Well Autumn is on its way, the kids are all back and school which means that officially Christmas is only round the corner…now aren’t you glad I reminded you!

Well August was a fantastic month for books out, and September isn’t looking to shabby either, which is good because when its windy outside we should all stay indoors nice and warm with a good book and a cup of tea!  Except I don’t drink tea, so mines a coffee.

• Songbird – Maya Banks – 1st September
• Barely Bewitched – Kimberly Frost – 1st September
• Storm of Shadows – Christina Dodd – 1st September
• Dark Slayer – Christine Feehan – 1st Septmeber
• Big Bad Wolf – Christine Warren – 29th September
• Unhallowed Ground – Heather Graham 29th September
• Covet – J R Ward – 29th September
• Frostbitten – Kelley Armstrong – 29th September
• Blood Bargain – Maria Lima – 29th September

Enjoy

Tazallie

Wow it’s been a crazy last couple of weeks. I still haven’t even near finished blogging about the Utah adventure, but that can be finished later. So, without further ado:

+singing “New Soul” in Yael Naim’s French/Israeli accent. I’m getting quite good at it.

+Spanish pop. I listened to “Ella Es Bonita” for three hours straight the other day. Still no match for pulling “Hands Clean” on loop for 50 times, though….

+college research! I still don’t want to go to college in America, even Belmont’s lost most of its appeal, but going abroad is so expensive. However, the Universidad de Navarra’s Humanities and Medicine programs both look incredibly tempting, and cheaper than Ivy Leagues, or even the right-off Ivy Leagues like Brown, which is where Mom’s pushing for…. Not to mention, Pampona. Gaaaaahhh.

+still lusting after Booker T. Washington (BTWHSPVA) with an unprecidented intensity. I even had a dream about the theatre program last night, which isn’t even the cluster I want to joint…it was rather scary actually.

+finding more ways to procrastinate writing. This includes staring aimlessly at Pandora while it plays me music, reading, doodling, staring at my hair, facebooking ceaslessly, making oragami lucky stars (which is harder than it looks), texting random people during school hours, having staring contests with the cats, updating this thing, flickring, practicing cursive which I’ll never use, taking walks around the house, and finally sealing all my paintings.

+psychoanalyzing my hair. It’s developed a personality of its own since coming back from Utah.

+getting into everyone’s business but my own, as I don’t have any and would honestly rather keep it that way.

+daydreaming about when I get the BMW in a few months. I’ll have a car before I’ll have a license. I’m sure Dad will have no trouble making sure it’s adequatly used in those couple months, though.

+Regina Spektor Regina Spektor Reeeegiiiinaaa Speektooooooooooooor. Especially when she sings in French.

+mastering the fine art of manipulation. Most useful thing I’ve ever learned, though it has me feeling rather Slytherin.

+texting Joey until 2am or so on weekends while he watches Star Wars and I lay on the floor because the computer power cord doesn’t reach the bed, talking about security council, how he finds my lack of faith disturbing, and our planned Eurotour.

+vocabulary, vocabulary, vocabulary. *Geekiness shines through*

+building a ‘family tree’ out of acrylic paint, old pictures, and a liberal amount of glue, while trying to trace the actual Laborde line past the mid-16th century and Jean LaBorde I.

+staring at the beautiful vintage, fold-up camera sculpture by Wire-U-Here (sadly Mike doesn’t have a site) that now sits proudly on the corner of my desk looking quite lovely.

+the most adorable picture ever of my aunt and uncle when she graduated medschool. He looks like a twelve-year-old and she’s making the happiest face. Also, my great-uncle’s in the background wearing aviators from when aviators where cool for the first time.

+learning that ‘quantity over quality’ has become a virtue in the writing community, and admantly fighting to change that.

+Wislawa Szymborska’s poetry. That woman is amazing. Favourites are ‘Family Album’ and ‘Cat in an Empty Apartment’ ♥

What about you?

I love august!  Its a great month in my family for birthdays, my Dads, my Mums and even better mine!  And its also the anniversary of when the evil unicorn tree boss bought her business in the first stage of world domination.   But thats not all, this month its also Paranormal Romance Reviews birthday, our first to be exact how cool is that? well ok maybe cooler to me than you but hey its a birthday so bring on the cake!

