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Wednesday, 7 December 2011 at 10:30 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday #18

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. Basically, it’s a chance to highlight one of the many books that you want to read but hasn’t been released just yet. This week I have selected 2 books.

My Waiting on Wednesday picks for this week are…

Title: What She Left Behind
Author: Tracy Bilen
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: May 1, 2012

“Don’t even think of leaving…I will find you,” he whispered. “Guaranteed.”

Sara and her mom have a plan to finally escape Sara’s abusive father. But when her mom doesn’t show up as expected, Sara’s terrified. Her father says that she’s on a business trip, but Sara knows he’s lying. Her mom is missing—and her dad had something to do with it. Each day that passes, Sara’s more on edge. Her friends know that something’s wrong, but she won’t endanger anyone else with her secret. And with her dad growing increasingly violent, Sara must figure out what happened to her mom before it’s too late…for them both.

I seem to be choosing much darker books latetly. Not really sure why.

Title: Snow White

Author: The Grimm Brothers

Publisher: Harper Collins

Publication Date: February 28, 2012

THE REISSUE OF the classic Grimm tale of a beautiful young girl with skin as white as snow, lips and cheeks as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony is breathtakingly realized by acclaimed artist Charles Santore in this lush, lovely picture book.

Just how amazing do those illustrations look? How can you possibly resist getting this version? I think I may just have to preorder it.

Wednesday, 30 November 2011 at 13:54 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday # 17: Lost Girls by Ann Kelley

Title: Lost Girls
Author: Ann Kelley
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: July 10, 2012

No parents. No rules. No way home.

Fourteen-year-old Bonnie MacDonald couldn't be more excited for a camping trip on an island off the coast of Thailand with her fellow Amelia Earhart Cadets-the daughters of the men and women stationed there during the Vietnam War. But when a strong current deposits the girls on what their boatman calls the "forbidden island," things take a turn for the worse: A powerful storm comes to destroy their campsite, the smallest of the junior cadets is found dead, and their boatman never returns. What once seemed like a vacation in paradise has become a battle against the elements.

Peppered with short, frantic entries from Bonnie's journal, Lost Girls is a page-turning, heart-pounding adventure story about a group of teen girls fighting for their lives.

How coold does that sound? It's like Lord of the Flies, but with girls. Even though I already have an ARC of this one, I am forcing myself not to read it until at least May. We will see how well that works out.

What is your Waiting on Wednesday pick this week?

Wednesday, 16 November 2011 at 06:00 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday #16:

Title: Amelia Anne Is Dead And Gone
Author: Kat Rosenfield
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication Date: May 10, 2012

On the night of Becca’s high school graduation, the discovery of an unidentified dead girl left to bleed out on the side of a dirt road sends the town—and Becca—into a tailspin. Becca has always longed to break free from her small home town, but as the violence of the outside world creeps into her backyard, she withdraws and retreats inward, paralyzed for the first time in her life.

Short chapters detailing the last days of Amelia Anne Richardson’s life are intercut with Becca’s own coming-of-age summer, unfolding into the parallel stories of two young women struggling with self-identity and tense romantic relationships as the summer’s tumultuous events twist Becca closer and closer to the truth about Amelia’s murder.

How amazing does that sound? Not to mention, I am in love with the cover.

What is your Waiting on Wednesday pick this week?

Wednesday, 12 October 2011 at 13:18 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday #15: Spellcaster by Cara Lynn Shultz

Title: Spellcaster
Author: Cara Lynn Shultz
Publisher: HarlequinTEEN
Publication Date: March 27, 2012

Finding your eternal soulmate-easy.

Stopping a true-love-hungry evil-not so much…

After breaking a centuries-old romantic curse, Emma Connor is (almost) glad to get back to normal problems. Although...it's not easy dealing with the jealous cliques and gossip that rule her exclusive Upper East Side prep, even for a sixteen-year-old newbie witch. Having the most-wanted boy in school as her eternal soul mate sure helps ease the pain-especially since wealthy, rocker-hot Brendan Salinger is very good at staying irresistibly close....

