
Exclusively titled for Xpresso Reads, Fresh Batch features the hottest releases of this upcoming week.
Flavor of the week:

Soulbound
Heather Brewer
Release date: July 19th 2012
by DIAL
Tril is a world where Barrons and Healers are Bound to each other: Barrons fight and Healers cure their Barrons’ wounds in the ongoing war with the evil Graplar King. Seventeen-year-old Kaya was born a Healer, but she wants to fight. In Tril, and at Shadow Academy, where she is sent to learn to heal, it is against Protocol for Healers to fight. So Kaya must learn in secret. Enter two young men: One charming, rule-following Barron who becomes Bound to Kaya and whose life she must protect at all costs. And one with a mysterious past who seems bent on making Kaya’s life as difficult as possible. Kaya asks both to train her, but only one will, and the consequences will change their lives forever.
Note: This title was actually release June 19th. It was originally supposed to be a July release and my eyes played tricks on me. Since this was posted and send to the feeds already I will leave it as the feature, let’s just admire its already released beauty! 😉
When Heather’s not writing, dressing up, dancing and reading, she’s answering email, which she LOVES to get. You can email Heather by using the contact form on the right. But before you do, make sure you check the FAQ to see if your question has been answered there. Unfortunately, Heather cannot respond to all emails, as doing so would take up valuable writing time (and we wouldn’t want that, would we?), but you can always reach her by commenting on her blog or her Facebook, or by following her on Twitter.
Other releases this week (click on cover for Goodreads):
*In no particular order* *Purchase links are for Book Depository*
Queen’s Hunt is the second title in Beth Bernobich’s River of Souls novels, following her startling debut, Passion Play. Filled with dark magic and sensual images, this is fantasy writing at its best.

Logan’s godsend arrives in the form of Chloe, who can’t hold her tongue when it comes to matters of the heart. They’re both in for a rude awakening when Logan’s past catches up to them, though. Can they escape the drug dealers showing up at every twist and turn, or will things end much worse than they ever imagined?
It’s senior year, and while Kenzie should be looking forward to prom and starting college in the fall, she is mourning the loss of her father. She finds solace in the one person she trusts, her boyfriend, and she soon finds herself pregnant.
Sunny Mann has masterminded a life for herself and her family in a quiet Virginia town. But when a fender bender on an average day sends her coiffed blonde wig sailing out the window, her secret is exposed. Not only is she bald, Sunny is nothing like the Stepford wife she’s trying to be.
Controlled by her father and bound by desert, Frenenqer Paje’s life is tediously the same, until a small act of rebellion explodes her world and she meets a boy, but not just a boy–a Free person, a winged person, a shape-shifter.
Tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Addicts Anonymous and Always Something There to Remind Me comes a delicious new novel about the search for true love and all the ingredients that go into it.

Sixteen-year-old Eliza Miller has never made a phone call, never tried on a pair of jeans, never sat in a darkened theater waiting for a movie to start. She’s never even talked to someone her age who isn’t Amish, like her.
The summer before his senior year, Jude gets his first job, falls in love for the first time, and starts to break away from his parents. Jude’s house is kept dark, and no one talks much—it’s been that way since his little sister drowned in a swimming pool seven years ago when Jude was supposed to be watching her.
Waverly and Kieran are finally reunited on the Empyrean. Kieran has led the boys safely up to this point, and now that the girls are back, their mission seems slightly less impossible: to chase down the New Horizon, and save their parents from the enemy ship.
After sixteen-year-old Jules has her baby, Zoe, it doesn’t matter anymore that her mother thinks she’s a drama queen, or that her father left them years ago, or even that Zoe’s father is gone, too.
Scott was just a regular guy until one bite changed his life. Now he struggles to understand who he is and what he might become. Is he more wolf than human—or is it the other way around?
Sixteen-year-old Rinn Jacobs has secrets: One, she’s bipolar. Two, she killed her grandmother.
What is everyone getting this week?
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roro
nothing really
but they sound cool
Chrystal
WOW how much time does it take you to find the week’s releases because you always have such great titles to show us every week. 🙂 Thank you!
Amy
Wow, a week when there is nothing that I am really interested in anything. Well, okay I want The Land of Stories, but I’m not like dying to read it or anything. I will buy it eventually.
Suzanne @ Paranormal Book Fan
I’ve read Fate Fixed and I enjoyed it, but there’s nothing else here that really appeals to me.
Nick
Like everyone else, I’m not really interested in anything this week although The Unquiet sounds interesting.
Mary @ BookSwarm
SPARK was really good! I’m actually happy there aren’t that many that I’m dying for this week–I have too many on my TBR as it is (is that possible?).
The Blonde Zombie
OMG!! There’s nothing on this list that remotely interests me lol!
This never happens…
Silverlight
Hey, you changed Fresh Batch to Sat. again!? Your always keeping me on my toes :p lol
Heather
So many great looking books! And wow, I love Heather’s covers, and the books sound really interesting! I can always count on you for something good to read, Giselle. Thanks!
Sam
There isn’t much I’m looking forward to this week but I’m sure my bank account isn’t complaining. 😉 I am eager to read The Unquiet though. That one looks interesting. 🙂
Mel - Thedailyprophecy.
The wishing spell <3 I never heard of 'Holding on to Zoe' before, but I'm adding it to GR right away. Sounds great.
Shooting Stars Mag
Well, I guess everyone else is feeling blah about the week but I’m actually pumped about some of these. I’m SOO excite dfor The Land of Stories (love Chris Colfer and will be seeing him in person in a couple weeks! EEK) and then Holding on to Zoe and The Unquiet both sound awesome. Love a good contemporary book! 🙂
-Lauren
Forever Lost in Books
Giselle! Soulbound by Heather Brewer got out on JUNE 19th… it says so on Goodreads, and other website about books. Just wanted to let you know.
Aneeqah
The Unquiet comes out this week!! That book sounds like it’s creepy, which is very enticing. 😀 I think I’ll have to go and grab a copy of that!
Thanks for the super helpful post, Giselle! It’s always so much fun to see what’s coming out every week. =)
-Aneeqah @ My Not So Real Life
Kara_Malinczak
I need the Land of Stories asap. As soon as I get situated in my new apartment, it will be MINE.
Maji Bookshelf
lots of great books this week but nothing that I’ve been dying for. Anyways great post!
– juhina
kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
I am so very jealous about Heather Brewer and Beth Bernobich! WANT. Enjoy all your bookish awesomeness, Giselle!
Savannah Valdez
So many awesome books! I must get them 🙂
Krystianna
There are so many good books this month. I’m excited to read Wicked Jealous, The Unquiet, and Before You Go!
Kelly @ Dandelion Dreams
EEP!! SPARK!! I’ve been dying to read this since the second I finished Glow!!
margie c {the bumble girl}
Love me some ‘fresh batch’ books! Reminds me of yummy cookies 🙂
When In Doubt, Add Butter sounds like a quick and fun adult read! and I’m looking forward to The Land of Stories, haven’t heard much about yet, but I will definitely need to check it out soon!
Shane
So cool. I like the covers in the legacy trill series
Alexa
So many pretty books! They look fabulous and I just want to read them all.
Nataly
Small Damages, Before You Go, and The Unquiet look interesting.