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Taking new meds

I am having one of my off days today.I’ve been switching over to a new seizure medication (Zonegran) so I feel a little shaky today. Plus I bit down wrong on a tooth yesterday so it feels a bit tender and I had a rough night last night because of it, but it feels somewhat better.My wonderful husband Tony told me to take it easy today just the usual save the world type things today. Isn’t he the greatest husband in the world? I think so.

Rogue by Danielle Steel

Maxine is a well known Psychiatrist and an expert on childhood trauma & adolescent suicide it is her passion as well as her three children of whom she adores. Her marriage to the handsome entrepreneur Blake Williams was may have been something that most women would fawned over to Maxine it was just an adventure in her life. He had done well in providing for his family but his quest for never-ending fun as well as his work drew him away from his family for weeks at a time. He was not anywhere Maxine could find him when their youngest son Sam rolled off the changing table at eight months old and broke his arm and hit his head. Maxine had tried fervently for two days to find him finally catching up with him in Cabo he was on his way to Venice. He flew straight home when he got there she flew into his arms crying and told him she couldn’t do this anymore and wanted a divorce. He didn’t want to get a divorce, he asked her why didn’t she quit and fly around with him, and they could get more help. She said then she would never see her kids just like he didn’t now. Why didn’t he quit and stay at home with them more often, he said that he couldn’t imagine staying cooped up all the time. In the divorce settlement he gave her the apartment in New York, the house in Southampton and a gracious settlement that she turned down and took child support instead, also she had use of his yacht/sailboat once a year for one week a year for vacations. They still remained close friends; Blake still traveled all over the world and visits the children as often as he did when they were married. He buys houses, invests in risky business ventures and continues to have fun. While Maxine continues to grow her successful psychiatric practice and being invited to speak at conferences and be on panels and the like. While her daughter is having a sleep over of a few of her friends and her sons are over at their friends spending the night. She gets a call that one of her teen patients had tried to commit suicide a second time this time it was a very lethal dose of sleeping pills and he seemed more serious this time than he had last time. After she gets back from the hospital that night she checks on the girls and notices beer bottles in the closet. She sits them on the dresser so her daughter will know that she has found them. The next morning she goes into her daughters room and wakes them up Tells her daughter about it and that her friends should get dressed and leave and that she is on restriction for a month. When she returns back to the hospital to she Jason her patient that has tried to commit suicide, his mother is even more distraught and has talked to her doctor who said he would talk to Maxine to see if he could persuade her to let Jason come home instead of an institution. When Maxine received the phone call from Dr. West he acts like a royal pain concerning Jason and his condition just thinking he is trying to get attention by his actions and really acts like a royal jack ass on the phone. She told him to let her handle her patients and he should handle his. She moved Jason to a private facility so he could be watched where he still tried to kill himself again over night proving she was right and causing Dr. West to call and apologize for second guessing her actions with the teen. During Thanksgiving they have lunch at her parents and dinner at Blake’s since he is able to be home for a few days so she eats there that night and drops the kids off. Shortly after the holidays she gets a call from Dr. West to take her to Lunch to get to know her better. This is a bit awkward for her but she takes the offer. Lunch turns into, may I take you to dinner turns, into can I see you again for another dinner turns into, now they are dating. Which makes the kids especially Daphne her daughter upset. Although Sam the youngest doesn’t seem to be upset either way he is happy to see his mother happy and so is Zelda her live in housekeeper. Charles West likes Maxine a lot and seems to get along well enough with Zelda and Sam although he would like to have Maxine all to himself. Around Valentines Day they decide they will get married but not to tell the kids till June and have the wedding till August in her house in Southampton. From the time they tell the kids in June till the time they have the rehearsal dinner in August things seem to be slowly deteriorating with Charles and Maxine. Her two older children still have not warmed to him at all especially Daphne and she still does not want to go to the wedding. Maxine herself has no clue how to bring it all together as one cohesive unit but she is trying the best she can. Danielle Steel once again brings us a award winning book that deals with matters of the heart and everyday happenings with family and marriage. Things that we all would or should take into account in our everyday happenings. She really knows how to look at both sides of the heart so to speak. She is one of the brightest, talented authors I have had the privilege to review and will always be happy to do so.

