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I'm Trying to Read:Candice:http://www.blogger.com/profile/02404947490349552428noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323730141866750462.post-718022446784694472009-12-01T22:10:00.002-05:002009-12-01T22:14:08.942-05:00Books Read 2009<span style="color:#000000;">Books read as of the end of November- <strong>193<br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>December </em></strong><span style="color:#000000;">-</span><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong><em>----------------------------------------------------------------------------</em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;"><em>January-</em></span> <span style="color:#000000;">20</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;">Kiss of a Demon King (IAD, Book 6) - Kresley Cole</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Dawnkeepers (Final Prophecy, Book 2) - Jessica Andersen</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Wallflower: A Hunting Love Story (Halle Pumas, Book 1) - Dana Marie Bell</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Sweet Dreams (Halle Pumas, Book 2) - Dana Marie Bell<br />Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3) - Anya Bast<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">An Officer and a Millioniare - Maureen Child<br />No Holding Back - Isabel Sharpe<br />A Few Good Men - Tori Carrington<br />After Dark - Wendy Etherington<br />Naked Amibition - Jule McBride<br />Every Breath You Take - Hope Tarr<br />Claiming Their Mate - Paige McKellan</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Rachel's Totem - Marie Harte<br />Darkness Unknown (Paladins, Book 5) - Alexis Morgan</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">The Sword (Sons of Destiny, Book1) - Jean Johnson</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Wolf (Sons of Destiny, Book 2) - Jean Johnson</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Master (Sons of Destiny, Book 3) - Jean Johnson</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Master of Desire (The MacAllisters, Book 1) - MacGregor Kinley</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, Book 1) - Kresley Cole</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Born in Sin (The MacAllisters, Book 3) - MacGregor Kinley </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><em><span style="color:#ff6666;">February-</span></em></span> <span style="color:#000000;">13</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Coyote's Mate (Breeds, Book 18) - Lora Leigh</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Dream Warrior (Dream-Hunters, Book 4) - Sherrilyn Kenyon</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Stranded - Lori Foster</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Wicked Nights (Castle of Dark Dreams Triliogy, Book 1) - Nina Bangs</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Wicked Pleasure (Castle of Dark Dreams Triliogy, Book 2) - Nina Bangs</span> </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Wicked Fantasy (Castle of Dark Dreams Triliogy, Book 3) - Nina Bangs</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Isn't It Rich? (Million Dollar Destinies, Book 1) - Sherryl Woods</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Taken - Anya Bast</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Secrets in the Marriage Bed - Nalini Singh</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Not in Kansas - R.G. Alexander</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Tithe (A Modern Faerie Tale, Book 1) - Holly Black</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Priceless (Million Dollar Destinies, Book 2) - Sherryl Woods</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Danger in a Red Dress (Fortune Hunters, Book 4) - Christina Dodd</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><em><span style="color:#006600;">March-</span></em></span> 25<br /></strong><span style="color:#000000;">Dark Victory (Masters of Time, Book 4, Rose Triliogy, Book 2) - Brenda Joyce</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Kiss of Fate (Dragonfire, Book 3) - Deborah Cooke </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Angel's Pawn (Companion Novella to Angel's Blood) - Nalini Singh</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Angel's Blood (Guild Hunter, Book 1) - Nalini Singh </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Colter's Woman - Maya Banks</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Vampire's Bride (Atlantis, Book 4) - Gena Showalter</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Blackmailed - Annmarie McKenna</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Amazon's Curse (Atlantis, eBook Short Story) - Gena Showalter</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Sun Witch (Fyne Witches, Book 1) - Linda Winstead Jones</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Overheard - Maya Banks</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Call Me (Joker's Wild Series) - Lena Matthews </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Stripped Bare (Joker's Wild Series) - Lena Matthews </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Undenied - Maya Banks<br /></span><span style="color:#000000;">Marked by Moonlight (Moon Chasers, Book 1) - Sharie Kohler</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Surrender Dorothy - R.G. Alexander</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Cat of a Different Color (Halle Pumas, Book 3) - Dana Marie Bell</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Ornament: Max and Emma (Halle Pumas Short) - Dana Marie Bell</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Ornament: Simon and Becky (Halle Pumas Short) - Dana Marie Bell</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Ornament: Adrain and Sheri (Halle Pumas Short) - Dana Marie Bell</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">About