Monday Spotlight: Rescue Me Anthology

Rescue Me ~V^^^^^V

Tropical Heat by Cherry Adair (TFLAC #12)

Atlanta Heat by Lora Leigh (SEALs #6)

Desert Heat by Cindy Gerard

FanFREAKINGtastic! All of these novellas written by some of the TOP Erotic Suspense authors of the current era. Lora Leigh is phenomenal when is comes to panty wetting stories. Cherry writes heart stopping intense stories with nearly non stop action. While I am still new to Cindy Gerard I can tell I am going to LOVE her books as well. All three stories are quick reads but they do not lack for anything a full length novel will five you. Without a doubt you need to get this book. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Dare Me Anthology

Dare Me ~V^^^^V

Playing For Keeps by Cherry Adair

Nothing To Lose by Jill Shalvis

Dare To Desire by Julie Elizabeth Leto

Wow, has no one read this, or has no one thought it was worth the time to review? I liked it a lot. Hello hot men, intense situations, steamy romance, whats not to like? Well I love Cherry Adair's TFLAC so needless to say this book was on my TBR list, she did not disappoint. The other two stories were equally intense and steamy. All stories were quick reads and a great escape. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Nauti & Wild Anthology

Nauti & Wild ~V^^^^V

Nauti Kisses by Lora Leigh (Nauti #6)

Riding the Edge by Jaci Burton (Wild Riders #4)

Lora Leigh's final chapter in the Nauti series was ok. It was pretty much a repeat of the first book and the characters were not really anyone we were familiar with. Though we had met John we just never really got to know him. To be honest the story didn't much do that either. To me he is just EH.

Now Jaci Burton's Wild Riders interested me enough to track down the series. I would say the story seemed a little long on the "secretive" end but overall I enjoyed it. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Real Men Do It Better Anthology

Real Men Do It Better~ V^^^^V

His Body Electric by Carrie Alexander

Bed & Breakfast by Susan Donovan

For Maggie’s Sake by Lora Leigh (SEAL’s #3)

Siren’s Call by Lori Wilde

*Sigh* While once again I loved the Lora Leigh contribution I found that I also really enjoyed the other stories as well. One must remember that this is an erotic book so the main plot is the sex. Anything beyond the sex is a plus. As all of these stories had a plot with realistic characters and semi believable situations I would say A+ I will say I didn't love ALL of the scenarios and characters but I am still going with a top rating again. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Honk If You Love Real Men Anthology

Honk If You Love Real Men ~V^^^^^V

Naughty Girl by Carrie Alexander

Wanted: One Hot Blooded Man by Pamela Britton

Have Mercy by Susan Donovan

Reno’s Chance by Lora Leigh (SEALs #1)

WOW! I enjoyed this one. I am such a Anthology super fan it's ridiculous. At any rate all of these stories are HOT. They are not too long to bore you and then don't seem rushed in their shortness either. So not only do I recommend this Anthology, I also recommend these authors. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Magic Graves Anthology

Magic Graves~ V^^^^V

Jeaniene Frost's story, One for the Money was pretty good. I enjoyed a little short side story involving Cat & Bones. However I was saddened by the shortness of said story. It is a Novella after all but I can never get enough of those two. The story itself was good but it was the characters that sold it for me. So on that note. It also includes the first three chapters from Jeaniene's story in The Bite Before Christmas anthology, as well as a sneak peek at ONCE BURNED, the first novel in the new Night Prince series.

Ilona Andrews' story, A Questionable Client, is a prequel to the Kate Daniels series. This one gave me a quick glimpse into the world of Kate Daniels. It seemed interesting enough to get me to read them all. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Real Men Last All Night Long Anthology

Real Men Last All Night Long~ V^^^^^V

OOOHHHH!!! Loved it! Loved everyone of these stories. Seriously, every once in awhile you need a reality based Romance and if you can throw some James Bond type action/ adventure in it I am ALL for it. Add this one to your TBR PILE ASAP. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Midnight Pleasures Anthology

Midnight Pleasures~ V^^^^V

What I liked about this one? Can you guess? Dark Hunters; this is a very early in the series novella, and once again I think it is necessary to follow the series and REALLY enjoy it you need to read them all, in order. Ronda Thompson's story is very good again; and can you ever really go wrong with Maggie Shayne and Amanda Ashley? Add this to your Anthology pile. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Love at First Bite Anthology

Love at First Bite~ V^^^^V

Woohoo another Dark Hunter Novella. So fun. Beyond that I have to say once again I enjoyed the L.A. Banks novella WAY more than the series, perhaps the full stories were way too long for my tastes. The Susan Squires Companion story was excellent as Ronda Thompson's story. Overall this is up there on my list of favorite Anthologies. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Stroke of Midnight Anthology

