Vampire/Paranormal Romances

[Cherry]

What allyuh read lately :mrgreen:

The new Kresley Cole was smoking!

[kayt]

Laurel K Hamilton's "Seduced by Moonlight", Merry Gentry's collection, she's put a character called Darkness, sidhe/elf/fairy, (lterally jet black in colour wih hair down to his ankles), renowned assasin and guard in a bikini thong :shock: That doesn't make him sounds so serious or dangerous as the other books.

[Cherry]

what?! :shock: I'll have to check that out!
Sherrilyn Kenyon has a new book, a dream-hunter one, first time in print. I saw it in the bookstore, but it looks like it has less pages than a regular book and i didnt want to buy it. I imagine I'll cave in and buy it since I don't want to miss any of the books she writes.

[VenusGirl]

I read Kresley Cole's book and it was great, she really did an improvement from the others.

I got that new Sherrilyn Kenyon book, it was alright, the best part of the book for me was the little stories at the end.
There were some cute moments in the book itself with Simi and her sister.

I finally got around to reading Devil May Cry, and OMG...it was fabulous, I'm glad they didn't have the whole while Ash find out or won't he find out. I totally loved the ending...

I read Lover Unbound (don't know if I talked about that before the forum switch), but it was also good, there were some really weird moments like when Jane thought Vishous and Butch was together...lol...

Dark Seduction and Dark Rival: Brenda Joyce- it's the start of her Masters of Time series, it seems to be a mix of vampire, and sword/sorcery- her writing is as good as her historicals.

Gotta Read still:

BloodFever: Karen Marie Moning- really want to see how that story continued
Holy Smokes: Katie MacAlister- I love Aisling and Drake they're so great....lol
Atlantis Awakening: Alyssa Day- I really want to find out how Ven story goes.
In the Blood: Savannah Russe- just curious to see where they're going with Daphne
Blood Brother: Nora Roberts- I love her other fictions, and her fantasy and vampire series before was pretty good so it'll be interesting to see how this series works out.

[Sumana]

Where u come out from :| :| :| :| :|

[VenusGirl]

who you talkin' to Sumana?

In Deep Voodoo- Stephanie Bond: It's kind of a quirky, easy read. It's not really vampire/paranormal. Basically It's this girl named Penny, who has just gotten a divorce from her husband Deke, she gets this voodoo doll (dressed like her husband) at her Divorce Party, that she stabs. Later that night they find her at her ex-husband's house, with him dead. Through the book there's and investigation, and all around weirdness. But it was kind of funny also.

Holy Smokes: Now about to start this....:)

[Sumana]

Cherry :| :| :|

[VenusGirl]

ahh okay...

Holy Smokes: Starts off a bit slow, but get's good halfway through. Drake it turns out has a brother, Fiat actually wasn't really Wyvern of the Blue Sept, it's really his uncle Bastien (who Ash rescues from his prison) and helps him challenge and win back the sept from Fiat, but Fiat gets away and is basically trying to build up his supporters...other craziness is going on, but I haven't reach the end yet, but its finally goin good. :)

[kayt]

Cherry,

There's "A Kiss of Shadows" which is the first of the Merry Gentry series. That fairy princess gets all the good looking guys.

I've heard of a book called "Sunshine" that may be interesting. I'll have to find out about the author.

[littleone]

has anyone read the Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey? The best fantasy trilogy i've read so far.

[VenusGirl]

hey littleone, I heard about that series...What's the first book in the series :?:

Kayt, is Merry Gentry an author or is it a series by Hamilton?... :|

[littleone]

VP, the first book in the series is kushiel's dart. excellent read. kept me up at night.

[kayt]

hey littleone, I heard about that series...What's the first book in the series :?:

Kayt, is Merry Gentry an author or is it a series by Hamilton?... :|


Series, There's " A kiss of Shadows", "A caress of twilight", "Seduced by moonlight" and "A stroke of midnight. See http://www.laurellkhamilton.com and click on books/comic, there's Merry Gentry on the menu, click and the list of books come up. you can get to read the 1st two chapters of the books. The latest ones are "A kiss of Mistral" and "A lick of Frost".

[Cherry]

VG, I didn't even finish reading that last Sherrilyn Kenyon book, it started off really lame and forced. How was the new Alyssa Day?

kayt, i'll check out the merry gentry series. Kinley Macgregor has a new book this week - The Warrior.

[VenusGirl]

Thanx Kayt!!!....^_^

I know Cherry, like it said it was alright, I much more liked the ending stories....I think the last Kenyon book was really just a filler, maybe to just introduce the new characters and tell us more about the dream hunters and their situation.

I haven't started the new Alyssa Day yet, i may start it this week.

Oh...I'll have to get that book....

[dreamy]

i need to get rid of my anita blake books

hmmmm

Bitten by Kelley Armstrong is good.
There's a whole lots of others in the "series" by her. Not sure how much I like those but Bitten is good.

[kayt]

i need to get rid of my anita blake books

hmmmm

Bitten by Kelley Armstrong is good.
There's a whole lots of others in the "series" by her. Not sure how much I like those but Bitten is good.[list[/list]

Yep, there is "Stolen" and "Broken".

[Cherry]

I read Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian. It was 'ok', but I think I'm tiring of the vampire genre, they are all starting to sound the same and if you don't do this genre really well a la JR Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, you're just a follow fashion :roll: . I have yet to read the Kinley Macgregor book, although I did pick it up.

Anyone read any books by Jayne Castle, her other pseudonyms are Jayne Anne Krentz and Amanda Quick. I read one a long time ago, it's more futuristic/paranormal but it was good. I picked up another one this week to see what's up with this genre.

I need to cut back on my book spending or lobby for more gift cards :oops: :mrgreen:

[VenusGirl]

The Lara Adrian series, is a bit weird, to me it was alright, but as you said they're all starting to blend. That's why I change around to either historical, or contemporary.

Jayne Castle, Jayne Anne Krentz, Amanda Quick, and Stephanie James, are all the same ppl. To me she's on the level of Sandra Brown, Nora Roberts, and JoAnn Ross, they've got books in different genres and they do a good of of it. All their book are good.

What was the one you picked up? was it the Fabulous Beast one? the one with the two stories or is it a new one?

The new Kinley is part of her brotherhood series, not sure where he fitted in, but I'll have to get it to read it.

I'm reading the new Nora Roberts- Blood Brothers, it's pretty good, it's the same you know evil force making ppl do crazy things, at it's all centered by this sign of 7 thing you know like every seven years, on july 7th 7/7, with these three guys who was born 7/7/1977....

PC Cast I think had another installment to her goddess series, i think it was the third one to Divine by Mistake and Divine by Choice....but i did get a change to read Brighid, it's from the same verse, and it was really good.

[dreamy]

[list[/list]

Yep, there is "Stolen" and "Broken".

it's the whole...Women of the Otherworld series right?

[bluenote492000]

I was recently introduced to paranormal romance this year got one from Christine Feehan's Dark Series (Dark Prince, Dark Magic, Dark Symphony) bought all the books I think 16 or so. Moved on to her Ghostwalker series (Mind Game, Night Game, Shadow Game). I'm totally loving this genre :D

[VenusGirl]

ohhhh...Christine Feehan is AWESOME!!!!....I LOVE the Carpathian's, they're such fun, one of my favorites only because it's kind of light hearted, but still up to par with the rest of her series is Dark Celebration. I'm looking forward to the others to come, she has a great way of designing the best characters. I especially love her heroes who are a bit jaded.

