New Release: The Catch by Taylor Stevens

Tuesday is new release day! Taylor Stevens has just released the fourth book in her Vanessa Michael Monroe thriller series. Introducing The Catch. HALLELUJAH! I've devoured every VMM book that's come out - mixed-race, gender-bending, multilingual, international, thriller - seriously, what's not to love? Here's the book synopsis: Vanessa Michael Munroe, the informationist, chameleon, and … Continue reading New Release: The Catch by Taylor Stevens

Waiting on Wednesday: Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Waistcoats & Weaponry, Finishing School series, book 3 by Gail Carriger 9780316190275, Little, Brown, Hardcover, $18.00, Pub. Date: November 4, 2014 Class is back in session... Sophronia continues her second year at finishing school in style--with a steel-bladed fan secreted in the … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger

New Release: Don’t Talk to Strangers by Amanda Kyle Williams

At long last, the day has arrived! Amanda Kyle Williams has released the third book in her murder mystery series starring recovering alcoholic, recovering FBI investigator Keye Street: Don't Talk to Strangers. Here's all you need to know: He likes them smart.   In the woods of Whisper, Georgia, two bodies are found: one recently … Continue reading New Release: Don’t Talk to Strangers by Amanda Kyle Williams

Waiting on Wednesday: Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Poison Fruit, Agent of Hel #3 Jacqueline Carey 9780451465313, Hardcover, Pub. Date: October 7, 2014 The hot-as-Hel series with the “Sookie Stackhouse type of vibe” (Paranormal Horizon) is back—but this time the paranormal Midwestern town of Pemkowet is feeling a frost in … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey

Hardest. Decision. EVER: Which fantasy land would you travel to?

I saw this floating around Facebook today. First, just in case you're confused about what those seven places are, here's a brief intro: Narnia: From The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. A seven-book series best known for the book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, which, though read first by most people, is … Continue reading Hardest. Decision. EVER: Which fantasy land would you travel to?

Waiting on Wednesday: Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson Patricia Briggs 9780425265000, Hardcover, Pub. Date: September 2, 2014 A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson, “one of the best heroines in the urban fantasy genre today” (Fiction Vixen … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

Happy Day After May Day

I posted this picture yesterday on Facebook for May Day because I'm a children's book fanatic: And then The Bloggess made my life SO much better by linking to this picture instead: Click on the link to see the rest of the "Classic Children's Books Written for Adults".

Talk Nerdy to Me

This is the most adorable, awkward, nerdy, empowering parody music video ever. I already loved the original song - Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty" - but this brings it to a whole new level, because clearly, what the original was missing was books.

Book Review: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

What I love most about Holly Black as a writer is that she makes it seem so easy to completely explode apart a genre with her own unique take.

Happy Earth Day!