[bksvol-discuss] Re: Books I Will be Scanning

  • From: Linda Stover <liamskitten@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 21:27:20 -0500

Christina,

If you would be willing, I would love to validate both Captain's
Surrender and Nightwalker.  I'm about to finish with the books I have,
so it'll be nice to sink my teeth in to something again *g*
Courtney

On 5/6/09, Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, all.
> I just ordered a bunch of books from Amazon.  They are
> Captain's Surrender by Alex Beecroft, The Raven Ring by Patricia C. Wrede,
> Eve of Darkness by S. J. Day, Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden, The Sweetest
> Thing by Barbara Freethy, Riding on Instinct by Jaci Burton, Any Given
> Doomsday by Lori Handeland, Nightwalker by Jocelyn Drake, Touch of Fire by
> Maria Zannini, Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh, and Succubus Heat by Richelle
> Mead.
>
> If anyone wants to validate any of these, please let me know.  I've included
> synopses for most of them at the end of this e-mail.
>
> Christina
>
>
>
>
>
> Captain's Surrender by Alex Beecroft
>
> Ambitious and handsome, Joshua Andrews had always valued his life too much
> to take unnecessary risks. Then he laid eyes on the elegant picture of
> perfection
>
> that is Peter Kenyon. Soon to be promoted to captain, Peter Kenyon is the
> darling of the Bermuda garrison. With a string of successes behind him and a
>
> suitable bride lined up to share his future, Peter seems completely out of
> reach to Joshua. But when the two men are thrown together to serve during a
>
> long voyage under a sadistic commander with a mutinous crew, they discover
> unexpected friendship. As the tension on board their vessel heats up, the
> closeness
>
> they feel for one another intensifies and both officers find themselves
> unable to rein in their passion. Let yourself be transported back to a time
> when
>
> love between two men in the British Navy was punishable by death, and to a
> story about love, about honor, but most of all, about a Captain-s Surrender.
>
>
>
> Eve of Darkness by S. J. Day
>
> Exhilarating adventure in an edgy world of angels and demons highlights the
> opener of Day's Marked trilogy. After a steamy encounter in a stairwell,
> Evangeline
>
> Hollis discovers that she has been branded with the Mark of Cain, unfairly
> punished because of a man's attraction to her. She is now a Mark: a
> celestial
>
> bounty hunter charged with sending rogue demons and other Infernals back to
> hell. Agnostic Eve feels trapped and wants to leave the firm, but that
> requires
>
> the aid of the most famous brothers in history: Alec Cain, God's top Mark
> and Eve's former lover, and Reed Abel, who assigns her bounties. Dynamic and
>
> vibrant, Eve is an impressive protagonist, and her fierce spirit and
> determination to make the best of her circumstances will keep readers
> enthralled.
>
>
>
> Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid, #4) No synopsis available.
>
>
>
> Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden
>
> Once, Maya Black was a kick-ass cop patrolling the streets of L.A. She still
> keeps the city safe, but nowadays her bad guys of choice include demons,
> werewolves,
>
> and assorted nocturnal scum. Something Maya knows a thing or two about.
> She's a vampire - and not thrilled about it. Payback meet bitch. Adam Brody
> hopes
>
> Maya is as dangerous as they say she is. He needs her to help rescue his
> niece Cammie from a ruthless band of vamps, and he's willing to pay - in
> blood.
>
>
>
> Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh
>
> Nalini Singh introduces readers to a world of beauty and bloodlust, where
> angels hold sway over vampires.
>
>
>
> Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux is hired by the dangerously beautiful
> Archangel Raphael. But this time, it's not a wayward vamp she has to track.
> It's an
>
> archangel gone bad.
>
>
>
> The job will put Elena in the midst of a killing spree like no other-and
> pull her to the razor's edge of passion. Even if the hunt doesn't destroy
> her,
>
> succumbing to Raphael's seductive touch just may. For when archangels play,
> mortals break.
>
>
>
> The Sweetest Thing by Barbara Freethy
>
> Successful entrepreneur Alex Carrigan's life is neatly organized and focused
> on building his company. But fate drops a series of bombshells when his
> eccentric
>
> grandfather appears on his doorstep to move in with him, the sudden death of
> his ex-wife leaves him with a precocious 12-year-old daughter he's convinced
>
> he didn't sire, and beautiful redhead Faith Christopher walks into his life.
>
>
>
> Faith has her own set of problems. She's been in emotional limbo since the
> death of her fiancé several years before, and the ties to his family are