Anyway, still haven't read Atlantis Awakening, I keep getting sidetracked by other books....

Blood Brothers: Nora Roberts- Okay, just like all her other paranormalish/ fantasy series, there's the normal you know prophecy, mystery that needs to be solved and the first book basically is introducing the players, and giving you a sketch of who goes where with what. That's what this book is about. It's in Nora's usual style, great beginning and has you hooked throughout. (thought her Key Trilogy stays my most favorite trilogy)....I can't wait for the next installment, only because I want to see how the next couple fits into the scheme and exactly what revelations they come up with.

The Warrior: Kinley Macgregor- not a paranormal but by Sherrilyn- it's definitely from her brotherhood series, though it's actually about the BROTHER of a brotherhood member, and I think it would also fit into her MacCallister series, since her is the Laird, though it's marketed as her Brotherhood series, oh who am i to tell them what to market it as...w/e....it was great. We get the usual suspects, get to see all the old ppl, was nice. Looking forward to when she actually writes the story for The Scot, that's who's brother this book was about. I'm sure with his will be an interesting story. Seems like he's got some serious issues.

I think i'll finally get around to Atlantis Awakening this weekend ...*maybe*....lol

[Cherry]

Yup, reading the Kinley MacGregor one now... :P

[kayt]

[list[/list]

Yep, there is "Stolen" and "Broken".

it's the whole...Women of the Otherworld series right?

Yes the rest of the books are about the witches.

I just finished "A lick of Frost" by Laurell K. Hamilton. I wasn't expecting the king competition to end like that.

[Cherry]

VG, how come you ent buss the mark about Kieran in the Brotherhood book girl? :o Forget the blasted Scot!!

This book was real boring eh...I usually take like a night to finish a book, but I real lapse on this one...but the last page...when Kieran show up and say he really dead and he show he *gasp* fangs! wow :o :o

Is Kieran a Dark Hunter??

Did you get around to reading the Alyssa Day? I saw it in the bookstore but I didnt pick it up.

[VenusGirl]

hehehe!....what and mess up the end for you....come now you know you'd have buss me for that one!...

I don't think Kieran is a darkhunter, I don't think she would do a cross over like that, it would be insane, I think maybe she's going into more detail what the brotherhood went through.

And how can I forget the blasted Scot he's totally got ISSUES....lol

Just finishing up Atlantis Awakening, it's really good, IMO....she's got everything moving along quickly without making you think she's rushing, they don't waste much time, with useless scenes. I'm almost to the end so can't say if I like the end yet.

Next on my list is Alexis Morgan: Redeemed In Darkness and then Savannah Russe: In the Blood.

[VenusGirl]

Oh the end was great!....Justice(blue haired warrior)---he turns out to be Conlan and Ven's blood brother...not like a brother warrior....and he ends up giving up going with Anubisa (who isn't dead-like they thought in the first book)....Quinn (Riley's sister- Conlan's Wife [Atlantis Rising]) is bitten by Daniel/Drakos (he's kind of like a good/bad vampire, and they disappear at the end.

As for Ven and Erin they get the ruby, and they heal Riley.

[Cherry]

ok i might pass through and get the Alyssa Day with my 20% coupon :mrgreen:

Mixed reviews on bn for those two authors you mentioned.

[VenusGirl]

Oh I don't doubt it on the Savannah Russe book, ---I browsed the book and I think she left out Darius, the vamp-hunter turned vamp who was the girl's boyfriend, cause I think at the end of the last book she decided on being with Fitz (secret service guy), and Darius really IMO added some drama to the book, but I haven't really gotten into the book so I'm not sure how I like it yet, the beginning is like the other book, the same meeting to get briefied on the case they're suppose to work.

As for the Alexis Morgan Book- I thought it was good, It was another book that didn't stretch things out, everything went quickly enough so you didn't get bored with the scenes playing out.

[Cherry]

Any new books? Don't think I noticed any new books being released in the next few months...

[Triniboy108]

Has anyone read Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice?

[shamanka]

Genie in the House of Saud - Zubis Rises by K.F. Zuzulo
Downloads easily at the website http://www.zubisrises.com for less than $7.00US
It's the first of a trilogy and I can't wait for the next one.
Story - The curse of ancient Islamic Genies for a forbidden human/djinn romance and the current day reincarnation & carastrophe that ensues against an Arabian backdrop.

[Annah]

The first book of Adrian Lara series Kiss of Midnight was boring:

Kiss of Midnight and Midnight Awakening gets better.

Midnight Rising - Adrian Lara comes out March 25

Kresley Cole books are hot! Her next book Dark Deeds at Night Edge comes out in April (order is already in!!! :lol: )

Dream Chaser: (a dream hunter book) S. Kenyon releases the 5th February, but I found her last book upon a midnight clear a little boring.

Lover Enshrined - JR Ward (Phury's story) will be released in June. I cannot wait for this book!!! :lol:

[KFCSpicy]

Laurel K Hamilton's "Seduced by Moonlight", Merry Gentry's collection, she's put a character called Darkness, sidhe/elf/fairy, (lterally jet black in colour wih hair down to his ankles), renowned assasin and guard in a bikini thong :shock: That doesn't make him sounds so serious or dangerous as the other books.

Read this book years ago...and found myself borrowing it from the library last week. Until I got to the Sidhe and Unseely courts bit and realised hey I already read this darn book.

Good story but after awhile I am get tired of the plots.

[VenusGirl]

Well I still haven't finished that Savannah Russe book...so w/e.

Anyway, haven't been keeping up with all the Para Romances that are coming out, but I did read Kerrelyn Sparks' The Undead Next Door, and thought it was pretty good. You get the characters from the first book, which was funny in it's own, since Roman losing his tooth did make for an unusual storyline. Though I didn't read the second book since Cherry was it wasn't good, but did get Angus' and that too was good with the continued story of Casimir(Sp?)...But in this story again you get all the old characters dropping in and giving that sense of comradery.

Got 'Dream Chaser' and hope it's good, but I'm really just interested in the preview at the end of Acheron's book. August can't come soon enough.

I know Lora Leigh has another book coming out Dawn's Awakening, which is in line with her Breed books, Tanner's Scheme, and Harmony's Way, and Megan's something....So i'm looking forward to that.

Lyndsay Sands (sp?) has one out and another coming soon from her Argneau series...will probably just check it out at the library.

Also kind of excited to get my hands on the comic for Sherrilyn Kenyon/Kinley Macgregors Lords of Avalon book 1.

JR Ward is fabulous, I'm not sure who my favorite is in her books, I know she does a great job with her characters, cause in one book I totally hated Marissa (is that her name?), but by the end of her's and Mitch's book, I had actually come to like her a bit, she wasn't so bad.

[Annah]

Any new books? Don't think I noticed any new books being released in the next few months...


yes there are some new books being release in the next few months:


Dream Chaser: S. Kenyon February 5 08

Midnight Rising: Lara Adrian March 25 08

Dark Deeds at Nights Edge: Kresley Cole April 20 08

Lover Enshrined: JR Ward June 5 08

Warrior: Angela Knight June 01 08

Acheron - Dark Hunter Book 12: S Kenyon August 5 08

Dark Curse: Christine Feehan September 08

Midnight Dawn: Stephanie Mayer: October 08

Veil of Midnight: Lara Adrian October 08

Born of the night: S. Kenyon 15 Jan 2009

Dark Desires after Dark: Kresley Cole May 2009

[VenusGirl]

Sherrilyn Kenyon-Dream Chaser: It's like all her other Dream Hunter books, not really like the Dark Hunter ones, but good reads in their own right. It was a good story though. It gave you some nice details and kind of set up the way for Ash's story. It also had that preview of Ash's book at the end.

