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: Beautiful Burn (The Maddox Brothers #4) by Jamie McGuire Expected Publication: January 31, 2016 Preorder Buy Link: Amazon The fourth and final novel in the Maddox Brothers Series, chronicling the exciting, romantic, and sometimes volatile road to love for the Maddox brothers. The third eldest Maddox brother, Tyler, falls in love with Ellison Edson.

Sword and Verse #1 By: Kathy MacMillan Published: January 19, 2016 by HarperTeen 384 pages Source: Edelweiss ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Raisa was only a child when she was kidnapped and enslaved in Qilara. Forced to serve in the palace of the king, she’s endured hunger, abuse, and the harrowing fear of discovery: everyone knows she is Arnath, but not that Raisa is a Learned One, a part of an Arnath group educated in higher order symbols. In Qilara, this language is so fiercely protected that only the King, the Prince, and Tutors are allowed to know it. So when the current Tutor-in-training is executed for sharing the guarded language with slaves, and Raisa is chosen to replace her, Raisa knows that—although she may have a privileged position among slaves—any slip-up could mean death. That would be challenging enough, but training alongside Prince Mati could be her real undoing. And when a romance blossoms between them, she’s suddenly fille...

Not Okay, Cupid By: Heidi R. Kling Published: January 11, 2016 by Entangled: Crush 234 pages Source: Netgalley ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Her wicked revenge, or his wicked heart... Hazel McCallister loves her life. Perfect grades. Perfect best friend. Perfect boyfriend. Until her perfect boyfriend cheats on her with her perfect best friend. Now Hazel’s in free fall—until her best friend’s brother, Felix, gives her the perfect idea. Reclaim her power by taking revenge on her cheating ex. Felix James loves his life. Casual relationships. Loads of surfing. He’s as drama-free as they come. But he can’t stand by when his sister steals her best friend’s boyfriend, and the dude insists it was Hazel’s fault. So Felix vows to help turn Hazel into a girl her ex can’t resist—so then she can break his heart. With an alliance in place, Hazel’s revenge is all but assured. But with each piece of payback, she feels a stronger attraction to Felix, even t...