Tuesday, July 31, 2012
ARC Review: Call Me Wild [Mass Market Paperback]
I've finished "Call Me Wild" the 3rd book in her Kincaid series by Robin Kaye.
Product Description
She doesn't know a single thing about relationships ...
Unemployed sportswriter Jessie James plans to make a killing writing a bestselling romance novel. She's never read one, but really, how hard can it be? Moving cross–country to a borrowed house in Idaho, Jessie starts her research with the first gorgeous guy she runs into ...
Luckily, he knows everything ...
Sports doctor Fisher Kincaid notices Jessie right away — the transplanted Easterner sticks out like a sore thumb in the small town. When he discovers she's researching attraction and romance, he graciously offers himself as a test subject. That's when everything starts to go wrong, and they both find out how much they need a few good lessons in love ...
About the Author
Robin Kaye is a professional writer and winner of the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart award for her first novel, Romeo, Romeo. Her romantic comedies feature sexy, nurturing heroes and feisty, independent heroines. She lives with her husband and three children in Mt. Airy, Maryland.
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (August 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402257333
ISBN-13: 978-1402257339
My Review:
Jessie James is a currently unemployed sportswriter who plans to write a best selling romantic suspense book. She's has never read one though and she is hoping to get some experience by researching with the first gorgeous guy that catches her eye "Fisher Kincaid".
Fisher Kincaid is a sports doctor who is instantly attracted to Jessie James and he volunteers himself when he finds out she is researching about attraction and romance. Along the way it hits him over the head he has fallen in love with this spunky and snarky woman.
I didn't really like how Jessie was treating Fisher even after we found out why she treats guys that way. That really isn't an excuse to treat every guy that way - not all of them are jerks. The love scenes were smoking hot and steamy and I wish there were a little more. I really like how she has a close friendship with her best friend Andrew and asks for his opinion on things.
Fisher was a great guy you would love to bring home to meet your parents. He's very caring, devoted, loyal, family oriented, close to his family and knows how to treat a woman.
4/5
Thanks Sourcebooks for sending me this ARC to review, greatly appreciated!
Labels:
ARC Review,
Call Me Wild,
Robin Kaye
New Releases 2012 (July 31)
New Releases
Her dreams are within reach?
A beautiful young woman with a defiant spirit, A. J. Sutherland spends a small fortune on a horse with a wild reputation, and is forced to sacrifice her position at her family?s stables to keep him. She plans to ride the magnificent stallion in the biggest event of the show jumping season?and she knows she can win. But without the backing of Sutherland Stables, A. J. must rely on a stranger to help her: a man who makes her heart pound, her head spin . . . and who just happens to be a legend in equestrian circles.
When Devlin McCloud's career was cut short by a tragic accident, he never expected to get back in the ring. But when A. J. asks him to be her trainer, he finds he cannot resist the chance or his stunning new employer. And what begins as a business arrangement soon becomes something deeper, as Devlin and A. J. learn that even in a sport full of hazards, sometimes the most dangerous thing to risk is one's heart . . . .
Leaping Hearts [Mass Market Paperback]
Her dreams are within reach?
All she has to do is learn to hold on . . .
A beautiful young woman with a defiant spirit, A. J. Sutherland spends a small fortune on a horse with a wild reputation, and is forced to sacrifice her position at her family?s stables to keep him. She plans to ride the magnificent stallion in the biggest event of the show jumping season?and she knows she can win. But without the backing of Sutherland Stables, A. J. must rely on a stranger to help her: a man who makes her heart pound, her head spin . . . and who just happens to be a legend in equestrian circles.
When Devlin McCloud's career was cut short by a tragic accident, he never expected to get back in the ring. But when A. J. asks him to be her trainer, he finds he cannot resist the chance or his stunning new employer. And what begins as a business arrangement soon becomes something deeper, as Devlin and A. J. learn that even in a sport full of hazards, sometimes the most dangerous thing to risk is one's heart . . . .
The Lady Is a Vamp: An Argeneau Novel [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands, one of paranormal romance's original superstars, delivers a scorching and delightful story of a mortal man on a mission — and the Vamp who is his only hope.
One late night leads to . . .
Kidnapped! When Jeanne Louise Argeneau left work, she never thought she'd end up tied down by a good-looking mortal. More attracted than annoyed, she quickly realizes there is more to her abductor than meets the eye.
One desperate act leads to . . .
Paul Jones has need of a vampire, and only Jeanne Louise will do. He just has to convince this beauty of a Vamp to help him . . . never imagining that he would fall in love. But with the immortal world's answer to law enforcement hunting them, their time together is running out . . . and Paul and Jeanne Louise will need to risk everything to spend an eternity together.
One late night leads to . . .
Kidnapped! When Jeanne Louise Argeneau left work, she never thought she'd end up tied down by a good-looking mortal. More attracted than annoyed, she quickly realizes there is more to her abductor than meets the eye.
One desperate act leads to . . .
Paul Jones has need of a vampire, and only Jeanne Louise will do. He just has to convince this beauty of a Vamp to help him . . . never imagining that he would fall in love. But with the immortal world's answer to law enforcement hunting them, their time together is running out . . . and Paul and Jeanne Louise will need to risk everything to spend an eternity together.
Love? Paul Jones has need of a vampire, and only Jeanne Louise will do. He just has to convince this beauty of a Vamp to help him . . . never imagining that he would fall in love. But with the immortal world's answer to law enforcement hunting them, their time together is running out . . . and Paul and Jeanne Louise will need to risk everything to spend an eternity together.
Beneath a Rising Moon [Mass Market Paperback]
Keri Arthur, the New York Times bestselling author of the Riley Jenson Guardian series, takes readers to the werewolf reservation of Ripple Creek — where moon fever runs high and a savage murderer runs rampant.
There’s no turning back for Neva Grant. To find a killer, she must seduce the boldest male in the Sinclair pack. Her twin sister lies in a hospital bed, fighting for her life, the fourth and only surviving victim of a vicious attacker. The werewolf rangers suspect the Sinclair pack, and the only way Neva can infiltrate their close-knit ranks is to unleash the wildness within and offer herself to Duncan Sinclair.
Duncan’s appetite for women is legendary on the reservation. But when this new woman stirs his hunger, he finds his desire for her goes deeper than anything he’s ever felt before. When he realizes that she’s playing a game and he’s taken the bait, he is determined to push her to the breaking point. As Duncan and Neva engage in a dangerous dance, they must somehow find a way to join forces — before a cornered killer bites back.
Keri Arthur, the New York Times bestselling author of the Riley Jenson Guardian series, takes readers to the werewolf reservation of Ripple Creek — where moon fever runs high and a savage murderer runs rampant.
