Staff Top Picks: February 2009
Leslie’s
February 09 Top Pick
THE WARLORD’S DAUGHTER
(The Borderlands: Book 2)
by Susan Grant
HQN
February 1, 2009
ISBN #0373773617
EAN #9780373773619
384 pages
Paperback
Synopsis:
She’s the most wanted woman in the galaxy.
The war is finally over. But Wren’s life is in tatters. The only living offspring of the notorious Drakken Warlord, her genes could very well start a new dynasty of terror. And the Coalition can’t have that.
She alone holds the key to finding a legendary treasure. Having seen enough bloodshed, shy, petite Wren vows to destroy it before anyone, Drakken, Coalition or Earth, can get their hands on it - but she’ll need help.
The Drakken’s ruthless evil turned Aral toward the Coalition years ago. War is all he knows, until he finds passion and love in the most unlikely of women - the Warlord’s Daughter. But will trusting each other with their secrets risk not only their hearts, but their lives?
Leslie says: “Of all Susan Grant’s novels, this was my favorite of all. It had everything I love in a story - romance, intrigue, action, adventure and of course a happy ending. THE WARLORD’S DAUGHTER took two lost and lonely children, one neglected the other abused, and gave them strength and character to put an entire universe to rights or die trying. Both have the right stuff to do what needs to be done on their own but together they are all but invincible. There is not an abundance of steamy love scenes but IMHO they are not necessary as the connection Ms. Grant establishes between the pair is undeniably soul deep. For a science fiction thrill ride that touches the heart, I highly recommend this tale.”
Read Leslie’s Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=30663
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Mippy’s
February 09 Top Pick
PRIDE
(The Shifter Series: Book 3)
by Rachel Vincent
MIRA Books
February 1, 2009
ISBN #0778326497
EAN #9780778326496
400 pages
Paperback
Synopsis:
HERE’S HOPING CATS DO HAVE NINE LIVES
I’m on trial for my life. Falsely accused of infecting my human ex-boyfriend–and killing him to cover up the crime. Infecting a human is one of three capital offenses recognized by the Pride–along with murder and disclosure of our existence to a human.
I’m two for three. A goner.
Now we’ve discovered a rogue stray terrorizing the mountainside, hunting a wild teenage tabbycat. It’s up to us to find and stop him before a human discovers us. With my lover Marc’s help, I think I can protect the vulnerable girl from both the ambitious rogue and the scheming of the territorial council.
If I survive my own trial…
Mippy says: “When I started reading Pride, I found myself literally glued to the seat of my chair refusing to put the book down until I read the last page. The book is packed with plenty of action, sass, and some bittersweet and emotional love scenes between Faythe and Marc — her long time on-again, off-again beau. The cliffhangers in these books always kill me, but they never fail leaving me wanting more! Lucky for us, we don’t have long to wait for our next “fix” because the next Shifter book Prey is set to release July 1, 2009. Ms. Vincent is definitely a rising star in the urban fantasy genre and I highly recommend her books to fans of the genre.”
Read Mippy’s Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/book.php?id=14689
Mippy Also Recommends:
February 1, 2009: EVERMORE by Alyson Noel (YA)
January 6, 2009: MORTAL TEMPTATIONS by Allyson James
December 23, 2008: WONDROUS STRANGE by Lesley Livingston (YA)
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Deborah’s
February 09 Top Read
DARK LIGHT
(Ghost Hunters: Book 5)
by Jayne Castle
Jove
August 26, 2008
ISBN #051514519X
EAN #9780515145199
320 pages
Paperback
Synopsis:
**2008 PEARL WINNER - BEST FUTURISTIC ROMANCE**
Everything is different underground. Just ask the residents of Harmony, a futuristic world where alien catacombs can lead you astray - and where psychic senses spark out-of-this-world passion…
Reporter Sierra McIntyre’s stories on Crystal City’s ghost hunters - and their mysterious guild - have earned her tabloid a bit of respect. And they’ve allowed her to clothe her dust bunny companion Elvis in rock-and-roll style. It helps that she has mega-rez intuition to fall back on…
Especially when she interviews Ghost Hunter Guild Boss John Fontana about the disappearances of retired, homeless hunters. She doesn’t want to trust the physically and psychically powerful man, but her senses - and Elvis - give her the green light. To uncover the conspiracy within his own organization, Fontana proposes…marriage. And though it’s purely a business arrangement, there is nothing pure about the attraction that sizzles between them…
Deborah says: “In the Ghost Hunter series, book #5, she is back and as good as ever. She really rocks! Yes, JAK has her formula, but it’s one that works and it’s like coming home to an old friend. I thought Orchid, Amaryllis and Zinnia were some of her top works, and the Harmony series matches that.”
Read Deborah’s Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/book.php?id=13913
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Sonya’s
February 09 Top Pick
DOMINIC
(Lords of Satyr: Book 4)
by Elizabeth Amber
Kensington Aphrodisia
February 24, 2009
ISBN #0758225814
EAN #9780758225818
256 pages
Trade Size
Synopsis:
DOMINIC, THE LORDS OF SATYR is set in Tuscany and ElseWorld, and includes 2 related stories:
* A full-satyr warrior named Dominic serves as an important weapon in ElseWorld’s war. Things heat up right from page one, when he is sent through the interworld gate to find Emma (Jane’s sister in NICHOLAS) during Moonful for reasons he must keep secret.
* The 2nd story is closely related to the first and involves Vincent (Jane and Nicholas’s firstborn son), who’s brokering a peace treaty in ElseWorld when he becomes involved with a lovely, dangerous female from that world. His brothers and friend Landon are major characters.
They are Satyrs, men endowed with legendary carnal knowledge who demand total and complete control with their sexual prowess…
A Night Of Bliss
Emma anxiously awaits her husband’s return home to Tuscany on Calling night. She hopes that the night-long copulation will draw them closer together for she questions whether they truly love one another. But when Carlo arrives, injured in battle and unable to perform, she learns she must mate instead with Dominic, a lusty, royal Satyr. It is a night of hedonistic passion that leaves her wanting much, much more…
A Moment Of Rapture
Like other Satyr lords, Vincent is driven to mate from dusk to dawn every Calling night. But as a bachelor, Vincent must conjure a female from the mist who will satisfy his sexual needs. While his brothers summon a different partner with each full moon, Vincent calls upon the same one time after time. He wants her to experience the same erotic pleasure he feels and one night she does the magic is real…
Sonya says: “Elizabeth Amber has yet again brought the Satyr world to life with her sensual prose and wonderful imagination. In DOMINIC, suspense and sexual tension are dialed up to a feverish pitch as propriety forces Emma to deny her deepest desires and Dominic glimpses life beyond the interworld gate. In a slight departure from the previous stories, VINCENT is an unconventional love story that is surprisingly humorous in spite of an awful betrayal. Amber writes such unique tales with some of the most despicable villains this reader has ever encountered, thus making the “Happily Ever After” that much more satisfying. This fourth installment of the Lords of Satyr series is no exception and readers who enjoyed the first 3 books will not be disappointed.”
Read Sonya’s Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=30614
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