5 Upcoming Releases with W's

Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen

Hardcover, 336 pages

Published January 1st 2011 by Point

If you could wish for a different life, would you? What if that life changed everything you thought was real?

Adopted as a baby, Hazel Snow has always been alone. She's never belonged anywhere--and has always yearned to know the truth about where she comes from. So when she receives three stunning, enchanted dresses--each with the power to grant one wish--Hazel wishes to know her mother. Transported to a time and place she couldn't have imagined, Hazel finds herself living an alternate life--a life with the mother she never knew.

Over the course of one amazing, miraculous summer, Hazel finds her home, falls in love, and forms an unexpected friendship. But will her search to uncover her past forever alter her future?

In the heart-pounding, luminous sequel to WISH, Alexandra Bullen asks the question: If you could wish for a new life....would you?

Wither by Lauren DeStefano

Hardcover, 356 pages

Published March 22nd 2011 

by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

 Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out. 

When sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by the Gatherers to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Despite her husband Linden's genuine love for her, and a tenuous trust among her sister wives, Rhine has one purpose: to escape—to find her twin brother and go home. 

But Rhine has more to contend with than losing her freedom. Linden's eccentric father is bent on finding an antidote to the genetic virus that is getting closer to taking his son, even if it means collecting corpses in order to test his experiments. With the help of Gabriel, a servant she trusts, Rhine attempts to break free, in the limted time she has left. 

 Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley

Paperback, 304 pages

Published February 1st 2011 by HarperTeen

Corrinne Corcoran’s upscale Manhattan life is perfectly on track—until her father announces he’s been laid off and she’s shipped off to Broken Spoke, Texas, to live with her grandparents. All alone in a big public school and forced to take a job shoveling manure, Corrinne is determined to get back to the glamorous life she’s supposed to be living. But as she grudgingly adjusts—making new friends and finding romance along the way—this city girl begins to realize that life without credit cards and shopping sprees may not be as bad as it seems.... 

In this sparkling debut that flawlessly balances romance and humor, readers will grow to love sharp and sassy Corrinne as she goes on her totally reluctant but completely irresistible journey of self-discovery.

 Where She Went (If I Stay #2) by Gayle Forman

Hardcover, 208 pages

Published April 5th 2011 by Dutton Juvenile

It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever.

Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the futureÑand each other.

Told from Adam's point of view in the spare, lyrical prose that defined If I Stay, Where She Went explores the devastation of grief, the promise of new hope, and the flame of rekindled romance. 

Wolfsbane (Nightshade #2) by Andrea Cremer

Published July 12th 2011 by Philomel

Betrayal, loss, pain, fear. How many trials can love endure and still survive?

All the covers are breath taking, some are sequels and some are starts. On Wolfsbane thats the only "summary" that I could find. I haven't finished Nightshade yet, but I'm going to. Which ones are you looking forward to the most? My list would have to go somehow like this:

1. Wither

2. Wishful Thinking

3. Wolfsbane

4. Where She Went

5. Where I Belong


Also don't forget to comment in order to get a free copy of The Agency by Y. S. Lee!

An Interview with Y.S.Lee (YA Author) + Giveaway!!!

Y.S.Lee is the author of the much acclaimed series The Agency. The Agency is a young-adult series, who involves around the life of Mary Quinn an orphan turned detective, and all wrapped with small hints of romance. The first book in the series is called A Spy in the House, followed by The Body at the Tower, and after that one comes The Traitor and the Tunnel (2012).


Also, these books have amazing covers, so add that with the kick ass plot and you got yourself a treat ;)

• Describe your series with one word.
  

Fisticuffs. Lots of’em, physical and otherwise.

•  If you could throw any supernatural character into your series, which would be and why? How do you think it would go if suddenly a vampire appeared in front of Mary or James? Or maybe a werewolf...
  

You’re trying to edge me into the whole vampires vs werewolves debate, aren’t you? But I’m all for zombies. Did you know that the Victorians were somewhat obsessed with the idea of false death? That’s where the tradition of waiting a few days before burial comes from: it was supposed to reduce the chances of accidentally burying someone alive. A few people went so far as to have bells or other noisemakers included in the coffin so that someone who woke up underground could sound the alarm.

• Which YA novel are you expecting the most for next year? Or even this fall? Other than your next novel of course, which by the by when is your next novel planned to hit bookstores all over America?
  

I can’t wait for my friend Stephanie Burgis’s debut, KAT, INCORRIGIBLE, to go on sale in North America in May 2011. It’s already out in the UK and it’s an absolute delight: action-packed, charming, warm, funny. And my next novel, The Traitor and the Tunnel, will be published in spring 2012.

• What's your favorite part of writing your world? The characters? The plots? Rituals? How does the magic take place?
  

