Waiting on Wednesday (14): Enchantments and Soul Seekers Edition

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. The purpose of this weekly event is to spotlight soon-to-be-released books that you are so [im]patiently waiting for. It also gives other bloggers a chance to find and share books for To Be Read lists.
Faery Tales & Nightmares
Author: Melissa Marr
Publisher: HarperCollins, Hardcover, 432 pages
Expected Publication: February 21, 2012
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Synopsis (goodreads): Dangerous promises and beguiling threats swirl together in a dozen stories of enchantments dark and light by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr. Uncanny and unexpected creatures appear from behind bushes, rise from beneath the seas, or manifest from seasonal storms to pursue the objects of their attention—with amorous or sinister intent—relentlessly.

From the gentle tones of a storyteller’s cadences to the terror of a blood sacrifice, tales of favorite characters from Marr’s Wicked Lovely novels mix with accounts of new characters for readers to fall in love with...or to fear.

Lush, seductive, and chilling, Melissa Marr’s stories revel in the unseen magic that infuses the world as we know it.

Table of Contents:
"Where Nightmares Walk"
"Winter's Kiss" (Fairy Tales)
"Transition" (Vampires)
"Love Struck" (Selchies)
"Stopping Time" (WL World)
"Old Habits" (WL World)
"The Art of Waiting"
"Flesh for Comfort"
"The Sleeping Girl and the Sumer King" (WL World-ish, the short story that started the series)
"Cotton Candy Skies" (WL World)
"Unexpected Family" (WL World)
"Merely Mortal" (WL World)


Why I need this: This really just sounds incredibly intriguing. I haven't read her Wicked Lovely novels, but I think I might have to look into those as well. And look at that gorgeous cover!!


Fated (Soul Seekers #1)
Author: Alyson Noel
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, Hardcover, 304 pages
Expected Publication: May 22, 2012

Synopsis (goodreads): The first book in a magnificent new series about a girl who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead by #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël
 
Lately strange things have been happening to Daire Santos. Animals follow her, crows mock her, and glowing people appear out of nowhere. Worried that Daire is having a nervous breakdown, her mother packs her off to stay in the dusty plains of Enchantment, New Mexico with a grandmother she’s never met.

There she crosses paths with Dace, a gorgeous guy with unearthly blue eyes who she’s encountered before...but only in her dreams. And she’ll get to know her grandmother—a woman who recognizes Daire’s bizarre episodes for what they are. A call to her true destiny as a Soul Seeker, one who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead. Her grandmother immediately begins teaching her to harness her powers—but it’s an art that must be mastered quickly. Because Dace’s brother is an evil shape-shifter who’s out to steal her powers. Now Daire must embrace her fate as a Soul Seeker and find out if Dace is one guy she’s meant to be with...or if he’s allied with the enemy she’s destined to destroy.

Why I need this: I've never read an Alyson Noel novel, but I do have the Immortals on my TBR list, and now I'm adding this one. I'd really like to know what it is the Soul Seekers actually do; what their purpose is and why Dace's brother seeks to take her powers.


What are you waiting on this Wednesday??

Comments

  1. Great picks! I am really excited for both of these, especially Fated!

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  2. ooooh I haven't heard of either of those but they both sounds really good! Great picks!

    Here's my WoW!

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