There’s no turning back for Neva Grant. To find a killer, she must seduce the boldest male in the Sinclair pack. Her twin sister lies in a hospital bed, fighting for her life, the fourth and only surviving victim of a vicious attacker. The werewolf rangers suspect the Sinclair pack, and the only way Neva can infiltrate their close-knit ranks is to unleash the wildness within and offer herself to Duncan Sinclair.
Duncan’s appetite for women is legendary on the reservation. But when this new woman stirs his hunger, he finds his desire for her goes deeper than anything he’s ever felt before. When he realizes that she’s playing a game and he’s taken the bait, he is determined to push her to the breaking point. As Duncan and Neva engage in a dangerous dance, they must somehow find a way to join forces — before a cornered killer bites back.
Moonglow (Darkest London) [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
Once the seeds of desire are sown . . .
Finally free of her suffocating marriage, widow Daisy Ellis Craigmore is ready to embrace the pleasures of life that have long been denied her. Yet her new-found freedom is short lived. A string of unexplained murders has brought danger to Daisy's door, forcing her to turn to the most unlikely of saviors . . .
Their growing passion knows no bounds . . .
Ian Ranulf, the Marquis of Northrup, has spent lifetimes hiding his primal nature from London society. But now a vicious killer threatens to expose his secrets. Ian must step out of the shadows and protect the beautiful, fearless Daisy, who awakens in him desires he thought long dead. As their quest to unmask the villain draws them closer together, Daisy has no choice but to reveal her own startling secret, and Ian must face the undeniable truth: Losing his heart to Daisy may be the only way to save his soul.
Finally free of her suffocating marriage, widow Daisy Ellis Craigmore is ready to embrace the pleasures of life that have long been denied her. Yet her new-found freedom is short lived. A string of unexplained murders has brought danger to Daisy's door, forcing her to turn to the most unlikely of saviors . . .
Their growing passion knows no bounds . . .
Ian Ranulf, the Marquis of Northrup, has spent lifetimes hiding his primal nature from London society. But now a vicious killer threatens to expose his secrets. Ian must step out of the shadows and protect the beautiful, fearless Daisy, who awakens in him desires he thought long dead. As their quest to unmask the villain draws them closer together, Daisy has no choice but to reveal her own startling secret, and Ian must face the undeniable truth: Losing his heart to Daisy may be the only way to save his soul.
Pleasures of a Tempted Lady (A Donovan Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
Product Description
DANGEROUS DESIRE
Captain William Langley knows the ocean well, but nothing could prepare him for what he discovers adrift on the cold Irish Sea. The tiny boat carries two passengers: a child--and Meg Donovan, Will's long-lost love. Meg's disappearance at sea eight years ago was a devastating blow. Now she's back, as beautiful as ever, and with secrets as deep as Will's own . . .
Captain William Langley knows the ocean well, but nothing could prepare him for what he discovers adrift on the cold Irish Sea. The tiny boat carries two passengers: a child--and Meg Donovan, Will's long-lost love. Meg's disappearance at sea eight years ago was a devastating blow. Now she's back, as beautiful as ever, and with secrets as deep as Will's own . . .
After years held captive by a cold-blooded pirate, Meg has finally escaped with little Jake, the boy she's come to love as if he were her own. But the pirate wants his revenge--and Meg must do whatever it takes to shield Jake from the madman. Determined not to lose Meg again, Will vows to protect them both, yet Meg can't risk putting the only man she's ever loved in danger. With the threat to her safety growing, and her passion for Will burning brighter every day, surrendering herself to Will might be a pleasure too tempting to resist . . .
Persuasion (Hqn) [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
Amelia Greystone was deeply in love when the Earl of St. Just abruptly ended his courtship and left Cornwall ten years earlier. So she is stunned when Simon returns, recently widowed. Now she must forget the past they shared and his betrayal and console him as any neighbor would. Simon has changed—he is dark and haunted now—but he can still make her reel with a single look. When he offers her the position of housekeeper, Amelia knows she must refuse. But for the sake of his children, she throws all caution to the wind….
A British spy, Simon Grenville is now playing both sides in a time of war, his goal to keep his sons safe. Yet when he is brought face-to-face with the woman he once loved, he realizes nothing about his feelings for Amelia has changed—if anything, they are even stronger. Still, Simon knows he must stay away from Amelia; his life is too dangerous now. But sometimes passion is too strong to be denied….
The Unspoken (Krewe of Hunters) [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
1898: Bound for Chicago, the freighter Jerry McGuen goes down in Lake Michigan, taking with it every man aboard. But what other fate could befall a vessel carrying the ill-gotten sarcophagus of an Egyptian sorcerer?
Product Description
1898: Bound for Chicago, the freighter Jerry McGuen goes down in Lake Michigan, taking with it every man aboard. But what other fate could befall a vessel carrying the ill-gotten sarcophagus of an Egyptian sorcerer?
Now: A veteran diver and "ghost ship" expert is exploring the legendary wreck for a documentary. He dies inexplicably inside the freighter's main saloon. Then another diver is killed and panicked rumors rise like bubbles from the lake: ancient demons have awakened below!
The expedition's beleaguered financier calls paranormal investigator Katya Sokolov to Chicago to save the film — and perhaps some innocent lives. Along with media forensics guru Will Chan, Kat plumbs the depths of an evil that may date back to the time of the Pharaohs. But some secrets are best drowned in the seas of the past .…
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313611
ISBN-13: 978-0778313618
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313611
ISBN-13: 978-0778313618
New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper returns with a breathtaking new thriller of a young woman’s homecoming — to a town of menacing whispers, bad dreams, and dangerous secrets…
Another nightmare, in the woods this time. Different: She was running. Trying to escape.
But the same ending. Always the same ending. Another dead girl…
Emma Rayburn was born and raised in Baron Hollow, North Carolina, and it was a quiet life. Then came the accident … and the nightmares — each filled with unshakable visions of darkness, blind panic, and desperate women chased toward inevitable death. With no reports of local women missing or found dead, Emma has written it off to troubled imaginings — night after dreaded night. Until her sister arrives.
Jessie Rayburn, psychic investigator for a firm called Haven, has been estranged from Emma for years. Unresolved issues from Jessie’s past have not only kept them apart but have been clouding Jessie’s unique abilities. A return to her hometown to face a dark and violent incident from years gone by is her chance to regain them. But reconciliation with the past comes with a price. Few people in Baron Hollow are welcoming Jessie back. No one dares to breathe a word. And in this conspiracy of silence, Emma’s nightmares are becoming more vivid than ever.
Even with the help of Noah Bishop, head of the FBI Special Crimes Unit and co-founder of Haven, Jessie and Emma soon find themselves outnumbered by the secrets buried in Baron Hollow — and outrunning an evil that has been festering for years, one that’s targeting Jessie and Emma one last time.
Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425258742
ISBN-13: 978-0425258743
Another nightmare, in the woods this time. Different: She was running. Trying to escape.
But the same ending. Always the same ending. Another dead girl…
Emma Rayburn was born and raised in Baron Hollow, North Carolina, and it was a quiet life. Then came the accident … and the nightmares — each filled with unshakable visions of darkness, blind panic, and desperate women chased toward inevitable death. With no reports of local women missing or found dead, Emma has written it off to troubled imaginings — night after dreaded night. Until her sister arrives.
Jessie Rayburn, psychic investigator for a firm called Haven, has been estranged from Emma for years. Unresolved issues from Jessie’s past have not only kept them apart but have been clouding Jessie’s unique abilities. A return to her hometown to face a dark and violent incident from years gone by is her chance to regain them. But reconciliation with the past comes with a price. Few people in Baron Hollow are welcoming Jessie back. No one dares to breathe a word. And in this conspiracy of silence, Emma’s nightmares are becoming more vivid than ever.
Even with the help of Noah Bishop, head of the FBI Special Crimes Unit and co-founder of Haven, Jessie and Emma soon find themselves outnumbered by the secrets buried in Baron Hollow — and outrunning an evil that has been festering for years, one that’s targeting Jessie and Emma one last time.
Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425258742
ISBN-13: 978-0425258743
New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers returns with a gripping story of romantic suspense, where FBI agents Sharpe and Donovan must decide whether working alone or standing together is the only way to outwit an enemy set to tear them apart.
When your safety depends on living a lie…
After escaping certain death, deep-cover agent Colin Donovan is back home on the Maine coast with his new love, FBI art crimes expert Emma Sharpe. Then Tatiana Pavlova, a London-based jewelry designer, arrives in Heron's Cove, asking for Emma's help—a prized collection from a lost era of Russian opulence, decadence and rare beauty has resurfaced, and Tatiana warns Emma it's about to be stolen again. And Colin realizes his nightmare isn't over. It's just begun.
And everyone you love is a target…
Emma guards her past closely, and Colin is determined to unlock her secrets. As they investigate the mysterious collection and the equally mysterious Tatiana, they confront their greatest challenge. Now they must count on their expertise—and each other—to outwit an enemy who wants to destroy them and everyone they love most.
Who can you afford to trust?
Product Details
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313751
ISBN-13: 978-0778313755
Nowhere To Run [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
When Liv Dugan ducks out of work for lunch, it's just an ordinary day. When she returns, she stumbles onto a massacre. All her colleagues at Zuma Software have been shot. Only luck has left Liv unscathed, and that might be running out. Liv suspects the shootings are tied to her past - and to the package she recently received from her long-dead adoptive mother. Sensing she's being followed, Liv jumps into a stranger's car and orders him to drive. Her "hostage" complies, listening carefully as her story unwinds. Skeptical at first, he ultimately begins to believe all Liv's fears are justified. Together, Liv and her unlikely confidant try to uncover the truth about her adoptive family, her birth parents, and her troubled childhood. Because somewhere in Liv's past is a secret worth killing for, and a nightmare she can never outrun.
Product Description
When Liv Dugan ducks out of work for lunch, it's just an ordinary day. When she returns, she stumbles onto a massacre. All her colleagues at Zuma Software have been shot. Only luck has left Liv unscathed, and that might be running out. Liv suspects the shootings are tied to her past - and to the package she recently received from her long-dead adoptive mother. Sensing she's being followed, Liv jumps into a stranger's car and orders him to drive. Her "hostage" complies, listening carefully as her story unwinds. Skeptical at first, he ultimately begins to believe all Liv's fears are justified. Together, Liv and her unlikely confidant try to uncover the truth about her adoptive family, her birth parents, and her troubled childhood. Because somewhere in Liv's past is a secret worth killing for, and a nightmare she can never outrun.
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Zebra (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142012501X
ISBN-13: 978-1420125016
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Zebra (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142012501X
ISBN-13: 978-1420125016
Don't Say A Word [Mass Market Paperback
Product Description
Cross Your Heart . . .
One by one, they will die. He has waited patiently, planning their final moments. Their tortured screams, their pleas for mercy -- all will be in vain...
And Hope . . .
Homicide detective Julia Cass has witnessed plenty of crime scenes. But the murder of a Chattanooga judge is shocking in its brutality. Teamed with FBI agent Will Brannock, Julia delves into an investigation that soon unearths more bodies -- all mutilated in the same way, all left with a gruesome souvenir of a killer's ruthless rage. . .
To Die. . .
The only way to stop the slaughter is to predict the next victim. But when you're dealing with vengeance at its most ruthless, one wrong move can make you a target . . . and the next word you utter could be your last . . .
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Zebra (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1420110373
ISBN-13: 978-1420110371
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New Releases 2012 (July 31)
Monday, July 30, 2012
Manhwa Review: 13th Boy Vol. 12 (Final Volume)
I've finished reading "13th Boy Vol. 12 the final volume in the series by SangEun Lee.
Product Description
With the holidays finally upon Hee-So, the season of giving is in full swing! But as she gets ready for her Christmas Eve festivities, Beatrice takes generosity to a whole new level as he prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice to give the present of “destiny” to his beloved friend. But if Hee-So realizes the sacrifice her darling Beatrice plans to make in order to bring Whie-Young back among the living, will she be able to look her first love in the face ever again? Hee-So’s search for love concludes in this final volume of 13th Boy!
Product Details
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Yen Press; Import edition (July 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316190837
ISBN-13: 978-0316190831
My Review:
This volume opens with Hee-So on her way to meet her friends on Christmas Eve when she runs into Beatrice. She asks Beatrice to come with her to meet her friends but he declines since he has lots of chores to do and he wants to spend time with his master. She starts to get upset when he phone rings and her friends are wondering where she is. She tells them she is already on her way and she is sorry she is late. She starts to run off while yelling at Beatrice that he will regret not going with her.
Beatrice meanwhile is doing chores (ex: laundry, digging the garden, etc.) and we see Hee So karoking and watching naughty movies (with the actress looks like her and the actor looks like Whie-Young). After Beatrice goes to see his master (Whie-Young) and says he should be the one with Hee-So (he decides the ultimate sacrifice to bring back Whie-Young to the land of the living).
I will update later on tonight or tomorrow morning/afternoon!
5/5
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. 10
11. 13th Boy Vol. 11
12. 13th Boy Vol. 12
Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada/Yen Press for sending me this manhwa to review, greatly appreciated!
