Alaine - Queen of Hearts has an October Monthly Giveaway on her blog.
Open internationally and must be a follower!
Closes on Oct 30st at 11:59 AM EST.
Here's the link:
http://alainereading.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-competition.html
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Alaine's October Monthly Giveaway
Alaine - Queen of Hearts has an October Monthly Giveaway on her blog.
Open internationally and must be a follower!
Closes on Oct 30st at 11:59 AM EST.
Here's the link:
http://alainereading.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-competition.html
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Make Her Pay (The Bullet Catchers) [Mass Market Paperback]
I've finished reading "Make Her Pay" the 5th book in her Bullet Catcher series by Roxanne St. Claire.
Product Description
Bullet Catcher and former Navy SEAL Constantine Xenakis has infiltrated a dive ship to discover who's plundering priceless gems from a legendary sunken Spanish galleon. When he catches Lizzie Dare red-handed in the locked treasure room, her story of a stolen ancestral legacy convinces him to work with the sexy thief instead of turning her in -- and not just because he wants to find the real culprit. Lizzie is willing to risk everything to save the Bombay Blue Diamonds from her sworn enemy, even if that means giving in to an irresistible desire to get closer to her accomplice. But when passion hits them like a rogue wave and danger surrounds them like a school of hungry sharks, their adventure on the high seas turns treacherous...and deadly.
About the Author
Roxanne St. Claire is a bestselling, RITA-Award winning author of twenty-two novels of romance and suspense. She currently writes a popular romantic suspense series called ?The Bullet Catchers? featuring a cadre of bodyguards and security professionals. In addition to the RITA, her books have won the National Reader's Choice Award, the Daphne Du Maurier Award, the Maggie Award, the Booksellers Best, the Book Buyers Best, The HOLT Medallion, multiple Awards of Excellence, and Borders! Top Pick for Romance in 2007. Currently readers are enjoying the first Bullet Catcher Trilogy? featuring three connected stories titled First You Run, Then You Hide and Now You Die. Up next, back-to-back Bullet Catcher adventures: Hunt Her Down (Sept. 2009) and Make Her Pay (Oct. 2009.) Prior to launching a full-time career as a novelist, Roxanne managed a large marketing and public relations business with international clients including Fortune 500 businesses and high-profile celebrities. She lives in Florida with her husband and two children and can be reached via her web site, http://www.roxannestclaire.com/.
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star; Original edition (September 29, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439102228
ISBN-13: 978-1439102220
My Review:
I highly recommend this fast paced series with great heroes/heroines, psycho villians and great storylines.
Con is such a great character because people think he is a thief (he's a reformed one) of beautiful things.
I admire Lizzie because she wants to protect what she believes belongs to her family (jewels), etc. and will do anything to ensure that happens!
You can feel the heat and it was quite steamy between Lizzie and Con (two/three shower scenes) and when they finally get together (you know what I mean)!!!!!
4/5
Waiting on Wednesday Meme
This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection are:
Crave (Fallen Angels, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
Seven deadly sins. Seven souls that must be saved. One more no-holds- barred battle between a fallen angel with a hardened heart and a demon with everything to lose.
Isaac Rothe is a black ops soldier with a dark past and a grim future. The target of an assassin, he finds himself behind bars, his fate in the hands of his gorgeous public defender Grier Childe. His hot attraction to her can only lead to trouble-and that's before Jim Heron tells him his soul is in danger. Caught up in a wicked game with the demon who shadows Jim, Isaac must decide whether the soldier in him can believe that true love is the ultimate weapon against evil.
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Signet; Original edition (October 5, 2010)Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451229444
ISBN-13: 978-0451229441
Product Description
It's Halloween in New Orleans-and the festivities are going to be killer.
With the help of her best friend Ava, Carmela Bertrand is building a giant monster puppet for the Halloween Monsters & Mayhem parade. Things get terrifying earlier than expected when they overhear an argument between Jekyl Hardy and Brett Fowler- and just minutes later they find Fowler's dead body.
Carmela has known Jekyl for years and can't believe he'd ever resort to murder, despite the fact that Fowler owed him money. But when another victim is discovered-who also had an unfriendly relationship with Jekyl-Carmela is convinced someone is framing her friend and now must find a way to unmask the real killer.
Product Details
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover (October 5, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425236749
ISBN-13: 978-0425236741
Manga:
Product Description
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences.
Misao and Kyo have traveled to the Tengu Village to end Sho's claim on the leadership of the clan once and for all. Misao knows there will be bloodshed, and things will only get worse if the battle is drawn out.But her attempt to help is thwarted by a cunning trap. Locked in with Sho with little hope of rescue, Misao has a terrible choice to make--betray Kyo or die a horrible, painful death!
Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (October 5, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142153066X
ISBN-13: 978-1421530666
Product Description
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences.
Lucille and his orchestra encounter a town overrun with the worst kind of audience: the Living Dead! Well, not really. They’re people who have been turned into doll-like zombies. And they are definitely not a crowd to take lightly. Can a group of roving musicians use their skills to calm the beasts? Or is this curtains for the Royal Orchestra?!
Product Details
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (October 5, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421536366
ISBN-13: 978-1421536361
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
No Mercy (Dark-Hunter) [Hardcover]
I've finished "No Mercy" a book in her Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
Product Description
Live fast, fight hard and if you have to die then take as many of your enemies with you as you can. That is the Amazon credo and it was one Samia lived and died by. Now in contemporary New Orleans, the immortal Amazon warrior is about to learn that there’s a worse evil coming to slaughter mankind than she’s ever faced before.
Shapeshifter Dev Peltier has stood guard at the front of Sanctuary for almost two hundred years and in that time, he’s seen it all. Or so he thought. Now their enemies have discovered a new source of power- one that makes a mockery of anything faced to date.
The war is on and Dev and Sam are guarding ground zero. But in order to win, they will have to break the most cardinal of all rules and pray it doesn’t unravel the universe as we know it.
About the Author
In the past two years, New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has claimed the #1 spot twelve times. This extraordinary bestseller continues to top every genre she writes. With more than 23 million copies of her books in print in over 30 countries, her current series include: The Dark-Hunters, The League, Lords of Avalon, BAD Agency, Chronicles of Nick and the forthcoming Nevermore.