August is also shaping up to be a fantastic month for new releases and I can see myself getting fat and lazy on good books and birthday cake this month, so without further ado so that I can get back to reading here is my list of top picks for the month of birthdays

• Dark Hunger – Rita Herron – 1st August
• Bad Moon Rising – Sherrilyn Kenyon – 4th August
• Cold Moon Rising – C T Adams & Cathy Clamp – 4th August
• Storm Visions – Christina Dodd – 4th August
• Cape Storm – Rachel Caine – 4th August
• Vanished – Kat Richardson – 4th August
• The Red Tree – Caitlin Kiernan – 4th August
• When a Man Loves a Woman – Toni McGee Causey
• Dreamfever – Karen Marie Moning – 25th August
• Hunting Ground – Patricia Briggs – 25th August
• The Kindred – L L Foster- 25th August
• Passion Untamed – Pamela Palmer – 25th August
• Obsidian Prey – Jayne Castle – 25th August
• Nice Girls Dont Date Dead Men – Molly Harper – 25th August
• Tall, Dark & Fangsome – Michelle Rowan – 25th August
• Living with the Dead – Kelley Armstrong – 25th August
• Retribution – Jeanne Stein – 25th August
• Night’s Cold Kiss – Tracey O’Hara – 25th August

I LOVE AUGUST! Happy Birthday to Dad, Mum, Us and Me and to everyone else with the best birth month!

Tazallie

England is basking in glorious sunshine, so what better time to pick up a tall glass of something cool and fun and relax in the garden, or at the beach or the park or inside where its cool with a good book!

I may not be able to forecast the weather over the next month but I can forecast some fantastic books coming out this month.

• Prey – Rachel Vincent – 1st July
• City of Souls – Vicki Pettersson – 1st July
• Skinwalker – Faith Hunter – 7th July
• Black Hills – Nora Roberts -7th July
• Burn – Linda Howard – 7th July
• Finger Linkin Fifteen – Janet Evanovich – 7th July
• Dragons Prefer Blonde’s – Candace Havens – 7th July
• Destined for an Early Grave – Jeaniene Frost – 28th July
• Hot Pursuit – Suzanne Brockmann – 28th July
• Leader of the Pack – Karen Macinerney – 28th July
• Speak of the Devil – Jenna Black – 28th July
• Promises in Death – J D Robb- 28th July

So pick up a drink with an umbrella in it and sit back and enjoy the books of July!

Tazallie

Well another month has sped by and summer is upon us…and it looks like there is lots of great summer reading coming out soon! 

So here’s my top picks this month, and with any luck I will be able to read some of them sitting in the garden enjoying the sunshine (although I will keep my brolly handy just in case!)

• Cry Mercy – Toni Andrews – 1st June
• 6 Killer Bodies – Stephanie Bond – 1st June
• Secrets She Left Behind – Diane Chamberlain – 1st June
• Caitlin Kitteridge – Street Magic – 2nd June
• Undead & Unwelcome – Mary Janice Davidson – 2nd June
• Charmed & Dangerous – Toni McGee Causey – 2nd June
• Red Kiss – Deidre Knight – 2nd June
• Sweet Persuasion – Maya Banks – 2nd June
• Eve of Destruction – S J Day 2nd June
• Demons not Included – Chyenne McCray 2nd June
• Hidden Currants – Christine Feehan – 30th June
• Dying Bites – D D Barant – 30th June

Happy reading

Tazallie

Well April was a fantastic month for new releases, and May isn’t looking too bad, although it seems its the month for the Chick-lit humor stories.  All in all lots of books to keep me out of mischief…well maybe not…

Anyway here’s my top picks for this month

• Here Kitty, Kitty – Shelly Laurenston – 1st May
• 5 Bodies to Die For – Stephanie Bond – 1st May
• Demon Can’t Help It – Kathy Love – 1st May
• Dead and Gone – Charlaine Harris – 5th May
• Dead if I Do – Tate Hallaway – 5th May
• Over My Dead Body – Michelle Bardsley – 5th May
• Hard and Fast – Erin McCarthy – 5th May
• Magic in the Blood – Devon Monk – 5th May
• Last Vampire Standing – Nancy Haddock – 5th May
• A Flash of Hex – Jes Battis – 26th May
• How to Seduce a Texan – Karen Kelley – 26th May
• Heartless – Diana Palmer – 26th May

Tazallie

As always dates are to the best of my knowledge.

Well as you may have noticed I haven’t been around to post most of February and all of March, I am just so busy at the moment that I sometimes wonder if I even have time to breath!  But here I am at last with the new release list for April and hopefully some reviews of the few books I have managed to read just recently!

