Hello, Muses!
August is quickly coming to a close, but boy is it leaving with a bang! In Adult books, the 2nd book in the Miriam Black series called
Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig hits shelves today. If you are a fan of erotic romance, then you need to check out award winning author Laurann Dohner and
Obsidian, book 8 in her
New Species series. If you like super heroes, Adam Christopher's
Seven Wonders sounds interesting. In Young Adult, I absolutely can't wait for my copy of Sara Walsh's
The Dark Light to come in the mail! C.J. Redwine
Defiance has been getting mixed reviews but it still may be worth a try! The book that has been creating a lot of buzz in the blog world is David Levithan's
Every Day. I have no doubt it will climb up the charts.
In movies,
Battleship (blu-ray-dvd combo pack) is the big budget action flick that was based off of the popular board game. I didn't care for it, but if you are looking for a couple of hours of mindless entertainment, then you may want to give it a shot. Want to impress the girlfriend? There are two romantic films out today, one called
The Lucky One (blu-ray-dvd combo pack) starring Zac Efron and
Think Like a Man starring a hilarious ensemble cast.
The next couple of weeks will be TV Series wonderland! Fall tv is about to start so this is when last season's tv shows start coming out on dvd and/or blu-ray.
Sons of Anarchy: Season 4,
Walking Dead: Season 2,
Homeland: Season 1, and
Once Upon a Time: Season 1 are just a few of the shows released today. There is more to be released in the coming weeks.
Enjoy!
BOOKS (August 28-29th)
ADULT
Breakdown
by: Katherine Amt Hanna
An influenza plague
decimates humanity...
A man loses his wife and baby daughter...
A
journey begins that will cross continents and plumb the depths of one
human being's ability to find redemption.
In a world ravaged by a deadly
pandemic, former rock star Chris Price leaves the ruins of his life in
New York and sets out on a long journey home to England. It's been six
years of devastation since the plague killed his wife and daughter, and
Chris is determined to find out if any of his family has survived. His
passage leaves him scarred, in body and mind, by exposure to humankind
at its most desperate and dangerous. But the greatest ordeal awaits him
beyond the urban ruins, in an idyllic country refuge where Chris meets a
woman, Pauline, who is largely untouched by the world's horrors.
Together, Chris and Pauline undertake the most difficult facet of
Chris's journey: confronting grief, violence, and the man Chris has
become. Together, they will discover whether the human spirit is capable
of surviving and loving again in a world of unparalleled desolation.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Chosen (Dark Breeds, #3)
by: Sable Grace
The ranks of tough,
beautiful, and sexy heroines who battle supernatural evil have grown
since the early days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer--and none are tougher
than author Sable Grace's half Vampyre-half Lychen warrior Kyana.
Paranormal romance fans who regularly devour the bestselling novels of
Jeaniene Frost, Pamela Palmer, and Sherrilyn Kenyon will be mesmerized
by Chosen, Grace's third breathtaking Dark Breeds adventure. This time
her unstoppable avenger takes on her new role as Goddess of the Hunt,
joining with Ryker--the new Zeus and Kyana's one true love--to save the
world from vampires, demons, shapeshifters, and all manner of
supernatural creatures of the night, in a battle that could carry them
to the fiery depths of Hades itself.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Close Enough to Touch
by: Victoria Dahl
For makeup artist Grace
Barrett, Hollywood isn't the land of golden opportunity. It's the land
of difficult divas, cheating boyfriends and unemployment. So when her
great-aunt offers her a free place to stay in Jackson Hole, Grace thinks
she'll spend a little time in the sticks to figure out her life, and
then move somewhere exciting to live out her dreams. But it turns out
that there are a few more thrills in this small town than Grace was
expecting….Cole Rawlins is a rugged Wyoming cowboy born and bred. Yet he
can't help but be drawn to the fascinating big-city girl who moves in
across from him. He wants to get close enough to Grace to see past her
tough facade, but if he does, she might see the real Cole. The one with a
Hollywood history gone bad. As they discover a sizzling attraction, it
becomes harder for him to keep his demons at bay—and those fires from
long ago may burn them both.
They'll need more than scorching-hot
passion to make this opposites-attract affair work. But if they can
learn to trust one another enough to reveal their secrets, they just
might have a chance at forever.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Devil Said Bang (Sandman Slim, #4)
by: Richard Kadrey
Getting out of hell is just the beginning.
What
do you do after you've escaped Hell, gone back, uncovered the true
nature of God, and then managed to become the new Lucifer?
