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Reviews

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Midnight Awakening
by Lara Adrian
"The Midnight Breed are as strong and compelling as ever!"
Posted November 19, 2007

A widow for five years, Darkhaven Breedmate Elise Chase's life has revolved around her teenage son, Camden. Now Cam is gone, too; victim to the drug Crimson, and Elise has never been so alone. Leaving the Darkhaven community she's called home for a century, Elise moves into a Read more...


Bloodfever
by Karen Marie Moning
"It's a dangeroulsy fine line that's walked between the human and fae worlds."
Posted November 5, 2007

Still reeling from the brutal killing of her sister, MacKayla (Mac) Lane is coming to terms with her newfound powers and her place in the world; the other world where the Fae walk among humans disguised by their faerie glamour. But MacKayla can see them. She is part of an Read more...


Atlantis Awakening
by Alyssa Day
"Another exceptional Warrior of Poseidon meets his match."
Posted October 19, 2007

The mighty Warriors of Poseidon -- magnificent fighters all, who proudly bear the mark of the Trident. Their sacred duty is to protect mankind from destruction. They stand shoulder to shoulder against the rising tide of shifters and vampires who would overrun the earth and destroy humanity. They take their duty Read more...


A Lick of Frost
by Laurell K. Hamilton
"Half-human/half-fairy Princess Meredith Gentry returns -- and still not pregnant."
Posted October 19, 2007

Princess Meredith (Merry) Gentry returns to Los Angelus accompanied by her royal guards in book six of Hamilton's popular series featuring the half human/half fairie princess who (for five books) has been desperately (and unsuccessfully) trying to get pregnant, thereby securing the Unseelie Throne for herself. Merry's Read more...


Lady of Light and Shadows
by C.L. Wilson
"One of the most exciting and original fantasy novels around."
Posted October 19, 2007

Even as Ellysetta Baristani prepares for her wedding to her soul mate Rain, the shape-shifting King of the Fey, dark forces continue to move against her. The Shadow Man of her childhood nightmares is using Azrahn, the dark soul magic forbidden to the Fey but commonly used by the Read more...


Lady Of Light And Shadows
by C.L. Wilson
"One of the most exciting and original fantasy novels around."
Posted October 19, 2007

Even as Ellysetta Baristani prepares for her wedding to her soul mate Rain, the shape-shifting King of the Fey, dark forces continue to move against her. The Shadow Man of her childhood nightmares is using Azrahn, the dark soul magic forbidden to the Fey but commonly used by the Read more...


Deadfall
by Robert Liparulo
"Pulse-pounding, thrilling adventure will hook you at the start and never let go."
Posted October 19, 2007

Four friends leave Denver for a week of camping and hunting in the Canadian wilderness. Journalist John "Hutch" Hutchinson and his pals picked Northern Saskatchewan for their week of "getting away from it all" and at first glance they couldn't have made a better choice. No phone reception. No Read more...


Howl at the Moon
by Christine Warren
"Urban fantasy romance at its best!"
Posted October 19, 2007

Noah Baker doesn't want to think that he's a man who would betray family and friends. But when the military gives him orders to collect data on The Others, Noah suddenly finds himself between a rock and a hard place. The rock being his commanding officers; the hard Read more...


Once Bitten, Twice Shy
by Jennifer Rardin
"Another secret operative/vampire slayer steps forth into the fray."
Posted September 16, 2007

Government agent Jasmine (Jaz) Parks is a cross between Buffy Summers and Sidney Briscow. A vampire slayer but not The Slayer, Jaz is still the chosen one as far as her partner Vayl is concerned. A secret operative with burgeoning supernatural powers that she is just beginning to Read more...


Written in Bone
by Simon Beckett
"Suspenseful and compelling sequel to THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH."
Posted September 16, 2007

On a cold February morning after winding up a particularly difficult case, British forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter is finally ready to head home to London. But before David can get out of Glasgow, a call comes from an overextended police force asking him to delay his trip to check Read more...


