Title: Gabriel’s Ghost Author: Linnea Sinclair Genre: Sci-fi Romance Stand Alone or Series: Book one of a trilogy around the central characters Summary: (from amazon.com) After a decade of cruising interstellar patrol ships, former Captain Chasidah Bergren, onetime Pride…
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Title: Devilish Author: Jo Beverley Review number: 49 Genre: Historical Romance – Georgian times Stand Alone/ Series : Book 5 of the Malloren family series. It can be read as a stand alone but I recommend that you read…
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Title: Undead and Unemployed / Undead and Unappreciated Author: MaryJanice Davidson Review Number: 47 Genre: Chick lit/Paranormal Stand Alone/Series: Books 2 and 3 of Queen Betsy series Summary: Undead and Unemployed: Betsy Taylor is back in this sequel to…
Title: Dead Until Dark Author: Charlaine Harris Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand Alone/Series: Book 1 of Southern Vampire Mysteries Summary: (from amazon.com)Sookie Stackhouse is a cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana, but she keeps to herself and doesn’t date much because…
Title: Taking the Heat Author: Kathryn Shay Review number: 44 Genre: Contemporary romance Stand alone /Series: This is book 3 in the O’Neil family series but it can, quite comfortably, be read as a stand alone. Summary:Working as the…
Title: Iron Man Book (Iron Man Vol. 1: Extremis) by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov Movie directed by Jon Favreau; starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, and Gwyneth Paltrow Last weekend, Iron Man hit theaters full force,…
Title: Magic Bites and Magic Burns Author: Ilona Andrews Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: First and second novels in the Kate Daniels series Summary: (From amazon.com) MAGIC BITESMercenary Kate Daniels cleans up urban problems of a paranormal…
Title: If You Dare Author: Kresley Cole Review number: 41 Genre: Historical Romance Stand Alone/ Series: First in the McCarrick Brothers series but can be read as stand alone. Summary: Can he exact revenge? High in the Pyrenees, a…
Title: Touch the Dark (Cassandra Palmer Series, book 1) Author: Karen Chance Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Stand alone or series: First in the Cassandra Palmer series Summary: (from Amazon.com) Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But…
Title: Heroes Adrift Author: Moira J. Moore Genre: Fantasy Stand alone or series: Third book in the Hero series Summary: (from amazon.com)The Empress wants to locate the descendants of her exiled sister. No magically-bonded Pair is more ill-suited for…
Title: Undead and Unwed Author: MaryJanice Davidson Review number: 37 Genre: Paranormal Comedy (Para-Comedy?) /Vampires Stand Alone/Series: Book 1 of Queen Betsy books. Summary: Betsy Taylor turns 30, gets laid off, is killed by an SUV and wakes up…
Title: And Then He Kissed Her Author: Laura Lee Guhrke Review number: 36 Genre: Historical romance Stand Alone/series: Book 1 of Girl-Bachelor series but it can be read as a Stand Alone Summary: Supremely sensible Emmaline Dove wishes to…
Review number: 34 Review: OK, right. At some deeper level of consciousness I would agree with most of Thea’s points (the “Frag” thing was particularly eye-popping) but I ended up not caring about the bad and the ugly because…
Title: The Mist Novella by Stephen King Movie directed by Frank Darabont; starring Thomas Jane Today the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novella The Mist hits stores. Previously published in Skeleton Crew, the novella was marketed on its own…
Title: Sugar Daddy Author: Lisa Kleypas Genre: Romance (contemporary), Fiction Stand alone or series: First book in what looks to be a new series by Kleypas Summary: (From amazon.com)Liberty Jones has dreams and determination that will take her far…
Title: Kushiel’s Dart Author: Jacqueline Carey Review number: 27 Genre: Fantasy Stand alone/series: first in a series of books – so far there are six. Summary: Amazon.UK says A massive fantasy tale about the violent death of an old…
Title: Witching Hour Theater Author: Craig Shaeffer Review Number: 20 Genre: Horror Stand alone or series: Stand alone novella Summary: (From creativeguypublishing.com)On a cool October night at the Starlight Cinema, an all-night horror movie triple feature is about to…
Title: Queen of the Orcs: King’s Property Author: Morgan Howell Review Number: 19 Genre: Fantasy Stand alone or series: First book in the Queen of the Orcs trilogy Summary: (From amazon.com)Born into hardship, Dar learns to rely on herself…
Title: Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast Author: Robin McKinley Review number: 24 Genre: Fantasy, fairy tale Stand alone/series: stand alone Summary: When the family business collapses, Beauty and her two sisters are forced…
Title: Fire Study Author: Maria V. Snyder Review Number: 18 Genre: Fantasy Stand alone or series: Third book in the Study series Summary: (From MariaVSnyder.com)FIRE STUDY: SURROUNDED BY FIRE WITH NO WAY TO ESCAPE THE BURN. (STUDY BOOK 3)…
Title: A Summer to Remember Author: Mary Balogh Review number: 22 Genre: Romance/ regency Stand Alone/ series: It can be read as stand alone novel but a few characters come from other novels by the same author. Lauren, the…
Title: If Angels Burn: A Novel of the Darkyn Author: Lynn Viehl Review Number: 15 Genre: Paranormal Romance, Dark Fantasy Stand alone or series: First book in the Darkyn series Summary: (From amazon.com)Alexandra Keller is Chicago’s most brilliant reconstructive…
Title: 30 Days of NightGraphic Novel by Steve Niles and Ben TemplesmithMovie directed by David Slade; starring Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, and Danny Huston In honor of today’s dvd release, I thought I’d write a review for 30 Days…
Title: Dead Witch WalkingAuthor: Kim Harrison Review Number: 14 Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction Stand alone or series: First book in The Hollows (Rachel Morgan) series Summary: (From kimharrison.net)All the creatures of the night gather in “the Hollows” of…
Title: No Rest for the Wicked Author: Kresley Cole Review number: 16 Genre: Romance/Paranormal Stand alone or series: book 3 on the Immortals After Dark series Summary: From Amazon.com A soldier weary of life . . .Centuries ago, Sebastian…