Tag Archive | Children Of the Moon

Moon Burning by Lucy Monroe

Available: Now Amazon/B&N/ Borders

Type: Historical Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Berkley

My Copy: Library

On a mission to save her people from extinction, Sabrine pretends she has no memory in order to gain access to her enemies: the Donegal clan. A raven shifter, she is determined to retrieve the sacred stone that rightfully belongs to her people. But soon she’ll be engulfed in her burning desire and growing love for the Donegal laird who believes he saved her-and the dangerous and inescapable secrets destined to keep them apart.

 


This one just didn’t work for me. I never connected with either main character and the story line felt choppy and drawn out. I think had Moon Burning been released closer to the last book in the series, Moon Craving which came out Feb 2010, I might have been better able to carry over my warm and fuzzy feelings from it. Though from the start of this series there were long gaps. The first book, Moon Awakening, came out in 2007 and then nothing for 3 years.

Moon Burning had a lot of potential, I just think that, for me, it wasn’t ever fully reached. I was confused from the beginning over all the terms coupled with the fact that it’s a historical and is wrote with an old time feel. I don’t remember having that issue in the past 2 installments. Those read with an easy fluidity that I didn’t feel with this one. It felt more forced.

I found Barr and Sabrine to be a couple of convenience and I never fully felt their connection to each other. I mean, sure there was the animalistic love, but as far as a deep emotional connection, I just didn’t see it. Barr, at times, seemed like an overbearing jerk..and not in the hot alpha way lol. Sabrine’s reasoning for not wanting to like Barr was justified but then the very same day (the day they met no less) she’s getting hot and heavy in his bed…huh? It was all just odd.

Then there was the nature of their shifters. I find some animals to be sexy and others….not. I think that was a problem I had with Sabrine. I just don’t like ravens. To close to a crow or something for me. I mean crows are dirty and they eat dead things and carry mites…Uggg. Give me an eagle or a hawk or some big bird of prey if we are gonna go the bird route, they seem majestic…but a raven just didn’t do it for me.

The side characters were plentiful and out of all of them I did like Verica and Earc. Their union, though fast, seemed more connected and emotional. There seemed to be more fundamental ground there. I enjoyed Verica’s spunky-ness and innate protectiveness of Earc, though he certainly didn’t need it. I thought that they could have easily had their own book.

So while I loved the previous two books in this series, Moon Burning didn’t work for me. I wanted more emotion and more content. I didn’t feel like there was enough action and the majority of the book dragged for me.

I Give Moon Burning by Lucy Monroe 2.75 stars

I Need These NOW!!! ….. Please?

I think this might turn into a regular post around here. There are so many awesome books coming out that I want right now…now now now. If they could magically turn up on my doorstep that would be great. Or maybe if I wish hard enough and then go look at my bookshelf they will already be there. Yes? YES!

 

Across The Universe by Beth Revis

Available: NOW

Publisher: Razorbill

Type: YA Novel

A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder.

Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone-one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship-tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn’t do something soon, her parents will be next.

Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed’s hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there’s only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.

 

 

 

 

Moon Burning by Lucy Monroe

Available: February 1, 2011

Publisher: Berkley

Type: Romance Novel

On a mission to save her people from extinction, Sabrine pretends she has no memory in order to gain access to her enemies: the Donegal clan. A raven shifter, she is determined to retrieve the sacred stone that rightfully belongs to her people. But soon she’ll be engulfed in her burning desire and growing love for the Donegal laird who believes he saved her-and the dangerous and inescapable secrets destined to keep them apart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden

Available: January 25, 2011

Publisher: Grand Central/ Forever

Type: Romantic Suspense Novel

She wants revenge . . .
Six months after her lover died in an arsonist’s blaze, firefighter Lora Spade calls in the FBI’s elite Serial Services Division to track the elusive killer. When Special Agent Kenton Lake is lured into a violent inferno, Lora pulls him to safety and is stunned – not by the fire, but by her own searing attraction to Kent. For the first time in months, she longs for something other than vengeance.

