Category: This one’s a Keeper

Review: In The Air Tonight by Lori Handeland

Posted June 3, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: In The Air Tonight
Series: Sisters of the Craft #1
Author: Lori Handeland
Genre: Paranormal
Published: June 2, 2015
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Blurb:

Four centuries ago, in a small Scottish village, three baby girls escaped the wrath of a witch hunter. Today, one young woman will learn about her secret history, her heart’s destiny, and the sisters she never knew she had...

With her blue-black hair and dark eyes, Raye Larsen has never fit in with the Scandinavian community of New Bergin, Wisconsin. Being adopted is part of the reason she feels like an outsider, but what really sets Raye apart is her ability to see dead people. Everywhere.

She’s learned to keep her visions to herself . . . until she stumbles onto the ghost of a murder victim who needs Raye’s help. Enter Bobby Doucet, a distractingly handsome homicide detective who has been tracking a killer all the way from New Orleans. Could this be the break in his case he’s been looking for all along?

Meanwhile, the deeper Raye gets involved with the case—and with Bobby—the closer she comes to unlocking the mystery of her own origins. What she discovers about herself could destroy everything she knows . . . and everyone she loves. Is finding the truth worth the risk?

Read on for my thoughts on In The Air Tonight. No true spoilers, promise. Read More

Review: Never Resist a Rake by Mia Marlowe

Posted June 3, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Never Resist A Rake
Series: Somerfield Park #2
Author: Mia Marlowe
Genre: Historical, Regency Romance
Published: June 2, 2015
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Blurb:

John Fitzhugh Barrett is surprised to discover that instead of being a bastard, he’s the legitimate heir to the Somerset marquessate. Once word gets out that he must continue the Somerset line, eligible bachelorettes from across the country descend upon Somerfield Park, hoping to snatch John up before it’s too late. But John has no interest in a woman who’s only after his title.

Rebecca Kearsey, the daughter of a threadbare viscount, is the only one who understands. However, as her desire for John begins to build, she becomes painfully aware that she isn’t considered grand enough by Polite Society to be a future marchioness. Intrigued by the idea of challenging society’s rigid values, John’s interest in Rebecca grows. But can she show him that love is more than just childish rebellion?

Read on for my thoughts on Never Resist A Rake. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: Kiss the Bride by Rachael Johns

Posted June 1, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 2 Comments

Title: Kiss the Bride
Series: Montana Born Brides #5
Author: Rachael Johns
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: June 1, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

Wedding fever has hit the little town of Marietta…

And that suits single mom, Magdalena Davis, just fine. It means the local gossips will stop hounding her about returning to town and the secret she’s kept for fifteen years. Home to make peace with her sick mother, the last thing Mags wants is to get involved in Marietta’s big celebrity wedding. But when her teenage daughter cajoles her into auditioning to sing with a local heartthrob, all her plans for flying under the radar zoom out of the window.

Country music singer, Jake Kohl, has lost his muse. He’s jaded from years of life in the fast lane and wants to settle in Marietta and lead a normal life. He reluctantly agrees to sing at the celebrity wedding, but what he doesn’t expect is his duet partner to reignite his passion. But it’s not just the music she awakens. For the first time in a long time, Jake feels alive again and wants more out of life, starting with her. But there’s more to Magdalena than meets the eye.

Read on for my thoughts on Kiss the Bride. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: The Major’s Faux Fiancee by Erica Ridley

Posted June 1, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: The Major’s Faux Fiancee
Series: The Dukes of War #4
Author: Erica Ridley
Genre: Historical Romance
Published: June 1, 2015
Publisher: Intrepid Reads
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

When Major Bartholomew Blackpool learns the girl-next-door from his childhood will be forced into an unwanted marriage, he returns home to play her pretend beau. He figures now that he’s missing a leg, a faux fiancée is the best an ex-soldier can get. He admires her pluck, but the lady deserves a whole man—and he’ll ensure she gets one.

Miss Daphne Vaughan hates that crying off will destroy Major Blackpool’s chances of finding a real bride. She plots to make him jilt her first. Who cares if it ruins her? She never wanted a husband anyway. But the major is equally determined that she break the engagement. With both of them on their worst behavior, neither expects their fake betrothal to lead to love.

Read on for my thoughts on The Major’s Faux Fiancee. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: The Beautiful One by Emily Greenwood

Posted June 1, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: The Beautiful One
Series: The Scandalous Sisters #1
Author: Emily Greenwood
Genre: Historical Romance
Published: June 2, 2015
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

Tomboy Anna Black has no idea how a book containing nude drawings of her is traveling around town. Everyone’s calling the woman in the drawings the “Beautiful One,” but Anna knows that if her true identity is revealed, she’ll be ruined. To escape scandal, she becomes a temporary companion to the outrageous teenage ward of Will Halifax, Viscount Grandville.

Will wants nothing but to be left alone. When cheeky Anna unexpectedly arrives with his scandalous ward, suddenly he has two intolerable women filling up his once-quiet manor. But as Anna’s charms begin to soften Will’s hard exterior and uncover his shrouded heart, she hopes that love can fully blossom before her scandal erupts.

