Waiting on Wednesday 3/20/2019

First - Wow! I haven't done a "waiting on" post in nearly 10 years!

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. 

Also, there is Can't-Wait Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Keara’s Raven: Betrayal (Book 2 of the Keara’s Raven Series)... 

Written by: Mindy Klasky — www.mindyklasky.com

Cover art by: Elisabeth Alba — https://www.albaillustration.com/

Published by: Snowy Wings Publishing — www.snowywingspublishing.com 

Publication Date: April 16, 2019

I also can't wait to read book 1, Keara's Raven: Escape which is available in print as of today.  I read Mindy Klasky's Girl's Guide to Witchcraft many years ago and really enjoyed it.  Plus, I love fantasy and MG books.  So the combination makes for much anticipation.

From the author:

Rebellion always comes with a cost.

Keara is running for her life. On her twelfth birthday, she was supposed to sacrifice her magical darkbeast raven on a holy altar. Instead, she rebelled and spared Caw's life.
Now, Keara and Caw travel the Great Road with two other rebels. They flee terrifying Inquisitor priests while they search for the Darkers—other people who’ve saved their beloved darkbeasts.
Winter winds blow hard. Keara and her companions, near-frozen and close to starvation, discover an underground community of strangers. They offer food and shelter, and darkbeasts are welcome.
But are these folk truly the Darkers? Or will they betray Keara and Caw to the authorities who want to enslave them—or worse?

Amazon: http://bookl.ink/BetrayalKindle

Apple: http://bookl.ink/BetrayalApple

Barnes & Noble: http://bookl.ink/BetrayalNook

Google: http://bookl.ink/BetrayalGoogle

Kobo: http://bookl.ink/BetrayalKobo

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Waiting on Wednesday (9/16)

"Waiting on" Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/).

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

HEART CHANGE (Heart/Celta, Book #8)

by Robin D. Owens

On Sale November 3, 2009

From PenguinGroup (Berkley):

Signet D’Marigold’s lonely life is shaken when a prophet reveals she is a catalyst for change. But to accept her new life—and the charge of the noble child Avellana—means embracing a danger that may be fatal for them both. Especially when Signet’s attraction to her new bodyguard signals a secret enemy sworn to destroy them.

You can find a scene cut from Chapter 4 here and an excerpt from Chapter 6 here.

Waiting on Wednesday (9/9)

"Waiting on" Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/).

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

IORICH (Vlad Taltos, Book #12)

by Steven Brust

On Sale January 5, 2010

From Tor's "WINTER 2010" publication:

House Jhereg, Dragaera’s organized-crime syndicate, is still hunting Vlad Taltos. There’s a big price on his head in Dragaera City. Then he hears disturbing news. Aliera — longtime friend, sometime ally — has been arrested by the Empire on a charge of practicing elder sorcery, a capital crime.

It doesn’t make sense. Everybody knows Aliera’s been dabbling in elder sorcery for ages. Why is the Empire down on her now? Why aren’t her powerful friends — Morrolan, Sethra, the Empress Zerika — coming to her rescue? And more to the point, why has she utterly refused to do anything about her own defense?

It would be idiotic of Vlad to jump into this situation. He’s a former Jhereg who betrayed the House. He’s an Easterner — small, weak, short-lived. He’s being sought by the most remorseless killers in the world. Naturally, that’s exactly why he’s going to get completely involved...

Waiting on Wednesday (9/2)

"Waiting on" Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/).

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

STREET GAME (Ghostwalkers, Book #8)

by Christine Feehan

On Sale December 29, 2009

From http://www.christinefeehan.com/:

For Mack McKinley and his team of GhostWalker killing machines, urban warfare is an art. But despite a hard-won knowledge of the San Francisco streets, Mack knows from experience that too many things can still go wrong. Danger was just another part of the game—and now he’s come face-to-face with a woman who can play just as tough.

She’s Jaimie, a woman with a sapphire stare so potent it can destroy a man. Years ago she and Mack had a history—volatile, erotic, and electric. Then she vanished. Now she’s walked back into Mack’s life, as a spy with more secrets than are good for her. Against all odds, she’s hooking up with Mack one more time to take on an enemy that could destroy them both, or bring them back together in one hot, no-holds-barred adrenaline rush.

Waiting on Wednesday (7/8)

My third "Waiting on Wednesday" (hosted by Jill @ http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/).

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Surprise! another JAK/AQ/JC!

OBSIDIAN PREY (Harmony, Book #6)

by Jayne Castle (Jayne Ann Krentz)

On Sale August 25, 2009

From http://www.krentz-quick.com/:

Two hundred years after the closing of the energy Curtain that allowed interplanetary travel—cutting off all contact to Earth—the planet Harmony is thriving. Thanks to an abundant supply of amber, which powers not only electrical machines for everyday use but also psychic abilities in the colonists, Harmony has created a stable, progressive community. But when that stability is threatened, resolving an ancient family feud and a fresh lover's quarrel might be the planet's only hope.

Three months ago, Lyra Dore suffered a heartbreak and a hostile takeover—both at the hands of the same man. A descendant of her ancestors' fierce rival. Cruz Sweetwater charmed his way into Lyra's heart and gained access to her pet project, an amethyst ruin. Then he took over the project and took off. When Cruz walks back into her life and requests a private meeting, Lyra convinces herself he's there to crawl and beg forgiveness. Wrong again—he just needs her help. With the project he stole from her.

Five innocent men are trapped inside a chamber in the amethyst ruin, and Lyra is the only one who can reopen the door. Reluctantly she agrees to help. Then Cruz wants her to apply her talents to the rest of the ruin—because no one else can work it. Lyra and Cruz are both harboring psychic secrets. Unknown—and dangerous—powers pulse within the amethyst ruin, and the closer Lyra gets to them, the more at risk she becomes. And now she must decide whether to trust her guts or her heart...

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Waiting on Wednesday (6/24)

This is my second "Waiting on Wednesday" (hosted by Jill @ http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/).

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

BLACKWORK (A Needlework Mystery - Book #13)
by Monica Ferris (Mary Monica Pulver Kuhfeld)
On Sale October 6, 2009

I can't find a blurb, but the prologue is available at:
http://monica-ferris.com/Ferris/13blkwrk.htm

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

My first Waiting on Wednesday

This is my first "Waiting on Wednesday" (hosted by Jill @ http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/).

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

THE PERFECT POISON (An Arcane Society Novel - Book #6)
by Amanda Quick (Jayne Ann Krentz)
On Sale April 21, 2009

From http://www.krentz-quick.com/:

Plagued by rumors that she poisoned her fiancé, Lucinda Bromley manages to live on the fringes of polite society, tending her beloved plants—and occasionally consulting on a murder investigation. For the notorious botanist possesses a unique talent: she can detect almost any type of poison, especially ones that have their origins in the botanical kingdom.

But the death of a lord has shaken Lucinda to her core. At the murder scene, she picks up traces of a poison containing a very rare species of fern. So rare, in fact, that only one specimen exists in all of England—and it was stolen from her conservatory just last month. To keep her name out of the investigation and to find the murderer, Lucinda hires a fellow Arcane Society member. Caleb Jones runs a psychical investigation agency. A descendant of the founder of the Society, he is very good at protecting its secrets—and frighteningly good getting at the truth. Immediately, Lucinda senses both a raw power and undeniable intensity in the imposing man.

But as a nearly overwhelming desire blooms between Caleb and Lucinda, they are drawn into the dark heart of a deadly conspiracy that can be traced to the early days of the Arcane Society—and to a legacy of madness that could plunge Caleb into the depths of his own tortured soul...



What's your "waiting on" pick this week?