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Title: Born of Fury
Series: The League
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Goodreads Summary:
The war is on…

Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella- an organization that has declared war on the League that rules the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrifies it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk’s enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one. He will do whatever it takes to survive and protect his Sentella brethren.

Sumi Antaxas is one of the best assassins the League has ever trained. In her world, failure is not an option and she has never met a target she couldn’t execute. So when she’s assigned Hauk, she believes it’ll be a quick and easy mission.

But nothing is ever as simple as it seems, and Hauk is far better trained..

Fiery Cross Book Thoughts

I am a fan of the Outlander series but if it hadn't been for Jamie and Claire? I would have never finished Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon. This book for me was the filler. It wasn't horrible but I don't know. I guess it dragged for me. When Jamie and Claire appeared I flew through the pages. I didn't want to put the book down. But soon Brianna, their daughter came back into the picture. Maybe I'm alone in this but Brianna for some reason unknown got on my nerves. I don't mind when Roger was alone but again. Have Brianna in the scene and I got annoyed.

People told me I would grow to like her but when I have two more books to read in the series. When will I start to like her?

I wish I could give a better description for this book but I really had trouble focusing. The main plot seemed to be finding Stephen Bonnet, a man who did wrong. I won't go into detail about his character because that would spoil the previous book. We'll just say he's not a nice guy.

If there is one thing I loved about the book was the research that was put into this. I can only imagine the research she did. If something wasn't accurate I would never have known.

If you have started the Outlander series still read Fiery Cross. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Boundless Book Cover

Title: Boundless
Series: Unearthly
Author: Cynthia Hand
Goodreads Summary: N/A

A Trail of Fire Book Cover

Title: A Trail of Fire
Series: Outlander
Author: Diana Gabaldon
Goodreads Summary:
Four extraordinary stories featuring characters from the bestselling Outlander series.


In Lord John and the Plague of Zombies Lord John Grey is posted to Jamaica to assist the Governor as he faces a most unusual kind of uprising among the colony's slave population.

In The Space Between, Jamie Fraser's step-daughter Joan is on her way to an abbey in Paris to become a nun - but when she meets the Comte St Germain, a wealthy French aristocrat rumoured to to deal in the occult - she discovers her destiny lies on a quite different path.

In The Custom of the Army, Lord John Grey is summoned as a witness in a court martial in the wilds of Acadia, only to find himself playing a crucial role in the Battle of Quebec.

In A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows, a WW2 Spitfire pilot called Jerry MacKenzie crashes near a stone circle and wakes up in the eighteenth century. Can the strange man he meets - who impossibly seems to know him - help him return to his wife and baby son before a terrible fate overtakes them?

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Title: Wicked Business
Series: Lizzy & Diesel
Author: Janet Evanovich
Goodreads Summary:
Lizzy Tucker’s once normal life as a pastry chef in Salem, Massachusetts, turns upside down as she battles both sinister forces and an inconvenient attraction to her unnaturally talented but off-limits partner, Diesel.

When Harvard University English professor and dyed-in-the-wool romantic Gilbert Reedy is mysteriously murdered and thrown off his fourth-floor balcony, Lizzy and Diesel take up his twenty-year quest for the Luxuria Stone, an ancient relic believed by some to be infused with the power of lust. Following clues contained in a cryptic nineteenth-century book of sonnets, Lizzy and Diesel tear through Boston catacombs, government buildings, and multimillion-dollar residences. On their way they’ll leave behind a trail of robbed graves, public disturbances, and general mayhem.

Diesel’s black sheep cousin, Gerwulf Grimoire, also wants the Stone. His motives are far from pure, and what he plans on doing with the treasure, no one knows . . . but Lizzy Tucker fears she’s in his crosshairs. Never far and always watching, Grimoire has a growing, vested interest in the cupcake-baker-turned-finder-of-lost-things. As does another dangerous and dark opponent in the hunt—a devotee of lawlessness and chaos, known only as Anarchy.

Treasures will be sought, and the power of lust will be unmistakable as Lizzy and Diesel attempt to stay ahead of Anarchy, Grimoire, and his medieval minion, Hatchet, in this ancient game of twisted riddles and high-stakes hide-and-seek.

Lucas Book Cover

Title: Lucas
Series: Vampires in America
Author: D.B. Reynolds
Goodreads Summary:
Book SIX of the award-winning Vampires in America … coming in 2012!

Echo Book Cover

Title: Echo
Series: Soul Seekers
Author: Alyson Noël
Goodreads Summary:
The second book in the Soul Seekers series about a girl who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead by #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël!