Well,
if you're James Stark, you have to figure out how to run Hell while also
trying to get back out of it . . . again. Plus there's the small matter
of surviving. Because everyone in Heaven, Hell, and in between wants to
be the fastest gun in the universe, and the best way to do so is to
take down Lucifer, a.k.a. James Stark.
And it's not like being in
L.A. is any better--a serial-killer ghost is running wild and Stark's
angelic alter ego is hiding among the lost days of time with a secret
cabal who can rewrite reality. Starting to care for people and life
again is a real bitch for a stone-cold killer.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Fair Game (Guardian, #3)
by: Taylor Keating
Video-game designer
River Weston has seen her world torn apart. The streets of Earth have
filled with looting, sickness, and fighting, but River knows that she is
in a unique position to help. Drawing on her Fae magic, she creates a
computer-generated program called Hollow Man, designed to protect humans
during battle.
Worlds away, Guardian Chase Hawkins has finally
returned to his own body after years of astral projection. His mission
now that he’s back: retrieve River, who is walking a dark path without
even knowing it, and strip her world of the technology that has brought
it to ruin.
Hawk and his team arrive on Earth only to discover
that River’s new computer program endangers the world all on its own. An
old human virus has resurrected and mutated with a computer virus
inside of Hollow Man, and it’s spreading uncontrollably. Hawk is
convinced it’s too late to save Earth…but River isn’t ready to give up
hope yet.
River and Hawk find themselves on opposing sides, yet
drawn together stronger than ever before. But a future with both of them
in it could mean walking paths darker than either of them could ever
have imagined.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Fear the Darkness (Guardians of Eternity, #9)
by: Alexandra Ivy
The Guardians of
Eternity are embroiled in an epic battle for survival. They are as
dangerous as they are sensual—and their lustful appetites are
legendary...
Her Visions Lead Her To Danger
Beautiful
Cassandra is a Were, a prophet both vulnerable and defiant, blessed
with visions that portend the fate of the world. A rare and delicate
creature, Cassie must be protected at all costs. Enter Caine, a powerful
cur turned pureblooded Were whose recent tangles with a demon lord have
left him in serious need of redemption. Caine is duty-bound to keep
Cassie out of danger—and that means resisting his potent urge to seduce
her.
And Only He Can Save Her
As Cassie's
mysterious visions lead them in and out of danger, Caine believes he
has found his true mate, the woman with whom he is bound for all
eternity. Cassie is both charmed and frightened by Caine's magnetism,
and unsure if he—or her feelings for him—can be trusted. But Cassie
can't afford to doubt Cain now. A deadly enemy bent on destruction is
closer than they realize—and only they can keep chaos from ruling the
world.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Hard Street
by: John Simpson
Life as a New York City street hustler isn’t easy. Luckily Sam has the
older, more experienced Frankie to guide him through the pitfalls of his
new life. Together, Frankie and Sam make the best of the cards they’re
dealt—but is there any room in an escort’s life for love?
Release Date: 29 August 2012
Haunted (Anna Strong Chronicles, #8)
by: Jeanne C. Stein
Anna Strong—kick-ass
bounty hunter and vampire—has made some enemies in her time. But it’s
not just her old foes she should be worried about…
Anna’s
shape-shifting friend Culebra finally opens up to her about his life
before he owned Beso de la Muerte, a bar catering to supernatural
clientele. As if summoned by the conversation, Culebra’s past stumbles
into his bar in the form of an old buddy cashing in a favor.
Soon Anna, Culebra and her ex, DEA agent Max, find themselves deep in
Mexico, dealing with drug cartel infighting, old vendettas and missing
girls. Mexico just may prove to be Anna’s best match yet…
Release Date: 28 August 2012
How to Lose a Demon in 10 Days (10 Days, #1)
by: Saranna DeWylde
GOT DEMON?
Grace
does. She's got more demon than she can saddle. In fact, she's got a
sinfully sexy Crown Prince of Hell named Caspian. She's also got ten
days to get rid of him or Bad Things shall ensue. See, her
Russian mobster ex-boyfriend didn't take kindly to her smutty
Mephistophelean contract. It's not that she's conspiring with fiends;
that was his idea. It's that she's conspiring against him with
outrageous devilry that runs the gamut from embarrassing to a dead
hooker turned dominatrix demon gunning for his soul.
