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 DOUBLE CLUTCH-Liz Reinhardt

Title: Double Clutch
Author: Liz Reinhardt
Series: Brenna Blixen, #1
Source: Review copy (author)
Read: November 18-20th
First Published: 2011
Publisher: Self-published
Pages: 317
ISBN-10: 1466254440
ISBN-13: 978-1466254442

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What happens when you fall for the perfect guy...twice...in one day?

Brenna Blixen spent her freshman year homeschooling in Denmark; now that she's back in the States, she's determined to make her sophomore year unforgettable. And by unforgettable, she imagined awesome classes, fun friendships, and maybe a little romance. What she got was a whole lot of romance, and all at once. The same day that dark, brooding Saxon Maclean charmed her with his killer good looks and whip-smart wit, Jake Kelly stole her breath away with his heart-wrenching smile and intelligent, thoughtful focus. But Saxon is a proud player who makes it clear that he doesn't know why he can't get Brenna off of his mind and out of his system, and Jake's sweet and humble attitude hides a secret past life that might be darker and more complex than Brenna is willing to deal with. Complicating the matter is the fact that Saxon and Jake were once best friends and are now arch-enemies...and the more Brenna finds out about their connection to each other, the more intrigued and worried she becomes.Between keeping the peace with her lovingly over-protective parents, designing t-shirts for her high school's rising punk band, keeping up her grades in classes split between academic and technical high school, and running the track like a maniac, Brenna has enough to worry about with out juggling two guys who make her heart thud and drive her crazy all at once.

She has to make a choice, but how is she supposed to do that when giving her heart to one of them might mean breaking the other's?

My Review:

I am going to start off by saying that I do not normally go the self pubbed way..However i was delightfully tickled by this amazing book!

We find ourselves meeting Brenna, a 16 year old girl just home from Denmark. She has decided to go through a program called Shre Time..regular high school and tech school(she chose Graphic design). She finds herself torn between two guys, who seem to have more history with eavhother than they let on. Saxon is from her regular school and jake is from the tech school. Saxon is the "bad" boy in this books. I can picture him in all his "bad"glory..leaning against a wall..ohh..sorry I drifted there for a minute(hehehe)  Jake is the guy that is the sweetest out of the two. While he has his own bad boy quirks all around I think he is a sweetheart. you can just tell he has a major thing for Brenna. This book is filled with embracing moments. Times when we can all sit back and think....man, that happened to me. I could really sympathize with brenna. I myself have been pulled in different directions by different guys.(Don't worry I'm married now!) I often found myself wanting to climb into the book and live the life right along side of Brenna.

I am usually  a paranormal girl but I must say this is a great book! It was a nice change from my normal everyday vampires and werewolves! I am so glad that I was asked to be a part of Liz's Double Clutch tour!

 Liz really did an amazing job and I look forward to hearing more about her and reading more books from her in the future!

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I give it 4 Stars!

Review: Under Wraps By Hannah Jayne

Paperback: 352 pages

Publisher: Kensington  (March 2011)                                   

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ISBN:0758258925 (ISBN13: 9780758258922)

Series: Underworld Detection Agency #1

Blurb:

Sick of wrongful-death lawsuits every time a full moon comes around?
Call the Underworld Detection Agency.
As a human immune to magic, Sophie Lawson can help everyone from banshee to zombie transition into normal, everyday San Francisco life. With a handsome werewolf as her UDA boss and a fashionista vampire for a roommate, Sophie knows everything there is to know about the undead, the unseen, and the uncanny. . .
Until a rash of gruesome murders has demons and mortals running for cover, and Sophie finds herself playing sidekick to detective Parker Hayes. Dodging raging bloodsuckers, bad-tempered fairies, and love-struck trolls is one thing. But when Sophie discovers Parker isn't what he seems, she's got only one chance to figure out whom to trust. Because an evil hiding in plain sight is closing in. . .and about to make one wisecracking human its means to ultimate power. . .

My Review:

Sophie Lawson is a administrative assistant at UnderWorld Detection Agency. Her boss is a werewolf, her roomie is a vampire, and she has a troll with the hots for her. Among all this-she is immune to any type of magic. The Underworld goes about it's business while the human population up top has no idea. Sophie is the only non-magic human at UDA. She is filing papers minding her own business when in walks a detective from up-top. Turns out there are some weird murders going on and he needs help. Sophie..completely drooling.. volunteers to help.
So she stes out on her journey to help determine who is commiting all these horrible murders..

