Laydown Lowdown

Young Adult fans have a lot to cheer about this week.  There are two big releases this week.  "Rapture," the conclusion to Lauren Kate's epic "Fallen" series falls in stores today.  Readers will finally discover if Daniel and Luce find their happily ever after.  Meanwhile, the danger continues for Sydney and her friends in "The Golden Lily," the latest in Richele Mead's "Bloodlines" series.  "Timepiece," by Myra McEntire and "For the Darkness Shows the Stars," is also available today.

Moving over to mystery, best-selling author Jeffery Deaver's latest "Kathryn Dance," novel, "XO" is available today.  "Cop to Corpse," by Peter Lovesey and "Niceville," by Carsten Stroud debut today too.

Sashay over to the Sci-Fi/Fantasy section and you'll find the second installment in Melissa de la Cruz' Beauchamp/Witches of East End series, "Serpent's Kiss."  I've been waiting for this second installment of this witchy Hamptons family since the first one came out last summer !  "Times Last Gift," by Phillip Jose Farmer  and "The Taken," by Vicki Pettersson also land on shelves today.

Roam over to Romance and you'll see the latest Lisa Jackson, romantic suspense novel, "Afraid to Die."  Joanna Lindsey's latest "Let Love Find You," also graces shelves today.

Finally, literary fiction lovers may enjoy, "The Third Gate," by Lincoln Child, "Mission to Paris," by Alan Furst or "Last Kind Words," by Tom Piccirilli which are released today.

Are any of today's new release on your "to-read" list?  "Rapture," and "Serpent's Kiss" are on mine.  Happy Reading.  Please remember to support your local bookstores whenever possible.