Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Disappointmentville/Made the Grade: A Little Magic by Nora Roberts

Format: Paperback | Pages: 293 | Release Date: December 2001 | Publisher: Berkley Trade

"A Little Magic : Spellbound" by Nora Roberts

Pages: 96

My Book Summary : Calin (Cal) has grown up with dreams about a certain girl .... sometimes they were good dreams other times nightmares .... but the doctors his family took him too said it was just his over-active imagination. But once he's older he suddenly feels the need to take a trip to Ireland. After he arrives there he just drives and ends up at a ruin castle that has a quaint cottage in front and the girl from his dreams living inside. Now he finds that some things were destined to happen .... and if he just believes enough he might be able to stop an enchant curse that has fallen on his shoulders to deal with.

My Book Review : 2 out of 5 stars. Can I just say awwwwwwwwww ...
It was a cute story but not one I would ever read again ... to predictable and BORING!

Book Teaser :
There was a moment of blinding, searing joy. Another of dark, primal lust.
Her taste, sharp, potent, soaked into his system as the rain soaked his skin. He was helpless to do anything but absorb it. Her arms were chained around his neck, her slim, curvy body pressed intimately to his, the heat from it seeping through his sodden shirt and into his bones.
And her mouth was wild and edgy as the sky thundering above them.
It was all terrifyingly familiar. ~ within Chapter 2


"A Little Magic : Ever After" by Nora Roberts

Pages: 95

My Book Summary : Allena has spent most of her life trying to fit in where she never could, including her own family, by chance she finds herself in Ireland and possibly somewhere she can belong. The only problem is Conal wants nothing to do with her. Can she prove to him (and herself) that she is worth taking a chance on before it becomes to late?

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars. I really liked this story more so then the first one! The characters were great. I loved Allena's spunk!

Book Teaser : CLICK HERE


"A Little Magic : In Dreams" by Nora Roberts

Pages: 100

My Book Summary : A magician has dealt with living in dreams for five hundred years with only actually enjoying the comforts of his senses (touch, taste, smell, etc.) one week every century he's lived. But when the woman from his own dreams appears on his doorstep on the first day of his most recent week of enjoyment he doesn't know what to believe, then realizes that he can't survive without her with him. But since when you love someone the only way to prove that is to let them go .... will he be able to once his week is up?

My Book Review : 2.5 out of 5 stars. It was ok .... not any real shockers on how I thought the ending would go ... so if your looking for a predictable romance then this is the one for you!

Book Teaser :
Look at her. He thought. She grows more beautiful by the hour. "Such as these?" He held out his hands. From them dripped a string of luminous white pearls with a clasp of diamonds.
She laughed, even as her breath caught. "Those aren't bad, as an example. They're magnificent, Flynn. But I didn't ask for diamonds or pearls."
"Then I give them freely." He crossed to her, laid the necklace over her head. "For the pleasure of seeing you wear them." ~ within Chapter 6

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays: A Little Magic : Ever After


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  • "A Little Magic : Ever After" by Nora Roberts

    My Teaser:
    She looked like a faerie, standing there in a wavery sunbeam. Tall and slender, her bright hair cropped short, her eyes long-lidded, tilted at the tips, and enormous.
    Not a beauty. Her face was too sharp for true beauty, and her mouth a bit top-heavy. But it was an intriguing face, even in rest. ~ within Chapter 3



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    Monday, May 10, 2010

    Made the Grade: Heart of Darkness : The Darkest Angel [Lords of the Underworld Series, Novella] by Gena Showalter

    Format: On Author's Website | Pages: 131 | Release Date: January 2010 | Publisher: Harlequin Books

    "Heart of Darkness : The Darkest Angel" [Lords of the Underworld Series, Novella] by Gena Showalter

    My Book Summary : A demon-killing angel named Lysander has just found the one thing that can destroy him .... a Harpy named Bianka. So, he stalks her then kidnaps her, thinking that he will kill her before she'll be able to damage him. However, things don't go as he plans .... and he himself begins to change in ways he has never felt before.

    When he finds he can't bring himself to kill her .... he plans on trying to change her, just as Bianka decides to change him. Who will win? Or will they doom each other?

    My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars. It was a good addition to the Lords of the Underworld Series ... and I especially liked this new look on Angels! *evil grin* Lysander & Bianka do make a cute pair!

    My Previous Review(s) for this Author : The Pleasure Slave | Catch A Mate | Playing With Fire | The Nymph King

    Book Teaser :
    "So what do you do for fun around here?" she asked.
    "I destroy demons."
    Like you, she finished for him. But he'd already said he had no intention of killing her, and she believed him----how could she not? That voice...
    ~ within Chapter 2

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    Sunday, May 9, 2010

    Made the Grade: Granite Lake Wolves, Book 3

    Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 442 KB | Release Date: March 2010 | Publisher: Samhain Publishing

    "Wolf Games" [Granite Lake Wolves, Book 3] by Vivian Arend

    My Book Summary : Seven years ago her previous pack did some terrible things to her and her family, since then she has been running and hiding from all other "wolves", but now Maggie has to rejoin the ranks of those like her, even if she's scared to death. Erik is sent to bring her to her knew home in Alaska, to the pack her sister is now a part of, and she finds she is immediately drawn to him, which scares her even more.

