Books around the world # 10

Buon pomeriggio a tutti,

come avete passato questa prima parte di feste natalizie? Io mangiando, mangiando, mangiando e mangiando. Mia mamma e mia suocera cucinano così bene che alla fine di tutte queste abbuffate rotolerò come un barilotto.

Vabbè...ci metteremo a dieta a gennaio.

Allora, il blog piano piano riparte e oggi vi faccio conoscere le segnalazioni e le anteprime internazionali, grazie a NetGalley.

A proposito di NetGalley...qualche giorno fa avevo proposto di lanciare una petizione per avere qualcosa di simile anche con i libri italiani....qualcuno di voi ha le capacità per occuparsene? Io sono una schiappa in queste cose.

ok, ok la smetto di cianciare e vi faccio vedere quello che ho scovato:

Before we fall

di Courtney Cole

Sometimes before we fall...we fly.

One dark moment was all it took to turn twenty-four-year-old Dominic Kinkaide's world black. On the night of his high school graduation, a single incident changed him forever, and he became a hardened man-famous in the eyes of the world, but tortured inside. Now all he cares about is losing himself in the roles that he plays.

At twenty-three years old, Jacey Vincent doesn't realize how much her father's indifference has affected her. She is proof that sometimes it isn't one specific moment that wrecks a person, but an absence of moments. She tries to find acceptance in the arms of men to fill the void-a plan that has worked just fine for her, until she meets Dominic.

When jaded Dominic and strong-willed Jacey are thrown together, the combination of his secrets and her issues turns their attraction into the perfect storm. It could change their lives for good-if it doesn't tear them both apart . . .

Wrecked 

di Priscilla West

There would be no happy ending for us. He was too damaged. I was too broken.

Two years ago, Lorrie’s mother was murdered. But that wasn’t the end of it. Reeling from the tragedy, Lorrie’s father spiraled into alcohol, depression, and finally suicide.

The two most important people in Lorrie’s life are both gone but she’s still alive.

Trying to recover from the tragedy, Lorrie returns to campus, ready to pick up the pieces of her life. All Lorrie wants is to get back to “normal.”

Then she meets Hunter. The man, the legend, “The Hammer.”

Hunter is a cage fighter who takes on every fight like he’s got nothing to lose. His life is a tangled mess of girls, booze, and fist fights. And while it may seem like he’s got a devil-may-care attitude, he’s fighting a private cage-match with a monster he can’t defeat.

Lorrie knows that Hunter is exactly the type of guy she should stay away from, especially in her fragile state, but Hunter has other ideas.

As Hunter and Lorrie grow closer together, will they be able to overcome their pain and heal each other? Or will they both end up wrecked?

Dead Beautiful

di Yvonne Woon

On the morning of her sixteenth birthday, Ren e Winters was still an ordinary girl. She spent her summers at the beach, had the perfect best friend, and had just started dating the cutest guy at school. No one she'd ever known had died. But all that changes when she finds her parents dead in the Redwood Forest, in what appears to be a strange double murder.

After the funeral Ren e's wealthy grandfather sends her to Gottfried Academy, a remote and mysterious boarding school in Maine, where she finds herself studying subjects like Philosophy, Latin, and the "Crude Sciences." 

It's there that she meets Dante Berlin, a handsome and elusive boy to whom she feels inexplicably drawn. As they grow closer, unexplainable things begin to happen, but Ren e can't stop herself from falling in love. It's only when she discovers a dark tragedy in Gottfried's past that she begins to wonder if the Academy is everything it seems. Little does she know, Dante is the one hiding a dangerous secret, one that has him fearing for her life.

Dead Beautiful is both a compelling romance and thought-provoking read, bringing shocking new meaning to life, death, love, and the nature of the soul.

Allora, io sto leggendo Dead Beautiful, sono solo alle prime pagine, ma l'inglese è molto semplice e quindi riesco a starci dietro, spero di riuscire a finirlo (nonostante me la cavi abbastanza con l'inglese, leggere in lingua non mi piace molto) e quindi di postarvi al più presto la recensione. Sono incuriosita anche dagli altri titoli, in particolare Before we fall.

E voi? Fatemi sapere quale di questi libri ha attirato la vostra attenzione.

Un bacione!

