Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews

New Manhwa Release 2012 (Feb 14)

2012-02-14T17:00:00.000-08:00

My Boyfriend is a Vampire, vol. 3-4 [Paperback]

Product Description

My Boyfriend is a Vampire is an all new shoujo comedy series in the vein of Vampire Knight, presented in two-volumes-in-one omnibus format. Seven Seas will release the entire angsty series across seven low-priced omnibus editions.

Being beautiful is never easy, especially if you’re an eighteen year old boy like Ryu who is constantly mistaken for a girl because of his delicate good looks. Ryu is, in fact, anything but delicate. He is the ringleader of a group of tough kids in an all boy’s school, and he’s quick to beat the living daylights out of anyone who even hints that he resembles a girl.

If that wasn’t hard enough for a regular teenage guy to cope with, his life is about to take a shocking turn for the worse. When Ryu stumbles upon strange happenings in the forest, he gets sucked into a world of vampire intrigue and sinister romance that he never knew existed. And he learns that there are worse things than being turned into a vampire: being turned into a girl?!

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 13 and up
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Seven Seas; First Edition edition (February 14, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935934139
ISBN-13: 978-1935934134

ARC Review: The Night Is Mine (The Night Stalker) [Mass Market Paperback]

2012-02-14T14:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "The Night is Mine" by M.L. Buchman.

Product Description

NAME: Emily Beale
RANK: Captain
MISSION: Fly undercover to prevent the assassination of the First Lady, posing as her executive pilot.

NAME: Mark Henderson, code name Viper
RANK: Major
MISSION: Undercover role of wealthy, ex-mercenary boyfriend to Emily

Their jobs are high risk, high reward:

Protect the lives of the powerful and the elite at all cost. Neither expected that one kiss could distract them from their mission. But as the passion mounts between them, their lives and their hearts will both be risked ... and the reward this time may well be worth it.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402258100
ISBN-13: 978-1402258107

My Review:

The heroine Emily Beale is a captain of SOAR (Special Operations Aviation Regiment of the Army) who loves her job and earned her place in a man's world. She's a take-charge, tough, smart kick-ass women who loves to fly into high stress combat zones. Then she is pulled off the job to act as the First Lady's personal chief and bodyguard which makes her very unhappy.

The hero Mark Henderson is Major of SOAR and he's known as a hard ass. No one can please him and when you do well you need to up the ante the next time. He never shows anyone his human side especially his attraction to Emily. He's ticked off when she is pulled from his team because he's attracted to her and she's his best pilot. When she is injured he's right by her side but he's gone by morning. Then when he hears what her mission is he insinuates himself into the scene by playing her ex-boyfriend.

The action scenes were well written, heart pulsing and surreal. I really enjoyed the technical aspects of the story with how well the description of the helicopters were detailed and Emily's passion for them.

The romance between Mark and Emily is against Army policy (no fraternizing between subordinates) but it was tender, caring, hot and sweet. You can tell Mark really cares for Emily and wants to protect her from harm.

4/5

Thanks Sourcebooks for sending me this ARC to review, greatly appreciated!

Stud (Cat Star Chronicles) [Mass Market Paperback]

2012-02-14T09:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Stud" the 8th book in her Cat Star Chronicles series by Cheryl Brooks.

Product Description

THEY'RE GALAXIES APART ...

Even for a Zetithian, Tarq Zulveidinoe's sexual prowess is legendary. Believing it's all he's good for, Tarq sets out to perpetuate his threatened species by offering his services to women across the galaxy ...

BUT ONE FORCE CAN BRING THEM TOGETHER ...

Lucinda Force is the sensitive dark horse in a self-absorbed family, repeatedly told that no man will ever want such a plain woman. Lucy longs for romance, but is resigned to her loveless lot in life - until Tarq walks through the door of her father's restaurant on Talus Five ...

About the Author

Cheryl Brooks is a critical care nurse by night and a romance writer by day. She is a Romance Writers of America member, and lives with her husband, two sons, five cats, five horses, and one dog in Indiana.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402251688
ISBN-13: 978-1402251689

My Review:

Lucy and Tarq first meet in her family's diner and she makes recommendations on what he should eat. They are both attracted to each other. Lucy has a dream of owning her own diner with a husband and kids but first she will have to get away from her tyrant father and useless mother. She finally takes off to visit her friend with Tarq in pursuit. I'm never going to look at fried chicken the same again! Lucy is caring and sensitive with a selfish family who don't appreciate her.

Tarq considers himself not worthwhile because he can't read. and he's offered his sperm to women in need. He's never meet any of his children but once he's meet Lucy he decides to quit. He teaches her how to let go and have fun.

Wow the sex scenes were very hot, well detailed, tender and plentiful.

4/5

Thanks Sourcebooks for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

2012-02-14T00:16:00.000-08:00

I want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!

New Release 2012 (Feb 13)

2012-02-13T14:00:00.000-08:00

Private Games [Hardcover]

Product Description

On your mark

Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect more than 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries.

Get set

The opening ceremony is hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Peter Knight, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the games' organizing committee has been killed. It's clear to Peter that this wasn't a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution.

Die

Newspaper reporter Karen Pope receives a letter from a person who calls himself Cronus claiming responsibility for the murders. He promises to restore the Olympics to their ancient glory and to destroy all those who have corrupted the games with lies, corruption, and greed. Immediately, Karen hires Private to examine the letter, and she and Peter uncover a criminal genius who won't stop until he's completely destroyed the modern games.

Product Details
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (February 13, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316206822
ISBN-13: 978-0316206822

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Feb 13)

2012-02-13T00:02:00.000-08:00

What Are You Reading is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Sheila from One Persons Journey: 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. Stud - Cheryl Brooks
2. The Night is Mine - L.M. Buchman
3. Deliver Me from Darkness - Tes Hilaire
4. King of Darkness - Elisabeth Staab
5. The Affair - Lee Child
6. Blood Alone Vol. 4 - Masayuki Takano
7. Yu-Gi-Oh GX Vol. 8 - Naoyuki Kageyama

I’m currently reading:

1. Wild Cat - Jennifer Ashley

Books I’m planning on reading this week:

1. Last Man Standing - Cindy Gerard
2. Changeling Dawn - Dani Harper
3. Not Wicked Enough - Carolyn Jewel
4. Taken - Robert Crais
5. Naruto: The Official Character Data Book - Masashi Kishimoto

Here's the link:

http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-125

Anime Review: Inu x Boku SS Episode 5

2012-02-12T23:58:00.000-08:00

This episode opens with Ririchou in her bed wondering how she could make it up to Soushi. Then we see this masked figure on a roof sending a text message and smiling.

Then we see Ririchou and Soushi getting her breakfast and he apologizes for making her wait. Then we hear and see Watanuki yelling at Soushi again. We see that Watanuki is also in her class and sits to her right with Karuta on her left. Then we see Ririchou at her locker after school putting on her shoes. Renshou walks up to Ririchou and says this is the first time he's seen her at school. She gets another message on her phone and Renshou says why doesn't she tell Soushi about it. Then they start talking about her writing messages to him and she replies she was just practicing her writing skills. Then they heard towards the front of the school and there is Soushi waiting for her. He's sparkling again with hearts around him and he compliments Ririchou again.

Then we see Ririchou at a store looking at stationary and she finally buys one. She heading home and it's dark outside. She gets another message when she hears someone behind her and turns around. Then we see Soushi grabbing the guys hand away and the guy says he's happy she has a boyfriend. Then Soushi gives her a speech about how dangerous it's for them in the dark. Then suddenly Soushi gets in front of Ririchou and turns into his fox self. We see him fighting a masked man with his sword and it's quite a show and Soushi recognizes the guy. Then we see all of them at the Mansion and Shoukiin has Karuto on a leash and she's eating as usual. Nobaru is gushing over her as usual with hearts, etc. We also see Watanuki is scared of Shoukiin and then we see some more of his younger years with the four of them. Wow he was bullied and I don't blame him for his personality!

Then Shoukiin starts giving everyone gifts but Nobaru doesn't like him and turns into her other form and tries to freeze him (that was funny). Then he takes Ririchou, Soushi, Watanuki and Natsume for a trip around the mansion explaining who is a masochist and who is a sadist (some more funny scenes). Then they arrive at the front of the mansion and Ririchou said that isn't the only reason why he came to the mansion. He said he wanted to tell her something but it's kind of late and he didn't want to miss his plane. Then he called them his sex toys and will tell them when he comes back. He gets into his car and drives away. End credits come on (hahaha that was hilarious and so was the song).

Manga Review: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Vol. 8 [Paperback]

2012-02-12T16:52:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Vol. 8" by Naoyuki Kageyama.

Product Description

Reads R to L (Japanese Style).

Masked Hero vs. Vision Hero The next series of duels at Duel Academy are about to begin and Reggie Mackenzie's father, possessed by an evil spirit determined to wreak havoc, makes his move. By manipulating members of the group of visiting duelists from America, Mackenzie plants the seeds of destruction on Duel Academy Island. When Jaden takes on his next opponent, will he realize the evil he faces, or will an ancient spirit's scheme to resurrect itself go forward?

About the Author

Naoyuki Kageyama was born April 12, 1969, which makes him an Aries, and is originally from Tokyo, Japan. He is the recipient of an honorable mention for the 1990 Weekly Shonen Jump Hop Step Award for his work Mahou No Trump (Magic Trump) and started drawing Yu-Gi-Oh! GX for Monthly V Jump in February 2006. Kageyama is a baseball fan and his favorite team is the Seibu Lions.

Product Details
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC (January 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421539969
ISBN-13: 978-1421539966

My Review:

I highly recommend reading this series from the beginning so you know what is going on or you might get lost! This is my first time reading this series (but I have seen the anime so I know what is going on) but I really was impressed with the artwork and characters. It comes with a cool card!

Jaden and his friends are dueling some very powerful and great players. Jaden's friends are losing terribly to these American duelists.

4/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Blood Alone Vol 5 [Paperback]

2012-02-12T09:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Blood Alone Vol. 5" by Masayuki Takano.

Product Description

The "London Waltz" story arc comes to a stirring conclusion as Kuroe awakens at the foot of the stairs in Misaki’s mansion, his wounds miraculously healed. But Kuroe discovers that Misaki is already in the grasp of the evil vampire Caledwich. With his own life on the line, and more importantly, Misaki’s, Kuroe must face Caledwich in a battle from which only one of them will walk away.

About the Author

MASAYUKI TAKANO is best known for writing and illustrating the Boogiepop Dual manga, and for doing original mechanical designs for the Full Metal Panic anime.

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 16 and up
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Seven Seas; First Edition edition (December 6, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935934104
ISBN-13: 978-1935934103

My Review:

This volume opens with Kuroe waking up at the foot of the stairs with his injuries all healed. He goes in search of Caledwich and finally finds him. Caledwich says he's heard of Kuroe the Great Magician and before they start fighting again he disappears.

In the second story Misaki is scared of the thunder but she doesn't tell Kuroe because he has to go to work. He figures out that she is scared and comes back but she said she isn't scared so he leaves - but does he? She goes in search of him but it looks like he is gone but he's behind her and he stays with her.

In the third story Misaki and Kuroe are having fun swimming but nothing much happens.

The last story Misaki is kidnapped by another vampire and Kuroe has to come rescue her. This vampire also disappears when Kuroe defeats his clones.

This volume was very fast paced and had some interesting villains. Misaki was very rebellious in this volume and thought she could take care of herself but she was wrong. Enjoyed the tender moments between Kuroe and Misaki.

3.5/5

Thanks Seven Seas Entertainment/Tor for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

In the Mail Saturday 2012 (Feb 11)

2012-02-11T12:38:00.000-08:00

In the Mail Saturday is hosted every Saturday at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.

I received these in the mail this week.

Lessons After Dark [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

For years, Gareth St. John put his supernatural talent for healing in service to the British Army. Now he's the doctor at a very unusual new school that helps people with special "talents" learn how to hone their abilities. Olivia Brightmore became a fake medium to support herself after her husband died, but she never expected to discover real magic as the school's newest teacher. Olivia tries to keep the handsome doctor at arm's length, but she can't resist the urge to get under his skin.

He's no proper gentleman, but she's No Honest Woman.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (April 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402264402
ISBN-13: 978-1402264405

Untouched (The Amoveo Legend) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

SHE SHOULD BE SEEN, BUT NEVER TOUCHED ...

Kerry Smithson's modeling career ensures that she will be admired from afar, which is essential since mere human touch sparks blinding pain and terrifying visions.

EVERY GOOD MODEL NEEDS A HEAVENLY BODYGUARD

Dante Coltari is hired to protect Kerry from those who know who she is — or more importantly what she is — and want her dead because of it. Nothing could have prepared him for the challenge of keeping her safe. But, strangely, his lightest touch brings her exquisite pleasure rather than pain, and Dante and Kerry have an otherwordly connection that might just pull them through.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (April 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402258461
ISBN-13: 978-1402258466

A Fitting End: A Magical Dressmaking Mystery (A Dressmaker's Mystery) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Business is booming at Harlow Jane Cassidy's custom dressmaking boutique-even with her great-grandmother's ghost hanging around the shop. But when a local golf pro is found stabbed with dressmaking shears, the new town deputy suspects Harlow. Now she has to clear her name before the next outfit she designs is a prison jumpsuit ...

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Signet (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451236149
ISBN-13: 978-0451236142

The Walled Flower (Victoria Square Mystery) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

If Katie Bonner's late husband hadn't invested all their savings in the crafts fair Artisans Alley, the Webster mansion could have been hers to remodel into a bed-and-breakfast. Instead that dream belongs to another young couple. But that dream becomes a nightmare when a skeleton is discovered sealed in the walls of the mansion. The bones belong to Helen Winston, who went missing twenty-two years ago. Heather's aunt, a jewelry vendor at Artisans Alley, asks Kate for help finding her niece's murderer. The case may be cold, but the killer is very much alive - and ready to go to any lengths to keep past secrets buried ...

