"Waiting on Wednesday" - Melting the Ice by Jaci Burton

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

My choice for this week has a few of my favorite things!

1. It's a romance

2. There's a hockey player in it

3. The cover is hot enough that it could be Melting The Ice!

4. It's by Jaci Burton

Melting the Ice by Jaci Burton

About the Book: 

Carolina Preston has only one goal in mind—launching her new fashion line. She needs only one last thing to make it perfect—hockey phenom Drew Hogan. But Carolina and Drew have a history that goes back to their college days, and Carolina doesn’t want the embarrassment of her past to cloud the brightness of her future. 

Drew is eager for the chance to show Carolina he isn’t the boy who hurt her back then, but a man now, with the skills necessary to melt the icy exterior of her cold heart

My Notes:

This is Book #7 in Jaci Burton's Play By Play series!!!  Her books are known for hot sexy athletes and lots of steamy action so I'm definitely looking forward to reading this one!

Expected publication:  February 4, 2014

"Waiting on Wednesday" - Abandon by Cassia Leo

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

My can't wait til it's out choice for this week is:

Abandon by Cassia Leo 

About the Book: 

This gritty spin-off of the New York Times bestselling Shattered Hearts Series follows mysterious and sexy Tristan as he attempts to abandon his demons in the name of love. 

A steady stream of meaningless sex is all Tristan has left when he discovers the grandmother who raised him is dying and his best friend is getting married. He is lost; and the dark secrets in his past keep coming back to remind him of this.

Until Tristan has an idea that will change his life and fulfill his dying grandmother’s wishes: Abandon his playboy ways and settle down.

And who better to do it with than Senia, the girl who has occupied his thoughts since their scorching hot tryst in the back of his sports car. The girl who makes him laugh and feel like a kid again.

But when his world begins to crumble around him, the pain Tristan is hiding finds its way to the surface. Will Tristan finally learn to trust again? Or will he abandon Senia when she needs him the most

My Notes: 

I loved the Shattered Hearts series so I'm looking forward to reading about Claire's friend Senia and Tristan's story.    I've seen several reviews from readers who were fortunate to get ahold of an ARC and they are all raving about the book!

Expected Publication: January 27, 2014

Classified as New Adult Romance

"Waiting on Wednesday" - Perfectly Damaged by E.L. Montes

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

My can't wait til it's out choice for this week is:

Perfectly Damaged by E.L.Montes

About the Book: 

Schizoaffective disorder: a mental illness in which a person experiences a combination of mood disorder and schizophrenia symptoms.
I know about this illness—very well—because I suffer from it. It’s been four years since my diagnosis, and ever since, I’ve been living in a dark hole. Voices constantly invading my thoughts. Hallucinations. All of which force me to question if what I’m experiencing is even reality.

But here I am, still hanging on, still breathing and living through it.

That is, until he stumbled into my life. Logan Reed. I don’t want any part of him. I’ve pushed him away, but he isn’t easily deterred. I’ve told him I’m different, but he doesn’t care. He’s trying to slowly break me down. I’m trying just as hard not to let him. He doesn’t know how truly damaged I am; what will happen when he does?

I know the truth—he’ll never be able to look at me the same way again. Just like everybody else.

My Notes: 

Very happy that this is a standalone, so I know I won't have to worry about a cliffhanger!    I've been told that E.L. Montes weaves a great tale, so I've got her other books on my wishlist but this one sounds like it's going to take me on an emotional roller coaster ride and make me fall for Logan.  Can't wait to see how things play out! 

Expected Publication: January 20, 2014

Classified as New Adult Romance

"Waiting On" Wednesday - Come To Me Quietly by A.L. Jackson

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

Happy New Year everyone.  I'm so excited about all of the new books that I'll be adding to my library this year, starting with Come To Me Quietly from A. L. Jackson.

About the Book (from Goodreads): 

Aleena Moore is content with her life. She has goals and dreams and an easy smile. She also has a secret she holds locked inside.

Jared Holt believes he doesn’t deserve to love or be loved. He destroys everything he touches. Haunted by the mistake that shattered his life, he’s fled from the memory of that pain.

Jared doesn’t know why he’s compelled to return, but finds himself drawn back to the place where it all began. The exact place where it ended. When he runs into his childhood best friend, Aleena’s older brother Christopher, he agrees to share Christopher and Aleena’s apartment while he looks for a place of his own.

Aleena is no longer the little girl Jared remembers from his past and evokes feelings in him he never wanted to feel again. Terrified of destroying her, he fights to keep her away. But her touch is something he can’t resist—the touch that sealed his fate.

Their pasts are intertwined and their futures uncertain. The only truths they know are the secrets they whisper in the night.

My Notes:   A tattoo-ed bad boy coming back to his hometown, facing his past and his best friend's younger sister, who's loved him secretly for so long.  Oh boy, yes please!!!    

Expected Publication date 1/7/14 

Classified as New Adult Erotic Romance 

What book are you waiting on to come out this week?