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A blog about books. I'll be posting reviews, weekly features, giveaways, author interviews, and other things.

So first I would like to thank everyone who entered this giveaway and I would also like to thank Eve Langlais for writing this amazing book and allowing me  to hold this giveaway. Now I'll get to the point, the Winners are . . .
                                                          
                                                Alice Priday and Preet

Congrats guys. 


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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.



MAGIC SLAYS: KATE DANIELS SERIES BOOK FIVE BY ILONA ANDREWS

Publisher: Ace
Mass Market Paperback
May 31, 2011


From Ilona’s site:

Plagued by a war between magic and technology, Atlanta has never been so deadly. Good thing Kate Daniels is on the job.


Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Merciful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in paranormal problems. Or she would be if she could get someone to hire her. Starting her own business has been more challenging than she thought it would be—now that the Order is disparaging her good name, and many potential clients are afraid of getting on the bad side of the Beast Lord, who just happens to be Kate’s mate.

So when Atlanta’s premier Master of the Dead calls to ask for help with a vampire on the loose, Kate leaps at the chance of some paying work. Turns out this is not an isolated incident, and Kate needs to get to the bottom of it—fast, or the city and everyone dear to her might pay the ultimate price . . .



To learn more about Ilona Andrews and their books stop by their website
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Tune in Tuesday is hosted by Ginger @GReads so if you think idea was coo like I did head over and link up! It’s a way to bounce from blog to blog and discover what others are listening to!

For my teaser this week I took a trip to the country (I’m a big country music fan. Huge!) This is a new  brothers and sister band. This is their third single and one I have this song on every one of playlists on my iPod.

‘You Lie’ by The Band Perry



Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read open to a random page share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. No spoilers (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!



“Surely you heard what happened, do you think it’s funny that he slapped her around and shoved her to the ground?”

Rafael looked down at her his eyes twinkling. “No, I am amused that my sergeant at arms was brought low by a girl, and he’s the one apologizing.”

Pg 132 ‘Blood Law’ (Blood Moon Rising Book 1) by Karin Tabke
                   On Sale May 3


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 In My Mailbox is something was that started over at The Story Siren and I think it’s pretty awesome. It’s a way to showcase the books that you gotten through different places. Such as books you gotten in the mail, brought from a store, borrowed from the library, received to write a review, as they can be in eBook form. Here's a link to see how it all started. I didn’t buy any books this week but I still got a few.


Received for Review:
Blood Law by Karin Tabke
















I won:
Ghost Huntress: The Discovery (Book 5) by Marley Gibson










                            From Library:
       Rhymes With Cupid by Anna Humphrey
       After The Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn









eBooks:
Accidently A Bride by Mary Malcolm 
Marked: The Recruit (Book 1) by Emma Hillman

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.



    DARK DESCENDANT: THE DESCENDANT SERIES BOOK ONE BY JENNA BLACK
 
·        Publisher: Pocket
·        Mass Market Paperback
·        April 26, 2011

From Jenna’s Site:

The old gods have a new weapon. Don't mess with her.
Nikki Glass can track down any man. But when her latest client turns out to be a true descendant of Hades, Nikki now discovers she can’t die. . . . Crazy as it sounds, Nikki’s manhunting skills are literally god-given. She’s a living, breathing descendant of Artemis who has stepped right into a trap set by the children of the gods. Nikki’s new “friends” include a descendant of Eros, who uses sex as a weapon; a descendant of Loki, whose tricks are no laughing matter; and a half-mad descendant of Kali, who thinks she’s a spy. But most powerful of all are the Olympians, a rival clan of immortals seeking to destroy all Descendants who refuse to bow down to them. In the eternal battle of good god/bad god, Nikki would make a divine weapon. But if they think she’ll surrender without a fight, the gods must be crazy. . . .

To learn about Jenna Black and her books check out her website.

