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As always please feel free to mention any books I missed and let us know what you are reading.Thanks!!
I'm all kinds of excited about JASON by Laurell K Hamilton!! He's one of my favorite characters in the whole series. Of course from the blurb, it sounds like it's going to be 95% kink and erotica, but as long as I get some Jason, that's all that matters!! Also,
, the second in the Sinjin and Bryn series, on December 30th. It seems like there's a couple others I'm forgetting but that's mostly because I'm half asleep.
Angie wrote: "I'm all kinds of excited about JASON by Laurell K Hamilton!! He's one of my favorite characters in the whole series. Of course from the blurb, it sounds like it's going to be 95% kink and erotica, ..."See I'm on the fence with Jason. I like him, but LKH's books have been so so for so long, yet I can't stop myself from reading them. However they are automatic library books, she doesn't get my money any longer.
The last Anita book was tons better than the several before that. I had just about given up, which to have read so many and then give up would have broken my poor little OCD heart! But since that last one was so much improved, I'm hoping she's back on track, though, as I said, I realize Jason will be closer to the porn she did for a while than the last one. I bought Shiver of Light, I think on ebook and audible both, but since I couldn't remember anything from the previous couple books, I haven't bothered reading it yet.
Angie wrote: "The last Anita book was tons better than the several before that. I had just about given up, which to have read so many and then give up would have broken my poor little OCD heart! But since that l..."I read Shiver of Light and it was a good way to bring things to an end.
Darcy wrote: "Alot of good ones again."Which ones are you looking forward to. I feel like there is not that many for end of the year books you know.
Dawn wrote: "Which ones are you looking forward to. I feel like there is not that many for end of the year books you know."It does seem like there should be more releases for x-mas presents.
But the ones that I'm looking forward to are Low Midnight, it's supposed to have a lot of Cormac, I like how he has changed. I really like the world of Revenant by Larissa Ione. Kerrelyn Sparks's books are always good for a laugh. I'm glad to see a new Sydney Croft, but it has been a long time since they had a new book, so I hope it's easy to catch up in. I really liked the Baba Yaga book, so am looking forward to meeting a new one in Wickedly Wonderful by Deborah Blake. And as I said, I'm on the fence with Jason, because LKH is so iffy now.
Darcy wrote: "I really liked the Baba Yaga book, so am looking forward to meeting a new one in Wickedly Wonderful by Deborah Blake."I've been wondering about these, I thought the first one looked interesting, but being cheap and not knowing my library did digital lending, I only glanced at them. I'm glad to see feedback from someone that's read the first one at least!
Angie wrote: I've been wondering about these, I thought the first one looked interesting, but being cheap and not knowing my library did digital lending, I only glanced at them. I'm glad to see feedback from someone that's read the first one at least!"I sort of went into the book figuring it would end up in my dnf pile, but it surprised me and I really liked it.