A Drop Of Red by Chris Marie Green

Chris Marie Green brings us the fourth book in the Vampire Babylon series A Drop of Red. Dawn, Kiko and Frank are back again this time they are in London England, on the trail of the next vampire underground, and to find out why some girls have been disappearing. Dawn is still struggling with her new life and how it has changed. Their Boss is actually two beings in one Costin who is a soul traveler, Costin needed a healthy host to survive. His arrangement with Jonah had gone awry when Dawn decided to save Costin’s life and trap him in Jonah’s body. Costin is in a constant struggle with Jonah to keep him at bay. This is something else Dawn must struggle with since she made him this way, since it was the only way she could save him was to turn him and when she killed Benedict it changed her back to almost human again. Costin brings in a new person to the team as sort of a replacement to Bresei, who is now one of their spirit friends due to an accident in the previous underground hunt. Dawn doesn’t know quite what to think, but Kiko doesn’t like her at all and perceives her as a threat to him & his job since she is a psychic as well. Although her field of expertise is tailored to hearing, and sensing spirits, and Kiko’s is seeing visions through touch of objects or people. Through Kiko’s vision and some of the sounds that Natalia was hearing they are led through a few interviews to an all girl school. They get a tour of the school by pretending they are scouting schools for their sister for when they move to England from the United States. They bring the friends with them to keep an eye out for vampires or a possible underground entrance. The friends’ find four vampire girls and Kiko doesn’t get a reading off of the ones he bumps into as they are walking down the hall. They planned a reconnaissance mission for that same night to the school. Frank, would scout ahead using his vamp senses for danger and any underground openings, Dawn & Kiko would bring up the rear, and Natalia would stay behind monitoring with Costin since she had not been trained in combat fully yet. Costin has them start at a vacant building as an easy access point to the campus. Frank clears the building first while they have the friends keeping an eye on the girls; which are napping in a common room. The team started moving slowly up the tree line when they were notified that Della had gone to her room to get a book. Della looked out the window which was cracked sniffed and then opened the window sniffed again and looked directly in the team’s direction which was over 800ft away. The other girls joined her in the room she was gesturing and pointing in the team’s direction with no lips moving denoting that they had telepathic abilities. The team started hearing dogs barking in the background when they did one of the friends told them that the needed to get back to the car as soon as possible that the dogs had been summoned. They didn’t get to get back to the car they made it back to the abandoned building and Breisi helped them to the roof letting them know that there were feral animals at the car. A friend then lets them know the girls have left the dorm room and that they couldn’t slow them down because. The girls stopped ten feet from the building and started questioning the team, Frank played it off as if he were the teams master and they were the servants. He was an American vampire looking for others of his kind. The girls still didn’t like them being there and there was a small argument among the girls and then one of the girls starts to change into something tailless sphinx cat-wolf like creature. Dawn mind pushed her and bound her hands above her head. Natalia broke the communication silence saying she heard the front door but it was shut but the house alarm was disarmed. This alarms Dawn thinking about Costin, and what could be going on now. Chris Marie Green will have you riveted to your chair with this book in the Vampire Babylon series. You won’t realize you have read as much as you have until the book is done. This was a great addition to the series and I cant wait for the next book in the series if there is going to be one.

Transformation

I never thought how hard it was going to be making the transformation from reviewer to author. But it has been a bit difficult, there is research that goes into it so you don't step on anyone's toes inadvertently. You have to think of what names you want to use for your characters not just first names but last names too. Luckily being a gamer that I used to be I had first names and well some last names that I could use. I pulled out that list and started going over it too see what might work and then some started popping into my head. I wrote those down and then started doing some research on a few other bits and pieces of information I needed, most of it myths and legends. But then I combined alot of different pieces too, being a reviewer helped to because you see how authors see things in a different points of view so I was able to take that and add that to my research so I wrote those bits down too. There was so much I needed to research before I started writing, after I did start then my husband said why don't you write a small story of a day in the life of each char to see how they speak to you. So that is what I am working on now. I have one done and I will post it for you soon, and I am working on an other now. Which of course I will get posted when it is done. Each one will get posted as I get them done that way you can see the characters and how they think and feel. It may not give you a prospective exactly on the story but you can still think about what your favorite character may be, and even give me some constructive criticism if you would like.

