BOOK REVIEW - WILD THINGS by CHLOE NEILL - CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES # 9 - ADULT PARANORMAL ROMANCE - NAL - HACHETTE

By: Chloe Neill
Published By : NAL, Hachette
Released: Available Now
Details: Paperback from Library, 350 Pages

RATING: 3.75 STARS

Blurb: Goodreads 

Since Merit was turned into a vampire, and the protector of Chicago’s Cadogan House, it’s been a wild ride. She and Master vampire Ethan Sullivan have helped make Cadogan’s vampires the strongest in North America, and forged ties with paranormal folk of all breeds and creeds, living or dead…or both.

But now those alliances are about to be tested. A strange and twisted magic has ripped through the North American Central Pack, and Merit’s closest friends are caught in the crosshairs. Gabriel Keene, the Pack Apex, looks to Merit and Ethan for help. But who—or what—could possibly be powerful enough to out-magic a shifter?

Merit is about to go toe to toe, and cold steel to cold heart, to find out.


BOOK REVIEW by Michelle:

It seemed quite strange when I started reading Wild Things, which is book number nine and the story line is only ten months on from book number one.

I feel like I have settled into this series and it has literally been years, which in reality is true, waiting for the books to be released, but in Merit’s world, it’s only been ten months since we have met her and all the other characters.

So much has happened in this time to all the characters, love, heartache, giant gnome, magic has caused a lot of havoc, Berna has wanted to fatten up Merit... the list goes on.

Ethan is still a hunk of burning love.

And then there was Ethan.

He was built like an athlete—long and lean, with taut muscles and a body that fit perfectly into his trim black suit. His hair was straight, shoulder length, and golden, framing a face so gorgeous it might have been sculpted by a master artist. Straight nose, honed cheekbones, lush mouth, and eyes as sharp and green as flawless emeralds. Ethan was alpha as they come, protective and pretentious, intelligent and strategic, and stubborn enough to match me well.

Gabriel is a fave of mine. I could quite easily read a spin off series with him in it before he met Tanya and how they got together.

“Kitten,” said Gabriel Keene, the Apex of the North American Pack. He gave me an up-and-down perusal. “I trust I’m not interrupting anything?”

“Sleeping,” I managed, crossing my arms over my chest. “We were sleeping.”

Ethan stepped behind me, chest bare, buttoning jeans. “I’m fairly certain you know precisely what you were interrupting.” 

We are introduced to a gorgeous new character, Damien Garza. He sounds all sorts of humma, humma.

The shifter who stood in the doorway was tall and rangy, with black hair that reached his shoulders and a shadow’s worth of stubble. His skin was honeyed, and his eyes were chocolate brown and deep set, offsetting honed cheekbones and a generous mouth. He wore the NAC jacket over jeans and boots, and a series of tangled cords and wraps on his right wrist.

Now I am seeing a Damien Garza spin off in my head. J

One thing in the story line had me cocking my head to the side like an inquisitive owl, the mention of Merit and personal items from the shop that had Jeff and Damien getting all guy embarrassed at what the possibilities of those personal items could be. The only way I could read that was the girlie monthly personal items and vampires, do they need these? I know it doesn’t ever get discussed in vampire books, but...

I do love this series and I keep coming back for more, and I will read it until its last page is written, but I’m in need of more from the plot. 


This book would be my least favorite and it truly pains me to say so, I was a little underwhelmed by it. I felt the characters had their moments, but there was a fair amount of not-a-lot-going-on. Things did happen, true, but there was a lot of down time that equated to being fairly boring.

I'm missing the real action and deeper connection with the characters I have grown to really love. Wild Things could have been a lot shorter if a lot of the less interesting stuff had been taken out or for me personally and more inviting with more energetic writing.

It doesn’t feel adult anymore, sure there are the glimpses of adult moments, but for such a long running series, I would be expecting the writing to be getting more exciting from an author that truly does know how to deliver.

I am left scratching my head at this installment as I did find it a slog at times to get through. I may sound harsh, but this is book number nine and I have been watching a few past books in the series lose their shine.

I am not the first to note this, so I feel that it’s alright to mention.

Yeah... this series needs a little shake up of story line and getting the characters back to the connection that once was, with the readership. 

Without a doubt I will be back for more and looking forward to reading Blood Games # 10, especially after that prophecy of Gabriel’s.

Michelle

CHLOE NEILL - CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES - ADULT URBAN FANTASY - SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY # 8 - NAL PUBLISHING

SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY # 8

CHLOE NEILL

CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES SERIES

I am quite addicted to the ever popular Chicagoland Vampires series by Chloe Neill. 

