Thanksgiving and then December with all new reads.

As always this is a multi-genre list showing as many different types of books I could find and add to my list.  I hope you enjoy them and maybe find some new to you authors to bring home for the holiday.

Nora

December 2016:

Week of Dec. 1^st. – 9^th.

Dead, Bath & Beyond – A Victoria Square Mystery #4 – Lorraine Bartlett, Laurie Cass *

The Ghosts of Misty Hollow – A Granny Apples Mystery – SueAnn Jaffarian *

Alien Nation – Kitty #14 – Gini Koch *

Egg Drop Dead – A Cackleberry Club Mystery #7 – Laura Childs *

Pros and Cons – A Magical Bookshop Mystery #2 – Amanda Flower *

Frosty the Dead Man – A Snow Globe Shop Mystery #3 – Christine Husom *

Spouse on a Haunted Hill – A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery – E.J. Copperman *

Winter Halo – Outcast Novel #2 – Keri Arthur *

Plaid and Plagiarism – The Highland Bookshop Mystery #1 – Molly MacRae *

Dead Cold Brew – A Coffeehouse Mystery – Cleo Coyle *

Better off Thread – An Embroidery Mystery – Amanda Lee *

Island of Glass – Guardians Trilogy – Nora Roberts *

Blood Vow – Black Dagger Legacy – J.R. Ward *

Crime and Catnip – A Nick and Nora Mystery #3 – T.C. Lotempio *

Graveyard Shift – A Pepper Martin Mystery – Casey Daniels *

James – 7 Brides for 7 Brothers  book 6 – Roxanne St. Claire *

 

Week of Dec. 12^th.

Curried Away – A Spice Shop Mystery #4 – Gail Oust *

Buried in the Country – A Cornish Mystery – Carola Dunn *

Forever, Again – Victoria Laurie *

Will Never Fade – A Riley O’Brien & Co. Novel – Jenna Sutton *

 

Week of Dec. 19^th.

The Cat Sitter and the Canary – A Dixie Hemingway Mystery #11 – John & Blaize Clement *

One Fell Sweep – Innkeeper Chronicles #3 – Ilona Andrews *

 

  Week of Dec. 26^th.

A Pinch of Poison – A Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery – Alyssa Maxwell *

Custom Baked Murder – A Pawsitively Organic Mystery – Liz Mugavero *

Field of Fire – A Jericho Quinn Thriller – Marc Cameron *

A Ghostly Reunion – A Ghostly Southern Mystery – Tonya Kappes *

That Iced Under – A Main Clambake Mystery #5 – Barbara Ross *

Darkness – A Gardiner and Renner Novel #1 – Lisa Black *

The Edge of the Blade – The Uncharted Realms #2 – Jeffe Kennedy *

Kill Without Shame – ARES Security #2 – Alexandra Ivy *

Boomer’s Bucket List – Sue Pethick *

Close to the Broken Hearted – An Alvin, Alabama Novel #2 – Michael Heibert *

Crash and Burn – The Sisterhood #27 – Fern Michaels *

Dearly Departed – An Amy’s Travel Mystery #2 – PB – Hy Conrad *

Death on the Patagonian Express – An Amy’s Travel Mystery #3 – HC- Hy Conrad *

Bell, Book & Candlemas – A Wiccan Wheel Mystery #2 – Jennifer David Hesse *

Highland Sinner – The Murrays – Hannah Howell *

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Amazing: It’s almost September already!

Here’s my multi-genre list of September reviews.  As usual I post it early so you can pre-order or reserve them at your library in time to get the first copy available.  I hope you find some amazing reads for the coming month.

Nora-Adrienne

 

September 2016

Week of September 1^st. – 9^th.