This may seem weird but I want to thank all the authors out their for all the hard work they put into writing their wonderful books us reviewers read. Up until recently I knew there was some difficulty doing it but didn't really understand how much. I have recently started writing my own book and that is what brought me to write this thank you, because now I understand just what does go into the writing of a book for us to read. I know there is still alot more that I have yet to find out especially to get it out there and having it published. I just wanted to thank all of you for writing those wonderful books that you do and so well I might add.

Christine Miller aka Zollyanna

Apologies to Everyone

I apologize to everyone I haven't been posting my reviews lately I have been so busy and backed up. I haven't been in the best of health and neither has my hubby but I promise to get that taken care of and back to posting asap Reviewers honor. lol . Starting on Tues I will post a few of my back reviews and a couple of new ones that I have sent in. Also any of you authors that are reading this that want to have me read your books don't hate to get in touch with me through www.nightowlromance.com Just tell Tammie that you want me to review a book and she will send it right over to me.

Aluve and happy writing
Zollyanna

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you have gotten your resolutions made. I have some of mine made but not completely but I will by the time the day is done.

Aluve' my friends

Zollyanna

Before Dawn Breaks

Alexandria Lyons is an assassin the best in her field, she works for the government. When hired to take out a gentleman, she can not do it because he his with his family. She calls her friend / psychiatrist who she confides in that she thinks she is going soft. Her friend tells her she is just being human. When she was sent to make another hit yet again this time she is dressed as a lady plumber, to gain access to the apartment. But before she could do her job and make the hit the gentleman put two and two and letting her know that the water hat been fixed and that her cover was blown, the other gentleman in the apartment with him aimed a grenade launcher at her she shot him but not before he got a shot off at her. She jumped back into the hallway but the blast threw her into the wall making her loose consciousness as she hears the elevator doors chime open and someone walk towards her. When she hit her head on the wall it made her loose her memory, so to keep her safe, from the people that are now looking for her because of the suitcase and the information she knows John Mayer son of the head of the agency and Sharon who was her Psychiatrist before she had her accident both are taking care of her. Alex is now under the identity of Camilla Angelson who is a writer and a recent graduate student. Now that the agency has locked on to who Camilla is, it is up to Sharon & Josh to jump back into action and let her know who she really is. They need to make sure their lives stay intact before they are tied to they money laundering scheme that Alex uncovered before her accident which involves the new presidential candidate Josh helps Alex to remember her past as Alex and not Camilla. Rae Lori is a bright and talented author; her characters are full and vibrant. She makes you feel like you are right there in the middle of the action. She also knows just the right amount of this n’ that to add in for a perfect hot n’ steamy romance. I will definitely be adding this to my Rae Lori section on my keeper shelf.

Happy Reading my Friends

Zollyanna

New Game

I have been playing a new online game called Dance Online it is a cute little game where you follow the arrows and make your avatar dance. The process to making the char is along the same as Guitar Hero or Rock Band’s screen with the chords so I can see why I picked it up easy. It can be played with keyboard or Dance pad. The dance pad that is reccomended is the one that comes with Dance Dance Revolution or one that Octane makes.(the people that make Guitar hero) but I prefer the keyboard. It is a really fun game so if you think you wanna try it come on and fine me under the name of Zollyanna (of Course) in the game here is the link that will let me know you got it off this site.----> Dance Online Hope to see you soon ...!!!

