ARC Review: My Seductive Highlander by Maeve Greyson

Series:	Highland Hearts #4
Pub. Date:	Oct. 11, 2016
Publisher:	Loveswept
Length:	240 pages
Source:	NetGalley

The Highland Hearts series is wrapped up with this final installment featuring the youngest Sinclair sister in modern-day Edinburgh, and a cursed dragon turned ladies man exiled from his time. This has been a fun light-hearted time travel series, and I have enjoyed joining this quirky family on their journey across time.

ARC Review and Giveaway: Crimson Death by Laurell K. Hamilton

Series:	Anita Blake #25
Pub. Date:	Oct. 11, 2016
Publisher:	Berkley
Length:	720 pages
Source:	NetGalley

Anita and the boys (and a few girls) are back to solve the world's vampire problems while trying to manage their own personal lives and dramas, and keep us entertained all the while. I do love the worlds that Laurell K. Hamilton has built in this series (as well as the Merry Gentry series). She has a gift at creating characters and personalities that draw the reader in... and she definitely has her work cut out for her when the series has grown this big with such a large number of main characters.

#Audiobook Review: Slightly Married by Mary Balogh

Series:	Bedwyn Saga #1
Pub. Date:	Sept. 30, 2016
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Narrator:	Rosalyn Landor
Length:	10 hrs 57 min
Source:	Publisher

The Bedwyn saga kicks off with a classic marriage of convenience story that takes place shortly after England has emerged victorious from the Napoleanic wars. This story was narrated by Rosalyn Landor, who lends authenticity to the British setting with her very proper speech. Landor did a good job with the variety of character affectations and stuffy demeanor of our hero and his brother.

ARC Review: Tyranny by Gemma Brocato

Series:	Goddesses of Delphi #1
Pub. Date:	Oct. 4, 2016
Publisher:	Self-Pub
Length:	189 pages
Source:	Kindle Unlimited

This is my long overdue first read from Gemma Brocato, who I met at the RT Convention this year. Gemma is one of the Kickass Chicks, a super fun group of authors that let me tag along with them to dinner one night. So I'm happy I'm finally getting one of Gemma's books on the blog.

#Audiobook #Review: Playboy Pilot by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

Pub. Date:	Sept. 21, 2016
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Narrators:	Andi Arndt Sebastian York
Length:	7 hrs 35 min
Source:	Publisher

This is my first read from both Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland, and I will definitely try them out again in the future. I haven't read as much contemporary romance this year, so I'm always happy to find one that's more hit than miss.

ARC Review: Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge

Series:	Untitled #1
Pub. Date:	Sept. 27, 2016
Publisher:	Balzar + Bray
Length:	448 pages
Source:	Edelweiss

I have been craving more fantasy in my life this year, and have been seeking out new (to me) fantasy authors left and right. I totally got sucked in by the cover of Bright Smoke, Cold Fire, and the blurb piqued my interest as well. I can't recall having read a retelling of Romeo and Juliet in the last handful of years, so I was definitely intrigued.

ARC Review: Dangerously Charming by Deborah Blake

Series:	Broken Riders #1
Pub. Date:	Oct. 4, 2016
Publisher:	Berkley
Length:	304 pages
Source:	NetGalley

The Broken Riders series is a spinoff from Deborah Blake's original Baba Yaga world. I haven't read about the Baba Yagas yet, but I'm definitely going back to investigate. I just love the world full of faery/fairytales that Blake has built.

ARC Review: Undead and Done by MaryJanice Davidson

Series:	Undead #15
Pub. Date:	Oct 4, 2016
Publisher:	Berkley
Length:	304 pages
Source:	NetGalley

This series has always been a humorous escape for me, so I am sad to see it end... but I also believe that it's ending in a good place. As readers, we aren't always happy with how a series pans out... but I think this one was wrapped up quite nicely. Maybe with the potential for a spinoff? ::Cough::Jon Taylor::Cough::

Event Recap: Inaugral Nola Storycon

Hiya lovely readers!

I've been a bit absent lately due to an exhausting travel schedule for work and fun... but one of the things I was looking forward to the most this year (that didn't even require travel) was Nola Storycon!

I mean, just look at this author lineup!

Host Authors

Jeaniene Frost, Melissa Marr, Ilona Andrews, Kelley Armstrong, and Jennifer L. Armentrout

Special Guest

Charlaine Harris

Audiobook Review: Undead and Unforgiven by MaryJanice Davidson

Series:	Undead #14
Pub. Date:	Oct 6, 2015
Publisher:	Recorded Books
Narrators	Nancy Wu
Length:	9 hrs 4 min

Undead and Unforgiven picks up right where Undead and Unwary left off, with the Hell committee (Mark, Tina, Kathy, the Ant, and Father Marcus) helping Betsy whip Hell right into shape. The new buddy system is working just fine, and Betsy is on a crash course to learn the job from the bottom up. Starting with welcoming the newly dead to their eternity.

