I picked up Noble Metals by L.A. Witt today because... it's release day and it's on sale too.  But more importantly, this is one of the first books I looked to acquire when I decided that I needed to give steampunk a try.  However, it was not available as Lori was getting the rights back from one publisher to revise and publish with Riptide.  So I waited... and waited... and waited... waited a couple of years, I think.  It feels like at least that!  

So now I have it.  I also know that I enjoy steampunk.  So I'm looking forward to reading this one!  

So I picked up Think of England by KJ Charles today, its release day.  :)  I really love KJ's Magpie series, so this was a pretty safe buy for me and a plus is that Samhain has it on sale!  When I'll get to reading it is another story.  My TBR is HUGE!!  And I'm struggling to get through the book I'm reading now.  But I'm betting I'll get to Think of England sooner rather than later.  :)

So I thought it would be fun to explain why I added the books I added to my shelves in the past week.  

Write Your Novel From the Middle by James Scott Bell - This was recommended to me by a writer friend (Zoe X. Rider) and as this is something I want to try - usually I'm a linear from beginning to end writer - I thought it was a good addition to my How To shelf.  

The King's Blood by Daniel Abraham - This is book 2 in a series, the first of which was given to me by the same writer friend (Zoe X. Rider) last year.  I enjoyed the first one; the characters were very intriguing and the world-building different enough from the norm for epic fantasy to tickle my fancy, so when my friend gifted me with a book gift certificate, this was one of the books I bought.  (American Craftsmen was the other)

American Craftsmen by Tom Doyle - The blurb on this one grabbed me.  It's a recent release and I'm not sure where I heard of it first, maybe one of the sci-fi/fantasy blogs I follow, but it was generating a bit of good buzz.  

Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips - This was the daily deal from Kobo one day earlier this week and the blurb sounded fun and interesting, so for $2.99, I think, it was worth a try.  

The Next by Rafe Haze - My same friend, Zoe recced this book and there was a coupon from Kobo (SAV50).  I had to buy it, right?