Title: Touch the Dark
Author: Karen Chance
Date Read: Sept 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: It sounded like a good book.
What was it about: Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits-talents that made her attractive to the dead and the undead. The ghosts of the dead aren’t usually dangerous; they just like to talk..a lot.
The undead are another matter.
Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking Mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with vengeance on his mind, she’s forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection.
The Undead senators won’t help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, dangerously seductive master vampire-and the price he demands may be more then Cassie is willing to pay.
Who was your favorite Character: the Master vampire (can’t remember his name off hand)
How did you feel after reading it: It was a good book! It seemed fast paced, not something I am used to but it was still good. I felt like there was no break or breathing it seemed. But it was still good and I look forward to reading the next.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Series
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison
Title: Storm’s Heart
Author: Thea Harrison
Date Read: Sept 2011
Number of Pages: 305
Why did you read it: Was a second in a good looking series.
What was it about: Able to wield thunder and lightning, wyr sentinel Tiago Black Eagle has ruled the skies for centuries. His massive build and thunderous power make him one of the wyr's best weapons. And he's the one sent to protect Tricks, heir to the Dark Fae throne, when she's almost assassinated in Chicago. Soon Tiago and Tricks will fall prey to the stormy hunger that engulfs them-a passion that will shake the very foundation of all the worlds.
Who was your favorite Character: Rune again
How did you feel after reading it: I couldn't wait to read this book and I went throught his one faster then the second. Again there wasn't a lot of conflict between the two and that was refreshing. When there isn't a lot of conflict between the two and they are working together against the bad it is just neat. Was still a great series and wish that the 3rd of Oct would get here sooner for the 3rd book which is about Rune!
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Author: Thea Harrison
Date Read: Sept 2011
Number of Pages: 305
Why did you read it: Was a second in a good looking series.
What was it about: Able to wield thunder and lightning, wyr sentinel Tiago Black Eagle has ruled the skies for centuries. His massive build and thunderous power make him one of the wyr's best weapons. And he's the one sent to protect Tricks, heir to the Dark Fae throne, when she's almost assassinated in Chicago. Soon Tiago and Tricks will fall prey to the stormy hunger that engulfs them-a passion that will shake the very foundation of all the worlds.
Who was your favorite Character: Rune again
How did you feel after reading it: I couldn't wait to read this book and I went throught his one faster then the second. Again there wasn't a lot of conflict between the two and that was refreshing. When there isn't a lot of conflict between the two and they are working together against the bad it is just neat. Was still a great series and wish that the 3rd of Oct would get here sooner for the 3rd book which is about Rune!
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Dragon Blood by Thea Harrison
Title: Dragon Bound
Author: Thea Harrison
Date Read: Sept 2011
Number of Pages: 270
Why did you read it: Sounded like a good book
What was it about: Half-human and half-wyr, Pia Giovanni spent her life keeping a low profile among the wyrkind and avoiding the continuing conflict between them and their dark Fae enemies. But after being blackmailed into stealing a coin from the hoard of a dragon, Pia finds herself targeted by one of the most powerful-and passionate-of the Elder races.
Who was your favorite Character: Rune
How did you feel after reading it: I thought it was a really good book and couldn’t wait to read the next. I was up in Duluth when I finished the book, sitting in the starbucks in our hotel. I didn't want to do anything but drink my coffee and read the end of my book. I quickly suggested the book to my mother to read. I thought there was a nice balance between the two main characters, yes he was rather domineering but she wasn't overly wimpy or whiny.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Author: Thea Harrison
Date Read: Sept 2011
Number of Pages: 270
Why did you read it: Sounded like a good book
What was it about: Half-human and half-wyr, Pia Giovanni spent her life keeping a low profile among the wyrkind and avoiding the continuing conflict between them and their dark Fae enemies. But after being blackmailed into stealing a coin from the hoard of a dragon, Pia finds herself targeted by one of the most powerful-and passionate-of the Elder races.
Who was your favorite Character: Rune
How did you feel after reading it: I thought it was a really good book and couldn’t wait to read the next. I was up in Duluth when I finished the book, sitting in the starbucks in our hotel. I didn't want to do anything but drink my coffee and read the end of my book. I quickly suggested the book to my mother to read. I thought there was a nice balance between the two main characters, yes he was rather domineering but she wasn't overly wimpy or whiny.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The Darkness Beyond by Alexis Morgan
Title: The Darkness Beyond
Author: Alexis Morgan
Date Read: Sept 2011
Number of Pages: 246
Why did you read it: It was part of an ongoing series
What was it about:
An Online game of cat and mouse leads a Paladin warrior on a deadly rescue mission to claim the irresistible lover who should be his greatest enemy.
D.J. Clayborne has finally met his match. After weeks of playing cyber tag, a mysterious hacker bests D.J. at his own game. His nemesis downloads a top-secret history of the Paladins, forcing him to go on the hunt. The trail leads D.J. straight to Regina Morrison, a woman who is as sexy as she is talented in the cyber world.
