Clues left by her
missing father lead Lyra to a gorgeous, mysterious Caido, a descendent
of fallen angels. When she discovers that his brother is also missing,
she's determined not to let the exasperating man shut her out.
The
last thing Archer needs is an emotional Dragon at his side, especially
one whose heat reaches beyond the icy walls he, and all Caidos, must
erect for good reason. Working together? Smart. Falling in love?
Foolish…and inescapable.
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My review:
A short, quick read that full of action, suspense and romance. This along with Dragon Mine are leading up the release of Dragon Awakened. And I cant wait. The story has great characters and a great plot.
Lyra and Archer dont initially get along. One is a Dragon while the other is a Caido, which is a Fallen Angel. The two are as opposite as they can get and have their fair share of issues. Watching them come together to find her missing father and his missing brother is a journey and experience not to be missed.
I am looking forward to seeing how this series progresses.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Review - Dragon Mine (The Hidden 0.5)
His Dragon, her magick, a dark mystery, and hot sparks!
Kirin is summoned home to Miami when his father goes missing--the man who ruined his life, and his relationship with Elle, by being a suspect in her mother's disappearance. When he runs into Elle, sparks fly, especially when he discovers her father is missing, too. Suspecting that their disappearances are linked, they must combine his Dragon power and her magick to find the truth in the darkest shadows. But as their desires flare again, can their burning passion overcome their past—or the danger that the future holds?
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My Review:
A short, quick read that starts the introduction to The Hidden series to come out soon.
Kirin is a dragon that has been living away from home for a while, trying to make a life away from the woman he loves. Elle has stayed in Miami and worked with her father, never thinking she will see Kirin again. When his father goes missing he returns home and is immediately drawn to her as she is to him. However, her father has also gone missing and there is evidence of magick gone awry.
This was a great introduction to the new series. The world is interesting and similar enough to ours to keep track and understand. The characters are well developed and even in this short story we get a sense of not only who they are but also their history. A lot happens but it happens in a way thats easy to follow and keep you interested. I am looking forward to continuing the series and seeing what happens next.
Kirin is summoned home to Miami when his father goes missing--the man who ruined his life, and his relationship with Elle, by being a suspect in her mother's disappearance. When he runs into Elle, sparks fly, especially when he discovers her father is missing, too. Suspecting that their disappearances are linked, they must combine his Dragon power and her magick to find the truth in the darkest shadows. But as their desires flare again, can their burning passion overcome their past—or the danger that the future holds?
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My Review:
A short, quick read that starts the introduction to The Hidden series to come out soon.
Kirin is a dragon that has been living away from home for a while, trying to make a life away from the woman he loves. Elle has stayed in Miami and worked with her father, never thinking she will see Kirin again. When his father goes missing he returns home and is immediately drawn to her as she is to him. However, her father has also gone missing and there is evidence of magick gone awry.
This was a great introduction to the new series. The world is interesting and similar enough to ours to keep track and understand. The characters are well developed and even in this short story we get a sense of not only who they are but also their history. A lot happens but it happens in a way thats easy to follow and keep you interested. I am looking forward to continuing the series and seeing what happens next.
New Venture
Hi All!
I know its been a long time since there was a post on here. And thats because last year I started a new journey with my love of stories. I am officially working on my own and have been since last year. I even managed Nano and completed it. The book is still very much a rough draft but it is coming along.
I have a new site that will be mainly focused on the progress and interesting things I find. I would love if you would check it out from time to time. http://donnaswritingcave.blogspot.com There is not a lot there yet, but it will grow especially as all the ideas I have floating around continue to develop.
I will still continue to mention great books that I have read and are coming out as well, but they will be more mentions and info than in depth reviews. As you all know there is nothing better than to share what you enjoy with others.
Hope to see you there and talk to you soon.
I know its been a long time since there was a post on here. And thats because last year I started a new journey with my love of stories. I am officially working on my own and have been since last year. I even managed Nano and completed it. The book is still very much a rough draft but it is coming along.
I have a new site that will be mainly focused on the progress and interesting things I find. I would love if you would check it out from time to time. http://donnaswritingcave.blogspot.com There is not a lot there yet, but it will grow especially as all the ideas I have floating around continue to develop.
I will still continue to mention great books that I have read and are coming out as well, but they will be more mentions and info than in depth reviews. As you all know there is nothing better than to share what you enjoy with others.
Hope to see you there and talk to you soon.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Edge Release Day Blast and Giveaway
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Today I'm happy to be featuring Edge's November releases!!
