Apologies for my late Trailer Thursday.  My pick is Paranormalcy by Kiersten White, which is scheduled to be released on August 31, 2010.  Paranormalcy is the first book in her Paranormalcy series.  I’m loving the book and the trailer is great.

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Synopsis (Product Description):

Sixteen-year-old Evie’s job is bagging and tagging paranormals. Possessing the strange ability to see through their glamours, she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency. But when someone–or something–starts taking out the vamps, werewolves, and other odd beasties she’s worked hard to help become productive members of society, she’s got to figure it out before they all disappear and the world becomes utterly normal.

Normal is so overrated.

Waiting on Wednesday was started by Jill over at Breaking the Spine.

Nightshade by Michelle Rowen is scheduled to be released on February 1, 2011.  This is the first book in her new urban fantasy Jillian Conrad series.  I really like the cover and the book synopsis has me intrigued.  I’m definitely going to add this to my reading list.

Synopsis (Product Description):

Jillian Conrad never believed in vampires. But she’s just become a living, breathing weapon against them. Attacked by a desperate scientist, she is injected with a serum that was supposed to act as a deadly poison to vampires. And when the scientist is gunned down in front of her, his secrets die with him.

Declan Reyes was only half-vampire, but he hates them with all his heart. He knows that the poison in Jillian’s veins could finally destroy the undead kingdom. Also, the serum has had an unintended effect, making her blood irresistible to all vampires—including Declan, whose bloodthirsty traits are driven into a frenzy by her.

Driven by duty to protect her and by instinct to crave her, Declan takes Jillian into his shadowy world of blood and battle. But he soon realizes his increasing need for her may be a different kind of hunger…

With the help of Random.org the winner is:

1. Beverly

Who said…

• I love fantasy, but what I truly love about paranormal romance, urban fantasy is the background each author gives their characters. I love how each story differs in some way (sometimes small – sometimes enormously) because of the history, heritage, past, and belief structures are all based on what the authors believes or designs when they are writing. I suppose it is the almost uniqueness of the individual authors. I hope that makes sense.

I will contact the winner.  I hope you enjoy the book.

With the help of Random.org the winner is:

1. Robin K.

Who said…

• I cannot imagine that hiding would be very effective. So battle it is. And to win all I would need to do it bottle some sunshine and light her up.

I will contact the winner.  Hope you enjoy the book.

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

This week’s teaser is: Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick (I’m On Page 156)

Ice kissed the back of my neck.  The chill tiptoed down my spine, momentarily paralyzing me.  I stood at the end of the passageway, eyes fastened on the backyard.  Bushes swayed docilely in the breeze.  The open gate creaked on its hinges.  Very slowly I backed away, not about to trust the stillness.  Not about to believe I wasn’t alone.  I’d felt this way before, and it had always signaled danger.

Synopsis (Product Description):

Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can’t figure out if it’s for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.

The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father’s death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn’t answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?

Here is the cover art for Vesper by Jeff Sampson, which is the first book in his Deviant series.  The book is scheduled to be released on January 25, 2011.  I’m already intrigued by the synopsis and the cover is really cool.  I’m definitely adding this to my reading list.

Synopsis (Product Description):

Emily Webb is a geek—and happy that way. She’s never been the kind of girl who sneaks out for parties. And she definitely doesn’t start fights or flirt with other girls’ boyfriends. Until one night Emily finds herself doing exactly that … the same night a classmate—also named Emily—is found mysteriously murdered.

The thing is, Emily doesn’t know why she’s doing this. Every night, she gets wilder until it’s not just her personality that changes; she’s also becoming strong, fast, and utterly fearless. Has she been bewitched by the soul of the other, murdered Emily? Or is Emily Webb becoming something else entirely—something not human?

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Lauren DeStefano unveiled the fabulous cover art for Wither, formally known as The Last Chemical Garden, which is the first book in her new series.  Here is a blurb about the book: The book is the first in a trilogy in a dystopian world, the result of a failed effort to create a perfect race, which has left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of 20 years, following a sixteen-year-old girl sold as a polygamous bride– yet her husband is hopelessly in love with her and opens her to a magical world of wealth and illusion she never thought possible.

I’ve had my eye on this book for awhile and I’m really looking forward to giving it a read.  It sounds amazing and I really love this cover.  The book is scheduled to be released on March 22, 2011.

Synopsis (Product Description):

What if you knew exactly when you would die?

Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out.

When sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by the Gatherers to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Despite her husband Linden’s genuine love for her, and a tenuous trust among her sister wives, Rhine has one purpose: to escape—to find her twin brother and go home.

But Rhine has more to contend with than losing her freedom. Linden’s eccentric father is bent on finding an antidote to the genetic virus that is getting closer to taking his son, even if it means collecting corpses in order to test his experiments. With the help of Gabriel, a servant she trusts, Rhine attempts to break free, in the limted time she has left.

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Kelly Gay, writing as Kelly Keaton, unveiled the cover art for Darkness Becomes Her, which is the first book in her new Gods & Monsters series.  This cover is really cool and I’m already creeped out.  I can’t read to give this one a read.  The book is scheduled to be released on February 22, 2011.

Synopsis (Product Description):

Ari can’t help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can’t be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is.

Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it’s impossible to protect herself when she doesn’t know what she’s running from or why she is being pursued.

She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very…different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her.

Ari won’t stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.

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Bree Despain unveiled the cover art for The Lost Saint, which is the second  book in her The Dark Divine series.  The book is scheduled to be released on December 28, 2010.  I really like this cover and enjoyed The Dark Divine.  I’m definitely looking forward to reading the sequel.

Synopsis (Product Description):

Grace Divine made the ultimate sacrifice to cure Daniel Kalbi. She was infected with the werewolf curse while trying to save him, and lost her beloved brother in the process. When Grace receives a haunting phone call from Jude, she knows what she must do. She must become a Hound of Heaven.

Desperate to find Jude, Grace befriends Talbot—a newcomer to town who promises her that he can help her be a hero. But as the two grow closer, the wolf grows in Grace, and her relationship with Daniel is put in danger—in more ways than one.

Unaware of the dark path she is walking, Grace begins to give into the wolf inside of her—not realizing that an enemy has returned and a deadly trap is about to be sprung.

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Synopsis (Product Description):

Frannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a bit of a wicked streak. She’s spent years keeping everyone at a distance—even her closest friends—and it seems her senior year will be more of the same…until Luc Cain enrolls in her class. No one knows where he came from, but Frannie can’t seem to stay away from him. What she doesn’t know is that Luc works in Acquisitions—for Hell—and she possesses a unique skill set that has the King of Hell tingling with anticipation. All Luc has to do is get her to sin, and he’s as tempting as they come. Frannie doesn’t stand a chance.

Unfortunately for Luc, Heaven has other plans, and the angel, Gabe, is going to do whatever it takes to make sure that Luc doesn’t get what he came for. And it isn’t long before they find themselves fighting for more than just her soul.

But if Luc fails, there will be Hell to pay…for all of them.

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