I started reading it back in August 2011 and I eagerly await each installment as it comes down the pipeline.

Merit, Ethan and all the sub characters take me on quite a satisfying urban fantasy ride in each installment.

Ethan Sullivan is just ...Rawrrrr...rrr....prrrrr. He is a vampire and Master of Cadogan House.

Jeff is such a fun character, he is into computers and a shifter.

Gabriel Keene - Alpha - The Central North American Pack - Shifter. He is a hot guy who likes to call Merit, Kitten.

Catcher Bell is a sorcerer who has his hands full with Mallory, Merit's bff.

I really love Malik, he is this uber sexy vampire, he is quite the floating character throughout this series.

Berna! You will love this tough old broad. She is another floating character who is most hilarious. When Berna is talking, it is very hard not to put on an accent in your head.

Wikipedia has quite a nice run down of each of the characters HERE

I really do see Jill Flint as Merit and Gabriel Aubrey is so Jonah! 

I even got to do a character interview with Jonah and Jeff.

Jonah - Merit - Jeff

In each installment , I can find one thing that really stands out. What I mean is Drink Deep # 5 had a scene that was pretty cool. It had Blackbird, a Beatles song in it. Another had a giant Gnome. Well, you have to read to understand.

Chloe writes such awesome sub characters that keep me entertained and the books keep getting written, which makes me uber happy.

Chloe is writing at least up to # 13, according to Goodreads.

You can find my reviews HERE just scroll down to the start.

You can find the series here on GOODREADS

Jeff got a novella - Howling For You # 8.5

If you know the Chicagoland Vampires series, then this isn't too bad a vid clip that is fan made. Maybe not who I pick for Ethan, but with limited footage this person could use to portray in their vid,  I thought it was pretty good.

I highly recommend this urban fantasy series. 

Michelle

WAITING ON WEDNESDAY # 12 FALL FROM INDIA PLACE by SAMANTHA YOUNG - ON DUBLIN STREET # 4 - NEW ADULT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

WAITING ON WEDNESDAY # 12

9TH APRIL 2014

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at:

Breaking The Spine

Spotlights upcoming releases.

FALL FROM INDIA PLACE

by

SAMANTHA YOUNG

ON DUBLIN STREET # 4

DUE FOR RELEASE - 3RD JUNE 2014

NAL

The New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street and Down London Road returns with a story about letting go of the past and learning to trust in the future…

When Hannah Nichols last saw Marco D’Alessandro, five long years ago, he broke her heart. The bad boy with a hidden sweet side was the only guy Hannah ever loved—and the only man she’s ever been with. After one intense night of giving into temptation, Marco took off, leaving Scotland and Hannah behind. Shattered by the consequences of their night together, Hannah has never truly moved on.

Leaving Hannah was the biggest mistake of Marco’s life, something he has deeply regretted for years. So when fate reunites them, he refuses to let her go without a fight. Determined to make her his, Marco pursues Hannah, reminding her of all the reasons they’re meant to be together.…

But just when Marco thinks they’re committed to a future together, Hannah makes a discovery that unearths the secret pain she’s been hiding from him, a secret that could tear them apart before they have a real chance to start over again….

******

I am looking forward to this one. I simply loved On Dublin Street. I love all the book titles . This is such a wildly popular series.

Since my last WOW I have been catching up on some blog tour reading. It is currently school holidays/break here in Australia for the next two weeks. I have my trio home, so less time for doing my stuff. Which is ok. I hope to get mini-me off to see Divergent this week. She has just finished the book. So we are good to go.

I'm looking forward to seeing all the WOW's that are about this week as often I haven't heard of them.

Happy Reading 

Michelle

BOOK REVIEW - BITING BAD by CHLOE NEILL - CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES # 8 - NAL - HACHETTE - ADULT URBAN FANTASY

By: Chloe Neill
Published By: NAL, HACHETTE
Released : Available Now 
Details : Paperback from Library, 350 Pages

RATING: 4.25 METHAN STARS!

Blurb : Goodreads

Merit has been a vampire for only a short while, but she’s already seen a lifetime’s worth of trouble. She and her Master, centuries-old Ethan Sullivan, have risked their lives time and again to save the city they love. But not all of Chicago is loving them back.

Anti-vampire riots are erupting all over town, striking vampires where it hurts the most. A splinter group armed with Molotov cocktails and deep-seated hate is intent on clearing the fanged from the Windy City come hell or high water.

Merit and her allies rush to figure out who’s behind the attacks, who will be targeted next, and whether there’s any way to stop the wanton destruction. The battle for Chicago is just beginning, and Merit is running out of time.

