Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Born Of Fire

In a universe where assassins make the law, everyone lives in fear—except for Syn. Born of an illicit scandal that once rocked a dynasty, he always knew how to survive on the bloodthirsty streets. But that was then, and the future is now…


Syn was raised as a tech-thief until his livelihood uncovered a truth that could end his life. He tried to destroy the evidence, and has been on the run ever since. Now trained as an assassin, he allows no one to threaten him. Ever. He is the darkness that swallows his enemies whole.


Shahara Dagan is the best bounty hunter in the universe. When Syn comes back on the radar, she’s the only one who can bring him to justice. There’s only one problem: Syn is a close family friend who’s helped out the Dagans countless times. But if she saves him, both of their lives will be on the line. Is Syn’s protection worth the risk? The only hope Shahara has is to find the evidence he buried long ago. Now it’s kill or be killed—and they, the predators, have just become the hunted…

~Amazon.com

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I enjoyed the second story in Sherrilyn Kenyon's League series, BORN OF FIRE.


It had all the elements that I love where Sherrilyn is concerned.

Her characters leap off the page at you, and you can always see the journey they take to their own personal redemption.


Syn and Shahara are two very special people moving through the galaxy finding the answers that they both seek.

Again, this is one of those stories by Sherrilyn that you cannot put down. I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of paranormal romance, or Sherrilyn herself!!

BORN OF ICE was released on December 1, 2009 and I will review that as soon as I can...

I will also be reviewing J.R. Ward's COVET and LOVER AVENGED very soon as well...so please stay tuned!!


Happy reading!

~Karol Lynn


Saturday, November 21, 2009

Newsletter For 21 November 2009

Hello Bookloving friends!!

First of all we would like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We hope you have a lovely day filled with family and great food!

We would like to extend our condolences to Jen at the loss of her "father-in-law". She will be off the radar for just a bit longer.

In December we will be holding another OPEN HOUSE on the board with limited viewing of the board. If you have friends who share the same tastes in books, or just a love of books and reading, please send them to us, we would love to extend our little family/group out further and make new friends....we don't need a hundred or so friends, we are a small group after all, we would just like to add a few more friends to the circle.

Our annual cull will begin sometime in the new year, please be aware that if you have NOT been on in the previous months or posted anything you may be up for discussion...this EXCLUDES those of you who check in or have contacted Jen, Marja or Karol or have been an active poster in the past. Remember, we are an active group and we do have rules concerning these. We are working to make this a fun board for everyone, but we need YOU in order to do this.

Monday is Karenh3's birthday! Stop by and wish her a happy day!!

The New Moon Movie has premiered to much anticipation and delight to many fans. If you have seen the movie and would like to share your thoughts and opinions, stop by the Twilight Saga discussion board and share them...remember, many have not seen this movie yet, so remember to tag all new discussions with **SPOILER ALERT** !!

We would also like to inform all members that Sharon Lathan's third novel in the DARCY SAGA's title and cover have changed from THE DARCYS AT YEAR'S END to MY DEAREST MR. DARCY. Check out the site for further information: http://www.darcysaga.net/ There is also a lovely new excerpt in her blog. The release of MY DEAREST MR. DARCY is set for January 1, 2010.

Jen has kept out TUESDAY TEASERS going in the blog and Karol has written a review on Sherrilyn Kenyon's first novel in THE LEAGUE series, BORN OF NIGHT. Come by and check those out! http://awaitingdiana.blogspot.com/

If you would like to be a part of the blog team, please contact Jen at the forum and she will set you up up with that...remember, you do not have to be a great writer to do a book review, just a love of reading and wanting to share your thoughts and opinions on what you are reading. We would welcome you with open arms to the team!

WE NEED YOUR HELP in keeping the discussions on AN ECHO IN THE BONE!!! We are asking everyone to jump in and help start and keep discussions on the novel going. We cannot do this alone.