Product Details
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (September 7, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312546564
ISBN-13: 978-0312546564
My Review:
I highly recommend this latest book in her Dark Hunter series if you like well written characters with a great storyline.
I really like Dev as a character because under all that macho lies a bear who wants love and children (he wants what his parents shared)! He's very protective of Aimee and you learn what happened to his two older brothers Gilbert and . At the beginning of the book he is still dealing with the death of his parents!
Samia's true warrior character is a sight to behold (she's a great swordwomen among other things) since she's a former Amazon Queen. Her story is very sad and I'm glad she did get her revenge!
I really loved the interactions between Dev and Samia especially when they were flirting because it was really funny and well written. You can definately feel the heat between them.
4/5
Thanks Rita from H.B. Fenn and Company Ltd. for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!
New Releases (Sept 28)
Product Description
THESE HEROES ARE 100 PERCENT RAW, DANGEROUS, AND . . . UNDENIABLY SEXY
New York Times bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love, and Cindy Gerard and rising romance star Laura Griffin mix seduction and suspense in three irresistible romantic adventures. From sultry international jungles to the rugged terrain of the American Southwest, join the larger-than-life, scorching-hot alpha heroes of the Bureau of American Defense, Black Ops, Inc., and the U.S. Navy SEALs for all the pulse-pounding, heart-racing, toe-curling excitement. They’re cool under pressure, steamy under the sheets, and when the enemy strikes, there’s not a lethal mission these gorgeous men can’t handle. . . . Just Bad Enough
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star; Original edition (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439191115
ISBN-13: 978-1439191118
The Promise [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
After a record-breaking sail from China, Alexi de Warenne's moment of triumph quickly vanishes. At his welcoming party, his bewitching childhood friend Elysse O'Neill begins flirting with a shipmate, clearly punishing Alexi for his time at sea. But when Alexi finds Elysse desperately struggling in the man's arms, tragedy ensues. Within days, Alexi weds her to save her honor — and leaves her to forge a new life.
Elysse de Warenne rules the ton with her wit and grace, but the whispers of "abandoned bride" follow her ruthlessly. Elysse will never reveal the truth: that she hasn't seen her husband in six years — and that they didn't even consummate their marriage! When Alexi unexpectedly returns to England, Elysse will do whatever it takes to win his heart and claim her place at his side….
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HQN Books; Original edition (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373774427
ISBN-13: 978-0373774425
Product Description
Wanted: Bride. Must love children. Mortals need not apply.
Carlos Panterra is looking for a mate, a woman who will love and care for the young orphans he's recently taken under his wing (or paw, as the case may be). When the shape shifter spies the beautiful Caitlyn, it's like sunshine amidst the darkness. At last, he's found the perfect woman, except . . .
Caitlyn Whelan is mortal. Worse, her father is the head of a CIA agency bent on hunting the undead. Still, Caitlyn knows that Carlos is the man for her, shape shifter or not. So she jumps at the chance when her sister offers her a job to work with him, determined to show Carlos their attraction is more than just animal magnetism. But danger lurks in the night, and their unleashed, untamed passion might just get them both killed . . .
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Avon (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061958034
ISBN-13: 978-0061958038
Product Description
AT THE CROSSROADS OF DEATH AND DESIRE, A WOMAN TASTES A PLEASURE NO MORTAL IS MEANT TO SURVIVE
In the frozen Alaskan wilderness, former state trooper Jenna Darrow survives an unspeakable breach of body and soul. But with her narrow escape comes an even greater challenge. For strange changes are taking place within her, as she struggles to understand — and control — a new hunger. To do so, she will seek shelter in the Boston compound of the Order, an ancient race of vampire warriors whose very existence is shrouded in mystery. Perhaps the most mysterious of them all is Brock, a brooding, dark-eyed alpha male whose hands hold the power to comfort, heal . . . and arouse.
As she recovers under Brock’s care, Jenna finds herself drawn to the Order’s mission: to stop a ruthless enemy and its army of assassins from subjecting Earth to a reign of terror. Yet in spite of their resolve, a purely physical relationship without strings soon binds Brock and Jenna together with a desire fiercer than life and stronger than death itself — until a secret from Brock’s past and Jenna’s own mortality challenges their forbidden love to the ultimate trial by fire.
Product Description
Secret government operative Sasha Trudeau earned a long vacation with her lover and fellow Shadow Wolf, Hunter, after the brutal wolf-like attacks that left New Orleans in an uproar. But when her team calls with news of vampire slayings, Sasha knows it’s only a matter of time before another war breaks out among the supernatural denizens of the world …
The vampires are nobody’s ally, but the cold-hearted deaths of their own kind make them even more bloodthirsty than usual. But who is the culprit? With the Seelie and Unseelie courts claiming innocence and aligning together, Sasha’s team is at a loss. Until they discover that they’re facing ancient creatures from the depths of hell itself, bent on unleashing pure fury.
The vampires are nobody’s ally, but the cold-hearted deaths of their own kind make them even more bloodthirsty than usual. But who is the culprit? With the Seelie and Unseelie courts claiming innocence and aligning together, Sasha’s team is at a loss. Until they discover that they’re facing ancient creatures from the depths of hell itself, bent on unleashing pure fury.
Product Details
- Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; First Edition edition (September 28, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312943024
- ISBN-13: 978-0312943028
Product Description
From the Horror Writers Association comes a brand-new collection of darkly humorous tales!
The Big Questions of Life (and Death)
Can a killer’s basement blood-feast be a tax write-off (under Entertainment)? Not if Vlad the IRS agent nails him first in Heather Graham’s "Death and Taxes."
What does a pack of hungry she-wolves do to solve their man troubles? Ladies Night Out takes a wicked turn in "Dog Tired (of the Drama!)" by L. A. Banks.
How far will an elite call girl go to beat a murder rap? Stuck with a dead client in a luxury L.A. hotel room, she might strike a costly bargain with a woman of unearthly powers in Allison Brennan’s "Her Lucky Day."
Who actually writes those tabloid stories about Bigfoot? Meet a journalist of the unexplained (she’s 50 percent demon) and her boyfriend (he’s 100 percent thief), as they heat up a museum exhibition that’s also a soul-snatching battleground in "Lucifer’s Daughter" by Kelley Armstrong.