Lord of the Fading Lands
by C.L. Wilson
"Exciting fantasy romance with interesting story arc."
Posted September 16, 2007

Rain Tairen Soul, King of the Fey and the most powerful Fey living, embarks on an epic quest to save both his people and the tairen, the winged cats of the Fading Lands. Their lives are dependent on one another, as neither species can exist without the other -- they are Read more...


Moon's Fury
by C.T. Adams, Cathy Clamp
"The complicated, sensual world of shape-shifters has never been written so perfectly."
Posted September 16, 2007

Carlotta Salinas has been alpha female wolf of a Texas red wolf pack since her teens. From a Tejano family who homesteaded Texas while it was part of Mexico, Cara's people still live on the land her ancestor's spilled their blood to protect generations past. She is also Read more...


No Time for Goodbye
by Linwood Barclay
"A scary thriller where the line between reality and paranoia are complex."
Posted September 15, 2007

After a nasty fight with her parents, 14-year-old Cynthia Bigge wakes up the next morning to find her house empty; her parents and brother gone. Thinking they are still angry with her from the night before, Cynthia gets ready and goes to school as usual. But when her Read more...


The Devil's Right Hand
by Lilith Saintcrow
"Will Dante Valentine survie the deal she's made with the Devil?"
Posted August 15, 2007

Necromancer Dante Valentine has been to Hell and back. Literally. The Prince of Darkness has inked a seven-year deal with Dante, and she's been sent forth to track down four escaped Rogue Demons. For a girl with serious trust issues, Dante's putting a whole lot of faith Read more...


Dark Possession
by Christine Feehan
"A Carpathian romance as dark and steamy as its rain forest setting."
Posted August 15, 2007

Manolito De La Cruz awakens deep in the rich soil of the South American rain forest he calls home. The last thing he remembers is a gathering in the Carpathian Mountains where he was wounded while shielding a pregnant kinswoman from a vampire attack. Ravenous with hunger, confused and disoriented Read more...


Awaiting the Fire
by Donna Lea Simpson
"Beware the handsome, brooding werewolf..."
Posted August 15, 2007

When the time comes for Simeon St. Ange, the Earl of Wesmorlyn, to marry, he shuns the glittering ballrooms of London. In the tradition of his ancestors, Wesmorlyn looks towards the Continent to find his bride. His mind becomes set on Charlotte von Wolfram, and he invites her to London Read more...


Caressed By Ice
by Nalini Singh
"The paranormal world of the Psy is an original concept with sensual characters."
Posted August 15, 2007

Kidnapped and tortured by a serial killer, Brenna has been rescued and returned to her pack. But the Brenna who returns is damaged, maybe beyond repair. Brenna's kidnapper, a powerful Psy, experimented with her brain and violated her mind. Now she sees visions. Bloody death haunts her dreams and Read more...


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
"A truly fitting end to a phenomenon that's sparked so many imaginations."
Posted August 5, 2007

No spoilers here. When my daughter finished HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS a day ahead of me, I asked her how she felt about everything. "Satisfied," she said. I couldn't have said it better. I'm satisfied. Days later, I'm still weepy when talking to friends about Read more...


Tanner's Scheme
by Lora Leigh
"Sinfully sensual and sexual, the Breeds are definitely a breed apart."
Posted July 20, 2007

The Breeds are test tube babies created by mixing human and animal DNA. The results are more-than-human super soldiers. They are bred, raised, conditioned, trained and controlled by the military. Or that was the plan. Who would guess that the "animals" would have ideas of their own. Unexpected Read more...


King's Property
by Morgan Howell
"Fascinating start to a new fantasy series."
Posted July 20, 2007

Dar has spent her entire life in a small village. An unremarkable spinster still living with her father and stepmother, she arrives home one day to find herself conscripted to the king's army. Dar is summarily marched off to an unknown fate, not a tear shed by the family Read more...


Sue Burke


http://theavon.com

Although raised in Northern Nevada, Sue has been a resident of central Illinois for many years where she and her husband Skip own and run an independent movie theater. When she is not busy popping popcorn Sue enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

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