Paint the Town Dead – A Silver Six Crafting Mystery #2 – Nancy Haddock *

By Familiar Means – A Witch’s Cat Mystery #2 – Delia James *

Deja Who – MaryJanice Davidson *

Letters from Paris – Paris Key novel #2 – Juliet Blackwell *

Cancelled by Murder – A Postmistress Mystery #2 – Jean Flowers *

Murder of a Cranky Cat Catnapper – A Scumble River Mystery #19 – Denise Swanson *

No Farm, No Foul – A Farmer’s Daughter Mystery #1 – Peg Cochran *

Digging up Dirt – A Southern Ladies Mystery #3 – Miranda James *

Cheddar Off Dead – An Undercover Dish Mystery #2 – Julia Buckley *

Apprentice in Death – In Death #43 – J.D. Robb *

My Wild Irish Dragon – Boston Dragons #2 – Ashlyn Chase *

Once Broken Faith – An October Daye Novel #10 – Seanan McGuire *

The Question of the Felonious Friend – Asperger’ #3 – E.J. Copperman/Jeff Cohen *

Guardian’s Mate – A Shifter Unbound Novel – Jennifer Ashley *

Closed Casket – The New Hercule Poirot Mysteries – Sophie Hannah/Agatha Christie *

Black and Blueberry Die – A Fresh Baked Mystery – Livia J. Washburn *

Two Tall Tails – A Magical Cats Mystery #9 – Sofie Kelly *

Apprentice in Death – In Death #43 – J.D. Robb *

Santorini Caesars – Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis #8 – Jeffrey Siger *

 

Week of September 12^th.

Driving Heat – Nikki Heat #7 – Richard Castle *

Death of an Avid Reader – Kate Shackleton #6 – Frances Brody *

 

Week of September 19^th.

The Magician – Dark Arcana #1 – E.J. Stevens *

By Familiar Means – A Witch’s Cat Mystery #2 – Delia James *

Immortal Nights – An Argeneau Novel #24 – Lynsay Sands *

Magic Binds – A Kate Daniels Novel – Ilona Andrews *

Pushing up Daisies – An Agatha Raisin Mystery #27– M.C. Beaton *

Crushing on Love – Love in Bloom (The Bradens) – Melissa Foster *

Not Quite Perfect – Not Quite Perfect series book 6 – Catherine Bybee *

 

Week of September 26^th.

Death by Pumpkin Spice – A Bookstore Café Mystery – Alex Erickson *

It’s Your Party, Die if You Want To – A Liv and Di Mystery – Vickie Fee *

The Semi-Sweet Hereafter – A Chocolate Whisperer Mystery #3– Colette London *

High Kicks, Hot Chocolate, and Homicides – A Happy-Hoofers Mystery #5– Mary McHugh *

British Manor Murder – A Lucy Stone Mystery – Leslie Meier *

Christmas Caramel Murder – A Hannah Swenson Mystery – Joanne Fluke *

Shadow Silence – Whisper Hollow #2 – Yasmine Galenorn *

Magic Binds – A Kate Daniels Novel – Ilona Andrews *

A Cherry Cola Christmas – A Cherry Cola Book Club Novel – Ashton Lee *

A March to Remember – A Hattie Davis Mystery – Anna Loan – Wilsey *

Before She Dies – Suspense Mystery – Mary Burton *

Bite Me – The Pride Series #9 – Shelly Laurenston *

Nick of Time – Suspense/Thriller/Action – John Gilstrap *

Shoot ‘em Up – A Maisie McGrane Mystery #3 – Janey Mack *

The Babe Ruth Deception – A Fraser and Cook Mystery #3 – David O. Stewart *

The Bark  Before Christmas – A Melanie Travis Canine Mystery – Laurien Berenson *

The Coldwater Warm Hearts Club – A Contemporary Novel – Lexi Eddings *

The House on Honeysuckle Lane – An Oliver’s Well Novel #2 – Mary McDonough *

The Murder of a Queen Bee – A Henny Penny Farmette Mystery #2 – Meera Lester *

Dangerous Protector – Aegis Group Book #5 – Sidney Bristol *

Dandelion Dead – A Natural Remedies Mystery #4 – Chrystle Fiedler *

 

A Sweet Look at February’s Releases

As always my lists are multi genre and I work as hard as I can to give you as many choices as possible.  Of course no one can get ALL of each month’s new titles.  But I try.