Books around the World # 8

Buon pomeriggio a tutti!
Allora, che ne dite della nuova grafica? Lo so, lo so, ne avevo messa un'altra ieri sera ma poi ci ho pensato su e mi sono detta che era troooooppo primaverile e quindi ho deciso di tenerla in serbo per la prossima bella stagione. Non mi convinceva tutto quel rosa e splender di sole in queste giornate un po' cupe e così mi sono messa sotto con Photoshop ed ecco qua: una grafica più adatta al mood autunno / inverno, con quei cuoricini che alleggeriscono l'atmosfera un po' gloomy. Vi piace?

Ma passiamo al post di oggi. E' un po' che non pubblico la rubrica Books around the World ed è giunto il momento di rendervi edotti di tutte le uscite, segnalazioni e anteprime internazionali che più mi hanno colpito.

 

TESLA'S ATTIC

Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman

 

11.02.2014

After their home burns down, fourteen-year-old Nick, his younger brother, and their father move into a ramshackle Victorian house they've inherited. When Nick opens the door to his attic room, he's hit in the head by a toaster. That's just the beginning of his weird experiences with the old junk stored up there. After getting rid of the odd antiques in a garage sale, Nick befriends some local kids-Mitch, Caitlin, and Vincent-and they discover that all of the objects have extraordinary properties. What's more, Nick figures out that the attic is a strange magnetic vortex, which attracts all sorts of trouble. It's as if the attic itself has an intelligence . . . and a purpose.
Ultimately Nick learns that the genius Nikola Tesla placed the items-his last inventions-in the attic as part of a larger plan that he mathematically predicted. Nick and his new friends must retrieve everything that was sold at the garage sale and keep it safe. But the task is fraught with peril-in addition to the dangers inherent in Tesla's mysterious and powerful creations, a secret society of physicists, the Accelerati, is determined to stop Nick and alter destiny to achieve its own devious ends. It's a lot for a guy to handle, especially when he'd much rather fly under the radar as the new kid in town.

 

 

 

PHOENIX ISLAND

Jon Dixon

 

21.01.2014

 

The story that inspired CBS TV’s Intelligence. Phoenix Island was supposed to be a boot camp for troubled children. But as one boy learns, the secrets of this jungle are as vast as they are deadly.
When sixteen-year-old boxing champ Carl Freeman jumps in to defend a helpless stranger, he winds up in real trouble—a two-year sentence at an isolated boot camp for orphans. Carl is determined to tough it out, earn a clean record, and get on with his life. Then kids start to die.
Realizing Phoenix Island is actually a Spartan-style mercenary organization turning “throwaway kids” into super-soldier killers, Carl risks everything to save his friends and stop a madman bent on global destruction.

 

ENDLESS

Amanda Gray

 

Jenny knows she’s different. After all, she sees the past lives of people she touches. But when Nikolai, the mysterious boy she painted, shows up claiming to be a love from a past life, Jenny is forced to accept that he has traveled through time to find her. Now, Jenny and Nikolai must fight against the Order, an ominous organization tasked with keeping people in the correct time. The Order is determined to send Nikolai back. And fighting them could tear Jenny and Nikolai apart -- this time for eternity.

 

 

 

 

 

DREAM GIRL

S. J. Lomas

 

For Christine, dreams have never meant much. Until she meets Gabriel. Everyone thinks Christine should stay away from her new coworker at the library—thanks to his bad reputation—but when her dreams grow more vivid and she becomes entangled in a dangerous dream world with Gabriel every night, she can’t stay away. Soon it’s clear there is far more to dreams than Christine ever imagined, and now she’s on the path to making the biggest, and strangest, decision of her life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecco qui! Quale di questi attira la vostra attenzione? Io mi sono innamorata della cover di Endless. Beh...se devo essere sincera mi ha colpita anche la trama! E voi? Quale di questi libri comprereste?

