In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for February 2012. All dates are U.S. and tentative.
I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young adult.
FEBRUARY 2
- Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne YA
- Pulse by Tricia Rayburn (Siren #2) YA
FEBRUARY 7
- Alpha Instinct by Katie Reus (Moon Shifter #1) PNR
- Born Wicked by Jessica Sportswood (Cahill Witch Chronicles #1) YA
- Claws and Effect by Amanda Arista (Diaries of an Urban Panther #2) PNR
- Dead to You by Lisa McMann YA
- Eternal Captive by Laura Wright (Mark of the Vampire #3) PNR
- Fury of Fire by Coreene Callahan (Dragonfury #1) PNR
- Midnight Enchantment by Anya Bast (Dark Magick #4) PNR
- Shaded Vision by Yasmine Galenorn (Sisters of the Moon #11) UF
- Siren’s Desire by Devyn Quinn (Dark Tides #3) PNR
- Something About Witches by Joey W. Hill (Arcane Shot #1) PNR
- Stud by Cheryl Brooks (Cat Star Chronicles #8) PNR
- Unbroken by Rachel Caine (Outcast Season #4) UF
- Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #1) YA
- Vengeance Born by Kylie Griffin (The Light Blade #1) F
- Year of Eating Dangerously by K. Bennett (Mallory Caine, Zombie at Law #2) UF
- Yours, Mine and Howls by Kinsey W. Holley (Werewolves in Love #2) PNR
FEBRUARY 8
- The Wood Queen by Karen Mahoney (Iron Witch #2) YA
FEBRUARY 14
- Bewitching by Alex Flynn (Kendra Chronicles #1) YA
- The Nightmare Garden by Caitlin Kittredge (Iron Codex #2) YA
- The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice F
FEBRUARY 21
- A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton (Gods & Monsters #2) YA
- A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison (The Hollows #10) UF
- Faery Tales & Nightmares by Melissa Marr
- Fever by Lauren DeStefano (The Chemical Garden #2) YA
- The Half-Breed Vampire by Theresa Meyers (Sons of Midnight #3) PNR
- Raven Calls by C.E. Murphy (Walker Papers #7) UF
- Tempted by Blood by Laurie London (Sweetblood #3) PNR
FEBRUARY 28
- A Sliver of Shadow by Allison Pang (Abby Sinclair #2) UF
- A Touch Morbid by Leah Clifford (A Touch Trilogy #2) YA
- Angel’s Flight by Nalini Singh (Guild Hunter novellas) PNR
- Black Howl by Christina Henry (Madeline Black #3) UF
- By A Thread by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin #6) UF
- The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter (Lords of the Underworld #9) PNR
- How to Be Death by Amber Benson (Calliope Reaper-Jones #4) UF
- My Lord Vampire by Alexandra Ivy (Immortal Rogues #1) PNR
- Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper (Jane Jameson #4) PNR
- Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (Delirium #2) YA
- Partials by Dan Wells (Partials #1) YA
- Undeadly by Michele Vail (The Reaper Diaries #1) YA
My absolute must-reads this month are A Perfect Blood, The Wood Queen and A Sliver of Shadow. I’m curious about Anne Rice’s foray into werewolves, but not sure it will live up to the hype. (I’ll read it either way.) What about you? I know many of you are aching for the new Gena Showalter.