BOOK REVIEW by Michelle:

I am ALWAYS excited to read an installment in the Chicagoland Vampires. I love me some Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance and Chloe always delivers.

I love the world Chloe has made for us. It is a very addictive series.

I LOVE Ethan and Merit. There is nobody else for these two. They are solid.

I know this is an adult series but I can’t help thinking these two are getting a bit too comfy with each other.

Nobody throw pillows at me or sharp objects.

What I mean is it is an adult series and in the early days I thought this series was definitely in that category. Sure they get their smexi on but it can be more fade into black these days. Not that I am wanting to be voyeuristic , but it is an adult series.

Ethan slid into bed beside me, his body warm and ready.

“Yes,” I said. And that was the end of all thought.

Ethan found me, prepared me, and took my body for his own, lust lingering with exhaustion, with sweat, love made tangible by palms and calves, with the curve of his spine and the apple of his shoulder, with my breasts and his fingers.

Love sparked and dissipated like sparks in the wind, and the sun rose high in the sky.

But night came again, because night, like death and taxes, was inevitable.


Chloe gave us another scene that was more heated, but then there were also fluffy pajamas many pages later... ehhhh. 

I can’t see Bones and Cat from the Night Huntress Series EVER getting too comfy with each other and donning fluffy pajamas.

Chloe was teasing us mercilessly in Biting Bad.


My heart nearly stopped. Was he...? He couldn’t be ...

As casually as he’d picked me up, Ethan flicked a bit of lint from the knee of his pants.

“Just a spot of dust,” he explained, rising again and grinning wickedly at me. “Did you think I was on one knee for some other reason, Sentinel?”


“Are you proposing?” I drowsily asked.

“When I propose, you’ll know it.”



I couldn’t help agreeing with another reviewer, I too thought some miracle might happen and Merit will get pregnant.

Yeah , I know, blaa..blaa...blaa, vampires can’t father children. Oh please, if Edward can get his giggle juice to work from Twilight, anything is possible.

If Ethan can come back from the dead.

Why not?

Edward raised the bar when it comes to vampy baby juice dispelling that theory.

I love Ethan when he shows us that ego charm that we love.

I’m looking now for more growl worthy Ethan.

This is adult romance people!

Ethan smiled wickedly and pressed a hard kiss to my lips. “I’m rarely good, Merit. But I’m often spectacular.”


I got to say Biting Bad was interesting and I love ALL the sub characters but it wasn’t as exciting as the others for me personally. 

I still very much enjoyed it.

How could I not.

Chloe always like to have several things going on in each book at the same time which keeps the pages turning. We bounce between side stories that end up weaving together. We get to see all the other characters that we all love. It’s not just the Ethan and Merit show, aka Methan.

Although under the right circumstances I could just read the Methan show.

I love Catcher and Mallory, they have a lot to sort out in their relationship and Mallory is still trying hard to redeem herself and be trust worthy. I did feel sorry for Mallory not being strong enough and turning to the dark side. I love that Gabriel sees something in Mallory and is there for her, mentoring her. Doing what even Catcher can’t.


Gabriel is VERY alpha and seeing him holding his little babe Connor is beautiful. Gabriel gets my motor purring when he calls Merit, Kitten.

“Kitten, have you ever known me to do something accidentally?”

Purrrrrrrrrrr...

Jeff is just gorgeous, he always makes me smile and he is just a stand up guy.

Malik, I do miss him a bit. There was only a pinch of him in this book. I have a bit of a crush on Malik from the earlier books. I have always been curious about his wife, the one we never hear or see, but know exists.

Berna ALWAYS makes me laugh out loud and I instantly gain an accent in my head when Berna talks. I would have loved more of Berna in this one. She is such a crack up. I have this heavy accented , gravelly voice speaking in my head.

“You could be fatter.”


Jonah is simply gorgeous and Chloe maybe giving him a HEA.

Maybe?

Time will tell. Hope so. Cause I gotta say he is too lovely to have nobody and have us just watching him quietly moon over Merit. It would be a waste of a dreamy lad to not have a woman in his life.

The GP are causing a massive headache for Cadogan House, Clean Chicago are doing their best to riot and burn the place down, there is a questionable 1957 Mercedes Benz being dangled in Ethan’s face and McKetrick is back with his nasty hatred for vampires.

Shiz is going down and it isn’t looking too good for the Chicago vampire population.

I liked where Chloe was going with the villain of the story. I liked the idea she had. It was such a dastardly dangerous idea for the vampire population.

Who will stand by who when the going gets tough, knowing the consequences?

Who is public enemy # 1?

Can Nick report the truth?