a Dragon (Dragon Kin, </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Boook 2) - G.A. Aiken<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Bound by the Past - Mackenzie McKade<br />Baby Bonanza - Maureen Child<br />Once a Cowboy - Linda Warren<br />Just the Way You Are (Lost Texas Hearts, Book 1) - Christina Dodd<br />Pleasure Unbound (Demonica, Book 1) - Larissa Ione</span><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><em><span style="color:#6600cc;">April-</span></em></strong></span> <strong>29</strong></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Desire Unchained (Demonica, Book 2) - Larissa Ione</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Nauti Intentions (Nauti Boys, Book 4) - Lora Leigh</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Devil's Bride (Cynsters, Book 1) - Stephanie Laurens</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Passion Unleashed (Demonica, Book 3) - Larissa Ione</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Deception - Jenny Penn</span></span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">The Moon Witch (Fyne Witches, Book 2) - Linda Winstead Jones</span></span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Bound and </span></span><span style="color:#000000;">Determined - Shelley Bradley</span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Once an Outlaw - Debbi Rawlins<br />Still Irresistible - Dawn Atkins<br />Up Close and Dangerously Sexy - Karen Anders</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Almost Like Being in Love (Lost Texas Hearts, <span style="color:#000000;">Book 2) - Christina Dodd</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Mage (Sons of Destiny, Book 1) - Jean </span><span style="color:#000000;">Johnson</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Cat (Sons of Destiny, Book 5) - Jean Johnson</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Storm (Sons of Destiny, </span><span style="color:#000000;">Book 6)</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;"> - Jean Johnson<br />My Man Michael - Lori Foster</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Chosen Prey - Cheyenne McCray </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Body Check - Elle Kennedy</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">His Lady Mistress - Elizabeth Rolls<br />A Compromised Lady - Elizabeth Rolls<br />Close to You (Lost Texas Hearts, Book 3) - Christina Dodd</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Song (Sons of Destiny, Book </span><span style="color:#000000;">4) - Jean Johnson<br />Snowed in with the Boss - Jessica Andersen<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Hide in Plain Sight (Three Sisters Inn, Book 1) - Marta Perry<br />A Very Special Delivery - Linda Goodnight </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">The Temptation of Robin Green (MBoPR) - Carrie Vaughn</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">How to Date a Superhero (MBoPR) - Jean Johnson</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">The Princess and the Peas (MBoPR) - Alyssa Day</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">The Wager (MBoPR) - Sherrilyn Kenyon</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Lover Avenged (Black </span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Dagger Brotherhood, Book 7) - JR Ward </span><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#339999;"><em><strong>May</strong>-</em></span> <span style="color:#000000;"><strong>11</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Once a Gambler - Carrie </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Hudson<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Naked Attraction - Jule McBride<br />Snowbound - Janice Kay Johnson</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Irresistible Forces - Brenda Jackson</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">One Bite Stand (Mackenzie Vampires, Book 4) - Nina Bangs</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">A Taste of Darkness (Mackenzie Vampires, Book 3) - Nina </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Bangs<br />Night Bites (Mackenzie Vampires, Book 2) - Nina Bangs </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Master of Ecstasy (</span><span style="color:#000000;">Mackenzie Vampires, Book 1) - Nina Bangs </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Price of Passion - </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Susan Napier<br />The Bride's Baby - Liz Fielding</span><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Once a Rebel - Debbi Rawlins</span> </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>June-</strong></span></em> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>19<br /></strong><span style="color:#000000;">Missing (Fear Street) - R.L. Stine</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Let it Ride - Jillian Burns</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Going Down Hard - Tawny Weber<br />Atlantis Unleashed (</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Warriors of Poseidon, Book 3) - Alyssa Day<br />Witch Fury (Elemental Witches, Book 5) - Anya Bast</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">After Burn - Kira </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Sinclair<br />The Mighty Quinns: Brody - Kate Hoffmann</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Branded - Tori Carrington </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Magic in the Wind (Drake Sisters, Book 1) - Christine Feehan<br />The Twilight Before Christmas (Drake Sisters, Book 2) - Christine Feehan</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Safe Harbor (Drake Sisters, Book 5) - Christine Feehan</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Dare to Love - Jaci Burton</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Eternal Pleasure (Gods of the Night, Book 1) - Nina