Lora Leigh-Dawn's Awakening: Breed Series...Definitely got to read this series if you haven't. It started in Ellora's Cave, but the last three books have been mass market paperback. But just like the others this story is just as good.

Kiss of Fire-Deborah Cooke: Part of a new Dragon series. It was alright. A good start for the series, but can't wait for the other one to get more details.

I think Nora Roberts should be coming out with the next book in her Blood Brothers series.

[Cherry]

Dreamchaser was good. Not super wow though..i was kinda confused cause they were handcuffed together..was the handcuffs visible?

[VenusGirl]

Dreamchaser was good. Not super wow though..i was kinda confused cause they were handcuffed together..was the handcuffs visible?

lol...they weren't handcuffed TOGETHER...they had hand cuffs...you know like bracelets. So basically they could go wherever they wanted just within distance from the other...(ie the wristlets from that SG1 episode with Vala and Daniel...lol)...

hanging in there for Acheron's book....august can't come soon enough

[Cherry]

got it :lol:

[kayt]

I've read "Touch of Evil", by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp, Vampires are parasites that take over people's bodies. Kate has the gift of being aware of the paranormal. She's managed to aquire herself a werewolf boyfriend.

I'm also getting interested in Kerri Arthur's Riley Jenson series. Anyone read it? She's a werewolf/vampire with a twin brother and they are locate in Austrailia.

[VenusGirl]

'Touch of Evil' was pretty good....that's the one where the werewolf boyfriend was her neighbor right?...I think I read it last year some time, so I can't rightly remember it all...but it's still on my shelf so I must have liked it enough to keep it.

OHHHH...Keri Arthur, I LOVED that series....I think I stopped after the fourth one, cause the fifth was being published in August '07, cause I think they published them right after each other and then took a break, and I was reading something else at the time. But that series is HAWT.
I couldn't get over the fact that her brother was gay...

[kayt]

Hi Vg,

you mentionesomething about Mona lisa, I've seen a book called "Mona Lisa Awakening" that I might get to when I'm finished with the Riley thing. I've also heard of Katie MacAlistair's "You slay me" and Karen Marie Moning's "Dark Fever" and "Blood Fever". There's also "Wickedly Lovely by" Melissa Marr.

Oh yes, the neighbour in "Touch of Evil" is a werewolf that became Kate's lover.

[KFCSpicy]

That lady who wrote all those Vampire Hunter books, was on my Black Planet page. Didn't know she was black as I attributed most of these writers of this genre to be white. Another lesson learnt. I am kinda glad tho, gives the writing a new perspective or spin if u like.

[kayt]

Check out http://katiemacalister.com/booksAG.php for the Aisling Grey series starting with "You slay me".

[VenusGirl]

Hi Vg,

you mentionesomething about Mona lisa, I've seen a book called "Mona Lisa Awakening" that I might get to when I'm finished with the Riley thing. I've also heard of Katie MacAlistair's "You slay me" and Karen Marie Moning's "Dark Fever" and "Blood Fever". There's also "Wickedly Lovely by" Melissa Marr.

Oh yes, the neighbour in "Touch of Evil" is a werewolf that became Kate's lover.

Mona Lisa is a bit weird she has this whole thing going on with like three different guys, I think the author's name is Sunny?...I can't remember correctly but I didn't really like the story concept it wasn't my usual style so I never got into it.

Yeah Riley just keeps getting better and better, plus she does a great job of continuity when it comes to all the characters. Plus I love how Arthur makes Riley a kick arse kind of girl.

Oh the Aisling Grey series is fantastic. I really loved the idea of the different dragon septs, and the witchcraft. They've got really kooky characters. Aisling included. She's got her moments but at other times she's a bit off her rocker. The first set of books were good, and the series is still going on but the last book she came out with "Holy Smokes" i wasn't too impressed with, but we'll see when she releases her next one in the series how i feel.

Karen Marie Moning, stellar writing. I actually started with her Highlander series, so when she published Dark Fever I actually parted with my $$$ for the hard back, though I grumbled about it...lol...haven't gotten Blood Fever yet though. I'm sure it's good.

I'll have to check out 'wickedly lovely'....haven't seen that one.

Lynsay Sands has a pretty good vampire series also.

[kayt]

:lol: Aisling Grey does have that wise cracking demon dog. Ann Bishop who did the blood jewels has another book on this series called "Tangled Web".

[VenusGirl]

:lol: Aisling Grey does have that wise cracking demon dog. Ann Bishop who did the blood jewels has another book on this series called "Tangled Web".

hehehe...the dog is funny, he gets better with every book, and Aisling is always threatening him.

Oh...Tangled Web is new? it wasn't part of the Dreams made flesh anthology?...

[kayt]

It's new, out this month, it's separate from the "Dreams made flesh" short stories.

[VenusGirl]

It's new, out this month, it's separate from the "Dreams made flesh" short stories.

NICE... I'll have to check that out.

[Cherry]

I loved Karen Marie Moning's Highlander series, but then she started with this Bloodfever series that never interested me since there were so-so reviews online.
Why did she stop? steups

[Cherry]

Annah, Kresley Cole have TWO books come out back to back! April 29th and May 20th!

[VenusGirl]

Annah, Kresley Cole have TWO books come out back to back! April 29th and May 20th!

are they from her vamp series? cause that's really close to each other.

Finally got around to reading 'Evermore' Lynn Viehl....it's from that darkyn series that the first book was really good but the second book she spent too much time revisiting the first book couple. Anyway Evermore was pretty good, even though she does the same thing with revisiting Alex and Micheal....but other that that the story was good and it kept you interested this time.

I'm finally getting around to reading Bloodfever....

[kayt]

I've finally come across Christine Feehan's 'Dark' series with the Carpathians with the arrogant protective males. It starts with "Dark Prince" and ends with "Dark Celebration" and "Dark Possession". So many books to read now.

[Cherry]

VG, check bn.com and you will see the dates for the kresley cole books...

[VenusGirl]

I've finally come across Christine Feehan's 'Dark' series with the Carpathians with the arrogant protective males. It starts with "Dark Prince" and ends with "Dark Celebration" and "Dark Possession". So many books to read now.

hehehe...yeah there is ALOT!!!...but they're all great. Dark Celebration wasn't the best but the whole way through was funny, since it included ALL of the characters.

ok Cherry, I'll check them out.

[kayt]

I've fnished "Dark Challege", "Dark legend" and "Dark Melody". I'm going through "Dark Guardian" now.

[VenusGirl]

I read Evermore the Lynn Viehl- Darkyn Series and All Together Dead the sookie stackhouse series.


Don't know if you anyone knows but there's going to be a movie of the book series Twilight coming out in December 12/12/08.

And I think the HBO series 'TrueBlood' for the sookie stackhouse series is going to start somewhere in September.

[kayt]

I've just read a Sookie Stackhouse, "Dead as a doornail".

[Cherry]

I've pre-ordered BOTH Kresley Cole's new novels,a first for me.

If they are not good, I will be so upset :lol:

Any other good authors out there?