Stroke of Midnight Anthology Review~ V^^^^^V

Another 5 fang rating. Dark Hunter short stories get me every time, I think I could read 4 a day. LOL I also really liked Lori Handeland's Night Creatures series, I discovered them through anthologies like this one. My only complaint is Vampire Huntress Legends, I know there are a lot of L.A. Banks fans out there but I just could NOT get into this series. No matter how many times I tried it just never happened. I did like the novellas in fact because of them I sought out the rest of the series but sadly I was unable to complete it. Maybe I will try again someday. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Dead After Dark Anthology

DEAD AFTER DARK~ V^^^^^V


Highest Review Rating Possible!

YAY, a secreted away BDB story, while a little different and not actually involving any of the brothers "Son's" story was excellent. What else? Another Susan Squires Companion short story, I really liked that series. Sherrilyn Kenyon has a Were-Hunter short in here and her often times companion Diana Love contributes an excellent story as well. This is probably my favorite anthology to date. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Unbound Anthology

Unbound~ V^^^^V

AWESOME! A little Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan, a little Jeaniene Frost Night Huntress World, Vicki Pettersson and Melissa Marr are still new to me but still great stories. If you are a fan of any of these stories or authors GET THIS ANTHOLOGY! Not much to say about this one, the writing speaks for itself. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight: Hot Blooded Anthology

Hot Blooded Anthology~ V^^^^V

I really liked this one. Carpathians, Mageverse, Emma Holly and Maggie Shayne what is not to like? Though this is really deep in the Carpathians series its still necessary if you will be reading it in its entirety. Mageverse, let me tell you at first I thought it was a bit cheesy, with King Arthur Angela managed to get me hooked. The short stories are just the right length, don't seem to rushed and are a nice bridge between the full length stories. ~Michelle

Monday Spotlight

B.A.D. by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Diana Love

Oh what to say, what to say. When I read the first book in this series I was rolling my eyes the whole time but yet I kept going. LOL There are some series parts but mostly this action romance is fairly light hearted and silly. There aren't too many titles and the stories aren't too long. Heck why not have some post holiday fun.


Reading Order:
Born to be BAD
Phantom in the Night
Whispered Lies
BAD Attitude
Silent Truth
Playing Easy to Get
Deadly Promises



B.A.D. by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Diana Love ~ V^^^V

Bureau of American Defense series is action filled but also light. Intense stories but short enough that you are not exhausted. Basically B.A.D. doesn’t take itself too seriously. The series is based in Contemporary USA, but does travel abroad, fighting terrorists on all fronts. This is another series that is best read in order, the story progresses and the books foreshadow the next. Intense battles and high sexual tension factor in to a great read.

7 Titles Total

Monday Spotlight

T-Flac by Cherry Adair

Drawing hearts around this series. I just adore these. I will grant you that once she started getting into the paranormal aspect I wasn't liking it as much but after a couple books she seemed to get her groove on it and I was back to really enjoying them again. So for your really long reading order list, the best I can come up with is below. No mind you she has just started another series, which though I intend to read, I have as of yet not gotten a chance to. I am sure it will be wonderful as well.

Reading Order:
Seducing Mr. Right
The Mercenary
Kiss and Tell
Hide and Seek
In Too Deep
Out of Sight
On Thin Ice
Playing For Keeps
Hot Ice
Snowball’s Chance
Edge of Danger
Edge of Fear
Edge of Darkness
White Heat
Tropical Heat
Night Fall
Night Secrets
Night Shadow
Temptation on Ice
Black Magic
Dangerous Magic (TBA)

TFLAC by Cherry Adair ~ V^^^^V

A secret anti-terrorist organization not affiliated with any one government in particular, they work for the good of the world as a whole. Cherry Adair’s TFLAC series is non stop action with intense scenarios and explosive sexual chemistry. Most of the TFLAC books are broken out into smaller chunks, ie: the Edge Trilogy. The early books are your standard action, while in the later works, Cherry brings in a “magical” element. I have to say the first few were not really working for me in the Wizards end, but after awhile, I think she found her groove again. Stick with them. TFLAC is HOT.

Book 22: Dangerous Magic (TBA)

Monday Spotlight

Ghostwalkers by Christine Feehan

My favorite of all her series. Again I think its how I always go back to action pack, suspenseful books. This one had all that with some romance and a smattering of paranormal what more can you as for?

