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Perfect Kisses

Lauren_Dane — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:47:06 -0500

I was lucky enough to have the ever so fabulous Sylvia Day drop this into my hands at RT in April. I love Sylvia’s writing, she’s one of those people who can go from historicals to paranormals without blinking and have me grabbing up everything she writes.

Swallowing Darkness

Lauren_Dane — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:45:39 -0500

Beast In Him

Lauren_Dane — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:44:45 -0500

I discovered Shelly Laurenston through her anthologies with Cynthia Eden (a favorite of mine) and I’ve been working my way through her books ever since. It’s very hard to write humor effectively, there’s a balance and Laurenston seems to know just how far to push, even when she’s pushing way harder than other authors would in her genre.

Hostage to Pleasure

Lauren_Dane — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:43:45 -0500

It’s no secret how much I love Nalini’s books. The world she’s created with her changelings and the Psy is riveting and unique and her characters just as much.

The Mane Event

Lauren_Dane — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:42:13 -0400

I love Laurenston’s humor. Humor is very hard to keep up and to have so much of it, to essentially have it be your trademark and in a good way, is really difficult. And yet, she does it well.

Seduce Me At Sunrise

Lauren_Dane — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:59:33 -0400

I wasnt' sure how I'd like this book after meeting Kev and Win in Mine Until Midnight (which I absolutely adored). I shouldn't have worried. Kleypas walks a wonderful line between angst, societal realities regarding race and class and terrible longing.

Cutting Loose

Lauren_Dane — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:58:52 -0400

I'm a big fan of Susan Andersen and I give this one a solid 3 1/2 stars. Loved the beginning. Loved the characters, especially in the beginning but toward the end of the middle I found myself skimming a bit. The story picked up again in the last bit though.

Gale Force

Lauren_Dane — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:36:45 -0400

Caine’s Weather Warden series is what really sucked me into urban fantasy (and Kim harrison who I discovered right around the same time). I love it when in the hands of the right author, we get to follow one character or a group of familiar characters on a journey spanning several books.

Savor me Slowly

Lauren_Dane — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:35:55 -0400

I’d been anxious to read Jaxon’s story since we met him in Awaken Me Darkly. There is great chemistry between Mishka who has been so tortured and estanged from her human self she doesn’t really believe she’s deserving of love and affection and Jaxon, who is reserved and controlled but this woman eats away at that control and pulls out the man beneath the surface.

Heart Shaped Box

Lauren_Dane — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:43:12 -0400

Heart Shaped Box is one of the best horror novels I've read in years. It's dark and atmospheric. Hill does an amazing job at creating three dimensional characters and great dialog.