Review: Legacy by Kate Kaynak

Format read: paperback copy provided by author
Release Date: 28 January 2011
Series: Book #3 in the Ganzfield series
Number of pages: 280 pages
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Book Depository

Blurb:

Maddie has more problems than the average seventeen-year-old:
A psychotic killer with superpowers wants her dead.

A serious medical issue makes a “normal” life impossible for her.

And she’s about to be introduced to Trevor’s grandparents.

Guess which one freaks her out the most? The Ganzfield series continues in this third instalment.

My Thoughts: Kate Kaynak blew me away with Minder and I became an enthusiastic fan of the series. I enjoyed the first 2 books a lot, but Legacy left me disappointed. I was expecting as much thrill, action and excitement as I was led to expect due to the previous stories, but sadly Legacy failed …

Review: Hammer Down by Moira Rogers

Format read: ebook
Series: Book #2 in the Children of the Undying series (Book 1 : Demon Bait)
Release Date: 3 Jan 20122
Number of pages: 333 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Samhain Publishing, Barnes & Noble

Book Blurb:

When hell reigns on earth, love is a luxury they can’t afford.

Children of the Undying, Book 2

While the tattered remains of humanity huddle underground, hiding in their virtual world, Devi prefers living topside, making dangerous hauls through the demon-infested wasteland earth has become. The wealth that comes from smuggling supplies to those shunned as summoner-born or demon-touched doesn’t hurt, either.

The man she meets to arrange one of those under-the-table hauls is complicated…and handsome as hell. Literally. A glimpse of the predator beneath his silver gaze and she’s tempted to break her cardinal rule: never mix business with pleasure.

Zel’s first look …

New Releases: January 2-8, 2012

Sins of the Demon by Diana Rowland

The homicide beat in Louisiana isn’t just terrifying, it’s demonic. Detective Kara Gilligan of the supernatural task force has the ability to summon demons to her aid, but she herself is pledged to serve a demonic lord.

And now, people who’ve hurt Kara in the past are dropping dead for no apparent reason. To clear her name and save both the demon and human worlds, she’s in a race against the clock and in a battle for her life that just may take her to hell and back.

Claimed by a Cowboy by Tanya Michaels (1/1)
A Demon Does It Better by Linda Wisdom (1/1)
Hold Me If You Can by Stephanie Rowe (1/1)

Lure of Song and Magic by Patricia Rice …

Review: Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr

Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr

Format Read: e-book provided courtesy of Publicist
Length: 352 Pages
Release Date: December 27, 2011
Series: Virgin River #17
Publisher: Mira
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Formats Available: Mass Market Paperback
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, Powells, Book Depository, IndieBound, Chapters

Book Blurb:

ROMANCE UNDER CONSTRUCTION…

Sick of running into her cheery ex-husband and his new wife, Leslie Petruso accepts a job at the Virgin River branch of Haggerty Construction and takes the high road right out of town. Now she’s got Paul Haggerty’s business running like a well-oiled machine. In fact, things are so busy Paul jumps at the chance to hire an extra set of hands.

Just like Leslie, Conner Danson has been burned by love. But Leslie was disappointed by her relationship going bad, Conner was decimated. He’s got no time for woman…although he …

Q&A with Robyn Carr + Giveaway

Robyn Carr

Please join us in giving a warm BLI welcome to #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Robyn Carr! Robyn is known for her wildly popular Virgin River Series and Hidden Summit, the 17th novel in the series hit the stands on December 27, 2011!

After more than 20 years penning screenplays, historical romances and even a psychological thriller, Robyn found her genre — some would say her calling — writing a particular kind of women’s fiction. Virgin River is a small town (pop. 600) of retired marines and the independent women they love and against a backdrop of northern California redwoods, the series is inspiration for those who, like Robyn, believe in the power of healthy, positive relationships.

Robyn is taking time out of her busy schedule to share a few Questions and Answers with us today & a giveaway opportunity follows the post!