Bangs<br />Eternal Craving (Gods of the Night, Book 2) - Nina Bangs<br />Deception (Love on the Edge, Book 1) - Sharon Cullen<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Redemption (Love on the Edge, Book 2) - Sharon Cullen<br />Wicked Nights (Castle of Dark Dreams, Book 1) - Nina Bangs<br />Dragon Actually (Dragon Kin, Book 1) - G.A. Aiken</span><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Chains & Flames (Prequel to Dragon Kin Series) - G.A. Aiken</span> </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#6633ff;"><strong><em>July</em></strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> -</span> <strong>15</strong><br /><span style="color:#000000;">About a Dragon (Dragon Kin, Book 2) - G.A. Aiken</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Hidden Currents (Drake Sisters, Book 7) - Christine </span><span style="color:#000000;">Feehan</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways (Rhiannon Godfrey, Book 1) - Traci Hall</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Making Waves (Endless Summer) - Julie Kenner</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Surf's Up (Endless Summer) - Karen Anders<br />Wet and Wild (Endless Summer) - Jill Monore<br />Hard to Resist - Samantha Hunter<br />Between a Ridge and a Hard Place - Annmarie McKenna<br />Strength of Three - Annmarie McKenna<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Branded by Fire (Psy/Changeling, Book 6) - Nalini Singh<br />Seeing Eye (Strange Brew) - Patricia Briggs<br />Atlantis Unmasked (Warriors of Poseidon, Book 4) - Alyssa Day<br />Two Sighted - Annmarie McKenna<br /></span><span style="color:#000000;">The Mighty Quinns: Teague - Kate Hoffmann </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 1 (Dark-Hunter Manga) - Sherrilyn Kenyon</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#663333;"><em><strong>August </strong></em></span><span style="color:#000000;">- <strong>17</strong></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Dark Lover (Masters of Time, Book 5, Rose Triliogy, Book 3) - Brenda Joyce<br />Twin Temptation - Cara Summer<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Twin Seduction - Cara Summer<br />Bengal's Heart (Breed, Book 19) - Lora Leigh<br />Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, Book 14) - Sherrilyn Kenyon</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Storms of Visions (Chosen Ones, Book 1) - Christina Dodd</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Dare to Believe (The Gray Court, Book 1) - Dana Marie Bell<br />Three for Me - R.G. Alexander<br />Bridging the Gap - Annmarie McKenna</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Steel Beauty (Halle Pumas, Book 4) - Dana Marie Bell</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Trouble Comes in Three (Triple Trouble, Book 1) - Tymber Dalton</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Storm Warning (Triple Trouble, Book 2) - Tymber Dalton</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Her Dakota Men (Dakota Heat, Book 1) - Leah Brooke</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Dakota Ranch Crude (Dakota Heat, Book 2) - Leah Brooke</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Fire King (Dirk & Steele, Book 9) - </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Marjorie M. Liu<br />Move Heaven and Earth - Chrisitina Dodd</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld, Book 4) - Gena Showalter</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong><span style="color:#003333;">September</span></strong></em> - <strong>20</strong><em><br /></em><span style="color:#000000;">Desire Untamed (Feral Warriors, Book 1) - Pamela Palmer</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Obsession Untamed (Feral Warriors, Book 2) - Pamela Palmer</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Passion Untamed (Feral Warriors, Book 3) - Pamela Palmer</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Texas Glory (Texas Brothers, Book 2) - Lorraine Heath</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Possessed by the Highlander (The Macleries, Book 3) - Terri Brisbin</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Dark Warrior Unbroken (Talions, Book 2) - Alexis Morgan</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Taming the Highlander (The Macleries, Book 1) - Terri Brisbin</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Surrender to the Highlander (The Macleries, Book 2) - Terri Brisbin</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Midnight Warrior - Iris Johansen</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Magnificent </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Rougue - Iris Johansen<br />Lion's Bride - Iris Johansen </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">My Soul to Lose - Rachel Vincent</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Alpha's Mate - Leah Brooke</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Desire for Three (Desire, Oklahoma, Book 1) - Leah Brooke</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Patton's Way (Cattlemen's Club, Book 1) - Jenny Penn</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Blade's Desire (Desire, Oklahoma, Book 2) - Leah Brooke</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Creation of Desire (Desire, Oklahoma, Book 3) - Leah Brooke</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Regina in the Sun (Children of the Goddess, Book 1) - R.G. Alexander</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Lux in Shadow (Children of the Goddess, Book 2) - R.G. Alexander</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Twilight Gaurdian (Children of the Goddess, Book 3) - R.G. Alexander</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">October</span></em></strong><span style="color:#000000;"> - 15</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Covet (Fallen Angels, Book 1) - J.R. Ward<br />A Knight to