Note:

In the interest of being better able to keep this list up to date, I'm no longer going to be posting my own synopsis/comments about the books I've been reading. Instead, I'm just going to post the blurb from the cover. To be honest, it takes a lot for me to not like a book, so you can pretty well bet that only the keepers make it to my booklist.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

43. Blood Noir

By Laurell K. Hamilton

Jason Schuyler is a werewolf. He's also one of Anita Blake's best friends, and sometimes her lover. And right now he needs her --not to be a vampire hunter, or a federal marshal, or a necromancer, or even for her rank in the werewolf pack, but because his father's dying. He needs Anita because she's a pretty woman who loves him, who can make him look like an everyday guy, who agrees to go home with him and help him say good-bye to the abusive father he never loved. The fact that Jason is about as much an everyday guy as Anita is a pretty woman is something they figure they can keep under the wraps for a couple of days in a small town. How hard can that be?

Really, by now, Anita Blake should know better.

Marmee Noir, ancient mother of all vampires, picks this weekend to make a move. Somehow, she has cut the connection that binds Anita and Jean-Claude, leaving Jean-Claude unable to sense what is happening. Dangerous even as she sleeps, buried in darkness for a thousand years somewhere beneath the old country of Europe, Marmee Noir reaches out toward power. She has attacked Anita before, but never like this. In Anita she senses what she needs to make her enemies tremble...

42. The Sugar Queen

By Sarah Addison Allen

Josey Cirinni is sure of three things: winter is her favorite season, she’s a sorry excuse for a Southern belle, and her passion for the man she loves is best kept a secret, even from him. Josey has grudgingly settled into an uneventful life in her mother’s house, but her one consolation is the secret stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she keeps in her closet. One morning, she opens her closet for a sweet, but finds Della Lee Baker hiding there instead. Della Lee is a local waitress on the run who is one part nemesis—and two parts fairy godmother. Under Della Lee's guidance, Josey is soon living in a world where the color red has startling powers, and passion is so real it can make eggs fry in their cartons. And that’s just for starters.

41. Wolf Tales

By Kate Douglas

Yes, I know I said I wasn’t going to comment on the books I’ve read any more, just post the blurb because it creates too much of a back log, but this one really needs to be commented on!

This is the first in the Chanku series and I’m so happy I found it! I already love the series, but now I love it even more ‘cause I know how it all began. This is the best take on the werewolf legend you will ever find, and trust me, I’ve read a lot of werewolf books so I know what I’m talking about.

I love the explanation for why certain people are able to change their form, and I find it really interesting the different ways that not changing can affect the people who don’t know they have the ability. It makes everything fall into place for them when they finally learn what they are. Excellent series! Go HERE to start your own collection!

Oh, and did I mention they're hot enough to melt the fillings out of your teeth? ;-)


Blurb:
When Alexandria's car goes off the road in a terrible blizzard, she has no idea night will bring a powerful rescuer and the start of an ecstatic sexual awakening. The moment Xandi wakes in Stefan's muscular arms, feels the heat of his body pressing against hers, she feels no fear. Instead, she allows herself to be taken by one who is more than a man, whose primal nature is never far from him. As their connection grows, and as Xandi gradually loses her sensual inhibitions, experiencing pleasures she never dreamed possible, she is drawn deeper into Stefan's mysterious world, meeting the alluring beauty, Keisha, as well as the dominant and sometimes ruthlessly commanding Anton, who can have any man or woman he wants…in any way he wishes…

40. All Hallows Blood

By Raven Corinn Carluk

This book holds a special place on my shelf because not only is it a fantastic read, it’s the first published book of an internet pal of mine. Keila, the main character, is especially well done, and I love all the emotional baggage she has to work through before she’s able to reach her potential. And you’ll definitely need the air conditioner turned on high when you get to the hot, vampire lovin’.

Blurb:
Mourning her mother on Halloween, Keila O'Broin, a psychic warrior and last of her line, isn't prepared for dead teenagers to ask her to avenge them. Compelled by her family creed, Keila combats the vampiric serial killer, despite her atrophied powers.

But defeating one killer is only the start of her adventure. Into her life walks Varick Eitenhauer, centuries old undead master of Portland. The vampire tells her she will now help him defeat his rivals in a battle to control the city, and he will accept no refusals.

Surrounded by her desire and danger, the only way to succeed is to rise from her past like a phoenix from its ashes.

To buy Raven’s book, go HERE and to read more of her work, go HERE.

39. Fairyville

By Emma Holly

Wish you were here . . . in bed.

That’s the wish that plagues Zoe Clare, a medium who has no trouble communicating with the dead—or with real, live fairies, for that matter! The problem is, she can’t seem to get her feelings across to her landlord-slash-manager, the mysterious Magnus Monroe. He’s Fairyville’s most eligible—and sexiest—bachelor, and Zoe’s tired of watching him celebrate each full moon with just about every woman in town but her. In a place like Fairyville, his erotic antics are almost par for the course, but Zoe suspects the reason for them runs deeper.