 

February 2016:

Week of Feb. 1^st.

A Whisker of Trouble – A Second Chance Cat Mystery – Sofie Ryan *

For Cheddar or Worse – A Cheese Shop Mystery – Avery Aames *

Off of Books – A Novel Idea Mystery – Lucy Arlington *

Town in a Cinnamon Toast – A Candy Holliday Mystery – B.B. Haywood *

It’s a Wonderful Knife – A Comfort Food Mystery – Christine Wenger  *

A Turn for the Bad – A County Cork Mystery #4 – Sheila Connolly *

A Familiar Tail – A Witch’s Cat Mystery #1 – Delia James *

A Deadly Tail – A Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Mystery – Dixie Lyle *

A Disguise to Die For – A Costume Shop Mystery #1 – Diane Vallere *

The Grim Steeper – A Teapot Collector Mystery #3 – Amanda Cooper *

Darkness Raging – An Otherworld Novel – Yasmine Galenorn *

Games Wizards Play – Young Wizards Series #10 – Diane Duane *

Jane and the Waterloo Map – A Being Jane Austen Mystery #13 – Stephanie Barron *

Blood in her Veins – Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock – Faith Hunter *

The Case of the Missing Morris Dancer – A WISE Enquiries Mystery – Cathy Ace *

Blood Will Tell – A Dorothy Martin Investigation – Jeanne M. Dams *

Unreasonable Doubt – A Constable Molly Smith Novel – Vicki Delaney *

Beauty, Beast, and Belladonna – Fatal Fairy Tale #3 – Maia Chance *

Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen – Vorkosigan Saga (HC) – Lois McMaster Bujold *

Midnight Marked – A Chicagoland Vampires Novel – Chloe Neill *

 

Week of Feb. 8^th.

Unlucky in Love – The Lucky Series – Jill Sanders *

Drawing Blood – A Sketch in Time Mystery – Dierdre Verne *

Death & the Brewmaster’s Widow – An Auction Block Mystery – Loretta Ross *

 

Week of Feb. 15^th.

Ghost Talker – Ghost Seer #4 – Robin D. Owens *

 

Week of Feb. 22^nd – 29^th.

Fogged Inn – A Main Clambake Mystery – Barbara Ross *

Shards of Murder – A Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery #2 – Cheryl Helon *

Murder Most Wholesome – A Blossom Valley Mystery – Staci McLaughlin *

A Gathering of Shadows – A Darker Shade of Magic #2 – V.E. Schwab *

The Scoop – The Godmothers #1 – Fern Michaels *

Wedding Cake Murder – A Hannah Swenson Mystery w/recipes – Joanne Fluke *

Sweet Haven – A New Series – Shirlee McCoy *

Murder in an Irish Village – Carlene O’Connor *

See you at Sunset – A Seashell Bay novel – V.K. Sykes *

Bitter Bite – Elemental Assassin #17 – Jennifer Estep *

Runaway Vampire – An Argeneau Vampire Novel – Lynsay Sands *

First Life – Everlife #1 – Gena Showalter *

Welcome Back – Contemporary Romance – Lin Stepp *

Antiques Swap – A Trash ‘N’ Treasures Mystery – Barbara Allan *

The Unleashing – Call of Crows #1(paranormal) – Shelly Laurenston *

Secrets in the Stones – A Dr. Thomas Silverstone Mystery – Tessa Harris *

The Friends We Keep – A Mischief Bay Story – Susan Mallery *

A Girl’s Guide to Moving On – A Novel – Debbie Macomber *

Let’s start the year off right!

As always my lists are multi-genre. This means there’s something for everyone.  Happy Holidays and a Happy Healthy New Year to you all!

January 2016:

Week of January 1-9^th.