[Cherry]

i read the kresley cole in like 5 hrs :P

post when you read it, don't want to spoil it for anyone!

[kayt]

Anyone remember the tittle for Acheron's story of the dark hunters, written by Sherilyn Kenyon?

[VenusGirl]

Kayt,I think it's just called Acheron. Don't know if that's the final title or what, but that's the last I saw. I think it's out in August...

[VenusGirl]

Lover Enshrined: JR Ward...the 6th book in the blackdagger brotherhood is out today....

Can't wait to read this one....can't wait to see if she gets even weirder than she did with Butch and Vischious...

[VenusGirl]

Thought you guys would like to see the trailer for 'Twilight'....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBvOhfL4mYw

[prplheart_8]

I'm new here, but I'm also an avid reader. I was never really a fan of the paranormal genre, mainly because the recipe for these books seem to be too formulaic - no real plot, the irresistibly sexy male vampire/ werewolf/ shapeshifter's seduction of the equally irresistible unsuspecting female... no real character development, an abundance of titillating, gratuitous sex scenes, very little storyline or action. IMO, if you've read one Christine Feehan, you've read them all. The same goes for Laurell K. Hamilton's "novels", she goes from pure smut to hardcore, weird and borderline disgusting porn! I mean seriously...what's the point?!

From what I've heard S. Kenyon's books are good, I've read the synopsis of some of them and I've yet to be convinced, so the jury's still out on her for the time being. JR WARD's BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD SERIES, definitely makes for smarter reading. Big focus on character development and background of both central and peripheral characters, excellent mix of tension and action, balance between good and evil, sex/love scenes are tasteful and hot and best of all, her portrayals of the main characters, actually make you care about their storyline. Honestly speaking though, only two of her books in this series have I read from beginning to end - Lover Awakened (My favourite) and Lover Unbound. ... couldn't bring myself to care about the protagonists in her other books. The one thing that throws me off with her books is her use of urban slang and references, especially since the members of the Brotherhood are all white!!...gimme a break... poor attempt at trying to make her vampires seem "cool". If you ask me, its a shame that she doesn't include black characters or other ethnicities within her cast... the plot has great potential for that.

That being said, I'd like to recommend L.A. Banks' Vampire Huntress Legend Series, http://www.vampire-huntress.com/books.html for you die-hard paranormal fans. Her books are nothing short of phenomenal! Great multicultural cast - the central characters/couple are black and Latino. Excellent research, mythology, biblical references and history interwoven with the emotional and spiritual. Banks successfully incorporates modern day affairs into fantasy giving her plots a realistic and exciting twist. The plots are loaded with just the right amount of action, suspense, unending limbo between the darkness and the light, and the love/ sex scenes are off da freakin' chain! What makes me love these books more than anything else is that the characters are so real - passionate and conflicted - and throughout you get to see their flaws and experience their maturation.

Each book is linked to the other (although each book can possibly stand on its own, with the exception of the first two) , but its best to start from the beginning. I promise you'll be hooked.

I must admit, I was hesitant about reading any of Bank's VHL books. I mean,the thought of a "black heroine" kicking butt - vampire butt no less, seemed a little too over the top for me. Not that I don't welcome novels where the main character is black, its just that most black authors in the romance genre, use the same protoype that white authors do - the result is that the characters come off as too fake. To her credit, not only does Banks include a cast of different ethnicities, the main romance is interracial, and the series cannot be neatly lumped into one category of paranormal or romance. Its all that and more - A DAMN GOOD READ!!

For persons in Trinidad, if you live close to St. Augustine, there is one bookstore I know that has all 10 books out of the 12 book series, for rent. The Olde Book Shop on the Eastern Main Road, not far from HiLo, St. Augustine, otherwise, you can order them online from Amazon.

Ok, lemme stop... this is longwinded... I'm sorry, I'm a selective reader but I'm also a shameless book addict. Hope to do more reviews with you fellow board readers soon...I'm looking forward to your feedback.

Oh, and if you're not yet convinced to get into the VHL series, check out the website, and fanbase forum (I checked these out AFTER I became hooked on the series) Ok, I'm done now.

[Cherry]

Venus girl, JR Ward DID get WEIRDER than Butch and Vishous :shock: After I done read the book I was like...errrrr okkkkkkkkkkkk. Interestingly enough, I used to speed read the parts about the Lessers, but there was such an interesting twist in this last book about the Lessers that I read the chapters involving them. I must say I am more interested on a plot level to see what she does with the Lessers, now that we have this twist.

prplheart, welcome! If you liked JR Wards first two books, you should definitely read the books by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Kresley Cole, these are my two favorite authors. I read one Christine Feehan book and was not impressed, will have to check out LA Banks.

[kayt]

Thanks VG,

I'm looking out for Archeron, I've heard it's out on the 5th of August.

Prplheart, I'll check out the LA Banks Vampire series. I read alot too. Yes even the non original trashy type book that is badly written will give me joy just as an original well written novel even the classics, comedy, drama, sci-fi, horror, mystery, poetry, you name it. As long as there are a few good ideas scattered around they'll all fine by me. I just like any book to have more than just romance going on (if there's any at all) as the main plot.

[VenusGirl]

Venus girl, JR Ward DID get WEIRDER than Butch and Vishous :shock: After I done read the book I was like...errrrr okkkkkkkkkkkk. Interestingly enough, I used to speed read the parts about the Lessers, but there was such an interesting twist in this last book about the Lessers that I read the chapters involving them. I must say I am more interested on a plot level to see what she does with the Lessers, now that we have this twist.

prplheart, welcome! If you liked JR Wards first two books, you should definitely read the books by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Kresley Cole, these are my two favorite authors. I read one Christine Feehan book and was not impressed, will have to check out LA Banks.

I KNOW!!!....from the beginning i'm going OMG... :o :shock: ...she really goes out and out with the characters. I use to speed read the Lessers too, but would slow down some times.

She didn't even spend that much time with the actually couple this time, and normally I would find something wrong with that but it didn't bother me this time, cause she really did a good job of including just about everyone's own little story.

Can't wait for the others....

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Welcome prplheart!!!....Personally any kind of paranormal books I like...It's it's a new author I'll read it but if it's total garbage then I won't continue unless I'm seriously in need of a para fix.... :roll: ....

I think Christine Feehan is alright, her books now are becoming a little bothersome, with the introduction of the jaguars with the carpathians, who are suppose to be fighting to survive.

I love Kenyon cause she's done a really good job with the greek myths and her dark hunters aren't really you normal vampire stories. They all also have very different attitudes and she does a good job of writing that.

I never got into Laurell K Hamilton, and tried with the first book of LA Banks but couldn't really get into it. I really have to be taken by suprise since that's how I got into both the Dark Series and the Dark Hunter Series.

JR Ward I started reading cause my friend told me the 'king' in the first book Wrath was half blind and I thought it was kind of interesting to have the main character be partially blind. After reading it I thought I'd stay with it. Personally I get a real trip off of the slang she uses in her books, they seem a bit more real, cause really some caucasians think they can be like that... :roll:

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NP, Kayt!!!...I can't wait to see the movie. Really want to see how it compares to the book.
I think the casting for Edward and lot were alright, saw a promo and they look like I almost thought they would especially Emette and Edward.

Saw an article about the Charlaine Harris...True Blood on HBO and got to say Bill looks more grubby than I thought.

I'm debating reading Acheron's story this year or waiting for them both to be out....seeing as how it would be incomplete you know?....

