Heartless Snack - Blurb Leak!

Greetings fellow blogians and steampunkers!!

The talented Gail Carriger has released the blurb of the 4th book in her ever-so-popular Parasol Protectorate series, Heartless *yay!*

As with her blurbs, beware that there is a spoiler alert in effect.  If you have not read the previous three books STOP NOW, go away and drink some tea.

Oh and fear not, the cover for Heartless will break soon and I have no doubt it will be as equally fabulous as its predecessors!

Heartless
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
To be Published: June 28, 2011
Publisher: Orbit

Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault. When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past. Top that off with a sister who has joined the suffragette movement (shocking!), Madame Lefoux's latest mechanical invention, and a plague of zombie porcupines and Alexia barely has time to remember she just happens to be eight months pregnant.

Will Alexia manage to determine who is trying to kill Queen Victoria before it is too late? Is it the vampires again or is there a traitor lurking about in wolf's clothing? And what, exactly, has taken up residence in Lord Akeldama's second best closet?

Visit Gail's blog to read more.

Eeek, I simply cannot wait for the next round of adventures featuring the dynamic Alexia and gang!

Sticks & Stones and Words Do Hurt!

This week is officially "No Name-Calling Week" and we here at Book ♥ Soulmates fully support this cause!!

Most of us have been bullied, teased and picked-on at one point in our lives and we can all agree that it does hurt.  Sometimes we don't even realize that the hurtful things we say to one another can affect us for years and well into adulthood.  Sadly, we say this from personal experience :(

And what's even more sad is that this problem seems to be getting worse with people being attacked online now and some even leading to suicide.

Let's take this time to learn a very valuable lesson.  God put us all on this earth, just as we are, for a reason.  Let's all learn to accept and respect each other!!

ECYA Book Blog provided a great list of books all about bullying.
Click [HERE] to check it out!

Just like Jennifer from YABOOKNERD put it, "Sticks and stones hurt, but so do words!"

Have a great week everyone!

Book Trailer: Vesper (Deviants #1) by Jeff Sampson

Title: Vesper (Deviants #1)

Author: Jeff Sampson

Expected Publication: January 25, 2011 [per Goodreads] by Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins

Synopsis: 
Emily Webb is a geek. And she’s happy that way. Content hiding under hoodies and curling up to watch old horror flicks, she’s never been the kind of girl who sneaks out for midnight parties. And she’s definitely not the kind of girl who starts fights or flirts with other girls’ boyfriends. Until one night Emily finds herself doing exactly that . . . the same night one of her classmates—also named Emily—is found mysteriously murdered.

The thing is, Emily doesn’t know why she’s doing any of this. By day, she’s the same old boring Emily, but by night, she turns into a thrill seeker. With every nightfall, Emily gets wilder until it’s no longer just her personality that changes. Her body can do things it never could before: Emily is now strong, fast, and utterly fearless. And soon Emily realizes that she’s not just coming out of her shell . . . there’s something much bigger going on. Is she bewitched by the soul of the other, murdered Emily? Or is Emily Webb becoming something else entirely— something not human?

As Emily hunts for answers, she finds out that she’s not the only one this is happening to—some of her classmates are changing as well. Who is turning these teens into monsters—and how many people will they kill to get what they want?

Sounds wonderful right?! Now check out the book trailer!!

ENJOY!!

Cover Art: How To Seduce A Scoundrel

How To Seduce A Scoundrel
by Vicky Dreiling

*This is the follow-up novel to our current blog tour for "How To Marry A Duke".

Scheduled to be released on July 1, 2011 by Grand Central Publishing [per Goodreads].

Synopsis:
When Lady Julianne Gatewick realizes the rake of her dreams thinks of her as practically his sister, she decides it's time to get even. The charming Marc Darcett, Earl of Hawkfield, is every lady's fantasy, but he's determined to evade virgins and their matrimonial traps - especially his best friend's sister.

Hawk reluctantly agrees to be Julianne's guardian for the season, but he's having trouble resisting his gorgeous ward. Worse still, she's taunting him by flirting with every scoundrel in London - and he's sworn to protect her! Certain she's learned her tricks from the authoress of that scandalous publication "The Secrets of Seduction", Hawk sets out to uncover the writer's identity. But he never expects to find the formerly angelic Julianne behind the mask - and between his sheets.

Blog Tour / Giveaway: My Immortal Assassin

Title: My Immortal Assassin (Witches # 3)

Author: Carolyn Jewel
Published: January 3, 2011 by Forever

ISBN-10:  0446563862 | ISBN-13: 9780446563864

Pages: 384 pgs, Mass Market Paperback

Reason for reading: Participating in Blog Tour/Giveaway courtesy of Hatchette Book Group.

Synopsis:

Revenge. It's all Grayson Spencer wants. Christophe dit Menart, a human with dark magical powers, destroyed the life she loved. She wants the pleasure of killing him, no matter the cost to her. If not for Durian, a dangerously sexy demon fiend charged with keeping Christophe alive, she would have succeeded, too. Now, she's certain all hope is gone. But he has a plan and an offer she can't resist...

Durian has spent his life as a trained and sanctioned assassin. His duty: to enforce the laws against demons harming humans. He's always prided himself on staying out of the fray, carrying out his orders and honoring his fealty to his warlord, but never getting attached. Never until Grayson, a spunky and determined woman clearly gifted with magic herself. He convinces her to swear fealty to him so he can protect her and teach her to use her magic to taste the revenge she so desperately wants.

They're soon bound together in a forbidden desire--a dangerous passion that calls into question Durian's oath of loyalty to his warlord. When he refuses to return her to Christophe, his disobedience threatens to inflame the tumultuous war between demons and the magekind. Can they--and their love--survive?

Note from Isalys:

Sorry guys, I wasn't able to review this one either.  Review will follow at a later date!

RATING: 4 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ / of 5

HEAT LEVEL: 4 - Hot

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Giveaway

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