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Friday, January 28, 2011

Winners of Friday Pick January 21, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS
to the Winners of 
Friday Pick January 21, 2011
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Apple Blossom chose Forever, Ashley
Jasmine gets a Gift Certificate.

Apple Bloosom needs to send me mailing address and choice of bookmarks: sweet and sensual or erotic.
Jasmine needs to email to let me know if she wants Amazon, PayPal or other.

Thank you to all who entered.Watch for some extra goodies in February. :-)

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Winner of Review Copy of Coming Back by Marcia Muller

Congratulations 
to the winner of my hardcover review copy of
Coming Back (Sharon Mccone Mysteries) 
by Marcia Muller
Coming Back (Sharon Mccone Mysteries)

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dianad needs to send me her mailing information and choice of Bookmarks: sweet and sensual or erotic.
Thank you to everyone who entered. I learned some new PIs to look for.

Winners of Help Me Pick Audiobooks

CONGRATULATIONS
to the Winners of 
Help Me Pick Audio
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Thank you to all who helped me pick the Audios last weekend.
I listened to The Taste of Innocence CD (Cynster Novels) on the way down. Then started Step on a Crack.

Ricki chose Step on a Crack so I can send that out as soon as I finish it.

Llehn also chose Step on a Crack so she will have to make another choice please.

Ricki and Llehn please send me your mailing addresses and choice of bookmarks: sweet and sensual or erotic.

Book Review and Giveaway: Kiss at Your Own Risk by Stephanie Rowe

What a fun read! If you are ready for laughter and love - get this book!
Kiss at Your Own Risk by Stephanie Rowe Kiss at Your Own Risk
  • Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca; Original edition (January 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 140224195X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402241956
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.5 inches 
Price: Paperback $6.99; Kindle $5.49
Genre: Paranormal (Black Widow)
     My Rating:  4.5 of 5.0

Product Description

He needed a killer woman...
Blaine Underhill is one lucky man after having recently escaped a century and a half of imprisonment at the hands of an evil witch. Now he's determined to save his still-enslaved friend, but in order to do so, he'll need the help of one of the world's most lethal women.
She was drop dead gorgeous, literally...
Trinity Harpswell is sick and tired of being a Black Widow. Having managed to go three years without accidentally killing anyone she loves, she's one short week away from freeing herself from this killer curse forever.
When Blaine tracks her down and convinces her to help him, little does Trinity know that the next seven days are going to be murder!

Review: This may not be a 5.0 literary read but it is easily a 4.5 for sheer enjoyment!  Picture Poison Ivy (from Batman) as a reluctant Black Widow, a powerful, twisted witch, and a band of mutant super hero warriors.

Trinity has been discouraging any man from getting close because if she falls in love there is this evil spider sense that pops out to kill them.  When her spider sense is engaged she sees the weaknesses and the perfect way to kill her target.

When an assassin shows up to take her father into custody for execution, the powers that be make a deal with Trinity.  If she kills a seemingly unstoppable serial killer, they will release her dad.

Blaine and two of his friends have finally escaped the nasty witch, Angelica.  Unfortunately their fourth buddy was betrayed and has been caught.  Blaine is a man of fire. He can use his body as an inferno of defense or use all sorts of fire bombs/weapons.  Each of his friends have their own unique powers too.  Blaine needs to use Trinity’s powers to find out how to kill the witch and rescue his friend.

This might work - Trinity will go with Blaine to tell him how to kill the witch if Blaine will first go with her and kill the serial killer for her.  The guys are willing to take out the serial killer if Trinity can just see how to kill him without her being the instrument of death.

It’s not bad enough that they are going to face a chamaeleon monster, they are dodging ambushes as they go.  Besides fighting off Angelica’s nasty minions, they have to fight off the assassin who has decided to kill Trinity rather than give her father back. Then more complications arise when the guys realize that Trinity is the chosen so Angelica plans to claim Trinity’s body.

Of course Blaine is busy trying to protect the beautiful Trinity even if he isn’t sure he can trust her and he is sure he will have to kill her after they kill the witch. His protecting her is so sweet that Trinity starts to fall...which will louse up her plans to go curse free and add to Blaine’s problems of watching his back.  Needless to say it is a rollicking, crazy week and there interactions are pretty hot!

This is a very unique plot with lots of dangerous and twisted crazy characters.  I will definitely be looking to read more by Ms. Rowe!

Thank you to Sourcebooks for this book to read and review.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Book Review and Giveaway, Three Copies, My Immortal Assassin by Caroyn Jewel

My Immortal AssassinThis is a very fast paced and sexy story.
  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Forever; Original edition (January 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0446563862
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446563864
  • Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.8 inches 
      Price: Paperback $7.99; Kindle $7.99
      Genre: Paranormal (Magic, Demons)
      My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0

Product Description

TEMPTED BY REVENGE...

Grayson Spencer is hellbent on killing the dark mage who destroyed her life. But when her attempt fails, she is forced to turn to Durian, a feared demon and expert assassin. Newly armed with powerful magic she's barely able to control, she'll do whatever it takes to complete her mission--even surrender to a dangerous fiend whose eyes promise unimaginable pleasure.

BOUND BY DESIRE...

Sworn to protect all mages, Durian can't let Gray threaten the uneasy peace among demons, humans, and mages. So he proposes a deal: He'll train Gray to master her gift if she'll bind herself magically to him, submitting to his control. As Gray's powers intensify, so too does Durian's hunger for this fierce, irresistible woman. When the dark mage makes a final play for Gray, will the passion she and Durian share be the key to their survival or the seed of their destruction?

Review: I liked the characters and this story. It is very entertaining and reads quickly.

Grayson has lost her sister and now her demon “lover”, Tigran, to the dark mage, Christophe.  Tigran was enslaved to Christophe and was ordered to force himself on Grayson try to impregnate her so Christophe could have the child.  Tigran wants freedom and is willing to help Grayson keep from getting pregnant.  Tigran tried to prepare Grayson in a way that would allow her to get Tigran’s magic when Christophe kills him due to his betrayal.

Grayson does get Tigran’s magic as well as some of Christophe’s but she has no idea what to do with it except she knows she wants to kill Christophe as part of the revenge she and Tigran planned. Grayson’s assassin efforts are thwarted by Durian who is sworn to protect all mages, including the disliked dark mage.  When Durian discovers Grayson’s powers he realizes he must protect her too and the best way to do that is to take her under his wing. He agrees to teach her how to use her powers only if she will bind herself to him which would keep her from turning on him and killing him.

Grayson is feisty, a bit reckless, but a quick learner and willing to do what it takes to revenge her sister. Durian is a free demon, not enslaved by a Mage but he is bound to Nikodemus who is the warlord leader of a group of free demons in the territory.  The demon have their own hierarchy and the higher up the more powerful and the more gorgeous the human appearance.  Durian and his cohorts are all handsome devils. But Grayson needs to move carefully among these powerful forces as well as dodge Christophe' magekind who are trying to capture her and bring her back to him.

There is a high level of sexuality with some menage sexual tension although no actual menage sex.  There seemed to be some scenes that were disjointed and I had to look to see if I had missed something.  I think part of that is that the book moves so fast it jumps occasionally from one action to another.  I liked the intensity of the action and the high sensual tension. The final battle against Christophe seemed a bit too easy in a way but their were lots of allies by then.  So the story didn’t seem precise but was still very enjoyable. I will look for other books in this series.

THANK YOU TO HACHETTE FOR PROVIDING THE BOOK FOR MY REVIEW AND FOR PROVIDING THREE BOOKS FOR GIVEAWAY.

TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY:
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