Hidden Depths by Emma Holly

The fae have created a pocket between our world and theirs where magic can exist.  We were introduced to part of that pocket in Hidden Talents where we met the hunky werewolves of the Resurrection Police Dept. (Whom I hope we shall revisit sometime soon please).  In Hidden Depths we meet the were-seals of Oceana. 

The king is dead long live the king.  The new King  Anso of Oceana is hit hard with the mating heat and takes his lover Ty and two guards to search for his mate.  Much to his dismay he finds her making love to her husband on the beach.  The mating heat is on him and he can’t not take her so he takes her husband too to make her kidnapping easier on her.  There is a chain reaction of chemical and physical attraction between the new king, his lover Ty, James and Olivia Forster.  It seems the mating heat affects them all. Trying to deal with it and its ramifications while trying to shore up his political standing among those who seek to use or remove the new king makes for a great read. 

I don’t know how Emma Holly does it but I hope she keeps on doing it.  This is a smoking HOT read and a great story.  Warning: scorching mm, mf, & mmmf sex under the seas.  

MUST LOVE VAMPIRES & One Last Bite by Heidi Betts

I was introduced to Heidi Betts through www.AuthorIsland.com .  I started reading her blog http://heidibetts.com/wipsandchains/ on a regular basis before I picked up one of her books.  I try to stop by daily to get a chuckle, Sexy Fail Saturdays don’t count.  Since then I’ve read Curse of the Dragon’s Tears (her story in the Hotter Than Hell anthology), The Bite Before Christmas, Bedded Then Wed and Her Little Secret, His Hidden Heir.  I have enjoyed them all.  I just finished reading Love at First Bite and its epilog One Last Bite.  I thoroughly enjoyed them.  I laughed so hard I had to put the book up at one point.  I think my favorite quote is “I don’t think you have to worry.  I’m like a sexual camel.  I can live on that one orgasm for another ten years easy.”  This is the story of twin vampires in Vegas who find happiness with twin sisters.  The story is told in two parts.  Sebastian and Charlotte (aka Chuck) in Vampnapped and Aidan and Chloe in Married…With Fangs.  I will admit I liked Vampnapped a little better.  One Last Bite was hardly necessary but a nice follow up.  Over all a fun read and recommended.

A Werewolf In Manhattan & A Werewolf In Greenwich Village by Vicki Lewis Thompson

In preparation for the release of A Werewolf in the North Woods by Vicki Lewis Thompson I re-read A Werewolf In Manhattan and A Werewolf In Greenwich Village.

A Werewolf In Manhattan is the first book in the Wild About You series.  Emma Gavin is a bestselling author of novels about werewolves.  She gets it.  She is correct on most accounts about werewolves.  Enter Aidan Wallace, pack leaders son and security specialist.  He is tasked with finding Emma’s source.  But the kicker is she doesn’t have one.  Her imagination is just that good.  By the time Aidan discovers this he has become attracted to Emma.  Not good.  She is human and he is sort of promised to the daughter of the Chicago packs alpha.  Hi-jinks ensue. 

A Werewolf In Greenwich Village is the e-book sequel to A Werewolf In Manhattan.  It lets us know what happens with Nadia the she-wolf daughter of the alpha of the Chicago pack and her deranged brother. 

I enjoyed these.  This series is light fun brain candy.  I fully expect to enjoy A Werewolf in the North Woods which tells us the story of Roarke, Aidans brother.

J.D. Robb’s In Death series

I just finished New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb.  I am just going to say it flat out.  Roarke is my ideal man.  I’ve informed my husband that should Roarke ever get off the page he had best get used to me gone.  Roarke is smart, sexy, good looking, fit, has a great sense of humor and more money than god.  But what I like best is that he loves deeply, devotedly, and unconditionally.  As broken as Eve Dallas is he is there for her.  Roarke has a temper but that’s what make up sex is for right?  Who is your favorite fictional partner?

