Waiting on Wednesday {7}: One for the Murphys

One for the Murphys by Lyndra Mullaly Hunt

Expected Publication: May 10th, 2012 from Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin)

In the wake of heart-breaking betrayal, Carley Connors is thrust into foster care and left on the steps of the Murphys, a happy, bustling family.
Carley has thick walls and isn’t rattled easily, but this is a world she just doesn’t understand. A world that frightens her. So, she resists this side of life she’d believed did not exist with dinners around a table and a “zip your jacket, here’s your lunch” kind of mom.
However, with the help of her Broadway-obsessed and unpredictable friend, Toni, the Murphys do the impossible in showing Carley what it feels like to belong somewhere. But, when her mother wants her back, will she lose the only family that she has ever known?

I love books that deal with the relationships within families, and this one sounds great! What are you waiting on?

Waiting on Wednesday {6}: A Want So Wicked

A Want So Wicked by Suzanne Young, sequel to A Need So Beautiful

Expected Publication: June 26th, 2012 from Balzer+Bray

Elise is a normal seventeen-year-old girl until the day she wakes up in a desert park, with no idea who she is. 

After that episode, her life takes a bizarre turn. She’s experiencing unexpected flashes of insight into people’s lives—people she’s never met before. Strangers frighten her with warnings about the approaching Shadows. And although Elise has never had a boyfriend, she suddenly finds herself torn between two handsome but very different young men: Abe, the charming bad boy whose affect on her both seduces and frightens her, and the mysterious Harlin, who’s new to town but with whom Elise feels an urgent, elemental connection—almost as if they are soul mates. 

Now Elise begins to question everything about her life. Why do these guys both want her so desperately? What are the Shadows? Why does the name Charlotte inspire a terrifying familiarity? And who is Elise, really?

This sounds fantastic! I recently reviewed A Need So Beautiful and FELL IN LOVE. I can't wait for this one, and from what I've heard, it's even better.

Waiting on Wednesday {5}: Never Let You Go

Never Let You Go by Emma Carlson Berne
Release Date: Fall 2012 by Simon and Schuster

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. . . 
You always want what you can’t have. 
Megan never meant to hurt her best friend Anna. She made a mistake, and she’s spent all year trying to regain Anna’s trust. So when Anna invites her to spend the summer on her uncle’s farm, Megan is excited…and relieved. The past is finally behind them. 
On the farm, Anna quickly falls for Jordan, a rugged summer-hand. Megan and Jordan have their own spark, but Megan’s betrayed Anna once before and she’s not about to do it again. 
Still, the more time that Megan and Jordan spend together, the harder it is to deny their chemistry. But Anna doesn’t like to be ignored—and she doesn’t forgive and forget. What started out as the perfect summer is about to take a very dark turn….
(Synopsis and Image from Goodreads)

This novel sounds amazing - a bit dark sounding, but another twist on friendship and love. The cover is intriguing, but I'm interested to see if this cover stays until the release!

Waiting on Wednesday: Survive

Isn't our new image cute? Thanks Meredith!

Survive by Alex Morel
Release Date: August 2nd, 2012 by Razor Bill
(Image and Synopsis from Goodreads)

Jane runs away from Life House, a facility for kids with mental health disorders and addictions. She boards a plane to Montclair, New Jersey, though her destination does not matter—she doesn’t plan to be alive when the plane lands. Jane has planned the perfect suicide: she’ll fall asleep on the plane and never wake up. As she’s reaching for her pills in the cabin’s bathroom, the plane hits turbulence. Another jolt, and the engine’s down. The plane crashes into the mountains of Montana, and Jane and a boy named Paul are the only two survivors.

What starts out as a death mission quickly becomes a fight for life.  

I saw this on another blogger's WOW last week, and it sounds great! Haunting, but really fantastic. what are you waiting on?

Waiting on Wednesday: Sweet Evil {3}

This books sounds fantastic! I saw it on Goodreads the other day, and it sounds fantastic! I have a weakness for fallen angels...




Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
Published by HarperTeen on May 21st, 2012

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences? This is life for sons and daughters of fallen angels in Sweet Evil. 
Anna, a tender-hearted southern girl, was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She’s aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage, and her will-power is put to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna. 
A cross-country trip forces Anna and Kai to face the reality that hope and love are not options for their kind. When it's time for Anna to confront her demons, will she choose to embrace her halo or her horns?

What are you waiting for?

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Waiting on Wednesday {2}: Torn

Waiting on Wednesday - this book is one that I've just discovered, and is the sequel to the novel I've recently recieved from St. Martin's Griffin. I can't wait!

Torn by Amand Hocking
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date: February 28th, 2012

Amanda Hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose self-published novels have sold millions of copies all over the world.  Step into the world of the Trylle, and prepare to be enchanted….When Wendy Everly first discovers the truth about herself—that she’s a changeling switched at birth—she knows her life will never be the same. Now she’s about to learn that there’s more to the story…She shares a closer connection to her Vittra rivals than she ever imagined—and they’ll stop at nothing to lure her to their side. With the threat of war looming, her only hope of saving the Trylle is to marry a powerful royal. But that means walking away from Finn, her handsome bodyguard who’s strictly off limits…and Loki, a Vittra prince with whom she shares a growing attraction.Torn between her heart and her people, between love and duty, Wendy must decide her fate. If she makes the wrong choice, she could lose everything, and everybody, she’s ever wanted…in both worlds.

What are you Waiting for?

Waiting on Wednesday: The Selection {1}

This is my first Waiting on Wednesday, and I'm super excited!

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Published by HarperTeen on April 24th, 2012

   For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon. 
   But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. 
   Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself- and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.


Why I'm Interested:


I love this theme of novels - it sounds similar to Wither, except more amazing - and I love the cover! AND it's royalty.