 

 

 

Books around the world # 7

Buona domenica a tutti!
In questi giorni ho scovato un paio di titoli interessanti su NetGalley e spero che le mie richieste siano accolte. Non so dove troverò il tempo per leggere tutto ma la tentazione è stata troppo forte.
Ecco i titoli che ho richiesto:

Becoming Alpha

Aileen Erin

17.12.2013

Tessa McCaide has a unique talent for getting into trouble. Then again, it isn’t easy for a girl with visions to ignore what she sees. Luckily Tessa and her family are leaving California and moving halfway across the country, giving pher the perfect opportunity to leave her reputation as “Freaky Tessa” behind. But Tessa doesn’t realize that kissing the wrong guy in her new Texas town could land her in far more trouble than she ever imagined. Like being forced to attend St. Ailbe’s Academy, a secret boarding school for werewolves. Even if the wrong guy did accidentally turn her into one of “them” and doom her to attending the weirdest high school ever, Tessa can’t help her growing attraction to the mysterious Dastien Laurent. When vampires attack St. Alibe’s and her visions pinpoint an enemy in their midst, Tessa realizes that boy drama and her newfound canine tendencies might just be the least of her problems.

Thunderstone

Barbara Pietron

12.11.2013

Sneaking out at night, driving without a license, and falling for a guy weren’t things fifteen-year-old Jeni expected to do while visiting Lake Itasca, Minnesota.  Then she meets Ice, the local medicine man's apprentice.  Suddenly, her simple family gathering becomes an exciting – and terrifying – week of self-discovery.  At first Jeni doesn't believe Ice's claim that she can touch the spirit world and has somehow released a mythical underwater monster. However, she's forced to reconsider when a teen swears a monster killed his father while fishing on the lake. Just as she comes to accept truth, Jeni finds she is the only one who can imprison the monster, making her the creature's next target.  She'll need immense faith in her newfound ability to put herself in harm's way and face down the monster.  And even if she succeeds in delivering the local population – and Ice – from the creature's wrath, there is no guarantee Jeni will escape with her own life.

Fates

Lanie Bross

11.02.2014

What if your destiny was to kill the one you love? In Lanie Bross's terrific debut novel, a girl who is not human must bring about the death of the boy she loves, or risk banishment from her home forever.

One moment. One foolish desire. One mistake. And Corinthe lost everything.

She fell from her tranquil life in Pyralis Terra and found herself exiled to the human world. Her punishment? To make sure people's fates unfold according to plan. Now, years later, Corinthe has one last assignment: kill Lucas Kaller. His death will be her ticket home.

But for the first time, Corinthe feels a tingle of doubt. It begins as a lump in her throat, then grows toward her heart, and suddenly she feels like she is falling all over again—this time for a boy she knows she can never have. Because it is written: one of them must live, and one of them must die. In a universe where every moment, every second, every fate has already been decided, where does love fit in?

The Dream Keeper

Mikey Brooks

Loser—the most frightening word to ever be uttered in junior high school. Even the coolest kids are afraid of being associated with it. 14-year-old Parker Bennett is no exception. He can’t even be himself around his friends for fear they might not accept who he really is. When circumstances force him to team up with Kaelyn Clarke, the biggest loser in the ninth grade, Parker has to decide what is more important; protecting his social status or saving the world. Nightmare named Fyren has taken over the gateway to the realm of Dreams, with the intention of controlling mortals, and it falls on Parker, Kaelyn, and Gladamyr – the Dream Keeper – to stop him. They learn being called a loser is no longer a fear, when compared to the terror of real nightmares.

Sono curiosissima di leggere ciascuno di questi libri! Vi farò sapere quale tra questi sono riuscita ad avere....e voi? Quale tra questi titoli vi a colpito di più?

Boks around the World # 6

Buon giovedì a tutti, 

allora, come ve la passate? Siamo solo a metà settimana ma io sono già stanca morta e desidero il week end (sempre troppo breve) con tutte le mie forze!

Ho in ballo diverse letture e non vedo l'ora di parlarvene, sPero di riuscire a postarvi qualche recensione in questi giorni.

L'appuntamento di oggi è dedicato a Books around the World, e NetGalley, anche questa settimana, mi ha fornito un paio di titoli interessanti.

Scopriamoli insieme!

A BORDEAUX DINASTY

Francoise Bourdin

12 novembre 2013

The Laverzac family gathers two times a year around its patriarch Aurélien on their magnificent vineyard in Bordeaux. But this particular summer, while there is a seeming euphoria over their reunion, a storm starts to simmer. One that is far more devastating than any that can beat down on the grapes.