The Lear Sisters Trilogy by Julia London

Material Girl, Beauty Queen, and Miss Fortune.

Material Girl – Oldest sister Robin is a high powered V.P. at daddy’s company a job she is ill prepared for and frankly sucks at.  Meet Jake a guy from the wrong side of the tracks trying to make it as a contractor while studying architecture. 

Beauty Queen – Middle sister former Miss Texas, Rebecca, is newly divorced from her childhood sweetheart with a small child who cries for his nanny.  Meet man whore Matt the lawyer with a heart. 

Miss Fortune – Sweet, quirky, baby sister Rachel professional student and self-saboteur. Meet Flynn investigator for Lloyds of London.

I really liked the fact that I could relate to all three sisters.  I wasn’t sure I would because I mean “poor little rich girl” times three.  But even rich girls have daddy issues.  All three girls could be someone you’ve met.  Pushy over achiever Rachel, underestimated good looker Rebecca, and Rachel with a heart of gold who lets everyone walk over her because she never feels good enough. 

Warning somehow Jake’s nephew Cole from Material Girl turns into his son in the next two books.  

The Worldwalker Duology

Truthseeker and Wayfinder by C.E. Murphy.  I am a fan of C.E. Murphy’s Walker Papers series.  Not so much The Inheritors’ Cycle or Old Races so it was with some trepidation that I started and devoured these two books.  I loved it!  Take a tailor from Boston who can hear every time you lie and stick her in the middle of her own fairy tale.  It either works or it doesn’t.  Ms. Murphy made it work.

Unseen Outcast Season: Book 3 by Rachel Caine

Unseen Outcast Season: Book 3 is the third offering in this spin-off of Rachel Caine’s Weather Warden books.  This series is just as intense and quick paced as the others but I think the characters in these books are more relatable.  This is not a sit down and relax as you read series.  It is more like an action movie.  Our poor heroes go from one dire situation to another with hardly a moment to breathe.  These are so well written and Unseen is again another outstanding offering.  If you are a fan of Ms. Caine’s Weather Wardens you will love this series if you are a fan of Ms. Caine’s Morganville Vampires I think you should give this a try.

What I’ve been reading.

"What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though."  - J.D. Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye)

I have been tackling my TBR shelf but felt I needed a break so I reread Lynsay Sands Argeneau vampire series: 

A Quick Bite – Lissianna’s story

Love Bites – Etienne’s story

Single White Vampire – Lucern’s story

Tall, Dark & Hungry – Bastien’s story

A Bite To Remember – Vincent’s story

Bite Me If You Can – Lucian’s story

The Accidental Vampire – Victor’s story

Vampires Are Forever – Thomas’s story

Vampire, Interrupted – Marguerite’s story

The Rogue Hunter – Garrett and Sam’s story

The Immortal Hunter – Decker Argeneau’s story

The Renegade Hunter – Nicholas and Jo’s story

Born To Bite – Armand and Eshe’s story

Bitten By Cupid – Tiny McGraw’s story

Hungry For You – Alex Willan’s story

The Reluctant Vampire – Harper Stoyan’s story

I’ve enjoyed them all but I still think Single White Vampire is my favorite if only because it has the scene at the RT convention with the cod piece.  A classic.  I think I am half in love with Tiny McGraw and hope to see more of him in the future. Ms. Sands has three more Argeneau vampire stories coming out the end of this year and beginning of next but none of them are the story I want to read.  What I want to know is when is Anders book coming?

I LOVE Nalini Singh’s work.  I await each book with great anticipation.  This weekend I read Archangels Blade by Nalini Singh.  I am going to withhold my opinion on this one until I reread it. 

I am currently reading Unseen Outcast Season: Book 3 by Rachel Caine

Weekend reading

So I’ve been reading a lot this weekend.  Nothing too outstanding but I did have a spew my coffee moment in Lexi George’s story in the So I Married A Demon Slayer anthology, The Bride Wore Demon Dust.  I bought it because I am a fan of Angie Fox’s biker witches.  I’ve never read anything by Lexi George but I’ll keep an eye out now.

