Favorite Lines: “Through each punishment, she had been taught a proper lesson, correcting her behavior for one infraction or the other. The lessons had been well learned and well deserved. Only after apologizing and begging for forgiveness was she once again favored with an injection. she worked hard never to disappoint her master again and not force him to punish her.

“Take your clothes off.” ” (p. 16)

Visit Scooper Speaks to read my review of Christy Reece’s romantic suspense, Run to Me.

As usual you need to eat, so why not chew on some chicken, mashed potatoes and vegetables while you read.

Favorite Lines: “A flip of his thumb, and her jeans were unsnapped, gone, panties, too. He put a hand between her legs, groaned when he felt her creamy and wet.” (ARC, 130)

From B&N:
“Revenge. Edie Swann has hungered for it since she fled her hometown as a little girl. Now she’s returned, ready for payback. Armed with a list of names, she leaves each one a chilling sign that they have blood on their hands. Her father’s blood. What happens next turns her own blood cold: one by one, the men she’s targeted start dying.

Sheriff Holt Drennen knows Edie is hiding something. She has a haunted look in her eyes and a defiant spirit, yet he can’t believe she’s a murderer. As the body count rises and all evidence points to Edie, Holt is torn between the town he’s sworn to protect and the woman he’s come to desire. But nothing is what it seems. Long buried secrets begin to surface, and a killer won’t be satisfied until the sins of the past are paid in full–this time with Edie’s blood.”
Read the review at Scooper Speaks.

I just don’t know. I’ve got a really good selection and I don’t know where to start. What is wrong with me?

So, the other day I picked up book three (I haven’t read any other in the series) of Charlaine Harris’ Harper Connelly series and loved the hell out of it. Harris’ is really good at making her heroines take several ass whoopin’s. LOL

Without further ado here’s the list:

• Blood Lines by Mel Odom
• The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
• Bound by Light by Anna Windsor
• Kiss of Fate by Deborah Cooke
• Bedeviled by Maureen Child
• Marked by Passion by Kate Perry
• Blood Magic by Jennifer Lyon
• Death’s Daughter by Amber Benson
• Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand by Carrie Vaughn
• A Perfect Darkness by Jaime Rush
• About a Dragon by G.A. Aiken
• Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken
• Every Move you Make by Carla Cassidy
• Blind Spot by Terri Persons
• Last Breath by Mariah Stewart
• Forgotten by Mariah Stewart
• Sirens by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
• Something Wicked by Evelyn Vaughn
• He Loves Me He Loves Me Not by Stephanie Rowe
• Fantasy an Anthology
• One Bite with a Stranger by Christine Warren
• Walk on the Wild Side by Christine Warren
• Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands

I think there are a few more that I misplaced, but you get the point. So many good books to read and no where to start.

I’m a little pissy. I just realized that I read the G.A. Aiken books when they were printed under the Shelley Laurenston name. I’ve got them in ebook format. I might have bought them, but now I feel like I’ve been tricked. This sucks!

Favorite Lines: “Before she could react he grabbed a fistful of her hair in his other hand and crushed his mouth to hers, his tongue seeking to pry apart her lips.” (p. 60)

It sucks when you boyfriend is hiding things from you. Especially when you think he’s going to propose, but  instead he gets himself murdered, leaving all kinds of nightmarish creatures hunting you. Kayla Steele finds out the hard way that her boyfriend is keeping secrets and out of self-preservation defends herself against attacking werewolves.

When her dead boyfriend, Karrel Dante, visits her and tells her that she has 30 days to hunt down his killers and end their lives, Kayla’s life takes a darker turn. A turn that exposes her to corruption, betrayal and vampires.

Dante’s Girl is told in the third person and bounces from character to character. We start off with Kayla, before jumping to Karrel and several other characters. It can be confusing, but it gives the big picture and leaves little to the imagination.

Kayla is introduced as an appearance obsessed woman, but over time we discover a caring, compassionate person. She has her flaws and can be downright stupid, but she always seems to redeem herself. For example, after getting pissed off when Karrel stands her up, she goes drinking, gets smashed, meets a hot stranger, and goes to a private party with him. Just when I begin to think she is too stupid to live, she wakes up and thinks what a fool she is and extricates herself from the situation. This happens several times throughout the story.

I was really attracted to Mutt, a werewolf friend of Karrel. He has much more face time than Karrel and wormed his way into my heart. I want to know more about him, and was seriously angry with his ending. (Read the book.) It seemed unfair and selfish.

I haven’t made up my mind about this story. I bought the next book in the series, The Last Angel, when I bought Dante’s Girl so I will continue the series. If it is as confusing as the first, I won’t continue the series.

If you want to know what other people thought about Dante’s Girl go visit loves vampires, Fantasy Book Critic, and Various Thoughts.

Favorite Lines: “Your uncle has a slight problem,” she said. “He took Viagra last night, and while I’m pleased to say  that it worked very well, he still has an erection. I wanted to ask you if you think that is normal.” (ARC p. 195)

Psychiatrist to the emotionally battered, Dr. Kate Holly is almost out of time. She accidentally blew up her office and is about to be evicted. She hasn’t told anyone, doesn’t know where to move, and on top of it all, Kate goes into work one morning and finds Marie Osmond singing off key.

Okay, so it’s a woman who hasn’t showered in awhile suffering a break from reality, but asking her ex-boyfriend and fellow psychiatrist for help is not the way Kate imagined starting the morning.

While Kate is sorting out her professional life, her personal life is in disarray. She and her firefighter ex-husband are attending marriage counseling in an attempt at reconciliation. With both of their occupations causing discord getting back together is proving to be a battle.

Kate has attracted odd-balls and danger in the past. And while a two months have passed since a deranged man tried to kill her, times haven’t changed that much.

Nutcase by Charlotte Hughes is a light, romantic suspense. It was comedic. The strangest things seem to happen whenever Kate is around and they make for the funniest reading. It’s not the same kind of funny you get when you pick up a Kate MacAlister book, but it’s endearing for reasons of its own. It’s a wacky, oh my God, kind of fun.

Kate is an attractive woman, cursed blessed with an zany family. Love is no stranger to her. In fact her love for her ex-husband is never questioned. The book veers in another direction by taking a realistic look at the different things that can separate a marriage and they have nothing to do with cheating. Sometimes we love people and think we can deal with our hangups about that person, but don’t. It often takes an outside force to enlighten us, and that is exactly what happens in the newest installment of Kate Holly.

Nutcase will be released Feb. 24. You can buy it at B&N, Borders or Amazon. Ms. Hughes plans a book tour in the Southeast and a blog tour. Book three, Hanging by a Thread, will be out in 2010.