She finds herself extremly attracted to the Detective(who has some secrets of his own) but between finding a killer and finding her boss(who came up missing) she has no time for her run away libido!

Pick this book up and tune in for a funny romace that will have you laughing, crying and chocking all at the same time.

Will Sophie catch the bad guy..or his he right under her nose all along?????


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Guest Post: M.L. Guida

We are excited to present to you The Finding Ms. Wright Blog Tour. Here's an interview with the third author from the new Finding Ms. Wright Anthology book coming out November 15th on ebook and November 25th in print. Thanks so much M. L. Guida for being with us today to tell about your story in the book.

History Behind the Anthology

By M.L. Guida

I actually started writing Cassandra about a year before the anthology started. I had

torn my ACL skiing at Copper Mountain, was laid up after surgery and wanted to write about

something I know which is skiing. I feel in love with my characters, Eric and Cassandra and

wanted to tell the story. When the three of us decided to write an anthology, I convinced the

other two authors to base their stories in the mountains. Cassandra’s story was set in Frisco,

Colorado, which is near Copper Mountain Ski Resort.

I added to Cassandra and strengthened the goal, motivation and conflict with all of my

characters. In fact, I decided to write a sequel so I had to make the villain, Gryffin the Torturer,

goals stronger. He needed to be more than a flat character. I knew I wanted to write about Eric’s

nephew, Toby. Toby was tortured in Cassandra and this impacts him in the sequel. You’ll have

to read what happens to poor Toby!

All of our stories were unique and have different depth of darkness, mine being the

darkest. I have knack for tormenting my characters. I believe I lean towards this, because of

my career as a social worker and some of the scary tales I have heard. I was raised Catholic and

Catholicism has lots of weird, strange, paranormal stories. I blended these together to create

stories. The supernatural has always been a fascination of mine.

My story was based on a sinkhole in South America. In this case, I surfed the internet

and stumbled upon a sinkhole in South America. The huge sinkhole sunk over 100 feet into

the ground. A highway had caved into the hole. I broke out in shivers when I saw it, because I

wondered what would happen if it stretched to hell and something crawled out. I took it one step

further and thought about my favorite mountain town, Frisco. What if a sinkhole happened in

the middle of the night at Walter Byron Park? Hmmm…what if a demon flew out searching for

his mate? Eric Wyvern comes to life for me. What would happen if the heroine could see ghosts

and a demon goddess from the Underworld? The demon goddess in my book is the Wraith, and

I have to admit she was fun to write about. She is shrouded in a dark cloak and all you can see

is her skeletal hands and red burning eyes. When she talks, she hisses. She is one of my favorite

characters in this book.

So, the next time you see a sinkhole, imagine where it would go? What lives down

there? What wants to escape into our world?

Chapter One

Cassandra Wright woke with a start. Sunlight peered through the half open red and gold drapes.

A matching dark red and gold comforter draped over her. Where was she? She sat up in bed
and looked around. Her best friend from college, Lilly Grace, lightly snored across the room in
her twin bed. Cassandra shook her head and plopped back down. That’s right. Skiing. She was
at the Galena Mountain Street Inn in Frisco, not on top of a snow bank with Mr. Hot Lips’s arms
holding her close.
Her long black U2 shirt-shirt bunched up around her waist. Sweat streaked down her face.
She rolled to the side of her double bed, grabbed a tissue from the nightstand and wiped her
forehead and cheeks. She moistened her lips. God, she felt as though she’d
finished running a marathon or at least one kind of marathon. Who ever thought that having sex
all night would drum up a sweat, a pounding heart and sore muscles like running in the Boulder
Boulder?
It had been him again. He vanished – a figment of her imagination. Like always, the same
hollow feeling swept over her. She would be alone.

Leaning against her headboard she caught her breath. Lilly flickered awake and

glanced over at her. “Cassie, why is your face so red? You’re sweating. Did you have
that same
dream again?”

Cassandra shook her head. “Yeah, but this time he was so…so….”