:mrgreen:

[prplheart_8]

VenusGirl, thanks for the feedback. You are not the first person to say that about Banks' books. For most persons its because they did not start from the beginning of the series, so they didn't get the real essence of the storyline or b/c the first two bks primarily b/k the 1st two are building blocks to the series...by the time you get to the third installment, that's when most readers are hooked, and then you begin to realize that that the author actually crafted a well though out series.

If you like Ward's series, Bank's is still worth a try. ;)

Maybe you could suggest one of your favourite in Kenyon's books to me, and I'll check it out at my bookclub.

[kayt]

Anne Bishop has a new book from the Black Jewels series coming out. After Tangled Webs there is The Shadow Queen.http://www.annebishop.com/books.htm

[kayt]

Oh, I'm looking into Rachel Caine's books. She has a Weather Warden series and Morganville Vampires series.

There's Marjorie M. Liu. I've read one book from her Dirk and Steele series. http://www.marjoriemliu.com/books.html

Anyone ever tried out any D. N. Simmons books? I've heard of a book called Hostile Territory. It's from the knights of the Darkness Chronicles http://www.dnsimmons.com/Hostile_Territory.html

[Cherry]

I happened to be killing some time at Borders and picked up a book by Jacquelyn Frank quite randomly and planned to just read it while in the store. I got so engrossed, I had to buy the blasted thing ( I had just purchased 4 books!). Her stories are about the Nightwalkers, lycanthropes, necromancers, druids and vampires which reminded me of Underworld (one of my favorite movies of all time).

I would definitely recommend her. Great and fresh storyline: http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/

Can't wait to pick up the other books in her series :mrgreen:

[VenusGirl]

Oh, I'm looking into Rachel Caine's books. She has a Weather Warden series and Morganville Vampires series.

There's Marjorie M. Liu. I've read one book from her Dirk and Steele series. http://www.marjoriemliu.com/books.html

Anyone ever tried out any D. N. Simmons books? I've heard of a book called Hostile Territory. It's from the knights of the Darkness Chronicles http://www.dnsimmons.com/Hostile_Territory.html

Haven't heard of Rachel Caine I'll check her out....tell me if you read anything by her before I get a chance.

Marjorie M. Liu always have great covers...I think i've only read two book by her...She did a part in the Crimson City series with Liz Maverick and I read that...nice series just they never did a story for one of the characters that still bothers me, but i let it slide.

I still haven't read tangled web, but i'll see if I get it together with the next one that comes out, cause I do like Anne Bishop.

Oh Cherry, my friend been trying to get me to read that series for months, maybe i'll finally pick it up, cause the last time I went to get it in the library i picked up the 3rd book and you know how anal i am about reading things in order so I just returned it after reading a few pages.

Finally read 'Eclipse'- Stephenie Meyer...It started off fine, but all the back and forthing about Jacob not liking Edward and Bella worrying about it got kind of tiring FAST....by the end of the book I was just so happy for them to finish it already.
There were some really nice scenes in the book that I did like though. So over all it was good.

[kayt]

Hi Vg,

check out http://www.rachelcaine.com/ Before Sherilyn Kenyon's Acheron there's Stryker's story One fine night or something like that.

[VenusGirl]

Hi Vg,

check out http://www.rachelcaine.com/ Before Sherilyn Kenyon's Acheron there's Stryker's story One fine night or something like that.

thanx I will.

hmmm...didn't know about Stryker's story...wouldn't think she'd write his story just yet....thought I'd post the trailer for Acheron (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-mQoCZC_JI)

It looks cool, but really short. Anyway, times coming close to it's release.

[kayt]

Thanks for the trailer VG,

only 2 more days to go. I've got Patricia Briggs's Blood Bound, it's the 2nd book in the Mercy Thomson series.

[Cherry]

I see no mention of Stryker's story, certainly not before Acheron's!

[VenusGirl]

NP Kayt. St. Martin's Press sent it out. Acheron doesn't look EXACTLY like I thought he would but it's alright.

I most likely won't ready Acheron until sometime around X'mas this way i won't have a LONG wait until the other part of his story.

I'm going to get the last installment of the 'Twilight' series since it came out yesterday. This way I'll totally be finished with the series by the time the movie comes out.

I still haven't checked on Stryker's story, but if Cherry says there isn't anything I trust her. I would think his story wouldn't come for awhile since it would in some way be intwined with the basic plot of all the books.

I'm about to start the Dragon Queen by Shana Abe....it's in the series of the Smoke Thief and Dream Thief. Both very good books.

other than that I haven't really picked up any new paranormals, mostly the quick read harlequins.

HBO's TrueBlood (Charlaine Harris: Sookie Stackhouse) series is going to premiere on September 7th....they're doing a bunch of adds for it and some of those adverts for the True Blood drink is quite fun....I saw the pilot but there were a few scenes missing, but it seems alright....I want to see a bit more before I give final judgement.

[Cherry]

I checked the site after posting, and Stryker's story is coming out in November, but no details are listed yet.

VG, why are you waiting till Christmas to read Acheron girl :shock:

[VenusGirl]

I checked the site after posting, and Stryker's story is coming out in November, but no details are listed yet.

VG, why are you waiting till Christmas to read Acheron girl :shock:

Cause this way I won't be in suspense for too long until the next part of Acheron's story comes out. I don't like waiting when it comes to two parters.... :roll:

[Cherry]

ooooook

40% coupon @ Borders today.

[kayt]

Hi Cherry and Vg,

I gave in and ordered my copy of Acheron. I checked up and you're right Stryker's story is not out as yet. I've been reading Yamine Galenorn's Sisters of the Moon series, "Witchling", "Changeling", "Darkling" and "Dragon Wytch" is on its way to me. I've also come across Nora Roberts's The Circle Trilogy and have read Valley of Silence. I've had another go at LA Banks's Vampire Huntress Series with The Hunted but didn't finish it.

[Cherry]

i have it but haven't started reading it yet..VG totally spoil my excitement by saying there is a part 2 and now i don't want to read it :x

steups

plus d book big

[VenusGirl]

i have it but haven't started reading it yet..VG totally spoil my excitement by saying there is a part 2 and now i don't want to read it :x

steups

plus d book big


steups....but i never....lol

How come you didn't know that she was going to tell Acheron's story in 2 parts that was always the plan I heard of. I didn't hear of it changing so I'm almost sure that there will be another part, cause his story is a bit complicated that she said she had to do one part with his background and then another to completely tell the story.

I was in B/N today and picked up the book to browse it, it really is a BIG book. Didn't get to browse it but still, I'm a little scared to pick it up cause if it's slow at the beginning it might take a while to finish reading it.

Kayt, I've borrowed the Sisters of the Moon books the first three so many times from the library and to this day I think I've only read the first chapters of them all...lol...from reading the synopsis they sound like good reads but I could never finish them.

For me Nora Roberts ALWAYS has good books. Her Circle Trilogy wasn't bad, but I kind of like the Key Trilogy better. I'm reading her 7 something/Blood Brothers trilogy right now. Also her Donovan Legacy, which is a Trilogy with an additional book, was somewhat cute IMO. It mostly had to do with Magic.

May have rec'd this author already but if you liked the Highlander Series by Karen Marie Moning you may like the Highlander ones by Janet Chapman. I haven't read this series in order so it's a bit jumbled for me but some of the stories are memorable.

