Upcoming Releases - June 21-27

It's hard to believe this is already the last week of June.  I'm typing this and wondering, Where did the month go? It's crazy how fast everything seems to fly the older you get.  Remember those hot, humid days of summer when you were young and you thought summer would never end?  I remember even looking forward to going back to school. Today, it always feels like I just finished work yesterday and suddenly it's September and we're heading right back into fall and the dark days of winter (shudder).  Although it's nice to think about curling up in front of a fire with the snow falling down outside, I would much rather be at my campsite curling around that fire knowing it's still the middle of summer and I don't have to shovel a foot of snow in my driveway the next time I look out the front door.

Here's something to look forward to this week; another great week of upcoming releases.

Dark Flame (Immortals, Book 4)
Alyson Noel
Release Date: June 22, 2010

In this latest installment, Ever is helping her friend Haven transition into a life as an immortal.  But with Haven drunk on her new powers and carelessly putting them all at risk, their friendship becomes more and more strained.  At the same time, Ever delves deeper into magick in order to get control over her enemy Roman and free Damen from his power.

Broken (Grant County Series, Book 7)
by Karin Slaughter
Release Date: June 22, 2010

When the body of a young man is found buried deep beneath the icy water of Lake Grant, a note left under a rock by the shore points to suicide.  But within minutes, it becomes clear that this is no suicide.  It's a brutal, cold-blooded murder.  Special Agent Will Trent, brought in to help with the case, is immediately confronted with a wall of silence.  Grant County is a close-knit community with ties that run deep, and the only person who can help with the case is already dead.

Montacute House
by Lucy Jago
Release Date: June 22, 2010

Witchcraft, politics, and religious ambition combine in this gripping and wonderfully realised novel set in Somerset of the 1500s.

The Palace of Impossible Dreams (The Tide Lords, Book 3)
by Jennifer Fallon
Release Date: June 22, 2010

The Tide Lords have gathered in Jelidia and find they must find the Chaos Crystal that brought them to this world.  It is discovered that Elyssa, Scard Crasii, Warlock's cruel immortal mistress knows the location of the chaos crystal and with every immortal searching for the crystal the stakes are high.

The Waiting Room
by F.G. Gottam
Release Date: June 24, 2010

Martin Stride is a retired rock star, enjoying the quiet life with his young family on their beautiful estate.  On the edge of his grounds lies a derelict Edwardian railway station waiting room once used to transport troops in The Great War.   Silent for many years, it has become a playground for Martin's children but they won't go near it.  Strange occurrences lead in the waiting room lead Martin to seek the help of TV's favourite ghost-hunter Julian Creed.  But Creed's psychic ability is a fabrication to attract viewers.  He doesn't believe in the paranormal.    Until he spends a night in The Waiting Room.

Glimpse
by Carol Lyngh Williams
Release Date: June 22, 2010

Hope's life is turned upside down when her older sister Lizzie becomes an elective mute and is institutionalized after trying to kill herself.  Ever since their dad died Hope and Lizzie have relied on each other from a young age.  Their mother is a reluctant and unreliable parent at best, who turns tricks to support the family. Throughout the course of this lyrical and heartbreaking narrative readers and Hope discover that the mother is prostituting Lizzie and it's up to Hope to bring the truth the light to save her sister.