Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Rhage, a warrior in the Black Dagger Brotherhood, lives in fear that the beast lurking inside him will break free and hurt or destroy one of his brothers. Mary, a human, works her job in a law office each day, and volunteers on a suicide prevention hotline at night. One day, when Mary returns home from work, there is a message on her phone, asking her to call and schedule an appointment to talk with her doctor about her blood work as soon as possible. She immediately fears the worst - that her leukemia has returned after a remission of two years. As fate would have it, Mary's path crosses Rhage's and there is an immediate attraction. But what will happen when a fiercely strong vampire warrior hiding a beastly secret tries to care about a delicate human woman who may be dying? Read Lover Eternal and find out about Mary's hidden strength and Rhage's hidden weakness.


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Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Darius, a warrior in the Black Dagger Brotherhood, is planning to ask a favor from the leader of the Brotherhood, Wrath. He has learned that his half-human daughter, Beth, is about to undergo the transition from human to vampire and he wants Wrath to guide her through the change and feed her his blood to help ensure that she survives the transition. The only problem is that Wrath is not known as a caring, nurturing creature and he refuses to do as Darius asks. Then, as Darius is leaving the bar where they met, Darius' BMW explodes with him inside, killing him instantly. Will Wrath decide to help Beth through the transition to honor Darius? Beth knows nothing of the vampire world, though she has never felt at home in her own world. Will she survive the transition? Read Dark Lover to find out.


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Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Andreas Reichen is working his way through the agents who he holds responsible for the attack on his Darkhaven resulting in the deaths of everyone within, including women and children. His final goal is Wilhelm Roth who ordered the attack. When he goes to find Roth, he finds instead Roth's mate, Claire, the one woman that Andreas Reichen once loved. Will he kill Claire or use her to bring Wilhelm Roth to him? Will he succeed with his mission of vengeance before the fire burning within him consumes him? Read this exciting episode of the Midnight Breed series to find out!


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Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian

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rating: 4 of 5 stars
Nikolai is in Montreal looking for Sergei Yakut, a Gen One vampire who he fears may in danger from a recent rash of Gen One assassinations. When he asks a young male vampire about Sergei, he notices a woman at the bar reacting to the name. He follows her out of the club into an alley, where he tries to ask her about Sergei. She tries to elude him and after her unexpectedly effective roundhouse kick, she is able to dash through a door into a nearby warehouse. Nikolai follows, but when he tries to speak to the woman, he is floored by a high-frequency sound that completely disables him. He sees the woman's accomplices coming to join her and hears them call her Renata. Who is Renata and how is she connected to Sergei Yakut? How was a human female able to disable a warrior of the Order? Read this riveting adventure to find out.


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Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian

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rating: 4 of 5 stars
Dylan Alexander is on a trip to the Czech Republic when she sees a vision of woman on a rock formation. She knows the woman is dead, even though it has been years since she last saw a dead woman. She is drawn to investigate and finds a narrow entrance to a cave, in which she finds human bones and a large empty crypt. She hears a noise, and is frightened into leaving in a hurry. She comes back later and finds a man lying on the cave floor, but then she looks again and he is gone. Breed warrior, Rio, was left behind to seal the cave some months ago. He planned to seal himself in as well, but has not found the strength to do it, and now there is a woman in the cave who has seen not only the crypt, but also the glyphs drawn on the cave wall. She then proceeds to use a digital camera to take pictures of the cave, the crypt, and Rio before fleeing down the mountain. Rio realizes that it is his duty to find her and wipe her memory and destroy the pictures she has taken before they can be seen by others. What he does not know is that Dylan is a reporter for a tabloid who sees the pictures as her chance to make some real money. Will Rio be able to stop her? Will Dylan survive an encounter with the dangerously damaged Rio? Read this great adventure story to find out.


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Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian

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rating: 4 of 5 stars
Elise Chase is on a mission - to do everything in her power to make someone pay for the death of her only son, Camden. She has moved out of the Darkhaven reserve to live in an apartment in Boston while she searches for those who serve the leader of the Rogues. She uses her unique talent of hearing the evil thoughts of those around her to find the former humans known as Minions and kill them. She is usually careful to complete her work before dusk each day, but one day she cuts things too close and is attacked by three Rogues who are attracted to the smell of blood - blood from her most recent kill. Fortunately for Elise, Breed warrior Tegan is also pulled to the scent of fresh blood in time to save her from the Rogues. But will he send her back to the Darkhaven residence and end her quest for vengeance? Read this exciting adventure to find out.


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Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Tess Culver spends most of her time in her small animal clinic caring for cats, dogs, and other small animals. One night, she hears a noise in the back of her clinic and when she investigates finds a badly injured man. Little does she know that this man is unlike any other man she has ever met. When she gets close enough to investigate the intruder, he asks her not to call an ambulance, but tells her that he needs blood. Then he grabs her and sinks his fangs into her throat. Will Tess live to tell the tale? Read this second exciting adventure in the Midnight Breed to find out.


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The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle by L.J. Smith

My review

rating: 2 of 5 stars
Elena Gilbert is about to start her senior year of high school. She has always been one of the most popular girls at school, and she sees no reason for this to change, but she has a strange feeling that this year will be different. When she gets to school the first day, there is a new student, Stefan, who seems very aloof and mysterious. Elena cannot imagine that she cannot capture the attention of this new boy as she has captured the attention of others through the years. But there is something different about Stefan. What is it about him that makes Elena want him so badly? To find out, read these two stories.



I found the characters in these stories to be totally unlikeable, even the main character, Elena. The only character in the book who had some redeeming qualities was Matt. The girls in these stories were the kind of girls that I tried to stay from in high school - the "popular" crowd. If you like those kind of people, you might enjoy these stories, but I found that I couldn't wait to finish them and I don't plan to read the others in the series.


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Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Gabrielle Maxwell is a photographer who is going out to celebrate a successful showing of her work with her friends. Instead of just going out to dinner, her friends decide to take her to a new club, La Notte, to dance and drink. Gabrielle is reluctant, but goes along for a while. She decides to leave the club and head home, but on her way out, she sees what appears to be a gang beating up and killing another person. She tries to call 911 on her cell phone, but cannot get through, so she uses her cell phone camera to snap pictures of what is happening, then flees the scene to go to the police station to report the crime. Unfortunately, when police go to the scene there is no sign of the crime at all. This is the beginning of Gabrielle's entry into the world of vampires and she will soon meet the darkly handsome Lucan Thorne who she thinks is a police detective, but who actually is a warrior fighting against evil. This was another interesting take on vampires, with a whole new set of rules that are both the same and different than other vampire myths. I enjoyed this one enough that I may read the next in the series.


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City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Clary is planning to travel to Alicante to find a way to wake her mother from the coma that she has been in for months. She discovers that Jace, Alec, and Isabelle have gone ahead to Idris without her and she uses her unique talent in rune drawing to create a Portal to transport her to Idris, inadvertently bringing Luke along with her. While searching for a way to save her mother, Clary is drawn into the world of Shadowhunters, and continues to struggle with what appear to be inappropriate feelings for Jace, who she believes to be her brother. Once again, Valentine, Clary's father, appears to create what looks like the end of the world for any Shadowhunter who refuses to follow him, along with all of the Downworlders, including Clary's best friend Simon. Will Clary and Jace find a way to defeat Valentine and revive Clary's mother? Read this last of the Mortal Instruments stories to find out.


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