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Saturday, April 30, 2011

April 2011 Reads


Nick Gautier’s day just keeps getting better and better. Yeah, he survived the zombie attacks, only to wake up and find himself enslaved to a world of shapeshifters and demons out to claim his soul.


His new principal thinks he’s even more of a hoodlum than the last one, his coach is trying to recruit him to things he can’t even mention and the girl he’s not seeing, but is, has secrets that terrify him.

But more than that, he’s being groomed by the darkest of powers and if he doesn’t learn how to raise the dead by the end of the week, he will become one of them...

This is the second book in The Chronicles of Nick and I am even more hooked now than I was after the first book. 
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It seems future Nick is changing his Fate!  You know what Ash says about messing with the Fates!  They do not like it one bit!  Now I guess he won't be sleeping with the Simi to be cursed by Ash, so what will he end up doing instead or is his future being corrected??  I can't wait to find out how this story plays out and I hope once we get to the current time we won't have to wait for his Dark-Hunter story if he even ends up with one!
Will we notice changes in the Dark-Hunter stories about him? 
I don't read many YA paranormal but after reading this series I may have to give a couple a try.


 
The women of Lemuria are still in chains. The daughter of an enslaved warrior, brutally attacked by a vicious guard, Selyn has survived - barely. Beaten and terrified, she must overcome her fear and trust her life to the only man who can help her: Dawson Buck, one from Earth who has crossed through the portal, a gifted healer. His skills and knowledge renew her body and strengthen her spirit - and awaken a compelling passion she has never known. But she cannot yield...Selyn seeks revenge for herself and her mother and all the Forgotten Ones who toil in secret. If Dawson helps her, his own life may be forfeit. And for Selyn, true love does not ask such sacrifices...
Kate Douglas is one of my favorite authors and she has yet to let me down.  This series just keeps on getting better!  I wish she could find a way to get this series a few more books added!!  Her characters are strong and a perfect match!

Mica Toler’s best friend is the wolf/coyote hybrid breed, Cassie Sinclair. And now Mica is being drawn into her world in ways she had prayed she never would be when the charming wolf breed Navarro makes good on the promise he made her on a dark, explosive night.


The Breeds guaranteed that no harm would come to Micah Toler but they never allowed for her sensual fascination with Navarro Blaine. Aloof, cool, and mysterious, he draws her in as no man ever has. But Micah never wanted this. She had her own dreams, her own desires, and being stalked and seduced by a wolf breed wasn’t part of that plan.

Now she knows her life is in danger. What Navarro knows is that she’s his mate and that the breeding and training that created him is being peeled away in his desperation to claim a woman that refuses to be claimed.

He has her body. She craves his touch. And as the breeds converge the past will rise up to haunt Navarro in ways he never expected.

I always look forward to Lora Leigh's books no matter the series.  I love the characters and stories!  This is another HIT on my list!  Loved Navarro & Micah both.  We learn more and more about the breeds the farther we get into the series.  As always I look forward to the next book may it be a Novel or Novella!  Some are dissappointed with the short stories but I will take what I can get!

 
Christiana is so excited to finally be Graduating college. After years of studiously concentrating on her Business Degree and preparing herself to walk in her father's footsteps she has spent weeks sewing (and calling home to Mom for some help) her costume. The Annual Graduation Masquerade Ball glitters in front of her, a place where she can finally dress up and wallow in her untried seduction skills. She can become anyone she pleases and finally let her inhibitions go.


Romance, Mystery and Passion.

How Edward has hated those words Christiana threw at him the last (and certainly not the first) time he propositioned her. His oldest and closest friend wants Romance from a man? Mystery and Passion in her life? He could barely believe the lengths he would stoop to catch his girl.

So here he stood, Gatecrashing the Graduation Ball in the hopes of wooing the woman he couldn't seem to get out of his head. The one woman who drove him nuts, teased and taunted him with her "buddy" ways, and whom he couldn't help but compare everyone else to.

What Edward didn't realise was that just as he had been Chasing Love with Christiana, she also seemed to be constantly Chasing Love with him. Even though neither would admit it.



 
Samantha Monique Rutledge is happy with her life. She has her work as a PI, an extended family whom she adores and a twin brother blissfully in love. After being introduced to Callum MacLennon, who is about to leave for a long-term project in Australia, Sam willingly gives in to temptation and indulges in what she believes will be one night of raunchy, make-her-scream sex with no strings, no lingering emotions and certainly no complications.


Eight months later, Sam still can’t get the delectable man out of her mind. Not only has Callum returned, but two little wolf cubs have gone missing, and her twin brother Alexander wants her to discreetly investigate whether her one-time lover had anything to do with it. Balancing herself between the twin temptations of finding the lost cubs and indulging herself in her lover, however, is harder than she could have believed—especially since Callum is making it crystal clear that he’s all for them giving in to temptation and solving this puzzle together, intimately.

I read the previous books in this series a while ago but couldn't wait til these came out in print to read them, so I broke down and got the ebooks!  Both stories were great and I was so glad I broke down! lol   


 
Killian O'Brien is your not-so-average demon escorting souls of the damned to their just rewards. Whiskey and women fill his downtime, and he's quite happy with how his eternity is going until three well-meaning but meddling teenagers summon him to grant them a wish. They want him to find a real life good man for overworked editor Poppy, who's devoted her past few years to raising her younger sister. Good is something Killian normal doesn't deal with, but if he fails the teens, he'll be stuck on earth. It shouldn't be a problem, except there's much more than meets the eye to Poppy in her slouchy jeans and logo tees, enough to make Killian wonder whether even a demon might be worthy of true love.
I really enjoyed this story!  I recommend all Kathy Love's books!  I enjoyed the teenagers in this book.
I loved how Poppy & Killian's story unfolded!