Daire Santos just saved her grandmother's life—and her soul. But at a cost. The Richters, a dark family of sorcerers, have been let loose in the Lowerworld, and Daire and her boyfriend, Dace, must once again work together to find them before they upset the balance between good and evil, and destroy not only their small town in New Mexico, but the entire world.

As Daire and Dace's relationship deepens, Dace’s evil brother Cade grows stronger than ever, building his power and forcing Daire to confront the horrifying prophecy that has brought them all together. One that will leave Daire no choice but to claim her true destiny as Seeker, but only by making an unthinkable sacrifice for the greater good of all.

Mockingjay Book Thoughts

The latest book that I'm glad I added to my collection is Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. It's the final book in the Hunger Games Trilogy. I have to admit I was sad it ended but all good series must come to an end while we like it or not.

Unfortunately I never got around to reviewing the first book so if you would like to know more about that one, click here. I do have thoughts on Catching Fire, the second book, click here. In the meantime let's move onto Mockingjay.

This one picks up after the second book. Katniss finds herself among the rebels. They are people just like her that want to stop President Snow. Can they though? Is the President smart enough to show the power he has and kill them?

While Katniss has to worry about Snow, there is also Peeta to think about. What happened to the two in the previous book might just be enough to keep them apart forever. Can Katniss save them? Does she even want to? What about Gale? Could she be with him and not Peeta?

Will Katniss come out of this okay? Will her life change for the good or the better? Only time will tell.

If there is one thing I love about the series. It makes you think. Could we end up like that? Of course I'm sure we won't have something like the Hunger Games but could we have something similar? The one thing I love about these kind of books is that they might be fiction but this time there are no dragons, vampires, or you name it. They are real people.

Check out the series if you haven't yet.

Crimson Frost Book Cover

Title: Crimson Frost
Series: Mythos Academy
Author: Jennifer Estep
Goodreads Summary:
For a moment, a face flashed before my eyes — the most hideous face I’d ever seen. No matter how hard I tried to forget what had happened, I saw him everywhere I went. It was Loki — the evil god that I’d helped set free against my will.

I should have known that my first official date with Logan Quinn was destined to end in disaster. If we’d gotten into a swordfight, or been ambushed by Reapers, I’d have been more prepared. But getting arrested mid-sip at the local coffee hangout? I didn’t see that one coming. I’ve been accused of purposely helping the Reapers free Loki from his prison — and the person leading the charge against me is Linus Quinn, Logan’s dad. The worst part is that pretty much everyone at Mythos Academy thinks I’m guilty. If I’m going to get out of this mess alive, I’ll have to do it myself …

Unguarded Book Cover

Title: Unguarded
Series: N/A
Author: Ashley Robertson
Goodreads Summary:
Guardian angel Selene was so close to becoming an archangel—the supreme of all beings—until she fell in love with Cole, a forbidden dark one. Once she discovers her vampire lover has been kidnapped and the only way to save him is by abandoning her number one priority—Caitlyn, her human charge—there really is only one answer in Selene’s mind, even though leaving Caitlyn unguarded will most likely cause Selene to fall from grace.

But her choice to save Cole doesn’t come without a price…and now Selene is racing against time to not only save her dark lover, but find a way to keep Caitlyn alive as well.

With the help of a new vampire ally, Luke, Selene will push her diminishing angel abilities to the point where her very existence lies in the balance. Now threatened with the chance of becoming a fallen angel or even dying, Selene can only pray she’ll have enough time—and good grace—to save the ones she loves.

Pushing the Limits Book Cover

Title: Pushing the Limits
Series: N/A
Author: Katie McGarry
Goodreads Summary:
"I won't tell anyone, Echo. I promise." Noah tucked a curl behind my ear. It had been so long since someone touched me like he did. Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins? His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. "You didn't do that-did you? It was done to you?" No one ever asked that question. They stared. They whispered. They laughed. But they never asked.

"An edgy romance that pulls you in and never lets go. I was hooked!"-Gena Showalter, New York Times bestselling author of the Intertwined series

So wrong for each other...and yet so right.

No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal. But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. They should have nothing in common. And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible. Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away. And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.

Magic for a Price Book Cover

Title: Magic for a Price
Series: Allie Beckstrom
Author: Devon Monk
Goodreads Summary: N/A

Foretold Book Cover

Title: Foretold
Series: The Demon Trappers
Author: Jana Oliver
Goodreads Summary:
Riley’s always known that Beck had a chequered history, but she’s not prepared for what it actually means to be in love with a guy with this many dark secrets. Now that he’s finally admitted to himself that he’s in love with her too, there’s no more hiding the truth about his past. And as it turns out, fending off a demon apocalypse is nothing compared to what’s to come...

