Most Anticipated New Releases for November 2015

The following list is comprised of books, short stories, and novellas my friends, family, and I are most looking forward to reading in November. It also consists of books by popular authors and other authors or books I've heard a lot of hype about. I am not flawless in my endeavors 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.

The list is divided into weekly releases. If you'd like to read a book's description, just click on the cover photo and you'll be magically transferred to Goodreads. Remember, a book a day keeps the boredom at bay! Happy reading.


November 3 - All In ((The Naturals #3)) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
November 3 - Along the Infinite Sea by Beatriz Williams
November 3 - The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett
November 3 - Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving
November 3 - The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories by Stephen King
November 3 - Black Wolves (The Black Wolves Trilogy) by Kate Elliott
November 3 - Born of Betrayal (The League: Nemesis Rising) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
November 3 - Breaking Bailey's Rules (The Westmorelands) by Brenda Jackson
November 3 - Cam Girl by Leah Raeder
November 3 - The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer: A Fresh-Baked Mystery by Livia J. Washburn
November 3 - The Cat of Christmas Past (Whales and Tails Mystery) (Volume 6) by Kathi Daley
November 3 - City of Wonders: Seven Forges Book III by James A. Moore
November 3 - Claws for Alarm (Nick and Nora Mysteries) by T.C. LoTempio
November 3 - The Concealed (The Lakewood Series) by Sarah Kleck
November 3 - The Conjurer's Riddle (The Inventor's Secret) by Andrea Cremer
November 3 - The Crossing (Bosch) by Michael Connelly
November 3 - Crowned and Moldering: A Fixer-Upper Mystery by Kate Carlisle
November 3 - Dangerous Lies by Becca Fitzpatrick
November 3 - Daniel's True Desire (True Gentlemen) by Grace Burrowes
November 3 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney
November 3 - Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn
November 3 - The Girl From the Train by Irma Joubert
November 3 - The Girl with the Wrong Name by Barnabas Miller
November 3 - The Golem of Paris by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman
November 3 - The Grownup: A Story by the Author of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
November 3 - Hawkeye by Matt Fraction & David Aja Omnibus by Matt Fraction and David Aja
November 3 - Heart Legacy (Celta) by Robin D. Owens
November 3 - Heartsong Cottage: An Eternity Springs Novel by Emily March
November 3 - How to Be Brave: A Novel by E. Katherine Kottaras
November 3 - Infinity Lost (The Infinity Trilogy) by S. Harrison
November 3 - The Improbability of Love: A novel by Hannah Rothschild
November 3 - The Irresistible Rogue (Playful Brides) by Valerie Bowman
November 3 - The Japanese Lover: A Novel by Isabel Allende
November 3 - Jeweled Fire: An Elemental Blessings Novel by Sharon Shinn
November 3 - A Likely Story: A Library Lover's Mystery by Jenn McKinlay
November 3 - The Lost Codex(OPSIG Team Black Series) by Alan Jacobson
November 3 - Manners & Mutiny (Finishing School) by Gail Carriger
November 3 - The Mare: A Novel by Mary Gaitskill
November 3 - Mind Magic: A Novel of the Lupi by Eileen Wilks
November 3 - The Muralist: A Novel by B. A. Shapiro
November 3 - Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue: Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson
November 3 - Mystic (The Mystic Trilogy) by Jason Denzel
November 3 - NEED by Joelle Charbonneau
November 3 - No Good Deed (Lucy Kincaid Novels) by Allison Brennan
November 3 - One Man's Flag (A Jack McColl Novel) by David Downing
November 3 - Passion Ignites (Dark Kings) by Donna Grant
November 3 - The Play by Karina Halle
November 3 - Plot Boiler (A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery) by Ali Brandon
November 3 - Prometheus: The Complete Fire and Stone by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Paul Tobin
November 3 - The Promise: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel (An Elvis Cole Novel) by Robert Crais
November 3 - Put a Ring On It (Black Dog Bay Novel) by Beth Kendrick
November 3 - Reap the Wind: A Cassie Palmer Novel by Karen Chance
November 3 - The Regulator by Anthony Frisina
November 3 - Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen (A Year-Round Christmas Mystery) by Vicki Delany
November 3 - See No Color (Fiction - Young Adult) by Shannon Gibney
November 3 - Solar Express by L. E. Modesitt
November 3 - Stars of Fortune: Book One of the Guardians Trilogy by Nora Roberts
November 3 - The Surface's End by David Joel Stevenson
November 3 - Sweet Nothing: A Novel by Jamie McGuire and Teresa Mummert
November 3 - Ten Thousand Skies Above You (Firebird) by Claudia Gray
November 3 - The Stitching Hour: An Embroidery Mystery by Amanda Lee
November 3 - Tightrope by Simon Mawer
November 3 - Tom & Lucky (and George & Cokey Flo) by C. Joseph Greaves
November 3 - Tower of Thorns: A Blackthorn & Grim Novel by Juliet Marillier
November 3 - Traffick by Ellen Hopkins
November 3 - Trimmed with Murder: A Seaside Knitters Mystery by Sally Goldenbaum
November 3 - Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini and Rebecca Paley
November 3 - Untamed (A Thoughtless Novel) by S. C. Stephens
November 3 - Until We Meet Again by Renee Collins
November 3 - Warriors Super Edition: Moth Flight's Vision by Erin Hunter and James L. Barry
November 3 - White Colander Crime (A Vintage Kitchen Mystery) by Victoria Hamilton
November 3 - White Collar Girl: A Novel by Renée Rosen
November 3 - Writing All Wrongs (A Books by the Bay Mystery) by Ellery Adams


