Book Review: Twice Tempted

Twice Tempted (Night Prince Series #2)

Author: Jeaniene Frost

Published by: HarperCollins

Release date: March 26th,  2013

Source: E-book owned by reviewer

Buy it at: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google

Genre: Paranormal Fiction

Audience: Ages 18+

THE RUNDOWN:

Dating the Prince of Darkness has its challenges...

Leila's psychic abilities have been failing her, and now she isn't sure what the future holds. If that weren't enough, her lover, Vlad, has been acting distant. Though Leila is a mere mortal, she's also a modern woman who refuses to accept the cold shoulder treatment forever–especially from the darkly handsome vampire who still won't admit that he loves her.

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.

Book Review: The Marriage Mistake

The Marriage Mistake: Marriage to a Billionaire, Book 3

Author: Jennifer Probst

Published by: Gallery Books

Release Date: November 6th, 2012

Source: Kindle Edition owned by Reviewer

Where to buy: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Simon and Schuster

Audience: Ages 18+

THE RUNDOWN:

Carina Conte has had a crush on her brother Michael’s best friend, Max Gray, since she was a teenager. Now she’s earned her MBA and come to work at Michael’s new venture, America’s fastest-growing bakery empire. But some things never change: her family still treats her like a child. With three drop-dead gorgeous siblings, she’s still the ugly duckling of the bunch. And Max, the company’s new CEO, still barely notices her.

Max knows Carina Conte is strictly off limits. But hot-blooded lust wins out at a conference when the two share a scorching one-night stand—and are busted by her mother! Now, forced by old-world Italian tradition into a marriage he’s not ready for, Max is miserable—and Carina is furious. Her new husband is about to realize that hell hath no fury like a woman transformed….

Book Review: Power of the Moon

Power of the Moon: Power of the Moon, Book 1

Author: Tina Carreiro

Published by: Time and Tide Publishing, 2nd Edition

Release Date: October 14th, 2012

Source: ARC from author

Where to buy: Amazon, Barnes and Noble

Audience: Ages 18+

THE RUNDOWN:

Haunted by visions of death, and a past that holds her prisoner, Mia Starr never imagined her life could become even more complex. Untapped psychic powers spark to life, and her chosen solitary existence fills with creatures that shatter her safe reality. Now the very thing she fears the most is the one thing that will complete her in every way possible.

Detective Cole Barnett has mastered the vampire within. It has earned him respect and a position with Sector 13, the hardest job a vampire can hold. When a beautiful mortal is thrown into his investigation, with powers able to subjugate vampires, she tests his restraint.

Cole and Mia's passion ignites, but Mia's fear holds her back and she struggles to forget his touch and possessive kiss. What she doesn't realize is the more she runs from him, the more excited he becomes, and the hunt is something he cannot resist.

Book Review: Blood and Whiskey

Blood and Whiskey: A Cowboy and Vampire Thriller

Authors: Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall

Published by: Pumpjack Press

Release Date: March 24^th, 2012

Source: Kindle E-book gifted by authors

Where to buy: Amazon, Barnes and Noble 

Audience: 18 and over

THE RUNDOWN:  

Wanted: Lizzie Vaughan, Dead or Alive. Relationships are always hard, but for a broke cowboy and a newly turned Vampire, true love may be lethal. After barely surviving an undead apocalypse in The Cowboy and the Vampire, Tucker and Lizzie hightail it back to quirky LonePine, Wyoming (population 438), to start a family. But she's got a growing thirst for blood and he's realizing that mortality ain't all it's cracked up to be when your girlfriend may live forever. With a scheming Vampire nation hot on their boot heels and a price on her head, how far will Lizzie and Tucker go to protect their unlikely love? Blending evolution, religion and an overly sensitive cow dog named Rex, Blood and Whiskey drags the Vampire myth into the modern west, delivering double-barreled action, heart-pounding passion and wicked humor.

Book Review: Reckoning

Reckoning (Night Huntress Series #0.5)

Author: Jeaniene Frost

Published by: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: November 29th, 2011

Source: Kindle Edition owned by Reviewer

Where to buy: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google

Audience: 18+

THE RUNDOWN:  In New Orleans, a pair of undead serial killers is about to turn Mardi Gras into a horror show - unless the immortal hitman Bones can hunt them down first.