Lilly cocked her eyebrow. “That good, huh?” She gave her a teasing grin. “God, I haven’t
seen you blush this bad since we went to see the Bridesmaid movie last month.”
“I mean,” Cassandra stammered. She wadded up the tissue and threw it into a nearby
trashcan. “Come on, the opening scene – she’s practically screwing him ten different ways.”
Lilly tossed her black hair behind her. “You should have seen your face.”
Cassandra kicked the heavy quilt off of her. “Whatever.”

“God, Cassie everybody has erotic dreams, even virgins.”

Cassandra’s face burned hotter. She hated being the only one who guarded her virginity and

good ole Lilly never failed to remind her. The opportunities had been plenty, but how could

Cassandra explain it? No guy compared to the man in her dreams. An excuse? Maybe. Was

she a chicken shit? Definitely.

M.L. Guida writes paranormal romance. She is pursuing her

Master of Art in Creative Writing through Regis University. She
currently is a member of Colorado Romance Writers, Romance
Writers of America and Savvy Authors. For the past two years,
she was the newsletter editor for CRW and she was CRW’s Vice
President for 2011. M.L. Guida lives in Colorado and enjoys
skiing, taking her cocker spaniel, Sadie, for walks and traveling.

You can find her at www.mlguida.com

Finding Ms. Wright Blurb

Cassandra

Demon Prince Eric Wyvern must have Cassandra. Boldly, he kidnaps the gifted psychic

from a mountain inn, taking her to his dark underworld. Held captive, her key to freedom
is agreeing to his terms. Neither expects to fall in love and unlock the secrets that can save
both worlds. – M.L. Guida

Sia

Paranormal hunter Andrew Grant has less than a week to locate a stone and thwart a

wizard’s bid for ultimate power. Sia holds the key to his success and to his heart. Only
together can they discover love and save the world. – Hillary Seidl

Evelyn

Five hundred year old Prince Alexander needs a woman, and only archaeologist Evelyn will

do. Their magical kiss sparks more than mere romance – it creates a key that will open their
hearts to a true love that will save their worlds. – Lori Corsentino

Three men, each on a crucial mission to save their way of life, seek their true mates –

women who unknowingly hold the key to their very survival.

Release date November 15th.

Publisher 5 Prince Publishing

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ARC Review of Trance by Kelly Meding

Summary

Kelly Meding’s war-ravaged Los Angeles is ground zero for the ultimate Meta human showdown in this sexy, action-packed new series.

Fifteen years ago, Teresa “Trance” West was a skilled telepath and a proud member of the Ranger Corps. But ever since the Rangers were inexplicably rendered powerless at the climax of the devastating Meta War, she’s bounced from one dead-end job to another. Now her powers have reappeared just as mysteriously as they vanished— only they’re completely transformed and more potent than ever. And they’re threatening to destroy her.

Trance heads to Los Angeles to track down the surviving Rangers and discover who restored her powers—and why—but a phantom enemy is determined to kill them before they can reassemble. As they dodge his deadly attacks and come to terms with their new role as heroes, Trance and the rest of the team set out to annihilate the sinister madman . . . only to discover their own powers are his greatest weapons.

Review

This is something really different than what I've read before, I've never read anything with super hero powers. And yes everybody says it's like X-Men and I'm a huge fan of X-Men so reading this worked out great. I've never read anything else by Kelly Meding's so I'm a newbie to her work. I really liked the book interesting characters with cool powers, I started out reading it slowly because I didn't know if I was going to be into it, but gradually I did. Interesting story and characters kept me going.
4 Stars

Feature & Follow Friday

Q: Letter to Santa: Tell Santa what books you want for Christmas!

I would tell Santa to bring me any kind of paranormal books he can bring me...lol. I'm not picky just gimmie, gimmie, gimmie!!! lol

Candice

Review: Grave Dance

Grave Dance by Kalayna Price

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



After a month of down time, Grave Witch Alex Craft is ready to get back to solving murders by raising the dead. With her love life in turmoil, Alex is eager for the distractions of work. But when her new case forces her to overuse her magic, it might be the last mystery the Grave Witch ever gets to solve...



Grave Witch, Alex Craft is called in to consult on a series of serial killings, but this time her ability to raise the shades of the dead is not going to help much.Ther just isnt enough of the body left to raise a shade..in fact all that is left..are left feet! She seems to blindly go through the case and ends up stirring up more trouble than it's worth. The un-aligned fae are in danger and so are her friends..it seems Alex just cant do much right.