November 10 - Autumn's Kiss (Autumn Falls) by Bella Thorne
November 10 - A Christmas Escape: A Novel by Anne Perry
November 10 - Crimson Shore (Agent Pendergast series) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
November 10 - Da Vinci's Tiger by L. M. Elliott
November 10 - Dear Mr. You by Mary Louise Parker
November 10 - Ella by Jessilyn Stewart Peaslee
November 10 - For the Record by Charlotte Huang
November 10 - Harry Potter Coloring Book by Scholastic
November 10 - Home by Nightfall: A Charles Lenox Mystery (Charles Lenox Mysteries) by Charles Finch
November 10 - If Only by Richard Paul Evans
November 10 - The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto: A Novel by Mitch Albom
November 10 - A Moment of Silence: Midnight III (The Midnight Series) by Sister Souljah
November 10 - Nauti Seductress (Nauti Girls) by Lora Leigh
November 10 - November 9: A Novel by Colleen Hoover
November 10 - The Promise: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel (An Elvis Cole Novel) by Robert Crais
November 10 - Reaper's Fall (Reapers Motorcycle Club) by Joanna Wylde
November 10 - Reckless: A Tracy Whitney Novel by Sidney Sheldon and Tilly Bagshawe
November 10 - The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition by Neil Gaiman and JH Williams III
November 10 - Soundless by Richelle Mead
November 10 - Timeless Beauty: Over 100 Tips, Secrets, and Shortcuts to Looking Great by Christie Brinkley
November 10 - Unforgiven (Fallen) by Lauren Kate
November 10 - Winter (The Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer


November 17 - A Cold Creek Christmas Story (Harlequin Special Edition) by RaeAnne Thayne
November 17 - All Dressed in White (Under Suspicion Series #2) by Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke
November 17 - An Honorable Man by Lori Foster
November 17 - Away in a Manger (Molly Murphy Mysteries) by Rhys Bowen
November 17 - Dare to Seduce (Dare to Love ) (Volume 8) by Carly Phillips
November 17 - The Game of Lives (The Mortality Doctrine, Book Three) by James Dashner
November 17 - The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson
November 17 - The Guilty (Will Robie) by David Baldacci
November 17 - The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans
November 17 - The Pharaoh's Secret (The NUMA Files) by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown
November 17 - Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe
November 17 - Tricky Twenty-Two: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich
November 17 - Until the End (Sea Breeze) by Abbi Glines
November 17 - Warheart (Richard and Kahlan Series #4) by Terry Goodkind

