Ghostland

Ghostland by Jory Strong

Publisher: Berkley Sensation

April 2009

ISBN: 978-0-425-22606-3

Pages: 341



Post-Apocalyptic Oakland, California

Aisling McConaughey is a shamaness that has been taken from her home and family. Now she has to be careful of whom she trusts because if she trusts the wrong person her family will be the ones to pay the price. Aisling needs to enter the “ghostlands” to find out what has happened to a wealthy man’s mistress. The problem is that every time Aisling uses her abilities she has to pay a price and if she isn’t very careful one of these times she just might have to pay a price that is much to high for her.

Zurael en Caym is a Djinn prince needs Aisling to serve as bait so that he might find an ancient tablet that is very important to the Djinn. Zurael’s plan is to kill Aisling once her usefulness is done, what he doesn’t count on is how his feelings for Aisling change the more he spends with her and gets to know her better. Now once he gets what he wants he will have to decide what to do with Aisling and his feelings for her.

Aisling and Zurael have come to the attention of people that if they are not careful will make sure that they never have a future at all. Aisling and Zurael have to race to find the truth before it is too late for them. There are powerful forces that are threatening both of their worlds and they are going to have to find a way to overcome them or they may lose all that they hold dear. They are also going to have to find out what is most important to them and if there is any way that they can stay true to their honors and if they will have chance to follow what is in their hearts.


This is a great story that was some wonderful world building. The reality that is painted in this story makes it very believable and the story just comes to life for the reader. The author took the many types of paranormal stories and brought them together in a story that is very engrossing. The twist and turns this one takes will have the reader trying to figure out just who is who in the story and just who is behind all the problems that the characters are facing. This is one story the reader won’t want to put down until the very last page and will have them eagerly reaching for the next book in the series.


I give this one 4-1/2 red roses

Legend of Michael

Legend of Michael by Lisa Renee Jones

Publisher: Sourcebooks

May 2011

ISBN: 978-1-402-25156-6

Pages: 416



Area 51/Groom Lake, Nevada


Michael Taylor is a soldier who has managed to become a legend in a new breed of soldiers. They are soldiers that have been injected with alien DNA to make them stronger, faster and better than the average soldier. One thing no one expected is the special abilities that some of them have gotten along with their new found strength and speed. Michael is one that has managed to get more and become more than the other soldiers. He has seen the dark side and come back to the light. Michael left everything behind including the one thing that meant the most to him, Cassandra Powell. She is also the one woman destined to be his mate but rather than hurt her or allow what he has become to affect her he left.

Cassandra Powell was devastated when Michael left her before. Now he is back and she isn’t sure if she can trust him. He is everything she never wanted but everything that she needs. Now Cassandra and Michael are being divided by their loyalties to duty and others only time will tell if they will be able to find a way to be together or if they will be completely torn apart again. Cassandra is the one person though that can help Michael and his comrades. Cassandra and Michael are going to have to find a way to work together to overcome the madman that if they don’t stop him will destroy the world and humanity.


This story takes the myths and legends surrounding Area 51 and runs with it in such a way that it is a very hard book to put down once you start reading it. This one story will hook you into a new series that will have you eagerly awaiting the new installment. This is a very well written story that builds a new world and is very believable and will have you guess just who side who is on. This is action packed and a very fast paced story that will have you turning the pages just to see what happens next. This one is worth picking up and reading.



I give this one 4-1/2 red roses

Bound by Blood

Bound by Blood by Cynthia Eden

Publisher: Cynthia Eden at Smashwords

April 2011

Pages: 54


Miami, Florida

Morgan Labeaux is a vampire princess that has just made a deal with the local werewolf pack. Some say it is like making a deal with the devil. Morgan knows that both the vampires and werewolf needs this agreement to stand because a lot of trouble is heading their way.

Jace is the alpha of the local werewolf pack and he is about to get what he has been wanting for several years now, Morgan. Now he just has to find a way to stop the hell that is about to break loose and keep Morgan safe.

Morgan and Jace are going to have to find a way to stop the demons that are suddenly infesting Miami because if they don’t all the vampires and werewolves are going to be killed not to mention the humans that are completely unaware of the existence of the paranormal world. Somehow they are going to have to find the doorway that the demons are escaping from and close fast before it is too late. Now if they could just get their attraction for each other under control closing the door would be a lot easier to do.


This is another great story from this author. This is one that once the reader starts reading it they won’t want to put it done until the very last word is read. The action is fast paced which keeps the story moving along very quickly and the characters are sure to draw the reader into the story. This is a must read from an author that doesn’t let her readers down.


I give this one 5 red roses

A Certain Wolfish Charm

A Certain Wolfish charm by Lydia Dare/ Source Books

Simon has a terrible secret that he feels unable to share with Lily, the woman he loves. When the moon is full he must give into the beast inside him and become the wolf. He cannot be at peace with himself, though he knows he dare not marry unless he can tame his wilder side. Forced to wed Lily to save her reputation, after he ruined it, he discovers that his bride is made of sterner stuff than he'd imagined. Lily will not rest until she discovers her husband's secret - but can she cope with the shocking truth?