Reading Order:
Shadow Game
Mind Game
Night Game
Conspiracy Game
Deadly Game
Predatory Game
Murder Game
Street Game
Ruthless Game

Ghostwalkers by Christine Feehan ~ V^^^^^V

My favorite of all the Feehan books to date. This series is about a mad scientist, basically; who takes a group of military personnel and alters their brain activity in order to make them capable of extra ordinary abilities. The experiments seem to have had not so pleasant results for many of the participants. The daughter of said scientist helps the men cope with life outside of their experimental cages. Along the way we discover there was a lot more at work than originally thought. As the series progresses the plot thickens greatly and I find myself more and more involved in unraveling the mystery of what really is going on.

9 Books To Date

Monday Spotlight

Naked Werewolves Series by Molly Harper

How long has it been since I mentioned my love of all things Molly Harper? Ok well here it is, I LOVE her Naked Werewolves. Well not quite as much as I love her Jane Jameson series but none the less these books were a riot as well. So get your butt out there and purchase or reread them ASAP.

Reading Order:
How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf

Naked Werewolf Series by Molly Harper~ V^^^^^V
I am a huge Molly Harper fan. I stumbled across her Jane Jameson series at the library one day and gave it a shot. WOW, loved it, and was laughing the whole way through. Since I had so loved that series I was excited to see that she had a new one coming out. I preordered my copy of How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf and was thrilled when I received it a few days early. So about this book, Mo is a riot full of quips and quick comebacks, she was raised in a commune by hippy parents, leaving a hysterical history to read. I think some of my favorite lines are Mo’s generalizations of all werewolves. All the characters in Grundy are likeable and I found myself quickly rooting for them. The best news is we only have a little over a month wait for book 2 in the series. 2 Books to Date

Monday Spotlight

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Ahhh, it's my favorite holiday of the year, so what to highlight to fit with the day???? Why none other than...

The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice

Come now, it's a classic. This is where I got my start as an adult paranormal reader. I think everyone at some point has read at least a few of her books. Heck my favorite isn't even in the Vampire Chronicles. It's The Mummy or Ramses the Damned... check that one out if you haven't. Ok happy Tricks or Treats readers.

Reading Order:
Interview with the Vampire
The Vampire Lestat
The Queen of the Damned
The Tale of the Body Thief
Memnoch the Devil
The Vampire Armand
Merrick

The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice ~ V^^^^V

The begging for me (Michelle) was Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. As a younger reader at the time, I saw the commercials for the movie and thought it looked fabulous. Followed up with the books. Have to say that the movies are NOWHERE near as good as the books (isn’t that always the way?). Anne Rice has set a standard in Vampire Fantasy novels. The Chronicles follow mainly her New Orleans vampires throughout History and introduce us to many characters. The historical interplay really captured my attention and kept me grasping for more. The later books involve scenarios best left for older readers, but I think that Young Adult Fiction fans would enjoy the first 5 of the Vampire Chronicles.

10 Titles To Date

Monday Spotlight

Masters of Time by Brenda Joyce

Not normally a fan of Scottish Highland tales nor am I usually a fan of the period romance either. But this one, while very confusing at times, worked for me. Strange I know but there you have it... must be a mark of exceptional writing.

Reading Order:
Dark Seduction
Dark Rival
Dark Embrace
Dark Victory
Dark Lover

Masters of Time by Brenda Joyce ~ V^^^^V

Mmmmmmm, Highlanders. They have been sworn to protect the world from evil for all time. The Masters of Time series contains the Rose Trilogy and can be a bit confusing. The Highlanders travel back and forth through time and all characters interplay at various times, thus making things a bit confusing. That said, the characters are extremely interesting, the interplay is fun, the relationships are explosive and the romance is heartwarming. I would recommend it, but best read in order.

5 Books Total

Monday Spotlight

The League by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Time for one of my favorite authors again. Sherrilyn Kenyon has managed to get me to read a futuristic Sci Fi series! I never read this kind of stuff but once again she has me hooked. Truth be told it is an enjoyable romantic series and though it is not my ususal style I am still right there on new release day reading the next title. You should too.

Reading Order:
Born of Night
Born of Fire
Born of Ice
Fire & Ice
Born of Shadows

The League by Sherrilyn Kenyon ~ V^^^^V

Sherrilyn Keyon’s Futuristic alien series is very different from her previous offerings but equally enjoyable. Based in the Ichidian Universe, we meet a group of vigilantes, known as The Sentella. The battle of good and evil is never as black and white is you want to believe. Excellent action, intense story lines and quintessential Kenyon sexuality. 5 Books to Date