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Thanks to Kristi at The Story Siren for hosting In My Mailbox every week.

I'd like to apologize for not posting anything since the last IMM. I've been working the overnight shift, and we had a couple of late mornings (one morning, we didn't leave until after the store opened), so I haven't been getting as much sleep. My reviewing, blogging, and reading has suffered, but I think we're finally past the really crazy part of this job.

Bought:

Blood Law by Jeannie Holmes
Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane
Other by Karen Kincy



Library:

Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels
The Magicians by Lev Grossman



Won:

The Ghost and Miss Demure by Melanie Jackson
Thanks to Michelle at Michelle's Book Blog!



Review:

Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong (ARC)
Thanks to Penguin!
Venom by Jennifer Estep (eARC)
Thanks to Jennifer!
Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel (ARC)
Thanks to Angela of Dark Faerie Tales and Book It Forward Tours!

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Thanks to Kristi at The Story Siren for hosting In My Mailbox every week.



Bought:

Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
Spells by Aprilynna Pike

Used Trade-In:

Staying Dead by Laura Gilman

Won:

Embers by Laura Bickle [Thanks Book Smugglers]

And on a non-book related note, I bought season 2 of Trueblood! And got a $5 giftcard for purchasing Definitely Dead (or any other Charlaine Harris novel) with it.

In My Mailbox (34)

Thanks to Kristi at The Story Siren for hosting In My Mailbox every week.

We painted our bedroom "tangy lemon" so I decided to include the bright yellow walls in my photos to share the color with everyone.

Bought:


Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep
White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch


Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent
Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams

Used Trade-In:


Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta
All Souls' Night by Jennifer Armintrout
Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley


Undone by Rachel Caine
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
Legend of the Jade Dragon by Yasmine Galenorn


The Scent of Shadows by Vicki Pettersson
Spiral Hunt by Margaret Ronald
Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter

In My Mailbox (11)

Thanks to Kristi at The Story Siren for hosting In My Mailbox every week.

Books bought:

Title: Kiss of Fury
Author: Deborah Cooke
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: 08/05/08
Summary:

Alexandra Madison has discovered an invention that could change the world. When her partner is murdered and their lab destroyed, Alex knows she has to rebuild her prototype in time...

Donovan Shea knows the Madison project is of dire importance to the ongoing Pyr/Slayer war. So when he sees Alex being followed by a Slayer, he reacts and defends her, never imagining that she’s his destined mate...

As Slayers close in on their prey, Donovan knows he’ll surrender his life to protect Alex — and lose his heart to possess her...

Title: Ghost of a Chance
Author: Yasmine Galenorn
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: 08/05/03
Summary:

Emerald O'Brien is the owner of the Chintz 'n China Tea Room where guests are served the perfect blend of tea and tarot reading. She never set out to be a detective, but once word gets out that she can communicate with the dead, there's no turning back...

When the ghost of Susan Mitchell asks for Emerald's help in convicting her own murderer, Emerald can't refuse. Along with her friends-an ex-supermodel and a cop-and her new love interest, Emerald must search for clues to put the killer behind bars-and this tortured soul to rest.

Title: Pleasure Unbound
Author: Larissa Ione
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: 06/20/08
Summary:

In a place where ecstasy can cost you your life...

She's a demon-slayer who hungers for sensual pleasure - but fears it will always be denied her. Until Tayla Mancuso lands in a hospital run by demons in disguise, and the head doctor, Eidolon, makes her body burn with unslakable desire. But to prove her ultimate loyalty to her peers, she must betray the surgeon who saved her life.

Two lovers will dare to risk all.

Eidolon cannot resist this fiery, dangerous woman who fills him with both rage and passion. Not only is she his avowed enemy, but she could very well be the hunter who has been preying upon his people. Torn between his need for the truth and his quest to find his perfect mate before a horrific transformation claims him forever, Eidolon will dare the unthinkable - and let Tayla possess him, body and soul...

Title: Wicked Lovely
Author: Melissa Marr
Genre: Young Adult
Release Date: 05/31/07
Summary:

Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.
Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty — especially if they learn of her Sight—and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens.

Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries.
Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer.

Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.
But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost — regardless of her plans or desires.

Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.

Title: The Darkest Night
Author: Gena Showalter
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: 05/01/08
Summary:

His powers -- Inhuman
His passion -- Beyond immortal...

All her life, Ashlyn Darrow has been tormented by voices from the past. To end the nightmare, she has come to Budapest seeking help from men rumored to have supernatural abilities, not knowing she'll be swept into the arms of Maddox, their most dangerous member -- a man trapped in a hell of his own.

Neither can resist the instant hunger than calms their torments... and ignites an irresistible passion. But every heated touch and burning kiss will edge them closer to destruction -- and a soul-shattering test of love...

Title: The Darkest Kiss
Author: Gena Showalter
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: 06/01/08
Summary:

She has tempted many men… but never found her equal.

Until now.

Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death — a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him.

But when the merciless Lord of the Underworld is ordered by the gods to claim Anya herself, their uncontrollable attraction becomes an anguished pursuit. Now they must defeat the unconquerable forces that control them, before their thirst for one another demands a sacrifice of love beyond imagining...

Title: If Angels Burn
Author: Lynn Viehl
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date:
Summary:

Alexandra Keller is Chicago's most brilliant reconstructive surgeon. Michael Cyprien is New Orleans' most reclusive millionaire-and in desperate need of Dr. Keller's skills. In the heart of the Garden District, Alex encounters the extraordinary Cyprien, uncovering a love Alex is willing to embrace, even if she must sacrifice her heart and soul to do so.

Books won:

Title: The Better Part of Darkness (ARC)
Author: Kelly Gay
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Release Date: 11/27/09
Summary:

Atlanta: it's the promised city for the off-worlders, foreigners from the alternate dimensions of heaven-like Elysia and hell-like Charbydon. Some bring good works and miracles. And some bring unimaginable evil...

Charlie Madigan is a divorced mother of one, and a kick-ass cop trained to take down the toughest human and off-world criminals. She's recently returned from the dead after a brutal attack, an unexplained revival that has left her plagued by ruthless nightmares and random outbursts of strength that make doing her job for Atlanta P.D.'s Integration Task Force even harder. Since the Revelation, the criminal element in Underground Atlanta has grown, leaving Charlie and her partner Hank to keep the chaos to a dull roar. But now an insidious new danger is descending on her city with terrifying speed, threatening innocent lives: a deadly, off-world narcotic known as ash. Charlie is determined to uncover the source of ash before it targets another victim -- but can she protect those she loves from a force more powerful than heaven and hell combined?

(I won this ARC through Literary Escapism. Thanks Jackie!)