TEASER TUESDAY

Unfortunately there were no new releases that came out today in print that
screamed my name so I'm doing a Teaser Tuesday post instead of a New Release Post.

Today's Teaser is from the new print book that I'm starting, from a new to me author that a lot of people in one of my groups love.  Once again the rules for Teaser Tuesday:

Grab your current read



Open to a random page


Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page - pr a little more if you need to set the scene


BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)


Share the title & author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

From page 212: 

"Cross Industries," Garrison Said.  "As in Darius Cross of Cross Industries."

"Darius died eight months ago.  We were pitching to his son Micah.  They're switchingad firms and it could be a big coup for us to get them."

So what's your teaser for today?  Please leave it below in your comments either like what I did or in a link if it's on your blog.

MAILBOX MONDAY

This is what I've gotten in the mail so far......might have some more books I'm waiting on though:

My Wicked Enemy

My Forbidden Desire

Kiss Me, Kill Me: A Novel of Suspense

Saddled and Spurred: A Blacktop Cowboys Novel

So what was in your Monday Mailbox?



REVIEW/ DESTINED FOR AN EARLY GRAVE/ JEANIENE FROST/ AVON

Title:  Destined For An Early Grave (Night Huntress, Book 4)
Author:  Jeaniene Frost
Publisher:  Avon(A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers)
Genre:  Paranormal Romance (Vampire)
Print ISBN: 978-0061583216
eBook ISBN: 978-0061892899
Length: 400 Pages
Reviewer:  Maria


Purchase:  Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, Book 4)



Description:


Her deadly dreams leave her in grave danger
 

Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six years ago, they've fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful Master vampire, and pledged their devotion with a blood bond. Now it's time for a vacation. But their hopes for a perfect Paris holiday are dashed when Cat awakes one night in terror. She's having visions of a vampire named Gregor who's more powerful than Bones and has ties to her past that even Cat herself didn't know about.

 

Gregor believes Cat is his and he won't stop until he has her. As the battle begins between the vamp who haunts her nightmares and the one who holds her heart, only Cat can break Gregor's hold over her. She'll need all the power she can summon in order to bring down the baddest bloodsucker she's ever faced . . . even if getting that power will result in an early grave.

 

My Review: 

I've had this book sitting in my t-b-r (to-be-read) pile since it was released but had fallen behind on my reading.  When I began to read, I was once again drawn into the world created by Jeaniene Frost and captivated by her characters.   This is the fourth book in The Night Huntress series and due to the number of characters involved and the amount of action that takes place, I do recommend that you read this series in order beginning with Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1).


Cat Crawfield continues to evolve as a character; she's young and still very impetuous. Her skills as a vampire killing damphir continue to grow, as does her love for Bones, her vampire husband. Now that she and Bones have some free time, she is looking forward to visiting Paris and relaxing on their "honeymoon". When Cat beings to have dreams of being chased by a blond vampire, one who claims that she is married to him and not to Bones, she is naturally disturbed. As the story develops, Cat discovers that she does know "Gregor", the blond vampire and that she did apparently spend some time with him when she was a young teen.


While Cat is willing to acknowledge that she might know "Gregor", she's not willing to give up her relationship with Bones and refuses to acknowledge a previous marriage. As Cat and Bones travel across Europe dodging "Gregor's" attempts to grab Cat, their relationship begins to fray under the stress. Especially when ghouls become "Gregor's" allies and complicate the situation. When Cat discovers that Mencheres, Bones sire, had tampered with her memory so that she would forget "Gregor", she begins to have doubts about the depth of Bones love and commitment to her and about Mencheres intentions towards her future.


Trying to keep Cat safe and out of Gregor's clutches, Bones and Mencheres bring her back to the United States and enlist the help of her uncle and his special military group. When Gregor threatens the lives of people that Cat loves, she makes an interesting decision that will change her life forever. I was thrilled when Cat finally acknowledges her relationship issues with Bones were mostly due to her impetuous behavior and self-esteem issues which allowed them to resolve their problems and prepare to face off with Gregor in a final battle.

Since I don't give spoilers if I can help it, I will just say that the story concludes in a very dramatic fashion and that I look forward to reading This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 5)



My Rating:  5 out of 5 Crowns

FTC Disclosure:  The book reviewed was purchased for review.

