker):

a signed copy of Blond with a Wand goes to…

 Bookie

Random Entry Selected:	34
Odds of Winning:	2 in 63
Entry Data:	2, Bookie

and a signed copy of Chick with a Charm goes to… 

 donnas

Random Entry Selected:	30
Odds of Winning:	4 in 63
Entry Data:	4, donnas

Congratulations! I’ll be emailing each of you soon. Please respond within 48 hours or a new winner will be drawn.

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