Due to a larger than usual budget crisis this year I haven't been able to read as many new books as I would have liked. Also, I have a policy that I usually don't start reading a series until a few are out so I can be instantly gratified with the sequels. So I need your help. I'll start with five that I have read and enjoyed and would like my fellow book-addicts to put down at least five. Hopefully if I get enough comments I can form a comprehensive top ten list.
Feel free to add a mini-review for each book on your list, (No Spoilers) though I won't make you :)
1.)LOVER AVENGED: J.R. Ward: This turned out to be one of my favorites so far. Who would have thought such a tender romance could occur between a vampire-drug dealer-pimp and a nurse? Also there is more plot with Beth and Wrath and with Xhex and John...and Payne makes an appearance. This book made me salivate for the next!
2.) CRY MERCY: Toni Andrews: I am so in love with this new series that I loaned a copy of book one: BEG FOR MERCY to the owner of my favorite local book store. She is now stocking the series. Unlike my usual faves, there are no vampires of shapeshifters. Instead the heroine, Mercy Hollings, has the ability to psychically "press" people to do her bidding. (Think Charlie's dad from Stephen King's Firestarter.)
3.) BAD MOON RISING: Sherrilyn Kenyon: Back in the world of the Dark Hunters and Were Hunters, this book tells the love story readers have been waiting for forever. Vane, the Katagari werewolf, and Aimee, an Arcadian werebear. Though not as good as I'd hoped, I love Ms. Kenyon's world.
4.) SKIN TRADE: Laurell K. Hamilton: Though I had been getting disheartened by this series, I was pleasantly surprised by this one. There was some great crime-fighting, disturbing hints of things to come, and the heroine finally spent more time on her feet than on her back.
5.) DARK LEGACY: Anna De Stefano: Another book featuring psychics with interesting abilities. This book explores dark secrets between twins, a secret government plot involving dream manipulation, and a family curse. My main complaint is the lack of chemistry between the main characters.
high five for the JR Ward and LKH love ;)
ReplyDeleteHere are some recs:
Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost - first book is Halfway to the Grave (awesome series!!!)
Skin Game - Ava Gray (sexy as hell)
Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill
Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh
Pleasure Unboung - Larissa Ione (HOT Demons!!!)
I agree with you and Mandi. These are my top picks:
ReplyDeleteLover Avenged - JR Ward. The black dagger brotherhood are bad boys and sexy as hell. Rhev is definitely one of my favs. I can't wait to read John Matthews book next.
Skin Game - Ava Gray - Reyes is one sexy alpha male and I really enjoyed the whole book.
Pleasure Unbound - Larissa Ione These are some seriously hot demons!I loved the first three books and I can't wait for more!
Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh I love the Psy-Changeling world Nalini has created. Her imagination is amazing and I love learning more about each character with every book that I read. Not to mention, they are all super hot!
Wow! Great suggestions! Definitely adding to my "To read" list.
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