Mercy Thompson kicks @$$... again!

OMG!  OMG! OMG! 

That's all I've got to say about the new Mercy Thompson book, Night Broken.  I just finished it, and had to put fingers to keyboard to let you all know how fabulous it is!  Will be posting a review soon - will re-read so I can cement it all in the grey matter ;-D - and now I can't wait for the next Alpha & Omega book to come out so I can find out what happens in a world where werewolves rock!

Love that cover!

I happened across the cover for the next book in the Guild Hunters series, Archangel's Shadows, while looking for something else.  I have to say - it is amazing!  Thank God bad cover art is mostly a thing of the past ;-D

After looking at this, I can't wait to get my hands on it!

Review: Rule Breaker

Rule Breaker

Breeds, Books 29

Lora Leigh

Published: February 4, 2014

Hardcover: 448 pages
Berkley, Hardcover, 448p
ISBN: 978-0425-26545-1

Lion Breed and enforcer Rule Breaker has just a few rules he doesn’t break. Not for anything. Not for anyone—like never have sex with a woman outside his own breed, especially a human woman. Especially someone too helpless, too fun loving and too full of life to ever be able to protect herself, let alone help him to protect her.

If the damned animal inside him insists on a mate, then why pick her? A woman who is an easy target and who can be used as a weapon against him at any time.

But what he suspects is mating heat may not be that at all. Just his animal instincts rioting, pacing, irritated whenever he's away from her.

Okay, he can handle that.

What ensues is a fiery affair that breaks all the rules of mating heat and will eventually endanger his mate with the very rules designed to protect the Breeds—for she’s possibly been working against them…

I just love these Breed books!  I have been following the series since it all began at Ellora's Cave (oh so many years ago) with Callan & Merinus, and now, even though I'm not too keen on e-formats, I'm getting the eBook as soon as possible just so I can get my fix ;-D

Okay, so what can I tell you about Rule Breaker?... Well, we're still in the Navajo Nation, and only a few weeks seem to have passed since Stygian and Liza (aka Honor) mated. But, time is running out for our manipulation maestro, Jonas, in his hunt for the Breeds who may hold the key to saving his daughter, Amber.  In the desperate search for Gideon - who actually makes an appearance! - he's still digging into the rituals of the Navajo, trying to find out what happened to the four Breed children who disappeared 12 years ago.  Children who hold the answers that Jonas and Rachel so desperately need.

Upcoming Books for 2014

I'm looking forward to buying these upcoming titles.  The covers themselves are just so enticing I'd probably buy them anyway - even if I wasn't already collecting the series ;-D

May 27, 2014

June 24, 2014

Hard at work

Life's tough, when your a cat ;-D

Most wanted found!

After months and months I've finally found an unabridged copy of Three to Get Deadly!  I'm sooo happy to have it.  Now all I need is Takedown Twenty and I'll have the complete set! ;-D

Book Review: Murder of Crows

Murder of Crows
A Novel of the Others, Book 2
Anne Bishop

Released: 04 March, 2014

Available in Hardcover/eBook

After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.

The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murders of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard—Lakeside's shape-shifting leader—wonders whether their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or of a future threat.

As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet—and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.

OMG!  This was such a great sequel to Written in Red.  Picking up a few weeks after the Meg was in hospital, the threat to Meg still remains and not only are they after her, but others like her.  Simon is still refusing to acknowledge his attraction for Meg, but that doesn't stop him from sticking to her side.  In book 2 we find them at that awkward stage of a relationship - and it doesn't help that Simon is scared about how long Meg might live if she keeps cutting (which it seems she needs to do!).

Computer problems finally sorted out!

After years of having reception problems, I finally had to admit defeat with my current provider's broadband wi-fi, and sign up with a different carrier for ADSL.  So, with this my 'maiden voyage' on cable I thought I'd download all the updates, etc., that I've been unable to download for a little while now.  Probably not my most fabulous idea - and my laptop is not too impressed with the extra data - but finger's crossed it's going well so far ;-D

On the Book Club front, I've finished reading my ebook copy of Murder of Crows and will be posting the review ASAP.  In the meantime I bid you goodnight, and ...