What I do know was there was no Giant Gnome. L

No matter what, I am rather addicted to this series and I keep coming back. I am looking forward to bringing back more of the adult flavor to savor in this series . 

I can’t help feeling a direction the next book # 9 Wild Things could be taking.

Will I be right?

Release date February 4th 2014

Kicking It - #8.25 Lindsey & Luc Novella - 

Book features other authors : Kalayna Price, Rachel Caine, Rob Thurman to name some.

Yay, Jeff gets a novella # 8.5 - Howling For You. 

This news has me clapping my hands together in excitement like a seal at Sea World. Due for release January 7th 2014 - Novella sized - 88 pages.


Jeff Christopher is a shapeshifter and ally of Chicago’s Cadogan House of vampires—he’s also a tech whiz and mostly-legal hacker. And the only protective shields he’s never been able to find a way around are those of the powerful Keene Family.

For a long time, Jeff has only had eyes for the beautiful Fallon Keene. Unfortunately, she is the only sister of the lethal North American Central Pack Apex Gabriel Keene. The intricate balances of power and politics make it all but impossible for Fallon to trust her feelings.

But fate takes a hand when the Pack’s totem is stolen—threatening the Keene family’s rule—and Fallon enlists Jeff’s help to retrieve it before the Pack is thrown into chaos. Can she and Jeff find the totem, and restore order, before it’s too late? And will Jeff finally be able to prove himself to the only person he truly loves?

# 10 has a cover releasing August 2014 - Blood games

Hell yeah! bring. It.On. 

Looking at the cover for Blood Games # 10. Looks like some shiz is going down. Merit is showing some attitude on the cover. That excites me.

While Merit didn’t choose to become a vampire or Sentinel of Cadogan House, she vowed to fight for her House and its Master, and she’s managed to forge strong alliances with powerful supernaturals across Chicago. But even though Merit has had wild adventures, this may be her deadliest yet...

A killer is stalking Chicago, preying on humans and leaving his victims with magical souvenirs. The CPD hasn’t been able to track the assailant, and as the body count rises, the city is running out of options. Vampires and humans aren’t on great terms, but murder makes for strange bedfellows. Can Merit find the killer before she becomes a target?

Michelle

TALKING BOOKS TUESDAY # 34 - NOVELS ON THE RUN - VLOG

TALKING BOOKS TUESDAY # 34

with Michelle

24th SEPTEMBER 2013

CHATTED ABOUT:

Chicagoland Vampires - Chloe Neill
Unbreakable - Kami Garcia
Resist - Sarah Crossen
White Rabbit Chronicles - Through The Zombie Glass - Gena Showalter
Endless Knight - The Arcana Chronicles - Kresley Cole
Broken Magic - Devon Monk


HAPPY READING

Michelle

BOOK REVIEW - BITING COLD by CHLOE NEILL - CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES # 6 - NAL - 4.5 STARS!

By: Chloe Neill

Published By: NAL

Released : Available Now

Details: Paperback from library, 337 Pages

RATING: 4.5 GNOMES CAN HANDLE THEMSELVES STARS!

Blurb: Goodreads

Turned into a vampire against her will, twenty-eight-year-old Merit found her way into the dark circle of Chicago’s vampire underground, where she learned there was more to supernaturals than met the eye—and more supernaturals than the public ever imagined.And not all the secrets she learned were for sharing—among humans or inhumans. Now Merit is on the hunt, charging across the stark American Midwest, tailing a rogue supernatural intent on stealing an ancient artifact that could unleash catastrophic evil on the world. But Merit is also the prey. An enemy of Chicagoland is hunting her, and he’ll stop at nothing to get the book for himself. No mercy allowed.

No rules apply. No lives spared. The race is on.

BOOK REVIEW by Michelle:

The way Drink Deep ended # 5, I was asking myself, where is Chloe taking us with Mr Ethan Sullivan? My first reaction was EEEeeEEEeeee..... he is back, thank the lord Chloe brought him back, then my second thought was, oh dear, I hope he was brought back intact.

What I loved about this book was Ethan Ethan Ethan, he was in a lot of scenes and he was with Merit.

“Ethan...”

“No,” he said, crystalline green eyes boring into me. “You are my choice. I told you before --- you are mine, by blood and bone. I won’t let her come between that, no matter how sick she is.”

Mallory has become this force to be reckoned with and she is playing the part of good girl turned bad very nicely, queue the wind blowing her hair as she chants from the Maleficium.

This book kept moving us about. The good ol’ GP was being a pain, Darius was being a thorn in Ethan’s side when he really had other more pressing issues to handle.

