This week I have a giveaway from Forever Romance. I’m giving away both books to one lucky winner. Read below to see more about the books along with my mini-reviews of both.
TO ENTER:
Leave a comment with the title of the last book that you loved. US addresses only, please. Make sure to check to see if your name is chosen.
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Contest runs through 3/4/12 at 5pm cst.
About the book:
WHEN NIGHT FALLS
After her fusband’s tragic death, Leigh Kelly arrives of Whidbey Island determined to start over. Yet the tiny town of Chimney Rock is not as peaceful as it seems. Women have been disappearing, and Leigh can’t shake the feeling that she’s being watched…especially at night. Soon, she’s experiencing visions she can’t explain and fighting her attraction to a handsome stranger who seems to know her most intimate desires.
PASSION TRANSFORMS THEM
As the leader of the Team, a pack of werehounds forced to hide their very existence, former special ops soldier Niles Latimer is desperate to prove a man’s hear beats beneath his predator’s body. And Leigh – the mysterious beauty possessing powers she doesn’t yet understand – may be the one woman who can help him. But Niles isn’t the only one who recognizes Leigh’s true identity. Something evil is waiting in the woods – and the hunt has begun…
DARKNESS BOUND just didn’t work for me. I couldn’t get into the rhythm of the author’s writing and the story just jumped a bit too much for my tastes. I really liked Leigh, but felt that there wasn’t much connection between her and Niles. My favorite characters were the animals – Jazzy, Blue (who is really Sean another werehound) and the tiny cat Skillywidden. They added light moments to the story. I’m not sure if I’ll read this author again.
the book girl gives DARKNESS BOUND a 2/5
About this book:
Once a generations, the rift between the paranormal world and the human world opens, allowing supernatural entities to cross. Vampire, demon, or shapeshifter, they can save the world – or send it spiraling into chaos.
Half-demon, half-human, Nix de la Fuente is accepted by neither and mistrusted by both. Determined to prove she’s more human than not, she devotes herself to solving crimes between the world’s mortals and its most unsavory undead. But her latest case brings her face to face with the one vampire she could never resist…
Called in to investigate a string of violent murders, special agent Tobias Caine isn’t interested in rekindling his relationship with Nix. Yet one look and the vampire knows his need for her is as strong as ever. Once, their all-consuming passion nearly cost Nix her fragile hold on her humanity. Now, as their hunger for one another intensifies, exposing them to an unimaginable danger, it could cost them both their lives.
I am a little on the fence about KISS OF THE VAMPIRE. I enjoyed the story and tolerated the characters, but I had trouble with the world the story is set in. Every 73 years there is a rift and vampires, demons and other preternatural beings are allowed to cross over into our dimension. However, to stay they have to kill someone and take over their body. I didn’t care for this part and it made it hard to find Tobias to be a good guy. He was a killer. The story starts out very slow with lots of world-building, background and info dumping. The book didn’t hold my interest until the second half and then I was just hoping for a HEA for Nix and Tobias. I will read the next book in the series, hoping that it explains some of the question’s I was left asking about the world and the other dimension.
the book girl gives KISS OF THE VAMPIRE a 3/5
Thank you for hosting us today, and thanks so much for taking the time to read and review Kiss of the Vampire! I appreciate it.
The Heir by Grace Burrowes. Thanks for the great giveaway. These books sound good.
The last book I loved was Cherie Priest’s Hellbent. Loved it.
Both books sounds fantastic, I’ve had my eye on both of them.
I’m re-reading the Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz and have already scared the dog out of his slumber from laughing out loud. The last book I read that I stayed up until 2+am–because I just had to find out what happened–was Her Sexiest Mistake by Jill Shalvis. All of her books seem fantastic.
Thanks!
Both books sound really good. Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to reading them.
The last book I loved, it’s a toss up between Bound By Darkness by Alexandra Ivy and Hellraisers 1: The Devil’s Kiss by Zoe Archer.
Both were outstanding reads.
I love the covers of Darkness Bound and Kiss of the Vampire. Vampires are a favorite of mine.
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Most recent read book The Heir by Grace Burrowes. Very good. The two books look like a great read.
Thank you so much for the contest! I bookmarked your site for the future.
I emailed you my info.
Shannon