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What if the characters in a vampire novel left their world--and came into yours?
Amy is in love with someone who doesn't exist: Alexander Banks, the dashing hero in a popular series of vampire novels. Then one night, Amy meets a boy who bears an eerie resemblance to Alexander. In fact, he IS Alexander, who has escaped from the pages of the book and is in hot pursuit of a wicked vampire named Vigo. Together, Amy and Alexander set out to track Vigo and learn how and why Alexander crossed over. But when she and Alexander begin to fall for each other, Amy wonders if she even wants him to ever return to the realm of fiction.
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| Series: N/A Date/Publisher: June 28th 2011 by HarperCollins Cover Artist: N/A Cover Source: THE BOOK BUTTERFLY Author Comments: N/A My Thoughts: |  |
The New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series delivers her first novel for adults, a story about the living, the dead, and a curse that binds them.
Rebekkah Barrow never forgot the tender attention her grandmother, Maylene, bestowed upon the dead of Claysville, the town where Bek spent her adolescence. There wasn’t a funeral that Maylene didn’t attend, and at each Rebekkah watched as Maylene performed the same unusual ritual: three sips from a small silver flask followed by the words “Sleep well, and stay where I put you.”
Now Maylene is dead and Bek must go back to the place—and the man—she left a decade ago. But what she soon discovers is that Maylene was murdered and that there was good reason for her odd traditions. It turns out that in placid Claysville, the worlds of the living and the dead are dangerously connected. Beneath the town lies a shadowy, lawless land ruled by the enigmatic Charles, aka Mr. D—a place from which the dead will return if their graves are not properly minded. Only the Graveminder, a Barrow woman, and the current Undertaker, Byron, can set things to right once the dead begin to walk.
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| Series: Soulfire #2 Date/Publisher: July 1st 2011 by Sourcebooks Casablanca Cover Artist: N/A Cover Source: Wicked Scribes Author Comments: N/A My Thoughts:
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| Series: Soul Screamers #3.5 Date/Publisher: December 1st 2010 by Harlequin Cover Artist: N/A Cover Source: Goodreads Author Comments: N/A My Thoughts: |  |
Tod Hudson was a typical teenager. He liked girls, sports, food and tolerated his younger brother, Nash. In fact, he had his whole life in front of him--and due to his bean sidhe heritage, it was going to be a very long life indeed. And then the car accident occurred.
Suddenly Tod's future wasn't so sure, and he had to make a choice. Life... Death... or something Between....
An ebook exclusive Soul Screamers series novella.
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| Series: Underbelly Chronicles #1 Date/Publisher: March 1st 2011 by Sourcebooks Casablanca Cover Artist: N/A Cover Source: Wicked Scribes Author Comments: N/A My Thoughts: |  |
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Beauty School Demon by Sidney Ayers
| Series: Demons Unleashed #1 Date/Publisher: June 1st 2011 by Sourcebooks Casablanca Cover Artist: N/A Cover Source: Wicked Scribes Author Comments: Well, if I thought I was dreaming back in January when I was offered a contract for my funny paranormal series, Demons Unleashed, I now know it is in fact a reality. I was just emailed my final approved cover art. I am thrilled to bits with it. So go ahead and look for my first book, Beauty School Demon, available June 2011 from Sourcebooks Casablanca! And without further ado, my beautiful cover! I especially love the pink lettering. My Thoughts: |  |
Killer new haircut? $50
Creepy antique chest? $100
Unleashing Hell on Earth? Priceless!
Hairstylist Lucia Gregory has serious problems. Who knew opening an antique chest would unleash Hell’s minions? Then again, when the chest is labeled Arca Infernorum, she should’ve known better. Strange things happen the moment it’s opened. Mirrors implode and shampoo bowls erupt like geysers. But that’s the least of her worries. Overnight, she turns into a sexpot. Men, including her gay coworkers, throw themselves at her feet. Only one man is immune—Rafael Deleon, a broodingly sexy man who says he’s a demon. He’s everything she’s avoided—stony and reserved—but that only adds to his mysterious appeal.
Rafael has his own personal demons where the opposite sex is concerned. Any woman he’s cared for has met a horrible demise. As a demon protector of Limbo, He’s sent to retrieve the chest before it’s opened. He’s too late. Hell is unleashed in the most unlikely of places, a suburban hair salon. What’s worse–Lucy, a beautiful half-succubus, has no idea about the power she possesses. Being a demon, he should be able to resist her charms. That resistance is slipping when he needs it most.
When an evil demon arrives to sink his claws into Lucy and the chest, Rafe is determined to protect Lucy, who’d rather go into battle with guns blazing and daggers zinging. Sparks fly as they fight their growing attraction. Will Lucy be able to break through the stone fortress Rafe’s built around his heart, or will they suffer their own demonic demise?