The vineyard’s future is at stake, and Aurélien, who has dedicated his whole life to it, fights to preserve his entire domain by choosing his successor in the face of all opposition. Only July, the youngest of the four sons, adopted thirty years earlier, seems to be the viable candidate. July possesses all of the necessary qualities to manage such an imposing domain—he is a natural born seducer, an excellent leader, and loves working the land. 

But why should the adopted son inherit this colossal fortune? The vineyard is rife with rumors. And Alexander, the only son to have stayed in the area, takes great offense. 

Passions will flare, fueled by the rivalry between the brothers, the jealousies of the women in their lives, the demands of the land, and the subtle hierarchy of the region where the only things that count are the grape harvest and the next vintage.

At the heart of the storms and drama, it is up to July alone to confront the ghosts of his past, and to shed light on his own background. Through this rich story in the heart of the Bordeaux vineyards, Françoise Bourdin explores one family’s drama that threatens the future of its name and estate.

DIAMONDS & DECEIT

Leila Rasheed

7 gennaio 2014

London is a whirl of balls and teas, alliances and rivalries. Rose has never felt more out of place. With the Season in full swing, she can't help but still feel a servant dressed up in diamonds and silk. Then Rose meets Alexander Ross, a young Scottish duke. Rose has heard the rumors about Ross's sordid past just like everyone else has. Yet he alone treats her as a friend. Rose knows better than to give her heart to an aristocrat with such a reputation, but it may be too late. 

Ada should be happy. She is engaged to a handsome man who shares her political passions and has promised to support her education. So why does she feel hollow inside? Even if she hated Lord Fintan, she would have no choice but to go through with the marriage. Every day a new credit collector knocks on the door of their London flat, demanding payment for her cousin William's expenditures. Her father's heir seems determined to bring her family to ruin, and only a brilliant marriage can save Somerton Court and the Averleys' reputation. 

Meanwhile, at Somerton, Sebastian is out of his mind with worry for his former valet Oliver, who refuses to plead innocent to the murder charges against him--for a death caused by Sebastian himself. Sebastian will do whatever he can to help the boy he loves, but his indiscretion is dangerous fodder for a reporter with sharp eyes and dishonorable intentions.

The colorful cast of the At Somerton series returns in this enthralling sequel about class and fortune, trust and betrayal, love and revenge.

And that's all! Allora incuriositi? Io credo che farò un pensierino su A Bordeaux Dinasty, esce giusto giusto per il mio compleanno...e voi? Fatemelo sapere, lo sapete che sono curiosa!

Books around the world # 5

Buon pomeriggio a tutti,

nonostante il forte raffreddore e la nausea che non decide ad andarsene eccomi qui, a prendermi cura di voi e a consigliarvi tante nuove letture straniere. Pronti?

A sexy novel about two seventeen-year-olds—one a victim of human trafficking; the other the son of the man who enslaved her—who fall in love and question everything they ever believed…

Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco grew up under vastly different circumstances. Haven, a second-generation slave, was isolated in the middle of the desert, her days full of hard work and terrifying abuse. Carmine, born into a wealthy Mafia family, lived a life of privilege and excess.

Now, a twist of fate causes their worlds to collide. Entangled in a web of secrets and lies, they learn that while different on the surface, they have more in common than anyone would think.

In a world full of chaos, where money and power rule, Haven and Carmine yearn to break free, but a string of events that began before either of them were born threatens to destroy them instead. Murder and betrayal are a way of life, and nothing comes without a price—especially not freedom. But how much will they have to sacrifice? Can they escape their pasts? And, most of all, what does it mean to be free?

[F]raught with extraordinary peril, emotional upheaval, and tests of resolve." -RT Magazine

Reya Sinclair is the last person a man sees before he dies. As a Redeemer, she offers the soon-to-be-departed one last chance to atone for their sins. It's a painful job, but it's her only shot to secure her own salvation. She won't let anyone stand in her way-not even a ruggedly sexy cop hot on her trail. Bound by her duty, Reya must shake him before he ruins her . . . but her heart can't seem to let him go.

Detective Thane Driscoll has watched too many criminals get away. The man who murdered his father was no exception. Now Thane carries out his own brand of justice, even if it means compromising his soul. When a string of deaths leads him to a beautiful woman in black, he discovers there's more to his father's murder than meets the eye. 

As fate brings them closer together, Thane discovers that only Reya's touch can calm his rage. Racing to uncover an evil plot, they must fight together to stop the coming storm. But when the time comes, can Reya sacrifice her own redemption to save Thane?

