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Oceans of Fire and Magic in the Wind   

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KISS OF SNOW

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Nalini Singh

JULY REVIEWS DRINK

PINA COLADA

30ml White Rum

40ml Pineapple Juice

30ml Coconut Cream

20ml Cream

1 Ring of cut Pineapple

Scoop of ice

Throw all ingredients into a blender ensure it is blended throughly

then pour into a glass add a slice of pineapple 

and

ENJOY!

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KISS OF SNOW - REVIEW

Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

Hawke and Sienna

This highly anticipated instalment is the 10th in the PSY-Changeling series.

Firstly it covers all areas of human emotion while building the perfect relationship of (hmm) attraction, shear frustration, playfulness, heartbreak, loyalty and undeniable love.

The world of PSY Changelings and Human Nalini Singh has built is a wonderful one to immerse your imagination in, you can see the characters stepping out of the pages (Umm and how great they are).

Anyways getting back to Hawke, as alpha he could have anyone, but has found from the moment Sienna appeared. His wolf as waited for her to come of age, and now it’s here he’s doing everything he can to avoid it. While on the other side Sienna is doing everything she can to get him to look beyond the girl to see both the woman and solider she is. There were times I just wanted to lock them both in a room till they worked it out or killed each other.

The current Katy Perry song “Last Friday Night” came to mind in the scenes at Joes Bar, I just wanted to yell “You go girl!”. (or maybe it was a flash back to a misspent youth). Also I find I am constantly amazed with the few authors in this kind of romance that find a different path to swearing – “He bit back a very blue word” or “He coloured the air blue”.

The secondary relationship between Walker and Lara, was a nice addition helping the book move through scenes with the den healer.

I enjoyed this book, the mixing of the Cats and Wolfs along with that of the Rats and the Hawks brought the relationship level of Changelings up notch in their ability to be able to defended themselves on a wide scale. Add that to the growing number of PSY that are looking for more than just silence. And you have a great breeding ground for the battle to come.

I’d like to see the Ghost meet someone he becomes attached to, not necessarily a relationship with a woman maybe a friendship with a child who is not PSY. And maybe a secondary relationship with the Rat Alpha, as I would like to know more about the network he’s built.

This is a book that will warm up your night to sizzling point

REVIEW RATING – 1.5 Mango Margaritas

Book Rate – Hot

LIVE WIRE - LORA LEIGH

LIVE WIRE - LORA LEIGH:

"A HERO AMONG MEN


Meet Captain Jordan Malone. For years he has been a silent warrior and guardian, operating independent of government protocol or oversight, leading his loyal team of Elite Ops to fight terror at all costs. A legend in the field, Jordans true identity has remained a mystery to even his own menuntil now. 
...
A MAGNET FOR ONE WOMAN

Tehya Talamosi, codename: Enigma, is a force to be reckoned with. A woman this striking spells nothing but trouble for Jordan. Armed with killer secretsand body to die forshell bring Jordan to his knees as they both take on the most deadly mission they have ever faced. Because this time, its personal

An Interview with Christine Feehan

I love listening to Authors explain how they go about creating the worlds I tend to get lost in.
I liked this interview with Christine Feehan - hope you do too.

Elizabeth's Wolf - Lora Leigh - Review

Elizabeth's Wolf  - Lora Leigh

The Breed Series #3 - Wolf Breeds 1



BE WARNED: Blistering heat from the pages may require you to change your...... panties.

Lora Leigh is one of my (many) favourite authors, she is able to blend both action and sex that would melt the Arctic, seamlessly while drawing you into the ongoing plot line that hooks you into serial reads. The Breeds are just trying to carve out a free life in the world they were created to. Elizabeth’s Wolf to date is my favourite in the series. The Author’s note is a compelling reminder of those who fight for freedom and the prefect lead in. 

Dash Sinclair is definitely a lone wolf that is Alpha male, but what like about him is that he is considerate of the needs and feelings of those around him. He is  arrogate in his belief that he has no friends when the chips are down. And let us not forget he is one perfectly hot hunky soldier, that you would what to have rescue you. Cool as a cucumber, dangerous, lethal and sexy as hell.

