The Great Hunt (Eurona Duology #1) By: Wendy Higgins Published: March 8, 2016 by HarperTeen 426 pages Source: Edelweiss ARC from publisher   ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Kill the beast. Win the girl. A strange beast stirs fear in the kingdom of Lochlanach, terrorizing towns with its brutality and hunger. In an act of desperation, a proclamation is sent to all of Eurona—kill the creature and win the ultimate prize: the daughter of King Lochson’s hand in marriage. Princess Aerity understands her duty to the kingdom though it pains her to imagine marrying a stranger. It would be foolish to set her sights on any particular man in the great hunt, but when a brooding local hunter, Paxton Seabolt, catches her attention, there’s no denying the unspoken lure between them…or his mysterious resentment. Paxton is not keen on marriage. Nor does he care much for spoiled royals and their arcane laws. He’s determined to keep his focus on the task at hand—ridding the kin...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine . Each week bloggers participate to share a book they can't wait to get their hands on. This week I'm waiting on: Empire of Dust (Blood of Gods and Royals #2) by Eleanor Herman Expected Publication: June 28, 2016 by Harlequin Teen Preorder Buy Link: Amazon In Macedon, war rises like smoke, forbidden romance blooms and ancient magic tempered with rage threatens to turn an empire to dust  After winning his first battle, Prince Alexander fights to become the ruler his kingdom demands—but the line between leader and tyrant blurs with each new threat.  Meanwhile, Hephaestion, cast aside by Alexander for killing the wrong man, must conceal the devastating secret of a divine prophecy from Katerina even as the two of them are thrust together on a dangerous mission to Egypt.  The warrior, Jacob, determined to forget his first love, vows to eradicate the ancient Blood Magics and beli...

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat . Anyone can play along. Just go HERE to learn how to participate. This week my teasers come from  The Revolution of Ivy (The Book of Ivy #2) by Amy Engel: Teasers: "You're our family now," Ash says. "Both of you. You can't expect us to sit back and watch you walk into a bad situation without our help." (Loc 69%, 2084 of 3031) What are you reading this week? Share a teaser with me!

Dawn of Ash (Imdalind #6) By: Rebecca Ethington Published: February 23, 2016 374 pages Source: Personal Kindle library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Underneath the deep red barrier Edmund has placed over the city, Prague is in ruins…  Vilỳ hide in the darkened alleys, waiting to attack anyone who passes, while Edmund’s men roam the blood-soaked streets, scouring every crumbling building in a mad attempt to flush out Ilyan and his men.  Among the danger, Ilyan and Joclyn are trapped, unable to leave the city. trying to keep their people safe behind a powerful shield, unseen from Edmund and his scouts.  Wyn spends her days haunted by her daughter and watching Thom waste away from the mysterious curse slowly taking him.  Ryland has risen above his father’s control, ready to take his place as his brother’s second. However, Sain needs his help first for a simple assignment, or so he thinks.  Their safety is about to be shattered.  ...

Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. Click on the book covers to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available, is below each book cover. ~FOR REVIEW~ The Other Side of Gravity (Oxygen #1) by Shelley Crane  Preorder Buy Link: Amazon RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY:  Sunday Post #166 WEDNESDAY: Waiting on Wednesday: The Problem With Forever FRIDAY: 2016 Series Ender Reading Challenge: March Wrap Up  (Giveaway)     WHAT'S AHEAD: Planned Posts: Review - Dawn of Ash (Imdalind #6) by Rebecca Ethington ARC Thursday Review - The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins We returned home from a 8 day trip to the Smoky Mountains on Saturday. We had an enjoyable time and the weather was perfect. Lots of laughter and memories with our two kids and our nephew. Now it's back to the busy Spring time rush throug...

