tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23087750848402313542024-03-05T10:05:42.174-05:00Seduced By BooksAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04759429842207446337noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-20877468833160560832013-06-14T07:10:00.000-04:002013-06-14T07:16:48.601-04:00Forsaken by the Others Blog Tour - Visit from Jess Haines<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXp04IrssuPDp2UXDgJiIZGCWAOWomKIZQNrDUBn2gbz3IN1zpcM8JufpZ5qe4LaSgRH2K9mXh2DhNL0n3gtPxiI2D7U4zkJXu5iREXnACNDjxJEXNyvOi0P-aw19N6epEqMlzMUxQNI0/s1600/Moi03.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXp04IrssuPDp2UXDgJiIZGCWAOWomKIZQNrDUBn2gbz3IN1zpcM8JufpZ5qe4LaSgRH2K9mXh2DhNL0n3gtPxiI2D7U4zkJXu5iREXnACNDjxJEXNyvOi0P-aw19N6epEqMlzMUxQNI0/s200/Moi03.jpg" /></a>Welcome Jess Haines - and I could not think of any one better to help us talk about the Sexy Vampires we all love....she has one of my favs in her series. Not only do we get some insight in her inspiration but she has a great giveaway for us.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sexy Vampires Who Provided Inspiration for the H&W Investigations Series<br /><br />By Jess Haines</b></span><br />
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Hello there! Jess Haines here. I’m the author of the H&W Investigations series—urban fantasy novels about Shiarra Waynest, a human private investigator in an alternate, present-day New York. Somehow she keeps getting pulled into supernatural troubles way above her pay grade…<br />
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Since Jennifer is all about the sexy stuff here, I thought you might like to hear about some of the smokin’ hot vampires that have inspired me over the years.<br />
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Frost is such a delightful asshole. He has no qualms standing up to vampires more powerful than himself, a vision for how to drag himself up the ranks, and the guts to follow through with the plan to get what he wants no matter the obstacles. All while doing it with style and attitude.<br />
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It’s really too bad he’s so evil.<br />
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On the bright side, he did help provide a plotbunny that resulted in the formation of more than one of my own bad guys. It’s a good thing when your villains are well-rounded and know what they want, and stick to their guns to get it.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">4) Blade (from Blade)</span></b><br />
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Man, that guy can pull of a trench coat but good. Dark, mysterious, broody—he’s everything a vampire should be.<br />
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Too bad he’s not quite a vamp.<br />
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Blade was more of an inspiration because he was a vampire hunter, rather than because of his nature. If you know me, you may have heard me mention this before, but I originally came up with the idea for the heroine of the H&W Investigations novels, Shiarra Waynest, when I saw a trailer for the first Blade movie in theaters ages ago.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3) Selene (from Underworld)</span></b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfaaUGNXzEubEI1aFxM1D6tZ9pgz4SXgVeWgZnR748a5kCdAmpsXE1mMX4hz5ekJ6X4ik6aH_UPZX5ljdnSgHWXh_UsJiyObvC4T33n2uqrf195_3scxzzK-pB30PUCyvDJ1tX8A1HnA/s1600/Kate+Beckinsale.jpg"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfaaUGNXzEubEI1aFxM1D6tZ9pgz4SXgVeWgZnR748a5kCdAmpsXE1mMX4hz5ekJ6X4ik6aH_UPZX5ljdnSgHWXh_UsJiyObvC4T33n2uqrf195_3scxzzK-pB30PUCyvDJ1tX8A1HnA/s320/Kate+Beckinsale.jpg" width="320" /></a>Strangely enough, Selene served as an inspiration for the opposite of how I wanted Shiarra’s adventures to start out. Selene is a strong, capable, and kickass vampire. Shia has her own strengths, but as a human, she can’t go toe-to-toe with a vamp or werewolf and expect to survive. What it made me think of was backstory. How did Selene reach the point of being so competent as an enforcer? <br />
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That was what I chose to explore for Shiarra. Not starting her in the boots of the ass-kicking heroine, but taking the opportunity to use the series to grow her into them.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2) David (from The Lost Boys)</span></b><br />
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A classic vampire movie, The Lost Boys set the tone for what I was shooting for in my books. At times frightening, others hilarious, I wanted a mix of camp and horror that wasn’t afraid to feature the absurd while also exploring the serious sides of dealing with supernaturals. On that count, David is playful and seductive, but undeniably dangerous. Just like I wanted the main vampire of my series, Alec Royce, to be.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1) Spike (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)</span></b><br />
Where, oh where, would I be without a mention of Spike? Proving that even an immortal can feel emotions deeper than most mortals, that even a vampire can grow and learn to be more than a monster, that a killer can love with burning passion, Spike embodies so many of the things a vampire could and should be. All while pulling off hilarious one-liners and looking damned fine in leather, if I may say so.<br />
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Oh, and for the hell of it, even though I wouldn’t exactly call him inspiration for any of my characters, enjoy some Eric Northman!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, who are some of your favorite sexy vamps?</span><br />
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For the next stop on the blog tour, be sure to visit the official <a href="http://jesshaines.com/blog/?p=2210">FORSAKEN BY THE OTHERS blog tour calendar</a> !<br />
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Thanks again for having me, Jennifer!<br />
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<b>Jess, you are always welcome here! You are killing me for the next book - and thank you for this great giveaway below. </b><br />
We've got the details on Forsaken by the Others - out this July 2nd.<br />
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<i>The Others–vampires, werewolves, things that go chomp in the night–don’t just live in nightmares anymore. They’ve joined with the mortal world. And for private investigator Shiarra Waynest, that means mayhem…</i><br />
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Have a one night stand with a vampire, and you can end up paying for it for eternity. P.I. Shiarra Waynest, an expert on the Others, knows that better than most. Yet here she is, waking up beside charismatic vamp Alec Royce with an aching head…and neck. Luckily, Shia has the perfect excuse for getting out of town–namely, a couple of irate East Coast werewolf packs who’d like to turn her into a chew toy.<br />
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On Royce’s suggestion, Shia temporarily relocates to Los Angeles. But something is rotten–literally–in the state of California, where local vampires are being attacked by zombies. Who could be powerful enough to control them–and reckless enough to target the immortal? Following the trail will lead Shia to a terrifying truth, and to an ancient enemy with a personal grudge…<br />
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<br />Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-65197979383955865102013-06-13T20:39:00.001-04:002013-06-13T20:39:27.150-04:00Forsaken by the Others by Jess Haines - Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>The Others–vampires, werewolves, things that go chomp in the night–don’t just live in nightmares anymore. They’ve joined with the mortal world. And for private investigator Shiarra Waynest, that means mayhem…</i><br />
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Have a one night stand with a vampire, and you can end up paying for it for eternity. P.I. Shiarra Waynest, an expert on the Others, knows that better than most. Yet here she is, waking up beside charismatic vamp Alec Royce with an aching head…and neck.<br />
Luckily, Shia has the perfect excuse for getting out of town–namely, a couple of irate East Coast werewolf packs who’d like to turn her into a chew toy.<br />
On Royce’s suggestion, Shia temporarily relocates to Los Angeles. But something is rotten–literally–in the state of California, where local vampires are being attacked by zombies. Who could be powerful enough to control them–and reckless enough to target the immortal? Following the trail will lead Shia to a terrifying truth, and to an ancient enemy with a personal grudge…(courtesy of jess haines)<br />
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I have to say I was waiting for this book like it was the air I needed to survive, thankfully we were able to get an early copy. After the way Stalking ended I was in this excitement mode and couldn't wait to see where it was going in the series. If you've read the other books in this series....you know exactly what I'm talking about. I waited and waited for that moment or moments.... (no spoilers)<br />
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So Forsaken (book 5) picks up right where we left off. I was so nervous in the first chapter... One thing that Haines has down right is that she has the reader wrapped up in the characters as if they are right in front of you. Every moment of the book I feel like I'm right with Shia - a fly on the wall, or right in her mind. It makes me so invested in the book and the world she has created. <br />
<br />Forsaken was exactly that - from the moment I opened it up, I could not put it down. Haines keeps the action going as we try to figure out exactly what is going on in LA. Shia's character is growing in this series and this book was definitely a pivotal move for Shia. <br />
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Haines continues to keep your on your tip toes through the whole book - literally up to the very last page as you are hanging on my nails waiting now for the next book. <br />
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Loved it!!!!! 5 Slices easy. Visit tomorrow as we have the pleasure of having Jess Haines herself as a guest on our blog promoting Forsaken by the Others which will be released July 2nd. Enter her giveaway while she's here tomorrow. If you haven't read the others in this series (pun intended) get out there and get them read before the 2nd. You will never be disappointed with anything by Haines.<br />