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425246167
ISBN-13: 978-0425246160

Not Wicked Enough (Reforming the Scoundrels) [Mass Market Paperback

Product Description

When Lily Wellston heads to the Bitterward Estate to comfort her widowed friend Caroline, she certainly does not have romance in mind. In fact the playful but level-headed Lily is amused to no end when, en route, a gypsy gifts her with a beautiful medallion, claiming it will ensnare the romantic desires of a stranger.

But Fate has other plans in the form of Caroline's ruggedly handsome brother, the Duke of Mountjoy. One day at Bitterward and Lily can't deny the sizzling attraction between her and the roguish duke. Nothing can come of it, of course. She's not looking for entanglements and he's practically engaged. But whether it's her outgoing nature and the duke's outlandish ways sparking off one another; or the mysterious gypsy medallion working "magic"-- hearts are stirring in the most unexpected and wicked ways ...

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Berkley (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425246604
ISBN-13: 978-0425246603

Dark Emerald [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Tara's life is shrouded in secrets. All she knows is that they are somehow entwined with a dark emerald-the jewel identifying the lost heir to Tower Twyll. But if she is the true heir to Twyll, then she is the sworn enemy of the man who has captured her heart ...

Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization [Hardcover]

Product Description

The ancient world comes alive in this sweeping history of the city that laid the foundation for modern civilization.

Babylon tells the story of Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements seven thousand years ago to the eclipse of Babylon in the sixth century BCE. Bringing to vibrant life the people of this land, the author chronicles the rise and fall of Mesopotamian civilization, from its political and social systems to its technical and cultural innovations. At the heart of this book is the story of Babylon, which rose to prominence under the Amorite king Hammurabi from about 1800 BCE. Although Babylon's fortunes waxed and waned, it has never lost its allure as the ancient world’s greatest city. Compelling and detailed, this book will fascinate history lovers and those interested in ancient civilizations.

Product Details
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (March 27, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250000076
ISBN-13: 978-1250000071

Thanks Penguin Canada, Sourcebooks and St. Martin's Press!

What did you get in the mail this week?

Edge of Midnight Giveaway Winner

2012-02-10T14:00:00.000-08:00

I have picked my winner of my Edge of Midnight Giveaway and they are:

CONGRATULATIONS:

1. Mary Kirkland

RS Review: Savor the Danger (Hqn) [Mass Market Paperback]

2012-02-10T09:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Savor the Danger" the 3rd book in her Men Who Walk The Edge of Honor series by Lori Foster.

Product Description

She may be aloof, and more pretty than gorgeous, but Alani Rivers is the kind of woman a hot-blooded mercenary can't forget, no matter how hard he tries. So when Jackson Savor wakes up next to the naked, sleeping beauty — with no memory of what happened — he knows he's been drugged … even if Alani doesn't.

After she was kidnapped, Alani vowed never to trust another man again. Still, something about this strong, sexy hero with the tender touch makes her want to believe him. As Jackson hunts down a mysterious intruder, he swears he'll move heaven and earth to keep Alani safe. But what really happened that night? And will the truth bring them closer than they ever thought possible — or put Alani squarely in harm's way again?

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: HQN Books; Original edition (June 28, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373775822
ISBN-13: 978-0373775828

My Review:

Jackson wakes up and figures out he has been drugged and slept with Alani the girl he has been pining for since "When You Dare" the 1st book. He has no memory of last nights activities and starts questioning Alani about the details of what happened that night. He wants to know so he can do it over again.

After Alani was kidnapped she swore she wouldn't trust another guy but something about Jackson makes her melt. She thinks at first he is rejecting her after their incredible night then is convinced he was drugged and is brooding about it.

Jackson is a sexy cowboy who has many layers which he tries to hide but Alani sees right through him. Wow they really burn the sheets It was very funny how he would be in state of arousal all the time and trying to sex her up.

It was a relief when they were both being honest with their feelings for each other and how Jackson was trying to win Alani's trust and to honor the promises he made to her.

It was hilarious during the scene where we see Dare and Trace's reaction to Jackson's relationship to Alani and his masculinity.

We are introduced to two new characters Arizona Storm and Spencer Lark who's the main characters of "A Perfect Storm" the next book in the series.

4/5

Other books in series:

1. When You Dare
2. Trace of Fever
3. A Perfect Storm - March 27, 2012

Follow My Blog Friday #85

2012-02-10T00:02:00.000-08:00

If you are new to the FF fun, Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop that expands your blog following by a joint effort between bloggers. Feature & Follow Friday is now hosted by TWO hosts, myself of course and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!

How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!

Now to make this FF interesting we do a FEATURE blogger. If you are interested in becoming a Feature click on the drop down link above FEATURES and Features and Follow Friday and get on the waiting list! It is also required, that if you participate you must follow the hosts (Parajunkee and Alison Can Read) and the two Feature blogs.

This Meme is hosted by Rachel from Parajunkee's View and Alison from Alison Can Read 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} {Alisoncanread.com}and any one else you want to follow on the list.

2. Follow our Featured Bloggers - BookChowDown and Goldilox and the Three Weres.

3. Put your Blog name and URL in the Linky thing.

4. 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

5. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can

6. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers

7. If your new to the Follow Friday Hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

The Friday Follow Feature are ...

Farhana @ BookChowDown

Hi, my name is Farhana, (nickname Fran) and as I’m sure you’ve guessed I love to read. I started my blog to record my thoughts about books and because what better way to pay tribute to books than to blog about them? There’s also the fantastic book blogging community and I like meeting other reading enthusiasts.

My favourite books are…Harry Potter. I know, typical right? Currently I enjoy reading genres such as dystopia, paranormal, contemporary and romance, mainly under the YA category. When I’m not book blogging or reading, I’m studying (a lot, I’m a geek;p), playing tennis, reading french comics (I’m a bit weird too) and watching TV online. Oh and interesting fact, I am completely English, have an accent like Hugh Grant (not manly though), but I was born in San Francisco so I’m actually American too

Goldilox and the Three Weres

Hello! I just recently started my blog and have been having so much fun playing around with it! I had been becoming more and more obsessed with reading and lurking on Goodreads ... then I began commenting, making friends, and writing reviews on Goodreads...then I decided that I MUST create a book review blog! Its like a wonderful sickness!

In my 'spare time' (when I'm not engrossed in an urban fantasy or paranormal romance) I'm actually a Kindergarten teacher in the public school system. I used to keep my book habit a secret...but then I found out that there are many out there with the same obsession!

Q: What would your prefer: reading your favorite book over and over again until you got sick of it OR reading 100s of mediocre books? And why?

I prefer reading my favorite book over and over again instead of reading 100 mediocre books because then I know I know I wouldn't be bored. Every once in a while I would re-read a favorite of mine.

18 and Over Book Blogger Follow #23

2012-02-10T00:00:00.000-08:00

18 and Over Book Blogger Follow is a weekly feature that begins on Fridays and runs through the weekend hosted by Crystal from Reading Between the Wines and Kelly at Secrets of a Book Lover.

The 18 Over Book Blogger Follow is a Friday blog hop with the objective to find and visit other book blogs that share the same interest as you, namely books geared towards the 18 and over crowd, and make new friends!

How to join in:

You should run a book blog that features and reviews mostly adult reads, some Y.A.’s are okay but 18 & Over adult reads should be your majority.

Make a separate post for the 18 and Over Book Blogger Follow on your blog.

Copy the html for the button above and place it at the top of your post.

List and answer the ‘Question of the Week.’

Place your name and blog title in the linky below and the url for a direct link to your post

Visit the other blogs on the list. If you like what you see make sure to leave a comment and follow so the blog owner knows you stopped by and can return the favor. Following each blog is not mandatory but I know it is always appreciated, and if someone comments saying they’re a new follower it’s polite to follow back. It’s always nice to spread the 18 and Over Book Blog love!

Question of the Week: Reviews; do you write them as soon as you finish a book or not?

I used to write a review as soon as I finished a book or not!

I wish! LOL! Now, I'm mostly a reader more than a writer! I like to think about what I want to write in my review and gather my thoughts before posting.

RS Review: Trace of Fever (Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor) [Mass Market Paperback]

2012-02-09T14:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Trace of Fever" the 2nd book in her Men Who Walk the Edge series by Lori Foster.
Product Description

Undercover mercenary Trace Rivers loves the adrenaline rush of a well-planned mission. First he'll earn the trust of corrupt businessman Murray Coburn, then gather the proof he needs to shut down the man's dirty smuggling operation. It's a perfect scheme — until Coburn's long-lost daughter saunters in with her own deadly plan for revenge.

With a smile like an angel and fire in her eyes, Priscilla Patterson isn't who she seems to be. But neither is the gorgeous bodyguard who ignites all her senses. Joining forces to plot Coburn's downfall, Priss and Trace must fight the undeniable heat between them. For one wrong move, one lingering embrace, will expose them to the wrath of a merciless opponent ….

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: HQN Books; Original edition (May 31, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 037377575X
ISBN-13: 978-0373775750

My Review:

Trace Rivers is undercover and has infiltrated well know human trafficking Murray Coburn empire. He is hired as his personal bodyguard and it has taken a long time to gain his trust. He meets Priscilla Patterson who claims she is Murray's long-lost daughter and has a personal agenda with hidden secrets.

Priss has lived in a sheltered life and when her mother dies she takes it upon her self to seek revenge against the man she holds responsible for her mother's life which distracts Trace's agenda.

Trace has a vendetta against human trafficking because his sister Alicia was kidnapped in the 1st book When You Dare and was rescued by Dare. He's determined to bring down Murray and his man-hungry girlfriend Helene (Hell).

I really loved Trace's character because he was honorable, was trying to keep Priss from getting hurt and didn't taken advantage of her.

Priss on the other hand I didn't really like that much because she was quite prissy, didn't like being told what to do and she certainly ran hot and cold. I felt for her though because those searches were quite humiliating.

I really liked the romance between Trace and Priss because it was slow building and they got to know each other first before hopping into bed.

Murray and especially Helene (Hell) were very psychotic and cruel. Helene is determined to get Trace into her bed and would do anything to achieve that goal.

Please don't hate me because I really thought the scenes with Trace and Helene after he was drugged were hilarious (curious to know what was in the drugs to make him like that?)

Well written storyline, fast paced, great characters, cruel and psychotic villains.

4/5

Other books in series:

1. When You Dare
2. Savor the Danger
3. A Perfect Storm - March 27, 2012

PNR Review: Taken by Midnight (The Midnight Breed, Book 8) [Mass Market Paperback]

2012-02-09T09:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Taken by Midnight" the 8th book in her Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian.

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.

About the Author

Lara Adrian is the New York Times bestselling author of the Midnight Breed series, including Kiss of Midnight, Kiss of Crimson, Midnight Awakening, Midnight Rising, Veil of Midnight, and Ashes of Midnight. Her next novel in this seductive series will come from Dell Books in Fall 2010.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Dell; Original edition (September 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0440245273
ISBN-13: 978-0440245278

My Review:

Jenna Darrow has survived a viscous attack from an ancient evil and wakes up in the Breed compound. She is coming terms with gaining some new powerful abilities which the Ancient left before he died Brock is assigned to take care of her welfare and he helps ease her pain and sorrow. She lost her husband and baby girl in a car accident and she is living with the guilt that it is her fault.

Brock is one of the new members of The Order and he has personal scars too. He is grieving over the loss of his friend Corrinne who disappeared from a Night Club years ago. When he first encounters Jenna he is drawn to her and has a deep need to protect her.

The Order has been after Dragos for a long time who has a habit of experimenting on his own kind, kidnapping Breedmates to breed his own army of Gen-One assassins like Hunter with the Ancient.

I really liked how Jenna was a strong, smart and took matters into her own hands even when times were tough for her. Brock was very caring with Jenna and protected her at no cost.

4/5

Other books in series:

1. Kiss of Midnight
2. Kiss of Crimson
3. Midnight Awakening
4. Midnight Rising
5. Veil of Midnight
6. Ashes of Midnight
7. Shades of Midnight
8. Deeper than Midnight
9. A Taste of Midnight
10. Darker After Midnight

New Linky Follower

2012-02-08T22:30:00.000-08:00

Rachel from Parajunkee has posted about an alternative to GFC today. As you may know GFC will no longer be available to non-bloggers as of March 1st.

Please feel free to follow, thanks!

Please let me know you are following so I can follow back, thanks!

Hot Read Sweepstakes by Simon Schuster Canada

2012-02-08T14:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

Here is an fabulous Sweepstakes hosted by Simon and Schuster Canada that I thought you would all be interested in knowing about!

DETAILS FROM THE SIMON & SCHUSTER PAGE

Enter to win 1 of 5 prize packs of books and scented goodies from .

Click on the titles below to find out more about the books and authors: Lothaire by Kresley Cole, Sleepwalker by Karen Robards, Last Man Standing by Cindy Gerard, A Lady Never Surrenders by Sabrina Jeffries, Hunter of Shadows by Nancy Gideon, The Pleasure of Your Kiss by Teresa Medeiros.

For more book and author news, find us on the web, Facebook and Twitter.

The Books:

CONTEST PERIOD:

This contest began on February 1, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time and ends on February 29, 2012 at 11:59 p.m..

ELIGIBILITY:

This contest is open to all legal residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their province/territory of residence at the time of entry.

Good Luck to everyone who enters!