Remember (Knight, Book 2) - Christina Dodd<br />Amber Eyes - Maya Banks<br />One and Only (Brotherhood of Blood, Book 1) - Bianca D'Arc<br />Rare Vintage (Brother of Blood, Book 2) - Bianca D'Arc<br />Phantom Desires (Brotherhood of Blood, Book 3) - Bianca D'Arc</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Inferno (Tales of the Were, Book 2) - Bianca D'Arc</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Born of Night (League Series, Book 1) - Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />Untouchable (Deep Kiss of Winter, duology) - Kresley Cole</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Tempt Me Eternally (Deep Kiss of Winter, duology) - Gena Showalter</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Marked by the Moonlight (Moon Chasers, Book 1) - Sharie Kohler</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Kiss of a Dark Moon (Moon Chasers, Book 2) - Sharie Kohler<br />What a Dragon Should Know (Dragonkin, Book 3) - G.A. Aiken</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Lady in Black - Christina Dodd</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Castles in the Air - Christina Dodd</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong>November</strong> </em><span style="color:#000000;"><em>- </em>9</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Blaze of Memory (Psy/Changeling, Book 7) - Nalini Singh</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Vampire's Ball (Hot for the Holidays) - Angela Knight</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">A </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Little Night Magic (Hot for the Holidays) - Allyson James<br />Sweet Enchantment (Hot for the Holidays) - Anya Bast<br />A Christmas Kiss (Hot for the Holidays) - Lora Leigh<br />Once Upon a Time - Marylyle Rogers</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">A Love for All Nights - Jessica Coulter Smith</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Fantasies New Years Eve - Cassandra Gold</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Nutcracker Sweet - Jennifer Mueller</span><br /></span>:Candice:http://www.blogger.com/profile/02404947490349552428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323730141866750462.post-77386959335247407992009-03-04T16:48:00.011-05:002009-03-05T01:01:17.041-05:00Angel's Blood, a Guild Hunter NovelBy Nalini Singh<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_3v428NGig/Sa74NpHzNeI/AAAAAAAAADY/hgHocJrSFpk/s1600-h/blood.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309453923976951266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_3v428NGig/Sa74NpHzNeI/AAAAAAAAADY/hgHocJrSFpk/s400/blood.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#330000;">Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux knows she's the best—but she doesn't know if she's good enough for this job. Hired by the dangerously beautiful Archangel Raphael, a being so lethal that no mortal wants his attention, only one thing is clear—failure is not an option...even if the task is impossible. Because this time, it's not a wayward vamp she has to track. It's an archangel gone bad. The job will put Elena in the midst of a killing spree like no other…and pull her to the razor's edge of passion. Even if the hunt doesn't destroy her, succumbing to Raphael's seductive touch just may. For when archangels play, mortals break… </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">As a huge fan of the Pys/Changeling series (another series by Nalini Singh), I knew that this series would be another winner. Singh delivers another fantasic world where angels and vampires are the norm and a select few humans are born to hunt. Vampires are Made by Angels and Archangels who then have to fulfil their contracts of servitude for 100 years. When vampires try to run from their contracts, the Guild Hunters are hired to bring them back in. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Angels and Archangels are by no means "angels." In fact, everyone fears them, from humans to vampires and even the guild hunters. There is no mercy and the punishments are something out of a horror story. But Nalini Singh brings the passion when Archangel, Raphael, hires Guild Hunter, Elena, to bring in their biggest threat yet. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Angel's Blood</em> is not only a great story, but the descriptive way Nalini writes about this world and it's characters is some of the best yet. From the emotions to the wings of angels, you can actually see the characters as they move through the book. The best thing about Nalini Singh, is her way to bring you into her worlds and take you on a rollercoaster ride all the way from beginning to end.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Don't miss <em>Angel's Pawn</em> the companion novella to <em>Angel's Blood</em></span><br /><br /><br /><br />Check out <a href="http://www.nalinisingh.com/index.html">http://www.nalinisingh.com/index.html</a> for all of Nalini Singh's latest.:Candice:http://www.blogger.com/profile/02404947490349552428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323730141866750462.post-505995768076646682009-01-12T13:37:00.011-05:002009-01-12T14:53:31.938-05:00Kiss of a Demon King<span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#330033;"><center>Book 6 in the <em>Immortals After Dark</em>, a series by Kresley Cole</span> </center><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_3v428NGig/SWuP2V6WYSI/AAAAAAAAACo/1dvTY-m5yTQ/s1600-h/kiss._SS500_"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290480351034368290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_3v428NGig/SWuP2V6WYSI/AAAAAAAAACo/1dvTY-m5yTQ/s400/kiss._SS500_" border="0" /></a></div><div><strong><em></em></strong></div><div><strong><em></em></strong></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><em>HIS OBSESSION...