Daisies for Innocence – Enchanted Garden Mystery #1 – Bailey Cattrell *

Truthwitch – The Witchlands #1 – Susan Denard *

The Dirt on Ninth Grave – A Charlie Davidson Novel – Darynda Jones *

Foreign Éclairs – A White House Chef Mystery #0 – Julie Hyzy *

Passengers – A Paranormal Adventure – Alexandra Bracken *

Sweet Pepper Hero – A Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery #4 – J.J. Cook *

To Helvetica and Back – A Dangerous Type Mystery #1 – Paige Shelton *

Scene of the Brine – A Pickled and Preserved Mystery – Mary Ellen Hughes *

One Foot in the Grove – An Olive Grove Mystery – Kelly Lane *

Copy Cap Murder – A Hat Shop Mystery #4 – Jenn McKinlay *

Death of a Bad Apple – A Food Festival Mystery – Penny Pike *

A Ghouls Guide to Love and Murder – Ghost Hunter – Victoria Laurie *

The Cakes of Monte Christo – Piece of Cake #6 – Jacklyn Brady *

A We Dose of Death – Scotshop #2 – Fran Stewart *

1635: A Parcel of Rogues – The Ring of Fire Series (HC) – Eric Flint *

Only the Stones Survive – HC – Morgan Llywelyn *

Silver Bullets – Elmer Mendoza *

The First Order – Jeff Abbott *

 

Week of January 10^th.

The Killing Jar – Jennifer Bosworth

The Little Shop of Happily Ever After – Jenny Colgan *

 

Week of January 17^th.

 

Week of January 24^th. – 31^st.

Spider Game – Ghost Walker #12 – Christine Feehan *

No Cats Allowed – A Cat in the Stacks Mystery – Miranda James *

Dearly Departed – Amy’s Travel #2 – Hy Conrad *

Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club – Alison Goodman *

Louisiana Saves the Library – Emily Beck-Cogburn *

Death of an Alchemist – A Bianca Goddard Mystery – Mary Lawrence *

Stiff Competition – A Mattie Winston Mystery – Annelise Ryan *

Murder in Hindsight – A New Scotland Yard Mystery – Anne Cleeland *

Into the Fury – A BOSS Inc. Novel – Kat Martin *

Reckless – A Rescue Squad Novel – Kimberly Kincaid *

The Philip K. Dick Reader – An Anthology of his stories – Philip K. Dick *

Spider Game – Ghostwalker Series – Christine Feehan *

Driven – A Graphic Novella of the Otherworld (HC) – Kelley Armstrong & Xaviere Daumierie *

Roadside Magic – Gallow and Ragged #2 – Lillith Saintcrow *

 

Multi-Genre Release List for September 2015

I hope I managed to get all the new releases. So if your favorite author isn’t here it’s my fault.

Nora

September 2015:

Week of September 1^st.

Law and Author – Aston Corners Book Club #5 – Erica Chase

The Paris Key – Juliet Blackwell

Knot the Usual Suspects – A Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery – Molly MacRae *

All Sales Final – A Good Bye Girls Mystery – Josie Belle *

The Marsh Madness – A Book Collector Mystery – Victoria Abbott *

Trick or Deceit – A Celebration Bay Mystery – Shelley Freydont *

Murder of an Open Book – A Scumble River Mystery – Denise Swanson *

Crucible Zero – House Immortal #3 – Devon Monk *

Tall, Dark and Immortal – Entity #4 – Cat Devon *

Lady Midnight – Dark Artifices #1 – Cassandra Clare

Booked for Trouble – A Lighthouse Library #2 – Eva Gates

Black Cat Crossing – A Bad Luck Cat Mystery #1 – Kay Finch *

The Copper Gauntlet – Magisterium #2 – Holly Black *

Hunter – Mercedes Lackey

Chaplewood – The Borden Dispatches #3 – Cherie Priest

Archangel’s Enigma – Guild Hunter #8 – Nalini Singh*

Dark Ghost – Dark #27 – Christine Feehan *

The Drafter – The Peri Reed Chronicles #1 – Kim Harrison *

A Red Rose Chain – An October Daye Novel – Seanan McGuire *

The Winter Long – An October Daye Novel – Seanan McGuire *

The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O’Clock Lady – Susan Wittig-Albert *

Cinderella Six Feet Under – Fatel Fairy Tales #2 – Maia Chance *

Basket Case – Silver Six #1 – Nancy Haddock *

The Drafter – Peri Reed Chronicles #1 – Kim Harrison *

Week of September 6^th.