Trapped for decades, a powerful god seeks freedom . . . and revenge. But the only thing that can save him is the passion of a woman's touch . . . 

Emma Keane is your average city girl trying to get a date. There's just one thing holding her back: the disembodied male voice speaking to her through her mind. Sound kind of crazy? Maybe. But crazy turns downright deadly when the voice persuades her to travel to the wilds of the Mayan jungle. There she will free his body-his incredibly hot, muscled, naked body.

Humans are so frail, so undisciplined, so susceptible to love. And when this ancient being connects with Emma, the feelings she sparks drive him utterly mad. Protective, keep-her-close, never-let-her-go kind of mad. Which might not be such a bad thing because from the moment the beautiful, passionate Emma unshackles his body, they are hunted at every turn. Now he'll have to do everything in his power to keep her safe. But will it be enough?

Anche questa settimana NetGalley mi ha fornito diversi titoli interessanti che io giro a voi. Allora? Quale di questi libri vi ha incuriosito? Fatemelo sapere nei commenti!

Books around the World # 4

Buon giovedì a tutti,

fortunatamente il fine settimana si avvicina e potrò dedicarmi con più calma e tranquillità alle mie letture. Sono curiosa di sapere cosa state leggendo.

Nel caso in cui siate bravissimi in inglese e leggiate in lingua senza difficoltà, vi aggiorno sulle prossime uscite internazionali.

 

SEARCHING FOR SOMEDAY

Jennifer Probst

In charming Verily, New York, Kate Seymour has a smashing success with Kinnections, the matchmaking service she owns with her two best girlfriends. But Kate’s more than a savvy businesswoman: She’s gifted with a secret power, a jolting touch that signals when love’s magic is at work. It rocked her when she picked up a strange volume of love spells in the town’s used bookstore . . . and it zapped her again when she encountered Slade Montgomery, the hot-tempered—and hot-bodied— divorce lawyer who storms into Kinnections demanding proof that playing Cupid won’t destroy his vulnerable sister, Kate’s newest client. The only way to convince this cynic that she’s no fraud, and that love is no mirage, is for Kate to meet his audacious challenge: find him his dream woman. Can Kate keep their relationship strictly business when her electrifying attraction nearly knocked her off her feet? Or has the matchmaker finally met her match?

 

 

 

 

MISTLETOE AND MAGIC

Katie Rose

 

In Katie Rose’s delightful eBook original novella set in Victorian New York City, a remarkable woman with the gift of second sight must learn to trust her visions while following her heart.
Blond, angelic Penelope Appleton possesses breathtaking looks—and a troublesome secret. She and her two charming—and newly married—sisters have inspired quite a following posing as spiritualists. However, unlike her clever sisters, Penelope actually does glimpse the future. On the eve of her coming out at a Christmas ball, Penelope sees a vision of a rakishly handsome dark-haired man who she knows is her destiny. But her premonition comes with a terrible price: She also foretells his death.
 Jared Marton takes one look at Penelope and his fate is sealed. He must possess her, heart and soul, even if his efforts to get close to this ethereal beauty are thwarted by her determination to deny the magic between them . . . until a perfect kiss dissolves all barriers to sweet surrender. But when Jared discovers the burden she carries, a perfect love is challenged by the cold winds of fate.

 FORGED IN DREAMS AND MAGICK

Kat Bastion

Isobel MacInnes wakes up in present-day California, lunches in medieval Scotland, and by ten days’ end, falls in love with a man and his country, only to lose them in a heart-wrenching twist of fate . . .
Found in the arms of her second soul mate . . .
Forced to balance the delicate strands of time between two millennia . . .
Shocked by revelations rewriting the very foundations of history . . . of everything.
Isobel, a rising-star archaeology student, is dropped into two ancient worlds without warning . . . or her permission. Her fiery spirit resists the dependency thrust upon her. Amid frustration at her lack of control, she helplessly falls in love. Twice.
She struggles to adjust to the unimaginable demands of two leaders of men—a laird in the thirteenth-century Highlands and a Pict chieftain in a more ancient Scotland. Isobel transforms from an academic, hell-bent on obtaining archaeological recognition, to a woman striving to care for those she loves, and ultimately . . . into a fearless warrior risking everything to protect them.