But something dark and hungry is using Emma and Brendan's deepest fears to reveal damaging secrets and destroy their trust in each other. And Emma's crash course in über-spells may not be enough to keep them safe…or to stop an inhuman force bent on making their unsuspected power its own.

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Seriously, I kind of squealed like a fangirl when I saw this one. Spellbound, the first book in the series, is one of the first books I read when I started the blog. I didn't even realize that it wasn't a standalone, but I had hoped there would be a follow-up. I love it when things come together!

Wednesday, 5 October 2011 at 06:00 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday #14

Title: Archon - The Books of Raziel
Author: Sabrina Benulis
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication Date: January 2012

Angela Mathers is plagued by visions of angels, supernatural creatures who haunt her thoughts by day and seduce her dreams by night. Newly released from a mental institution where she was locked away for two years, she hopes that her time at the Vatican’s university, the West Wood Academy, will give her a chance at a normal life. Unlike ordinary humans, Angela is a blood head — a freak, a monster, the possible fulfillment of a terrifying prophecy of overwhelming death and destruction. Only in Luz, the Vatican’s wondrous enclave, are blood heads accepted and encouraged to discover what kind of powers or special abilities they might possess.

But within West Wood, a secret coven plots, and demons and angels roam the streets searching for the key to open Raziel’s book — a secret tome from a lost archangel. Some are determined to destroy Raziel, while others, like the beautiful Supernal Israfel, one of the highest of the high, wish to free him. And when the Archon — the human chosen to possess the spirit of a dead angel — rises as foretold, they will control the supernatural universe.

Torn between mortal love and angelic obsession, Angela holds the key to Heaven and Hell — and both will stop at nothing to possess her.

Wednesday, 28 September 2011 at 00:01 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday #13: So Pretty It Hurts

Title: So Pretty It Hurts
Author: Kate White
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: March 20, 2012

Bailey Weggins, the thirty-something, true crime journalist for Buzz, a leading celebrity magazine, needs a break. Plenty busy with her day job, her freelance work, and trying to get her first book noticed, she barely has time for her recently exclusive boyfriend, Beau Regan, much less herself. When Beau goes out of town, Bailey accepts an invitation with her friend Jesse to a music mogul's weekend house in upstate New York.

But, the relaxing weekend getaway turns out to be more like an Agatha Christie whodunit. A weird tension has infected all the guests—a glamorous crowd of journalists and models, including the famous, and famously thin, supermodel Devon Barr. An impending snowstorm only adds to the tension. When Devon’s cold, lifeless body is found in her bed, Bailey immediately suspects foul play: she can’t shake the memory of a fearful and angry Devon shivering in the woods outside the house, whispering , “I have to get out here . . . It’s not safe for me.”

When evidence goes missing from the crime scene, Bailey once again finds herself a moving target—running closer to the truth and farther from safety.

I have only read one other book by Kate White, but I loved it. Plus, how awesome does that cover look?

What are you waiting for this Wednesday?

Tuesday, 23 August 2011 at 20:01 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday (#12) The Way We Fall

Title: The Way We Fall
Author: Megan Crewe
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Publication Date: January 4, 2012

[Goodreads | Amazon]

It starts with an itch you just can't shake. Then comes a fever and a tickle in your throat. A few days later, you'll be blabbing your secrets and chatting with strangers like they’re old friends. Three more, and the paranoid hallucinations kick in.

And then you're dead.

When a deadly virus begins to sweep through sixteen-year-old Kaelyn’s community, the government quarantines her island—no one can leave, and no one can come back.

Those still healthy must fight for dwindling supplies, or lose all chance of survival. As everything familiar comes crashing down, Kaelyn joins forces with a former rival and discovers a new love in the midst of heartbreak. When the virus starts to rob her of friends and family, she clings to the belief that there must be a way to save the people she holds dearest.

Because how will she go on if there isn't?

Megan Crewe crafts a powerful and gripping exploration of self-preservation, first love, and hope. Poignant and dizzying, this heart-wrenching story of one girl’s bravery and unbeatable spirit will leave readers fervently awaiting the next book in this standout new series.