</em></strong><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#330033;">Sabine, Sorceress of Illusions: the evil beauty who surrenders her body, but not her heart.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><em>HER DOWNFALL...</em></strong><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">Rydstrom Woede: the ruthless warrior who vows to keep her at all costs.<br /><br /></span><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">THEY WERE NEVER SUPPOSED TO WANT EACH OTHER THIS MUCH...</span><br /><br /></em></strong><span style="color:#330033;">With each smoldering encounter, their shared hunger only increases. If they can defeat the sinister enemy that stands between them, will Sabine make the ultimate sacrifice for her demon? Or will the proud king lay down his crown and arms to save his sorceress? </span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><span style="color:#330033;"><div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Kresley Cole is one of the best as she creates these characters and worlds for us to fall in love with, and in some cases, lust *wink*. <em>Immortals After Dark</em> is one of my top 5 series that I always make sure to keep up with and have preorders on as soon as they become available. Every addition to the series continues to be excellent and I have no fear that there will ever be a "bad" <em>IAD</em> book. Not only do the characters grab hold of you with their haunts and emotions, but they keep you with their humor and their suspense. Each character encountered stays with me, no matter how short their time on the page. Kresley Cole gives details in such a way that I can actually see the characters walking in their world. The fights scenes, the love scenes, and even the scenes of just conversations, they all play like a movie and that is all due to the incredible writing style of the great Kresley Cole. I also loved the shout-out to Gena Showalter and the <em>Lords of Darkness</em> in this story, it was an awesome touch and I'm sure that fans will smile big at that one.<br /></span><br /></span><br />Check out the <a href="http://kresleycole.com/books/immortals-after-dark-series.html"><em>Immortals After Dark</em></a> series and all of Kresley Coles' books. </div><div>You can also join her forum and talk to other readers and keep up to date!</span></div>:Candice:http://www.blogger.com/profile/02404947490349552428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323730141866750462.post-83012839061485920212008-10-23T13:26:00.007-04:002008-10-23T13:54:18.260-04:00Back and Belle Scarlett<div align="left">Wow I have really dropped the ball on keeping up a list of what I have read lol oh man, and I have read A LOT!!! it certainly didn't help when I won a Amazon Kindle from the Belle Scarlett contest. Now all I have to do is just buy and download and read, I love it, it has got to be one of the best contest prizes of all time. Not that I don't equally love all contest prizes, but this one is awesome!<br /><br />So you may ask, "Who is Belle Scarlett?" Well, here's a glimpse...<br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>About Belle</strong></span><br /><em>By day, she's a mild-mannered story analyst in the Los Angeles film industry where she evaluates never-ending stacks of screenplay submissions for Hollywood studios and production companies, diligently protecting the unwitting movie-going public from some of the worst films on the planet. By night, she assumes her super-secret identity as Belle Scarlett, author of magical romances with a high sizzle factor. Aiding her in her quest for magic, romance and a passionate ever after are her trusty sidekicks, Sexy Canadian Husband, upon whom all her heroes are based, and Evil Feral Cat, upon whom most of her villains are based</em>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_3v428NGig/SQC24Voae9I/AAAAAAAAABk/9fH_TtsHY04/s1600-h/thewoodsman.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260405443764321234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_3v428NGig/SQC24Voae9I/AAAAAAAAABk/9fH_TtsHY04/s320/thewoodsman.jpg" border="0" /></a>THE WOODSMAN<br /><br />En route to become an elderly marquis' arranged bride, Lady Lily Rouge's carriage becomes stranded in an Enchanted Forest rumored to be populated by loup-garou and le gobelin, where cursed creatures are consigned until the spells that bind them are broken. A huge black wolf stalks Lily, forcing her to shelter in a rustic cottage. In the morning, she comes under the protection of the cottage's owner, a ruggedly handsome (and naked!) woodsman. He's determined to seduce her before sundown, even if it means giving the nosy pixies fluttering outside the window an eyeful. Sir Marrok Ulfang has been impatiently awaiting the arrival of the comely maiden in the red cloak for over a millennium. Now he has one day to win her heart and claim her first sexual surrender, or he'll remain a wolf shapeshifter, alone forever. But spirited, saucy Lily has a mind of her own, and the daylight is fading fast. Meanwhile, the one who cursed Marrok lurks in the forest and will fight to keep the couple from leaving together alive…<br /><a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/Excerpts/Excerpt_thewoodsman.htm">Click for an Excerpt</a><br /><br /><center>THE WOODSMAN available at <a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/productpage.asp?ISBN=9781419916342">Ellora's Cave</a></center><br /><br /><br />Be sure to check out Belle Scarlett at <a href="http://www.bellescarlett.com/home.html">http://www.bellescarlett.com/home.html</a><br /><br /><br /><em>till next time...