Even Vampires get the Blues ~ Katie MacAlister

This is the fourth book in the Dark Ones series. In this novel, Paen, a Dark One, has been contacted about fulfilling a contract that his father agreed to two hundred and fifty years earlier. He must find and return a statue to the demon the contract was with. In trying to fulfill this contract, Paen hires Samantha Cosse, a half-elf private detective, to aide him in the search. it is quickly discovered that Samantha is his Beloved, though not nearly as accepted. This is a pretty good story, with several twists and turns that really surprised me.

Tall, Dark and Hungry ~ Lynsay Sands

This is the fourth book in the Argeneau series. In this story we follow the tale of Bastien Argeneau, as he is trying to help his brother Lucern, and his fiance Kate, prepare for their wedding, suddenly, Kate's cousin / best friend Terri is coming to town, and Kate and Lucern need to go out of town. Terri ends up staying at the family penthouse with Bastien while they try to make sure everything goes smoothly for the two people who are so important to them!

A Quick Bite ~ Lynsay Sands

This is the first installment in the Argeneau series. This is about Lissianne, a vampire, but the twist is that vampires are not what we have always thought of them as, they are basically human, but need blood to survive, like hemophiliacs. The race originally started way back in Atlantis, when nanos were invented (tiny, tiny computers, that are introduced into the body intravenously, designed to repair the body, then self destruct) the problems is that the body is always sustaining damage. From the sun.. from aging.. from disease... so the nanos are constantly repairing the body, so you live much longer, and it is the nanos that require the blood, they use blood to reproduce and for fuel, so the more damage your body sustains, the more blood you need to drink.

Anyway, Lissianne has a phobia... she is hemophobic, this can be a major problem to someone who must drink blood to survive!! So her mother kidnaps a psychologist who specializes in phobias for Lissi's birthday to cure her of her phobia.

This was great, I can't wait to get to more in the series!!!

Motor Mouth ~ Janet Evanovich

This is the second book in the Barnaby series. Alex Barney has a taste for speed and trouble. In an attempt to help a friend Barney and her sometimes boyfriend, Hooker, "borrow' a NASCAR hauler, discover a dead body and become wanted for questioning in said murder. The owners of the hauler want something back that was hidden in the hauler, and are willing to forget that it was "borrowed" only if that item is returned, undamaged. It turns out to be a wild ride, running from the bad guys and dealing with the bodies that keep turning up. There is a great deal of comedy and blunders that just keep you laughing and engrossed as the story rolls along.

Mistral's Kiss ~ Laurell Hamilton

This is the fifth novel in the Merry Gentry series. Merry is a half faerie, as in one of the magic peoples from Ireland, and is in a contest to become the queen of the Unseelie, the first person, Merry or her cousin Cel, to reproduce shall become ruler, Merry would be Queen, where Cel would be King. There is a battle going on among all the Faerie peoples in the underworld ruled by the Unseelie, between those who want to see Merry rule, and those who want to see Cel rule.

Danse Macabre ~ Laurell Hamilton

This is the fourteenth book in the Anita Blake series. This book seems to be where we will work out a lot of emotional issues. In the very beginning, Anita believes she may be pregnant, and is unsure how to deal with how she is feeling about this possibility. We also see some of Richard's issues, a lot more of Anita's and even some of Asher's.

At the same time, they have a bunch of visiting Master's of the City, who have been invited to enjoy a traveling ballet group, made up entirely of vampires. And, of course, there are complications in dealing with all the visiting Masters.

Micah ~ Laurell Hamilton

This is the thirteenth book in the Anita Blake series, it is a short story, at least much shorter than the average book in this series. In this book, Anita and Micah take a trip to Philadelphia for an Animating (raising a zombie) job for the FBI. The agent in charge of the case that Anita has been hired for is one that already knew Micah, and Anita now learns the story of how Micah became a wereleopard. Also in the story they learn that though Anita is not a Lycantrope, she is a carrier for four different kinds of lycantropy, which is totally unheard of! Great story, shows a bit more back ground and day to day life for Anita and her men.

Obsidian Butterfly ~ Laurell Hamilton

This is the ninth novel in the Anita Blake series. In this novel Anita has to repay Edward for having killed his backup in a previous novel (The Killing Dance). He calls Anita and tells her he needs her to come to Santa Fe and help with the case he is working on. Anita arrives in New Mexico, and visits the crime scenes, and starts investigating, as well as meeting a couple more of Edwards associates. Anita also meets the local Master of the City, an Aztec goddess.

The Lunatic Cafe ~ Laurell Hamilton

This is the fourth book in the Anita Blake series. This is more about shape shifters than Vampires, although, Jean-Claude does play a role, as Anita is convinced to date both him and Richard. This book starts out with a missing werewolf and her husband is looking for her. As the story progresses we find out that there are 7 or 8 missing Lycanthropes, of several different species. Anita has been hired to find out what happened to them, at the same time, she has to face some of the difficulties of dating a werewolf.