• Nightwalker -Heather Graham -1 Apr
• The Warrior – Sharon Sala – 1 Apr
• Redheaded StepChild – Jaye Wells – 1 Apr
• Secret Life of a Vampire – Kerrlyn Sparks -1 Apr
• Breakneck – Erica Spindler – 2 Apr
• Your so Vein – Christine Warren – 7 Apr
• Blue Diablo – Ann Aguire -7 Apr
• Some  Girls Bite – Chloe Neil – 7 Apr
• Curse the Dawn – Karen Chance – 7 Apr
• Every Demon has his day – Clara Lockwood – 7 Apr
• Burning wild – Christine Feehan -28 Apr
• Forbidden Nights with a Vampire – Kerrlyn sparks -28 Apr
• Dayhunter – Jocelyn Drake – 28 Apr
• Doomsday can wait -Lori Handleland -28 Apr
• Lover Avenged – J R Ward – 28 Apr
• The Awakening – Kelley Armstrong – 28 Apr
• The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers – Angie Fox – 28 Apr

Well that’s my favourite picks from this months new releases, there’s quite a few re that I cant wait to read, now I just have to figure out when I will actually have the time to read them…wonder if I really need sleep?

Tazallie

I have to say that I am sorry this is late in coming out but I have been without Internet access (Oh no!) but I am back on-line and have two more great reviews to post in the next few days.

Some of my ‘dying to read’ books have come out this month already (Pride and Crossed Bones) and the reviews for them will be coming soon, but this really does pose a problem for me…what do you do when the two books you have been desperate to read come out within days of each other…and you have then finished them! (and have to wait again for the next one in the series) oh well such is life and there are many other good books out soon to console myself with!

• Pride -Rachel Vincent
• Bone Crossed – Patricia Briggs – 3rd Feb
• Dream warrior – Sherilyn Kenyon – 3 Feb
• Never been witched – Annette Blair – 3rd Feb
• Would be witch – Kimberly Frost – 3rd Feb
• You’re the one I haunt – Terri Garey-  24th Feb
• Kitty Raises Hell – Carrie Vaughn – 24th Feb
• White Witch, Black Curse – Kim Harrison -24th Feb

Hope you enjoy them as much as I hope to!

Tazallie

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!!!

With that said it looks to be a great new year for paranormal books and January all ready looks better than the last few months slim pickings!

So I hope that Santa brings you all that you asked for, and that the new year is a prosperous one…I am sure it will be for some of the authors listed on this sight.

• Murder Game -Christine Feehan 1st Jan 09
• One More Bite – Jennifer Rardin – 5th Jan 09
• Only Pleasure -Lora Leigh -6th Jan 09
• Real Vampires Don’t Diet – Gerry Bartlett – 6th Jan 09
• Night Huntress – Yasmin Galenorn – 6th Jan 09
• Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand – Carrie Vaughn – 27th Jan 09
• Dark of Night  (trouble shooters)- Suzanne Brockmann -27th Jan 09
• Men of the Other World -Kelley Armstrong -27th Jan 09

I am eagerly awaiting some of these books and there are plenty more to come, February looks just as inviting as January so bring on the New Year!

Tazallie

As always these dates are to the best of my knowledge and may change.

Well there was and still is plenty still to read this month, but November is only just around the corner so here is my list of what to read.

• Sharon Sala -Bad Penny 1st Nov -R
• Heather Graham – Deadly Harvest – 1st Nov R/P
• Erin McCarthy – Flat Out Sexy -4th Nov -P
• Laurell K Hamilton – Swallowing Darkness -4th Nov -P
• Sherrilyn Kenyon – One Dark Night -4th Nov -P
• Michelle Bardsley -Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home -4th Nov -P
• Nora Robers – The Pagan Stone -25th Nov – P/R
• Mary Janice Davidson -Fish Out of Water -25th Nov -P
• Karen MacInerney -On the Prowl -25th Nov -P
• Jenna  Black – Devil’s Due -25th Nov -P

(P=Paranormal R=Romance)

Tazallie

Well there are a few books that I have been waiting for (Katie Macalister and Kelley Armstrong naming just two)  so I should have a fairly good month book wise in October, just wish there had been more out this month that I had really wanted to read. Oh well only a couple more weeks till October!

Anyway here is my October reading list, and don’t be shy share what you are waiting for!