One should
never trust demons, let alone shag them. They don't have hearts. Yet
Grace is buying hers some slightly tarnished armor and hoping that once
he's been shoveled into it, kicking and screaming, he'll find it's just
his size. This wicked witch needs a white knight--or at least a Prince
of Darkness for a Happily Ever After.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Mockingbird (Miriam Black, #2)
by: Chuck Wendig
Miriam is trying. Really, she is.
But
this whole "settling down thing" that Louis has going for her just
isn't working out. She lives on Long Beach Island all year around. Her
home is a run-down double-wide trailer. She works at a grocery store as a
check-out girl. And her relationship with Louis--who's on the road half
the time in his truck--is subject to the piss and vinegar Miriam brings
to everything she does.
It just isn't going well. Still, she's
keeping her psychic ability--to see when and how someone is going to die
just by touching them--in check. But even that feels wrong somehow.
Like she's keeping a tornado stoppered up in a tiny bottle.
Then comes one bad day that turns it all on her ear.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Obsidian (New Species, #8)
by: Laurann Dohner
Book 8 in the New Species series.
The
books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read
them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series.
Dr.
Allison Baker is obsessed with saving the comatose New Species male. She
has tried everything and there’s only one option left. Alli will break
every rule and put her life in danger by tempting 880 to wake, using
only her feminine scent and touch. She just has to kidnap him and crawl
into bed with him to make it work.
880 wakes in a different world
with a small female who’s been sleeping beside him, caressing him and
wrapping her sweet body around his, teasing his senses. He lies silent
and still, listening and evaluating each arousing touch, fighting his
body’s reaction. Hatred flares when he discovers she’s human, but
Mercile stole everything from him so he decides it’s fair to take her in
return.
But things quickly change and he wants her at his side
and in his bed. 880 has chosen a new name—Obsidian—the personification
of dark and dangerous. He’ll fight them all to keep her and no one will
stand in his way of taking a new mate as well.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Seven Wonders
by: Adam Christopher
Tony Prosdocimi lives in
the bustling Metropolis of San Ventura – a city gripped in fear, a city
under siege by the hooded supervillain, The Cowl.
When Tony
develops super-powers and acts to take down The Cowl, however, he finds
that the local superhero team Seven Wonders aren’t as grateful as he
assumed they’d be…
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Soul Trade (Black London, #5)
by: Caitlin Kittredge
The crow-mage Jack Winter returns —to crash a secret gathering of
ghost hunters, soul stealers, and other uninvited guests, both dead and
alive…
Normally, Pete Caldecott stays far away from magical secret
societies. But ever since her partner and boyfriend Jack Winter stopped a
primordial demon from ripping into our world, every ghost, demon, and
mage in London has been wide awake—and hungry. And the magical society
in question needs their help putting things right.
SOUL TRADE
It
all begins with an invitation. Five pale figures surround Pete in the
cemetery to “cordially” invite her to a gathering of the Prometheus
Club. Pete’s never heard of them, but Jack has—and he’s not thrilled
about it. Especially the part that says, “Attend or die.” The
Prometheans wouldn’t come to London unless something big’s about to go
down. So Pete and Jack decide to play it safe and make nice with the
club—even if that means facing down an army of demons in the process.
But now that they’ve joined the group, they’re about to discover that
membership comes at a cost…and has apocalyptic consequences
Release Date: 28 August 2012
The Demoness of Waking Dreams (Company of Angels, #2)
by: Stephanie Chong
Even ANGELS can be
tough... Ex-cop Brendan Clarkson is an angel with an edge. His tough
exterior is the perfect camouflage for his job-hunting down the most
dangerous criminals on earth. Brendan's a self-reliant and demanding
lone wolf, constantly on the brink of clashing with his superiors at the
Company of Angels.
Brendan is the perfect angel to track and
capture demoness Luciana Rossetti. Luciana's cool, green-eyed beauty
masks her true nature: inside, she's a dangerous and malevolent killer.
Yet, she sees what most people don't-that beneath the layers of
Brendan's rugged shell beats the heart of a passionate lover.
They
are perfectly matched. Yin and yang. Angel and demon. Man and woman.
But only one of them can win the battle of wills, of strength and of
desire.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
YOUNG ADULT
Blood Keeper, The (Blood Journals, #2)
by: Tessa Gratton
Paranormal romance fans
who are looking to up the ante will be drawn to this tale of horror,
fantasy, and romance.
