Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Must Haves

Thanks for all the book recs everyone - I have a feeling that's a thread I'll keep coming back to pick up more reads :)

How about we talk about future releases today?

Here's another book I'm adding to my "can't wait" list - the new Ghost Hunter book! Comes out August 26!


I love this series.


The blurb:
Everything is different underground. Just ask the residents of Harmony, a futuristic world where alien catacombs can lead you astray—and where psychic senses spark out-of-this-world passion...

Reporter Sierra McIntyre's stories on Crystal City's ghost hunters—and their mysterious guild—have earned her tabloid a bit of respect. And they've allowed her to clothe her dust bunny companion Elvis in rock-and-roll style. It helps that she has mega-rez intuition to fall back on...

Especially when she interviews Ghost Hunter Guild Boss John Fontana about the disappearances of retired, homeless hunters. She doesn't want to trust the physically and psychically powerful man, but her senses—and Elvis—give her the green light. To uncover the conspiracy within his own organization, Fontana proposes...marriage. And though it's purely a business arrangement, there is nothing pure about the attraction that sizzles between them...

And just for fun, a few more books I'm wanting to get my paws on (no pun intended *g*).



And that's just for starters! I've also got a couple of fabulous ARCs that I'll be chatting about later. But now, tell me - what's on your "must have" list? :)

22 comments :

Gretchen Schneider said...

Besides the ones you listed and your own books, I am also waiting for Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Faefever by Karen Marie Moning, Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton, and Turn Coat by Jim Butcher.

Nalini Singh said...

Gretchen - I can't believe I forgot to list Swallowing Darkness! I'm addicted to that series.

Also waiting for Archeron - that's going to be amazing. I can't wait to see how SK does it!

azteclady said...

The J.D. Robb; Suzanne Brockmann's Into the Fire; Ann Aguirre's Wanderlust would be if I hadn't scored an ARC :glee: Same for Lauren Dane's Reading Between the Lines

I know there are more, but I'm blanking right now :-(

Gail Leinweber said...

I'm waiting for:
Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton
Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
Hands of Flame by CE Murphy
Delicious by Sherry Thomas
The Wild Road by Marjorie Lui
Heart Fate by Robin Owens
King of Sword and Sky by CL Wilson
Shades of Dark by Linnea Sinclair
Belle by Cameron Dokey
Wait, there's one missing. Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh

Nalini Singh said...

Gail you have excellent taste *g*

I'm also waiting for the CL Wilson - and don't those books have amazing covers?!

Bridget Locke said...

Well, Mine to Possess is a given. :)


Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Wild Road by Marjorie M. Liu
The Bleeding Dusk by Colleen Gleason
Midnight Daughter by Karen Chance
Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Seduce Me At Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
Untamed by PC & Kristin Cast


Those are just a few. I have many, many more. :)

Bridget Locke said...

Oh & the Suzanne Brockmann, the JD Robb, the Ann Aguirre and many, many more. :)

azteclady said...

Well, of course I'm waiting for Hostage to Pleasure *cue whispered duh! here* but I thought it was a list of books to recommend to Nalini. I can't very well recommend her own book to her, can I?

*innocence*


Yes, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Christine said...

Hi Nalini!
I literally just caught up on Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series--and the "Alpha and Omega" short in the On the Prowl anthology, so I am sooooo ready for Cry Wolf. I can't wait to read more about Anna and Charles. I LOVE this world... and I love Mercy! I think I'm going to love Anna just as much.

There are also a few upcoming YA releases that I've been waiting for:
1. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. 8/08
2. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. 9/08
3. InkDeath by Cornelia Funke. 10/08

Jenny Schwartzberg said...

I'm waiting for most of the books mentioned! Also for Sherwood Smith's Twice A Prince which will be out in ebook on July 22nd, and the hardback of her Trouble with Kings. Christine Warren's One Bite With a Stranger, Alyssa Day's Atlantis Unleashed, Allyson James' Dragon Master, Jennifer Ashley's The Immortals: The Redeeming, etc. etc......

ShellBell said...

