Sunday Post: Birthday Edition

Happy Sunday, everyone!

So my birthday came and went, and it was pretty uneventful, just the way I like it. I had a lovely lunch with my family, ate far too much cake and went to sleep before 10 pm. A perfect day.

To celebrate with you guys, I'm planning a belated birthday giveaway sometime next week, probably on Saturday. I hope you'll stop by and enter.





Recently I reviewed: 
If I Should Die by Amy Plum
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
Fractured by Teri Terry
Bronze Gods by A. A. Aguirre

I also hosted the Bronze Gods blog tour and I was very happy with the response. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to read, leave a comment, enter the giveaways or participate in any way. Thank you to Ann and Andres Aguirre for trusting me to do this, and above all, thank you to Heidi@ Rainy Day Ramblings, Jenny@ Supernatural Snark, Mary@ The Book Swarm, Melissa@  Books and Things and Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer for taking this journey with me. Knowing you ladies is what I love most about blogging.

Next week on the blog:
Wait for You by J. Lynn
Parallel by Lauren Miller
Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas (audio)
Transparent by Nataile Whipple
Close My Eyes by Sophie McKenzie

Busy week, right?

And here are (some of) my new books: 

I went a little crazy on Better World Books just recently, but I never feel really guilty when I buy books from them because they donate a book for each book I buy, and it makes me feel better about my addiction. I got a lot of used books, and they all look great, not damaged at all. Here are some of them:

The Wicked and the Just by J. Anderson Coats

The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand by Gregory Galloway

Silver Borne and Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs (shiny pretty hardcovers! *cries)

The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston (a William C. Morris winner, I wanted it for SO long! Also bought from Better World Books.)

Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher (Thanks, Orion!)

A finished copy of Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta. So pretty!

17 & Gone by Nova Ren Suma - a birthday gift from my amazing friend Flannery

For review:

Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon

If I Should Die by Amy Plum

Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne

Quicksilver by RJ Anderson

The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

Fractured by Teri Terry

The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

Thank you to Hachette Children's, Sphere, Atom and Mira INK.

Lastly, I am excited to announce that Ann Aguirre's new novella, Forbidden Fruit, has been released. It's her first Shannon Cheney novella, and although it's set in the Corine Solomon universe, it can  easily function as a standalone. (It's also way hotter than the Corine books. *whistles innocently*)

Here's the blurb:

I see dead people. Okay, that’s a lie. I hear dead people—on an antique radio…

So far, that talent hasn’t brought Shannon Cheney fame or fortune. Since the world remains unaware that magick is real, being Gifted largely sucks. Her boss is an asshole, she makes minimum wage, and she’s got a serious case of forbidden lust for a sexy cop named Jesse Saldana. He’s part Mexican heat, all Texas charm, and enough of a dirty cowboy to curl her toes. Too bad he’s set on resisting her wiles.

To make matters worse, there’s this weird amnesia thing happening. She might think she’s going crazy, except Jesse’s got it too, and memory loss isn’t contagious like the flu. When Shannon pokes around, trying to put the missing pieces together, demonic retaliation is swift and potentially deadly. Jesse’s too much of a white knight to let her face danger alone, and she’s hoping he can’t resist the white-hot chemistry blazing between them…

While it's true that I adore every single one of Ann's books, Forbidden Fruit has a very special place in my heart because it's dedicated to me!! How cool is that? (Oh, fine, I'll admit it, I cried like a baby- twice!)
Here's the link to Amazon.

And that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by, guys. Leave me a link to your Sunday post and I'll be right there.