Saturday, August 15, 2009

Review: Dangerous Secrets by Lisa Marie Rice

Title: Dangerous Secrets
Series: Dangerous
Author: Lisa Marie Rice
Read copy: eBook
Published: July 1, 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0061693898
ISBN-13: 9780061693892

Small-town librarian Charity Prewitt never dreamed she'd meet and fall in love with a man like Nicholas Ames. The handsome, rich, charming, sexy-as-hell millionaire blew into tiny Parker's Ridge, Vermont, and immediately rocked her world. Powerful, sensual, the perfect man, Nick knows all the right words—and all the right spots to touch, sending her soaring to dizzying new heights of ecstatic abandon. Never before has prim and proper Charity leapt into bed with a perfect stranger—and now that she's there with him, nothing is going to drag her away!

But Nick Ames is not who he claims to be. In truth, he is Nicholas Ireland—the one they call "Iceman." A former Delta Force operator, now a high-level undercover agent, he will do whatever his government asks of him—lie, seduce, betray...even kill, if necessary—for the sake of the mission. And this time his mission is Charity Prewitt.

Suddenly one woman has broken down his chilly restraint and ignited his passions completely. And before the erotic dream turns into a nightmare, will Charity be able to melt the Iceman's cold, cold heart?


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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Review: Io uccido (I Kill) by Giorgio Faletti

Title: Io uccido (I Kill)
Author: Giorgio Faletti

Read copy: Hardcover (Italian)
Published: January 1, 2002
Publisher: Baldini & Castoldi
ISBN: 8884902231
ISBN-13: 9788884902238

The voice on the radio. The writing, red as blood. I kill . . . A detective and an FBI agent embark upon the most harrowing case of their careers as they attempt to track down an enigmatic killer in this relentlessly suspenseful thriller. The killer announces his heinous acts in advance with desperate phone calls and ties his crimes together with songs that point to his victims; he then mutilates them and removes their faces. Set in Monte Carlo and featuring an international cast of intriguing characters, the hunt for the deranged perpetrator remains gripping and unsettling, possibly even more so, after the killer's identity is revealed and the detectives must close in on their target before he strikes again.

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Friday, August 7, 2009

Review: Dangerous Lover by Lisa Marie Rice

Title: Dangerous Lover
Series: Dangerous
Author: Lisa Marie Rice
Read copy: eBook
Published: July 31, 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0061741140
ISBN-13: 9780061741142

"I don't want to be alone tonight."

Caroline Lake can hardly believe she would ever say these words to someone she'd never met before. When a tall, dark stranger arrives wanting to rent a room in her beautiful empty shell of a mansion, she hesitates. Though she is in dire financial straits, the man looks dangerous—dangerously sexy. She's overwhelmed by the desire he sparks in her—hotter than anything she's ever felt before, making her ache to experience his sensuous touch. But who is this armed and mysterious man with danger following in his wake? He's not who she thinks he is . . .

Jack Prescott has wanted Caroline forever. He has spent the past twelve years dreaming of her, desiring her, while fighting in some of the worst hellholes on earth. Now he's back, with twenty million dollars in blood diamonds and a relentless enemy stalking him. But this time Jack's determined that nothing will stop him from finally making Caroline his.


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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Review: The Dark Hunters, Vol.1 by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Claudia Campos

Title: The Dark Hunters, Vol. 1
Series: Dark-Hunter Manga
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon, art: Claudia Campos
Read copy: Paperback
Published: July 7, 2009
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 0312376871
ISBN-13: 9780312376871

In the war against vampires, mankind has only one hope: The Dark-Hunters. Ancient warriors who died of brutal betrayal, the Dark-Hunters have sworn themselves into the service of the goddess Artemis to protect us.

It’s a pact with pretty good perks. Immortality, power, psychic abilities, wealth and a cool wardrobe. But it comes with a few drawbacks: fatal sun poisoning and a new, irreparable dental problem. But aside from the fangs and nocturnal lifestyle, it’s not so bad.

Until Kyrian meets the most frightening thing imaginable. An accountant who’s being hunted by one of the most lethal vampires out there. If Amanda Devereaux goes down, so does he and no offense, he doesn’t want to die (hence the whole immortality thing). And he doesn’t want humanity dead either which is a good thing for us since he and Amanda are all that stands between us and oblivion. Let’s hope they win.

From the wild imagination of Sherrilyn Kenyon comes the humorous and suspenseful manga debut of the #1 internationally bestselling Dark-Hunter series. The world of manga will never be the same again.


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Review: Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Title: Bad Moon Rising
Series: Dark-Hunters, Were-Hunters, Hellchaser
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Read copy: Paperback
Published: August 4, 2009
Publisher: Piatkus Books
ISBN: 0749909226
ISBN-13: 9780749909222

Prepare to enter a world full of richly imagined mythology — a world where dark and dangerous heroes fight to protect us.

Prepare to enter an endless battle.
Prepare to lose yourself...

Fang Kattalakis isn't just a wolf. He is the brother of two of the most powerful members of the Omegrion: the ruling council that enforces the laws of the Were-Hunters. And when war erupts among the lycanthropes, sides must be chosen. Enemies are forced into shaky alliances.

When Aimee, the woman Fang loves, is accused of betraying her people, her only hope is that Fang believes in her. Yet in order to save her, Fang must break the law of his people and the faith of his brothers. The breech could very well spell the end of both their races and change their world for ever.

The war is one and time is running out...


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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Review: Her Last Line of Defense by Marie Donovan

Title: Her Last Line of Defense
Series: Uniformly Hot!
Author: Marie Donovan
Read copy: eBook
Published: September 1, 2009
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426838956
ISBN-13: 9781426838958

Subject: Luc Boudreau, Green Beret.

Current status: Boiling over—with lust!

Mission: Teach wilderness survival skills to city girl.

Obstacle: Claire Cook. Sweet. Innocent. Dangerously sexy...

Luc didn't plan to spend his leave watching over a debutante. But a powerful congressman's daughter outranks him. Luc's dreading it—until he meets spunky Claire. Oh, are there things he can teach this woman...

Educating Claire fires up certain, ah, primal instincts, and his gorgeous pupil is a quick study. This hard-bitten soldier is falling hard for his feisty beauty, but will he be able to stay the course when the going gets tough for them?


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Monday, August 3, 2009

Review: Heiress Under Fire by Jennifer Morey

Title: Heiress Under Fire
Author: Jennifer Morey

Read copy: eBook
Published: September 1, 2009
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1426839421
ISBN-13: 9781426839429

He was a sniper and a gentleman...

Though heiress Farren Gage exuded a sensuous femininity that made him ache, Elam Rhule didn't need another notch on his belt. He had to eliminate a target and prevent a terrorist attack. Besides, he couldn't fall for another delicate beauty. Farren was wrong for him. Completely wrong.

Farren hadn't traveled to Turkey to find love. She'd come to discover why some foreigner wanted the millions she'd just inherited. So getting involved with an on-the-go sniper who operated outside the law was out of the question, right? Wrong. As their mission heated up so did their desire, and it looked as though two wrongs might just make the most perfect right....


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