Goodreads Synopsis ~ In Lynsay Sands' "The Gift," Katricia Argeneau knows grey-eyed cop Teddy Brunswick is her life mate. She just needs to convince him they belong together, and being snowbound in a secluded cabin will make this a Christmas neither will forget.
It's "Home for the Holidays" in Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series. Cat and Bones may long to wrap presents and set up a tree, but this Christmas, an evil vampire and long-buried family secrets will threaten to take a bite out of their holiday cheer.
My Review for these two stories ~
The Gift by Lynsay Sands was my first introduction the Argeneau series. I was very concerned that this story was so far into the series that I was going to have spoilers. That I won't be able to tell until the Argeneau's move a little farther up my TBR pile. This story was packed into a very quick read. I didn't get to really know the characters much, so didn't really get to form any kind of connection. It probably would have meant more if I had more familiarity with the setting and world.
Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost was the story that I was really looking forward to when I picked this book up. I love Cat and Bones and anything to do with them. This story was quite a bit longer than Sands'. We get a good dose of action which I love. I kind of missed the amount that Bones was in the story, though. I love to "listen" to him. There were a few heart wrenching moments for me. Not to the point that I would cry, but I got that lump in my chest. All in all it was a pretty good story, and really clinched the book for me. Although it has got me dying for the next Cat and Bones book. It can't come fast enough.
Well I think that was my last holiday read. I only got in two this year. I am going to aim for more next year. I will have to start earlier. I'm finding it really hard to fit in reading time, and I'm slow as it is!
I hope everyone was able to find some good reads this year. Leave some comments and let me know if you found a favorite holiday read!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
As some of you may have noticed, I have been very quiet on the blog this week. Well, quiet just about everywhere, blog, facebook, twitter, the whole nine yards. With the holidays coming up, I've been spending my time doing holiday stuff and trying to get some reading in. I've been feeling kind of reading deprived lately so have been sneaking it in whenever I can.
Last week I finished Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain and A Bite Before Christmas with Lynsay Sands and Jeaniene Frost. I was SO happy to have a taste of Bones and Cat. It has been so long since we've had anything from them that it was like hanging out with some old friends. Now I am back to the usual frustrated pacing waiting for our next book.
I have a couple more of my favorite Christmas movies to watch. I have my usual, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Four Christmases, and ELF. I'm missing A Christmas Story and The Grinch. Hopefully I will get those in tonight. My family is on An American Horror Story kick so they've been after me to watch that too. Great Christmas viewing!
I started reading the copy of Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian that I received from NetGalley and I am having a very, very hard time putting it down. I can't wait to review it!
I had a great time participating in the Christmas card exchange that Kimberly from Turning the Pages put on. I got a lot of great surprises and found a lot of new blogs. A big THANK YOU to Kimberly for putting this on. It was a lot of fun!
To all my lovely followers and friends, I wish you all the happiest of holidays. I wish we could all get together and have a big holiday bash. That would be so much fun!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week I would like to focus on Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian. Due for release on February 26th, 2013, Edge of Dawn will begin the next era of Midnight Breed. This takes place 20 years after the human world finds out there are vampires in their midst. Mira, a child during the first Midnight Breed novels is now all grown up and has a story all her own.
I am excited to see my beloved Midnight Breed characters but also to see how Mira's story is going to pan out, and what new members will join the Order. Well, mostly I want to see all the characters from previous books. I'm sure that Mira's story will be awesome too, I'm just missing my boys!
I have received a copy of this from Netgalley so I will be reading and reviewing as soon as I get through this holiday season. I'm having a hard time restraining myself though!
Goodreads synopsis: Twenty years after the terror of First Dawn—when mankind learned that vampires lived secretly among them—the threat of violence reigns as the two species struggle to coexist. The only group preserving the fragile harmony is the Order, an elite cadre of Breed warriors dedicated to protecting humans and vampires alike. And in this precarious world of torn loyalties and shattered trust, Mira, a fiery squad captain, finds that every fight bears an intensely personal cost.
Raised among the Order, Mira has always believed in the warrior’s code of swift—and even lethal—justice. But the one thing she desires more than the Order’s hard-won acceptance is Kellan Archer, a sexy but troubled Breed fighter. In love with him since childhood, Mira once broke through his tough exterior during an unexpected night of rapture, but the next day he mysteriously disappeared, never to return.
Kellan didn’t think he would ever see Mira again—or have to confront the truth of why he left. After abandoning the Order years ago, he now leads a band of human rebels intent on carrying out their own vigilante rule of law. Yet a high-profile kidnapping assignment brings him face-to-face with the past he sought to avoid, and the striking woman he has tried desperately to forget. And as tensions mount and the risk of bloodshed grows, Kellan and Mira must take sides—between the competing missions that dominate their lives, and the electrifying passion that claims their hearts.