For Mab Prowd, the practice of blood magic is as
natural as breathing. It's all she's ever known. Growing up on an
isolated farm in Kansas with other practitioners may have kept her from
making friends her own age, but it has also given her a sense of
purpose—she's connected to the land and protective of the magic. And she
is able to practice it proudly and happily out in the open with only
the crows as her companions. Mab will do anything to keep the ancient
practice alive and guard its secrets. But one morning while she is
working out a particularly tricky spell she encounters Will, a local boy
who is trying to exorcise some mundane personal demons. He experiences
Mab's magic in a way his mind cannot comprehend and is all too happy to
end their chance meeting. But secrets that were kept from Mab by the
earlier generations of blood magicians have come home to roost. And she
and Will are drawn back together, time again by this dangerous force
looking to break free from the earth and reclaim its own dark power.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Dark Light, The
by: Sara Walsh
Mia is torn between two guys—and two worlds—in this epic, romantic fantasy.Mysterious
lights have flickered above Crownsville for as long as Mia can
remember. And as far as she’s concerned, that’s about the only
interesting thing to happen in her small town.
That is, until Sol
arrives. Mia’s not one to fall for just any guy, but she can’t get
Sol—or the brilliant tattoo on his back—out of her mind.
Then
Mia’s brother goes missing, and Mia’s convinced that Sol knows more than
he’s sharing. But getting closer to Sol means reevaluating everything
Mia once believed to be true. Because Sol’s not who Mia thought he
was—and neither is she.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Defiance (Courier's Daughter, #1)
by: C.J. Redwine
Within the walls of
Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams
has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and
obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the
wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to
return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander
assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same
boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who
handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief
in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself.
But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what
awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.
At nineteen, Logan
McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to
the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can
escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being
responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to
protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the
price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.
As
Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a
monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood,
they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war
decades in the making.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Demon Catchers of Milan, The
by: Kat Beyer
Mia's ordinary life is
disrupted in the most horrifying way possible when she is possessed by a
hungry and powerful demon--and only saved by the arrival of relatives
from Italy, the country her grandfather fled many decades ago. Now her
cousins Emilio and Giuliano say the only way to keep her safe is for her
to come back with them to Milan, to live, to learn Italian, to fall in
and out of love, and to master the family trade: fighting all demons
with the lore of bell, book, and candle. Milan is not what Mia expected,
but it will change her forever, in this stunningly well-written novel
about an American girl who, fleeing an ancient evil, finds her only
salvation in her ancestral home
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Don't Turn Around
by: Michelle Gagnon
Sixteen-year-old Noa has
been a victim of the system ever since her parents died. Now living off
the grid and trusting no one, she uses her computer-hacking skills to
stay safely anonymous and alone. But when she wakes up on a table in an
empty warehouse with an IV in her arm and no memory of how she got
there, Noa starts to wish she had someone on her side.
Enter
Peter Gregory. A rich kid and the leader of a hacker alliance, Peter
needs people with Noa’s talents on his team. Especially after a shady
corporation threatens his life. But what Noa and Peter don’t realize is
that Noa holds the key to a terrible secret, and there are those who’d
stop at nothing to silence her for good.
Filled with action, suspense, and romance, this first book in a new trilogy offers readers nonstop thrills.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Embers & Echoes (Wildfire Trilogy, #2)
by: Karsten Knight
Fan the flames: A teen goddess fires up her search for love and family in this sequel to Wildefire.Ashline
Wilde may have needed school to learn that she is actually a
reincarnated goddess, but she’s ready to move beyond books. She leaves
her California boarding school behind and makes for Miami, where she
meets a new group of deities and desperately seeks her sister Rose, the
goddess of war. But she’s also looking for love—because even though her
romance with Cole had to be snuffed, Ash is a volcano goddess—and she
doesn’t get burned.
This sequel to the edgy and action-packed Wildefire continues a fiery drama on an immortal scale
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Enshadowed (Nevermore, #2)
by: Kelly Creagh
Varen Nethers is trapped
in a perilous dream world -- a treacherous and desolate realm where the
terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life. Isobel Lanley,
plagued by strange visions and haunted by the nightmares of Varen's
creation, is the only one who can save him.
Isobel knows that her
only hope lies within a Baltimore cemetery. There, in the early morning
hours of Edgar Allan Poe's birthday, a mysterious stranger known as the
"Poe Toaster" will make his annual homage at the legendary poet's grave.
Only
the Poe Toaster holds the key to the way between worlds. But even
greater dangers lie ahead for Isobel. An ancient evil, draped in veils
of white, is watching, challenging her for Varen's affections. When
Isobel finally finds Varen, he is no longer the quiet and brooding boy
who once captivated her, but a dark force, powerful and malevolent.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Erasing Time
by: C.J.Hill
In this high-action and
romantic futuristic adventure, there is no escape from the future for
two contemporary girls pulled out of their own time.