Labels:
13th Boy Vol. 12,
Manga Review,
SangEun Lee,
Whie-Young
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (July 30)
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. The Unholy - Heather Graham
2. The Calling - Kelley Armstrong
3. Secrets of the Lost Summer - Carla Neggers
4. Close Your Eyes - Iris Johansen
5. Within the Flames - Majorie M. Liu
6. Jiu Jiu Vol. 1 - Touya Tobina
7. 13th Boy Vol. 12 - SangEun Lee
I’m currently reading:
1. Call Me Wild - Robin Kaye
Books I’m planning on reading this week:
1. Hell on Wheels - Julie Ann Walker
2. A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious - Mary Wine
3. I Own the Dawn - M.L. Buchman
4. Plain Fear: Forbidden - Leanna Ellis
5. Three Wolves Mountain - Bohra Naono
6. Honey Darling - Norikazu Akira
Here's the link:
http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-149
Labels:
What Are You Reading Meme?
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Library Haul 2012 (July 29 - Aug 4)
Library Haul
Here's the list of books/manga I picked up from the library this week:
Hardcover:
1. Stolen Prey - John Sandford
What library book(s)/manga/manhwa did you pick up this week?
Manga Review: Jiu Jiu, Vol. 1 [Paperback]
I've finished "Jiu Jiu Vol. 1" by Touya Tobina.
Product Description
Born into a family of “Hunters,” Takamichi's destiny is to pursue and slay demons. When her twin brother is killed, she is saved from despair by a pair of Jiu Jiu — shape-shifting familiars — in the form of two wolf pups named Snow and Night. Now Takamichi is in high school and an active Hunter. Snow and Night can't wait to attend school in their human form to "protect" her. But are they ready to go off leash ...?
Takamichi's Jiu Jiu Obedience Training Goals
1. Stop them from following you to work
2. Avoid exposing them to the full moon
3. Save them from execution
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen plus.
About the Author
Touya Tobina is from Tokyo. Her birthday is May 23 and her blood type is O. In 2005, her series Keppeki Shonen Kanzen Soubi (Clean Freak Fully Equipped) won the grand prize in the 30th Hakusensha Athena Shinjin Taisho (Hakusensha Athena Newcomers Awards).
Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (July 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421542749
ISBN-13: 978-1421542744
My Review:
Takamichi is born into a family of Hunters and her destiny is to pursue and slay Demons. In her childhood her older brother was killed while protecting her. She becomes destructive and out of control so her dad gave her a couple of Jiu Jiu shape-shifter familiars to take care of. They are two wolf brother pups and are named Snow and Night. She has closed herself off and is determined never to feel anything or let anyone get close to her again.
She is now in high school and a full fledge Hunter. Both Snow and Night can't wait to go to school in their human form to protect her but it's not safe to let them off their leash. Snow and Night both love to play ball and go on walks. Snow is quite clingy and both love to wake up in the morning naked in bed with Takamachi (Don't worry there isn't anything inappropriate in this manga).
During a couple of fights Takamichi is afraid she will lose both Snow and Night and it opens her eyes that she loves both of them. She finally admits she needs both of them and that she wants to take care of them.
I didn't like how she treats Snow and Night at first because she's so mean to them and beats them up too. Snow is a little too clingy, possessive and immature.
4/5
Manga in series:
1. Jiu Jiu Vol. 1
2. Jiu Jiu Vol. 2 - October 2, 2012
3. Jiu Jiu Vol. 3 - January 1, 2013
Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!
Labels:
Jiu Jiu Vol. 1,
Manga Review,
Touya Tobina
Saturday, July 28, 2012
PNR Review: Kiss the Dead (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) [Hardcover]
I've finished "Kiss the Dead" the book in her Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton.
Product Description
When a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it’s up to U.S. Marshal Anita Blake to find her. And when she does, she’s faced with something she’s never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people — kids, grandparents, soccer moms — all recently turned and willing to die to avoid serving a master. And where there’s one martyr, there will be more …
But even vampires have monsters that they’re afraid of. And Anita is one of them …
Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover; First Edition first Printing edition (June 5, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425247546
ISBN-13: 978-0425247549
My Review:
A fifteen year old girl is kidnapped and Anita is put on Marshal duty. She finds out a group of vampires bitten by Benjamin an old World Master Vampire don't want to serve a master and want their freedom they are willing to die for their cause.
Anita the Preternatural Unit U.S. Marshal Vampire Executioner breaks down Barney a fledgling vampire into giving the location of their lair and the girl. Anita and her colleagues are expecting a trap but when they enter the lair they find kids, grandparents and soccer moms turned vampires. Anita uses psychological torture to find out the location of where the other vampires live.
While investigating the vampire turnings Anita begins to doubt her relationship to eighteen year old Sin and the jealously of Asher. Anita enters the Circus Nightclub to spend time with her vampire lover Jean-Claude accompanied by her live-in lovers wereleopards Micah and Nathaniel. Asher becomes so mad he fights with his male lover injuring Anita along the way. Jean-Claude is enraged and tells Asher to leave St. Louis immediately while another vampire is plotting the demise of Anita, Jean-Claude and her friends.
This latest entry in the Anita Blake series is a great edition with a kick ass heroine and great storyline. The action was very fast paced and I'm glad Anita finally has control over the Ardeur. She doesn't have to rely on her men when she is working her cases.
I really enjoyed reading the love scene between Anita and Nathaniel but I skipped the ones she had with Micah (I'm not a fan of his).
4/5
Thanks Penguin Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!
Labels:
Anita Blake,
Jean-Claude,
Kiss the Dead,
Laurell K. Hamilton,
PNR Review
Stacking the Shelves #3
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! This meme is hosted by Tynga's reviews.
Guidelines:
Create your own Stacking The Shelves post. You can use my official graphic or your own, but please link back to Tynga’s Reviews so more people can join the fun!
You can set your post any way you want, simple book list, covers, pictures, vlog, sky is the limit!
I am posting Stacking The Shelves on Saturdays, but feel free to post yours any day that fits you.
Visit Tynga’s Reviews on Saturday and add your link so others can visit you!
Visit other participants link to find out what they added to their shelves!
Here's what I got this week:
For Review:
Moonglow (Darkest London) [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
Once the seeds of desire are sown . . .
Finally free of her suffocating marriage, widow Daisy Ellis Craigmore is ready to embrace the pleasures of life that have long been denied her. Yet her new-found freedom is short lived. A string of unexplained murders has brought danger to Daisy's door, forcing her to turn to the most unlikely of saviors . . .
Their growing passion knows no bounds . . .
Ian Ranulf, the Marquis of Northrup, has spent lifetimes hiding his primal nature from London society. But now a vicious killer threatens to expose his secrets. Ian must step out of the shadows and protect the beautiful, fearless Daisy, who awakens in him desires he thought long dead. As their quest to unmask the villain draws them closer together, Daisy has no choice but to reveal her own startling secret, and Ian must face the undeniable truth: Losing his heart to Daisy may be the only way to save his soul.