Reggie has been working around the clock to stop a legendary computer hacker from accessing her clients’ files, but the last thing she expects is to have D.J. show up at her door. Or that he’s even hotter then his evasive avatar. Soon they’re flirting with a dangerous line between duty and desire.
Now, Reggie’s investigation gets her kidnapped by the Others and forces across th hostile energy barrier into an alien world. And it’s up to D.J. to track down the captivating woman whose ability to break through his firewalls is also breaking through to his warrior’s heart.
Who was your favorite Character: Cale
How did you feel after reading it: It was a good book and I enjoyed it. It's nice to see that all the books are different. There isn't a problem with all the books being the same with different names that you sometimes see in long going series. I also likes how Reggie was strong and not portrayed as some weak woman who needed a man at all times. And in the face of rejection she stood tall and strong to claim what she wanted.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Author: Alexis Morgan
Date Read: Sept 2011
Number of Pages: 246
Why did you read it: It was part of an ongoing series
What was it about:
An Online game of cat and mouse leads a Paladin warrior on a deadly rescue mission to claim the irresistible lover who should be his greatest enemy.
D.J. Clayborne has finally met his match. After weeks of playing cyber tag, a mysterious hacker bests D.J. at his own game. His nemesis downloads a top-secret history of the Paladins, forcing him to go on the hunt. The trail leads D.J. straight to Regina Morrison, a woman who is as sexy as she is talented in the cyber world.
Reggie has been working around the clock to stop a legendary computer hacker from accessing her clients’ files, but the last thing she expects is to have D.J. show up at her door. Or that he’s even hotter then his evasive avatar. Soon they’re flirting with a dangerous line between duty and desire.
Now, Reggie’s investigation gets her kidnapped by the Others and forces across th hostile energy barrier into an alien world. And it’s up to D.J. to track down the captivating woman whose ability to break through his firewalls is also breaking through to his warrior’s heart.
Who was your favorite Character: Cale
How did you feel after reading it: It was a good book and I enjoyed it. It's nice to see that all the books are different. There isn't a problem with all the books being the same with different names that you sometimes see in long going series. I also likes how Reggie was strong and not portrayed as some weak woman who needed a man at all times. And in the face of rejection she stood tall and strong to claim what she wanted.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Thursday, September 8, 2011
The Vampire Dimitri by Colleen Gleason
Title: The Vampire Dimitri
Author: Colleen Gleason
Date Read: July 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: I love the author.
What was it about: Dimitri, also known as the Earl of Corvindale, should be delighted that the headstrong Maia Woodmore is getting married. His mortal ward and houseguest has annoyed—and bewitched—the Dracule nobleman too long, and denying his animal cravings grows more excruciating by the day.
Miss Woodmore's family has a rather…complicated history with the immortals and she herself possesses a keen sensibility far beyond mere women's intuition. Marriage will give her safety, respectability and everything else a proper young lady could wish for. Everything, that is, except passion.
In the looming battle between Dracule factions, all pretenses will shatter as Maia and Dimitri come together in an unholy union of danger, desperation and fiercest desire.
Who was your favorite Character: Maia
How did you feel after reading it: It was interesting to see how different it was. The first book was surprising but then when you start the second book, they overlap a little so you can see the things that happened from another prospective. I really hope that she writes more in this series so I can see what's happening. There are many other characters that I'd be interested in reading about.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Author: Colleen Gleason
Date Read: July 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: I love the author.
What was it about: Dimitri, also known as the Earl of Corvindale, should be delighted that the headstrong Maia Woodmore is getting married. His mortal ward and houseguest has annoyed—and bewitched—the Dracule nobleman too long, and denying his animal cravings grows more excruciating by the day.
Miss Woodmore's family has a rather…complicated history with the immortals and she herself possesses a keen sensibility far beyond mere women's intuition. Marriage will give her safety, respectability and everything else a proper young lady could wish for. Everything, that is, except passion.
In the looming battle between Dracule factions, all pretenses will shatter as Maia and Dimitri come together in an unholy union of danger, desperation and fiercest desire.
Who was your favorite Character: Maia
How did you feel after reading it: It was interesting to see how different it was. The first book was surprising but then when you start the second book, they overlap a little so you can see the things that happened from another prospective. I really hope that she writes more in this series so I can see what's happening. There are many other characters that I'd be interested in reading about.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
The Vampire Voss by Colleen Gleason
Title: The Vampire Voss
Author: Colleen Gleason
Date Read: July 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: I love the author
What was it about: Voss, also known as Viscount Dewhurst, relishes the sensual pleasures immortality affords. A member of the Dracule-a cabal of powerful, secretive noblemen marked with a talisman that reveals their bartered souls-the merecenary Voss has remained carefully neutral… until Angelica.
