Friday, February 29, 2008

Damia ~ Anne McCaffrey

This is the second book in the Tower and Hive series. The Rowan's third, and middle child, is ia bit of a handful. From being a very curious and busy child, to an exuberant child, and even into adulthood, she is always looking for something. She wonders if she will ever find the right person for herself, and is determined to do what is right by her family.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

The Rowan ~ Anne McCaffrey

This is the first book in the Tower and Hive series. This book tells the story of Raven, orphaned as a young child and only discovered because of her talent. She is raised to be a tower prime, Rowan leads a lonely life, until an invasion of a colony planet, brings her to meet Jeff Raven, and drives her to over come some of the beliefs and phobias she has dealt with all her life.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Pegasus in Space ~ Anne McCaffrey

This is the third, and final, book in the Pegasus series. And it has set the final stage for the beginning of the Tower and Hive series. This book takes place immediately after the last. With Peter Ridinger, a very strong telepath and telekinetic talent, as he grows and learns what he needs to learn to start his adult life. He is determined to make it into space, and works hard to get there and make the things in his life happen.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Pegasus in Flight ~ Anne McCaffrey

This the second in the Pegasus series. It takes place two generations after the first book, with descendants of those characters. Rhyssa is now the Director of the Center, and always on the look out for new talents, as well as trying to manage the talents she has in the jobs that need them. Suddenly, something is invading Rhyssa's sleep after some investigation they find that it is Peter, a young man who has recently been injured and has discovered that through Talent he can escape his injured body, and now they just need to figure out how to train him, and how much he can do.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

To Ride Pegasus ~ Anne McCaffrey

This the first book in the Pegasus series, which leads into the Tower and Hive series. This is a series of short stories that are key parts in the formation of the Center for Talent, which detects and develops those talents which have previously not been recognized, such as telepathy, teleportation, empathy. etc.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Undead Next Door ~ Kerrelyn Sparks

This is the fourth book in the Vampire series. Jean Luc is a Parisian fashion designer, and the press is starting to wonder why he never ages. So he needs to go into hiding for a while, several years, so that he can come back later as his own son. So he decides he will hide in Texas, and during the opening of his new store, he meets Heather, a local school teacher, and begins to fall for her. A man shows up from his past, an enemy bent on revenge. Who's favorite method of tormenting Jean Luc is to kill his women. Jean Luc is determined to protect Heather. Can they manage?

Be still my Vampire Heart ~ Kerrelyn Sparks

This is the third in the vampire series. Angus is the head of a security company that provides security for many of the big vampires, the heads of different covens. And a friend of Roman's. When the head of the Russian Coven threatens Roman with a vampire war if another of her vampires is killed, Angus comes to investigate what is happening. Emma is a member of the CIA Stake-Out unit, and actively hunting all vampires, to the point of stalking Central Park at night to stake vampires. Angus discovers who is responsible for the vampire slayings and does his best to protect her.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Vamps and the City ~ Kerrilyn Sparks

this is the second in the vampire series. Darcy was a news reporter before she was transformed into a vampire, she severely misses the work so she applies at the vampire television network, and comes up with the idea of a vampire reality show, The Sexiest Man on Earth. As a twist she plans to have some humans hidden among the vampire men for a twist. One of the men selected to be on the show is Austin, he is a member of a CIA unit called Stake-Out, who's goal is to kill all vampires. Austin knows about the vampires, but is trying to convince himself that Darcy can't possibly be a vampire, for reasons of his own!

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire ~ Kerrelyn Sparks

This is the first in the Vampire series. Roman is a vampire, he has developed a line of synthetic blood so that his species no longer have to life off moral humans. Shanna has witnessed a murder, and testified against the mob, and is now on the run, they have found her again when Roman happens into her life, and does his best to protect her. She is shocked when she discovers what he really is, but finds herself caring for him any way.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Wildfire ~ Cheyenne McCray

This is book one in the wild series. Dean MacLoed has never forgotten the man she loves, who walked away from her 10 years ago, saying he just wasn't ready for commitment. Jake Reynolds has regretted walking away for the last 10 years, but he is back now and determined to make Dean love him again.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Bloodfever ~ Karen Marie Moning

this is the second book in the Fever series. Mac is in Ireland looking for her sister's murderer, she had been drawn in to a world that she had no clue existed. A world inhabited by Vampires, Selie and UnSelie, and many other preternatural beings, all hunting for items that Mac seems to be able to sense. Now she is trying to survive, and keep anyone else from being killed.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Vampires are Forever ~ Lynsay Sands