New series! That's all I had to hear and I was hooked. It's just a bonus that it sounds awesome!

What is your Waiting on Wednesday pick this week?

Tuesday, 16 August 2011 at 20:01 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday (#11) Born Wicked

Title: Born Wicked - The Cahill Witch Chronicles Book 1
Author: Jessica Spotswood
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: February 7, 2012

[Goodreads | Amazon]

Cate Cahill and her sisters are considered eccentric bluestockings—a little odd, a little unfashionable, and far too educated for their own good. The truth is more complicated; they’re witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it could mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave. Before their mother died, she entrusted Cate with keeping them safe and keeping everyone, including their father, in the dark about their powers. When her father employs a governess and Cate begins to receive notes from her missing, presumed-mad godmother, her task becomes much more difficult. As Cate searches for answers in banned books and rebellious new friends, she must juggle unwanted proposals, tea parties, and an illicit attraction to the new gardener. Cate will do anything to protect her sisters, but at what cost to herself?

How gorgeous is that cover? It is just so simple and beautiful. I just want a photograph of it for my wall. Bonus...is that the story sounds interesting as well. Double score!

What is your Waiting on Wednesday pick this week?

Tuesday, 9 August 2011 at 20:01 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday (#10) Damage Control

Title: Damage Control
Author: Denise Hamilton
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: September 6, 2011

[Goodreads | Amazon]

Maggie Silver is solidly middle class, with a mortgage to pay and an ill mother to support. She does her best to scramble up the ladder at an exclusive, high-powered PR firm in Southern California, whose clients are movie stars and famous athletes. Now, Maggie is being asked to take on her toughest client yet: Senator Henry Paxton, distinguished statesman from Southern California, who also happens to be the father of Anabelle, Maggie’s former high school best friend.

Senator Paxton’s young, female aide has been found murdered, and it is up to Maggie to run damage control and prevent a scandal. Thrown back into the Paxtons’ glamorous world, Maggie is unexpectedly flooded with memories from the stormy years in high school when her friendship with Anabelle was dramatically severed after a tragedy that neither of them has been able to forget. As Maggie gets further embroiled in the lives of the Paxtons, she realizes that the ties of her old friendship are stronger than she thinks.

Riveting and suspense-filled, Damage Control examines our craving for celebrity and spectacle and how far the bonds of friendship can stretch before they break forever.

I am kind of love this cover, not to mention he content of the book themselves. Must pre-order this book immediately!

What is your Waiting on Wednesday pick this week?

Tuesday, 2 August 2011 at 20:01 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday (#9) The Lady of The Rivers

Title: The Lady of the Rivers
Author: Philippa Gregory
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: October 18, 2011

[Goodreads | Amazon]

Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's close friend and a Lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love and married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina, and to the founder of the house of Luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroines.

This is book three in the Cousin's War series by Philippa Gregory. I already have books one and two, though I haven't yet read them, but who doesn't love a Philippa Gregory book? Maybe I will read the first two books before the third one comes out. Fingers crossed!

What's on your waiting list this week?

Wednesday, 27 July 2011 at 04:00 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday (#8) Empress of the Seven Hills

Title: Empress of the Seven Hills
Author: Kate Quinn
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Publication Date: April 3, 2012

Powerful, prosperous, and expanding ever farther into the untamed world, the Roman Empire has reached its zenith under the rule of the beloved Emperor Trajan. But neither Trajan nor his reign can last forever . . .

Brash and headstrong, Vix is a celebrated ex-gladiator returned to Rome to make his fortune. The sinuous, elusive Sabina is a senator’s daughter who craves adventure. Sometimes lovers, sometimes enemies, Vix and Sabina are united by their devotion to Trajan. But others are already maneuvering in the shadows. Trajan’s ambitious Empress has her own plans for Sabina. And the aristocratic Hadrian — the Empress’s ruthless protégé and Vix’s mortal enemy — has ambitions he confesses to no one, ambitions rooted in a secret prophecy.