When twins
Sheridan and Taylor wake up 400 years in the future, they find a changed
world: domed cities, no animals, and a language that’s so different, it
barely sounds like English. And the worst news: They can’t go back
home.
The twenty-fifth-century government transported the girls
to their city hoping to find a famous scientist to help perfect a
devastating new weapon. The moblike Dakine fights against the
government, and somehow Taylor and Sheridan find themselves in the
middle. The only way to elude them all is to trust Echo, a guy with
secrets of his own. The trio must put their faith in the unknown to make
a harrowing escape into the wilds beyond the city.
Full of
adrenaline-injected chases and heartbreaking confessions, Erasing Time
explores the strength of the bonds between twins, the risks and rewards
of trust, and the hard road to finding the courage to fight for what you
believe in.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Every Day
by: David Levithan
Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.
Every
morning, A wakes in a different person’s body, a different person’s
life. There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will
be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to
live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.
It’s
all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and
meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by
which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found
someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.
With
his new novel, David Levithan has pushed himself to new creative
heights. He has written a captivating story that will fascinate readers
as they begin to comprehend the complexities of life and love in A’s
world, as A and Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone
who is destined to change every day
Release Date: 28 August 2012
If I Lie
by: Corrine Jackson
A powerful debut novel about the gray space between truth and perception.
Quinn’s
done the unthinkable: she kissed a guy who is not Carey, her boyfriend.
And she got caught. Being branded a cheater would be bad enough, but
Quinn is deemed a traitor, and shunned by all of her friends. Because
Carey’s not just any guy—he’s serving in Afghanistan and revered by
everyone in their small, military town.
Quinn could clear her
name, but that would mean revealing secrets that she’s vowed to
keep—secrets that aren’t hers to share. And when Carey goes MIA, Quinn
must decide how far she’ll go to protect her boyfriend…and her promise.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Starling (Starling, #1)
by: Lesley Livingston
"Love is just the beginning... of the end."
Mason
Starling is a champion fencer for Gosforth Academy, but she’s never had
to fight for her life. Until now. When a ferocious storm rips through
Manhattan and unleashes terrifying creatures onto Gosforth’s campus,
Mason barely escapes alive. Without help from the mysterious stranger
who appeared in the midst of the storm, she might not have made it at
all. But now, in the aftermath, Mason’s life begins to spin
dramatically, mystically out of control, and the only one who seems able
to help her is the stranger who can remember nothing but his name:
Fennrys Wolf.
As Mason and Fenn uncover more about Fenn’s past
and the strange events that surround them, they realize that Mason’s
family — and its dark allegiance to the ancient Norse gods — is at the
center of everything. A predetermined fate seems to be closing in on
Mason, but is it possible to change one’s destiny?
Readers who
fell in love with Lesley Livingston’s Wondrous Strange trilogy and those
who love Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series will be captivated
by the sweeping romance and pulse-pounding action of Starling.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Stone Girl
by: Alyssa B. Sheinmel
She feels like a
creature out of a fairy tale; a girl who discovers that her bones are
really made out of stone, that her skin is really as thin as glass, that
her hair is brittle as straw, that her tears have dried up so that she
cries only salt. Maybe that’s why it doesn’t hurt when she presses hard
enough to begin bleeding: it doesn’t hurt, because she’s not real
anymore.
Sethie Weiss is hungry, a mean, angry kind of
hunger that feels like a piece of glass in her belly. She’s managed to
get down to 111 pounds and knows that with a little more hard work—a few
more meals skipped, a few more snacks vomited away—she can force the
number on the scale even lower. She will work on her body the same way
she worked to get her perfect grades, to finish her college applications
early, to get her first kiss from Shaw, the boy she loves, the boy who
isn’t quite her boyfriend.
Sethie will not allow herself one
slip, not one bad day, not one break in concentration. Her body is there
for her to work on when everything and everyone else—her best friend,
her schoolwork, and Shaw—are gone.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls
by: Claire Legrand
At the Cavendish
Home for Boys and Girls, you will definitely learn your lesson. A dark,
timeless, and heartfelt novel for fans of Coraline and The Mysterious Benedict Society.Victoria
hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The
only smudge on her pristine life is her best friend Lawrence. He is a
disaster—lazy and dreamy, shirt always untucked, obsessed with his silly
piano. Victoria often wonders why she ever bothered being his friend.
