Stacking the Shelves #97 – BB&B #47
Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews is all about the latest additions to your library – virtual or actual, with books that are bought, borrowed, won or ARCs you will be reading soon. BB&B is a homage to to Barron’s Books and Baubles from Karen Marie Moning’s amazing Fever series, and is hosted by Braine over at Talk Supe.
Netgalley ARCs:
Hanover House (Hanover Chronicles #0.5) by Brenda Novak
Welcome to Hanover House….
Psychiatrist Evelyn Talbot has dedicated her life to solving the mysteries of the psychopathic mind. Why do psychopaths act as they do? How do they come to be? Why don’t they feel any remorse for the suffering they cause? And are there better ways of spotting and stopping them?
After having been kidnapped, tortured and left for dead when she was just a teenager—by her high school boyfriend—she’s determined to understand how someone she trusted so much could turn on her. So she’s established a revolutionary new medical health center in the remote town of Hilltop, Alaska, where she studies the worst of the worst.
But not everyone in Hilltop is excited to have Hanover House and its many serial killers in the area. Alaskan State Trooper, Sergeant Amarok, is one of them. And yet he can’t help feeling bad about what Evelyn has been through. He’s even attracted to her. Which is partly why he worries.
He knows what could happen if only one little thing goes wrong…
All I want (Animal Magnetism #7) – Jill Shalvis Thank you Penguin Group, Berkely, NAL / Signet!
Pilot-for-hire Zoe Stone is happy to call Sunshine, Idaho, her home base. But her quiet life is thrown for a loop when her brother’s friend Parker comes to stay with her for a week. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife special agent is a handsome flirt with a gift for getting under her skin. And the situation only escalates when Parker hires her to fly him around the area while he collects evidence on a suspected smuggler.
Now she has to live and work with the guy. But when they’re in the air, she sees another side of him. He’s driven, focused, and sharp. And while he enjoys giving commentary on her blind dates, she quickly realizes with a shock that it’s Parker who gets her engines going…
The Brigadier’s Runaway Bride (Dukes of War #5) – Erica Ridley
Miss Sarah Fairfax is having a wretched year. Her intended perished at war. His child is in her belly. To secure her future, she resigns herself to a loveless marriage. Just as she’s about to say “I do,” her fiancée returns from the grave to crash the wedding… but he’s no longer the charming, carefree man she remembers.
After being left for dead on the battlefield, Brigadier Edmund Blackpool is scarred inside and out. He fights his way home only to discover his intended before the altar with his best friend. He’ll be the one to marry her, no matter what she wants! But when his new bride disappears with his child, he must reopen his wounds to win the most important battle of his life.
Blogtour ARCs:
Omega (Omega #1) – Lizzy Ford
In a modern world ruled by territorial Greek gods, the human race has been oppressed, exploited and now, nearly destroyed by the constant infighting of gods.
However, a human girl with the power of a goddess is coming of age. Alessandra is the Oracle of Delphi – the last prophesized – and bears the mark of the double omega. Soon after she turns eighteen, Alessandra is told her destiny: to step between the warring gods and the human race and save her world from certain ruin.
For the gods, her appearance marks the beginning of the end – their end. They and the Triumvirate – leaders of the human elite – who serve them will stop at nothing to preserve their power.
Alessandra emerges from the forest where she spent her life hidden from gods and men and immediately plummets into a race against time, gods, and herself to discover who and what she is in a world where everyone she meets has a hidden agenda, and those pulling the strings remain in the shadows.
Before she can determine exactly what kind of savior her world needs, she must first master her power by completing three trials devised by the Triumvirate to enslave her.
One lone girl stands between warring gods and the people she’s destined to protect, but it’s the battle to understand who she is that she must win first.
Purchased Books:
Because I need these two for the two weeks when I’ll be substitute teaching (starting on Monday) I got BOY: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl and The Body by Stephen King. I’m not so sure why students will be reading a simplified novel by Stephen King, but at least it will be a very quick read for me!
Did you get some exciting-looking books this week? Remember to leave me your link so I can check out your Stacking the Shelves and or Bought, Borrowed and Bagged post, too 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! Have a spectacular Saturday.
About Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
I see lots of romance books in your haul this week. It looks like a wonderful stack. I like the cover for Omega.
Grace @ Books of Love
Yeah, I think romance is just what I love the most 😀 Thanks for stopping by, Grace!
I read The Body a long time ago…and I loved the film! I liked a lot of his early work but his books over the last 5-10 years or so have left me cold. I always want to grab his new ones though, just in case he’s written another classic! Hope you enjoy your books!