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Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-53792117957898652652013-02-25T20:31:00.000-05:002013-02-25T20:31:46.988-05:00Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian - Releases tomorrow 2-26<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Twenty years after the terror of First Dawn—when mankind learned that vampires lived secretly among them—the threat of violence reigns as the two species struggle to coexist. The only group preserving the fragile harmony is the Order, an elite cadre of Breed warriors dedicated to protecting humans and vampires alike. And in this precarious world of torn loyalties and shattered trust, Mira, a fiery squad captain, finds that every fight bears an intensely personal cost. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised among the Order, Mira has always believed in the warrior’s code of swift—and even lethal—justice. But the one thing she desires more than the Order’s hard-won acceptance is Kellan Archer, a sexy but troubled Breed fighter. In love with him since childhood, Mira once broke through his tough exterior during an unexpected night of rapture, but the next day he mysteriously disappeared, never to return.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Kellan didn’t think he would ever see Mira again—or have to confront the truth of why he left. After abandoning the Order years ago, he now leads a band of human rebels intent on carrying out their own vigilante rule of law. Yet a high-profile kidnapping assignment brings him face-to-face with the past he sought to avoid, and the striking woman he has tried desperately to forget. And as tensions mount and the risk of bloodshed grows, Kellan and Mira must take sides—between the competing missions that dominate their lives, and the electrifying passion that claims their hearts. (courtesy of www.amazon.com)</span></i><br />
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This is one of those books that I have been dying for. Little Mira is all grown up - I mean it's like watching a niece grow up as she has been with us for so many of the books. And to see that the little tidbit from our last book about her has grown into her own novel - priceless.<br />
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Adrian is amazing as she keeps this series riveting. I was sucked in and Mira is so cool. I was amazed at how Adrian takes the series 20 years forward with this book and you don't feel like you missed those. Talented indeed!. Mira and Kellan are a perfect match and Adrian opened up a story line that is bound to keep us wanting more. Kellan has a couple different emotions as he reunites with Mira - and Mira just amazes me - she was raised right!<br />
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I am anxious to get to see the rest of the children we have been watching in perhaps the next books. Adrian is always on my 'gotta have' list. If you weren't sure - you need to get this book to continue the series. If you have not read the Midnight Breed series before, you will not be disappointed but start from the beginning because you'll be on cloud nine!<br />
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<br />Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-77560289126452858492013-01-21T09:06:00.000-05:002013-01-21T09:06:33.712-05:00COVER REVEAL - Forsaken by the Others by Jess Haines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today Jess Haines is revealing the cover of her latest coming out in the H and W investigations series - Forsaken by the Others and Seduced by Books is a part of the many blogs that have the pleasure to release this to you today as well as letting you know about the giveaway. <br />
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The H&W Investigations series is one of my favorites - You can read a couple of my reviews here on the blog - Hunted, <a href="http://seducedbybooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/taken-by-others-by-jess-haines.html">Taken</a>, <a href="http://seducedbybooks.blogspot.com/2011/06/deceived-by-others-by-jess-haines.html">Deceived</a>, <a href="http://seducedbybooks.blogspot.com/2012/06/stalking-others-by-jess-haines.html">Stalking</a>. Shia is a great character, and something about the way Haines writes has me loving and cheering for an unexpected character. :)<br />
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Today we reveal the AWESOME cover for Forsaken by the Others Book 5 in the series due out this summer (July)-<br />
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<i>The Others--vampires, werewolves, things that go chomp in the night--don't just live in nightmares anymore. They've joined with he mortal world. And for private investigator Shiarra Waynest, that means mayhem...</i></div>
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Have a one night stand with a vampire, and you can end up paying for it for eternity. P.I. Shiarra Waynest, an expert on the Others, knows that better than most. Yet here she is, waking up beside charismatic vamp Alec Royce with an aching head...and neck. Luckily, Shia has the perfect excuse for getting out of town--namely, a couple of irate East Coast werewolf packs who'd like to turn her into a chew toy.</div>
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On Royce's suggestion, Shia temporarily relocates to Los Angeles. But something is rotten--literally--in the state of California, where local vampires are being attacked by zombies. Who could be powerful enough to control them--and reckless enough to target the immortal? Following the trail will lead Shia to a terrifying truth, and to an ancient enemy with a personal grudge...</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jess Haines has a giveaway going - starting today and going until Feb 22nd.</span> </span><br />
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<br />Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-49632628751744437142012-12-05T13:04:00.001-05:002012-12-05T13:04:55.415-05:00Tainted Blood by Joann I. Martin Sowles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Tainted Blood is the third installment in The Brookehaven Vampires series:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Laney’s life is suddenly tangled by deceit, and as she tries to pull her past, present, and future together, she finds herself and her friends fighting for their lives. Thrown into the midst of a conflict that has been brewing for centuries—a conflict that no mere human should be anywhere near—Laney and her friends will discover that the mythical creatures of lore are not so mythical after all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">As Carter and Kiera’s relationship moves forward, Laney and Oliver’s becomes strained…confusing…dangerous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Laney would have never thought Oliver was capable of causing such pain, such heartache, such fear. When he becomes a danger to everyone they know, especially her, Laney must make the choice to save herself, or those she loves.</span><br />
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Sowles is an independent author that also publishes her own work. As such if often takes a little while between releases, and I am always jumping when I hear she has a new book coming out to be able to continue to read Oliver and Laney's story. As the third in the series, I felt this book moved pretty quick seeing as we know most of our characters. I also think that having some of the 'real' young adult drama come into play connects you to the supernatural characters involved. I'm not going to discuss the 'drama' in particular, so you'll have to grab the book :).<br />
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Laney and Oliver have been trying to just get some time to themselves and not have to deal with the craziness of Oliver's world. I felt their pain as they continue to get pulled apart. Of course, as Sowles brings in this side of Oliver we have not seen and we end up with issues flying left and right you are definitely turning those pages to find out what happens next. Carter is one of my favorite characters. He has some interesting situations to deal with and I was probably as anxious as the characters in the book to find out the results. <br />
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We continue to see more characters lives unfold and the story moves as a really good pace. <br />
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Overall I enjoyed Book 1 - Book 2 moved fast but had a couple of turns I wasn't sure about, and Book 3 really brought things back around. Great YA read, enjoy the path I think I see Sowles going with quite a few characters. Can't wait for some more Laney and Oliver and Carter. <br />
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<br />Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-76174635202675434332012-12-05T07:06:00.002-05:002012-12-05T07:06:32.465-05:00Vital by Jamie Magee<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willow’s journey continues in VITAL, the fourth book in the INSIGHT series. Combating a crumbling family life, a circle of suddenly inconsiderate friends who seem determined to anger her, and a plethora of emotional trials too numerous to withstand, Willow feels overwhelmed. She has pushed herself beyond her own limits and in so doing has closed her mind. Dreams are no longer coming to her.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Amidst all this turmoil, Willow finds herself obsessed with finding her: the elusive twin. The girl who looks exactly like Willow, and who must be Drake’s soul mate. Willow knows in her heart that to find this girl will remove a tremendous weight from her shoulders, clearing her mind and heart. But a mysterious warning about the chart of her past forces her to consider this course carefully.</span></i><br />
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This is my FAVORITE book so far in the series, and maybe in total by Jamie Magee. Each time I crack a book open from her it's better than the previous book. Magee has an enormous talent and I am thrilled that she is writing and publishing books. I am completely in the Insight world when I read, I've said this before about her books, but it's one of the best explanations.--- When I complete a book by Jamie Magee, I literally have to blink a few times to come back to reality.--- I have a hard time putting one of Magee's books down and Vital was one that I didn't put done until I finished. This is a series that can not go ignored. As the 4th book in the series Magee has already set up our characters and their world which is freshly intertwined with astrology/zodiac; yet in this book I felt like I was falling in love with the characters all over again. I felt this is a pivotal book for what is to come from Magee. <br />
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Drake's character speaks to me, so I can never get enough of him. Willow has grown as we enter this 4th book, we can see her actions are more planned. This is a tangled situation for Willow, Landon and Drake, but for them to survive they have to find a way to make it work. I am desperately waiting for Drake to find his soul mate, he is my favorite character in the Insight series. Magee also writes a series called See (currently there are 2 books out in this series) which has a slightly different basis - the easily explanation I have is revolving around music and souls which I think go together very nicely. (Potential Spoiler) Insight and See are starting to intertwine which further shows Magee's talent to bring the 2 worlds together. Magee's character development and concepts are off the charts.<br />