Okay here's my list of new releases for December 2014. Once again Dawn has outdone me in the PNR/UF department. :) 
December 1, 2014 - Marked (Dark Protectors) by Rebecca Zanetti
December 1, 2014 - The Secret Affair (The Westmorelands) by Brenda Jackson
December 1, 2014 - A String of Beads (Jane Whitefield) by Thomas Perry
December 1, 2014 - Ticker by Lisa Mantchev
December 1, 2014 - The Unimaginable by Dina Silver
December 2, 2014 - Aground on St. Thomas (Mystery in the Islands) by Rebecca M. Hale
December 2, 2014 - Black Knight (Witch World Book 2) by Christopher Pike
December 2, 2014 - The Boy with the Hidden Name: Otherworld Book Two by Skylar Dorset
December 2, 2014 - Broken Bonds (Cold Creek Book 3) by Karen Harper
December 2, 2014 - Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery by Christopher Fowler
December 2, 2014 - Checkmate: The Bowers Files by Steven James
December 2, 2014 - Darkness Falls: A Dark Angels Novel by Keri Arthur
December 2, 2014 - Death With All the Trimmings: A Key West Food Critic Mystery by Lucy Burdette
December 2, 2014 - Devoted to Him (Davison & Allegra) by Sofia Tat
December 2, 2014 - Full Force and Effect;Tom Clancy (A Jack Ryan Novel, Book 10) by Mark Greaney
December 2, 2014 - Full Throttle (Black Knights Inc.) by Julie Ann Walker
December 2, 2014 - Geared for the Grave (A Cycle Path Mystery) by Duffy Brown
December 2, 2014 - The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer (A Paws and Claws Mystery Book 2) by Krista Davis
December 2, 2014 - Holding Holly: A Love and Football Novella by Julie Brannagh
December 2, 2014 - If You've Got It, Haunt It (A Haunted Vintage Mystery) by Rose Pressey
December 2, 2014 - In Bed with a Spy (Spy in the Ton series Book 2) by Alyssa Alexander
December 2, 2014 - Inspector Specter (A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery Book 6) by E.J. Copperman
December 2, 2014 - It's a Wonderful Fireman: A Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel Novella by Jennifer Bernard
December 2, 2014 - I've Got My Duke to Keep Me Warm (The Lords of Worth) by Kelly Bowen
December 2, 2014 - Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) by Laurell K. Hamilton
December 2, 2014 - Keeper of the Castle: A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery by Juliet Blackwell
December 2, 2014 - Mai Tai'd Up (The Cocktail Series Book 4) by Alice Clayton
December 2, 2014 - Meow If It's Murder (Nick and Nora Mysteries) by T.C. LoTempio
December 2, 2014 - Murder, Served Simply: An Amish Quilt Shop Mystery by Isabella Alan
December 2, 2014 - Once Upon a Grind (A Coffeehouse Mystery Book 14) by Cleo Coyle
December 2, 2014 - Only for You (One Night of Passion Book 3) by Beth Kery
December 2, 2014 - Our Time Is Now (A Time Wanderer Novel) by Chloe Douglas
December 2, 2014 - The Queen: A Novella (The Selection) by Kiera Cass
December 2, 2014 - Ravencliffe (Blythewood series) by Carol Goodman
December 2, 2014 - Scandal at Six (Lois Meade Mystery) by Ann Purser
December 2, 2014 - Scorched Eggs (A Scrapbooking Mystery Book 6) by Laura Childs
December 2, 2014 - Spell Booked (Retired Witches Mysteries Series Book 1) by Joyce Lavene
December 2, 2014 - Suspicion at Seven: A Lois Meade Mystery by Ann Purser
December 2, 2014 - Universal Alien (Katherine "Kitty" Katt Book 10) by Gini Koch
December 2, 2014 - The Vault (A Farm Novel) by Emily McKay
December 2, 2014 - Vicious; Pretty Little Liars #16 by Sara Shepard
December 2, 2014 - Wolf's Fall: An Alpha Pack Novel by J.D. Tyler
December 3, 2014 - The Ever After of Ella and Micha (The Secret Book 4) by Jessica Sorensen
December 9, 2014 - For Real by Alison Cherry
December 9, 2014 - The Iris Fan: A Novel of Feudal Japan (Sano Ichiro Novels Book 18) by Laura Joh Rowland
December 9, 2014 - Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
December 9, 2014 - No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown
December 9, 2014 - Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay
December 9, 2014 - Ripped (The REAL series Book 5)
by Katy Evans
December 9, 2014 - Suspicion by Alexandra Monir
December 9, 2014 - Top Ten Clues You're Clueless by Liz Czukas
December 9, 2014 - The Wishing Season (A Chapel Springs Romance Book 3) by Denise Hunter
December 9, 2014 - Zodiac by Romina Russell
December 10, 2014 - Elect (Eagle Elite Book 2) by Rachel Van Dyken
