The Cat's Meow - Witches Brew Book One by Stacey Kennedy

When a magical presence is detected around a recent string of feline slayings, Libby, an enchantress, is determined to discover who is behind the odd deaths. Being a witch gifted by the Goddess to conjure spells won’t protect her from the sexy warlock the Coven sends to assist her. Kale weaves a spell more powerful than any she’s ever seen.
While having the muscle around proves to be useful in her investigation, fighting her growing attraction for Kale is worse than a hex, especially considering the secrets she knows he’s keeping. But when her spells turn up clues that point to something far more sinister than slaughtered cats, the elusive warlock becomes the least of her worries.
Libby finds herself in the midst of an uprising. She trusts no one and isn’t safe—not from the warlocks stirring up trouble. Not from the worrisome rebellion she can’t escape. And certainly not from Kale, who is weaving a very dangerous spell over her heart.

My Review:  May 27, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

The Cat's Meow by Stacey Kennedy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank the author Stacey Kennedy for giving me this book for an honest review. I enjoyed this story very much. We have Libby who is a enchantress who works at finding witches and warlocks who go down the dark path of magic her job is to find them and let the warlocks deal with them. She gets paired up with Kale a warlock new to her coven but yet she has never met before. He keeps things from her that he has to in doing what he is supposed to, but she sees it as betrayal because of her past, her father left when her mother told him she was pregnant and her first love broke her heart, both of them being warlocks, so Libby had built a very high wall where warlocks were concerned. She had a hard time fighting her attraction to Kale even though she had trust issues. They are sent looking into the deaths of cats, but end up going after an even bigger threat to the Alchemy. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series, I hope we learn more or at least hear more about Libby and Kale, who are both very strong characters.

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Ophélie by Carole Remy

Dear Reader, Unlike my other novels, Ophélie is not a sexy fun romantic adventure.
Ophélie plunges deep into the dark, engrossing world of self-destructive sexual obsession.

Have you ever had an erotic dream so real, so intense, you weren't sure whether you'd actually fucked or not? Ophélie is a young college professor of psychology. Her husband Wes adores her. Yet she finds herself having violent erotic dreams about a male colleague. As the dreams spill over into her waking life, Ophélie's mind slowly unravels, and she succumbs to the seductive allure of a world of forbidden, humiliating, undeniable pain and pleasure. 

Have you have ever been sexually obsessed? Have you ever wondered whether you'd survive or die? Drown yourself, for a few hours, in Ophélie's world.

My Review:  May 22. 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

Ophélie by Carole Remy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank Carole Remy for a copy of this book for and honest review. Ophelie is at a point in her life when she starts having dreams and is trying to figure out why she is having them. It takes you into the world of pleasure and pain combined. Then within days she is also dealing with the suicide of a colleague and then a student. She ends up feeling like she is losing her mind while trying to figure herself out. If you enjoy erotica that explores the world of bdsm and pain then this book could be for you. For some people it may not be for them when you deal with some things like suicide and try to figure out the why of it.

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Blood Thirst by Stephanie Jackson

The continuing story of Beck Jaxon and her family...

The Young/Jaxon family won the battle, but Elderson escaped, again. Now, Beck and her family have to deal with the losses they suffered during the battle with Elderson’s clan. They bury their dead and morn the loss of their family members. But there would be no rest for them. Elderson may have escaped this time, but he will be back. He wants Beck dead and will stop at nothing to make that happen.

Will Elderson succeed, or will Beck and her family finally rid the world of Royal Elderson and the evil he has unleashed for centuries?

My Review:  May 18, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Blood Thirst by Stephanie Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First, I would like to thank Tate Jackson for this book for an honest review. As with the first book The Undead Heart, this book needs editing, grammar errors and spelling mistakes, not as many but still enough for it to be a problem for me. Again, as with the first book, I loved the story and characters. I really like what the author did with the twins and bruce, three characters I really like. I love Potter he is so funny at times, he had to deal with his brother coming and issues of being angry with him for so long, he was being pushed by others family members to deal with. The human DJ becomes a part of the family. I still am not really caring for the to be continues aspect of the books, but I love the story so much I cannot wait to read the next book. Fix the editing errors and this book would become a five star for me.