Time for our third Monthly Wrap Up for the 2016 Series Enders Reading Challenge hosted by Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know and Holly @ Words Fueled by Love ! Since the February Wrap Up , Sandy finished two series enders: Morning Star (Red Rising Trilogy, #3) by Pierce Brown & Their Fractured Light (Starbound, #3) by Aime Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. Holly has not finished a series ender this month. Which series enders did you finish? Link up below. Don't forget to include the title, your name, & your blog name (Ex: Requiem - Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know) Also, the March giveaway runs from March 25rd - April 25rd. On April 25rd we will use random.org and the linky entries from all months to pull a winner.

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine . Each week bloggers participate to share a book they can't wait to get their hands on. This week I'm waiting on: The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout Expected Publication: May 17, 2016 by Harlequin Teen Preorder Buy Link: Amazon From #1  New York Times   bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a riveting new story about friendship, survival and finding your voice     For some people, silence is a weapon. For Mallory "Mouse" Dodge, it's a shield. Growing up, she learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it's been four years since her nightmare ended, she's beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime.  Now, after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents, Mallory must face a new milestone—spending her senior year at public high school. But of all the terrifying and exhil...

Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. Click on the book covers to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available, is below each book cover. ~FOR REVIEW~ The Masterpiecers by Olivia Wildenstein Preorder Buy Link: Amazon RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY:  Sunday Post #165 MONDAY: Review - The Blood Scion (The Scion Legacy #1) by Nazarea Andrews (3.5 stars) TUESDAY: Teaser Tuesday #124: Dawn of Ash WHAT'S AHEAD: Planned Posts: Review - Dawn of Ash (Imdalind #6) by Rebecca Ethington Two words: SPRING BREAK!!! My family is going to enjoy some time in God's beautiful creation in the mountains so I'll be offline, other than one book review, this coming week.  I'll leave you with a little funny that hits way too close to home for me: DON'T FORGET: If you are reading last books in a series...

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat . Anyone can play along. Just go HERE to learn how to participate. This week my teasers come from  Dawn of Ash (Imdalind #6) by Rebecca Ethington: Teasers: "Who cares what the reason was? Accept it, own it, and be it." (Loc 42%, 2257 of 5387) What are you reading this week? Share a teaser with me!

The Blood Scion (The Scion Legacy #1) By: Nazarea Andrews Published: November 21, 2015 by A&A Literary 186 pages Source: Personal Kindle library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: I was just a reporter, trying to stay ahead of my student loans. I knew the rules, and I followed them.  I thought I knew how the world worked—humans lived their petty little lives in the safety of the sun. We loved and fought and—when the sun sank—we scurried behind our walls and lived in fear. That is when the monsters came out to play.  And even in the safety of the sun, we knew who ruled us.  The Houses. And their Scions.  Everyone knows the great Houses and their Scions—they are feared and loved and hated and envied. They are the gods who walk the shadows and rule all of our lives. They are salvation and death.  And somehow, I am one of them. MY REVIEW: There are 12 vampire houses which are the 12 vampire lines, each house with a patriarch and then...

Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. Click on the book covers to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available, is below each book cover. I used the last of my gift card balance to purchase this book.  ~PURCHASED/FREEBIES~ Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare Buy Link: Amazon ~FOR REVIEW~ Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh Preorder Buy Link: Amazon RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY:  Sunday Post #164 MONDAY: Novella Review - The Scionless House (The Scion Legacy #0.5) by Nazarea Andrews (3.5 stars) TUESDAY: Teaser Tuesday #123: Dawn of Ash WEDNESDAY: Waiting on Wednesday: It Ends With Us THURSDAY: ARC Thursday Review - The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine (3.5 stars) WHAT'S AHEAD: Planned Posts: Review - The Blood Scion by Nazarea Andrews Teaser Tuesday Waiting...

