Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Trudy's pick:

One Night in Scotland

Hurst Amulet #1

Author: Karen Hawkins

Pages: 384 pgs

Reading Level: Adult

Release Date: November 23rd 2010

Synopsis: New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins begins a sparkling new series with this thrilling tale of a desperate beauty on an urgent quest, a dark earl scarred by his beastly past—and the ancient treasure that binds their fates.

A mysterious abductor . . . Someone is holding her brother prisoner in exchange for a gold-and-onyx box covered in mysterious runes, so Mary Hurst boldly sets out from the family vicarage to find the priceless artifact. But the man who possesses it, Angus Hay, the Earl of Erroll, is less than sympathetic to her plight.

A forbidding stranger . . . Himself a prisoner of his dark past, Angus refuses to yield the box—or allow Mary to leave! Suspicious of the alluring lass’s mission, he vows to wrest a confession from her, but unearths a fiery temper and a will as strong as his own.

An unbreakable curse . . . Passion flares between them, but now there is more at stake: an unknown enemy is hunting down the precious box, and will stop at nothing. Risking all for love, Angus must solve the mystery behind the runes . . . and trust the only woman who can awaken his forgotten heart.

Yara's Pick: 

The Sookie Stackhouse Companion

Sookie Stackhouse Series

Author: Charlaine Harris

Pages: 320 pgs

Reading Level: Adult

Release Date: February 1st 2011

Synopsis: The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents the definitive guide to the world of Sookie Stackhouse. 

Charlaine Harris has topped the bestseller charts and has become a nationwide phenomenon, thanks to the unconventional-and otherworldly- life of Sookie Stackhouse. Now, in her own words, Sookie gives readers a look at her family, friends, enemies, adventures, and-of course-the lovers who set her world on fire... 

Readers will: 

• Tour Bon Temps, the small Louisiana town that Sookie calls home, and visit the houses of her Gran and her sometime vampire lover, Bill 

• Prowl around the werewolf and were-panther communities 

• Browse through her best friend Tara's dress shop 

• Belly up to the bar in Merlotte's, where Sookie works 

• Get must-have Bon Temps recipes-including Caroline Bellfleur's famous chocolate cheesecake 

• Test themselves with trivia questions from the series