A most painful experience in love sent beautiful young Miss Miranda Wainwright from her home in America to the estate of her aristocratic cousins in England. Here she could start a new life, far from humiliating memories of betrayal... Burned once by a man's lying lips, Miranda vowed never again to put her heart and her fate in romantic jeopardy. Then she met the arrogant if undeniably dashing Viscount Wythe - and her iron-clad declaration of independence had to meet the test of passion's fire in the person of this lord who was everything that Miranda both distrusted and desired...
Light, fluffy read.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry
Set in outback NSW in Australia, Park Ranger Jo Lockwood stumbles across the body of a brutally murdered man. Detective Nick Matheson arrives to investigate and it is soon discovered that Jo has seen the killers face. Jo is in danger as the killer doesn't want her to testify against him so Nick and Jo must solve the crime and find the murderer before he executes Jo!
Great suspense with a touch of romance that kept me turning the pages. Loved the setting of outback NSW, the descriptions of the bush and the small town. I want to read more by this author.
Great suspense with a touch of romance that kept me turning the pages. Loved the setting of outback NSW, the descriptions of the bush and the small town. I want to read more by this author.
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Burning Dawn by Gena Showalter
A tormented past has left Thane with an insatiable need for violence, making him the most dangerous assassin in the skies. He lives by a single code: no mercy. And as he unleashes his fury on his most recent captor, he learns no battle could have prepared him for the slave he rescues from his enemy’s clutches — a beauty who stokes the fires of his darkest desires.
Elin Vale has her own deep-rooted scars, and her attraction to the exquisite warrior who freed her challenges her every boundary. But Thane’s unwavering determination to protect her means she must face her greatest fears — and enter a world in which passion is power, and victory means breathtaking surrender.
A great tortured hero who learns to love, a good heroine with her own baggage who learns to let go of the past. I enjoyed the cameo appearances by characters from other books in this series and couple of characters from her Lords of the Underworld series.
Elin Vale has her own deep-rooted scars, and her attraction to the exquisite warrior who freed her challenges her every boundary. But Thane’s unwavering determination to protect her means she must face her greatest fears — and enter a world in which passion is power, and victory means breathtaking surrender.
A great tortured hero who learns to love, a good heroine with her own baggage who learns to let go of the past. I enjoyed the cameo appearances by characters from other books in this series and couple of characters from her Lords of the Underworld series.
Friday, June 5, 2015
The Royal Snuff Box by Barbara Hazard
Lady Julia was a beauty who stood out even in a London filled with lovely ladies. For a rake like Robert Hammond, she was an appealingly available female to be conquered with all his seductive skills. For an upright gentleman like the Earl of Bradford, she was a young woman whose show of virtue clearly masked the most devious designs. And for the Prince of the Realm himself, she was a subject from whom he expected the most proper obedience to his own most improper wishes.
Clearly Lady Julia had to be on guard against the strength of the passions she inspired... and against her own unexpected weakness...
Light, entertaining reading. Better than I had expected.
Clearly Lady Julia had to be on guard against the strength of the passions she inspired... and against her own unexpected weakness...
Light, entertaining reading. Better than I had expected.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Under The Wintamarra Tree by Doris pilkington
Doris Pilkington Garimara was born on traditional birthing ground under the wintamarra tree. This is her life story, which follows on from her mother Molly's story in 'Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence', the book on which the internationally released film was based. Doris begins with the historic migration of her Mardu ancestors from the West Australian desert to the cattle stations and settlements on its fringes.
Generations later, living in the workers' camps with her family on Balfour Downs Station, three-year-old Doris' life is forever changed when she is removed by the authorities to Moore River Native Settlement. This institution, for children judged as identifiably of mixed race, was the place Molly had so famously escaped from a decade before.
The life of an institutional orphan, as seen through the eyes of a child, is movingly revealed. In contrast are lighthearted incidents when young Doris' vitality and independence test the patience of the staff. Leaving behind the regimentation of assigned routines and endless regulations, Doris goes to Perth to train as a nurse's aide but the racist culture of an institutional upbringing leaves an indelible mistrust of her own people. This is the obstacle she has to overcome when as a wife and mother she makes the courageous but difficult choice to find her mother and father, and to begin the journey to reclaim her Mardu heritage.'
