Review: Beyond A Highland Whisper

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Title: 

Beyond A Highland Whisper

Author: 

Maeve Greyson

Release Date:

February 18, 2011

Publisher:

The Wild Rose Press

Word Count:

approx. 73,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

The Wild Rose Press

Author's Website:

http://www.maevegreyson.com/

Description:  

Can love prevail over the dark magic of a woman scorned?

The last time Latharn MacKay walked among his kinsman was in Scotland of 1410. Sensuous and charismatic, all the women wanted him, but none could capture his heart. Latharn's charm became his curse when a dark sorceress didn’t take rejection well. She snared his soul into a crystal globe until the one woman destined to be his love whispered his release. Now all Latharn has to do is find her and guide her to him without speaking a word.

One of the youngest archeologists in St Louis of 2010, Nessa credits one thing for this achievement: the recurring dream of a heart-stopping Highlander since the summer she turned eighteen years old. Little does she know, he's not some fantasy cooked up by her subconscious. He’s a trapped soul determined for Nessa to end his six centuries in hell.

Laura’s Review:

Review: Between Seasons

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Title: 

Between Seasons

Author: 

Aida Brassington

Release Date:

October 30, 2011

Publisher:

Word Count:

approx. 69,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Author's Website:

http://aidabrassington.wordpress.com

Description:  

There are things Patrick Boyle will never forget: the sound of his own neck breaking at the moment of his death in the fall of 1970, the sweet taste of his mother's chocolate cake, and the awful day his parents abandoned him in his childhood house-turned prison.

Nineteen-year-old Patrick wonders for decades if God has forgotten all about him or if he's being punished for some terrible crime or sin over a lovely forty years trapped in an empty home. But when Sara Oswald, a strange woman with a mysterious past, buys his house, old feelings reawaken, and a new optimism convinces him that she's the answer to his prayers.

Things are never simple, though, especially when she begins channeling the memories of his life and death in her writing.

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Review: Playing for Keeps

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Title: 

Playing for Keeps 
Author: 

Carolyn Rosewood 
Release Date:

November 2, 2011 
Publisher:

Evernight Publishing 
Word Count:

approx. 41,000 
Purchase Links:  

Evernight Publishing 
Author's Website:

http://carolynrosewood.com/

Description:  

Damien Walker has just hired a sexy new bartender, and landed himself trouble with a capital T.

Teresa's on the run, but from something more sinister than human law. She's a demon on the lam from Hell, trying to hide away in this sleepy town. A job in Damien's bar seems the perfect cover. He doesn't ask questions and he's great eye-candy too. What could be better?

But Teresa isn't the only one with a secret identity and a past they'd rather not remember. Damien knows exactly who and what she is because he'd hunted demons before and old habits die hard.

What's a Nephilim bounty hunter to do when one white-hot little devil walks into his bar and turns his quiet life upside down? She's a complication he could do without. She's also irresistible.

So she wants to cause him trouble? That's nothing compared to what he can do to her.

Brandi’s Review:

Review: Hunted

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Title: 

Hunted

Author: 

Carolyn Rosewood

Release Date:

July 15, 2011

Publisher:

Evernight Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 30,000

Purchase Links:  

Evernight Publishing 

Author's Website:

http://carolynrosewood.com/

Description:  

For the past four hundred years, Jahi Wickes has made forged documents and credit cards for the female demons who seduce men into signing away their souls. While enjoying the parades at Mardi Gras, she's ambushed by two angels. One is her former guardian angel, and the other is the Nephilim who’s tracking him.

Dagon has been chasing Vassago for three years. His first big break comes in the form of a cute, sexy demon. When he learns the real reason Vassago is hunting her, Dagon has more trouble than he bargained for. Not only was Vassago sent to guard souls in Purgatory after screwing up his assignment with Jahi, but the person who paid him to destroy her is one of her fellow demons.

