“Of Fear and Faith” is the first installment in what promises to be a very fun, readable paranormal romance/romantic thriller series with a twist. I have the slash because it combines elements of both genres: Sanura, the female lead, is a child psychologist brought in to help with a serial killer case by the male […]

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“Deep Blue” continues the story of the picaresque characters introduced in “Blood Red.” Alliances are broken and reformed as our (anti) heroes have to face an army of undead and mechnological horrors… The book is action-packed, with multiple storylines running at once. This is something I tend to find a little difficult to follow (I […]

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In “Blood Red” we are introduced to a steampunk/alternate world that is vaguely Victorian/Edwardian in flavor, but in which humanity has access to Wonder, a form of magic that is used instead of electricity, gunpowder, steam, etc. Different kinds of Wonder are mined or reclaimed from deposits, and the story follows two different groups who […]

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Another entertaining entry in the Melody Jackson series. To her horror, Melody is forced to play hostess to her 5-year-old cousin, who has a penchant for destruction. Meanwhile, is the family being stalked by a hellhound? Or is it just Melody’s over-active imagination responding to reading “The Hound of the Baskervilles”? Melody continues to be […]

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“Goldilocks and the Sorceress” is an inventive reimagination of the Goldilocks story. A grown-up Princess Goldilocks runs away from an arranged marriage, only to end up in the hut of an evil sorceress who was spurned by the king, Goldilocks’s father, long ago and still harbors a grudge. Coira, the sorceress, assumes Goldilocks’s identity and […]

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Another great entry in the Shopaholic series. To her delight, Becky is pregnant–but it turns out being a mother-to-be isn’t always blissful. Especially when, in your quest to be seen by the hottest OB-GYN in Britain, you find yourself throwing your husband in the way of his super-hot ex-girlfriend. There are the usual Becky hijinks–honestly, […]

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The adventures of Becky Bloomwood, now Becky Brandon, continue. Becky and Luke are finishing up their monster round-the-world honeymoon (in a great scene, Becky has a moment of enlightenment when she runs barefoot across hot coals in pursuit of souvenir bracelets) and have to return to “real life.” But a huge surprise is waiting for […]

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“Shopaholic on Honeymoon” is a fun free little short about the beginning of Becky and Luke’s honeymoon and totally worth reading if you’re a fan of the “Shopaholic” series.  Like the rest of the series, it’s lighthearted and seemingly frivolous–Becky goes on a shopping spree while in Venice, surprise surprise!–but, again like the rest of […]

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So, I’m totally in love with the Shopaholic series, but this book was the one I had the most difficulty relating to. I’m still giving it five stars because I think it was really well-done, but the conflict in this one was difficult for me to deal with–almost TOO scary! I’d like to say that […]

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I’d heard about the Shopaholic series for years before finally taking the plunge when I came across the first book on sale recently. As I thought might happen, I was completely captivated. There are a lot of criticisms one could make of the Shopaholic series (I’m now on book 5 as I write this review […]

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