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| Series: Elven Lords #2 Date/Publisher: August 1st 2011 by Sourcebooks Casablanca Cover Artist: N/A Cover Source: Wicked Scribes Author Comments: I adore this cover, which captures the lightning she can command, the sparkles of magic, the ethereal feel of the images that capture the style of the story inside. I only had a few recommendations: I'd love to see a pointed elven ear poking through Cecily's hair, Giles's hair must be the elven white, and I'm not sure about the color of my name, I think it captures attention but jars a bit. What do you think? Anyhoo, I hope they don't change the cover too much, cause I really love it! And I hope you will love the story inside as well! My Thoughts: |  |
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| Series: N/A Date/Publisher: July 1st 2011 by HarperTeen Cover Artist: Miss-Deathwish Cover Source: Dark Faerie Tales Author Comments: The resulting cover, btw, is the fine photography manip work of Miss Deathwish over at deviantart.com My Thoughts: |  |
Jana Webster and Michael Haynes were destined to be together forever. Of that, Jana was sure.
But Jana just died—in a bowling accident. And now she’s trapped in Dead School. Jana is certain that it won’t be long before Michael kills himself in order to spend eternity with her—but the days are passing and Michael is, inexplicably, still alive. So Jana decides to take matters into her own hands. And nothing—not even Dead School bad boy Mars Dreamcote’s enticingly warm touch or the devastating secret he holds about her death—will stop her from making her dreams come true.
Romeo and Juliet meets Heathers in this hilariously macabre take on paranormal romance, packed with heart-stopping suspense and sizzling star-crossed love.
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| Series: Fallen Angel #2 Date/Publisher: July 1st 2011 by HarperTeen Cover Artist: N/A Cover Source: Dark Faerie Tales Author Comments: N/A My Thoughts: |  |
The end . . or a new beginning?
As Ellie comes to grips with her destiny as the Elect One, her relationship with Michael grows tense. When she meets a mysterious boy names Rafe, things get even more complicated.
Yet the time has come for the Elect One to stand against the group of fallen angels who are bent on destroying the world. In order to face the immeasurable malevolence heading her way, Ellie tries to put her personal life aside. But she soon learns that whoever holds her heart also holds the key to mankind’s salvation — or destruction. As the end days approach, Ellie is faced with an epic decision. Who does her heart really belong to? And is her love strong enough to save the world?
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And my picks for Best & Worst…
Best Cover: THE VAMPIRE STALKER
Worst Cover: TASTE ME
So any new to you covers? Any contenders for Best Sneak Peek Cover 2011? Which are your Best & Worst picks?
Vampire Stalker? What a title! LOL
ReplyDeleteLove these posts of yours.
Thank you for the coverage on the covers!
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All the best,
RKCharron
I love the Dead Rules cover! It's pretty and creepy at the same time. And I was also disappointed with the Graveminder cover. I'm not much of a fan of the sepia tone.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these. :)
I have to say, I really like the Graveminder cover. I've read the book, and I think the cover fits. It's literary, but creepy. And this cover manages to convey that without any of the overused urban fantasy images. ;)
ReplyDeleteAs for my own "Reaper" cover, my only complaint is that I picture Tod looking much older than this. He's 18. I love the look of the cover, but think the model is too young.
Also, I agree that the Touch Me cover looks way too much like the Showalter covers--which was no doubt intentional.
Loving the new Reaper cover. I've read all of Rachel's Shifters series. I already have the first book of the Soul Screamers waiting in my TBR pile. I have high hopes!
ReplyDeleteKatie - the title for Vampire Stalker threw me too. I was telling my much younger sis about the plot and we both glanced at the Twilight books on my shelf :)
ReplyDeleteRK - You bet. Hope you spotted a few to add to your wish list.
Shannon - Dead rules sounds like a twisted fun ride, but the cover isn't doing it for me. And I'm with you all the way on Graveminder.
Rachel - I don't doubt that Graveminder will be great, and hearing that the cover really suits the tone of the story goes a long way for me. But Melissa's Wicked Lovely covers were so unique and gorgeous that I expected an equal--but different--wow factor. The dilapidated house is overused IMO, much like the traditional UF images. Maybe I'll have to eat my words when I read it :)
The Reaper cover, on the other hand :) Tod does look a little younger than I envisioned him too, but he does look like want I imagined at...fifteen-ish? After finishing MSTS the other night I'm dying to get inside Tod's head. I know exactly what I'll be doing on Dec 1st.
Carmel - They are really good. That's all I'll say. This upcoming one is probably my favorite so far.
Abigail, I guess I can see the dilapidated house as being overused--I just haven't seen it used much in genre fiction. I tend to think of it as literary. And while Graveminder does have a literary feel, it is also definitely genre fiction. And very, very different from Marr's fae series. I hope you love it!
ReplyDeleteRachel - You're right about the dilapidated house image being more of a literary image. That is where I've been noticing it. Maybe Graveminder will help start a new crossover trend? Thanks for chiming in :)
ReplyDeleteActually, I like the Dead Rules cover - a bit freaky, yes, but still pretty somehow.
ReplyDeleteBeauty School Demon looks interesting, too. The rest of the covers are sort of meh, IMO.