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A book I'm desperately waiting for

Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices #2) by Cassandra Clare

This title will be released on May 23rd, 2017 

Tweet: Sunny Los Angeles can be a dark place indeed in Cassandra Clare’s Lord of Shadows.

Emma Carstairs has finally avenged her parents. She thought she’d be at peace. But she is anything but calm. Torn between her desire for her para bat ai Julian and her willingness to protect him from the harsh consequences of para bat ai relationships, she has begun dating his brother, Mark. But Mark has spent the past five years trapped in Faerie; can he ever truly be a Shadowhunter again?
And the faerie courts are not silent. The Unseelie King is tired of the Cold Peace, and will no longer concede to the Shadowhunters’ demands. Caught between the requirements of faerie and the laws of the Clave, Emma, Julian, and Mark must find a way to come together to defend everything they hold dear—before it’s too late.

Waiting for Sweet Ruin (Immortals After Dark #16)

Sweet Ruin (Immortals After Dark #16) by Kresley Cole 

The next installment in the IAD series will be published Dec 1, 2015! 

Mesmerized by a beautiful supernatural creature unlike any he’s ever met, an immortal assassin is caught between desire and duty in this sizzling new novel from Kresley Cole’s #1 New York Times bestselling Immortals After Dark series

A FOUNDLING RAISED IN A WORLD OF HUMANS
Growing up, orphaned Josephine didn’t know who or what she was—just that she was “bad,” an outcast with strange powers. Her baby brother Thaddeus was as perfect as she was flawed; protecting him became her entire life. The day he was taken away began Jo’s transition from angry girl . . . to would-be superhero . . . to enchanting, ruthless villain.

A LETHALLY SENSUAL ENFORCER ON A MISSION
A threat to the Møriør has brought archer Rune the Baneblood to the mortal realm to slay the oldest living Valkyrie. Whether by bow or in bed, he never fails to eliminate his target. Yet before he can strike, he encounters a vampiric creature whose beauty conceals a black heart. With one bite, she pierces him with aching pleasure, taking his forbidden blood—and jeopardizing the secrets of his brethren.

A BOUNDLESS PASSION THAT WILL LEAD TO SWEET RUIN . . .
Could this exquisite female be a spy sent by the very Valkyrie he hunts? Rune knows he must not trust Josephine, yet he’s unable to turn her away. Despite his millennia of sexual conquests, he can’t ignore the unfamiliar longing she arouses deep within him. When Jo betrays the identity of the one man she will die to protect, she and Rune become locked in a treacherous battle of wills that pits ultimate loyalty against unbridled lust.

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I can't wait for the Dark Artifices series by Cassandra Clare because we will hopefully see glimpses of the characters we have all come to know and love again and they will be older and I love the Mortal Instrument series so....

Lady Midnight is the first book in The Dark Artifices trilogy , which is coming in late 2015/early 2016.

Clare’s third Shadowhunter Chronicles series will focus on Emma Carstairs and the Blackthorns of the Los Angeles Institute five years after the events of City of Heavenly Fire. Emma, Julian and other characters first made an appearance in City of Heavenly Fire setting up a new world of Shadowhunters.

SYNOPSIS

Expected Publication: MARCH 2015

Los Angeles, 2012. It’s been five years since the events of the Mortal Instruments when Nephilim stood poised on the brink of oblivion and Shadowhunter Emma Carstairs lost her parents. After the blood and violence she witnessed as a child, Emma has dedicated her life to the eradication of demons and being the best, fastest and deadliest teen Shadowhunter since Jace Lightwood. Raised in the Los Angeles Institute, Emma is paired as a parabatai with her best friend, Julian. As Emma hunts those who caused the death of her parents, the trail they’re following leads back to those they’ve always been taught to trust. At the same time, Emma is falling in love with the one person in the world she’s absolutely forbidden by Shadowhunter Law to love. Set against the glittering backdrop of present-day Los Angeles, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches from the warlock-run nightclubs of the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica.

Here are snippets from LADY MIDNIGHT, the first installment in THE DARK ARTIFICES trilogy

Snippet #1

The cycle hit the beach and spun out. Emma went into a rolling crouch as she flew free of it, keeping her elbows in, pushing the air hard out of her lungs. She turned her head as she hit the sand, slapping her palms down to roll herself forward, absorbing the impact of the fall through her arms and shoulders, her knees folding up into her chest. The stars wheeled crazily overhead as she spun, sucking in her breath as her body slowed its rolling. She  came to a stop on her back, her hair and clothes full of sand and her ears full of the sound of the wildly crashing ocean….

In the Afterlight (The Darkest Minds #3)

by Alexandra Bracken
Hardcover, 496 pages

Expected publication: October 28th 2014

Ruby can't look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government's attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. With them is a prisoner: Clancy Gray, son of the president, and one of the few people Ruby has encountered with abilities like hers. Only Ruby has any power over him, and just one slip could lead to Clancy wreaking havoc on their minds.
They are armed only with a volatile secret: proof of a government conspiracy to cover up the real cause of IANN, the disease that has killed most of America's children and left Ruby and others like her with powers the government will kill to keep contained. But internal strife may destroy their only chance to free the "rehabilitation camps" housing thousands of other Psi kids.
Meanwhile, reunited with Liam, the boy she would-and did-sacrifice everything for to keep alive, Ruby must face the painful repercussions of having tampered with his memories of her. She turns to Cole, his older brother, to provide the intense training she knows she will need to take down Gray and the government. But Cole has demons of his own, and one fatal mistake may be the spark that sets the world on fire.

About Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken was born and raised in Arizona, but moved east to study at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. She recently relocated to New York City, where she works in publishing and lives in a charming apartment overflowing with books. 

You can visit her online at www.alexandrabracken.com or on Twitter (@alexbracken).