Plus tales from
KEVIN J. ANDERSON & JANIS IAN • SAM W. ANDERSON • MIKE BARON
EDWARD BRYANT • AMY STERLING CASIL • DEREK CLENDENING • DON D’AMMASSA • BRIAN J. HATCHER • NINA KIRIKI HOFFMAN • NANCY KILPATRICK • J. A. KONRATH • JOHN R. LITTLE • SHARYN MCCRUMB
SCOTT NICHOLSON • MARK ONSPAUGH • AARON POLSON • DANIEL PYLE
MIKE RESNICK & LEZLI ROBYN • JEFF RYAN • D. L. SNELL • LUCIEN SOULBAN
ERIC JAMES STONE • JEFF STRAND • JORDAN SUMMERS
JOEL A. SUTHERLAND • STEVE RASNIC TEM • CHRISTOPHER WELCH
Product Details
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Gallery; Original edition (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439187657
ISBN-13: 978-1439187654
Product Description
Sweet and innocent with a twist of girl-next-door, Cadence Jones is not your typical girl and certainly not your typical FBI agent. Just ask her sisters, Shiro and Adrienne. (Wait. . .best if you don’t ask Adrienne anything.) But it’s her special “talent” which makes Cadence so valuable to the FBI and it never comes in more handy than when she and her partner, George, get tagged to bring down the Threefer Killer. A serial killer who inexplicably likes to kill in threes, leave behind inexplicable newspaper clippings, and not one shred of decent forensic evidence, soon starts leaving messages that seem to be just for Cadence and her sisters. Could it be that this killer knows all about Cadence’s special “talent”? In the meantime, love blooms in the most unexpected place when Cadence meets her best friend’s gorgeous brother who is in town visiting—and she discovers that he knows her secret too! When attraction burns hot between them her best friend isn’t thrilled with the romantic development and this time Cadence just might agree!
From New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson comes an outrageously funny novel about a highly unconventional FBI agent, a rather odd serial killer, a best friend on the edge, a gorgeous baker. . .and oh, yeah, love.
Suddenly Cadence finds her unbalanced life turned even more upside down as she tries to date a baker who wants to get in her heart and in her bed, dodge a pesky psychiatrist, keep a leash on her sociopath partner, while trying to catch a serial killer who’s now fixated on her.
Some days it’s not even worth getting up in the morning. . .
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312531176
ISBN-13: 978-0312531171
Product Description
Nothing if not resilient, Celia Graves is slowly adjusting to being a half-human, half-vampire Abomination. But her troubles are far from over. Her best friend’s murder is still unsolved, the cops are convinced she should be in jail, and her old lover, the magician Bruno DeLuca, has resurfaced in her life, saying he has something important to tell her.
The vampire attack that transformed Celia kicked her latent Siren abilities into high gear, and now she’s been summoned to the Sirens’ island to justify her existence — and possibly fight for her life — in front of the Siren Queen. Celia isn’t sure she’ll survive to make the trip. The demon she defeated in Blood Song hasn’t exactly gone quietly — he’s left Celia suffering from a powerful curse.
Product Details
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765324954
ISBN-13: 978-0765324955
Monday, September 27, 2010
New Release (Sept 27)
Don't Blink [Hardcover]
Product Description
The good
New York's Lombardo's Steak House is famous for three reasons--the menu, the clientele, and now, the gruesome murder of an infamous mob lawyer. Effortlessly, the assassin slips through the police's fingers, and his absence sparks a blaze of accusations about who ordered the hit.
The bad
Seated at a nearby table, reporter Nick Daniels is conducting a once-in-a-lifetime interview with a legendary baseball bad-boy. In the chaos, he accidentally captures a key piece of evidence that lands him in the middle of an all-out war between Italian and Russian mafia forces. NYPD captains, district attorneys, mayoral candidates, media kingpins, and one shockingly beautiful magazine editor are all pushing their own agendas--on both sides of the law.
And the dead
Back off -- or die -- is the clear message Nick receives as he investigates for a story of his own.Heedless, and perhaps in love with his beautiful editor, Nick endures humiliation, threats, violence, and worse in a thriller that overturns every expectation and finishes with the kind of flourish only James Patterson knows.
Product Details
* Hardcover: 384 pages
* Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (September 27, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0316036234
* ISBN-13: 978-0316036238
The good
New York's Lombardo's Steak House is famous for three reasons--the menu, the clientele, and now, the gruesome murder of an infamous mob lawyer. Effortlessly, the assassin slips through the police's fingers, and his absence sparks a blaze of accusations about who ordered the hit.
The bad
Seated at a nearby table, reporter Nick Daniels is conducting a once-in-a-lifetime interview with a legendary baseball bad-boy. In the chaos, he accidentally captures a key piece of evidence that lands him in the middle of an all-out war between Italian and Russian mafia forces. NYPD captains, district attorneys, mayoral candidates, media kingpins, and one shockingly beautiful magazine editor are all pushing their own agendas--on both sides of the law.
And the dead
Back off -- or die -- is the clear message Nick receives as he investigates for a story of his own.Heedless, and perhaps in love with his beautiful editor, Nick endures humiliation, threats, violence, and worse in a thriller that overturns every expectation and finishes with the kind of flourish only James Patterson knows.
Product Details
* Hardcover: 384 pages
* Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (September 27, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0316036234
* ISBN-13: 978-0316036238
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Sept 27)
What Are You Reading is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Sheila from One Persons Journey here:
http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/
Post the books you read last week, book currently being read and books you plan on finishing this week.
Last week I read:
1. No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. The 9th Judgment - James Patterson
3. Storm Prey - John Sandford
4. Black Bird Vol. 5 - Kanoko Sakurakoji
I’m currently reading:
1. Make Her Pay - Roxanne St. Claire
Books I’m planning on reading this week:
1. A Summer in Sonoma - Robyn Carr
2. Deadly Promises - Anthology
3. Pray for Silence - Linda Castillo
4. Otomen Vol. 7 - Aya Kanno
Here's the link:
http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-55
Sunday, September 26, 2010
The 9th Judgment (Women's Murder Club) [Hardcover]
I've finished reading "The 9th Judgment" the 9th book in his Women's Murder Club series by James Patterson.
