Here is the description for Small Favor:

No one's tried to kill Harry Dresden for almost an entire year, and his life finally seems to be calming down. For once, the future looks fairly bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow.

An old bargain has placed Harry in debt to Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe, the Queen of Air and Darkness-and she's calling in her marker. It's a small favor he can't refuse...one that will trap Harry Dresden between a nightmarish foe and an equally deadly ally, and one that will strain his skills-and loyalties-to their very limits.

It figures. Everything was going too well to last...

Butcher never disappoints, one of my favorite Dresden stories has been from the anthology Many Bloody Returns named It's My Bithday, Too.

Also in Dresden news, the Dabel Brothers (of the Anita comic fame) are producing The Dresden Files in comic format. I'm extremely excited, although the concept art is not thrilling me in the least. And the way they depicted Anita and co. left me scratching my head asking, "Why are her thighs so BIG? Why does she look exactly like Jean Claude?" No big, it's still going to be awesome seeing some of Harry's most memorable moments in ink. I've already contacted my source for all my comic needs Lightspeed. I get Anita, Supernatural and Buffy from them. (also see Dean Koontz's Frankenstein art at Dabel Bros. it's a must have!)

Update!

11-28-07. Okay, The Devil Inside…um… where do I start?

I’m PMSing so take all this with a grain of salt.

I didn’t love it. But I’ll totally keep reading this series…

Okay, I know where to start.

Let’s start with the good: Jenna has created a new world where demons are the new vampires. Meaning that demons are everywhere, there are fanatics for and against them. There are demon heroes, demon bad guys, demon executioners, demons up your ass. Literally.

Here’s the part that bothers me, it’s A LOT like vintage Anita Blake. And while vintage AB is what makes LKH able to show her face in public, it wasn’t perfect to begin with. And therefore we should be better than the original when we “cover” it. Like a song.

Our Heroine in The Devil Inside, Morgan, is like homage to AB (pre-Obsidian Butterfly). She’s closed minded. Thinks that the gays want to do her (thus not getting the concept of GAY). And is a lone wolf, as in, “I work alone.” She even has an annoying BFF who is even more of a tight ass than her, ala AB.

Also, why make your gay characters sadists? I know it was a plot point, but fuck, can we have some balance? How about a gay demon who isn’t into S&M?

Please don’t take this to mean I didn’t enjoy the book, in fact I read it straight through. Even though I had to work the next morning, I put it down completely finished around four-thirty am. This is a great start to a wonderful new series. And I am positive that Black’s characters will grow and change in the best possible ways. Buy the book, it’s worth it.

"I had to get rid of the mutt.Killing him would be easiest but, unfortunately, out of the question. If Elena found out, she'd be pissed.Ten years from now, I'd still be hearing about it: "Clay couldn't even get through our honeymoon without killing someone." She'd laugh when she said it . . . in ten years. Right now, she'd be furious."- excerpt from Kelley Armstrong's "Stalked". Her contribution to My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon.

Jim Butcher contributes a story named "Heorot," which is the name of the mead hall Beowulf defended from Grendel in the great epic.

"Her Mother’s Daughter" by P. N. Elrod- Gangsters, gats, and girls in Depression-Era Chicago means trouble even for an undead shamus.Jack Fleming relates his latest case from The Vampire Files

"Chicago, February, 1938
It’s been my experience that a blushing bride usually waits until after the honeymoon’s over before hiring a gumshoe to check up on her husband’s whereabouts.
When Dorothy Schubert, neé Huffman, plowed into the office still in her wedding gown I figured she was out to break a record along with anything else in her path.
She was the angriest woman I’d ever seen—which is saying a lot.
I’d only stopped by to pick up the mail and hadn’t bothered to turn on the light. She’d charged noisily up the outside stairs, shoving the door open so hard the glass rattled. Blindly she fumbled the switch, and the sudden brightness caught me behind the desk, envelopes in one hand, reaching under my coat for my .38 with the other. Chicago’s a tough town; even a vampire needs an extra edge at times." read the rest of the excerpt.

Stories from * Rachel Caine * Caitlin Kittredge * Marjorie M. Liu * Katie MacAlister * Lilith Saintcrow * Ronda Thompson


Iron Kissed 1/2/08 It's too far away! "Iron Kissed, the third book in the Mercedes Thompson series focuses more on the fae. The werewolves, of course, as Mercy's family (whether she wants them or not) also have a major role, but the vampires are conspicuous by their absence. The reason for their absence is that the events of Iron Kissed take place in less than a week -- and because I had enough to juggle and the vampire situation Mercy has put herself in is going to require more than a brief appearance will answer.
Like most of my books, this one held a lot of surprizes for me. I had intended for Mercy to choose her man in this book, but I didn't expect it to happen the way it did. I also found out a few things I didn't know about some of the characters. It made me like some of them more and others less. It also made me realize that one of the terrific things about writing a series is the ability to get to know more about the bit players. In a single book, or even a duology, there are only so many pages to develop characters and I have to restrict myself to only a few. A series is not so restrictive." author's comments. Read a sample chapter.

Black Magic Woman 1/8/08 Has the strongest recommendation I've seen in a while. "Black Magic Woman is the best manuscript I've ever been asked to read. Keep an eye on Justin Gustainis. You'll be seeing more of him soon."
- Jim Butcher.

Occult investigator Quincey Morris and his "consultant", white witch Libby Chastain, are hired to free a family from a deadly curse that appears to date back to the Salem witch trials. Fraught with danger, the trail finds them stalking the mysterious occult underworlds of Boston, San Francisco, New Orleans and New York, searching out the root of the curse. After surviving a series of terrifying attempts on their lives, the two find themselves drawn inexorably towards Salem itself - the very heart of darkness.

