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Posted on June 22, 2019June 16, 2019 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

This is the during-ALA stack, which mostly consists of books held over from last week’s stack. Even so, there are a couple of books here that I’ve been looking for for quite some time, like The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl and The True Bastards. Both are followups to books I absolutely adored (see Monday’s review of European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman for plenty of squeeing about the Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club and my A+ review of The Grey Bastards for more deets on both series)

While you read this, I’ll be at the American Library Association Conference in Washington DC, hopefully not sweating to death, and trying not to pick up many too many ARCs and eARCs after seeing all the bright, shiny new books on display! I’m not sure whether to ask you to wish me luck – or not!

of dubious and questionable memory by rachel mcmillan

singular and whimsical problem by rachel mcmillan

sinister mystery of the mesmerizing girl by theodora goss

white feathre murders by rachel mcmillan

lesson in love and murder by rachel mcmillan

bachelor girls guide to murder by rachel mcmillan

For Review:
Gallows Court by Martin Edwards
Grave Expectations (Dickens of a Crime #2) by Heather Redmond
A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh
The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club #3) by Theodora Goss
Steel Frame by Andrew Skinner
The True Bastards (Lot Lands #2) by Jonathan French

Purchased from Amazon/Audible:
The Bachelor Girl’s Guide to Murder (Herringford and Watts #1) by Rachel McMillan
Conductor of Light (Herringford and Watts #2.5) by Rachel McMillan
A Lesson in Love and Murder (Herringford and Watts #2) by Rachel McMillan
Of Dubious and Questionable Memory (Herringford and Watts #1.5) by Rachel McMillan
A Singular and Whimsical Problem (Herringford and Watts #0.5) by Rachel McMillan
The White Feather Murders (Herringford and Watts #3) by Rachel McMillan

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Posted on June 15, 2019June 14, 2019 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

This is the pre-ALA stack, which quite frankly means that I split what should be this stack into two so I can prep posts ahead. I will be tied up in meetings next weekend, possibly literally. Sometimes literarily, but definitely meetings.

So this week’s stack and next week’s stack are both a bit short, to be followed by the post-ALA stack which tends to be ginormous. We will see.

Lead me not into temptation; I can find it myself – at least when it comes to books!

sentence is death by anthony horowitz audio

careful what you wish for by hallie ephron

unlikely escape of uriah heep by hg parry

mythic dream edited by dominik parisien and navah wolfe

for the killing of kings by howard andrew jones audio

For Review:
The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock #4) by Sherry Thomas
Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron
Dom (Hell Squad #17) by Anna Hackett
Missing Person by Sarah Lotz
The Mythic Dream edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe
Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H. G. Parry
Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

Purchased from Amazon/Audible:
For the Killing of Kings (Ring-Sworn #1) by Howard Andrew Jones (audio)
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire (audio)
The Sentence is Death (Hawthorne #2) by Anthony Horowitz (audio)

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Posted on June 8, 2019June 7, 2019 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

I am incredibly pleased to have A Conspiracy of Wolves in this week’s stacks. When I finished the previous book in this series, A Vigil of Spies, it very much felt like the end of the series. And I was sad to see the end of Owen Archer’s story. But now he’s back, and I’m really looking forward to picking this one up!

how rory thorne destroyed the multiverse by k eason

whispers of shadow and flame by l penelope

vanishing in the haight by max tomlinson

daughters of temperance hobbs by katherine howe

things you save in a fire by katherine center

you know you want this by kristen roupenian

For Review:
Big Sky (Jackson Brodie #5) by Kate Atkinson
The Bird Boys (Delpha Wade and Tom Phelan #2) by Lisa Sandlin
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
A Conspiracy of Wolves (Owen Archer #11) by Candace Robb
Costalegre by Courtney Maum
The Cruel Stars by John Birmingham
The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe
Heaven, My Home (Highway 59 #2) by Attica Locke
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse (Thorne Chronicles #1) by K. Eason
Merlin Redux (Enchanter General #3) by Dave Duncan
Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox #2) by Julie Kagawa
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Tinfoil Butterfly by Rachel Eve Moulton
Vanishing in the Haight (Colleen Hayes #1) by Max Tomlinson
Whispers of Shadow & Flame (Earthsinger #2) by L. Penelope
Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha

