October Book Haul

Trick! Zom-B Mission will be up later on, but here is my small October book haul.

I only got two books this month. Both were free books given to me, from winning a giveaway on Goodreads.

The first book is an ARC of Texts From Jane Eyer And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters* by Mallory Ortberg. I read a quick conversation and was laughing the whole time. I can't wait to read this and get a review up for everyone.

Lastly I got The Eternal Temptation* by Enrique Betancourt. It is part of The Silent Force, I'm not yet sure if it is going to be a series, duology, or trilogy. From the summary on the back it sounds like it's going to be a good one.

I know this was short, but I thought it might be good. I normally have larger posts, so here's a little switch up.

If you are able to go out trick or treating tonight, be safe and have a great time. If you are going to a party, be safe and have a fantastic time. What ever you may be doing tonight, be safe and just have fun. If you don't celebrate Halloween, you too have a safe evening.

Thanks for reading!
~Jade

*Note: I received these books through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway, but in no other way am I being sponsored to make a review on them or even talk about them. I may get to a review of them quickly, I may not. It all depends on what I feel like reading.

Cover Re-reveal!

Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee Jones got a new cover!

 

Here's a little synopsis of the book:
Infinite possibilities....
Infinite passion.....
Infinite danger....
His touch spirals through me, warm and sweet, wicked and hot. I shouldn’t trust him. I shouldn’t tell him my secrets. But how do I not when he is the reason I breathe? He is what I need. At the young age of eighteen, tragedy and a dark secret force Lara to flee all she has known and loves to start a new life. Now years later, with a new identity as Amy, she’s finally dared to believe she is forgotten–even if she cannot forget. But just when she lets down her guard, the ghosts of her past are quick to punish her, forcing her back on the run.
On a plane, struggling to face the devastation of losing everything again and starting over, Amy meets Liam Stone, a darkly entrancing recluse billionaire, who is also a brilliant, and famous, prodigy architect. A man who knows what he wants and goes after it. And what he wants is Amy. Refusing to take “no” as an answer, he sweeps her into a passionate affair, pushing her to her erotic limits. He wants to possess her. He makes her want to be possessed. Liam demands everything from her, accepting nothing less. But what if she is too devastated by tragedy to know when he wants more than she should give? And what if there is more to Liam than meets the eyes?

Escaping Reality is just the first book of the Secret Life of Amy Bensen series. There is also Infinite Possibilities, and Forsaken.

If you would like to buy Escaping Reality you can head on over to Amazon (http://amzn.to/1zgm6Cx) and pre-order it. You can also find it on Barnes & Noble's website (http://bit.ly/1sZ3jav), and iBooks (http://bit.ly/11M0EX5). The publication date is May 15, 2015.

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT SERIES, and is now in development by Suzanne Todd (Alice in Wonderland, Austin Powers, Must Love Dogs) for cable TV. In addition, her Tall, Dark and Deadly series and The Secret Life of Amy Bensen series, both spent several months on a combination of the NY Times and USA Today lists. Since beginning her publishing career in 2007, Lisa has published more than 40 books translated around the world. Booklist says that Jones suspense truly sizzles with an energy similar to FBI tales with a paranormal twist by Julie Garwood or Suzanne Brockmann.
Prior to publishing, Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The
Austin Business Journal and also praised by Dallas Women Magazine. In 1998 LRJ was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.
If you would like to see more of Mrs. Lisa Renee Jones here are some of her links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorLisaReneeJones
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LisaReneeJones
Instagram: http://instagram.com/lisareneejones
Tumblr: http://lisareneejones.tumblr.com/
Google+: http://plus.google.com/+LisaReneeJonesAuthor

I really hope you guys enjoyed this, this is my first cover reveal and I hope I did it right! I know I am excited for this series and can't wait to get my hands on them. I have reviewed the first two books in the Inside Out series If I Were You and Being Me. If you want you can go check those out. Up next will be the Zom-B Mission review.

Thank you for reading!
~Jade

I lied...

The review for Zom-B Mission will not be coming next. Instead a cover reveal will be. To be exact I will be posting it October 20th, 2014 sometime after 10AM EST.

I hope your excited!
~Jade

Love is Murder edited by Sandra Brown

Before I jump into the review I want to say that I will be doing this review not like my other short story reviews. There are a lot of stories and to go one by one would make this post really long. To prevent that I will do this review like the full length novels.