This is one of the best shape shifter books I've read. I got it free in kindle and loved it from beginning tio end and went to buy another after reading half.
I give this book five red roses. Linda Sole

Night Of The Storm

Night of the Storm/ first Published by Coronet Books in 1996 Now republished in Smashwords/ Lindsay Townsend.

Wildlife photographer Melissa Haye still cannot forget the man she loved, who was murdered and cruelly taken from her by evil men. She knows that a wicked trade in smuggling exotic animals is still going on and suspects it is happening on Asteri - an island somewhere off Greece. Determined to bring them to justice, Melissa decides to take a new venture photgraphing the beautiful scenery on the island. However, she has a visicious enemy who is determined to see her dead.

Can Melissa join forces with Nicholas, the mayor of Asteri and break this foul smuggling ring or will her enemy prevail? Can she find love again?

Filled with danger and excitment this book keeps you on the edge of your seat to the last page. Lindsay Townsend is a brilliant writer with a talent for wonderful description and powerful prose. She is as good writing contemporary as historical.

I give this book five red roses. It is well worth reading. Linda Sole

Sinjin

Sinjin by Julia Templeton

Publisher: Aphrodisia

October 2009

ISBN: 978-0-7582-3815-3

Pages: 247


London, England 1800’s


Sinjin Rayborne is the oldest of three brothers and the one that has an insatiable appetite for sex that has managed to give him the nickname Sin. He also does everything possible to live up to that name. Now he has been given an ultimatum to find a bride or lose his inheritance. Now Sinjin is going to have to give all the pleasure houses and all the women he has known in the past and settle down with just one woman. For a man that has known so much pleasure he is not sure that is going to be possible but to hang on to his inheritance he will do what he must.

Katelyn Davenport is engaged to an older man to pay off her father’s gambling debts. She dreads the day the wedding will take place and looks forward to the wedding night even less. When she first meets Sinjin at a soiree that is being held in order for Sinjin to find the bride he needs she is instantly attracted to him. Now she thinks that she just might have a chance to enjoy the passion she knows she will never get in her marriage bed. She also knows that the woman that ultimately becomes his bride will be one very lucky woman.

Once Sinjin sets eyes on Katelyn he knows that he has found the one woman that will be able to match his passion and that he will never be able to have enough of. Now he just has to find a way to end her engagement to another man so that he has a chance to have the happiness he never thought would be possible for a man like him. Katelyn knows that she is fast falling for Sinjin and that would be the biggest mistake she can make as she is not free. Katelyn is now finding herself trying to find a way out of her engagement so that she might have a chance at a future with Sinjin.


This is a story that has more twist that will keep the reader engrossed just to see what will happen next and if Sinjin and Katelyn will find the happiness that they are both hoping to find for themselves. This is first story of the brothers’ stories and is a wonderful start that is sure to have the reader wanting to read the next book in this trilogy. This is one historical not to miss.

I give this one 4-1/2 red roses

The Virgin Widow

The Virgin Widow by Anne O’Brien

Publisher: New American Library

November 2010

ISBN: 978-0-451-23129-1

Pages: 409



The War of the Roses England 1462 – 1472

Anne Neville is the daughter of the power Earl of Warwick. As a girl she meets Richard of Gloucester, when he is sent to her father for training as a knight. Anne is youngest daughter of the Earl’s and while she doesn’t always get along with her sister her life has been easy and happy. When she first meets Richard she isn’t sure what to make of him and even if she truly likes him. As they get to know each other she finds that her feelings for him transform into something a lot stronger than friendship.

Richard Plantagenet is the third son of the House of York. With his oldest brother on the throne of England that makes him a very powerful man. Richard has always been quiet and thoughtful and that has given him the chance to find out more about people around him which gives him more insight into people. This helps to him develop into the man that he later becomes.

When a betrothal is agreed upon between Richard and Anne it is a political alliance that makes them both happy as it also happens to match their hearts desires. That all changes when the tides of the royal favor changes and pits Anne’s father against the King of England. Now the family is branded as traitors and the only way they have a chance at survival is to go to France and throw themselves on the mercy of the deposed queen Margaret of Anjou. This ultimately places Anne at the mercy of her father’s ambitions and in the middle between her father and Margaret. As Anne grows she uses her intelligence to navigate the intrigues of court so that she has a chance to survive. It also puts her on the opposite side of the now very powerful Richard which makes her put her secret yearnings for him deep in her heart. Now with the lovers on opposite sides only time will tell if they will ever have a chance to be together again.


This story brings to vivid life the War of the Roses. It also shows those that were the major players in this war to life and give the reader an insight and shows how those involved were truly human and not just names in history and legends in their own time. This is one story that helps make history interesting and makes you wish that the story won’t end.



I give this one 4-1/2 red roses