Review: Goodnight Tweetheart, Teresa Medeiros

Title: Goodnight Tweetheart

Author: Teresa Medeiros

Paperback: 240 Pages
Publisher: Gallery
Release Date: 12/14/10
ISBN: 978-1439188156

Description:

@WhtTheHeckHappenedToMyLife

 

Abigail Donovan has a lot of stuff she should be doing. Namely writing her next novel. A bestselling author who is still recovering from a near Pulitzer Prize win and the heady success that follows Oprah’s stamp of approval, she is stuck at Chapter Five and losing confidence daily. But when her publicist signs her up for a Twitter account, she’s intrigued. What’s all the fuss?

Trending Topic: True Love

Taken under the wing of one of her Twitter followers, “MarkBaynard"—a quick witted, quick-typing professor on sabbatical—Abby finds it easy to put words out into the world 140 characters at a time. And once she gets a handle on tweets, retweets, direct messages, hashtags, and trends, she starts to feel unblocked in writing and in life. After all, why should she be spending hours in her apartment staring at her TweetDeck and fretting about her stalled career when Mark is out there traveling the world and living?

Or is he?

Told almost entirely in tweets and DMs, Goodnight Tweetheart is a truly modern take on a classic tale of love and loss—a Griffin and Sabine for the Twitter generation.

My Review:

I must admit that when I picked up Goodnight Tweetheart that I was uncertain how could a book be written with tweets of a 140 characters or less.  Let me say that Goodnight Tweetheart was everything I was not expecting.  It was cute and adoring.  It also proved what kind of conversations you could have with very few words.

As a novelist Abigail had the dreaded writers block on chapter five.  That is when her publicist signs her up for a Twitter account.  Not knowing a thing about Twitter MarkBaynard takes Abigail under his wing and teaches her the finer points of Twitter.

Eventually, they had online dates somewhere different each time, learning about each other, discovering similarities.  Never meeting in person Abigail finds herself drawn to MarkBaynard.  Was he for real or was he hiding something from her.

MarkBaynard has his own secret and he refuses to tell Abigail about it.  He enjoys the conversations and dates as Abigail discovers Twitter.  At the end, will their Twitter romance turn into something more?  Or will MarkBaynard's secret be too much for her to handle?

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Review: Prelude to a Scandal, Delilah Marvelle

Title: Prelude to a Scandal
Author: Delilah Marvelle

Series: The Scandal Series

Mass Market Paperback: 384 Pages
Publisher: HQN Books
Release Date: 12/21/10
ISBN: 978-0373775378

Description:

The battle between the lady and the rake is about to begin

Lady Justine is willing to trade her good name, her reputation and her place in London’s gossip-hungry ton to secure her father’s release from prison.  But when the notorious Duke of Bradford counters her offer with a proposal of marriage, the stakes grow higher still.  For while the smoldering lord is famous for his conquests, the man is oblivious to both her devotion and her charms.  And Justine is soon afraid she has wagered all for naught…

My Review:

Lady Justine has to get her father out of jail, the sixth Earl of Marwood, a very intelligent man who wrote a book about zoological breeding he found himself into trouble for printing such acts.  These acts and others were the normal to Justine after all, she had spent time with her father.  To aid her father’s release from jail she agreed to marry the Duke of Bradford, Radcliff.

Radcliff has a secret, he is addicted to sex, so staying away from Justine and other women was on his agenda or at least until he married Justine.  He vows to be faithful to her.  Radcliff made a promise and he will do his best to keep it.

Justine wanted love, Radcliff did not believe in love.  Could they make their marriage work?  Or will it end once all debts are paid.

I loved Radcliff, with his sex addiction, even if the book is an historical addictions was still around although they were not made known as they are today.  It was done tastefully and the story was a great read.

My Rating:

Prelude to a Scandal (Hqn) 

Review: Lovestruck Succubus, Ellison James

Title: Lovestruck Succubus
Author: Ellison James

Paperback: 214 Pages
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date: 12/4/10
ISBN: 978-1456443135

* I received a copy from the author for review.*

Description:

Azra just wants a loving relationship, But her kind of love kills. Ousted from her world.  Pursued by a Police Detective for crimes against men, her prospects of mortal love look bleak.  That is, until she finds the one man strong enough to survive her. But he's the one chasing her, and he harbors a dark secret of his own.  Can they survive each other or will their secrets destroy them both?

My Review:

Azra is a succubus who wants nothing more than to be in love, something that is forbidden in her world.  Each time she wants something more but of course, fails to do so by taking the life of the man. 