THE MEPHISTO MARK

Trinity Faegen

Orphaned at six and sent to live with abusive relatives in Bucharest, Mariah learned early in life to box up violent, agonizing memories and put them in permanent mental storage. Now almost nineteen, she has a paying job, a tiny apartment, and a plan to attend university. She loves her independence and is steadily overcoming her past, but when an enigmatic stranger walks into the pub where she works and the trajectory of her life changes yet again, she begins to wonder if she’ll run out of mental shelf space.
The only females unafraid of the Mephisto brothers are the extremely rare Anabo, born without Original Sin. Over one hundred years ago, Phoenix was first to find one, but he made a fatal mistake and she was murdered by his oldest brother and enemy, Eryx. Phoenix soldiered through the next century wrapped up in grief and guilt, his only outlet planning takedowns of those who pledged their souls to Eryx. When one of his brothers brings Mariah to Mephisto Mountain, he’s torn between his instinctive, powerful need to pursue her, and his certainty that he can never have her.
Drawn into the world of the Mephisto, Mariah sees the pain and misery Eryx unleashes on humanity, and the boxes in her mind begin to fly open, one by one. All that keeps her from slipping off the edge is her unlikely, sexually charged friendship with Phoenix. He’s incredibly screwed up; she’s completely broken. It would take a miracle for them to find happiness. Then Eryx brings the war for Hell to a whole new level, forcing Mariah and Phoenix to make a choice that will bind them together for all eternity, or rip them apart forever.
The Mephisto Mark is third in the Mephisto Covenant series, but is a stand-alone novel. 

Questo è tutto per oggi, allora quale di questi books vi ha attirato? Fatemelo sapere nei commenti, sapete che sono curiosa!

 

Books around the World #3

Sono in ritardo nella pubblicazione di questa rubrica, lo so...mi spiace, ma meglio tardi che mai, no?
Anche questa settimana ho diversi titoli da proporvi. Uno in particolare mi ha colpito e così l'ho richiesto...speriamo che la mia richiesta venga accettata.

PAWN DI AIMEE CARTER

DATA DI PUBBLICAZIONE: 26 NOVEMBRE 2013

For Kitty Doe, it seems like an easy choice. She can either spend her life as a III in misery, looked down upon by the higher ranks and forced to leave the people she loves, or she can become a VII and join the most powerful family in the country.

If she says yes, Kitty will be Masked—surgically transformed into Lila Hart, the Prime Minister's niece, who died under mysterious circumstances. As a member of the Hart family, she will be famous. She will be adored. And for the first time, she will matter.

There's only one catch. She must also stop the rebellion that Lila secretly fostered, the same one that got her killed…and one Kitty believes in. Faced with threats, conspiracies and a life that's not her own, she must decide which path to choose—and learn how to become more than a pawn in a twisted game she's only beginning to understand.

CRASH INTO YOU DI KATIE MCGARRY

DATA DI PUBBLICAZIONE: 26 NOVEMBRE 2013

The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life—that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers…and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker—a guy she has no business even talking to. But when the foster kid with the tattoos and intense gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can't get him out of her mind.

Isaiah has secrets, too. About where he lives, and how he really feels about Rachel. The last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl who wants to slum it on the south side for kicks—no matter how angelic she might look.

But when their shared love of street racing puts both their lives in jeopardy, they have six weeks to come up with a way out. Six weeks to discover just how far they'll go to save each other.

 

 

THE HANGMAN'S REPLACEMENT DI TAONA D. CHIVENEKO

 

Zimbabwe’s last hangman retired in 2004. As the nation drifted towards abolition, no determined effort was launched to find a replacement. However, the discovery of carnivorous flame lilies at the Great Zimbabwe monument triggered a spirited search for a new executioner. Those who know why this discovery energized the recruitment effort refused to talk.

The frantic attempts to find a new hangman were impeded by the lack of suitable candidates. Well-placed sources confirmed that the fear of ngozi was a deterrent. According to this traditional belief, the spirit of a murdered person torments the killer and his family for generations. However, this is only half the story. Several promising applicants did come forward. None met the minimum requirements for the job. The selection criteria were designed to exclude the mentally ill, the vindictive, and the sadistic. However, they did not rule out the desperate.

