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Naming Conventions Challenge Wrap-Up

What: The Naming Conventions Challenge When: 1 September 2008 – 30 May 2009 Who: Maria (Reading My Way Through Life) Rules: Visit her site for details. The books can be read in any order and the list changed at any … Continue reading

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Into the Fire by Anne Stuart

Title: Into the Fire Author: Anne Stuart Copyright: 2003 (Mira); 378 pgs. ISBN: 1-55166-694-4 Series: N/A Sensuality: Warm Who: Jamie Kincaid and Dillon Gaynor Where: Wisconsin Anne Stuart is known for her dark heroes, men that are hard to like, … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Ace is Wild

Author: Penny McCall Copyright: 2008 (Berkley); pgs. 308 ISBN: 978-0-425-22298-0 Series: N/A Sensuality: Warm Who: Vivienne Foster and Daniel “Ace” Pierce Where: Boston This is the second book I’ve read by this author. Though some of the characters and plot … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Ravenous

Author: Sharon Ashwood Copyright: 2009 (Signet); pgs. 334 ISBN: 978-0-451-22617-4 Series: 1st in the Dark Forgotten Sensuality: Warm From the Back: Holly Carver is a small-time witch who busts ghosts for tuition money, but she ends up wrangling a demon … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Cousin Kate

Author: Georgette Heyer Copyright: 1968 (original)’ 2000 (Harlequin); 396 pgs. ISBN: 0-373-83446-2 Series: NA Sensuality: Kisses Who: Kate Melvern and Philip Broome Where & When: England, 1817/1818 As author Teresa Medeiros states in the Forward, this book is a departure … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Innocence Unveiled

Update to a YEAR OF THE CATEGORY Challenge – Review link and category. Author: Blythe Gifford Copyright: 2008 (Harlequin); 276 pgs. ISBN: 978-0-373-29502-2 Series: Harlequin Historical # 902 (Medieval) Sensuality: Warm Who: Katrine de Gravere and Renard Where & When: … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Hail to the Chef

Author:Julie Hyzy Copyright:2008 (Berkley); 328 pgs. ISBN: 978-0-425-22499-1 Series: 2nd in the White House Chef Mystery series Where & When: Thanksgiving, Washington, DC Who: Olivia Paras, White House Executive Chef In the second book, Ollie and the White House staff … Continue reading

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Silent in the Sanctuary

Author: Deanna Raybourn Copyright: 2008 (MIRA); pgs. 552 Series: 2nd Lady Julia Grey mystery Sensuality: Kisses Julia and her brothers Lysander and Eglamour – Plum – are summoned home from Italy by their father, the Earl March.  They  arrive in … Continue reading

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Nightkeepers

Author: Jessica Andersen Copyright: 2008 (Signet); pgs. 443 Series: 1st in The Final Prophecy Sensuality: Warm Who: Leah Ann Daniels (detective) and Striking Jaguar (Nightkeeper) Where: Miami and New Mexico From the back: As a Miami narcotics detective, Leah Daniels … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesdays – September 24th

Teaser Tuesdays asks you to: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the … Continue reading

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