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The Undead Heart by Tate Jackson

Rebecca Stockdale had enough issues in her life; parents that hated her for the strange abilities that she had been born with, she was about to move away from her sister and only friend, Bev, and she had had a really bad date that would change her forever. Just when she was about to escape the drama that she had always lived in, Richard, a vampyre, walked into her life and shattered her reality with one request; travel back in time to 1888 to stop a psychopathic vampyre bent on revenge and save the family she never knew she had. She would be joined on her journey by a band of vampyre hunters. Hunters who, centuries ago, had vowed to slay all vampyres. A vow they set aside to protect the family that they had come to love, knowing that the outcome of that decision would be an eventual battle. A battle of decapitation and blood; a battle they may not survive. She was leaving a life she would kill to get away from for a family she would gladly die to protect, but could she do it? Could she make it back alive? Did she possess the strength and courage it would take to change the past and save their future? She was about to find out. The Undead Heart is a tale of love, life, horror, humor and family and is the first novel in The Blood Thirst Series.

My Review:  May 17, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

The Undead Heart by Tate Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First, I would like to thank Tate Jackson for this book for an honest review. First I am going to get what I didn't care for out of the way. This book had way to many spelling and grammar errors, it is major need of editing. That being said, I love the story and characters. I would have liked to have known a little more about Beck and Bev's grandmother. I like that Bev was a strong big sister for Beck when she was growing up with parents that mistreated her because she was different. I really enjoyed that the vampyres and hunters were able to become a family. The time travel was interesting especially when you get that Beck was going back to observe Jack the Ripper. I liked Richard, although I fealt her ran off in anger way to much. Potter is one of my favorite characters and he made me laugh a few times. I wasn't expecting an open ended to be continued at the end of the book, but that is ok, since I am getting ready to read book 2. I would have given the book a five if it hadn't had the grammar errors and spelling mistakes.

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Frankie's Alphabet by Kenneth W. Cain

This is anything but the common alphabet book. Frankie delivers a twist that will excite and delight your child. While his vocabulary may be limited, it certainly is different, as our host in the book discovers. See what words Frankie knows and how fun they can be when illustrated. Frankie's Alphabet is targeted at younger children who are early readers. The sentences are relatively easy with illustrated pictures to help tell the story. This book would be most suitable for children up through second grade, although this may depend upon your own child's progress. The story was developed to put a twist on the common alphabet book, while introducing some new words.

My Review:  May 16, 2013    ~ Giveaway ~

Frankie's Alphabet by Kenneth W. Cain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I won this book in a giveaway on goodreads. I love this book it has a halloween feel to it. As soon as I received it I read it to my four year old grandson, he loves it and because he knows the letters of the alphabet and knows what most of the pictures are, he can read most of it to me. Great job and a big thank you to the author Kenneth W. Cain.

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Destiny of the Female Warrior by K.A. Young

Nothing has ever come easily for the last female warrior of the Nephilim. Now that Anna has found her place in the world, she has much to learn about her new role as Queen. As the mating bond becomes clear, emotions run high as one of the sexy warriors must step aside while the other takes Anna as his Queen and assumes the throne.

It is a wild ride, as Anna must return to Georgia to deal with a vampire that is waging war on residents of her hometown. Luckily, she has her best friend/paired sorceress Elise around to keep things interesting. Anna struggles to find the perfect solution that would allow her to remain loyal to her past as well as honor the responsibility of her present.

My Review:  May 14, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Destiny of the Female Warrior by K.A. Young
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I want to thank K.A. Young for giving me this book for an honest review. As with the first book I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Anna finally figures out who her bonded mate is. Dan having become a vampire in the first book has went on a rampage and has gotten worse. He will do anything to get to Anna. Eli has to make a tough decision to help Anna follow her destiny. Elise makes me laugh at her antics. I am looking forward to book three as the story continues, K.A. Young is very good at leaving you wanting more and to find out where the next book is going to take the story. Great job.