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Forever (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1455508586
ISBN-13: 978-1455508587
Shadow Rising (Dark Dynasties) [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
Ancient Secrets, Dark Passions . . .
As one of the Grigori, a noble vampire dynasty shrouded in mystery, Ariane has spent her life hidden away in the desert. Like all of her kind, she is a watcher, fated to observe, forbidden to act. Yet when her best friend Sammael vanishes, she defies all rules and flees her safe haven to bring him home.
A shape-shifting assassin for the House of Shadows, Damien Tremaine is hired to locate Sammael. His hunt for the wayward Grigori leads him to Ariane, the rogue vamp who stands between him and his bounty. Damien never lets emotion interfere with his work, but a single touch from the sexy, beguiling vampire shatters his self-control. Drawn together by their common goal, they begin an alliance of necessity that soon becomes one of desire. But when the secret at the dark heart of the Grigori comes to light, Damien and Ariane must make a choice that could bind them eternally . . . or tear them-and everything they care about-apart.
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Forever (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1455511641
ISBN-13: 978-1455511648
Savage Hunger [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
Kathleen McKnight is on a dangerous mission to help her army team take down a drug lord. She's a tough as nails recruit, but when she's caught in the crossfire, she has to rely on a mysterious man to save her. She has no idea that he has big plans for her ...
Connor Anderson is a jaguar shifter who is looking for his mate. When he rescues Kathleen in the jungle-twice — he can't help but be intrigued. Will a bite or a scratch turn Kathleen into the perfect jaguar mate?
Connor Anderson is a jaguar shifter who is looking for his mate. When he rescues Kathleen in the jungle-twice — he can't help but be intrigued. Will a bite or a scratch turn Kathleen into the perfect jaguar mate?
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (October 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402266928
ISBN-13: 978-1402266928
Rev It Up: Black Knights Inc. [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
Jake "The Snake" Sommers has spent most of his black-ops military career fulfilling a promise he made more than a decade ago. Now he's finally free to pursue the woman he sacrificed ... but hates the very ground he walks on. Michelle Carter has never forgiven Jake for being so cliché as to "love her and leave her." But when unknown enemies threaten everything she loves, she must do the unimaginable: place her life — and that of her son's — into Jake's seductive hands. Keeping her and her son safe is his final mission. Keeping her heart to herself just might prove futile ...
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (October 2, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402267185
ISBN-13: 978-1402267185
Theft by Chocolate [Paperback]
Product Description
Mystery, Mayans and Mayhem: looking for chocolate, love and an international art thief in all the wrong places. Chocolate addict Kalena Boyko wasn’t prepared for this. Heading to work at Canada’s largest museum as an administrator, she hoped for quiet and uninterrupted access to her secret chocolate stash. Instead she’s assigned to manage the high-profile Treasures of the Maya exhibition with her loathed former boss Richard Pritchard. With no warning, her life is turned inside out and propelled into warp speed as she stumbles across an insider plot that could jeopardize the exhibit and the reputation of the museum. After hearing about a recent botched theft at the museum and an unsolved jewel heist in the past from security guard and amateur sleuth Marco Zeffirelli, Kalena becomes suspicious of Richard and is convinced he’s planning to sabotage the Treasures of the Maya exhibition. Her suspicions, and the appearance of the mysterious but charming Geoffrey Ogden from the London office, don’t help her concentration. The Treasures of the Maya seem cursed as problem after problem arises, including the disappearance of a key artefact - the world’s oldest piece of chocolate ...
Product Details
Paperback: 346 pages
Publisher: Attica Books (June 21, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1908002395
ISBN-13: 978-1908002396
Manga:
X, Vol. 3: 3-in-1 [Paperback]
Product Description
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen plus.
X, the epic series from CLAMP, is now available in this deluxe collector’s edition. The pages have been recomposed in the original right-to-left reading order and restored to the highest quality. Each volume contains three of the original graphic novels, along with gorgeous, full-color illustrations never before published outside Japan.
As the gears of fate turn, Kamui draws ever closer to the moment when he must make his inevitable choice: become either humanity’s savior or its scourge. After his last surviving blood relative sacrifices herself to bring forth the Sacred Sword, the weapon he will need in the war to come, that moment finally arrives. With Kamui’s decision, however, come unimaginable consequences for Fuma and Kotori.
Meanwhile, the members of both sides of the conflict — the Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of Earth — converge on Tokyo, obeying the call of their intertwined destinies. Among them is Subaru Sumeragi, a powerful magic user, who arrives just in time to help Kamui see the path that he must take. But Subaru must conquer his own doubts and fears when he’s finally reunited with the one person who is truly special to him — and whom he must fight to the death.
Product Details
Paperback: 584 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (July 24, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421540436
ISBN-13: 978-1421540436
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 5 [Paperback]
Product Description
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen.
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, and no one expected there to be love between the unlikely couple. But as Nakaba and Caesar grow close, political forces threaten to tear them apart — especially when Caesar’s brother Cain leads an attack on a village Nakaba is trying to save! As things heat up, will Caesar be able to protect Nakaba against his own brother?
Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (August 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421542137
ISBN-13: 978-1421542133
Thanks Attica Books, Hachette Book Group Canada, Simon and Schuster Canada and Sourcebooks!
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Friday, July 27, 2012
RS Review: A Perfect Storm (Hqn) [Mass Market Paperback]
I've finished "A Perfect Storm" the 4th book in her Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor series by Lori Foster.
Product Description
He never saw her coming …
Spencer Lark already knows too many secrets about Arizona Storm, including the nightmare she survived and her resulting trust issues. But in order to expose a smuggling ring — and continue avenging his own tragic past — the bounty hunter reluctantly agrees to make Arizona a decoy. Yet nothing has equipped him for her hypnotic blend of fragility and bravery, or for the protective instincts she stirs in him.
Arizona wants to reclaim her life, which means acting as bait to lure the enemy into a trap. Sure it's dangerous, especially with a partner as distractingly appealing as Spencer. But as their plan — and their chemistry — shifts into high gear, Arizona may discover there's an even greater risk in surrendering her heart to a hero …
Spencer Lark already knows too many secrets about Arizona Storm, including the nightmare she survived and her resulting trust issues. But in order to expose a smuggling ring — and continue avenging his own tragic past — the bounty hunter reluctantly agrees to make Arizona a decoy. Yet nothing has equipped him for her hypnotic blend of fragility and bravery, or for the protective instincts she stirs in him.