Aluve' my friends
Happy reading or writing
Zollyanna

Desprate Tigress by Jade Lee

Shi Po has tried to reach heaven, immortality which is the Taoist ideal she has devoted her life to it. But it has been denied to her. Two white barbarian women Joanna Crane and Lydia Smith had found immortality while she had not. When General Kang visits her home looking for a monk, who is no longer there he is upset. That she has housed him and, is under the impression that she kept him prisoner and forced a white woman on him. She knows that this monk is son and reveals this to him which makes him all the angrier. Her husband Kui Yu is no home at this time but has been sent for. General Kang is also highly irritated that Kui Yu is not there to receive him. Or arrives quickly after he does Kui Yu does not even show up before the General leaves. The General and his men leave the home in disarray looking for the Monk and the white woman to ensure he is not there before he leaves. When he does not find them he advises Shi Po that if he finds other wise she will pay for it. When Kui Yu arrives she explains all to him and that he also had her brother executed because of the feud with his son. Although the General said that he was executed for training rebels of the White Lotus Society. When Kui Yu he found her in meditation in her private room sitting in front of tools for her suicide. He talked her out of it, their dinner was quiet until Aunt Mei Ting arrived. In an uproar, because of the arrival of some of Shi Po’s girls coming to her aunts house in search of some refuge from the soldiers and now her aunt was upset and in fear that she herself would be arrested and wanted to know exactly what Shi Po was being visited by an upset general for. She explained to her aunt that she did not have what the General wanted nor did she know where he was. Her aunt told her to find it she told her Aunt there was no more danger because the monk and the white woman were both gone. But her Aunt thought differently and advised her to leave Shanghai disaster befell there family. Her aunt stated that the general may very well come and take them in the middle of the night and she would be lucky if she was killed. Kui Yu escorted Aunt Ting out of their home to the front gate. When he returned he asked Shi Po if she thought there was any danger she said not that both the monk (the general’s son) and the white woman were gone. Kui Yu was not quite sure himself. He told her he had gold hidden near by, she said not they would be fine, that she new exactly what to do. He said for her to handle her “woman’s business” and he will and his “mans Business”. She had planned to go ahead with her suicide and had chosen his next wife Little Pearl. But before she could execute this plan completely her husband interrupted her and stopped her once again saying she was breaking her promise to him. As they lay in that room sleeping much later they were awakened by General Kang’s soldiers and were ordered to an audience with General Kang. Her husband was treated as a common thief and she was made to ride in front of a smelly soldier. When they arrived they were separated Kui Yu was treated as a friend in a way. Kang offered to have Shi Po disappear, arrested and discredited since she has caused him this problem. He refused and says that if she has been anything other than a normal wife he will deal with her in his way in time. The general told him that with all the secrets women have she is able to fake virginity on the wedding night. This upset Kui Yu and he lased out saying to release him so he could be free to see and spend time with his wife. Once the General questions Shi Po both are locked away in a cell with questions on if they will be let out. Jade Lee has brought us another stunning addition to her Tigress series it is as in depth and steamy as the previous ones before it. A definite keeper like the others.