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted @ Breaking the Spine. It is a great way to share upcoming releases.

I just finished a cool love story called Jane's Melody by Ryan Winfield and the second book is due out sometime in August of 2014 and I can hardly wait....

JANE'S HARMONY: A NOVEL

Expected publication: August 5th 2014

Starting over is hard to do.

That’s what forty-year-old Jane McKinney learns when she quits her job, sells her home, and leaves Seattle behind to start a new life and pursue the man she loves in Austin. After the death of her daughter, Melody, Jane never thought she would find happiness again – until she met Caleb Cummings. Sensitive, loving, and mature beyond his years, Caleb is a handsome young musician struggling to make ends meet. But when his fortunes take an unexpected and drastic turn for the better, Jane is left wondering where exactly she fits in. 

Can you ever leave the past behind? Jane must now decide if she really is willing to commit to a new beginning with Caleb – or if some wounds are just too deep to ever truly mend.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

You can think of Ryan Winfield as the indie Nicholas Sparks. Ryan is a storyteller. His characters and his settings are richly and dynamically drawn. Ryan is theNew York Times bestselling author of Jane’s Melody, South of Bixby Bridge, and The Park Service trilogy. He lives in Seattle.

To learn more, visit him at facebook.com/ryanwinfield.

Waiting and Desperately Wanting

Ghouls Rush In (Peyton Clark, #1)

Written by: H. P. Mallory

I loved her Jolie Wilkins Series about a witch who didn't really know she was a witch. Peyton Clark sounds like Grateful Knight in The Ghost and the Graveyard. by Genevieve Jack

Scheduled Release Date: May 20th 2014

Do you believe in love after life?
Looking for a fresh start, Peyton Clark becomes the proud owner of a piece of New Orleans history: an Antebellum-era two-story house in the Garden District. It’s going to take time and a fat wallet to restore the fixer-upper to its former glory, but after her recent divorce, Peyton could use the distraction.
It’s not long before Peyton discovers she’s moved into the haunted home of a flirtatious paranormal prankster. She’s receiving kisses from unseen lips and caresses from a ghostly hand, and soon she begins to have vivid dreams, bringing her face-to-face with the incomparably handsome ghost of Drake Montague.
When Peyton grows closer to her general contractor, Ryan Kelly—who is as charming as he is alive—the chill in the air could only suggest Drake’s jealousy from beyond the grave. But even though she’s definitely attracted to and interested in Ryan, Peyton also can’t get Drake out of her dreams, or her heart, as she begins to uncover the frightening truth behind his death a century ago…

Stacking The Shelves & Waiting On Wednesday

Tynga's Reviews

I added Sentinel (Covenant #5) by Jennifer Armentrout to my kindle hoping to get around to reading it soon.

I also was persuaded into writing three reviews in exchange for free ecopies for ........

• Bound to Remember by Lola James
• A Risk Worth Taking by Heather Hildenbrand
• Grishma by Kelly Blount

I also promised to review Poison and Wine by C.H.Valentino

I recently purchased 

• The King (Black Dagger Brotherhood #12) by J.R.Ward 
• Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #3) by Laini Taylor
• Infinity (Chronicles of Nick#1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
• The Spider (Elemental Assassin #10) by Jennifer Estep
• Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers
• Slave to Sensation(Psy-Changeling #1) by Nalini Singh
• Child of Darkness (Lightworld/Darkworld #2) by Jennifer Armintrout
• Queene of Light(Lightworld/Darkworld #1) by Jennifer Armintrout
• Veil of Shadows(Lightworld/Darkworld #3) by Jennifer Armintrout
• Sea of Shadows: Age of Legends (Age of Legends #1) by Kelly Armstrong

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The most anticipated book for me this week is......

Talon by Julie Kagawa

I normally don't have to research upcoming new releases when it comes to WoW's  because I know which ones I want badly . This week I entered Julie Kagawa's  'guess the cover' giveaway and the new cover of Talon was released today and good heaven's is it a beauty . Check it out. ....

Expected publication: October 28th 2014

Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have become strong and cunning, and they're positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser. Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon. But destiny is a matter of perspective, and a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, she and her brother are hunted by the Order of St. George. Soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian has a mission to seek and destroy all dragons, and Talon's newest recruits in particular. But he cannot kill unless he is certain he has found his prey: and nothing is certain about Ember Hill. Faced with Ember's bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything that the Order has ingrained in him: and what he might be willing to give up to find the truth about dragons.

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The Midnight Spell 

Author:  Rhiannon Frater, Kody Boye
Expected publication: February 2013
Genre: YA Fantasy Paranormal

Best friends since kindergarten, Adam and Christy have always been the perpetual outsiders in their small town in Texas. The other kids call Adam gay and Christy a witch.
On both counts the bullies are right.
Their junior year in high school seems destined to be the same old same old until Christy decides to cast a love spell for Adam at the midnight hour. The next day an alluring and mysterious boy enrolls at school and sets hearts a flutter, including Adam’s. Meanwhile, Christy’s mad crush on the handsome football player Ian seems to be going nowhere fast and her witch puberty is making her life miserable. 
When a great evil arrives in town that threatens everything they hold dear, the best friends realize that finding a boyfriend is the least of their worries. Soon Adam and Christy will have to battle a force of darkness that has killed in their town before, and will again.

UPDATE: 

I am super desperate about this one. I know it's a bit premature but if you are a Rhiannon Frater fan , it should be on your TBR list. I know I can't wait.

Pretty When They Collide Novella

Author: Rhiannon Frater

Genre: Horror & Supernatural

Release Date: unknown but sometime around February 21, 2013? hopefully

The tale of how Cass the dhamphir and Aimee the witch first meet and end up fighting their first big bad together.