Faeries were being helpful.

WT!

I also noticed Merit said thankyou to one. Isn’t that a big no, no, in the faerie rule book. Just something I noticed.

Mallory.... what a tangled web we weave when one practices to deceive, and errr.... turn evil. I do feel sorry for Catcher. I hope they make it.

Gabriel, my fave shifter has turned up with his Merit name calling. I love it when he calls Merit, ‘Kitten’. Gabriel is dishing ( no pun intended) out tough love, I could have hugged him for showing a compassion I didn’t think he had in him.

Gotta love Gabriel J J

I must mention Berna... lol! No joke whenever she speaks I have this voice in my head that is Berna. Berna makes an appearance and she is just too funny.

I would not tell her that though.

She immediately scowled at me. “Still too thin. You eat?” she asked, her voice thick with an Eastern European accent.

“I eat constantly,” I promised.

She shook her head and muttered something under her breath. Then she pounded a fist on the bar and stared at all of us. “You will eat now.”

Jeff, I just love the guy, he is the Knight in errr.... shining blanket when a certain person needs him, just an all round good guy who knows right from wrong and helps out when he is called on.

Adorable as Jeff was, I couldn’t get the image of him riding excitedly in an old- fashioned sidecar --- brown locks waving in the wind, as happy as a puppy ---- out of my mind.


“Just stay in play as my backup.”
I nearly swerved the car off the road. “I’m sorry --- your backup?”
“You know, in case it doesn’t work out with Fallon.”
“And what about Ethan?”
Jeff chuckled . “ I just figured he was your backup for me.” 

I am loving the librarian getting his glasses in a fog over a new character. 

Malik is still such a gorgeous character, he isn’t power hungry, he just gracefully steps aside when Ethan comes back into the picture. He is such a loyal guy who you would trust in a heartbeat.

Now Ethan, you put Merit in as Sentinel, mate, you gotta let her be a Sentinel and stop worrying, you had me waiting and waiting for the smexi time because you worry too much. You carry so much on your back. If I was Merit I would have walked to your door, knocked, and stood there in a sexy bra and knickers. I know there were more pressing matters at hand, but you came back from the dead!!

Chloe the frustration of waiting for Ethan to either demote Merit so they can get their funky chicken on ( so he doesn’t have to be a worry wart) , or accept that she can handle herself and get naked!!

Jonah, I do love thee too. Oh dear, the day Ethan finds out you kissed Merit. I shall stand clear when that happens.

Lovely twist in this book, all is not what it seems. I liked that!

This was another great instalment in Chloe’s Chicagoland Vampires.

Sexual tension...check!

Ethan being over protective...check!

Giant Gnome..check!

Yes , I said Giant Gnome....didn’t see that one coming did ya, lol!

Michelle

BOOK COVER REVEAL - FALL OF NIGHT by RACHEL CAINE - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES # 14

DUE FOR RELEASE - 7TH MAY 2013

I have been on my Morganville Vampires marathon week again and finished up to Black Dawn # 12. I have Bitter Blood # 13 review coming in a couple days. I have no blurb for Fall of Night , or the UK/AUS cover. 

Giddy up!! So looking forward to this book. 

Michelle

RANDOM POSTING # 55 - BOOK COVERS RELEASE DATES i AM LOOKING FORWARD TO.

The Faerie Ring # 2
Due For Release - 2nd October 2012

Tiki’s greatest fear suddenly becomes all too real: the fey have returned to London seeking revenge. As war escalates in the Otherworld, Queen Victoria’s youngest son, Prince Leopold, is attacked. In order to protect her family and the ones she loves, she needs to know the meaning of an fáinne sí, the birthmark that winds around her wrist. But will Tiki be brave enough to face the truth?

A bloody escape, a deadly threat, a shocking revelation…

Chicagoland Vampires # 7

Due For Release - February 2013

Nal - Penguin

In a city full of vampires, trouble never sleeps.

At the tender age of 27, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she’s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she’ll see her mettle—and her metal —tested like never before.

It started with two . . . Two rogues vanishing without a trace. Someone is targeting Chicago’s vampires, and anyone could be next. With their house in peril, Merit and her Master, the centuries old Ethan Sullivan, must race to stop the disappearances. But as they untangle a web of secret alliances and ancient evils, they realize their foe is more familiar, and more powerful, than they could have ever imagined.

Psy-Changeling # 11

Hachette

Due For Release - 29th May 2012

Adria, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with the past--one as unpredictable in love as it was in war. Now comes a new territory, and a devastating new complication: Riaz, a SnowDancer lieutenant already sworn to a desperate woman who belongs to another.

