German Cover                                           U.S Cover           
Can true love be forgotten?

As the only scion who can descend into the Underworld, Helen Hamilton has been given a nearly impossible task. By night she wanders through Hades, trying to stop the endless cycle of revenge that has cursed her family. By day she struggles to overcome the fatigue that is rapidly eroding her sanity. Without Lucas by her side, Helen is not sure she has the strength to go on.

Just as Helen is pushed to her breaking point, a mysterious new Scion comes to her rescue. Funny and brave, Orion shields her from the dangers of the Underworld. But time is running out--a ruthless foe plots against them, and the Furies' cry for blood is growing louder.

As the ancient Greek world collides with the mortal one, Helen's sheltered life on Nantucket descends into chaos. But the hardest task of all will be forgetting Lucas Delos.

Josephine Angelini's compelling saga becomes ever more intricate and spellbinding as an unforgettable love triangle emerges and the eternal cycle of revenge intensifies. Eagerly awaited, this sequel to the internationally bestselling "Starcrossed" delivers a gritty, action-packed love story that exceeds all expectations.



 U.S. Paperback, reissue                    Kindle Edition, UK
    
Our journey began in fire... Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness-beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily... Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other's most private wounds... and desires. The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart...

U.S. Paperback,                                    U.S. Hardcover

Releasing October 11, 2012              Releasing October 2, 2012       
Inhale. Exhale. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe . . .

The world is dead. 
The survivors live under the protection of Breathe, the corporation that found a way to manufacture oxygen-rich air. 

ALINA
has been stealing for a long time. She’s a little jittery, but not terrified. All she knows is that she’s never been caught before. If she’s careful, it’ll be easy. If she’s careful.

QUINN
should be worried about Alina and a bit afraid for himself, too, but even though this is dangerous, it’s also the most interesting thing to happen to him in ages. It isn’t every day that the girl of your dreams asks you to rescue her. 

BEA
wants to tell him that none of this is fair; they’d planned a trip together, the two of them, and she’d hoped he’d discover her out here, not another girl.

And as they walk into the Outlands with two days’ worth of oxygen in their tanks, everything they believe will be shattered. Will they be able to make it back? Will they want to?




MY THOUGHTS: Bared to You, I like the cuff links cover. Seems sophisticated.
Dreamless, I like, like, like the pretty U.S.cover, so serene.
Breathe, I prefer the Hardcover. The cover makes you feel that everything is dry and not living.


Share what you think? For those that have read this book, do these covers match the story in any way?

Release date: February 20, 2012
Kindle Edition
Pages 358
Paperback, Expected Release date: August 2012

Victoria is thankful for a lot of things- Joshua, the love of her life, a career change that starts a new chapter, and a condo in the suburbs of Chicago Illinois. Her jaw drops when she opens the garage and finds a brand new Cadillac wrapped in a huge bow. She is ecstatic and ready for the next steps towards her future. This is Victoria’s fresh beginning.


When Victoria and Joshua start their journey things take a turn for the worse. Victoria finds out that her nemesis and Joshua’s ex, Danielle Shumaker has flown to Chicago to try to get Joshua back. Victoria is determined to win this fight, when she finds out Joshua has secrets of his own. Distraught, confused, and mad as hell she falls into the arms of another. When emotions run high and desire digs deep Victoria finds herself caught up in Trouble.






Vengeful Intentions, Part II of Trouble in Paradise
Expected Release Date: July 16, 2012
Sold on all Ebook formats

What will happen when LOVE crosses the line?After serving eight long months in jail and becoming obsessed with the woman who put her there Danielle Shumaker is released when the evidence held against her comes up missing. With Victoria clouding her mind with thoughts of revenge Danielle is caught off guard when someone else wants to make her pay for her past transgressions.

Not needing the added drama Victoria is still torn between her feelings toward Greg and her undying love for Joshua. With new knowledge that Danielle has been released from jail; Victoria is stunned into disbelief knowing that Joshua has not been honest with her.

Things heat up when Joshua catches wind of Victoria’s affair and Caroline wants her husband back by any means necessary. Will this love story end in tragedy or will these couples learn to forgive and forget? Find out in part II of Trouble In Paradise.  


                               

Q: How did you come up with the title?

A: I knew the concept of the story would have a lot of drama in it and the name of the condominium’s the main couple in the story Victoria and Joshua move to are called Paradise Condominiums. So from then on Trouble In Paradise was formed.

Q: What sparked the idea of your novel?

