11 December 2010

More Cover Art Coverage: 13 new titles!

*Cover Art may not be final*

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Blood Cursed by Erica Hayes

Series: Shadowfae Chronicles #4 
Date/Publisher: August 2nd 2011 by St Martins
Cover Artist: Craig White 
Cover Source:  Erica Hayes

Author Comments:
Is this awesome? Or is it, like, totally awesome!?! This is my fourth Craig White cover and I love it. Love, love, love it. It is so much what the book is about that I can't think of anything I'd like better.

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
Craig always does nice work, and he has definitely captured the ‘heat’ of this series.

Description:

Enter the fierce, fantastical world of the Shadowfae, where blood is a drug, magic is a crime, and love is the most dangerous weapon of all…

To a vampire, nothing is sweeter than bloodfairy essence -- and Ember is the most sought-after fairy on the underworld circuit. Selling her blood to the highest bidder -- and robbing her clients in the process -- Ember has unwittingly become a target of dark and dangerous forces. Her enemies are everywhere. And if she hopes to survive, she needs protection...

Diamond is a glassfairy who, for better or worse, knows his way around the vampire underworld. Smooth as silk and tougher than trolls, Diamond is Ember’s only chance to keep her magical blood inside her body, where it belongs. But he also poses a threat to Ember, a strange kind of danger she’s never experienced before: She’s falling in love with him...

Previous Book in the Series:

Shadowfae (The Shadowfae Chronicles, #1)Shadowglass (The Shadowfae Chronicles, #2)Poison Kissed (Shadowfae Chronicles, #3)

Ascension by Sable Grace

Series: Dark Breed #1
Date/Publisher: Published May 1st 2011 by Avon
Cover Artist: Tom Egner 
Cover Source:
Supernatural Underground

Author Comments:
We have a cover!! . Thanks to Avon Art Director Tom Egner who put this together for us. We think it's fabulous!

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
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Description:

The gates of hell have opened, and one woman will stand in the crossfire as the Dark Breed -- vampyre, demons, shape shifters -- and mankind fight their last battle for survival.
Kyana is half Vampyre, half Lychen... and the last of her kind. Determined, dangerous, and damned, she has no love for the mortals who have imprisoned and misused her. But when the Order of Ancients entrusts her with a mission -- to find the key that will send the Dark Breed back into Hell for eternity -- Kyana has no choice but to accept.
She is furious to learn her assignment comes with an escort... Ryker, a demigod and fierce warrior who long ago found a way under her skin and stayed there. In a shaky alliance, they discover an ancient cult with dangerous motive and a god who seeks to destroy all others. And as Kyana begins to feel the heat that threatens to bind her to Ryker, she knows she has to resist. For it could only mean the undoing of them both...

Previous Book in the Series:
 

Skin Dive by Ava Gray

Series: Skin #4
Date/Publisher: Published August 2011 by Berkley
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: Wicked Scribes

Author Comments:
N/A

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
I  haven’t loved the covers in this series, but this is an improvement with the darker washed jeans and the blue lightning.

Description:

She can’t remember what home is like
Gillie is a fugitive. She has the scars to prove her long-term incarceration, but it’s the kind of story that would land her in another cell if she tried to present it to the authorities. Now that she’s free, she’s determined never to be bound again. She has a powerful healing gift—and a fierce resolve never to use it, unless it’s her choice.

He can’t remembering wanting anything more
Taye is keeping a powerful secret. He cannot remember everything about his past, but he knows he used to be homeless, one of the crazy-tinfoil-hat-wearing brigade. He knows his own family threw him away when he became too much trouble. He also knows he has a limited amount of time to make sure Gillie gets the life she’s always wanted. It just hurts because he can’t be a part of it. Because his ability is killing him, and there’s nothing he can do about it.
But he’s determined not to seduce her, and to do one thing right before he dies–save Gillie Flynn. But she’s busy making plans of her own…

Previous Book in the Series:
Skin Game (Skin, #1)Skin Tight (Skin, #2)Skin Heat (Skin, #3)

Gods & Monsters by Lyn Benedict

Series: Shadows Inquiries #3
Date/Publisher: April 26th 2011 by Ace
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: Wicked Scribes

Author Comments:
N/A

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
Location, location, location.  First it was a city, then the beach, and now a more rural area.  It’s well done but I do wish there was a more recognizable style for this series.  Oh and I want her boots.

