Added to the Bookshelf - 3-3-13

Sharing the week's bookish news and the books & bookish goodies that I've bought, borrowed, won, or been gifted and have added to my bookshelves over the past week!

(Inspired by Mailbox Monday, IMM, Clock Rewinders and the like)

Recently on Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf:

Interviews:
A Chat with Bitter Greens Author Kate Forsyth

Memes:
Cat Thursday - Boxing Piper Kitty
Teaser Tuesdays - What's a Witch to Do? by Jennifer Harlow

Reveals:
Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Reconnaissance (Colonization #2) by Aubrie Dionne 

Promo Posts:
Book Blast & Giveaway: Fields of Elysium by AB Whelan
Scavenger Hunt Excerpt & Giveaway: Margaret from Maine by Joseph Monninger

Other Posts:
March 2013 Witches & Witchcraft Review Link Up
Review Copy Cleanup (Feb 2013) Wrap-up Post #RCCleanup

What I Read Last Week:

• What's a Witch to Do? - Jennifer Harlow

What I Am Reading Today:

• Virals (Virals #1) - Kathy Reichs (audiobook)
• Firefly (Cicada #2) - Belle Whittington 

Ongoing Giveaways:

See the upper right sidebar for all eight (8) current giveaways!

Added to the Bookshelf This Week:

Clicking on book titles will take you to Goodreads.

Fragments (Partials #2) - Dan Wells
Won from the lovely Margie @ Bumbles and Fairy-tales:)

Kira Walker has found the cure for RM, but the battle for the survival of humans and Partials is just beginning. Kira has left East Meadow in a desperate search for clues to who she is. That the Partials themselves hold the cure for RM in their blood cannot be a coincidence--it must be part of a larger plan, a plan that involves Kira, a plan that could save both races. Her companions are Afa Demoux, an unhinged drifter and former employee of ParaGen, and Samm and Heron, the Partials who betrayed her and saved her life, the only ones who know her secret. But can she trust them? 

Meanwhile, back on Long Island, what's left of humanity is gearing up for war with the Partials, and Marcus knows his only hope is to delay them until Kira returns. But Kira's journey will take her deep into the overgrown wasteland of postapocalyptic America, and Kira and Marcus both will discover that their greatest enemy may be one they didn't even know existed. 

The second installment in the pulse-pounding Partials saga is the story of the eleventh hour of humanity's time on Earth, a journey deep into places unknown to discover the means--and even more important, a reason--for our survival.

The Collector (Dante Walker #1) - Victoria Scott
For review as part of Blog Tour

He makes good girls...bad.  

Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence have made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple: weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag. 

Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal-opportunity collector and doesn't want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:

Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within ten days. 

Dante doesn't know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect, he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector…and uncover emotions deeply buried.

Firefly (Cicada #2) - Belle Whittington
For review as part of Blog Tour

“The darkest days are ahead of us,” Andrew whispered as the drape of shadows slipped away, allowing Blair to awaken. And in her heart of hearts she knew it was true. The unmistakable signs were all around her, growing within her. She was becoming something more than human. All she could do was accept the inevitable.  

“I’ve become a freak … an alien. I no longer belong to the human world,” Blair told her true love, and he held her close, determined never to give her up. 

“I’d stay in this darkness forever as long as I could be with you. Wherever you are … that’s my home.” Everett meant every word. In fact, he’d willingly give up his own life to protect the girl he’d always loved. 

But there was a storm brewing … a firestorm so strong and catastrophic that it could keep them apart forever. 

That storm roared into town wearing a brown leather bomber jacket and riding a motorcycle.

Ash was like a secret in human clothing … a dangerous secret. Everything about him was mesmerizing – right down to the swirls of ink that flowed over the smooth muscles across his chest and around his arms. Being with him was like playing with fire. 

Blair knew all about playing with fire. 

She knew something else, too. A small quiet voice deep within whispered that she really would be separated from everyone and everything she’d known and loved. 

Because some secrets run too deep.

That's all for me this week!

What new goodies have arrived on your doorstep?

Leave me a link in the comments and I'll come check out your post!