Laura’s Review:

Review: The Merzetti Effect

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Title: 

The Merzetti Effect

Author: 

Norah Wilson

Release Date:

June 2011

Word Count:

approx. 90,000

Purchase Links: 

Amazon 

Author's Website:

http://norahwilsonwrites.com/

Description:  

Delano Bowen has been a medical doctor for a very long time. More than 170 years, in fact. For much of that time, he’s been searching for a way to reverse the curse foisted on him by a vampress who sought to own him. With the emergence of medical technology, he now also aims to develop a vaccine to protect the vulnerable from predation by rogue vampires. After a century of searching, he thinks he's found the key to his vaccine – a surviving descendent of the Merzetti family. The Merzettis were virtually hunted to extinction over the years by rogue vampires who feared the anti-vampirism properties in their blood.

A foundling, nurse Ainsley Crawford has no idea that she carries a genetic gift, and Delano aims to keep it that way. He must keep her close, and ignorant, for he can leave nothing to chance. He manipulates events to ensure her unwitting cooperation. But when Delano's arch enemy Radak Janecek mounts an all-out assault to destroy Delano and the fruits of his research, Delano is forced to draw Ainsley even closer to protect her. Inevitably, the attraction that has sparked between them from the first flares hot and urgent. Ainsley sees no reason why that attraction shouldn't be consummated, but Delano knows succumbing to it is not just ill-advised; it could literally be the death of him.

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Review: Dreamscape

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Title: 

Dreamscape

Author: 

Rose Anderson

Release Date:

March 16, 2011

Publisher:

Siren-BookStrand Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 74,000

Purchase Links:  

BookStrand

Author's Website:

www.CalliopesWritingTablet.com

Description:  

Unable to deny his own translucence, Dr. Jason Bowen determines his lack of physical substance could only mean one thing—he’s a ghost. Murdered more than a century before, Jason haunts his house and ponders the treachery that took his life. When Lanie O’Keefe arrives with plans to renovate her newly purchased Victorian mansion, Jason discovers, ghost or not, he’s still very much a man. Despite its derelict condition and haunted reputation, Lanie couldn’t be happier with her new home, but then she has no idea a spirit follows her every move throughout the day and shares her captivating warmth at night. Jason soon discovers he can travel through Lanie’s dreams and finds himself reliving the days before his murder with Lanie by his side. It took one hundred and twenty years for love to find them, but there’s that insurmountable little matter of Jason being dead.  

Dreamscape is a reader's Easter egg hunt in the truest sense. Peppered throughout are hints suggesting a story behind the scenes.

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Review: Soul Mate

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Title:
Soul Mate 
Author:
Catherine Bybee

Release Date:
August 17, 2011

Publisher:
The Wild Rose Press

Word Count:
approx. 17,000

Purchase Links:
The Wild Rose Press
Amazon  

Author's Website:
http://www.catherinebybee.com/

Description:

Kari Pearce lives the life of a lone werewolf. No one knows of her affliction, not even her sister. When she hears of a missing child up in the Sequoias, Kari goes on the hunt to find the child and her abductor before tragedy can occur. Saving the child is easy, avoiding the FBI agent associated with the case is not.

Agent Nick Murdock knows he's seen Kari before, but damn if he can remember where. There's one thing he knows for sure. Kari Pearce, with her blonde hair and piercing blue eyes, is hiding something. And Nick is going to find out what.

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Review: Midnight Conquest

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Title: 

Midnight Conquest

Author: 

Arial Burnz

Release Date:

June 1, 2011

Word Count:

approx. 105,000

Purchase Links:  

http://arialburnz.bigcartel.com/

Author's Website:

http://www.arialburnz.com/

Description:  

Scotland – 1513

Masked in a Gypsy guise, Broderick MacDougal hides his vampiric identity while seeking to destroy the man who slaughtered his family. When an old Clan rival ensnares Broderick in a trap using an enticing widow, he is compelled to discover if she is bait or an accomplice, and the cinnamon-haired beauty is his next conquest.

Widow of an abusive husband, Davina Stewart-Russell clings to the only image that gave her strength during those dark times—the Gypsy rogue who stole her heart as a youth. After nine years, she is finally face-to-face with him again, but reality clashes with fantasy as she is confronted with Broderick’s passionate pursuit.