I've got Stephanie Meyer's Breaking Dawn but haven't read it yet still. Might read it just before the release of Twilight.

Oh one more thing before I skip out again...I know we've said Susan Sizemore before, but don't know if we mentioned her Blood Laws/Laws of Blood series...It's maybe 3-4 books, they've been out for a few years. Kind of geared toward young adults (animated covers)--[I guess]....that are vampire books that had very good stories. Check it out if you haven't.

[kayt]

I've got Acheron :D . Cherry you're right it is a big book. Acheron's so called family with the exception of his sis were cold hearted people to say the least. Prepare to have a hanky ready or take a breather often when reading the first part of that book. Oh and that heifer goddess is so selfish and nasty. I haven't finished the book as yet.

[VenusGirl]

I've got Acheron :D . Cherry you're right it is a big book. Acheron's so called family with the exception of his sis were cold hearted people to say the least. Prepare to have a hanky ready or take a breather often when reading the first part of that book. Oh and that heiffer goddess is so selfish and nasty. I haven't finished the book as yet.

I was just talking to my friend about this last night. She was saying something about the story not solely being told from one person's POV but it changing.

Oh we knew Artemis was a first class B!tch. That's why i'd be really PO'd if she tries to trick us in someway and make Artemis his heroine. Cause there are some ppl who after all her crap that we've seen still thinks she'd be good for him.

[kayt]

Yes Vg,

the book is told from Ryssa's point of view first then Jaden's in part one to give the reader Acheron's origins and history. Part two seems to be Tori's story. Yes from the other books I could see Artemis was annoying but it gets worse when reading this book.

[Cherry]

Hey VG, I picked up one of Janet Chapman's books but not one of the Highlanders series, a contemporary one. She's a pretty good author, I'll check out her other books.

Are you watching SG Atlantis? What you think of Woolsey taking Carter's place?

[VenusGirl]

Thanx Kayt...glad to get an idea of who starts off. I may start it this week since I haven't been interested in any other new ones yet.

Awesome Cherry, the highlander series is contemporary just that they have magic involved. I get confused with her books since I never read them in order.

Did anyone start the Keri Arthur books? I'm not totally up to date with the series and wanted to know if the last three books have been good.

As for Stargate Atlantis I still watch it, Woolsey is doing an alright job I think, I'm actually getting use to him. He isn't as annoying as he comes across in the few appearances he made as a guest.The only thing is that last week Sci-Fi and MGM cancelled it with the intent to make a 2-hour movie. They green lighted some other series called Stargate Universe to start taping next year. This season won't end with the usual cliff hanger so I'm not sure what the movie is going to be about.

[Cherry]

Yeah girl, i read that as well..as long as smthg stargate-like on I good :lol: so far all the reincarnations have been good... the movie is about some ancient ship they find and they use it visit other stargates or smthg so..that's the basis of stargate universe..check sci fi wire....I see Amanda Tapping going to star in another series in the fall...look out for the spinoff series of BSG called Caprica in the fall as well.

[VenusGirl]

Yeah girl, i read that as well..as long as smthg stargate-like on I good :lol: so far all the reincarnations have been good... the movie is about some ancient ship they find and they use it visit other stargates or smthg so..that's the basis of stargate universe..check sci fi wire....I see Amanda Tapping going to star in another series in the fall...look out for the spinoff series of BSG called Caprica in the fall as well.

I didn't want to bog down this thread, so I'm using a thread I made awhile ago to reply....
SCI-FI: SG1-SGA-BSG (http://www.ttonline.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=667)

[VenusGirl]

Found a new series you guys may have seen it already but since the Atlantis books I've been only occassionally checking out her writing.

Gena Showalter: Lords of the Underworld (http://www.lordsoftheunderworld.net/)

Sounds interesting has to do with Pandora's Box. I'm about to read the first one, so I'll get back to you on how good it is, but check out the website. I LOVE the covers for these books. :D

[Cherry]

I read one of those! ^^ so-so

i'm spoilt by sherrilyn kenyon :mrgreen:

[Harry Williamn]

folks,I did not want to really get into this but well,I just have a short say here:

Has anyone done any investigation of the "VAMPIRES" in TNT?

If you are interested I can tell you where there actual Vampire nests in TNT.

I warn you that you will be risking your life to go after them but if you have the courage and the faith I shall

tell you whre they are and then I shall leave the Island immediately for when you attack them if you dare

believe me they will corner you and suck you dry!

This is no joke.You know how all yuh like to make a big joke about everything and some of all yuh just farse

and always poking all yuh nose everywhere that do not concern you but I am warning you doh ask for what

yuh cannot handle!

[VenusGirl]

I read one of those! ^^ so-so

i'm spoilt by sherrilyn kenyon :mrgreen:

I agree! I started the first one and still haven't finished it.
Kind of stuck on Linda Howard and Diana Palmer right now.
The writing seems a bit stunted to me i'll probably get back to it and finish it eventually.

Don't know who has HBO but TrueBlood starts on Sunday. I saw a version of the pilot, but they changed the actress that played Tara, so i'll be watching to see how I like this new girl. And any other changes they made, since the pilot I saw as a bit off to me, I was alright but not exactly what I thought.

I saw Christine Feehan's Dark Curse is out. Lovely cover. Don't know whose story it is so can't say anything more. Also saw a poster for Karen Marie Moning's FaeFever.

Oh and in other news...Twilight got moved up to a release date of ....November 21st...:D...

[two cents]

Laurel K Hamilton's "Seduced by Moonlight", Merry Gentry's collection, she's put a character called Darkness, sidhe/elf/fairy, (lterally jet black in colour wih hair down to his ankles), renowned assasin and guard in a bikini thong :shock: That doesn't make him sounds so serious or dangerous as the other books.

This Darkness character sounds VERY much influenced by The Darkness / Jacki Estacado comicbook. Long jet black hair assassin/avenger. Minus the bikini-thong. But he fights women in thongs, if that helps.

Excellent comic though. And just as excellent a videogame.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness_(comics)

Worth looking into and buying if you enjoy paranormal graphic comics.

[kayt]

Hi 2 cents,

I checked out Jacky Estacado and his weapon that made him a powerful superhero. Interesting, I haven't read comics in ages. That character is still different to LKH'S Darkness who has jet black skin, pointy ears, along with his ankle length braid of hair, a big sword that only he can wield since it has it's own curse and he has a power that can strip the skin of any mortal to their death or send an immortal into madness. Oh and he's a shape shifter who can turn into a big dog, a horse or a big bird.

Oh there's a new book soon to be released in the Merry Gentry series called Swallowing Darkness. I don't think I want to comment about the tittle :lol:

Harry,

the only vampire's I currently know about in TnT are mosquitos but I do know that soucouyants are our superstition versions of vampires.

[VenusGirl]

Hi 2 cents,

I checked out Jacky Estacado and his weapon that made him a powerful superhero. Interesting, I haven't read comics in ages. That character is still different to LKH'S Darkness who has jet black skin, pointy ears, along with his ankle length braid of hair, a big sword that only he can wield since it has it's own curse and he has a power that can strip the skin of any mortal to their death or send an immortal into madness. Oh and he's a shape shifter who can turn into a big dog, a horse or a big bird.

Oh there's a new book soon to be released in the Merry Gentry series called Swallowing Darkness. I don't think I want to comment about the tittle :lol:

Harry,

the only vampire's I currently know about in TnT are mosquitos but I do know that soucouyants are our superstition versions of vampires.

