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The Hunt
by Anne Marsh
"See what happens when you tease a hunting cat with something quick, warm and tempting."
Posted September 16, 2009

Once a year the Guardians demand a price from those they serve and protect. The valley people offer up their virgin daughters to become part of a great hunt in the tunnels of the temple of Amun Ra. The women are forced to run a gauntlet pursued by the warriors Read more...


Dark Legacy
by Anna DeStefano
"A Gothic thriller with a dash of the paranormal and a bit of psychic romance."
Posted August 11, 2009

Twins Maddie and Sarah had a psychic connection that was severed when a near-fatal accident put Sarah into a coma that has lasted a decade. Now, 10 years later, Maddie finds herself in the middle of Sarah's nightmares. Unable to break away from her unconscious, but far-from Read more...


The Fire King
by Marjorie Liu
"A totally fascinating creature has been awakened from death -- only one woman can save his soul."
Posted July 13, 2009

There are creatures that live only in our darkest dreams and deepest fantasies. Call them what you will; myths, legends or fairy tales, the stories are passed down through generations. Lovingly told tales of dragons and shape- shifters who once walked among mortals. And what would you say if I Read more...


The Devil's Queen
by Jeanne Kalogridis
"Step back into the time of Catherine de Medici in this speculative portrait of the divisive woman."
Posted July 13, 2009

You don't come across a lot of sympathetic portraits of Catherine de Medici. She's generally thought of as one of the great villainess of history. Blamed for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Catherine also is remembered for her fondness for poisons and as a dabbler in sorcery Read more...


Fear the Worst:
by Linwood Barclay
"The suspense is palpable in this gripping story of a parent's worst nightmare."
Posted July 13, 2009

Timothy Blake couldn't be more ordinary. Tim is a car salesman with a half-crazy girlfriend he has no real emotional ties to, an ex-wife who's picked up the pieces of her life and moved on and a teenage daughter who spends her summers with Tim, but Read more...


The Night Side
by Melanie Jackson
"Pure escapist historical romance with a paranormal angle."
Posted July 13, 2009

Set in the time of Henry VIII, THE NIGHT SIDE delivers in spades. A spy for an aging Henry VIII, Colin Mortlock finds himself growing restless and even bored. Summoned to Scotland on family business, Colin becomes embroiled in the intrigues and ghostly goings on of Noltland Castle. The clan Read more...


Trust No One
by Gregg Hurwitz
"You won't be able to put down this engaging thriller."
Posted June 10, 2009

A breakneck pace doesn't even begin to describe how quickly the events unfold in TRUST NO ONE. The action and plot twists never stop as protagonist Nick Horrigan tries to make sense of the craziness that is his life. Awakened before dawn by a SWAT team, Nick is taken Read more...


Moonburn
by Alisa Sheckley
"A darker and more satisfying fantasy than your typical tale of urban weres."
Posted May 17, 2009

Settling into her new life in rural Northside, Alba has encountered relatively few problems. This is both surprising and encouraging since one of Alba's problems is that she has contracted the werewolf virus, lycanthropy. Happy with her new job as a country vet and her new man, Red, Alba Read more...


The Scarecrow
by Michael Connelly
"An excellent thriller that's fast-paced and hard to put down."
Posted May 17, 2009

When veteran cop-beat reporter Jack McEvoy gets pink- slipped, he decides to write his final piece with an eye on a Pulitzer. And why not? Jack already has one bestseller under his belt and more than a decade's worth of experience. Jack has two weeks to train his Read more...


Enchanting the Beast
by Kathryne Kennedy
"Shapeshifters wander among us and are more likely to steal your heart than make a meal of you."
Posted April 15, 2009

The gaslights of Victorian London give way to fairy lights. It's here, in this enchanted, alternate reality England that we are first introduced to Lady Philomena (or Phil) Radcliff. Making her livelihood as a medium, Philomena tries to bring comfort to the living by contacting the spirits of their Read more...