November 17 - The Winter Laird (Mists of Fate #1)by Nancy Scanlon

November 24 - Cast in Honor by Michelle Sagara
November 24 - Chimera (Parasitology) by Mira Grant
November 24 - Coal River by Ellen Marie Wiseman
November 24 - Cross Justice (Alex Cross) by James Patterson
November 24 - Denial by Lisa Renee Jones
November 24 - Dragon Storm by Katie MacAlister
November 24 - Feel the Burn by G. A. Aiken
November 24 - The Harder You Fall by Gena Showalter
November 24 - Lucky Shot (The Montana Hamiltons) by B.J. Daniels
November 24 - The Match of the Century: Marrying the Duke by Cathy Maxwell
November 24 - Midnight Wrangler by Cat Johnson
November 24 - Murder Most Howl: A Paws & Claws Mystery by Krista Davis
November 24 - One Step Away: Once Upon a Proposal by Sherryl Woods, Allison Leigh
November 24 - Queen (The Blackcoat Rebellion) by Aimée Carter
November 24 - The Spinster's Guide to Scandalous Behavior(The Seduction Diaries) by Jennifer McQuiston
November 24 - Stars in Your Eyes by Lynn Kurland
November 24 - The Striker by Monica McCarty
November 24 - Sweetest Scoundrel (Maiden Lane Series #9) by Elizabeth Hoyt
November 24 - Take Me All the Way: A Coral Cove Novel by Toni Blake
November 24 - Wild Cat (Leopard Series #8) by Christine Feehan
November 24 - Wyoming Rugged by Diana Palmer

What Happens Under the Mistletoe by Sabrina Jeffries, Karen Hawkins, Candace Camp, Meredith Duran (Anthology)

Title: What Happens Under the Mistletoe
Classification: Adult Fiction/Anthology
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback; 400 pages
Publisher: Pocket Books; October 27, 2015
ISBN-10: 1476786089
ISBN-13: 978-1476786087
Authors' Websites 
Sabrina Jeffries - http://www.sabrinajeffries.com/
Karen Hawkins - http://www.karenhawkins.com/
Candace Camp - http://www.candace-camp.com/
Meredith Duran - http://meredithduran.com/
Notes: I bought this one.

It's the most wonderful time of the year....Christmas with its seemingly endless array of traditions can be a truly magical time. This anthology features four novellas (aka short stories) about four couples who figuratively fall in love under the mistletoe. If you're looking for quick holiday read to squeeze in between wrapping present, decorating the tree, or cooking a big holiday meal, then you may want to check out "What Happens Under the Mistletoe". One things for sure, what happens under the mistletoe doesn't stay there. A splendid collection of stories which will have you remembering or give you an idea of what its like to fall in love.

The Heiress and the Hothead (Sinful Suitors #1.5)

by Sabrina Jeffries

Amanda Keene is an American heiress who owns Montague Mills.

Lord Stephen Corry is a reporter bent on exposing the cruel treatment of workers by Mill owners

He believes she's just as bad as her English counterparts

She thinks he is a narrowed minded reporter who embellishes the truth for the sake of a good story.

Romance is the last thing either would expect, but after one kiss under the mistletoe ...

Love will find a way.

This was a fun story that centered around a couple who should by all accounts dislike each other, but can't seem to. Each has preconceived notions about the other that slowly need to be chiseled away before they can see the person who truly stands before them. Seeing the process as it happens is what makes this story such an utterly delicious read. I can't help wondering if this was the tiniest bit inspired by the movie North & South and only because it has a cotton Mill in the story. I loved the movie as have many others and the mistletoe kiss brought to mind the kiss in that movie, although no mistletoe was involved with that one.

I gave this one 5 out of 5 roses. A great short story that read like a full one. On the Lisarenee Romance Rating Scale, this one earned a STEAM rating--too hot for a fan, but you still have a handle on things. You should use extreme caution when reading a book with this rating in public. People may inquire as to why you looked flustered and flushed.