> growing
>
> increasingly troublesome. She's wondering if she should give in to family
> pressure and marry the second son when Alex wanders into her bakery looking
> for
>
> his grandfather. The physical connection she feels with Alex is
> instantaneous and mutual, making her question whether a marriage based on
> companionship
>
> is wise or even possible.
>
>
>
> Meanwhile, Alex's grandfather has an agenda of his own. Fifty-six years
> earlier, he'd fallen in love, broken a piece of ancient Indian pottery, and
> brought
>
> a curse on himself and his heirs. He's convinced he must locate his lost
> love, return the pottery to its hiding place, and lift the curse, a plan
> Alex
>
> has heard many times before and doesn't want to get involved in. But Faith
> is intrigued by the elderly gentleman's tale and agrees to help him. Little
>
> does she know what life-changing forces have been set in motion by her
> decision.
>
>
>
> The Raven Ring by Patricia C. Wrede
>
> The world of Lyra is the world of two moons which humans share with the folk
> of magic; the silvery people of the ancient Shee, the elusive
> forest-dwelling
>
> Wyrd, and the dreaded Shadow Born, whose evil seeps into men's hearts and
> the shadows of the world.
>
>
>
> In this brand-new Lyra adventure, a proud young woman of the Cilhar, the
> legendary warrior tribe, must leave her mountain stronghold to travel to the
> city
>
> and accomplish a bitter task. Her mother, a soldier, died in the line of
> duty there: suddenly, and mysteriously. Among the few possessions she has
> left
>
> behind is the beautiful Raven Ring--an ancient family heirloom that is much,
> much more than it seems.
>
>
>
> Retrieving her mother's ring is a simple matter--but getting it home again
> will prove no easy task. There are dark forces at work in the Lyra,
> determined
>
> to claim the ring for their own. She will need to discover the secret of the
> ring before she returns to the mountains she loves. Otherwise, she shall not
>
> leave the city streets with body, soul and heart intact.
>
>
>
> Touch of Fire by Maria Zannini
>
> Leda, a fire Elemental, has been charged with finding a dangerous
> alchemist's bible. The trail is cold and her only lead is a plainfolk savage
> who hates
>
> all magical beings.Greyhawke Tams would sooner stay in jail than help a fire
> mage. But when he discovers the thief who stole the grimoire might also
> control
>
> his future, he joins Leda in a prickly alliance that leads them to the truth
> about the Earth that was, and a thousand year old secret on how the
> Elemental
>
> mages were born.
>
>
>
> Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland
>
> Psychic ex-cop Elizabeth Phoenix reluctantly takes the case after her foster
> mother, Ruthie,
>
> is murdered by monsters. Soon she's pointing out demons to her ex-boyfriend
> Jimmy, a half-vampire battling an army of Nephilim who plan to enslave and
>
> destroy humanity. They fight their way from Wisconsin to the southwest,
> where Jimmy leaves Elizabeth with Sawyer, a powerful Navajo shape-changer
> who awakens
>
> her libido as well as her psychic powers. Elizabeth's wry demeanor and
> complex relationships with Sawyer and Jimmy share center stage with the
> dramatic
>
> story line. The biblical component, while often confusing, adds dramatic
> dimension, and the demons' evil plans and vividly described handiwork create
> immense
>
> suspense for the final battle.
>
>
>
> Nightwalker by Jocelyn Drake
>
> For centuries Mira has been a nightwalker-an unstoppable enforcer for a
> mysterious organization that manipulates earth-shaking events from the
> darkest shadows.
>
> But elemental mastery over fire sets her apart from others of her
> night-prowling breed . . . and may be all that prevents her doom.
>
>
>
> The foe she now faces is human: the vampire hunter called Danaus, who has
> already destroyed so many undead. For Mira, the time has come to hunt . . .
> or
>
> be hunted.
>
>
>
> Riding on Instinct by Jaci Burton
>
> Department of Justice agent Shadoe Grayson is out to prove she's no rookie,
> and eagerly accepts her first undercover assignment at a strip club in New
>
> Orleans. Working with the Wild Riders, a government agency of bad boy
> bikers, her goal is to expose a corrupt DEA agent. All she has to do is
> learn to
>
> strip like a pro.
>
>
>
> Standing in Shadoe's way is arrogant and smokin' hot Spencer King, her new
> partner and one of the Wild Riders. Spence thinks she looks more like a
> schoolteacher
>
> than a stripper, and doubts her ability to do the job. But when he mockingly
> challenges Shadoe to strip just for him, he finds out there's more to the
>
> surprisingly sexy agent than by-the book rules and Government Issue
> pantsuits...
>
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