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New Releases Feb. 25-March 2 and Reader's Choice Contest

 Ifit's Monday, it must be time to look at the new releases in speculative fictionthis week—and you get to pick which one you'd like to win! Last week was kindof slow so I included part of the bounty that's coming out this week, but ifyou win this week you can choose ANY of this week's releases, even if they ranon last week's Monday blog. Which means there is a crazy, insane, nutso list ofbooks to pick from this week! And I'm such a sucker for disaster books--Must. Read. Carpathia.
Whatdo you...

Did You Win a Book This Week?

Already Sunday again! I've been busy wrapping up the third book in the Sentinels of New Orleans series (seems weird to be finishing book three before Royal Street's out....it means I have lots of secrets!), and will be sending that off to my super-editors on Monday.

Some things coming up on the blog this week: I'll have a big Reader's Choice tomorrow. On Tuesday, I'll be reviewing a new paranormal romance by my fellow 2012 debut author Joan Swan, called Fever (and, yep, it's hot...in more ways...

From the ROYAL STREET Photo Album: St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

Don't forget--there's still time to enter this week's contests. To enter for a copy of Robin Hobb's City of Dragons, click HERE. To win Kim Harrison's A Perfect Blood, click HERE. To win this week's Reader's Choice contest, click HERE.

Today, I'm sharing some images from one of the unique things about New Orleans/SE Louisiana: the cemeteries, or cities of the dead. Common legend dictates that the ground is so low and soft in the city, and the water table so high, that burying folks below groun...

Feature Friday: W1n Robin Hobbs' CITY OF DRAGONS

Today'sfeatured book is CITY OF DRAGONS, anew fantasy novel from author Robin Hobb. I said once I shied away from bookswith dragons in them…unless they're hot guys who shift into dragons, which is,well, hot. But, okay, the Rain Wild Chronicles series sounds interesting. Seewhat you think, and comment to be entered to win a copy!
ABOUT THE BOOK: The dragons and their keepers have reached Kelsingra, themythic city of Elderling lore. But between the creatures and their ultimategoal lie almost...

Review & G1veaway: A PERFECT BLOOD by Kim Harrison

So a lot of you have probably already gotten this book in your hot little hands (I'm looking at you, Roger :-)), but if you haven't and would like to win a copy of Book 10 in Kim Harrison's Hollows series, read on.THE OFFICIAL BLURB: Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the FIB, former witch turned day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realizes a horrifying truth--a would-be creator is determined to...

Preternatura Book Club: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, Chapter 9

First off, there's an awesome review of Royal Street today over at today's Fangs, Wands & Fairy Dust blog. Stop by if you get a chance, and many thanks to Stephanie!


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Welcometo this week's "meeting" of the Preternatura Book Club! Today, we're looking atChapter 9 of the first book in Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series, Moon Called.
Whenwe last left Mercy, she and Samuel had taken the injured alpha Adam to histhird-in-command, Warren—the only one they trust to protect him since the...

From the ROYAL STREET Files: Happy Mardi Gras

Throw me something, mister!
I hate to say it, but most people have a kind of wrong-headed idea of what Mardi Gras in New Orleans is like--mostly because the images that play best on TV are drunken crowds in the French Quarter, baring it all for beads. Here's my boy Tanker, baring it all for beads. And you can tell how happy he is about it. You probably can't appreciate it from the photo, but he weighs 90 pounds and is prancing on the sofa. 
Actually, for residents of the city and those in the...

New Releases Feb. 18-28 and Reader's Choice C0ntest

Ifit's Monday, it must be time to look at the new releases in speculative fictionthis week—and you get to pick which one you'd like to win! Actually, we'redoing more than a week's worth because there aren't many releases this week andare a TON next week, so I'm throwing a few from next week in with this group.Some big releases here, folks—including the new Kim Harrison book, the new onefrom Lauren DeStefano, Jennifer Estep…it's just a ridiculous bounty of epicreading goodness!
Whatdo you want...

Did You Win a Book This Week?

It's Sunday, so you know what that means...winners!

If you see your name here, please email me at suzannej3523@gmail.com and send your snail-mail addy. And be patient...I'm running a little behind with mailings but it will arrive!

ELAING8 won the House of Night novella, Lenobia's Vow.

TANYA1224 won Rosalie Lario's Blood of the Demon.

BECKY LEJEUNE won Alyxandra Harvey's Stolen Away.

VINS won the Reader's Choice for the week and picked Blood Ocean.

Congrats to all the winners, and thanks to everyone...

Still Time to Enter Weekly Drawings

It's a blogger's holiday today (because I just declared it one)! But there's still time to enter this week's contests...just scroll on down to win:

Lenobia's Vow, the new House of Night novella from PC and Kristin Cast;

Blood of the Demon, a great paranormal romance from Rosalie Lario.

Stolen Away and a Drake Chronicles omnibus from Alyxandra Harvey--great YA reads.

And, of course, this week's Reader's Choice contest, whrere you pick what book you want to win!

What are you waiting for?