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As such Magee gets 6 slices for Vital. I am anxiously awaiting the next book Vindicate - Out Jan 11 2013<br />
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Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-33165642900002771842012-07-19T07:30:00.000-04:002012-07-19T07:30:01.037-04:00Liz Strange GiveawayHere we go!!!<br />
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Liz Strange has offered 1 lucky winner an eBook copy of Book 1 in her David Lloyd Investigations series, Missing Daughter, Shattered Family. <br />
In Honor of the Release of her 2nd book in the series, A Fresh Set of Eyes, which is now released as of June 28th.<br />
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All you have to do is comment below and make sure you are a blog follower by July 27th. <br />
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Make sure you leave your email in your comment and tell us, what do you love about a good mystery/suspense novel? Or just give a comment to Liz? Did you read David Lloyd yet? Have you read her Dark Kiss triology? <br />
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We want to hear from you and give you a chance to read Book 1 because we know you will be dying for Book 2 as soon as you do. You owe it to yourself to sit down with a good book.<br />
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<em>A mother turns to David to help free her son and another young man from prison, where they have spent the last ten years for a double murder many feel they did not commit. The police investigation was spotty, the evidence non-existent, and yet someone had to pay for the vicious assault on two young brothers. Never one to shy away from a tough situation David agrees to look into the case, despite the tense situation with his partner's family and the physical and emotional needs of the former-prostitute he's taken under his wing.</em><br />
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In this sequel, Strange bases our mystery of a famous injustice case where we can find one mistake can corrupt a judgement on a murder case. <br />
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David and Jamie are moving their relationship forward and Jenny is cleaned up and things can only keep moving in that direction. David uses his heart to help pick cases where he can make a difference. He has a sense for wrong and right. Strange doesn't put David so close to the line of fire in this case as in Book 1. <br />
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I thought that Strange took a case from the 'real' world and truly let it unfold. I thought I was part of the investigation of the actual case. Her investigative writing is very CSI and the suspense really twists in your gut. We get to see how our previous characters from Book 1 are panning out. Jamie has a lot to tackle with his family and with his coming out. Fricking Jeremy gets a little of what he has coming to him. <br />
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<em>When a brutal homophobic attack ended David Lloyd's career as a police officer, his life was changed forever. Five years later David is running his own private detective agency, where a missing person's case comes to his attention. Digging into the circumstances of her disappearance forces David to realize he has not dealt with what happened to him, and that he can no loner deal with his long-time partner's fear of being honest about their relationship.</em><br />
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This is book 1 in the David Lloyd Investigations series by Liz Strange. <br />
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One of the best things about the was Liz Strange can write is that she has a knack for bring in a M/M relationship as instinctive and fluid. Her books focus on the relationship as ordinary as it should be and not forced or for shock. That's not what this review is about but I wanted to say that I love how Liz writes the relationships, true and just like it should be. We open up to a horrible attack on our lead character. Leaving his career from injuries David has become a private investigator. He is in a relationship with real problems he has to work through when a case walks through his door. <br />
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As soon as David here's the case he's wrapped up in it. Strange manages to keep you on your toes trying to guess what the out come will be. As I was reading this book, I literally couldn't wait to figure out our mystery. David is a classic character, I could just picture him sitting on my couch hanging out, some one I could be close friends with. He's tough on that outside with a heart of gold on the inside. The more and more he unravels about this case, the crazier the events happen to him. Someone definitely doesn't want him to find out where the missing daughter is. Strange also manages to rope in the reality of life, relationships are not easy, they require work. <br />
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Strange gives David the answer to his mystery - and it's one heck of a twist. David also inherits some family along the way. Strange gives you a natrual story that flows for our lead character as if you are a spectator on the side lines, you're on a roller coaster as you figure out the mystery, wilder than the Hulk at Universal :) <br />
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I have to say I don’t know how Jamie hits it out of the park every time! <br />
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Book 2 in the series, Witness packs all the juice you need to get you through a “read it in one day” binge. I said it before with See, I’m one that loves music so to have this books concept around feeling the music and what music can do just immediately has me hooked. That being said, don’t think that this book is lacking in action. Magee manages to wrap up quite a bit of strategy and conflict inside this story. While SEE and Witness are not deeply wrapped in the Insight series, they crossed over and we are starting to see where they will intertwine, and honestly, I CAN’T FRICKING WAIT FOR IT!<br />
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Let’s stick with just Witness cause I’m getting anxious when I think about what could be coming ;)<br />
Ok, so Charlie is starting to get her memories back, but her journey is just the beginning. Finding your soul mate and having him be there even when you are not yourself is huge. He’s giving you everything, and you aren’t sure where you are in the whole mix because you just have pieces and feelings. Intense. Magee punches those feelings right at you. As I said before, I end the book and I look up blinking to come back to reality. I’m in the room with Charlie the whole time. You forget the characters are in their late teens in Magee’s books. <br />
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Magee brings Charlie into an interesting mix of confusion and we meet a new character that could be tied to Charlie in the past that is forgotten. The whole while, Charlie is struggling as she learns twists and has to act quickly with the right choice. Magee has also brought in a few new people and we visit Chara (from Insight series) and big things there :) :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We have the pleasure of once again being a stop on Jamie Magee’s Blog Tour. This time she is touring to promote Witness - - this is Book 2 in the series, quickly following on the heels of SEE. You will find the summary of both books below and our review for SEE can be read <a href="http://seducedbybooks.blogspot.com/2012/05/jamie-magee-presents-see-blog-tour-and.html">here</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Look today here on the blog, for our review of Witness as we also had the pleasure of reading it ahead of time and you can too!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jamie is giving away 1 ebook each of SEE and Witness to one lucky commenter. Did you hear that? BOTH BOOKS!!! Witness is not released until the 19thof this month so you will also get to read it early! Of course, Jamie never stops just there, she also has some awesome swag, bookmarks and guitar picks to giveaway along with the ebooks. Wonder the significance of guitar picks??? WELL READ THE BOOKS :) you’ll be hooked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">THAT STILL ISN’T ALL!! Jamie brings us awesome books and packs in the giveaways. She will be choosing a winner from all the commenters on the entire tour to win printed copies of both SEE and Witness, along with a $25 gift card to Amazon (swag bookmarks and picks too) and this is also international. So you can see the list of participants below and make sure to visit and comment on their blogs for more chance to win.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Summary of SEE </u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Forgetting who you are, your ambitions, your passions is crippling….but remembering – embracing your purpose with a new sense of determination is more than empowering….it's life altering. Charlie Myers is on a life altering path that will cause the dammed to humble in silence.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One night…just a few friends, how could it go so wrong? That was the question seventeen year old Charlie Myers was asking when she found herself in the ER. Outwardly nothing was wrong with Charlie, she was a vision of perfect heath, internally she was battling a raging headache…one the doctor told her she would overcome shortly, but Charlie knew something else was wrong …very wrong.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Part of her had been stolen…she was missing memories. Those memories were sacred. They held the key to her sanity. They told her that the sinister whispers, the shadows that came to life before her were not as ominous as she felt they were. They held the bond with her late father, a famed musician. They caused her to forget the one talent that allowed her to face the darkness that haunted her every waking hour. They also masked a much deeper bond, the face of the one that had stolen her heart, long before the age of seventeen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sitting in the ER with her angry mother she couldn’t figure out what she was missing, or even how. Her thoughts told her that she needed to protect Britain, a friend of hers, but that didn’t make any sense – Britain didn’t need to be protected from anyone, he was strong, young, and absurdly wealthy. Charlie also knew that even though her friend Bianca called Charlie her best friend, she didn’t trust her …she was almost sure she despised her, but she couldn’t figure out why, or understand how random thoughts were telling her that she adored both Britain and Bianca – that they were her saviors – that they brought silence to the unstoppable whispers, but the silence scared Charlie. In her mind anyone or anything that could bring silence to something that dark could not be good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Charlie wanted to stay in NY, figure out what she was missing, why, and who was behind it all, but her mother had other plans. Against her will, Charlie was sent to Salem to live with her sister, within that small town Charlie found her memories and so much more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Her story begins now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Forgetting who you are is hard, but not as hard as remembering. Remembering that you have no idea how to face your demons, how to save the lost.