Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh

aith Nightstar is the embodiement of a sheltered Psy. As an F-Psy able to predict the future, her talents are coveted by her family. Cocooned against the outside world, she's tucked away in her own compound, where she can predict safe things, things that make the PsyClan Nightstar very wealthy. When dark, disturbing visions begin to plague her at any given time, and a particular murder cuts too close to home, she knows she cannot ignore them...no matter how fragile her mind might be.

Drawn to the enigmatic and unusual Psy, Changeling Vaughn D'Angelo uses his abilities as a jaguar to encroach on Faith's territory. He must tread carefully, for too much contact with the delicate Psy could send her senses into overload. He's determined to make her feel though and it's going to be on his terms. He sees strength in Faith and that's what he plans to draw forth in her, till she can handle exactly what he wants to give her. 


I appreciate a series that completes every book with it's own story and that you don't have to have read all previous books to follow what is happening and who is who.

Good suspense, hot romance without a lot of sex, likeable characters and no annoying cliffhangers. Overall an very enjoyable read and I will be reading more in this series. 

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

Kivrin, a history student at Oxford in 2048, travels back in time to a 14th-century English village, despite a host of misgivings on the part of her unofficial tutor. When the technician responsible for the procedure falls prey to a 21st-century epidemic, he accidentally sends Kivrin back not to 1320 but to 1348--right into the path of the Black Death. Unaware at first of the error, Kivrin becomes deeply involved in the life of the family that takes her in. But before long she learns the truth and comes face to face with the horrible, unending suffering of the plague that would wipe out half the population of Europe. Meanwhile, back in the future, modern science shows itself infinitely superior in its response to epidemics, but human nature evidences no similar evolution, and scapegoating is still alive and well in a campaign against "infected foreigners."

The book alternates between what is happening in the present and what is happening in the past, as those in the present work to unravel the mystery of what went wrong. Meanwhile, Kivrin struggles to overcome the anomalous situations she encounters that run contra to her expectations. Steeped in well-researched medieval life, it is the story of Kivrin's sojourn in the past that captures the imagination of the reader. This is a stunning book that is totally gripping

Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Fang Kattalakis isn't just a wolf. He is the brother of two of the most powerful members of the Omegrion: the ruling council that enforces the laws of the Were-Hunters. And when war erupts among the lycanthropes, sides must be chosen. Enemies are forced into shaky alliances. And when the woman Fang loves is accused of betraying her people, her only hope is that Fang believes in her. Yet in order to save her, Fang must break the law of his people and the faith of his brothers. That breech could very well spell the end of both their races and change their world forever. 


 A lot of this book is rehashing past books, some told from Fang's point of view, but still not a new story line.

My least favourite if the Dark Hunter series. 

Grand Pasion/ Absolutely, Positively by Jayne Ann Krentz

2 books in 1.

Grand Passion
Max Fortune is an angry young man. Hurt by family and friends, he lives in a sparse house with the only things he can count on: books and works of art. When his benefactor and mentor dies, he leaves Max a cryptic message: "The most precious things I leave you, you'll find at the Robbins' Nest Inn." Max at first thinks the "precious things" are paintings, but the legacy is much more than that. He meets the inn's owner, Cleopatra Robbins, and helps her deal with her past and a person who wants to ruin her future.

Absolutely, Positively
Molly Abberwick owns a tea and spice shop, enjoying her life in Seattle until her father dies and leaves her in charge of his Foundation to help budding inventors. She is now facing a problem. The problem is Dr. Harry Stratton Trevelyn, who is the 'debunker' of fake inventions. 


Both stories were enjoyable reading.

The first possibly the best, the second had a touch of paranormal with Harry having a gift of 'second sight' that he doesn't want to believe in.

Touch a Dark Wolf by Jennifer St Giles

Yesterday, Erin Morgan worked for a pioneering Manhattan medical center. Today, she's on the run, witness to a chilling conspiracy. Fleeing for her life in the Tennessee mountains, she is run off the road by a mysterious beast . . . and things only get stranger when she wakes the next day to find a naked Adonis sprawled on the hood of her car.

For centuries, Jared has been a shape shifter, sworn to protect mortals like Erin. But in saving her, Jared has damned himself, for the poison from his battle wound stirs a terrible blood lust. Determined to protect Erin, Jared stays by her side and discovers a sensual rapture beyond imagining . . . and a love that can change his fate. But can Jared overcome his savage thirst and protect Erin from the beast within?


Nice read with potential for more.   I won't be looking for more in this series.

Finishing Touch by Betty Rowlands

This cozy, set in the Cotswolds, shows Melissa trying her hand at teaching creative writing at the local college, becoming romantically involved with one of the other professors there, and becoming entangled in a mystery involving a beautiful woman she met several months earlier. As the mystery unfolds, Melissa finds herself becoming emotionally involved with several of the murder suspects in the case...


Not the brightest amateur sleuth I've come across. Kept me reading until the end just to see if I was right.

Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore

Charmingly naive young man meets, falls in love with, and then finds it's not easy living with a gorgeous vampire. Improvisation is called for in the form of window shades, freeazer chest, and ... snapping turtles??? Angered and menacing vampire gent adds another level of challenge as does lunching with an Emperor and his dogs and becoming engaged to 5 Chinese brothers so they can get  green cards.


Light, recreational reading of the highest order.