When the heat of summer hits (especially in the south!) and all you can think of as you pour yourself out of your car is how fast you can get into an air-conditioned building, relax & chill out with a steamy little story or four. *grin* Yeah yeah, I know there are TONS of great books that are probably releasing this summer that I’m not mentioning here. Hey, I can’t read all the time – I gotta eat and sleep and work too! =P These are the upcoming sequels to the stories I’ve reviewed (and intend to continue reading) on this site:
- May 3: Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse #11) by Charlaine Harris – read an excerpt here
- May 31: The Reluctant Vampire (Argeneau Vampires #15) by Lynsay Sands – read an excerpt here
- May 31: Kiss of Snow (Changeling/Psy #10) by Nalini Singh – read an exerpt here
- June 7: Hunt the Moon (Cassie Palmer #5) by Karen Chance – read an excerpt here
- June 7: Hit List (Anita Blake #20) by Laurell K. Hamilton – read an excerpt here
- June 28th: Deeper than Midnight (Midnight Breed #9) by Lara Adrian – read an excerpt here
The famous Romantic Times Booklover’s Convention was held earlier this month, and a few of my favorite authors were honored. Here are some of the award nominees and winners:
Career Achievement Best Author Awards (winner in bold):
- Urban Fantasy: Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison, Rachel Caine, P.N. Elrod, Simon R. Green
- Paranormal: Amanda Ashley, Rebecca York, Maggie Shayne, MaryJanice Davidson, L.A. Banks
Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Awards (winner in bold):
- Vampire Romance: Blood Born (Linda Howard, Linda Jones), Lover Mine (J.R. Ward), Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Jeaniene Frost), Cross Your Heart (Michele Bardsley), Devoured by Darkness (Alexandra Ivy)
- Shapeshifter Romance: Serpent Moon (C.T. Adams, Cathy Clamp), Touch of Seduction (Rhyannon Byrd), Whisper Kiss (Deborah Cooke), Play of Passion (Nalini Singh), In the Dark of Dreams (Marjorie M. Liu), Day of the Dragon (Rebecca York)
- Paranormal Romance: Lion’s Heat (Lora Leigh), Bonds of Justice (Nalini Singh), Water Bound (Christine Feehan), Bayou Moon (Ilona Andrews), The Iron Duke (Meljean Brook), Living Nightmare (Shannon K. Butcher)
- Paranormal Fiction: Nice Girls Don’t Live Forever (Molly Harper), Truly, Madly (Heather Webber), Undead and Unfinished (MaryJanice Davidson), My Way to Hell (Dakota Cassidy), Something Wicked (Michelle Rowen), Haunted Honeymoon (Marta Acosta)
- Urban Fantasy Novel: Magic Bleeds (Ilona Andrews), Total Eclipse (Rachel Caine), Chosen (Jeanne C. Stein), Dust (Joan Frances Turner), Mob Rules (Cameron Haley), Double Cross (Carolyn Crane)
- Urban Fantasy Protaganist: Archangel’s Kiss (Nalini Singh), Spider’s Bite (Jennifer Estep), Battle of the Network Zombies (Mark Henry), Death Blows (DD Barant), Stormwalker (Allyson James), Red Hot Fury (Kasey Mackenzie)
- Scotland-Set Historical Romance: Seduced by a Rogue (Amanda Scott), Taming the Highland Bride (Lynsay Sands), The Chief (Monica McCarty), Seduced by a Highlander (Paula Quinn), The Devil Wears Plaid (Teresa Medeiros), One Night in Scotland (Karen Hawkins)
And of course, it wouldn’t be a RT convention without the annual crowning of Mr. Romance.
Here’s this year’s winner, Len Gunn…
And the rest of the hotties…
Hope you enjoyed the eye candy… see you next week!
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