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Seduced By The Wall Street Werewolf by C.J. Howard My rating: 1 of 5 stars Good and terrible. View all my reviews

Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb My rating: 5 of 5 stars The 47th (58th if you count the half-numbered novellas) book in the In Death series starts off with a bang. Literally. A bomb explodes in the middle of a company meeting claiming 12 lives. From there, it's a nonstop race for Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her cadre of dedicated New York City homicide cops to find the bomber before more lives are lost. What follows is, of course, your standard murder mystery; but having read 58 books in this series, you know it's not the reason I'm here. No. The reason I keep reading, and will until the inevitable end, is the character development. Eve, Roarke, Peabody and the rest are all characters that I've come to know and love and this book further cements why. The constant growth from them all, especially Eve - the main character - is exactly what keeps the series fresh. The friendships, the marriage, the romances - everything is constantly evolv...

Her Scottish King by Theodora Taylor My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thought Magnus was going to be like Rafe for a second there (and if you've been with me as I make my way through all of TT's books, you know Rafe is the love interest I hate the most), but he's truly better. Hot, alpha, jerk-ish but that comes with responsibility I suppose, but willing to change. Tara was just wonderful and I could relate on a personal level. Fighting for your right to live your life the way you want is something very hard to give up. This was the second story in what is clearly going to be a trilogy and it ended on a cliffhanger. As such, it was a more fleshed out story than Milly and Iain's, but I still prefer the first story. Something about Milly's innocence and Iain's intentions to love her from afar as well as pine for her is endearing. View all my reviews

Her Russian Beast: 50 Loving States, New Mexico by Theodora Taylor My rating: 1 of 5 stars "We accept the love we think we deserve." Had I never read those words in Perks of Being A Wallflower or been in a relationship where those words (unfortunately) applied, I'd have rated this book much lower than one star. But, here we are. Bair and Thelxiope's story (yes, that's actually her name) was a well-crafted emotional roller coaster ride of two extremely fucked up individuals in an extremely fucked up relationship. Well, one extremely fucked up person - Bair. Thel was just a young, sad girl who couldn't figure out how to forgive herself. Bair, however, was a dangerous young man with anger issues that became a cruel, horrible man. I still feel that Thel forgave him for the degradation he put her through far too quickly. I don't get how she thinks she's in love with him when she carried such anger for Alexei because he e...

Her Scottish Wolf by Theodora Taylor My rating: 4 of 5 stars Cute, fun, sexy, fast-paced; and although Iain was a jerk, he was nothing like Rafe and that makes him amazing in my book. And Milly was too adorable for words. View all my reviews

Fair Game by Josh Lanyon My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Her Viking Wolves: 50 Loving States, Michigan by Theodora Taylor My rating: 1 of 5 stars No. Nope. N O P E! View all my reviews

One Grave Too Many by Beverly Connor My rating: 4 of 5 stars It took a while for me to get into it; but once I did, I was all in. Diane has a great personality. She's not hardened or rashly trying to prove herself. She's smart, saavy, witty and funny. And Frank treats her like the smart, confident and capable woman she is and not like a damsel in distress. The mystery was engaging right up until the end. Can't wait to read more. View all my reviews

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White My rating: 5 of 5 stars Full review to come. I need time to collect my thoughts, but suffice to say it's worth the read and will speak to everyone who has ever felt trapped in a prison of their own making. View all my reviews