New Release For February!

Here are the books that we are looking to read in February:

February 5th

Blurb:

Lacey Barnes has dreamt of being in a movie for as long as she can remember. However, while her dream did include working alongside the hottest actor in Hollywood, it didn’t involve having to finish up her senior year of high school at the same time she was getting her big break. Although that is nothing compared to Donavan, the straight-laced student her father hires to tutor her, who is a full-on nightmare.

As Lacey struggles to juggle her burgeoning career, some on-set sabotage, and an off-screen romance with the unlikeliest of leading men, she quickly learns that sometimes the best stories happen when you go off script.

Blurb:

The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that was "made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir" ( Bustle ), Lady Smoke is an epic new fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people.

The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's mother, the Fire Queen, when Theo was only six. He took Theo's country and kept her prisoner, crowning her Ash Princess--a pet to toy with and humiliate for ten long years. That era has ended. The Kaiser thought his prisoner weak and defenseless. He didn't realize that a sharp mind is the deadliest weapon.

Theo no longer wears a crown of ashes. She has taken back her rightful title, and a hostage--Prinz Soren. But her people remain enslaved under the Kaiser's rule, and now she is thousands of miles away from them and her throne.

To get them back, she will need an army. Only, securing an army means she must trust her aunt, the dreaded pirate Dragonsbane. And according to Dragonsbane, an army can only be produced if Theo takes a husband. Something an Astrean Queen has never done.

Theo knows that freedom comes at a price, but she is determined to find a way to save her country without losing herself.

February 7th

Blurb:

‘Patricia Bright is killing it right now’ Glamour

‘One of Britain’s biggest YouTube stars’ Huffington Post

‘I’m going to show you how to hustle like I do, using your head and heart. All it takes is three steps…’

YOUR BRAND: how you can use who you are to smash it online

YOUR BUSINESS: how to run your side hustle like a total boss

YOUR BELIEFS: ditch the thinking that’s holding you back

From the early lessons she learned growing up in South London, to the moment she gave up the 9 to 5 to do what she loved, Patricia Bright’s story will revolutionise how you think about work, life, and what it means to succeed.

Packed with her trademark attitude, style and sense of fun, Heart & Hustle is an inspirational guide to taking control of your own future.

Blurb:

A sensational, sweeping fantasy adventure!

In the empire of Aramtesh, scent has power.

When disaster strikes and the crown prince lies poisoned, long suppressed rivalries threaten to blow the empire apart. It's up to a poor village girl with a talent for fragrances and the prince's loyal bodyguard to find an antidote.

To succeed, the pair must uncover secrets - cryptic, ancient tales as well as buried truths from their own pasts - in an adventure that will ignite your senses.

February 12th

Blurb:

The final book in the Valiant series takes Fallon and her warrior sisters on an epic journey from the corrupt Roman Republic to the wonder of the ancient world: Alexandria, Egypt.

In the wake of their victorious fight to win back the Ludus Achillea, Fallon and her gladiatrix sisters have become the toast of the Republic. However, as a consequence of his actions during the Ludus uprising, Fallon's love Cai has been stripped of his Decurion rank and cast down to serve as one of Caesar's gladiators.

Amid fighting for Cai's freedom, Fallon soon learns that Caesar's enemies are plotting against him and planning to get revenge on his fearsome gladiatrices. When Caesar is murdered by these conspirators, Fallon and the girls lose any sort of protection they once had. Fallon also realizes that the foreign queen Cleopatra is now in grave danger.

Fallon rallies her war band and Cai's friends to get Cleopatra out of the city, and the group heads to the safety of Cleo's homeland, Alexandria, Egypt. Once there, the gladiatrices are promised a place of honor in the queen's elite guard, but is that what any of them really want?

Blurb:

A sweet, funny contemporary teen romance for the inner geek in all of us from graphic novelist Faith Erin Hicks.