• Maggie Shayne – Angels Pain – 1st Oct P
• Kathy Love – I Want you to want me – 1st Oct P
• Cait London – For her Eyes only – 1st October R
• Mindy Klasky – Magic and the Modern Girl – 1st Oct P
• Karen Chance – Midnights Daughter – 7th Oct P
• Katie Macalister – Up in Smoke – 7th Oct P
• J R Ward – Black Daggers Brotherhood Guide -7th Oct
• Anya Bast – The Chosen Sin – 7th Oct P
• Diane Whiteside – Bond of Darkness – 7th Oct P
• Kelley Armstrong – Living with the Dead – 21st Oct P
• Iris Johansen – Dark Summer – 21st Oct R
• Kerrelyn Sparks – All I want For Christmas is a Vampire – 28th Oct P
• Laurell K Hamilton – Lick of Frost -28th Oct P
• Carole Nelson Douglas – Brimstone Kiss 29th – Oct P

As always the dates are correct as to the best of my knowledge, but may change.

Tazallie

C E Murphy – Hands of flame -1^St Sept U

Nalini Singh- Hostage to pleasure – 2^nd Sept P

Christine Feehan- Dark Curse – 2^nd Sept P

Melina Morel -Prey – 2^nd Sept P

Victoria laurie – Death perception – 2^nd Sept P

G A Aiken – Dragon Actually – 2^nd Sept P (Originaly released in 2004 as an ebook called Dragon Challenge under the name Shelly Laurenston

Lilith Saint crow – Steel flower – 30^th Sept P

L A Banks – Bite the bullet – 30^th Sept P

Sharie Kohler – Kiss of a dark moon 30^th Sept P

Lynsay Sands – Rogue Hunter – 30^th Sept P

Cait London – For her eyes only – 30^th Sept P

Christina Warren- One bite with a stranger – 30^th Sept P

Tazallie

Well September is here, the kids are back in school (Yippee!) and the September books are starting to come out. So here is my September 2008 list of new releases. This list includes books that I know I will be reading (Such as Christine Feehan’s Dark Curse) and some that look good but may just sit on my TBR (to be read) list indefinitely.

C E Murphy – Hands of flame – 1St Sept U
Nalini Singh – Hostage to pleasure – 2nd Sept P
Christine Feehan – Dark Curse – 2nd Sept P
Melina Morel – Prey – 2nd Sept P
Victoria laurie – Death perception – 2nd Sept P
G A Aiken -Dragon Actually -2nd Sept P
(Originaly released in 2004 as an ebook called Dragon Challenge under the name Shelly Laurenston )
Lilith Saintcrow – Steelflower – 30th Sept P
L A Banks – Bite the bullet – 30th Sept P
Sharie Kohler -Kiss of a dark moon – 30th Sept P
Lynsay Sands – Rogue Hunter – 30th Sept P
Cait London -For her eyes only – 30th Sept P/S
Christina Warren – One bite with a stranger – 30th Sept P

P= Paranormal
R = Romance
U =Urban Fantasy
S= Romantic Suspence

All Dates are correct to the best of my knowledge, but aren’t set in stone!

Please share any September authors that you are waiting for!
Tazallie

I have to keep a list of what books I am waiting for so that I don’t miss any, I will share this list each month because there may be books you didn’t know were coming out or perhaps authors you hadn’t heard of.

P= Paranormal
R = Romance
U =Urban Fantasy

Jayne Castle – Dark Light – 26th August -P
Jennifer Cruise – Agnes and the Hitman – 26th August -R
Jeanne C Stein – Legacy – 26th August -U
Diana Palmer – Heart of Stone -September -R
Sara Reinke – Dark Hunger – 2 September -P
Christine Feehan – Dark Curse – 2nd September -P
Diana Holquist – Hungry for More – 26th September -R
Christine Warren – One Bite With A Stranger – 30th September -P

What books are you waiting for?

Share your Aug/Sept lists here, because you might have authors others haven’t read yet!

Tazallie

P.S. Dates may change as publication is not set in stone!

I have to keep a list of what books I am waiting for so that I don’t miss any, I will share this list each month because there may be books you didn’t know were coming out or perhaps authors you hadn’t heard of.

P= Paranormal
R = Romance
U =Urban Fantasy

Jayne Castle – Dark Light – 26th August -P
Jennifer Cruise – Agnes and the Hitman – 26th August -R
Jeanne C Stein – Legacy – 26th August -U
Diana Palmer – Heart of Stone -September -R
Sara Reinke – Dark Hunger – 2 September -P
Christine Feehan – Dark Curse – 2nd September -P
Diana Holquist – Hungry for More – 26th September -R
Christine Warren – One Bite With A Stranger – 30th September -P

What books are you waiting for?

Share your Aug/Sept lists here, because you might have authors others haven’t read yet!

Tazallie

P.S. Dates may change as publication is not set in stone!