December 15, 2014 - The Lost (Witch & Wizard) by James Patterson and Emily Raymond
December 16, 2014 - Hope Rising (Of Love and War) by Stacy Henrie
December 16, 2014 - Kaleidoscope (Colorado Mountain Series) by Kristen Ashley
December 16, 2014 - The Last Cowboy in Texas (Deep in the Heart of Texas) by Katie Lane
December 16, 2014 - Murder Tightly Knit (An Amish Village Mystery Book 2) by Vannetta Chapman
December 16, 2014 - Revenant (Demonica) by Larissa Ione
December 16, 2014 - Seaside Sunsets (Love in Bloom: Seaside Summers, Book 3) by Melissa Foster
December 22, 2014 - Winter Falls (Twin Willows Trilogy) by Nicole Maggi
December 23, 2014 - Both of Me by Jonathan Friesen
December 23, 2014 - This Shattered World (The Starbound Trilogy Book 2) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
December 30, 2014 - After We Fell (The After Series Book 3) by Anna Todd
December 30, 2014 - The Assassination Option (A Clandestine Operations Novel) by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
December 30, 2014 - Blood Assassin (The Sentinels Series Book 2) by Alexandra Ivy
December 30, 2014 - Carnival of Lies (Untamed City) by Melissa Marr (43-page prequel)
December 30, 2014 - Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire (Love at Stake) by Kerrelyn Sparks
December 30, 2014 - Die Again: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel by Tess Gerritsen
December 30, 2014 - Dogwood Hill (A Chesapeake Shores Novel Book 12) by Sherryl Woods
December 30, 2014 - The Duke of Dark Desires (The Wild Quartet) by Miranda Neville
December 30, 2014 - Hush by Karen Robards
December 30, 2014 - Ignite (Defy Series Book 2) by Sara B. Larson
December 30, 2014 - Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass
December 30, 2014 - Love Me If You Dare: A Coral Cove Novel by Toni Blake
December 30, 2014 - The Loving Daylights by Lynsay Sands
December 30, 2014 - Low Midnight (Kitty Norville Book 13) by Carrie Vaughn
December 30, 2014 - Murder at the Book Group (Book Group Mysteries) by Maggie King
December 30, 2014 - No Fortunate Son: A Pike Logan Thriller by Brad Taylor
December 30, 2014 - Rain on the Dead (Sean Dillon) by Jack Higgins
December 30, 2014 - Say Yes to the Marquess: Castles Ever After by Tessa Dare
December 30, 2014 - Saving Grace by Jane Green
December 30, 2014 - Silver Deceptions by Sabrina Jeffries
December 30, 2014 - Spirit of the Wolves: A Novel (The Wolf Chronicles Book 3) by Dorothy Hearst
December 30, 2014 - Wedding Cake (Culinary Mysteries) by Josi S. Kilpack
December 30, 2014 - Wickedly Wonderful (A Baba Yaga Novel) by Deborah Blake
For fans of Kelley Armstrong, she has a graphic novel coming out:
December 31, 2014 - Bounty Hunt by Kelley Armstrong
I'm assuming Bounty Hunt is a graphic novel as it has an illustrator associated with it and is only 80 pages or so long.
Lisarenee wrote: "I'm assuming Bounty Hunt is a graphic novel as it has an illustrator associated with it and is only 80 pages or so long."It is, it's her special that she puts out every year.
Ahhh. That makes sense. It just wasn't labeled as being a graphic novel. It's pretty expensive too.
Lisarenee wrote: "Ahhh. That makes sense. It just wasn't labeled as being a graphic novel. It's pretty expensive too."Yeah, usually these books are limited editions small books with high quality paper and they usually sell out.
Does anyone read the Rizzoli and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen? I love the TV show, but that doesn't always mean that I'll like the books. Or I'll end up loving the books more and then end up not wanting to watch the show anymore. I'm a fan of the Temperence Brennan novels by Kathy Reichs and Bones the TV show, which is different for me, since if I like one I will usually decide the other is not as good and give up on it. With the Temperence Brennan books being so different from the show, I was surprised I liked them both so well. I just am not sure I want to jump into a series as long as Rizzoli and Isles without getting a little more info on the books compared to the show. Also, anyone read any of the B.L.I.S.S. Books by Loveswept? They have different authors, the one released this month is by Lyndsay Sands. I like her Argeneau Vampire novels, but i can only imagine they're quite different from each other!
