Cover Art Coverage: 13 New Titles!

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     The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter 

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Description: Every girl who has taken the test has died. Now it's Kate's turn. It's always been just Kate and her mom--and now her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall. Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld--and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests. Kate is sure he's crazy--until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess. If she fails….   Series: Goddess Test #1  Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: April 19th 2011 Source: The Bookologist      Author Comment: N/A

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	This cover projects a lush, Greek goddess feel, though I’m not sure how that is going to match the story itself.  The blurb says more “high school magic” than “deity in the sacred grove.”	I love the Greek key detailing and the blue/green colors.

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     Wherever You Go by Heather Davis 

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Description: Seventeen-year-old Holly Mullen has felt lost and lonely ever since her boyfriend, Rob, died in a tragic accident. The fact that she has to spend most of her free time caring for her little sister and Alzheimer’s-stricken grandfather doesn’t help. But Holly has no idea that as she goes about her days, Rob’s ghost is watching over her. He isn’t happy when he sees his best friend, Jason, reach out to help Holly with her grandfather—but as a ghost, he can do nothing to stop it. Is his best friend really falling for his girlfriend? As Holly wonders whether to open her heart to Jason, the past comes back to haunt her. Her grandfather claims to be communicating with the ghost of Rob. Could the messages he has for Holly be real? And if so, how can the loved ones Rob left behind help his tortured soul make it to the other side? Told from the perspectives of Holly, Jason, and Rob, Wherever You Go is is a poignant story about making peace with the past, opening your heart to love, and finding the courage to move forward into the light. Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books Release Date: November 14th 2011 Source: Author      “I really like it - especially since the amazing Laini Taylor so graciously provided a cover quote for me.” –Heather Davis

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	I think the arrangement and colors are lovely.  Even more rare, the cover model’s expression pulls out just the right balance of mystery and tension.	This is just too washed out and over exposed for me.  I would walk right past this in a store.

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     Vanish by Sophie Jordan 

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Description: To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone. Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them both. Yet she clings to the hope that someday they will be together again. When the chance arrives to follow her heart, will she risk everything for love? In bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s dramatic follow-up to Firelight, forbidden love burns brighter than ever. Series: Firelight #2 Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Harper Teen Release Date: Sept. 6, 2011 Source: My Overstuffed Bookshelf      Author Comment:  N/A

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Not Yet Available for Pre-Order	I haven’t been able to snag FIRELIGHT yet, so I can’t say for sure if the cover model’s hair change fits the story.  I *love* the silver, though, and think the scale detail around the eye looks even more striking in this color pallet.	I miss the red.  It was so striking.  I still love the reptilian pupil, but I don’t know why she’s blonde now

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       Twilight Prophecy by Maggie Shayne 

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Description: Save the Vampire, Save the World. According to ancient prophecy, there’s only one chance to avert the complete annihilation of the Undead. Twins James William and Brigit Poe, part human, part vampire, believe that they are that chance. In truth, the key lies with the reclusive—and mortal—scholar Lucy Lanfair. As Armageddon approaches, anti-vampire sentiment fuels a war neither side can win, driving James to abandon his moral code and draw Lucy into a deadly battle she wants no part of. But Lucy soon realizes that she holds this powerful immortal’s soul in her hands and that it’s her destiny not only to stop a war but to save him from his inner darkness. If she fails, his race will die—and so will her heart. Is the power of love strong enough to save the world? Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher:  Harlequin Release Date: April 26, 2011 Source: Anna’s Book Blog       Author Comment: N/A

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	This cover manages to be pretty generic while still reminding me of old-school V.C. Andrews.  Love the blurb, though, that first line had me imagining that lantern jawed cover vamp in a cheerleading outfit and laughing out loud.	5  o’clock shadow and roses.  I guess women are supposed to swoon.  I’m not impressed.

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     Angel Omnibus by Joss Whedon, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Eric Powell, Mel Rubi, Christian Zanier, Paul Lee, Brian Horton, Andy Owens, and others. 