Miriam's family should be rich. After all, her grandfather was the co-creator of smash-hit comics series The TomorrowMen. But he sold his rights to the series to his co-creator in the 1960s for practically nothing, and now that's what Miriam has: practically nothing. And practically nothing to look forward to either-how can she afford college when her family can barely keep a roof above their heads? As if she didn't have enough to worry about, Miriam's life gets much more complicated when a cute boy shows up in town . . . and turns out to be the grandson of the man who defrauded Miriam's grandfather, and heir to the TomorrowMen fortune.

In her endearing debut novel, cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks pens a sensitive and funny Romeo and Juliet tale about modern romance, geek royalty, and what it takes to heal the long-festering scars of the past (Spoiler Alert: love).

February 18th

Blurb:

A sexy standalone novel from New York Times and international bestselling author Elle Kennedy.

Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right—I don’t let fear rule me, and I certainly don’t care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar’s head hockey coach, I’d be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team.

And that’s who Jake Connelly is. Harvard’s star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel—I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn’t making it easy for me.

I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend.

For every fake date…he wants a real one.

Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. But while it’s getting harder and harder to resist Jake’s oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him.

That’s the one risk I’m not willing to take.

February 19th

Blurb:

From USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the sixth book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society.

February 26th

Blurb:

A divided nation. Four Queens. A ruthless pickpocket. A noble messenger. And the murders that unite them.
​
Get in quick, get out quicker.

These are the words Keralie Corrington lives by as the preeminent dipper in the Concord, the central area uniting the four quadrants of Quadara. She steals under the guidance of her mentor Mackiel, who runs a black market selling their bounty to buyers desperate for what they can’t get in their own quarter. For in the nation of Quadara, each quarter is strictly divided from the other. Four queens rule together, one from each region:

Toria: the intellectual quarter that values education and ambition
Ludia: the pleasure quarter that values celebration, passion, and entertainment
Archia: the agricultural quarter that values simplicity and nature
Eonia: the futurist quarter that values technology, stoicism and harmonious community

When Keralie intercepts a comm disk coming from the House of Concord, what seems like a standard job goes horribly wrong. Upon watching the comm disks, Keralie sees all four queens murdered in four brutal ways. Hoping that discovering the intended recipient will reveal the culprit – information that is bound to be valuable bartering material with the palace – Keralie teams up with Varin Bollt, the Eonist messenger she stole from, to complete Varin’s original job and see where it takes them.

This Kiss Release day! Sorry that it is a day late.

BLURB:

When I’m dragged to a party by my best friends, I don’t plan on having a good time—and I’m not, until “he” finds me alone on the beach. I expect him to be a jerk with looks like him—but he’s not. He’s funny and sweet and we spend hours talking about nothing and everything.

Then he kisses me.

And I give myself to him—a familiar stranger with a name as fake as mine—then we say goodbye.

I never planned on seeing him again.

When Shell Beach Hall moves all their classes to Shell Beach Academy, I’m more than a little annoyed. The Academy is full of the snobs I avoid like the plague.

I can’t hide my surprise when I see him again. He can’t hide his derision, accusing me of knowing who he was and using him to gain popularity.

I realize I was wrong about him. He’s a jerk…and I want

nothing to do with him.

But he won’t leave me alone.

He taunts and teases me.

He’s arrogant and a jock who sleeps with any girl he wants. “They should all be so lucky”—his words, not mine.

I’m disgusted. This is who I gave my V-card to? Ugh.

I loathe everything he represents and I want to punch him in his pretty bullying face.

So why can’t I stop feeling his hands on my body or hear his sexy whispered words?

Why, oh why, did he have to kiss me?

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About Anne:

Anne Mercier is the international bestselling author of 19 books within Rockstar series, The Way series, Truths series, and Forbidden Fantasies series.  She writes multiple genres to include contemporary adult romance, new adult romance, and mature young adult romance.

She grew up in Wisconsin and still lives there today. She’s an avid reader who gets inspired by reading stories from her favorite authors as well as listening to various types of music. Anne is a huge fan of music, chocolate, fruit, desserts, autumn, M. Shadows, Avenged Sevenfold, and Milo Ventimiglia.