I’m glad the story is good, Chuckles. Since I have to read it – just like the students 😀 I haven’t read any SK books in about ten years, either, who knows if I’ll pick up a new release again.
Great list of books you have here. I do need to read Ericka Ridley and Jill Shalvis. Hope you like these.
Both authors are really good, Renee 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
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That Brenda Novak book looks interesting. The Body by Steven King in movie form is called Stand By Me. 🙂 It’s probably one of the most none scare book of his. 🙂 Kind of a coming of age story.
It does, and I can’t wait to see what will happen with that story , the summary alone intrigues me.
I really need to try a Shalvis book! like soon! happy reading!
Yes you should! They are adorable!
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Leydy @ OUaT
You should, Melliane! I think you’ll enjoy her books.
OOh nice! Those are some new to me reads! Hope you enjoy each and every one of them!
My STS will be up tomorrow, so be sure to stop by then!
Have a GREAT day!
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Thanks Jessica 🙂
Boy is such a great book, that’ll be fun to discuss with the students.
I’m glad to hear that, Elizabeth 🙂
I love reading Jill Shalvis’ blog posts…so funny! Both The Brigadier’s Runaway Bride and Omega sound fantastic.
Great haul! Happy Reading!
I agree, her blog posts are funny, and most of the time, her humor shines through in her stories as well 🙂
Great haul! <3 Jill Shalvis!!
I do, too, Danielle 🙂
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I will request Hanover House ,my first romp with Novak was a bust for me. I like psych thrillers so HH might work better for me plus its a novella. Going for the win!!
happy weekend!
I hope you’ll enjoy Hanover House more, Braine 🙂
I’ve tried two romances by Novak; one I DNFed and the other I finished but it was meh. Hanover House sounds as if it could be really good or really awful. I may wait and get it at the library. I just hope she did her research or the series won’t work, for me anyway.
Oh, I used to love Boy/Going Solo (well, most Roald Dahl books really). Hope you enjoy!
I have enjoyed all of the Roald Dahl books I’ve read so far 🙂
This is my first time taking part in Stacking The Shelves 🙂
Omega sounds very interesting. The description made me think of the Cassandra Palmer series, which I enjoy, so I think I’ll add Omega to my wishlist!
Welcome to StS Natalie 🙂 I love Cassie Palmer, too 🙂
I like the sound of Omega and hooray for Stephen King!! 🙂
I hope you have a great week, and good luck with subbing.
Thanks Lauren 🙂
I received All I Want as well! Lets hope we love it
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Leydy @ OUaT
YAY Leydy, I hope we’ll both love it, too!
Omega seems amazing. Great haul. Happy reading 🙂
I think it looks great, too, Sofia. Thanks for stopping by.
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All I Want seems like it would be a cute and fluffy read. I hope you get to enjoy all of the books 🙂
I love Jill Shalvis, Gen, so I’m hoping I’ll enjoy her newest release, too 🙂
Nice mix of books last week. Happy reading!
Thanks Bea 🙂
All I want and Omega sounds good. Hope that you enjoy and have a great upcoming week.
Thanks, Brandi! I look forward to both of those 🙂
Hanover House sounds really, really good. It’s 0.5 though – does that mean it’s a prequel to the start of the series?
Yes, it’s the prequel to the start of the series. It sounds pretty scary, but I absolutely love Brenda Novak’s writing – her character-driven stories are well done. And the subject in Hanover House is chilling!
Hanover House looks really yummy.
sherry @ fundinmental My Sunday Memes
It definitely does, Sherry 🙂
I gotta say I’m a little envious of a few books in your haul this week, Lexxie. I really need to get back to Ridley’s series since I so enjoyed the first one. 🙂 I hope you had a wonderful weekend and that your first Monday back to school went smoothly. My weekend was spent working on refinishing our deck. Oh, and watching James chase off a bear who took down a birdfeeder and was going after the seeds like a cat does with catnip. 🙂 Exciting times in the mountains! LOL **BIG HUGS**
I got some great books, I agree. And I look forward to Ridley’s because her sense of humor is really good, and her female characters quite strong and strong-willed, too 🙂
James had to chase off a bear?!? Oh my goodness… that sounds really scary.
My first day back to school went really well, but I was so tired last night!
*BIG HUGS*
You got some nice books this week, Omega looks really interesting.
I hope you enjoy reading them.
Mariska
Here is my STS if you like to see it.