Book Review-The Immortal Hunter

The Immortal Hunter
Argeneau (11) Rogue Hunter(2)
Lynsay Sands
Avon
360 Pages
Published April 2009
Paperback 
Vampire
ISBN: 978-0-06-147430-9

Synopsis:
Even vampires need a vacation. But Decker Argeneau's ends abruptly when he's asked to help hunt the group of rogue vampires targeting mortals -- one that might include a defector in his own family. Before he can worry about that, though, he's got to rescue the latest victim. It's all part of the job, including taking a bullet for a beautiful doctor.
Dr. Danielle McGill doesn't know if she can trust the man who just saved her life. There are too many questions, such as what is the secret organization he says he's part of, and why do his wounds hardly bleed? However, with her sister in the hands of some dangerous men, she doesn't have much choice but to trust him.
Except now Decker's talking about life mates and awakening a passion that's taking Dani beyond anything she's ever known. Being undead may not be half-bad...especially if it means spending forever with a man who would love her with his mind, body, and immortal soul. 

MY REVIEW

Summary:
After going hunting in search of a rogue vampire, who is also his cousin, Nicholas, one who has been on the run for over fifty years. Now they are following his very obvious trail, which leaves Decker worried. But then when they catch up to him, they join him in hunting down six dangerous vampires who have captured two innocent women, sisters. But after they take down five of them, one of them escapes with the youngest girl, and the one left behind with her rescuers are Decker and Justin. Nicholas is out of their range once more. But their attention is focused on Dani who is desperate to find her sister, and she turns out to be Decker's lifemate. Decker is stunned at first, and finds this revelation to be unexpected, but he knows he has to earn her trust, however he keeps lying to her, which prevents her from trusting him and intent on finding her sister. However even though Dani is determined to find her sister, who is only fifteen, there is a chemistry between her and Decker, and even though she doesn't trust him, she is drawn to him and finds herself falling hard and fast for him....

The Hero (Decker Argeneau Pimms)
Decker, a immortal and a rogue hunter. Decker is surprised to be following his cousins trail after fifty years of never being able to find him, and is wary. What he never expected to find was his cousin hunting rogues, even though he is a rogue as well, but when it came down to taking down Nicholas or six rogues, he knows there are two innocents that are more important. What he didn't expect was to discover his lifemate as one of the women he intended on rescuing. One who doesn't trust him, but trusts Nicholas more...even though he is rogue. Decker was born immortal, has given up sex and food for over 80 years. Now however after meeting his life mate, his appetites return with full force, and he starts falling in love with this one woman who awakens all of his senses...



The Heroine (Danielle McGill)
Dani, is a Gynecologist and set up a practice on her own, and has of late been very busy with her work. But then she decides to go on a trip with her sister for a family get together, however on the way to her uncle's home, she and her sister are taken by "monsters" and later learn that they are vampires. Dani doesn't think there is any hope of them surviving until she is rescued by three men, one of whom she is physically attracted to. However Dani needs to find her sister, who is only fifteen years old.  What Dani never realized was how much Decker means to her, and that she wants to be with him forever.


My Thoughts 
The Immortal Hunter is part of two series written by Lynsay Sands....its the eleventh installment in the Argeneau series, and the second in the rogue hunter series. The Immortal Hunter takes the reader on a thrilling ride of suspense, adventure and romance. There is such a intensity about this story, where two people find each other, when if certain events hadn't ever occured they might have never have found one another, acts although done is violence, brought about a silver lining. There was also such a witty rapore between the characters in this book, and it was great to see characters from other books involved in this story as well such as Lucian (who is my personal favorite) and Samantha (whom anyone that has read her story just adores her) so it was lovely to see it all come together in this story, and looking forward to reading the next one in the series: Nicholas' story...I can hardly wait....this series so far has been such a delightful dessert to read!!