(Lawrence does too.)
But then Lawrence goes missing. And
he’s not the only one. Victoria soon discovers that The Cavendish Home
for Boys and Girls is not what it appears to be. Kids go in but come
out…different. Or they don’t’ come out at all.
If anyone can sort this out, it’s Victoria—even if it means getting a little messy.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
The Lost Girl
by: Sangu Mandanna
Eva’s life is not her
own. She is a creation, an abomination—an echo. Made by the Weavers as a
copy of someone else, she is expected to replace a girl named Amarra,
her “other”, if she ever died. Eva studies what Amarra does, what she
eats, what it’s like to kiss her boyfriend, Ray. So when Amarra is
killed in a car crash, Eva should be ready.
But fifteen years of studying never prepared her for this.
Now
she must abandon everything she’s ever known—the guardians who raised
her, the boy she’s forbidden to love—to move to India and convince the
world that Amarra is still alive.
What Eva finds is a
grief-stricken family; parents unsure how to handle this echo they
thought they wanted; and Ray, who knew every detail, every contour of
Amarra. And when Eva is unexpectedly dealt a fatal blow that will change
her existence forever, she is forced to choose: Stay and live out her
years as a copy or leave and risk it all for the freedom to be an
original. To be Eva.
From debut novelist Sangu Mandanna comes the
dazzling story of a girl who was always told what she had to be—until
she found the strength to decide for herself.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Vanquished (Crusade, #3)
by: Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguie
Following the “globetrotting supernatural adventure” (Publishers Weekly) of Damned, the riveting conclusion to the Crusade trilogy pushes the power of love to its limits.
Hope
is in short supply, but courage runs deep as the Salamancan hunters
recover from a devastating loss. Jenn knows she must rally her team
against the Cursed Ones, but her focus is shattered. She’s torn between
passion for Antonio, who once fought by her side, and hate for the
bloodthirsty vampire he’s become. His volatility is tearing apart their
team...and Jenn’s trust.
As the Cursed Ones amass new strength,
Team Salamanca must strike together if they hope to survive, let alone
defend humanity. Jenn wants to believe Antonio’s loyal to their
cause—and their love—but she’s slowly losing her heart to Resistance
fighter Noah. And if Antonio’s not careful, he may just end up with a
stake in his.
This gripping conclusion to an epic trilogy pairs
steamy romance with heart-stopping action, and delivers an ending as
dramatic as it is unexpected.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
MOVIES & TV SERIES (August 28th)
MOVIES
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Directed by: Jonathan Sobol
Starring: Duke White, Scott Caan
The three sons of a reckless, recently-deceased gambler make a shocking
discovery that causes them to reassess their lives as they race to make
the most of the precious little time they have left. A hard living
father of five, Duke White (Harvey Keitel) had a bad habit of gambling
away every penny that came his way. Now Duke is dead, and he's got one
last surprise for his three oldest sons: years ago, Duke signed up Cal,
Jacob, and Nuts for a series of drug tests that drastically reduced
their
life expectancies. Upon
learning that his time on Earth is quickly running out, Cal (Scott Caan)
goes after Miranda (Tricia Helfer), the one girl he always regretted
letting slip through his fingers. Former boxer Nuts (Jason Jones),
meanwhile, decides to step back into the ring to prove that he can still
deliver a crowd-pleasing punch. And then there's Jacob (Paulo
Costanzo), the son who stopped taking risks after settling into a
comfortable career. Now, with his youngest brother Todd (Siam Yu) by his
side, Jacob is going to throw caution to the wind, and do all of the
things he was too afraid to do before he knew that his days were
numbered.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Battleship
Directed by: Peter Berg
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard
Peter Berg produces and directs Battleship, an epic-scaled
action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over
land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force.