Waiting on Wednesday

2012-02-08T09:00:00.004-08:00

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection are:

My Boyfriend is a Vampire, Vol. 3-4 [Paperback]

Product Description

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 13 and up
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Seven Seas; First Edition edition (February 14, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935934139
ISBN-13: 978-1935934134

Jennifer Haymore Secrets of an Accidental Duchess Blog Tour with Giveaway

2012-02-07T14:00:00.000-08:00

With her pale hair and slim figure, Olivia Donovan looks as fragile as fine china, and has been treated as such by her sisters ever since a childhood bout with malaria. But beneath her delicate facade, Olivia guards a bold, independent spirit and the kind of passionate desires proper young ladies must never confess ...
It was a reckless wager, and one Max couldn't resist: seduce the alluring Olivia or forfeit part of his fortune.

Yet the wild, soon-to-be Duke never imagined he'd fall in love with this innocent beauty. Nor could he have guessed that a dangerously unpredictable rival would set out to destroy them both. Now, Max must beat a Madman at his own twisted game - or forever lose the only woman to have ever won his heart.

Giveaway Rules

Thanks to the great people at Forever Romance I am thrilled to be able to offer 3 copies of Secrets of an Accidental Duchess by Jennifer Haymore.

This giveaway is only open to the US and No P.O. BOXES please!

If you’d like to enter this giveaway please fill out this form thanks
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Please also leave a comment on my review here, thanks:

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Please be a follower, thanks!

The contest runs till Feb 21st and ends at 11:59 PM EST!

Sorry to my Canadian followers (Hachette Book Group changed their rules) and to my international followers too this is being sent by the publisher!

Historical Review: Secrets of An Accidental Duchess (A Donovan Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

2012-02-07T12:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Secrets of an Accidental Duchess" the 2nd book in her Donovan Sister series by Jennifer Haymore.
Product Description

With her pale hair and slim figure, Olivia Donovan looks as fragile as fine china, and has been treated as such by her sisters ever since a childhood bout with malaria. But beneath her delicate facade, Olivia guards a bold, independent spirit and the kind of passionate desires proper young ladies must never confess ...

It was a reckless wager, and one Max couldn't resist: seduce the alluring Olivia or forfeit part of his fortune. Yet the wild, soon-to-be Duke never imagined he'd fall in love with this innocent beauty. Nor could he have guessed that a dangerously unpredictable rival would set out to destroy them both. Now, Max must beat a Madman at his own twisted game - or forever lose the only woman to have ever won his heart.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Forever (February 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446573159
ISBN-13: 978-0446573153

About the Author

As a child, Jennifer Haymore traveled the South Pacific with her family on their homebuilt sailboat. The months spent on the sometimes quiet, sometimes raging seas sparked her love of adventure and grand romance. Since then, she's earned degrees in computer science and education and held various jobs ranging from bookselling to teaching inner-city children to acting, but she's never stopped writing.

You can find Jennifer in Southern California trying to talk her husband into yet another trip to England, helping her three children with homework while brainstorming a new five-minute dinner menu, or crouched in a corner of the local bookstore writing her next novel.

My Review:

Olivia Donovan looks frail and delicate but her family doesn't know she is stronger than that. She is prone to fevers from malaria she caught when she was young. Her sisters treat her like she is the weakest link but she doesn't want to be treated like a china doll to be contained. When she meets Max he opens up a new world to her.

Max doesn't think Olivia as a frail and delicate china doll but he sees her beauty and kindness. He regrets the bet he made with a nemesis to see if he could get bed Olivia and he certainly bites him back in the butt when she finds out about it. Max has a more than an interest in Olivia and knows that he is in love with her but doesn't want to rush her.

Fenwicke the sadistic villain nemesis was truly a very sick man who enjoyed beating up his wife and ruining her spirit. I hated how he kept calling Olivia "whore".

I really like how Max was very gentle and caring with Olivia and treated her with respect. Really enjoyed their love scenes.

Great storyline, well written characters and a sweet romance.

4/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

Other Books in series:

1. Confessions of an Improper Bride
2. Pleasures of a Tempted Lady - August 1, 2012

New Releases 2012 (Feb 7)

2012-02-07T09:00:00.000-08:00

Fair Game (Alpha And Omega) [Hardcover]

Product Description

Patricia Briggs, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson novels, "always enchants her readers." (Lynn Viehl, New York Times bestselling author) Now her Alpha and Omega series - set in a world of shifting shapes, loyalty, and passion - brings werewolves out of the darkness and into a society where fear and prejudice could make the hunters prey ...

They say opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate.

The son-and enforcer-of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant alpha. While Anna, an omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind.

Now that the werewolves have revealed themselves to humans, they can't afford any bad publicity. Infractions that could have been overlooked in the past must now be punished, and the strain of doing his father's dirty work is taking a toll on Charles.

Nevertheless, Charles and Anna are sent to Boston, when the FBI requests the pack's help on a local serial killer case. They quickly realize that not only the last two victims were werewolves - all of them were. Someone is targeting their kind. And now Anna and Charles have put themselves right in the killer's sights ...

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Ace Hardcover (March 6, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0441020038
ISBN-13: 978-0441020034

Underwater Love [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Sleeping with the Fishes

Fred is a mermaid. But she's not blonde, or buxom, or even perky. In fact, she can be downright cranky-especially when weird levels of toxins are found in the local seawater. There is one perk: Thomas, the gorgeous marine biologist helping in the investigation. If you thought it would be easy for a mermaid to get to the bottom of things, think again.

Swimming Without a Net

To visit the undersea realm of Artur, the High Prince, and her royal merfamily, Fred's brought along Thomas to explore where no "lander" has gone before. But Fred is soon caught between two factions of merfolk: those happy with swimming under the radar-and those who want to bring their existence to the surface...

Fish Out of Water

The existence of the Undersea Folk is no longer a secret, and someone needs to keep them all from floundering in the media spotlight. Fred and Artur have all the right skills for the job, if not for staving off an impending civil war. But all the while, Fred has something else on her mind: the sexy human landlubber she left behind ...

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Berkley Trade (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425247198
ISBN-13: 978-0425247198

A Fitting End: A Magical Dressmaking Mystery (A Dressmaker's Mystery) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Business is booming at Harlow Jane Cassidy's custom dressmaking boutique-even with her great-grandmother's ghost hanging around the shop. But when a local golf pro is found stabbed with dressmaking shears, the new town deputy suspects Harlow. Now she has to clear her name before the next outfit she designs is a prison jumpsuit ...

Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780451236142
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Publication date: 2/7/2012
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Not Wicked Enough (Reforming the Scoundrels) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

When Lily Wellston heads to the Bitterward Estate to comfort her widowed friend Caroline, she certainly does not have romance in mind. In fact the playful but level-headed Lily is amused to no end when, en route, a gypsy gifts her with a beautiful medallion, claiming it will ensnare the romantic desires of a stranger.

But Fate has other plans in the form of Caroline's ruggedly handsome brother, the Duke of Mountjoy. One day at Bitterward and Lily can't deny the sizzling attraction between her and the roguish duke. Nothing can come of it, of course. She's not looking for entanglements and he's practically engaged. But whether it's her outgoing nature and the duke's outlandish ways sparking off one another; or the mysterious gypsy medallion working "magic"-- hearts are stirring in the most unexpected and wicked ways...

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Berkley (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425246604
ISBN-13: 978-0425246603

Manga:

A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Product Description

Meet Maria Kawai — she’s gorgeous and whip-smart, a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue, it’s no wonder some consider her to be the very devil! Maria’s difficult ways even get her kicked out of an elite school, but this particular fall may actually turn out to be her saving grace ...

Maria’s frank nature gains her more enemies at her new school, but her angelic singing voice inadvertently catches the attention of Yusuke Kanda and Shin Meguro. Can these boys mend her hardened heart, or will they just end up getting scorched?

Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421541645
ISBN-13: 978-1421541648

Ai Ore!, Vol. 4: Love Me! [Paperback]

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T+.

Product Description

Mizuki is the female "prince" of her all-girls school and the lead guitarist in an all-girl rock band. Akira is the male "princess" of his all-boys school and wants to join her band. Love may be on his mind, but romance is difficult when everyone keeps mistaking Mizuki for a boy and Akira for a girl!

Now that all St. Nobara Girls Academy knows Akira is a boy, the students want Mizuki to stop dating him because of Dankaisan Boys School’s awful reputation. Pressured by her classmates and the student council president, Mizuki decides to do the unthinkable: she goes to Ran for help.

Product Details
Paperback: 306 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421538733
ISBN-13: 978-1421538730

Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 2 [Paperback]

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Product Description

Princess Nakaba of Senan is forced to marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming a hostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is also selfish and possessive, telling Nakaba outright: “You are my property.” With only her attendant Loki at her side, Nakaba must find a way to cope with her hostile surroundings, her fake marriage ... and a mysterious power!

Princess Nakaba of Senan and Prince Caesar of Belquat only married each other for the sake of peace between their two warring countries, but things take a surprising turn when Caesar finds himself falling for his strange wife! Caesar tries to get Nakaba to return his feelings, but she maintains that he is her enemy and that she hates him. So when Nakaba has a vision of Caesar getting killed, will she say anything to save him?

Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142154105X
ISBN-13: 978-1421541051

Otomen, Vol. 12 [Paperback]

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Product Description

Asuka Masamune is a guy who loves girly things -- sewing, knitting, making cute stuffed animals and reading shojo comics. But in a world where boys are expected to act manly, Asuka must hide his beloved hobbies and play the part of a masculine jock instead. Can Asuka ever show his true self to anyone, much less to Ryo Miyakozuka, the girl that he's falling for?

Secretly taking a baking class for men, Asuka is relieved that there’s a safe haven where he doesn’t need to hide his girly side from his anti-otomen mother. But when she finds out that he’s been attending this class, things get set to explode!

Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421541092
ISBN-13: 978-1421541099

Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura , Vol. 6 [Paperback]

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Product Description

Sakura is the granddaughter of a mysterious moon princess who slew demons with her Blood Cherry Blossom sword. All her life Sakura has been forbidden to look at the full moon without knowing why. Then one night, unhappy over her impending marriage, Sakura gazes up at the moon, only to see a demon attacking her...

The battle between Kohaku and Shuri has ended, but Sakura is still held captive by Enju. Sakura tries to convince her brother that there are humans who will accept the moon people, but he will not back down. Enju tells Sakura she will soon need to choose sides and whom she is to destroy ...

Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142154024X
ISBN-13: 978-1421540245

PNR Review: How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake, Book 1) [Mass Market Paperback]

2012-02-06T22:22:00.000-08:00

I've finished "How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire" the 1st book in her Love at Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks.

Product Description

So what if he's a bit older and usually regards a human female as dinner, not a dinner date? Yes, Roman Draganesti is a vampire, but a vampire who lost one of his fangs sinking his teeth into something he shouldn't have. Now he has one night to find a dentist before his natural healing abilities close the wound, leaving him a lop–sided eater for all eternity.

Things aren't going well for Shanna Whelan either ... After witnessing a gruesome murder by the Russian mafia, she's next on their hit list. And her career as a dentist appears to be on a downward spiral because she's afraid of blood. When Roman rescues her from an assassination attempt, she wonders if she's found the one man who can keep her alive. Though the attraction between them is immediate and hot, can Shanna conquer her fear of blood to fix Roman's fang? And if she does, what will prevent Roman from using his fangs on her.

About the Author

Kerrelyn Sparks is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Love at Stake series. Each book in the series has landed on the USA Today bestseller list, but when the fourth book, The Undead Next Door, jumped onto the New York Times list at #14, even the Undead sat up and took notice. That same book was nominated (not by the Undead) for the RITA® Award for best paranormal romance of 2008.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Avon (July 26, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060751967
ISBN-13: 978-0060751968

My Review:

Roman is a typical alpha male vampire - rich, handsome and playboy. He was a healing monk in his former life who was kidnapped by bad vampires and tortured. He finally escaped and formed a group of power vampires which he has turned himself. He recently discovered a synthetic blood for his species and he's on the verge of discovering a formula to stay awake during the daylight hours. Two of his employees have built a sex toy for vampires but when Roman bites it his tooth comes out. He needs a night dentist.

Shanna life is boring and she is in the witness protection program after witnessing a mafia massacre and the death of her family. The mafia have found where she works and puts on a hit on her that very night. She is saved by a hot guy who wants her to put a wolf fang back into his mouth.

This series is hilarious and always makes me laugh when I'm in sad mood. It was a hoot when we first meet Vanda and I really liked Darcy (she was so nice to Shanna).

4/5

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Feb 6)

2012-02-06T00:02:00.000-08:00

What Are You Reading is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Sheila from One Persons Journey: 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. Midnight Reckoning - Kendra Leigh Castle
2. Trace of Fever - Lori Foster
3. Lothaire - Kresley Cole
4. Savour the Danger - Lori Foster
5. 13th Boy Vol. 10 - SangEun Lee
6. Ai Ore! Vol. 4 - Mayu Shinjo

I’m currently reading:

1. Stud - Cheryl Brooks

Books I’m planning on reading this week:

1. The Night is Mine - M.L. Buchman
2. Deliver Me from Darkness - Tes Hilaire
3. King of Darkness - Elisabeth Staab
4. The Affair - Lee Child
5. Blood Alone Vol. 4 - Masayuki Takano
6. Yu-Gi-Oh GX Vol. 8 - Naoyuki Kageyama

Here's the link:

http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-124

Anime Review: Inu x Boku SS Episode 4

2012-02-05T23:30:00.000-08:00

This episode opens with two new characters one named Watanuki practising his kung-fu skills while a red haired guy with bunny ears is telling him to take it easy. Watanuki tells him to shut up and that he needs to sharpen his skills because he's not that good right now and he will beat a certain person. The bunny guy starts sprouting what a nice day it is and it makes him want to go out and do something. Watanuki is yelling in the background saying "you always do this."