My Favorite Quote In This Book

"You do, just by being here. I can't imagine facing all this alone" She slipped her hand into his, squeezing it. "I guess that's what love is, sharing the good and the bad, the happy and the sad"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"The few and the proud are the U.S. Marines," Justin, informed her, seeming rather amused "We CSIS men..."he paused to cast a taunting glance toward Decker and then continued "We CSIS guys are the Cute, Strong, Intelligent, and Sexy" In the looks department the man fit the James Bond image of a spy, she thought. It was just a shame that he was missing the "intelligent" from the Cute, Strong, Intelligent, and Sexy quota.
My Grade On This Book 
4.5 Blossoms



Other Books In The Series 

Love Bites

Single, White Vampire

Tall, Dark and Hungry

A Bite To Remember

Bite Me If You Can

The Accidental Vampire

Vampires Are Forever

Vampire, Interrupted

The Rogue Hunter

The Immortal Hunter

The Renegade Hunter

Born to Bite
Hungry For You

Waiting On Wednesday (28)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine,that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating.This week I’m waiting on,

Coming Out January 25,2011

Synopsis (Author Website)
Piers Yelverton, Earl of Marchant, lives in a castle in Wales where, it is rumored, his bad temper flays everyone he crosses. He's a Beast. Miss Linnet Thynne is one of the most exquisite young ladies ever to grace London's ballrooms. She's a Beauty. But wait—there's more! Piers is a doctor: brilliant, lame, and impossible to get along with. There's a version of him on Fox TV, named after a habitation. Linnet has been involved in a scandalous flirtation with a prince, and everyone in the ton thinks she's carrying a royal child: she needs a husband.

Linnet estimates it will take two weeks—at the outside—to bring the earl to his knees. Piers knows that he will never fall in love, and definitely never marry.

Teaser Tuesday (30)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme that I have just discovered, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading Anyone can play along! Just do the following:


•Grab your current read

•Open to a random page

•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others! Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like.

"Don't run from me, Dani. I'll just follow."
"I'm not running," she whispered, her eyes on his mouth.
"Yes," he growled "you are." And then he did exactly what she wanted and kissed her.

Book Review-A Highland Duchess

A Highland Duchess 

Karen Ranney

Avon 

377 Pages

Published August 2010 

Paperback 

Victorian/Scottish Highlands 

ISBN: 978-0-06-177184-2

Synopsis
The beautiful but haughty Duchess of Herridge is known to all the "ton" as the "Ice Queen." But to Ian McNair, the exquisite Emma is nothing like the rumors. Sensual and passionate, she moves him as no other woman has before. If only she were his wife and not his captive . . .

Little does Emma know that the dark and mysterious stranger who bursts into her bedroom to kidnap her is the powerful Earl of Buchane, and the only man who has been able to see past her proper faCade. As the Ice Queen's defenses melt under the powerful passion she finds with her handsome captor, she begins to believe that love may be possible. Yet fate has decreed that the dream can never be--for pursuing it means sacrificing everything they hold dear: their honor, their futures . . . and perhaps their lives.

MY REVIEW 
 
Summary:
Emma, Duchess and a recent widow, is still in her mourning period, but about to come out of it. Then he uncle informs her that she is to be married again, willingly or not, she has no choice in the matter. Then that night, a stranger comes into her bedroom and kidnaps her for he is in search of a mirror, a gift from her late husband, that she had practically forgotten about. Now Emma is his captive, and send her uncle a ransom: the mirror, for his niece. However it is apparent that her uncle could care less if she ends up not returning to him dead or alive, ever since her husbands death, has gambled away her fortune and if she were dead he would have full access to it. Emma even though captured, has felt more at home with Ian that she has ever been with anyone else, and she opens her heart to him, even knowing that there is no future for them, for she is to marry another, as is he.....but sometimes the matters of the heart have a way of disrupting best laid plans....

The Hero (Ian Macnair)
Ian, is a scot and engaged to be married to a young woman, who is the daughter of his partner in science. He is fond of her, but doesn't love her. Now he needs the mirror and she is the only person he knows of that has possession of it. However he never expected to be able to break through the barrier of the "Ice Queen" and reach the real Emma, who has a heart of gold, and a passion that will match his. Ian even though strong, handsome and dangerous, is also searching for love, but has yet to find it, until he falls for Emma, whom he desperately wants in his life. Ian, knowing of her past, has never judged her, and has just accepted her as who she is, a woman worthy of love....