Inspired by Hasbro's classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor
Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul
Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, a physical therapist and Hopper's
fiancée; Alexander Skarsgård as Hopper's older brother, Stone,
Commanding Officer of the
USS Sampson; Rihanna as
Petty Officer Raikes, Hopper's crewmate and a weapons specialist on the
USS John Paul Jones; and international superstar Liam Neeson as Hopper
and Stone's superior (and Sam's father), Admiral Shane.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Citizen Gangster
Directed by: Nathan Morlando
Starring: Scott Speedman, Kelly Reilly
The first feature from writer/director Nathan Morlando, Citizen Gangster
is based on the true story of Edwin Boyd (Scott Speedman), the man who
became postwar Toronto's most famous criminal. Edwin Boyd has returned
from WWII and is dismayed by public indifference towards veterans and
humiliated by his inability to fulfill his dream of being a Hollywood
star or provide for his children and wife Doreen (Kelly Reilly). Seeing
only disappointment in the face of his policeman father (Brian Cox),
Eddie is desperate and
starts to rob banks. But what starts as friendly and flirtatious
robberies, performed while wearing thick makeup, evolves over time into a
career that when mixed with a gang of small time criminals is not
unlike that of Clyde Barrow or Butch Cassidy, in which crime and love
are mixed to get explosive results.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Darling Companion
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Starring: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline
Beth (Diane Keaton) saves a bedraggled lost dog from the side of the
freeway on a wintry day in Denver. Struggling with her distracted,
self-involved husband Joseph (Kevin Kline) and an empty nest at home,
Beth forms a special bond with the rescued animal. When Joseph loses the
dog after their daughter's (Elisabeth Moss) wedding at their vacation
home in the Rockies, Beth, distraught and angry with Joseph, enlists the
help of the few remaining guests (Dianne Wiest, Richard Jenkins, Mark
Duplass)
and a mysterious woman (Ayelet Zurer) in a frantic search.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Headhunters
Directed by: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Max Manus, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Headhunters stars the talented Aksel Hennie (Max Manus) as Roger, a
charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. Roger is
living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and stealing art to
subsidize his expensive lifestyle. When his beautiful gallery owner wife
introduces him to a former mercenary in the possession of an extremely
valuable painting, he decides to risk it all to get his hands on it, and
in doing so discovers something which makes him a hunted man.
Headhunters is
based on Jo Nesbø's best-selling thriller from 2008.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Life Happens
Directed by: Kat Coiro
Starring: Krysten Ritter, Kate Bosworth
From director Kat Coiro comes Life Happens, a comedy centered on three
young women - Kim (Krysten Ritter), Deena (Kate Bosworth) and Laura
(Rachel Bilson) - who all live under the same roof in Los Angeles. When
one of Kim's one-night-stands results in an unexpected pregnancy, things
take a sudden turn for the trio. With the help of her girlfriends, Kim
must cope with single motherhood as she jumps back into the dating scene
amid the fear that toting around a tot can be a dating 'buzz-kill.'
Also
featuring Jason Biggs,
Seymour Cassel, Rhys Coiro, Justin Kirk, Kristen Johnston, Andrea
Savage, Geoff Stults and Fallon Goodson, L!fe Happens takes a look at
single living, friendship and the joys of life's curveballs.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Lucky One, The
Directed by: Scott Hicks
Starring: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling
U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Efron) returns from his third tour
of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive--a
photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name
is Beth (Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and
ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial
mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between
them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good
luck charm
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Nate & Margaret
Directed by: Nathan Adloff
Starring: Natalie West, Tyler Ross
Nate, a 19 year old film student, and Margaret, a 52 year old spinster,
are best friends in an odd, quirky, totally working kind of way... until
Nate's audacious classmate Darla sets him up on a date with James.
Nate's new life shakes apart his friendship with Margaret, who goes off
on her own to start a career as a stand-up comedian.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Think Like a Man
Directed by: Tim Story
Starring: Steve Harvey, Gabrielle Union
Based on Steve Harvey's best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four
interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the
ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey's book and start taking his advice
to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by
one of their own, they conspire using the book's insider information to
turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
TV SERIES
Boardwalk Empire: Season 2
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt
Atlantic City, 1921. In a city whose fortunes have soared in the wake of
Prohibition, Nucky Thompson is paying a steep price for wielding
ultimate power in “the world’s playground.” Though the 1920 election is
over, Nucky finds himself the target of a federal investigation for vote
tampering – and an insurrection by those he counted among his closest
allies. Steve Buscemi stars in the hit drama series that charts the
continued rise of organized crime at the dawn of the Prohibition.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Homeland: Season 1
Starring: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis
Hailed as TV's best new drama by critics everywhere, the award-winning
HOMELAND* delivers compelling characters, thrilling twists and
breathtaking suspense. Carrie Mathison (Golden Glober winner Claire
Danes), a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued
American POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas
Brody_(Damian Lewis) a war hero...or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a
spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Following her instincts,
Mathison will risk everything to uncover the truth - her reputation, her
career and even her sanity. Packed with multiple layers and hidden
clues, Season One offers something new every time you see it...watch
carefully.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
In Plain Sight: Season 5
Starring: Mary McCormack
Mary McCormack stars as tough, smart and sexy U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon
who works for the Witness Protection Program (WITSEC). Putting her life
on the line as she relocates and protects both innocent people and
ruthless criminals, Mary struggles to find a balance between work and
her personal life. Riveting and refreshingly unique, In Plain Sight
also stars Frederick Weller, Paul Ben-Victor and Nichole Hiltz.
