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Series Review: Princess of Hell by Eve Langlais

Series Review: Princess of Hell by Eve Langlais

Note: Blurb and cover is for the first book in the series, purely to avoid spoilers. Hi, I’m Muriel, the only white sheep in a sea of black ones, and a virgin to boot. I am determined to wait for love, but my dad, more commonly known as Lucifer, just wants me to stop being an embarrassment. I’m hoping the hunk that I met in my bar will turn out to be the one–just looking at him makes my insides…

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Review: What Ho, Automaton! by Chris Dolley

Review: What Ho, Automaton! by Chris Dolley

The Particulars:  Steampunk, Bookview Cafe, available as e-book.The Source: Purchased at Bookview CafeThe Grade: B+The Blurb: Wodehouse Steampunk! Reggie Worcester and Reeves, his gentleman’s personal gentle-automaton, are consulting detectives in an alternative 1903 where an augmented Queen Victoria is still on the throne and automata are a common sight below stairs. Humour, Mystery, Aunts and Zeppelins! The Review:Two words sums up this collection: Wodehouse Steampunk.The first one is about how Reggie and Reeves met, and the second they search for…

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Review: The Gods of Dream by Daniel Arenson

Review: The Gods of Dream by Daniel Arenson

The Gods of Dream by Daniel Arenson The Particular: Fantasy, Amazon, available as e-book The Source: Free read from Amazon ( sometime during 2011) The Grade: B The Blurb: What are dreams? Some think they are figments of our mind. But what if they were wisps of a distant, magical world… a world you could visit? Twins Cade and Tasha discover Dream, the land dreams come from. It is a realm of misty forests, of verdant mountains, of mysterious gods…

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Review: Mating Call by Emily Ryan-Davis

Review: Mating Call by Emily Ryan-Davis

The Particulars: Paranormal Romance, Freya’s Bower, ebook The Grade: B- Source: Purchased at Fictionwise The Blurb Cora Phillips has witchcraft in her blood, but she’s convinced she inherited the recessive rather than the dominant trait. Her mother and sister are the real heiresses to the Lune tradition; Cora has neither the interest nor the inclination to take up the Dragonkeeper mantle. Years ago, she left the New York City Witch lifestyle to the other women in her family, and said…

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Review: A cold day for murder by Dana Stabenow

Review: A cold day for murder by Dana Stabenow

  The particulars: e-book, mystery, backlist. Grade: C The blurb: Somewhere in the hinterlands of Alaska, among the millions of sprawling acres that comprise Park,a young National Park Ranger has gone missing. When the detective sent after him also vanishes, the Anchorage DA department must turn to their reluctant former investigator, Kate Shugak. Shugak knows The Park because she is of The Park, an Aleut who left her home village of Niniltna to pursue education, a career, and the righting…

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Review: Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews

Review: Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews

Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews My rating: 4 of 5 stars  The blurb:On Meli Galdes’ home planet, the struggle for power is a bloody, full-contact sport—in business and on the battlefield. For years her lethal skills have been a valuable asset in advancing her family’s interests. She’s more than earned her right to retire, but her kinsmen have one last favor to ask. Kill the man who ruined her life. The Review:Since Silver Shark was released today, I decided to…

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Review: Ada Nish Pura by Lazette Gifford

Review: Ada Nish Pura by Lazette Gifford

The Particulars:  Science Fiction, Smashwords, e-bookMy rating: 4 of 5 starsBuy at: SmashwordsThe Blurb: Fighter Pilot Marcus Trevor is the only survivor of a treacherous attack against the star ship on which he served. Injured and alone, he must take refuge on the world of Kailani, a place of vast stretches of water and where a large portion of the population is genetically adapted to living in the sea.With the enemy taking over this mineral rich world, Marcus must workwith…

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Review: The Sergant’s Lady by Susanna Fraser

Review: The Sergant’s Lady by Susanna Fraser

The Sergeant’s Lady by Susanna Fraser My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Particulars: Historical Romance, Carina Press, e-book. The Review:The blurb: Highborn Anna Arrington has been “following the drum,” obeying the wishes of her cold, controlling cavalry officer husband. When he dies, all she wants is to leave life with Wellington’s army in Spain behind her and go home to her family’s castle in Scotland. Sergeant Will Atkins ran away from home to join the army in a fit…

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Review: Silky by Lazette Gifford

Review: Silky by Lazette Gifford

Silky by Lazette Gifford My rating: 4 of 5 starsBuy at: Smashwords The particulars: Silky by Lazette Gifford, Fantasy, Smashwords, available as e-book and print. The review: The blurb:Captured as a child and sold into heartless slavery, life has robbed Silky of his magical abilities and left him with no expectations of a better life — until his own act of bravery delivers him into the hands of a powerful Lord of the Land. His troubles are far from over…

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Free e-books from Carina Press

Free e-books from Carina Press

This week, Carina Press, Harlequin’s digital first arm, is having a campaign this week.  They issue a coupon, valid for one day, $0 at checkout. The good thing is that the e-books are DRM free . Mon 6/20The Debutante’s Dilemma by Elyse MadyCoupon code: DEBUTANTEFREE Tues 6/21Demon’s Fall by Karalynn LeeCoupon code: DEMONFREE Wed 6/22The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale by Christine BellCoupon code: TWISTEDFREE Thurs 6/23Blue Galaxy by Diane DooleyCoupon code: GALAXYFREE Fri 6/24Friendly Fire by Megan HartCoupon Code:FRIENDLYFREE