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Description: The Angel Omnibus will include Angel #1–#14 and #17, Angel: Long Night’s Journey #1–#4, Dark Horse Presents #153–#155: “Hunting Ground,” Dark Horse Extra #25–#28: “Angel,” and Angel: Point of Order. Issues #15-16 of the ongoing Angel series were a crossover with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and were previously collected in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Past Lives.   Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: N/A Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: July 20, 2011 Source: Anna”s Book Blog      Author Comment: N/A

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Not Yet Available for Pre-Order	While I question the design choice that made Cordelia’s head larger than Angel’s, I think this cover still deserves a thumbs up.  Ok, anything with David Boreanaz’s likeness on it gets a thumbs up from me…	I loved this show.  I’m with Julia about the giant Cordi head…and where’s Fred?  But all the likeness’s are good.

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     Lost in Time by Melissa de la Cruz 

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Description: N/A   Series: Blue Bloods #6 Artist: N/A Goodreads: Publisher:  Hyperion Release Date:  Oct. 4, 2011 Source: Life After Twilight        “Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous.  DYING over here.” – Melissa de la Cruz

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Not Yet Available for Pre-Order	the lovely cover of MISGUIDED ANGEL is a tough act to follow, but I think LOST IN TIME does a great job.  It’s sensual and dark, without deviating from the cover theme of the previous books..	Pretty and suggestive.  I love the Egyptian landscape along the bottom.

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     After Obsession by Carrier Jones 

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Description: Aimee and Alan have unusual pasts and secrets they prefer to keep hidden. Aimee's deceased mother struggled with mental illness and hallucinations, and Aimee thinks it could be hereditary. After all, she sees a shadowy river man where there isn't one. And then there was that time she and her best friend Courtney tried to conjure a spirit with a Ouija board ...Alan is Courtney's cousin. His family moved to Maine when Courtney's father went missing. It's not just Alan's dark good looks that make him attractive. He is also totally in touch with a kind of spiritual mysticism from his Native American heritage. And it's not long before Aimee has broken up with her boyfriend ...But it's not Aimee or Alan who is truly haunted - it's Courtney. In a desperate plea to find her father, Courtney invites a demonic presence into her life. Together, Aimee and Alan must exorcise the ghost, before it devours Courtney - and everything around her. Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Release Date: Sept. 5, 2011 Source: Tez Says        Author Comment: N/A

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	I couldn’t decide if the flecks and splashes on the cover was supposed to evoke insects or ink, either way the effect is unsettling (and I think that’s what they were going for).	Love this.  Could have done without the insect idea--thanks for that Julia.  I thought it was like she was disintegrating…

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        Chosen by Fate by Virna DePaul 

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Description: Although he keeps company with a vampire and a were, human Shaman Caleb O’Flare can definitely hold his own. But neither his psychic ability nor his healing powers can help his sexy-as-hell teammate, Wraith—a ghost with no memory of her human existence, one who cannot experience touch without pain. No wraith has managed to exist past its tenth year, so Wraith’s time is about to run out. She wants only two things before accepting her fate: to learn her human identity and experience one night with Caleb. Willing to risk any amount of pain, Wraith propositions him. But when a sign of impending death appears on his chest, Wraith sacrifices her own needs on the chance that sex with her could kill him. Caleb doesn’t understand Wraith’s change of heart but refuses to let her push him away. As the team travels to Los Angeles to investigate a series of crimes in the feline community, Caleb sets out to prove to Wraith that pleasure and love are worth any risk, including death. Series: Para Ops #2  Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher Berkley Release Date: Oct. 4, 2011 Source: The Qwillery        Graced by the cover Gods!! Check out the cover of Book 2 of the Para-Ops Novels!!! Can't gush enough about Berkley's art department!! – Virna DePaul

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Not Yet Available for Pre-Order	I like the concept of highlighting different colors for each cover, but her skin has so much blue in it I was distracted.  A very cold, unpleasant, “dead” effect.	I love this.  The shock of blue really pops against the gray and I love the blue tint to her skin given that she’s a wraith/ghost.