Angelica Woodmore possesses the Sight, an ability invaluable to both sides of a looming war among the Dracule. Her very scent envelops Voss in a scarlet fog of hunger-for her body and her blood. But he is utterly unprepared for the new desire that overcomes him-to protect her.
Now Voss must battle his very nature to be with Angelica… but this vampire never backs down from a fight.
Who was your favorite Character: Voss
How did you feel after reading it: Eager for the second in the trilogy. It was a great book and I read it in like a day! The idea is different then any other vampire book out there. The idea that the vampires aren't good and magical and instead they are the darker. Focused on just pleasure and gluttony until they find love and are changed. It was surprising that Angelica was so digusted by the idea of Voss feeding on her. It was refreshing. I really enjoyed the book.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Author: Colleen Gleason
Date Read: July 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: I love the author
What was it about: Voss, also known as Viscount Dewhurst, relishes the sensual pleasures immortality affords. A member of the Dracule-a cabal of powerful, secretive noblemen marked with a talisman that reveals their bartered souls-the merecenary Voss has remained carefully neutral… until Angelica.
Angelica Woodmore possesses the Sight, an ability invaluable to both sides of a looming war among the Dracule. Her very scent envelops Voss in a scarlet fog of hunger-for her body and her blood. But he is utterly unprepared for the new desire that overcomes him-to protect her.
Now Voss must battle his very nature to be with Angelica… but this vampire never backs down from a fight.
Who was your favorite Character: Voss
How did you feel after reading it: Eager for the second in the trilogy. It was a great book and I read it in like a day! The idea is different then any other vampire book out there. The idea that the vampires aren't good and magical and instead they are the darker. Focused on just pleasure and gluttony until they find love and are changed. It was surprising that Angelica was so digusted by the idea of Voss feeding on her. It was refreshing. I really enjoyed the book.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
The Vampire Narcise by Colleen Gleason
Title: The Vampire Narcise
Author: Colleen Gleason
Date Read: Sept 2011
Number of Pages: 288
Why did you read it: Was the third in a trilogy
What was it about: Skilled in the seduction of men, both mortal and immortal, Narcise Moldavi is the greatest weapon in her twisted brother's war among the Dracule. Until she falls for Giordan Cale.
Her first searing encounter with Giordan seals their fierce connection for their eternal lives. But Giordan's vow to help Narcise escape her brother's rule is followed by a betrayal more agonizing than sunlight.
Wounded but determined, Narcise ensnares vampire hunter Chas Woodmore in her quest for revenge and to reclaim her life. He wants her, worships her, will kill for her. And the Dracule never forget a wrong— nor do they forgive.
Who was your favorite Character: Cale
How did you feel after reading it: It was hard to finish because I knew bad happened in the middle of the book and didn’t want to read the bad. But it turned out well. Narcise was such a tragic character and the things that happened to both her and Cale were hard to read. But they made them who they were in the end. I don't know why it was so hard for me to read the book. I put it down and took me forever to get back to it. Now that I finished it though, I am glad I finished it. It was a good book and I am wondering if she will write one about Sonja the youngest sister since she wrote one about both Maia and Angela.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Author: Colleen Gleason
Date Read: Sept 2011
Number of Pages: 288
Why did you read it: Was the third in a trilogy
What was it about: Skilled in the seduction of men, both mortal and immortal, Narcise Moldavi is the greatest weapon in her twisted brother's war among the Dracule. Until she falls for Giordan Cale.
Her first searing encounter with Giordan seals their fierce connection for their eternal lives. But Giordan's vow to help Narcise escape her brother's rule is followed by a betrayal more agonizing than sunlight.
Wounded but determined, Narcise ensnares vampire hunter Chas Woodmore in her quest for revenge and to reclaim her life. He wants her, worships her, will kill for her. And the Dracule never forget a wrong— nor do they forgive.
Who was your favorite Character: Cale
How did you feel after reading it: It was hard to finish because I knew bad happened in the middle of the book and didn’t want to read the bad. But it turned out well. Narcise was such a tragic character and the things that happened to both her and Cale were hard to read. But they made them who they were in the end. I don't know why it was so hard for me to read the book. I put it down and took me forever to get back to it. Now that I finished it though, I am glad I finished it. It was a good book and I am wondering if she will write one about Sonja the youngest sister since she wrote one about both Maia and Angela.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The Evil Inside
Title: The Evil Inside
Author: Heather Graham
Date Read: August 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: forth in a good series
What was it about: Some Deaths live on forever.
For as long as it has stood overlooking New England’s jagged coastline, Lexington House has been the witness to madness… and murder. But in recent years the inexplicable malice that once tormented so many has lain as silent as its victims. Until now.
A member of the nation’s foremost paranormal forensic team, Jenna Duffy has made a career out of investigating the inexplicable. Yet nothing could prepare her for the string of slayings once again plaguing Lexington House, or for the chief suspect-a boy barely old enough to drive, much less kill.