<br /></em><br /></div>:Candice:http://www.blogger.com/profile/02404947490349552428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323730141866750462.post-87858737531551777282008-02-12T20:49:00.050-05:002009-02-10T23:30:04.517-05:00Read '08<p align="left"><span style="color:#003333;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">O</span></strong>kay so I'm going to have this blog be a book list - a way to keep track of what books I'm reading for the year (any and all books). I'll keep coming back to this post and updating everytime I finish a book/eBook. I can't wait to see how many I read in a year :)</em></span> <em>Color coding can be fun (yeah sure) -<br /></em></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">Purple</span></strong><em> - <span style="color:#330033;">eBooks</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Red</span></strong> - <em><span style="color:#330000;">Harlequin Blaze/Silhouette</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Green</span></strong> -<em> <span style="color:#003300;">Books I've reread</span></em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">001.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Iron Kissed</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Mercy Thompson Series, Book 3)</span>- <span style="font-size:85%;">Patricia Briggs</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">002.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Darkling</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sisters of the Moon, Book 3)- Yasmine Galenorn</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">003.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Baby It's Cold Outside</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Cathy Yardley</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">004.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>The Texan's Contested Claim</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<span style="font-size:78%;">A Piece of Texas, Book 6</span>)- Peggy Moreland</span> </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">005.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>The Naked Truth</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Million Dollar Sercrets, Book 3)- Shannon Hollis</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">006.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Night Season</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(World of the Lupi, Book 4)- Eileen Wilks</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">007.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>The Rancher's Rules</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Lucy Monroe</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">008.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>For Lust or Money</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Million Dollar Secrets, Book 4)- Kate Hoffmann</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">009.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Tall, Dark and Filthy Rich</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Million Dollar Secrets, Book 5)- Jill Monroe</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">010.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Dark Secret</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Dark Series, Book 15)- Christine Feehan</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">011.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Bending to Break</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">AJ Hampton</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">012.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>My Immortal</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Seven Deadly Sins, Book 1)- Eve McCarthy</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">013.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Tongue in Chic</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Christina Dodd</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">014.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Scent of Darkness</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Darkness Chosen, Book 1)- Christina Dodd</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">015.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Sweeter Than Wine</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Bianca D'Arc</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">016.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Rules of Engagement</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Ann Bruce</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">017.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Ben and Shadoe</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(The Hunters, Book 5)- Shiloh Walker</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">018.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Rafe and Shelia</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(The Hunters, Walker Book 6)- </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#663366;">Shiloh Walker</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">019.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>I'll Be Hunting You</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(The Hunters, Book 7)- Shiloh Walker</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">020.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Key West</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Hot in the City, Book 3)- Lacey Alexander</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">021.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Skin</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Bernadette Gardner</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">022.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Mine to Possess</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Psy/Changeling, Book 4)- Nalini Singh</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">023.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Dream Chaser</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Dream-Hunter, Book 3)- Sherrilyn Kenyon</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">024.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Touch of Darkness</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Darkness Chosen, Book 2)- Christina Dodd</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">025.