Mmmmmm vampires… Immortal, super strength, sexy bod and sparkles in the sun? Hell yeah.  Who wouldn’t want one of those? Now what if I told you the hunky Robert Pattinson is related to vampires?  No wonder he played Edward so well.   Turns out Ancestry.com (in Canada) discovered that Rob’s ancestors were from Transylvania, they even traced it back to Vlad the Impaler.
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Rising Darkness is the first a new series by Thea Harrison that has a different vibe than her Elder Races novels. Mary has dreams that keep her awake, she feels different and alone, and is going crazy hearing voices on the wind. When her ex-husband insists Mary go to a doctor for the problems, she decides to skip it and drives off, unknowingly saving her own life. It is this decision that propels her towards Michael — a man she feels connected to, and who finally explains who she is and what that means for both of them. (more…)

In Contagion, a flu epidemic has killed millions, all the survivors are left struggling to survive and adapt. One of these survivors is Tessa, and when she flees to her family’s cabin she discovers fairies have already taken it over. Tessa still is not safe, though — there are creatures out to get her and her new housemates.
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The fourth book in the Storm Riders series by Crymsyn Hart deals with two hot heroes, Wes and Samuel. They’ve been partners in all things for the last two hundred years. They’re cowboys, they have paranormal powers and are hot…what more can you ask for in a pair of heroes? Adina is trying to become a Rider and outrun trouble (which she doesn’t do well), when she meets the two. Sparks ignite between all three, and when someone tries to kill her, her cowboys will do anything to protect their new bond.
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I have been with Steve Williams since the beginning and I have grown to love this series. The first book, Dark Reckoning, did not agree with me, but Georgia Reign and Crystal Illusions were a treat to read. I found Saving Face even better, and I love the way Taylor chooses to focus more on the people and inter-connected relationships rather than solely on the violence.

Steve Williams and his partner are always a step behind the Windwalker serial killer, then his son is found at the scene of a gruesome crime that the Windwalker committed, Steve will have to prove his son’s innocence and find the crazed murderer before his world falls apart.
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Last line is an action and angst-filled book about torture, spies, mental programming and black ops. I highly enjoyed reading this book by Harper Fox and recommend it for anyone looking for a little more from their fiction.

John and Michael are partners for a type of black ops team that operates outside of government confines. If they get caught they officially never worked for their organization, it denies all ties. This makes for shady work for which you must always trust your partner. John loves Michael, but keeps his feelings under control knowing that his partner has his own demons and does not seem to be into him (that way). The problems start when a man from Michael’s past comes in singing songs and has Michael acting completely differently and-brain washed. (more…)

This Haunted World is a dark and disturbing graphic novel that will be published at first digitally. The storyline is very disconcerting and the artwork is shadowy, at times violent, and others gloomy.

This Haunted World is set in an apocalyptic world that is full of suffering and blood. Many believe that this is what is called the End Times and God is finally punishing humanity for its greed and ego. Whatever religion you believe in, all can agree that this is the beginning of the end of civilization. The characters we follow are all shades of a sort. We don’t really know them, as they don’t know themselves, only chaos and death. We have a Corporal who has just (barely) survived a raid, a student who is accused of murders, a Senator and a tribal leader. (more…)

Stephani Hecht is one of my favorite authors, and An Assassin’s Touch is my favorite hero’s story — Shane, resident psycho, crazy leopard and butt-kicker of all things that go bump in the night. Readers first get a taste of Shane in Andrew and Vapor’s story (book six) and since then I have fallen in love with him — the man brings home his kills! In the last book we get a brief scene involving Shane and Trevor in a pantry. Since that moment, Shane cannot get Trevor out of his head. He wants Trevor with a deepness that surprises even himself. Trevor, on the other hand, realizes that there cannot be anything between them because Leopards do not take mates, but it is too bad no one told Shane that.
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Natural Instincts was a great plot-driven, action-filled, steamy read. Andreas wants to kill the vampire he believed killed his sister, but in order to do so, he must find a “master” because no human can compete with a vampire. It’s in his search that Titus rescues him from some fledglings, and both are instinctively drawn together. Andreas is a zoologist with big cats, so the predator aspect of the vampire doesn’t bother him, it’s their….natural instincts!
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The First Spell is the prequel to Rachel Carrington’s Hot Magic Series, but can be read as a standalone if you’ have not read the series.

