Review - Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs

A new review has been posted on the website for Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs. This is the second installment in the Alpha and Omega series.

http://darquereviews.com/12612/259912.html

You can also visit the author's page:
http://darquereviews.com/14912/190238.html

Please feel free to share any comments on this book here on the blog post. :)

Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Book Giveaway - Reminder - Strange Brew - Anthology

Don't forget to check out the Strange Brew giveaway! See the original post for details on how to enter:

http://darquereviews.blogspot.com/2009/07/book-giveaway-strange-brew-anthology.html

Be sure to check back on July 7th for the winner. :)



Good Luck and Happy Reading!

Book Giveaway - Strange Brew - Anthology

We have a new release day giveaway for a copy of the anthology Strange Brew! A big thank you goes to the St. Martin’s Press publicist who is kindly sharing a copy of this book.

About the Book:
Today’s hottest urban fantasy authors come together in this delicious brew that crackles and boils over with tales of powerful witches and dark magic!

In Charlaine Harris’ “Bacon,” a beautiful vampire joins forces with a witch from an ancient line to find out who killed her beloved husband. In “Seeing Eye” by Patricia Briggs, a blind witch helps sexy werewolf Tom Franklin find his missing brother—and helps him in more ways than either of them ever suspected. And in Jim Butcher’s “Last Call,” wizard Harry Dresden takes on the darkest of dark powers—the ones who dare to mess with this favorite beer.

For anyone who’s ever wondered what lies beyond the limits of reality, who’s imagined the secret spaces where witches wield fearsome magic, come and drink deep. Let yourself fall under the spell of this bewitching collection!

About the Giveaway:
Release day for Strange Brew is July 7, 2009 and you have until early that morning to leave a comment on this post to enter. This giveaway is open to US addresses only.

There are 9 stories in this anthology by a very talented group of authors in Urban Fantasy. I’d love to hear which author’s story you’re most excited to read.

The authors are: Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Karen Chance, P. N. Elrod, Charlaine Harris, Faith Hunter, Caitlin Kittredge and Jenna Maclaine.

I know, what a tough decision!

You can visit the St. Martin’s Press website: HERE

If you’d like a better look at the stories included in Strange Brew, feel free to check out my review on the Darque Reviews website: HERE

Good luck, and happy reading! Be sure to check back on July 7, 2009 to see if you’re the lucky winner.

Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Review - Strange Brew - Anthology

A new review has been posted on the website for Strange Brew.
http://darquereviews.com/12612/190196.html

Authors included in this anthology are:
Patricia Briggs
Jim Butcher
Rachel Caine
Karen Chance
P. N. Elrod
Charlaine Harris
Faith Hunter
Caitlin Kittredge
Jenna Maclaine

Please feel free to share any comments on this book here on the blog post. :)

Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Promo - Alpha and Omega:Cry Wolf, Vol. 1 by Paticia Briggs

ACE BOOKS AND DABEL BROTHERS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO PUBLISH NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR PATRICIA BRIGGS IN COMIC BOOK AND GRAPHIC NOVEL FORMATS


Briggs's popular Alpha and Omega series to debut as Dabel Brothers comic books in August 2009 followed by the graphic novel from Ace in November 2009

New York, NY, June 11, 2009- Ace Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), announced today the publication of #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs' Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf, Volume 1 in graphic novel form. The Dabel Brothers, who previously partnered with Briggs to create comic adaptations of her bestselling Mercy Thompson series, will now adapt her first Alpha and Omega novel, Cry Wolf, into a comic series starting this summer. Ace Books will then publish a graphic novel edition of the first four installments of the Dabel Brothers comic series this fall. The publication of Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf, Volume 1 marks Ace's first foray into the graphic novel market.

The Alpha and Omega series grew from a novella of the same title, originally published in the anthology On the Prowl. This story, featuring two popular secondary characters from Briggs's bestselling Mercy Thompson series, was well received and Briggs decided to spin them off into a new series. The Alpha and Omega series began last year when Ace published the full-length novel Cry Wolf and will continue this August when a follow-up novel Hunting Ground hits bookstores.

"We already have a great relationship established with Patricia and are excited to be working with Penguin on this project," said Rich Young, Business Director of Dabel Brothers Publishing. "We think that this will be the start of another great relationship."

The Dabel Brothers will release the first issue of Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf in August followed by three more issues to complete the first volume.

Then in November 2009, Ace will release Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf, Volume 1, a graphic novel composed of issues 1 through 4 of the Cry Wolf comics.

"I'm so excited to work with the Dabel Brothers on the graphic novel adaptation of Patricia Briggs's novel Cry Wolf. Their work is stunning and I know they'll do her story justice. I can't wait to bring the werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham to life through comics as well as in novels," said Executive Editor Anne Sowards.

Patricia Briggs is the author of 14 novels as well as several short stories, all in the fantasy genre. She is best known for her New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson series. Bone Crossed, the fourth installment in this series-and the first to be published in hardcover-hit bookstores in February 2009 to rave reviews and spent several weeks on national bestseller lists.