Then we see Ririchou and Soushi saying good morning to each other. Ririchou is thinking about last night when she made the contract with Soushi again to be her SS agent and she is embarrassed. Soushi says he is so happy when she made the contract with him and he can be at her side again. He also says it brings so much sorrow when he takes her to school. It's like divine punishment and she replies back it's just not school but anywhere she goes. He replies back you're right and it makes him more sadder. Then he asks her if he could hold her hand all the way and she replies sure. They start walking.

Then it's nighttime and we see Ririchou in the swimming pool and thinking about how her heart rate has been irregular since this morning. Then she walks to the where the vending machines are and she looks at her phone. She has a message from Soushi thanking her for sending him her kind messages. She thinks about her heart rate again and she needs to take care of her health.

Then she looks towards the vending machines and see Watanuki getting a drink. They look at each other and then he comes over and asks her what she is looking at. She replies back that he was looking at her first and he replies stop staring at me. Then she replies back you first and then they have a staring contest until both their eyes hurt. Then he turns around and says you're that fox spirits partner aren't you? You're attitude stinks! She says "huh". Then he starts introducing himself as Banri Watanuki, Room #1 and I'm a "delinquent"! Ririchou replies back you say that like you are proud of it and then she introduces herself as Ririchou Shirakin Room #4. Then he says another someone who won't take me seriously because .... I'm a tiny tanuki and changes into a racoon? Ririchou says you transformed for me that is kind of you. He says shut up and I only transformed because I'm unstable". What of it? Just because I look like this doesn't mean I can't hurt you! What are you doing? I'm going to feed you a knuckle, etc.

Then bunny guy grabs Watanuki and says that's no way to speak to a lady. Then he says hello to Ririchou and says it's so nice to meet you! Then he introduces himself as Zange Natsume I'm Watanuki's Secret Service Agent. Then he shows some pictures of himself when he was younger and starts explaining his childhood, etc. He also mentions he sees things he doesn't want to know and then he mentions he knows stuff about Ririchou about her past and future. He also says he knows what is causing her irregular heartbeats. Then he says if you win tomorrows match he would explain everything.

Watanuki says he's come back to challenge that fox spirit and Zange grabs him again and tosses him over his shoulder while calling him Rascal. Watanuki says he's name isn't Rascal and they leave.

Then it's morning and Soushi is saying good morning to Ririchou and complimenting her again. She replies they don't have time for that and asks about the match. Soushi says what match and then we hear Zange saying Sou baby. Zange comes running and starts hugging Soushi and saying how happy he is to see him. He also greets Ririchou and she says you know each other. Zange says they are childhood friends and Soushi greets Zange and bows to him.

We see Nobaru in the background reading a magazine and she says two guys how gross. Renshou is also there and he says different strokes for different folks while staring at the cover of her magazine.

Then Soushi explains that Natsume was his old master's friend and he treated him so kindly. Natsume asks Soushi to do him. Then we see Watanuki and he says stop consorting with the enemy. It's been awhile nine-tailed fox. This meeting means your end nemesis and then Soushi bows to him and says it's been awhile. Natsume says he's also a childhood friend but Watanuki says no we're not friends you just bullied me but that was fine. Then we find out why Watanuki is so mad at Soushi just because he called him cute. Watanuki says that was when his reputation was tarnished. Soushi apologizes but Watanuki says it's too late. Natsume interrupts and explains the rules of the match. Whoever gathers the most signatures and returns back is the winner.

Then Ririchou and Soushi have a conversation that she is already involved. Nobaru then says she would be Soushi's ally but in exchange could she slip a finger under her knee highs and feel her thigh. Ririchou agrees to let her do that if she does it a little. Nobaru gets a major nose bleed and says she will sign anything she wants.

Then we see a bartender and he says his name is Joe and he's a wolf in a bar with a kid. The kid says this isn't a bar dad. Ririchou asks for a signature and he asks is it dangerous he could handle it. Then he tells her to come back when she grows up and he would make her a drink. The kid tells his dad to please grate the radishes.

Then we see Ririchou and Soushi saying they got his signature. Then they almost step onto a maid that transforms into a small person. They get her signature then we see Maid #2 who is a guy in disguise and says he won't sign because he thinks they are suspicious but Soushi charms him. They meet Maid #3 another guy in disguise who has mask on. Then we meet the Concierge and Ririchou thought he should trade places with Soushi. The Concierge guys rams his face into a mirror and Soushi explains he's an introverted person and they say he's a very shy person. Then Ririchou says Roromiya is the last signature to get. They go in search for her when they reach the ladies only room. Ririchou goes in and sees two of the girls taking a bath and she gets embarrassed. She leaves and sees Roromiya outside and is about to get her signature when she sees Watanuki.

Then we hear and see Natsume calling Soushi and saying he's so manly. Then he says they should be quiet because he would be embarrassed to see them spying on him. Watanuki asks Roromiya to sign and she says okay. Natsumi explains that he asked Karuta to wait there. Watanuki thanks her and she says he was gone so long and she was worried. He says he's sorry and he brought her a present - maple bean cakes from Hiroshima. Then Natsume explains that Watanuki was worried about talking to Karuta and that he was training to protect the girl he loves. Ririchou says that is the reason for the match.

Natsume says that's not the only reason and he walks over and starts whispering into her ear. He said I can see all of you and you should interact with more people. You said until I can properly interact with other people. But that's a skill that can only be learned by hurting and being hurt by others. Then he says he's everyone's older brother and he wants to be closer to Soushi.

Then Ririchou and Soushi are in the elevator having a conversation and he reveals that he is jealous and wants to know what Natsume and her were talking about. He takes her hand and kisses it but she says too close and runs backwards. She falls and then we see her in her bedroom. She looks in the dictionary to find out what causes irregular heartbeats.

Manga Review: Ai Ore!, Vol. 4: Love Me! (AI Ore! Love Me!) [Paperback]

2012-02-05T15:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Ai Ore! Vol. 4" by Mayu Shinjo.

Product Description

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T+.

Mizuki is the female "prince" of her all-girls school and the lead guitarist in an all-girl rock band. Akira is the male "princess" of his all-boys school and wants to join her band. Love may be on his mind, but romance is difficult when everyone keeps mistaking Mizuki for a boy and Akira for a girl!

Now that all St. Nobara Girls Academy knows Akira is a boy, the students want Mizuki to stop dating him because of Dankaisan Boys School’s awful reputation. Pressured by her classmates and the student council president, Mizuki decides to do the unthinkable: she goes to Ran for help.

About the Author

Mayu Shinjo is a prolific writer of shojo manga, including the series Sensual Phrase. Her current series include Ai-Ore! and Ayakashi Koi Emaki. Her hobbies are cars, shopping and taking baths. Shinjo likes The Prodigy, Nirvana, U2 and Glay.

Product Details
Paperback: 306 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421538733
ISBN-13: 978-1421538730

My Review:

I highly recommend this manga for the 18+ crowd because it has very adult situations, yakuza references, violent scenes (in this issue someone gets shot in the head from behind), etc.

In this volume everyone at St. Nobara Girl's Academy school knows that Mizuki is dating Akira who goes to Dankaisan Boys School. They want her to stop dating Akira so strongly because of Dankaisan's bad reputation that St. Nobara's President cages Mizuki into the Student Council room with just her blouse. She challenges Dankaisan she will let Mizuki go if they can raise their grades by 70% and lower their delinquency level by 30%.

Ran and Rui come up with a plan for Akira to live in the dormitory with a roommate which he finally agrees to after this challenge is announced. His roommate is #134 Kojiro Banbi the strongest delinquent in the school who is very tall and has a scar on his face. Everyone is scared of him but Akira tames him and they get along fine. We find out Akira's weakness - he becomes weak when someone blows into his ear.

Akira collapses because of the stress he is going through and he is taken to a hospital managed by the Banbi family (which we learn later - he included Banbi in his plans). When he comes home his brothers have hired a tutor Sho for him - his former classmate which horrifies Akira because he doesn't want Mizuki to find out his past with him. He runs to his room and finds Sho watching porno on his TV - he starts talking to Akira that he knows he has a girlfriend and if he has slept with her yet, etc. He also said this time he will teach him to be manly.

I really enjoyed the enlightening conversation that Akira and Banbi had in the men's shower room. Rui and Ran are perverted as usual - which is hilarious (glad we got to see them more in this volume) and also a delight to see Akira's older brothers.

5/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Other manga in series:

1. Ai Ore! Vol. 1
2. Ai Ore! Vol. 2
3. Ai Ore! Vol. 3
4. Ai Ore! Vol. 5 - May 1, 2012
5. Ai Ore! Vol. 6 - August 7, 2012

Manhwa Review: 13th Boy, Vol. 10 [Paperback]

2012-02-05T09:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "13th Boy Vol. 10" by SangEun Lee.

Product Description

Now that Hee-So knows how Beatrice feels about her, she's made it her mission to not avoid him and treasure those feelings as he tries to set his heart straight. As part of his effort, Beatrice returns the precious ribbon given to his cactus self by his beloved owner. But when she manages to lose the ribbon to the wind, the desperate Hee-So turns to Whie-Young for help in getting it back, blind to the impact it will have on his body. Blacking out from the overuse of his powers, Whie-Young comes face-to-face with his childhood self and learns a secret that could set his and Hee-So's world on its head!

Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316190810
ISBN-13: 978-0316190817

My Review:

At the end of Vol. 9 Beatrice kissed Hee-So, told her he loved her and gave back the piece of ribbon she gave him when he was his cactus self. Hee-So has decided not to avoid Beatrice after his admission and to treasure those feelings.

One day Hee-So skips school to hang out with Whie-Young when suddenly she loses the piece of ribbon to that Beatrice gave her to the wind. She begs Whie-Young to use his magic to get it back for her without knowing how it would impact his body. Whie-Young uses his power to get the ribbon back but he collapses into the water. Hee-So jumps in and saves him and takes him to the hospital. He's unconscious for at least four days and he's dreaming of his younger self and learns a secret that might have an impact on his and Hee-So's life.

This volume showcases Whie-Young in the lead and we learn how he was treated like a slave by Hee-So in their younger years and how he would make sure she was happy. Whie-Young has come to the conclusion if only he loved Hee-So he would be so much happier.

It was nice to see Beatrice away from Hee-So and working for his family (he gets paid for all his hard work). He's trying to be more manly because that is the guys Hee-So is attracted to.

Hee-So has come to the conclusion that she likes Whie-Young and it looks like a triangle is starting.

4/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group and Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Other manhwa in series:

1.   13th Boy Vol. 1
2.   13th Boy Vol. 2
3.   13th Boy Vol. 3
4.   13th Boy Vol. 4
5.   13th Boy Vol. 5
6.   13th Boy Vol. 6
7.   13th Boy Vol. 7
8.   13th Boy Vol. 8
9.   13th Boy Vol. 9
10. 13th Boy Vol. 11 - March 27, 2012
11. 13th Boy Vol. 12 - July 24, 2012

YA Review: Twisted (Harlequin Teen) [Hardcover]

2012-02-04T14:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Twisted" the 3rd book in her Aden Stone series by Gena Showalter.

Product Description

Sixteen-year-old Aden Stone has had a hell of a week. He's been:

Tortured by angry witches. Hypnotized by a vengeful fairy. Spied on by the most powerful vampire in existence. And, oh, yeah, killed — twice.

His vampire girlfriend might have brought him back to life, but he's never felt more out of control. There's a darkness within him, something taking over … changing him. Worse, because he was meant to die, death now stalks him at every turn. Any day could be his last.

Once upon a time, the three souls trapped inside his head could have helped him. He could have protected himself. But as the darkness grows stronger, the souls grow weaker — just like his girlfriend. The more vampire Aden becomes, the more human Victoria becomes, until everything they know and love is threatened.

Life couldn't get any worse. Could it?

Product Details
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Harlequin (August 30, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373210388
ISBN-13: 978-0373210381

My Review:

At the end of Unraveled Tucker stabbed Aden and the aftermath of that situation. This book opens with Aden and Victoria fighting for their lives to survive and not kill each other. They each take turns feeding off each other and when they finally gain control of themselves they have switched personalities and powers. Aden is the big bad vampire and Victoria is the helpless human.

Mary Ann has run away thinking she could protect everyone she loves but she doesn't know she has fairies and witches after her. Riley goes after her and with the help of Tucker they manage to lessen the enemies. To really save Mary Ann Riley makes a huge decision which causes a major situation for Mary Ann.

At times I found it hard to watch Aden struggle with his vampire instincts because I wasn't sure if he was going to hurt Victoria in some scenes or not. He says he would never hurt her - but you never know. I really felt for him when he found out who his dad really was - he was a real jerk.

I really feel for Victoria because she is so helpless now when she really wants to help Aden - glad her brother is helping him.

It was heartbreaking what happened to Mary Ann at the end of the book and also to Riley. Glad Tucker storyline is finally finished never really liked him.

4/5

Other Books in Series:

1. Intertwined
2. Unraveled

In the Mail Saturday 2012 (Feb 4)

2012-02-04T09:00:00.000-08:00

In the Mail Saturday is hosted every Saturday at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.

I received these in the mail this week.

Wild Cat (Shifters Unbound, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Heartbroken from the death of her mate three years ago, Shifter Cassidy Warden is tracking down his mysterious killer - one who could bring danger to all Shifters. But Detective Diego Escobar rekindles the flames of her mating desire. And once the fires begin, nothing and no one can put them out ...

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (January 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425245780
ISBN-13: 978-0425245781

Firelight (Darkest London) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

London, 1881

Once the flames are ignited . . .

