Seven days to go to my most anticipated book of 2009!! It has been a long wait, especially with how Faefever ended *slaps hand over mouth to stop spoilers.*You can pre-order the book HERE.Karen Marie Moning will be having a book signing at Joseph Beth in Cincinnati on August 22nd at 2pm. (Officially jealous of all Ohio residents.)You can order a signed copy of Dreamfever HERE, through the end of August.One last teaser will be released at the end of next week. To receive the teaser, make sure you Continue Reading
Mr. Darcy, Vampyre – Amanda Grange
Mr. Darcy, VampyreAugust 1, 2009Paranormal/Historical Romance320 pages, paperbackSourcebooks LandmarkI knew nothing about Mr. Darcy, Vampyre when I received the book besides the fact that it has a really cool cover and title, which suggests Mr. Darcy is in for some fun things. I could hardly wait to see what type of vampire Mr. Darcy would be.As I eagerly started the book, we find Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth on their wedding day - happy and a whole lifetime together to look forward to. During the Continue Reading
Chat with JR Ward and Let’s Talk John Matthew in Lover Mine
J.R. Ward and Jessica Andersen will be having a live online chat, Tuesday August 18th at 8pm EST to celebrate the release of Skykeepers, the third book in Jessica Andersen's Final Prophecy series which came out August 4th. J.R. Ward and Jessica Andersen did a similar chat a few months ago and it was a lot of fun. After everyone was done asking Jessica Andersen questions, she left and J.R. Ward took lots of questions about her Black Dagger Brotherhood series. I hope with Covet (first book in her Continue Reading
Marked – P.C.Cast and Kristin Cast
Marked - P.C. Cast and Kristin CastYoung Adult320 pages, PaperbackSt. Martin's PressI've been reading more Young Adult lately and really enjoying it. Marked is the first in The House of Night series and has been out for awhile. It is quite a popular series, my local bookstore tells me it is the second best selling series after Twilight in their store. However, of the YA that I have read, Marked seems to be written to a more juvenile audience.Zoey Redbird gets marked to become a vampyre (that is Continue Reading
Favorite Blogs – Week Two
Week two of my favorite blogs. Check HERE for my first week.Fantasy Dreamer's RamblingsFirst, the layout of her site is amazing- very sophisticated - I love her menus and the entire layout of her site. Donna writes great urban fantasy and paranormal romance reviews and also does weekly contest and other news round-ups. She is also on Twitter, and gives lovely tweets all day. Coincidentally, I just found out today is her birthday and she is celebrating in style, go check it out!Lovin' Me Some Continue Reading
Passionate – Anthea Lawson
(Don't even get me started - this book deserves a cover rich and exotic, not standard naked man. Trust me, just turn the page and start reading:)Passionate - Anthea LawsonOctober 1, 2008Historical Romance320 pages, paperbackZebraJames Huntingdon does not have a great fortune, being left little when his father died and was taken in by his uncle. His grandfather had made an important botanical discovery in Tunisia but was unable to bring back a specimen. In his will he states that whichever Continue Reading
Mailbox Monday
I haven't done a Mailbox Monday hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page for awhile, so let's go... I received this from PBS after reading the review for the second book in the series, What a Lady Wants by Patti at Book Addict. Victoria Alexander is a new author to me. Sounds like a fun series!I have been wanting to try Rachel Caine and I decided on this series to start with. I have read the first chapter and so far so good. I bought this book because........this book was a free download for Kindle. Continue Reading
July Reading List
My July reading list presented by Eric Bana:To Taste Temptation - Elizabeth Hoyt (Rating 7) - The first in The Legend of Four Soldiers series, I really enjoyed Samuel. I will post the review soon.Eric's thoughts -I want to play Samuel in the movie. I think I can pull off tortured war hero and smexy lover.Eve of Destruction - S.J. Day (Rating 8) - The second in the Marked series, this was a favorite of mine this month. Cain, Abel and Eve have quite the triangle going on.Eric's thoughts - I want Continue Reading
10 Things About Me Via The Dip-Files
Lea from Closetwriter recently posted about a new blog she discovered, The Dip-Files written by Hilda. I checked it out yesterday and it is an awesome place! She loves Larissa Ione, the 19th century, and she has a side-bar of super smexy vampires. She just posted a "get to know you" post so let's go: Foremost, what’s your name? Mandi (Actually Amanda, but my parents have called me Mandi from day one. I have no idea why they had to give me two names. Mom I know you are reading, please explain Continue Reading
Destined For An Early Grave – Jeaniene Frost
(Hot cover, I want those boots)Destined for an Early Grave - Jeaniene FrostFourth in Night Huntress SeriesJuly 28th, 2009400 pages, paperbackAvonHalf human, half vampire Catherine (but you better call her Cat) and her vampire husband Crispin (he would liked to be called Bones - long story) are having a nice relaxing vacation when Cat starts to have weird dreams. During the dreams the same man keeps visiting and talking to her and she recognizes him, but when she wakes up, she can't remember who Continue Reading