I kicked the year off with a nice variety of brand-new reads — and almost forgot to post the rundown. Oops?

Bitter Spirits, by Jenn Bennett (paranormal romance)
Tempered, by Karina Cooper (out 2/10, steampunk/romance, e-book)
Marked, by Lauren Dane, Vivian Arend and Kit Rocha (out 2/10, erotic romance anthology)
A Gentleman ‘Til Midnight, by Alison DeLaine (historical romance)
The Undead Pool, by Kim Harrison (out 2/25, urban fantasy)*
The Jade Temptress, by Jeannie Lin (out 3/1, historical romance, e-book)
Misbehaving, by Tiffany Reisz (out 2/11, erotic romance, e-book)

My backlist adventures this month included the much-touted Nightfall, by Anne Stuart, and I’m now 71% into GRRM’s A Dance With Dragons. Yay! ::throws confetti::

*Be sure to pick up the April issue of RT Book Reviews for my chat with Kim Harrison.