Miranda Ellis is a woman tormented. Plagued since birth by a strange and powerful gift, she has spent her entire life struggling to control her exceptional abilities. Yet one innocent but irreversible mistake has left her family's fortune decimated and forced her to wed London's most nefarious nobleman.

They will burn for eternity . . .

Lord Benjamin Archer is no ordinary man. Doomed to hide his disfigured face behind masks, Archer knows it's selfish to take Miranda as his bride. Yet he can't help being drawn to the flame-haired beauty whose touch sparks a passion he hasn't felt in a lifetime. When Archer is accused of a series of gruesome murders, he gives in to the beastly nature he has fought so hard to hide from the world. But the curse that haunts him cannot be denied. Now, to save his soul, Miranda will enter a world of dark magic and darker intrigue. For only she can see the man hiding behind the mask.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Forever; Import edition (February 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1455508594
ISBN-13: 978-1455508594

On Lavender Lane: A Shelter Bay Novel [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Former Navy SEAL Lucas Chaffee is settling back into civilian life, refurbishing a farmhouse for an old friend who plans to turn it into a culinary school. Celebrity TV chef Madeline Durand has been publicly humiliated by a philandering husband. So Madeline jumps at the chance to return to Shelter Bay to recover and help her grandmother turn the family farm into a new business.

Little does she know that the man who broke her heart years ago is already on the job - or that he's going to cook up a recipe of passion, patience, and perseverance to win her over.

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Signet; Original edition (January 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451235436
ISBN-13: 978-0451235435

Taken [Hardcover]

Product Description

When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his own kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike-and Cole soon determines that it was no fake. The boy and his secret girlfriend have been taken, and are now lost in the gray and changing world of the professional border kidnappers who prey not only on innocent victims but also on one another - buying, selling, and stealing victims like commodities. Fortunately, the kidnappers don't yet know who the boy is, but when Cole goes undercover to try to buy the two hostages back, he himself is taken and disappears. Now it is up to Pike to retrace Cole's steps, burning through the hard and murderous world of human traffickers . . . before it is too late.

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult; First Edition edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399158278
ISBN-13: 978-0399158278

An Appetite For Murder: A Key West Food Critic Mystery [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Hayley Snow's life always revolved around food. But when she applies to be a food critic for a Key West style magazine, she discovers that her new boss would be Kristen Faulkner - the woman Hayley caught in bed with her boyfriend! Hayley thinks things are as bad as they can get - until the police pull her in as a suspect in Kristen's murder. Kristen was killed by a poisoned key lime pie. Now Hayley must find out who used meringue to murder before she takes all the blame.

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Signet; Original edition (January 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451235517
ISBN-13: 978-0451235510

Thanks Hachette Book Group and Penguin Canada!

What did you get in your mail this week?

Follow My Blog Friday #84

2012-02-03T01:02:00.000-08:00

If you are new to the FF fun, Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop that expands your blog following by a joint effort between bloggers. Feature & Follow Friday is now hosted by TWO hosts, myself of course and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!

How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!

Now to make this FF interesting we do a FEATURE blogger. If you are interested in becoming a Feature click on the drop down link above FEATURES and Features and Follow Friday and get on the waiting list! It is also required, that if you participate you must follow the hosts (Parajunkee and Alison Can Read) and the two Feature blogs.

This Meme is hosted by Rachel from Parajunkee's View and Alison from Alison Can Read 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} {Alisoncanread.com}and any one else you want to follow on the list.

2. Follow our Featured Bloggers - Progress and Procrasination and Omnom Books.

3. Put your Blog name and URL in the Linky thing.

4. 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

5. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can

6. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers

7. If your new to the Follow Friday Hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

The Friday Follow Feature is ...

Progress and Procrastination

Hey! I’m jfeldt. I love to read – duh! And this last December I set a goal to read a bunch of books off a Face Book challenge. I decided the best way to keep track was start a blog. BOY I’ve been hurled into the world of crazy.

I’m 50% through and hooked on blogging. Stop by and check out my journey. I’m slightly self-deprecating; totally laid back; and mostly un-organized. Also, I sort of make up the rules as I go along; but hey, I have fun, and who doesn’t like fun? Hope to see you around.

Omnom Books

Reading is my drug, i've been addicted since a very early age, and don't think it'll end any time soon. I lived in England, but moved to Australia when i was 14 because of the 'better economy'. Apart from reading, i also love travelling, art, and surprisingly sport, although i'm a terrible loser and can't resist yelling at people when i think they're doing something wrong (how embarrassing!) My friends would probably describe me as funny, lively, and also a complete and utter nerd, due to my unfortunate liking of maths and science.

I started Omnom Books at the beginning of this year as a way to keep track of my formidable pile of reads, and to share my thoughts on them with others. I love meeting new people, and i can spend hours surfing blogs, finding new books and talking with others about our opinions on them. At the moment, I'm slowly reading my way through Tamora Pierce's epic works, right now i am up to Terrier (Beka Cooper #1), and i have Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer on the side. My favourite genres would have to be YA Paranormal or fantasy, with The Mortal Instruments and Paranormalcy being some of my faves as they are made of WIN. Alright...that's all i can think of for now, but hopefully i'll hear from some of you soon (dumbledore!)

Q: Define what characteristics your favorite books share. Do they all have a kickass heroine or is the hot love interest the Alpha Male?

Depends on the series but all them have a hot love interest which is the male Alpha and some have a kickass heroine.

Hot Alpha Males:

1. Dark Hunter series
2. The Black Dagger Brotherhood series

Kickass Heroines:

1. Anita Blake Series
2. Night Huntress Series

18 and Over Book Blogger Follow #22

2012-02-03T01:00:00.001-08:00

18 and Over Book Blogger Follow is a weekly feature that begins on Fridays and runs through the weekend hosted by Crystal from Reading Between the Wines and Kelly at Secrets of a Book Lover.

The 18 Over Book Blogger Follow is a Friday blog hop with the objective to find and visit other book blogs that share the same interest as you, namely books geared towards the 18 and over crowd, and make new friends!

How to join in:

You should run a book blog that features and reviews mostly adult reads, some Y.A.’s are okay but 18 & Over adult reads should be your majority.

Make a separate post for the 18 and Over Book Blogger Follow on your blog.

Copy the html for the button above and place it at the top of your post.

List and answer the ‘Question of the Week.’

Place your name and blog title in the linky below and the url for a direct link to your post

Visit the other blogs on the list. If you like what you see make sure to leave a comment and follow so the blog owner knows you stopped by and can return the favor. Following each blog is not mandatory but I know it is always appreciated, and if someone comments saying they’re a new follower it’s polite to follow back. It’s always nice to spread the 18 and Over Book Blog love!

Question of the Week:

Do you, or have you ever, purchased a book solely based on it's cover alone?

No I haven't purchased a book solely based on it's cover because for me I have to be interested in the storyline, series/author, interesting characters, etc.

Kendra Leigh Castle Midnight Reckoning and Kristen Callihan Firelight Blog Tour with Giveaway

2012-02-02T14:02:00.000-08:00

In the world that lives by moonlight, vampires aren't the only creatures who create dynasties. The second paranormal romance in the Kendra Leigh Castle's Dark Dynasties series takes readers into a wild world where werewolves -- and passion -- reign, to share a story of forbidden love.

Wild and passionate by nature, Lyra Black is not just any werewolf. She's the future leader of the powerful pack of the Thorn - if she can stay alive long enough to inherit the title.

One of the Cait Sith bloodline of vampire cat-shifters, Jaden Harrison has no interest in the wars plaguing the world of night. But when he rescues Lyra from a violent attack, they're both captured by an insatiable desire that threatens to overwhelm them and bind them together for eternity . . . just as ancient enemies prepare to strike. And when they do, the Thorn and the Cait Sith-and Lyra and Jaden's love - may never recover from the deadly blow . . .

Forever Romance is excited to introduce debut author Kristen Callihan and the upcoming release of her dark, atmospheric paranormal romance, FIRELIGHT!

Miranda Ellis is a woman tormented. Plagued since birth by a strange and powerful gift, she has spent her entire life struggling to control her exceptional abilities. Yet one innocent but irreversible mistake has left her family's fortune decimated and forced her to wed London's most nefarious nobleman.

Lord Benjamin Archer is no ordinary man. Doomed to hide his disfigured face behind masks, Archer knows it's selfish to take Miranda as his bride. Yet he can't help being drawn to the flame-haired beauty whose touch sparks a passion he hasn't felt in a lifetime. When Archer is accused of a series of gruesome murders, he gives in to the beastly nature he has fought so hard to hide from the world. But the curse that haunts him cannot be denied. Now, to save his soul, Miranda will enter a world of dark magic and darker intrigue. For only she can see the man hiding behind the mask.

Giveaway Rules

Thanks to the great people at Forever Romance I am thrilled to be able to offer 3 packages which consists of a copy of Midnight Reckoning by Kendra Leigh Castle and Firelight by Kristen Callihan.

This giveaway is only open to the US and No P.O. BOXES please!

If you’d like to enter this giveaway please fill out this form thanks
http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=483516

Please also leave a comment on my review here, thanks:

http://paranormalromanticsuspensereviews.blogspot.com/2012/02/pnr-review-midnight-reckoning-dark.html

Please be a follower, thanks!

The contest runs till Feb 16th and ends at 11:59 PM EST!

Sorry to my Canadian followers (Hachette Book Group changed their rules) and to my international followers too this is being sent by the publisher!

PNR Review: Midnight Reckoning (Dark Dynasties) [Mass Market Paperback]

2012-02-02T14:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Midnight Reckoning" the 2nd book in her Dark Dynasties series by Kendra Leigh Castle.

Product Description

Two separate worlds . . .

One passion that binds them

Wild and passionate by nature, Lyra Black is not just any werewolf. She's the future leader of the powerful pack of the Thorn - if she can stay alive long enough to inherit the title.

One of the Cait Sith bloodline of vampire cat-shifters, Jaden Harrison has no interest in the wars plaguing the world of night. But when he rescues Lyra from a violent attack, they're both captured by an insatiable desire that threatens to overwhelm them and bind them together for eternity . . . just as ancient enemies prepare to strike. And when they do, the Thorn and the Cait Sith-and Lyra and Jaden's love - may never recover from the deadly blow

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Forever; Original edition (January 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1609418387
ISBN-13: 978-1609418380

My Review:

Lyra Black is the daughter of an alpha of the Thorn pack and is determined to lead the pack in the future. The pack believes in the old rules and didn't think a women is good or strong enough to lead a pack. They had a Proving where there is a a violent wolf fight to the finish and the winner is announced. Lyra has declared she is fighting in The Proving and her father is worried so he asks Jaden to teach her how to fight as a vampire.

Jaden Harrison is a Cait-Sith whose pack has been reborned as the Lilim by his best friend Ty and his mate Lily. Lily the new Queen needs court and guards and both she and Ty would like Jaden to be their captain. Before he can agree he has to return Lyra's necklace he found when he rescued her from a violent and amorous wolf.

I really enjoyed this fast paced and very thrilling paranormal romance. Lyra is a perfect match for Jaden because they are both alpha's, strong and stubborn.

4/5

Leslie Tentler Edge of Midnight Giveaway and Guest Post

2012-02-02T07:00:00.000-08:00

I am so excited to have Leslie Tentler here to talk about her newest release Edge of Midnight in a guest post here at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.

Leslie is currrently touring to promote her newest release Edge of Midnight which features a sadistic serial killer.

Thanks so much Leslie for allowing me to join your blog tour with a Giveaway, Guest Post and Review!

Please take it away, Leslie!

Leslie Tentler Edge of Midnight Blog Tour with Giveaway and Guest Post

Hi, there! I’m Leslie Tentler and I write about FBI agents who specialize in violent crimes – namely, serial murders. If you’ve ever watched Criminal Minds, then you get the gist of what my FBI guys do. In the Chasing Evil trilogy, each book is about a different agent working for the FBI’s pressure-cooker Violent Crimes Unit, and each with a different, yet equally dangerous, journey.

Do you ever wonder how someone with that type of job – someone who sees such violent, grim things every day – manages to stay sane? Do they hit the gym and work out their frustrations, hit the bottle, or just take a long, hot shower to wipe off the grime of insidiousness?

In my current release, EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, special agent Eric Macfarlane is called down to Jacksonville, Fla., after three abductions of local women occur. Based on key evidence, it appears the abductions could be the work of a serial killer who slipped off the radar years earlier....a killer very important to Eric, as he took someone close to his heart. In fact, Eric shouldn’t even be on the case, but fortunately for him – or maybe unfortunately – he has family in high places with the connections to overrule FBI protocol.

What Eric lost to the killer has left him in a dark place. He wants this man, badly.

And here is the twist – while there has been no trace of two of the abducted women – one of them managed to escape. Mia Hale has no memory of what happened to her, although her wounds indicate it was something terrible. And if this really is the man Eric is seeking, he knows just how awful it was.

This creates an interesting dynamic, as Eric – the man who has seen too much on the job and would like to forget everything – is now faced with a woman who maybe has been given the gift of not remembering. But to help him find the killer, she has to regain her memory of those unspeakable lost hours.

If something bad happened to you, would you prefer to never remember it? What if reliving it could keep someone else safe? Stop a madman from taking more lives? And what if regaining those memories puts you back in the killer’s sights?

EDGE OF MIDNIGHT

The writer becomes the story when crime reporter Mia Hale is discovered on a Jacksonville beach – bloodied and disoriented, but alive. She remembers nothing, but her wounds bear the signature of a sadistic serial killer. After years lying dormant, The Collector has resumed his grim hobby: abducting women and taking gruesome souvenirs before dumping their bodies. But none of his victims has ever escaped – and he wants Mia back, more than he ever wanted any of the others.