Arizona wants to reclaim her life, which means acting as bait to lure the enemy into a trap. Sure it's dangerous, especially with a partner as distractingly appealing as Spencer. But as their plan — and their chemistry — shifts into high gear, Arizona may discover there's an even greater risk in surrendering her heart to a hero …
About the Author
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: HQN Books; Original edition (March 27, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 037377656X
ISBN-13: 978-0373776566
Lori Foster is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author with books from a variety of publishers, including Berkley/Jove, Kensington, St. Martin’s, Harlequin and Silhouette. Lori has been a recipient of the prestigious RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Fantasy, and for Contemporary Romance. She’s had top-selling books for Amazon, Waldenbooks and the BGI Group. For more about Lori, visit her Web site at www.lorifoster.com.
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: HQN Books; Original edition (March 27, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 037377656X
ISBN-13: 978-0373776566
My Review:
Spencer Lark and Arizona Storm meet a month ago on a sting operation where he took her opportunity to seek revenge on the women who took her innocence away. Arizona was kidnapped and sold to human traffickers and then tossed out a moving truck over the bridge. She was lucky Jackson, Dare and Trace were following them and was able to rescue her. Jackson gave her a new identity and only the core people knew who she was. She wanted to find out about the organization that had taken her and bring them down. She learned how to surveillance from them.
After the sting is over she follows Spencer to his home and watches him while he sleeps on her birthday. When he awakens they have an argument and she asks him to help her to bring down a human trafficking ring. He agrees in allowing herself to be the lure while he works with her friends to make sure she is keep safe.
I really liked how Spencer was caring and understanding about Arizona's fears about intimacy and relationships. He didn't want to hurt her and he felt the age difference between them was too great (he's 32 and she just turned 21). She's very naive and inexperienced with having relationships. Due to her tragic past she's very wary and not comfortable around men but Spencer makes her feel cherished and safe. She could be immature and juvenile at times.
Follow My Blog Friday #108
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 - Alisa from mzalisakay.blogspot.com and Concise Book Reviews
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 ...
Alisa from mzalisakay.blogspot.com
When did you start blogging?
I started almost a year ago, but I went MIA for a while in between those months. Overall? Just a couple of months.
What is your favorite part of book blogging?
Meeting new bloggers & receiving comments from other people. I love meeting new bloggers because when I follow them, I’m branching out my awareness of what books to read that I would’ve never considered or come across and what to look forward to when it comes to new releases (that I haven’t even heard of yet).
What is your favorite book(s)?
I’m so glad you made that plural because any book lover wouldn’t really have just ONE favorite book … right? I can’t decide. I love everything by Karen Marie Moning & Kristen Ashley. Megan Hart is my favorite author to go to when I need a deep soulful book…and a good cry.
What has been the best thing that has happened to you because of book blogging?
Well, I can add being featured on Parajunkee on the list now :0) I mentioned meeting other bloggers (or book lovers in general), but meeting/talking to authors! To a book lover, they’re our version of celebrities so that has been an awesome experience for me.
Concise Book Reviews
1. When did you start blogging?
I started about 3 months ago actually.
2. What is your favorite part of book blogging?
I love being able to discuss books with other book lovers like me. No one in my home life likes to read like I do. Except my daughter, but now she reads less since she got older and has a boyfriend. (she is 19, so too cool to talk books with mom now) also the new discoveries I have found from my fellow bloggers.
3. What is your favorite book(s)?
That list would be very long, so I will just mention my top ones, lol.
All CassandraClare’s The Mortal Instruments Books, and Infernal Devices.
Jeannie Frost’s Night Huntress Series
And a fewnew books I really love are: Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Covenant series, and her Lux series.
The list could go on, but by looking around my blog you can see what I like for sure.
4. What has been the best thing that has happened to you because of book blogging?
Mainly some of the new friends I have met, and really appreciate the books I get to review, as my money situation is not good, so buying books was hard for me, I had to save what little I would get to buy books, and trade off what I did have, for new ones. I love that I can get a book for a review, granted many are ones I may not ever have discovered if I was not asked to review, but have found some books I really liked and enjoyed, and am eager for the sequels, so I think that overall is one thing I really like, is the new discoveries.
Q: Summer Reading. What was your favorite book that you were REQUIRED to read when you were in school?
I didn't have a favorite book that I was required to read in school. They were all Shakespearean books and I'm not really into that.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Alexandrea Weis The Secret Brokers Blog Tour with Giveaway and Guest Post
I am so excited to Alexandrea Weis here to talk about What Characters Grab You in a Guest Post here at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.
Alexandrea Weis is currently touring to promote her new release The Secret Brokers the Dallas August trilogy.
For more information about the book, please visit http://www.alexandreaweis.com
Thank you Alexandrea for letting me join your blog tour with a Giveaway and Guest Post.
Please take it away, Alexandrea!
GUEST POST
My father had an independent production company in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Being raised in the motion picture business, I learned how to run sound, do basic cinematography, film editing, and to be an all-around gopher on the set. Sometimes, I even did some in front of the camera work as a bit player and background extra. Because of his work in movies, many creative people in the French Quarter gravitated toward my father’s Creole cottage on Dumaine Street. I grew up associating with Jazz musicians, actors, writers, and talented artists. But probably the person who influenced me most during that time was my father’s good friend, Tennessee Williams. He was a kind and patient man who would sit with me for hours discussing the intricacies of his writing. From him, I learned about character development and the value of good dialogue. He taught me how to build personalities into characters that would resonate with readers. He showed me the importance of searching for the right words to best reflect the idiosyncrisies of each and every character. Funny, how you can forget so much from so many, but I remember every bit of advice Tennessee Williams taught me.
Looking back, I can see the synchronicity of circumstance having set my course in this creative direction from a very early age. If I had not been born in the city of New Orleans to a motion picture making father, or raised amid the bohemian people of that uniquely eccentric society, I might not have evolved into the writer I am today. However, I did not always embrace my creative side, and for years pursued a career based in medicine and practical knowledge. But like pressurized lava simmering beneath the surface of some volcano, the innate creativity I was born with eventually came erupting to the surface. I finally let go of my apprehensions about turning away from my medical training and started to embrace my stifled urges. It was then I re-discovered my writing.
I came to realize that happiness is not found in living some monetary-based lifestyle, but in following a path that yields to the yearnings of your heart. We are all born to do something fortuitous on this planet; we just have to stop trying to wonder what that is, and just do what makes us happy. After all, happiness is always the outcome when you finally learn to follow your dreams.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alexandrea Weis is a registered nurse from New Orleans who has been published in several nursing journals and textbooks. She has been writing novels and screenplays for over twenty years. Her first novel, To My Senses, was a finalist for commercial fiction in Eric Hofer Book Awards, a finalist for romance in the Foreword Magazine book of the Year awards, and a finalist for romance in the USA Book Awards. Her second novel, Recovery, won the Gold Medal for best romantic suspense from The Reader's Favorite Book Awards and was named best Romantic Suspense by the NABE Pinnacle Book Awards in 2011. Her third book, Sacrifice, closes out the Nicci Beauvoir Series. Her fourth book, highlighting her love of rehabbing wildlife, called Broken Wings, is now out in paperback and ebook.
