Book Reviews and a Little More…
June wasn’t a hugely prolific reading month for me, but 9 books isn’t bad! #66 – I Smile Back (Amy Koppelman) #65 – Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Carrie Vaughn) #64 – High Noon (Nora Roberts) #63 – Bad Things (Michael Marshall) #62 – Doomed Queens (Kris Waldherr) #61 – City of Thieves (David Benioff) #60 – Breathers (S.G. Browne) #59 – The Secret Life
Read moreWhen a vampire serial killer sends Anita Blake a grisly souvenir from Las Vegas, she has to warn Sin City’s local authorities what they’re dealing with. Only it’s worse than she thought. Ten officers and one executioner have been slain—paranormal style. Anita heads to Vegas, where’s she’s joined by three other federal marshals, including the ruthless Edward. It’s a good thing he always has her back, because when she gets close to the bodies, Anita senses “tiger†too strongly to ignore it. The weretigers are very powerful in Las Vegas, which means the odds of her rubbing someone important the wrong way just got a lot higher.
Read moreWanda Schwartz is raking in the dough selling Bobbie-Sue Cosmetics—and she’s a pro at recruiting new saleswomen. So, she’s shocked when a man comes to one of her in-home parties—a very hot man. Heath Jefferson is sure to put some extra spin into a lot of women’s color wheels.
When Wanda is diagnosed with a terminal illness, it doesn’t have to be a death sentence. With a werewolf and a vampire for best friends, she has options that most ordinary people wouldn’t. As Wanda ponders what to do about her mortality, Heath reveals he has secrets, and one of them is that his former bloodlust has turned into an old-fashioned lust—for Wanda. And he’s already given up too much to lose the love of his lifetimes.
Read moreI don’t do so great at these seasonal challenges! Here was my list: The Kiss Murder – Mehmet Murat Somer Mixed Blood – Roger Smith Drood – Dan Simmons Whiskey Sour – J.A. Konrath The Uncommon Reader – Alan Bennett The Love Wife – Gish Jen Jacob – Jacquelyn Frank Baltimore Blues – Laura Lippman The Masque of the Black Tulip – Lauren Willig Dead
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