A: I’ve always had these stories in my mind running rampant. They would keep me up late at night and I would toss and turn not able to sleep because the characters would be doing all sorts of things. I knew I had to release these people somehow and writing is the best way for me.

Q: Did you experience any of the things you wrote about?

A: Yes, actually. My main character Victoria Mathis is from Memphis Tennessee, I’ve lived there before and this is how I came up with her hometown. Also there is a part in the story where Victoria has a car accident. The accident I’m describing is one I’ve had before. Everything in the accident scene actually happen to me.

Q: Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?

A: I wrote Trouble In Paradise purely for entertainment purposes. When writing I didn’t have any specific messages to relay but there are a lot of them in the story.

Q: While you were writing, did you feel as if you were one of the characters?

A: I can’t say that I felt I was one of the characters but I can say some of them have some of my qualities. I mixed my character’s up, so they hold character’s from people I know or have come across before.

Q: Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?

A: I would like to thank my reader’s for picking up Trouble In Paradise and giving me the opportunity to take you to another world, make you scream at the pages and twist your mind up! You rock and I promise to continue to bring it on!

Q: What are your expectations for the book?

A: I would love for Trouble In Paradise to get into the hands of millions of readers of romance, drama, and suspense.


Q: Who designed the covers?

A: Hot Book Covers designed my cover for Trouble In Paradise and One Tale Publishing my publishing company designed Vengeful Intentions part II of Trouble In Paradise.

Q: What is your favorite theme/genre to write about?

A: Romance, Drama and Suspense.

Q: What books are you reading now??

A: I have a lot of books on my shelf but I haven’t had the time to start a new one. The last book I read was Broken Promises Never Mend by Allison Edwards.


Q: Can you share a little of your current work with us?

A: Sure. 

            Here's a teaser:
This is Victoria’s first encounter with Greg the other man:

Greg opened the door to a huge condo on the upper east side of Chicago. “Wow this is huge,” Victoria said. Everything in the living room was white. “I’m guessing this is not a room you sit in very often.”

“No, not quite.” He gestured to another room.

Victoria walked in and admired the red and blacks, in this room the colors really pop off each other. There was a red modern rectangular couch sitting at the base of the wall, a black area rug with red and black table settings on top. There were black leather chairs with red throw pillows sitting opposite of the couch. On the wall behind that was a full bar, with bar stools and a fully staffed liquor shelf. “Nice,” she said.

“Make yourself comfortable.”

“Can I use your restroom?” she asked.

“Sure it’s the door down the hall to the right.”


She walked down the hall and into a huge room with an all-white grand piano with golden keys. Victoria caught herself standing over it lightly touching the keys. This room was even more magnificent than the others. Whoa, who was this guy? she wondered. She still didn’t really know what he did. He said he owned his own business but that could mean any number of things especially when it came to black men. Hell for all I know he could be Tony Montana himself. Then all he would need to do is pull out the coke. She snickered at the thought. What am I thinking?

“Do you like this room?”

Victoria was startled; she hadn’t realized he had walked in the room on her. “Oh, um yeah it’s very nice.”


“Yeah, I had to hire a designer because I would’ve been seriously lost without one.”

“I’m sure,” she said. “Sorry for snooping, I couldn’t help myself, your place is so huge and spacious, there’s a good energy in here.” She walked toward him.

“No need to apologize,” he said closing the gap. “You can look around all you like.”

He was standing right over her now. She looked up into his hazel brown eyes, and what sexy eyes they were. “You have some beautiful eyes,” he said.

He touched the side of her face. She was soft, her skin felt as creamy as it looked. He kissed her on the left side of her face, then on the right, then on the lips. She didn’t back away; he kissed her lips this time staying a little longer. She started to kiss him back and he deepened the kiss and put his arms around her. He put his tongue in her mouth and enveloped her in his arms. She started to tingle all over; oddly enough she started tingling in her ears, then her nose, then every other part that was supposed to tingle. She couldn’t believe she was feeling like this and she couldn’t seem to stop herself. His hands started to roam down her side and he squeezed her butt with a firm grip. He picked her up, being a reflex she swung her legs around him and he pressed her up against the wall. He held her arms up while he kissed, licked and sucked on her neck and chest hungrily. She heard him let out a low growl and it ignited a fire deep within her that she didn’t know she had. Damn, she thought. She was about to let out her inner animal when she heard a familiar ring tone. It was her phone. Shit, she thought.

“Wait,” she said breathing hard trying to softly but force-fully push him back. He slowed down but kept kissing her.

“You’re so sweet,” he said, “you taste sweet already and I haven’t even tasted from your garden,” he said in a low sexy voice.