The truly magical part, for me, is reading or imagining something that sends me on a crazy research trail. An idea, a phrase, an anecdote – something that sends the whole plot or theme spinning in a new direction. I’m a sucker for the aha! moment.

•  I was just thinking, when I think of Mary I think that I might see Jessica Szohr from Gossip Girl playing her in a movie, what do you think? In a movie which actors would play your characters?
  

I always squirm at this question because I really, truly don’t know. I’d like whoever plays Mary to reflect her family background accurately. And Sara at the Hiding Spot likes James McAvoy for James Easton!

OMG yes!! He is perrrfect!! Now I want to watch Atonement again...

• And! Could you give us any glimpse into your next Agency novel? A summary, date, anything! Hehe

I’ll give you a sneak preview of the teaser I’ll soon be posting at my website! The book is The Traitor and the Tunnel and it’ll be published in spring 2012 by Candlewick Press.

Queen Victoria has a little problem: there’s a petty thief at work in Buckingham Palace. Mary Quinn takes the simple case, going undercover as a domestic servant. But before long, a scandal threatens to tear apart the Royal Family.

One of the Prince of Wales’s irresponsible young friends is killed in disgraceful circumstances. Should the Queen hush things up or allow justice to take its course? Mary’s interest in this private matter soon becomes deeply personal: the killer, a drug-addicted Chinese sailor, shares a name with her long-lost father.

Meanwhile, James Easton’s engineering firm is repairing the sewers beneath Buckingham Palace. Trouble is, there’s a tunnel that’s not on the plans. Its purpose is unclear. But it seems to be very much in use.

These overlapping puzzles offer a perfect opportunity for James and Mary to work together again… if they can still trust one another. This is Mary’s most personal case yet and she has everything to lose.

Eeeks! What!?? 2012?! They want us to cry don't they? Wait a whole year for the book... I hope they decide to publish it a bit earlier xD And I gotta say, I love the idea of James MCavoy for James! It's perfect! Him and Jessica Szohr for me would totally be perfect for the parts, hmm I feel a casting post coming soon...

Now, thanks for reading the interview, I hope you liked it and that it got you interested in the series, if you want to know more about Y.S.Lee and her novels click here and it will take you to her official website!

Now, if you reaally want to read the first book in the series, just comment in this post and you will be entered in my giveaway for A Spy in the House.

Rules for the giveaway:

• US only (Sorry Int guys!)
• Must be a Bloody follower
• Comment on this interview and let me know what you think!
• Love to read.
• Ends on Nov.24

Good Luck!!

...2012... too long a wait!

New Information on Lover Unleashed plus a UK Cover to Boot

**This post contains numerous spoilers since the book I will be talking about is #9 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Read on your own risk**

Well first off, we got a title. Lover Unleashed. The first book that is mainly focused on a woman of the "Brotherhood". We also got a summary and even though we don't have a US cover, we have an UK cover.

Hardcover, 528 pages

Published March 29th 2011 by NAL Hardcover

Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, seductive cloth as her brother. Imprisoned for eons by their mother, the Scribe Virgin, she finally frees herself-only to face a devastating injury. Manuel Manello, M.D., is drafted by the Brotherhood to save her as only he can-but when the human surgeon and the vampire warrior meet, their two worlds collide in the face of their undeniable passion. With so much working against them, can love prove stronger than the birthright and the biology that separates them?

Now I found the next tip bit on a Facebook page and it goes like this:


"First, she announced today that it's called Lover Unleashed. Also, someone asked if the next book would be a little more lighthearted than Lover Mine. Here's the direct quote from Ward's post:


Oh God... no, it isn't... *sigh*


I was thinking of this yesterday while I was driving on the highway. I almost want to post a warning.


V.


Man, sh*t gets really dark with him. The thing is, for all his brilliance, he's rigid. I guess I'm finally coming to understand that part of him now. It makes sense given how he was treated by his father between the age of three and his transition- but then afterward, with his hand and his predilictions, he cut himself off for eons.


Then Butch and Jane came along and he was able to open up- BUT, and this is the big problem, when the pressure gets really intense (like, oh, say, finding out you have a twin and wondering if she'll be paralized, and hating your mother AGAIN and learning secrets from the past- oh and BTW your sister who you love instantly is hanging out with a motherf***king HUMAN) he is reverting to a very icy, unreachable place- which effects his relationships with Jane and the cop badly.


I've seen what happens to get him out of it- but it's hardcore and likely going to disturb some folks. Right now, I'm trying to negotiate with him. Which is why he hates me and calls me a liar. Not sure how much I can show. I just hope folks stay with him."

Well I am okay with the whole dark twisty vibe. I am really curious as to what J. R. Ward is going to do with Manny, I mean, he is human... Is it going to come down to becoming a ghost again? Or what?

Also, not a big fan of the UK cover, but something is something and not being able to see yet the US cover is killing me!! I bet it will be great! Remember the cover of Lover Mine? YUM!