The Laughing Corpse ~ Laurell Hamilton

This is the second book in the Anita Blake series. In this book, someone wants Anita to raise a zombie so old that she would need a human sacrifice to do so, Anita refuses, so that person is out to convince her that she needs to do it. Anita is also trying to avoid Jean-Claude, the new Master of the City (vampire), who wants Anita to be his human servant. She is also threatened by a voodoo priestess who wants Anita to join her in a 'business venture.' There is plenty of action, from being assaulted by muscle bound bodyguards, to being attacked by zombies.

This is one of my favorite series, it progresses well, and is quite entertaining.

Breaking Point ~ Suzanne Brockmann

This is the ninth book in the Troubleshooters series. It tells the story of Max, an FBI negotiator, and Gina, who was a hostage in an earlier novel, that Max worked trying to free. Very engrossing, made me shake just to read it, I couldn't wait till I could get back to it.

Hot Target ~ Suzanne Brockmann

This is the eight book in the Troubleshooters series. It tells the story of Cosmo, a Navy SEAL with Team Sixteen, working part time for for Troubleshooters Inc. and J. Mercedes Chadwick, a Hollywood movie producer. Mercedes is making a movie about a couple of men during WWII and has started receiving death threats, when her production company hires Troubleshooters Inc. to see to her security. This story was very engrossing, and involved, it was very hard for me to put it down and do anything else, I LOVED it. I was totally surprised by the bad guy in the end, I had it totally wrong!

Flashpoint ~ Suzanne Brockmann

This is the seventh book in the Troubleshooters series. It is the first novel that they are no longer part of Navy SEAL Team Sixteen, but have broken off, and formed Troubleshooters Inc. This is the story of Jimmy, and Tess, both Ex-CIA, who have quit, and been recruited by Troubleshooters Inc. then sent in to a hostile area to retrieve an item that is pivotal to counter terrorism battles. Very engrossing, and quite entertaining.

Gone too Far ~ Suzanne Brockmann

This is the sixth novel in the Troubleshooter's series, it tells the story of Sam, a Navy Seal with Team Sixteen, and Alyssa, a former Navy sniper, now working for FBI's counterterriorism unit. We have seen lots of Sam and Alyssa in the past, and it is finally time for their story. Sam's daughter and ex-wife have disappeared, and Sam is a suspect in their disappearance. Alyssa is part of the team in charge of apprehending and questioning Sam, but doesn't believe that Sam is guilty. This is an action packed thriller, I just couldn't put it down. it was GREAT

Into the Night ~ Suzanne Brockmann

This is the fifth book in the Troubleshooters series. This tells the story of Joan, a White House Staffer, and Mike, a Navy SEAL with Team Sixteen's Troubleshooters. Mike starts out giving Joan a tour of the base and an example of some of what SEALs go through in training and Hell Week on the base where Team Sixteen is stationed. We also get to follow the story of a couple during WWII. I was very entertained by this story, I was engrossed in the action and intrigue, and kept hopping my the events in the story, I did figure out who the bad guy was in the end, long before some even realized that there WAS a bad buy, But I think part of that may be that I am becoming accustomed to Suzanne's writing style.

Out of Control ~ Suzanne Brockmann

This is the fourth novel in the Troubleshooter's series. It tells the story of Savannah, a young lawyer who needs to make a trip to Indonesia to deliver a large amount of money to help her uncle, and enlists the aid of Ken Karmody, a Navy Seal with Team Sixteen's Troubleshooters unit. We follow their adventures and misadventures to and through Indonesia. We also get to hear the story of Savannah's grandmother, a double agent between the US and Germany during WWII..

I really enjoyed this novel, it was very entertaining, and so engrossing I could barely put it down.

Over the Edge ~ Suzanne Brockmann

This is book #3 in the Troubleshooters series by Suzanne. So far, this series is very engrossing. You have a elite Navy Seals team, and a crisis that they have to work an op through, and the main romance that happens along the way. At the same time you have a background romance, as well as a retelling of a romance that happened during a previous war (in the three I have read so far, we have had one during WWI and two during WWII) and in the end, it all ties together and makes sense, it is quite engrossing and very entertaining.

The Wizard of London ~ Mercedes Lackey

This is the fourth novel in the Elemental Masters' series by Mercedes Lackey. It takes place in 19th century England, and tells the story of 2 young talented girls in a boarding school, and their encounters with a few things magical.

The Defiant Hero ~ Suzanne Brockmann

This is the second novel in the Troubleshooters series. This is a story about Meg, who's daughter and grandmother have been abducted by terrorists, and given her a job to get them back. Along the way she enlists and uses a Navy Seal that she once knew. This is the story of what she has to do, and what happens along the way. It was a very intriguing and engrossing story, I really enjoyed it.

Whirlpool ~ Elizabeth Lowell

This is a reprint of an older Ann Maxwell book called Ruby, I didn't realize this at first, but since I hadn't read Ruby, I still enjoyed it.

The book tells the story of jewelry designer Laurel Swann, whose father has stolen a previously unknown Faberge egg, and now the owners are after her for it. Along the way she meets Cruz Rowan, an ex FBI agent who is trying to recover the egg. They team up and do what they can to keep from being killed, and to return the egg to its owners.

This book has a similar feeling to it as Lowell's Donovan series, which I loved, so I found this one quite enjoyable, can't wait till her next release!!