Book Releases July 15 - July 20
I am just gonna get into it.. (:
Francine Pascal
Published: July 15, 2012
Overview:
For Jessica and Elizabeth, the sweet life begins at 30…
From Francine Pascal, creator of the bestselling Sweet Valley High series and author of the NY Times bestselling Sweet Valley Confidential,
comes the continuing adventures of beautiful blonde twins Jessica and
Elizabeth Wakefield in an exciting new six-part e-serial, The Sweet Life.
The first novella-length episode - The Sweet Life - begins three years after the events of Sweet Valley Confidential;
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are back in Sweet Valley and
inseparable once more. Things are looking up for both twins: Elizabeth
is a star reporter at the LA Tribune with a popular blog, and Jessica’s
PR career is on the fast-track. But while the professional lives of the
Wakefield sisters are secure, their personal lives may be in jeopardy.
Jessica, now a mother, finds that managing parenthood, marriage, and a
job is harder than she expected, while Elizabeth and Bruce must face a
scandal that could strengthen their bond…or tear them apart for ever.
Meanwhile, life goes on in Sweet
Valley. Families are made, hearts are broken, and…Lila Fowler is a
reality TV star? Some things never change.
The Sweet Life takes
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield through a new chapter in their
well-chronicled and beloved fictional lives. This dramatic first
installment and cliff-hanger ending will leave readers breathless for
the next episode.Omg, so excited for this... Omg, omg, omg!!!
Francine Pascal
Published: July 15, 2012
Overview:
Three years after the events of Sweet Valley Confidential, Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are back in Sweet Valley and inseparable once more. But Jessica, now a mother, finds her marriage to Todd hanging by a thread. Meanwhile, Lila Fowler, reality TV star extraordinaire, embarks on a risky scheme that could win her fame but cost her everything. And the scandal rocking Sweet Valley deepens for Elizabeth and Bruce, who find themselves at odds when loyalty conflicts with the need for the truth. The Sweet Life #2: Lies and Omissions picks up right where the first episode leaves off, and the stakes get even higher!
I will post a whole blog on the series and it's upcoming books soon... I'm too excited...
Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen
Published: July 17, 2012
Overview:
In Close Your Eyes, The New York Times bestselling duo Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen are back with a suspenseful novel about a once-blind woman with a talent for tracking serial killers
The FBI doesn't usually consult with music therapists to solve their cases. But Kendra Michael's astonishing powers of observation and analysis have made her a favorite of law enforcement agencies all across the country. Blind for the first twenty years of her life, she cares little for investigative work but can't deny her unique skill, or the results she's been able to facilitate. Kendra learned at an early age to become hyper-aware of her surroundings, perfecting the art of picking up the most subtle audio, olfactory, and tactile cues in the world around her. Like a secret weapon, she is in high demand.
Former FBI agent Adam Lynch, known as The Puppetmaster, has weapons of his own. He's a notorious master manipulator, skillfully handling criminals and colleagues alike to get the results he wants. Now he needs Kendra's special brand of help, but she's not interested until Lynch reveals that Agent Robert Stedler--Kendra's ex--is missing and may have run directly into the path of a serial killer. What began as a heinous murder investigation escalates into something even larger and more frightening: a multi-million dollar conspiracy to hide a secret that's worth killing for, again and again and again.
In Close Your Eyes, The New York Times bestselling duo Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen are back with a suspenseful novel about a once-blind woman with a talent for tracking serial killers
The FBI doesn't usually consult with music therapists to solve their cases. But Kendra Michael's astonishing powers of observation and analysis have made her a favorite of law enforcement agencies all across the country. Blind for the first twenty years of her life, she cares little for investigative work but can't deny her unique skill, or the results she's been able to facilitate. Kendra learned at an early age to become hyper-aware of her surroundings, perfecting the art of picking up the most subtle audio, olfactory, and tactile cues in the world around her. Like a secret weapon, she is in high demand.