I’ve also read Canyon’s of Night by Jayne Castle aka Jayne Ann Krentz and Dark Taste of Rapture and Lord of The Vampires by Gena Showalter. I was not disappointed by Canyon’s of Night or Dark Taste of Rapture but Lord of The Vampires left a lot to be desired.  I will probably continue the series though as the next stories are by different authors. I will continue to follow Ms. Showalter as I’ve enjoyed most everything else she has put out.

For the dogs

According to Pedigree, over 4 million animals arrive in shelters every year due to abandonment, breed rescue, or other circumstances. To help shelters provide the care these animals need, they have an insanely successful campaign called: Write a Post, Help a Dog. Designed for the individual blogger, Pedigree promised to donate 20 pounds of food (one bag) for each blogger that blogs about this campaign. In 2010, 391 bloggers participated resulting in over 7,000 pounds of food donated to various shelters. YEA!!

This year, Pedigree wants to increase their goal to 10,000 pounds of food to be donated to a designated shelter. How can you help? It’s all very simple. Do what you do best—BLOG!

How you can help in 2011

Simply spread the word about Write a Post, Help a Dog 2011 and once again Pedigree will donate 20 pounds of food for each blogger’s post. Here’s all you need to include in your post:

• The Write a Post, Help a Dog program is aimed at raising awareness and food for the more than four million dogs that wind up in shelters and breed rescues each year.
• For each blog post mentioning the Pedigree Foundation from now until midnight ET on September 3, Pedigree will donate 20 pounds of its new dry Pedigree recipe food for dogs — its best recipe ever — to a shelter, because every dog deserves leading nutrition.
• The Pedigree Foundation — a 501 (C)(3) nonprofit organization is committed to helping dogs by providing grants to shelters and rescues and encouraging dog adoption. This year the Foundation has already raised more than $376,570 against its goal of $1.5 million to carry out its work to fund grants that not only help shelters operate, but to further shelter innovations.

The Pedigree Foundation depends on charitable contributions from individuals to carry out its mission to help dogs find loving homes. In addition to writing a blog post, here’s how you can help:

• Donate online at http://pedigreefoundation.org/donate.aspx
• Apply for a shelter grant from the Pedigree Foundation by completing a form at www.pedigreefoundation.org
• Purchase Dogs Rule Gear at www.dogsrulegear.com where the proceeds go to the Pedigree Foundation to help loving dogs find a home. SPECIAL OFFER: Get 10 percent off Dogs Rule Gear by using the promo code BlogPaws10 from August 22 – September 30.

Then, link up to our Blog Hop below, hosted by the Pedigree BlogPaws bloggers to help spread the word about Write a Post, Help a Dog. This is a Blog Hop! 125 entries so far… you’re next!