Ms. Weis is also a permitted wildlife rehabber with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries and when she is not writing, Ms. Weis is rescuing orphaned and injured wildlife. She lives outside of New Orleans with her husband and a menagerie of pets.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Desperately Wanting Wednesday
This meme is hosted by Rachel from Parajunkee's Review.
Books that are sitting on my shelf but I can’t get to yet …
Acheron (Dark-Hunter, Book 12) [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]
The most anticipated story in the blockbuster Dark-Hunter series. The never-before-revealed story of the Dark-Hunter leader, Acheron. He was made human in order to escape death, but in death he was reborn a god. . .
Eleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime of shame. However, his human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Then, brought back against his will, Acheron became the sole defender of mankind.
Only it was never that simple. For centuries, he has fought for our survival and hidden a past he’ll do anything to keep concealed. Until a lone woman who refuses to be intimidated by him threatens his very existence.
Eleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime of shame. However, his human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Then, brought back against his will, Acheron became the sole defender of mankind.
Only it was never that simple. For centuries, he has fought for our survival and hidden a past he’ll do anything to keep concealed. Until a lone woman who refuses to be intimidated by him threatens his very existence.
Now his survival, and ours, hinges on hers and old enemies reawaken and unite to kill them both.
War has never been more deadly... or more fun.
War has never been more deadly ... or more fun.
Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 5) [Mass Market Paperback]
The ruthless and brilliant brother Vishous possesses a destructive curse and a frightening ability to see the future. As a member of the Brotherhood, he has no interest in love or emotion, only the battle with the Lessening Society. But when a mortal injury puts him in the care of a human surgeon, Dr. Jane Whitcomb compels him to reveal his inner pain and taste true pleasure for the first time-until a destiny he didn't choose takes him into a future that does not include her...
Don't Tell [Mass Market Paperback]
It was a desperate plan. But Mary Grace Winters knew the only way to save herself and her child from her abusive cop husband was to stage their own death. Now all that remains of their former life is at the bottom of a lake. Armed with a new identity in a new town, she and her son have found refuge hundreds of miles away. As Caroline Stewart, she has almost forgotten the nightmare she left behind nine years ago. She is even taking a chance on love with Max Hunter, a man with wounds of his own. But her past is about to collide with the present when her husband uncovers her trail and threatens her hard-won peace. Step by step, he's closing in on her - and everything and everyone she loves.
The Seance [Mass Market Paperback]
A chill falls over Christina Hardy's housewarming party when talk turns to a recent murder that has all the hallmarks of the so-called "Interstate Killer" murders from fifteen years before. To lighten the mood, the guests drag out an old Ouija board for a little spooky fun … and that's when things become truly terrifying.
Summoned by the Ouija board, the restless spirit of Beau Kidd, the lead detective — and chief suspect — on the original case, seeks Christina's help: the latest killing isn't a copycat crime, and he wants his name cleared. Back in the real world, cop-turned-writer Jed Braden is skeptical of Christina's ghostly encounters, but his police sources confirm all the intimate details of the case — her otherworldly source is reliable, and the body count is growing.
The spirits are right. The Interstate Killer is still out there, and Christina's life is hanging in the balance between this world and the next.
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Wednesday Wish List Blog Hop
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Books I'm waiting for:
Leaping Hearts [Mass Market Paperback]
Her dreams are within reach?
All she has to do is learn to hold on . . .
A beautiful young woman with a defiant spirit, A. J. Sutherland spends a small fortune on a horse with a wild reputation, and is forced to sacrifice her position at her family?s stables to keep him. She plans to ride the magnificent stallion in the biggest event of the show jumping season?and she knows she can win. But without the backing of Sutherland Stables, A. J. must rely on a stranger to help her: a man who makes her heart pound, her head spin . . . and who just happens to be a legend in equestrian circles.
When Devlin McCloud's career was cut short by a tragic accident, he never expected to get back in the ring. But when A. J. asks him to be her trainer, he finds he cannot resist the chance or his stunning new employer. And what begins as a business arrangement soon becomes something deeper, as Devlin and A. J. learn that even in a sport full of hazards, sometimes the most dangerous thing to risk is one's heart . . . .
The Lady Is a Vamp: An Argeneau Novel [Mass Market Paperback]
New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands, one of paranormal romance's original superstars, delivers a scorching and delightful story of a mortal man on a mission—and the Vamp who is his only hope.
One late night leads to . . .
Kidnapped! When Jeanne Louise Argeneau left work, she never thought she'd end up tied down by a good-looking mortal. More attracted than annoyed, she quickly realizes there is more to her abductor than meets the eye.
One desperate act leads to . . .
Paul Jones has need of a vampire, and only Jeanne Louise will do. He just has to convince this beauty of a Vamp to help him . . . never imagining that he would fall in love. But with the immortal world's answer to law enforcement hunting them, their time together is running out . . . and Paul and Jeanne Louise will need to risk everything to spend an eternity together.
One late night leads to . . .
Kidnapped! When Jeanne Louise Argeneau left work, she never thought she'd end up tied down by a good-looking mortal. More attracted than annoyed, she quickly realizes there is more to her abductor than meets the eye.
One desperate act leads to . . .
Paul Jones has need of a vampire, and only Jeanne Louise will do. He just has to convince this beauty of a Vamp to help him . . . never imagining that he would fall in love. But with the immortal world's answer to law enforcement hunting them, their time together is running out . . . and Paul and Jeanne Louise will need to risk everything to spend an eternity together.
Beneath a Rising Moon [Mass Market Paperback]
Keri Arthur, the New York Times bestselling author of the Riley Jenson Guardian series, takes readers to the werewolf reservation of Ripple Creek — where moon fever runs high and a savage murderer runs rampant.
There’s no turning back for Neva Grant. To find a killer, she must seduce the boldest male in the Sinclair pack. Her twin sister lies in a hospital bed, fighting for her life, the fourth and only surviving victim of a vicious attacker. The werewolf rangers suspect the Sinclair pack, and the only way Neva can infiltrate their close-knit ranks is to unleash the wildness within and offer herself to Duncan Sinclair.
Duncan’s appetite for women is legendary on the reservation. But when this new woman stirs his hunger, he finds his desire for her goes deeper than anything he’s ever felt before. When he realizes that she’s playing a game and he’s taken the bait, he is determined to push her to the breaking point. As Duncan and Neva engage in a dangerous dance, they must somehow find a way to join forces—before a cornered killer bites back.
