18 & Over Book Blogger Follow

18 & Over Book Blogger Follow is a weekly feature that begins on Fridays and runs through the weekend, hosted by Crystal from Reading Between the Wines. This is a Friday blog hop with the objective to find and visit other book blogs that share the same interest as you, namely books geared towards the 18 & over crowd, and make some new friends! 

This Week's Question: 
What were some of your favorite reads in April?

Book Review : Lover At Last

Lover At Last

(Black Dagger Brotherhood Series #11)

Author: J.R. Ward

Published by: The Penguin Group

Release date: March 26th, 2013 (U.S.)

Source: E-book owned by reviewer

Where to buy: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google

Genre: Paranormal Fiction

Audience: Ages 18+

THE RUNDOWN:

Qhuinn, son of no one, is used to being on his own. Disavowed from his bloodline, shunned by the aristocracy, he has finally found an identity as one of the most brutal fighters in the war against the Lessening Society. But his life is not complete. Even as the prospect of having a family of his own seems to be within reach, he is empty on the inside, his heart given to another....

Blay, after years of unrequited love, has moved on from his feelings for Qhuinn. And it’s about time: it seems Qhuinn has found his perfect match in a Chosen female, and they are going to have a young. It’s hard for Blay to see the new couple together, but building your life around a pipe dream is just a heartbreak waiting to happen. And Qhuinn needs to come to terms with some dark things before he can move forward…

Fate seems to have taken these vampire soldiers in different directions... but as the battle over the race’s throne intensifies, and new players on the scene in Caldwell create mortal danger for the Brotherhood, Qhuinn finally learns the true definition of courage, and two hearts who are meant to be together... finally become one.

My Book Boyfriend: John Matthew

We decided that Thursday needed a little pizzazz and stumbled on this meme. So we took ourselves over to The Unread Reader to see what it was all about and join the fun. The Unread Reader features this meme on Wednesdays, but we figured moving our participation to Thursday wouldn't hurt anything. We'd love it if you'd leave a comment if you participate in this so we can check out your book boyfriends as well.

My Book Boyfriend: John Matthew   

The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series

By J.R. Ward

J.R. Ward’s introduction for John Matthew:

"It was just a boy. A teenage boy. Dark-haired, pale-skinned. So thin he was emaciated, so beautiful he didn’t look human.”  ~Lover Eternal, pg. 22 (Model for my pretrans JM is Ryan Taylor)

Teaser Tuesday: Midnight Beckoning, Lover Reborn, & Vampire Queen

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read 
• Open to a random page 
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page 
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

"Are you sure you're all right?" He wanted so badly to hold and comfort her, but unsure of what she remembered about their late night liaison, he thought better of it. Pushing her wouldn't be smart, even though she questioned why he hadn't done so in the dream.
~Midnight Beckoning by Robin Badillo (Nook pg. 60)

‎"I love you." She kissed him again. "I love you so much, my hellren." 
~Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward (Kindle 92%)

‎"Tohrment..." she moaned. "I do not know what I am..." "It's OK. I got you... I got you."
~Lover Reborn by JR Ward (Kindle 93%)

She kept her grip on one of his shoulders. "I think you use any excuse to touch me." "Every excuse and any situation I can create," he agreed.
~The Vampire Queen's Servant by Joey W. Hill (Nook pg. 163)

Teaser Tuesday: Lover Reborn, A Girl's Guide to Vampires, Bound by Law

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read 
• Open to a random page 
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page 
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

"After nearly two hundred years of having been mated, Tohr was pretty familiar with the way arguments between pigheaded fighters and hot-tempered females went. And how ridiculous was it to have a case of the nostalgias over the way John and Xhex were hair-eyeballing each other.
~ Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood #10) by J. R. Ward, pg. 58 ebook edition

"Oooh, goody, fantasy time!" I rubbed my hands together and thought of the ideal man made up of the better parts of Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, and Oded Fehr, all rolled into one luscious, droolworthy package.
~ A Girl's Guide to Vampires (Dark Ones #1) by Katie MacAlister, Kindle 3%

"You're not getting out of it," Styx told him after he [Paulo] opened his eyes. 
 "Definitely not," Law breathed. 
~ Bound By Law (Men of Honor #2) by S E Jakes, 58% Kindle

Book Review: Lover Avenged

Lover Avenged

Author: J.R. Ward

Published by: New American Library, a division of Penguin Group Inc.