With the young man’s life on the line, Jenna must team up with attorney Samuel Hall to pinpoint who-or what- is taking the lives of those who get too close to the past. But everything they learn brings them closer to the forces of evil stalking this tortured ground.
Who was your favorite Character: Malachi Smith
How did you feel after reading it: I was bummed there isn’t another in the works as far as I can see so far. It was fun to read about Salem and the whole witch trials. They also wrote in the legend of the Jack-o-Lantern which was really cool. It was a little different then the one that I heard before but similar enough for me to really enjoy it. I liked the way the characters worked together and it was different then the others. Each book was a little different and it made them less monotonous and more enjoyable.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Mystery
Author: Heather Graham
Date Read: August 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: forth in a good series
What was it about: Some Deaths live on forever.
For as long as it has stood overlooking New England’s jagged coastline, Lexington House has been the witness to madness… and murder. But in recent years the inexplicable malice that once tormented so many has lain as silent as its victims. Until now.
A member of the nation’s foremost paranormal forensic team, Jenna Duffy has made a career out of investigating the inexplicable. Yet nothing could prepare her for the string of slayings once again plaguing Lexington House, or for the chief suspect-a boy barely old enough to drive, much less kill.
With the young man’s life on the line, Jenna must team up with attorney Samuel Hall to pinpoint who-or what- is taking the lives of those who get too close to the past. But everything they learn brings them closer to the forces of evil stalking this tortured ground.
Who was your favorite Character: Malachi Smith
How did you feel after reading it: I was bummed there isn’t another in the works as far as I can see so far. It was fun to read about Salem and the whole witch trials. They also wrote in the legend of the Jack-o-Lantern which was really cool. It was a little different then the one that I heard before but similar enough for me to really enjoy it. I liked the way the characters worked together and it was different then the others. Each book was a little different and it made them less monotonous and more enjoyable.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Mystery
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Sacred Evil
Title: Sacred Evil
Author: Heather Graham
Date Read: August 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: Was the third in an ongoing series
What was it about: A Terror born of Jack the Ripper
The details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body-a promising starlet-has been battered, bloodied and then discarded near two of Manhattan’s oldest graveyards.
One look and Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the tableau: a re-creation of Jack the Ripper’s gruesome work. But he also sees something beyond the actions of a mere copycat. Something more dangerous..and more unexplainable.
As the city seethes with suspicion, Jude calls on Whitney Tremont, a member of the country’s preeminent paranormal investigating team, to put the speculation to rest. Yet when Whitney and Jude delve deeper, what they discover is more shocking then either could have predicted, and twice as sinister…
Who was your favorite Character: Andrew, Jude’s father
How did you feel after reading it: It was sort of hard to finish this book because I thought it was a trilogy but then found out there was another coming out as well. I was on the edge of my seat with this book. Normally when I read mysteries I don't have a clue who the killer is. This time I had two guesses, the two that the author wanted me to have. And without giving anything else away, I'm going to stop there and let you enjoy the book :D
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Mystery
Author: Heather Graham
Date Read: August 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: Was the third in an ongoing series
What was it about: A Terror born of Jack the Ripper
The details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body-a promising starlet-has been battered, bloodied and then discarded near two of Manhattan’s oldest graveyards.
One look and Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the tableau: a re-creation of Jack the Ripper’s gruesome work. But he also sees something beyond the actions of a mere copycat. Something more dangerous..and more unexplainable.
As the city seethes with suspicion, Jude calls on Whitney Tremont, a member of the country’s preeminent paranormal investigating team, to put the speculation to rest. Yet when Whitney and Jude delve deeper, what they discover is more shocking then either could have predicted, and twice as sinister…
Who was your favorite Character: Andrew, Jude’s father
How did you feel after reading it: It was sort of hard to finish this book because I thought it was a trilogy but then found out there was another coming out as well. I was on the edge of my seat with this book. Normally when I read mysteries I don't have a clue who the killer is. This time I had two guesses, the two that the author wanted me to have. And without giving anything else away, I'm going to stop there and let you enjoy the book :D
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Mystery
Heart of Evil
Title: Heart of Evil
Author: Heather Graham
Date Read: August 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: Second in a really good mystery series
What was it about: Emerging from the bayou like an apparition, Donegal Plantation is known for its unsurpassed dining, captivating atmosphere, haunting legends…and now a corpse swinging from the marble angel that marks its cemetary’s most majestic vault. A corpse discovered in nearly the same situation as that of Marshall Donegal, the patriarch killed in a skirmish just before the Civil War.
Desperate for help traditional criminologists could never provide, plantation heiress Ashley Donegal turns to an elite team of paranormal investigators who blend hard forensics with rare-often inexplicable-intuition. Among the “Krewe of Hunters” is an old flame, Jake Mallory, a gifted musician with talent stretching far beyond the realm of the physical, and a few dark ghosts of his own.