Twelve Kisses to Midnight 

by Karen Hawkins

It's the same old sad story...Once upon a time Marcus had been engaged. His fiance had broken his heart when she broke off the engagement and married another. He's never really gotten over her. The man she'd married having died, she is once again free to marry. After being bitten and smitten by her once, he vows never to fall for her charms again. That is until one kiss under the mistletoe changes everything...

This was a fun read with a lot of things happening in a very small time frame. Yet, despite all that, it didn't feel rushed. It was a little steamier than I recall Ms. Hawkins stories to be, and had a dash of naughty added into the mix.

I gave this one 5 out of 5 roses. It had a fast pace, a couple with an intriguing past, and a lot of fun situations that allowed them to work things out. On the Lisarenee Romance Rating Scale, this one earned a STEAM rating bordering on a SHOWER rating (a cold shower is necessary (need I say more?). Some books should come with a warning - make sure your significant other is handy or your shower is in working order. lol)

By Any Other Name 

by Candace Camp

Amaryllis "Rylla" Campbell is trying to find her brother and bring him home before Christmas. To accomplish her task, she's going around to some of the seediest clubs around dressed as a young man in hopes of finding him. When her disguise is uncovered (quite literally), she'll do everything she can to save her reputation while hoping the man who saved her from a near fatal attack doesn't discover who she truly is.

Gregory Rose smelled trouble when he noticed a young lad being followed out of a bar by a man he guessed had less than honorable intentions. As he trails behind the two, he finds his suspicions are true. What he never could have guessed, however, is that the young lad he followed isn't a young lad at all, but a beguiling lassie who'll lead him on a merry chase as he tries to discover her true identity.

This was such a delightful tale that I wished the author had made it into a full length book. I love when a young miss tries to disguise herself as a male counterpart and gets caught. They are usually some of the funnest stories and Ms. Camp did not disappoint. Fast paced and full of good humor, I couldn't help adoring this one and giving it 5 out of 5 roses. On the Lisarenee Romance Rating Scale, this one earned a STEAM rating.

Sweetest Regret 

by Meredith Duran

She thought he'd left her and didn't return her feelings.

He thought she didn't think him good enough for her. 

Each was hurt and feels the other has wronged them

Reunited, the truth will be set free, but can true love prevail?

This was a fun story where two people have been led to believe the other doesn't share the strong feelings they have for the other. It was entertaining seeing these two finally come to the conclusion that someone interfered with their budding romance and mislead them. Things could have gone so wrong between these two, but luckily they don't. The interaction between Georgie and Lucas when they still believe the other has toyed with their emotions was a pleasure to watch. I couldn't help but give this one earned 5 out of 5 roses. On the Lisarenee Romance Rating Scale, this one earned a STEAM.

Overall, this was one of the best romance anthologies I've ever read. A very talented group of authors came together and cranked up the heat making our holiday season all the more warm and snuggly for it. I couldn't help but give it 5 out of 5 roses. I highly recommend this one. It would make the perfect stocking stuffer, gift for under the tree, or reward for oneself. A truly delightful read that I am glad to own. 

Notes to Keep You in the Know:
"It wasn't until the 18th or 19th centuries, though, that the British started hanging mistletoe as part of Christmas celebrations. In an 1820 story, Washington Irving described Christmas decorations that included "the mistletoe, with its white berries, hung up to the imminent peril of all the pretty housemaids." In The Pickwick Papers(1836), Charles Dickens paints a scene of mass sub-mistletoe kissing: Young women "screamed and struggled, and ran into corners, and did everything but leave the room, until … they all at once found it useless to resist any longer and submitted to be kissed with a good grace." In this context, mistletoe was supposed to bring luck to two people who kissed underneath it and bad luck to those who didn't. Some say proper etiquette is to pick a berry off for every kiss and stop when all the berries are gone. Just don't eat them: Some species of mistletoe are poisonous." (Via the article 'What's the Deal With Mistletoe? How the plant came to be associated with Christmas kissing.' in the Explainer written by By Christopher Beam. For more information regarding Mistletoe, check out the full article at:
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/12/whats_the_deal_with_mistletoe.html )