Release Date: April 28th, 2009

Source: First Edition Hard Cover owned by Reviewer

Where to buy: Amazon, Barnes and Noble

Audience: Any warm-blooded person over age 18

THE RUNDOWN:

Caldwell, New York has long been the battleground for the vampires and their enemies, the Lessening Society. It's also where Rehvenge has staked out his turf as a drug lord and owner of a notorious night club that caters to the rich and heavily armed. His shadowy reputation is exactly why he's approached to kill Wrath, the Blind King and leader of the Brotherhood.

Rehvenge has always kept his distance from the Brotherhood-even though his sister is married to a member, for he harbors a deadly secret that could make him a huge liability in their war against the lessers. As plots within and outside of the Brotherhood threaten to reveal the truth about Rehvenge, he turns to the only source of light in his darkening world-Ehlena, a vampire untouched by the corruption that has its hold on him-and the only thing standing between him and eternal destruction.

18 & Over Book Blogger Follow #1

18 & Over Book Blogger Follow is a weekly feature that begins on Fridays and runs through the weekend, hosted by Crystal from Reading Between the Wines. This is a Friday blog hop with the objective to find and visit other book blogs that share the same interest as you, namely books geared towards the 18 & over crowd, and make some new friends!

Question of the Week: If you could have a girl's night out (or guy's night out) with three of your favorite authors who would they be and why?

Tevya:
1. Sherrilyn Kenyon - She is so down to earth and sweet. She talks to her readers and fans like they are friends. I have met her one time, and it wasn't enough. I'd love to hang out with her.
2. J. R. Ward - She is hysterical. I think she'd be a total hoot to go out with.
3. Ednah Walters - She has been such a great author to work with on the blog. I love doing her blog tours and look forward to each new release in the Fitzgerald Family series. 

Andrea: I want to hang out with Chloe Neill, Darynda Jones, & Kelley Armstrong. I love the worlds they create and their sense of humor that comes across in their main characters.

My Book Boyfriend: Vishous

We decided that Thursday needed a little pizazz and stumbled on this meme. So we took ourselves over to The Unread Reader to see what it was all about and join the fun. The Unread Reader features this meme on Wednesdays, but we figured moving our participation to Thursday wouldn't hurt anything. We'd love it if you'd leave a comment if you participate in this so we can check out your book boyfriends.

My book boyfriend is...

Vishous

The Black Dagger Brotherhood

by J. R. Ward

Facts about Vishous:

*Nickname: V

*Shellan: Jane

*Best Friend: Butch

*Twin Sister: Payne

*Parents: The Scribe Virgin & The Bloodletter

*Left hand glows and is capable of causing much destruction.

*V can foresee the future.

*Sexy as hell.

My Book Boyfriend: Zsadist

We decided that Thursday needed a little pizazz and stumbled on this meme. So we took ourselves over to The Unread Reader to see what it was all about and join the fun. The Unread Reader features this meme on Wednesdays, but we figured moving our participation to Thursday wouldn't hurt anything. We'd love it if you'd leave a comment if you participate in this so we can check out your book boyfriends as well.

My Book Boyfriend is Zsadist from The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward.

Stop me if you've heard this one from me, actually don't! I know I have subjected many a friend, err, victim, to my drunken professions of love for Zsadist, but if you haven't been so lucky I will give you my condensed version: I love this character. From the first introduction of Zsadist in Dark Lover I was smitten. He's the guy that sits back in the corners looking dangerous and unobtainable. The guy that's worth the wait and the long bumpy road that brings him closer to you. He's THE Bad Boy. He's never going to be perfect, or fixed and I love that Ward left him that way instead of turning him into the perfect hero, she left him as the beautifully flawed hero. He is a beautiful contradiction-- Lethal, but vulnerable and gorgeous, but terrifying. He is exactly what my mother had warned me about, and exactly the type I would seek out. I think it's his attitude as much as his appearance that draws me in.

Waiting on Wednesday: Lover Reborn

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where she spotlights upcoming releases.

This week we are waiting for....

Lover Reborn

(Black Dagger Brotherhood #10)

By: J. R. Ward

Release Date: March 27, 2012

Summary from Goodreads:

In the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like no other rages. The city is home to a band of brothers born to defend their race: the warrior vampires of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. 

Now back in the Brotherhood - and unrecognisable as the vampire leader he once was - Tohrment is physically emaciated and heartbroken beyond despair. When he begins to see his beloved in his dreams - trapped in a cold, isolating netherworld - Tohr turns to a self-serving fallen angel in hopes of saving the one he has lost. When he's told he must learn to love another to free his former mate, Tohr knows they are all doomed . . . 

