Anxiously Awaiting (and a Cover Craving)...The Heir by Kiera Cass!

The Heir
by Kiera Cass
The Selection, book four

Release Date: May 5, 2015

Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn’t expect her Selection to be anything like her parents’ fairy-tale love story. But as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she always thought. (Description from EW announcement article)

I am SO EXCITED that Kiera Cass and her publisher decided to turn The Selection trilogy into a longer series. The Heir will also be followed by a fifth book, which I assume will also feature Princess Eadlyn, but there's no real information about it out yet.  For now, I'm just stoked to read the start of her story...May cannot come fast enough! 

ANd...don't you just love the covers for this series? I am a total sucker for a gorgeous gown on the front cover and I love the way they use the mirrored reflections... 

Cover Craving...Cress!

Cress 
by Marissa Meyer
The Lunar Chronicles, book three

Publication Date: February 4, 2013

HAVE I MENTIONED HOW MUCH I LOVE THE COVERS FOR THIS SERIES??
Sooooo much cover love.

Cover Reveal - The Princess and the Stableboy!

SO, my friend Rebecca Rynecki announced on her blog today the (gorgeous) cover and synopsis for her upcoming book, The Princess and the Stableboy. I just had to share...

Isn't it gorgeous.  Totally matches the others in the series and I love the little dragon detail...
As if that weren't enough, check out the back cover!

I love it and it's not just visually appealing, I swear! Here's the synopsis:

Once upon a time, before Alaina fell into Isleen...

There was a kingdom devoid of magic...

Until one day when Astra, the princess of Isleen is awoken by dragons flying by her window. She escapes with the help of Peter, a stableboy who is hiding a few secrets of his own.

The land is thrust into peril. The wizards Uther and Avalon have returned from their banishment by unknown forces, and they are determined to take over once more...even if it means turning most of the people into ogres.

Astra finds herself fighting for her home in an ages old fairy tale of good, evil...and love. 

This one's not coming out until this fall, but in honor of the cover reveal, the other two books in the series, The Secret World of Alaina Downs and The Knight's Ill-Thought Bargain are both .99 from the 14th till the 30th of June! You can find them ready for download at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and All Romance Ebooks.

Anxiously Awaiting and a Cover Craving!!

Infinityglass

by Myra McEntire

Hourglass, book three

 

Publication date: July 9, 2013

 

The Hourglass is a secret organization focused on the study of manipulating time, and its members — many of them teenagers -­have uncanny abilities to make time work for them in mysterious ways. Inherent in these powers is a responsibility to take great care, because altering one small moment can have devastating consequences for the past, present, and future. But some time trav­elers are not exactly honorable, and sometimes unsavory deals must be struck to maintain order.

With the Infinityglass (central to understanding and harnessing the time gene) at large, the hunt is on to find it before someone else does.

But the Hourglass has an advantage. Lily, who has the ability to locate anything lost, has determined that the Infinityglass isn't an object. It's a person. And the Hourglass must find him or her first. But where do you start searching for the very key to time when every second could be the last? (description from Goodreads.com)

 

I LOVE this series and these books have some CRAZY amazing covers. I cannot wait for this book to come out! It is already on my pre-ordered list. 

Cover Craving...Sweet Legacy!!

Sweet Legacy

by Tera Lynn Childs

Sweet Venom, book three

 

Publication date: September 3, 2013

 

I LOVE both this series and the great covers for them! This one is a perfect compliment to the first two and I cannot wait to hold a copy in my hands...



Cover Craving...Curtsies and Conspiracies!

Curtsies and Conspiracies

by Gail Carriger

Finishing School, book two

 

Publication date: November 2013

 

Ahhh!!! Little, Brown for Young Readers and Gail Carriger just released the cover art for this second book in the new YA series! LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. These covers are stunning and even better looking in person (shiny, etc) and I CANNOT wait til it's out!!!!! 

Cover Craving...Indelible by Dawn Metcalf!

Indelible

by Dawn Metcalf

The Twixt, book one

 

Publication date: 2013

 

In a sea of covers with girls in pretty dresses, and teens with only half a face, or mysterious chopped photographs, this one stands out!

 

I love the simplicity, the colors, and the way that it looks almost like a tattoo. Gorgeous. 

Cover Craving... Charmed Vengeance!

Charmed Vengeance
by Suzanne Lazear
Aether Chronicles, book two

Publication date: 2013

No synopsis yet.

I love the fae elements in this steampunk series and that they are reflected in the fun and flirty-ish covers designed for the books. I think this blue is really pretty, too!

Cover Craving... The Elite!

The Elite
by Kiera Cass
Selection series, book two

Publication date: April 2013

Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.

America still isn't sure where her heart lies. When she's with Maxon, she's swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can't dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over--and time is running out for America to decide.

Just when America is sure she's made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she's struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending. (from Goodreads.com)

I loved the cover for the first book, The Selection, and I love this one, too. I know that we're swimming in a sea of "girls in pretty dresses" covers right now, but I LOVE the color choice and the broken reflections behind her.  Well done!

Cover Craving... The Goddess Inheritance!

The Goddess Inheritance

by Aimee Carter

The Goddess Test, book three

 

Publication date: Feb. 23, 2013

 

I think these covers are always beautiful. I like the model a lot...and I really like the upside down pose on this one. It really caught my eye.  