Purchased from Amazon/Audible:
Lent by Jo Walton
Restoration Heights by Wil Medearis
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
Watching You by Lisa Jewell
You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian

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Posted on June 1, 2019May 31, 2019 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

Another Month Ends:

All Targets Met
All Systems Working
All Customers Satisfied
All Staff Eager and Enthusiastic
All Pigs Fed and Ready to Fly

in west mills by deshawn charles winslow

out of darkness shining light by petina gappah

For Review:
Bad Axe County by John Galligan
Death in Focus (Elena Standish #1) by Anne Perry
Deception Cove (Neah Bay #1) by Owen Laukkanen
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
In West Mills by De’Shawn Charles Winslow
The Long-Legged Fly (Lew Griffin #1) by James Salis
Out of Darkness, Shining Light by Petina Gappah
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald
Under Currents by Nora Roberts

Purchased from Amazon/Audible:
Finder by Suzanne Palmer (book and audio)
The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
One Small Sacrifice (Shadows of New York #1) by Hilary Davidson

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Posted on May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

Let’s see. Amazon had a sale, sorta/kinda. Audible had a sale, definitely. And here we are with the stack of my legally gotten gains. So many books, so little time! But…this is a three-day weekend in the U.S., so maybe just a bit more time.

Have a great holiday weekend!

when we believed in mermaids by barbara oneal

curious heart of ailsa rae by stephanie butland

children of earth and sky by guy gavriel kay

save me from dangerous men by sa lelchuk

southern sass and killer cravings by kate young

this is how you lose the time war by amal el mohtar and max gladstone

For Review:
Aurora Blazing (Consortium Rebellion #2) by Jessie Mihalik
The Blue Eye (Khorasan Archives #3) by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Blues in the Dark by Raymond Benson
The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae by Stephanie Butland
A House of Ghosts by W.C. Ryan
The Magnificent Mrs. Mayhew by Milly Johnson
Peach Clobbered (Georgia B&B #1) by Anna Gerard
Sapphire Flames (Hidden Legacy #4) by Ilona Andrews
Southern Sass and Killer Cravings (Marygene Brown #1) by Kate Young
The Sweetest Fruits by Monique Truong
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke #3) by Tessa Dare
When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O’Neal
Word to the Wise (Library Lover’s Mystery #10) by Jenn McKinlay

Purchased from Amazon/Audible:
Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay (audio)
The Inbetween Days by Eva Woods
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (audio)
The Reckoning (Children’s House #2) by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Save Me From Dangerous Men (Nikki Griffin #1) by S.A. Lelchuk

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Posted on May 18, 2019May 17, 2019 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

I know, I know, I already had an eARC of The Women’s War – but it’s a big book and I was hearing good things and the so many book, so little time conundrum is becoming a force of nature. SOOO I got the audio and I’m in the middle of it and it is SO GOOD that I’ll probably switch to the eARC just to find out what happens next faster. But the audio sure does make the time on the treadmill fly by!

lager queen of minnesota by j ryan stradal

priory of the orange tree by shamantha shannon audio

ladys guide to celestial mechanics by olivia waite

For Review:
Beyond the Horizon by Ella Carey
The Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall
The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
Death in a Desert Land (Agatha Christie #3) by Andrew Wilson
The First Girl Child by Amy Harmon
The Gossamer Mage by Julie E. Czerneda
The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
The MacInnes Affair by Blair McDowell
The Mage-Fire War (Saga of Recluce #21) by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
Mission: Her Safety (Team 52 #5) by Anna Hackett
The Passengers by John Marrs
Playing House (Uptown #1) by Ruby Lang

Purchased from Amazon/Audible:
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (audio)
The Women’s War by Jenna Glass (audio)

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Posted on May 11, 2019May 9, 2019 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

Not quite as humongous as last week, but still not exactly a short stack! And I listened to the siren song of an Amazon ad. So many books, so little time!