The evil the team unveils has the power to shake the plantation to its very core. Jake and Ashley are forced to risk everything to unravel secrets that will not stay buried-even in death…
Who was your favorite Character: Beth the cook
How did you feel after reading it: It was good book and was eager to read the third in the series. It's nice to read a book about FBI and what not that doesn't include a fight between FBI and local law inforcement. I am really enjoying this series.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Mystery
Author: Heather Graham
Date Read: August 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: Second in a really good mystery series
What was it about: Emerging from the bayou like an apparition, Donegal Plantation is known for its unsurpassed dining, captivating atmosphere, haunting legends…and now a corpse swinging from the marble angel that marks its cemetary’s most majestic vault. A corpse discovered in nearly the same situation as that of Marshall Donegal, the patriarch killed in a skirmish just before the Civil War.
Desperate for help traditional criminologists could never provide, plantation heiress Ashley Donegal turns to an elite team of paranormal investigators who blend hard forensics with rare-often inexplicable-intuition. Among the “Krewe of Hunters” is an old flame, Jake Mallory, a gifted musician with talent stretching far beyond the realm of the physical, and a few dark ghosts of his own.
The evil the team unveils has the power to shake the plantation to its very core. Jake and Ashley are forced to risk everything to unravel secrets that will not stay buried-even in death…
Who was your favorite Character: Beth the cook
How did you feel after reading it: It was good book and was eager to read the third in the series. It's nice to read a book about FBI and what not that doesn't include a fight between FBI and local law inforcement. I am really enjoying this series.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Mystery
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Phantom Evil
Title: Phantom Evil
Author: Heather Graham
Date Read: August 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: It looked good and I enjoy reading Heather Graham
What was it about: A secret government unit is formed under the oversight of Adam Herrison, famed Paranormal investigator. The six members he’s gathered know a little of the otherworldly-each has honed a psychic talent of their own.
Jackson Crow, part English, part Cheyenne, heads the group. Haunted by his experience with an ancestral ghost who saved his life as a child, and the recent murders of two previous teammates, Jackson can’t tell if Adam’s demoted him or given him an extraordinary opportunity. Despite his link to the realm of spirits, he’s well aware that the living commit the most heinous crimes, with spiritualist charlatans existing emrely to fool and seduce the unwary.
To counterbalance Jackson’s careful skepticism, Adam Harrison has paired him with Angela Hawkins, a young woman who learned a painful lesson of loss at an early age. A police officer utilizing her paranormal intuition in Virginia, she already has her hands full. But Adam’s call to New Orleans is strong.
The case: In a historic mansion in New Orleans French Quarter, a senator’s wife falls to her death from a balcony. Most think she jumped, distraught over the loss of her young son. Some say she was pushed. And yet others believe she was beckoned by the ghostly spirits that inhabit the house-once the site of a serial killer’s grisly work.
Whether supernatural or all too human, crimes of passion, greed and desire will cast the pair into danger of losing their lives…and their immortal souls.
Who was your favorite Character: Whitney
How did you feel after reading it: It was a good book and I’m eager to read the next one. It reminded me a lot of Kay Hooper's Bishop FBI series but I think I might have liked this a bit better. It wasn't as technical, as this group is working along side the police but working separately. The romance was a nice touch and it was refreshing to read a story where it was more the couple embracing their feelings for one another instead of fighting the attraction between the two. I am looking forward to starting the second one back up because I had already started and got about 40 pages in before I realized it was the second book in a series.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Mystery
Author: Heather Graham
Date Read: August 2011
Number of Pages:
Why did you read it: It looked good and I enjoy reading Heather Graham
What was it about: A secret government unit is formed under the oversight of Adam Herrison, famed Paranormal investigator. The six members he’s gathered know a little of the otherworldly-each has honed a psychic talent of their own.
Jackson Crow, part English, part Cheyenne, heads the group. Haunted by his experience with an ancestral ghost who saved his life as a child, and the recent murders of two previous teammates, Jackson can’t tell if Adam’s demoted him or given him an extraordinary opportunity. Despite his link to the realm of spirits, he’s well aware that the living commit the most heinous crimes, with spiritualist charlatans existing emrely to fool and seduce the unwary.
To counterbalance Jackson’s careful skepticism, Adam Harrison has paired him with Angela Hawkins, a young woman who learned a painful lesson of loss at an early age. A police officer utilizing her paranormal intuition in Virginia, she already has her hands full. But Adam’s call to New Orleans is strong.
The case: In a historic mansion in New Orleans French Quarter, a senator’s wife falls to her death from a balcony. Most think she jumped, distraught over the loss of her young son. Some say she was pushed. And yet others believe she was beckoned by the ghostly spirits that inhabit the house-once the site of a serial killer’s grisly work.
Whether supernatural or all too human, crimes of passion, greed and desire will cast the pair into danger of losing their lives…and their immortal souls.