Moonglow (Darkest London) [Mass Market Paperback]
Once the seeds of desire are sown . . .
Finally free of her suffocating marriage, widow Daisy Ellis Craigmore is ready to embrace the pleasures of life that have long been denied her. Yet her new-found freedom is short lived. A string of unexplained murders has brought danger to Daisy's door, forcing her to turn to the most unlikely of saviors . . .
Their growing passion knows no bounds . . .
Ian Ranulf, the Marquis of Northrup, has spent lifetimes hiding his primal nature from London society. But now a vicious killer threatens to expose his secrets. Ian must step out of the shadows and protect the beautiful, fearless Daisy, who awakens in him desires he thought long dead. As their quest to unmask the villain draws them closer together, Daisy has no choice but to reveal her own startling secret, and Ian must face the undeniable truth: Losing his heart to Daisy may be the only way to save his soul.
Pleasures of a Tempted Lady (A Donovan Novel) [Mass Market Paperback]
DANGEROUS DESIRE
Captain William Langley knows the ocean well, but nothing could prepare him for what he discovers adrift on the cold Irish Sea. The tiny boat carries two passengers: a child--and Meg Donovan, Will's long-lost love. Meg's disappearance at sea eight years ago was a devastating blow. Now she's back, as beautiful as ever, and with secrets as deep as Will's own . . .
After years held captive by a cold-blooded pirate, Meg has finally escaped with little Jake, the boy she's come to love as if he were her own. But the pirate wants his revenge--and Meg must do whatever it takes to shield Jake from the madman. Determined not to lose Meg again, Will vows to protect them both, yet Meg can't risk putting the only man she's ever loved in danger. With the threat to her safety growing, and her passion for Will burning brighter every day, surrendering herself to Will might be a pleasure too tempting to resist . . .
Persuasion (Hqn) [Mass Market Paperback]
Amelia Greystone was deeply in love when the Earl of St. Just abruptly ended his courtship and left Cornwall ten years earlier. So she is stunned when Simon returns, recently widowed. Now she must forget the past they shared and his betrayal and console him as any neighbor would. Simon has changed—he is dark and haunted now—but he can still make her reel with a single look. When he offers her the position of housekeeper, Amelia knows she must refuse. But for the sake of his children, she throws all caution to the wind….
A British spy, Simon Grenville is now playing both sides in a time of war, his goal to keep his sons safe. Yet when he is brought face-to-face with the woman he once loved, he realizes nothing about his feelings for Amelia has changed—if anything, they are even stronger. Still, Simon knows he must stay away from Amelia; his life is too dangerous now. But sometimes passion is too strong to be denied….
The Unspoken (Krewe of Hunters) [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
1898: Bound for Chicago, the freighter Jerry McGuen goes down in Lake Michigan, taking with it every man aboard. But what other fate could befall a vessel carrying the ill-gotten sarcophagus of an Egyptian sorcerer?
Now: A veteran diver and "ghost ship" expert is exploring the legendary wreck for a documentary. He dies inexplicably inside the freighter's main saloon. Then another diver is killed and panicked rumors rise like bubbles from the lake: ancient demons have awakened below!
The expedition's beleaguered financier calls paranormal investigator Katya Sokolov to Chicago to save the film — and perhaps some innocent lives. Along with media forensics guru Will Chan, Kat plumbs the depths of an evil that may date back to the time of the Pharaohs. But some secrets are best drowned in the seas of the past .…
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313611
ISBN-13: 978-0778313618
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313611
ISBN-13: 978-0778313618
Haven (A Bishop/SCU Novel) [Hardcover]
Product Description
Another nightmare, in the woods this time. Different: She was running. Trying to escape.
But the same ending. Always the same ending. Another dead girl…
Emma Rayburn was born and raised in Baron Hollow, North Carolina, and it was a quiet life. Then came the accident … and the nightmares — each filled with unshakable visions of darkness, blind panic, and desperate women chased toward inevitable death. With no reports of local women missing or found dead, Emma has written it off to troubled imaginings — night after dreaded night. Until her sister arrives.
Jessie Rayburn, psychic investigator for a firm called Haven, has been estranged from Emma for years. Unresolved issues from Jessie’s past have not only kept them apart but have been clouding Jessie’s unique abilities. A return to her hometown to face a dark and violent incident from years gone by is her chance to regain them. But reconciliation with the past comes with a price. Few people in Baron Hollow are welcoming Jessie back. No one dares to breathe a word. And in this conspiracy of silence, Emma’s nightmares are becoming more vivid than ever.
Even with the help of Noah Bishop, head of the FBI Special Crimes Unit and co-founder of Haven, Jessie and Emma soon find themselves outnumbered by the secrets buried in Baron Hollow — and outrunning an evil that has been festering for years, one that’s targeting Jessie and Emma one last time.
Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425258742
ISBN-13: 978-0425258743
New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers returns with a gripping story of romantic suspense, where FBI agents Sharpe and Donovan must decide whether working alone or standing together is the only way to outwit an enemy set to tear them apart.
When your safety depends on living a lie…
After escaping certain death, deep-cover agent Colin Donovan is back home on the Maine coast with his new love, FBI art crimes expert Emma Sharpe. Then Tatiana Pavlova, a London-based jewelry designer, arrives in Heron's Cove, asking for Emma's help—a prized collection from a lost era of Russian opulence, decadence and rare beauty has resurfaced, and Tatiana warns Emma it's about to be stolen again. And Colin realizes his nightmare isn't over. It's just begun.
And everyone you love is a target…
Emma guards her past closely, and Colin is determined to unlock her secrets. As they investigate the mysterious collection and the equally mysterious Tatiana, they confront their greatest challenge. Now they must count on their expertise—and each other—to outwit an enemy who wants to destroy them and everyone they love most.
Who can you afford to trust?
Product Details
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778313751
ISBN-13: 978-0778313755
Nowhere To Run [Mass Market Paperback]
Product Description
When Liv Dugan ducks out of work for lunch, it's just an ordinary day. When she returns, she stumbles onto a massacre. All her colleagues at Zuma Software have been shot. Only luck has left Liv unscathed, and that might be running out. Liv suspects the shootings are tied to her past - and to the package she recently received from her long-dead adoptive mother. Sensing she's being followed, Liv jumps into a stranger's car and orders him to drive. Her "hostage" complies, listening carefully as her story unwinds. Skeptical at first, he ultimately begins to believe all Liv's fears are justified. Together, Liv and her unlikely confidant try to uncover the truth about her adoptive family, her birth parents, and her troubled childhood. Because somewhere in Liv's past is a secret worth killing for, and a nightmare she can never outrun.
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Zebra (July 31, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142012501X
ISBN-13: 978-1420125016
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