Experience the excitement in this two-disc set containing all eight
episodes of the critically acclaimed series' fifth and final season.
Hiding in plain sight was never so much fun.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Injustice: Complete Miniseries
Starring: James Purefoy
James Purefoy (
Rome) leads a distinguished cast featuring Dervla Kirwan (
Ballykissangel), Charlie Creed-Miles (
Five Days), and Nathaniel Parker (
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries) in a taut five-part thriller of murder, conspiracy, secrets, and guilt. Created by Anthony Horowitz (
Foyle's War, Collision), Injustice merges legal drama, police investigation, and high-tension suspense in an atmosphere of moral ambiguity.
Purefoy plays defense barrister William Travers, who has fled from
London murder trials to the peace of the Suffolk countryside with his
family. He is called upon to defend an old friend in a homicide that may
be much more than it seems, even as death strikes close to home and he
becomes a target of investigation himself.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Jersey Shore: Season 5 (Uncensored)
Starring: n/a
The cast of Jersey Shore has left their Italian Holiday behind them and
jetted straight to Seaside Heights, anxious to get their GTL on. From
working at the T-shirt shop to trips to their beloved Karma, it's summer
in Seaside and they couldn't be happier to be back.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Once Upon a Time: Season 1
Starring: Jennifer Morrison, Jared Gilmore
Relive the complete first season of ABC's Once Upon A Time, the hit
series that boasts unforgettable characters and a tangled web of
romance, action and enchantment. Immerse yourself in the magic and
mystery of Storybrooke - a sleepy little town where every fairytale
character you've ever known is frozen in time and trapped between two
worlds, victims of an evil curse. On her 28th birthday, Emma Swan
(Jennifer Morrison) meets Henry (Jared Gilmore), the son she gave up for
adoption 10 years ago. Henry believes Emma is the daughter of Snow
White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), prophesied
to break a powerful curse. Unconvinced, Emma returns Henry to
Storybrooke, where she encounters the enigmatic Mr. Gold (Robert
Carlyle) and clashes with mayor Regina Mills (Lana Parrilla) - the boy's
adoptive mother - who Henry insists is none other than the Evil Queen!
Start your epic collection with all 22 captivating episodes, including
never-before-seen bonus features, in this spectacular 5-disc boxed set.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Sons of Anarchy: Season 4
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman
Ride full-throttle with the Sons of Anarchy into the most intense,
adrenaline-charged season ever! Out of prison and back in business,
SAMCRO faces a powerful new nemesis as they forge an unlikely alliance
and head in a dangerous new direction. As a deadly internal power
struggle rocks the club to its very core, Jax struggles with the legacy
of his father and makes plans for the future of his family amid chaos,
corruption, betrayal, and murder. Action-packed with electrifying
extended episodes, Sons of Anarchy Season Four will take you for the
ride of your life!
Release Date: 28 August 2012
The Walking Dead: Season 2
Starring: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus
When the world is ravaged by a zombie apocalypse, police officer Rick
Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and a small group of others struggle to stay
alive as 'the dead' stalk them at every turn. Can Rick and the others
hold onto their humanity as they fight to live in this terrifying new
world? And, amidst dire conditions and personal rivalries, will they
ultimately survive one another?
Based on Robert Kirkman's hugely
successful and popular comic book series, AMC's original series "The
Walking Dead" is an epic, edge-of-your-seat drama where personal
struggles are magnified against a backdrop of moment-to-moment crisis. A
survivalist story at its core, the series explores how the living are
changed by the overwhelming realization that those who survive can be
far more dangerous than the mindless walkers roaming the earth. They
themselves have become the walking dead.
Release Date: 28 August 2012
Two and a Half Men: Season 9
Starring: Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher
The ninth season of Two and a Half Men comes with big changes - and even
bigger laughs! When hopelessly nerdish Alan (Jon Cryer) and his son
Jake (Angus T. Jones) encounter a nagging cash-flow problem, their
solution is to sell their newly inherited beach pad to internet
gazillionaire Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher). Soon, the three guys
bond, form a substitute family, and experience all sorts of comedic
exploits that audiences come to expect from this hilarious hit comedy!
Release Date: 28 August 2012
