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Jane’s Warlord by Angela Knight

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Nothing says ‘I love you’ like being bait for a sociopath.

Jack the Ripper is a time traveling killer and he’s just targeted Jane Colby as his next victim.  Thankfully Jane has a protector, Baran Arvid.

Baran is a genetically engineered Warlord from 300 years in the future.  He and his wolf companion, Freika, have been sent back to keep Jane from being killed and to catch her killer.  It’s a mission like any other.  Except that Baran can’t seem to follow the orders he was given.  He was ordered to keep her safe from a distance!  And to NOT show himself for any reason!

He’s usually so good at following orders.

But not only does he show himself to her, he also tells her where and when he’s from, who’s after her, and as the piece de resistance he informs her that after the Ripper gets through with her, the only thing left is blood.  Baran should know.  He’s read the history books trying to find a way around it.  And you can’t change history… can you?

Join the adventure of the month and see how it all ends!

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Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Nick Gautier (pronounced Go-Shay) is your everyday, typical fourteen year-old. He loves to eat, hates high school, his dad is in prison for multiple murders, and his friends fight zombies and vampires on a regular basis…Okay, so Nick doesn’t actually believe the zombie part or anything else woo-woo like that, but his friends Bubba and Mark are certified zombie hunters…or just certified (they have guns and know how to use ‘em, so it’s best to just agree with everything they say.)

Needless to say, Nick’s life is pretty normal with a few twists. Then he gets shot. And life goes down-hill from there. Now he’s running from zombies who used to be his class mates, weird creatures are popping up and trying to kill him, apparently he has an uncle, and he can’t find a chainsaw when he needs it. Although, the rocket launcher has potential…

Oh, and did I mention that Nick now has super powers, a pocket knife that can change size, a journal that talks back, and he used to play football with a bunch of shape-shifters? Yeah. It’s one of those weeks.

The best Young Adult book you’ll ever read!! Infinity will have you on the edge of your seat and begging for more. Fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark-Hunter series will NOT want to miss this book. It explains one of the most important questions about Nick. What is up with those shirts he’s always wearing? And don’t forget! The second book, Invincible, comes out February 1, 2011!!

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Halfway To the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

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Catherine Crawfield is half vampire, and she absolutely hates that side of herself.  Vampires are evil and should be wiped off the face of the earth forever.  So she hunts them, using the alias Cat Raven.  She has 16 kills to her name, and she’s only getting better.

That is until she propositions Bones, an old vampire who’s on a hunt of his own.  Turning the tables on the naive woman, Bones kidnaps her and makes her an offer.  Help him or die.  Cat loathes him with everything she is, but she agrees to his terms.  Hey, if it doesn’t work out she can always stake him!  A cheery thought that.

Except it does work out, a little to well.  All to soon Cat finds herself falling for the sarcastic, undead Englishman.  But her new found feelings are put to the test when her mother is kidnapped by a vicious group of vampires and Cat has to choose.  Her mother, or the only man who’s ever loved every part of her, even the parts she herself hates.  It’s a race against the rising sun.  So join Cat and Bones for this months thrilling escapade!!

And don’t miss the continuing revelations in  One Foot in the Grave, At Grave’s End, and coming the 28th Destined for an early grave!

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Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

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Sookie Stackhouse can hear people’s thoughts.

Sounds cool right?  Except Sookie can’t stand all the noise in her head.  Day-in and day-out listening to people complain, insult, criticize, and er… think other things, that people think.  And working as a waitress in a bar doesn’t help one bit.

When Bill Compton settles into a booth one night her world changes forever.  See, Bill is a vampire, and at first Sookie is ecstatic knowing someone whose mind she can’t read.  He seems like the perfect vampire for her, and her Grandmother likes him too!  Everything seems to be going great.  But than she’s targeted by other creatures of the night who want to use her gift for their own gain and things start to get out of hand.  Dangerously so…

If you enjoy Dead Until Dark, check out the rest of the series! Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, From Dead to Worse, and the newest addition, Dead and Gone.

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Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

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Most days Love sucks.

At least for Beth Randall it does. Beth just found out that her father, Darius, was a vampire. ‘Was’ as in past tense, because apparently he’s now dead and has left her everything. Including genes that will turn her into a blood sucking monster like he was! That is, if she survives the change.

Enter Wrath.

Wrath is the ‘King’ of the vampires and Beth’s dad was a close friend. Before Darius died he asked Wrath to help his daughter through the change but Wrath refused. However, after Darius’ death Wrath felt honor bound to at least tell Beth what was about to happen to her.

But some days Love can change your whole world…

There’s no doubt Wrath and Beth have something, when they’re near each other lightning strikes. But with an enemy bent on destroying the vampire race and their own emotional baggage can they really make things work?

Join in the ever-present fun and excitement of the Black Dagger Brotherhood as they find their better halves in these books: Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Revealed, Lover Unbound, Lover Enshrined and the 7th in the series, Lover Avenged!! Coming April 28th.