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1. To Dog with Love	2. Two Little Cavaliers	3. Boccis Beefs
4. www. houstondogblog. com	5. Lis Careys Library	6. DogTipper. com
7. Grouchy Puppy	8. Keisha the Spaniel : )	9. Saving Pennies for a Rainy Day
10. Kyndall @ Say No To Recycling	11. 4 The Love of Animals	12. Julianne @ Just a Simple Life
13. Write a post, help a dog	14. Laineys Pawtique & Bakery	15. Blog for Paws
16. Non profit organizations weekend on Empire Avenue	17. Brando and Bogart	18. Adriel Hampton on Tumblr
19. Write a Post, Help a Dog	20. Write a Blog, Save a Dog	21. Write a Post, Help a Dog
22. Help Feed Some Shelter Dogs This Week	23. Write a post, help a dog	24. A Lesson in Physics
25. The Dog Park News	26. Literary Escapism	27. Jocelynn Drake LiveJournal
28. Jocelynn Drake Blogger	29. Oh My Books!	30. www. pencilpix. blogspot. com
31. Jennifer @ Gimme The Scoop Reviews	32. Holy Cannoli Recipes- Help a dog	33. Write a post, help a dog
34. Jackie @ Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories	35. Geeky Blogger Save a Dog Post	36. Vanessa@ theJeepDiva!
37. Books and Things Write a Post, Help a Dog	38. The Tales of Dexter, Nora, and Chloe	39. My Dogs and I
40. Our Furry Friends	41. Fearful Dogs Blog-Me the bloggers & Irene	42. Dog Blogging With Luna
43. Misfit Salon	44. Satias Journal	45. Telly Says. . . Help the doggies
46. Help A Dog @ Turning Japanese	47. Write A Post, Help A Dog 2011 (Adopt A Dog)	48. For the love of dogs!
49. Dogs need FOOD and You!	50. Exorcism of Hayley Callaway	51. Book Talk With Charla
52. Life As A Spaz	53. My Dog Daisy	54. Bella Gives Back
55. Share the Love with Pedigree Foundation	56. Pedigree Foundation Helps Bloggers Help Shelters	57. For the Love of all the furbabies
58. Best Friends: Write a Blog, Help a Dog Campaign 20	59. Married Minzilla	60. Hieuy
61. Write A Post, Help A Dog	62. Life In A Sea of Dogs	63. Help a Dog: Wicked Lil Pixie UF & PNR Reviews
64. Make A Difference Help A Dog	65. Help a Dog 2011	66. Paw Prints on our Hearts
67. A Three Way Tie	68. Life is Better with Dogs Aggie	69. Clicker Company Make a Difference
70. Pedigree “Write a Post, Help a Dog 2011″ #dogsrule	71. Write a post, help a dog.	72. Life With Arie
73. Reelblog	74. Enclave at Woodbridge	75. Help the HOPE Animal Shelter
76. Victorian Quarters at Team Ranch	77. Willeo Creek at Roswell	78. Timberwood Commons
79. The Preserve on Fredericksburg	80. The Villas at Valley Ranch	81. Reflections on Reading Romance
82. Domestic Comfort	83. The Village of Olde Hickory	84. Willow Wiggles
85. CatTipper: How Kitties Can Help Feed Doggies	86. Dog	87. Adventures of a Suburban Kitty
88. Bits N Bytes: Write A Post, Help a Dog	89. adventures of a curly tail	90. The Reader and the Book posts to help rescue dogs!
91. Write A Post, Help A Dog In 2011	92. Help Lucy Help Dogs	93. TEENS READ AND WRITE: Write a Post Help a Dog
94. Write a post, help a dog	95. Up All Night	96. Bastard Saves a Dog
97. Tanks Two Cents	98. Jenn @ Books At Midnight	99. Fiona and Abby the Goldendoodles
100. The Lesser Key of Tere	101. rumpydog!	102. Big Dogs Big Hearts Writes a Post, Helps a Dog
103. Pet Health Care Gazette	104. Social Savvy Pets	105. Mint Juleps and Magnolias: were for dogs.
106. Write a Post Help a Dog Campaign 2011	107. Make a Difference in the Life of an Animal in Need	108. Melograno at Teravista
109. Mira Loma	110. Sunrise Canyon	111. Sable Ridge
112. The Orchard	113. Big Dogs, Big Heartworm (linked to other blog post	114. 415 Premier Apartments
115. Bunnys Blog	116. Its Own Sweet Will	117. Mitchell Lofts
118. A Passion for Books & Real Life	119. Write a Post, Help a Dog	120. Write a post, Help a dog!
121. DFW Animal Rescue: Pedigree helps shelter dogs	122. Write a post, help a dog	123. P. L. A. Y.
124. www. dogrelationsnyc. com/2011/09/this-post-i	125. Dexters Days- A Blog by a Dog.