For Riaz, the primal attraction he feels for Adria is a staggering betrayal. For Adria, his dangerous lone-wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumes her. It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built of her new life. But fighting their wild compulsion toward one another proves a losing battle.

Their coming together is an inferno...and a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize that they have more to lose than they ever imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision that might just break them both.

Soul Seekers # 1
Pan MacMillan
Due For Release - 24th May 2012

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortals comes a breathtaking new saga brimming with magic, mystery, and an intoxicating love story that will steal your heart away. Meet The Soul Seekers.

Strange things are happening to Daire Santos. Crows mock her, glowing people stalk her, time stops without warning, and a beautiful boy with unearthly blue eyes haunts all her dreams. Fearing for her daughter’s sanity, Daire’s mother sends her to live with the grandmother she’s never met. A woman who recognizes the visions for what they truly are—the call to her destiny as a Soul Seeker—one who can navigate the worlds between the living and dead.

There on the dusty plains of Enchantment, New Mexico, Daire sets out to harness her mystical powers. But it’s when she meets Dace, the boy from her dreams, that her whole world is shaken to its core. Now Daire is forced to discover if Dace is the one guy she's meant to be with...or if he’s allied with the enemy she's destined to destroy.

Nightshade Prequel # 1
Hachette , Philomel
Due For Release - 7th August 2012

Chronicling the rise of the Keepers, this is the stunning prequel to Andrea Cremer's internationally bestselling Nightshade trilogy!

Sixteen-year-old Ember Morrow is promised to a group called Conatus after one of their healers saves her mother's life. Once she arrives, Ember finds joy in wielding swords, learning magic, and fighting the encroaching darkness loose in the world. She also finds herself falling in love with her mentor, the dashing, brooding, and powerful Barrow Hess. When the knights realize Eira, one of their leaders, is dabbling in dark magic, Ember and Barrow must choose whether to follow Eira into the nether realm or to pledge their lives to destroying her and her kind.

With action, adventure, magic, and tantalizing sensuality, this book is as fast-paced and breathtaking as the Nightshade novels.

Kate Daniels # 5.5
Ace
Due For Release - 31st July 2012

Some people have everything figured out — Andrea Nash is not one of those people. After being kicked out of the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, Andrea's whole existence is in shambles. All she can do is try to put herself back together, something made easier by working for Cutting Edge, a small investigative firm owned by her best friend, Kate Daniels.

When several shapeshifters working for Raphael Medrano — the male alpha of Clan Bouda and Andrea's former lover — die unexpectedly at a dig site, Andrea is assigned to investigate ... and must work with Raphael. As her search for the killer leads her into the secret underbelly of supernatural Atlanta, Andrea knows that dealing with her feelings for Raphael might have to take a backseat to saving the world ..

Matched # 3
Duttons Children
Due For Release - 13th November 2012

Cassia faces the ultimate choices in the long-anticipated conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Matched Trilogy

After leaving Society and desperately searching for the Rising—and each other—Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again: Cassia has been assigned to work for the Rising from within Society, while Ky has been stationed outside its borders. But nothing is as predicted, and all too soon the veil lifts and things shift once again.

In this gripping conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Matched Trilogy, Cassia will reconcile the difficulties of challenging a life too confining, seeking a freedom she never dreamed possible, and honoring a love she cannot live without.

Raised By Wolves # 3
Egmont USA
Due For Release - May 22nd 2012

Bryn knows first-hand that being the alpha of a werewolf pack means making hard decisions, and that being human makes things a thousand times worse. She's prepared to give up her humanity, but the wolf who promised to Change her is waiting - though for what, Bryn doesn't know. Still human, she must take her place in the werewolf Senate, the precarious democracy that rules the North American packs. Standing side by side with werewolves who were ancient long before she was ever born is enough of a challenge, but Bryn soon learns that the Senate has been called to deal with a problem: the kind of problem that involves human bodies, a Rabid werewolf, and memories that Bryn, Chase, and the rest of their pack would rather forget. With bodies stacking up and political pressure closing in from all sides, Bryn and her pack are going to have to turn to old enemies and even older friends for help - especially when it starts to look like this time, the monster might be one of their own.

Hush, Hush # 4
Simon & Schuster
Due For Release - 23rd October 2012

Nora is more certain than ever that she is in love with Patch. Fallen angel or no, he is the one for her. Her heritage and destiny may mean that they will always be enemies, but there is no turning her back on him. But now they face their biggest challenge. Can their love survive a seemingly insurmountable divide. And in the end, will there be enough trust left to rebuild what has been broken? The lines are drawn - but which sides are they on.