There are still discussion threads for the entire OUTLANDER and Lord John books...feel free to jump in to any of those. The OUTLANDER book discussions are done by chapters to make everything easier for you.

The DVD release of STAR TREK is out and new discussions have been added by Jen. If you are a fan, come by and check it out.

Karol has added new music videos by Andrea Boccelli and Paul Byrom that you should check out...if you are a fan of Operatic Tenors, you will love this!!

Jenster has added the television show GLEE! to our Goggle Box board, if you are a fan, come on over and chat with her about it, she would love that!!

If you have any favorite holiday recipes, music, television shows please stop in and share them with the group. We would love to see what you like.

Also, come share with us anything you wish to in LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING. Anything from Wii to jokes are shared here.

If you are on a diet, come in and share your victories with us in WEIGHTY MATTERS...even if you are in need of encouragement in times of temptation, we are here cheering you on!

If you are an aspiring writier, poet or just like to write whatever, come in and share that with us as well...we would love to encourage you in that endeavor!

Again, we are including a list of members we would like to hear from, if you are on that list, we ask that you jump on and post or contact one of admin to let us know you are alright.

Happy reading,
Karol, Jen and Marja
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***Note to any reading this via the Blog: If you would like to join our group, feel free to follow the link at the right hand side at the top! We would love to have you with us!
- k, j, m

Monday, November 16, 2009

With thanks to Should Be Reading for hosting this really fun weekly event. Here is how to participate:

Grab your current read.

Let the book fall open to a random page.

Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.

You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!

Please avoid spoilers!

This week's teaser comes from Wild Conquest by Hannah Howell:

"Pleasance turned sharply to frown crossly at Moira, who stood slouched against the cabin wall. It was past time to teach Moira a few lessons in manners. The girl moved far more like a limber young boy than a girl about to become a young woman."

(c) 2009 by Hannah Howell and Zebra Books (Kindle edition) All rights reserved. Visit Hannah's website at www.hannahhowell.com for all the latest news on upcoming book releases.

*image courtesy of Amazon.com

Friday, November 13, 2009

Born Of Night By Sherrilyn Kenyon

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In the Ichidian Universe, The League and their ruthless assassins rule all. Expertly trained and highly valued, the League Assassins are the backbone of the government. But not even the League is immune to corruption . . .

Command Assassin Nykyrian Quikiades once turned his back on the League—and has been hunted by them ever since. Though many have tried, none can kill him or stop him from completing his current mission: to protect Kiara Zamir, a woman whose father’s political alliance has made her a target.

As her world becomes even deadlier, Kiara must entrust her life to the same kind of beast who once killed her mother and left her for dead. Old enemies and new threaten them both and the only way they can survive is to overcome their suspicions and learn to trust in the very ones who threaten them the most: each other.
~Amazon.com

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As everyone knows, I am a HUGE Sherrilyn Kenyon fan.

When BORN OF NIGHT came out, I had a bit of uncertainty in going away from the Dark Hunters/Were-Hunters/Dream Hunters series...this was a different journey that SK was taking.

Originally, the series was written BEFORE the advent of the Dark Hunters series...

This is the blog post she wrote about Nykyrian and Syn, her heroes in BORN OF NIGHT and BORN OF FIRE (which is out and I will review soon):

http://dark-hunter.com/blog_only.php?id=60

I began to read BORN OF NIGHT, and I was hooked...couldn't put the book down. Sherrilyn once again takes you on an adventure through a new galaxy full of new friends and fun.

I could see the connection between Nykyrian and Acheron....was Nykyrian the prototype for Ash? Could be, yet completely ethralling for readers.

If you are a fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunters or her alter ego Kinley MacGregor and enjoy her Knights Of Avalon series or any other series she writes, you will definately love The League. It has SK's signature writing style all over it!!


Happy Reading!!

~Karol

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Kindle for PC

Amazon's Kindle for PC and Mac now available for free download:

Check it out HERE