Even when Magnus gets her hotter than the desert sun, he holds back from the ultimate intimacy. As a result, the return of Zoe’s high school flame leaves her more than a little vulnerable to her old boyfriend’s charms. How Alex broke her heart is a scandal no one in Fairyville has forgotten. But even if Zoe isn’t ready to forget, she’s ready to forgive. The rules they’re about to break will bring out the jealousy in Magnus—and the astonishing truth.

38. Strange Attractions

By Emma Holly

Determined not to repeat her mother’s mistakes, high-school dropout and unrepentant heartbreaker Charity Wills will get an education any way she can. So, when she’s offered a chance to attend college for free, she jumps at it. There’s just one little catch . . .

She must travel to the estate of B.G. Grantham, a reclusive physicist who likes to play sex games as exotic as the particles he studies. B.G.’s obsessed with the unattainable, the meaning of life, the mysteries of desire . . . and the thrill of being refused the one thing he craves. Charity is more than tough enough to provide a challenge—especially when Eric Berne, her sexy “keeper” is there to lend a hand.

Behind the locked doors of Grantham’s isolated mansion, the games begin. So does the education of Charity Wills, who’s about to discover that the possibilities for sensual indulgence are beyond anything her wildest dreams ever allowed . . .

37. Free Pass

By Elizabeth Scott

Six friends. Three couples. One sexy adventure.

These three couples have shared good times with each other as friends. But as they celebrate their seven-year anniversaries, they're planning to share some even better times - with strangers.

Vacationing in Miami, Cherisse and Wesley are up for more than sunbathing, when Wesley spies a naughty lady through his telescope and Cherisse focuses her gaze on the lifeguard. Meanwhile, Melanie passes on the hot men at her health club and chooses a private workout with an out-of-towner. When her husband accidentally walks in on them, it's anything goes. And at their rental in Greece, Debra and Gordon discover a Russian couple making love in a private show just for them. For the restless Americans it's quite a come-on - and an irresistible invitation.

36. The Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance

Edited by Trisha Telep

Twenty tales of swashbuckling adventure and passionate romance from some of the most exciting names in romantic fiction, including, Margo Maguire, Autumn Dawn, Sandy Blair, Michelle Maddox, Patti O'Shea, Holly Lisle, Kimberly Raye, and Madeline Baker.

Join the heroines in this delightful anthology as they step backwards--or forwards--in time, transported to the Scottish Highlands of yesteryear, the Wild West, or the distant future. Propelled through time into situations rich with possibility and fraught with danger, these sexy, sassy heroines each seek their dreamed of happy ending.

Will souls separated by time be reunited--or kept apart—forever?

35. The Vampire’s Kiss

By Vivi Anna
Silhouette Nocturne

Olena Petrovich had seen more than enough death and destruction in her three hundred years. Now the vampiress fought as a CSI agent. But nothing about this crime scene seemed right - including the arrogant outsider from Interpol who challenged her authority. Sexy and cocky, the human was downright irresistible.even to a vampiress who should know better.

Though Cale Braxton was out of his league facing the vampires, lycans and witches of Nouveau Monde, he matched Olena in the one way that mattered - passion. Olena had sworn she'd never love - and lose - again, especially a human with his own demons. She and Cale lived in two different worlds, but after only one kiss, Olena wondered how she could ever spend eternity without him...

34. Zombie Moon

By Lori Devoti
Silhouette Nocturne

Caleb Locke lived for one thing–killing zombies. And this man–this legend–was exactly what Samantha Wagenr needed. In mist-shrouded alleys, hunted by zombies, haunted by fear, she vowed to find Caleb and convince him to help her. But she hadn’t counted on falling in love….

Caleb kept his own secrets–like the one he couldn’t hide when the moon was full. But his wolf was drawn to Samantha, recognizing her as his mate. With her in his arms, Caleb reveled in passion…and rued his deception. Would she still love the man who fought by her side if she realized that zombies weren’t the only monster? Samantha would have to make a choice–and she only had till the next full moon.

33. The Accidental Countess

By Michelle Willingham

When Stephen Chesterfield, the Earl of Whitmore, awakes to find a beautiful woman berating him, he knows he is in trouble! He cannot recall the past three months of his life, never mind having a wife! What’s more, someone is trying to silence him before his memory returns….

Emily Chesterfield is trapped in a marriage of convenience with a man who doesn’t remember her. Stephen clearly thinks she is the most unsuitable countess, but she is falling for her enigmatic husband…. Can they find trust and love before it is too late?