Read on for my thoughts on The Beautiful One. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: The Light by Kate Thomas

Posted May 31, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: The Light
Series: Equilibrium #2
Author: Kate Thomas
Genre: Paranormal
Published: May 20, 2015
Publisher: Patchwork Press
My Rating: 5 star
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

With the truth of Ellie’s place among the Balance Keepers finally coming to light, training now begins. She must learn to harness the powers that are growing within her, some spiraling out of control. Confusion and frustration become her constant companions, as her search for answers does nothing but push her further from the man she’s come to love.

David is The Light, the speaker of truth, the whisperer of good in the world. His desire for more than he can have with his new apprentice tears at the fabric of his own stability, bit by bit. He knows what the future holds — and just how damning it will be for Ellie if she’s not prepared to handle it — but he’s forbidden to help.

As tragedy becomes reality, will she reach for The Light, or run into the soothing arms of The Darkness?

Read on for my thoughts on The Light. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: The Core by Kate Thomas

Posted May 31, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: The Core
Series: Equilibrium #1
Author: Kate Thomas
Genre: Paranormal
Published: February 12, 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 5 star
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

There’s something strange about David, something that goes beyond the way he makes Ellie feel. He’s wealthy, poised, and a complete enigma. With nothing to lose but her heart, Ellie goes in search of the truth—a search that leads her down an eye-opening path that reveals secrets about the world she thought she knew.

The world’s order is held in careful balance, the essence of good and evil tilting the scale. When the fabric of reality is stripped away, Ellie is forced to make a decision to follow the path David’s constructed before her or simply walk away. The Core is missing and someone must step up and stand between the light and darkness, holding each back and maintaining equilibrium.

Read on for my thoughts on The Core. No true spoilers, promise.

Trailer: Give Up The Ghost

Posted May 30, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

I recently reviewed Give Up The Ghost by Kelly Moran (that’s the link to my review here on Keeper Bookshelf.)

Now it’s time to get visual with this trailer for Give Up The Ghost.

https://youtu.be/yJtPSTnRscA

Review: Blood Shadows by Lindsay Pryor

Posted May 28, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 2 Comments

Title: Blood Shadows
Series: Blackthorn #1
Author: Lindsay J. Pryor
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: November 20, 2012
Publisher: Bookouture
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

For vengeance – would you trust a vampire?

For justice – could you betray your family?

For love – are you ready to question everything you believe in?

Gifted with the ability to read the shadows of ‘third species’ beings, Caitlin Parish is the Vampire Control Unit’s most powerful agent. Despite that, her mission to hunt down Kane Malloy – a master vampire – comes with a death wish. Many have tried, but few have survived.

For Caitlin, tracking Kane is about more than just professional reputation. With her parents both mysteriously killed 7 years apart to the day, Caitlin knows that without Kane’s help she is next.

She has four days to make a deal with the wicked, the irresistible, the treacherous Kane Malloy. The vampire who despises everything she stands for.

Or die.

Read on for my thoughts on Blood Shadows. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: Stained by Ella James

Posted May 27, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 2 Comments

Title: Stained
Series: Stained #1
Author: Ella James
Genre: Paranormal, Romance
Published: September 14, 2011
Publisher: Barkley’s Books
My Rating: 5 star
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

Seventeen-year-old Julia is finally living the good life. She’s traded a hard cot in a Memphis orphanage for her very own room in a perfect little house, on a perfect little street, with a perfect set of parents who picked her to be their daughter.

But Julia is hiding a secret – and one fall night, she returns home from a friend’s house to find that her secret has found her. Her ‘forever home’ is ashes. Her parents are dead. And, in the sky above the flames, a winged creature hunts her.

The Nephilim King, Samyaza, has taken everything from Cayne. After struggling in the darkness for years to piece together his shattered life, Cayne is finally ready to confront his past and avenge the loss of everything he loved. He tracks Samyaza to a Memphis warehouse, where he winds up flat on his back, in the healing hands of a beautiful, dark-haired girl he doesn’t need to know.

Unbeknownst to either of them, they are already bound. Cayne’s past holds the answers to Julia’s future. But what will pose the greatest threat to her? The bounty placed on her head by the leaders of two Celestial realms, or giving her heart to a man who is bound, by birth, to break it?

Read on for my thoughts on Stained. No true spoilers, promise.

Waiting on Wednesday #16

Posted May 27, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 4 Comments

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating… cannot wait to get our hands on… having hissy fits at having to wait… you know, waiting for the book is exhausting work!

I am in Seventh Heaven and on Pins and Needles (and any other corny phrase I can find) for this release. Edge of Darkness is a 3 in 1 novel featuring Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne and Lori Hertner. *silent scream of joy* July 28, 2015 cannot come soon enough for me. Vampires. *be still my heart*

Dark Crime by Christine Feehan
Blaze knows who killed her father and she has merciless plans for payback. Until a phone call from a seductive stranger pleads with her to wait. Retribution is in his blood, too. Now, he and Blaze will be united in the blood of the guilty. Tonight, vengeance is theirs.

Dead by Twilight by Maggie Shayne
Bloodsuckers may be an accepted minority but one of them is getting away with murder. Until a female vamp teams with a mortal detective to end the killing spree. Now the night belongs to them—and so does every pleasure and danger lurking in the shadows.

Cimarron Spirit by Lori Herter
While excavating an Anasazi ruin, archeologist Annie Carmichael uncovers the resting place of a centuries-old vampire who finds in Annie the liberating mate he has longed for. But how much is Annie expected—or willing—to surrender for the man she now desires?

Vampires, from my favorite authors – need I say more? What amazing novel are you waiting for?