I adored Cassie the determined mini matchmaker that halls Dash back from the edge of death with an innocent letter full of life and love. She is as cute as a button when bribes Dash for chocolate! And she has the best line “Wolfs eat Cats”

The chemistry between Dash and Elizabeth, was a slow building flame that built into a roaring fire. Elizabeth doesn’t let her guard down and I liked that she didn’t just trust Dash on face value. Her  character is strong without that hard edge, she has a fighting spirit that drives her, to protect her daughter, while keeping it together, making her believable.

It’s a great read but there are a few things about the book that I not sure about the end could have had a little more punch and the cover the kiss in the background is too faded out. But I still brought it and it has been re-read many times over.

Heat Rating: Hot to Spicy

Review Rating: Unfinished 

ELIZABETH'S WOLF - LORA LEIGH - BREEDS 3

BE WARNED: Contains one Perfectly Hot Hunky Soldier, that you would what to have rescue you...in the middle of the night.....

She brought him back from death and made him live again.

Dash thought himself alone, a soldier, a fighting machine and no more.
 
Elizabeth made him realize he was a man.

Danger surrounds the woman his soul marked as his mate, death and blood and a treachery that goes beyond even his worst nightmares. But he will protect her and what she claims as her own. He was created to kill, trained to do it efficiently, and only a man bound to her, heart and soul, will have the strength to save Elizabeth and her prized possession.

He is a lone wolf. A man alone. No pack, no family, no one to call his own until one single, innocent letter awoke Elizabeth’s wolf.

Rated - HOT

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No place to run - Maya Banks - Review

NO PLACE TO RUN: Sam Kelly and Sophie Lundgren

The second instalment of KGI Novels - Once again the Kelly family comes to the rescue, pulling all the elements of passion, survival, suspicion, turns and twist wrapped in good old action and bad guys.

Pulling a wounded Sophie from the lake outside of his home was the last thing anyone would expect lest of all Sam. Not only that, is she with child, Sam's child. Ok that would make anyone day a little off, but a warning, to Sam that he's the one in danger.

From the get-go the pages start with enough heat to start your own sauna. Sam is the oldest of the Kelly clan. Who no matter his age, as managed to get Sophie pregnant while undercover....or was it her, that was undercover...ummm...”Snap or is it Fish?”

I love the pace of this book, once again characters outside of the Kelly’s insure that the book has some of those add twists. Ma Kelly gets the best line “Get in there and get my grandchild!”. You can image the hand hitting the back of the head with that one.

No place to run, has been well thought out plot luring you in one direction only to yank you in another. While creating a standalone book with hints of future ones. It was better than the first one and I liked the first one. And once again that cover.....yummy...

Fasted paced that it will leave you nicely satisfied -
REVIEW RATING – 1.5 Mango Margaritas

Book Rate – Hot

PLAY OF PASSION - NALINI SINGH

"Love the UK cover"

Passion and reason collide with explosive force in the newest installment of Nalini Singh’s “mesmerizing”* Psy/Changeling series. As a conflict with Pure Psy looms on the horizon, two powerful wolves fight a far more intimate war of their own…

In his position as tracker for the SnowDancer pack, it’s up to Drew Kincaid to rein in rogue changelings who have lost control of their animal halves—even if it means killing those who have gone too far. But nothing in his life has prepared him for the battle he must now wage to win the heart of a woman who makes his body ignite…and who threatens to enslave his wolf.

Lieutenant Indigo Riviere doesn’t easily allow skin privileges, especially of the sensual kind—and the last person she expects to find herself craving is the most wickedly playful male in the den. Everything she knows tells her to pull back before the flames burn them both to ash…but she hasn’t counted on Drew’s will.

Now, two of SnowDancer’s most stubborn wolves find themselves playing a hot, sexy game even as lethal danger stalks the very place they call home…

Rated - HOT

Play of Passion – Nalini Singh

Indigo and Andrew (Drew)

The 9th instalment of the Psy/Changeling series.

This one is set in Snow Dancer territory so we get see more of the den. Letting us build on our understanding of their hierarchy works.

And you need an understanding of the hierarchy because dynamics between Indigo and Drew, Indigo is a strong dominant female and Andrew, well he seems like the pack clown and works outside the hierarchy. Which makes for some huge mistakes, on both sides as they try to find common ground. I love how normal these two are, it makes all the posturing worthwhile in the end.

This book is a little different to the others, it more playful and it’s more home/den bound. It touches base with past relationships, while building stronger friendships and laying the ground work for future books.