Audiobook Review: Grin & Beard It by Penny Reid

Series:	Winston Brothers #2
Pub. Date:	Sept. 5, 2016
Narrators	Chris Brinkley Cielo Camargo
Length:	12 hrs 20 min

I just love the Winston brothers. These good ol' country boys paired with the beautiful Tennessee setting really makes me homesick. (Hopefully my mother doesn't read this. It's been a few years since she told me I need to move home, and we don't want to start that again!)

ARC Review: The Perks of Loving a Scoundrel by Jennifer McQuiston

Series:	Seduction Diaries #3
Pub. Date:	Sept. 27, 2016
Publisher:	Avon
Length:	400 pages
Source:	Edelweiss

Purchase from Harper Collins

This book tickled my fancy. I knew from the start that it was going to be a good time... between a bookish heroine and a prankster rogue, there was lots of fun to be had.

ARC Review: The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis

Series:	Heartbreaker Bay #2
Pub. Date:	Sept. 27, 2016
Publisher:	Avon
Length:	384 pages
Source:	Edelweiss

I'm a bit surprised that this is my first read from Jill Shalvis. I have a ton of her books on my TBR list, but I don't see that any have actually made it onto my calendar yet. I met Jill at the RT Convention earlier this year and she was super sweet, so I'm glad I finally have one of her books under my belt and will be more apt to grab for one next time I get to pick something off my list. 

Audiobook Review: Undead and Unwary by MaryJanice Davidson

Series:	Undead #13
Pub. Date:	Oct. 7, 2014
Publisher:	Recorded Books
Narrator:	Nancy Wu
Length:	10 hrs 53 min
Source:	One Click Digital

It's been so long since I read the first twelve books of this series, that I was a little worried about trying to get caught up. I have the worst series amnesia if I go to long between installments. But worry not, the ever-awesome MJD did a lot of recapping in this book (complete with footnotes about what incidents happened in which books). As this is an urban fantasy series, albeit a humorous and wacky one, I would recommend that you read all the books in order.

ARC Review: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

Series:	Three Dark Crowns #1
Pub. Date:	Sept. 20, 2016
Publisher:	HarperTeen
Length:	416 pages
Source:	Edelweiss

I was really intrigued by the blurb for this book as I love a good dark fantasy. The premise of the story is that three sisters (triplets) are born queens. Once they are born, it is the end of their queen mother's reign. The girls are raised together at the Black Cottage for a short time, but are all separated at six years old according to their magical powers. One is a poisoner and is immune to poison. One is a naturalist and can make things grow and have animals as familiars. And the other is an elemental, who controls the elements of earth, air, wind and fire. Katherine is being raised by the poisoners; Arsinoe is being raised by the naturalists; and Mirabella is being raised by the elementals. To become the next queen, one of the girls must murder her sisters and take the throne.

Audiobook Review: Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb

Series:	In Death #43
Pub. Date:	Sept. 6, 2016
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Narrator:	Susan Ericksen
Length:	13 hrs 6 min

It's January 2061, and Eve Dallas is still going strong, speaking for the dead in her role as a lieutenant for the New York Police and Security Department (NYPSD). With her team of homicide cops and billionaire mastermind husband, plus an eclectic group of friends, Eve Dallas is one of the most interesting characters in fiction today. This is definitely the most long-standing series that I have read, and one that I hope does not end anytime soon.

Audiobook Review: Torn by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Series:	Wicked Saga #2
Pub. Date:	Sept. 13, 2016
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Narrator:	Amy Landon
Length:	10 hrs 17 min
Source:	Publisher

Torn picks up where Wicked left off. The fae prince made it through the door from the Otherworld and will now be seeking out a Halfling to birth his apocalypse baby and doom the humans to a horrible existence. With The Order's decimation during the Equinox, and all the information that seems to fall in Ivy's lap, it really seems to be Ivy and Ren against the entirety of the Fae in New Orleans.

ARC Review: Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews

Series:	Kate Daniels #9
Pub. Date:	Sept. 20, 2016
Publisher:	Berkley/Ace
Length:	336 pages
Source:	NetGalley

Man, this is one of my abso-favorite series and I am always so excited when a new book comes out. I am even more excited with this latest release because I get to meet Ilona and Gordon Andrews at Nola Storycon at the end of this month! I can't wait!!!

WARNING!!!! This review may contain spoilers for previous books of the series. So if you have read through Book 8 (Magic Shifts), continue at your own risk.