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Last Week’s Best-Selling Genre Books

1. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
4. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
5. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
6. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
7. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
8. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
9. Watchmen by Alan Moore
10. Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion by Mark Cotta Vaz

New Releases

The following books will be released this week:

Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Ace Hardcover. (ISBN: 978-0441016761) Hardcover. Length: 309pp
The fourth book in the truly excellent Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. In a world where “witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live beside ordinary people,” it takes a very unusual woman to call it home. By day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shape-shifter with some unusual talents, Mercy’s found herself maintaining a tenuous harmony between the human and the not-so- human on more than one occasion. This time she may get more than she bargained for. February 3

Crime Spells by Martin H. Greenberg
DAW. (ISBN: 978-0756405380) Paperback. Length: 320pp
When magic is used for criminal purposes, all sorts of ethical and logistical questions arise beyond the realm of everyday law and order. Now, sixteen top tale-tellers offer fascinating new stories of those who commit magic crimes, those who investigate them, and those who prosecute them. From a young woman who uses out-of-body excursions to research paranormal crimes to a bookie who’s been paying for hex protection against magical interference to an artist who does divination through his sketched visions which may lead to a murderer’s undoing, here are powerful tales of magical crimes and punishments. February 3

Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart, Lani Diane Rich
St. Martin’s Paperbacks. (ISBN: 978-0312944377) Paperbacks. Length: 400pp
Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio, with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She’s reluctantly inherited her grandmother’s coffee shop, but it’s not long before she’s brewing up trouble in the form of magical baked goods and steaming up her life with an exasperating college professor. And then there’s Daisy, a web code writer, and her hyperactive Jack Russell, Bailey. Her tightly-wound world spins out of control when she discovers the chaos within and meets a mysterious dog trainer whose teaching style is definitely hands-on. Finally there’s Shar, professor of ancient history at Summerville College, who wakes up one morning to find her neurotic dachshund, Wolfie, snarling at an implacable god sitting at her kitchen table, the first thing in her life she hasn’t been able to footnote. What on earth is going on in this unearthly little town? It’s up to Abby, Daisy, and Shar to find out before an ancient goddess takes over Southern Ohio, and they all end up in the apocalyptic doghouse… February 3

Dream Warrior by Sherrilyn Kenyon
St. Martin’s Paperbacks. (ISBN: 978-0312938833) Paperback. Length: 320pp
The son of Warcraft and Hate, Cratus spent eternity battling for the ancient gods who birthed him. He was death to any who crossed him. Until the day he laid down his arms and walked into self-imposed exile. Now an ancient enemy has been unleashed and our dreams are his chosen battlefield. The only hope we have is the one god who swears he will never fight again. February 3

Kiss of Fate by Deborah Cooke
Signet. (ISBN:978-0451226167) Paperback. Length: 416pp
The third book in the Dragonfire series. Erik Sorensson is focused on leading the Pyr against the Slayers when a powerful ancient relic reveals itself. Erik tries to retrieve it from Eileen’s possession—and is shocked by a fury of passion. Her presence touches him in unexpected ways, reminding him of mistakes he’s determined not to make again, and Erik is forced to make a choice—duty or love. February 3

Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks
Berkley. (ISBN: 978-0425225523) Paperback. Length: 352pp
The fifth book in the World of the Lupi series. FBI Agent Lily Yu and her werewolf lover are embroiled in a series of murders, each linked to a form of dangerous “death magic.”
February 3

Pride by Rachel Vincent
Mira. (ISBN: 978-0778326496) Paperback. Length: 400pp
This third book in the Werecats series. Faythe Sanders is on trial for her life. Falsely accused of infecting my human ex-boyfriend—and killing him to cover up the crime. Infecting a human is one of three capital offenses recognized by the Pride—along with murder and disclosure of our existence to a human. February 1

The Thirteenth by L. A. Banks
St. Martin’s Griffin. (ISBN: 978-0312368760) Paperback. Length: 304pp
The entire Neteru Guardian team is on the run, having now been labeled as America’s most-wanted terrorists following the gruesome demon battle that felled the Washington Monument and crashed the front doors of the White House. The Anti-Christ is positioned for emergence, the powers of darkness have released the pale horse of the apocalypse, and half the Neteru team is pregnant. Plagues from hell that ravage the country are being cited as stemming from bio-terrorism. The nation is under martial law. The Neterus and their team are underground. If things weren’t bad enough the Dark Realm breaks the sixth Biblical seal, which plunges the world into perpetual darkness…and irrevocably into the Armageddon. February 3

Undone by Rachel Caine
Roc. (ISBN: 978-0451462619) Paperback. Length: 320pp
The first book in the Outcast Season series from the author of the popular Weather Warden series. Once she was Cassiel, a Djinn of limitless power. Now, she has been reshaped in human flesh as punishment for defying her master—and living among the Weather Wardens, whose power she must tap into regularly or she will die. And as she copes with the emotions and frailties of her human condition, a malevolent entity threatens her new existence… February 3