With death(thats what she calls her soul reaper friend) revealing his true feelings for Alex at the end of the last book--totally blind siding her----She doesnt know where things stand with him. Then there is Falin--the Winter Queen's Knight, aka..her bloody hands. Alex may or may not have feeling for him, and he completely up and disappeared!
As the story progresses we find out more and more about Alex and her heritage..she is not only a wyrd witch but she seems to be becoming more and more fae. It seems around every turn someone wants to grab Alex for thiemselves..wether it be for greed or political gain.


Follow Alex on a journey of mystery, love and excitment as she trys to solve a case, figure out where she fits in the world(maybe not even this world) and who she loves.


This book was wonderful! It had me laughing, crying and scratching my head all at the same time!




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Review: Blood Of The Demon

Blood of the Demon by Diana Rowland

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL, MAN AND DEMON, SHE’S ABOUT TO FACE THE ONE THING SHE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SURVIVE.


Welcome to the world of Kara Gillian, a cop with a gift. Not only does she have the power of “othersight” to see what most people can’t even imagine, but she’s become the exclusive summoner of a demon lord. Or maybe it’s the other way around. The fact is, with two troublesome cases on her docket and a handsome FBI agent under her skin, Kara needs the help of sexy, insatiable Lord Rhyzkahl more than he needs her. Because these two victims, linked by suspicious coincidence, haven’t just been murdered. Something has eaten their souls.


It’s a case with roots in the arcane, but whose evil has flowered among the rich, powerful, and corrupt in Beaulac, Louisiana. And as the killings continue, Kara soon realizes how much there’s still to learn about demons, men, and things that kill in the night—and how little time she has to learn it.



Okay so here it it is.....



This is more a detective/forensic type novel...while there are paranormal elements( the main being that kara is a demon summoner-- it seemed to me like the main emphasis was more on the police work than the summoning. Given the fact that the public does not know about her summoning abilities.

However, dont get me wrong..I loved this book! There was just enough paranormal to keep me in it! karais a summoner so thats what she does..summons(lol)...a Demon Lord at that. By the end of this book you will be intranced in the way everything is merged..romance, police work, paranormal...I was! This is the 2nd book in this series and while there is a story arc it is also a stand alone novel, so either way you decide to read it it will read well!



I can not wait until I get a chance to read the next book in the series!



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Linger by Maggie Stiefvater Review

Summary

In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.
At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love -- the light and the dark, the warm and the cold -- in a way you will never forget.

Review

Well I loved this book just as good as the first book Shiver. The author writes so beautifully and brings the main characters out more and adds a new character Cole, read the book to meet him. I can't wait to read the last book Forever and sad that, that will be the end to this great story of Grace and Sam. I really recommend this series so far if you want to read something different in the paranormal genre, this series stands alone than any other series I've read.

5 Stars

Feature & Follow Friday

Q: In light of 11.11.11 and Veteran’s Day tell us about your favorite soldier and how he or she is saving the world. Fictional or real life.

I have so many favorite soldiers..Many cousins and uncles, a grandpa

and In-laws. But I have to say that my dad is by far my favorite

soldier! He served in the Navy during Vietnam. i am so proud to have

him as my dad. He is such a tough man. Funny how as an adult we look

back and think...huh? I guess dad was just trying to teach me to be a

good person. He doesnt talk about the war much. He will if you ask

him, but he usually leaves the bad stuff out. he talks mostly about

the guys and the fun they had(which I know isn't much it was Vietnam

after all). He told me about this one time that he and a buddy of his

were on leave for 2 days and they got shnokered and passed out on the

beach...ended up with major sun burn all over them..They freaked

because back then "you were property of the US government"(his

words)..so they went back on ship and got 2 huge jars(he said they

were the size of mayo jars) of Noxema..and tried to walk around and do

their jobs like nothing was wrong or hurting!

.The men who fought in Vietnam are some of the strongest people I have

ever met..they put everything on the line for their country and really

got treated badly when they came home.

My dad will forever be my favorite soldier!

He has numerous medals and citations..but those dont matter much is

what he will tell you....

They do to me ,dad...and I know they do to the men you saved when that

plane crashed on deck...they also matter to every American who you

served to protect.

Thanks Dad.......and Thank You to all the men and women past and

present who chose to put their lives on the line so i could live a

safe and free life!

Here is a picture of my dad right before he started serving in the Navy.....

xoxo

~Kristina~