When Trajan falls, the hardened soldier, the enigmatic empress, the adventurous girl, and the scheming politician will all be caught in a deadly whirlwind of desire and death that may seal their fates, and that of the entire Roman Empire . . .

So this is book # 3 from Kate Quinn. The first was Mistress of Rome and the second is Daughters of Rome. I loved both of those, so I have no doubt I am going to love this one as well. Why is it not April yet?

What is your waiting on Wednesday pick this week?

Wednesday, 22 June 2011 at 19:34 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday # 6: Incubus (Fairwick Chronicles #1)

Title: Incubus

Author: Carol Goodman

Publisher: Ebury Press

Publication Date: July 21, 2011

‘This is where all stories start, on the edge of a dark wood…’

Dr. Callie McFay’s travels to the small college town of Fairwick in New York State for a job interview. Despite it being her second choice she finds herself talked into accepting a job offer from the Folklore Department to teach a class on demons and vampires. She also finds herself drawn to an old house in the woods where Gothic novelist Dahlia LaMotte used to live and buys it on a whim, despite the seeming reluctance of the estate agent to sell it to her.

But on the night of her job interview, she had a very vivid erotic dream about a man made out of shadows and moonlight, and this dream becomes a regular occurrence when she moves into her new home. Callie starts to feel like a heroine in one of the gothic novels she teaches as slowly it dawns on her that things at the college – and in her home – are not what they seem. She learns that her house is supposed to be haunted by LaMotte’s former lover and her new – and rather strange – colleagues tell her an unfamiliar fairy tale about an incubus-demon with a human past who was enchanted by a fairy queen…

Don't you just love that cover? That is what first caught my attention, but after reading the synopsis I had to add this one to my waiting list.

What is your waiting on Wednesday pick?

Wednesday, 15 June 2011 at 13:21 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday #5 - Don't Breathe A Word

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. Basically, it’s a chance to highlight one of the many books that you want to read but hasn’t been released just yet.

My Waiting on Wednesday pick for this week is....

Title: Don't Breathe A Word

Author: Holly Cupala

Publication Date: September 20, 2011

From the Goodreads website....

It's tough living in the shadow of a dead girl. . . .

In the five years since her bad-girl sister Xanda's death, Miranda Mathison has wondered about the secret her sister took to the grave, and what really happened the night she died. Now, just as Miranda is on the cusp of her dreams—a best friend to unlock her sister's world, a ticket to art school, and a boyfriend to fly her away from it all—Miranda has a secret all her own.

When two lines on a pregnancy test confirm her worst fears, Miranda is stripped of her former life. She must make a choice with tremendous consequences and finally face her sister's demons and her own.

In this powerful debut novel, stunning new talent Holly Cupala illuminates the dark struggle of a girl who must let go of her past to find a way into her own future.

I have no ever loving idea why all of my recent WOW picks have been YA. Maybe it's a testament to just how strong the books that are being published and written for the YA audience is. This book sounds amazing and it's a bit different in that it's about real life issues and not either a re-telling of a story or in the paranormal category.

What is your Waiting on Wednesday pick this week?

Wednesday, 1 June 2011 at 14:42 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday #4: Lie

Title: Lie

Author: Caroline Bock

Publication Date: August 30, 2011

From the GoodReads website... Everybody knows, nobody’s talking… Seventeen year-old Skylar Thompson is being questioned by the police. Her boyfriend Jimmy stands accused of brutally assaulting two young El Salvadoran immigrants from a neighboring town, and she's the prime witness. Skylar is keeping quiet about what she's seen, but how long can she keep it up?

Jimmy was her savior. When her mother died, he was the only person who made her feel safe, protected from the world. But when she begins to appreciate the enormity of what has happened, especially when Carlos Cortez, the victim's brother, steps up to demand justice, she starts to have second thoughts about protecting him. Jimmy's accomplice, Sean, is facing his own moral quandary. He's out on bail and has been offered a plea in exchange for testifying against Jimmy. Sean must decide whether or not to turn on his friend in order to save himself. But most importantly, both must figure out why they followed someone like Jimmy—someone who bullied people and advocated violence against others—in the first place.

