Prepare to to hit the beach or curl up in a nice dark dungeon and read some soul rending tales this summer! Many new Vampire and Paranormal releases are hitting their virtual shelves this August and Good E-Reader has the veritable scoops on all the must reads.
Remember, we do eBook previews every month! If you are interested in seeing more previews, check out our Mystery eBook Releases for August 2010 and July 2010 ebook Preview.
Dark Peril (Carpathian) by Christine Feehan
Release Date: Aug 31 2010
Dominic of the Dragonseeker Carpathians is on a desperate mission, in the very heart of enemy territory. Solange Sangria is one of the last of the jaguar people. She has long been fighting to save shapeshifting women from the hands of the man who slaughtered her family and everyone she loved: her own father.
They are two warriors who have lived their lives alone. Now, at the end of their time, they find each other, creating a complication neither saw coming.
Death’s Excellent Vacation by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner
Release Date: Aug 3 2010
New York Times bestselling authors Charlaine Harris, Katie MacAlister, Jeaniene Frost -plus Lilith Saintcrow, Jeff Abbott, and more- send postcards from the edge of the paranormal world to fans who devoured Wolfsbane and Mistletoe and Many Bloody Returns.
With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner bring together a stellar collection of tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged, the furry, the demonic, and the grotesque. Learn why it really can be an endless summer-for immortals.
Ghost Moon (Bone Island Trilogy) by Heather Graham
Release Date: Aug 31 2010
Reclusive collector Cutter Merlin is seldom seen in Key West. In fact, lately he hasn’t been seen at all. Officer Liam Beckett visits Merlin’s curious house and discovers the gentleman in his study. In his death grip: a volume of occult lore and a reliquary. His eyes are wide with fright, his mouth a horrified rictus where spiders now dwell.
Kelsey Donovan returns to the old house to catalog her estranged grandfather’s collection of artifacts and antiquities, vowing to see his treasures divested properly. But she cannot ignore the sense that she’s being watched, the reports of malevolent black figures, and the pervasive smell of death.
Is the Merlin house haunted, even cursed? Liam knows well that some ghost stories are true and he swears to protect Kelsey. But there are forces at work for whom one more life is a pittance to pay for their deepest desire….
Hero: The Cat Star Chronicles #6 by Cheryl Brooks
Release Date: Aug 1 2010
She’s the last of her kind…and the only one for him.
He is the sexiest, most irksome man she’s ever encountered.
Micayla is the last Zetithian female left in the universe. She doesn’t know what’s normal for her species, but she knows when she sees Trag that all she wants to do is bite him.
He has searched all over the galaxy for a woman like her.
Trag has sworn he’ll never marry unless he can find a Zetithian female. But now that he’s finally found Micayla, she may be more of a challenge than even he’s able to take on…
The Vampire Huntress Legends: Dawn and Darkness by L.A. Banks
Release Date: Aug 28 2010
It’s post-Armageddon, and if being parents to a pair of newborn twins wasn’t enough, Damali and Carlos—the two vampire hunters—now face a new and deadly enemy.
When a series of mysterious demon murders start happening Damali and Carlos are on the job. But this demon is unusual to say the least, and perhaps one of the most deadly they have ever encountered. And considering their past foes, they just might have taken on their most dangerous case yet.
Whisper Kiss: A Dragonfire Novel (DRAGON FIRE NOVEL) by Deborah Cooke
Release Date: Aug 3 2010
For millennia, the shape-shifting dragon warriors known as the Pyr have commanded the four elements and guarded the earth’s treasures. But now the final reckoning between the Pyr and the dreaded Slayers is about to begin…
Niall Talbot has volunteered to hunt down and destroy all the remaining shadow dragons before they can wreak more havoc. But fate has placed him in the hands of Rox, an unconventional tattoo artist who doesn’t even flinch when a shape-shifting dragon warrior suddenly appears on her doorstep. And as a woman who follows her heart in matters of passion, she makes the perfect mate for a firestorm with Niall…
The Hawk: A Highland Guard Novel by Monica McCarty
Release Date: Aug 31 2010
THE LEGEND OF THE HIGHLAND GUARD CONTINUES. . . .
Handpicked by Robert the Bruce to help him in his quest to free Scotland from English rule, the elite warriors of the Highland Guard face their darkest days. When Bruce is forced to flee, his bid for freedom rests on the shoulders of one extraordinary warrior.
Erik MacSorley is a brilliant seafarer who has never encountered a wind he could not harness or a woman he could not win—until he drags a wet, half-naked “nursemaid” out of the waters off the Irish coast. Ellie’s ordinary appearance belies the truth: She is in fact Lady Elyne de Burgh, the spirited daughter of the most powerful noble in Ireland.
Worse, this irresistible woman is determined to prove herself immune to Erik’s charms—a challenge he cannot resist.
Her captor may look every inch a rugged warrior, but Ellie vows that it will take more than a wickedly suggestive caress to impress her. Yet Erik will sweep away Ellie’s resistance with a desire that resonates deep within her heart. Still, he is a man driven by loyalty, and she is a woman with secrets that could jeopardize Bruce’s chance to reclaim his throne. As the battle for king and country sounds across the shores, will Ellie’s love be enough to finally tame the legend known as the Hawk?
Surrender to the pleasure of this novel from the Highland Guard series
My Soul to Keep By: Sharie Kohler
Release Date: Aug 31 2010
For two decades, Tony Schwartz has been observing, reporting and teaching the fundamentals of performance in every arena where excellence matters -from playing fields to corporate boardrooms. His new book looks at the reasons why working harder doesn’t translate to working better. Backed by research and his own case studies, he offers a path to better results and higher rewards that should be hugely valuable to individuals and organizations alike.
Almost to Die For: A Vampire Princess of St. Paul Novel by Tate Hallaway
Release Date: Aug 3 2010
Hallaway’s witty, fast-paced series starter cheerfully details the horrors of magical war and high school life. Anastasija Ramses Parker is a modern-day witch’s daughter, fond of wearing “black with black and black” but hopelessly unable to perform actual magic. When she flunks her coven’s initiation ceremony, she learns that her father is a vampire–and not just any vampire, but a vampire leader, which makes her “some kind of vampire princess.” Possibly more important, Ana’s best friend, Bea, has a crush on vampire hunter/punk rocker Nikolai, who’s torn between kissing and killing Ana, who thinks he’s cute but wants to stay loyal to Bea. Ana’s narration is pitch-perfect and totally teen: half calculated attitude, half wistful empathy. This all-too-brief tale will have readers hunting down Hallaway’s Garnet Lacey novels while they wait for Ana’s next adventure.
That about wraps it up for this edition of the Good E-Reader August Preview for Paranormal and Vampire E-Books! If you would like to get your hands on any of these, be sure to sign up for our Good E-Reader Ebook Store! Get tons of downloads for a low monthly fee.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