Ohh!! I love how Drew is a bit of a stirrer with Sienna - - “Give him hell, sweetheart. Then come tell me about it.”

A good read – 2 Mango Margaritas

Book Rate - Hot 

JUNE REVIEWS DRINK

Mango Margarita

Tanz Recipe

6 oz Tequila

2 oz Triple Sec

6 oz Sour mix

The juice of half a  lime

1 and half cups of frozen mango (if you have it)

but if you are like me where mangos are like gold

Or

3 scoops of frozen mango sorbet

Combined in blender, sever in castor sugar rimed glass and 

Enjoy !!

THE DARKEST HOUR - KGI Novel - Review

The KGI (Kelly Group International) Novels:

This group of novels was my introduction to Maya Banks, and what and introduction!!
I love the look of these books at a glance the covers leave you mouth watering for more (thats before you've even read the back). Its based on a family of six brothers and the men they lead, each seem to have a no holds barred James Bond appeal, that resonates with readers.

The Darkest Hour:  Ethan Kelly and Rachel


Ethan is a man that a times you want to get hold of his neck and wring it.
He has trouble voicing his feelings (what man doesn't!!) Ethan is a dark brewing soul that is lost in his own little world.


Rachel was kidnapped while returning home, and presume dead by her husband. She is a little too helpless for my liking but a likable character who gets stronger throughout the book.


KGI ops team members Rio, Steele, PJ, added an extra layer of fun without overwhelming it. Rusty brought balance to the goody two shoes family with her off the wall problem teenage remarks.


An enjoyable read to curl up with - REVIEW RATING -- 2 Mango Margaritas 


Book rate  HOT

HIDDEN AWAY - MAYA BANKS

The Kelly Group International (KGI): A super elite, top secret, family-run business.
Qualifications: High intelligence, rock hard body, military background.
Mission: Hostage/kidnap victim recovery. Intelligence gathering. Handling jobs the US government can’t…

A man who shoots first and asks questions later…

Most people would take an all-expenses-paid trip to the beach in a heartbeat. Garrett Kelly only accepts to keep tabs on Sarah Daniels, who’s in hiding after witnessing a murder by Marcus Lattimer, her half-brother—and a personal enemy of KGI. This gig may be beneath a disciplined soldier like Garrett, but if he gets a shot at Lattimer, it will all be worth it…

…and the ultimate moving target.


But Garrett hadn’t counted on falling for Sarah. He’d considered seduction as a tactical maneuver, but when he glimpses Sarah’s dark past, he feels an urgent desire to keep her safe—even after she disappears on him. Garrett doesn’t know exactly who, or what, Sarah’s running from, but whatever it is, she’s running for her life…

THE DARKEST HOUR - MAYA BANKS

Rated - Sizzling

The Kelly Group International (KGI): A super elite, top secret, family-run business.

Qualifications: High intelligence, rock hard body, military background.

Mission: Hostage/kidnap victim recovery.

Intelligence gathering. Handling jobs the US government cant

Its been one year since ex-Navy SEAL Ethan Kelly last saw his wife Rachel alive. Overwhelmed by grief and guilt over his failures as a husband, Ethan shuts himself off from everything and everyone.

His brothers have tried to bring Ethan into the KGI fold, tried to break through the barriers he's built around himself, but Ethan refuses to respond until he receives anonymous information claiming Rachel is alive.

To save her, Ethan will have to dodge bullets, cross a jungle, and risk falling captive to a deadly drug cartel that threatens his own demise. And even if he succeeds, hell have to force Rachel to recover memories she cant and doesnt want to relivethe minute by minute terror of her darkest hourfor their love, and their lives, may depend on it.

FULL MOON RISING - QUICK REVIEW

This is not for the faint hearted, Riley Jenson  is lusted after by every supernatural being. She's semi naked or having sex throughout the book with a range of partners.  An interesting no brainer read, a little air fairy at times, but not one I would re-read.

FULL MOON RISING - KERI ARTHUR

Rated - Sizzling

BE WARNED: One hot hot lady who everyone wants a piece of........

A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbourne’s Directorate of Other Races, an organization created to police the supernatural races–and protect humans from their depredations. While Rhoan is an exalted guardian, a.k.a. assassin, Riley is merely an office worker–until her brother goes missing on one of his missions. The timing couldn’t be worse. More werewolf than vampire, Riley is vulnerable to the moon heat, the weeklong period before the full moon, when her need to mate becomes all-consuming.