He wants her . . .
Kenton’s interest in Lora should be purely professional. But one fleeting kiss and he can’t get her out of his mind. Her combination of strength and vulnerability makes him want to protect her, and that means solving this case – and fast. For even the passion igniting between them can’t hide a terrifying truth: Lora is the next target in a murderer’s sadistic, fiery game.

A vicious killer wants only . . .
DEADLY HEAT

 


 

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

Available: NOW

Publisher: Harper Collins

Type: YA Novel

A hidden truth.
Mortal enemies.
Doomed love.

Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki—a descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.

Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family, Jacinda struggles to adapt to her new surroundings. The only bright light is Will. Gorgeous, elusive Will who stirs her inner draki to life. Although she is irresistibly drawn to him, Jacinda knows Will’s dark secret: He and his family are hunters. She should avoid him at all costs. But her inner draki is slowly slipping away—if it dies she will be left as a human forever. She’ll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy.

Mythical powers and breathtaking romance ignite in this story of a girl who defies all expectations and whose love crosses an ancient divide.

 

Sydney Croft Acro Series 1-6

Available: NOW(except #6 which is out June 2011)

Publisher: Delta/Bantam

Type: Novel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seriously…magic book fairy….make them appear! Please?

My 100th Blog Post! Mark Your Calendars!

Now I know most of you are saying…yeah big deal…but for me, this is HUGE. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that in four short months I would be here. First of all I have virtually no time, but somehow I carve out the time most days to blog. Whether I have to get up early, or go to bed late. It has been a whirlwind and I am so excited about whats to come! I have some exciting interviews planned and there are a ton of books coming that I have to have!

Today I want to share a few books coming out that I simply cannot wait for. These are books that should be on your “NEED TO BUY” list.

Eternal Flame By Cynthia Eden

From Amazon:

The action-packed sequel to 2010′s I’ll Be Slaying You highlights Zane Wynter, another member of Baton Rouge’s supernatural bounty hunter group, Night Watch. While stalking a killer, demon-human hybrid Zane rescues Jana Carter from a blazing building. But Jana isn’t an innocent victim: she’s an Ignitor, a human firestarter, and she’s been hunting non-humans on behalf of shadowy Project Perseus. Zane is attracted to Jana and grateful for her help when he’s attacked, but she’s also at the top of his hunt list and he’s determined to bring her in. When Night Watch’s headquarters is attacked, Jana joins Zane in taking down Perseus, dodging an FBI agent with a personal vendetta, and trying to clear Jana’s name.

Due out November 30th! I will have a copy to give away in my interview with Cynthia the week of the 22nd!

Mistress By Midnight by Maggie Robinson

From Amazon:

As children, Desmond Ryland, Marquess of Conover, and Laurette Vincent were inseparable. As young adults, their friendship blossomed into love. But then fate – and Con’s need to marry for money – sent them down different paths. Years later, Con is determined to have Laurette at last. There’s just one problem. She keeps refusing his marriage proposals. Throwing honor to the wind, Con decides that the only way Laurette will wed him is if he thoroughly seduces her…Laurette’s pulse still quickens every time she thinks of Con. So much has happened since they were last lovers. But how long can she resist the consuming desire that demands to be obeyed…?

Due out December 28th 2010

Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione

From Amazon:

hey are here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

His name is Ares, and the fate of mankind rests on his powerful shoulders. If he falls to the forces of evil, the world falls too. As one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, he is far stronger than any mortal, but even he cannot fight his destiny forever. Not when his own brother plots against him.

Yet there is one last hope. Gifted in a way other humans can’t-or won’t-understand, Cara Thornhart is the key to both this Horseman’s safety and his doom. But involving Cara will prove treacherous, even beyond the maddening, dangerous desire that seizes them the moment they meet. For staving off eternal darkness could have a staggering cost: Cara’s life.