Twenty-nine short stories of romance, suspense, mystery and more are beautifully put together in Love is Murder. The authors that are showcased are Roxanne St. Claire, Carla Neggers, Beverly Barton, Robert Browne, Andrea Kane, William Simon, Laura Griffin, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love, Patricia Rosemoor, Jon Land writing with Jeff Ayers, Heather Graham, Mariah Stewart, D.P. Lyle, Cindy Gerard, J.T. Ellison, Bill Floyd, William Bernhardt, Brenda Novak, Vicki Hinze, Julie Kenner, James Macomber, Alexandra Sokoloff, Pamela Callow, Debra Webb, Toni McGee Causey, Lori Armstrong, Allison Brennan, and last but not least Lee Child. I don't know about you all but I recognized quite a number of these names and got really excited to read a little from all of them.

I liked and even loved well over half of these stories, I'd say close to 95% of them. With the first story Diamond Drop by Roxanne St. Claire, I forgot that I was reading a book of anthologies and thought I was reading a full novel. A couple of stories later Speechless by Robert Browne had me raving. *SEMI-SPOILER ALERT* I was sincerely hoping that the boyfriend wasn't the bad guy, but when it became solid who was, part of me knew it and the other part of me said "well damn, that ain't right". *SEMI-SPOILER ENDED* After reading Deadly Fixation by Diana Love and Hot Note by Patricia Moore I could definitely see myself picking up a novel by each of them and know that I would love it. The mix of action and supernatural always draws me in, but the way that each wrote had me fixed to my seat and not moving. The same goes for Grave Danger by Heather Graham, I wasn't left disappointed at all, once I had finished I wanted more. With Dying to Score by Cindy Gerard, I normally wouldn't read something that is war driven but I think I might start thanks to Gerard. This would be a perfect series to get into because this short story is part of her Black Ops series.

I wasn't really disappointed about any of the stories. They all had their things about them that made them great. However, there are some that didn't strike my fancy. Spider's Tango by William Simon was one of them. It was more of run of the mill kidnapping story. I knew within a few pages who the real bad guy was and what his problem was. Last Shot by Jon Land and Jeff Ayers is a conflicting one for me. I love the plot and where things are set to go, if it where a novel I think I would like it more. The last anthology in particular was a let down for me. I was expecting a little more from Lee Child's I Heard a Romantic Story. I love the ending and everything, but just the way that it was led there I didn't particularly like. I was expecting more from Child, I know his work is very good. I was quite happy with how few stories I didn't like too well.

In the end I am so happy to be able to say I own this book. What stories I did mention are not all that are in the book, and I highly recommend Love is Murder to anyone who wants to read it. The only thing I would suggest is to get a hardcover copy. I have a paperback and it was killer not to break the spine and read all at once. There are some sexier scenes in this book, so anyone not wanting that or don't want their younger child to read it, don't pick it up. I do know I will be picking up a few books by some of the authors I was introduced to. It is a great little collection to sample some writings of others, and a great way to find some new authors.

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Page Count: 707 pages (paperback)

Price: $9.99

Next Book: Zom-B Mission by Darren Shan

Thank you for reading!
~Jade

September Book Haul

In the month of September I acquired three books. I did get one book in August but it was only one book so I didn't see the point of typing up a book haul for that month when I could include it here and make this one a little bigger. If you would like to view my last book haul it was back in June.

The one book from August you guys just read a review on, it's Unseaming* by Mike Allen, and it is a paperback. As far as I know it is a stand alone, but Allen has other books published.

The next book I got is Brood by Chase Novak, this is also a paperback. There is one book before this, that goes along with the story called Breed. I did receive this for free* and it is an ARC. Chase Novak is a pseudonym for Scott Spencer.

I was also sent for free* The Witch and Other Tales Re-Told by Jean Thompson. It is a hardcover, and where as this may be a stand alone there are other books by Thompson.

The last book I got in September is The Morganville Vampires Vol. 2 by Rachel Caine. I purchased this for $1 at the dollar store. Not many people know that sometimes you can find a good book at the dollar store, you just have to look a little. This is part of Caine's Morganville Vampire series, and this version is paperback. This book includes both Midnight Alley and Feast of Fools.

Up next is a review of Love is Murder edited by Sandra Brown.

 

Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed!

~Jade

*Note: I received these books through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway, but in no other way am I being sponsored to make a review on them or even talk about them. I may get to a review of them quickly, I may not. It all depends on what I feel like reading.