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Sunday Surprise – Children’s Edition!

15 May 2011 Jackie 0

SuperHero ABC by Bob McLeod Silly and zany, and armed with the most unusual skills, these heroes are out to save the world-one letter at a time! bubble-Man blows big bubbles at bullies, and laughing lass laughs at lawbreakers! together, these one-of-a-kind defenders represent the ABC’s in a way never […]

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New Release Dates!

14 May 2011 Jackie 0

The New Releases page was recently updated, but of course I’ve found even more to add.  These will be included in the next update I do at the end of the month.  For those interested, a printable version of the current New Releases page is still available. As always, if […]

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Tempt Me Saturday – Medieval Herb Garden

14 May 2011 Jackie 3

Lavender Vows by Colleen Gleason Lord Bernard of Derkland needs to find a wife, if for no other reason than to satisfy his father and his incessant badgering. He has no interest in marrying, but when he meets the beautiful and gentle Joanna of Swerthmore, he knows immediately that she […]

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Roadkill by R. Thurman

14 May 2011 Casey 0

After reading Rob Thurman’s The Grimrose Path and feeling indifferent about it (my review here), I was hesitant to read Roadkill, but I really shouldn’t have been because I fell for Cal Leandros hard and fast. It’s time to lock, load, and hit the road… Once, while half-human Cal Leandros […]

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Taken by the Others by J. Haines

13 May 2011 Jackie 0

When we first met Shia Waynest, she was getting her feet wet in the world of the Others in Hunted By The Others.  Now with Jess Haines’ second H&W Investigations novel, Taken By The Others, she’s exploring the vampires a little more. Once, New York P.I. Shiarra Waynest’s most pressing […]

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Darkness Descending on the Real Werewives

13 May 2011 Jackie 2

Meljean Brook has posted an excerpt from her upcoming novel, Demon Marked, which will be out September 6, 2011. Diana Pharaoh Francis has posted an excerpt from her new fantasy novel, Soul Mage, which doesn’t have release date information yet. The Strange Case of Finley Jayne is a prequel story […]

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The Grimrose Path by R. Thurman

12 May 2011 Casey 0

The first book I read by Rob Thurman was The Grimrose Path, sequel to Trick of the Light. It was one of those sequels where you don’t have to read the first one to understand what’s going on – a totally new plot with brief yet sufficient explanations about anything […]

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To Kill A Vampire by J. Sage

11 May 2011 Tricia 1

Julianna Sage’s To Kill a Vampire went super slow in the beginning and at one point I really wanted to put it down. However, I am so glad that I didn’t because Julianna Sage has created a wonderfully unique twist on not only the vampire legend itself but the way […]

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The Second Glass of Absinthe by M. Black

10 May 2011 Trish 0

I had just finished The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder, I was looking for another cool steampunk story.  Tor had Michelle Black’s The Second Glass of Absinthe listed in one of their newsletter and checking out the author’s Steampunky Blog, I was excited to start it. […]

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Hard Bitten by C. Neill – Spoiler Edition

9 May 2011 Jackie 4

If you haven’t started the Chicagoland Vampires series by Chloe Neill, then you don’t know what you’re missing. Neill is such a fantastic storyteller that it is so easy to get lost, and invested, in the story of her characters that no one should be able to walk away disappointed. […]