Elijah*****

He is known as the Warrior Captain--a master of every weapon, a fierce soldier sworn to protect his kind. Powerful, relentless, merciless, Elijah has always won every battle he's ever taken on--until now. Ambushed by necromancers, he is left for dead only to be discovered by the woman who could very well deliver the final blow...Siena, the Lycanthrope Queen.
With three centuries of warring, little more than a decade of uneasy peace has existed between the Lycanthropes and Elijah's people. Now, after a lifetime of suspicion, the warrior in Elijah is consumed with a different battle--winning Siena's heart by giving her pleasure beyond all boundaries. What starts as attraction and arousal soon burns into a passion with consequences that will echo through the ages for both their people. And as would-be enemies become inseparable lovers, another threat approaches, one with the power to destroy them all.(Amazon.com)


So here is the 3rd book in the Nightwalker series. It by far the best one so far that I have read. It continues the story of the Demon Universe, and the struggles that lie with in. I have read some reviews that claim that the Frank is a bad writer. However, I quite enjoy her work. Yes her work is simple and at times can be corny, but it works. Not every book needs to be like Tolkien. If people think her work is corny then they clearly have not read a lot of books.

Once again the sexual Angst in this book is phenomenal. Franks use of imagery involves all of the senses, and I find myself being teased like a child wanting candy. Franks gives us just enough that we crave more and more with each turn of the page. Not only that but she gives us a reason to watch her characters. They are realistic, because if you haven't noticed, the real world is corny.

The plot line is not overly complex, and I like that in a romance novel. Each one of Frank's books is a story of its own, but yet still they are all interlocked together.


I am really looking forward to the next book in the Series Noah. Now I am really far behind in the series. I have found that Noah is the last of The night walker series, but she continues the Universe with another race of Nightwalkers: Vampires. YAY! Hopefully I will catch up.

I am keeping a close eye on Frank's Blog. So hopefully I can keep up with with release dates and such.


I give 5 out of 5

Gideon****

The second book in the Nightwalker series.

For a thousand years, Gideon has healed his people. And as the oldest surviving male of his race, his wisdom has always been respected without question. But Gideon knows that even he is vulnerable to the powerful, primitive desires that befall his kind during Hallowed moons—and nine years ago that truth was hammered home when he found himself claiming Magdalegna, the Demon King's sister, in a wild embrace. (BN.com)

This series has captivated me. Now it is a romance novel, so don't expect a Tolkien. However its simplicity makes it a fantastic read. The Author's use of imagery is beautifully done. She enthralls all the senses.

The sex is fantastic and written in such a way that makes me read every single word. It is steamy and passionate without being crude. It makes me giggle on the inside. The angst that Frank creates is fantastic. Talk about sexual tension. I love it.

The plot is not overly complex, and does not have too many characters. It primarily follows the two love interests, but Frank does not forget the interactions of others. Some romance novels can become Corney in the dialogue, but Frank makes it realistic.

I give a 4 out of 5.

A Caress Of Twilight **

[In the second book 0f the series], Merry has her hands full: she's desperate to conceive a child and thereby claim the Unseelie throne; she's the target of intrigue from both the Seelie and Unseelie Courts; her newest client is an exiled goddess with a secret that could get them all killed; and a hideous fey force that alarms even her formidable lover-warriors is loose in Los Angeles. (Amazon.com)

So, I gave Merry a second chance, but I was not impressed

I would like to say first that Hamilton's editor needs to be fired! I was absolutely appalled by the lack of structure and misuse of grammar through out the entire book. Now I love it when author's use bad grammar as a way of communicating something important. It drives a certain point across. If that was what she was going for, I did not get it.

Once again Hamilton failed to impress me with her characters. Merry continues to be boring and she lacks any real depth. In addition most of her "Boy Toys" are one dimensional. Ryse is the only one of her Boys that showed any real character and depth. He is corky and fun, but with a very dark side. He has some serious issues. If you were raped and mutilated by goblins, wouldn't you? So far Ryse is my favorite character. Frost comes in second, but there is just not enough of him. Over all I think Hamilton over complicated the series with too many characters all at once. She needs to slow down and concentrate on each one of the current characters. I want to know more about them in depth.

The premises of this series is misleading. The series promotes a private detective, but Merry deals more with the sidhe courts then anything else . The plot of this particular book was boring. There was too much talking and not enough action. The little bit of mystery there was, was quickly solved. There was not enough intrigue.

From what I hear, Merry is supposed to be a sexual creature. She does spend a huge portion of the book having or talking about sex. However, the sex scenes were dry. They are pretty much just "Bing, Bang, Boom" done. There is almost absolutely no passion. Even lust has passion, but I was bored by even that. It also seems like there is almost no emotional development to Merry. She gives emotion away like candy. Just suddenly realizing she was in "love" with Frost just does not cut it. I was like where the hell did she get that from.

I am made no connection with Merry or any of the others. Its makes really hard as a reader to continue being interested. I think Hamilton is trying way too hard to create another Anita and she is failing.

With every thing in mind, I am going to put this seres down for a while. The ladies in my Book club agree and we are going to start another series. I am not throwing this series out the window, but it will be the series I read when I have nothing else. It will be one of those between books.

I give 2 out of 5.

Kiss of Shadows***

I joined a book club a few weeks, and we all decided to read another series by Laurell K. Hamilton. I was not really familiar with the series, but I knew it had something to do with the faie. I dont normally read books with that genre, but I decided to give it a try. I do like Hamiltons writing style a lot. She tells a very good story through internal dialogue.

