Waiting on Wednesday #67

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine and is where we can talk about books we are looking forward to being released!

 

Here are my picks for the week: 

 

 

Summary:

 

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong begins her new series with Omens, featuring a compelling new heroine thrust into a decades-old murder case and the dark mysteries surrounding her strange new home.

Twenty-four-year-old Olivia Taylor Jones has the perfect life. The only daughter of a wealthy, prominent Chicago family, she has an Ivy League education, pursues volunteerism and philanthropy, and is engaged to a handsome young tech firm CEO with political ambitions.

But Olivia’s world is shattered when she learns that she’s adopted. Her real parents? Todd and Pamela Larsen, notorious serial killers serving a life sentence. When the news brings a maelstrom of unwanted publicity to her adopted family and fiancé, Olivia decides to find out the truth about the Larsens.

Olivia ends up in the small town of Cainsville, Illinois, an old and cloistered community that takes a particular interest in both Olivia and her efforts to uncover her birth parents’ past.

Aided by her mother’s former lawyer, Gabriel Walsh, Olivia focuses on the Larsens’ last crime, the one her birth mother swears will prove their innocence. But as she and Gabriel start investigating the case, Olivia finds herself drawing on abilities that have remained hidden since her childhood, gifts that make her both a valuable addition to Cainsville and deeply vulnerable to unknown enemies. Because there are darker secrets behind her new home and powers lurking in the shadows that have their own plans for her.Summary & Cover taken from Goodreads.com

Length: 416 pages (Hardcover)

Expected Publication Date: August 20th 2013 by Dutton Adult

 

Why I'm Waiting:

 

I've loved Kelley Armstrong ever since I picked up her novel Bitten 10 years ago. It's the one novel that got me into paranormal and urban fantasy novels and I just love her writing so when I saw that she was coming out with a new series I knew Omens was going on my wishlist!

 

 

Summary:

 

From Genevieve Graham, author of Sound of the Heart, comes the tale of two strangers living with the Cherokee—one with a warrior’s heart; the other with deadly dreams…

The Cherokee call her Shadow Girl. A white woman adopted by Indians, Adelaide is haunted by the dark dreams she hides—of her murdered family, of the men she fears, and most of all, of the ones that foretell the future. After her visions cause her to make a terrible mistake, she renounces her power and buries her dreams deep in her soul.

Until Jesse Black is captured by the tribe. His life is spared because the Cherokee believe his warrior spirit belongs to their fallen brother. Though he hates all Indians, Adelaide illuminates their way of life for him, just as he shines light into her shadowed heart. But when her dreams return, Jesse must help her face them…or die trying…

Summary & Cover taken from Goodreads.com

Length: 336 pages (Paperback)

Expected Publication Date: November 5th 2013 by Berkley

 

Why I'm Waiting:

 

It seems this week is the Canadian edition of Waiting on Wednesday. Just like Kelley Armstrong, author Genevieve Graham is a Canadian author and a marvelous one to boot. I absolutely love her writing style, her historical depictions and she's hilarious. Seriously follow her on Facebook she loves to hear from her fans.  I can't wait for this one to come out and I think this one has my favourite cover out of all her books.

 

 

 

What are YOU waiting for this Wednesday?