Not Another Bad Date

WOW Another great book by Rachel Gibson! This concludes what I think of as her mini series, not really a series just friends that pop up in each book but with their own story. In this one Adele, the last single of the bunch finds love with Zach. Throw in some small town Texas fun, football, a moody teenager and Zach's dead wife's ghost and we are in for a rockin' good time.

The plot was pretty standard, coed falls for boy, boy falls for girl, boy finds out ex is preggers and leaves girl... fast forward 14 years to a reunion and watch the sparks fly. But the humor throughout the book makes it hard to put down.

OK so I read it all in one sitting...

What I really liked was the ghost of the dead wife. When I read the summary I expected Devon (Wife) to be part of the book, floating around during the scenes and manipulating the characters. Ms. Gibson does the unexpected here and Devon is put through her own version of Hell as she works towards her own redemption.

Good book, great for the beach or a lazy night at home.

Dark Desires After Dusk

OK I did it. I wanted to purchase the first books in Kresley Cole's series but instead I went ahead and bought the NEXT book. It was VERY good. In Dark Needs at Nights Edge we were introduced to Cade a rage demon. This book was his story. To my sorrow, Cade was not at all crazy like Conrad but still a little off, hey he is a RAGE DEMON for crying out loud.

One of the things I like about this author so far, her heroines are not weak little pieces of fluff that need to be saved. They are strong smart woman who make their own choices and do not fall down on their three inch spike stilettos. In this book Holly is transformed into a Valkyrie and slowly lets go of her tightly held emotions and desires to fall in love with Cade. As usual, Cade does not communicate with his female half (he actually has a valid excuse but we can still shake our heads and say 'silly man') and looses her only to win her back at the end. If there was anything that I would have liked to see different in this book it would have been that woo factor. It felt a little rushed and contrived to me,

However the world that the author built, her character development and plot made up for any rushing at the end! I look forward to her next book and maybe just maybe I will get the the first in this line at some time.

Is it bad to like the slightly crazy heros?

AHHH another tortured soul! Another hero that is just over the line from sane into crazytown. In Dark Needs at Night's Edge, Conrad is that hero that is just a little off. I am not sure why I like these heroes? Does it say something about me if I relate to them. No I am not hearing voices or seeing memories like Conrad but the desperation and conviction of these off kilter guys endear them. Like Julian in Dark Desire or Zareck in Dance with the Devil this man had me on the second page of the first chapter when he is telling himself "Stay sane... act normal." How can you not fall just a little in love with a character that needs to remind himself be rational?

I enjoyed this book. This is the first book I have read by this author, a recommendation from another review site, and I am so glad I picked it up. It is, again, middle of a series, but that is par for the course with me.

I loved the world Kresley Cole has made full of vampires, witches, werewolfs, demons and more. In this book her heroine May was strong and sexy and she was refreshing because she did not act wacky, hair brained or foolish even once during the story.

I am going to go out and find the first few books in this series and I may even pick up some of her other romance books while I am at it.

DID YOU KNOW A NEW DRAGON BOOK WAS COMING?

Katie MacAlister released a new book about her dragon Septs!!! Playing with Fire! I will admit to being blind sided by this book. I had no idea she was going to follow her green dragons with a story (Or two or three) about Gabriel and his silver dragons.

Now I LOVED her first three (OK really 2 1/2) books about Drake and Aisling but the fourth left a little to be desired. Or maybe I was really looking for a new H/H and I have one now!

Gabriel meets May and what a great Heroine she is. Still quirky and a woman of her own like all of MacAlisters female leads, May is more down to earth and makes better (if still a little wacky) decisions. Through the entire book I expected the story to end at the end of the book. We had our love scenes, we had our mating agreement and everything was falling into place then WHAM I am looking forward to October for the second book in this trilogy? Series? Quartet?

Oh and did I mention that Jim the Demon Dog (Newfie to be accurate) makes his wise cracks as well. Can't have dragons without Jim right.

October will be a great month! More Gabriel and my birthday!

Dawn's Awakening

The was the fourth paperback book in this series. I have been following this author since Megan's Mark came out and I was looking forward to this book. The first time I read it, I really did not like it. Dawn had so much baggage and I was upset with Seth for not courting her ten years before.

I recently bought the first three books of the Feline Breeds online and read them in order. After getting the back story, I gave Dawn's Awakening another chance. I am so glad I did! There were many more layers to the story that I was not aware of before, and upon re reading this I felt connected with the H/H.

This author is always Racy - with a capital R so before you read any of her work get a cool glass of tea because you will need it! I am anxiously awaiting Merc's story and the Cassie twist at the end will defiantly keep me following this series. I encourage you to pick up this book, but read the previous books that can be found used or online at Elloras Cave. ****




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