Luckily Riley has two willing partners to satisfy her every need. But she will have to control her urges if she’s going to find her brother….Easier said than done as the city pulses with frenzied desire, and Riley is confronted with a very powerful–and delectably naked–vamp who raises her temperature like never before.

In matters carnal, Riley has met her match. But in matters criminal, she must follow her instincts not only to find her brother but to stop an unholy harvest. For someone is doing some shifty cloning in an attempt to produce the ultimate warrior–by tapping into the genome of nonhumans like Rhoan. Now Riley knows just how dangerous the world is for her kind–and just how much it needs her.

JUNE 2011 GIVEAWAY

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SAVAGE NATURE - QUICK REVIEW

Louisiana bayous are the prefect setting to bring Drake and Saria together. The story draws you through its page with well held suspense!  Christine ensures that the lust and passion is wound into each page. Leaving you hanging for the next book.....

SAVAGE NATURE - CHRISTINE FEEHAN

Danger lurks in the shadows and desire shimmers in the sultry heat in an all-new novel of the leopard people from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan...

When Saria Boudreaux finds a dead body in the Louisiana bayou near her home, her first instinct is to go to the police. But there’s a problem--it looks like the victim may have been killed by a big cat, and her brothers are all shape-shifting leopards.

Sent to investigate by the land’s owner, leopard shifter Drake Donovan is ready for anything—except the insatiable hunger that rocks him when he meets Saria. Deep in his soul he knows that she is destined to be his mate. Torn between protecting her brothers and finding the truth, Saria treads warily around the powerful shifter. Yet as they venture deep into the mysterious bayou on a hunt for the killer, Saria finds herself longing for Drake’s touch and the sweet release of surrender…

Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh

Rated - HOT

Max Shannon is a good cop, one of the best in New York Enforcement. Born with a natural shield that protects him against Psy mental invasions, he knows he has little chance of advancement within the Psy-dominated power structure. The last case he expects to be assigned is that of a murderer targeting a Psy Councilor’s closest advisors. And the last woman he expects to compel him in the most sensual of ways is a Psy on the verge of a catastrophic mental fracture…

Sophia Russo is a Justice-Psy, cursed with the ability to retrieve memories from men and women so twisted even veteran cops keep their distance. Appointed as Max’s liaison with the Psy, she finds herself fascinated by this human, her frozen heart threatening to thaw with forbidden emotion. But, her mind filled with other people’s nightmares, other people’s evil, she’s standing on the border between sanity and a silken darkness that urges her to take justice into her own hands, to become judge, jury…and executioner…

Mind Game - Christine Feehan

Rated - HOT

BE WARNED: Lust filled enhanced soldier, a strong willed enhanced woman, sex that burns the very air you breathe.....  

Possessed of an extraordinary telekinetic gift, Dahlia Le Blanc has spent her life isolated from other people. And just when she thinks she’s finally achieved some semblance of peace, her well-orchestrated world comes crashing down...

For a reason she cannot guess, she has become the target of deadly assassins. Suddenly no place is safe - not even the secret refuge she’s established long ago. Now she must rely on Nicolas Trevane - a dangerous warrior sent to track her down and protect her. Together they generate a scorching heat Dahlia never imagined was possible. But can she trust this man with her secrets – especially when some people would kill to get their hands on them?

Beauty's Punishment - A.N. Roquelaure (A.K.A. - Anne Rice)

Rated - SIZZLING

If she's such a bad girl, perhaps it is time for her to start acting like one...Once the Prince's favourite pleasure - once the passionate plaything of his court - Beauty is being punished with banishment from that kingdom of carnal delights. But though Beauty's enchantment is over, her lessons in loving have only just begun...The further erotic adventures of Sleeping Beauty - in which Beauty discovers that punishment can be its own reward.

To Tempt a Scotsman - Victoria Dahl

Rated - Sensual

After finding herself at the center of a very public scandal that left one man dead and another on the run, Lady Alexandra Huntington has exiled herself to her brother's estate and is content to manage his affairs. But the arrival of darkly handsome Collin Blackburn awakens her curiosity and her desire--and the advantage of being a fallen woman is that she can be ruined only once. . .

