Book releases: Liu, Vincent, Pettersson

Such an exciting couple of days in the UF world! Today, these two books are officially on the shelves:

DARKNESS CALLS is the second full length novel in Marjorie M. Liu's urban fantasy series. Here's the back cover copy:
They are the obsidian shadows of my flesh - tattoos with minds, hearts, and dreams. By day, they protect me. But when night calls to them, they leave my body, dissolving into their true form - as demons…
Nomad born and bred, demon hunter Maxine Kiss has always relied upon herself to fight the darkness that surrounds her, the predators-human, zombie, and otherwise - who threaten the earth. But one man has penetrated her lonely life: Grant, the last of his kind. With music he is able to control any living creature…including demons. And now his life is in danger.

Haunted by the past, determined to change the future, Maxine soon understands that to save Grant, she has only one choice-to lose control, and release her own powers of darkness…

I was lucky enough to find this early. I'll be catching up on reviews this weekend and will post a proper one then, but in the meantime know this: it's excellent . If you haven't checked out this series yet, don't wait. It begins with Hunter Kiss, a novella found either in e-format or in the anthology WILD THINGS, followed by THE IRON HUNT and now DARKNESS CALLS (the last two are both full length novels).

CITY OF SOULS is the fourth book in Vicki Pettersson's Signs of the Zodiac series. Here's the back cover copy:

Joanna Archer, Agent of Light, has survived a violent initiation into the paranormal world lurking behind the seedy seams of Las Vegas. She's found a home, friends, and even t he chance for a new life and love.
But evil never rests, and to save her beloved city, and herself, Joanna must venture into a new world hidden among the shadows, one where the line between good and evil is barely visible, every agent is a rogue ... and each breath could be her last.

This is a great series and offers readers truly unique worldbuilding. Again, if you haven't had a chance to check out this series yet, now's the perfect time: you can read the entire first book for free here.


Tomorrow is the official release day for this book:

PREY is the fourth book in Rachel Vincent's Shifters series. Here's the back cover copy:

SOMETIMES PLAYING CAT AND MOUSE IS NO GAME...

Play? Right. My Pride is under fire from all sides, my father's authority is in question, and my lover is in exile. Which means I haven't laid eyes on Marc's gorgeous face in months. And with a new mother and an I-know-everything teenager under my protection, I don't exactly have time to fantasize about ever seeing him again.

Then our long-awaited reunion is ruined by a vicious ambush by strays. Now our group is under attack, Marc is missing, and I will need every bit of skill and smarts to keep my family from being torn apart. Forever.

Another series I love. I'm really behind in my book reviews, but I just read the third book, PRIDE, this spring and really enjoyed it. Faythe and crew are in a mess and I can't wait to see how Rachel digs them even deeper in this next installment (because she's wonderfully evil like that). Stay tuned for a full review of PRIDE this weekend (but you don't have to wait that long to buy PREY!).