Raif Lungren a police detective has been investigation strange deaths of men all seem to die of organ failure right after having sex.  Finally, the police are lead to Azra.  Even though they have no proof of her being a murder, even the surveillance tape reveals someone else leaving the hotel rooms they still see her going in.

Intrigued by each other, they could not help but find each other.  For the first time having sex with a man did not lead to death but lead to something else.  It appears Raif was hiding his own secrets.

Ellison James was kind enough to send me a copy of Lovestruck Succubus for review.  Thank you for the chance to read Lovestruck Succubus and your work!

I enjoyed reading Lovestruck Succubus and I cannot wait to see if any more is written about Azra and Raif or any of the other characters that is in this world.  Hot sexual scenes, left your mouth watering and so did the intensity. 

My Rating:

 

Lovestruck Succubus 

Review: Captive Spirit, Anna Windsor

Title: Captive Spirit
Author: Anna Windsor

Series: Dark Crescent Sisterhood

Mass Market Paperback: 352 Pages
Publisher: Zebra
Release Date: 12/01/2010
ISBN: 978-1420111354

Description:

Saving humanity from the supernatural has been challenging lately—even for a well-trained earth Sybil like Bela Argos, who must harness the magic of a fractious group of warrior sisters and battle a new wave of paranormal attacks.  Another challenge is Duncan Sharp, the hunky NYPD detective who might turn into a demon overnight and devour Bela in her sleep. Still, the darkness taking over Duncan’s body can’t stop the molten heat unleashed by the intense attraction between them.

Duncan has two major problems: First, he has the soul of a suspected serial killer hitching a ride on his vibe. Worse (yes, worse) he’s got a demonic fever raging inside that promises a world of hurt for everybody, especially Bela.  Now he’s all about getting even with the demons that put this freak curse in his blood—satanic forces that dare to unleash their savage lust on Duncan’s soul, his city, and the woman he loves.

My Review:

Bella is reeling from the tragedy of losing people that she was close to during the Legion attack.  Pulling together with others that also lost ones that they loved, who might hold her responsible for the deaths.  Bela and Duncan were together while Duncan recovered from his own attack.

Duncan at first thought Bela was an angel but soon finds out that he would give the remaining days of his life to her.  With the help of his friend John who died that night and who is now in his body they work together and with the triad to solve the murder of an heiress.  Duncan realizes that Bela is the woman of his dreams and Bela would protect Duncan for as long as she could.

Even though Duncan and Bela knows that he will not have that long to live it did not stop their passion or their love

My Rating:

Captive Spirit: A Novel of the Dark Crescent Sisterhood 

Review: Devoured by Darkness, Alexandra Ivy

Title: Devoured by Darkness
Author: Alexandra Ivy

Series: Guardians of Eternity
Mass Market Paperback: 352 Pages
Publisher: Zebra
Release Date: 12/01/2010
ISBN: 978-1420111354

Description:

Tane is a Charon, sworn to hunt and kill rogue vampires.  His new assignment seems like a waste of his talents - until he catches up with the jinn he's been sent to capture. Half human, half demon, Laylah has a vulnerable streak that strikes right through to Tane's cold heart.  He should be furious when she uses her powers to bind them together, preventing him from dragging her before the Commission.  Instead he welcomes any reason to stay close enough to touch, to taste, to seduce...

Laylah doesn't know why she was chosen to protect a child who may be the catalyst in a war between good and evil.  But the mysteries of her past pale compared to the dangers approaching.  Tane is devastatingly strong, breathtakingly sensual.  And Laylah will have to trust in every ounce of that strength, because her enemies are drawing near, eager to destroy them both...

My Review:

Laylah was being followed, finally tired of running she challenges the vampire that was following her to show himself, with that Tane appeared.  Tane was following the half-breed knowing that Laylah was trying to protect something or someone, a child, not her child but a child no less.  Instant attraction happened between Tane and Laylah but Tane was a vampire and Laylah was a half-breed that should not exist, it is forbidden.

Tane did not turn Laylah over to the commission instead they had an adventure.  Lost mother, evil aunt, saving a child, running from the commission, Laylah has her hands full not to mention the gargle, Levet, who always makes me laugh.

I like this story at the end it tended to confuse me a bit.  Nevertheless, it had me hooked from the first page to the last.  I loved Laylah she was not what half-breeds were defined.  She was a fighter and strong willed.  Tane is protective, gorgeous, and seethes sexuality.  Also, I loved revisiting some of the other characters throughout the series.

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Devoured by Darkness (Guardians of Eternity, Book 7)