Through her books, she is proudly creating new Avenged Sevenfold and Milo Ventimiglia fans one reader at a time.

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Little White Lies (Debutantes #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Blurb:
"I'm not saying this is Sawyer's fault," the prim and proper one said delicately. "But."

Eighteen-year-old auto mechanic Sawyer Taft did not expect her estranged grandmother to show up at her apartment door and offer her a six-figure contract to participate in debutante season. And she definitely never imagined she would accept. But when she realizes that immersing herself in her grandmother's "society" might mean discovering the answer to the biggest mystery of her life-her father's identity-she signs on the dotted line and braces herself for a year of makeovers, big dresses, bigger egos, and a whole lot of bless your heart. The one thing she doesn't expect to find is friendship, but as she's drawn into a group of debutantes with scandalous, dangerous secrets of their own, Sawyer quickly discovers that her family isn't the only mainstay of high society with skeletons in their closet. There are people in her grandmother's glittering world who are not what they appear, and no one wants Sawyer poking her nose into the past. As she navigates the twisted relationships between her new friends and their powerful parents, Sawyer's search for the truth about her own origins is just the beginning.

Set in the world of debutante balls, grand estates and rolling green hills, Little White Lies combines a charming setting, a classic fish-out-of-water story, and the sort of layered mystery only author Jennifer Lynn Barnes can pull off.  

My thoughts:
This book was very interesting. At first, I thought that I might not like it but it was actually really funny. When you read what the book is going to be about you don't realize how much of a mystery the book is going to be. I have read mysteries before but this one is was funny, light, but did not take away from the actual mystery in the story. The characters were very well written and enjoyable to read. I can't wait to read the next one.

Naz & Roz (Cross + Catherine #5) by Bethany-Kris

Blurb:
The genius and the prodigy ...

Nazio “Naz” Donati is brilliant, sinful, and criminal. A genius from the moment he was born, and a man who's still trying to learn how to navigate and balance this thing called life. He certainly wasn't expecting love to practically fall right into his hands, never mind for love to take the form of his best friend's little sister.

Rosalynn ”Roz” Puzza is talented, beautiful, and driven. A pianist prodigy from the second they sat her at a piano as a little girl, and a young woman who isn't sure if she's truly earned her spot on the stage. She wasn't expecting a man like him to take her focus and change her muse, never mind to distract her from the thing she thought she wanted the most.

Sometimes, first love is intense.
All-consuming.
Crazy.
And you just have to ride it out.

When brilliance and talent crash together, it can make magic.

Naz & Roz is a contemporary romance that is meant to be read as an add-on to the Cross + Catherine series, and is not intended to be read as a standalone.

My thoughts:
Bethany Kirs is an amazing writer.  Her books give you all of the feels. I was waiting for this story.   I like how she makes you feel like you are in the book while you are reading. If you have not read her books yet, I highly recommend them. Naz reminds me of his dad so much in this book. I think that this couple works the best together. They are a great balance. They show us that no matter the distance, relationships can work. They are honestly couple goals. This a must read.

Maldives & Mistletoe (The Chicago War #5) by Bethany-Kris

Blurb:
When the Maldives meet the mistletoe, it's sure to be a beautiful Christmas ...

Business in the Maldives brings the Chicago Outfit's boss away for the holidays, but why not bring everyone else along for the ride, too? Wives, kids ... the whole bunch.

Nothing can go wrong, right?

Join the original crew from The Chicago War one more time as they celebrate Christmas in the Maldives, tinsel and mistletoe included. Meet the babies, and catch up with everything that's happened since the last time we were with them.

For once, no one is spilling blood.

The war has already been won.

Featuring all the original couples, Maldives & Mistletoe is a 20k Chicago War Christmas Novella meant for fans of the series, and is not intended to be read as a standalone novel.
My thoughts:
This was a cute short story. This story takes place over Christmas It was also a great way to introduce and wrap up a generation. We get to see the characters that we love from the Chicago series with families of their own. this will also introduce us to the upcoming series as well. I wish there was more but overall a great way to wrap up the series.

Cover Reveal!