Aluve my friends
and keep reading
Zollyanna

Hungry Tigress by Jade Lee

Joanna Crane was tired of being her rich daddy’s showpiece and wanted to do something food for the people of China. She went in search of China’s Boxer Rebellion what she actually found instead was anti- foreigner bandits who seemed to want to kill her than let her join them. She is saved by a Shoalin Monk, who turns out to be much more but before she can reveal what she believes he truly is he cuts off her voice temporarily. He the took her to the Tigress Shi-Po telling her that Joanna wishes to learn the Tigress ways in secret from the greatest Tigress in China, then all that was left was to deliver his message to the Tigress about her brother, along with his gift to her family. Then return to his family in Peking & honor his family, but all did not go as planned. When he shows the scrolls to Shi Po’s husband Kui Yi sees the blood on the scrolls, and states that he has brought evil tidings to the home and tells on of the servants to get his mistress that they are accepting an imperial gift. Then Zou Tun explained he was the last surviving Monk of her Brother’s Monetary. Soldiers had come in the middle of the night believing they were training revolutionaries from the White Lotus Society; her brother’s last dieing wish was for her to have the sacred scrolls. Shi Po asked him if he wished to learn the other side of what the scrolls had to teach and if not was he to discharge his task. He said he could not discharge his task that was given to him by his master. He said he would stay and learn and therefore finish the task set forth upon him. Shi Po told him since he had brought a barbarian into her home she would be his partner. He asked her if she meant to shame him. Her husband also gave a slight reaction but, it was not noticed because she had left the room. When Joanna awakened her throat was very sore and she couldn’t talk and if she tried to breathe deep it hurt worse and felt like it was closing up on her. When she saw Zou Tun she panicked and the breath got worse he told her to calm and breathe shallow and the pain would lessen and she would be able to breathe normally, otherwise her throat would contract and cut off her air supply. He explained they were both captives in a way. He explained that if they tried to escape they would be stopped at the door of their room. But if they did these particular exercises they would be able to leave sooner, Joanna did not like the idea of these exercises, and tried to attack him at one point he pinned and tied her to the bed. He explained to her just what the exercises were and that he would help her with hers. Shi Po was not happy with the first nights results, she informed him she would do the barbarians exercises herself Zou Tun did not like this as he had told Joanna he would protect her at all costs. He advised Shi Po that no he would take care of this himself that her assistance was not needed. Zou Tun explained that to Joanna once more and she agreed this time to the exercises and promises of escape.

Jade gives us yet another amazing Tigress book in the Tigress Erotic Romance series. Zou Tun and Joanna Crane’s story is another hot and steamy tale and yet another perfect example of how Jade Lee is a exemplary writer. She never ceases to amaze as with this addition to the series each character she adds to the series adds new depth and new light to the series. Each book can stand alone but also interlocks with the other books. It is one that goes next to the others in the series on my keeper shelf.

Aluve my friends
and keep on reading
Zollyanna

Sisters by Danielle Steel

Sisters Sabrina, Tammy, Annie & Candy are happy each with their own lives Sabrina being a successful lawyer, Tammy a producer for a hit TV show in L.A., Annie living in Florence lives for art and to paint, and Sister Candy is and International model in Paris, New York and Tokyo and is well know to everyone in the supermodel industry as “The Candy”. The Sisters all take leave from their prospective jobs to go home to Connecticut to spend time with their parents for their annual Fourth of July party. Sister Annie and their Mom go to pick up a few forgotten items for the party and are involved in a tragic three vehicle accident when pipes from a truck in front of them fall off the truck and fly through the window striking the window and ejecting her mother from the car killing her on impact and severely injuring her leaving her blind. When authorities let them know the family is crushed that their mother and wife is gone and daughter& sister is severely injured. When it is time for Annie’s bandages to come off they let the doctor gently tell her the news all though she still was very upset and though her life was ending since her mother had dies and now she has lost her sight. One of her sisters brought up the idea of all of them living together till Annie can function on her own. At first Annie does not like the idea because she doesn’t think she’s ever going to be able to function independently Their father seems to be getting worse and worse over losing his wife until a person from the sisters past shows up to pay respects to the family of their mothers passing. They become kindred spirits and start seeing each other without the sisters knowing it. Once the sisters move in together some things start to be easier for each of them. Annie finally decides to start the school of the blind, and does well to acclimating to her new lifestyle. When Thanksgiving rolls around their father seems to be a bit happier than he was. The girls do notice a girl’s pair of tennis shoes sitting near the back door which alarms them a bit but they are waved off by their father saying it may be just one of the friends he had over lately. The girl’s lives have been turned upside down since the Fourth of July accident and they really don’t know what to expect next and they may not be ready for it either. This is another one of Danielle’s all time tug-at-your heart strings stories. She will never cease to amaze us with how well she can manipulate our feelings with each page. This is definitely be put with my ever growing Danielle Steel collection.

aluve'