Some Like it Sinful by Robbie Terman
Perfect Recipe #2
Their attraction is sinfully delicious…
A struggling business and one act of vandalism may have brought them together, but bakery owner Chloe Nelson and professional hockey player Griffin Lange get along like chocolate and pickles. Chloe needs the famous (and famously unattached) Griffin to attract people to her pastries, and Griffin needs the curvaceous and fiery Chloe to keep him out of trouble. A fake relationship to keep the media interested seems like the perfect plan.
But when temptation throws them into bed together, a new plan arises. Why not make the fake real? Griffin’s winning every home game, and Chloe’s business has never been better. Both know it’s only physical—and only temporary. But can they drop their defenses for love, even if it means getting a little bit sinful?
Wild Card by Jamie Wyman
It was bad enough that gods gambled with human souls, but Catherine Sharp’s soul just had to be won by the Greek goddess of Discord, Eris. As if working a dead-end tech support job didn’t suck the life out of her as it was. Now, Cat finds herself performing random tasks for the goddess in her free time.
But when Coyote, the Native American trickster himself, claims to have won her own soul in Mayhem's weekly poker game, Cat wants in on the action. With five sneaky gods upping the ante, Cat needs to find a way to collect the winning chips that could save her soul.
Marius, a handsome yet irritating satyr with his own debt to Eris, might finally come in handy for something. If they play their cards right and work together, Cat and Marius may just get their freedom back. If they don't kill each other or fall in love first.
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Covet Release Day Blast and Giveaway
Covets have all the sexiness, emotion, and happily ever after that readers have come to expect and love from Entangled. They are firmly grounded in the contemporary world, but each novel brings in supernatural twists, breaking the contemporary and paranormal rules, alike. To find out more about their titles, chat with authors, participate in special events, and to find out what books you’ll be coveting next, visit the Entangled website, follow them on Twitter, LIKE their Facebook page, and join the Book Club.
Today I'm happy to be featuring Covet's November releases which is very exciting because in celebration of these three great new books, they are on sale for just $0.99 for the first week of release only. So they are perfect to download and read over the long holiday weekend between all the hussle and bussle for a nice little break.
Also, make sure to hop on twitter tonight, 11/25 at 8PM to join in the #CovetBash. The authors of these fabulous books will be joining in the fun, and there will be lot's of chances to win prizes, including a grand prize giveaway of Covet's entire backlist to one lucky winner! Details here.
Parts & Wreck by Mark Henry
Wade Crowson, a brutish and brooding playboy and veteran vivisectionist for the Parts Department, runs into more than he bargained for in new partner, Lucid Montgomery, a quirky beauty with a bizarre secret and a string of psychiatric diagnoses she tries hard to keep hidden. Loving Luce will stamp a demonic target on her back and thrust Wade into a frenzied whirlwind of hilarious misunderstandings and, quite possibly, a stripping gig for emptynesters. Can they withstand the savagery of an exorcism (with or without the split pea soup) and come out alive and …in love?
Operation Saving Daniel by Nina Croft
At eighteen, Melissa seduced her best friend Julia's brother only to run away shortly after. While Daniel was her fairytale prince, Lissa didn’t believe in happy ever afters.
Ten years and a near death experience later, Lissa is ready for a husband and family. But a cry for help from Julia puts that dream on hold. Daniel is acting weird and he’s about to marry his long term girlfriend—AKA The Evil One. Someone needs to save him.
Daniel has never stopped loving Lissa. Ten years ago when he gave her a little freedom, he always intended that one day they would be together. Right up until the moment he was bitten by a werewolf. Now, Daniel has to hide what he is. He won’t risk anyone else, especially the woman he loves.
But Lissa is back. Their attraction is stronger than ever and Lissa is nothing if not tenacious.
The Awakening: Britton by Abby Niles
The Awakening #3
"I would lick that man up one side and down the other."
Half-shifter and lead SPAC agent, Val Calhoun, has listened to women gush over the Don Juan of the precinct for the last four years. Yeah, Detective Britton Townsend is hot and has stunning blue eyes, but that foul mouth he saves only for her? What a waste of good looks. And no way does Val want that mouth anywhere near hers.
When the shifter community is threatened, Val is assigned to the case…and fails. So the High Council turns to the rogue shifter they'd sentenced to twenty years as a human--that same obnoxiously sexy Detective Townsend. And sends the two arch-enemies deep into the North Carolina Mountains-—together, and alone.
