Danger: Women Writing

If there is one author I know I can pick up and never be disappointed in, its Lisa Kleypas. Her writing is so vivid and sensual, and it pulls you in immediately.


From the moment I picked up Mine Till Midnight, the first in the Hathaway series, I was hooked. Seduce me at Sunrise only helped to whet my appetite for Tempt me at Twilight.





I couldn’t wait for Poppy’s story. With her quirky family, I found it charming that Poppy wanted “normalcy”. She certainly doesn’t get it when she meets Harry Rutledge. The passion between them ignites the pages, and Harry’s dangerous and hidden past only fueled my need to know more of him. He wants Poppy and will do anything to get her. And I do mean anything.


At times, I thought he might have done too much and it would push her away. And at times, it nearly did. Yet, Poppy is drawn to Harry in ways she doesn’t understand. When her reputation is compromised, she shocks her family by accepting Harry’s proposal. Poppy believes she’ll have the union her two sisters have.


Harry, on the other hand, has no problem giving Poppy passion – just not his heart or his trust. Their wills clash, and though they battle each other, an enemy lurks waiting to strike.


The culmination is perfect, and the dark, dangerous Harry Rutledge cannot hold out against Poppy and the love that has grown.


I’ve got the next two books in the Hathaway series, Married by Morning and Love in the Afternoon that I’m just dying to dive into. If you’re looking for a wonderful historical series to jump into – this is the one! Lisa Kleypas never disappoints!


hugs,
D

Well, I don’t have a review this week. With it being a holiday, a death in the family, and deadlines, I wasn’t able to finish the book I’m reading. And I just hate to talk about a book until I’m done with it. I know, I know, bad Donna. I’ll do better next week.


So, today, instead of *me* doing a review, I wanted to see what book(s) *you’d* like to talk about.


What book or books have you read recently that you can’t stop talking about or can’t stop thinking about. You know those characters, the ones that latch onto your soul, and years later, you still think about them?


Have you found a new series or new author that you’ve fallen in love with?


I’m dying to know! I like to add to my list of “must buys” when I go to B&N. So please share.


hugs,
D

I love when its my turn to blog because I get to talk about books I love!


I’ve always adored Christina Dodd’s historicals. I was lucky enough to a part of the same RWA chapter when she lived in Houston. If you are a “friend” of Christina’s on Facebook or Twitter, the wonderful humor you read there is just part of what makes her such a delight.


As a lover of things paranormal, I was giddy when she branched out into paranormal a couple of years ago with her Darkness Chosen series. It was such a great concept, and the books kept me enthralled. Needless to say, when I learned she was doing a spin off series, I was beyond delighted.


The Chosen Ones is seven people, abandoned at birth and given special gifts to be used for good or evil. Every seven years, a new group are chosen to use their skills to save other children like themselves from The Others. Yet they do so much more, and the newest Chosen face dramatic challenges.


It’s another great series – one you shouldn’t miss!





The second book in the series is STORM OF SHADOWS. This books is about Aaron Eagle, a man introduced in the first book, and one I couldn’t wait to read about. He’s mysterious, handsome, and all too alluring. He’s an accomplished thief…with a very special talent.


His heroine is Rosamund Hill. Proper and predictable, she has lived her life buried in libraries. She believes the legend of the Chosen is a myth, but it doesn’t take long after she meets Aaron and he sweeps her into a world of dangerous secrets that she begins to doubt that belief. She’s unable to resist Aaron’s offers of visits to private museums or to hunt for a mysterious prophecy.


I love how with every moment they are together she begins to let loose the woman she has kept locked deep inside herself. It’s not easy for her to trust all that she sees and learns, but with Aaron, she knows she is safe from the dangers that would harm her. Aaron carries a great burden, one that he cannot let go of. It will take Rosamund’s love for him to release a past that has haunted him since he was a child. And their adventure gives them a love that will defy fate itself.


The third book, CHAINS OF ICE releases July 6th. I’ve already got my book pre-ordered, and it cannot get here fast enough! I highly recommend the Darkness Chosen and The Chosen Ones. You won’t be disappointed!


hugs,
D

I have the very great pleasure of knowing Kim Lenox, and I can say with all honesty that she is one of the nicest people. Ever! On top of that, she’s an incredible writer.


I have completely fallen in love with her Shadow Guards series. I’ve devoured each and every one of the books. I just finished reading Darker than Night and I was *blown away*.





I love historical and paranormal romance and Kim blends them both seamlessly. She takes us to the majesty of Victorian England and delivers pure evil in the form of some of history’s most atrocious villains.


The Shadow Guards are a mysterious order of immortals entrusted with the destiny of the living. Selene, the heroine and daughter of Cleopatra, is a Reclaimer. She finds the souls of the most wicked and depraved of earth’s mortals and ends them.

Lord Rourke Avenage, the Ravenmaster, is head of the Ravens, warriors who are entrusted to guard England’s monarchy.

Both have been immortal for centuries, and both have hardened their hearts over time. Yet, when cut off from the ranks of the other Shadow Guards, the two have only each other to trust when an ancient enemy comes to call.


I was rivited with every page. Kim does a superb job of building the sexual tension until I was begging for Selene and Rourke to give in to each other. I found Selene quite interesting when I first met her in book one Night Falls Darkly and then again when her twin brother, Marcus’ book, So Still the Night.

I knew Selene would get her own book, and being such a powerful woman, she needed a certain type of man to stand beside her. Kim gave us that with Avenage.

Kim, I have two things to say:

1. I want my own Ravenmaster, please.
2. There had better be more Shadow Guard books or I’m going to come hunt you down.


hugs,
D