Covers to Covet

Agave Kiss

by Ann Aguirre

(Corine Solomon # 5)

Available March 2013

Calculated in Death

by J.D. Robb

(In Death # 36)

On Manhattan's Upper East Side a woman lies dead at the bottom of the stairs, stripped of all her valuables. Most cops might call it a mugging gone wrong, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows better.

A well-off accountant and a beloved wife and mother, Marta Dickenson doesn't seem the type to be on anyone's hit list. But when Eve and her partner, Peabody, find blood inside the building, the lieutenant knows Marta's murder was the work of a killer who's trained, but not professional or smart enough to remove all the evidence.

But when someone steals the files out of Marta's office, Eve must immerse herself in her billionaire husband Roarke's world of big business to figure out who's cruel and callous enough to hire a hit on an innocent woman. And as the killer's violent streak begins to escalate, Eve knows she has to draw him out, even if it means using herself as bait. . .

Available February 26, 2013

Apollyon

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

(Covenant # 4)

Available April 9, 2013

Last Blood

by Kristen Painter

(House of Comarre # 5)

Available 2013



Thrill Ride
by Julie Ann Walker
(Black Knights Inc # 4)

HE’S GONE ROGUE

Ex-Navy SEAL Rock Babineaux’s job is to get information,
and he’s one of the best in the business. Until something goes
horribly wrong and he’s being hunted by his own government. Even
his best friends at the covert special-ops organization Black Knights Inc.
aren’t sure they can trust him. He thinks he can outrun them all,
but his former partner—a curvy bombshell who knows
just how to drive him wild—refuses cut him loose.

SHE WON’T BACK DOWN

Vanessa Cordova hasn’t been the team’s communication specialist
very long, but she knows how to read people—no way is Rock guilty of murder.
And she’ll go to hell and back to help him prove it. Sure, the sexy Cajun
has his secrets, but there’s no one in the world she’d rather have by her side
in a tight spot. Which is good, because they’re about to get very tight…

Available April 2013

Review: Witness in Death by J.D. Robb

 

Witness in Death

(In Death # 10)

by J.D. Robb

A man is murdered right before Lt. Eve Dallas’s eyes.

My favourite cop and her hunky husband Roarke go out to attend a play. Undoubtedly enjoying the fact that Roarke owns the theatre, Eve feels like she can finally relax a bit.

But when someone takes the death of a character into literal means and stabs the superstar of the show, Darco dies with a single stab through the heart.

Eve soon finds out that actors are very good liars because she is thrown this way and that way until another murder catches her attention. Seeming to think that both homicides are linked, Eve uses that smart brain of hers and plays a game of who-did-it?

Witness in Death gripped me from the very first page and I devoured this book! Again, Robb never fails to make me fall in love again and again with Roarke and Eve. It seems that in this book, Roarke had more of a presence. Despite being ten books into the series, Robb keeps the romantic aspect of this series solid. And countless times I feel like she is able to recreate their love that only makes it evolve and delve deeper.

The tone, while still gritty and hardass like Eve, is a tad lighter in this one. There are plenty of jokes that made me laugh out loud or smile. It makes for a perfect balance between all that death and more sensitive subjects that Witness in Death covers.

All in all, this book goes down as one of my favourites. Again.

At this rate, I’d be surprised to find a Robb book I didn’t like.

 

Review: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb

 

Loyalty in Death

(In Death # 9)

by J.D. Robb

Romantic Suspense

Loyalty in Death has one of the best endings in so far in the series! It kept me on my toes and got my heart jackhammering in my chest! But before I talk about the ending, let’s start from page one...

My favourite cop, Lieutenant Eve Dallas has a murder case where a wife has literally screwed her husband over. When Lisbeth literally drills her cheating husband to a wall with one of his power tools, Eve doesn’t think her life could get worse. But then she starts getting these suspicious notifications from a group called “Cassandra”. Cue rolling of the eyes because, yes they believe they’re acts are for the betterment of society. Blah-blah. Every, single time Eve receives one of these messages, my hate for them grew and grew until I couldn’t take it anymore! Eve Dallas had to take them down! Their arrogance, their ignorance and their false belief that their actions were what the world needed made me want to take them down myself. And that is how I came to love this series, and especially this book.

Robb has the ability to take hold of your heartstrings and thug until you feel that ache in your chest. Some of the events in this book shattered a lot of the characters, including the rocksteady Lieutenant we all know and love. And I felt it too.

A new character is introduced. Zeke is Peabody’s younger brother and he is such a sweet soul. However, his visit to New York brings forth a lot more trouble than he is expecting. He develops feelings for Clarissa, B.D.’s wife and thus, gets sucked into a whole world he is not ready for.  I really loved his presence in this one.