Who was your favorite Character: Whitney
How did you feel after reading it: It was a good book and I’m eager to read the next one. It reminded me a lot of Kay Hooper's Bishop FBI series but I think I might have liked this a bit better. It wasn't as technical, as this group is working along side the police but working separately. The romance was a nice touch and it was refreshing to read a story where it was more the couple embracing their feelings for one another instead of fighting the attraction between the two. I am looking forward to starting the second one back up because I had already started and got about 40 pages in before I realized it was the second book in a series.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Mystery
Monday, March 21, 2011
Visions of Magic
Title: Visions of Magic
Author: Regan Hastings
Date Read: March 2011
Number of Pages: 356
Why did you read it: It was the first book in a new series and it looked interesting.
What was it about: Every witch has a destined mate, an Eternal who will serve as her guardian and complete her powers. Once the first of the coven has awakened, the witches must race against time to join with their Eternals and protect the relics that will prevent the destruction of the world..
In the ten years since magic had reemerged, witches have become feared and pursued. For weeks Shea Jameson has been haunted by visions of fire. When she unintentionally preforms a spell in public, she becomes one of the hunted. Her only hope is Torin, a dangerously sensual man who claims to be her Eternal mate.
Torin says that the time of Shea's Awakening has come and that they must find an artifact hidden centuries ago-or else face the end of the world. As her power manifests, and danger and death draw near, Shea must decide whether to trust Torin and the passion and powers he brings her-or risk the destruction of everything she's ever known.
Who was your favorite Character: Rune (another Eternal)
How did you feel: I was a little disappointed that the author felt the need to state she was hiding who she really was at the back of the book. It said "blah blah is a pseudonyn of a USA Today bestselling author of more then a hundred romance books" I think that they should have let the book speak for itself instead of putting that. But It was a good book, kinda rushed the end so i could be done with it before i left my mothers so I could leave it with her. I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next one coming out in Oct. There was a lot of cloak and dagger going on but it was cool and kept the story fast paced. I disliked the villan which was how it's supposed to be. In all it was a good book. It reminded me a lot of Christine Feehan's carpathian novels with the whole two sides of the same soul but instead of vampires, it's witches and her Eternal. I did like the book a lot and suggested it to a few people.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Author: Regan Hastings
Date Read: March 2011
Number of Pages: 356
Why did you read it: It was the first book in a new series and it looked interesting.
What was it about: Every witch has a destined mate, an Eternal who will serve as her guardian and complete her powers. Once the first of the coven has awakened, the witches must race against time to join with their Eternals and protect the relics that will prevent the destruction of the world..
In the ten years since magic had reemerged, witches have become feared and pursued. For weeks Shea Jameson has been haunted by visions of fire. When she unintentionally preforms a spell in public, she becomes one of the hunted. Her only hope is Torin, a dangerously sensual man who claims to be her Eternal mate.
Torin says that the time of Shea's Awakening has come and that they must find an artifact hidden centuries ago-or else face the end of the world. As her power manifests, and danger and death draw near, Shea must decide whether to trust Torin and the passion and powers he brings her-or risk the destruction of everything she's ever known.
Who was your favorite Character: Rune (another Eternal)
How did you feel: I was a little disappointed that the author felt the need to state she was hiding who she really was at the back of the book. It said "blah blah is a pseudonyn of a USA Today bestselling author of more then a hundred romance books" I think that they should have let the book speak for itself instead of putting that. But It was a good book, kinda rushed the end so i could be done with it before i left my mothers so I could leave it with her. I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next one coming out in Oct. There was a lot of cloak and dagger going on but it was cool and kept the story fast paced. I disliked the villan which was how it's supposed to be. In all it was a good book. It reminded me a lot of Christine Feehan's carpathian novels with the whole two sides of the same soul but instead of vampires, it's witches and her Eternal. I did like the book a lot and suggested it to a few people.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Adam
Title: Adam
Author: Ted Dekkar
Date Read: Mar 2011
Number of Pages: 416
Why did you read it: I saw it at the store awhile ago and thought it looked interesting. It reminded me of the old Dean Koontz books I used to read.
What was it about: Sixteen young women are dead, each injected with a mysterious illness on the night of a new moon and left in various underground basements or caverns. The murderer leaves no clues, except for one scrawled-in-red trademark. “Eve.” Special agent Daniel Clark has devoted his life to tracking and finding serial killers and Eve is proving an especially difficult case. Difficult, that is, until Clark and his colleagues find Eve’s latest victim still alive. In a race to save the girl’s life and potentially discover the killer’s idenity, Daniel finds himself in danger. A runin with Eve leaves Daniel Clinically dead for twenty minutes, only to survive but remember nothing of the incident. As Daniel attempts to recall he details before his attack, the killer strikes again, this time much closer home to all he holds dear. Danile takes his obsession to a dangerous new level. Soon enough he finds himself in a world were blurred lines between life and death leave him fighting for his very life.