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Charlie is at a sacred threshold.The ‘glass box’, as she calls it, is slowly falling. Her childhood has ended. The moment she has yearned for, the moment where she can go and do anything, anything at all without seeking permission is now. She’d dreamed of this time, all of her friends had, but now that it’s here, she doesn't know which way to run, or if she should even run at all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Charlie knew that running would be a goodbye forever, and she didn’t want that, she wanted to freeze the time she was in, to stay in the calm before the storm, the illusion that she could out wit the ones who seek her, hold the one she loves, and play the music that gives her passion. She’ll soon discover no one can hide from their fate, that time does not stop in place, and that whether she chooses to perceive it or not, the darkness has come.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What Charlie feared most, losing him, is a threat now more than ever. A realm, a dark and twisted dream world has called him, and now she must fight to save him, and others like him. Standing in her way is a soul from another life, a boy that promises that he will destroy her world, to save her life. With this threat in hand, with the dark path that her friends are on, Charlie must fight to find a way to leave, to trust that beyond her dimension there are souls that can help her, help all of them. The only question is, will she find them before it's to late, and if she can't, how is she going to use her gift, the gifts they all share to save them.</span><br />
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<br /></div>Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-17674361863799016622012-06-08T08:00:00.000-04:002012-06-08T08:00:08.796-04:00Kiss the Dead by Laurell K Hamilton<br />
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<i>When a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it’s up to U.S. Marshal Anita Blake to find her. And when she does, she’s faced with something she’s never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people—kids, grandparents, soccer moms—all recently turned and willing to die to avoid serving a master. And where there’s one martyr, there will be more…</i><br />
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I'm a big fan of the Anita Blake series, after all, having Amy hand me this series 3 years ago is what got me back into reading! The dynamic in the series of a strong kick ass female that is set in her ways and yet, still manages to come this far and open up is great. I have a few favorite characters and Hamilton keeps the story going whether it's a crazy vampire or an insane lover, there's always action and hot sex! If you read Hamilton, you better be open minded and ready to be turned on but remember there's action and lots of blood.<br />
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This all being said, I read Kiss the Dead in about 5 hours. I didn't want to put it down. If Hamilton ended the series right here today with this book, I wouldn't be disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I don't want her to end the series, I'm just saying that this book would bring comfort to the series ending. I don't want to give to many spoilers away, but if you think you might be concerned, don't read on, just take my advice and read this one. <br />
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Bottom line, this book has me happy for Anita. This is a change for some of the books, Hamilton usually has us lost in crazy sex scenes, but halfway through the book and not one scene yet. Hamilton brings up the true Anita here, the US Marshal, the Executioner, as she works with the cops and SWAT team to find what has happened to the girl. Well done action in only Anita's bad ass way. Anita is with Zerbrowski (we all loves him) and it's amazing how far he's come to be Anita's partner and respect her. Finally Anita has a game plan with all her men. I still love Micah, Nathaniel, and Jean Claude the best for her. We see some drama with Sin and Nicky will do anything for her, even if it costs him his life. Anita has come full circle (many argue they don't like it or the amount of sex, well then read something else), coming full circle shows you that Anita has grown, she's comfortable in herself now. She went from warding off men to opening her heart to quite a few and would do anything to protect them, which she shows again here as 4 end up in a bad situation. And I'm just going to say --- fricking Asher, REALLY? This book could be a turning point for the series. <br />
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<br />Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-83000401597415691592012-06-08T07:40:00.000-04:002012-06-09T08:52:43.102-04:00Stalking the Others by Jess Haines<br />
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<em>Vampires, werewolves, mages - the Others are very real, and wreaking havoc in Shiarra Waynest's life. But now, she's retuming the favour...Once, she was one of the good guys - or as close as a New York P.I. can get. Then Shiarra Waynest was drawn into the world of the Others. Every faction has its own loyalties and agenda. And Shia's recent betrayal by her ex-boyfriend means that she may be on the verge of becoming a rogue werewolf at the next full moon...Of course, with all the threats against her, Shia's not sure she'll live long enough to find out. The enigmatic vampire Royce wants her back in his clutches, as do two powerful werewolf packs, along with the police. Instead of going into hiding, Shia is enlisting the aid of her enchanted hunter's belt and every dirty P.I. trick she knows. If she's going down, she'll take out as many of her enemies as she can - and hope that in the process, she keeps whatever humanity she has left...(courtesy of Amazon)</em><br />
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The H & W Investigations series is one of my favorites because it takes me from a mostly “were” girl to root for for the “vamp”. I adore Royce. <br />
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Haines is a talented writer. In her past books, she has had me so wrapped emotionally in the book, when our leading lady, Shia, dealt with some crazy ass stuff in the last book, I was right there with her. In fact, it took me a day to be able to come down from it I won’t say what, for those of you that have not read the series, but I was dying after I finished.<br />
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Haines packs in action and our heroine is not perfect. She makes mistakes along the way, but she is learning to hold her own in the world of the Others. This book starts me out still pissed as I rehash our adventures. Haines keeps the action going and steps up Shia’s characters for buttkicking. Shia is a little lost as our book begins, her world is turned upside down in Deceived. Here she's on a rampage and has to figure out exactly who she can trust. To me, there is one constant hanging around :) :) :) <br />
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Our book ends with a bang. FINALLY. I say again how much I love Royce. Haines had me reminiscing of some of my favorite series as well as freaking out that I have to wait for the next book with the tease she gives in the end. I can't tell you the end....and I'm itching to find out what happens. The tease is of the first chapter in the next book!!!!! One of the best feelings when reading a book is the anticipation of what is coming. Haines definitely carves up that anticipation. You like Shia and you can't help (thanks to Haines writing) really feel like you are right there with her in this book. <br />
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For those of you that haven’t read the series, it’s a rocking time. Shia is a PI that wants nothing to do with Others, she’s been hit a little too close with them before. But she is tossed in with them as she helps the local vamps. Over and over again, she’s battling with the Others, or against some, and she’s stuck with them no matter what. Now…she could become one. Haines is a talented writer, she brings in humorous banter between her characters that has you feeling as if these are friends hanging out with you. She keeps action going, along with our steamy chemistry on the romance side. You won’t be at a loss picking up these books, and let me know when you catch up, so we can hash out these details. I’m dying to really talk shop on Royce! <br />
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<br /></div>Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-2024812929253881962012-06-08T07:15:00.000-04:002012-06-08T07:15:00.513-04:00H&W Investigations is HERE with Jess Haines and Stalking the Others<br />
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STALKING THE OTHERS BLOG TOUR<br />
Guest Post Stop 6: The H&W Gang Discuss Their Phobias<br />
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By Jess Haines<br />
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Hello there! Jess Haines here. I’m the author of the urban fantasy H&W Investigations series (<a href="http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=16761">HUNTED BY THE OTHERS</a>, <a href="http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=18148">TAKEN BY THE OTHERS</a>, <a href="http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=19226">DECEIVED BY THE OTHERS</a>, and the upcoming <a href="http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=20725">STALKING THE OTHERS</a>). <br />
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Shiarra has been having a pretty bad time of things lately. She’s here with some of her friends (and otherwise) to tell you about it. Over to you, Shia!<br />
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Sara: This one is pretty obvious.<br />
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Shiarra: Yeah. Any bite-y, clawed thing of the night.<br />
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Chaz: Oh, come on. You weren’t afraid of me.<br />
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Shiarra: That’s because I didn’t know what you were. Plus, it’s a little hard to be afraid of a guy you’ve seen wandering around your apartment in his Ghost Busters boxer shorts.<br />
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Arnold: I prefer Captain Hammer on my boxers.<br />
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Royce: I don’t wear boxers.<br />
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Shiarra: We don’t want to know what you’re wearing under those business suits.<br />
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Sara: …actually…<br />
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Arnold: Hey!<br />
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Sara: Kidding, honey. Kidding.<br />
