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Review: Naked in Death by J. D. Robb

03/10/2013 Mikaela

The Particulars: Futuristic Romance, Putnam, available as e-book and in Print The Source: Used copy ( Swedish edition) The Grade: B The Blurb: It is the year 2058, and technology now completely rules the world. But New York City Detective Eve Dallas knows that the irresistible impulses of the human heart are still ruled by just one thing-passion. When a senator’s daughter is killed, the secret life of prostitution she’d been leading is revealed. The high-profile case takes Lieutenant Eve…

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Review: A Demon and His Witch by Eve Langlais

17/09/2013 Mikaela

The Blurb: Burning alive is nothing compared to the heat of his touch. Roasted at the stake as a witch, while her lover watches, Ysabel sells her soul to the devil in return for revenge. A fair trade until her ex-boyfriend escapes the bowels of Hell and she’s forced to team up with a demon to fetch the jerk back. Remy’s seen a lot of things during his long tenure in Lucifer’s guard, but nothing can prepare him for the…

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ARC Review: Diamond Dust by Vivian Arend

20/08/2013 Mikaela

The Particulars: Paranormal Romance, Samhain Publishing, available as e-book The Grade: B The Source: ARC from the Author The Blurb: She can’t shift, but she can shake their world. Caroline Bradley is having one hell of a week. Her wolf lover has sniffed out his mate, making her an instant free agent. Not only that, Takhini territory has been overrun with aggressive bear-shifters electing a clan leader, and the wolf pack is feeling the effects—pushing her diplomatic skills to the…

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ARC Review: Heart Fortune by Robin D Owens

06/08/2013 Mikaela

The Particulars: Paranormal Romance, Berkley, available in print and as e-book The Source: ARC from the Auther The Grade: B The Blurb: On the faraway planet Celta, there are some forces you cannot fight… Jace Bayrum has always been a loner. Concerned more with getting an adrenaline fix and making money to live on his own, Jace cares little for family ties or matters of the heart. On the other hand Glyssa Licorice, Jace’s former fling and true mate, is…

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Review: Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh

06/06/2013 Mikaela

WARNING: Contains mild spoilers ( the name of the hero and the heroine) The Particulars: Paranormal Romance, Berkley, available as e-book and in Print The Source: The bookstore The Grade: B The blurb: Step into New York Times bestseller Nalini Singh’s explosive and shockingly passionate Psy-Changeling world… A dangerous, volatile rebel, hands stained bloodred.A woman whose very existence has been erased.A love story so dark, it may shatter the world itself.A deadly price that must be paid.The day of reckoning…

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Review: Prudence by Elizabeth Bailey

23/05/2013 Mikaela

The Particulars: Historical Romance, Harlequin Historical, avaible as e-book, out of print The Source: The Bookshelf The Grade: B- The Blurb: Would Her Tender Heart Lead Her Into His Arms?No one was more aware of their position in life than governess Prudence Hursley. Fresh from the Paddington Charitable Seminary, softhearted Prue expected to see little of her new employer, Mr. Julius Rookham, and was prepared for a life of lonely independence.However, Julius’s willful niece continually threw Prue into his path,…

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Review: The Hob’s bargain by Patricia Briggs

29/04/2013 Mikaela

The Particulars: Fantasy, Ace, available in print and as e-book The Source: The Bookshelf The Grade: C+ The Blurb: To save her village from ruthless raiders, Aren of Fallbrook strikes a bargain with the Hob, a magical, humanlike creature imbued with the power of the mountains. But the Hob will exact a heavy price to defend the village–a price Aren herself must pay. The Review: I was in the mood for Patricia Briggs, so I decided to re-read this one….

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Review: Revelation by Lauren Dane

25/04/2013 Mikaela

The Particulars: Paranormal Romance, Samhain Publishing, available in print and as e-book The Source: Purchased at Books on Board The Grade: B- The Blurb: He has the one thing she never thought she deserved. A place to belong…At long last, Kendra Kellogg has found her sister—but she’s no closer to filling the gaps in her past. The magick that brought them together makes them targets for dark mages intent on finishing what started with their mother’s murder.As if her life…

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The Source of Magic by Cate Rowan

18/04/2013 Mikaela

The Particulars: Fantasy Romance, indie, avaialble as e-book and in print The Source: Allromance The Grade: B- The Blurb: When a gorgeous man clasps Jilian Stewart to his chest and yanks her from Scotland into a magical battle, she thinks it must be another of her bizarre dreams. Plagued by unnerving visions of this man, she’s sure they’re brought on by the stress of her mother’s deadly paralysis. Instead, Jilian finds herself ensnared in a world of fantasy, treachery, and…

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Review: Lost in You by Lauren Dane

15/04/2013 Mikaela

The Particulars: Contemporary Romance, Samhain Publishing, available as e-book The Source: Books on boards The Grade: B The Blurb: It hasn’t been easy for Joe Harris to live down his not-so-honorable past, but the military made him a better man. He’s determined to make up for past mistakes, starting with coming home to care for his ailing father.Things are going as planned until his best friend’s little sister comes barreling into his life. Funny, quick talking, smart, beautiful, she’s a…

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