Waiting on Wednesday: The Taste of Magick

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights eagerly anticipated upcoming releases!


I confess, I know Riley Shane, so it's no surprise that I'm completely excited for Riley's debut, "The Taste of Magick," which comes out this Saturday as part of Torquere Press's Halloween Sip line. Two sexy warlocks and a red-hot romance to get you in the Halloween spirit? Sold ;)

Title: The Taste of Magick
Author: Riley Shane
Series: Magick Series
Genre: Paranormal Male/Male Romance
Publisher: Torquere Press
Release Date: 30 October 2010

Book Description (from Riley Shane's website):

Warlock Jason Prescott hates Halloween with a passion. His boyfriend, Travis Byrne, loves it with equal fervor. When Halloween time rolls around, the couple’s relationship hits its breaking point. In order to save it, Jason will have to learn to open up, step outside his comfort zone, and show Travis how much he means to him. With the help of a little magick, Jason will deliver a Halloween surprise that turns into a bewitchingly erotic night neither he nor Travis will ever forget.

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Waiting on Wednesday: Indulgence in Death

This is my first time for a Waiting on Wednesday post (thanks to Angela – aka one of the people I babble most to about books I’m waiting on - at Touch the Night for showing me how to do this).

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights eagerly anticipated upcoming releases!


I’ve been a huge Nora Roberts fan for over half my life, so it’s no surprise I picked up her J.D. Robb mysteries. I fell in love with Eve, Roarke, and all their friends and have eagerly awaited each engaging new case Eve picks up. Want proof I’m a fangirl? My cat’s name is Roarke.

Title: Indulgence in Death
Author: J.D. Robb
Series: In Death
Genre: Mystery
Publisher: Putnam
Release Date: 02 November 2010

Book Description (from J.D. Robb's website):

First it was a limo driver shot through the neck with a crossbow. Then it was a high-priced escort found stabbed through the heart with a bayonet.

Random hits, thrill kills, murderers with a taste for the finer things in life-and death-are making NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas angry. And an angry Eve can be just as an efficient and dangerous predator as the killer.

As time runs out on another innocent victim's life, Eve's investigation will take her into the rarefied circle that her husband, Roarke, travels in-and into the perverted heart of madness...

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Comment for a Cause! (from Liz Carlyle and Harper Collins)

Liz Carlyle and Harper Collins publisher have teamed up to donate money to Cat Angels. Go to this blog and post a comment and Harper Collins will donate $1.00 for each comment posted (up to $3,000.00).

Who can pass up a worthy cause? Here's the blog link again: http://www.likesbooks.com/blog/?p=5290

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Dee Tenorio Book Order

Click on series title to jump to a particular reading order:

Rancho Del Cielo
Deadly Secrets
Love By Numbers
The Lonnigans
The Remingtons
Resurrection
Stand Alones
Free Reads

Rancho Del Cielo

1. Betting Hearts
Burke Hallifax and Cassandra Bishop

2. Love Me Tomorrow
Josh Whittaker and Miranda McTiernan
My Review

3. Burn for Me
Raul Montenga and Penelope Gibson
My Review

4. The Virgin's Revenge
Cole Engstrom and Amanda Jackman
My Review

5. Trust in Me
Locke Jackman and Susie Packard
My Review


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Deadly Secrets

Publisher: Entangled

1. Convicted
Cade Evigan and Katrina Killian
My Review
*Note: Convicted was previously published in the Undercover Lovers anthology (review here) and has since been revised and expanded

2. Wanted
Rick Trelane and Whitney Peterson
My Review

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Love By Numbers

Publisher: Dee Tenorio

1. 10 Ways to Steal Your Lover
Kane Wilkensen and Delilah McGavin
My Review

2. 5 Secrets You'll Never Tell (release date unknown)
Craig Bauer and Cara Lewis


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The Lonnigans

1. All of You
Kyle Lonnigan and Jessica Saunders
My Review

2. All or Nothing
Lucas Lonnigan and Belinda Riggs
My Review


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The Remingtons

1. Midnight Sonata
Skylar Remington and Evie Parker

2. Midnight Temptation
Raven Remington and Vanessa Kaye

3. Midnight Legacy
Perry Chase and Tara Sellers


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Resurrection

Publisher: Carina Press

1. Tempting the Enemy
Pale Rysen and Jade-Scarlet
My Review

2. Deceiving the Protector
Jensen Tate and Aurelia Crawford
My Review

3. Enticing the Stranger (release date unknown)
Jackson Blake and Betha Rhodes


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Stand Alones

Wedding Wishes
Jordan and Ella
My Review

Shaken
Grant Sullivan and Julia Sullivan
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
My Review

Test Me!
Travis Carmichael and Vetta St. Claire
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
My Review

Kiss Me Again
Ethan Roarke and Kira Weston
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
My Review

Love Me Knots
David Ellison and Krista James
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
My Review


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Free Reads

Available on Dee Tenorio's website

A Wedding Story

The Adventures of Lady Savannah

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Please note: This page was written by me, so as always, please visit the author’s website for up-to-date, author-verified information as well as for information books that have not yet been included to this list.

http://www.deetenorio.com/

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The Shelf of Awesome

Many people have what they refer to as a “keeper shelf.” If someone asked me to put all my “keepers” on one shelf, I’d first have to search Guinness World Records for the longest shelf. While reorganizing my bookcases today, I did, however, put together a “Shelf of Awesome.”

What the hell is that, you wonder? The Shelf of Awesome is a shelf of books that, in brief, inspire me. No, you won’t find any “inspirational” books on The Shelf of Awesome. By inspire I mean these books are the ones that always inspire me to write, to read, to imagine, to love, to smile, and to find happiness. I’ll even let you in on a little secret: not all the books on The Shelf of Awesome are favorites of mine and some of my favorites aren’t on the shelf.