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Royce: I should hope so.<br />
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Arnold: My boxers are the only ones you should be looking at, damn it.<br />
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Sara: Yes! I know. Anyway. On topic. I’m afraid of spiders, snakes, and the IRS.<br />
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Royce: I’d have to agree about the IRS. Dealing with the corporate taxes and licensing and such when most of your businesses and shell corporations have been around longer than the country’s established government can be a nightmare.<br />
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Chaz: Yeah? Well, I hate fleas.<br />
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Shiarra: Ew.<br />
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Chaz: And ticks.<br />
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Shiarra: Double-ew.<br />
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Chaz: Tapeworms, too.<br />
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Shiarra: Enough already!<br />
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Chaz: What? I do.<br />
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Royce: Dogcatchers, too, I would imagine.<br />
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Chaz: Shut up, fangs.<br />
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Arnold: I bet we can all guess what the vamp is afraid of. Sunlight, garlic, fangirls…<br />
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Shiarra: …body shimmer lotion…<br />
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Sara: …teenaged wangst…<br />
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Royce: Yes, yes, we get the point.<br />
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Shiarra: Vampire baseball?<br />
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Royce: What does that even mean?<br />
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Shiarra: Never mind. My comedic brilliance is wasted on you.<br />
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Royce: This is ridiculous.<br />
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Arnold: Oh! Oh! I want to share my phobia!<br />
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Arnold: I’m afraid of summoned planar beings that haven’t been harnessed into a body and metaphysically cohered to a mage who is trained how to control it.<br />
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Chaz: Was that English?<br />
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Shiarra: It sounded like words, but nothing came out.<br />
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Arnold: Oh, come on. Do I really have to explain that?<br />
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Sara: I think I get what you’re saying. You’re afraid of familiars that have broken away from their masters somehow. Or never had a master. Right?<br />
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Arnold: That’s what I said.<br />
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Chaz: I don’t get it.<br />
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Chaz: No, I mean—I don’t get how they can’t have a master. How do they get here if no one is controlling them?<br />
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Arnold: Believe me, it can happen, and it’s not pretty.<br />
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Royce: Indeed. They are not easy to banish or kill.<br />
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Arnold: How would you know?<br />
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Royce: Have you ever seen a familiar survive beyond the death of its master? I have.<br />
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Shiarra: Yeah, that’s all kinds of creepy right there.<br />
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Sara: It wouldn’t be that bad if he didn’t look so pleased with himself while he said it.<br />
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Arnold: Wow. Great. I’m ready to go. Forever. <br />
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Royce: That’s right. Run away, little mage. When you’ve been around as long as I have, you see and do things far beyond the ken of mortal men.<br />
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Sara: Let’s get out of here.<br />
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Shiarra: Right now.<br />
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Always welcome here Jess, especially if you bring Royce :) Check out our review of Stalking as well as Hunted, <a href="http://seducedbybooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/taken-by-others-by-jess-haines.html">Taken</a>, and <a href="http://seducedbybooks.blogspot.com/2011/06/deceived-by-others-by-jess-haines.html">Deceived</a>. You will not be disappointed in this series, especially not in Stalking, but you have got to get out there and start at the beginning so you can catch up before the release on July 3rd :)<br />
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A Big Welcome from Seduced to K D Grace!!!!<br />
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K D Grace was born with a writing obsession. It got worse once she actually learned HOW to write. There's no treatment for it. It's progressive and chronic and quite often interferes with normal, everyday functioning. She might actually be concerned if it wasn't so damned much fun most of the time.<br />
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K D's critically acclaimed erotic romance novels, The Initiation of Ms Holly, The Pet Shop and Lakeland Heatwave Book 1: Body Temperature and Rising are published by Xcite Books and are available from all good paperback and eBook retailers.<br />
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Her erotica has been published with Xcite Books, Mammoth, Cleis Press, Harper Collins Mischief Books, Black Lace, Erotic Review, Ravenous Romance, Sweetmeats Press and Scarlet Magazine.<br />
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Find out more about K D Grace on her website <a href="http://kdgrace.co.uk/" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">http://kdgrace.co.uk</a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">. She's also on </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/kdgraceauthor" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Facebook</a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> and </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/kd_grace" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Twitter</a><br />
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More than Landscapes - blog post from K D Grace<br />
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By now everyone who has read anything I’ve written or blogged about my novel, Body Temperature and Rising, knows that BTR, along with the whole Lakeland Heatwave Trilogy, is set in the English Lake District and that I’m totally in love with the place. Most of the places in the trilogy are real places that I’ve walked and explored in the Lake District, and it was the real places that inspired me to write the trilogy. However those real experiences in the landscape also inspired the ‘Magicscapes’ in the Lakeland Heatwave Trilogy.<br />
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Before I go any further, I’d like to clarify for my American readers just what a fell is, since there seems to be a bit of a language barrier, and some people have thought that the fells are woodlands. A fell is an upland stretch of open countryside, a moor or a barren or stony hill. And the fells in the Lake District are formidable. They include Scafell Pike the highest mountain in England! The word comes from Middle English and Old Norse and means mountain or hill. There! Language barrier crossed!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSQ-oxhraP3la15CPlFM5o4XH0bPYUhsWDDpZ-r-j552jtWWBGbwmYeBvIRp7fBRQ3qB4xRlW5Om1qcLb7FRT_k_WdCh3cakar6T0Bm9hBl1FuXEWboxkd9E3Ztft_LhNdy0klpdA1_o/s1600/Derwent+Water+from+above.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSQ-oxhraP3la15CPlFM5o4XH0bPYUhsWDDpZ-r-j552jtWWBGbwmYeBvIRp7fBRQ3qB4xRlW5Om1qcLb7FRT_k_WdCh3cakar6T0Bm9hBl1FuXEWboxkd9E3Ztft_LhNdy0klpdA1_o/s200/Derwent+Water+from+above.JPG" width="150" /></a>My husband and I are avid walkers and the Lake District is one of our very favourite places to walk. We had just had four lovely days walking in May sunshine, truly Lakeland Heatwave conditions, when we decided to walk part of a ridge walk known as the Newland’s Horseshoe. We’d heard the weather was supposed to change but it certainly didn’t look like it when we headed up onto the ridge. We were planning to make it on around to the fell called High Spy and then drop down into the village of Rosthwaite afterward for coffee and a break. It wasn’t a particularly long walk. We thought surely we’d beat the weather. We thought wrong.<br />
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The rain started just as we reached the top of the ridge. We were just about to the summit of the second fell, Maiden Moor when the mist descended. Before long the mist around us blotted out everything else and we walked in strange silent nothingness that, even though we knew we couldn’t easily get lost on this particular walk, was frightening.<br />
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Later when we were sipping coffee and dripping all over the hard wood floor of the tea shop in Rosthwaite, we wondered what it would have been like had we been somewhere we hadn’t been so familiar with and if we’d not known how to use a map and compass. It was a chilling thought.<br />
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That was the experience that inspired the opening scenes in Body Temperature and Rising, but it also inspired one of the two magicscapes my characters frequent in the Lakeland Heatwave Trilogy. The feeling of walking in thick nothingness was the inspiration for my version of the Ether, the magical void, which is the dangerous place where powerful magic can be worked by witches who are skilled at riding the Ether. The Ether has no landmarks, no light nor darkness, no shape nor form, and in the Ether there is no concept of time, which makes it a particularly dangerous place to hang out. However a powerful witch can create from the void whatever he or she is skilled enough to imagine and bring to fruition. The Ether is like a lot of raw material waiting to be magicked into something useful … or treacherous. And sex in the Ether --- for those brave enough to try it -- totally sizzles. A lot of the action of the second Lakeland novel, Riding the Ether, takes place in this void.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZuZdoQchiB9H5aoWsSJ6wu4IfpJMOaNpO7QbhS4ndPsz-ZhtmvrKobdQ3bAxpCfmLUx3mwKHkVP27C8U9onxqEA8nD2nN5JOLXDnLpBkdS66CnVV1Ouew7jCxT2om1YeQThWlKI8FWQ/s1600/S6301123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZuZdoQchiB9H5aoWsSJ6wu4IfpJMOaNpO7QbhS4ndPsz-ZhtmvrKobdQ3bAxpCfmLUx3mwKHkVP27C8U9onxqEA8nD2nN5JOLXDnLpBkdS66CnVV1Ouew7jCxT2om1YeQThWlKI8FWQ/s200/S6301123.JPG" width="200" /></a>There’s another magicscape that was also inspired by my time in the Lake District … that and by my time snoozing beneath the blankets every night -- the Dream Scape. All three Lakeland Heatwave novels spend a fair amount of time in the Dream World dealing with dream magic, which happens to be the preferred magic of the Elemental Coven’s high priestess, Tara Stone. I found inspiration while walking through thick woodlands in the Lake District with slivers of sunlight filtering down through the darkness. I also found inspiration for the Dream World from the old slate quarries and the ruined landscapes littered with tailings. We all know our own personal dreamscape can be beautiful or horrific, confusing or insightful and all things in between.<br />