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Prophecy of the Female Warrior by K.A. Young

Anna Wilkins is prototypical housewife. She buys groceries, picks up the dry cleaning and host dinner parties. Everything was picture perfect from the outside looking in until the life she was born to live collided with the life she was living. Her husband is murdered by a creature from another realm, a creature that is only visible to her. Through her pain, his death awakens a part of her she didn’t know existed. She is then thrust into a life of Vampires, Werewolves and Sexy Nephilim Warriors.

Drawn to her by a bond as old as their race, a Nephilim Warrior named Eli finds Anna at her darkest hour and seeks to arouse what lies dormant within her. The scorching sexual attraction she and the Warrior feel for each other is beyond anything either of them can control. Struggling to find her way; her body betrays her mind as she transitions from human to a supernatural being. 

Her greatest challenge will be to determine whether she should trust what she is told that she should be or to rely on her own instincts and allow herself to shape who she will be…

My Review:  May 14, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Prophecy of the Female Warrior by K.A. Young
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank the author K.A. Young for giving me a copy of the book for an honest review. Wow, I love this book, the characters are amazing, Anna's transistions come fast, but as her she learns her way around her new life in the paranormal world, she starts to come into herself. The book starts out really sad as she is dealing with the death and funeral of her husband of ten years. At the graveside she is drawn to Eli her first connact with a Nephilium Warrior. She becomes best friends with Elise who is the only one that will really tell her all she knows even when she is relunctant to. I really like Elise she has a good sense of humor. Nyoka turns out to be Eli's twin brother, but I am still holding judgement on him, he comes off answering her questions honestly, but that to me does not mean he is being completely open and honest, I will have to see how the story progresses in book two. I love the book and am looking forward to reading more, great job K.A. Young.

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The Hunters by Heidi Angell

What would you do if you found your town had been infested with vampires? For Chris and his brother Lucas, the answer was simple enough: you fight back. Gathering a small band of other people in their town who have been affected by the vampires, they begin a resistance. But after a year of fighting, they have only managed to kill a handful, while the vampire leader has turned five times that many. 

Then two enigmatic strangers appear, changing the groups lives even further. 

Fury and Havoc. They call themselves hunters, and want no part in this little band of heroes. Ordering them to lay low, the duo vow to rid their town of vampires. When Fury is injured, Chris aides these strangers, entwining his future with theirs. 

Now that the vampires know the hunters are here, and that Chris and his friends have helped them, the group is in more danger than ever before. Lucas is torn between protecting his new family from the vampires, and protecting them from these seemingly inhuman beings who say they are there to help. 

After all, what beings could be so powerful as to scare a vampire?

My Review:  May 13, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

The Hunters by Heidi Angell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank the author Heidi Angell for giving me this book for an honest review. I enjoyed the book very much. I love all the characters, Chris, Fury and Havoc being among my favorites. I really enjoyed how protective brothers Lucas and Chris were of each other. I also like that Chris stood up for his moral convictions. I hope that there will be more of their story to follow, especially in the light of the ending. Great job Heidi.

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Blue Hearts of Mars by Nicole Grotepas

Seventeen-year-old Retta Heikkinen is in love with a boy--a thoroughly gorgeous, captivating, and mysterious boy known as Hemingway. The situation is rather ideal: he likes her, she likes him. There's just one little problem.

He's a blue heart, an android.

Being in a relationship is its own complicated mess, but how long can a forbidden love last? Soon Retta discovers a secret that could destroy the uneasy truce between the blue hearts and humans, which makes life under the domes on Mars possible. Would exposing what she knows make things better or worse? And how can she know for certain without exposing the secret?