Question: …

Moira Rogers’s Post-Apocalyptic Trucker vs Outcast Showdown + Ereader Giveaway

The new year is upon us and we will start it with a bang. The awesome writer duo that is Moira Rogers is hosting a great giveaway for an ereader (spesifics at the end of the post) and all you have to do is leaving comments. How cool is that? It’s all about their new release Hammer Down, book 2 in their Children of the Undying series (you can read my review of book 1, Demon Bait here– great read!). hammer Down will hit the shelves tomorrow (our review will pop up then too). But now on to today’s task. Why am I Team Outcast:

1. The guys are unbelievable hot. Try hot as in scorching like hell- well probably the demon blood. *g*

2. Let’s face it- Magic just rocks and makes your world more mysterious and often so much more handy, too. Who wouldn’t like to …

Review: You Don’t Have to Say you Love me by Sarra Manning

Format Read: Paperback purchased by reviewer
Number of Pages: 560 pages
Release Date: February 3rd 2011
Publisher: Corgi
Formats Available: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher, Goodreads, Amazon. com, Book Depository, Barnes&Noble

Book Blurb:

Sweet, bookish Neve Slater always plays by the rules. And the number one rule is that good-natured fat girls like her don’t get guys like gorgeous, handsome William, heir to Neve’s heart since university. But William’s been in LA for three years, and Neve’s been slimming down and re-inventing herself so that when he returns, he’ll fall head over heels in love with the new, improved her.

So she’s not that interested in other men. Until her sister Celia points out that if Neve wants William to think she’s an experienced love-goddess and not the fumbling, awkward girl he left behind, then she’d better get some, well, experience.

What Neve needs is someone to …

Review: Dirty Beautiful by Jodie Becker

Format read: ebook provided courtesy of the author
Series: Dirty Deeds, Book #1
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Publisher Site

Blurb:

Disillusioned by love, Erica has tasted the bitter pill of betrayal and wonders if she’s enough for one man. When a hot guy moves in next door, Erica decides to settle for good old-fashioned lust. What starts out as a simple seduction quickly evolves, and Erica is fast finding out Dylan is dangerous not only to her libido, but her heart as well.

Recently retired from the adult-film industry, Dylan hopes for a fresh start in Templeton where his porn persona, Drake Van Wulf, is unknown. His new neighbor is unlike the women he’s accustomed to, but she stirs his blood nonetheless. His rule not to get involved is quickly tested by Erica and her lush curves. Unable to withstand her allure, …

Review: How to Worship a Goddess by Stephanie Julian

Format read: eARC provided by publisher through netgalley
Series: Book #2 in the Forgetten Goddesses series
Release Date: 1 Dec 2011
Number of pages: 384 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Blurb:

He’s exactly what she’s always wanted. And she unleases him like a force of nature…

Lucy was once the beloved Goddess of the Moon, and she could have any man she wanted. But these days, the goddesses of the Etruscan pantheon are all but forgotten. The only rituals she enjoys now are the local hockey games, whereone ferociously handsome player still inflames her divine blood…

Brandon Stevenson is one hundred percent focused on the game, until he looks up and sees a celestial beauty sitting in the third row. A man could surely fall hard for a distraction like that…

My Thoughts:

Welcome back to the mysterious world Julian spun around the Etruscan mythology. The hunt …

Post-Christmas Winner Post

Hey Everyone!

Christmas is almost over (except at our place where due to the extended family we are Christmassing until Dec 29 or so usually :-)).

Sadly my sisters’ exams start early this year so they are leaving today. Our house will be so quiet 🙁 And I’ll have to start studying for my second bar exam as well, so I’m not happy at all that Christmas has gone so quickly. *sighs* At least I’ll have our beautiful tree up until the end of January, as it’s usually my task to take it down and put away all the ornaments and decorations. And you know what is my special traditions? I organize a Christmas un-decorating party! I invite a bunch of friends over, we listen to Christmas songs, drink eggnog, we relish the festive atmosphere in late January/early February and take down all the Christmas decorations together. I …