WHAT WENT DOWN: A prequel to an already established series, The Reckoning proved to be just as interesting, engaging, and filled with super cool danger as its companion books in the series.

Protagonist Bones once again wows us with his British charm, good looks, and all-around badassness. A vampire hitman for hire, it appears he has no qualms about killing and asking questions later, but that is not the case. His strategies are always well thought out and he definitely cares about the people who help him along the way. His mercy makes him both admirable and tragic and the combination makes him all the more alluring.

Book Review: Ties That Bind

Ties That Bind: Men of Honor, Book 3

Author: S. E. Jakes

Published by: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

Release Date: November 29, 2011

Source: Kindle Edition owned by Reviewer

Where to buy: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Reader Store

Audience: Persons 18+

THE RUNDOWN: When helo pilot Glen Rhodes flies Navy SEALs into the most dangerous places on earth, he has nerves of steel. Since his trusted Dom’s death three years ago, though, the thought of submitting makes him panic.

Determined to move on and long past ready to release the adrenaline rush from his job, Glen returns to home ground—and to the bar he hasn’t had the heart to enter for three long years. There, he meets a man who seems to fit naturally into the void.

Derek Mann has suffered his own losses, and he isn’t looking for permanent. Easy conquests don’t interest him, either. One look at Glen’s proud military bearing and sad eyes tells him that he has a challenge on his hands. And that winning Glen’s trust will unleash something wild and beautiful.

The plan is to tread lightly. But from the first touch of skin on skin, there’s no holding back…except when it comes to their deepest emotions. A Christmas Eve crisis pushes them both to their limits, leaving them no choice but to let go of the past...or let it pull them apart.

Book Review: Bound by Law

Bound By Law: Men of Honor, Book 2

Author: S. E. Jakes

Published by: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

Release Date: August 9, 2011

Source: Kindle Edition owned by Reviewer

Where to buy: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Reader Store

Audience: Persons 18+

THE RUNDOWN: The one man he can't forget is the one whose memories could destroy them all.

After the one man he trusted disappeared, it took Law Connor ten years to take a chance on another relationship. Trouble is, right about the time he's finally ready to let go of the past, the past stages a hostile takeover.

Back when they were teens, Styx was the boy with no memory. He and Law had each other's backs until he was forced to leave to keep Law safe. Now a CIA agent, he's finally discovered who he is, and why he's a hunted man.

Detective Paulo McMannus has almost succeeded in helping Law forget his lost love when Styx comes plowing back into their lives. No way is Paulo giving up his lover without a fight.

Suddenly Law finds himself on the run with Styx, the man who can still bring him to his knees...and with Paulo, the man who brought him back to life. The worst part? He can't choose between them. And it's getting harder to remember why he should.

Book Review: Bound By Honor

Bound By Honor: Men of Honor, Book 1

Author: S. E. Jakes

Published by: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

Release Date: March 1, 2011

Source: Kindle Edition owned by Reviewer

Where to buy: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Reader Store

Audience: Persons 18+

THE RUNDOWN: One year ago on a mission gone wrong, Tanner James failed to save the life of Jesse, his Army Ranger teammate. Before dying in that South American jungle, Jesse extracted a promise that won’t let Tanner rest until it’s fulfilled—no matter what it costs him.

Damon Price loved Jesse, but problems in their relationship had come to a head right before Jesse left on his final mission. Now a reluctant Dom and a man still in mourning, he’s not happy when Tanner appears at his BDSM club. And even less happy with Jesse’s last request—that Tanner sub for him for one night.

After a rough start, Damon realizes that the tough soldier, despite his protests, aches for someone to take control. And Tanner senses a hesitance, an insecurity in Damon that makes him wonder if he’s simply a placeholder for Jesse, or if their tentative connection could grow into something more.

For Jesse’s sake, they agree to try one weekend together. Then duty calls, and a series of attacks that have been happening near the club hits too close to home, making both men wonder if giving their hearts is a maneuver fraught with too much risk…

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.