I can't wait for this book to come out. When I first started blogging, this is one of the first books to go in my wishlist pile. Why couldn't YA books have been this interesting when I was younger? I would have done a lot more reading then.

What is your Waiting on Wednesday pick this week?

Tuesday, 24 May 2011 at 20:01 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday # 3: Tris & Izzie

Tris & Izzie

By: Mette Ivie Harrison

Publication Date: October 11, 2011

From the Goodreads website

A modern retelling of the German fairytale "Tristan and Isolde", Tris and Izzie is about a young witch named Izzie who is dating Mark King, the captain of the basketball team and thinks her life is going swimmingly well. Until -- she makes a love potion for her best friend Brangane and then ends up taking it herself accidentally, and falling in love with Tristan, the new guy at school.

For some reason, the books that I have been looking forward to lately have been a mixture of YA novels. I guess with work and studying, I need some lighter reading. I can't wait for this book. I am especially loving re-told or re-imagined versions of timeless classics lately, and this seems like another fabulous one to add to the pile. I must say, that I really did fall in love with the cover and that is what initially caught my eye.

What are you waiting for this Wednesday?

Tuesday, 17 May 2011 at 20:01 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday #2: Juliet Immortal

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. Basically, it's a chance to highlight one of the many books that you want to read but hasn't been released just yet.

My Waiting on Wednesday pick for this week is...

Juliet Immortal

By: Stacey Jay

Publication Date: August 9, 2011

From the Author's Website:

"These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume."
—Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

The most tragic love story in history . . .

Juliet Capulet didn't take her own life. She was murdered by the person she trusted most, her new husband, Romeo Montague, a sacrifice made to ensure his own immortality. But Romeo didn't anticipate that Juliet would be granted eternal life, as well, and would become an agent for the Ambassadors of Light.

For 700 years, Juliet has struggled to preserve romantic love and the lives of the innocent, while Romeo has fought for the dark side, seeking to destroy the human heart. Until now.

Now Juliet has found her own forbidden love, and Romeo, oh Romeo, will do everything in his power to destroy their happiness.

Doesn't that sound interesting? Romeo and Juliet was the first Shakespearean play that I ever read (back when I was eight) and it's still one of my favourites (call me sentimental). Can't say that I have ever heard of it having this twist before, which is what it makes it so much more interesting to me.

What is your Waiting on Wednesday pick this week?

Wednesday, 11 May 2011 at 14:46 | By: Nicole @ Nicole About TOwn

Waiting on Wednesday: Crushed Seraphim

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. Basically, it's a chance to highlight one of the many books that you want to read but hasn't been released just yet.

My Waiting on Wednesday pick for this week is...

Crushed Seraphim

By: Debra Anastasia

Publication Date: May 17, 2011

From the Omnific Website

How does a foul-mouthed angel end up as the last hope for all of Heaven and Earth?

When Seraph Emma is maimed and tossed from Heaven by a rogue angel who's taken charge, she fears she'll never be allowed to return. Tasked with the impossible job of showing the self-loathing (and not even human!) Jason his worth, Emma is sure she's doomed to fail.

Meanwhile, having wormed his way into Heaven, the corrupt Everett has trapped God in Hell and has designs on unleashing evil everywhere. Fortunately, if there's one thing Emma can't do (in addition to minding her language), it's give up. Determined to save Jason and get back to Heaven-even if it means going to Hell-Emma's plan is simple yet impossible: trick the Devil to save God.

What she doesn't count on is the devotion and, well, humanity she finds in Jason; the spirit, hidden compassion, and raw sex appeal within the Devil; and the vulnerability of her own heart. With the help of two unlikely allies, she'll wage the battle for Heaven. But will Emma be sidetracked by a new sort of heaven along the way?

What's truly more dangerous? Falling from Heaven, or falling in love?

Debra Anastasia has twisted a fast-paced tale of intimate relationships with literally universal impact. Rich with humor and electrified by attraction, this novel offers a playfully off-beat take on the good and evil that make up the world.

What is your Waiting on Wednesday pick this week?

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