Posts Tagged ‘Paranormal’
Wednesday Words: Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs by Molly Harper
April 11, 2012 | 
Author “Anyone can show up for stuff like graduations and birthdays. Only the people who truly love you will help you move.”
“Fitz was the apparent result of a one-night stand between a Great Dane and a loofah.”
Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs by Molly Harper
Wanted: Undead or Alive by Kerrlyn Sparks Review
Phineas McKinney is a New York City guy or…er…vampire. Wanted: Undead or Alive by Kerrlyn Sparks, Phineas was turned into a vampire by the Malcontents, a group that is out to kill all other vampires so they can control the earth and treat humans as food, and Phineas has vowed to do everything in his power to stop the Malcontents. Phineas just didn’t realize that would mean holing up in a cabin in the middle of nowhere Wyoming with the sexiest werewolf he has ever met. Known as “Dr. Love” to the other vamps, Phin has always believed in love and encouraged his friends to trust their hearts to find their true love but Phin has struggled to find his own love.
Brynly Jones believes all vampires can’t be trusted because they are sexy and seductive and Phineas, actor for the Digital Vampire Network, is the worst of the lot. Too bad Bryn finds herself attracted to the sexy Phin. When the Malcontents are reported in the area near her home, Bryn agrees to help the vampires tracking them down as a favor to her brother, who is married to one.
Kerrlyn Sparks is one of my favorite paranormal authors, her mix of humor and tension keeps me giggling and flipping pages. Wanted: Undead or Alive is a great addition to The Love at Stake series. Phin has played a minor role in several of the earlier novels, turned against his will by the Malcontents Phin accepted a job Angus to work in his security division as a way to support his younger siblings and aging grandmother. One of my favorite scenes is when Phin is shooting a commercial for a vampire product and it is in the style of the Old Spice commercial, it had me giggling. Wanted: Undead or Alive is the thirteenth book in The Love at Stake series but you don’t have to read the previous books in the series to be able to enjoy Wanted: Undead or Alive. I recommend the entire series!
You can read an excerpt here.
The Love at Stake Series:
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire
Sugarplums and Scandal (Novella)
All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire
Forbidden Nights with a Vampire
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Title: Wanted: Undead or Alive
Author: Kerrlyn Sparks
Format: Paperback, eBook
Page Nos.: 384
ISBN: 978-0061958069
Publisher: Avon
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Available for purchase: Amazon
Reviewer: Jessica
**I received a copy of this book from the publisher but was not required to provide a review and it did not impact my review in any way.
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Review
If you are looking for a ghost story Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake is a good one. Cas Lowood is a ghost hunter, taking over for his father when he was gruesomely murdered by one of his hunts. Hearing of a ghost in Canada who tears her victims apart Cas is intrigued. When he arrives at Anna’s house he realizes he is dealing with the hardest and strongest ghost he has ever had to hunt. Upon first meeting Anna, Cas is stunned at the beauty of this ghost and the torture that she is going through. Anna seeing Cas is able to stop herself from killing him and can’t understand why. They soon find they are meant to help each other and have to find a balance in such an odd relationship.
I really enjoyed this ghost story. I felt for Anna’s story and her character. It was well written and quite different from your typical scary stories. Cas is likeable and the attraction between the two isn’t weird like I thought it would be. There is quite a bit of language in this novel. I would recommend to any who like a good scary story.
You can read an excerpt here.
Anna Dressed in Blood Series:
Anna Dressed in Blood
Girl of Nightmares (August 2012)
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Title: Anna Dressed In Blood
Author: Kendare Blake
Format: Hardcover
Page #’s: 316
ISBN: 0765328658
Publisher: Tor Teen
Release Date: August 2011
Reviewer: Megan
Posted in Romance, Young Adult | 
Tags: Paranormal, Reading Order, Romance, Young Adult | 
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Midnight Reckoning by Kendra Leigh Castle Review
Lyra Black is determined to defeat all the other werewolves at the next Proving, becoming the Second to her father’s Alpha. Midnight Reckoning by Kendra Leigh Castle, Lyra has spent her entire life being told what to do and being forced to abide by the werewolf law. Leaving the town she grew up in she is determined to learn from the new vampires about changing tradition but her past catches up with her in a deadly way. When she is saved by Jaden she decides to return home to confront her problems head-on.
Jaden Harrison is a Cait Sith, a vampire cat0shifters, who saves Lyra and then can’t get her out of his mind. When Jaden finds a necklace belonging to Lyra he has the perfect excuse to follow her to her town but when her father requests Jaden help Lyra, Jaden ends up dealing with more than he bargained for when old enemies show up in Lyra’s town. As that wasn’t enough, Jaden and Lyra must fight their attraction together because history has decried that cats and dogs don’t belong together.
I struggled to get into Midnight Reckoning mostly because the beginning of the novel covers so much of the different tribes and I had a hard time keeping them straight. I also struggled to keep the different tribes’ special characteristics straight, especially where the different paranormal characters mixed together. However, once I got into the novel it all started to make sense and the story pulled me in. Lyra is a women struggling to get her pack to change with the times, allowing women to have more of a say in the running of the pack. Jaden is a vampire cat who has lived for two hundred years and just years for a normal life. Castle’s world is a bit on the dark, complex side with intense characters with a lot of emotional baggage they had to work out. I enjoyed Midnight Reckoning once I got into the story, if you are a fan of the darker side of paranormal you will like it also.
Dark Dynasties Reading Order
Shadow Rising (release July 2012)
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Title: Midnight Reckoning
Author: Kendra Leigh Castle
Format: Paperback, eBook
Page Nos.: 384
ISBN: 978-1609418380
Publisher: Forever
Release Date: January 2012
Available for purchase: Amazon
Reviewer: Jessica
**I received a copy of this book from the publisher but was not required to provide a review and it did not impact my review in any way.
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