OMG...I finished reading Acheron!...You were right it was VERY sad at the beginning.

From that way Ash acts you'd never really think all that happened to him. I swear I thought I'd end this book with SOME sympathy or understanding of Artemis' attitude but there was none!...She's really a heifer. Cause really if you think about it if she didn't *SPOILER*drug Ash he might have been able to help Ryssa and Apollorus (sp?), then there wouldn't be any apollites and he wouldn't have been killed. She just made me so made throughout the book, cause she was so vain and self involved.

Gotta say my favorite scene was between Artemis and the girl at the end when she confronts her and tells her to leave Ash alone.

Now all I want is Nick's story. I'm sure it will be a good one with all his hang ups.

[kayt]

Hi 2 cents,

I checked out Jacky Estacado and his weapon that made him a powerful superhero. Interesting, I haven't read comics in ages. That character is still different to LKH'S Darkness who has jet black skin, pointy ears, along with his ankle length braid of hair, a big sword that only he can wield since it has it's own curse and he has a power that can strip the skin of any mortal to their death or send an immortal into madness. Oh and he's a shape shifter who can turn into a big dog, a horse or a big bird.

Oh there's a new book soon to be released in the Merry Gentry series called Swallowing Darkness. I don't think I want to comment about the tittle :lol:

Harry,

the only vampire's I currently know about in TnT are mosquitos but I do know that soucouyants are our superstition versions of vampires.

OMG...I finished reading Acheron!...You were right it was VERY sad at the beginning.

From that way Ash acts you'd never really think all that happened to him. I swear I thought I'd end this book with SOME sympathy or understanding of Artemis' attitude but there was none!...She's really a heifer. Cause really if you think about it if she didn't *SPOILER*drug Ash he might have been able to help Ryssa and Apollorus (sp?), then there wouldn't be any apollites and he wouldn't have been killed. She just made me so made throughout the book, cause she was so vain and self involved.

Gotta say my favorite scene was between Artemis and the girl at the end when she confronts her and tells her to leave Ash alone.

Now all I want is Nick's story. I'm sure it will be a good one with all his hang ups.

Hi Vg,

I want to read Nick's story too. Yeah Tory vs Artemis was good. SK did have a practice run before with Bride, Vane's sweetheart telling his horrid mother to back off or she'll deal with her (Night Play). Tory's more potent thanks to Apolymi and Ash though. The saddest bits have to be when Artemis rejected Ash leaving him so heart broken he just sat down naked in the balcony for possibly days and his father and brother come to beat him up because he had not been eating. The flashbacks of his uncle going "get down and please me" was disturbing and distressing.

[Cherry]

I STILL HAVE NOT REAd acheron :lol: ALLYUH TALKING about it..luckily i scrolled down quickly..

stryker story Nov 4th

[Baby Girl]

Hey ladies, been a loooooong time, how u all doing??? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I recently read the Circle Trilogy by Nora Roberts, and it reminded me of the thread we had going about this genre, was quite a good series....

Hope you all are doing well... Happy reading!!!

[VenusGirl]

I STILL HAVE NOT REAd acheron :lol: ALLYUH TALKING about it..luckily i scrolled down quickly..

stryker story Nov 4th

sowwy!!!...that's why I bolded spoiler to warn you...:lol:

Read it soon. I'm really not sure how the other books are going to play out after this book.

[kayt]

I've heard there's going to be a suprise from Acheron in the next book. Simi's love interest may be introduced as well. We shall see.

I've read the last book of the Nora Roberts circle trilogy. It was good, Lilith did try so hard.

[VenusGirl]

I've heard there's going to be a suprise from Acheron in the next book. Simi's love interest may be introduced as well. We shall see.

I've read the last book of the Nora Roberts circle trilogy. It was good, Lilith did try so hard.

NO WAY!!!...OMG...*jumps up and down*....

I kind of liked Nick for her but since he's changed I wasn't so sure. So, I'm really looking forward to the twist she'll put in for Simi's love interest. I'm also looking forward to seeing Acheron's personality after his own book.

Nora Roberts' books are at the top of my lists, especially her trilogies. I'm reading the seven trilogy right now, halfway through the second book.

[VenusGirl]

Faefever: Karen Marie Moning.

Cliffhanger ending. Reads just like the others from Mac's POV. We finally see the full connection with another of her series. Should have realized it myself after one of the character's names from the last book,but I guess I wasn't paying attention enough.

You get more information about the Seelie/Unseelie situation. Can't wait to read the other books, since the cliffhanger is a doozie. Mac is really left in a tough situation. Barrons is still a sort of mystery, not sure exactly what he is. You find out he's OLD, and he's not Unseelie since he's able to touch the spear.

Haven't read any other para. yet. Going to finish up Nora Roberts: The Hollow today.

Not sure when I'll get to the newest Christine Feehan.

[VenusGirl]

So i'm finished with Nora Roberts: The Hollow....part of the seven (7) trilogy. It seems to be going just as all her other trilogies.

Just found out Katie MacAlister author of the Aisling Grey books started a series on the Silver Dragon. The first book came out in may, Playing With Fire, with the next one coming out in December called Up in Smoke. Can't remember if Holy Smokes was the last of the Aisling Grey book, I know it was suppose to be her wedding. I may reread it before I start of Playing with Fire.

[kayt]

So i'm finished with Nora Roberts: The Hollow....part of the seven (7) trilogy. It seems to be going just as all her other trilogies.

Just found out Katie MacAlister author of the Aisling Grey books started a series on the Silver Dragon. The first book came out in may, Playing With Fire, with the next one coming out in December called Up in Smoke. Can't remember if Holy Smokes was the last of the Aisling Grey book, I know it was suppose to be her wedding. I may reread it before I start of Playing with Fire.

I've heard of Playing with fire but I haven't read it as yet. Yes Holy Smokes began with a few started weddings.

[VenusGirl]

I've heard of Playing with fire but I haven't read it as yet. Yes Holy Smokes began with a few started weddings.

Still haven't read Playing with Fire. Did get Lora Leigh's Breed Series: Mercury's War.
Good read. Interesting developments with the species. Can't wait to read Jonas's story when she writes it.

[Cherry]

Just read Jacquelyn Frank's latest book, Noah.

Also the Immortal series written by Joy Nash, Jennifer Ashley and Robin Popp just put out three books in the last couple of weeks.

I still have not read Acheron's book...i feel VG influence me inno and I waiting to read the second half back to back with this one. :roll: :mrgreen:

[kayt]

I've read Katie MacAlister's Playing With Fire now and I've started Up in Smoke. First and second in the Silver dragons series.

[Cherry]

Kenyon's book about Stryker came out.

[VenusGirl]

Kenyon's book about Stryker came out.

oh had to go read this as soon as I saw this msg.

LOVED IT!!!...You really got to see a different side of Stryker.

Was also very revealing on some aspects of Nick. Have kind of an idea of who his heroine may be, but still not sure.

Loved when they all got together...Stryker, Nick, Acheron, Savitar, Kat/Sin,...The dialogue was really good. Loved the apollymi/savitar dialogue, especially acheron/savitar also.

Still waiting in suspense for Nick's book...and the next book just to find out what's going on with the apollites now...

Still haven't read the silver dragon books, may finally get to it before xmas. Got side tracked with other reading.

[kayt]

Kenyon's book about Stryker came out.

oh had to go read this as soon as I saw this msg.