My Review:  May 12, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Blue Hearts of Mars by Nicole Grotepas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank the author Nicole Grotepas for giving me this book for an honest review. I enjoyed the book very much. The main character Rhetta was annoying off and on, but then she was a teenager. I had a little bit of a hard time with the love at first meet thing that started out the book. I like how Nicole built the world, and everything was explained wRll like with the artificial intelligence etc.. without going all technical to where a person feels like the are going cross-eyed as some sci-fi authors tend to do. I really like Hemingway, Rhetta's android boyfriend, who is the reason she finally says why is it this way and goes about finding out and fighting the system. I liked Mei her crazy best friend, but sometimes she was over the top crazy. I enjoyed the ending of the book, good job Nicole.

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Recognition by Kate Vane

Nat Keane never forgot her first murder. Sandie Thurston was killed and mutilated in her own bed. Five-year-old Amy lay beside her, soaked in her mother’s blood.

Nat was the first police officer on the scene. She was the family liaison officer who got close to the family. Too close. When a man was convicted, she walked away, lonely and broken.

Ten years on she has another life. She has a job she loves counselling trauma victims and a home with her partner, Dylan, a criminal lawyer. So when Martin, husband of the murdered Sandie, asks her to work with him and Amy, why does she agree to go back?

Amy's evidence was key to getting a conviction. Now the media are hinting that she got it wrong. Martin is tortured by a guilt he won’t explain. At fifteen, Amy is alternately needy and hostile – a devoted daughter who deceives her father, a sheltered child who can’t stop taking risks. 

As Nat is drawn into the family's secrets, is she helping them find the truth or complicit in their lies? Who did kill Sandie? And why, just when Nat needs Dylan's support, is he distracted by a controversial case of his own?

Recognition is a compelling psychological mystery set in and around Leeds, England.

My Review:  May 10, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Recognition by Kate Vane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I want to thank the author for giving me this book for an honest review. I really enjoyed this book, it is a mystery that keeps you on your toes. The characters were all great and thought out, you could really feel empathy for some and hate for others if not a strong dislike. For me, I am always thinking and I was wondering about a few different people. The author is good about not giving it away until the very end, but she also gives you some clues along the way. The book was very good and kept me involved until the end. Great job Kate Vane, look forward to reading more of your work.

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Breed of Envy by Lanie Jordan

Six months ago, Director Greene recruited me to the CGE to train to hunt demons.
Four months ago, I agreed to finish my first Phase in less than half the time.
Two months ago, I got bit by a vampire, almost died, and found out I have demon DNA.
Now... Demons aren't the only thing I have to fight.

Because I'm changing, and that changes everything.

My Review:  May 8, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Breed of Envy by Lanie Jordan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank Lanie Jordan for giving me a copy of this book for an honest review. The book is apply named Breed of Envy, since their are several instances in this book, where people are envious and treating Jade badly because of it. Jade now knows she has demon dna, which explains alot, and she is still finding out things about herself along the way. She gets closer with her best friend Linc, slowly develops into boyfriend/girlfriend mode. Which is nice they didn't just jump into that kind of relationship, it developed. Her other best friend is Tasha and is good for her since she is opinionated and keeps her on her toes. She has a new cheerleader type enemy who hates her for no reason. Rumors start to fly and most the kids at CGE start acting rediculous towards Jade based on the rumors and Director Greene finally sets the record straight with what happened to Jade with the vampire demon. It helps with some of the teenagers but not all, typical life stuff, you have your people who are oh ok, and the other that just want to keep picking at stuff that don't matter anyway. There were a few errors, spelling etc, that need edited. But over all the story was great. I can't wait to find out what happens to Jade in phase 3, but I will have to. Great job Lanie, keep it up, look forward to the next book in the series.

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Opal by Kristina Wojtaszek

White as snow, stained with blood, her talons black as ebony...

In this retwisting of the classic Snow White tale, the daughter of an owl is forced into human shape by a wizard who’s come to guide her from her wintry tundra home down to the colorful world of men and Fae, and the father she’s never known. She struggles with her human shape and grieves for her dead mother—a mother whose past she must unravel if men and Fae are to live peacefully together.

