Laydown Lowdown

Happy February!  It's a new month with lots of great new reads this week.

Roam by the Romance section and pick up "Rush," by Maya Banks or "S.E.C.R.E.T," by L. Marie Adeline.

Move on over to the Mystery section and you'll find "The Golden Scales: A Makana Mystery," by Parker Bilal, "A Cold and Lonely Place," by Sara Henry, or "The Golden Calf," by Helene Tursten.

Swing on though the Science-Fiction/Fantasy Section for "A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir of Lady Trent," by Marie Brennan, "Dead Space," by Anthony Johnston, or "When the Night Whispers," by Savannah Welles.

Strut on over to the Young Adult section for the fifth "Lying Game," novel, "Cross My Heart, Hope to Die," by Sara Shepard, "Etiquette and Espionage," by Gail Carriger, "Perfect Scoundrels," by Ally Carter and "Unravel Me," by Tahereh Mafi.

What books will make your "to-read" list?  Remember to support your local bookstores whenever possible.  Happy Reading!

Laydown Lowdown

Wow, it's the first Tuesday of the last month of the year already!  We've seen a lot of great books this year and there are still plenty more to come as there are 5 Tuesdays this month which means 5 Laydown Lowdowns and a partridge in a pear tree.  :)  Now on with this week's latest releases.

Those "Pretty Little Liars," are at it again in "Burned," the latest is Sara Shephard's best-selling YA series.  Other new releases in the genre include "Never Let You Go," by Emma Carlson Berne,  "The Almost Truth," by Eileen Cook, and "Poison," by Molly Cochran.

Over in Romance, you can give in to "Sweet Surrender," by Maya Banks, "Nights of Steel: The Ether Chronicles," by Nico Russo, "Tangle of Need," by Nalhini Singh, or "Shiver," by Karen Robards.

Meander by Mystery and you'll discover, "Holiday Buzz," the fifth entry in Cleo Coyle's "Coffeehouse Mystery" series, as well as, "Dying on the Vine," by Aaron Elkins, and "And Then You Dye," by Monica Ferris.

Finally in Science Fiction/Fantasy, you'll find "Assasin's Creed: Forsaken," by Oliver Bowden, "Andromeda's Fall," by William C. Dietz, "The Mage's Daughter," by Lynn Kurland, and "Supervolcano: All Fall Down," by Larry Turtledove.

Are any of these new releases on your to-read list?  Share your favorites with us and remember to support your local bookstores whenever possible. Happy Reading!

Laydown Lowdown

The Olympics are in full swing.  In between cheering on Team USA and your favorite athletes, you may want to check out some of today's new releases.

Romance is quite scandalous today with "All Afternoon with a Scandalous Marquess," by Alexandra Hawkins, and "Almost a Scandal," by Elizabeth Essex.  Other new releases in Romance include "Dark Desire," by Christine Feehan, "The Love Potion," by Sandra Hill, and "Can't Hurry Love," by Molly O'Keefe.

And the torch may be burning brightly in Olympic Stadium but in Science Fiction you can "Carry the Flame," by James Jaros, "Kitty Steals the Show," by Carrie Vaughn, and "Biting Cold," the sixth book in the "Chicagoland" vampires series by Chloe Neill.

Moving to Mystery, you'll see the latest novel by best-selling author Kay Hooper, "Haven," as well as "Whispers Under Ground," by Ben Aaronvitch, "Miss Me When I'm Gone," by Emily Arsenault," and "To the Grave," by Carlene Thompson.

Over in YA, fans of "The Lying Game," will want to look for "Hide and Seek," the latest in Sara Shepard's best-selling series as well as "Destiny," by Gillian Shields, and "Putting Makeup on Dead People," by Jen Violi.

Happy Reading and remember to support your local bookstores whenever possible!