LOVED IT!!!...You really got to see a different side of Stryker.

Was also very revealing on some aspects of Nick. Have kind of an idea of who his heroine may be, but still not sure.

Loved when they all got together...Stryker, Nick, Acheron, Savitar, Kat/Sin,...The dialogue was really good. Loved the apollymi/savitar dialogue, especially acheron/savitar also.

Still waiting in suspense for Nick's book...and the next book just to find out what's going on with the apollites now...

Still haven't read the silver dragon books, may finally get to it before xmas. Got side tracked with other reading.

Lucky you, I had mine pre-ordered but only got an e-mail saying there's problems with deliveries so it' going to take another two weeks until the postman drops it by. I hadn't seen it in the bookshops either.

[Cherry]

*stryker spoilers**















I had a long flight and read it in a couple hours!! Stryker's book was amazing..who would have thought to combine the daimons and the gallu and now we know they can walk in sunlight?? Un****ingbelievable!! What the hell is Acheron gonna do about them now???? I wonder what happens to Jared? Great book..Now I'll HAVE to read Acheron..was peeved to find out in this book he has a fiance..all VG's fault :evil:

slightly confused about the source and the intro of more gods, maybe it was touched on in acheron's book....anyways great book....sherrilyn kenyon is THE queen of all paranormal...all others must bow down to her...

[VenusGirl]

*stryker spoilers**















I had a long flight and read it in a couple hours!! Stryker's book was amazing..who would have thought to combine the daimons and the gallu and now we know they can walk in sunlight?? Un****ingbelievable!! What the hell is Acheron gonna do about them now???? I wonder what happens to Jared? Great book..Now I'll HAVE to read Acheron..was peeved to find out in this book he has a fiance..all VG's fault :evil:

slightly confused about the source and the intro of more gods, maybe it was touched on in acheron's book....anyways great book....sherrilyn kenyon is THE queen of all paranormal...all others must bow down to her...

lol...sowwy!!!...But I did recant and tell you go read Acheron, don't know why you listened to me.... :o

I know the daimon/gallu combo blew me away...and that ending, seems as though the world is in for it. So far we've met the greek gods, the atalantean gods, the sumerian gods, now we've got an egyptian god.

Though it kind of makes me wonder how much power does Nick really have in him.

It really was a great book. We got introduced to so many new people, so you know it's about to really get going.

Now if only Christine Feehan would move on some of her stories...I swear I get confused everytime I read one of her books now.



Just read a really good book...Linda Howard- Son of the Morning. Kind of a thriller/time travel with a bit of romance.

[VenusGirl]

Finally read "Breaking Dawn"- Stephenie Meyer....Kayt did you finish reading it? can't remember if you had or hadn't?

This one I've actually been holding off reading cause I saw it was written in changing views and wasn't sure how much I'd like but with the movie coming out in a week I finally caved and started it and couldn't put it down.

My friend had told me there was a shocker in it so I was kind of ready for whatever weirdness she wrote, but was REALLY shock by everything. But I really liked how she kind of rounded everything off. I really thought for awhile it was going to end rather sadly for Jacob, but she fixed that...Didn't see that one coming though just about fell out my chair with that shocker...So in the end I really LOVED it!

Also read the first chapter of "Midnight Sun"...which is Twilight from Edward's POV. It was....interesting to say the least, don't know if I'll read it since I know how it ends. But I guess I may read it just to get Edward's view on what happened.

[kayt]

Right, I've got my One Silent Night. I think Nim, Jared's demon is going to be the one who'll end up as Simi's love interest. I'd thought that Nick's immunity to Ash's memory erase was a hint that he was more than human only I thought his future would turn out to be more like the surfer dude, Savitar. The only question I have is beside being an Atlantean god what else was Ash's father?

[Cherry]

So I finally read Acheron and it was a GREAT book. Acheron's story is so gutwrenching, there are some parts where you just cringe. His parents were complete *******s, now that I think about it, how did his 'dad' die? I remember him being heartbroken when Styxx died...

Styxx was a dickhead, I can't believe Acheron eventually set him free in NYC, so I guess we should look out for a book about him? Artemis is a class A immature, selfish bitch and I have NO sympathy for that heifer, Simi should eat her with her bbq sauce!

It was sad that Ryssa and Apollodorus died, at some times I thought Kenyon's description of Acheron's trials and tribulations as overkill. So Acheron is a chitonian/god? Cause when Artemis locked him up on Olympus he morphed into another being?

Did anyone catch Kenyon's reference to a trini dark hunter - Janice?

I was just on the darkhunter's website and saw that Ash's parents were also siblings (shared the same dad)?? eewww

[kayt]

So I finally read Acheron and it was a GREAT book. Acheron's story is so gutwrenching, there are some parts where you just cringe. His parents were complete *******s, now that I think about it, how did his 'dad' die? I remember him being heartbroken when Styxx died...

Styxx was a dickhead, I can't believe Acheron eventually set him free in NYC, so I guess we should look out for a book about him? Artemis is a class A immature, selfish bitch and I have NO sympathy for that heifer, Simi should eat her with her bbq sauce!

It was sad that Ryssa and Apollodorus died, at some times I thought Kenyon's description of Acheron's trials and tribulations as overkill. So Acheron is a chitonian/god? Cause when Artemis locked him up on Olympus he morphed into another being?

Did anyone catch Kenyon's reference to a trini dark hunter - Janice? I was just on the darkhunter's website and saw that Ash's parents were also siblings (shared the same dad)?? eewww

Ash's foster dad would have had to face Apolymi for his death, remember she destroyed his whole kingdom. With the rage she had it probably was not pretty.

I recall a mention of a African American with Caribbean roots but no mention of Trinidad specifically. Oh since Ash is part Charonte it explains his marbled blue skin at times and his horns. Simi's skin is also marbled but in red/orange and we know she has hornays :D .

[Cherry]

Happy New Year everyone. What are you guys reading??

I can't wait for Kresley Cole's new book out Jan 20th. The excerpt is SMOKING!
http://kresleycole.com/books/kiss-of-a- ... cerpt.html (http://kresleycole.com/books/kiss-of-a-demon-king-excerpt.html)


:bounce: :bounce: :mrgreen:

[kayt]

Hi,

happy new year. I've been reading Ilona Andrew's books "Magic bites "and "Magic burns", "Magic strikes "is out in March this year. The main character is called Kate, there's an interesting take on vampirism in that story. She's having to deal with "king of the beasts", the ruling shapeshifter of the shapeshifter pack. She has her own mysteries too.

[travelbug]

I just got done with Twilight, both the novel and movie. Loved the movie since the casting for Edward was spot on! He's absolutely yummy!

Reading the follow up, New Moon now.

[kayt]

I've seen the movie Twilight. I've just read JR Ward's Lover Unbound, part of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, 4th book.

[Cherry]

^^ just read that as well!

[kayt]

I've read Lover Enshrined as well.

[rmark]

Okay so does anyone have divine misdemeanours???? know if it came out in tnt yet?

Have been waited for my meredith fix for soooooo long.....Anita is so bleh!! [smilie=beee.gif]

[kayt]

Okay so does anyone have divine misdemeanours???? know if it came out in tnt yet?

Have been waited for my meredith fix for soooooo long.....Anita is so bleh!! [smilie=beee.gif]

I've read all of the MG series but this one. I'm waiting for a paperback since Swallowing Darkness was a little disappointing.