Trapped in a Fae-made spell, Androw waits for the one who can free him. A boy raised to be king, he sought refuge from his abusive father in the Fae tales his mother spun. And when it was too much to bear, he ran away, dragging his anger and guilt with him, pursuing shadowy trails deep within the Dark Woods of the Fae, seeking the truth in tales, and salvation in the eyes of a snowy hare. But many years have passed since the snowy hare turned to woman and the woman winged away on the winds of a winter storm leaving Androw prisoner behind walls of his own making—a prison that will hold him forever unless the daughter of an owl can save him.

My Review:  May 6, 2013   ~ Giveaway ~

Opal by Kristina Wojtaszek
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I won and received an autographed copy of this book in a giveway on goodreads. The story goes back and fourth between telling Prince Androws story to the girl princess who has no name as yet because she was an owl turned to her real human self after her mothers death. When she is reunited with her father she gets her name. I liked the fairy tale feel of the book, it is about the fae and human world combined. I am not used to short story reads as of yet but I really enjoyed this book. I look forward to reading more books by Kristina Wojtaszek.

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Dark Genesis by Dave Ferraro

Alyssa opened her eyes to darkness. And in the first flash of light provided by a gathering storm, she could make out a ring of bodies surrounding her.With no memory of who she is, Alyssa stumbles into a dark world populated by witches. The witches are powerful, and demonstrate frightening powers, but even more terrifying are the monsters who rule over the land. Vampires, werewolves and other awful creatures of the night have taken over, forcing the witches behind stone walls, afraid to venture outdoors. But Alyssa finds that as she kills certain monsters, memories return to her, memories of a life on Earth, and the boy she left behind.The quest to collect her memories and piece together the puzzle of what has happened to her is a daunting one, with betrayals and sacrifices every step of the way. But Alyssa is determined to fight for a world that is not her own, destroying powerful monsters along the way, so that she can return home to the boy she is coming to love through the memories she recollects.

My Review:  May 4, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Dark Genesis by Dave Ferraro
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Alyssa, woke up surrounded by dead bodies, not knowing where she is, missing memories. This book kept me hooked from the get go. Alyssa saves women and makes many friends on her quest to find out who she is and why she is in this world of magic so unlike her world. In the end she has to make a very tough decision and it was quite a surprise. She makes very good friends along the way, I like each character, a couple keep you wondering whose side they are really on. There were some editing problems, but it can be fixed and the one that stands out the most is in chapter 40: " There is life in them yet," Mia said, rubbing her arms as if to ward off gooseflesh. "Their souls are trapped here." This is a major need of fixing because Lady blood had already killed this character unfortunately. I strongly like this book and I would like to read more books by this author. I would also like to thank Dave Ferraro the author for giving me this book for an honest review through my goodreads group - Shut Up & Read.

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Cherishing Destiny by Noelle Blakely

Alexander Lake and his beautiful wife, Aurora are wealthy, privileged and powerful. They are also Vampires. They and their kind have enjoyed peace and prosperity in cooperation with humans for over two hundred years, but that is about to change. In one fateful night, the earth is transformed in a solar event that alters not only the planet, but the surviving inhabitants, as well.

Sara, a Human employee, is thrown together with the Lakes in a struggle for their mutual survival. When the trio is joined by Sara's step-brother Ryan, a Were-wolf, the group becomes an unusual family whose love for each other must see them through attacks by marauding Hunters, the schemes of Vampire elders, and the age old prejudices of Wolf Clans and Human factions. They have no idea that fate isn't finished with them yet and, along with the rest of the new world, they will witness the dawn of a new age in evolution. That is, if they can survive it.

WARNING: 18+ This book is intended for adult audiences only. It contains some violence and adult themes of sensual and erotic intimacy.