Zollyanna

Cimmerian City

Raven Blackheart a former college student is attacked one evening while out with her best friend Jack. As she lays there ready to welcome deaths she sees her attackers being knocked away by two dark silhouettes and hears the sound of buildings falling in the background. She wakes up in a white room with no windows not knowing where she is. A gentleman named Tyler Deamond explains to her she is at the Tech Corporation and he is the VP. He also explains that how she got there is a mystery but that she has been asleep for ten years. But they nursed her back to health after she and her friend Jack were attacked. She asked if Jack was there as well and he explained that Jack had not made it .He also informs her that there has been a war brewing while she has been asleep between the Dracins. They are similar to vampires but have differences. As to that they can walk in daylight and are not afraid of garlic or crosses. The other race is the humans. He explains to her that she is in between the races. She is a hybrid of the Dracins and the Humans. When everyone was attacked before their blood could be overtaken by the dracin genes they were killed. She was one of the ones that was not killed. Tech Corporation wants her to help to bring the two races together by killing anyone that opposes Tech Corporation. She quickly learns after a couple of missions that Deamond has not told her the truth after a murder of one of Tech Corporations High officers is murdered. When Raven Confronts Deamond he tries to have her killed but with the friends she has made she escapes harm and learns that she has family still alive.Rae Lindley creates an amazing futuristic world between the Dracins and Humans. Since there are new vampire stories coming out that are putting a new spin to the tired old vampires of myth and legend. She makes sure to keep the line going with this fresh new look at vampires in a different light. Her characters are full of depth and life and you truly understand how they feel. Cimmerian City is full of action and holds the readers attention. This is truly one for the keeper shelf.

Aluve'
Zollyanna

College

Well I have decided that it is time that I think about getting ready to go to college. I am looking into different online colleges now. I want to major in Journalism, the problem is I have to make sure that it is the specific type of major that I am working with now. Writing with books like the reviews I do. Maybe working for magazines or something near that. So there is a update for you I don’t know when I will start maybe in a year or so. I have to get some things straightened out first. Then I will get all of this started, and I will everyone apprised of the situation too.

Aluve’ my friends

Zollyanna

Fantasyland

Michele Bardsley puts together a sizzling array of small stories that are sure to arouse your fantasies. From pirates to voyeurs and exhibitionists this little island will help you fulfill your fantasies in fantasyland. Each of these five couples differs wildly from the other in their wants, lusts and desires.

Ile de plasir will offer you all the pleasure you could want and more. Greg and Carrie soon find this out when they arrive on the Isle for their anniversary. The phrase “the more the merrier” can help to indulge in their fantasies.

The Voyeur Village on the Isle of Fetishes will help to bring out the Watcher in you. Jake and Rhiannon find out the true meaning of what you see is what you get.

On Pirate Island You can have all your Pirate Dreams come true, be captured by a scurvy captain, sail on a replica of a pirate sloop under starry skies, and truly act out any of your pirate fantasies. Sam helps Lissa to realize love can come from the lease expectant places, most likely right in front of your face and you are just blindfolded to it, or maybe it just blindfolded you.

The Isle of Dark Delights will dip into the dark side of your fantasies. If you are a Domme or a Dom or a Submissive we have everything to cater to you including our nightly slave auction. Claire has a fear against bondage and men thanks to her ex-boyfriend, although she really would like to try it she was afraid things would go wrong again. Her Boss Lucius has a real attraction to her and feels that he can let out her primal side if he could only break her icy side. The island shows them both what give and take truly means.

The Isle of Romance can help you find adventure and romance Perfect for sparking romance or if you are looking for companionship like our sizzling bookstore owner Glenna Rosemont make an appointment with a fantasy date. Her date with hunk Sean O’Malley turned out to be much more than she can handle or is he everything she could hope for and more? But who is Sean is wrestling with feelings of his own with Glenna.