Description:
N/A
Previous Book in the Series:
Sins  &  Shadows (Shadows & Inquiries, #1)Ghosts  &  Echoes (Shadows & Inquiries, #2)

War Cry by Elizabeth Vaughan

Series: Chronicles of the Warlands #4
Date/Publisher: May 3rd 2011 by Penguin Group
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: Wicked Scribes

Author Comments:
N/A

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
Wow is this an improvement over the rest of the covers in this series.  The warm gold/brown colors of sunset are gorgeous.

Description:
N/A
Previous Book in the Series:
WarprizeWarswornWarlord

Dead Alert by Bianca D’Arc

Series: Guardians of Darkness # 5
Date/Publisher: July 26th 2011 by Kensington
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: Wicked Scribes

Author Comments:
N/A

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
Best one yet!  And yet out the crouching figure on the left. Creepy.

Description:
Previous Book in the Series:

Half Past Dead Once Bitten, Twice Dead The Beast Within A Darker Shade of Dead

Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston

Series: Pride #6
Date/Publisher: May 1st 2011 by Brava
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: Wicked Scribes

Author Comments:
N/A

My Thoughts: Thumbs down
These type of covers are so prevalent that they have little impact on me anymore.

Big Bad Beast
Description:

When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. Trouble is, her too-cute rich-boy boss Ric Van Holtz insists on helping out. And his crazy-like-a-fox smarts and charming persistence are making it real hard for Dee to keep her heart safe…
Ric can't believe his luck. He's wanted this fiercely-independent she-wolf from day one, but he never expected teamwork as explosive as this. And now is his last chance to show Dee what she needs isn't some in-your-face Alpha male—but a wily, resourceful wolf who'll always have her back in a fight…and between the sheets.

Previous Book in the Series:

The Mane EventThe Beast In HimThe Mane Attraction

The Vampire's Promise by Caroline B. Cooney

Series: N/A
Date/Publisher: February 1st 2011 by Point (first published 1993)
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: THE BOOK BUTTERFLY

Author Comments:
N/A

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
Simply, but the contrast between her skin and the tree bark is eye catching.

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Description:

This compilation edition was created exclusively for Barnes and Noble Inc. MM paperback contains the following stories: Deadly offer; Evil Returns; and Fatal Bargain

Previous Book in the Series:
N/A

Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan

Series: Immortal Beloved #1
Date/Publisher: January 6th 2011 by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: THE BOOK BUTTERFLY

Author Comments:
N/A

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
I love the combination of real trees with hand drawn roses. Beautiful in the black, white, and red colors.

Everlasting Life (Immortal Beloved, #1)
Description:
New name, new town, new life. Nastasya has done it too often to count. And there's no end in sight. Nothing ever really ends ...when you're immortal. But now, after centuries of feeding from the lives of the innocents around her, of living with little care for others, Nastasya is ready to turn towards the light. 'After some of the events I've witnessed I felt like I was a shell with nothing alive left in me. I hadn't been going around killing people, but people were hurt -- the memories just kept trickling in like rivulets of fresh acid dripping into my brain until I wanted to scream. It was in my blood, I knew. A darkness. The darkness. I had inherited it, along with my immortality and my black eyes.' Captivating, intense and with an incredible and original voice, EVERLASTING LIFE is a haunting story of friendship, love and secrets, tragedy and loss. Sometimes life is eternal…
Previous Book in the Series:
N/A

Demon Kissed by H.R. Ward

Series: N/A
Date/Publisher: N/A
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: THE BOOK BUTTERFLY

Author Comments:
N/A

My Thoughts:
Hmmm, a girl in the gown again. It’s pretty, but I can’t be the only one who’s growing weary of this trend. 

Demon Kissed
Description:

DEMON KISSED is a young adult paranormal-romance novel, by American author H.M. Ward. It tells the story of Ivy Taylor, a seventeen year old girl, who is claimed by both the martyr marked (people chosen to protect humanity from evil), and the demon kissed (soulless servants of hell).
While learning to survive in this new reality, Ivy discovers that she is at the center of a prophecy that foretold of her unleashing unprecedented evil into the world. Ivy relies on her friends, and finds herself in a forbidden romance, while trying to save the world.