Product Description
The most personal
A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in bloodred lipstick.
The most dangerous
The same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling is woken by a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars' worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is a nearly empty safe, a lifeless body, and another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria.
The most exciting Women's Murder Club novel ever
Lindsay spends every waking hour working with her partner, Rich -- and her desire for him threatens to tear apart both her engagement and the Women's Murder Club. Before Lindsay and her friends can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line -- but is it enough to save the city? With unparalleled danger and explosive action, The 9th Judgment is James Patterson at his compelling, unstoppable best!
Product Details
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1ST edition (April 26, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316036277
ISBN-13: 978-0316036276
My Review:
I highly recommend this series if you like your mysteries/thrillers fast paced with well written characters and good storylines!
SPOILERS:
Lindsay still is attracted to her partner Rich but living and in love with her fiancee Joe!
Rich is now dating one of Lindsay's best friends Cindy (who knows about his attraction to Lynsay in prior books - still thinks he's into Lindsay).
Both Lindsay and Rich were wondering why Marcus's hair was wet after finding his dead wife! They had suspicions about him but didn't have any evidence to convict him (the housekeeper helped them find the gun)!
The mother and children killer outsmarted Lindsay when she pretended to be the secretary of the owner of a newpaper company (he knew who she was already)! He made her drive to a bridge half naked and drop off the money! He got someone else to pick it up (set the security guy who needed more money)!
At the end of the book they still didn't figure out who the cat burglar was! Was in an abusing relationship and finally got out!
3/5
Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 10) [Hardcover]
I've finished "Dead in the Family" the 10th book in her Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris.
Product Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series- the basis for HBO(r)'s True Blood-continues!
After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the brief but deadly Faery War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she's angry. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman. But he's under scrutiny by the new Vampire King because of their relationship. And as the political implications of the Shifters coming out are beginning to be felt, Sookie's connection to the Shreveport pack draws her into the debate. Worst of all, though the door to Faery has been closed, there are still some Fae on the human side-and one of them is angry at Sookie. Very, very angry...
After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the brief but deadly Faery War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she's angry. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman. But he's under scrutiny by the new Vampire King because of their relationship. And as the political implications of the Shifters coming out are beginning to be felt, Sookie's connection to the Shreveport pack draws her into the debate. Worst of all, though the door to Faery has been closed, there are still some Fae on the human side-and one of them is angry at Sookie. Very, very angry...
About the Author
Charlaine Harris writes both fantasies and mysteries. She lives in southern Arkansas with her family.Product Details
Hardcover: 311 pages
Publisher: Ace Books; 1 edition (May 4, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0441018645
ISBN-13: 978-0441018642
My Review:
When I first started reading this book it didn't seem like a Sookie book (hard to explain)!
SPOILERS:
Sookie is now dating Eric and there is still some issues there!
His sire comes to visit with a new boy-toy Alexi who is the brother of Anatasia of Romolov. Alexi is a psycho vampire (he loves to kill for the thrill and enjoyment)!
Bill is getting better but still not in tip top shape. He would feel alot better if he took some blood from his half-sister (Sookie writes a letter to her explaining about Bill). Seems like the sister is in love with Bill!
Claude (Sookie's fairy cousin) is still around and is living temporarily in her house (having trouble living at his place because it reminds him of his sister Claudine who died in the previous book). He's decided to protect Sookie because Claudine loved her!
Sookie inherits money from Claudine (she never expected anything and it was more then she thought when she found out)!
Her uncle is not quite right in the head but he decided to protect Sookie!
3/5
Saturday, September 25, 2010
New Last to Die Winners
I have picked two new winners of my Last to Die Giveaway (one previous winner didn't get back to me and another won on another blog) and they are:
1. Holly
2. Jacinda (confirmed)
Please fill out this form with your contact information, so I can send the info. to the publisher thanks!
http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=640430
CONGRATULATIONS:
1. Holly
2. Jacinda (confirmed)
Please fill out this form with your contact information, so I can send the info. to the publisher thanks!
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New Sin Undone Winners
I have picked three new winners of my Sin Undone Giveaway (two previous winners didn't get bak to me and one already won a copy on another blog) and they are:
1. Elaine G. (already won)
2. Rebecca Wolfe
3. Marian (confirmed)
Please fill out this form with your contact information, so I can send the info. to the publisher thanks!
http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=640430
CONGRATULATIONS:
2. Rebecca Wolfe
3. Marian (confirmed)
Please fill out this form with your contact information, so I can send the info. to the publisher thanks!
http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=640430
In the Mail Saturday - Sept 25th
In the Mail Saturday is hosted every 2nd Saturday at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.
I received these in the mail in the last two weeks.
For Review:
Product Description
A ruthless killer hides in plain sight, someone no one believes is capable of murder. Within a week, six women will be murdered, all punished for their dark pasts. Detective Dani Cole is determined to track down this serial killer whose victims include a young woman she pulled out of a life of crime. Her investigation leads her to a photography foundation and the renowned photographer Mitch Sheridan, a man she she fell in love with years ago but has tried to forget. Dani and Mitch are instantly attracted to each other again, though their troubled pasts keep them from getting too close. Together, through the course of the investigation, they unearth a dark chain of deception that leads to a killer who is closer than they think.
Product Description
Although the widowed Lady Rebecca has sworn off marriage, men are another matter. London's cold winter nights have her dreaming of warmer pursuits-like finding a lover to satisfy her hungry heart. Someone handsome, discreet, and most importantly as uninterested in marriage as she is. Someone like Jack Fulton.
A known adventurer and playboy, Jack seems like the perfect choice. There's just one problem: Jack isn't interested in an affair. He needs the beautiful, mysterious Lady Rebecca to be his wife. And he doesn't have much time to persuade her. A secret from Jack's past is about to surface, and by Christmas Day he'll be either married to Rebecca or dead.
Product Description
Live fast, fight hard and if you have to die then take as many of your enemies with you as you can. That is the Amazon credo and it was one Samia lived and died by. Now in contemporary New Orleans, the immortal Amazon warrior is about to learn that there’s a worse evil coming to slaughter mankind than she’s ever faced before.