WITCH'S BREW DI HEIDI R. KLING

The Spellspinners of Melas County is a fantasy YA romance series about a witch, a warlock, and their fight for their forbidden but prophesized love.

Once soulmates, the witch and warlock covens of the California coast have been estranged for a century. Raised to hate each other, their teenagers meet in the Solstice Stones, a magical battleground where they draw energy from each other to maintain their balance. 16 year olds Logan and Lily have spent years training for their first Stones…only to discover just days before that the enemy may not be what either of them had thought.

In Witch’s Brew, Lily is torn between her feelings for Logan and her coven’s need to know who—or what—he is. The young lovers race against time, their distrust for each other, and the powerful influence of their elders, to unravel the mystery of their pasts before their future is destroyed.

 

 

Io ho richiesto l'ultimo: primo perché ha una cover stupenda e poi la trama mi attira particolarmente, quindi terrò le dita incrociate.

E voi? Fatemi sapere se qualcosa ha attirato la vostra attenzione, sono curiosa di leggere i vostri commenti!

 

 

 

 

 

Books around the World # 2

Buon mercoledì a tutti,

eccoci al secondo appuntamento con la rubrica Books around the World.

Anche questa settimana ho diverse uscite da farvi conoscere, quindi procedo immediatamente con la rubrica.

IN USCITA IL 3 DICEMBRE 2013

In Rhyannon Byrd's latest Bloodrunners romance, passion and secrets collide, and only their love will save two werewolves and their pack.

With his sharp gaze locked on the most magnificent female he'd ever seen, Wyatt Pallaton did his best to hold himself back. Of course, Elise Drake wasn't just any female. Fiery and cool, strong, yet at the same time achingly vulnerable, she'd turned his entire world on its head.

No matter how bloody difficult it proved to be, he was done letting her pretend he didn't exist. Done with letting her fight her own battles. Done driving himself slowly into this maddening state of frustrated desire. One way or another, things were about to change.

Come hell or high water, she was done running....

 IN USCITA IL 5 NOVEMBRE 2013

Think The Mentalist Pretty Little Liars meets--Jennifer Lynn Barnes' The Naturals is a gripping psychological thriller with killer appeal, a to-die-for romance, and the bones of a gritty and compelling new series.

Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they've begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie. 

What Cassie doesn't realize is that there's more at risk than a few unsolved homicides--especially when she's sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms close. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive.

IN USCITA IL 15 OTTOBRE 2013

New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice brilliantly conjures the shadowed terrors of the Louisiana bayou--in this intense new supernatural thriller

It's been a decade since the Delongpre family vanished near Bayou Rabineaux, and still no one can explain the events of that night. No one except Niquette Delongpre, the survivor who ran away and left behind her best friends, Ben and Anthem, to save them from her new found capacity for destruction...and who alone knows the source of her very bizarre--and deadly--abilities: an isolated strip of swampland called Elysium.

Ten years ago, construction workers dug into a well, that snaked down into the waters of the Louisiana swamp and stirred something that had been there for centuries--a parasite that perverts the mind and corrupts the body.

Niquette is living proof that things done can't be undone. But as Niquette, Ben, and Anthem uncover the truth of a parasite that has the potential to alter the future of humankind, Niquette uncovers the most chilling truths of all: someone else has been infected too. And unlike her, this man is not content to live in the shadows. He is intent to use his newfound powers for one reason only: revenge.

USCITO IL 24 MAGGIO

When you control minds, only your heart can be used against you.

Eight months ago, Kira Moore revealed to the mindreading world that mindjackers like herself were hidden in their midst. Now she wonders if telling the truth was the right choice after all. As wild rumors spread, a powerful anti-jacker politician capitalizes on mindreaders' fears and strips jackers of their rights. While some jackers flee to Jackertown--a slum rife with jackworkers who trade mind control favors for cash--Kira and her family hide from the readers who fear her and jackers who hate her. But when a jacker Clan member makes Kira's boyfriend Raf collapse in her arms, Kira is forced to save the people she loves by facing the thing she fears most: FBI agent Kestrel and his experimental torture chamber for jackers. Mindjack Trilogy (novels): Open Minds, Closed Hearts, Free Souls (now available)Mindjack Origins Collection: Mindjack novellas (Mind Games, The Handler, The Scribe),exclusive deleted scenes from Free Souls, flash fiction, and more

Ho preferito lasciare le trame in inglese, a differenza del primo episodio in cui ve le avevo tradotte...non mi sembrava di rendere giustizia riportandovele in italiano.