Review - Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs

Bone Crossed
Mercy Thompson, Book 4
Patricia Briggs
ACE
February 3, 2009
ISBN# 978-0-441-01676-1

Book blurb:
In a world where “witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live beside ordinary people” (Booklist), it takes a very unusual woman to call it home. By day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shape-shifter with some unusual talents, Mercy’s found herself maintaining a tenuous harmony between the human and the not-so- human on more than one occasion. This time she may get more than she bargained for.

My thoughts:
Mercy Thompson has recently survived a terrible ordeal, and try as my might she’s having a difficult time dealing. When an old acquaintance shows up on her doorstep asking for help she’s inclined to do what she can, especially when she learns that a young boy could be in trouble.

Stepping away from the escalating danger at home, Mercy heads to Spokane, with the added protection of Stefan at her back, and attempts to help Amber with her ghostly troubles. What she finds is that there’s more at work than a disgruntled ghost frightening her friend’s young son. The family’s survival, as well as her own, may depend on the choices that she alone must make.

This is the fourth novel in the Mercy Thompson series. Ms. Briggs brings the series to several cross-roads where the heroine is forced to make quick decisions that are crucial to her future. Bone Crossed has all of the danger filled excitement that readers expect in this supernatural world. The characters are exceptional, especially the heroine who relies on her own strengths and shows her emotions in a very human way. This is a series that I highly recommend reading.

To learn more about Bone Crossed, please visit the website of Ms. Briggs: HERE

Kimberly Swan, Darque Reviews

Promo - Patricia Briggs Upcoming Tour Dates

The publicist for Ms. Briggs and her Mercy Thompson series was kind enough to share the following information:

Here are the upcoming tour stops for national-bestseller Patricia Briggs, whose FIRST hardcover, BONE CROSSED:A Mercy Thompson Novel, is being published by ACE on February 3.

As you know, Patricia is a fantastic writer whose creativity and respect for a good storyline and characters make the Mercy Thompson series so exciting and unpredictable. It is a refreshing opportunity to become immersed in a dangerous and magical world where you can’t predict what is coming, with an ending that never disappoints.

Kicking off her tour in Seattle, Patty will be traveling to the following cities and stores:

February 3
University Books
7:00PM
Seattle, Washington

February 4
Third Place Books
7:00PM
Lake Forest Park, Washington

February 5
Powell’s Books (Beaverton Store)
7:00PM
Portland, Oregon

February 6
Borderlands Books
7:00PM
San Francisco, California

February 7
Mysterious Galaxy Books
2:00PM
San Diego, California

February 8
Barnes & Noble (Bella Terra)
2:00PM
Huntington Beach, California

February 9
Borders (Waters Place)
7:00PM
Ann Arbor, Michigan

To learn more about The Mercy Thompson series and Bone Crossed, please visit Ms. Briggs: HERE or ACE (A Penguin Group imprint): HERE


Kimberly Swan, Darque Reviews

Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs

Cry Wolf
Alpha and Omega, Book 1
Patricia Briggs
Ace
July 29, 2008
ISBN# 978-0-441-01615-0

From the Publisher’s site:
Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind of werewolf: an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves in the country will recognize her value as a pack member—and as his mate.
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My thoughts:
After an attack that changed her into a werewolf, Anna was forced into the local pack and bullied into submission. She’s a rare Omega wolf who should be revered for what she can offer the pack, but her Alpha had other plans. She’s been cut off from her family and friends with the promise of their deaths should she contact them. Then Charles, the Marrock’s son, comes into her life, and the difficult life she has endured these last few years is about to change.

Charles Cornick can hardly believe that an Alpha would do to an Omega what was done to Anna. Abused into a position that didn’t suit her, Anna’s distrust of dominant males puts Charles in a situation where he must do his best to curb his instincts. He wants her for a mate, but he’ll have to convince her that she has no reason to fear him before she’ll ever let him close enough to form a strong relationship.

Asil lost his mate long ago when a young witch they took in and raised turned on them. On the edge of madness, and wanting to be put down, Asil is soothed by the new Omega’s presence. When a rogue wolf is thought to be roaming the surrounding area Charles is sent to investigate. The description stirs memories from Asil’s past, but it’s a mystery that must be solved quickly before the danger it represents can cause a countless number of deaths.

This is the first in Alpha and Omega, a spin-off of the Mercy Thompson series. Besides getting to know a few of Mercy’s friends in much more detail, Cry Wolf is a great start to this new werewolf series. Ms. Briggs is a fantastic storyteller who provides the kind of detail a reader needs to fully immerse themselves in a story. The action is filled with dangerous surprises and the romance will find a way into your heart. It’s always a pleasure to read a new tale from this talented author, so prepare yourself to add this to your list of favorites to follow.

Kimberly Swan, Darque Reviews