Shapeshifter Dev Peltier has stood guard at the front of Sanctuary for almost two hundred years and in that time, he’s seen it all. Or so he thought. Now their enemies have discovered a new source of power- one that makes a mockery of anything faced to date.
The war is on and Dev and Sam are guarding ground zero. But in order to win, they will have to break the most cardinal of all rules and pray it doesn’t unravel the universe as we know it.
Product Description
A love to die for...
On the run since his daughter was born, Mitch Turner has concealed a truth so dangerous, its discovery could jeopardize both their lives. But when a series of shocking murders hits their newfound home, the trail leads straight to Mitch. With the police out for blood and his daughter ripped from his arms, he has nowhere to turn -- until a beautiful stranger offers her help.
Neesy Brown has made mistakes in her life, yet she refuses to believe this mysterious man is a killer. There's a strength in his broad shoulders that draws her to him and a weariness in his eyes that she longs to ease. As the murders tear her small town apart, she vows to help Mitch find his missing child. But a cunning predator is pulling them deeper and deeper into his fatal game. And the price of losing is the child -- and the future -- they could both share...
Product Description
THESE HEROES ARE 100 PERCENT RAW, DANGEROUS, AND . . . UNDENIABLY SEXY
New York Times bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love, and Cindy Gerard and rising romance star Laura Griffin mix seduction and suspense in three irresistible romantic adventures. From sultry international jungles to the rugged terrain of the American Southwest, join the larger-than-life, scorching-hot alpha heroes of the Bureau of American Defense, Black Ops, Inc., and the U.S. Navy SEALs for all the pulse-pounding, heart-racing, toe-curling excitement. They’re cool under pressure, steamy under the sheets, and when the enemy strikes, there’s not a lethal mission these gorgeous men can’t handle. . . .
Manga:
Product Description
R to L (Japanese Style)
A best-selling series from one of Japan's most respected authors. Masterless samurai Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled and loyal swordsman, but his naïve, diffident nature has more than once caused him to be let go by the lords who employ him. Hungry and desperate, he agrees to become a bodyguard for Yaichi, the charismatic leader of a group calling itself "Five Leaves." Although disturbed by the gang's sinister activities, Masa begins to suspect that Yaichi's motivations are not what they seem. And despite his misgivings, the deeper he's drawn into the world of the Five Leaves, the more he finds himself fascinated by these devious, mysterious outlaws.
In the Mail (Sept 24)
I received this in the mail yesterday for review, thanks Maylene!
Blood Lite II: Overbite [Paperback]
Product Description
From the Horror Writers Association comes a brand-new collection of darkly humorous tales!
The Big Questions of Life (and Death)
Can a killer’s basement blood-feast be a tax write-off (under Entertainment)? Not if Vlad the IRS agent nails him first in Heather Graham’s "Death and Taxes."
What does a pack of hungry she-wolves do to solve their man troubles? Ladies Night Out takes a wicked turn in "Dog Tired (of the Drama!)" by L. A. Banks.
How far will an elite call girl go to beat a murder rap? Stuck with a dead client in a luxury L.A. hotel room, she might strike a costly bargain with a woman of unearthly powers in Allison Brennan’s "Her Lucky Day."
Who actually writes those tabloid stories about Bigfoot? Meet a journalist of the unexplained (she’s 50 percent demon) and her boyfriend (he’s 100 percent thief), as they heat up a museum exhibition that’s also a soul-snatching battleground in "Lucifer’s Daughter" by Kelley Armstrong.
Plus tales from
KEVIN J. ANDERSON & JANIS IAN • SAM W. ANDERSON • MIKE BARON
EDWARD BRYANT • AMY STERLING CASIL • DEREK CLENDENING • DON D’AMMASSA • BRIAN J. HATCHER • NINA KIRIKI HOFFMAN • NANCY KILPATRICK • J. A. KONRATH • JOHN R. LITTLE • SHARYN MCCRUMB
SCOTT NICHOLSON • MARK ONSPAUGH • AARON POLSON • DANIEL PYLE
MIKE RESNICK & LEZLI ROBYN • JEFF RYAN • D. L. SNELL • LUCIEN SOULBAN
ERIC JAMES STONE • JEFF STRAND • JORDAN SUMMERS
JOEL A. SUTHERLAND • STEVE RASNIC TEM • CHRISTOPHER WELCH
Product Details
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Gallery; Original edition (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439187657
ISBN-13: 978-1439187654
Friday, September 24, 2010
Kele Moon Beyond Eden Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway
I am so excited to have Kele Moon here to talk about what if the devil is a good guy in a guest post here at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.
Kele is currrently touring to promote her newest release Beyond Eden which features a threesome.
For more information about each book, please visit http://www.kelemoon.com/Kele_Moon/Home.html
Thanks so much Goddessfish.com for connecting us on this blog tour!
Thank you Kele for being here today to talk about what if the devil was a good guy, I greatly appreciate it!
Please take it away, Kele!
What if the devil was the good guy?
By guest blogger Kele Moon
My name is Kele Moon and I’m here to talk about my breakout novel Beyond Eden that released this month from Ellora’s Cave. After the long, incredible ride that was the creation process of Beyond Eden finally seeing it available for purchase has been so very exciting. I appreciate the lovely ladies at Paranormal & Romantic Suspense Reviews for inviting me here to tell you a little bit about it.
The birth of Beyond Eden started with a simple idea—What if you wanted the devil to be the good guy. As an erotica writer, temptation was a compelling topic to explore and something I couldn’t resist.
What unfolded during the writing of Beyond Eden is something I’m very proud of. The journey of Danny, Paul and Eve is extremely emotional and I fell in love with all of them along the way, and more so I fell in love with the passionate love story they let me tell.
Beyond Eden is an erotic, Garden of Eden ménage romance. A rustically beautiful lake house is the setting for three life long friends to come together, recreating the original story in modern day Tampa. Laced with symbolism, the magic of true love and a taste of the forbidden, Beyond Eden, is a dark, edgy, extremely passionate story with strong BDSM elements.
Beyond Eden is available for purchase at Ellora’s Cave:
For more on Beyond Eden visit my website at:
Blurb for “Beyond Eden”
Three lifelong friends find themselves tangled in a web of love, pain and dangerous secrets in this erotic Garden of Eden tale.