How did you feel after reading it: The book was a good read! It didn't grab me and keep me like some books do but I wasn't completely bored with it either. I was a little disappointed that it ended the way it did. I mean it was a good book and good ending but it just didn’t seem to wrap up very well. It just.. ended.. there was no wrap up. Everyone lived happily ever after. Daniel and Heather got back together and so forth. We know Lori quit the FBI and went on to teach and Alex went to jail but other then that we don't know what happened to the other players. But in all it was a very good book and I think I am going to read more of his when I get the chance. My uncle Brian mentioned that his circle series was very good.
Questions/Comments: Mystery/Horror
Author: Ted Dekkar
Date Read: Mar 2011
Number of Pages: 416
Why did you read it: I saw it at the store awhile ago and thought it looked interesting. It reminded me of the old Dean Koontz books I used to read.
What was it about: Sixteen young women are dead, each injected with a mysterious illness on the night of a new moon and left in various underground basements or caverns. The murderer leaves no clues, except for one scrawled-in-red trademark. “Eve.” Special agent Daniel Clark has devoted his life to tracking and finding serial killers and Eve is proving an especially difficult case. Difficult, that is, until Clark and his colleagues find Eve’s latest victim still alive. In a race to save the girl’s life and potentially discover the killer’s idenity, Daniel finds himself in danger. A runin with Eve leaves Daniel Clinically dead for twenty minutes, only to survive but remember nothing of the incident. As Daniel attempts to recall he details before his attack, the killer strikes again, this time much closer home to all he holds dear. Danile takes his obsession to a dangerous new level. Soon enough he finds himself in a world were blurred lines between life and death leave him fighting for his very life.
How did you feel after reading it: The book was a good read! It didn't grab me and keep me like some books do but I wasn't completely bored with it either. I was a little disappointed that it ended the way it did. I mean it was a good book and good ending but it just didn’t seem to wrap up very well. It just.. ended.. there was no wrap up. Everyone lived happily ever after. Daniel and Heather got back together and so forth. We know Lori quit the FBI and went on to teach and Alex went to jail but other then that we don't know what happened to the other players. But in all it was a very good book and I think I am going to read more of his when I get the chance. My uncle Brian mentioned that his circle series was very good.
Questions/Comments: Mystery/Horror
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Something Wicked
Title: Something Wicked
Author: Michelle Rowen
Date Read: January 2011
Number of Pages: 368
Why did you read it: It was a sequel to a book I liked
What was it about: Living in Eden isn’t exactly heaven on earth…
Darrak, the demon inside Eden Riley, is able to take physical shape during the day. And Eden wouldn’t mind getting her hands on him-if it wasn’t a threat to her immortal soul. But while trying to rid themselves of the curse that binds them, they could get the distance they need..or each have their own private hell to pay.
How did you feel after reading it: Happy and Sad at the same time. It was a great book but the next one isn’t coming out until next year. The first book was a lot of Eden freaking out every other day but this book was much better because it was developing Darrak more. The author seems to enjoy building a character up and drawing you in and then killing the character up. I can only hope that habit will stop and perhaps we will see Theo again sometime. I had a hard time finishing this book but I think it was more because it was so good that i didn't want it to end and less about the book being bad. I am definately looking forward to the next book coming out in December of 2011.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Author: Michelle Rowen
Date Read: January 2011
Number of Pages: 368
Why did you read it: It was a sequel to a book I liked
What was it about: Living in Eden isn’t exactly heaven on earth…
Darrak, the demon inside Eden Riley, is able to take physical shape during the day. And Eden wouldn’t mind getting her hands on him-if it wasn’t a threat to her immortal soul. But while trying to rid themselves of the curse that binds them, they could get the distance they need..or each have their own private hell to pay.
How did you feel after reading it: Happy and Sad at the same time. It was a great book but the next one isn’t coming out until next year. The first book was a lot of Eden freaking out every other day but this book was much better because it was developing Darrak more. The author seems to enjoy building a character up and drawing you in and then killing the character up. I can only hope that habit will stop and perhaps we will see Theo again sometime. I had a hard time finishing this book but I think it was more because it was so good that i didn't want it to end and less about the book being bad. I am definately looking forward to the next book coming out in December of 2011.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Devil's Due
Title: Devil’s Due
Author: Arliss Adams
Date Read: January 2011
Number of Pages: 216
Why did you read it: Was a sequel to a book I read yesterday.
What was it about: Jen Connor has withstood violent rape, a near-fatal illness, the loss of a husband, and the smashing of her dreams. But that was only the beginning. Unappeased, fate has dealt her a new set of challenges. As she rises from the ashes to achieve renown in the theatrical world, she must face what awaits her in Los Angeles: powerful, vindictive former in-laws who are deteremined to fight for custody of Jen’s young son at all costs. What she doesn’t know is that an ancient enemy will surface, firing her desire for retribution. She has an arsenal of formidable friends-a Russian ballet instructor with shadowy contacts, an acid-tongued critic, a new man in her life, and a long-lost sister. Together they stand against Jen’s adversaries, but will they be enough? (From Amazon Product Description)
How did you feel after reading it: Satisfied that Jen finally got her revenge and happy ending. I was both dreading and looking forward to reading this book after finishing the first. The first one had left me feeling so connected the Jen. The second book was less about Jen, it instead followed her sister Judy and what happened to the people who hurt Jen in the past. This made it not as heart wrenching as the first one was but it was still very good. As I said earlier it was satisfying to see Jen get her happy ending. Arliss Adams did not disappoint in this sequel and I will recommend both books to my friends and family.