But it’s the other Peabody that made this book for me! DELIA PEABODY, YOU ARE AWESOME! I absolutely adore Peabody and her quirky remarks here and there. I especially love it when her ovaries take over and all she can think about is getting some-some. And boy, does she get it in this one! I couldn’t have been more happy for the two of them! So well deserved!

And the ending. Wow, the ending was amazing. Action-packed and filled with adrenaline, I loved  every single moment of it! Perhaps the best thing about it is the fact that Roarke is becoming more and more prevalent in Dallas’s cop business. How he does this without stepping on her toes is beyond me!

The Roarke and Eve dynamic is as dynamite as ever. They go through some struggles, some little arguments here and there. And most of the time it’s due to Eve’s lasting belief that being with Roarke is still all a dream. I love seeing that soft spot of Eve’s when it comes to Roarke.

And last but not least, here’s your Roarke.

Let’s keep the drooling to a minimum, okay?

 

 

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Review: Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb

 

 

Conspiracy in Death

(In Death # 8)

by JD Robb

Romantic Suspense

What is there to say that hasn’t been said countless times by JD Robb? She’s brilliant and Conspiracy in Death, the eight book in the In Death series is great!

Eve Dallas is simply the best at what she does. And others have started to take notice. When a fellow cop, Bowers the bitch starts hassling Eve on her turf, Eve has no choice but to defend herself. With a few heated words and early threats, things seem to be close to its boiling point rather than simmering down.

But despite the bad blood between Eve and Bowers, Dallas has more important things to do, like figure out why a sleeper was found dead under a bench with his heart removed. The Black Market is Eve’s first guess, but then she finds out that Snooks’ heart was already failing and he was going to die soon. So why would someone snatch a dying heart? It’s Lieutenant Eve Dallas’s job to find out!

Conspiracy in Death showcases Eve at some of her most vulnerable moments. In this book, she is stripped of her identity and it breaks her. I love the strong, kickass woman who takes no shit from anyone, but I also adore the fact that Eve has a softer, more gentler side to her as well. It’s her love and trust of Roarke that helps her overcome this and I loved reading every moment of it!

Plus, Roarke gets hotter and hotter in each book! And, as always, I present to you, your daily dose to Gandy Candy!

Purrr.

Snow scene anyone?

 

 

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Virtual Signings Galore!

Your wallets are wincing because it knows what's coming!

In honor of the hardcover release of Dark Lover, J.R. Ward is now taking orders for personalized books.The signing closes on September 27th, so place your orders now!

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JD Robb, the writing phenomenon has just released her latest book, New York to Dallas yesterday. You can also order a personalized copy here.

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Dark Lover (Collector's Edition): A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

New York to Dallas (In Death)

Review: Glory in Death by JD Robb

Glory in Death (In Death # 2)

by JD Robb

Romantic Suspense

Find it on Goodreads!

Opening line: “The dead were her business.”

From that first line, I was sucked in. There is something about Robb’s writing that just sucks me in completely. I love the way she describes things. I love the way the words flow and I love that there’s this sense of detachment or coldness in the overall tone of her writing. It makes the mystery of the story that much more intriguing.

Eve Dallas is one of my favourite heroines. I love her strength and determination in her work. It’s admirable. Ironically enough, Eve Dallas lives and breathes death. It’s her job and Eve takes her duty seriously. So much so that she forgets to take care of herself.

In Glory in Death, Eve is the primary on another murder case, this time of a well-known woman in law who was caught off-guard with a slice to her throat. Lieutenant Dallas is on the case, doing her job to perfection. But when more deaths occur, Dallas is thinking that maybe the person she initially thought was committing the crimes isn’t the right person anymore. This causes her to retrace her steps and review the evidence. The suspense in this book is amazing, all the way to the end of the book. I can’t even choose which one I prefer between the first book or this one! Both are great!

And then there’s Eve’s relationship with Roarke. There are some rough tides between the lovebirds in this one, but in the end, Roarke is still as loyal as can be. I want to marry Roarke! Even when he’s angry, he manages to turn me on. There’s nothing about this guy that isn’t sexy. Simply put, Roarke is a dream. And I want him bad.

I loved that Eve let herself feel in this one. She’s so preoccupied with her work life that she doesn’t take time for herself. In this one, she does. She spends some quality time with Mavis, her awesome best friend and of course, Roarke, who does the most sweetest things for her. I’m incredibly jealous. Would it be creepy to say I wish I was Eve Dallas?

I can’t wait to read the next one! I wonder why it took me so long to read this series. Obviously, I was missing out. And if you haven’t read this either, then make sure you pick this one up soon! 

This is my Roarke *sigh*