Tall, dark and handsome Danny Carlow has always gotten whatever he wants except for the two he wants more than anything — his best friends, lovers Paul and Eve. Determined, he waits like a snake in the grass, poised for the right moment to offer them a temptation too delicious to resist.
Artist Eve Everton makes the painful decision to leave behind her true love Paul for the Siren’s call of New York City. Ten years later with her life in shambles, she returns home. When Paul’s waiting arms aren’t available, Eve falls for Danny’s charm and finds herself a willing accomplice in the dangerous games Danny plays.
Former college football star, Paul Mattling is now a successful attorney with a bright future ahead of him. But behind those brilliant blue eyes are secret desires for a taste of the forbidden. Will he play it safe or will he give into Danny and Eve and bite the apple?a
Except 2
“You’re gorgeous, Danny Boy.”
“So are you,” Danny whispered, his gaze running over her in a hot, possessive sweep that made her feel as if he was touching her with a look. He stepped closer and Eve was so desperate she arched into him before he touched her. “I’ve wanted you forever—you’re the only woman I ever really wanted, Evie Girl. This feels too good to be true.”
She felt herself get weak, tilting her head to stare at him in disbelief. “Is that true?”
Danny leaned into her, one hand resting against the table, trapping her against the wood. He bent down, capturing her lips again as he pushed her palm against him, forcing her to feel the long, hard outline of his cock through the rough material of his jeans.
Eve could taste his pain then, the longing that came from a lifetime of waiting. She would never figure out how he managed to convey that much love and agony in a simple kiss, but he did. That was all it took for a love she had never expected to burst to life inside her heart, resting beside the blossom that had never wilted for his best friend. Eve was too far gone to ponder the ramifications of what he had done by dividing her heart in two because her body responded to the feel of his cock against the palm of her hand, making her throb for more than what he was giving her.
For the first time in her life, a kiss made her weak in the knees. She would have fallen if Danny’s arm hadn’t wrapped around her, anchoring her to him as his tongue pushed deeper into her mouth, as if knowing it was suddenly his to plunder.
The two of them lacked grace as they fell heavily to their knees on the hardwood floor. Their lips parted when Danny wrenched her shirt over her head. He tossed it aside and then tugged at her unhooked bra, pulling it off easily. Despite her body that was pulsing in need and Danny’s declarations, Eve still felt her nakedness self-consciously, being very aware of how beautiful Danny was and remembering the pristine girls he had dated in high school.
“If you’d been mine, I never would’ve let you go to New York without me,” Danny said in a raspy whisper. “I would have followed you.”
Eve closed her eyes, her heart jolting for a different reason. “Don’t talk about him. Not now, not like this.”
“You still love him,” Danny said knowingly, the pain evident in his voice.
It wasn’t in Eve to deny that, so she leaned into him instead, gripping at his shoulders and dipping her head down to lick at the curve of his neck. She savored the low groan of defeat from Danny as he ran his fingers through her long hair.
“Come here,” Danny said in a silken voice, using his grip on her hair to tilt her head back. Eve found herself looking into dark eyes swirling with lust and something darker, a wild possessiveness that had Eve suddenly thankful she hadn’t admitted she was still hopelessly in love with Paul. She leaned in closer to him impatiently and a smile tugged at his lips in response, making him look almost evil. “Love me or not, I’m going to make you mine.”
Eve shuddered, her eyes drifting closed. “If you say so,” she whispered and then parted her lips in a silent plea for more.
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Follow My Blog Friday #15
This Meme is hosted by Rachel from Parajunkee's View on Fridays.
To join the fun and make now book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
1. Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host {Parajunkee.com} and any one else you want to follow on the list
2. Put your Blog Name and URL in the Linky thing.
3. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments
4. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can
5. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers
6. If you want to show the link list, just follow the link below the entries and copy and paste it within your post!
18 and Over Book Blogger Tag Along Friday #5
Laurie from Bitten by Paranormal has created a 18 and Over Book Blogger Tag Along Friday Hop where you can find adult bloggers. Thank you for this was looking for more adult blogs.
Rules
*place your blogs name in the first box of the Linky
*Then add your post for the tag along in the second box linky
*When you find a blog that you like to follow please leave comment, so they can tag along to your blog.
*There is a code on my left sidebar, so you can place the pic. on your post
You must be 18 to participate!!!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
In the Mail (Sept 22)
Primitive [Paperback]
Product Description
A neo-primitive cult, possessing secret government documents filled with terrifying information about global warming, kidnaps a famous fashion model and holds her hostage, forcing her to act as their spokesperson. As time runs out, her estranged daughter allies with a dangerous activist group to rescue her, while battling dark agendas from the government and Big Oil.
Product Details
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: BelleBooks, Inc. (October 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0982175647
ISBN-13: 978-0982175644
Black Bird, Vol. 6 [Paperback]
Product Description
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences
Misao and Kyo have traveled to the Tengu Village to end Sho's claim on the leadership of the clan once and for all. Misao knows there will be bloodshed, and things will only get worse if the battle is drawn out.But her attempt to help is thwarted by a cunning trap. Locked in with Sho with little hope of rescue, Misao has a terrible choice to make--betray Kyo or die a horrible, painful death!
Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (October 5, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142153066X
ISBN-13: 978-1421530666
I received this in the mail (won on Romance Reviews Today), thanks PattiF!
Killing Me Softly [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
The Nightcap Strangler, who terrorized the town of Shadow Falls sixteen years ago, has finally been executed. Case closed. Until Bryan Kendall's lover is murdered in the notorious killer's unique style and the rookie cop stands accused. Has someone committed the perfect copycat crime…or was the wrong man put to death?
A continent away, Dawn Jones hears that her first love has been accused of murder and knows that only she can help him. But to do so, she'll have to face the very fears that drove them apart.
Together they'll work to uncover secrets someone's willing to kill to keep, and renew a love as dangerous as it is inevitable. And their best lead is the girl found dead in Bryan's bed, reeking of the whiskey poured down her throat before her killer squeezed it shut.