Due out March 29, 2011

Deadly Heat By Cynthia Eden

From Amazon:

She wants revenge . . .
Six months after her lover died in an arsonist’s blaze, firefighter Lora Spade calls in the FBI’s elite Serial Services Division to track the elusive killer. When Special Agent Kenton Lake is lured into a violent inferno, Lora pulls him to safety and is stunned – not by the fire, but by her own searing attraction to Kent. For the first time in months, she longs for something other than vengeance.

He wants her . . .
Kenton’s interest in Lora should be purely professional. But one fleeting kiss and he can’t get her out of his mind. Her combination of strength and vulnerability makes him want to protect her, and that means solving this case – and fast. For even the passion igniting between them can’t hide a terrifying truth: Lora is the next target in a murderer’s sadistic, fiery game.

Due out February 2011- Book two of the Deadly series

Lover Unleashed By J.R Ward

From Amazon:

Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, seductive cloth as her brother. Imprisoned for eons by their mother, the Scribe Virgin, she finally frees herself-only to face a devastating injury. Manuel Manello, M.D., is drafted by the Brotherhood to save her as only he can-but when the human surgeon and the vampire warrior meet, their two worlds collide in the face of their undeniable passion. With so much working against them, can love prove stronger than the birthright and the biology that separates them?

Due out March 29, 2011 -book 9 of The Black Dagger Brotherhood

Undertow by Cherry Adair

From Amazon:

Teal Williams is content with her career as a ship’s master mechanic—until Zane Cutter, the “Casanova of the Caribbean,” makes her an offer she can’t refuse: to climb on board with him for a real-life treasure hunt. Teal must help him dredge up a shipwrecked vessel containing an abundance of gold, silver, and emeralds—and she’ll claim part of the prize.

HE’S BLOWN OFF COURSE.

Zane needs a mechanic—not a lover—and Teal, who can also dive, is perfect for the job.  So it suits him just fine that Teal is completely immune to his charms…or so he tells himself.  But with a deadly enemy in their midst—one who’s silently edging closer—Zane and Teal sink into troubled waters. Trapped in the middle of a perilous sea, they have no one to turn to but each other as they face down a danger that runs unfathomably deep—and a passion that runs even deeper…

Due out December 28 2011- Book 1 Cutter Cay Series

Any Wicked Thing by Margaret Rowe

From Amazon:

Ten years ago Sebastian Goddard, heir to the duke of Roxbury, had a night of reckless passion and was betrayed by his oldest friend Fredericka Wells. Devastated, he embarked on a new life of debauchery that earned him the nickname Lord of Sin. 

Now Sebastian has returned to find his estate in ruins, and Freddie more seductive than ever. He’s determined to pay her back in spades. But Freddie makes him an offer…she’ll be his mistress for a month if he’ll consent to sell her Goddard Castle.

Sebastian plans to scandalize Freddie-to tease her every desire and leave her wanting. But his fiery-willed lover soon teaches him the past may not be what it seemed.

Due out March 1 2011
Moon Burning By Lucy Monroe
From Authors Website:

Barr has agreed to train the future laird of the Donegal clan.  A more undisciplined pack of Chrechte, he has never come across.  His clan is in shambles and dark secrets lie beneath the surface of life as usual among the Donegals.  When he finds a naked woman in the forest who can’t remember how she got there, his life threatens to spin out of control, but he’s a warrior and nothing and no one get the better of him.  Not even a raven haired beauty who might well be his true mate.

Due February 1 2011 – Book 3 Children Of The Moon series

Inside Out by Lauren Dane

From Amazon:

In the wake of an attack that left her nearly dead, Ella Tipton has spent each day putting her life back together. She doesn’t have any room for romance, but that doesn’t mean she has to stop admiring the scenery.

Sexy security professional Andrew Copeland is no stranger to women, but he knows Ella is something different. Determined to get her to let him in, Andy does the one thing he can think of to get close: he offers her hands-on training in self-defense-and before long, all that skin on skin contact with have them both turning inside out.

Due out: NOW released Nov 2 2010

Happy 100 posts to me! Here’s to another 100 just as strong! Thanks for joining along on this ride, I truly appreciate you all!