Sweet Temptation – The Sweet Trilogy #4 – Wendy Higgens

A Gala Event – An Orchard Mystery – Sheila Connolly *

Devoted in Death – In Death #41 – J.D. Robb *

Week of September 13^th.

Led Astray – Kim Armstrong *

Dishing the Dirt – Agatha Raisen #26 – M.C. Beaton *

Week of September 20^th.

Goldy’s Kitchen Cookbook – Diane Mott Davidson ****

Even Vampires Get the Blues – A Deadly Angels Novel #7 – Sandra Hill *

Week of September 27^th.

All Wrapped Up – Pine Mountain Novel #5 – Kimberly Kincaid

Double Down – The Men of the Sisterhood #4 – Fern Michaels

Snowflake Bay – The Brides of Blueberry Cove #2 – Donna Kaufman

Swag Bags and Swindlers – A Haley Randolph Mystery – Dorothy Howell

Dangerously Dark – A Chocolate Whisperer Mystery – Colette London

Pane and Suffering – A Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery – Cheryl Hollon

A Cherry Cola Christmas – A Cherry Cola Book Club Novel #4 – Ashton Lee

About a Vampire – Argeneau Series #22 – Lynsay Sands

The Aeronaut’s Windlass – The Cinder Spires #1 – Jim Butcher

Autumn Moon – Celtic Wolves #3 – Jan DeLima *

Dead With the Wind – A Southern Ladies Mystery – Miranda James *

Evergreen Springs – A Haven Point Novel – RaeAnne Thayne *

Ghost for Sale – Sandra Cox *

The Bark Before Christmas – A Melanie Travis Canine Mystery – Laurien Berenson *

A Beeline to Murder – A Henny Penny Farmette Mystery – Meera Lester *

Scrapbook of the Dead – A Cumberland Creek Mystery – Mollie Cox Bryan *

Ho-Ho Homicide – A Liss MacCrimmon Scottish Mystery – Kaitlyn Dunnett *

Here’s my view of the February 2015 releases!

Here’s my view of the coming month, as always it is multi-genre.

Enjoy all the great reads.

Nora

Week of Feb. 1st.

Perfect Kind of Trouble – Finding Fate #2 – Chelsea Fine
Fry Another Day – Biscuit Bowl Mystery #2 – J.J. Cook
Played by the Book – A Novel Idea Mystery #4 – Lucy Arlington
Casually Cursed – Southern Witch #5 – Kimberly Frost
Gilt by Association – A Caprice DeLuca Mystery – Karen Rose Smith
Town in a Sweet Pickle – A Candy Holliday Mystery – B.B. Haywood
Criminal Confections – A Chocolate Whisperer Mystery #1 – Colette London
Master of Plagues – A Nicolas Lenoir Novel #2 – E.L. Tettensor
Ghost Killer – Ghost Seer #3 – Robin D. Owens
Hunter Reborn – Moon Shifter #5 – Katie Reus
As Gouda as Dead – A Cheese Shop Mystery – Avery Aames
Death of a Liar – Hamish McBeth #31 – M.C. Beaton
Dead Man Walker – A Consignment Shop Mystery – Ebook only – Duffy Brown
A Root Awakening – A Flower Shop Mystery #16 – Kate Collins
An Early Wake – A County Cork Mystery #3 – Sheila Connolly
At the Drop of a Hat – A Hat Shop Mystery – Jenn McKinlay
License to Dill – A Pickled and Preserved Mystery – Mary Ellen Hughes
By Book or by Crook – A Lighthouse Library Mystery – Eva Gates
Sandpiper Island – The Bachelors of Blueberry Cove #3 – Donna Kaufman
Fire me Up – A Pine Mountain Novel #4 – Kimberly Kincaid
Killer Physique – A Savannah Reid Mystery – G.A. McKevett
Wishing Lake – A Finding Home Novel – Regina Hart
At the Drop of a Hat – A Hat Shop Mystery – Jenn McKinlay
Crybaby – A Jeff Resnick Mystery (24 page kindle book) – L.L. Bartlett *
Week of Feb. 8th.