After an unstable childhood, gorgeous London Brooke is content with her orderly life working at the Elk Ski Lodge in Aspen, Colo. Then bounty hunter Marc King shows up at her front desk and forces her to question whether her sheltered existence really counts as living. London isn't sure where her relationship with Marc is heading other than the bedroom, but when they both receive cryptic packages, they have to work together to save their families.
I have enjoyed this series so far. The King Men rock! They are HOT! 

Virginia Dean wakes at midnight beside a dead body, with a bloody knife in her hand and no memory of the evening’s events. Dark energy, emanating from the mirrors lining the room, overpowers her senses. With no apparent way in or out, she is rescued by a man she has met only once before, but won’t soon forget....


Owen Sweetwater inherited his family’s talent for hunting the psychical monsters who prey on London’s women and children, and his investigation into the deaths of two glass-readers has led him here. The high-society types of the exclusive Arcane Society would consider her an illusionist, a charlatan, even a criminal, but Owen knows better. Virginia’s powers are real — and they just might be the key to solving this challenging case.

 I love how strong the women are in this series!  The Arcane is a great world!  I don't normally read historical books but I look forward to the Past, Present & Future books in this series!  I highly recommend The Looking Glass Trilogy as well as all books related to The Arcane series!
 
It's never a good idea to date your prey.


Xandra had a thing about vampires-like not dating one. Ever. But now that she's on the hunt for the mastermind behind a newly formed vampire army, she's sucking it up and dating every vamp in her little black book. Her prime suspect: Dante. Cop, vampire-and drop-dead gorgeous. As the police force's vampire liaison officer, Dante is no stranger to crime. Feral vampires are attacking in droves, and he's hell-bent on finding out who's responsible before the backlash robs them all of their hard-won rights. His number one suspect: Xandra. Hunter, smartass-and sexy as sin. No one is more surprised than Xandra when Dante shows up as her date. Her cover is not all that's blown during their mutual interrogation. Sparks of attraction fly-right before an attack leaves her gravely injured. With no choice but to inoculate her with his blood, Dante has more questions than ever before. Like who wants her silenced. As they race to uncover a long-buried secret, Xandra realizes she can trust no one. Not even Dante. Especially since his blood is giving her unpredictable side effects.

This is a new author to me and I really liked this story.  If I found another book from her I would definately have to put it in my huge TBR pile!  The story is solid with great characters.  I recommend this book!

 
Elyn Castel spent 50 years as the slave of a vampire sociopath. Now, thanks to cyborg bodyguard Jarl “Blade” Bladin, Kruz is dead. But Blade is after Elyn now, and she has to do everything she can to get away from Blade. But that’s easier said than done…
This was a short read but I enjoyed it totally!  Angela Knight is another of my favorite authors and love her books!




 
Daphanie Carter is thrilled that her sister Danice finally found her Prince Charming—even though he’s not quite, well, human. Daphanie is trying to keep an open mind. Which is why she jumps at the chance to enter the hidden world of The Others when a friendly imp invites her to a non-human nightclub. Daphanie’s curious to see how the Other half lives—and parties—but soon, one handsome stranger has her bewitched, bothered, and beside herself…


Enter Asher Grayson. As a Guardian, it’s his job to protect humans who get mixed up in the affairs of Others. When he spots Daphanie in a club, going head to head with a notorious witch doctor, he steps in to cool things off. Now the heat is on. Daphanie becomes the target of strange magical attacks, and Asher’s got to undo the voodoo before it’s too, too late. But soon he starts to wonder if this beautiful, beguiling mortal has put a spell on him—because every little thing she does is magic…

I love both characters in this book!  Action packed all the way through!  I love The Others world and can't get enough! 

 
It’s an Immortal War…


Vampires and werewolves have been blood enemies for centuries, but now a new threat is rising…demons are escaping from hell and those demons are intent on wiping out both the vamps and the werewolves.

When you have no one to trust…

In order to stop the demons, pureblood vampire princess Morgan LaBeaux agrees to the treaty offered by werewolf alpha Jace Vaughn. She’ll mate with him, share her blood with him…and in return, the wolves will aid the vampires in this battle.

The enemy of my enemy is my husband…

But Morgan doesn’t realize just how dangerous the wolves can truly be. Jace has been waiting years to claim her. He’s set a trap for his princess, and now that he has her, Jace doesn’t plan to let her go. He’ll send the demons back to hell, and he’ll keep his vampiress—forever.

Because the blood binds all.

This was a short story that I devoured!  I loved this story and the ending was great!  I recommend all of Cynthia Eden's books!

When Saria Boudreaux finds a dead body in the Louisiana bayou near her home, her first instinct is to go to the police. But there’s a problem--it looks like the victim may have been killed by a big cat, and her brothers are all shape-shifting leopards.


Sent to investigate by the land’s owner, leopard shifter Drake Donovan is ready for anything—except the insatiable hunger that rocks him when he meets Saria. Deep in his soul he knows that she is destined to be his mate. Torn between protecting her brothers and finding the truth, Saria treads warily around the powerful shifter. Yet as they venture deep into the mysterious bayou on a hunt for the killer, Saria finds herself longing for Drake’s touch and the sweet release of surrender…

I read all of Christine Feehan's books, she is an auto-buy for me!  This one did not let me down.  Love the action & suspense!  I look foward to more Leopard books!  This is a world I love to visit!

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