Cover Craving... Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare!

Clockwork Princess

by Cassandra Clare

Infernal Devices, book three

Publication date: March 2013

In Clockwork Princess, Tessa and her companions travel all over the world as they race to stop the clockwork army before it's too late. As Jem's health worsens alarmingly and his friends search desperately for a cure, can Tessa choose between the two boys she loves — even if it means never seeing the other one again?

OMG. I *LOVE* this cover...it is gorgeous. I love the dress and the glowing book. I just want to frame this and put it on the wall in my writing nook.  Kudos to the designers!!

Anxiously Awaiting...Sever by Lauren DeStefano



Sever

by Lauren DeStefano

The Chemical Garden Trilogy, book three

Publication date: Feb. 12, 2013

What if you knew exactly when you would die? In the not-too-distant future, genetic engineering has turned every newborn into a ticking time bomb — males only live to age 25 and females only live to age 20.

In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out. When 16-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by “the Gatherers” to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Rhine has only one purpose after she has been married to her new husband, Linden: to escape and find her twin brother.

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 to whom she is dangerously attracted, Rhine is desperate to learn the truth and protect those closest to her. But, as her sister wife Cecily keeps insisting, her role may be much bigger than that.

In the first two books of the Chemical Garden trilogy, Wither and Fever, Rhine struggles to escape the mansion and then to navigate the brutal world outside. Now in Sever, the third and final book, Rhine uncovers some shattering truths about the past that her parents never had the chance to tell her and the alarming implications regarding her own genes. She may be the one who can save the human race. (from USA today books)

Not only do I *need* to know how this trilogy will finally end, but they came up with another gorgeous "broken doll" cover, though here Rhine looks significantly less "broken." Symbolism anyone?  Kudos on the cover designs! 

Cover Craving...The Lies That Bind

The Liar Society: Lies That Bind

by Lisa and Lauara Roecker

The Liar Society, book two

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2012

Everyone's favorite neon haired detective is at it again when one of the most popular girls at Pemberly Brown goes missing. Kate Lowry realizes soon enough that this disappearance is tied to the secret societies that rule her private school--only not in the way everyone thinks. As if it’s not hard enough to find a missing girl, Kate is forced to team up with the one person she has worked so hard to avoid--not to mention the one person with the potential to come between her and Liam. As usual, Kate has her hands full searching for the truth amidst many layers of lies. After all, things are never what they seem at Pemberly Brown. (from the authors' blog) 

I can't wait for this book...and I LOVE the new cover.  What a fabulous color combination and style.  I may even have to rock some (fake) blue hair when this is coming out!!! LOL

Cover Craving...

Sweet Shadows
by Tera Lynn Childs
Medusa Girls, book 2

Publication date: 2012

Isn't this cover intense? I love how her hair is slithering around her neck, too....

Cover Craving... The Girl in the Clockwork Collar

The Girl in the Clockwork Collar
by Kady Cross
The Steampunk Chronicles, book two

Publication date: May 22, 2012

Aside from loving the first book in this series, The Girl in the Steel Corset, with its awesome steampunkishness, this series has been blessed with some rockin' covers! I cannot wait to read this one and pet the pretty cover...

Love the gorgeous color and exotic look of her outfit!

Cover Craving...

Endlessly
by Kiersten White

Paranormalcy trilogy, book three

O.M.God....These books have the PRETTIEST covers EVER!!! I cannot wait to see this in person... my fingers are itching... LOVE!

Cover Craving...

For Darkness Shows the Stars
by Diana Peterfreund

Publication date: 2012

I'd already mentioned how excited I am for this book earlier on my blog (here), but today Diana Peterfreund posted both the cover and a little snippet on her website. As a post-apocalyptic retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion, it sounds AMAZING! I cannot wait for it...and the cover is BEAUTIFUL too!!

Cover Craving...

Timepiece
by Myra McEntire
sequel to Hourglass

Publication date: June 12, 2012


SOOOOO Gorgeous... love this cover. Can't wait to read this one, either! :)

Cover Cravings...

Perception
by Kim Harrington
A Clarity Novel

Publication date: March 1, 2012

When you can see things others can't, what happens when someone is watching you?

Everybody knows about Clarity "Clare" Fern. She's the psychic girl in school, the one who can place her hands on something and see hidden visions from the past.

Only, Clare would rather not be a celebrity. She prefers hanging back, observing. Her gift is not a game to her.

But then someone starts playing with her head and heart. Messages and gifts from a secret admirer crop up everywhere Clare turns. Could they be from Gabriel, the gorgeous boy who gets Clare's pulse racing? Or from Justin, Clare's hopeful ex-boyfriend who'd do anything to win her back?

One thing is certain. Clare needs to solve this mystery, and soon. Because the messages are becoming sinister, and a girl in town has suddenly disappeared. Clare needs to see her way to the truth -- before it's much too late.

BTW - This cover matches the new paperback cover for Clarity!

Cover Craving...

Insurgent
by Veronica Roth
sequel to Divergent

Publication date: May 2012

I LOVED Divergent and cannot even tell you how excited I am for the sequel. It's going to be fantastic! Anyway, I love this new cover. The swirly tree is amazing, and I bet pretty awesome in person.

For more info, you can check out Veronica Roth's cover reveal interview with Entertainment Weekly here. *I love the joke about the third book's title...lol!*