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Witch Blood (Vampire in the City, #3) by Donna Ansari Published March 30th 2012 Witch Blood is the third and final installment of the Vampire in the City series. You will want to check out New Blood (Book 1) and  Wild Blood (Book 2 ) before reading this review as this will contain spoilers from those books. (Author): Vampire Emma Hammond and her best friend and roommate Tammy Torres have rarely had a disagreement, but that’s all about to change. Apart from hating each other’s boyfriends, the duo have more monumental problems to deal with, like controlling Emma’s growing and increasingly dangerous bloodlust and trying to get blood stains out of the carpets. And when new witch Tammy joins a coven whose leader’s lust for power knows no bounds, Emma is unwittingly pulled into their plan.  Review: Okay, this was definitely my favorite of the series! So many questions are answered - as it is the last book - and some crazy $#!% happens! Emma's roommate, Ta...

It's technically 11:13pm, July 31st as I write this. So even though I'm behind for my weekly update on upcoming events - I'm at least getting this in before the first ;-) 1.) First order of business - The Book Cove has had the wonderful opportunity to have Wayne Hicks of  eBookOnFire provide guest reviews for our site. Now, his company is attempting to take indie and self-publishing authors to a place they've never been before. A place where authors keep a majority of their profit shares and get paid weekly! With his network of manuscript proofers, copy editors, and design specialists, he's able to provide a top-notch publishing service to those authors who wish to have more control over their book-publishing needs and wants. On top of general publishing services, eBookOnFire provides promotional and social networking opportunities. And if that isn't awesome enough - coming soon is an On Demand printing service . That's right - overnight printing and shi...

The Love Deception by Jennifer St-George (Good Reads): When Felicity Carter wakes up naked in a strange bed, she has no idea how she got there. And no recollection of meeting the gorgeous man calmly offering her breakfast. Shocked and embarrassed, Felicity flees – hoping that their paths never cross again. The last thing she expects is to discover that her mystery man is Damon Fullbright, partner at the law firm where Felicity has just started work – and her new boss! Damon is appalled to find the young woman he rescued has been hired to work on his team. Apart from anything else, he doesn't need the distraction. Despite their early misconceptions, their appreciation for each other – both personally and professionally – begins to grow. But when Damon discovers what Felicity's been hiding, how will he ever trust her again? A gripping romance that combines courtroom intrigue with a dash of Barbados, The Love Deception is the latest book from Jennifer St George. R...

Friday Night Alibi by Cassie Mae Expected release date: July 29th, 2013 Random House Publishing Group - Flirt I received this book as an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley for an honest review. (Author) A practical soon-to-be college freshman who seems to have everything—until a special guy shows her what she’s been missing. In the wealthy town of Sundale, Kelli Pinkins has hatched the perfect plan to capitalize on her sweet reputation. For a generous fee, she will be every trust-fund baby’s dream: a Friday-night alibi, the “girlfriend” or “BFF” that parents dream about. With college approaching in the fall, Kelli’s services are in demand more than ever, which means that her social life is nonexistent. But Kelli is A-okay with that. She’s raking in cash for school. Besides, relationships are tricky, and sometimes very messy. She’d rather be at home on Xbox LIVE, anyway. Then the unexpected happens: She meets college stud Chase Maroney. Chase isn’t like the pre...

Wild Blood (Vampire in the City, #2) Published February 6th 2012   Wild Blood is book 2 of the Vampire in the City series. Start with New Blood (Book 1) before reading this review. There will be some spoilers from New Blood . (Good Reads) Recently-turned vampire Emma Hammond is not only getting used to her undead lifestyle, but also to living with her new and unlikely roommates--her human best friend Tammy, and David, a werewolf. While the girls speculate as to possible drawbacks to having such a fuzzy tenant (shedding and marking of territory, to name a few), nothing will prepare them for the dispute that is to come between the NYC clan of vampires and an upwardly-mobile werewolf pack from the suburbs. Will Emma be able to get out of it with both her undead life, and her blossoming friendship with David, intact? And, perhaps more importantly, will she be able to choose between Alex Thompson, her sire and sometimes lover, and James, a slightly-unhinged vam...

Shattered Promises (#1) by Jessica Sorensen Published February 26th, 2013 (Good Reads): For twenty-one year-old Gemma, life has never been normal. She knows nothing about her past and has been haunted by the same monsters in her nightmares for the last few months. Unemotional and numb to life, she feels disconnected from everyone. Until the very first day she cries. After that, nothing in her life is the same. Her emotions slowly surface and she starts experiencing love, happiness, and anger, feelings she never knew existed. But they leave her confused and she doesn’t know whether to embrace them or run away from them. Her life only gets more complicated when she meets Alex. Sexy, arrogant, and secretive, Alex can get under Gemma’s skin like no one can. Yet she’s drawn to him by an invisible connection she has no control over. She’s also seen him before. In her nightmares. Every part of Gemma’s mind is screaming at her to stay away from Alex, but every other part of ...

