Guilty Pleasures ~ Laurell Hamilton

Light reading to distract me from sports and cartoons on tv while I knit. Real review in the archives.

Reserved for the Cat ~ Mercedes Lackey

This is book #5 in the Elemental Masters series. Ninette is a ballet dancer in Paris, who, when suddenly fired from her position, discovers that her cat can talk, and he promises to see that she is taken care of, if only she does as he says. The cat leads Ninette out of France and into England, where he instructs her to play the part of a famous Russian ballerina, who has been shipwrecked. Things seem to be going well, when suddenly it seems like someone is out to get Ninette, now known as Nina, and they have to figure out who is trying to kill her, and why.

Dragon Harper ~ Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey

This is another in the ever growing Pern series begun by Anne McCaffrey. This book is a continuation of Dragon's Kin, and tells the continuing story of Kindan, after he turned Kist over to Nuella and moved to the the Harper Hall, and for the next couple of years on Pern.

Anne's son, Todd, seems to have taken over this series, and I enjoy his work, but it has a totally different feel than his mother. Todd seems to write a less complex and in depth story. He tells one story, from the beginning to the end, instead of jumping from one character to another to tell several facets of the tale. Still good, and very enjoyable, but just not the same.

Shadow Music ~ Julie Garwood

the second in the Shadow series, part of the Buchanan series. Princess Gabrielle of St Biel is supposed to marry a Scottish laird, only days before the ceremony, he is killed. Through a twist of fate, and several unforeseen events, Gabrielle ends up marrying Laird Colm MacHugh. And they continue the search for the wealth of St Biel.

Plum Lucky ~ Janet Evanovich

book 13.5 in the Stephanie Plum series, a between the numbers novel. Diesel has shown up, again, startling the shit out of Stephanie, then Stephanie's mother calls, and Grandma Mazer is missing. Stephanie goes to Atlantic City in search of Grandma, taking Lula and Connie with her. Through adventure, and misadventure, Stephanie finds her grandmother, only to have her kidnapped and held for ransom. There are only passing encounters with Joe and Ranger, but they are really just background here. Great quick read, and at times I laughed so hard the tears ran.

Strangers in Death ~ J. D. Robb

Another book in the Eve Dallas series (honestly, I have lost count, but it is the most recent, at this time.) Eve has caught another murder, this time a wealthy sporting goods tycoon, who just happens to have offices in the same building as Rourke. Eve figures out fairly quickly who is responsible for the murder, now she just has to prove it! All the old cast are back, including Charles, who we don't see all that often. I really enjoyed this one.

Physik ~ Angie Sage

This is the third book in the Septimus Heap series. This book takes place only a few months after the last, Septimus is the apprentice to the Extraordinary Wizard, and studying for exams, when suddenly he is taken back in time, and now Jenna and all the others must find a way to bring him back.

Flyte ~ Angie Sage

This book two in the Septimus Heap series. This book takes place about a year after the first.The time has come for Jenna to make the annual trip to visit the Dragon Boat, when Simon, the oldest Heap boy, rides into town and kidnaps her. Septimus can't get anyone to believe him that she was kidnapped, they all believe that Simon is just taking her for a ride, so Sep takes it upon himself to see that she is rescued. They fight battles and find out more of the secrets of The Castle and the Magyk of the town.

Magyk ~ Angie Sage

This is the first book in the Septimus Heap series. Septimus is the seventh son of a seventh son, who dies shortly after birth, at the same time, his father finds a tiny baby in the forest, and brings her home to his wife and they raise her as their own. Ten years later many changes happen and the Heap family discovers that they have been raising the princess, and that Septimus may yet be alive!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ~ J. K. Rowling

This is the first book in the Harry Potter Series. Harry has been raised by his Aunt and Uncle, believing that his parents were killed in a car accident when he was a baby. On the day of his eleventh birthday he discovers that his parents were wizards, and he is slated to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Through the book you follow the adventures and misadventures of Harry and his new friends through their first year at Hogwarts, and his first encounter with Voldemort, the evil wizard who killed his parents.

Dream Chaser ~ Sherrilyn Kenyon

This is the third in the Dream- Hunter novels and one of the Dark Hunter series. Xypher has spent the last several hundred years being tortured in Tartarus, and has been granted one month as a human, to exact his vengeance. Simone is a Medical Examiner for a collage in New Orleans. They are tied together by a set of bracelets designed to help kill gods, you kill on wearing the bracelet and the other will die, so attaching them to a human, makes it easy to kill a god. In the path to get the bracelets off, and move on with their lives, they learn more about each other and start to find similarities in their lives.

The Outlaw Demon Wails ~ Kim Harrison

This is the sixth book in the Hallows series. Rachel Morgan is coming
to terms with the death of her boyfriend, Kisten, three months earlier,
though still feeling guilty, because he died saving her. When, out of the blue, an old acquaintance shows up in her life. Also, at the same time, the Demon who is determined to kill her, manages to get out of his imprisonment, and come after her. Rachel is trying to determine what she needs to do in life, while still staying alive, and figuring out who is summoning the Demon Al, and letting him loose to kill her.

Vampire, Interrupted ~ Lynsay Sands

This is book nine in the Argeneau series. Marguerite Argeaneau, the mother of several of Argaeneau family, has decided she wants to be a private investigator, she is working on her first case. She is to locate the mother of another Immortal, Christian Notte. Christian's father has refused to tell him who his mother was. Julius Notte, is determined to keep them from hurting his son with the revelation of who is mother is and why she is not in his life.. only some thing seems to be after them, and there is more than one attempt on Marguerite's life.

Damia's Children ~ Anne McCaffrey

This is the third book in the Tower and Hive series. this books starts about 17 years after the last, and tells the tales of the oldest children in the Ravon-Lyon clan. How they start their lives with their first stations, and being Prime Talents.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?