Fragile Eternity
by Melissa Marr
"Although written for young adults, this is an entertaining romp for anyone who enjoys the faerie world."
Posted April 15, 2009

FRAGILE ETERNITY picks up a few months after its predecessors, WICKED LOVELY and INK EXCHANGE, leave off. The book does some backpedaling, which is helpful in bringing new readers up to speed with the series, but it gets a bit repetitive if you're already familiar with the first two Read more...


You're The One That I Haunt
by Terri Garey
"Not only does she see dead people, but the Devil has just moved in next door..."
Posted February 6, 2009

After a near-death experience, Nicki Styx re-entered her body with the ability to see dead people. Generally, all the ghosts want are a little help moving into the light -- but not this time. Nicki has never come up against a spirit like Crystal. Angry at her premature death Read more...


Made To Be Broken
by Kelley Armstrong
"A top-notch thriller with fascinating characters."
Posted February 6, 2009

Disgraced ex-cop Nadia Stafford now makes her living as a hitman for the mob. Known to her underworld contacts as Dee, Nadia takes her orders from a small New York crime family and doesn't lose a wink of sleep over it. She has her standards; she knows what Read more...


The Better To Hold You
by Alisa Sheckley
"An intense werewolf story with some interesting new twists."
Posted February 6, 2009

Veterinarian Abra Barrow has almost a sixth sense when it comes to animals, but very little sense when it comes to people; and when it comes to men, no sense at all. When Abra's husband, Hunter, comes home from a three-month research trip in Romania, she knows there Read more...


Men Of The Otherworld
by Kelley Armstrong
"The men of the Otherworld take their rightful place beside their supernatural women."
Posted January 15, 2009

This volume, telling Clay and Jeremy's back story, opens with Infusion, a short piece about Jeremy's father and the circumstances surrounding Jeremy's birth. From there, it jumps ahead 21 years to Gift and we hear how Clay, the only-child werewolf, was accidentally Read more...


Witch Heart
by Anya Bast
"Smart, sexy and dangerous, the Elemental Witches are a force to be reckoned with."
Posted December 15, 2008

After spending 23 years trapped in a demon dimension, Claire returns to the mortal world. Alone, afraid and hunted, she has nothing. No family, no friends and no place to hide from the demons tracking her. An Earth witch with enormous power at her disposal, Claire needs help eluding those Read more...


Princess Of The Sword
by Lynn Kurland
"The fate of a kingdom is bound together with a magical love of two people -- and a legendary sword."
Posted December 15, 2008

Morgan of Melksham and her lover, Miach, come face-to-face with their destiny in PRINCESS OF THE SWORD. Morgan must come to grips with the past that binds her, the present that she often rails against and her future still untold. She does all this, as bravely as she Read more...


Swallowing Darkness
by Laurell K. Hamilton
"Merry Gentry is finally dealing with all life has thrown at her as Queen of the Fairies."
Posted October 15, 2008

Book seven of the Merry Gentry saga opens with Princess Merry now pregnant with twins and grieving the loss of her lover, Frost. Damaged but recovering from being raped by her Uncle Taranis, Merry is once again surrounded by her royal guards, although her duplicitous family is still doing their Read more...


Fallen Angel
by Margaret Weis, Lizz Weis
"Is this guardian angel who's strayed so far from the path worth redemption?"
Posted October 15, 2008

Exiled from heaven, fallen angel Matthew spends his time on earth by fleecing the suckers with his traveling preacher act. Matthew turned his back on faith and hope long ago. He has little respect for himself and even less for the true believers who stupidly, blindly sit in their folding Read more...


Living With The Dead
by Kelley Armstrong
"A manipulative lunatic with a murderous agenda is loose in the Otherworld."
Posted October 15, 2008

After the death of her husband, Damon, relocating to L.A. seems like the right move for Robin Peltier. Her new job as PR consultant to society girl Portia Kane keeps her busy and focused on something other than Damon's senseless death. When Portia is murdered at a local 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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