The Heroine (Emma Herrige)
Emma, Duchess of Herrige, and late widow, has not been dealt fairness in her young life. Both under her uncle and recent husbands control. She has always been the Ice Queen, never the Emma as she once was when she was a young girl, full of life and passion for everything around her. Now all she knows is pain and fear. She has never had hope or love, until a stranger kindaps her in the night, and shows her what the road to freedom tastes like, a road Emma believes she can never travel. But life is full of surprise and unexpected events will change her into the woman she was suppose to have been....


My Thoughts 
A Highland Duchess is the most recent book from Karen Ranney. As far as romances go, this was a average read for me. I could get into the story, but it wasn't like I couldn't put it down, I actually ended up pausing multiple times through the story. It wasn't a enlightening read or enchanting, but there was a drama about the story that held a certain appeal for me. I have usually enjoyed reading books from this author, so I was surprised when I had such a challenging time getting through this one. I found that there wasn't much consistency of engaging the reader much. The story had some flow, but it could be erratic at times. I did enjoy the characters and the emotional side of the story. There were parts of the story that drew me, but there were other parts, where I had to force myself to read through it. Overall it was a enjoyable read, but not one I would want to buy or re read....


My Favorite Quote 
"I may be a pariah, Ian, but I would also be a partner. I would be there to listen to you complain, to hear your theories, to tell you that you're marvelous"


My Grade On This Book 
3.5 Blossoms 

Its Monday! What Are You Reading (15)

This is a great weekly meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. We simply post what we finished reading over the the last week, what we plan on reading this week, etc .

What I have Read This Past Week 
In The Dark Of Dreams-My Review
A Wallflower Christmas-My Review
All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire-My Review
The Devil Wears Plaid-My Review 
The Highlander's Touch-My Review
Seduced By A Highlander-My Review
The Viscount Who Loved Me-My Review


What I Am Reading Now 

 Reading This Week 

Book Review-The Devil Wears Plaid

The Devil Wears Plaid
Highland (1)
Teresa Medeiros
Pocket Books
407 Pages
Published Sep 2010
Scottish Highlands
ISBN: 978-1-4391-5788-6

Synopsis:

AN INNOCENT WOMAN

Emmaline Marlow is about to wed the extremely powerful laird of the Hepburn clan to save her father from debtor's prison when ruffian Jamie Sinclair bursts into the abbey on a magnificent black horse and abduts her in one strong swoop. Though he is Hepburn's sworn enemy, Emma's mysterious captor is everything her bridegroom is not--handsome, virile, dangerous...and a perilous temptation for her yearning heart.

A DANGEROUS MAN

Jamie expects Emma to be some milksop English miss, not a fiery, defiant beauty whose irresistible charms will tempt him at every turn. But he cannot allow either one of them to forget he is her enemy and she his pawn in the deadly Highland feud between the clans. Stealing his enemy's bride was simple, but can he claim her innocence without losing his heart?

Summary
Emmaline, out of duty and obligation, consented to marry the Earl of Hepburn, but knew in her heart she could never love him. Emmaline knows that marrying the powerful laird, she is only saving her family from ruin, and after sacrificing so much of herself for her family, she is also willing to marry a stranger in order to secure their future. But right before she says her vows, a dangerous highlander, enemy to her groom to be, kidnaps her. He is opposite of her groom in every way, handsome, virile, and sexy. Especially at first Emmaline is outraged at being taken by this highlander, however she knows that there is more to meet the eye when it comes to Jamie Sinclair and his men. So Emmaline starts to doubt what she previously had thought about the Earl and starts to believe and trust in the outlaw, scoundrel and man of her heart....James Sinclair

The Hero (James Alistair Sinclair)
Jamie, taking after his ancestors and the Highland tradition, steals his enemy's bride, but never thought he would be driven to it. Jamie is determined to get back what was stolen from the Sinclair Clan, no matter the cost, even kidnapping a innocent woman. What Jamie never expected was not to find a simpering miss in his arms, but a fiery spirited woman, who doesn't back down from him. And before he realizes it, Jamie doesn't want to let go of the woman who holds his heart and he never wants her to leave him.