Finale Book Cover

Title: Finale
Series: Hush, Hush
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Goodreads Summary:
Nora is more certain than ever that she is in love with Patch. Fallen angel or no, he is the one for her. Her heritage and destiny may mean that they will always be enemies, but there is no turning her back on him. But now they face their biggest challenge. Can their love survive a seemingly insurmountable divide. And in the end, will there be enough trust left to rebuild what has been broken? The lines are drawn - but which sides are they on?

Supernatural Born Killers

Title: Supernatural Born Killers
Series: Pepper Martin
Author: Casey Daniels
Goodreads Summary: N/A

Lover At Last Book Cover

Title: Lover At Last
Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood
Author: J.R. Ward
Goodreads Summary:
On JR Ward's Facebook for March 31st 2013:

THEIR TIME HAS COME. 2013- NEXT BDB HARDCOVER.....BLAY & QHUINN!!!!

Blade Song Book Cover

Title: Blade Song
Series: N/A
Author: J.C. Daniels
Goodreads Summary:
This title is not yet released. Buy links will be available once the title is out.

Previously Titled Rules of the Game

Kit Colbana—half breed, assassin, thief, jack of all trades—has a new job: track down the missing ward of one of the local alpha shapeshifters. It should be a piece of cake.

So why is she so nervous? It probably has something to do with the insanity that happens when you deal with shifters—especially sexy ones who come bearing promises of easy jobs and easier money.

Or maybe it’s all the other missing kids that Kit discovers while working the case, or the way her gut keeps screaming she’s gotten in over her head. Or maybe it’s because if she fails—she’s dead.

If she can stay just one step ahead, she should be okay. Maybe she’ll even live long to collect her fee…

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Title: Dreamless
Series: Starcrossed
Author: Josephine Angelini
Goodreads Summary:
Can true love be forgotten?

As the only Scion who can descend into the Underworld, Helen Hamilton has been given a nearly impossible task. By night she wanders through Hades, trying to stop the endless cycle of revenge that has cursed her family. By day she struggles to overcome the fatigue that is rapidly eroding her sanity. Without Lucas by her side, Helen is not sure she has the strength to go on.

Just as Helen is pushed to her breaking point, a mysterious new Scion comes to her rescue. Funny and brave, Orion shields her from the dangers of the Underworld. But time is running out—a ruthless foe plots against them, and the Furies’ cry for blood is growing louder.

As the ancient Greek world collides with the mortal one, Helen’s sheltered life on Nantucket descends into chaos. But the hardest task of all will be forgetting Lucas Delos.

Josephine Angelini’s compelling saga becomes ever more intricate and spellbinding as an unforgettable love triangle emerges and the eternal cycle of revenge intensifies. Eagerly awaited, this sequel to the internationally bestselling STARCROSSED delivers a gritty, action-packed love story that exceeds expectation.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Hi all!! Hope everyone had a good weekend. Let's get this week started with some great books. What are you reading? Join us at The Book Journey's website, for the weekly It's Monday! What Are You Reading? Click here for the link.



I'm getting closer to the end of The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon. I really feel like I've been reading this one forever. I love the series but I just can't get into this one as much.
Goodreads Summary: The year is 1771, and war is coming. Jamie Fraser’s wife tells him so. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecy—a time-traveler’s certain knowledge.

Born in the year of Our Lord 1918, Claire Randall served England as a nurse on the battlefields of World War II, and in the aftermath of peace found fresh conflicts when she walked through a cleftstone on the Scottish Highlands and found herself an outlander, an English lady in a place where no lady should be, in a time—1743—when the only English in Scotland were the officers and men of King George’s army.

Now wife, mother, and surgeon, Claire is still an outlander, out of place, and out of time, but now, by choice, linked by love to her only anchor—Jamie Fraser. Her unique view of the future has brought him both danger and deliverance in the past; her knowledge of the oncoming revolution is a flickering torch that may light his way through the perilous years ahead — or ignite a conflagration that will leave their lives in ashes....

Next up, is The Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. Love this series. Will be kinda sad when I finish that last page.

Goodreads Summary: Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plains--except Katniss.

The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay--no matter what the personal cost.


I've been in the mood for a classic. So why not dig out my favorite author Jane Austen and her book Catherine and Other Writing.
Goodreads Summary: This new collection of Austen's brilliant short fiction is the first annotated edition of her short writings. The texts have been compared with the manuscripts to give a number of new readings. In addition to prose fiction and prayers, this collection contains many of her poems written to amuse and console her friends, and are unavailable in any other single volume.



For magazines, right now I'm reading the latest copy of RT Book Reviews.