“Shit,” she said. This man wanted to fuck her in his animal form and she wanted to get in her animal form and let him. She always felt if she could be any animal it would be a panther, because they were sexy, black as night, quick on their feet and those eyes are so beautiful. He was still kissing her. Her phone had stopped ringing. They started back up kissing deeply and passionately and Victoria saw Joshua’s face. She closed her eyes tight and shook her head. I know this is not happening to me, she thought. Men get there freak on anytime they feel like it but when it comes to a woman. . . . She shook her head.

“You ok?” Greg asked.


She sighed. “We have to stop.”

He dropped his head then looked back up at her. “Are you sure?” he said kissing her again and again. Her phone started to ring. She shuttered. Greg was about to go pass the point of no return. He started down her chest and licked in circles on her lace bra where her nipples were. She started to squirm and breathe heavily. She started kissing on the top and side of his face. She let out a soft moan. She pulled his face up and they started to kiss again. Victoria could feel Greg growing in between her legs and she started to grind on him. Her phone rang again.

“Damn it!” she said. “Stop baby hold up.” He slowly let her legs unwrap from around him and she jumped down. She smoothed back her hair and made an attempt to straighten her clothes. “Um, I never did get to make it to the bathroom,” she said. He took a step back and pointed across the hall. “We cool?” she asked.

“Of course,” he sounded sincere when he said it.

She walked across the hall and into the bathroom. She closed the door and turned on the light. She washed her hands then splashed water on her face. She played around in her hair smoothing it back so it would look tamed. She had been through a lot in the course of forty-eight hours and it was starting to show, she knew she should get some rest. She wondered if coming here was a mistake. Yes she was mad at Joshua all this drama was because he was still fucking his ex-girlfriend. “For six fucking years,” she scoffed, it was a complete joke.


She started to feel stupid for thinking she was in a committed relationship with a man who truly loved her. And all the while he had been cheating on her. She shook her head looking at herself in the mirror. “No, I’m not going to feel guilty, besides we’re not having sex.” She turned off the light and walked out the bathroom. She walked down the hallway and into the red room. She had nicknamed it already. There was a glass of white wine sitting on the table in front of the spot she had last sat in. She walked over to it and picked it up, taking a sip and looking at him. Who was she kidding, she had a feeling he would be rocking her boat before the end of the night.

This is what I've stacked on my shelves this week:


Inhale (Just Breathe, #1)
by Kendall Grey

Strangers in reality, inseparable in dreams…
After years of suffocating under her boss’s scrutiny, whale biologist Zoe Morgan finally lands a job as director of a tagging project in Hervey Bay, Australia. Success Down Under all but guarantees her the promotion of a lifetime, and Zoe won’t let anything—or anyone—stand in her way. Not the whale voices she suddenly hears in her head, not the ex who won’t take no for an answer, and especially not the gorgeous figment of her imagination who keeps saving her from the fiery hell of her dreams.

Gavin Cassidy hasn’t been called to help a human Wyldling in over a year, which is fine by him. Still blaming himself for the death of his partner, he keeps the guilt at bay by indulging in every excess his rock star persona affords. That is, until he’s summoned to protect Zoe from hungry Fyre Elementals and learns his new charge is the key to restoring order in the dying Dreaming. He never expects to fall for the feisty Dr. Morgan…nor does he realize he may have to sacrifice the woman he loves to save an entire country.

*This book contains graphic language, sex, and some violence. Not suitable for readers under the age of 18.

**The author will donate all profits from the sale of the JUST BREATHE trilogy to programs that educate people about whales and the challenges they face

*All images and synopis is via Goodreads*

MY ANSWER:  Well it has been all 3 books of Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. I've never read or learned so much about "You know what" in my life!!!


     

Sherri

Get Me Off The Shelf! is my edition of From the Review Pile from*Stepping Out of the Page*hosted by Stephanie. This will be a weekly meme on Thursdays.

The aim of this meme is to showcase books that you own but haven't yet got around to reading, in order to give the book some extra publicity. I thought it'd be helpful to readers/reviewers as well as publishers/authors to try and showcase books that you own but haven't had time to get around to.

The Awakening and The Struggle           (The Vampire Diaries #1-2)
By L.J. Smith
Published June 26,2007



MY THOUGHTS: Well, I went through my stack of books in a box, which was in my walk-in closet. Ta-da. . .
Here again (just like last week) is another favorite of mines that I just can't seem to pick up and read. And again, I love the TV series of Vampire Diaries. Maybe I shouldn't get books that have a TV version. Hmmm...