Unquiet Dreams 1/29/08 Been waiting a long assed time for this sequel. In which we continue the saga of Connor Grey, ability-crippled druid and former agent of the fey-run Guild, and all that goes bump in the night in the neighborhood known as the Weird. Del Franco has yet to post an official synopsis of the storyline for Unquiet Dreams.

Happy Hour of the Damned 2/26/08 Most curious about.

"Donuts are deadly. One minute you’re getting your binge on, the next, you’re slipping on the box, cracking your skull, and in the weirdest turn of events, rising as a zombie. That’s just for starters. Now, the recently deceased Amanda Feral is trying to make her way through Seattle’s undead scene with style (mortuary-grade makeup, six inch stilettos, bangin’ Balenciaga handbag) while satisfying a craving for decent vodkatinis and the occasional human flesh—Don’t judge. And no, not like chicken.
Navigating a dangerous world of cloud-doped bloodsuckers, reapers, horny and horned devils, celebrity blood donors, and PR-obsessed shapeshifters—not to mention an extremely hot bartender named Ricardo—isn’t easy. And the minute one of Amanda’s undead friends disappears after texting for “help” (the undead—so dramatic!) she knows the afterlife is about to get really ugly.
Something sinister is at hand. Someone or something is hellbent on turning Seattle’s supernatural underworld into a place of true terror. And this time, Amanda may meet a fate a lot worse than donuts…" visit the author Mark Henry at League of Reluctant Adults or Burlesque of the Damned.

Madhouse 3/4/08 I wish it was now!

Small Favor- 4/1/08 Too far away!

Personal Demons -Stacia Kane 4/1/08 This sounds so good! Megan promises listeners to her new radio call-in show that she'll "slay their personal demons," and they believe her. So do the personal demons... although she doesn't know it, Megan is the only human without a demon on her shoulder! Megan and her allies - a demon lover who both protects and seduces her with devilish intensity, a witch with poor social skills, and three cockney guard demons - have to deal not only with the personal demons, but a soul-sucker, ghosts of Megan's past, and a reporter who threatens to destroy Megan's career! Read an excerpt.

Darkest Kiss 4/29/08 I'm loyal! The next Riley Jensen Guardian book by Keri Arthur, I hope we can narrow down prince charming!

UPDATE! Romancing the Dead- 5/8/08 Woo hoo! These books are too good!

"I’m on the top of the world. The Vatican witch hunters think I’m dead, the FBI has closed my file, I might get to buy the occult bookstore I manage, I’m co-founding a brand-new coven—and the vampire I love has just proposed. How lucky can a girl get? Wait, wai—

Oh, crap. I’ve jinxed myself. My fiancé, Sebastian, is missing and I’m worried sick. Has he been kidnapped? Or could he have run off with that leggy blonde from the coven? Now I’ll have to seek the help of my future stepson—the same brat who once turned me over to the Catholics, all for a pimped-out Jag. Plus, the Goddess Lilith, who camps out in my body, has been making embarrassing appearances. Now all I need is some crazy killer on my tail. Hold on, hold—

Double crap." excerpt from Romancing the Dead. Read the excerpt.

The Host 5/6/08 Will it be as good as Bella and Edward? The Host takes place after a bodysnatchers-style invasion of the earth. We (the humans) lost. Our narrator is Wanderer, one of the invading "souls," who struggles to navigate all the bewildering challenges that come with living inside a human body. She was forewarned about these challenges—the overwhelming emotions, the stunning physical responses, the glut of senses, the too vivid dreams and memories… However, there was one challenge Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body, human survivor Melanie Stryder, refuses to fade away into oblivion the way she should. Melanie lingers as an angry presence in Wanderer's head, holding on to her human secrets and filling Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves—Jared, another human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for the man she's never met. Outside forces combine to make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, and, working together, they set off to search for the man they both love. It's possibly the first love triangle that only involves two bodies.- stephaniemeyer.com

Personal Demon 5/25/08 I worry that this heroine won't mean anything to me, and Lucas as the other protag? Doesn't get this engine revving fo sho.

Half-demon tabloid reporter Hope Adams has a secret. Like full demons, she loves chaos. She thrives on it. She needs it.
Most of the time, Hope feeds the hunger by helping the interracial council. But it's never enough. So when Benicio Cortez offers her a job infiltrating a gang of young supernaturals, she thinks she's found the perfect solution. Instead, she finds a tinderbox of greed, desire and ambition. And when it ignites, a world is going to explode. Read excerpt.

Underground 8/5/08 Ridiculously far away!
That's all I could dig up folks. Hope you have better luck with the titles that don't have any book descriptions. I'll keep my eyes open for clues.

What a great fucking read. I read the excerpt of this book months ago and pre-ordered it on the strength of that sneak peak of the first chapter, and I am so happy to say that the rest of the book far surpassed my expectations. It is very hard to find good story and creative takes on the Vampire/ Vampire Huntress books. *Many of the books out there are written by authors jumping on the Supernatural bandwagon and it clearly doesn't fit. But this book has the humor that Charlaine Harris's Harper Connely books lack, the heart compassion and STORY that LKH's AB lacks *(as of Obsidian Butterfly and on, LKH's brain has been taken over by aliens). Sure it's not perfect, some of the dialogue for the heroine Cat has the tendency to try to "cool" it up. *Please authors, stop doing that! It sooo rarely works. I can't even read Lilith Saintcrow because it's so rampant in her books. ( Damn that author thinks she's some hot shit with a keyboard and I wanna scream, "Well you ain't!") I cannot wait for ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE, book two in the NIGHT HUNTRESS series, April 22, 2008. There are five books planned for this series so far, and it has soo much promise. Go buy it now, you won't be sorry.

*I digress.

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