My Review:  April 21, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Cherishing Destiny by Noelle Blakely
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank the author Noelle Blakely for allowing me to read for review. I have to say I love this book and am looking forward to the continuence of the series. All the main characters are strong, I enjoy that the author took a different approach to telling the story. I like that there are love scenes but not an over abundance of them. I am looking forward to seeing how the story continues for everyone and what it all means for Destiny and what happened to her parents. Good job Noelle Blakely, I am looking forward to the next book.

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Hell's Gift by K.S. Haigwood

Depression consumes the guardian angel, Rhyan, after his human charge chooses her soulmate over him. Filled with anger and despair, he lashes out. And when his hate-filled words land him neck-deep in Hell, he realizes he's gone too far. He expects trouble, but not to discover his own soulmate in the fiery depths. Abigail is there with good reason, but she's done her time, and in order to save them both, Rhyan must strike a deal with the Devil. The stakes are higher than ever before, with his soul, his friends and even the fate of Heaven and Earth in jeopardy. If he fails, Rhyan stands to lose more than he ever feared. Will true love be denied? It will take everything he's got to break down the traps Lucifer puts in his way. New lines are drawn and old scores are settled, and Rhyan is in for the fight of his life. With Abigail as the prize, and humanity in the balance, he will stop at nothing to claim...Hell's Gift.

My Review:  April 18, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Hell's Gift by K.S. Haigwood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First, I would like to say I haven't read the first book in the series yet. That being said the author is great at making her book a stand alone. I also want to thank the author K.S. Haigwood for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review. I really enjoy the story line, the characters are all great, I am sure their will be books in the future for many secondary characters which I am looking forward to. Rhyan is an angel sent into hell to retrieve his soulmate, unbeknownst to him. He goes through alot while there, as do many of his friends and future friends. Great job K.S. Haigwood.

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Darkness of Light by Stacey Marie Brown

DARKNESS OF LIGHT is a Mature YA/New Adult Paranormal Romance


Freak. Witch. Crazy. Schizo.

Ember Brycin has been called them all. She’s always known she’s different. No one has ever called her normal, even under the best circumstances. Bizarre and inexplicable things continually happen to her, and having two different colored eyes, strange hair, and an unusual tattoo only contributes to the gossip about her.

When the latest school explosion lands her in a facility for trouble teens, she meets Eli Dragen, who’s hot as hell and darkly mysterious. Their connection is full of passion, danger, and secrets. Secrets that will not only change her life, but what and who she is—leading her down a path she never imagined possible.

Between Light and Dark, Ember finds a world where truth and knowledge are power and no one can be trusted. But her survival depends on finding out the truth about herself. In her pursuit, she is forced between love and destiny and good and evil, even when the differences between them aren’t always clear. At worst, she will incite a war that could destroy both worlds. At best, she will not only lose her heart but her life and everyone she loves. Once the truth is out, however, there will be no going back. And she’ll definitely wish she could.

My Review:  April 16, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Darkness Of Light by Stacey Marie Brown
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love this story, the characters are strong, there is so much kept hidden and you don't know yet even at the end of the book. I like Ember, she is strong but also confused as to what is happening to her to the point she is worried she is going crazy. The author is very good, she gives you bits and leaves you wanting more and more. I would like to thank the author for allowing me to read this book for an honest review. Good job Stacey, I am definately looking forward to the next book.

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Dream Student by J.J. DiBenedetto

What would you do if you could see other people’s dreams? If you could watch their hidden fantasies and uncover their deepest, darkest secrets…without them ever knowing?

Sara Barnes is about to find out. She thought that all she had to worry about was final exams, Christmas shopping and deciding whether she likes the cute freshman in the next dorm who’s got a crush on her.

But when she starts seeing dreams that aren’t hers, she learns more than she ever wanted to know about her friends, her classmates…and a strange, terrifying man whose dreams could get Sara killed.

“Dream Student” is the thrilling first installment of the Dreams series.

