I've Moved!

Since I've had such a long hiatus here, I've decided, since I'm back into blogging, that I'd make a new blog! I'm going to work my way through new books, and add some of my old stuff from this blog too! See you there.

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Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men (Book 2 of the Jane Jameson Series) by Molly Harper

This book is an absolute hoot. 5 out of 5 stars. Jane is the same witty, sarcastic girl we came to love in book 1, but things are evolving now.

Zeb is getting married to Jolene, a werewolf. Jane is the maid of honor, forced to wear the most hideous dress she's ever seen. But that's not the worst of her problems. The Black Widow (Grandma Ruthie) just lost another fiance to a rather suspicious natural death, and Wilbur is jumping to the chance to take his place. When Jane notices pig's blood, she gets curious.

Turns out Wilbur has a very fruitful past with his former wives as well, giving the Black Widow a run for her money.

So Jane has to keep a wedding from derailing, keep Wilbur from killing her grandmother, and maintain a relationship with her boyfriend and sire, Gabriel.

I highly recommend this series, and if you happen to have a sense of humor, you will find yourself laughing constantly.

Dreamfever (Book 4 of the Fever Series) by Karen Marie Moning

Enthusiastic 5 out of 5 stars. Another beef with this series is a cliffhanger. Unfortunately the final installment of this series is not going to be released unil January, so if cliffhangers bother you, like they really bother me, you may want to hold off for a bit.

Mac has become priya, as three Unseelie princes have descended upon her, and Barrons has to work for months to try to set her back to rights. Once she gets there she has a horde of sidhe seers to work with, and keep her feelings for Barrons in check. But when her sister's killer holds her parents hostage, attempting to force Mac's help in obtaining the Sinsar Dubh, things go awfully wrong.

I really enjoyed this book. Like I mentioned before, I can't stand cliffhangers and it really bothers me that I have to wait until January to find out what happens. I love Mac and Barrons and all that they are working for. I highly recommend this series.

Faefever (Book 3 of the Fever Series) by Karen Marie Moning

I give this book an enthusiastic 5 stars. My only complaint: cliffhanger. GAH! Those are the worst.

Mackayla Lane returns with Barrons, V'lane, and hordes of Unseelie filling the streets of Dublin, Ireland. Not only does she have a cop on her tail, but there are warnings of the walls between worlds literally falling apart.

Mac has to fight for her body and soul while still trying to find her sister's killer, the Sinsar Dubh and exacting some very cold revenge.

I don't want to give away spoilers, so I'll stop there. This book is very epic and the ending will throw you through a loop. I highly suggest you have book 4 at the ready or it quite possibly will drive you insane.

Bloodfever (Book 2 of the Fever Series) by Karen Marie Moning

Mackayla Lane is back in the second installment of the Fever series. I give this book 5 stars.

I really enjoyed this book, the commentary and tension going on between Mac and Barrons is fantastic. Mac has to contend with V'lane, she has to keep working to find her sister's killer, and stay alive at the same time.

Without giving away spoilers to those who have not read this series yet, I'm going to refrain from going much further with this. I tell you one thing, I HIGHLY recommend this series. You will not be dissapointed.

It's Official!!

So apparently my attempts at coversion didn't work out so well. Suspicions abounds, and now I guess it's time for something of an official capacity.

Several years ago, Jeff and I decided to try to conceive. The one and only time I actually achieved it, I had lost it almost as fast as I'd found out. From then on I had no luck. As time went by my likelihood of being fertile at all were coming into question.

So when fertility treatments weren't an option, we knew it wasn't in the cards for us. I knew deep down, that having a child of my own would not be possible, the doctor suggested I try to regain my health and try again. Somewhere inside me had already broken. I knew it wouldn't happen, but I didn't see any fault to getting healthy. If Jeff and I adopted, it would be good to have my health.

I turned to reading and writing to get my mind off the morbid fact. Just seeing children or pregnant women would send me in a spiral of sadness. So I've read countless books and I'm writing a series of books, the first of which will be done in a few months, and another book in the works. All in an attempt to escape the harsh reality.

Four months and 60 pounds later, the side effects of a certain medication were a bit much, and since I knew it wouldn't happen anyway, I stopped taking it. A little over 6 weeks later I had a problem.

A new set of side effects that I had no idea of the cause. I knew what the doctor would ask, so I wanted to be proactive, rule it out, and then find out what the problem was.

I thought the big line was the control line. Nope. I had a positive pregnancy test. I took it again that night. Same thing. I went to the doctor and had it confirmed. Such a tiny thing already with a heartbeat. Fast forward to 4 weeks later and the baby is still fine, sleeping away with a bpm of 150.

So without further ado, I give you our little Pickle, due to arrive December 11th, 2010.

Please spread the word.

A Taste of Darkness (Book 3 of the Mackenzie Vampires Series) by Nina Bangs

Of course I managed to do it again with this series. I thought this was book 1, when in fact it is book 3. But that's okay, much like Showalter's book it is a stand alone novel, that I really enjoyed. 5 out of 5 stars, this is one of my favorites.

I just happened to be perusing the library when I stumbled on this little treasure and snatched it up.

Reinn Mackenzie is a thousand year old vampire, employed by the council as "Protector of the Blood" which means any Mackenzie who betrays the pure bloodline by wanting to wed a shifter or any other otherworlder, they were to be killed. That's his job. He doesn't understand why that has to be the case, but he does dispise the otherworlders outside of his own clan.

He gets word of a new guy, wanting to marry a werecat, so he sets out to "blend in" before making the kill. Alan Mackenzie is the offending clan member, so Reinn checks into the Woo Woo Inn to lay in wait. He meets Kisa Evans, sister to the bride-to-be. She helps him with the door to his room. Reinn has a nifty ability to shield his powers so no one can tell he's a vamp. Kisa can shield her powers to an extent, Reinn can tell she's definitely a werecat, but he has no idea what kind. He also cannot deny how attracted he is to her, despite his feelings towards shifters.

Things get crazy as someone plants catnip in Kisa's room. For werecats, it should just make them get silly, but not with Kisa, she is forced to change at the scent of catnip. Right before Reinn's eyes, she turns into a sabre tooth tiger. This makes for an interesting night, and a very interesting set of days to come. Reinn's attraction, as well as Kisa's grow until there's no turning back. Reinn must decide what he is to do about his "job". And he needs to do it fast.

Read this series!! I loved it!