Since The Shelf of Awesome is an actual shelf, no ebooks made the cut. Perhaps one day I’ll put together an electronic version of the shelf, but for now, you’ll find what’s on my Shelf of Awesome below.

And please, do let me know – do you have a similar shelf? What books have or would make the cut and why?


Favorite Book of All-Time
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster


These Are Classics for a Reason
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell


The First
You can never forget your first romance novel. Or, in my case, novels:

The Calhoun Women (Courting Catherine, A Man for Amanda, For the Love of Lilah, and Suzanna’s Surrender) by Nora Roberts


The Comfort Reads
The books I always return to:

Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell
Weddings Can Be Murder by Christie Craig
He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan
The King’s Pleasure by Shannon Drake
The Bride by Julie Garwood
The Legend MacKinnon by Donna Kauffman
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Born in Sin by Kinley MacGregor
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward


It’s Not Always the Book
These are the books that, while I love them, actually aren’t my favorite books of the authors in question. These are the books that make the shelf because they’ve come to symbolize an author and/or series that inspires (see above definition) me:

Sounds to Die By by Nikki Duncan
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Somebody Killed His Editor by Josh Lanyon
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb


Books Mean Love
Or at least they do when your closest friends also happen to be avid readers. These books make the shelf not because of the stories or the authors that wrote them, but the people who gave them to me:

The Eleventh Sheep by Kyle Mewburn and Claire Richards
Mansfield Park and Mummies: Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True Love, and Other Dire Delights by Jane Austen and Vera Nazarian
Where is the Green Sheep? By Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

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Violet Summers Book Order

Click on series title to jump to a particular reading order:

Longfellow Series
The Night Creatures
Queens of Merab
Queens of Merab 2
Corporate Affairs (formerly titled The Worthington Group)
Jenner's Law
Velvet Ice
House of MonMarte
Connected Books
Stand Alones
Single Author - VJ Summers
Single Author - Sierra Summers

Longfellow Series

Publisher: Loose Id
Genre: Paranormal

1. Longfellow Seduced
Magnus Crowe and Prudence Longfellow
My Review
Note: This book is no longer available


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The Night Creatures

Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Genre: Paranormal

1. Saving Jenna
Nic Alero and Jenna Stone

2. Forever Rowan
Aidan Ghallager and Rowan Stone
My Review


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Queens of Merab

Publisher: Changeling Press
Genre: Fantasy

1. Temair's Fyre
My Review

2. Temair's Rayne
My Review

3. Temair's Aire
My Review

4. Temair's Earth
My Review

4.5. The Journey
My Review


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Queens of Merab 2

Publisher: Changeling Press
Genre: Fantasy

1. Nuriel's Wolf
My Review

1.5. The Discovery

2. Nuriel's Cougar (release date unknown)


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Corporate Affairs (formerly titled The Worthington Group)

Note: this series is temporarily out of print. It will be reissued at Ellora's Cave with the series title "Corporate Affairs," written by Sierra & VJ Summers

Previous Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Genre: Contemporary BDSM

1. Carrie's Answer
Marcus Worthington and Carrie Anderson

2. Meredith's Awakening
Tony Renatto and Meredith Worthington

3. Daniel's Awakening
Daniel Ellis, Matthew Worthington, and Shannon Whitney


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Jenner's Law

Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Genre: Contemporary BDSM

1. Unmasking Dorian
Dorian Jenner and Cassidy Anderson-Lassiter
My Review


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Velvet Ice

Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Genre: Contemporary BDSM
Note: Each of these books can be read on their own, but characters from The Worthington Group and Jenner's Law series appear

Sinful Treats
Sinclair and Kendra

Velvet Valentines
Derek and Elise
My Review

Velvet Submission
Gregori Lavinkia and Megan Jamison
My Review

Molten Velvet (release date unknown)


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House of MonMarte

Publisher: Changeling Press
Genre: Paranormal BDSM

1. Willa's Master
Victor Breon and Willa Amber
My Review


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Connected Books

Publisher: Phaze
Genre: Contemporary BDSM

1. Binding Ben
Ben Reynolds and Stacey Stanton
My Review

2. The Dom Next Door
Alex Johnson and Nadia Flemming


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Stand Alones

Something to Talk About
Jon Denton, Wyatt Morgan, and Randi Lee Jenkins
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Genre: Contemporary M/M/F Ménage
My Review

"Let it Burn" (in the Hearts Afire: July anthology)
Kevin Kryszenski and Joanna Balentine
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Genre: Contemporary
My Review


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Single Author - VJ Summers

Under the Influence
Max and Ben
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Genre: M/M Suspense
My Review


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Single Author - Sierra Summers

A Taste of Haven
Adam and Haven
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Boss Man
Dante and Penny
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Genre: Erotic Contemporary


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Please note: This page was written by me, so as always, please visit the authors' website for up-to-date, author-verified information as well as for information books that have not yet been included to this list.

http://www.violetsummers.com/

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Another New Look and Crisis Averted

As you can tell, Wit and Sin has undergone another makeover. I think I've gotten most of the kinks worked out (phew) and I love the handy new search box at the top of the page.

When I switched over to this new design, I accidentally deleted all the links I had to my reading orders and favorite authors' websites. Everything should now be back up (thank goodness) and if you're looking for reading orders, reviews, or my favorite authors' websites, just scroll down and they list of links are all on the left-hand side.

Needless to say I'm sticking with this look for a while.

New reading orders will be coming soon. The jump links on a few of the reading order pages are still off and those will be fixed shortly. The lists are all there, so never fear - it's all in order :)

Thanks for visiting Wit and Sin and I'm wishing you all good times, great reads, and much happiness.

Kat

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