In My Mailbox (10) / Mailbox Monday (18)

Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. (Library books don’t count, but eBooks & audiobooks do). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists!

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at The Printed Page, who graciously hosted it for a long, long time, before turning it into a touring meme (details here). This month it is hosted by I’m Booking It.

In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren.

In My Mailbox

Title: The Opera Ghost Lives
Author: Ann M. Kraft
Genre: The Phantom of The Opera, Drama, Horror
Review copy provided by the author.

The Opera Ghost is dead or is he? A promised gesture of love that is never kept turns to heartbreak. A plan to recapture Christine is never realized. Betrayal and lies push Erik to make plans to start a new life beyond the walls of his lake house. His plans are expedited when he is forced to leave unexpectedly.
On his way to freedom he encounters an unexpected angel of mercy that helps him escape the certain death that awaits him if he is discovered. His angel has been sent from an unlikely friend that he hasn’t heard from in years.
His protector has been given the responsibility of keeping his friend’s promise; a promise to protect him and to show him the “arrangements” that will give him the opportunity to change and keep him safe. However, his angel of mercy is skeptical that change is possible.

Title: The Red Diamond of Nadirijna
Author: Ann M. Kraft
Genre: The Phantom of The Opera, Drama, Horror
Review copy provided by the author.

It has been seven years since Erik, the former Opera Ghost, has roamed the cellars of the Paris Opera House. Although he has worked hard to transform his life from a once tormented soul who preyed on others to a trustworthy man of society, he is soon to find out that no matter how much he has changed some of the decisions that he made in his past are about to unleash their consequences; bringing danger to his friends and family and causing Erik to struggle with the person he once was and who he strives to be.

Title: Camelot Lost
Author: Jessica Bonito
Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Arthurian Legend, Romance
Review copy provided by the author.

Arthur Pendragon’s ascension to High King of Britain lays a doting world at his feet, but when the death of his sister, Morgaine, sends him into a downward spiral of destruction, his sons, Mordred and Amr, emerge from the shadows to assume control of his mind and, eventually, his throne. Camelot Lost delves deeper into the legend of Camelot than ever before, pitting father against son, husband against wife, and brother against sister. The raw qualities of love, war, and the passionate deceptions that inspire them are thoroughly explored through the relationships of the chosen, and for the first time ever, the story of Arthur’s lesser-known son, Amr Pendragon, is finally revealed. Spellbinding in its sensuality and vehemence, Camelot Lost passionately explores a timeless tale and introduces a vivid array of characters and conflicts that are sure to captivate readers and challenge all preconceived notions of the Arthurian legend.

Title: Ultraviolet
Author: R.J. Anderson
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Review copy provided by Lerner Publishing Group.

Once upon a time there was a girl who was special.
This is not her story.
Unless you count the part where I killed her.
Sixteen-year-old Alison has been sectioned in a mental institute for teens, having murdered the most perfect and popular girl at school. But the case is a mystery: no body has been found, and Alison’s condition is proving difficult to diagnose. Alison herself can’t explain what happened: one minute she was fighting with Tori — the next she disintegrated. Into nothing. But that’s impossible. Right?

Title: Spellbound
Author: Cara Lynn Shultz
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Review copy provided by HarlequinTEEN.

What’s a girl to do when meeting The One means she’s cursed to die a horrible death?
Life hasn’t been easy on sixteen-year-old Emma Conner, so a new start in New York may be just the change she needs. But the posh Upper East Side prep school she has to attend? Not so much. Friendly faces are few and far between, except for one that she’s irresistibly drawn to—Brendan Salinger, the guy with the rock-star good looks and the richest kid in school, who might just be her very own white knight.
But even when Brendan inexplicably turns cold, Emma can’t stop staring. Ever since she laid eyes on him, strange things have been happening. Streetlamps go out wherever she walks, and Emma’s been having the oddest dreams. Visions of herself in past lives—visions that warn her to stay away from Brendan. Or else…

Title: Frost Moon
Author: Anthony Francis
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Review copy provided by Bell Bridge Books.

In an alternate Atlanta where magic is practiced openly, where witches sip coffee at local cafes, shapeshifters party at urban clubs, vampires rule the southern night like gangsters, and mysterious creatures command dark caverns beneath the city, Dakota Frost’s talents are coveted by all. She’s the best magical tattooist in the southeast, a Skindancer, able to bring her amazing tats to life. When a serial killer begins stalking Atlanta’s tattooed elite, the police and the Feds seek Dakota’s help. Can she find the killer on the dark fringe of the city’s Edgeworld? Among its powerful outcasts and tortured loners, what kind of enemies and allies will she attract? Will they see her as an invader, as a seducer, as an unexpected champion … or as delicious prey?

Title: Huber Hill and the Dead Man’s Treasure
Author: B.K. Bostick
Genre: Middle Grade, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy
Review copy provided by Bonneville Books.

When his grandfather dies, Huber Hill is devastated—until he opens Grandpa Nick’s mysterious box.
An old gold coin and directions to a hidden Spanish treasure send him and his friends off on an mind-blowing adventure, but he’s not the only one on the hunt.
Filled with dangerous animals and cryptic puzzles, this book will have you on the edge of your seat until the last page.

Title: Cinder and Ella
Author: Melissa Lemon
Genre: Fantasy, Retold Fairytale, Young Adult
Review copy provided by Bonneville Books.

After their father’s disappearance, Cinder leaves home for a servant job at the castle. But it isn’t long before her sister Ella is brought to the castle herself—the most dangerous place in all the kingdom for both her and Cinder.

Cinder and Ella is a Cinderella story like no other and one you’ll never forget.

Comments

Anna says

May 9, 2011 at 5:05 pm

Those Phantom books look good. Enjoy!

TheBookWurrm says

May 9, 2011 at 5:49 pm

Oh you have some awesome novels too. Frost Moon in particular looks interesting. I shall look forward to a review. And Exiled Queen is the second in a series. The Demon King is the first one. It’s a superb series. You should definitely read it.

Yiota says

May 9, 2011 at 5:52 pm

I see Netgalley 😉 I have asked some of them too 🙂 I like Cinder and Ella^^
and yay for reading Feist 😉
Hope you enjoy your books!
And thanks for visitng my mailbox too!

Briana @ Bree's Books says

May 9, 2011 at 8:10 pm

Cinder and Ella looks really cute! Hope you enjoy them all! 🙂

pk reeves says

May 9, 2011 at 9:48 pm

What an incredible mailbox! I am so jealous!

Erica says

May 9, 2011 at 10:48 pm

So many of those look AMAZING! Especially Ultraviolet – I am a huge fan of RJ Anderson’s. Happy reading 🙂

Jessica @ Book Sake says

May 10, 2011 at 2:00 am

So many great books that I haven’t heard of! They all look great. I love Arthurian tales so Camelot Lost is drawing my eye.

chelleyreads says

May 10, 2011 at 6:50 am

Hi!!! Thanks for stopping by our IMM. you have a bunch of awesome-looking books here. i’m quite envious you have spellbound. i really want to read that novel. enjoy! 🙂
-michelle

The Book Mystress says

May 10, 2011 at 7:22 am

spellbound and the red diamond look and sound devine,