Former FBI agent Adam Lynch, known as The Puppetmaster, has weapons of his own. He's a notorious master manipulator, skillfully handling criminals and colleagues alike to get the results he wants. Now he needs Kendra's special brand of help, but she's not interested until Lynch reveals that Agent Robert Stedler--Kendra's ex--is missing and may have run directly into the path of a serial killer. What began as a heinous murder investigation escalates into something even larger and more frightening: a multi-million dollar conspiracy to hide a secret that's worth killing for, again and again and again.
Unfortunately, I haven't read anything by this duo. I will surely read it now as it looks interesting.
Tigers in Red Weather: A Novel
Liza Klaussmann
Overview:
Nick and her cousin, Helena, have grown up sharing sultry
summer heat, sunbleached boat docks, and midnight gin parties on
Martha's Vineyard in a glorious old family estate known as Tiger House.
In the days following the end of the Second World War, the world seems
to offer itself up, and the two women are on the cusp of their 'real
lives': Helena is off to Hollywood and a new marriage, while Nick is
heading for a reunion with her own young husband, Hughes, about to
return from the war.
Soon the gilt begins to crack. Helena's husband is not the man he seemed to be, and Hughes has returned from the war distant, his inner light curtained over. On the brink of the 1960s, back at Tiger House, Nick and Helena--with their children, Daisy and Ed--try to recapture that sense of possibility. But when Daisy and Ed discover the victim of a brutal murder, the intrusion of violence causes everything to unravel. The members of the family spin out of their prescribed orbits, secrets come to light, and nothing about their lives will ever be the same.
Brilliantly told from five points of view, with a magical elegance and suspenseful dark longing, Tigers in Red Weather is an unforgettable debut novel from a writer of extraordinary insight and accomplishment.
Soon the gilt begins to crack. Helena's husband is not the man he seemed to be, and Hughes has returned from the war distant, his inner light curtained over. On the brink of the 1960s, back at Tiger House, Nick and Helena--with their children, Daisy and Ed--try to recapture that sense of possibility. But when Daisy and Ed discover the victim of a brutal murder, the intrusion of violence causes everything to unravel. The members of the family spin out of their prescribed orbits, secrets come to light, and nothing about their lives will ever be the same.
Brilliantly told from five points of view, with a magical elegance and suspenseful dark longing, Tigers in Red Weather is an unforgettable debut novel from a writer of extraordinary insight and accomplishment.
I have to get my hands on this one as it looks promising and also it made EW's must-list this week.. Ehe.
Beth Harbison
Published: July 17, 2012
Overview:
From the New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Addicts Anonymous and Always Something There to Remind Me comes a delicious new novel about the search for true love and all the ingredients that go into it.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Addicts Anonymous and Always Something There to Remind Me comes a delicious new novel about the search for true love and all the ingredients that go into it.
As
far as Gemma is concerned, her days of dating are over. In fact, it’s
her job to cater other peoples’ dates, and that’s just fine by her. At
thirty-seven, she has her own business, working as a private chef, and
her life feels full and secure. She’s got six steady clients that keep
her hands full.
There’s Lex, the fussy but fabulous department
store owner who loves Oysters Rockefeller and 1950s comfort food; Willa,
who needs to lose weight under doctor’s orders but still believes
butter makes everything better; a colorful family who may or may not be
part of the Russian mob; an überwealthy Georgetown family; the
picture-perfect Van Houghtens, whose matriarch is “allergic to
everything”; and finally, a man she calls “Mr. Tuesday,” whom she has
never met but who she is strangely drawn to.
For Gemma, cooking
is predictable. Recipes are certain. Use good ingredients, follow the
directions, and you are assured success. Life, on the other hand, is
full of variables. So when Gemma’s takes an unexpected turn on a road
she always thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and
move on in ways she never would have imagined. Because sometimes in
life, all you need is a little hope, a lot of courage, and---oh
yes---butter.