When Davina’s past returns to haunt her, Broderick is forced to reveal a dark secret worse than anything Davina thought possible. The challenge before them has fatal risks and neither of them is prepared for the sacrifices expected for the sake of eternal love.

Brandi’s Review:

Review: Forever Freed

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Title: 

Forever Freed

Author: 

Laura Kaye

Release Date:

May 20, 2011

Publisher:

The Wild Rose Press

Word Count:

approx. 95,000

Purchase Links:  

The Wild Rose Press 

Amazon

Author's Website:

http://www.laurakayeauthor.com/

Description:  

A heart can break, even one that no longer beats.

I stalk my new neighbors, a single mother and her child, drawn by the irresistible scent of their joy and love. I crave their blood, starved for some healing respite from my ancient grief. Now to lure them into my grasp.

But they surprise me. Little Olivia accepts me without fear or reservation--talking, smiling, offering innocent affection that tugs at my long-lost humanity. Her mother, Samantha, seeks me out when she should stay away, offering sweet friendship, and calling to the forgotten man within me. They lure me instead.

Ah, Dio, Lucien, run and spare them while you can... 

Brandi’s Review:

Review: Cooley's Panther

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Title: 

Cooley's Panther

Author: 

Jody Wallace

Release Date:

March 2011

Publisher:

Meankitty Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 6,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

Smashwords

Author's Website:

www.jodywallace.com 

Description:  

Is that a really big kitty in Cooley's suburban back yard...or a new way of looking at the world?

Miss Nicola Johansen, otherwise known as Cooley, relies on the predictability of her suburban subdivision to keep her feeling safe. When she spies a black panther slinking along her back fence in the wee hours of the morning, her comfortable life is shaken like a maraca. Repeated calls to the cops result in an investigation, and a finger of blame gets pointed at the mysterious man who lives in 2201 down the street. Like the fact his yard is a disgrace wasn't enough reason to suspect that man of nefarious dealings--the animal pens behind his house are the clincher.

But what happens when Cooley finds out the mysterious man isn't quite the scofflaw she assumed? What happens when she finds out he's absolutely...magnetic?

Annie’s Review:

Review: The Ravaged Fairy

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Title: 

The Ravaged Fairy

Author: 

Anna Keraleigh

Release Date:

May 25, 2011

Publisher:

Evernight Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 52,000

Purchase Links:  

Evernight Publishing

Amazon

Author's Website:

http://annakeraleigh.weebly.com

Description:  

What would happen to a fairy without wings?

Thame is a warrior, a golden fairy who is loyal to the King and new Queen. They are on the verge of war with the Trolls. It’s an ongoing battle that he fought with success...until now. The enemy captures him, cuts off his wings and strands him on the remote Aran Islands. His escape is a miracle, but the night is still young.

Breena never expects to find a half-naked man with a mutilated back in the middle of her home. Now she finds herself in the middle of a war she didn’t even know existed on top of discovering she’s only part human.

Can Breena heal Thame's ravaged heart?

Laura’s Review:

Review: Trinity, A Brethren Novel

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Title: 

Trinity, A Brethren Novel

Author: 

Deena Remiel

Release Date:

March 22, 2011

Publisher:

Decadent Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 75,000

Purchase Links:  

Decadent Publishing 

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

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Author's Website:

http://www.deenaremiel.com

Description:  

One way or another, terror will reign tonight.

School teacher and single mom, Emma Livingston, has been through hell—and back so she thinks. While dealing with the night terrors and active imagination of her five-year old daughter, Hannah, she attempts to lead a normal life. That is, until the demon from those nightmares pays her a visit, too, and threatens both of their lives. Desperate, she reaches out for help—and finds Michael waiting.

Michael D’Angelo is known to everyone in Prophet’s Point, Arizona, as their loving elementary school principal. But to The Brethren, he is the most powerful Protector. Immortal and angelic does not mean he’s without doubts or fears, as protecting Emma and Hannah from Evil tests his ability to fight his tortured past.

