As per usual, there are several new releases I want to get next month, and a few August releases I got as digital ARCs from NetGalley.
There are three books I don’t yet have, but really want to get my mitts on:
A KISS AT MIDNIGHT
BY
ELOISA JAMES
BLURB: Miss Kate Daltry doesn’t believe in fairy tales… or happily ever after. Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince… and decides he’s anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions.
Gabriel likes his fiancé, which is a welcome turn of events, but he doesn’t love her. Obviously, he should be wooing his bride-to-be, not the witty, impoverished beauty who refuses to fawn over him.
Godmothers and glass slippers notwithstanding, this is one fairy tale in which destiny conspires to destroy any chance that Kate and Gabriel might have a happily ever after.
Unless a prince throws away everything that makes him noble… Unless a dowry of an unruly heart trumps a fortune… Unless one kiss at the stroke of midnight changes everything.
WHY I WANT TO READ IT: Eloisa James writes beautiful prose, but her books don’t always work for me. When they do, though, they are keepers. She tends to write series with ensemble casts, and sometimes the secondary characters eclipse the main characters. A Kiss at Midnight is a stand alone book, so I’m hoping this will be less of an issue here. Fingers crossed!
HOT FINISH
BY
ERIN McCARTHY
BLURB: Suzanne Jefferson is broke, which is why she’s given up charity work for wedding planning. Fortunately, she has a high-profile client,and best of all, he’s paid in advance. There are just two teensy problems: The bride is a bona fide bridezilla, and Suzanne’s ex-husband is the best man. At least she thought he was her ex-husband!
Two years after their marriage fell apart, stock car race driver Ryder Jefferson still can’t stop thinking about Suzanne. Which is why he isn’t too upset that, due to a glitch, the two are still technically married. Now he’s imagining easing Suzanne’s woes by satisfying her needs in the bedroom. After all, that’s the one room they never argued in. Besides, with wedding bells ringing all around them, Ryder is wondering if,even though they’d quit the race a few laps too early,they can still come on strong with a big, romantic finish!
WHY I WANT TO READ IT: I have been waiting for Suzanne and Ryder’s book since I read Erin McCarthy’s Flat-Out Sexy in 2008. It’s probably my most anticipated romance release in 2010. If it sucks, I think I’ll cry. Plus my husband thinks the covers for the NASCAR series are hilarious. I’ve dared him to take one with him on the train to work. So far, he won’t bite.
BURNING UP
Anthology
BLURB: Angela Knight pairs a vampire warrior and his seductive captor in a battle against demonic predators.
Nalini Singh returns to the world of her Psy-Changeling series as a woman in lethal danger finds an unlikely protector-and lover.
Virginia Kantra continues the haunting tales of the Children of the Sea in her story of a wounded soldier rescued by an enigmatic young woman.
Meljean Brook launches a bold new steampunk series about a woman who strikes a provocative-and terrifying-bargain for freedom.
WHY I WANT TO READ IT: Meljean Brook’s Steampunk novella, Here There Be Monsters. This novella is a prequel to her new Steampunk series which will launch in October with the novel, The Iron Duke. I’ve been curious about this series ever since she mentioned it on her blog ages ago.
I received the following books as ARCs. For those I’ve already reviewed, I’ve added links. The others will be featured on the blog over the next couple of weeks.
Ruthless by Anne Stuart – Historical Romance
Libertine’s Kiss by Judith James – Historical Romance
White Heat by Brenda Novak – Romantic Suspense
All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins – Contemporary Romance