Another author, I wasn't aware of :( That is going to be remedied soon when I get my hands on this one. :p
Jeanine Garsee
Published: July 17, 2012
Overview:
When Rinn Jacobs moves to a new town she hopes it will be a fresh
start-a place where nobody knows about her past. At first, everything
goes according to plan. She falls in with the popular girls at her new
school and falls for the very cute boy-next-door Nate. But River Hills
High School has a secret. The ghost of a girl who died back when Rinn's
mom was a student supposedly haunts a hallway. Rinn's not sure she
believes it, but when strange things start happening to her friends,
Rinn decides there's only one way to know for sure. She needs to ditch
her bipolar meds and see what the voices are really trying to say...
Amy Kathleen Ryan
Published: July 17, 2012
Overview:
Waverly, Kieran and Seth are in a race against time – and with the
future of humanity hanging in the balance, there’s no room for mistakes…After
a desperate escape from the enemy ship, Waverly has finally made it
back to the Empyrean. The memory of home has been keeping her alive for
the past months… but home is nothing like she left it. Forced to leave
their captive parents behind on the New Horizon, she’s returned only to
find that Kieran has become a strict leader and turned the crew against
Seth. What happened to the Kieran she thought she knew? Now Waverly’s
not sure whom she can trust. And the one person she wants to believe in
is darkly brilliant Seth, the ship’s supposed enemy. Waverly knows that
the situation will only get worse until they can rescue their parents –
but how?
Before they have time to make a plan, an explosion rocks the Empyrean, and Seth and Waverly are targeted as the prime suspects. Can they find the true culprit before Kieran locks them away… or worse? Will Waverly follow her heart, even if it puts lives at risk? Now more than ever, every step could bring them closer to a new beginning – or a sudden end.
Before they have time to make a plan, an explosion rocks the Empyrean, and Seth and Waverly are targeted as the prime suspects. Can they find the true culprit before Kieran locks them away… or worse? Will Waverly follow her heart, even if it puts lives at risk? Now more than ever, every step could bring them closer to a new beginning – or a sudden end.
This is the second insatallment in the 'Sky Chaser' Series. I have the first book in my reader's list. I will speed up reading now on the series for sure now, I hope. :p
Nancy Holder
Published: July 17, 2012
Overview:
DREAMS CAN COME TRUE.JUST NOT THE GOOD ONES.
In
Beacon Hills, a mountain lion is blamed for a spate of vicious attacks;
Scott McCall wishes the cause was that simple. Unfortunately, hiding
his werewolf identity, especially from Allison Argent, while fighting
his need to shift, is only one problem. Keeping his mysterious,
murderous Alpha off his back (literally), avoiding hunters, deciphering
strange dreams about flames and impending doom . . . is really eating
into lacrosse practice and hang-out time. So when Jackson Whittemore
doesn’t show for his date with Lydia, Scott hopes that helping Allison
track down their buddy will be simpler. Derek—whose hunger for vengeance
blinds him to the dangers that lie in wait—and Stiles are also looking,
but the worried teens’ search is leading right to the preserve from
Scott’s nightmare. They aren’t the only ones in the woods, and their
little trip starts looking less like a rescue mission and more like an
elaborate trap—one that will force them to make the choice between
killing and being killed. . .
I follow the Mtv series I don't know for sure I will read this book or not.:/
Small Damages
Beth Kephart
Published: July 19, 2012
Overview:
It’s senior year, and while Kenzie should be looking forward to prom and starting college in the fall, she is mourning the loss of her father. She finds solace in the one person she trusts, her boyfriend, and she soon finds herself pregnant. Kenzie’s boyfriend and mother do not understand her determination to keep the baby. She is sent to southern Spain for the summer, where she will live out her pregnancy as a cook’s assistant on a bull ranch, and her baby will be adopted by a Spanish couple.
Alone and resentful in a foreign country, Kenzie is at first sullen and difficult. She begins to open her eyes and her heart to the beauty that is all around her and inside of her.
I guess this is it for now. There are other very many releases but these caught my eye. I am sure I am missing very many other good books. *shrugs*
So, which book will you be picking up next?????
Fill me in.
More Soon.
Happy Reading.
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