As the Trinity is formed, ancient secrets are revealed and faith is tested. When a prophecy is exposed, Hannah becomes the main target and Emma wonders if a normal life will ever be possible again. Hope is like an anchor, but can a mother, her daughter, and an angel overcome the evil determined to annihilate the world?

Brandi’s Review:

Review: Dusan

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Title: 

Dusan 
Author: 

Poppet 
Release Date:

May 2011 
Publisher:

Wild Wolf Publishing 
Word Count:

approx. 66,000 
Purchase Links:  

Amazon

Amazon UK 
Author's Website:

http://authorpoppet.wordpress.com/

Description:  

Dusan is on a feeding frenzy after twenty-five years of hibernation. As a soul eater, he cannot kiss without killing. He crosses paths with Aine while being hunted by the Phoenician priest Gregori, and soon discovers Aine is also on the hit list. Falling for her fast, the ultimate soul eater's Armageddon is about to happen.  
 

Annie’s Review:

Review: Absolution

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Title: 

Absolution

Author: 

P.L. Parker

Release Date:

March 2, 2011

Publisher:

Eternal Press

Word Count:

approx. 95,000

Purchase Links:  

Eternal Press

Author's Website:

http://www.plparker.com/

Description:  

For years, travelers in the French Vosges Mountains heard the wailing of a woman echo in the hollows. Her cries went unbidden. No one was brave enough to seek out the source. Over time, the screams lessen, then stop. Eventually, even the memories slipped away, forgotten.

Six centuries later, two over-eager research assistants find and release the young half vampire, Chloe—unaware of events they unwittingly unleash with her.

Far away, other forces are aware of her awakening. Zaccarius, greatest of all the Slayers, is sent by the Council of Nine to seek out Chloe, determine her worth and render justice. Enticed by her purity and innocence, he becomes her protector. However, Jochad, the Dark Master and his army of evil vampires are eager to claim Chloe.

In the battle that ensues, Zaccarius falls beneath Jochad’s army. To save her lover, Chloe must make a choice. Ancient and dying, Jochad needs her blood to reanimate. His ultimatum—her blood or Zaccarius’ life. 

Brandi’s Review:

Review: The Last Soul

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Title: 

The Last Soul

Author: 

Carolyn Rosewood

Release Date:

April 20, 2011

Publisher:

Evernight Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 28,000

Purchase Links: 

Evernight Publishing 

Author's Website:

http://www.carolynrosewood.com/

Description:  

Faina has been dead for one hundred and fifty years, but she’s about to become human again. All she has to do is seduce Jace Blackmon, the most honest financier ever to grace the city of angels, into signing away his soul.

Jace Blackmon has fallen in love with his fantasy woman. But when he realizes she was tricked by a demon to bring about his ruin, including the revelation of a long-buried secret to the media, he must choose between his heart or life without her.

Joey’s Review:

Review: The Pickle My Little Friend

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Title: 

The Pickle My Little Friend

Author: 

T.C. Archer

Release Date:

March 2011

Word Count:

approx. 9,000

Purchase Links: 

All Romance 

Amazon

Author's Website:

http://www.tcarcher.com/

Description:  

The ninth victim in the Bicycle Chain murders is found dead on his living room floor grasping a paper bag containing a pickle.

Detective Jack Carter is working on the biggest murder case of his life. Which means, the last thing he needs is to find out that the one woman he has feelings for might be involved in the murders.

Vicky Peik knows things—and one of those things is that her boss, Detective Jack Carter, is in over his head. Vicky has stayed a step ahead of Jack in her private investigation. Only problem is, despite her ability to sense the killer, he has managed to stay a step ahead of her. Something’s wrong, and it’s closer to home than Jack can imagine. Can Vicky find the killer before things go too far, and Jack can’t get out? 

Laura’s Review:

Review: The Vampire, The Witch & The Werewolf

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Title: 

The Vampire, The Witch & The Werewolf: A New Orleans Threesome

Author: 

Louisa Bacio

Release Date:

April 7, 2011

Publisher:

Ravenous Romance

Word Count:

approx. 50,000

Purchase Links:  

Ravenous Romance 

Author's Website:

http://louisabacio.blogspot.com/

Description:  

Haunted by paranormal abilities that she can’t control, and plagued by nightmares about a demon that seeks her soul, Lily Anima travels to New Orleans in search of salvation.