In this new series, she updates faeries. A Kiss of Shadows introduces Merry Gentry, a.k.a. Meredith NicEssus, a faerie princess of the Unseelie Court, where politics is a blood sport. Merry, who's part sidhe (elvish), part brownie, and part human, never really fit in. She's short, not skilled in offensive magic, and mortal because of her human blood. These are real liabilities when your family, especially aunt Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness, is out to kill you. Merry has been in hiding for three years, living in Los Angeles and working for the Grey Detective Agency, which specializes in "supernatural problems, magical solutions." A new case sets her against a man who uses forbidden magic to seduce fey women and drain their power. A plan to trap him goes awry and Merry's cover is blown. Now Andais knows where she is. But things have changed in Andais's court, and Merry is changing too.(Amazon.com)

Where as the story started out promising, I was sorely disappointed by the end of the first book. Mary had a great sense of humor at the beginning but it disappeared as the story progressed. I guess I would have to say that the number one problem I had with the book was that Mary had very little personality. There was no mystery or depth behind her. She just kinda was there. Anita Blake had such complexity right from the start. Hamilton rambled on and on how Mary did not feel like one of the Sidhe, because of her human roots. However, she never had a conflict of moral, or rules, or ideas, when it came down to making choices. She just went along with what ever the Sidhe did. I did not see any dilemma. Hamilton should have just made her part something else. I really disliked how Mary just went along with every thing her Aunt told her to do. Personally I would have a problem with some one telling me to have a child against my will. I thought Mary was going to be more independent. I want her to argue more. I wanted her to fight against going back to her aunt, even if her aunt still wanted her dead. Mary was just to weak a character in my opinion.

The second issue I had was the lack of any real background on the universe in which it was set. I am not sure if it is set in the Universe of Anita, or something completely different. If it is set in Anita's world, I hope to see a little bit that thrown in the mix. I want to see Vampires and Lycans from Mary's perspective. We shall see.

The sex in the book was fantastic though. I do have to sat that Hamilton is very creative. I am not sure if Tenticles sex is the best idea, but if she can make it work, why not. Even the near rape at the end was interesting enough. I give Hamilton kudos for trying it.

The idea of Mary is interesting enough to continue onto the next book. I am not really sure what will happen next. Though I can say that if the next book doesnt grab my attention I will will move on.

I give a 3 out of 5

The Nymphos of Rocky Flats *

Ok, so I was in the book store a few weeks ago and I noticed this book. At first I wasnt sure if I wanted to read it or not, but my Fiance convinced me to. The book rants that it is "Unique, loaded with Thrills, Sex, Violence, and laughs. Wrong!

The concept was interesting enough. Felix Gomez is a Latino soldier in the Iraqi war who accidentally kills a innocent family. He seeks to punish himself and gets himself turned into a vampire. After returning home to the states with his new found powers, he becomes a P.I.

At first I thought I had picked up the second book in the series instead of the first. The scenes where short and had absolutely no development. He just starts into it like I could read his mind. He threw in lore with absolutely explanation. It confused me.

I just couldnt find myself able to get into the character of Felix. The storyline is just riddled with vampire cliches and over done concepts. Acevedo writes like a beginner. He had no Idea where he wanted to go with the story so he just threw as much stuff as he could get in.

At every turn Felix tried to use his Vampire Hypnosis but it never worked. All he ended up doing was "fanging people." Which made it kind of useless since he would not drink their blood. Isnt that what Vampires do?

Then there was the whole sex thing. You would think that With the word Nymphos in the title, there would be lots and lots of sex. Nope! Felix Love interest turns out to be a Pot smoking Druid, and every time they started to get into it something or some one would get in the way.

Then throw in the predicable vampire hunters. I have to give them the Kudos. They were the only characters with any real personality.

Then it turns out that the Nymphos are just side effect of what was really happening. Seriously aliens? Every thing turned out be the government trying to hide a flying saucer. LAME!

In the end I wont be continuing this series. I give it a 1 out of 5

Highland Captive ****

So you will soon find out that Hannah Howell is my favorite romance author. I have a bookshelf full of her books. This particular book is one of her older books that has been republished by Zebra. I am not really a fan of her earlier works but that is understandable. I have seen the great progression she has made.

This book is set in the Highlands of Scotland around the 1500's. This is typical for Howell. Most of her stories are connected and progress through the generations.

Highland Captive seemed rather long for Howell. It was not a bad read, but a little predictable. However, when you read as many Romance novels as I do, not many things surprise me. He he.... The sex was there, but not as steamy as I would like it. Its more sweet than anything.

Currently I am ahead on Howells books and I am a little anxious for her next book. She going to do something a little later period than she normally writes. I am not to fond of the Tutor Era, but I will bare through it.

I give it a 4 out of 5

Jacob*****

Jocob by Jacquelyn Frank

Ok so this book stared back at me from the third shelf of the Barns & Nobles Romance section for a very long time. I picked it up and put it down. I was not sure if I was going to like it. I must have picked it up and put it back a dozen times. I finally picked it up about a month ago.

So the book is not only Romance but it is paranormal as well. This is the first book in a series called the Nightwalkers. This series is about demons, but they are not the demons from Hell.

I thought it was rather original. The Author wrote it well and kept things interesting. Not to mention frustrating, but not in a bad way. She kept me right on the edge. The sex was steeming and just when I thought it would happen every thing changes. Yummy!

I definitly enjoyed this book. I plan to pick up the second one next time I go to the bookstore. that wont take very long.

I give this book a 5 out 5