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Book Review – Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward

May 15, 2009 By Maryse 10 Comments

Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 7)
Throughout this series, I have never found my self particularly interested in Rehvenge. Perhaps this is due to the strategic writing of the author. She introduces us to upcoming characters, allowing us to familarize ourselves with the camaraderie that will be the mainframe throughout the novels, however she leads us to focus on the main couple at hand.

With each new book, I found myself becoming completely absorbed with the main couple, enjoying them just as deeply as I enjoyed the magic of the couple I just read about in the last book. read more

Keri Arthur – Riley Jenson Guardian Series Reading Order:

May 12, 2009 By Maryse 18 Comments

Highly recommended by fellow reader, Susan:

“…great romance, excitement and danger. I would recommend these books to vampire/werewolf readers. LOVED them didn’t want them to end.”

About the series:

A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbourne’s Directorate of Other Races, an organization created to police the supernatural races–and protect humans from their depredations. While Rhoan is an exalted guardian, a.k.a. assassin, Riley is merely an office worker–until her brother goes missing on one of his missions. The timing couldn’t be worse. More werewolf than vampire, Riley is vulnerable to the moon heat, the weeklong period before the full moon, when her need to mate becomes all-consuming.… read more

Michele Bardsley – Broken Heart, Oklahoma Series Reading Order

May 12, 2009 By Maryse 3 Comments

About book #1:

Widowed mother of two Jessica Matthews is just trying to survive one soccer game and PTA meeting at a time. Then shes killed by a ravenous creature, and saved by the yummy vampire Patrick OHalloran. If you can call being undead and on a blood diet saved. Then some not-so-nice bloodsuckers show up and threaten everyone Jessica holds dear. Big freaking mistake.

I’m the Vampire, That’s Why (Broken Heart, Oklahoma, Book 1) read more

Kathy Love – Bourbon Street Series Reading Order

May 7, 2009 By Maryse 8 Comments

About book #1

Centuries before he was a badass vampire with a rock-star wardrobe and Big Easy charm, Ren was Renauldo D’Antoni, a composer on the verge of great success until he was betrayed. No one could ever know that, but tonight, the shy strawberry blonde with the big eyes and obviously borrowed outfit actually seemed to recognize his long-lost composition. Now, she wants to know about the composition, and Ren wants to know her…intimately. But what starts as attraction–and distraction–just might lead to the biggest discovery of their lives… read more

Caridad Piñeiro – The Calling Series Reading Order

May 7, 2009 By Maryse Leave a Comment

Here’s a blast from my book blog past!!! I devoured the books in this series back when I first started the blog (and was strictly into paranormal). Lots of my early reviews in this series. 😉

About book #1:

After the death of her father during a drive-by shooting, FBI Agent Diana Reyes’s world had spiraled into the darkness.

Since then she’s battled to stay out of that underworld as she works as an FBI Agent. But when an investigation to catch a psychotic killer throws her together with sexy nightclub owner Ryder Latimer, she feels herself losing that tenuous grip. Can she resist the sensual promises of the man whose secrets threaten all that she’s accomplished? read more