After a promise sworn to his father, Collin Blackburn is compelled to seek the aid of the woman who brought about his brother's death in a senseless duel. Yet Lady Alexandra is not the shameless femme fatale he expected. In fact, Collin suspects she is guilty of nothing more than a hunger to experience passion, and the brawny Scot is certainly equipped to oblige. But the quick-witted, keenly sensual Alexandra has a few lessons of her own to impart--on life, love, and the delicious joys of succumbing to temptation. . .

Bright Fire - Maya Hess

Rated - SIZZLING

BE WARNED: Contains a man who has an endless sex-drive, time travel, weird goddess sex ritual, that will have you squirming

Jenna Bright's light aircraft crash lands en-route to Scotland, hurtling her out of her hectic modern life as a courier pilot and back in time over two thousand years. Leaving behind her fiance Mick, who's more interested in bedding Jenna's friends than planning his wedding, Jenna faces iron-age Britain and is revered as a goddess by the Celtic villagers she encounters. Having no choice but to adapt while trying to find a way home, Jenna encounters mystery, magic and a sexual hunger equalled only by the powerful urge to survive. Caught in an erotic tangle between Brogan and Cathan, two of the village's most powerful men, Jenna finally glimpses a way home but, having never felt so sexually free and adored by so many, she's not sure she's quite ready to go back to her old life.

Guild Hunter Series by Nalini Singh

Later in the month I'll be giving away Nalini Singh's latest book - Kiss of Snow - so keep an eye on the blog to snag her book.............

ARCHANGEL'S CONSORT - NALINI SINGH

ARCHANGEL'S CONSORT - NALINI SINGH

BE WARNED: Sexy as ice Archangel, One hot new Angel, burning hot erotic tension across the city sky..

Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the lethally beautiful archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York only to face an uncompromising new evil… 

A vampire has attacked a girls’ school—the assault one of sheer, vicious madness—and it is only the first act. Rampant bloodlust takes vampire after vampire, threatening to make the streets run with blood. Then Raphael himself begins to show signs of an uncontrolled rage, as inexplicable storms darken the city skyline and the earth itself shudders.

The omens are suddenly terrifyingly clear.

An ancient and malevolent immortal is rising. The violent winds whisper her name: Caliane. She has returned to reclaim her son, Raphael. Only one thing stands in her way: Elena, the consort who must be destroyed…

SUCCUBUS IN NEW YORK - NINA HARPER

SUCCUBUS IN NEW YORK - NINA HARPER

Love is a tough game when you're in the succubus business - and Lily's been left mourning the departure of her dashing PI, Nathan. But being one of Satan's Chosen has its perks, and she and her stylishly-shod cohorts throw themselves back into soul-collecting with a vengeance - until they realise that someone in the ranks of the Hierarchy of Hell is gunning for their downfall.

Meanwhile, Lily's best friend's demon boyfriend is kidnapped, the girls hire Nathan to help find him, and Lily's tropical vacation fling is back on the scene, determined to win her, and the assassins are closing in. Hell ain't all it's cracked up to be, sometimes...

BENEATH A RISING MOON - KERI ARTHUR

BENEATH A RISING MOON - KERI ARTHUR

On the werewolf reservation of Ripple Creek, a killer is on the loose. Three women are dead, their bodies mutilated and faces slashed. A fourth, Neva Grant’s twin, lies in the hospital, fighting for her life.

Psychically linked, Neva shared the horror of her twin attack and makes a silent vow by her sister’s hospital bed. She’ll hunt down the killer, if Savannah finds the strength to live.

The Rangers believe the killer is a member of the Sinclair pack, but Neva knows the Sinclairs will never talk to an outsider. To begin the hunt, she first has to seduce a Sinclair—and then she has to keep him interested long enough to find the killer. The only Sinclair not under suspicion is a wolf with a hard drinking, hard loving reputation. But has she got what it takes to attract a man with such experience? Neva doesn’t know, but for her sister’s sake, she has to try.

Duncan Sinclair has been called back home to find a killer, and he wants nothing more than to complete his task and get out of the town for which he has no love. Then he’s approached by a wolf who obviously has more than seduction on her mind, and he finds himself ensnared in a growing web of desire and deceit.

As the murders continue and the killer’s shadow draws ever closer, Duncan and Neva find themselves having to trust each other in order to survive. But can they trust the emotions flaring between them? Or will the lies of the present, the deeds of the past, and a killer’s bloody intentions tear them apart?