Being stuck in a tiny honeymoon cabin with Miss Castration and only one bed is definitely not Britton's idea of a good time. But the High Council doesn’t take no for an answer. After his shifter abilities are restored, Brit is once again susceptible to the dreaded, irreversible bonding instinct, the Drall. Thankfully, all he’s ever felt for Val is intense loathing, no reason to worry. Right? All he has to do is solve this case pronto, and he can go back to his footloose Casanova ways. That is, if they don’t kill each other first. Or worse...fall in love.
Missed the first book in the Awakening series? While these books stand alone, it can be fun to go back and see how the other couple got together. And in celebration of book #3's release, book one, The Awakening: Aidan is on sale for just $0.99 as well, so grab it while you can!
The Awakening: Aidan by Abby Niles
The Awakening #1
Is the gift of eternal love a blessing or a curse?
After years of counseling grieving shifters, psychiatrist and half-shifter, Dr. Jaylin Avgar has become jaded on shifter mating. She wants to marry a human and forget about the love for eternity crap. Then she meets Aidan O’Connell, an infuriatingly laid back shifter who represents everything she doesn’t want. Yet, the more he pursues her, the more she craves a future with him. Only one thing stands in her way: death. Can she overcome her fear of losing Aidan to the one guarantee in life?
Millionaire consultant, Aidan O’Connell knows he’ll one day meet a woman who’ll awaken an unrelenting mating instinct. Unfortunately, that woman is Jaylin, who has no qualms about telling him that he and his so-called eternity can shove it. When she pushes him away, he takes a drastic step so she can no longer escape. The close proximity throws the instinct into overdrive. Can he control the need engrained in him until he’s certain she will reciprocate the bond, or will a moment of weakness doom him to hell on earth?
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Review - Four Weddings and a Werewolf
Logan Black, former Marine and bodyguard for the Seattle Wolf Pack, hates weddings and has no plan to walk the path to matrimonial misery. But when he’s hired to protect a hot-to-trot wedding planner with a werewolf stalker, he’s forced to put his feelings aside. Not such an easy task when the damsel can turn him on with a single smoldering glance.
Wedding planner Veronica Vale knows werewolves exist, but hates them. One bit her sister, changing their lives forever. When a sexy Marine shows his gorgeous face at one of her wedding appointments, Veronica finds it hard to focus on the task at hand.
The chemistry drawing Logan and Veronica together seems fated, but with Logan’s playboy attitude, Veronica’s hatred for werewolves, and a stalker lurking in the shadows, these two need more than passion to keep them together.
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My Review:
While this is the second book in the Seattle Wolf Pack series, it is a stand alone. Logan is hired to watch and protect Veronica from a unknown stalker by her soon to be brother-in-law. Veronica is not aware she has a stalker, she just thinks she has a secret admirer. Logan has not interest in ever settling down, and Veronica is a wedding planner. Veronica hates werewolves and Logan is one. Combine all that with their instant attraction and you have a great story.
I loved the characters and it was fun watching Logan and Veronica interact. They both grow over the course of the story and learn more not only about each other but themselves as well. As they work together to find out who Veronica's stalker is they grow not only closer but more accepting of who the other is.
This was a great story full of suspense, action and romance. I highly recommend it and cant wait for more.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Review - Bad Cop
A cop who tosses the rule books to get his way…Ian doesn't care for Alice’s judgmental opinions on the way he goes about obtaining justice. They are polar opposites, and her humanity makes her off-limits, but that does nothing to weaken his overwhelming desire for her.
A truth that could tear their new love to shreds…When the new case raises the ghosts of an old case Ian believed long dead and buried, his law-bending ways and the secret that haunts him could end with his execution. The second Alice becomes a target, his heart that he’d thought murdered along with his maker flares into blinding existence. But following the law for her sake could end with a devastating repeat of his past.
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My review:
They are a contradiction, while both want justice they have different ways of achieving it. How they will ever work together is a mystery, but they are forced to come together to solve a case. Can they both overcome their histories to form a new future? That is what we are reading to really find out and the story is compelling enough with fantastic character to keep us going.
Alice is tricked into accepting a new position. While its a good move for all involved she isnt given much of a chance to say anything but yes. Thinking she will have time to adjust, she is immediately thrown into a case. A case where she ends up running into Ian. Ian has his own interests in the case and after some fun sparring they come to an agreement to work together.
The story is well paced and the characters are interesting and work in the story. They are interesting and worth finding out more about them and how they came to be where they are. They are complete opposites and their sparring while trying to work together is not only fun to read but helps in the character and story development.
I really enjoyed this and the first in the series and am looking forward to more to come.
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