Heir in Exile (Royals Book 3) by Danielle Bourdon Published March 4th, 2013 by Wildbloom Press Heir in Exile is the 3rd installment to Danielle Bourdon's Latvala Royals series. Before reading on, you should check out Heir Untamed and King and Kingdom . These are not standalone books. (Amazon): Chey's return to Latvala is fraught with deception. She enters the country illegally upon Prince Sander's request, and, realizing they cannot hide their relationship much longer, prepare to announce their status to the King and Queen. Neither could have imagined the lengths the ruling Monarchs would go to keep the two apart. Chey must go on the run to save her own life while Sander is forced into exile. Their journey takes a harrowing turn when a dark secret emerges, one the King and Queen will do anything to protect. Will Chey and Sander find their way back together again? Or will King Aksel's menace drive them apart for good? Review: Okay, so in  Heir ...

Head Over Heels by Cindy Procter-King (Good Reads): Magee Sinclair has had it up to her sassy short hairdo with the financial difficulties a recent rash of blunders has caused her family's advertising agency. How will she prove she deserves the promotion her father has in mind for her when she keeps making silly mistakes? New client Justin Kane's goal to expand his bike stores hinges on a distributorship deal with a bike manufacturer he needs to impress during a couples mountain-biking weekend. He's supposed to bring his steady girl. But Justin's girlfriend dumps him, and he needs a woman to replace her. To masquerade as her. By tomorrow. Magee, an expert mountain biker, is the perfect choice... Or so he thinks. Major trouble for Magee, who isn't the expert she's claimed in this comedy of errors abound with fake identities, ex-lovers popping up out of nowhere, and a whole lot of door-slamming in the middle of the night Review: Head Over Hee...

Elite (Eagle Elite) By Rachel Van Dyken (Good Reads) When I won the annual Eagle Elite College Scholarship lottery, I was thrilled. After all, my grandma had just died and I wanted to take care of my aging grandpa -- he couldn't be a farmer in Wyoming forever. And graduating from Eagle Elite meant opportunity. But I wasn't counting on meeting Nixon. Nor was I counting on the rules of the Elect. 1. Do not touch The Elect. 2. Do not look at The Elect. 3. Do not speak to The Elect. And worst of all? Don't discover the secret they hide, because in the end, you may just realize... it's about you.   Review: One word: AMAZING! Rachel really nailed it with this one. Having read a few of hers now, I've grown to appreciate her as an author. Elite (Eagle Elite) is the first installment of the Elite series and I am definitely continuing on when the next book is out. Where do I even start with this?? It's a story about giving up a life you were comfort...

Love Me in Shadows (Behind the Mask, #1) by Tess Harper (Good Reads): It seemed so innocent at first. I don't know, maybe I should have told someone, but they were just letters. I got so I looked forward to them. I started to depend on them. Until, when he finally asked to meet me, I felt as if I already knew him. But I didn't. I wanted him. It didn't matter that I didn't know his name. It didn't matter that he always hid his face from me. He had his secrets, but then again, I had my own. But some secrets are more dangerous than others, and soon I found myself sinking into a dark world I knew nothing about. I thought I understood the consequences. I thought I could face anything with him by my side. Review: Tess Harper is a new author. I happened to stumble across this first book of hers on my eReader and it was cheap so I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, Love Me in Shadows screams amateur. The book at the time of purchase (June 11t...

Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker Published Feb 12 2013 by Atria Books (Author) Just breathe, Kacey. Ten tiny breaths. Seize them. Feel them. Love them . Four years ago Kacey Cleary’s life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside, holding her boyfriend’s lifeless hand and listening to her mother take her last breath, Kacey wants to leave her past behind. Armed with two bus tickets, twenty-year-old Kacey and her fifteen-year-old sister, Livie, escape Grand Rapids, Michigan, to start over in Miami. Struggling to make ends meet, Kacey needs to figure out how to get by. But Kacey’s not worried. She can handle anything—anything but her mysterious neighbor in apartment 1D. Trent Emerson has smoldering blue eyes, deep dimples, and he perfectly skates that irresistible line between nice guy and bad boy. Hardened by her tragic past, Kacey is determined to keep every...

Ember X (Death Collectors, #1) by Jessica Sorensen (Good Reads) For nineteen-year-old Ember, life has always been about death. With a simple touch, she can see when someone will die. It’s her curse and the reason she secludes herself from the world. The only person that knows her secret is her best friend Raven. But that changes when she meets Asher Morgan. He’s gorgeous and mysterious and is the only person Ember can't sense death from. The silence he instills in her mind and body allows her to feel things she’s never been able to before, so despite her initial reservations, Ember lets Asher into her life and lets herself to get close to him. But the closer they get, the more Ember realizes that Asher is keeping secrets from her. When unexplained deaths begin to surface in her town, Ember questions why she can’t see Asher's death and what it is he’s hiding from her. Once again, Jessica Sorensen has decided to turn one of her young adult series, Death Collect...