Lisarenee wrote: "Okay here's my list of new releases for December 2014. Once again Dawn has outdone me in the PNR/UF department. :) 'Pfft have you seen your list?? I only post PNR/UF and maybe a little fantasy or sci-fi. You totally run the gambit!
Not to be morbid but how does Tom Clancy have a new book? He passed away a few years ago. Most of the time when ghost writers pick up those stories they never seem to do it justice IMO.
Angie wrote: "Does anyone read the Rizzoli and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen? I love the TV show, but that doesn't always mean that I'll like the books. Or I'll end up loving the books more and then end up not ..."Nope did not know it was a series.
As for Bliss it was cute but that is an older book I think
Dawn wrote: "Not to be morbid but how does Tom Clancy have a new book? He passed away a few years ago. Most of the time when ghost writers pick up those stories they never seem to do it justice IMO."I don't do ghost written books, but it seems to me there's lots of writers that are still alive using ghost writers or something. Like can James Patterson really put out 50 books a year, like seems to be how many are advertised each year? And they all seem to have a second writer's name on them anymore. He's not the only one, just the most proficient and well known. I know for a while there was one writer that was the second on every other book, Max Allan Collins, but he seems to be doing more of just his own anymore. I know the first one I read by him was also by "Richard Castle", from the TV show Castle. It wasn't very good IMO.
Oh, and ladies, thanks for commenting and bringing my attention back to this thread. I'd forgotten about Jason, even though I just got a newsletter from LKH about it. It's one of those days with the headache and forgetfulness! Off to Amazon!
Angie wrote: "Does anyone read the Rizzoli and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen? I love the TV show, but that doesn't always mean that I'll like the books. Or I'll end up loving the books more and then end up not ..."I have read the first two books and they do differ from the show quite a bit. Like Jane's relationships and such. Also most of the series tends to focus on Isles and her work as opposed to Rizzoli. One other major difference is the books don't have a lot to do with characters like Jane's mom or the other cops. I personally stopped reading the books because of these reasons and I do love the show.
Mike wrote: "Angie wrote: "Does anyone read the Rizzoli and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen? I love the TV show, but that doesn't always mean that I'll like the books. Or I'll end up loving the books more and th..."Thanks Mike! That seems similar to the Tempe Brennan books then, if they differ that much. Like in the books, Tempe is in her forties and in the show she started in her 20's. And she's the only character on the show that is in the books. Makes quite a difference and it annoyed me at first, but then I just decided to look at it as very loosely based on the books. I'll have to continue to think about the R&I books, since I have problems not reading a whole series if it's available.
Angie wrote: "Oh, and ladies, thanks for commenting and bringing my attention back to this thread. I'd forgotten about Jason, even though I just got a newsletter from LKH about it. It's one of those days with th..."I got it from my library, the audio download. It was an interesting book to listen to as this was definitely a sex book, not action Anita book. I did like some of the talks and some of the things that Anita learned about herself, but I could have done without it too.
Darcy wrote: "Angie wrote: "Oh, and ladies, thanks for commenting and bringing my attention back to this thread. I'd forgotten about Jason, even though I just got a newsletter from LKH about it. It's one of thos..."I can see that completely. I've decided to wait a little while before I read it, since I just read a BDSM anthology not long ago and it brought me down big time! I doubt that LKH's book would be as downright degrading as some of those stories, but I still want to give my brain time to recover.
Angie wrote: "I can see that completely. I've decided to wait a little while before I read it, since I just read a BDSM anthology not long ago and it brought me down big time! I doubt that LKH's book would be as downright degrading as some of those stories, but I still want to give my brain time to recover."I can see that. I wouldn't have read it so quickly, but it appeared I was the first person on the request list and it wasn't even 5 hours long to listen to it, so I thought I'd just get it over with.
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