The Heroine (Emmaline Marlowe)
Emmaline, dreamed of her wedding day, of giving her heart to someone who loved her and whom she was completly devoted to, however not all dreams come true, and Emmaline knows it is one dream that won't be coming true for her. Emmaline has always been a devoted daughter to her parents, never rebelling and always obeying them. Now she has to marry a old Laird and Earl, whom might be very powerful, but doesn't stir up her passions like she has dreamed of. But when she is kidnapped at the alter, by the most handsome man she has come across, she wonders if fate has a way of interfering and showing her hearts desire in this one man, one who will change her life...forever. Emmaline is a heroine filled with deep desires and passions, but has had to supress them most of her life. She has never fallen in love like she has dreamed. Emmaline despite her obedient nature to her family, has a inner fire that needs a outlet, and the man who kidnaps her is the perfect outlet to bring out the true heroine in this book. Emmaline is strong, determine, loyal and ever persistent in finding her true love.


My Thoughts 
The Devil Wears Plaid, is a bit different scenery from all the other books that Teresa Medieros has written. The Devil Wears Plaid is a powerful story of two people that were so different from each other, but yet so right for one another. At the beginning of the story we see Emmaline and Jamie collide in tempers and passions, but as events surrounding them only escalate in danger and mystery, does the love for each other blossom. I found that I couldn't put this one down, and before I knew it, the story was over and I was felt like "where did all the time go??" This has such a entrancing story line, one that will ensnare your attention from the first page and won't let you go until the very end....definitely a romance you don't want to miss out on. Teresa Medeiros does deliver.....and this one for me is a 5 rating!!! It compelely and deliciously won me over! The passion, the characters, the plot, the charming story, a magical read!!!


My Favorite Quote 
"What are you doing?" she whispered, torn between hope and alarm. 
"Making the biggest mistake of my life," he said grimly, before dragging her into his arms and claiming her lips in a wild and desperate kiss that stole both her breath and heart away.



My Grade On This Book 
5 Blossoms

Can You Imagine (3)

'Can You Imagine' is a weekly meme hosted by Heather on A Bibliophile's Paradise

The idea of this meme is for you to imagine whats going to happen next in your book and why. You can talk about a particular Character(s), the plot, ect. Try not to contain any spoilers.  Once your half way through your book start thinking about what's going to happen. If you read several books a week then you can have several "Can You Imagine..." posts, you can just do one once a week, or whenever you feel like it. I plan on posting one every Thursday, at least. I know it will be hard but try not to contain spoilers or at least to many, that stop others from reading the book for themselves. This meme is for others to get excited and want to read the book(s) for themselves and see how it ends.

I am a little more than halfway through The Devil Wears Plaid, Emmaline has been kindapped by James Sinclair, and at the point where I am at, there is a sensual tension between the two, but there is also a emotional tie that is building as well, but a certain lack of trust that still needs to be built. I imagine that there will be something that will happen to Emmaline to have her to start trusting in Jamie and I can imagine that he will get what is rightfully his once again...at least I hope so

Lusting For Covers (27)

Lusting for Covers is a meme found on TBQ so come and join in on this fun meme!!!
 

1- Take the graphic (left) to use on your post. Remember to give credit to the original host (TBQ).

2- Choose your own book cover that you've fallen in "lust" with in the past week. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! If you find a cover that catches your eye, then showcase it on your blog, and let others see the pretty covers out there.

3- Copy the direct link to your own L4C post into the comment section on my post (when in doubt, use this link and then scroll down to find the post), and allow others to come and see what you picked! (OPTIONAL):

4- Besides posting the picture of the book cover you chose, it's nice to provide the book summary, title, author, or a website link for the book. It's not required, but it can help you readers' to add more books to

their own list! A brief "Why I choose this cover" is also appreciated, but not required

Synopsis
Amelia Cynster is stunned to hear these words from Lucien Ashford—the enigmatic sixth Viscount Calverton and the man she has always loved—just before the handsome rogue passes out at her feet. Dawn is breaking and she's already risked scandal by lying in wait for him just outside his London home. And though torn between indignant affront and astonished relief, she's nevertheless thrilled that Luc has agreed to her outrageous marriage proposal.
However, rather than submitting to a hasty wedding as Amelia had planned, the exasperating lord insists on wooing her properly…in public and in private. She longs for their time alone, when she can learn all about seduction from a master, yet frustratingly, they all too often find themselves beneath the stifling gaze of the ton.
But there is method behind the viscount's madness—he has a secret reason for wooing Amelia. And like all desirable things, his passion has a price.