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Breath of Angel
Karyn Hanley
The Angelaeon Circle Book One
Paperback, 277 Pages
Young Adult, Paranormal Christian Fiction
Publisher:  WaterBrook Press
ISBN: 978-0-30773-012-1
Release Date June 21 2011
Overall Rating: 4/5
  
The story is about a sixteen-year-old priestess named Melaia, who loves her life as the one day High Priestess of the temple.  But one day she witnesses a murder in the temple courtyard and find that the victim is an angel, and his murderer is a man who can shift between the form of human and a hawk. Soon after Melaia is sucked into a war between angels, two immortal brothers one of whom is the murder of the angel and the man who stole immortality and destroyed the Wisdom Tree and the stairway to heaven.
She soon learns that the two brothers if not stopped will destroy the rest of the world with their fighting. In this journey Melaia’s beliefs are put to the test and proved wrong, she finds there are angels, immortals, and other beings only thought of in stories. Melaia soon discovers things about herself that she’s never known and things about life and the world that she never thought possibly.

I’ll admit that I was intrigued from the very beginning. It was a really good book and an even better start to a series. The world was different from one that I’ve read before, Ms. Hanley created another world and made it her own instead of simply writing in the past. The angels in here were different than the kinds of angels I’m used to in other stories and I appreciate that, I love to see how different author takes things and put their own spin on it. There was even a little romance in the book, there could have been more but there will be another book so who knows what we’ll see in the future. All in all it was a good book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes to sit back and enjoy good books.  

To learn more about Karyn Henley or her books visit her website

{Disclaimer: I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review}


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Tune in Tuesday is hosted by Ginger @GReads so if you think idea was coo like I did head over and link up! It’s a way to bounce from blog to blog and discover what others are listening to!

This week I’m talking about another one of my favorite songs, I've been listening to it since I first heard a few lines of it in a commercial. I’ll be honestly I find a good number of my music in commercials and on TV. 

            
                       My song this week is Pixie Lott’s ‘Broken Arrow’ from the movie Beastly soundtrack. (Awesome book and I liked the movie too.)







Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read open to a random page share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. No spoilers (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!




              Seth narrowed his eyes “Id hardly be wasting my time trying to keep you alive if I wanted you dead, Raine. I’m just trying to understand you.” 
   Pg 75 ‘Rush of Darkness’ by Rhyannon Byrd (Primal Instinct book 7)
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Last Minion Standing
Eve Langlais
eBook, 50 Pages
Paranormal Romance                                                             
Published by Liquid Silver Books
ISBN: 978-1-59578-797-2
Release Date: January 31, 2011
Overall Rating: 5/5

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Who will be the Last Minion Standing? 
All I said was I needed a minion, the next thing I know, I'm embroiled in a reality show with cameras following me everywhere. I should have told them not to bother, as I was ready to declare a winner—and get naked—the moment I met Drake. Shirtless and shoeless, in low slung jeans, I could think of so many ways he could serve me—especially in bed. 
But, Drake, the super sexy dragon shifter, is after more than a chance to work alongside me in my battle to capture evil souls, he also wants to win my heart. But love is for weaklings, and no matter how much he tortures me sexually, I will not give in, even when he resorts to restraints and sensual flogging. Mmm, bring it on—harder please.


I won’t lie this isn’t the first book that I’ve read by Eve Langlais so I had high hopes for it, and I can tell you that I wasn’t disappointed. If anything this was my favorite of the books that I’ve read by Eve Langlais so far. I’m in love.

This story had everything you could want in a great story, romance, magic, sexy alpha males, a kick ass heroine, steamy sex, and just the right touch of mystery. Right from the start Sally and Drake had this thing about them that was hot and it made me want to read on. Last Minion Standing is the perfect example of good things coming in small packages or in this case, short stories. Ms. Langlais proves that your story doesn’t need to be over one hundred pages to pack a real punch.

This story was amazing. I read the whole thing in one sit through and I found myself upset that it was over. I wished it could have gone on forever but like every good story it had to end. I was hooked from the beginning to the end, from the first sentence until the last word. Honestly the only thing you really need to know about this story is that you don’t want to miss it.

My hat goes off to Ms. Langlais, and if she keeps writing like this I will read anything she puts out.

For more information on Eve Langlais and her books click here

On To the Giveaway. I’m giving away an eCopy of Last Minion Standing to two people. The giveaway will run from now until Thursday April 28. Winners will be chosen by using Random.org. I will email the winners April 29. They will have 48 hours to contact me, if they don’t I will pick a new winner.
Rules are simples you must be a blog follower either through email or a GFC follower. To enter just fill out this form. 

Warning:  This book is really racy and if your not a fan of sex, violence and crude language you should probably skip this one. 

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