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It was fun to picture the Dream World and the Ether as other worlds overlaying the beautiful landscape of the Lake District, other worlds that could only be reached through magic. And it was so easy to imagine, with all the caves and mines and dark mysterious woodlands, that you just might be able to walk in through one world and come out into another. To be honest, who am I to say you can’t? Certainly the world of the Lakeland Heatwave trilogy could only have been inspired by my walking in those wonderful places and experiencing the beauty, the magic and sometimes the danger of such an amazing landscape.<br />
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<i>American transplant to the Lake District, MARIE WARREN, didn’t know she could unleash demons and enflesh ghosts until a voyeuristic encounter on the fells ends in sex with the charming ghost, ANDERSON, and night visits from a demon. To help her cope with her embarrassing and dangerous new abilities, Anderson brings her to the ELEMENTALS, a coven of witches who practice rare sex magic that temporarily allows needy ghosts access to the pleasures of the flesh.</i><br />
<i>DEACON, the demon Marie has unleashed, holds an ancient grudge against TARA STONE, coven high priestess, and will stop at nothing to destroy all she holds dear. Marie and her landlord, the reluctant young farmer, TIM MERIWETHER, are at the top of his list. Marie and Tim must learn to wield coven magic and the numinous power of their lust to stop Deacon’s bloody rampage before the coven is torn apart and more innocent people die.</i><br />
More info, excerpt and buy links <a href="http://kdgrace.co.uk/books/lakeland-heatwave-book-i/">http://kdgrace.co.uk/books/lakeland-heatwave-book-i/</a><br />
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Thank you to <a href="http://www.writermarketing.co.uk/">Writer Marketing</a> for bringing K D Grace to our blog today. And a Thank you to K D for making the time - Something so simple as a hike turned into one crazy thought :) </div>
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I've already let Jamie know that you have won. Continue to follow Jamie's blog tour for a chance at the big prize!Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-60101151374195445252012-05-04T06:55:00.001-04:002012-05-04T06:55:51.653-04:00Jamie Magee Presents SEE Blog Tour and Giveaway<br />
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SEE - by Jamie Magee (back cover summary)<br />
<i>Forgetting who you are, your ambitions, your love is crippling….but remembering – embracing your purpose with a new sense of determination is more than empowering….its life altering. Charlie Myers is on a life altering path that will cause the damned to humble in silence…</i><br />
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<i>One night…just a few friends how could it go so wrong? That was the question seventeen year old Charlie Myers was asking when she found herself in the ER. Outwardly nothing was wrong with Charlie, she was a vision of perfect heath, internally she was battling a raging headache…one the doctor told her she would overcome shortly, but Charlie knew something else was wrong …very wrong.</i><br />
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<i>Part of her had been stolen….she was missing memories. Those memories were sacred. They held the key to her sanity. They told her that the sinister whispers, the shadows that came to life before her were not as ominous as she felt they were. They held the bond with her late father, a famed musician. They caused her to forget the one talent that allowed her to face the darkness that haunted her every waking hour. They also masked a much deeper bond, the face of the one that had stolen her heart, long before the age of seventeen.</i><br />
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<i>Sitting in the ER with her angry mother she couldn’t figure out what she missing – or even how. Her thoughts told her that she needed to protect Britain, a friend of hers, but that didn’t make any sense – Britain didn’t need to be protected from anyone, he was strong, young, and absurdly wealthy. Charlie also knew that even though her friend Bianca called Charlie her best friend that she didn’t trust her ….she was almost sure she despised her, but she couldn’t figure out why – or understand how random thoughts were telling her that she adored both Britain and Bianca – that they were her saviors – that they brought silence to the unstoppable whispers….but the silence scared Charlie. In her mind anyone or anything that could bring silence to something that dark could not be good.</i><br />
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<i>Charlie wanted to stay in NY, figure out what she was missing, why, and who was behind it all, but her mother had other plans. Against her will, Charlie was sent to Salem to live with her sister….within that small town Charlie found her memories….and so much more.</i><br />
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Jamie Magee gives you stories that jump off the page and straight into your heart somehow managing to bring forward emotions mixed with drama and suspense that you feel to your bone. I’m amazed when I finish the book and I look up and have to blink a few times to come back to where I am. </div>
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See was one of her top books for me. Magee drops you right in the middle of chaos and you’re desperately wanting to know what’s going on that you are gripping the book (or ereader) so hard. Magee forms unbreakable connections with her characters. I love the horoscope/astrological basis for her books. Soul mates destined to come together based on the alignment of the planets and time. I get good chills when I read Magee’s books. </div>
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Our Charlie has lost something very important – her memories – and she knows they contain something very important. As Magee takes you through the confusion Charlie is dealing with, you are able to meet her old friends for the first time just as she has to do again. You can feel her emotions unfold. Music is Charlie’s only way to release, she’s never realized how important one particular song could be. As a music lover (home alone with my kids and the TV’s off and the Radio is on shuffle) I thought Magee’s concept had me feeling right at home in this book. </div>
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If you have not had the pleasure of reading her Insight series (3 books to date) you need to add it to your pile, and then make sure you grab See as there is a little linkage with this series and the Insight series (but you do not have to read Insight before See). I’m hoping for some very interesting things to unfold in the coming book 2 and the See series and book 4 and 5 in the Insight series (book 4 out in October). Magee brings in some of our characters from Insight as Charlie is working to learn her past. Magee says book 2 will be out here soon (July), I’m on pins and needles waiting to “SEE” where Charlie goes.</div>
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Jamie is also combining all the comments from all the blogs on the tour to give away a printed/signed copy of SEE and Insight (her debut) along with bookmarks and picks (we love swag) - as well as a 25$ amazon gift card!!!!! WOW!!! The more you comment, the more chances to win on her big prize. We have a listing of all the blogs participating below. ALSO, you get a bonus entry if you follow <a href="http://authorjamiemagee.blogspot.com/">Jamie Magee's blog</a> and find her on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Insight.Jamie.Magee?ref=tn_tnmn">facebook</a> "like" her page and tell her Seduced by Books sent you. </div>
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<b><u>Blogs on the Tour</u></b></div>
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<b>May 2nd</b> Sassy Book Lovers ~ <a href="http://sassybooklovers.blogspot.com/">http://sassybooklovers.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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<b>May 3rd</b> Jamie Magee’s Blog <a href="http://authorjamiemagee.blogspot.com/">http://authorjamiemagee.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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<b>May 4th</b> Seduced by Books <a href="http://seducedbybooks.blogspot.com/">http://seducedbybooks.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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<b>May 8th</b> Taking it One Book at a Time ~ <a href="http://takingitonebookatatime.blogspot.com/">http://takingitonebookatatime.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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<b>May 9th</b> - Moon Stars Fantasy World ~ <a href="http://moonstarsfantasyworld.blogspot.com/">http://moonstarsfantasyworld.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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<b>May 14th</b> The Shadowed Realm ~ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Shadow-Realm/275903885816648">http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Shadow-Realm/275903885816648</a></div>
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<b>May 16th</b> Book Reader Addicts (character interview) <a href="http://bookreaderaddictsgiveaways.blogspot.com/">http://bookreaderaddictsgiveaways.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Briggs gives you a strong female living on her own as a ….mechanic. She’s a loner coyote raised by werewolves. She’s forced herself to be independent and doesn’t cow down to the local wolf pack or their Alpha who just happens to live behind her. She finds herself in interesting situations throughout the series when she really just wanted to be left alone. Briggs brings in the difficult politics of a wolf pack and the world of the paranormal as Mercy tries to navigate. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <br />
Being the lower end of her where she was raised, Mercy has worked hard to take self-defense classes and ground herself to being strong. She’s constantly driving the alpha mad in a both humorous ways as well as sensual. Mercy finds herself in trouble several times throughout the series, but she works to get herself out. Very determined to keep that independent streak. Briggs brings in the romantic twist as her alpha wolf can’t deny her, just when things would start to align, she tosses in a triangle to keep you on your toes. Briggs turns up the heat and adds some fun play with dating. <br />