Except then a female with a shadowed history begins to get through to him. Against the backdrop of the raging war with the lessers, and with a new clan of vampires vying for the Blind King's throne, Tohr struggles between the buried past, and a very hot, passion-filled future . . . but can his heart let go and set all of them free?

Waiting on Wednesday 1/11/12

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where she spotlights upcoming releases.

This week we are waiting for....

Lover Reborn

(Black Dagger Brotherhood #10)

by: J. R. Ward

Release Date: March 27, 2012

Summary from Goodreads:
In the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like no other rages. The city is home to a band of brothers born to defend their race: the warrior vampires of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.Now back in the Brotherhood – and unrecognisable as the vampire leader he once was – Tohrment is physically emaciated and heartbroken beyond despair. When he begins to see his beloved in his dreams – trapped in a cold, isolating netherworld – Tohr turns to a self-serving fallen angel in hopes of saving the one he has lost.


When he’s told he must learn to love another to free his former mate, Tohr knows they are all doomed…Except then a female with a shadowed history begins to get through to him. Against the backdrop of the raging war with the lessers, and with a new clan of vampires vying for the Blind King’s throne, Tohr struggles between the buried past, and a very hot, passion-filled future… but can his heart let go and set all of them free?

My Book Boyfriend: Phury

We decided that Thursday needed a little pizazz and stumbled on this meme. So we took ourselves over to The Unread Reader to see what it was all about and join the fun. The Unread Reader features this meme on Wednesdays, but we figured moving our participation to Thursday wouldn't hurt anything. We'd love it if you'd leave a comment if you participate in this so we can check out your book boyfriends as well.

This week, my book boyfriend is: Phury, Son of Aghony

*Original Source for fan-manip is here*

Books he's in: the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, his own novel is Lover Enshrined

Author: J.R. Ward

His appearance:

*multi-hued main of hair in shades of brown, blond, and red

*citrine eyes

*finely tailored clothes

*Large, stacked, and goreous - 6'6" of yummy, y'all

Phury Facts:

*Born vampire & member of The Black Dagger Brotherhood

*Recovering addict & 230 year old virgin

*He is the younger twin of Zsadist

*Missing lower half of his right leg; wears a prosthetic

My Book Boyfriend: Jim Heron

We decided that Thursday needed a little pizazz and stumbled on this meme. So we took ourselves over to The Unread Reader to see what it was all about and join the fun. The Unread Reader features this meme on Wednesdays, but we figured moving our participation to Thursday wouldn't hurt anything. We'd love it if you'd leave a comment if you participate in this so we can check out your book boyfriends as well.

My Book Boyfriend is..... 

Jim Heron

the Fallen Angels series 
by JR Ward

Covet, Crave, & Envy
My ideal Jim is Wentworth Miller.

Facts:

Former military assassin & rootless carpenter for hire

Loner – strong, silent type

Becomes our savior (though not in a technical, biblically accurate sense) for Team Angel, in the end game between good and evil.

Appearance:

Rough and tumble sort of guy, rugged

Blond, built

Gravelly deep voice 

Mmm, Wentworth Miller. I know he’s not blond, and perhaps not playing for my team, but you gotta enjoy looking at him. 

Book Review: Lover Unleashed

Lover Unleashed (The Black Dagger Brotherhood #9)

by: J. R. Ward

Published by: NAL Hardcover

Release Date: March 29, 2011

Buy it at Amazon

Source: Nook Edition Owned by Reviewer

Audience: Adult

My Thoughts:

Lover Unleashed, the 9th installment in J. R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood, is the story of Payne, Vishous’ twin sister. Payne is wounded and left paralyzed after one of her spars with Wrath. Enter Dr. Manuel Manello. Manny is brought in to operate on Payne’s spine, and of course he becomes Payne’s love interest. Yes, the Manny who use to work with (and crush on) V’s Shellan, Jane. Payne must adjust to life on this side, and V must adjust to not only having a sister he didn’t know about, but also how she was treated by their mother, and as well as dealing with having Manny around. Lover Unleashed brings us through some twists and turns, introduces us to a new band of fighters, meets some expectations, and leaves some things hanging. I have to be honest here and say that as a V girl myself; I was very pleased with this book. However, as a BDB fan, I was disappointed. I waited anxiously for this book, and I am left feeling, well, conflicted. I expected to devour this book, and instead I found myself skimming through parts.