Questions/Comments: Fiction
Author: Arliss Adams
Date Read: January 2011
Number of Pages: 216
Why did you read it: Was a sequel to a book I read yesterday.
What was it about: Jen Connor has withstood violent rape, a near-fatal illness, the loss of a husband, and the smashing of her dreams. But that was only the beginning. Unappeased, fate has dealt her a new set of challenges. As she rises from the ashes to achieve renown in the theatrical world, she must face what awaits her in Los Angeles: powerful, vindictive former in-laws who are deteremined to fight for custody of Jen’s young son at all costs. What she doesn’t know is that an ancient enemy will surface, firing her desire for retribution. She has an arsenal of formidable friends-a Russian ballet instructor with shadowy contacts, an acid-tongued critic, a new man in her life, and a long-lost sister. Together they stand against Jen’s adversaries, but will they be enough? (From Amazon Product Description)
How did you feel after reading it: Satisfied that Jen finally got her revenge and happy ending. I was both dreading and looking forward to reading this book after finishing the first. The first one had left me feeling so connected the Jen. The second book was less about Jen, it instead followed her sister Judy and what happened to the people who hurt Jen in the past. This made it not as heart wrenching as the first one was but it was still very good. As I said earlier it was satisfying to see Jen get her happy ending. Arliss Adams did not disappoint in this sequel and I will recommend both books to my friends and family.
Questions/Comments: Fiction
Friday, January 21, 2011
Devil's Dance
Title: Devil’s Dance
Author: Arliss Adams
Date Read: January 2011
Number of Pages: 229
Why did you read it: I got it as an early reviewers copy
What was it about: Jeanette Connor’s struggle to reclaim her life carries to California-a land of opportunity-and looming nightmares. It’s winter in Chicago, 1955 and Jeanette Connor is on the brink of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. A contract with the New York City Ballet. But her mother has other ideas for the 16-year-old prodigy and a tragic die is cast. Thrown into deep depression by her mother’s actions, the teenager shifts her trust to the wrong people. This earns her a kidnapping and a violent turn as a teenage prostitute, ending when she is left for dead in a snow-covered vacant lot. Rescued in time by a twist of fate, she must now put her broken body and shattered emotions back together. (from Amazon Product Description)
How did you feel after reading it: This book was hard for me to read but got really good in the end and am interested in the second one. The first 50 pages of the book showed Jenny to have such a horrible turn in life I wasn't sure It was the kind of book I wanted to read. But I pushed through and then about 50 pages from the end I didn't feel I could read anymore because so many things had happened for poor Jenny I was afraid that if I kept on reading more bad would happen to her. The author has an amazing ability to wrap you up in the story so you are smiling when Jenny is happy and crying when she is. I felt quite connected to the main character and shared her triumphs and heartbreaks all along the way. I both dread and look forward to the sequel for that exact reason and any author who can make me feel that way is a great author in my eyes.
Questions/Comments: Fiction
Author: Arliss Adams
Date Read: January 2011
Number of Pages: 229
Why did you read it: I got it as an early reviewers copy
What was it about: Jeanette Connor’s struggle to reclaim her life carries to California-a land of opportunity-and looming nightmares. It’s winter in Chicago, 1955 and Jeanette Connor is on the brink of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. A contract with the New York City Ballet. But her mother has other ideas for the 16-year-old prodigy and a tragic die is cast. Thrown into deep depression by her mother’s actions, the teenager shifts her trust to the wrong people. This earns her a kidnapping and a violent turn as a teenage prostitute, ending when she is left for dead in a snow-covered vacant lot. Rescued in time by a twist of fate, she must now put her broken body and shattered emotions back together. (from Amazon Product Description)
How did you feel after reading it: This book was hard for me to read but got really good in the end and am interested in the second one. The first 50 pages of the book showed Jenny to have such a horrible turn in life I wasn't sure It was the kind of book I wanted to read. But I pushed through and then about 50 pages from the end I didn't feel I could read anymore because so many things had happened for poor Jenny I was afraid that if I kept on reading more bad would happen to her. The author has an amazing ability to wrap you up in the story so you are smiling when Jenny is happy and crying when she is. I felt quite connected to the main character and shared her triumphs and heartbreaks all along the way. I both dread and look forward to the sequel for that exact reason and any author who can make me feel that way is a great author in my eyes.
Questions/Comments: Fiction
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