Happy reading to all

My reading list for March

Finally had a meeting of the book club I belong to, and the three books chosen for March are:

Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop || Bitter Spirits - Jenn Bennett || A Study in Silks - Emma Jane Holloway

Can't wait to read them.  It's always nice to discover new authors, and I'm really looking forward to reading Ms. Holloway's titles.  Her cover art looks so interesting, and seriously, who can resist a little Steampunk ;-D

Recently finished Concealed in Death (ePub) and Oolong Dead (pbk), and will post reviews asap.  But until then,

Happy Reading

Coming Soon - Murder of Crows

After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.

The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murders of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard—Lakeside's shape-shifting leader—wonders whether their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or of a future threat.

As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet—and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.

Available in

ROC Hardcover

ISBN: 978-0451465269

On the 4th March, 2014, Murder of Crows will be available!   

Yippppeeeee!!  The countdown is on, and with less than 3 weeks to go before the second book in the 'A Novel of the Others' series is released I'm starting to get twitchy.  I can't wait.  I'm a huge admirer of Anne Bishop's - I even have an autographed bookplate! - and her first foray into the paranormal mystery genre, Written in Red, was a delightful read.

A Murder of Crows will take us further on Meg Corbyn's journey of self-discovery and her budding relationship with a certain grumpy wolf - and I can't wait to catch up with some of the fabulous characters that I fell in love with.   A 'must have' book to add to any bookshelf.  ;-P

Two new audiobooks

Been having a blah kind of week.  Sleep has been sporadic - thanks to 2 cats and local traffic - and this morning I would have been quite happy to stay in bed and go back to sleep for a few more hours, but I since it was 8am I thought I really should get up.

New Order for February

I just couldn't help myself, and ordered 3 new books from Book Depository (I really should get a discount card for all the books I buy there!)

Can't wait to get them in the mail next week.  Thought I'd better grab Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter as soon as possible - I've waited nearly 12 months for it to come back into stock - and I just couldn't go past Accidentally Dead by Dakota Cassidy.  I love her Accidental series!

Finally, I couldn't go past another Tea Shop Mystery book, so I grabbed Oolong Dead.  This might fill in a few blanks I've had as I skipped books 9 and 10 to read The Teaberry Strangler, Scone & Bones, and Agony of the Leaves.  Turns out I missed a quite a bit ;-P

Yeah, Pre-Cuts on Sale!

Made time for a quick raid on one of my local quilting shops.  They're having 25% off pre-cut packs for the month of February, so I've been back twice so far to get some supplies for this years projects.

Mini-meltdown

Just a quick post today.  I was rudely roused out of bed this morning by a knock at the door.  Turns out that after 2 months, the tradesman who have been contracted by my landlord finally arrived to install the required handrails in the bathroom...d'oh!

Book Review: The Teaberry Strangler

The Teaberry Strangler
A Tea Shop Mystery, Book 11
Laura Childs

Published: Hardcover March, 2010 / Paperback March, 2011

Berkley Prime Crime Mystery, mass market paperback, 303p.
ISBN: 978-0-425-24020-5

The narrow cobblestone alleys of Charleston are bustling with shoppers looking for bargains on antiques, heaping bowls of crab chowder - and of course Theodosia Browning's delicious teas.  But when the clock strikes ten, the alleys clear, except for one body - discovered by a horrified Theodosia.  It's the strangled form of Daria, the map store's owner.

Many locals have shown interest in buying Daria's shop - but enough to kill?  Plus there's the customer hell-bent on getting his hands on a certain not-for-sale map.  One can hardly throw a scone without hitting a suspect.  Most alarming, however, is Detective Tidwell's theory: that the killer mistook Daria for Theodosia.  Because that would mean the killer's work isn't yet done...

I'm still feeling under the weather, but felt like adding another review.  Please forgive the abridged version below, but I just can't manage too long at the computer at the moment :-(

Okay, to read this book - which sounded so interesting online - I've skipped a few titles in the series, which was annoying at times when I realized that I'd missed some backstory in Theo and Jory's life.  I was surprised that Theo had bought her dream cottage (even if she was still waiting for the sale to go through) however, that was put aside when she was walking into the house and mentally placing her furniture here and there.  As I'm contemplating moving in the near future, it just struck me as exciting some how?