[bksvol-discuss] Re: Books I Will be Scanning
- From: Linda Stover <liamskitten@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 22:57:12 -0500
Thanks immensely.
Courtney
On 5/6/09, Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You got it, Courtney.
> I'll try and have at least one of them up for you by next week.
> Christina
>
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> From: "Linda Stover" <liamskitten@xxxxxxxxx>
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>> 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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