Teaser & Top Ten Tuesdays

 

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Purple Princess of The Purple Booker. 

Here are the rules:

1. Grab your current read
2. Open to a page
3. Pick out 2 lines that are SPOILER FREE
4. Name the title, author, etc.

 

Wait for ittttttt...

 

"'The west wing is off limits to everyone.' Isabeau's voice took on a warning note; without moving a muscle she'd become...different. The unnatural stillness of her body, the calm hardness of her face, the fathomless look in her eyes screamed not human. 'The rules of Belle Morte are taken very seriously, and none more so than the west wing.' Her eyes landed on each of us in turn, burning like lasers. 'Any transgression of this rule will results in immediate termination of your contract.'

I rolled my eyes. What was up there--a red rose in  glass dome?" p 7

 

 

 

 

TITLE: Belle Morte
AUTHOR: Bella Higgin
PUBLISHER: Wattpad Books
GENRE: YA Paranormal
RELEASE DATE: April 5, 2022

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and The Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. 

This week's topic is: Top Ten Authors I'd Love a New Book From

 

 

*in no particular order
**we can also label this one: things that make me cry! :(

 

10. JANET B. TAYLOR--I looooved her Into the Dim series, but sadly it was canceled when book 2 didn't meet publisher's expectations. I assume at least. That's what it always ends up being! I haven't heard from this author since 2017.
9. JENNA BLACK--I mourn the loss of the Nightstruck series! Never has there been such a terrifying dystopian/horror style series before and never has one ever came close to topping it! Sadly, this series was canceled too after such an epic cliffhanger ending with book 2 in 2017. I followed Jenna on Instagram for the longest time, but then in the last 2 or maybe 3 years she stopped posting. I don't know if she just switched to a personal account or what, but I miss her.
8. CHRIS MARIE GREEN--the last series I read from her ended in 2015 and I long for another! Her books were your classic Urban Fantasy style and I loved them dearly!

7. ALICE REEDS--you might remember a little obsession I had in 2018 with her book Echoes! I thought it was such an amazing mind-bending thriller that was totally twisted! 2 years later we were blessed with a followup and I think that one ended well. Like you thought it was all over...but we thought that the first time too! So it could've gone either way, but alas, no other book ever came from her in the years to come. I follow her on Instagram still but it's mostly Stories and it doesn't really look like she's writing anymore either.
6. JAYE WELLS--I still have I think 2 self-published books from Jaye. She was another of the UF founders I feel like. Or she was to me! I loved her Sabina Kane series and Prospero's War trilogy! They were good gritty UF novels! Sadly, she too seems to have put up the pen. She posts every now and then on Instagram, but I feel like she might be leaving it behind soon.
5. KIMBERLY DERTING--I loved loved loved her Body Finders series! It was SO good! The Taking was a lot of fun too! I know she's doing picture books these days, but I wish she'd write another YA novel!

4. C.C. HUNTER--it feels like ages since C.C. had a new book! I know I still need to read her YA series and the last adult trilogy she wrote but I used to always look forward to her books! Looks like the last book I have from her released in 2020 and I can't find anything beyond that.
3. ANNA BANKS--I loved her mermaid trilogy! It wasn't TLM, but just mermaids and it was so much fun! Then she had a duology that had an Egyptian mythology theme to it that was amazing and that was the last I read from her which was 2017. Man that was not a good year for me!
2. BECCA FITZPATRICK--I loved her Hush, Hush series! I am pretty sure that was my first one with fallen angels! Then she took on YA thrillers for two years which were also so very good! 2015 was the last book I read from her, which also kind of feels like a bad year now too when I look at it.

1. ALYSSA ROSE IVY--I feel like something may have happened to Alyssa. I used to be on her ARC team and I think the last time I heard from her was either in 2021 or 2022. I'm too afraid to email her to see if everything is okay. I don't know why either. It's just I used to hear from her maybe 2 or 3 times a year when she had a new release. What makes me more irritated with Goodreads is when they say certain books were published on this date and I'm like NO IT WASN'T! That book does not exist in the universe because the author didn't finish it or something! They have the last book of the trilogy I was reviewing saying it published in January of 2021 and I'm like NO IT DIDN'T! It's not out! There are no links to buy it anywhere! They did this with another indie author I was excited to read and that book never published yet Goodreads said it did! I've tried checking Alyssa's social media sites and FB is the only one that has a post from 2022 where Twitter still has 2021. So yeah, I'm not sure if something happened or if she just suddenly gave up on writing or not. I just feel weird trying to reach out now to see if everything is okay. I really do want another book from her! Her books were always so much fun! It was one reason why I kept my kindle!