My Review:  April 14, 2013   ~ Review Copy ~

Dream Student by J.J. DiBenedetto
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I like the characters, they are all very colorful. Keeping up with Sara and her dreams at first was a little difficult. It basically a love story with the added who done it. I would like to thank J.J. DiBenedetto the author for allowing me to read it for honest review. I look forward to reading the rest of the books in the series in the future.

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Breed of Innocence by Lanie Jordan

Six hours ago, men in dark suits and sunglasses came looking for me.

Four hours ago, they offered me training to hunt the things that killed my family: demons.

Two hours ago, I joined their secret organization—the CGE.

Now… All I have to do is survive demon-hunting school.

The classes won’t kill me, but the finals might.

My Review:  April 13, 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

Breed of Innocence by Lanie Jordan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First I would like to thank the author for this book in exchange for review. I just love the characters in the book, they are all believable. From Jade our main character who has a lot she has been through and is a fighter to Felicia who you love to hate because she is a bully and just plain hateful. I was pulled in from the first page until the last and left wanting more. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series. Great work Lanie Jordan.

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Infernal Eighteen by Don A Martinez

Alanna Sharpe is going to Hell …

In hiding for half a year after discovering her father Cole Sharpe has become General Tyrelius Scolar, her feared enemy, she is brought back into the fold of the insurgency against the New Empire of America by Gabe Francis … a man she distrusts because of his habit of holding back vital information.

Her friends still support her in her mission to reunite her family, but that mission takes an unexpected turn when the insurgents capture Scolar. Gabe reveals to Alanna that Scolar is indeed Cole, but is also simply a body lacking its original soul, that of her father. 

In a quiet moment, alone with the comatose body, Alanna catches snippets of a message.

“Find me …”

The search for her father’s soul will cross over many planes of existence, from the world of the living to the mystical realm of Avalon, ultimately leading into the Inferno of Hell. Led through the many circles of damnation by a former family enemy-turned-guide, Alanna must now endure all of Hell’s torments and follow her father’s path if she ever wants to be reunited with him.

To have any chance of reuniting her family, Alanna must bring her father back from damnation’s grasp.


My Review:  April 11, 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

Infernal Eighteen by Don A. Martinez
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I first want to thank the author for allowing me to get his books for honest reviews. I really like how he keeps you wanting to know more. The characters are believable, I fealt for Alanna through the whole story. Her trip through hell to save her fathers soul is very interesting and she learns though the whole experience that hell is not a place she wants to end up. It seems Gabe makes sure she learns what she needs to even though she gets mad that he keeps things from her because she needs to learn them on her own. I am looking forward to the next book in the series, great job Don.

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The Insurgent's Journal by Don A. Martinez

The United States is no more. The New Empire of America holds power now.

The people of the former U.S.A now live in the "glory" of President-for-Life Carleton Regent, his wife and Vice President Jennifer, and the immensely powerful Supernatural Suppression Agency.

Their goal: eliminate all supernaturals!

A victim of the SSA's purges is Alanna Sharpe, now missing her supernatural parents Ariel and Cole. Summoned by her parents' former ally Gabe Francis, she takes the burden of her Sharpe birthright ... the Sword of the Guardsman.

Gabe presents Alanna with a quest. To save her parents, she must bring down the New Empire of America!

Alanna pushes forth against the SSA and its field commander, General Tyrelius Scolar. But will Alanna be prepared for the haunting secret behind the rise of Scolar, the SSA, and the New Empire?


My Review:  April 8, 2013  ~ Review Copy ~

The Insurgent's Journal by Don A. Martinez
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book, it kept me hooked until the end. I like the characters, I was able to feel for them, especially Alanna. I thought is was odd how Don inserted himself in the story as a reporter, I do not recall reading an author doing that before. It wasn't a bad thing, just odd to me. He is good at adding in politics that make the whole story feel real. I was at a loss when Alanna was at the refuge and the council wanted to talk to her, when instead of going in for what most would think would be a question answer session and gave a speech. The end left me wanting more, which is a good thing since I am going on to review the next one. Good job Don, I look forward to reading more.

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