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You may remember a little book last year that went on to win scads of awards including Goodreads Choice Award for Favorite Book 2011: DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth!  I reviewed DIVERGENT and called it “thoughtful, occasionally horrifying, but always exhilarating, dystopian that I kept in a white-knuckled grip way into the wee hours of the night…[DIVERGENT is an] action packed dystopian thriller that will enrage and delight readers in turn, like every good dystopian should.”  So you can imagine there is quite a lot of excitement building for the sequel and it’s about to get even bigger starting today!

  

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Title: Bear Meets Girl Author:  Shelly Laurenston Series: Pride #7 Cover Art: Craig White Genre: Paranormal Romance Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Julia Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Brava; March 27, 2012 ISBN-10: 0758265204 ISBN-13: 978-0758265203   Sexual Content: Several sex scenes. Rating: Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & put this author on your watch list.

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Today we are welcoming A.C. Arthur who is the author of TEMPTATION RISING (available March 29 from St. Martin's Press) , the first book in The Shadow Shifters paranormal romance series about sexy jaguar shifters.  A.C. Arthur is talking about her fear of cats and why you’ll fall in love with her exotic shifters.  Be sure to enter the giveaway below to win your own copy!

Enter The Jaguar

by

A.C. Arthur

Sounds strange, doesn’t it? A jaguar shape shifter. But honestly, when I decided to write a paranormal series this was the first and only entity that came to mind. The really weird thing is, I’m deathly afraid of cats! Yes, that is a true fact that anyone who knows me is well aware of. I have always been afraid of domestic cats and never even thought about getting close to a big or exotic cat. Still, the black jaguar (panthera onca) is such a beautiful creature that I just could not resist. There’s something about the eyes and the regal stature of this animal that had me mesmerized from the start.

 

Hi All! Julia’s taking another much needed week off from the Cover Art Coverage post (there have been scads of cover reveals lately and this is a time consuming post to put together each week).  Several great covers to gush over this week including a new one from artist Gene Mollica that get’s my Best pick, as well as a very promising new series from Anton Strout. And it seems that no week is complete without a disappointing PNR cover and Julia and I agree on below.  Let us know which ones you love and hate in the comments or via Twitter @Abigail_ATUF

*This title will be released on March 27, 2012*

Title: Sacrificial Magic Author:  Stacia Kane Series: Downside Ghosts #4 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Urban Fantasy Excerpt: Yes Source: Netgalley Reviewed by: Abigail Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Del Rey (March 27, 2012) ISBN-10: 034552750X ISBN-13: 978-0345527509   Sexual Content: Several scenes of sensuality. One moderately graphic sex scene. Vague references to sexual abuse. Rating: Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & put this author on your watch list.

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*This title will be released on March, 27, 2012*

Title: Wanted Undead or Alive Author:  Kerrelyn Sparks  Series: Love at Stake #12 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Paranormal Romance Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Julia Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Avon; March 27, 2012 ISBN-10: 0061958069 ISBN-13: 978-0061958069   Sexual Content: Sex scenes, references to rape. Rating: Okay – A few good points, but with significant flaws. Library/swap/borrow if you want.

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Title: Tomorrow Land Author:  Mari Mancusi Series: N/A Cover Art: N/A Genre: Dystopian YA Excerpt: Yes Source: Netgalley Reviewed by: Format: eBook only Language: English ASIN: B007IKOK9W   Sexual Content: References to underage sex, kissing. Rating: Awful - I had to force myself to finish it. Fatally flawed on multiple levels.

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*This title will be released on March 27, 2012*

Title: Spellcaster Author:  Cara Lynn Shultz Series: Spellbound #2 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Paranormal YA Excerpt: Yes  Source: Netgalley Reviewed by: Julia Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Harlequin Teen; March 27, 2012 ISBN-10: 0373210507 ISBN-13: 978-0373210503   Sexual Content: Discussions of sex and references to sexual activity; kissing, make-out scenes. Rating: Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & put this author on your watch list.

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*This title will be released on March 27, 2012*

Title: Slide Author:  Jill Hathaway Series: Slide #1 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Paranormal YA Excerpt: No Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Abigail Reading level: Ages 14 and up Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray (March 27, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062077902 ISBN-13: 978-0062077905   Sexual Content: Kissing, References to teen pregnancy Rating: Okay – A few good points, but with significant flaws. Library/swap/borrow if you want.

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