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Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Nykyrian Quiakides was the best assassin the League ever had, than one night he disobeyed orders and disappeared. Years later the most feared assassin, Nemesis, rescues the daughter of a high powered politician.

Kiara Zamir doesn’t know what to make of the dangerously seductive man who’s rescued her. On the one hand she’s terrified and repulsed by the known murderer. But on the other, she sees something in his eyes that makes her believe that just maybe he isn’t as bad as they say.

Now the two of them are on the run from the League and if they don’t start trusting each other very quickly, they’ll find themselves worse than dead. Racing all over the Ichidian Universe, Kiara and Nemesis will find trouble around every planet. And the new love they have will be tested time and again.

With cool clothes, wicked weapons, and hot hunks this book is one of a kind and a wonderful read!  Enjoy!!

This is Sherrilyn Kenyon’s first book in her newest series. The ‘League’ series is a must read for fans of Kenyon! It is entirely different from her other series’. It’s sort of a mix between Sci-fi, Fantasy, a little Romance, and a lot of attitude!!  And if you’ve never read anything by Kenyon, don’t worry you’ll love the book anyways!

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Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klaus

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Vivian is a werewolf. And someone wants her dead…

Vivian and her Pack have had to start life over in Maryland and it hasn’t been easy. After the death of her father, the Pack Alpha, the young werewolves have been out of line and causing trouble left and right. At first it was just little things. The guys would stalk young women at night and give them a little scare or they would change and run through the town howling. Then they murdered a girl. Then another. And another…

It’s clear the Pack has been too long without an Alpha. Now, Challenge has been called and all of the males will fight for the right to be the new Alpha. Will it be one of Vivian’s friends? Or will it be the dangerous Gabriel? And what is Vivian to do about her human boyfriend? She has to tell him what she is. He’ll understand. After all, he loves her. Right?

Things are changing. With the body count swiftly rising, the Pack has started suspecting one of their own. Did Vivian really kill all those people? The question is…If you can’t trust your own Pack, Who can you trust?

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Bitten by Kelley Armstrong

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Elena never wanted to be a werewolf. But after meeting and falling in love with Clay, a werewolf himself, the choice was taken from her. Betrayed by the man she thought loved her, Elena, the only female werewolf in existence, leaves her new Pack and moves to Toronto to try and regain some semblance of a normal life.

A year later Elena is living the life she always wanted. With a new boyfriend, a great job, and lunches with friends she’s got everything. But when a call from the Pack comes, Elena must return and help track down a group of renegade werewolves intent on killing her Pack and taking her as the prize.

Being back means remembering everything she’s tried to forget. Including her feelings for Clay. Now she must decide between her new human life and the life, love, and Pack she left behind.

If you enjoy this one, look for the sequels Stolen and Broken. And don’t miss Frostbitten, coming in November!!

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Big Fat Supernatural Wedding edited by P.N. Elrod

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In this fascinating wedding anthology, the top supernatural writers of our time have joined together to give us a look into how a wedding would be if the attendees were something other than human…

From a wedding on a cursed ship, and a wedding hosting warring families, to a bride who literally turns into a monster once a month, to the uncompromising love between an immortal warrior and his human protector, these stories bring to light the interesting ways that all-powerful beings-of-the-night handle the crises’ that weddings come with. (And a few problems that don’t!)

These fantastic paranormal short stories are just the thing to lighten your day and they’re just the beginning!! As everyone knows, the party doesn’t start until the honeymoon! The stories continue in ‘My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon’.

And if you liked the stories in these books or if you just want to read a book truly appropriate for this spooky month, that’s full of humor and suspense, twists and turns, romance and happy endings, check out the round display table located after the ‘New Books’ tables. Or just ask for Brianna, if I am available I would be more than happy to help everyone find the perfect October read.

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1-800-Where-R-You by Meg Cabot

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Doing the right thing isn’t always easy. But it is a choice that every one has to make some day. That day has come for Jessica Mastriani. One day while walking home from detention, Jess was struck by lightning. But instead of dying, Jess ends up with a super power! Well. Kind of. It isn’t exactly super, but it is a power.

When Jess goes to sleep, she dreams of the locations of two children who’d been missing for years. She knows they’re missing because their pictures were on the back of the milk carton from last night. The 1-800-WHERE-R-U phone number on the back of the carton just begs Jess to call and tell someone about the kids. So while at school the next day she calls and tells the lady on the other end where they could find them.

Simple right? The kids are found and no one knows she’s the one who called. Except of course the FBI… and the United States military… and the media… Now everybody wants her help. People are sitting outside her home, the news vans are following her, even when she goes to the military base she isn’t given a moment of peace. What is she supposed to do!? Jess can’t stand all of the attention and the pressure her new powers have come with. She just wishes they would all go away: the media, the people, the FBI, she even wishes her powers would disappear! Her life would be so much better. Or would it?

Follow Jess as she first starts out finding missing people and murderers in her own home town, to fighting in Afghanistan and eventually finding her way back home.