I'm eagerly awaiting the following books over the next couple of months:

* Emma Wildes: Two For Passion
* Melissa Schroeder: A Little Harmless Obsession
* Suzanne Brockmann: Into The Fire
* Suzanne Enoch: Before The Scandal
* Patricia Briggs: Cry Wolf
* Alexis Morgan: Warrior Unbound
* Alyssa Day: Atlantis Unleashed
* Cherry Adair: Night Fall
* Christine Feehan: Turbulent Seas
* Colleen Gleason: When Twilight Burns
* Deborah Cooke: Kiss of Fury
* Kathryn Smith: Before I Wake
* Lauren Dane: Fated
* Sherrilyn Kenyon: Acheron
* Sydney Croft: Seduced By The Storm
* Lora Leigh: Nauti Dreams
* Maya Banks: Into The Lair
* Stephanie Laurens: Edge of Desire

Anonymous said...

The books I'm waiting for....alright, here's my insane list:
* The Devil You Know by Jenna Black (Morgan Kingsley #2) - 7/29
* Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs (Alpha & Omega #1) - 7/29
* Just One Bite by Kimberly Raye, Kimberly (Dead End Dating #5) - 7/29
* Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight #4) - 8/2
* Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunter #13) - 8/5
* Noah by Jacquelyn Frank (Nightwalkers #5) - 9/2
* Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling #5) - 9/2
* Midnight's Daughter by Karen Chance (but I already have an ARC of this one) - 10/7
* One Silent Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunters #14) - 10/7
* Up in Smoke by Katie MacAlister (Silver Dragons #2) - 10/7
* Living with the Dead by Kelley Armsrtong (Otherworld #9) - 10/28
* Swallowing Darkness by LKH (Merry #7) - 11/4
* The Devil's Due by Jenna Black (Morgan Kingsley #3) - 11/25
* At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress #3) - 12/30

For my complete list - http://www.literaryescapism.com/info/releases.html
The Devil You Know Black, Jenna 07/29/08 Morgan Kingsley 2 http://www.jennablack.com/excerpt_devil_2.htm
Cry Wolf Briggs, Patricia 07/29/08 Alpha & Omega 1
Just One Bite Raye, Kimberly 07/29/08 Dead End Dating 5
Breaking Dawn Meyer, Stephenie 08/02/08 Twilight 4
First Blood Anthology 08/05/08
Acheron Kenyon, Sherrilyn 08/05/08 Dark-Hunter http://www.dailyinquisitor.com//hunter/acheronexp.htm
Mammoth Vampire Romance Anthology 08/11/08
Mysteria Lane Anthology 08/20/08
Worlds of Their Own Anthology 08/20/08
Beneath a Daring Moon (reprint) Arthur, Keri 09/02/08 Ripple Creek (ImaJinn) 2
Beneath a Rising Moon (reprint) Arthur, Keri 09/02/08 Ripple Creek (ImaJinn) 1
Noah Frank, Jacquelyn 09/02/08 Nightwalkers 5
Hostage to Pleasure Singh, Nalini 09/02/08 Psy-Changeling 5 http://www.nalinisingh.com/hostage.html
Untamed Cast, PC 09/23/08 House of Night 4
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume Quinn, Julia 09/30/08 Two Dukes of Wyndham 2
One Bite with a Stranger Warren, Christine 09/30/08 The Others 6

Dee Tenorio said...

OMG, I didn't even know some of these were coming! Thanks for the list, ladies!

Dee

Anonymous said...

What Dee said!

Anonymous said...

It seems my list gets smaller and smaller each year, but there are still some books that I will buying the second they hit the shelves. Excluding your upcoming book and anthology, there is:
Patricia Briggs-Cry WOlf
C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp - Tough of Darkness
S.L. Viehl - Omega Games
Jeanne C. Stein - Legacy (#4 in series)
Karen Chance - Midnight's Daughter
Lora Leigh - Mercury's War
Jim Butcher - Backup (Dresden novelette from Thomas' POV)
and some great anthologies coming up are
"Blood Lite" with Butcher and Charlaine Harris; and "Wolfsbane and Mistletoe" with Carrie Vaughn (love her werewolf Kitty series), Briggs and Harris.
And, although it is along way off, I can't wait for the final book in Lois McMaster BUjold's fantasy series, The Sharing Knife: Horizon. Although series is perhaps the wrong word. It is more like a really big book, broken into four parts with well placed breaks.