Fascinating, compelling reading. Knowing the areas she mentioned (Pilbara, Geraldton and Perth) in the book added a depth to the book.
Generations later, living in the workers' camps with her family on Balfour Downs Station, three-year-old Doris' life is forever changed when she is removed by the authorities to Moore River Native Settlement. This institution, for children judged as identifiably of mixed race, was the place Molly had so famously escaped from a decade before.
The life of an institutional orphan, as seen through the eyes of a child, is movingly revealed. In contrast are lighthearted incidents when young Doris' vitality and independence test the patience of the staff. Leaving behind the regimentation of assigned routines and endless regulations, Doris goes to Perth to train as a nurse's aide but the racist culture of an institutional upbringing leaves an indelible mistrust of her own people. This is the obstacle she has to overcome when as a wife and mother she makes the courageous but difficult choice to find her mother and father, and to begin the journey to reclaim her Mardu heritage.'
Fascinating, compelling reading. Knowing the areas she mentioned (Pilbara, Geraldton and Perth) in the book added a depth to the book.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Nerd Gone Wild by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Ally Jarrett has been a good girl all her life, mostly to keep from worrying her grandmother. But now her grandmother's dead, and Ally has inherited a fortune, so she travels to Porcupine, Alaska, to try her hand at wildlife photography. Ally doesn't know that her grandmother's personal assistant, and executor of the estate, Mitchell Carruthers, former PI, is supposed to be her bodyguard. To keep his mission secret, Mitch has donned the geekiest of nerd clothes. But Ally soon sees through his facade and insists that she doesn't need his help. But her sleazy uncle is after Ally's fortune, and he'll stop at nothing to get it. In the third book in Thompson's hysterically funny series, following Nerd in Shining Armor and The Nerd Who Loved Me, a riotous cast of colorful characters--including Ally's oversexed landlady, who specializes in roadkill casseroles; her uncle's dominatrix girlfriend; and the world's worst sculptor--fill the pages with hilarious situations, and hot, creative sex.
Much better than I had expected.. Very funny. The Domme scene was well done.
Much better than I had expected.. Very funny. The Domme scene was well done.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Savage Awakening by J. D. Tyler
A group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers combating the greatest dangers in the world. But sometime those dangers are more intimate than they bargained for...
After a mission goes wrong, Aric Savage is taken prisoner. Half-dead and despairing, he makes a stunning discovery: his Pack mate Micah Chase, who was reported dead, is a fellow captive. When the Alpha team goes into full-rescue mode, accompanying them is an absolute stunner with sable hair--and a spine of solid steel.
LAPD officer and Psy Dreamwalker Rowan Chase has one priority: her brother Micah's recovery. Still, she can't help but be drawn to Aric, the ruggedly handsome wolf shifter who pleasures her as no man ever has--however fleeting their affair is destined to be. But when Aric's life is endangered, Rowan must ask herself what she's willing to sacrifice in the name of love, for the man fated to be her Bondmate.
Interesting characters, a believable shifter world, lots of action, humour and love make for a very enjoyable read. I'll be looking for more in this series.
After a mission goes wrong, Aric Savage is taken prisoner. Half-dead and despairing, he makes a stunning discovery: his Pack mate Micah Chase, who was reported dead, is a fellow captive. When the Alpha team goes into full-rescue mode, accompanying them is an absolute stunner with sable hair--and a spine of solid steel.
LAPD officer and Psy Dreamwalker Rowan Chase has one priority: her brother Micah's recovery. Still, she can't help but be drawn to Aric, the ruggedly handsome wolf shifter who pleasures her as no man ever has--however fleeting their affair is destined to be. But when Aric's life is endangered, Rowan must ask herself what she's willing to sacrifice in the name of love, for the man fated to be her Bondmate.
Interesting characters, a believable shifter world, lots of action, humour and love make for a very enjoyable read. I'll be looking for more in this series.
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