A killer who thinks that Dawn, too, could use one last drink…
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Mira (June 29, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778327930
ISBN-13: 978-0778327936
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Last to Die Winners
I have picked the five winners of my Last to Die Giveaway and they are:
1. Jane (won already)
2. Kathy Poulin (confirmed)
3. Cheryl Free
4. Elaine G. (confirmed)
5. Myra C. (confirmed)
Please fill out this form with your contact information, so I can send the info. to the publisher thanks!
http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=640430
CONGRATULATIONS:
2. Kathy Poulin (confirmed)
3. Cheryl Free
4. Elaine G. (confirmed)
5. Myra C. (confirmed)
Please fill out this form with your contact information, so I can send the info. to the publisher thanks!
http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=640430
Sin Undone Winners
I have picked the five winners of my Sin Undone Giveaway and they are:
1. Cecile (confirmed)
2. Vicki V.
3. Tracey D.
4. Jacinda (confirmed)
5. Jeanette J. (won already)
Please fill out this form with your contact information, so I can send the info. to the publisher thanks!
http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=640430
CONGRATULATIONS:
1. Cecile (confirmed)
2. Vicki V.
3. Tracey D.
4. Jacinda (confirmed)
Please fill out this form with your contact information, so I can send the info. to the publisher thanks!
http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=640430
Waiting on Wednesday Meme
This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection are:
The Promise [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
After a record-breaking sail from China, Alexi de Warenne's moment of triumph quickly vanishes. At his welcoming party, his bewitching childhood friend Elysse O'Neill begins flirting with a shipmate, clearly punishing Alexi for his time at sea. But when Alexi finds Elysse desperately struggling in the man's arms, tragedy ensues. Within days, Alexi weds her to save her honor — and leaves her to forge a new life.
Elysse de Warenne rules the ton with her wit and grace, but the whispers of "abandoned bride" follow her ruthlessly. Elysse will never reveal the truth: that she hasn't seen her husband in six years—and that they didn't even consummate their marriage! When Alexi unexpectedly returns to England, Elysse will do whatever it takes to win his heart and claim her place at his side….
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HQN Books; Original edition (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373774427
ISBN-13: 978-0373774425
Product Description
THESE HEROES ARE 100 PERCENT RAW, DANGEROUS, AND . . . UNDENIABLY SEXY
New York Times bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love, and Cindy Gerard and rising romance star Laura Griffin mix seduction and suspense in three irresistible romantic adventures. From sultry international jungles to the rugged terrain of the American Southwest, join the larger-than-life, scorching-hot alpha heroes of the Bureau of American Defense, Black Ops, Inc., and the U.S. Navy SEALs for all the pulse-pounding, heart-racing, toe-curling excitement. They’re cool under pressure, steamy under the sheets, and when the enemy strikes, there’s not a lethal mission these gorgeous men can’t handle. . . . Just Bad Enough
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star; Original edition (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439191115
ISBN-13: 978-1439191118
Product Description
Wanted: Bride. Must love children. Mortals need not apply
Carlos Panterra is looking for a mate, a woman who will love and care for the young orphans he's recently taken under his wing (or paw, as the case may be). When the shape shifter spies the beautiful Caitlyn, it's like sunshine amidst the darkness. At last, he's found the perfect woman, except . . .
Caitlyn Whelan is mortal. Worse, her father is the head of a CIA agency bent on hunting the undead. Still, Caitlyn knows that Carlos is the man for her, shape shifter or not. So she jumps at the chance when her sister offers her a job to work with him, determined to show Carlos their attraction is more than just animal magnetism. But danger lurks in the night, and their unleashed, untamed passion might just get them both killed . . .
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Avon (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061958034
ISBN-13: 978-0061958038
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Black Hills [Large Print] [Hardcover]
I've finished "Black Hills" by Nora Roberts.
Product Description
#1 New York Times-bestselling author Nora Roberts takes us deep into the rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, where the shadows keep secrets, hunters stalk the land, and a childhood friendship matures into an adult passion.
A summer at his grandparents' South Dakota ranch is not eleven-year-old Cooper Sullivan's idea of a good time. But things are a bit more bearable now that he's discovered the neighbor girl, Lil Chance, and her homemade batting cage. Even horseback riding isn't as awful as Coop thought it would be. Each year, with Coop's annual summer visit, their friendship deepens from innocent games to stolen kisses, but there is one shared experience that will forever haunt them: the terrifying discovery of a hiker's body.
As the seasons change and the years roll, Lil stays steadfast to her dreams of becoming a wildlife biologist and protecting her family land, while Coop struggles with his father's demand that he attend law school and join the family firm. Twelve years after they last walked together hand in hand, fate has brought them back to the Black Hills when the people and things they hold most dear need them most.
An investigator in New York, Coop recently left his fastpaced life to care for his aging grandparents and the ranch he has come to call home. Though the memory of his touch still haunts her, Lil has let nothing stop her dream of opening the Chance Wildlife Refuge, but something . . . or someone . . . has been keeping a close watch. When small pranks and acts of destruction escalate into the heartless killing of Lil's beloved cougar, recollections of an unsolved murder in these very hills have Coop springing to action to keep Lil safe.
Lil and Coop both know the natural dangers that lurk in the wild landscape of the Black Hills. But now they must work together to unearth a killer of twisted and unnatural instincts who has singled them out as prey.
Product Details
Hardcover: 752 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult; Lrg edition (July 7, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399155872
ISBN-13: 978-0399155871
My Review:
I highly recommend this book if you like fast paced and well written story with great characters!
Storyline: There is two storylines with the first one is who killed a victim 15 yrs ago, some recent murders and who is after Lil and the second is the relationship between Lil and Cooper.
Characters: All of the main characters were well written and I really enjoyed the history between Lil and Cooper. I could understand why Coop did what he did when he broke up with Lil (the reason behind it). He wanted to become a cop and he did (he was one hell of a cop) and then went into security. When a colleague is killed he decided he had enough and moved back home with his grandparents to help them. Lil became a world-renowned biologist who specializes in wild cats and founded the Chance Wildlife Reserve.
Romance: I enjoyed the romance between Cooper and Lil because I enjoy books where the main characters are former lovers who find their way back to each other and they both are haunted by the dead body of girl they found 15 yrs ago. I'm really glad they are finally back together at the end because they both love each other and it was young foolish thing that Coop did to lose Lil!