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I enjoyed the banter as well as the feelings Mercy has to deal with to figure out her life. A favorite, as I’ve said before, I love when the series revolves around the main characters in every book. In the third book, Mercy has already battled the vamps and won, the fae and won, but now she battles an emotional tragedy when she is held captive. There are videos to prove what she’s gone through and her alpha has seen them. It’s a rough go but Briggs did this book so well. The reality of things just don’t go away over night and Mercy really has to work through them just was frankly well done. Supporting characters really show their true colors as they help Mercy heal (loved Ben, with out him who knows what would have happened). As Mercy navigates being the 2nd in the wolf pack betrayals will happen. Through it all she fights to defend herself.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVbH3dYHM9SB-dV1HCH-TqlusRDuP7hzH-I4u9zkJD5KaZrVMcMTrkfS47zRpr0S4kp3_20YRVQ0I0r2u9CHYIu2dpt7C1fH496oUR3DJJ3VapccMaFxZG7SAyWdDzxz1Fk9fR5C7WPY/s1600/21333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVbH3dYHM9SB-dV1HCH-TqlusRDuP7hzH-I4u9zkJD5KaZrVMcMTrkfS47zRpr0S4kp3_20YRVQ0I0r2u9CHYIu2dpt7C1fH496oUR3DJJ3VapccMaFxZG7SAyWdDzxz1Fk9fR5C7WPY/s320/21333.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Briggs takes every turn and brings in an interesting paranormal mystery, she pulls in every form of other there is and it just blends so well. I look forward to the next in the series (6 Books so far- in order-, Moon Called, Blood Bound, Iron Kissed, Bone Crossed, Silver Borne, River Marked). I’d say books 2, 3 and 4 were may favorites so far in the series. Excited to see where Adam and Mercy end up next and what happens with Samuel and Stefan.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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Ward definitely turned the corners on this book. So much has happened in the story line. The B.o.B. are in full force, the lessers are coming out of the wood work, and the Brothers still have to validate their worth to the glymera. Ward takes Tohr through some crazy Shasta – because he can not let go, he’s hooked Wellsie in between, she can never settle. Not your typical love story – two broken souls just getting by – most of the book (which is set over about a year) Tohr goes through the motions…it’s not working. <br />
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What I love about Ward is one book does not end a couple’s story, and what I loved most about this book, probably because Xhex is one of my favorite characters, is John and Xhex. John is just unbelievable. This installment had me looking inside my own life and reflecting. I enjoyed the dive into Xhex and her mom. <br />
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I could have smacked Tohr half the time with some of his comments, but then we have all become to love these guys like our own Brothers. In series, they always have a book that is a bridge between the series continuing on, most of the times that bridge, is a small one and insignificant. This book is the fricking Golden Gate. It’s huge and not just in pages, the story line is up, down, around, flips you back, forward, you name it. It’s all good, as I said in the beginning, Intense. That is the only way I can describe it with out giving anything away. I am so looking forward to the next, Quinn and Blay’s book. After the turns of events here in Lover Reborn, it’s going to be another fricking ride for sure! <div><br />
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The Games … wow, you get the craziness of the entire concept, and with it comes the brutality of what is set to occur. It’s a fight for only 1 to survive. Thank goodness I could roll immediately into book 2. Collins just dug into my heart as she ended book 1 – my heart ached. <br />
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Book 2 (Catching Fire) is packed. We’re back from the Games, we’re touring and we’re thrown, spinning in the crazy web of the Capitol. Bonds have been formed, everything is on the table to be broken. Collins delivers intense emotion and action. The train, it gets me every time. Again, we’re invested in these characters. The losses we’ve had, having us together again. Collins brings in new characters and tosses up the dynamic. <br />
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Once again, Peeta rocks an interview. I don’t want to spoil anything about these books. What I can say is the shake up is insane! Collins in her cliffhanger end, takes it away with this one. I now know why people were so insane to get Mockingjay. <br />
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If I thought Book 2 had so much going on, book 3 tosses so much more into this series. Collins has to take you full circle and conclude the series. I would not have imagined she could do it so well in this 1 book. I felt it was a little rushed toward the end, but I was so pleased with the outcome I could overlook it. Although there is no true “game” in this book, there is still heart-wrenching war and destruction. Katniss has to come to terms with herself and her role in this mess while figuring out who to trust. Collins did a remarkable job. <br />
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Overall I give this series a 6 – I did not put it down, nor has any of my friends who read it since. Well played, the romance is sweet and the Games are brutal. <br />
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On a “Battle Royale” note, I have this on my TBR pile, I heard of it after I read the series. The book holds a similar story line but with out the romance from what I hear and the continuation as we have in Mockingjay. I don’t think Collins “stole” the story, and I hope that Battle Royale is a great read as well. There are many books out there where there is a similar note, and if one does better than another and brings them both to light, that’s cool. The more there is to read the better. Just want our blog readers to know, I’m not in the blind about the book and will read it as well. <br />
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There are so many series/authors I missed while I was ‘not reading’ after I finished school. I can never thank Amy enough for getting me back into reading 3 years ago. That being said, I’m playing catch up and finding great paranormal authors that have been out long before the “Twilight” craze. <br />
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Carrie Vaughn is one of those authors I had on my “To Be Read” list. I finally got the chance to start her Kitty Norville series. As you know I’m a fan of the shifters/weres, while I love all the fae, vamps, witches, etc, shifters remain my favorite. I’m going to combine the reviews for the books as one for the series. I read the 9 books (plus short stories) in about a week so the line between what happens in each is a little blurry for me. <br />
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Starting out with Kitty and the Midnight Hour we meet our radio talk show host. Kitty Norville is the ost of the late night talk show and dives into the paranormal talking to callers about their wacky experiences. Guess what….KITTY is a werewolf. Yep, that’s right, her name is Kitty and she’s a dog one night a month, and thus you can see Vaughn sets up a humorous line that keeps you smiling throughout the series. Of course, the radio public starts out having no idea she is a wolf. It’s all taken with a grain to the ‘norms’ of the world as she talks freely about the world of Others and only she has to deal with the angry vamps and weres. As Vaughn sets up the characters, book 1 started out just a little slow, but definitely takes off about midway through. Kitty is in a dysfunctional pack. Vaughn manages to give us a female character that isn’t very tough at all and has been a dependent wolf, but you just instantly like her. Tricky Vaughn pulls Kitty into fighting for her place and building her up to be our heroine. And then, some one puts a hit out on her which comes to light right on her show and the world learns she’s a wolf. Of course, just like you will be, America (and her would be assassin) adores their talk show host and they only want more of her. <br />
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Vaughn resolves the hit against Kitty and Book 1 ends with a very violent, emotional end. Kitty is a lone wolf roaming America doing her show once a week at various sister radio stations. As book 2 starts, she’s formed an interesting bond with her former assassin and his cousin, her now lawyer. Vaughn keeps the books packed with humor and action. So far, there is just a little heat tossed in. I will say, I truly love a series where the main character is the main character in all the books, you get to know them and watch their character evolve. (The Hollows, Anita Blake, Merry Gentry, Kate Daniels, World of the Lupi, just to name a few) Vaughn definitely does that here, you are watching Kitty go from a terrified wolf to a loner. Kitty ends up in Washington, and just as her wolf secret was outed before publicly, she is yet in another horrible situation. There is always a main mystery/plot and a few subplots to keep you going in Vaughn’s books. Don’t forget, a little humor and a little heat, which we start seeing much more from Kitty here in book 2 and the remaining books. <br />
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I won’t take you through a summary of the other 7 books currently out (book 10 due out July 2012) but these first 2 truly set up Kitty’s character with the crucial events surrounding her wolf. Vaughn further develops Kitty into an Alpha, she ends up treating a turned wolf (and close friend), falling in love, getting married, and all while defending her place in the world. Vaughn doesn’t give you the expected in those scenarios either. Vaughn also doesn’t let everything just ‘work out’, just as in reality, there are things Kitty can’t control and she’s not above the law, you also get aggravated when she doesn’t think some things through. Kitty works with vamps, meets odd packs, has a couple more attempts on her life, and works hard to not lose herself. As I said, action is not lacking in these books, there a win all around. <div><br />