The Ruby Circle – Bloodlines #6 – Richelle Mead *
Barbeques and Bad News – An Adams Grove Novel #6 – Nancy Nagle *
Deadly Spells – A Sabina Kane Novel – Jaye Wells *

Week of Feb. 15th.

Dark Debt – Chicagoland Vampires #11 – Chloe Neill
Lies that Bind – A Maeve Conlon Mystery #2 – Maggie Barbieri *
Drawing Conclusions – A Sketch in Time Mystery – Deirdre Verne *

Week of Feb. 22rd.

A Wicked Thing – Rhiannon Thomas *
Double Fudge Brownie Murder – A Hannah Swensen Mystery – Joanne Fluke *
Grave Matters – A Night Owls Novel #2 – Lauren M. Roy *
I Was Here – YA/NA Contemporary – Gayle Forman *
The Girls of Mischief Bay – Mischief Bay #1 – Susan Mallory *
The Immortal Who Loved Me – An Argeneau Novel – Lynsay Sands *
A Healthy Homicide – A Blossom Valley Mystery – Staci McLaughlin *
Against the Sky – The Brodie’s of Alaska #2 – Kat Martin *
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles – A Mahalia Watkins Soul Food Mystery – A.I. Herbert *
The Wedding Circle – A Cherry Cola Book Club Novel #3 – Ashton Lee *
Flamenco, Flan, and Fatalities – A Happy Hoffers Mystery #2 – Mary McHugh *
Stiff Penalty – A Mattie Winston Mystery – Annelise Ryan *
Blood Legacy – The VV Inn Book 4 – C.J. Ellisson *

Iron Crowned is worth its weight in Gold!

Iron Crowned

By Richelle Mead

Copyright March 2011

Publisher Zebra

 

Shaman-for-hire Eugenie Markham is the best at banishing entities trespassing in the mortal realm. But as the Thorn Land’s queen, she’s fast running out of ways to end the brutal war devastating her kingdom. Her only hope: the Iron Crown, a legendary object even the most powerful gentry fear. . .

Who Eugenie can trust is the hardest part. Fairy king Dorian has his own agenda for aiding her search. And Kiyo, her shape-shifter ex-boyfriend, has every reason to betray her along the way. To control the Crown’s ever-consuming powers, Eugenie will have to confront an unimaginable temptation–one that will put her soul and the fate of two worlds in mortal peril. . .

 

Iron Crowned is the third book in the Dark Swan Series, and the most challenging one to date. Eugenie is being faced by challenges from every point in her rather busy life.  Be it Arizona, where her office manager keeps pushing her to take more cases, her roommate is driving her crazy, to Thorn Land, her land in  Faerie.  She is having a hard time trusting the people she thinks she should trust as she realizes that they are lying by omission and by half truths.  Her ally King Dorian is pushing her into a quest that could either kill her, or make her into the monster all the other Kingdoms  already think she is becoming.

I love Urban Fantasy and I love Fantasy.  This series takes you back and forth deeply into both genres so seamlessly that you feel like you are there not only on Eugenie’s quest but also embedded into her psych looking at the worlds through her eyes.

Richelle Mead is not only the author of The Dark Swan Series but also the award winning Georgina Kincaid Series. Ms. Mead can be found hanging out at http://www.richellemead.com/ and also at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=602520919&sk=info#!/richellemeadfanpage

FTC Full Disclosure: I borrow this book from my local library for my own enjoyment and for review.