So share what's you need to get off your bookshelf, or floor, or box . . .

S.

I'm anticipating the following upcoming book, which seems freaking awesome!!!:

       Snow White Sorrow (The Grimm Diaries #1)
                                        by Cameron Jace 
                         Expected Publication: October 30, 2012
                    
*Synopsis (via Goodreads)*

Teaser Tuesday is a meme hosted by MizB 
of *Should Be Reading*

 Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away. You don't want to ruin the book for others)
• Share the title & amp, author too, so that other Tuesday Teaser participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!

  

                               

Artemis Fowl is about a boy named Artemis Fowl II who is the son of one of the world's top criminals, Artemis Fowl the first.

When Artemis's father goes missing , Artemis has to become the family man. The family finances start to plummet and so Artemis who is also one of the smartest masterminds of this century plans to kidnap a fabled creature called a fairy. But it turns out fairies are real and Artemis catches a fairy named Holly Short, and keeps the elf for ransom, but when the police come for her Artemis has a big problem on his hands!

*Synopsis by Kye Phennicie*

Kye's thoughts:
I personally liked this book because it was full of fantasy. It's well blended with modern day time to seem almost real. But my favorite part was the action of this book. It was really exciting and got my heart beating.

I would definitely recommend this book to someone who loves fantasy!

Expected publication: June 26th 2012

                                 

The Liebster Blog Award is given to upcoming bloggers who have less than 200 followers and Liebster is a German word which means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome.Awww....that's so adorable.

Here are the rules:

1. Each person must post 10 facts about themselves
2. Answer 10 questions the tagger has given you and give 10 questions for the people you've tagged.
3. Choose 10 people and link them in your post.
4. Tell them you've tagged them.
5. Remember, no tag backs.

10 facts about me:

1. I'm married with 4 children and a stepson.
2. I live in PA.
3. I'm a beauty product junkie.
4. My favorites movie are Twilight and Titanic.
5. I started reading mystery books when I was a pre-teen, but now I love paranormal romances.
6. My favorite color is purple.
7. I work as a Daycare Teacher and sometimes work at home transcribing various interviews.
8. My goal is to write my first novel!
9. My favorite food is strawberry cheesecake.
10. In my spare time I read fiction books, who would have known J


10 people I have tagged to receive the Liebster Blog Award:


1. The Bookshelf


2. Spirit of Books


3. PG Writing


4. A Little Shelf of Heaven


5. Realms of an Open Mind


6. Literary Addicted


7. Vivalabooks


8. Storyland Sentiments


9. Bookish Whimsy


10. Paranormal Rated G



Another round of questions from Alicia from BookAWorld:

1) How long have you been blogging?
About a month now.

2) Are you on Goodreads?
Yes.

3)Do you do weekly memes on your blog?
Yes.

4)Which book are you currently reading?
Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

5)How many books do you have on your wishlist?
Around 50 or so.

6)What is your favorite subject
Not sure.

7)Where do you live?
Pennsylvania.

8)Did you ever visit my blog before I tagged you?
No.

9)What kind of books do you usually read?
Paranormal romance-YA or Erotic, Fantasy.

10)What is your all-time favorite author?
Lisa Kleypas.

11)Do you currently have any ARC with you?If you do,which book is it?
Not yet.


My questions for the ones I have tagged:


1. How long have you been blogging?

2. What genre do you blog about?

3. Where are you from?

4. Do you have any ARC's right now, if so what?

5. What are you currently reading?

6. Who is your favorite author of all time?

7. Do you usually read mainstream or indie authors?

8. Do you give your read books away, run contests with them, or keep them?

9. How many books are in your TBR pile?

10. What is your favorite food?


Thanks everyone who participated!!!!!

Sherri

Get Me Off The Shelf! is my edition of The Review Pile from*Stepping Out of the Page*hosted by Stephanie. This will be a weekly meme on Thursdays.

The aim of this meme is to showcase books that you own but haven't yet got around to reading, in order to give the book some extra publicity. I thought it'd be helpful to readers/reviewers as well as publishers/authors to try and showcase books that you own but haven't had time to get around to.

Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris

I just don't know why I haven't read this book yet. I was all hyped about getting it and love the Sookie Stackhouse Series!  

This is what happens I think, I get so wrapped up in the show True Blood that is based off of the books, so it kind of knocks off the edge for me. I don't know.

I'm a, pick the book that I'm in the mood for moment, kind of reader.

So share what's you need to get off your bookshelf, or floor, or box . . .

S.