Night Prince # 1
Avon
Due For Release - 26th June 2012

She's a mortal with dark powers...

After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude...until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world's most infamous vampire...

He's the Prince of Night...

Vlad Tepesh inspired the greatest vampire legend of all—but whatever you do, don't call him Dracula. Vlad's ability to control fire makes him one of the most feared vampires in existence, but his enemies have found a new weapon against him—a beautiful mortal with powers to match his own. When Vlad and Leila meet, however, passion ignites between them, threatening to consume them both. It will take everything that they are to stop an enemy intent on bringing them down in flames.

Harlequin Teen
Due For Release - 28th August 2012

Summer, Winter, Iron.
Together at last.

Dangerous faeries. Heartbreaking romance. Thrilling action and limitless adventure. The world of the fey has never been so powerful. This collection includes three novellas set in the world of The Iron Fey plus the expanded Guide to the Nevernever and exclusive information about Julie Kagawa's unforgettable world of Faery.


Winter's Passage

Meghan Chase used to be an ordinary girl...until she discovered that she is really a faery princess. After escaping from the clutches of the deadly Iron fey, Meghan must follow through on her promise to return to the equally dangerous Winter Court with her forbidden love, Prince Ash. But first, Meghan has one request: that they visit Puck--Meghan's best friend and servant of her father, King Oberon--who was gravely injured defending Meghan from the Iron Fey.

Yet Meghan and Ash's detour does not go unnoticed. They have caught the attention of an ancient, powerful hunter--a foe that even Ash may not be able to defeat....


Summer's Crossing

A Midsummer's Nightmare? Robin Goodfellow. Puck. Summer Court prankster, King Oberon's right hand, bane of many a faery queen's existence—and secret friend to Prince Ash of the Winter Court. Until one girl's death came between them, and another girl stole both their hearts.

Now Ash has granted one favor too many and someone's come to collect, forcing the prince to a place he cannot go without Puck's help—into the heart of the Summer Court. And Puck faces the ultimate choice—betray Ash and possibly win the girl they both love, or help his former friend turned bitter enemy pull off a deception that no true faery prankster could possibly resist.


Iron's Prophecy

The Iron Fey - Call Of The Forgotten # 1
Harlequin Teen
Due For Release - 23rd October 2012

Michelle

RANDOM POSTING # 54 - BECAUSE I WANNA BE IN RUNNING TO WIN BITING COLD by CHLOE NEILL

BITING COLD

by

CHLOE NEILL 

CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES # 6

RELEASES AUGUST 7TH 2012

I UNASHAMEDLY WANT TO WIN A COPY SO

POP OVER HERE TO HAVE A BASH AT WINNING ONE TOO....OR NOT...CAUSE I WANNA WIN...MWAH..HA..HA..HAAAAAA! ( EVIL LAUGH)

Michelle

BOOK COVER - BITTER BLOOD by RACHEL CAINE - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES # 13

BITTER BLOOD
THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES #13

US COVER

 DUE FOR RELEASE

NOVEMBER 6TH 2012

BITTER BLOOD BLURB

Thanks to the eradication of the draug, the vampires of Morganville have been freed of their usual constraints. With the vampires indulging their every whim, the town’s human population is determined to hold onto their lives by taking up arms. But college student Claire Danvers isn’t taking sides, considering she has ties to both humans and vampires.

To make matters worse, a television show comes to Morganville looking for ghosts, just as vampire and human politics collide. Now, Claire and her friends have to figure out how to keep the peace without ending up on the nightly news…or worse.

RACHEL CAINE

TALKING BLACK DAWN

LAST BREATH - BOOK TRAILER

The Morganville Vampires series,  is one of my fave bad ass longgggg series in YA genre. There aren't too many series in YA genre that get to 13 books or close to 13 books. I am very commited to this series and will be snuggling down to read the rest of the books in the series to date,  shortly.

I'm back on the marathon people!!

Click left side bar under the series name, or Rachel Caine to see all the things we have posted. I do try to stay away from spoilers, but I did watch Last Breath trailer, it really wet my appetite ( no pun intended)  for a marathon reading sesh. I am rather keen to see how Myrnin is fairing, he is such a crack up.

If you haven't started this series, the books just keep getting better and better and better. You will love Claire, crazy Myrnin, gorgeous Michael, hottie Shane, gothic Eve, crazy/evil Bishop......

Rachel Caine has such fun with her characters that she breathes into every page.

I have my official resident card.

AUSSIE COVERS

US COVERS

VOLUME COVERS

Michelle

BLOG TOUR #3 - CHLOE NEILL - DRINK DEEP TOUR - JEFF AND JONAH CHARACTER INTERVIEW FROM THE CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES SERIES + BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! INTERNATIONAL!!