Bridget Locke said...

Jackie M. Rocks. 99% of the books she listed are the ones I'm looking forward to. I was just listing them off the top of my head. :)

Shari C said...

I am also definitely looking forward to 'Dark Light' by Jayne Castle and 'Acheron' by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Some of the others I have on my "to buy" list are 'Into the Flame' by Christina Dodd, 'Kiss of Fury' by Deborah Cooke, 'Dark Curse' by Christine Feehan and 'Hostage to Pleasure' of yours.

Anonymous said...

Including the ones you listed I am waiting on:
Night Huntress by Yasmine Galenorn
Witch heart by anya bast
legacy by jeane steine
curse the dawn by Karen Chance
White Witch,Black curse by kim harrison
cast in Fury by Michelle sagara
The devil you know by jenna Black
Hostage to pleasure!!! I guess you get the picture my wish list has 85 books I am waiting for!!!

J said...

I want Salvation In Death and Acheron!

Anonymous said...

I can't believe how many great books are coming out over the next few months! I'm looking forward to:

* Cry Wolf (Patricia Briggs) - only 9 days to go!
* Hostage to Pleasure AND Stroke of Entitlement (of course :)
* King of Sword and Sky (Cl Wilson)

There are others, but my memory has gone AWOL!

orannia

Ciara said...

I finished CRY WOLF this morning and loved it. Another great series from Ms Briggs!

I ended up gushing with an agent yesterday about your books at my pitch session. We both are lusting after Mercy's book!!!

Anonymous said...

Ok... here are the books that I'm waiting for up until 2009.

Christine Feehan “Turbulent Sea”
Patricia Briggs “Cry Wolf”
Jenna Black “The Devil You Know”
Marjorie M Liu “The Wild Road”
Sherrilyn Kenyon “Acheron”
Alysa Day “Atlantis Unleashed”
Robin Schone / Allyson James “Private Places”
Christina Dodd “Into the Flame”
Deborah Cooke “Kiss of Fury”
JD Robb “Strangers in Death”
Susan Sizemore / Meljean Brooks “First Blood”
Lora Leigh “Wild Card”
Jayne Castle “Dark Light”
Lora Leigh “Mercury’s War”
Nalini Singh “Hostage to Pleasure”
Gena Showalter “Mysteria Lane”
Robin D Owens “Heart Fate”
Karen Marie Moning “Faefever”
Jacquelyn Frank “Noah”
Lara Adrian “Veil of Midnight”
Michelle Sagara “Cast in Fury”
Katie MacAlister “Up in Smoke”
Charlaine Harris “wolfsbane and mistletoe”
Lora Leigh/ Nalini Singh “The magical Christmas Cat”
Janet Chapman “The Man Must Marry”
Lynda Hilburn “Dark Harvest”
Kelley Armstrong “Living with the Dead”
Laurell K Hamilton “Swallowing Darkness”
Sherrilyn Kenyon “One Silent Night”
Allyson James “The Dragon Master”
Sherrilyn Kenyon “Dead after Dark”
Jayne Ann Krentz “Running Hot”
Susan Elizabeth Philips “Glitter Baby”
Susan Elizabeth Philips “What I did for love”
Robin D Owens “Echoes of the Dark”
Kelley Armstrong “Men of the Otherworld”
Lora Leigh “Only Pleasure”
Kresley Cole “Kiss of a Demon King”
Kim Harrison “White Witch, Black Curse”
Gena Showalter “The Vampire’s Bride”
Anne Bishop “The Shadow Queen”
Eileen Wilks “Mortal Sins”
Gena Showalter “The Darkest Whisper”
JR Ward “Lover Avenged”
Emma Holly “Kissing Midnight’
Janet Evanovich “Fearless Fourteen”
Emma Holly “Tempting Midnight’
Gena Showalter “Tempt me Eternally” Not That Innocent Anthology
Gena Showalter “Seduce the Darkness”
Emma Holly “Saving Midnight’