    Thankfully, Erik doesn't plan on pushing her into anything, but that doesn't mean he's backing off either, since she is his mate and he'll do anything to have her be safe and keep her with him. But when she gets randomly chosen to participate in the Wolf Games (that are like the wolf version of the Olympics), she'll have to deal with her past and the issues that come along with that sooner then she expected.

    My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars. I have yet to read the other books in this series but if this one is like the others then I have high hopes for it. It's a sweet tale about the meaning of love and what you are willing to do to pull through during the difficult times.

    My Previous Review(s) for this Author : Tidal Wave

    Book Teaser :
    "Missy leaned in again and whispered with a laugh. "Oh goodie, that's Jared. If there's a challenge involving getting into the girls' pants, we're now guaranteed a win."
    Rather than watching what happened with the selection, Maggie was more intent on keeping an eye on Erik. He shook his new team member's hand then stood back, his gaze once again meeting hers. Calming her from across the room.
    He was there for her. Could she believe that?"
    ~ within Chapter 4

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    Saturday, May 8, 2010

    Book Trailer for The Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 2 [aka Linger]

    Have you read "Shiver" [The Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 1] by Maggie Stiefvater yet? If not I really think you should ... especially when "Linger" [The Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 2] comes out on July 20, 2010!

    Check out this cool new trailer for "Linger":

    If you can't see/watch the above video then click here to watch it.

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    Made the Grade: Chicago Stars Series, Book 3

    Format: Hardcover | Pages: 374 | Release Date: 1997 | Publisher: Avon Books

    "Nobody's Baby But Mine" [Chicago Stars Series, Book 3] by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

    My Book Summary : Dr. Jane Darlington really wants to have a baby, and on her birthday she makes up her mind to do just that. She plans on seducing Calvin (Cal) Bonner, the Chicago Stars' quarterback, to be her "sperm donor" ... since she wants to have a baby but it can't be just any man. The "sperm donor" type she has in mind won't be quick witted and the more she watches Cal on TV doing an interview she can't help but think she's choosing wisely, specially with that Southern drawl.

    The seduction goes as planned .... and a while after she PREGNANT! YAY! But her plans change when someone spills her plans and her pregnancy to Cal and he is determined to be in his child's life ..... along with getting revenge for what she has done to him.

    Now for the woman who just wanted a baby .... without having the "sperm donor" in the picture and wanting it without any legal, financial, or custody situation from Cal ..... she now finds herself in a mess of trouble, married to Cal so the baby won't be born legitimate (even though the plan is to divorce when the baby is born), and living with Cal in his hometown of Salvation, North Carolina.

    What else could go wrong? How about finding out that Cal isn't as dim-witted as she suspected, so much so that he actually graduated college at the top grades. Or how about the fact that she has to make sure that everyone hates her so when they get a divorce no one will be sorry to see her go ....

    What will she do to get through this mess??

    My Book Review : 3.5 out of 5 stars. I love this series! And by reading the description at first I wasn't sure I would like it. However, I was happily mistaken! "Nobody's Baby But Mine" was sweet, funny, fast paced, and just a plan ol' great read!! It definitely lived up to the mark of all of the other books in this series I've read!

    My Previous Review(s) for this Author : Ain't She Sweet | What I Did for Love

    Book Teaser :
    ""I've met a lot of women who were liars, but you take the cake. Admit it, Professor. I turn you on so much you can hardly stand it. If I put my mind to it, I could have you naked and begging in thirty seconds flat."
    "There's nothing more pathetic than an aging man boasting of his flagging sexual prowess."
    "Flagging!"
    She watched a slow flush spread across his cheekbones and knew she'd really done it. She'd pushed him past his limit, and now she absolutely had to shut up. "Don't worry, Cal. Somewhere there's a woman who'll care enough to take her time with you."
    The flush spread to his ears.
    She patted his chest. "And if that doesn't work, I've heard they're doing wonders with implants.""
    ~ within Chapter 10
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    Thursday, May 6, 2010

    Feasted On: Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Series, Book 10

    Format: Hardcover | Pages: 311 | Release Date: May 2010 | Publisher: ACE

    "Dead in the Family" [Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Series, Book 10] by Charlaine Harris

    My Book Summary : Things seem to be going well for Sookie, even though she has to heal from her major wounds from the war, people she grew close to passed away while trying to protect her, and now her roommate is moving out. But just as things seem to improve ... and her relationship with Eric is going so well ... other people step in and try to mess up Sookie's life, in more ways then one. She has to put up with her cousin Claude asking to move in with her, having Alcide's wolf pack using her property (with her permission), having to deal with her "father-in-law" (aka Eric's maker) coming into town with a new young protégée, and more fae and vampires out to get her. Will one of them finally succeed?

    My Book Review : 4.5 out of 5 stars! Charlaine has done it again!! This Sookie Stackhouse novel is one of the best thus far, with all of the drama that they usually entail, but included with new characters and plots that I didn't see coming! I recommend this book and series to anyone that likes reading paranormal! Plus ... I LOVE how she has created Eric and Sookie's relationship, since they make such a good couple ... so far.

    My Previous Review(s) for this Series : Book 1 & 2 | Book 3, 4, & 5 | Book 6 | Book 7 | Book 8 | Book 9

    Book Teaser : CLICK HERE

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