P.S. If you’ve heard good things about the Pets in Space 4 Sampler, well, they are all TRUE. And it’s free!

magic and the shinigami detective by honor raconteur

charms and death and explosions by honor raconteur

gurkha and the lord of tuesday by saad z hossain

monster of elendhaven by jennifer giesbrecht

For Review:
The Ascent to Godhood (Tensorate #4) by JY Yang
Caitlin’s Song (Carson Chronicles #4) by John A. Heldt
Dearly Beloved by Mary Jo Putney
Desdemona and the Deep by C.S.E. Cooney
Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey
Flannelwood by Raymond Luczak
The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain
Hope Rides Again (Obama Biden Mystery #2) by Andrew Shaffer
I Spy by Claire Kendal
Marley by Jon Clinch
The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht
Pets in Space 4 Sampler by S.E. Smith, Anna Hackett, Tiffany Roberts, Veronica Scott, Pauline Baird Jones, Donna McDonald, Cassandra Chandler and Alexis Glynn Latner (review)
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
The Toll by Cherie Priest
Unsung Heroine (Heroine Complex #3.5) by Sarah Kuhn
Well Met by Jen DeLuca

Purchased from Amazon:
Charms and Death and Explosions (oh my!) (Case Files of Henri Davenforth #2) by Honor Raconteur
Magic and the Shinigami Detective (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth #1) by Honor Raconteur

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Posted on May 4, 2019May 3, 2019 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

This week’s stack wasn’t quite so splendiferously full – until Macmillan put their Fall books up on Edelweiss on Thursday. As Tor (SF) and Minotaur (Mystery) are both parts of Macmillan, that meant that there were suddenly a whole lot of books available that were on my “anticipated” lists. As well as a few books that just plain looked awesome. As they do.

I’m also starting to see 2020 books in Edelweiss. That’s just wrong. Summer hasn’t even started yet and I’m seeing books for next winter. Too soon, too soon!

attempted murder of teddy roosevelt by burt solomon

secrets of the chocolate house by paula brackston

highlander walks into a bar by laura trentham

adventure of the peculiar protocols by nicholas meyer

overdue life of amy byler by kelly harms

turning darkness into light by marie brennan

breaching the parallel by mark w anderson

For Review:
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols by Nicholas Meyer
The Attempted Murder of Teddy Roosevelt by Burt Solomon
A Better Man (Chief Inspector Gamache #15) by Louise Penny
Breaching the Parallel (Future Past #1) by Mark W. Anderson
Conviction by Denise Mina
Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden
Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade
Gamechanger by L.X. Beckett
Gone Too Long by Lori Roy
The Heart of the Circle by Keren Landsman
A Highlander Walks into a Bar (Highland Georgia #1) by Laura Trentham
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
Ivory Apples by Lisa Goldstein
The Killing Light (Sacred Throne #3) by Myke Cole
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
The Name of All Things (Chorus of Dragons #2) by Jenn Lyons
The Orchid Throne (Forgotten Empires #1) by Jeffe Kennedy
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms
Ramen Assassin by Rhys Ford
Secrets of the Chocolate House (Found Things #2) by Paula Brackston
Shrouded Loyalties by Reese Hogan
Someone to Honor (Westcott #6) by Mary Balogh
Tell Me No Lies (Lady Dunbridge #2) by Shelley Noble
Turning Darkness Into Light by Marie Brennan
Velocity Weapon (Protectorate #1) by Megan E. O’Keefe
Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan

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Posted on April 27, 2019April 26, 2019 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Stacking the Shelves

This is one of the rare times when I bought more books than I received for review. There was a sale. And I got intrigued by one of the book ads on Facebook. And a friend told me that there are more books in a world that I absolutely loved. So it’s really all her fault. Sure it is.