FBI agent Eric Macfarlane has pursued The Collector for a long time. The case runs deep in his veins, bordering on obsession...and Mia holds the key. She’ll risk everything to recover her memory and bring the madman to justice, and Eric swears to protect this fierce, fragile survivor. But The Collector will not be denied. In his mind, he knows just how their story ends.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Leslie Tentler is the author of the Chasing Evil trilogy of romantic thrillers from MIRA Books, which includes Midnight Caller, Midnight Fear and Edge of Midnight. She lives in Atlanta.

Website: http://www.LeslieTentler.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/leslietentler
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/leslie_tentler

Giveaway Rules

Thanks to the Leslie I am thrilled to be able to offer a copy of "Edge of Midnight" to one lucky winner.

This giveaway is only open to the US and Canada and No P.O. BOXES please!

If you’d like to enter this giveaway please leave a comment, thanks.

Also you must leave a comment on my review here, thanks:

http://paranormalromanticsuspensereviews.blogspot.com/2012/02/rs-review-edge-of-midnight-chasing-evil.html

The contest runs till Feb 9th and ends at 11:59 PM EST!

RS Review: Edge of Midnight (The Chasing Evil Trilogy) [Mass Market Paperback]

2012-02-02T06:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Edge of Midnight" the 3rd book in her Midnight trilogy by Leslie Tentler.

Product Description

The writer becomes the story when crime reporter Mia Hale is discovered on a Jacksonville beach — bloodied and disoriented, but alive. She remembers nothing, but her wounds bear the signature of a sadistic serial killer. After years lying dormant, The Collector has resumed his grim hobby: abducting women and taking gruesome souvenirs before dumping their bodies. But none of his victims has ever escaped — and he wants Mia back, more than he ever wanted any of the others.

FBI agent Eric MacFarlane has pursued The Collector for a long time. The case runs deep in his veins, bordering on obsession … and Mia holds the key. She'll risk everything to recover her memory and bring the madman to justice, and Eric swears to protect this fierce, fragile survivor. But The Collector will not be denied. In his mind, he knows just how their story ends.

About the Author

Leslie Tentler worked in PR before writing fiction. Her first manuscript won multiple RWA chapter contest awards, including the prestigious Maggie Award of Excellence. Leslie is a native of Kingsport, TN. Growing up, she was an avid reader, first of Nancy Drew novels and then surreptitiously devouring her mother's historical romances at probably too young an age. Her reading interests later moved to dark, contemporary romantic thrillers, which she writes today. She lives in Atlanta.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Mira (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313131
ISBN-13: 978-0778313137

My Review:

FBI agent Eric Macfarlane is on an official hunt for "The Collector" which has turned personal because he killed his ex-wife.

When crime writer Mia Hale is found blooded, disoriented and showing signs of "The Collector's signature Eric is determined to end his reign of terror. Mia doesn't remember anything about the sadistic killer who left her drugged and tortured to die on the beach. She agrees to help Eric by taking a experimental memory enhancement treatment which might help her remember what happened. It does help but it also brings up a memory that Mia has forgotten when she was a child. She has met the sadistic killer in her childhood.

Mia is the killer's final and prized possession and taunts Eric with the knowledge that he failed to save his wife.

Edge of Midnight was a thrilling romantic suspense with a very clever and psychotic killer, emotionally damaged FBI agent and a crime writer who becomes the story. The characters were well written, was fast paced with non stop action from start to finish and a believable sexual tension attraction.

4/5

Thanks Pamela and Leslie for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

Changeling Dawn and Tote Bag Winner

2012-02-01T15:00:00.000-08:00

I have picked my winner of my Changeling Dawn and Tote Bag Giveaway and they are:

CONGRATULATIONS:

1. Julie W.

Waiting on Wednesday

2012-02-01T12:14:00.000-08:00

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection are:

A Fitting End: A Magical Dressmaking Mystery (A Dressmaker's Mystery) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Business is booming at Harlow Jane Cassidy's custom dressmaking boutique-even with her great-grandmother's ghost hanging around the shop. But when a local golf pro is found stabbed with dressmaking shears, the new town deputy suspects Harlow. Now she has to clear her name before the next outfit she designs is a prison jumpsuit ...

Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780451236142
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Publication date: 2/7/2012
Format: Mass Market Paperback

February Releases

2012-02-01T09:00:00.000-08:00

7th

Underwater Love - MaryJanice Davidson
A Fitting End - Melissa Bourbon
Not Wicked Enough - Carolyn Jewel
Dark Emerald - Lisa Jackson
Ai Ore! Vol. 4 - Mayu Shinjo
Otomen Vol. 12 - Aya Kanno
Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 6 - Arina Tanemura
A Devil and Her Love Song Vol. 1 - Miyoshi Tomori
Dawn of the Arcana Vol. 2 - Rei Toma

13th
Private Games - James Patterson

14th
My Boyfriend is a Vampire Vol. 3 and 4 - Han Yu-Rang

21st
Celebrity in Death - J.D. Robb
A Perfect Blood - Kim Harrison
Death Drops - Chrystle Fiedler

28th
The Darkest Seduction - Gena Showalter
Sea Fire - Karen Robards
Redwood Bend - Robyn Carr
Against the Night - Kat Martin
Nabari No Ou Vol. 9 - Yuhki Kamatani

PNR Review: Spell Bound (Otherworld, Book 12) [Hardcover]

2012-01-31T14:48:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Spell Bound" the 12th book in her Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong.

Product Description

At last, in the novel every Kelley Armstrong fan will need to own, all the major heroines and heroes of Otherworld are united.

It's been ten years since Bitten, the first novel in Kelley Armstrong's New York Times bestselling Otherworld series. In that time hundreds of thousands of fans have ravenously devoured the adventures of Armstrong's witches, demons, and werewolves. Now, in Spell Bound, she brings them all together for her most sweeping tale yet.

Savannah Levine is in terrible danger, and for once she's powerless to help herself. At the heartbreaking conclusion of Waking the Witch, Savannah swore that she would give up her powers if it would prevent further pain for a young orphan. Little did she know that someone would take her up on that promise.

And now, witch-hunting assassins, necromancers, half-demons, and rogue witches all seem to be after her. The threat is not just for Savannah; every member of the Otherworld might be at risk. While most of her fellow supernaturals are circling the wagons at a gathering of the council in Miami, Savannah is caught on the road, isolated from those who can protect her and unable to use her vast spell-casting talent, the thing she counts on most. In a story that will change the shape of the Otherworld forever, Armstrong gathers Elena, Clay, Paige, Lucas, Jamie, Hope, and other beloved characters, who soon learn that the greatest threat to supernaturals just may come from within.

About the Author

Kelley Armstrong lives in rural southwestern Canada with her husband and three children.

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Dutton (July 26, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0525952209
ISBN-13: 978-0525952206

My Review:

At the end of Waking the Witch Savannah lost her powers and she is trying to cope with this but not really. She has always relied on her powers in dangerous situations and there is definitely places where they would come in handy. Savannah and Adam are in the forefront of all the supernatural happenings and trying to figure out what is going on.

We see major characters from previous books make appearances and help Savannah and Adam in their search for the truth and rescue them from dangerous situations.

We finally get a kiss between Savannah and Adam at the end of the book which makes me believe they are finally going to confess their feelings to each other.

3.5/5

New Releases 2012 (Jan 31)

2012-01-31T09:00:00.000-08:00

A Devil Named Desire (Devil's Bargain, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

In the second spin-off of the RITA Award-winning Nicki Styx series, Terri Garey takes another look at the dark side of history's original and most diabolical bad boy -- Sammy (Satan) Divine -- as he sets out to prove to his old friend, the archangel Gabriel, that when forbidden fruit comes in the form of a woman, it can be very hard to resist. Garey is also the author of Devil Without a Cause, the first volume in this series.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Avon (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061986402
ISBN-13: 978-0061986406

Before She Dies [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

In death, they are purified. Holding his victims under water, he washes away their sins as they struggle for their last breath. Then he stakes their bodies to the ground, exposing them for what they really are. Witches, sent to tempt and to corrupt. No one knows about defence attorney Charlotte Wellington's murdered sister, or about her childhood spent with the carnival that's just arrived in town. For Charlotte, what's past is past. But others don't agree. And as a madman's body count rises, she and Detective Daniel Rokov are drawn into a mission that's become terrifyingly personal.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Zebra (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1420110217
ISBN-13: 978-1420110210

Secrets of the Lost Summer [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

A wave of hope carries Olivia Frost back to her small New England hometown nestled in the beautiful Swift River Valley. She's transforming a historic home into an idyllic getaway. Picturesque and perfect, if only the absentee owner will fix up the eyesore next door .…

Dylan McCaffrey's ramshackle house is an inheritance he never counted on. It also holds the key to a generations-old lost treasure he can't resist … any more than he can resist his new neighbor. Against this breathtaking landscape, Dylan and Olivia pursue long-buried secrets and discover a mystery wrapped in a love story … past and present.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Mira (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313115
ISBN-13: 978-0778313113

Next of Kin (Rebel Ridge Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Beth Venable has seen too much. Witness to a major mob hit, she's placed in protective custody until the trial. But after her third safe house is riddled with bullets, she goes off-grid to save herself. What the FBI can't do, her kinfolk will.

The beautiful but forbidding Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky welcome Beth back, dirt roads and rustic shacks a world apart from L.A. But her homecoming — even her blissful reunion with strong, silent Ryal Walker — is made bittersweet by the fight she's brought to the clan's doorstep. Hidden in a remote cabin with the man she's always wanted, Beth begins to dream of a new life: her old one. But after so long, with such dangers stalking her … impossible.

But love can distill life down to its essence: an elixir of pure hope, nerve — and the will to survive.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Mira (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313123
ISBN-13: 978-0778313120
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4

Last Man Standing [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

A deadly mission.

A thirst for revenge.

One headstrong alpha hero and one daring woman will settle the score.

LAST MAN STANDING Special operative Joe Green has gone vigilante.

His mission: avenge his Black Ops, Inc., brother’s death during a bloody ambush years ago in Sierra Leone.

He refuses to drag the BOI team or his lover, Stephanie Tompkins, into the hunt for the man responsible, so when he finds himself beaten, starving, and alone after being falsely imprisoned for the murder of a Freetown priest, he knows he’s as good as dead. Joe meant to protect Stephanie when he walked out on their relationship, but he can’t stop her now from executing his escape. Breaking him out of prison is the easy part.

After Joe’s explosive theory pans out and his cunning enemy emerges as the front runner for a high-level presidential appointment, he and Stephanie must race to derail the traitor’s conspiracy if they are to save their loved ones, the nation, and each other.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451606826
ISBN-13: 978-1451606829

Seduction (The Spymaster's Men) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Dominic Paget, the earl of Bedford, will do anything to resume spying upon Britain's enemies. Badly wounded, he is put will do anything in the care of a beautiful gentlewoman, Julianne Greystone, only to discover that her sympathies lie with his enemies. Yet he can't help but seduce the woman who saved his life — hoping she never learns of his betrayal.

Julianne is captivated by the wounded stranger she believes is a revolutionary hero. Until she discovers the truth … her "hero" is the privileged earl of Bedford. Devastated and determined to forget him, Julianne travels to London. But when she finds herself in danger, it is Bedford who comes to the rescue. Now Julianne must navigate the intrigues of a perilous city, the wild yearnings of her own heart and the explosion of their passion.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HQN Books (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373776551
ISBN-13: 978-0373776559

Island Flame [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Lady Catherine Aldley was en route to London when pirates attacked her ship. Just in time, Captain Jonathan Hale rescued her from his own men, sweeping her into his arms, staking his claim on the pampered daughter of England's ambassador to Portugal. His searing kisses kindled unfamiliar passions, but she vowed to make him her prisoner of desire ... Jonathan Hale was a legendary and daring pirate who never took captives and always escaped - until he saw the headstrong beauty he couldn't leave behind. She was fire and ice, a lady outraged, a tigress in his arms. Cathy refused to be treated like chattel, yet yielded to his sensual invasion as she conquered his body and soul. She made loving truly dangerous, exposing his deepest fears-and his mutinous heart ...

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star; Reissue edition (January 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451649789
ISBN-13: 978-1451649789

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Jan 30)

2012-01-30T09:16:00.000-08:00

What Are You Reading is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Sheila from One Persons Journey: 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. Dead by Nightfall - Beverly Barton
2. Taken by Midnight - Lara Adrian
3. Edge of Midnight - Leslie Tentler
4. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks
5. Durarara Vol. 1 - Ryohgo Narita
6. Pandora Hearts Vol. 8 - Jun Mochizuki

I’m currently reading:

1. Midnight Reckoning - Kendra Leigh Castle

Books I’m planning on reading this week:

1. Trace of Fever - Lori Foster
2. Lothaire - Kresley Cole
3. Savor the Danger - Lori Foster
4. 13th Boy Vol. 10 - SangEun Lee
5. Ai Ore Vol. 4 - Mayu Shinjo

Here's the link:

http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-123

Anime Review: Inu x Boku SS Episode 3

2012-01-29T21:34:00.000-08:00

This episode opens with Ririchou getting ready for school and then we see her walking to her table with breakfast. She is talking with Nobara about starting school and how she walks to put her finger up her knee highs and feel her thigh which Ririchou replies no. Nobara is drooling over Ririchou in her dress uniform.

We see her about to have breakfast when Soushi comes over and says "there you are" while kneeling. He thanks her for the message she sent last night. Then he starts sparkling again and informing Ririchou that he has saved her message onto a USB and printed it out, etc. (I was laughing at this point).