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     The Pledge by Kimberly Derting 

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Description: A romantic sci-fi novel set in a dystopic, war-torn world, in which a teenage girl realizes that she may be the key to saving her country. Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Simon & Schuster Release Date: Nov. 15, 2011 Source: Author’s Blog        “ZOMG, what do you think?!?!? Do you love it as much as I do???  I have to say, I have hearts floating out of my eyes…” – Kimberly Derting

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Not Yet Available for Pre-Order	I don’t like the cover model’s face, she looks too vacant.  The arrangement and her outfit are stellar, I just can’t get past her expression.	I think her expression is perfect given the brief description.  Haunted and vacant.  Love the arrangement for the text and title too.

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     Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead  

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Description: Georgina Kincaid has had an eternity to figure out the opposite sex, but sometimes they still surprise her. Take Seth Mortensen. The man has risked his soul to become Georgina's boyfriend. Still, with Lucifer for a boss, Georgina can't just hang up her killer heels and settle down to domestic bliss. In fact, she's being forced to transfer operations...to Las Vegas. The City of Sin is a dream gig for a succubus, but Georgina's allies are suspicious. Why are the powers-that-be so eager to get her away from Seattle—-and from Seth? Georgina is one of Hell's most valuable assets, but if there's any way out of the succubus business she plans to take it--no matter how much roadkill she leaves behind. She just hopes the casualties won’t include the one man she’s risking everything for... Series: Georgina Kincaid #6 Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Kensington Release Date: August 30, 2011 Source: Author’s Blog        “After some fighting with my scanner (whose problems are 95% the result of my laziness to properly install some software), I’m very happy to be able to give you the cover for Succubus Revealed” – Richelle Mead

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	I’m not a fan of the new lighter color palette for this latest Georgina Kincaid novel, nor for the reissue cover for book #2.  Neither one says “sexy and magical” to me, much more “disco inferno.”	These are such fun books. The covers put me off them for years.  This one is better than the rest of the original covers, but still not a fan

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     Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey 

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Description: In which a girl must grapple with the sudden emergence of otherwoldly powers and the repercussions of resurrecting her dead boyfriend. Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Harper Teen Release Date: 2011 Source: la femme readers      Author Comment: N/A

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	Simple and intriguing, I like how the frost complements the scroll work in the title.	The frost detailing is my favorite part too. It is simple, but that I like that.

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     Title by Author 

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Description: Leena Thomas's senior year at boarding school begins with a shock: Frost House, her cozy dorm of close friends, has been assigned an unexpected roommate -- confrontational, eccentric Celeste Lazar. But while Leena's anxiety about a threat to her sanctuary proves valid, it becomes less and less clear whether the threat lies with her new roommate, within Leena's own mind, or within the very nature of Frost House itself. Mysterious happenings in the dorm, an intense triangle between Leena, Celeste, and Celeste's brother, and the reawakening of childhood fears, all push Leena to take increasingly desperate measures to feel safe. FROST is the story of a haunting. As to whether the demons are supernatural or psychological...well, which answer would let you sleep at night? Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Balzer & Bray Release Date: Sept. 13, 2011 Source: la femme readers      Author Comment N/A

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	Very creepy cover, looks like a movie poster (for a film I’d be too chicken to see).  On a book cover, however, I won’t be able to resist.	Totally agree.   Desolate and creepy. This works on every level for me.

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     Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions edited by Melissa Marr & Kelley Armstrong 

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Description: Giovanni’s Farewell by Claudia Gray Scenic Route by Carrie Ryan IV League by Margaret Stohl Red Run by Kami Garcia Things About Love by Jackson Pearce Niederwald by Rachel Vincent ---  by Melissa Marr Facing Facts by Kelley Armstrong Let’s Get This Undead Show on the Road by Sarah Rees Brennan Bridge by Jeri Smith-Ready Skin Contact by Kimberly Derting Leaving by Ally Condie At the Late Night, Double Feature, Picture Show by Jessica Verday Gargouille by Mary E. Pearson The Third Kind by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Automatic by Rachel Caine Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: Sept.1, 2011 Source: la femme readers      Author Comment N/A

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	This is a great cover, with just subtle hints of the otherwordly to it.  The road to infinity, awash in light and magic, a mysterious woman with no clear role or direction to raise the tension.  Very well done.	The top half is great with the leafless trees and the birds.  The title worked too, but the girl kills it for me.  It looks like she’s wearing a fur coat.

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