Most Anticipated New Releases of March 2012

The following list is comprised of books my friends, family, and I are most looking forward to reading. It also consists of books by popular authors and others I've heard a lot of hype about. I am not flawless and sometimes I'll accidentally leave one or more books off the list that I shouldn't. Let me know if one of your favorites is missing. Sometimes my search techniques just don't work as well as I wish they did.

If you like to read a book description, just click on the title and you'll magically be transported to Amazon where you can decide whether to buy the book or not.  Remember a book a day keeps the boredom at bay! Happy reading.


March 1, 2012 - Timeless (The Parasol Protectorate, No. 5) by Gail Carriger
March 1, 2012 - Raven Calls (Luna Books) by C.E. Murphy
March 1, 2012 - Kiss Me, I'm Irish: The Sins of His Past\Tangling with Ty\Whatever Reilly Wants... by Roxanne St. Claire, Jill Shalvis and Maureen Child
March 1, 2012 - Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 1 (The Parasol Protectorate (Manga)) by Gail Carriger and Rem


March 6, 2012 - Fair Game (Alpha And Omega) by Patricia Briggs
March 6, 2012 - Pandemonium (Delirium) by Lauren Oliver
March 6, 2012 - The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne by Madeline Hunter
March 6, 2012 - The Thief (An Isaac Bell Adventure) by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
March 6, 2012 - The Magic (The Secret) by Rhonda Byrne
March 6, 2012 - Taking a Shot (A Play-by-Play Novel) by Jaci Burton
March 6, 2012 - Wicked Edge (Castle of Dark Dreams) by Nina Bangs
March 6, 2012 - Dire Needs: A Novel of the Eternal Wolf Clan by Stephanie Tyler
March 6, 2012 - Nightborn: Lords of the Darkyn (NOVEL OF THE DARKYN) by Lynn Viehl
March 6, 2012 - Illuminate: A Gilded Wings Novel, Book One by Aimee Agresti
March 6, 2012 - Balthazar: An Evernight Novel by Claudia Gray
March 6, 2012 - The Spinoza Problem: A Novel by Irvin D. Yalom
March 6, 2012 - A SEAL in Wolf's Clothing by Terry Spear
March 6, 2012 - Oracle's Moon (A Novel of the Elder Races) by Thea Harrison
March 7, 2012 - Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I (His Fair Assassin Trilogy) by R.L. LaFevers


March 13, 2012 - Spell Bound (A Hex Hall Novel) by Rachel Hawkins
March 13, 2012 - Froi of the Exiles: The Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta - US Release
March 13, 2012 - The Savage Grace: A Dark Divine Novel by Bree Despain
March 13, 2012 - Infamous: Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon
March 13, 2012 - Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls) by Ally Carter
March 13, 2012 - The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters: Moonsong by L. J. Smith
March 13, 2012 - The Isis Collar (Blood Singer) by Cat Adams


March 20, 2012 - A Temptation of Angels by Michelle Zink
March 20, 2012 - Stay Close by Harlan Coben
March 20, 2012 - The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide by Rick Riordan
March 20, 2012 - Born to Darkness by Suzanne Brockmann
March 23, 2012 - The World of the Hunger Games by Kate Egan


March 26, 2012 - Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis
March 27, 2012 - Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood) by J. R. Ward
March 27, 2012 - A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume One by George R.R. Martin
March 27, 2012 - Wanted: Undead or Alive (Love at Stake) by Kerrelyn Sparks
March 27, 2012 - A Perfect Storm by Lori Foster
March 27, 2012 - Betrayal: A Novel by Danielle Steel
March 27, 2012 - Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island) by Susan Mallery
March 27, 2012 - Highland Avenger (The Murrays) by Hannah Howell
March 27, 2012 - The Unseen by Heather Graham
March 27, 2012 - Taming an Impossible Rogue by Suzanne Enoch
March 27, 2012 - The Seduction of Lady X (The Secrets of Hadley Green) by Julia London
March 27, 2012 - At Your Pleasure by Meredith Duran
March 27, 2012 - Goddess Interrupted (Harlequin Teen) by Aimee Carter
March 27, 2012 - The Saint: A Highland Guard Novel by Monica Mccarty

Most Anticipated 2nd Editions and Re-releases for March (Will try to expand this next month):

March 1, 2012 - The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's FavoriteBooks and Authors by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp

March's Rainbow Reading Challenge

I went to a PTA meeting for my kids and this challenge was inspired by the PTA president's speech where she assigned her PTA partners in crime colors of the rainbow for their personalities. I thought March would be the perfect time to run this challenge since rainbows are associated with Leprechauns whose pots of gold tend to be found at the end of one.

Colors and personalities:

“Color vibrations are a source of power, each one having a general as well as a specific function and purpose...Some people believe that each human being incarnates under a particular ray and is influenced by other subordinate rays, the focal point being an aura or radiation of light, that surrounds all creatures.”* Thus, every color of the rainbow, seven rays in all, can be attributed to someone's personality.

A RED personality is associated with those of an individual who is courageous, dynamic, and confident.

An ORANGE personality is associated with those who are creative.

A YELLOW personality is associated with those who are wise.

A GREEN personality is associated with those who are understanding, compassionate, generous, humble, and romantic.

A BLUE personality is associated with those who are truthful, loyal, and honest.

An INDIGO personality is associated with those who are intuitive.

A VIOLET personality is associated with those who are inspirational, kind and just.


For this challenge you may:
- Read the color that most describes you by either doing a Spell-it-out challenge (of the color or personality trait)

- Read books with that color or personality trait some how used in it. It could be a word contained in the title or a characteristic displayed by one of the characters. You decide.

- Read a book for every color of the rainbow (using the colors as your guide)

Levels:

Easy - 3 to 4 books.
Moderate - 5 to 7 books.
Difficult - Read 8+ books.

Example of a Spell-it-out challenge:

R - The Rancher and the Rock Star by Lizbeth Selvig (The, An, A, etc can be ignored in title in order to fit into this criteria)
E - Eden, Cynthia author of Deadly Fear
D - Daphney Bridgerton (character) from The Duke And I by Julia Quinn

To do this challenge with more people, visit my Goodreads group, Nothing but Reading Challenges. I also posted this challenge there.

* Information was found at: http://crystal-cure.com/color-emotions2.html

Leprechaun/rainbow picture was found on Photobucket.

Which Cover Will Be Crowned The Best DRESSed of 2011?

We're down to the final round of the best Dressed cover for 2011. To vote you need to be a Goodreads member (It's very easy to become a Goodreads member. All you need is an email and you can use what ever name you like. - www.goodreads.com ) and be a member of the Goodreads online book club Nothing but Reading Challenges. To participate in the poll CLICK HERE. (The poll was created by yours truly. I'm one of the moderators of the online book club Nothing but Reading Challenges) Poll ends March 7 midnight Eastern Time. Enjoy!

Poll

We are down to the final round of covers. Which will be crowned the best 'Dress'ed cover of 2011??? Help us find out by voting.

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