Title: Enemy Mine Author: Karin Harlow Series: L.O.S.T. #2 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Paranormal Romance Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Julia Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Pocket Star; August 30, 2011 ISBN-10: 1439177872 ISBN-13: 978-1439177877 Sexual Content: References to rape, scenes of sex and sexual violence. Rating: Good - A fun read with minor flaws. Maybe read an excerpt before buying.

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Title: The Dragon Who Loved Me Author: G. A. Aiken Series: The Dragon Kin #5 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Paranormal Romance Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Julia Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Zebra; September 6, 2011 ISBN-10: 1420108891 ISBN-13: 978-1420108897 Sexual Content: Several sex scenes. Rating: Good - A fun read with minor flaws. Maybe read an excerpt before buying.

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Author Veronica Wolff was kind enough to join us today and answer my questions about her upcoming paranormal YA debut, ISLE OF NIGHT (September 6th 2011 by NAL Trade), which is the first book in The Watchers series.  If you missed my review last week, but I called it, ‘one of the most dangerous, romantic, and exciting paranormal YA titles I’ve read all year.’  Thanks to NAL, one of you who comments on this post will win a copy.  See details below.

 

ATUF: In ISLE OF NIGHT, teen girls are seduced and taken to a secret training facility that pits them against each other and teaches them to become partners with vampires.  Where did this idea come from?

VW: It actually sprang from a few completely different ideas that one day clicked together into one. First of all, I do love me some vampires! It started years ago with Anne Rice and Laurell K. Hamilton—their worlds blew my mind. These days, whether it’s set in Forks or in the Vampire Academy, cast with mental images ranging from Somerhalder to Skarsgård…give me a vampire novel and I guarantee I won’t sleep till I reach the last page.

The second element at the root of the idea is Scotland. I love the Highlands and Islands, in particular the Northern Isles. Give me bleak, gray, windswept, and evocative any day of the week.

And finally, for years I’ve had a story in the back of my mind about a teenaged girl who is taken from her home and trained as an assassin.

I don’t remember when the a-ha moment was, but one night I sat at my computer and it came out in a rush: the first-person voice of Annelise Drew. With her, I’ve been able to weave all my passions into one, and the result is my new series, The Watchers.

ATUF: If ISLE OF NIGHT were ever made into a movie, who would your dream or, to keep things interesting, nightmare cast be?

*This title will be released on September 6, 2011*

Title: Shadowman Author: Erin Kellison Series: Shadow #3 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Urban Fantasy Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Julia Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Zebra; September 6, 2011 ISBN-10: 142011896X ISBN-13: 978-1420118964 Sexual Content: Several sex 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 September 6, 2011*

Title: Stone Cold Seduction Author: Jess Macallan Series: Set in Stone #1 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Urban Fantasy Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Julia Paperback: 246 pages Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC; September 6, 2011 ISBN-10: 1937044254 ISBN-13: 978-1937044251 Sexual Content: Several sex scenes. Rating: Good - A fun read with minor flaws. Maybe read an excerpt before buying.

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