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Anne Stuart, Fire and Ice, 12/24
Fire And Ice by Anne Stuart Series: Ice, 5 My rating: 3 of 5 stars Fifth in the Ice romantic suspense series revolving around bad boy spies. The couple focus in this one is on Reno and Jill. I really … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Romance, Suspense
Tagged action, Anne Stuart, betrayal, book review, coup, family, fires, gaijin, honor, ICE, LA, murder, romantic suspense, ryokan, spies, Tokyo, yakuza
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Kim Harrison, Into the Woods
Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison My rating: 5 of 5 stars An anthology of eleven stories: the first seven are Hollows short stories that have already been published, and it doesn’t include the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Paranormal
Tagged baby, book review, butterflies, childhood, Cincinnati, demons, dryads, energy, fairy tales, family, fey, gargoyle, ghosts, harassment, honor, inheritance, Jenks, kidnapping, Kim Harrison, love, loyalty, magic, nymphs, paranormal, partners, pixies, politics, prison, Rachel Morgan, seattle, security, solstice, souls, The Hollows, Trent, urban fantasy, vampire, vampires, wedding, woods
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Book Review: Christine Feehan’s Samurai Game
by Kathy Davie Samurai Game by Christine Feehan Series: GhostWalker, 10 My rating: 5 of 5 stars Tenth in the GhostWalker paranormal romance action series. The couple focus is on Sam Johnson and Azami Yoshiie. My TakeOh man, the summary … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Book Reviews, Military, Paranormal, Romance
Tagged betrayal, black ops, book review, Christine Feehan, family, GhostWalker, greed, honor, illegal experimentation, Japanese, loyalty, military, politics, psychic, samurai, teleportation
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David Weber, A Mighty Fortress
A Mighty Fortress by David Weber Series: Safehold, 5 My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fourth in the Safehold military science fiction series that blends high tech with early 19th century weapons. It’s a war of David and Goliath proportions … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Historical, Military, Science Fiction
Tagged Church, corruption, disappearances, friends, gunpowder, history, honor, kidnapping, love, loyalty, matches, military, naval battles, reform, religion, science fiction, spelunking, torture, weapons
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Hannah Howell, Eternal Lover
Eternal Lover by Hannah Howell Series: A Hell of a Time (Hell on Earth, 2.5) City of Demons (Georgina Kincaid, 2.5) My rating: 3 of 5 stars Four stories about immortal lovers from the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Historical, Paranormal, Romance
Tagged cabin, castle, curse, demons, hamadryad, honor, impersonation, jury, Los Angeles, love, nature, oak tree, plants, pregnant, romance, Scotland, shipwreck, succubus, temptation, treaty, trial, vacation, vampire, werewolf
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Julie Kagawa, Iron Knight
The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa Series: Iron Fey, 4 My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fourth in the Iron Fey urban fantasy series for young adults. My TakeAsh is desperate to become human—it’s the only way he believes he … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
Tagged Baba Yaga, Big Bad Wolf, conscience, fairies, foreseeing, gauntlet, honor, iron, Knight, love, mortality, Puck, riddle, River of Dreams, Robin Goodfellow, romance, sacrifice, soul, technology
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Hannah Howell, Eternal Lover
Eternal Lover by Hannah Howell Series: A Hell of a Time (Hell on Earth, 2.5) City of Demons (Georgina Kincaid, 2.5)My rating: 3 of 5 stars Four stories about immortal lovers from the historical … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy, Historical, Paranormal, Romance
Tagged cabin, castle, contemporary romance, curse, demons, hamadryad, historical romance, honor, impersonation, jury, Los Angeles, love, nature, oak tree, paranormal romance, plants, pregnant, romance, Scotland, shipwreck, succubus, temptation, treaty, trial, vacation, vampire, werewolf
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Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe’s Sword
Sharpe’s Sword by Bernard Cornwell Series: Richard Sharpe, 14 My rating: 5 of 5 stars First read 10 March 2009: Love the battle, tactics, camaraderie, and the history. Fourteenth in the Richard Sharpe fictional military history series revolving around a … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Book Reviews, Historical, Military
Tagged battle, betrayal, gambling, honor, love, military, Peninuslar War, Salamanca, spies, suicide, sword, war, Wellington
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Allyson James, Firewalker
Firewalker by Allyson James Series: Stormwalker, 2 My rating: 4 of 5 stars Second in the Stormwalker urban fantasy series about a woman with the power to manipulate storm energies. My Take It was a great story but there was … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Fantasy
Tagged Coyote, Diné, dragons, gods, honor, kachina, magic, Navajo, New Mexico, shapeshifter, trial, urban fantasy, witches
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Lynn Kurland, From This Moment On
From This Moment On by Lynn Kurland Series: De Piaget, 9 My rating: 2 of 5 stars Ninth in the De Piaget romance series. This is one of the few that doesn’t involve time travel and is, instead, firmly rooted … Continue reading
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Tagged betrayal, England, France, historical romance, honor, magic, medieval, Treachery, weddings
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