Bardsley pulls us another stunning set of fantasy tales out one after another and never ceases to amaze us. This collection is just another of her great works that will go into my collection of best works shelf.

aluve my freinds
Zollyanna

Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy is about a Vampire princess and her guardian, both who are teens and have not finished with high school. They are both special in their own ways. Lissa Dragomir, our Vampire, is a mortal Moroi who has special powers of earth magic. Rose Hathaway is Lissa’s guardian and best friend. She is also a Dhamphir, which is a blend of human and vampire blood. Lissa and Rose also have a special mental bond with each other, which makes them even more special. Both are rebellious and are in St. Vladimir’s Academy to hone their survival and magic skills. They both also have runaway because of some things that scared them and they think it is safer for them in the outside world. Lissa and Rose make it running on the outside world for two years, surviving on their own until they are caught and returned to the academy and punished. Once settled back in the school they get into the social scene again and weird things start happening.Dead animals start showing up along with notes to Lissa, which has her scared out of her wits. Rose has been punished worst of all because she is Lissa’s Guardian. She has to train night and day and before and after classes to make sure she is up for the task. Rose finds it hard to comfort Lissa and keep her safe. She wants to take Lissa and run away from the Academy, but Lissa talks her into staying because she has so many new people around her now. Rose knows there is a big problem, but Lissa doesn’t see it yet. Rose’s instructor is also Lissa’s assigned guardian until Rose has graduated fully and is assigned to her full-time. Each time that she needs to see what is going on with Lissa she concentrates really hard and is slipped into Lissa’s mind. Once there she can see out of Lissa’s mind. She sees that Lissa is using part of her magic for things she shouldn’t and confronts her about it. Lissa says it is only for the good of the two of them and she can stop at any time. But upon checking and watching she notices that Lissa is doing it more and more. She must stop her before it gets worse. Richelle Mead holds readers in suspense and keeps their attention through this whole novel. I could not put it down, as with any of her books she really knows how to put depth and character into each and everyone one of her characters. They really jump out at you as if they were in the same room as you. This one is definitely for the keeper shelves.

Bled Dry

Bled Dry is a charming little story about Brittany Baldizzi who goes to her Doctor because she thinks she has the flu. When she talks to her dr. it is not the flu but she is eight weeks pregnant which is very much a shock. She can only think of one person she has had intercourse with in the past six months and she didn’t think his boys could swim in that sense, that person was vampire Corbin Atelier. When she lets her sister and her brother in law, who are also vampires, know about it her sister guesses on who it is. Her brother-in-law Ethan is outraged and wants to know if he used protection or not. She hasn’t seen Corbin since that night although she thinks she may have the night she was very sick. He seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth, although her sister Alexis seems to know where he is which, happens to be right there in Vegas in the casino that her brother-in-law owns. Alexis tells her what room he is in and she goes to Corbin and tells him the news. When she tells Corbin the news he wants to do the right thing by her and marry her but that is not what she wants to do at this time. Because they barely know each other, he also explains to her the child will be a three-quarter vampire baby. This scares her because of the way he explains it, even though he leaves out a lot of the information, that he doesn’t want her to know at this time. Brittany explains to him that it doesn’t matter that they wouldn’t be married because she didn’t know who her father was, her mother was a stripper. Corbin is a scientist and has been collecting DNA from each vampire for his research and he will be able to know who Brittany’s father is. They agree to raise the child together to protect it from uncertainties etc. Corbin however does tell Alexis and Ethan about his concerns and the full information disclosure to them so that he can hopefully get their help in protecting the child and to get their help with Brittany. They are also going to keep the identity of who the child’s father is a secret until after the child is born and Ethan’s election since he is a major political power in the vampire community. When a rehabbing vampire drug addict overhears Brittany’s claim to Corbin about the baby the cat is let out of the bag and Brittany and the baby are in danger. Corbin goes through everything he can to make Brittany the happiest momma without letting on about any problems that could arise. Erin McCarthy takes our mothering and vampirism to a whole new level. While reading this it made me think how interesting that would be to have to deal with that ordeal. Erin helps put you right in the midst of what you are reading and gives it to you hot and steamy, with just the right touch of humor. This is one that will stay on my keeper shelf for a long time to come and I will definitely read more of her books.