Hi Everyone!  Here is the new cover reveal for Anne Mercier New BOOK! I can not wait to read this one.

TITLE:  Kiss This (the Kiss duet, book 1)

SERIES:  Kiss duet.

RELEASE DATE:  January 28th

AUTHOR:  Anne Mercier

BLURB:

When I’m dragged to a party by my best friends, I don’t plan on having a good time—and I’m not, until “he” finds me alone on the beach. I expect him to be a jerk with looks like him—but he’s not. He’s funny and sweet and we spend hours talking about nothing and everything.

Then he kisses me.
And I give myself to him—a familiar stranger with a name as fake as mine—then we say goodbye.

I never planned on seeing him again.

When Shell Beach Hall moves all their classes to Shell Beach Academy, I’m more than a little annoyed. The Academy is full of the snobs I avoid like the plague.

I can’t hide my surprise when I see him again. He can’t hide his derision, accusing me of knowing who he was and using him to gain popularity.

I realize I was wrong about him. He’s a jerk…and I want
nothing to do with him.

But he won’t leave me alone.
He taunts and teases me.
He’s arrogant and a jock who sleeps with any girl he wants. “They should all be so lucky”—his words, not mine.

I’m disgusted. This is who I gave my V-card to? Ugh.
I loathe everything he represents and I want to punch him in his pretty bullying face.

So why can’t I stop feeling his hands on my body or hear his sexy whispered words?

Why, oh why, did he have to kiss me?

In the Nyx of Time (godhunter 24) by Amy Sumida

Blurb:
At the battle for Dvārakā, Nyx and her friends were defeated, and now, she wants revenge. She's convinced a god of time to help her, and they intend to change the past. As Nyx's nefarious plan unfolds, the Godhunter is tossed through time with only her instincts and a couple of sassy Consciousnesses to guide her. Will it be enough to get her back to her proper present, or will this time belong to Nyx?
My thoughts:
This book was interesting. I am not sure how I feel about this one. I am disappointed in regarding some of the outcomes. The premise of this book is that someone is changing time and Vivian has to find her way back to the original timeline. Do to all of the changes, Vivian is forced to live many different outcomes and with different lovers. I do not like her with certain lovers. I feel that the series is starting to drag out a bit. Overall not my favorite but it was decent.

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi

Blurb:
They killed my mother.
They took our magic.
They tried to bury us.

Now we rise.

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.

But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.

Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.

Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy.

My thoughts: 
This book was amazing. I loved all aspects of this book. I like that brought a new culture to science fiction that we don't get to see very often. The author made you feel like you were inside the book with the character. You will fall in love with the characters. The pace was fast moving and never a dull moment. I can not wait till the next one.

things that I am excited for in 2019!

Hi Everyone! I wanted to try something different in 2019. I wanted to create a list that includes books, movies, and tv shows that have something to with the book industry in 2019. Below is everything that I am looking for in 2019. Let me know in the comments if you what you are looking forward to.

Books that I am looking forward to:

1. Children of Virtue and Vengeanceby Tomi Adeyemi
2. Finale (Caraval #3)by Stephanie Garber
3. The Toll (Arc of a Scythe #3) by Neal Shusterman
4. The Everlasting Rose (The Belles #2) by Dhonielle Clayton
5. Song of the Dead (Reign of the Fallen #2) by Sarah Glenn Marsh
6. Fall Away Spin-Off #1by Penelope Douglas
7. Dateless (Collins Brothers #1)by L.A. Casey
8. Refrain (Rockstar #16) by Anne Mercier
9. The Phoenix (Spy Girl #6)by  Jillian Dodd
10. All of the books by Bethany- Kris

Book to Movie adaptations

(Some of the titles will have links to the trailer)

1. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
• This movie will be called Choas Walking
• The Cast: Tom Holland, Nick Jonas, Cynthia Erivo
  Release Date: March 1 ( Now pushed to May)
2. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
• The Cast: Judi Dench, Josh Gad
• Premiere Date: August 9
3. Five Feet Apart
• Cast: Cole Sprouse, Haley Lu Richardson, and Claire Forlani.
• March 22
4. The Informer 
• based on the novel Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström.
• out in theaters March 22
5. After 
• Based off  by Anna Todd who got her start on Wattpad
• Out in theaters April 2nd