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</div>Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-25131966275101375722012-01-23T09:14:00.005-05:002012-01-23T09:14:00.096-05:00Lara Adrian Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAm6FKW49W-WQ3qYtf-zK1Vkay-mvGCpSSUvV0BXW_lZfWL-kL5X3scbrB1FE2Woujuz_U22XYnR0n0zVY66-nzRD7n-b4pZRDkhbEDCAfKSUxyqX-ErZM4BT2bZ90kQQkVqNIVrzeaIk/s1600/51STkNG5phL._SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAm6FKW49W-WQ3qYtf-zK1Vkay-mvGCpSSUvV0BXW_lZfWL-kL5X3scbrB1FE2Woujuz_U22XYnR0n0zVY66-nzRD7n-b4pZRDkhbEDCAfKSUxyqX-ErZM4BT2bZ90kQQkVqNIVrzeaIk/s200/51STkNG5phL._SS500_.jpg" width="130" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In honor of her release TOMORROW (Jan 24th) of Darker After Midnight (10th in the Midnight Breed Series) we are hosing a giveaway to help Lara Adrian promote.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>We also have a few other swags prices (bookmarks, pens, etc)</b></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">INSATIABLE DESIRE. ENDLESS SEDUCTION. ONE TOUCH IS JUST THE BEGINNING.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">He watches her from across the crowded dance club, a sensual black-haired stranger who stirs Gabrielle's deepest fantasies. But nothing about this night--or this man--is what it seems. For when Gabrielle witnesses a murder outside the club, reality shifts into something dark and deadly. In that shattering instant she is thrust into a realm she never knew existed--a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and a blood war is set to ignite.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lucan Thorne despises the violence carried out by his lawless brethren. A vampire himself, Lucan is a Breed warrior, sworn to protect his kind--and the unwitting humans existing alongside them--from the mounting threat of the Rogues. Lucan cannot risk binding himself to a mortal woman, but when Gabrielle is targeted by his enemies, he has no choice but to bring her into the dark underworld he commands.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Here, in the arms of the Breed's formidable leader, Gabrielle will confront an extraordinary destiny of danger, seduction, and the darkest pleasures of all . . . .(courtesy of laraadrian.com)</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So here is what you have to do - - comment on either the 2 reviews posted today (A Taste of Midnight and Darker After Midnight) or this post. Make sure you are a follower here on the blog. Leave your email addy in the comment, or send it do us in private message to seducedbybooks at gmail dot com. Make sure you comment on the posts to be entered. </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There will be 1 winner of the audiobook (and they will get some swag too) and 5 winners of swag from Lara Adrian ..and maybe we'll throw in a few extra pieces. </span></span>Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-55524696441683060652012-01-23T08:34:00.045-05:002012-01-23T08:34:00.208-05:00Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAm6FKW49W-WQ3qYtf-zK1Vkay-mvGCpSSUvV0BXW_lZfWL-kL5X3scbrB1FE2Woujuz_U22XYnR0n0zVY66-nzRD7n-b4pZRDkhbEDCAfKSUxyqX-ErZM4BT2bZ90kQQkVqNIVrzeaIk/s1600/51STkNG5phL._SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAm6FKW49W-WQ3qYtf-zK1Vkay-mvGCpSSUvV0BXW_lZfWL-kL5X3scbrB1FE2Woujuz_U22XYnR0n0zVY66-nzRD7n-b4pZRDkhbEDCAfKSUxyqX-ErZM4BT2bZ90kQQkVqNIVrzeaIk/s320/51STkNG5phL._SS500_.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><i>In the dark of night, a blood war escalates within the hidden world of the Breed. After existing in secret for many long centuries, maintaining a fragile peace with the humans who walk beside them unaware, a single act of retaliation has put the entire vampire nation at risk of discovery. It falls to the Order--a cadre of Breed warriors pledged to protect their own and humankind alike--to stop Dragos, the power-mad vampire at the center of the conflict, before his push for domination can explode into catastrophe.</i><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>At the center of the Order’s quest is Sterling Chase, once a morally rigid enforcer of Breed law, now a warrior fallen from grace, whose biggest battle is the one he wages against his own savage nature. With addiction beckoning him toward eternal darkness, Chase’s path to redemption has never seemed more out of reach--until he finds himself drawn to a beautiful young woman who may be something much more than she seems . . .(courtesy of <a href="http://laraadrian.com/">laraadrian.com</a>)</i><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This book has to have some of Adrian's hottest romp scenes. I've been a fan of this series, and Adrian knows how to do passion as well as action. Adrian takes a different take on the 'vampire' origin, and after the first book, when you are introduced to it, she really makes it work. It's there, it's the 'truth' and he stories have just flowed. (i'm sure i've said that before) Darker After Midnight, takes the plot that the Order has been working so hard to defeat and gives us some wicked twists. Man Dragos was really out there! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Chase and Tavia are amazing. Tavia in herself is unexpected and pushes this book in the right direction. Adrian wraps you up in Chase's insanity and it work. There is never a loss of action in these books, they are definitely one to grip you, as you turn each page hoping for a chance to run to the restroom, there's more and you can't stop. As you've been with each of these brothers for a few years now, you can't let them go. My heart ached for a few of them, and to find the perks in the ending; leaves you ready for the next book and with a warm settled feeling. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm extremely impressed (not just by the sex scenes LOL) but with how Adrian takes the book and brings a closure to the plot while sprinkling in the opening for her next books. This is not the last in the series, Adrian has a few more tricks up her sleeve. Everyone of Adrian's books in this series has been strong, there's not been a low point yet! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Seduced By Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799052029954868289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308775084840231354.post-36666575238257523942012-01-23T08:03:00.029-05:002012-01-23T08:03:00.418-05:00A Taste of Midnight by Lara Adrian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX92a8TimwBQ4fY5BiSd6N4u5_ysSg41Q6BVkyoNKOJuE9K0UGPMDDGAT4YOY3f3FD8kmmm4_pfwLuDjekYlswz90M7UK9zIByVMdBxYxWJfQNMcA3_YGoL914xlKu64AQ2Ca6tFFb4pc/s1600/a-taste-of-midnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX92a8TimwBQ4fY5BiSd6N4u5_ysSg41Q6BVkyoNKOJuE9K0UGPMDDGAT4YOY3f3FD8kmmm4_pfwLuDjekYlswz90M7UK9zIByVMdBxYxWJfQNMcA3_YGoL914xlKu64AQ2Ca6tFFb4pc/s1600/a-taste-of-midnight.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>A shimmering holiday gala lights up an ancient castle in the Scottish Highlands, but beautiful widowed Breedmate Danika MacConn feels alone in the crowd. Even among the friends and festivity of the Darkhaven celebration, she can’t forget her lost love, a fallen warrior of the Order. Her brief return to her mate’s homeland has become treacherous after rejecting the advances of a dangerous Edinburgh crime boss with a taste for blood sport.<o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>As Danika seeks to expose the vampire and his dark trade, she discovers an unexpected ally in his forbidding, enigmatic henchman, Brannoc, a man who exudes heat, danger, and dark menace--and seems somehow achingly familiar. Bran has his own reasons for wanting to keep Dani out of his employer’s business . . . and his own secrets he means to keep buried. The last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a woman who tempts the wildest part of his Breed nature--especially when that woman is Danika MacConn, the one woman capable of bringing him to his knees. (courtesy of <a href="http://laraadrian.com/">laraadrian.com</a>)</i><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is a novella set to work with the Midnight Breed series, although it does not wrap into the plot as a necessary read. Adrian was kind enough to give us a 'taste' of the breed before book 10 releases on 1/24/2012 (TUESDAY!!)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">While it may not be around the Order we know and love, there is some reference to the series and having known the series, you can fall right into this book and know exactly what the background is. Adrian keeps the story moving along for the European side of the Order and Breed. It's amazing how your body will always recognize the one you love. Danika feels the connection as soon as she sees Bran. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As a quick read, Adrian doesn't leave out any action. Of course, we all love the erotic intensity. Adrian doesn't leave us with out. I was overjoyed that this came out to give us a break in our wait time, and it surely made me ready for Darker After Midnight just bringing in her writing style and our Breed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Julz is not happy to have visitors in her home and emotions run high. Laney is pushed to her limits as she watches Carter fight for his life and her relationship with Oliver becomes strained as she discovers secrets about Julz that could tear them apart.<o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><br />
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</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Secrets will be revealed. Hearts will be broken. Lives will be lost. Darkness will fall. (courtesy of back cover)</i><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sowles brings us book 2 in the <a href="http://www.brookehavenvampires.com/">Brookehaven Vampires</a> series. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is not your run of the mill YA vampire read, Sowles keeps the dark vampires in play tossing in a little drama and twisted up with intense action. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As we pick up where Laney (book 1) left off, we have so much going on. Laney just wants to be with Oliver, but there is so much left for her to learn. Sowles brings in the mysteries behind our characters. We've met Laney and Oliver, but we finally get to dive into the background of their friends. It's not all roses for Laney either. I enjoy how Sowles puts in characters that you can relate to, and when we are learning their back story, it's quick but detailed, so the book doesn't drag on. I didn't hit a low point in the book. The passion of our leading couple leaves you breathless as the two figure out their love. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I enjoy that Laney is a strong character, only perhaps once or twice was I aggravated by her stubborn streak :). Sowles doesn't set her leading guy up to be a push over either, he's laid it out and he's got to do what can be done to protect his love and family. We also don't have everything working perfect for the leading couple. I admire how Sowles makes that work in her book, as she takes you on the flips and turns of the story. Some added drama and tension between friends, and out right possessive vampire instincts tossed in pull together strong emotions for the characters and Sowles gets you feeling it as well. Carter was a big win for me in this book. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This series is one that I keep on my list - Oliver intrigues me to see where the story will lead, there are so many directions and possibilities. If I could complain about anything, was it ended too soon quickly, but really, Sowles did that right by not dragging out the drama. (although, I'm a little shocked about Carter in the end)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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