Waiting on Wednesday (123)

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century 

by Rachel Harris

On the precipice of her sixteenth birthday, the last thing lone wolf Cat Crawford wants is an extravagant gala thrown by her bubbly stepmother and well-meaning father. So even though Cat knows the family’s trip to Florence, Italy, is a peace offering, she embraces the magical city and all it offers. But when her curiosity leads her to an unusual gypsy tent, she exits . . . right into Renaissance Firenze.

Thrust into the sixteenth century armed with only a backpack full of contraband future items, Cat joins up with her ancestors, the sweet Alessandra and protective Cipriano, and soon falls for the gorgeous aspiring artist Lorenzo. But when the much-older Niccolo starts sniffing around, Cat realizes that an unwanted birthday party is nothing compared to an unwanted suitor full of creeptastic amore.

Can she find her way back to modern times before her Italian adventure turns into an Italian forever?

First of all, I love the title of this one! It's cute and intriguing. Second of all, the premise of this one sounds like so much fun! Girl gets sent back into time to the Renaissance Firenze and gets to explore her ancestors' past? Sign me up for sure! I can't wait to see the final cover of this one as well.

My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century will be released sometime in 2012.

Grave Mercy 

by Robin LaFevers

Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.

Ismae's most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?

The tagline to this one "Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?" is what drew my attention to Grave Mercy to begin with, because seriously isn't that one kick a** tagline?! Then I read the first summary and was like "I NEED to read this!" So April 2012, will you PLEASE hurry up?! ;)

Grave Mercy will be released April 3, 2012!