Review: Copper Beach by Jayne Ann Krentz

Title: Copper Beach
Series: Dark Legacy
Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
Read copy: eBook
Published: January 10, 2012
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
ISBN: 1101554282
ISBN-13: 9781101554289

Within the pages of very rare books, some centuries old, lie the secrets of the paranormal. Abby Radwell's unusual psychic talent has made her an expert in such volumes—and sometimes, taken her into dangerous territory. After a deadly incident in the private library of an obsessive collector, Abby receives a blackmail threat, and rumors swirl that an old alchemical text known as The Key has reappeared on the black market.

Convinced she needs an investigator who can also play bodyguard, she hires Sam Coppersmith, a specialist in paranormal crystals and amber—“hot rocks.” Passion flares immediately between them, but neither entirely trusts the other. When it comes to dealing with a killer with paranormal abilities, and a blackmailer who will stop at nothing to obtain an ancient alchemical code...no one is safe.

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Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Title: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Series: Millennium
Author: Stieg Larsson
Read copy: Paperback
Published: June 29, 2010
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307454541
ISBN-13: 9780307454546

An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel. Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.

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Review: Beastly by Alex Flinn

Title: Beastly
Author: Alex Flinn

Read copy: eBook
Published: January 27, 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 0061830275
ISBN-13: 9780061830273

I am a beast.

A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell.

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly...beastly.

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Review: Face the Fire by Nora Roberts

Title: Face the Fire
Series: Three Sisters Island
Author: Nora Roberts
Read copy: Paperback
Published: October 29, 2010
Publisher: Piatkus Books
ISBN: 0749952873
ISBN-13: 9780749952877

Mia Devlin knows what it's like to love with your whole heart - and then watch your love walk away. Years ago, she and Sam Logan shared and incredible bond built on passion, legend, and fate. But then one day he fled Three Sisters Island, leaving her lost in memories of the magic they shared - and determined to live without love...

The new owner of the island's only hotel, Sam has returned to Three Sisters with hopes of winning back Mia's affections. He is puzzled when she greets him with icy indifference - for the chemistry between them is still sizzling and true. Angry, hurt, and deeply confused, Mia refuses to admit that a passion for Sam still burns in her heart. But she'll need his help - and his powers - to face her greatest, most terrifying challenge. And as the deadline for breaking a centuries-old curse draws near, they must take the first step toward destiny - and come together to turn back the dark...

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Review: Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts

Title: Heaven and Earth
Series: Three Sisters Island
Author: Nora Roberts
Read copy: Paperback
Published: October 7, 2010
Publisher: Piatkus Books
ISBN: 0749952822
ISBN-13: 9780749952822

Ripley Todd just wants to live a quiet, peaceful kind of life. Her job as a sheriff's deputy keeps her busy and happy, and she has no trouble finding men when she wants them - which lately isn't all that often. She's perfectly content, except for one thing: she has specials powers that both frighten and confuse her - and though she tries hard to hide them, she can't get them under control...

Distraction soon arrives in the handsome form of Macallister Booke - a researcher who's come to investigate the rumors of witchcraft that haunt Three Sisters Island. Right from the start, he knews there's something extraordinary about Ripley Todd. It's not just her blazing green eyes and her sultry smile. there's something else. Something he can detect, but she'll never admit. Fascinated by her struggle with her amazing abilities, he becomes determined to help her accept who she is - and find the courage to open her heart.

But before Ripley and Mac can dream of what lies in the future, they must confront the pain of the past. For Three Sisters shelters centuries of secrets - and a legacy of danger that plagues them still...

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Review: Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts

Title: Dance Upon the Air
Series: Three Sisters Island
Author: Nora Roberts
Read copy: Paperback
Published: August 27, 2010
Publisher: Piatkus Books
ISBN: 0749952776
ISBN-13: 9780749952778

When Nell Channing arrives on Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago. But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease. Careful to conceal her true identity, she takes a job as a cook at the local bookstore cafe - and begins to explore her feelings for the island sheriff, Zack Todd.

Just as Nell starts to wonder if she'll ever be able to break free of her fear, she realises that the island suffers under a terrible curse - one that can only be broken by the descendants of the Three Sisters, the witches who settled the island back in 1692. And now, with the help of two other strong, gifted women - and with the nightmares of the past haunting her every step - she must find the power to save her home, her love and herself ...

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Review: Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves by Matthew Reilly

Title: Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves
Series: Shane Schofield
Author: Matthew Reilly
Read copy: eBook
Published: October 12, 2011
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
ISBN: 1416577688
ISBN-13: 9781416577683

At an abandoned Soviet base in the Arctic,a battle to save all life on Earth is about to begin...

THE SECRET BASE

It is a top-secret base known only as Dragon Island. A long-forgotten relic of the Cold War, it houses a weapon of terrible destructive force, a weapon that has just been re-activated...

AN ARMY OF MURDERERS

When Dragon Island is seized by a brutal terrorist force calling itself the Army of Thieves, the fate of the world suddenly hangs in the balance. But there are no crack units close enough to get to Dragon in time to stop the Army setting off the weapon.

ONE SMALL TEAM

Except, that is, for a small equipment-testing team up in the Arctic led by a Marine captain named Schofield, call-sign SCARECROW. It's not a strike team; just a handful of Marines and civilians. It's not equipped to attack a fortified island held by a small army.But it will go in anyway, because someone has to.

THE ULTIMATE HERO IS BACK, FACING THE ULTIMATE ARMY OF VILLAINS.

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