Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ultimate Showdown
Voice Cast: Jason Biggs, Rob Paulsen, Sean Astin, Greg Cipes, Mae Whitman, Hoon Lee
Studio: Nickelodeon
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Retail: $19.99
ASIN: B00DTRR3XS
Running Time: 312 minutes
Rating: Not Rated

Review:

Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be premiering its second season next month, but now it is your chance to get caught up with season one's third volume titled Ultimate Showdown featuring twelve episodes, including the two-part season finale Showdown! Specials features include 4 Shorts: "The Mutation of a Scene," and the Animated Comic Books: Tales From the Lair, Parts Three - Six. There is also an exclusive Lego TMNT mini comic book inside the DVD case.

The second-half of season one debuted in January featuring the debut (or the return of a fan favorite for fans of the 1980s' TMNT) of the Rat King, though technically we have already met Dr. Victor Falco earlier in the season. Karai investigates the turtles' enemy, the Kraang, and learns why they are interested in capturing the young April O'Neil.

Donatello creates the Shellraiser out of Leatherhead's subway car. The turtles befriend a teenager who dresses up in a costume and calls himself "The Pulverizer", a they battle Baxter Stockman, Fishface, and the Purple Dragons.

As Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo are coming closer to rescuing April's father, they stumble upon the Kraang's plan on opening a portal to Dimension X and invading Earth with the Technodrome. Meanwhile, Karai and the Footclan kidnap April, leading Splinter to confront his old nemesis, Shredder, who reveals a startling revelation.

 The twelve episodes on the 2-disc set are:

Hasbro Studios’ Emmy® Award-winning series Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters comes to an exciting to conclusion with the original feature-length movie, Transformers Prime: Beast Hunter - Predacons Rising, which will premiere on the Hub Network on October 4th and will arrive on Blu-ray & DVD on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 from Shout! Factory! This exciting 66-minute movie will serve as a epilogue, officially wrapping up the series and setting up for a future spinoff.

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The Little Mermaid
Directors: Ron Clements & John Musker
Voice Cast: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Buddy Hacket, Ben Wright, Paddi Edwards, Rene Auberjonois
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Retail: $44.99
ASIN: B00C7607BC
Running Time: 83 minutes
Rating: G



Review:

The 1989 classic animation blockbuster The Little Mermaid is being released from the Disney Vault this Tuesday, October 1, 2013 as part of the Diamond Edition Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy with an all-new state-of-the-art digital restoration for a new generation. Bonus features include Carly Ra Jepsen's music video "Part Of Your World," Disney Intermissions - press pause and see what happens, Crab-E-OKE - sing along, never-before-seen deleted character - Harold the Mermaid, Part of Her World: Jodi Benson's Voyage to New Fantasyland, @DisneyAnimation - go behind the scenes with today's top Disney animators, Howard's Lecture, Under the Scenes, and much more!

The Little Mermaid is based on the classic Danish tale by Hans Christian Andersen and is about a sixteen-year-old mermaid named Ariel, who dreams of being human. Along with her best-friend Flounder, she collects human artifacts that she finds on the ocean floor, as she is curious about the world above the sea. Her father King Triton and his adviser Sebastian have told her dozens of times that it is illegal for mermaids and humans to make contact.

Despite King Triton's objections, Ariel, Flounder, and an unwilling Sebastian, get close to a sailing ship to watch the birthday celebrations of Prince Eric, which Ariel develops a crush on the human prince. Suddenly, a deadly storm causes chaos and Prince Eric is thrown into the water. Arial rushes to rescue him from drowning. The only thing Eric remembers about his rescuer was her beautiful voice.

The Howling Heart
By April Bostic
Publisher: Eternal Press
Pub Date: August 1, 2013
ISBN: 978-1629290201
ASIN: B00EDTXEXY
Pages: 244
Buy Links: Amazon
Goodreads Link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18191033-the-howling-heart?ac=1 

Review:

Shortly after graduating college, Paige Donovan lands a dream job at a fashion magazine in New York City! After her father suddenly dies, she inherits his old cabin. She travels to the Colorado Rockies in search of why her father left her a cabin that she hasn't seen since she was a young child.

Upon arriving in Black Creek, Paige is haunted by past memories of the cabin which involved a white wolf. She quickly befriends Riley and his twin sister, Quinn, leading to events which will help Paige unravel a startling revelation about the community of Black Creek. The residents are descendents from the 13th century Scandinavia wolves that were blessed by the Norse gods, so they would have the ability to shift into human form. 

Paige planned on returning to her life in New York as soon as possible, but she wasn't expecting to fall in love with Riley Gray, who happens to the one of the werewolves.

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Leverage: The Final Season
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date September 17, 2013
ASIN: B00DI013EG
Running Time: 635 minutes
Rating: Not Rated

Review:

Last week, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment released the 5th and final season of TNT's Leverage starring Timothy Hutton as "The Mastermind" Nathan "Nate" Ford, Gina Bellman as "The Grifter" Sophie Devereaux, Aldis Hodge as "The Hacker" Alec Hardison, Christian Kane as "The Hitter" Eliot Spencer, and Beth Riesgraf as Parker "The Thief" on DVD.

The premise of Leverage involves ex-insurance investigator Nate Ford and his team of ex-criminals helping  innocent people who have been wronged by the rich and powerful. Throughout each episode the team runs a con on a company or an individual and steals money from them or set them up for a crime.
 
The episodes and special features on the four-disc set are:

Fired Up
Trouble in Texas, Book 2
By Mary Connealy
Publisher: Bethany House
Pub. Date: September 15, 2013
ISBN: 978-0764209154
Pages: 336
Buy Link: http://ow.ly/oOqGx
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/mconnealy
 
Review:

Author Mary Connealy is back in the second installment of the Trouble in Texas series. Fired Up focuses on the mail-ordered bride, Glynna Greer, when her abusive husband, Flint, was murdered by the Regulators. Now it is up to her to raise her two children in a town full of men. To do so, she plans on opening up a diner, but the problem is that she is not very good at cooking.

Her cooking sends a few of the men to the town doctor, Dare Riker, after they become sick. Dare was one of the Regulators that helped saved Glynna and her children from Flint. Dare cares deeply for her, but Glynna isn't looking for love.

Situations occur, and Dare believes someone from his past wants him dead. Could it have something to do with the Civil War traitors? Or could it have something to do with Flint Greer? No matter where he goes, there is danger around every corner.

Can Dare survive the shadowy figure with a knife? Can Dare when Glynna's heart?