Random Picks: First Impressions by Jude Deveraux

First Impressions

by Jude Deveraux

Release Date: March 29, 2016

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About the book:

A contemporary novel of romance and renewal from perennial bestseller Jude Deveraux, First Impressions is an emotionally charged story of one woman's bid to start over.

Eden Palmer knows how to make it on her own. The forty-something single mother has worked hard to raise her beloved daughter, but sooner or later a woman must come into her own, and that's what Eden tries to do when she moves to Arundel, North Carolina, to take ownership of Farrington Manor. Arriving in the South's prettiest small town, Eden quickly learns that looks can be deceiving when her move is met with delight in some quarters and jealousy in others. Pursued by two eligible bachelors -- the rugged Jared McBride and Braddon Granville, small-town lawyer and town catch -- Eden is flattered and more than a little suspicious. Juggling the attentions of two men is hard enough, but soon Eden's bid to start over plunges her in the middle of a mystery that threatens not just her reputation, but her very life. Can she use one man to save her from the other?

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Random Picks: Into the Fury by Kat Martin

Into the Fury 

by Kat Martin

Release Date: 26 January 2016

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A bodyguard, a bounty hunter, a P.I.—the men of Brodie Operations Security Service, Inc. are down for the job…

Sinners, whores, and sluts beware—your time is at hand: a faceless menace is threatening lingerie models on a cross country tour, and Ethan Brodie is there to defend and protect.

Ethan’s learned the hard way that beauty is no substitute for character. So even though Valentine Hart is one of the most breathtaking women he’s ever seen, he’s keeping his hands off and his eyes open. Or that’s what he tells himself.

Then one of the models is murdered, and the closer Ethan gets to the answers, the closer he finds himself to Valentine—and the hotter the pressure feels. There’s more to Val—more to the other girls—than he could have guessed. But one is keeping a secret that could kill them all.

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Random Picks: Dead Wolf Walking (Shapes of Autumn Book 3) by Veronica Blade

Dead Wolf Walking 

(Shapes of Autumn Book 3)

by Veronica Blade 

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Third installment of the Shapes of Autumn series. 

When a tragic death triggers Autumn and Zack’s worst fear—pursuit by dangerous werewolves—they escape to a safe house. But within the walls of the refuge, an even greater menace looms. Now under the reluctant protection of a vampire king, Autumn and Zack are targeted by a palace full of vamps out for revenge against vampire-killing werewolves. 

After the vampire king discovers a rebel plot to overthrow him, Zack and Autumn are forced to remain in the palace as bait to draw out the enemy. But can the king shield them from so many who want them dead? They have only days to root out the traitors before Autumn’s parents arrive to claim her—not to mention it’s illegal to mix species—which gives them little hope of a future together. But with werewolves hunting them and vampire rebels out for their blood, Zack and Autumn need each other more than ever. Each secretly dreams of finding a way to be together—if they can stay alive. 

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Random Picks: Fireborn by Keri Arthur

Fireborn

Soul of Fire Series

by Keri Arthur

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Emberly has spent a good number of her many lives trying to save humans. So when her prophetic dreams reveal the death of Sam, a man she once loved, she does everything in her power to prevent that from happening. But in saving his life, she gets more than she bargained for.

Sam is working undercover for the Paranormal Investigations Team, and those who are trying to murder him are actually humans infected by a virus, the red plague —a by-product of a failed government experiment that attempted to identify the enzymes that make vampires immortal. Now, all those infected must be eliminated.

But when Emberly’s boss is murdered and his irreplaceable research stolen, she needs to find the guilty party before she goes down in flames…

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Random Picks: Dead But Not Forgotten: Stories from the World of Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner

Dead But Not Forgotten: 

Stories from the World of Sookie Stackhouse 

(Sookie Stackhouse #13.6)

by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner

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Charlaine Harris' smash-hit Sookie Stackhouse series may have reached its conclusion, but the world of Bon Temps, Louisiana, lives on in this all-new collection of 15 stories. Written by a killer lineup of authors, including New York Times best-sellers Rachel Caine, MaryJanice Davidson, Jonathan Maberry and Seanan McGuire, and with introductions read by Charlaine herself, Dead but Not Forgotten puts your favorite characters center stage.

The stories included in Dead but Not Forgotten are:

"Nobody's Business" by Rachel Caine (featuring Kevin Pryor & Kenya Jones)

"Tyger, Tyger" by Christopher Golden (featuring Quinn)

"The Real Santa Claus" by Leigh Perry (featuring Diantha)

"Taproot" by Jeffrey J. Mariotte (featuring Andy Bellefleur)

"Knit a Sweater Out of Sky" by Seanan McGuire (featuring Amelia)

"Love Story" by Jeanne C. Stein (featuring Adele Hale Stackhouse)

"The Million-Dollar Hunt" by Jonathan Maberry (featuring Mustapha Khan)

"Borderline Dead" by Nicole Peeler (featuring Desiree Dumas)

"Extreme Makeover Vamp Edition" by Leigh Evans (featuring Bev & Todd)

"Don't Be Cruel" by Bill Crider (featuring Bubba)

"What a Dream I Had" by Nancy Holder (featuring Alcide Herveaux)

"Another Dead Fairy" by Miranda James (featuring Claude & Claudia Crane)

"The Bat-Signal" by Suzanne McLeod (featuring Luna)

"The Sun, The Moon, and The Stars" by Dana Cameron (featuring Pam Ravenscroft)

"Widower's Walk" by MaryJanice Davidson (featuring Eric Northman)

Dead but Not Forgotten was edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner.

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Random Picks: Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined (Twilight #5) by Stephenie Meyer

Life and Death: 

Twilight Reimagined (Twilight #5)

by Stephenie Meyer

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The GLOWING bad reviews make me want to read this book. Nope, not buying the book. Library copy is good. 

Have you read this book??

About the book:

Twilight Reimagined / Retold (changing gender/character names/etc.)

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Just saw this in Goodreads... huh???? Anyone read this??

Random Picks: The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead

The Glittering Court

by Richelle Mead

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Richelle Mead is one of my only two favorite authors (the other one is Tolkien). Her works after Vampire Academy and Georgina Kincaid series were a let down. I really wish this is her next big hit. What do you guys think of this book?

Release Date: April 5, 2016

About the book:

Big and sweeping, spanning the refined palaces of Osfrid to the gold dust and untamed forests of Adoria, The Glittering Court tells the story of Adelaide, an Osfridian countess who poses as her servant to escape an arranged marriage and start a new life in Adoria, the New World. But to do that, she must join the Glittering Court. 

Both a school and a business venture, the Glittering Court is designed to transform impoverished girls into upper-class ladies capable of arranging powerful and wealthy marriages in the New World. Adelaide naturally excels in her training and even makes a few friends: the fiery former laundress Tamsin and the beautiful Sirminican refugee Mira. She manages to keep her true identity hidden from all but one: the intriguing Cedric Thorn, son of the wealthy proprietor of the Glittering Court.

When Adelaide discovers that Cedric is hiding a dangerous secret of his own, together, they hatch a scheme to make the best of Adelaide’s deception. Complications soon arise—first, as they cross the treacherous seas from Osfrid to Adoria, and later, when Adelaide catches the attention of a powerful governor.

But no complication will prove quite as daunting as the potent attraction simmering between Adelaide and Cedric. An attraction that, if acted on, would scandalize the Glittering Court and make them both outcasts in wild, vastly uncharted lands. . . .

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