32. Mona Lisa Darkening

By Sunny

On the vernal equinox, when night equals day and the barriers between worlds become gossamer thin, Mona Lisa gathers her people beneath the full moon. Instead of drawing down the replenishing white light of the moon, a terrifying darkness descends upon her and takes her into NetherHell—the cursed realm of the damned. In this place, the evil queen whose essence shares Mona Lisa’s body is strong enough to fight her host for control—and she does.

But in NetherHell, Mona Lisa’s internal struggle is only the beginning. Captured by a Gargoyle warlord who wants her for his own, Mona Lisa is torn from both within and without by desire, love, and ecstasy. And when her first love crosses the boundaries of the world to rescue her, she must choose her own destiny—before others choose it for her…

31. Mona Lisa Craving

By Sunny

Dante, the warrior son of a healer, was cursed by the high priestess to endure a never-ending cycle of life and death, born and reborn into an ever-diminishing bloodline. Someone shares one of his past lives. Her name was Mona Lyria. Back then, on the moon in another world, she was his victim. Today, she is Mona Lisa. This time, she is his savior. Dante’s wish is to die by her hands to end his cursed existence. But she feels fate has given them both a second chance. For even stronger than her craving for blood is her craving for what every Monère female desires, and needs…to bear life. Now she has found her mate. But with this blessing could come a new curse under the shadow of a new moon.

30. The Renegade Hunter

By Lynsay Sands

Nicholas Argeneau was once a successful hunter who went after rogue vampires who broke the immortal law. Except no one has mentioned his name in the last fifty years, not since he turned into a rogue himself. But once a hunter, always a hunter. When Nicholas sees a bloodthirsty sucker terrifying a woman, it's second nature for him to come to her rescue. He had no idea he would also want to kiss her senseless . . .

One minute Josephine Willan is taking in a breath of fresh air, and the next sharp fangs are heading straight for her neck! Luckily, a gorgeous stranger saves her life . . . and gets locked up for his troubles. Can a man who kisses so lovingly and passionately really have committed the crime he's accused of? Jo isn't so sure . . . and she's determined to prove that this renegade hunter is worth fighting for.

29. Master of Fire

By Angela Knight

A beautiful, brilliant chemist, Giada Shepherd is also an immortal witch with magical powers, striving to save the world from itself. Her latest assignment: to save the life of the mortal son of immortal vampire King Arthur.

A handsome forensic chemist, Logan MacRoy investigates drug crimes, arson, and bombings. He’s a proud man – and if he knew that his gorgeous new trainee had been sent to protect him, Logan would not be happy.

As Giada and Logan team up to capture a bomber, sexual tension mounts. But little does Logan know that sex between them would turn him into a vampire. Now, as a killer sets a series of deadlt traps for them, the truth must come out. And a weapon they never counted on could prove essential: love . . .

28. Reunion

By Lindsay McKenna
Silhouette Nocturne

Eternal passion comes at a price...

He claims it was a brutal test of his Jaguar powers that divided their fates for centuries. All Aella knows is that a familiar joy courses through her body when she arrives on an archeological assignment at the Great Serpent mound. Who is this godlike stranger who comes to her in her dreams? She should be terrified.Instead, Fox’s protective presence awakens in Aella memories of torrid lovemaking--and a yearning she can’t deny. If she believes her visions, Aella is Fox’s lost Incan bride... and he is her soul flame. But Fox is competing with the Dark Lord who is determined to keep them apart, hovering on the brink of temptation, eternally separated from the Light...

27. The Hunted

By Anna Leonard
Silhouette Nocturne

Beth Havelock always felt the pull of the ocean, tied to her Nantucket home even as she yearned for something new, something exciting. But when a handsome stranger washes up in a storm, she is cautious; her own immediate attraction to him frightens her. She knows nothing about him…except that he is hiding something.

As seal-kin - a shapeshifter - Dylan Meredith was happy with his own kind. But the beautiful Nantucketer drew him from his rocky home to live among humans…and risk discovery for the chance at love.

Neither can deny that the passion growing between them is real. But as Beth wrestles with her feelings - and uncovers her own mysterious origins - danger lurks. Dylan is being hunted, and now Beth is a target, too….

26. Secret Life of a Vampire

By Kerrelyn Sparks

A typical bachelor party is all about beers and beautiful women. A vampire bachelor party is no different—except the men are drinking Blissky (whiskey-flavored synthetic blood). And no one can throw a party quite like Jack. When you’re the illegitimate son of the legendary Casanova, you know how to have a good time. But when the party gets out of hand and the cops show up, Jack has some explaining to do…if only he wasn’t struck speechless by the beauty of Officer Lara Boucher.

Lara is sure there’s something more than a bachelor party going on. What is Jack hiding? How come no one at the hotel remembers him the next day? Why does he warn her to leave him alone when he’s obviously attracted to her? As a woman, she finds this modern day Casanova hard to resist. As a police officer, she’s determined to uncover his secrets…if she can only get the job done before he seduces her.