Hi Jeff and Jonah, Oh yes, they are hotties!  Welcome to Australian Book Blog, Novels On The Run. You boys hang out with Chloe Neill and her other characters from the Chicagoland Vampires. Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions on our Blog Tour Stop. Jeff , you have such a happy personality, you are fun to read and a computer wizz . Jonah, nice to meet you....* whispers* I won’t tell anyone you are a RG.


That’s lingo for Red Guard. See I'm down with it.


I will be having a giveaway at end of this interview so stick around and enter.


Michelle: Hi Jeff, you are a Shifter part of Gabriel’s Pack and you work for Chuck, Merit’s grandfather. You had a rather large crush on Merit. If she had reciprocated, how would Gabriel have felt about you and her? Or were you just all playful humour with her? You seemed quite taken with her in the early books.

Jeff Christopher aka Matthew Gray Gubler

Jeff: *Blushing* I wouldn't say I had a crush on her. I'm just, you know, friendly. She's a doll, though. And Gabe probably would have flipped his lid. Dating a vampire is one thing. Dating Sullivan's vampire, and Sentinel of the House? Totally different story.


I probably wouldn’t go there either, could get a bit nasty..heads would roll.


Michelle: Is there another side to Jeff that us ladies aren’t seeing?


Jeff: *Winking* I think the ladies see exactly what they need to see, don't you?


Um, well it’s always nice to see more...I didn’t say that aloud , did I?

Michelle : What is a perfect date with Jeff?


Jeff: A little romantic music, a little wine, maybe some discussions about Leetspeak or my new WOW character. And

spaghetti is good. Very "Lady and the Tramp."


Note to self.


Michelle: Can you tell me something personal about yourself that Chloe doesn’t know?


Jeff: I'm not sure there's anything she doesn't know. Um, I prefer boxers to briefs? Plaid, if possible. *Grins wildly*


Plaid...not that I am visualising Jeff in Plaid boxers, washboard tummy........oh back to interview...mind you I do like that visual...I’ll come back to it later.

Michelle: What does Merit smell like to you, as you have a keen sense of smell?


Jeff: Gardenias. And usually chocolate.


Oh , so he does know her scent. I wonder what Jonah thinks, I’ll ask him too......


Michelle: Hi Jonah, you are a Red Guard and Grey House’s Captain. You appear to have an appreciative eye for Merit. Is there something you would like to tell me?

Jonah aka Gabriel Aubrey
Somebody pour a bucket of water over me..sigh

Jonah: Merit is a recruit with a lot of potential. That's the only thing I appreciate. Anything else is between me and her.


Errr...roger that!


Michelle: What 5 words would you use to describe Merit that aren’t obvious, like, strong, determined etc, maybe a more personal observation. I’m sure you got some time to observe * waggles eyebrow* when she decided to have a deep sleep after you had been out to that crazy Rave.


Jonah: Hmm. I'm not going to comment on that last part.


Oooooooookkkay!!

Merit aka Jill Flint

Jonah: As for Merit, lovely. Skilled. Honorable. Loyal. Undecided.


Michelle: You once called Merit a ‘train wreck’, how do you sit with that now?


Jonah: I don't recall using those words, exactly, but I suppose I was initially underwhelmed by my perception of Merit. But now that I've seen her in action, I'm more impressed.


Michelle: Vampires have a scent. What does Merit smell like to you?

Jonah: Roses in a stately old library.

Nice smelling rack of books she would have..I am saying this in my head...


Michelle: Thanks Jeff and Jonah for stopping by it was nice chatting and I am looking forward to reading more about you in Drink Deep. I love this series and highly recommend. Please check my reviews in left side bar if you haven't started and want to know more, without knowing too much:D

Head over to the Chloe Neill web site from this link.

 GIVEAWAY TIME!!! YAYAYAYAY!!!!

INTERNATIONAL!

I am giving away 1 x Drink Deep Paperback

From the Book Depository.

Please check before entering they post to your country.

NOW!! at this stage you will be receiving this cover on the left, as it's cheaper.

BUT!!

Release date 1st November

If prices drop then I will post this cover, on the right .

RULES OF ENTRY :

Please be a GFC follower and leave your GFC name.

Please leave a comment with your email address so I can contact winner, easily.

It's that easy!!!

Good Luck!!

Competition starts now!!!

Ends 7th November Midnight Aussie time

Next blog on Blog Tour is

 Lore Lush Book Reviews - 31st October

p.s. Book # 6 Cover - Biting Cold

 

Michelle