This is book eight in the Argeneau series. Thomas is seen as the slacker in the family, he is sent on errands, and in general, treated as the errand boy, who can't be trusted on his own. Margarite has disappeared, the only one available to look for her at the moment is Thomas. So Thomas heads to London, Margaruite's last known location, to begin the hunt. While there Inez is supposed to help him in his hunt. As they follow the clue's to locate his Aunt, Thomas and Inez encounter many trials and oddities.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Lean Mean Thirteen ~ Janet Evanovich

This is the thirteenth book in the Stephanie Plum series. Stephanie pays a visit to her ex-husband, Dickie Orr, in order to plant a bug on him for Ranger, tempers flair and when Dickie disappears, Stephanie is a suspect. Morelli and Ranger take turns keeping Stephanie safe, while at the same time working on the things they have to get done. Is Stephanie going to go to jail for Dickie's murder? Or will she figure out who is responsible for his disappearance...

Monday, February 11, 2008

Twelve Sharp ~ Janet Evanovich

This is the twelfth book in the Stephanie Plum series. Ranger has informed Stephanie that he is going away on business, when suddenly a woman claiming to be Ranger's wife is harassing Stephanie, and then it is all over the news that Ranger's daughter, has been kidnapped, supposedly by Ranger. Stephanie can't get a hold of Ranger to check in with him, but something is telling her that he is not responsible for these events. Can Stephanie figure out what is going on, and help rescue the child?

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Eleven on Top ~ Janet Evanovich

The is the twelfth book in the Stephanie Plum series. Stephanie has quit being a bounty hunter, she is on the lookout for something new. She goes through 3 jobs in under a week and it appears that, even though she is no longer a bounty hunter, someone is out to get her, leaving bombs on cars, notes in her apartment, and in general, hunting her. Lula is attempting to fill Stephanie's bounty hunting shoes, but seems to be having trouble. And Morelli ends up with a broken leg, and now Stephanie is trying to help take care of him too.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Ten Big Ones ~ Janet Evanovich

This is the tenth book in the Stephanie Plum series. Stephanie has witnessed a robbery, and is the only one who can identify the thief, who is responsible for a string of robberies, now it appears that the gang that the robber is a member of is out to get her. And rumor has it that they have brought in a hired killer to deal with her. Morelli has decided that her job is too dangerous, and he wants her to quit, and hide from the people out to get her. Stephanie has other ideas. At the same time, Stephanie's sister Valerie has decided it is time to get married, and keeps dragging Stephanie in to assist with wedding plans.

Thursday, February 07, 2008

To The Nines ~ Janet Evanovich

The ninth series in the Stephanie Plum series. Stephanie is after a new kind of skip, from a new kind of bond, a Visa Bond, they have just days to produce the immigrant that was in the United States on the bond, and suddenly, he has disappeared. During the investigation, Stephanie uncovers evidence of other murders, and ends up being hunted herself. Ranger and Joe team up to protect her from the trouble she has found herself in this time.

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Hard Eight ~ Janet Evanovich

This is the eighth book in the Stephanie Plum series. Stephanie only has one FTA she is after, and he is a bit crazy, but her parents neighbor has asked her to look in to the disappearance of her granddaughter and great-granddaughter. While looking for them, Stephanie encounters the man who used to control Benito Ramirez, a crazy boxer, who appears to be just as crazy as Ramirez was. Now she has more people after her, and she is determined to find the pair for the neighbor. Will she survive what she has gotten herself into this time?

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Seven Up ~ Janet Evanovich

This is the seventh book in the Stephanie Plum series. Morelli has asked Stephanie to marry him, Stephanie is unsure if she is ready to get married, at the same time she is given a semi-retired gangster who has gone FTA to recover. And one of Stephanie's friends, Dougie Kruper, also known as The Dealer, has disappeared. Stephanie sets out to recover the old gangster, who is blind, but still prone to shooting at his problems, and locate the dealer, while it appears her personal life is running away without her. At the same time, Ranger is making his interest in Stephanie clear, further complicating her life.