Killer: The main killer was just sick and really enjoyed his killings (had no remorse). He believes he's god gift to woman and the reason for his killing is that they are invading his people's land. He watched his father kill his mom when he was 15 (I believe)!
4/5
New Release (Sept 21)
House of Five Leaves, Vol. 1 [Paperback]
Product Description
R to L (Japanese Style)
A best-selling series from one of Japan's most respected authors. Masterless samurai Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled and loyal swordsman, but his naïve, diffident nature has more than once caused him to be let go by the lords who employ him. Hungry and desperate, he agrees to become a bodyguard for Yaichi, the charismatic leader of a group calling itself "Five Leaves." Although disturbed by the gang's sinister activities, Masa begins to suspect that Yaichi's motivations are not what they seem. And despite his misgivings, the deeper he's drawn into the world of the Five Leaves, the more he finds himself fascinated by these devious, mysterious outlaws.
Product Details
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (September 21, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421532107
ISBN-13: 978-1421532103
Monday, September 20, 2010
Tough Customer: A Novel [Hardcover]
I've finished "Tough Customer" by Sandra Brown.
Product Description
Colleagues, friends, and lovers know Dodge Hanley as a private investigator who doesn’t let rules get in his way — in his private life as well as his professional one. If he breaks a heart, or bends the law in order to catch a criminal, he does so without hesitation or apology.That’s why he’s the first person Caroline King —who after a thirty-year separation continues to haunt his dreams — asks for help when a deranged stalker attempts to murder their daughter . . . the daughter Dodge has never met. He has a whole bagful of grudging excuses for wishing to ignore Caroline’s call, and one compelling reason to drop everything and fly down to Texas: guilt. Dodge’s mind may be a haze of disturbing memories and bad decisions, but he arrives in Houston knowing with perfect clarity that his daughter, Berry, is in danger. She has become the object of desire of a co-worker, a madman and genius with a penchant for puzzles and games who has spent the past year making Berry’s life hell, and who now has vowed to kill her. Dodge joins forces with local deputy sheriff Ski Nyland, but the alarming situation goes from bad to worse when the stalker begins to claim other victims and leaves an ominous trail of clues as he lethally works his way toward Berry. Sensing the killer drawing nearer, Dodge, who’s survived vicious criminals and his own self-destructive impulses, realizes that this time he’s in for the fight of his life.
From acclaimed best-selling author Sandra Brown, Tough Customer is a heart-pounding tale about obsession and murder, the fragile nature of relationships, and, possibly, second chances.
About the Author
SANDRA BROWN is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers -- including most recently Smash Cut, Smoke Screen, Play Dirty, Ricochet, Chill Factor, White Hot, Hello, Darkness, The Crush, and Envy. She is the recipient of the 2008 Thriller Master Award from International Thriller Writers, Inc. She and her husband live in Arlington, Texas.
Product Details
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1 edition (August 10, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416563105
ISBN-13: 978-1416563105
My Review:
Storyline: There is two storylines in this book one that deals with Dodge and Carolina (when they first met and to the present day) and who is after Berry their daughter and how to catch him.
Characters: All of the main characters were well written and I really enjoyed the history between Carolina and Dodge. I feel so sorry for Dodge because his boss when he was a beat cop made him do something that he didn't really want to do (which cost him Carolina). His life went down hill from then on but he's lucky his friends have helped him get his life back together.
Romance: I enjoyed the romance between Dodge and Carolina because I enjoy books where the main characters are former lovers who find their way back to each other and they both are tortured and really still love each other. Glad to see they are together at the end and finally saying "I Love You"!!! It's a love/hate relationship!
Killer: The main killer was just sick and perverted and I'm glad he got what was coming to him. He has no conscience or remorse for his killing (he does it for kicks and revenge)! Some of the killings are quite graphic and what he does to them before!
4/5
Thanks Maylene from Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Sept 20)
What Are You Reading is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Sheila from One Persons Journey here:
http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/
Post the books you read last week, book currently being read and books you plan on finishing this week.
Last week I read:
1. Wild Fire - Christine Feehan
2. Undead and Unfinished - MaryJanice Davidson
3. Dead in the Family - Charlaine Harris
4. Crown Vol. 1 and 2 - Shinji Wada
I’m currently reading:
1. No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Books I’m planning on reading this week:
1. The 9th Judgment - James Patterson
2. Storm Prey - John Sandford
3. Black Bird Vol. 5 - Kanoko Sakurakoji
Here's the link:
http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2010/09/19/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-54/
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Library Haul (Sept 19 - 25)
Here's the list of books I picked up from the library this week:
Hardcover:
1. Storm Prey - John Sandford
2. Pray for Silence - Linda Castillo
Softcover:
1. Eternal Kiss of Darkness - Jeanine Frost
2. The Mists of Time - Susan Squires
3. Colder than Ice - Maggie Shayne
4. Dark Warrior Untamed - Alexis Morgan
5. Deadly Seduction - Cate Noble
6. Midnight in Ruby Bayou - Elizabeth Lowell
Manga:
The Complete Guide to Manga
What books/manga did you pick up from the library this week?
Manga Review: CROWN Vol. 2 [Paperback]
I've finished "Crown Vol. 2" by Shinji Wada (Author) and You Higuri (Illustrator).
Product Description
Big brother Ren, his best friend, Jake, and even former rival Condor put their lives on the line to protect young Mahiro. Mahiro is thrilled to have such handsome men as her bodyguards, but her happiness is short-lived when further assassination attempts occur. With her life in constant danger, Mahiro and her protectors are always on the alert for assassins. . . but they never expected that someone would try to steal her heart instead!
Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Go! Comi (April 7, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1605100064
ISBN-13: 978-1605100067
My Review:
This one is a little more graphic in the naked variation! Nothing too graphic though (Ren getting out of bed and a half naked woman)!
Two new characters are introduced in this volume Condor a former comerade of Ren and Jake's and Angela another assassin.
A secret of Angela's is revealed but I don't want to spoil it! If you want to find please read this manga which I highly recommend!
Warning: Ren and Mahiro get a little closer (not sure where this is going) and everyone is starting to notice it!
4/5
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