Ashes To Ashes : Blood Ties Book Three

Ashes to Ashes is a compelling book about a Vampire named Carrie and her friends who set out to keep their world from crashing down around their ears. It is hard enough for her to keep her own survival but worry about the whole of the human race is going to prove a bit difficult. The Oracle has broken out of her jail at the Voluntary Vampire Extinction Movement headquarters and is moving to set her plan into motion to make the world into a vampire paradise. Carrie has other ideas, along with her friends Max, Nathan and Bella an Assassin werewolf they will work together to try to take the Oracle out. What they don’t know is that Dahlia a vampire witch and The Soul Eater, Nathan’s Sire are working together along with the Oracle to make this vampire paradise a reality. This vampire paradise can prove fatal for all of mankind, vampirekind and lupinekind as well. What they don’t know is that Dahlia has been practicing her witchcraft all over on everyone she can get her hands on from Max, to the Soul Eater’s son Cyrus. She is trying to create a borne vampire that will help to carry out the Oracles plan. Nathan Carrie and Cyrus form a plan with Max and Bella to take down the Oracle and the Soul Eater. But while on the way to take care of their part of the plan Bella gets a bad case of carsickness which turns out to morning sickness instead. When they get to their first destination they are captured, and are taken to a safe haven with the movement. They are removed from the Movement safe haven by Anne a former movement receptionist, and assassin that they know. Meanwhile Carrie, Nathan, and Cyrus have stormed Cyrus’s father’s mansion and a fight ensues and Cyrus stands up to his father for one last time after finding out the truth thanks to Carrie. Max and Bella are being held in another part of the mansion unbeknownst to the daring trio and are battling their own demons with the Oracle at this point. Max with his love for Bella and the child that she is carrying. Max battles wits with the Oracle about the Soul Eater stringing her along etc. He also makes comments to just keep her away from Bella and the baby. The Oracle finally gets tired and has one of her pet vampires call for the new vampire killer that the Soul eater has waiting. Jennifer Armintrout knows how to keep you turning pages with this captivating page-turner. I will be seeking out any other books she cares to write in this series. Please bring them on. Book after book Ms. Armintrout never ceases to amaze. The characters are well rounded and bring life and depth to each and every page. I will definitely be putting this on my keeper shelf.

Queen of the Orcs Book II : Clan Daughter

Morgan Howell continues Dar’s journey with the Orc’s in Clan daughter and holds your attention, as you would expect him too. Continuing where King’s Property left off Dar has survived by befriending the Orc’s and they have now escaped. She is now leading the Orcs to their homeland and is still battling with her visions that are coming to her more frequently now. She still doesn’t know what all the visions mean. Dar still looks to Kovok-mah to help her sort them out. But he as an Orc son still looks to her for guidance because in the orc relationship the Orcs are guided by the women or mothers as they call them. One thing she does know is that there are feelings she has that she should not be feeling, and they are shared by someone else. Once they are to the Orcs homeland some of the orc leaders refuse to accept her and her visions until she can procure their queen from the Kings Fortress. Zna-yat and a few of the others that she escaped from the original conscript with head to the fortress she hides in Zna-yat’s backpack and he keeps her in his tent with his brothers she at this time has been made his sister and a reborn orc so to speak. She does recognize a few of the women around and some of the soldiers and gets captured and gets one of the soldiers to have her taken to the main castle so she can cook for the Orc Queen herself. In doing this she can get close to the Queen and stop the poison from being put in the Queen’s food. When she does this she starts talking to the Queen and the she listens to Dar and they hatch a plan between the two of them to get her out of there and to her home not far away. Little does Dar know that Murdant Kol has heard that she is around in the castle and he is looking for her to get rid of her for good. When he attacks her she screams for her soldier Severn as she crawled in the darkness quickly to his quarters. After that is was no longer safe to have the Queen in the castle she and Sevren quickly got the queen out of the castle and to start her on her way home. The Kol and some of his men give chase but Severn and Dar quickly dispatch them. When the Orcs ask the Great Mother what she would like them to do she tells them to listen to Dargu’s wisdom. Morgan Howell continues to give us characters that are molded with depth and appeal. Morgan continues to show us how to people that are so different can still co-exist together and even possibly fall in love. This is definitely one for the keeper shelves.

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