What is the Net Galley Knockout challenge? It's a challenge to get the books on your Netgalley and Edelweiss READ. The books you read do not have to be released in August. They can be already released, released in August, or released later than August. This challenge is hosted by Godilax and The Three Weres.
I am doing this challenge because when I go over to Netgalley I just can't stop requesting books-they all sound so good! Here is my list:
On the outside, Janette
Aston appears to be a proper young lady; however, the people of England
have no idea that this poised young miss secretly studies the scientific
discoveries of the mysterious Illuminist Society. Janette soon grows
hungry for more secrets about this Society, and she finds herself
impersonating an Illuminist to discover more information. As she is
exposed to secrets and dangers she never could have imagined, she begins
to wonder if she's finally gone too far. But when she runs into
gorgeous Illuminist Guardian Darius Lawley, she finds that, while her
life is in danger, her sense of curiosity is most certainly piqued. (goodreads>)
Shy, self-conscious
Evie Douglass tries to stay under the radar, especially when her nemesis
Meredith Peterson, aka The Death Starr, is anywhere around. Meredith
and her bitch posse of skinny girlfriends have tormented Evie since the
seventh grade, calling her names like The Whale and Thunder Thighs.Evie
tries to stay invisible, but that’s not an easy thing for a plus-sized
gal to do in a small town like Hannah, Alabama. She finds it doubly hard
to avoid Meredith’s wrath once she takes a job at the lumber mill. You
see, Meredith’s husband is Evie’s new boss. Translation: more torture
time for The Death Starr. Evie thinks things couldn’t get much worse
until the morning she finds Meredith’s bloody body sprawled across her
desk. Typical Meredith, she gets herself dead mere days after a very
public scene in which Meredith accuses Evie of having an affair with her
husband. Worse, the murder weapon is found in Evie’s car. Suddenly,
Evie is the Number One suspect in a sensational murder case. But she’s
got bigger problems. Hannah is infested with demons—soul sucking, body
snatching creatures of evil—and, for some reason, they want Evie. The
only thing standing between Evie and death or possible possession is a
hunky blond demon slayer named Ansgar. Ansgar is a Dalvahni warrior, a supernaturally gorgeous race whose sole purpose is to hunt down and capture rogue demons.Evie
could almost swear that Ansgar is interested in more than demons. He
seems interested in her. Ridiculous, of course, because he’s sex on two
legs and she’s…Well, she’s Whaley Douglass.
To add to Evie’s troubles, Meredith doesn’t even have the decency to stay dead. She shows back up as a ghost and she’s more of a beyotch than ever. Meredith has deathnesia—she can’t remember who killed her—leaving Evie to solve the mystery herself, or go to jail for a murder she didn’t commit. (goodreads)
To add to Evie’s troubles, Meredith doesn’t even have the decency to stay dead. She shows back up as a ghost and she’s more of a beyotch than ever. Meredith has deathnesia—she can’t remember who killed her—leaving Evie to solve the mystery herself, or go to jail for a murder she didn’t commit. (goodreads)
Seattle, 1933. Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son, Daniel, goodnight and reluctantly leaves for work. She hates the nightshift, but it's the only way she can earn enough to keep destitution at bay. In the morning--even though it's the second of May--a heavy snow is falling. Vera rushes to wake Daniel, but his bed is empty. His teddy bear lies outside in the snow. Seattle, present day. On the second of May, "Seattle Times" reporter, Claire Hanson, awakens to another late-season snowstorm. Assigned to cover this "blackberry winter" and its predecessor decades earlier, Claire learns of Daniel's unsolved abduction and vows to unearth the truth--only to discover that she and Vera are linked in unexpected ways (goodreads)
This hot new series follows a trio of Highland lairds, who are driving King James crazy with their constant clan battles and uproarious way of life. Laird Ciaran MacGregor discovers the beautiful, wounded Lady Rosalia Armstrong while journeying to the king's court. Already burdened with the task of maintaining the peace in his lands, Ciaran has very little patience for this headstrong woman. She's as fearsome as the men trying to kill him for his lands, and their verbal sparring leaves him burning for a more intimate relationship. And if Rosalia's not careful, she'll soon discover his prowess...on and off the battlefield. (goodreads)