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Dawn's Awakening</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(The Breeds, Book 4)- Lora Leigh</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">026.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Look What Santa Brought</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Annmarie McKenna</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">027.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Court Appointed</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Annmarie McKenna</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">028.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Unwrapped</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Lacey Alexander</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">029.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Mardi Gras</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Lacey Alexander</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">030.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Board Resolution</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Joey W. Hill</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">031.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Seasons of Seduction III</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Short Stories) - Lacey Alexander/Cathryn Fox/<br />Renee Luke/Charlene Teglia/N.J. Walters/Kate Willoughby</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">032.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>April's Fool</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Peggy Hunter</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">033.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Honeymoon Castaways</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Dawn Halliday</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">034.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Incubus Nights</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Michelle Marquis</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">035.</span> <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Right from the Start</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Rayne Forrest</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">036.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Kiss of Fire </strong><span style="font-size:85%;">(Dragonfire Novel, Book 1)- Deborah Cooke </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">037.</span> <strong>Black Widow</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Mackenzie McKade</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">038.</span> <strong>The Summer Deal</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Aleka Nakis</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">039.</span> <strong>Eyes of the Dead</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Aleka Nakis</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">040.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Shifter</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(anthology) - Angela Knight, Lora Leigh, Alyssa Day, Virgina Kantra</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">041.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Witch Blood</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Elemental Witches, Book 2) - Anya Bast</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">042.</span> <strong>The Last Twilight</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Dirk & Steele, Book 7) - Marjorie M. Liu</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">043.</span> <strong>Moving Target</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Cheyenne McCray</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#000000;">044</span>.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Primal Instincts</strong></span> <span style="color:#660000;">- <span style="font-size:85%;">Jill Monroe</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">045.</span> <strong>Burning Up</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Sarah Mayberry</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">046.</span> <strong>Catch a Mate</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Gena Showalter</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">047.</span> <strong>Thigh High</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(The Fortune Hunter, Book 3) - Christina Dodd</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">048.</span> <strong>Midnight Rising</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(The Midnight Breed, Book 4) - Lara Adrian</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">049.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Maverick</strong> - <span style="font-size:85%;">Joan Hohl</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">050.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Shaken and Stirred</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Those Sexy O'Sullivans, Book 1) - Kathleen O'Reilly</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">051.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Sex, Straight Up</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Those Sexy O'Sullivans, Book 2) - Kathleen O'Reilly</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">052.</span> <span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Trouble in High Heels</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Fortune Hunters, Book 1) - Christina Dodd</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">053.</span> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Drop Dead Gorgeous</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Love at First Bite, Book 2) - Kimberly Raye<br /></span></span><br /></span></span></p>:Candice:http://www.blogger.com/profile/02404947490349552428noreply@blogger.com1