Charlemaine has amnesia, she does not know who she is let alone that she is a wizard. What is worse is that she is picked up by Jensen and his brother Remy, who are from differing wizard clans/guilds, and they are not exactly friendly with one another. Still, Jensen cannot seem to leave her alone, and after they kiss, Jensen realizes he needs to keep her close.
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Morgan is actually the Morrigu, or Battle Crow, her father is the actual Lord of Death and she is often called Lady Death. One incident and her king (the one person she remains loyal to) is forced to banish her. Now fast forward 900 years and Morgan Crowe is your typical party girl with a big difference: she’s a Fae who misses other Fae and cleans up messes that cross the border between the two worlds. Her banishment comes with new complications when she’s warned by a fellow Fae that all is not well in court and her beloved king is dead…for which many believe she is responsible. (more…)

Impassioned Waters is the third in the Storm Riders series but can be read as a standalone. Hart gives readers a very steamy ménage story about partners, newfound loves and fallen angels.

Seth and Cecelia love each other but can’t seem to stop fighting for a second to let each other know. Jacob is a fallen angel, whose real identity I’ll keep secret, and allows Seth and Cecelia to become who they were meant to be. (more…)

Zombies are very enjoyable to read, but sometimes the different authors and books can bleed into one another (hah) and create an oversaturated genre. Dead Tropics is something a little different. Edge has written a heroine who is completely average. She is a single mother now that her husband has died, she has three kids and she is pretty laid back. That all changes when tragedy strikes in the form of a zombie outbreak. She becomes a raging mother bear/cat/wolf (whatever you find most aggressive and protective) and is hell-bent on saving her family.
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Shelly Laurenston has this special ability of making me laugh hysterically during her books. Each of her characters has a unique sense of humor that has me in fits. Her heroines are strong, butt-kicking women/shifters who take no crap and never let their heroes forget who is in charge. Her heroes are strong men that fall for strong women and never let the heroines’ personalities overshadow their own—not to mention the heat and sizzle that ignites whenever two forces of nature collide. And speaking of our two forces of nature…
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Firebug is a short romantic read filled with action, fires, and a slight Steampunk element to it. Roman writes of an alternative world in the Victorian time, one where men suit up in metal “bug” contraptions to put out flames and fires, homosexuality is a crime, and a firebug is loose on the streets of New Eddington.
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Big Bad Beast is the sixth installment in Shelly Laurenston’s Pride series and involves Dee-Ann Smith and Ric Van Holtz (actually, it’s Ulrich, and you can tell he’s a trust fund baby, so to speak). This was one of my favorite Pride books because the male is dominant but not an Alpha. Ric was dominant but flexible. In fact, Dee was the one who did the wet work in his agency; he only went out sometimes with the team. Dee is the badass so to speak, and it’s Dee who you wouldn’t want to meet in an alley. (more…)

[amazon_link id="B007ZFRGG4" target="_blank" ] Albino[/amazon_link] is E.J. Dabel’s second novel and vastly different from his first, Pantheons. In Albino our hero is a white mouse and the characters are all animals. The action, adventure and violence put it in a category that is reserved for more mature children and those at the younger end of the Young Adult spectrum.
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First off, the cover of Rescuing Rapunzel is gorgeous and absolutely what I imagined Rapunzel to look like, complete with the crown of braids! Second, I am so happy that I picked up the first in the Charming Noble series because Candice Gilmer retold the Rapunzel fairytale amazingly, and I’m already looking forward to Penn’s and Bryan’s books. (more…)

The third issue of Storm Born Born was by far my favorite. Eugenie actually goes to the otherworld physically, and we get to meet a ton of secondary characters that are going to be important later on.

The Story
Eugenie has finally decided what to do about the girl that was kidnapped (as if she would chose any other option). She is going over physically, which means a ton of risks. Add to that, that the entire “other” population knows her name and keeps talking about knocking her up, and the readers realize that Eugenie probably should not be doing this. We meet her guardians — well, an enslaved demon sort of thing, a cursed voodoo witch, and a small spirit that just seems to like her. (more…)

Steve Williams is a talented FBI agents with a gift for the paranormal. When the FBI sends him to help Carolyn Hastings, he realizes immediately that something isn’t right. Carolyn is seeing through the eyes of the killer, and all the victims resemble her physically. She is the Assistant D.A. and believes in following her hunches…which are telling her the man she loves could very well be responsible for the crime spree cutting its way through the city. She and Steve have to follow the darkness, delve deeper into the killer’s head and try to rise up and stop the killer before Carolyn becomes the next victim in truth.
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