Then we Ririchou at her new school in front of her locker. There are a couple of guys talking about her and saying that her family used their influence to get her into their school, etc. Ririchou overhears and tells them she doesn't care what they say then leaves.

Ririchou arrives at her classroom and she hesitates opening the door when Karuto grabs her arm. Karuto says she is in the same class when the bell rings. Karuto grabs Ririchou's arm and then makes a run into the classroom.

Then it's end of the day when Ririchou walks out of the school grounds towards the entrance. She sees Renshou and Nobaru spying on Soushi and a girl talking and kissing. Ririchou seems jealous when Soushi sees them. He explains that she would stop bothering him if he let her kiss him.

Ririchou and Soushi are in the elevator at the mansion when she starts saying things to him she doesn't really mean. She says she didn't know he was that filthy by using the girl and treating her dishonestly. He replies back that ever since he's met her he was so happy and forgot about that (we see him naked, etc.). She replies back their contract is void. He replies back if that is what she wishes and when the elevator opens she leaves and says "very well". She also thanks him for all his help.

Then it's night time and Ririchou is thinking back to her childhood again. That everyone gave her fake smiles without any emotion but Soushi sees right through her and is kind to her with all his heart. But he could do that without any emotions and it scared her.

The next morning Ririchou is getting ready for the day and opens the door and sees Nobara. Nobaru starts lecturing Ririchou about wearing a bra and that she wants to help her. Then she asks Ririchou if she wants to make a contract with her. Ririchou thanks her but she didn't want to have a agent. Nobaru replies back that she did make a contract with Soushi and she hopes they make up soon.

Manga Review: Pandora Hearts, Vol. 8 [Paperback]

2012-01-29T14:32:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Pandora Hearts Vol. 8" by Jun Mochizuki.

Product Description

The snow-white maiden encountered once upon a time in the depths of the Abyss by the clown christened the Red-Eyed Specter ... who was she really? As there are two sides to every story, could it be there are two sides to the existence known as Alice? Duke Barma may have provided a sordid outline, but Break colors the tale with vivid swathes of bloody crimson as he opens up about his past. Will these tragic truths long secreted away isolate Break further from his allies once he has revealed them?

Product Details
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Reprint edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316197254
ISBN-13: 978-0316197250

My Review:

I highly recommend reading in volume order or else you won't know what is happening.

Since this is my first volume I have read I was really lost to what was happening. The illustrations were really well done and the characterizations were well written.

3.5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group and Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Durarara!!, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

2012-01-29T09:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Durarara! Vol. 1" by Ryohgo Narita.

Product Description

Welcome to Ikebukuro, where Tokyo's wildest characters gather!! Meet an ordinary boy who daydreams about the extraordinary. A naive stalker girl. The strongest man in Ikebukuro. A shut-in doctor with questionable credentials. A hedonistic informant...and the "headless rider" astride a pitch-black motorcycle!?

As their paths cross, this eccentric cast weaves a twisted, cracked love story.

Product Details
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Import edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316204900
ISBN-13: 978-0316204903

My Review:

The storyline is the same as the anime though it goes into more indepth of how psychotic Izaya is.

The manga opens with Mikado Ryūgamine, a young boy who longs for the exciting life of the big city, moves to Ikebukuro at the invitation of his childhood friend Masaomi Kida, who he hasn't seen since he was young, to attend Raira Academy with him. After meeting Masaomi at the train station, they both set out at night to the streets of Ikebukuro. Masaomi warns him about people he doesn't want to cross in the city: like a violent and superhumanly strong man, Shizuo Heiwajima, an information broker, Izaya Orihara, and a mysterious gang known as "The Dollars." After running into some of the side characters, Mikado witnesses a local legend called the "Black Rider", who rides around Ikebukuro on a black bike that occasionally brays like a horse, and who is also rumored to have no head under its helmet.

3.5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada and Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

In the Mail Saturday 2012 (Jan 28)

2012-01-28T15:40:00.000-08:00

In the Mail Saturday is hosted every Saturday at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.

I received these in the mail this week.

Changeling Dawn [Paperback]

Product Description

Kenzie Macleod has spent her whole life hiding the fact that she's a werewolf. She's not about to open up to any man, even one as powerfully attractive as wildlife expert Josh Talarkoteen. But legend says that a Changeling cannot escape the call of her true mate, even in the wilderness of backcountry Alaska. An isolated archaeological site, a terrified Changeling cub, a shadowy research facility - as Kenzie and Josh face the ultimate betrayal, his obsidian eyes promise untold pleasure and hint at dark secrets of his own ...

Product Details
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: BRAVA (December 27, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758265182
ISBN-13: 978-0758265180

Midnight Reckoning (Dark Dynasties) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

Two separate worlds . . .

One passion that binds them

Wild and passionate by nature, Lyra Black is not just any werewolf. She's the future leader of the powerful pack of the Thorn-if she can stay alive long enough to inherit the title.

One of the Cait Sith bloodline of vampire cat-shifters, Jaden Harrison has no interest in the wars plaguing the world of night. But when he rescues Lyra from a violent attack, they're both captured by an insatiable desire that threatens to overwhelm them and bind them together for eternity . . . just as ancient enemies prepare to strike. And when they do, the Thorn and the Cait Sith - Lyra and Jaden's love - may never recover from the deadly blow . . .

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Forever; Original edition (January 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1609418387
ISBN-13: 978-1609418380

Secrets of An Accidental Duchess (A Donovan Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

With her pale hair and slim figure, Olivia Donovan looks as fragile as fine china, and has been treated as such by her sisters ever since a childhood bout with malaria. But beneath her delicate facade, Olivia guards a bold, independent spirit and the kind of passionate desires proper young ladies must never confess ...

It was a reckless wager, and one Max couldn't resist: seduce the alluring Olivia or forfeit part of his fortune. Yet the wild, soon-to-be Duke never imagined he'd fall in love with this innocent beauty. Nor could he have guessed that a dangerously unpredictable rival would set out to destroy them both. Now, Max must beat a Madman at his own twisted game - or forever lose the only woman to have ever won his heart.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Forever (February 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446573159
ISBN-13: 978-0446573153

Manga:

I'm Back!

2012-01-28T11:06:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

I'm back! So sorry but I had an emergency which kept me away from the computer the last few days!

My In The Mail post is going to be later than usual and will be post in the afternoon or early evening, thanks!

Waiting on Wednesday

2012-01-25T09:00:00.000-08:00

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection are:

Secrets of An Accidental Duchess (A Donovan Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Description

With her pale hair and slim figure, Olivia Donovan looks as fragile as fine china, and has been treated as such by her sisters ever since a childhood bout with malaria. But beneath her delicate facade, Olivia guards a bold, independent spirit and the kind of passionate desires proper young ladies must never confess...

It was a reckless wager, and one Max couldn't resist: seduce the alluring Olivia or forfeit part of his fortune. Yet the wild, soon-to-be Duke never imagined he'd fall in love with this innocent beauty. Nor could he have guessed that a dangerously unpredictable rival would set out to destroy them both. Now, Max must beat a Madman at his own twisted game - or forever lose the only woman to have ever won his heart.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Forever (February 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446573159
ISBN-13: 978-0446573153

RS Review: Sleepwalker [Hardcover]

2012-01-24T15:54:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Sleepwalker" by Karen Robards.

Product Description

It’s not that Micayla Lange is afraid of the clinking she hears coming from the first floor of the empty McMansion she’s housesitting for her uncle Nicco. She’s a cop, after all. It’s just that finding out her boyfriend was cheating on her was enough drama for one night. Now she’s alone on New Year’s Eve, wearing flannel pajamas and wielding a Glock 22 as she zeroes in on the unmistakable source of the sound: Uncle Nicco’s private office. Jason Davis steals things for a living, so unexpected developments are a natural part of the job. Getting caught red-handed by a hot, pigtail-sporting police officer in what is supposed to be a gangster’s deserted house is just one more twist in the game. Kind of like finding incriminating photos in Nicco Marino’s safe, only to discover the cop — and the security cameras — have gotten a real good look at his face. Unfortunately for Mick, she also got a good look at the damned pictures. Her “uncle” might love her like family, but if he knows she’s seen evidence that implicates him in the murder of a city councilman, she doesn’t like her chances. Which is why she’s having a hard time reconciling her professional instincts with what she is rapidly concluding is an inescapable fact: She’s about to help a criminal get away with a suitcase full of stolen money. And she’s going with him. Mick and Jason’s race for their lives hurtles them through the dangerous Michigan wilderness on speedboat and snowmobile. As their adventure heats up and their enemies close in, Mick is torn between her duty to the force and the combustible passion engulfing her and her unlikely partner in crime. She’ll have to turn Jason in sooner or later . if they survive. But will they ever get a second chance at love?

About the Author Karen Robards is the author of thirty-four novels and one novella. A regular on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, among others, she is the mother of three boys, ages 12, 17, and 23, and lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Product Details
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Gallery Books (December 27, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439183724
ISBN-13: 978-1439183724

My Review:

Micayla Lange affectionally known as Mick witnessed the brutal murder of her mother right in front of her eyes when she was a kid. She has overcome her tragedy and has a law enforcement career as a police officer for the Detroit Police Department.

She has found out her homicide investigator boyfriend Nick Nick Horacki has been cheating on her. As a result she has come to her best friend's father Uncle Nikko Martino house a day earlier to house sit.

When she wakes up from a sleepwalking nightmare which she relives the death of her mother she interrupts a couple of burglars in the middle of robbing Uncle Nikko's safe. She doesn't hesitate to jump into action and gets in a fight with one buglar (she gets the upper hand) but the other points a gun at her and tells her stop. Jason Davis knew that when he picked robbing criminals he knew their would be risks but he didn't expect to find a Hot Officer. During their struggle some pictures fall to the ground which incriminate her Uncle Nicco of killing Edward Lightfoot and his family.

Then Uncle Nicco's security team arrives and suddenly Micayla becomes his accomplice and wants to help him which surprises both of them. Now both of them are on the run for their lives.

This book I found kind of slow at the beginning but become fast paced once Micayla and Jason were on the run from Uncle Nicco's henchmen. The sexual tension between Micayla and Jason was really hot but forbidden. It has twists and turns with a red herring near the end.

3/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

New Releases 2012 (Jan 24)

2012-01-24T09:00:00.000-08:00

Darker After Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel [Hardcover]

Product Description

The climactic novel in Lara Adrian’s New York Times bestselling Midnight Breed series—and her hardcover debut — Darker After Midnight invites readers to enter a thrillingly sensual world where danger meets desire.

In the dark of night, a blood war escalates within the hidden world of the Breed. After existing in secret for many long centuries, maintaining a fragile peace with the humans who walk beside them unaware, a single act of retaliation has put the entire vampire nation at risk of discovery. It falls to the Order — a cadre of Breed warriors pledged to protect their own and humankind alike — to stop Dragos, the power-mad vampire at the center of the conflict, before his push for domination can explode into catastrophe.

At the center of the Order’s quest is Sterling Chase, once a morally rigid enforcer of Breed law, now a warrior fallen from grace, whose biggest battle is the one he wages against his own savage nature. With addiction beckoning him toward eternal darkness, Chase’s path to redemption has never seemed more out of reach. But when his eyes meet those of Tavia Fairchild, a beautiful witness who identifies him at the scene of a mission gone terribly wrong, Chase finds himself drawn to the woman—and convinced she is something much more than she seems.

Pulled into a vortex of intrigue and danger she can neither resist nor understand, Tavia is uncertain whom to trust. And while everything sane and logical warns her against getting close to Chase, she cannot deny that the handsome, deeply haunted male stirs something primal and ravenous within her. But even as she surrenders to her cravings, nothing can prepare her for the shattering truth of who — and what — she truly is.

As the Order’s enemy mobilizes for the battle of the ages, Dragos and his Minions unleashing a hell on Earth like nothing ever seen before, Chase and Tavia are thrust into the heart of the violence. With time running out and the streets running red with the blood of innocent lives, both Breed and human, together Chase and Tavia must find a way to defeat Dragos once and for all—or die trying.
Product Details
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Press (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 034553087X
ISBN-13: 978-0345530875

Taken [Hardcover]

Product Description

When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his own kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike - and Cole soon determines that it was no fake. The boy and his secret girlfriend have been taken, and are now lost in the gray and changing world of the professional border kidnappers who prey not only on innocent victims but also on one another - buying, selling, and stealing victims like commodities.

Fortunately, the kidnappers don't yet know who the boy is, but when Cole goes undercover to try to buy the two hostages back, he himself is taken and disappears. Now it is up to Pike to retrace Cole's steps, burning through the hard and murderous world of human traffickers . . . before it is too late.

Product Details
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399158278
ISBN-13: 978-0399158278

Manga:

Durarara!!, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Product Description

Welcome to Ikebukuro, where Tokyo's wildest characters gather!! Meet an ordinary boy who daydreams about the extraordinary. A naive stalker girl. The strongest man in Ikebukuro. A shut-in doctor with questionable credentials. A hedonistic informant ... and the "headless rider" astride a pitch-black motorcycle!? As their paths cross, this eccentric cast weaves a twisted, cracked love story ...

Product Details
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Import edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316204900
ISBN-13: 978-0316204903

Pandora Hearts, Vol. 8 [Paperback]

Product Description

The snow-white maiden encountered once upon a time in the depths of the Abyss by the clown christened the Red-Eyed Specter ... who was she really? As there are two sides to every story, could it be there are two sides to the existence known as Alice? Duke Barma may have provided a sordid outline, but Break colors the tale with vivid swathes of bloody crimson as he opens up about his past. Will these tragic truths long secreted away isolate Break further from his allies once he has revealed them?