Book to Tv Show Adaptations

(some of the titles will have links to the trailer)

1. Good Omen
• This will be coming out on Amazon Prime Video
• 2019
2. The Watchmen
• Produced by HBO based off the comic book
• No official release date
3. Deadly Class
• Out on SyFi
• January 16

January releases

Hi everyone, Happy New Year! Sorry for not posting in the month of December. I promise that I will get better. So to start off the new year, here are all of the books that I am looking forward to this month.

January 8th 

Blurb:

Half-Blood meets Antigoddess in a thrilling, romantic new series from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Drake.

When a stranger gives Analiese Jordan a list of names before he dies, the last thing she expects to see is her own on it. Not. Cool. Her search for answers leads to the man’s grandson, Marek, who has dangerous secrets of his own. Both are determined to unlock the mystery of the list.

But the truth is deadly. Analiese is a descendant of the God of Death, known as a Riser, with the power to raise the dead and control them. Finding out she has hidden powers? Cool. Finding out she turns corpses into killers? No, thank you.

Now the trail plants her and Marek in the middle of a war between gods who apparently want to raise an army of the Risen, and Analiese must figure out how to save the world—from herself.

January 9th 

Blurb:

They say your first kiss should be earned.

Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky.

They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred.

Mine were broken before we left church.

They say your heart only beats for one man.

Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end.

I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit.

Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father’s sins over his head to force me into marriage.

They say that all great love stories have a happy ending.

I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter.

One kiss.
Two men.
Three lives.
Entwined together.

And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.January 11th

Blurb:

Carson is a mother who has never carried a child. She’s raised Axe as her own son. He is her responsibility, but she wouldn't want her life any other way, even if it’s not exactly what she had planned.

A waitress in a small town diner. A single mother. She hides in plain sight. 

Keys is a mystery to his Canadian brothers. A recent transfer from the Notorious Devils in North Dakota, and the new tech expert for the club. 

His life has been one big party. No responsibilities. No relationships. No commitments. 

That is, until he walks into a small diner in Texas. He recognizes her. She’s the girl from his past, and yet, she’s not--she’s all grown up. 

She hides a secret that once he discovers causes rage to flow through his veins. He cannot simply let her go. He did that once--never again. Especially now that he knows the truth. He plans on keeping her as his own.

January 15th 
January 22nd

Blurb:

The Dead must stay buried.

Karthia is nothing like it used to be. The kingdom's borders are open for the first time in nearly three hundred years, and raising the dead has been outlawed. Odessa is determined to explore the world beyond Karthia's waters, hoping to heal a heart broken in more ways than she can count. But with Meredy joining the ocean voyage, vanquishing her sorrow will be a difficult task.

Despite the daily reminder of the history they share, Odessa and Meredy are fascinated when their journey takes them to a land where the Dead rule the night and dragons roam the streets. Odessa can't help being mesmerized by the new magic--and by the girl at her side. But just as she and Meredy are beginning to explore the new world, a terrifying development in Karthia summons them home at once.

Growing political unrest on top of threats from foreign invaders means Odessa and Meredy are thrust back into the lives they tried to leave behind while specters from their past haunt their tenuous relationship. Gathering a force big enough to ward off enemies seems impossible, until one of Queen Valoria's mages creates a weapon that could make them invincible. As danger continues to mount inside the palace, Odessa fears that without the Dead, even the greatest invention won't be enough to save their fates.

In this enthralling, heartrending sequel to Reign of the Fallen, Odessa faces the fight of her life as the boundaries between the Dead and the living are challenged in a way more gruesome than ever before. 

January 29th 

Blurb:

"Absolutely spellbinding." --Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Caraval and Legendary

In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer.

Fall in love, break the curse.

It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.

Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she's instead somehow sucked into Rhen's cursed world.

Break the curse, save the kingdom.

A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.