Previous Book in the Series:
N/A

Throat by R. A. Nelson

Series: N/A
Date/Publisher: January 25th 2011 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: THE BOOK BUTTERFLY

Author Comments:
N/A

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
With a title like THROAT, this cover is perfect.

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Description:
R. A. Nelson takes us on a supernatural thrill ride, a modern-day vampire story set on a NASA base and filled with space-and-science intrigue. Seventeen-year-old Emma feels cursed by her epilepsy—until the lost night. She's shocked to wake up in the hospital one morning, weak from blood loss. When her memories begin to return, she pieces together that it was a man—a monster—who attacked her: a vampire named Wirtz. And it was her very condition that saved her: a grand mal seizure interrupted Wirtz and left Emma with all the amazing powers of a vampire—heightened senses, rapid speed—but no need to drink blood. Is Emma now a half-vampire girl? One thing soon becomes clear: the vampire Wirtz is fierce and merciless, feared even by his own kind, and won't leave a job undone.
Previous Book in the Series:
N/A

Almost Final Curtain by Tate Hallaway

Series: Vampire Princess of St. Paul #2
Date/Publisher: May 3rd 2011 by NAL Trade
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: THE BOOK BUTTERFLY

Author Comments:
Here it is, the cover for Ana's second installment, called ALMOST FINAL CURTAIN, which I like to describe as Glee meets Vampire Diaries. It is due out in stores May 2011!

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
Similar, but different enough from the first book to stand on its own. 

Almost Final Curtain (Vampire Princess of St. Paul, #2)
Description:
Previous Book in the Series:
Almost to Die For (Vampire Princess of St. Paul, #1)

Siren's Storm by Lisa Papademetriou

Series:
Date/Publisher: August 9th 2011 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Cover Artist: N/A
Cover Source: THE BOOK BUTTERFLY

Author Comments:
N/A

My Thoughts: Thumbs up
The silver green glow and her bright eye are e
erily beautiful.

Siren's Storm
Description:

Nothing has been the same for Will ever since what happened last summer. One day, on an ordinary sailing trip with his brother, there is a strange accident. When Will wakes up, he learns his brother has disappeared, presumed drowned. Worst of all, Will can't remember what happened—his family finds him unconscious, with no memory of the accident.
Now Will and his best friend and neighbor, Gretchen, are starting a new summer. Gretchen seems troubled—her sleepwalking habit is getting worse, and she keeps waking up closer and closer to the water. Will is drawn to Asia, the exotic new girl in town. Nobody knows where she's from—all Will knows is that her beauty and her mesmerizing voice have a powerful effect on people.
Then there is another mysterious drowning, and Will and Gretchen begin to wonder: Is Asia just another beautiful, wealthy summer resident? Or is she something entirely more sinister . . . and inhuman?

Previous Book in the Series:

N/A

And my picks for Best & Worst…

Best Cover: IMMORTAL BELOVED

Worst Cover:
BIG BAD BEAST

So any new to you covers? Which are your Best & Worst picks?

9 comments:

  1. Actually, Berkley is going to re-release the Chronicles of Warland with new covers and so, it'll fit much better :) Actually the new cover of Warprize is really nice!!

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  2. The Siren's Storm cover is pretty creepy but that what makes it cool.


    Stephanie G
    Paranormal Haven

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  3. Nath - Good to know. I think they did a wonderful job on this one, so I'm looking forward to the reissues.

    Stephanie - Exactly. It really stands out for me too.

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  4. Love the new Warcry. Warprize is also coming out with a reprint cover and new short story in early 2011. Can't wait!!

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  5. Stephanie - i heard that too. Can't wait to see them.

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  6. The Warland books are actually getting a makeover to match this new one, they're pretty cool.

    The Immortal Beloved cover is much better then the original.

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  7. Shera - That's what I keep hearing. They could really use a new look.

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  8. Question...IMMORTAL BELOVED, is that a reprint? I'm looking it up online and I'm seeing that same title already released by Tiernan in September of this year. Is this the paperback edition?

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  9. Jackie - Yep, it looks like a reprint, It's a hardcover from the UK. I should have checked on that. Thank's for the catch.

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