In the French Quarter, Lily dives into the paranormal world and enlists the help of an unlikely couple: a vampire, Lawrence Justice, and a werewolf, Trevor Pack.

As the trio encounters ghosts, voodoo and unspeakable evil, will Trevor and Lawrence be able to help Lily turn her powers into a gift rather than a curse? And when Lily discovers that she needs to lose her virginity in order to embrace her powers and get the demon off her back, will the twosome be able to survive as a threesome?

Brandi’s Review:

Review: Leonardo di Caprio is a Vampire

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Title: 

Leonardo di Caprio is a Vampire

Author: 

Julie Lynn Hayes

Release Date:

April 30, 2011

Publisher:

Silver Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 37,000

Purchase Links:  

Author's Website:

http://www.julielynnhayes.com/

Description:  

'Tis the night before Halloween, and Fisher Roberts wishes it was over, not being a fan of this or any other holiday.  But he tolerates it because his roommate/best friend Hunter Long takes a childish glee in all things Halloween.  And Fisher has a vested interest in keeping Hunter happy.  If only he could find the nerve to tell his childhood friend that he loves him, and has for a very long time.

Fisher thinks Hunter is carrying things a bit far this year, though.  First Hunter claims to be a vampire, and he just won’t let the silly joke go.  Then he forces Fisher to go to a costumed Halloween party which Fisher would rather avoid, especially when he realizes where it’s being held, and whose house it is. Things at Fisher’s job might just be going south, too, when he receives a mysterious summons to report to the editor’s office the next morning.  And then Fisher goes and does something stupid—like kissing Hunter!

Bad leads to worse when Fisher ends up at the Halloween party from Hell, and he learns something that threatens to destroy his and Hunter’s relationship forever.  Running from his fears, Fisher encounters a strange young man with an unusual resemblance to Leonardo di Caprio, who shows him things he never realized before, truths about his life and the people in it.

Can Fisher find his way back to Hunter, and can he find the courage to do what his heart wishes?

Brandi’s Review:

Review: Pray for Me

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Title: 

Pray For Me

Author: 

Ashlynn Monroe

Release Date:

March 2011

Publisher:

Wicked Ink Press

Word Count:

approx. 21,000

Purchase Links:  

Wicked Ink Press

Author's Website:

http://ashlynnmonroe.com/

Description:  

Gabriel put his faith in his God and his king…That was centuries ago.  Harley is proud of her heritage and when she has the chance to give her hometown historical society a boost by booking an eccentric Swiss expert, she has no idea she booked someone who actually lived the history.  Immortality is a long time to have a broken heart.  Unable to stop himself, Gabriel draws the brilliant historian into his life.  Harley discovers far more than Gabriel ever expected about history, his history!  A quest to give Gabriel an answer to an old question will introduce them to the danger of a new enemy.  Is love enough when your love wants you body, soul and blood?

Brandi’s Review:

Review: Love Tattoo

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Title: 

Love Tattoo

Author: 

Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy 
Release Date:

March 18, 2011 
Publisher:

Evernight Publishing 
Word Count:

approx. 39,000 
Purchase Links:  

Evernight Publishing 
Author's Website:

http://leeannsontheimermurphywriterauthor.blogspot.com/

Description:  

One unexpected late night encounter and one titillating kiss detours Cara Riley from reaching Nashville for her last shot at a singing career and lands her in Memphis.

Dark, mysterious truck driver Will Brennan oozes sexuality and Cara finds herself drawn to him. He brings her to a higher level of sensual pleasure than she even imagined could be possible. As their relationship explodes into something real, she learns he has more than a few quirks-he sleeps by day and prowls by night.

At his home-a castle-nestled in a wooded area just outside Memphis, she learns just what his sweet love tattoos really mean and must decide if she wants another. Whether or not they find their happy ending is all up to Cara.

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