Product Details
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Import edition (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316197254
ISBN-13: 978-0316197250

13th Boy, Vol. 10 [Paperback]

Product Description

Now that Hee-So knows how Beatrice feels about her, she's made it her mission to not avoid him and treasure those feelings as he tries to set his heart straight. As part of his effort, Beatrice returns the precious ribbon given to his cactus self by his beloved owner. But when she manages to lose the ribbon to the wind, the desperate Hee-So turns to Whie-Young for help in getting it back, blind to the impact it will have on his body. Blacking out from the overuse of his powers, Whie-Young comes face-to-face with his childhood self and learns a secret that could set his and Hee-So's world on its head!

Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (January 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316190810
ISBN-13: 978-0316190817

Contemp Review: An Angel for Christmas [Hardcover]

2012-01-23T22:40:00.000-08:00

I've finished "An Angel for Christmas" by Heather Graham.

Product Description

Christmas has never brought out the best in the MacDougal family. Still, year after year, they gather together in the Blue Ridge Mountains to try to make the season merry and bright. But this year is an especially strained one, with Shayne's impending divorce, Morwenna's slavish devotion to work and Bobby's reluctance to face what life has to offer. They've never felt less like a family.

Then, in the midst of a snowy sibling shouting match, a mysterious stranger appears. He could be a criminal, a madman — or something far more unexpected. Despite their fears and the growing danger in the dark woods around them, the MacDougals take a leap of faith. But when another stranger arrives on the mountainside, they don't know which of them to believe. One of these men can't be trusted. And one is about to bring Christmas into their hearts.

Product Details
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Mira (September 27, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778312798
ISBN-13: 978-0778312796

My Review:

Every year the MacDougalls have Christmas together even through the all the bickering and fighting. It's even tenser this year with Shayne the oldest son is bitter and extremely upset about his divorce and missing his kids, Morwenna the middle kid is at home while her boyfriend is in Mexico and debating if she made the right decision and Bobby the youngest son keeps changing schools and courses. Now he really wants to go to Jiliard though his dad tells him he won't make much money singing or playing guitar. Mike MacDougall is a lawyer and really wants whats best for his children. Stacy MacDougall is a stay at home mom and grandmother.

Cindy has allowed the children to stay with their dad's family since she wanted them to have a family Christmas. Then the whole family finds an injured stranger on their property and he says his name is Gage Lange and he's a State Trooper chasing after a dangerous criminal Luke Defeo. The family brings him inside and nurses him back to health while Mike doesn't trust him. Gage is incorporated into the family gathering when Luke arrives on the scene saying he's the State Trooper.

The family doesn't trust either so they both of them up and walk them down to the family restaurant in town when the snow lets up. The reception is bad so they always miss the news when finally they get some reception back and Morwenna sees her boyfriend chasing Miss Double D on the beach.

Then Luke escapes and targets Morwenna's brothers as an ambush and now everyone has to fight for their lives.

This book was quite heartwarming though a little different with elements of spiritual things. It has a happy ending though I thought the romance was kind of unbelievable since Morwenna was suspicious of Gabe for the entire book.

3/5

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Jan 23)

2012-01-23T00:02:00.000-08:00

What Are You Reading is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Sheila from One Persons Journey: 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. Adam - Jacquelyn Frank
2. Sleepwalker - Karen Robards
3. Twisted - Gena Showalter
4. An Angel for Christmas - Heather Graham
5. Speak No Evil - Allison Brennan
6. The Betrayal Knows My Name Vol. 2 - Hotaru Odagiri

I’m currently reading:

1. Dead by Nightfall - Beverly Barton

Books I’m planning on reading this week:

1. Taken by Midnight - Lara Adrian
2. Edge of Midnight - Leslie Tentler
3. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks
4. Durarara Vol. 1 - Ryohgo Narita
5. Pandora Hearts Vol. 8 - Jun Mochizuki

Here's the link:

https://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-122

Anime Review: Inu x Boku SS Episode 2

2012-01-22T22:52:00.000-08:00

This episode opens with highlights from the first episode and Ririchou Shirakin thinking about a recent conversation she had with one of the SS guards Karuto about moving out of the mansion.

Then we see Ririchou having breakfast with Renshou Sorinozuka and talking. After they both head back to their rooms to take get changed or take a nap, etc. When there is a knock on Ririchou's door so she opens it and sees Soushi. He asks her, "if she would like to eat breakfast?" She replies back, "she's already eaten." He becomes sad and starts sparkling again and sprouts stuff like you don't need me then he gives her his sword. Then we see Renshou coming from the elevator and asking what is Ririchou going to be doing next. She says, "she would like to go shopping" which he asks if it would be okay to go with them since he has an errand to run".

Also during this time we see Karuto eating and talking to Nobara who is enjoying watching her eat. Nobara's nose starts to bleed when she says, "how beautiful Karuto is".

Then we Ririchou, Soushi and Renshou shopping and then finally Ririchou buys a cellphone. Then she asks Renshou what did he need to buy and we see him holding a cake. Ririchou says, "a cake?" which Renshou replies, "yes a cake". Then they head home when Nobara says, "Karuto hasn't come home yet."

Then we see Ririchou, Soushi and Renshou at a park and then they exchange cell phone numbers. Then Renshou transforms into his demon self and floats off with Rirouch chasing after him. When suddenly something happens and she is inside a wall which transforms at night until day. Soushi transforms into his fox demon self to try to help from the outside and Renshou floats inside the wall and then floats to Ririchou and they have a conversation. Ririchou changes into her demon self complete with a sword and chops the wall down the same time as Soushi and then he grabs her and hugs her.

All three head home when all of a sudden everyone says "Welcome" and we see food everywhere in the dining room. Karuto aplogizes saying she is sorry she came home so late and this is her way of saying sorry while carrying a platter of chicken. Ririchou starts saying something and starts walking away when everyone says that it's for Soushi too. Ririchou says okay.

Then we see Ririchou in her room after taking a shower looking out the window. Then she is in bed thinking about how she can make it up to Soushi. She jumps into bed and checks her cell and composes a e-mail. She sends it but is worried she didn't send but Soushi does read it. He is on his computer and we he sees her message he starts smiling. She thinks this is how I can pay him back.

Library Haul 2012 (Jan 22 - 28)

2012-01-22T16:00:00.000-08:00

Here's the list of books I picked up from the library this week:

Hardcover:

1. The Affair - Lee Child

Softcover:

1. Dead by Nightfall - Beverly Barton
2. Trace of Fever - Lori Foster
3. Savor the Danger - Lori Foster

What library books did you pick up this week?

Manga Review The Betrayal Knows My Name, Vol. 2 [Paperback]

2012-01-22T09:00:00.000-08:00

I've finished "The Betrayal Knows My Name Vol. 2" by Hotaru Odagiri.

Product Description

Welcomed into the arms of the Giou clan and the Zweilt, Yuki reaches out to his comrades even as he is drawn into their war with the darkness. But the demonic Duras continue to spread their malevolence around Yuki, and the members of his new family are not impervious either, as one of their own vanishes without a trace and yet another is cornered by a sudden ambush. In the Zweilt, Yuki may well have found the long-sought-after place he belongs, but the enemy seems intent on stealing it out of his grasp forever.
And when the shadowy figure of "Reiga," the nemesis of the Giou, finally steps into the light, will Yuki find himself utterly alone, crushed by the weight of the truth?

Product Details
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (December 13, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316119423
ISBN-13: 978-0316119429

My Review:

I highly recommend this series if you like pretty boys, violence, action, blood, angst, deep friendships, a hurtful betrayal, etc.

In this volume we learn more about Yuki's past and how important his his role as God of Light is. We also glimpse a little of Luka's past too (demon lord) and he declares his loyalty to Yuki once again. In their previous life Yuki and Luka was lovers but he won't say anything to Yuki because he believes Yuki wanted to forget his memories and him.

We also learn how important everyone is to each other and how they consider Yuki as their savior. We also learn more background of how Hotsuma was raised and treated by his parents. Their is certainly no love lost there.

The main plot in this volume is Ashley a maniac doll maker who promises girls if they try out this kit they will get the man of their dreams. While in reality she makes the girls fall asleep and kidnaps the young men they fancy and add them to her harem.

It is revealed who Reiga is and Yuki is so devastated that he falls in a deep sleep for two days. When he wakes up he feels like he remembers who Luka is and how safe he feels when he's around.

I really love the fight scene between Hotsuma and Shusei and the twin Opasts Jekyll and Hyde - it was very exciting. Also caught a glimpse of another Opast that looks like Luka.

I also enjoyed meeting two new Zweilts Seishirou Furuori and Kuruto Hourai who live at the main residence with Takashiro.

5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada/Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Contemp. Review: Bring Me Home for Christmas (Virgin River) [Mass Market Paperback]

2012-01-21T14:32:00.000-08:00

I've finished "Bring Me Home for Christmas" the book in her Virgin River series by Robyn Carr.

Product Description

This year, Becca Timm knows the number one item on her Christmas wish list — getting over Denny Cutler.

Three years ago, Denny broke her heart before heading off to war. It's time she got over her silly college relationship and moved on.

So she takes matters into her own hands and heads up to Virgin River, the rugged little mountain town that Denny calls home, as an uninvited guest on her brother's men - only hunting weekend. But when an accident turns her impromptu visit into an extended stay, Becca finds herself stranded in Virgin River. With Denny. In very close quarters.

As the power of Christmas envelops the little town, Becca discovers that the boy she once loved has become a strong and confident man. And the most delicious Christmas present she can imagine.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Mira; Original edition (October 25, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778312712
ISBN-13: 978-0778312710

My Review:

Becky Timm needs to get over her old boyfriend Denny before she can decide to marry her current one. Three years ago Denny broke her heart when he broke up with her before heading off to war. She tells herself she's over him but deep inside herself she's not so sure.

So to make sure she arrives at her younger brother's house with a suitcase determined to tag along at his men only weekend getaway. When she arrives it doesn't go as expected Denny isn't happy to see her and starts ripping at her. Now she believes she has made a terrible mistake.

Life hasn't been that good for Denny the last three years but he has finally found a place he loves with a great job at Jilly Farms and has made some good friends. He never expected his ex-girlfriend Becky to come when he invited his friends to a men only fishing weekend. He knew letting go of Becky was the worst thing he has ever done. Now he's determined to win her back at no cost!

Then an accident happens that forces Becky to stay in town longer and she learns Denny isn't the boy she used to know but a good man.

I was really glad when Becky and Denny were able to resolve their issues to get together once again and that Becky finally grew up and started to love the town and it's inhabitants. Loved how she interacted with the young children and really bonded with one of them.

4/5

In the Mail Saturday 2012 (Jan 21)

2012-01-21T09:00:00.000-08:00

In the Mail Saturday is hosted every Saturday at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.

I received these in the mail this week.

Lothaire [Hardcover]

Product Description

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her electrifying Immortals After Dark series with this thrilling tale, revealing secrets of the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals . . . .

ALL FEAR THE ENEMY OF OLD

Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore’s most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde’s crown. But bloodlust and torture have left him on the brink of madness — until he finds Elizabeth Peirce, the key to his victory. He captures the unique young mortal, intending to offer up her very soul in exchange for power, yet Elizabeth soothes his tormented mind and awakens within him emotions Lothaire believed he could no longer experience.

A DEADLY FORCE DWELLS WITHIN HER

Growing up in desperate poverty, Ellie Peirce yearned for a better life, never imagining she’d be convicted of murder — or that an evil immortal would abduct her from death row. But Lothaire is no savior, as he himself plans to sacrifice Ellie in one month’s time. And yet the vampire seems to ache for her touch, showering her with wealth and sexual pleasure. In a bid to save her soul, Ellie surrenders her body to the wicked vampire, while vowing to protect her heart.

CENTURIES OF COLD INDIFFERENCE SHATTERED

Elizabeth tempts Lothaire beyond reason, as only his fated mate could. As the month draws to a close, he
must choose between a millenniaold blood vendetta and his irresistible prisoner. Will Lothaire succumb to the miseries of his past . . . or risk everything for a future with her?

Product Details
Hardcover: 506 pages
Publisher: Gallery Books (January 10, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439136823
ISBN-13: 978-1439136829

Alpha Instinct: A Moon Shifter Novel [Paperback]

Product Description

Fear has a scent. So does desire ...

Ana Cordona has been a strong leader for the lupine shifters who survived after all the males and most of the females in her pack were mysteriously poisoned. As tough as she is, with no Alpha male, the pack is vulnerable to the devious shifter Taggart, who wants to claim both their ranch and Ana as his own. When Connor Armstrong comes back into her life, promising protection, it's almost enough to make Ana forget how he walked out on her before -- and reluctantly accept his offer to mate.

The minute Connor sees Ana again, it reawakens a raw hunger. He must have her for his bondmate--his wolf cries out for it. But his human side knows he must proceed with caution because of their complicated past. If he is to truly have her body and soul, he must go beyond his burning desire and win back her heart. Whatever it takes, he is determined not to leave her side again.

But Taggart and his rival pack are not their only enemies. A human element in town is targeting shifters. Their plan not only threatens Ana and Connor's future, but the lives of the entire pack ...

Product Details
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Signet (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451236092
ISBN-13: 978-0451236098

All I Want Is You and Sanctuary Cove Giveaway Winners

2012-01-20T14:40:00.000-08:00

I have picked my winner of my All I Want Is You and Sanctuary Cove Giveaway and they are:

CONGRATULATIONS:

1. Myra C. (confirmed)
2. Brenda Demko (confirmed)
3. Donna Simmonds (confirmed)

Please fill out this form with your contact information, so I can send the info. to the publishers, thanks!
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Please comment on this post if you have won this book on another blog, so I can pick a new winner, thanks!

You will have 2 days to get back to me or else I will have to pick new winner, thanks!