NEW RELEASE & TEASER TUESDAY

Unfortunately there is nothing being released today that yelled "Shiny" to me.....so I'll be doing a Teaser Tuesday post instead.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

•Grab your current read


•Open to a random page


•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page


•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)


•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


My Teasers: 

Rhys had no idea what time it was, because he had slept for hours after the wolf and his goddess had left him.  He was thirsty and sore, and more than a bit curious about the world he now found himself in.

~ Page 151
Mists of Velvet: The Immortals of Annwyn: Book Two (Annwyn Chronicles)

Hidden from mortals, Annwyn, the Otherworld, is home to shapeshifters, wraiths and dragons. Rhys MacDonald, the mortal great-grandson of a banished prince races to Annwyn to offer help when his ancient homeland is threatened by a dangerous Dark Magick. There he encounters a young goddess and shapeshifter, who thinks he is the mate foreseen in her dreams. Bound together by the flames of desire, they discover that destiny-and the Dark Magick- has other plans for them... 

READ AN E-BOOK WEEK!

Happy Birthday E-Book!

The E-Book turns 40 this week.  First created by Michael Hart when he was granted  $100,000.00 worth of computer time with a Xerox Sigma V mainframe computer. Instead of spending the time computing he decided the best use of the time would be the storage, retrieval and searching of what was already stored in our libraries.  The first E-Book was born - The Declaration of Independence. 

Mr. Hart's work would go on to become Project Gutenberg.

The Romance genre became one of the first genres to become successful in the E-Book field.

A company called E-Ink would eventually get involved and they would introduce a new display technology. Thank you for helping to make reading an E-Book so much easier.

Read an E-Book this week to celebrate!

For more information on E-Books and for information on

the official "Read an E-Book Week" check out

E-Book Week.Com

MOVIE TIE - IN SATURDAY- I AM NUMBER FOUR

So I thought I would do something a little different and do a movie tie-in type post, both as a way to get to read a book or go and see a movie. 

People might ask "What is a movie tie-in"?  Well, according to Wikipedia :

A movie tie-in book is a book, frequently a paperback but occasionally a trade paperback or a hardcover, that has a direct relationship to a specific film. Usually, the cover of the book will bear photography of the film's stars, and slogans indicating that it is directly related to a specific film.

Tie-ins are often newly-published editions of a book upon which a film was based that is published around the time of the release of the film, and even sometimes re-titled so that the book's title now matches the film's title.  Movie tie-in books may also be novelizations of original screenplays. Novelizations of all six Star Wars films have been published, based on each film's original screenplay. Novelizations are generally published several weeks before a film's release, almost always feature the film's poster as cover art, and are usually never republished, with rare exceptions.

 If a film is based on a story shorter than a novel — such as a short story, novelette, or novella — a tie-in book may be published featuring the adapted story as well as other stories from the same author.  In extremely rare cases, a movie tie-in book may also be a "re-telling" or abridgement of an original novel.

MY MOVIE TIE-IN CHOICE:  I AM NUMBER FOUR BY PITTACUS LORE (AKA JAMES FREY)

 Original Cover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Movie Tie-In Cover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I have to say that I love the cover for the movie tie-in version best.  I also love the author's name, so unique and it just makes me smile when I see it......here's a little background on the book and the sequence of the movie-tie in.
 
Book Description:
 
Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books—but we are real.
 
Our plan was to grow, and train, and become strong, and become one, and fight them. But they found us and started hunting us first. Now all of us are running. Spending our lives in shadows, in places where no one would look, blending in. we have lived among you without you knowing.

But they know.



They caught Number One in Malaysia.


Number Two in England.


And Number Three in Kenya.


They killed them all.





I am Number Four.

Movie Tie-In: 

The publisher is Harper Teen, a division of Harper Collins.  The hardcover book was published on August 3, 2010 and spent 6 weeks on the children's chapter of the New York Times Best Sellers List. 

Dreamwork's Pictures bought the film rights in June of 2009.  A full year before the book was even published.  The movie was released a couple of weeks ago on February 18, 2010.

I didn't read the book as I don't read much in the Young Adult market but I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.  So much so that I now plan to read the book, which is the first of six books planned in the series by the author. 

The next book in the series, The Power of Six, will also be made into a movie and will be released in the later part of this summer.  I'm already looking forward to seeing the movie

On a side note....the actor who plays Number Four (Alex Pettyfer) is yummy to look at