Allora qualcuno di voi ha adocchiato qualcosa di interessante? Fatemi sapere quale di queste ha stimolato la vostra curiosità, aspetto i vostri commenti. 

P.S. Non trovate che la cover di Closed Hearts sia stupenda?

Books around the World # 1

Buona sera frescolina e autunnale!

Vi presento una nuova rubrica che la mia mente geniale ha partorito nel corso dell'estate. 

Quanti di voi conoscono NetGalley? Si tratta di un sito che mette in comunicazione i blogger con le principali case editrici del mondo. Ahimè non ce n'è nemmeno una italiana, quindi, in sostanza, è un sito fatto per coloro che leggono in lingua.

Io sono iscritta e la mia mail viene spesso invasa da proposte di nuovi titoli, quindi mi sono chiesta: perché non presentarli nel blog? E così nasce Books around the World: una rubrica settimanale nella quale vi farò conoscere le prossime uscite internazionali.

Spero di incontrare il vostro interesse e che che parteciperete con i vostri commenti.

 The Trial of Dr. Kate
Secondo libro della serie Round Rock
di Michael E. Glasscock III

Una dottoressa che non può dimenticare il suo crimine. Una giornalista che combatte per la storia della sua vita. Due donne al bivio di una città che non dimentica.
Nell'estate del 1952, Lillian Johnson viene trovata morta nella sua casa, accasciata sulla sedia a rotelle che è diventata la sua gabbia. Causa della morte è un infarto causato da un overdose di barbiturici, ma qualcosa non torna. E' come se qualcuno, non Lilian stessa, le avesse iniettato la dose letale.
La dottoressa Kate Marlow, medico nonché miglior amica di Lilian, si trova nel carcere di Round Rock. Unico medico del paese, Kat non riesce a ricordare dove si trovava il giorno della morte di Lilian e la piccola comunità del Tennessee sembra già avere il suo colpevole.

Little Joe
Primo libro della serie Round Rock
di Michael E. Glasscock III

Un ragazzo che ha perso tutto impara che amore e amicizia possono sbocciare nei luoghi più inaspettati.
Dopo l'incidente d'auto in cui hanno perso la vita i suoi genitori, Joe Stout viene mandato a vivere con i nonni materni nel piccolo paese di Round Rock, Tennessee. Orfano e lontano dalla sua casa nel Texas , il piccolo Joe fa fatica ad adattarsi. Ma i nonni, soprattutto la nonna, sono pronti per la sfida di crescere un ragazzino nonostante le difficoltà.  Ben presto Joe, con l'aiuto di uno strano duo, Sugar e Bobby, e un nuovo compagno a quattro zampe, inizia a capire che non tutto è perduto.
Ambientato durante la seconda guerra mondiale alle porte dei primi movimenti per i diritti civili, Little Joe rappresenta il microcosmo dell'America degli anni '40.

Temptation Bay
di Anna Sullivan

Maggie Solomon è sempre stata una delle figlie preferite di Windfall Island. Una bellissima e appassionata pilota di charter innamorata della sua isola sperduta nel Maine. Maggie non si è mai interessata ai forestieri finchè il suo ultimo passeggiero non ha risvegliato la curiosità della cittadina...e l'interesse di Maggie. Con il suo sguardo profondo e il carattere tagliente lo straniero è la tentazione in persona.
Dexter Keegan è in missione segreta per risolvere un caso che lancerà la sua carriera: scoprire l'identità dell'erede di Stanhope, rapito quasi un secolo fa. Nessuno deve scoprire cosa Dex stia facendo, neppure la bellissima ragazza dagli occhi blu. Mentre la passione tra i due prende fuoco, Maggie si rivela essere la chiave del caso...e il bersaglio di un nemico sconosciuto. Dex farà di tutto per proteggere la donna di cui sta per innamorarsi, anche rischiare la propria vita.

Questi sono i titoli che vi propongo questa settimana. Che ve ne pare? Qualcosa vi ha incuriosito?

Fatemi sapere cosa pensate della nuova rubrica, vi piace?