The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire #1) By: C.J. Redwine Published: February 23, 2016 by Balzer & Bray 400 pages Source: Edelweiss ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She’ll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen. In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kol’s father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic—and the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsman…and bring her Lorelai’s heart. But Lorelai is nothing like Kol exp...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine . Each week bloggers participate to share a book they can't wait to get their hands on. This week I'm waiting on: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover Expected Publication: August 2, 2016 by Atria Books Preorder Buy Link: Amazon The newest, highly anticipated novel from beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author, Colleen Hoover. A cover but no description?! I had to feature it any way. I couldn't wait. Besides, Colleen Hoover is an insta-buy author for me so it really doesn't matter much what the description is. It's contemporary romance and I'm certain I'll love it! What are you waiting on this week?

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat . Anyone can play along. Just go HERE to learn how to participate. This week my teasers come from  Dawn of Ash (Imdalind #6) by Rebecca Ethington: Teasers: "Strange you care more for the life of one whose blood is as distant from yours as can be, while you would willingly feed your own progeny to the wolves." "She was not bred for life. She is nothing more than a pawn." (Loc 17%, 932 of 5387) Ooh - the betrayal that's occurring in this book is HUGE! What are you reading this week? Share a teaser with me!

The Scionless House (The Scion Legacy 0.5) By: Nazarea Andrews Published: October 30, 2015 by A&A Literary 62 pages Source: Personal Kindle library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Twelve Houses. Twelve vampire lines. We ruled from the shadows, and manipulated the world, and when humans came too close to destruction, we intervened.  Every House has a Scion. A fragile, easily broken human that stood shoulder to shoulder with the house Princes and Princesses.  Except for ours. The Ravens, House Cantelie.  We've been without a Scion for almost fifteen years.  But that will change...and her life will be mine to protect. MY REVIEW: For a freebie novella, which was recommended to read before reading book one in the series, this short 62 pages was enough to wet my appetite in the vampire genre again. As the Goodreads summary says, there are 12 vampire houses which are the 12 vampire lines, each house with a patriarch and then a hierarchy of...

Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. Click on the book covers to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available, is below each book cover. I chose some more books to use my gift card on. Yay for gift cards!! ~PURCHASED/FREEBIES~ Stardust Destiny (Stardust Love Story book 1) by Nazarea Andrews Buy Link: Amazon The Scionless House (The Scion Legacy 0.5) by Nazarea Andrews Buy Link: Amazon (Freebie) The Blood Scion (The Scion Legacy #1) by Nazarea Andrews Buy Link:  Amazon ~FOR REVIEW~ Alight by Scott Sigler Buy Link: Amazon RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY:  Sunday Post #163 MONDAY: Review - The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave #2) by Rick Yancey (4 stars) TUESDAY: Teaser Tuesday #122: The Shadow Queen WEDNESDAY: Waiting on Wednesday: Personal Apocalypse WHAT'S AHEAD: Planned Post...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine . Each week bloggers participate to share a book they can't wait to get their hands on. This week I'm waiting on: Personal Apocalypse by Nazarea Andrews Expected Publication: March 2016 Preorder Buy Link: Not Available at time of posting Josiah grew up in a dying world.  The Holdout survived, but when you are the son of Sylvia Cragen, you give up delusions early. He knew that they would die bloody--it wasn't a matter of if. Only when.  Parker shouldn't be alive.  He should have died long before scouts from the Last Holdout rescued him. And he knows better than to believe that sailing away from the safety of the Holdout is a good idea.  Now, without the Holdout to protect them, all of his nightmares are coming true. Josiah is just crazy enough to believe that a fresh start is a good thing. But Parker has lived as prey, hunted by zombies and survivors before--and he knows th...

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly post hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat . Anyone can play along. Just go HERE to learn how to participate. This week my teasers come from  The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire #1) by C.J. Redwine Teasers: His heart beat faster, and warmth unfurled in his stomach as he stared at her mouth and imagined thanking the courageous, beautiful princess of Ravenspire with a kiss.  Skies above, he sounded like an idiot. (Loc 60%, 3038 of 5097) What are you reading this week? Share a teaser with me!