Book Review-Seduced By A Highlander

Seduced By A Highlander
Children of the Mist (2)
Paula Quinn
Grand Central
347 Pages
Published Sep 2010
Scottish Highlands
ISBN: 978-0-446-55237-0

Synopsis
SINS THAT CAN'T BE FORGIVEN
Tristan MacGregor is famed throughout the Highlands as a silver-tonged seducer and an unrepentant rogue. Bold and charming, he's dallied with many women, yet none as mysterious as the lass he steals a kiss from at king's court. Little does he know this beauty is one of his clan's greatest enemies.
PASSION THAT CAN'T BE DENIED
Isobel Fergusson has despised the bloodthirsty MacGregors ever since they murdered her father. She's horrified to learn that the handsome stranger she kissed is of this clan. But Tristan means to possess her at any cost and Isobel's body turns traitor at his touch. Can a man she's sworn to hate be the only one she can ever love?

Summary:
Isobel Fegusson comes to England with her brother's for the King's coronation. But one day, out walking, she stumbles across a handsome highlander who is charming and simply irrisistable and a danger to any woman. But then Isobel finds out that they are enemies. the MacGregors killed her father out of revenge for her father killing Tristan's uncle. Isobel and Tristan are forbidden from seeing each other by their own kin, however Tristan finds Isobel irrisistable and searches her home out, ends up injured and spends quite some time with Isobel and her brothers, and their feelings for each other are stronger than any feud...

The Hero (Tristan MacGregor)
Tristan  is a lover of the lases, but when he meets Isobel she challenges him more than any other. Isobel intrigues him, and ever since he met her he craves her. So despite his better logic, he goes with his gut feeling and goes searching for her, even though knowing that their families are enemies, however he doesn't see Isobel as a enemy. As he spends even more time with her and her brothers, he figures that the Fergussons aren't as bad as his clan claims, and is determined to keep Isobel in his life, even if he has to give up his family and clan. Tristan despite being a rascal when it comes to the women, doesn't have the highest of self esteem, not really thinking he has a place with his family, however he starts to believe in himself again and in his love that he has for Isobel.

The Heroine (Isobel Fergusson)
Isobel lost her mother eleven years ago, and lost her father only a year after her mother. Isobel along with her brother Patrick, had to be responsible and care for their younger brothers. Isobel has always had to work hard to provide for her family and help raise her brothers ever since their father died, since their clan left them after the fact. Isobel is a very courageous and strong willed woman, and hates and even fears the MacGregors after what they did to her father, leaving seven children orphaned. Isobel however is disarmed completely when she meets Tristan who is the most determined man she has ever met, a man that wants her despite the fact that they are enemies.

My Thoughts 
Seduced by a Highlander is the second installment in the Children Of The Mist by Paula Quinn. I have always enjoyed reading from Paula Quinn, but I have just loved this series so far.... such a great plot twist to the story, with mystery, romance, intrigue, and a intensity about the story. The characters throughout this book were very engaging and have met their match it seems as their interaction with one another is explosive at times, the passion between these two is sizzling. Such a gripping romance that will have you at the edge of your seats...Definitely deserves a 4 1/2 in my book.....such a charming tale with  such well portrayed story that will take you back through time to medieval Scotland......in two words COMPLETELY WONDERFUL!!!

My Favorite Quote 
"Ye are the delight of my heart. I would give up anything for ye; my honor, my kin, my life. I want to take care of ye, provide for ye, hear yer laughter, yer voice every day. I will no' give up until ye are mine, so ye might as well marry me now and save yerself the trouble."

My Grade On This Book 
4.5 Blossoms

Other Books In The Series 
Ravished By A Highlander
Tamed By A Highlander

On My Wishlist (16)

On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where I list all the books I desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.

Jaxon Castille: jaguar shifter, warrior, assassin. He has long hungered for the chance to make his former lover, Libby Jamieson, pay for her deadly betrayal. After three long years he's finally found her. The hunt is over . . .
But the Libby that he finds is not what he expected. She has no memory of their tumultuous affair, of her treachery, of anything beyond her own name. A shadowy and deadly clan has marked them both for death, and in an instant, he game changes: the hunter has become the hunted.
On the run, with the ghosts of their past between them and a dark, desperate hunger quickly reclaiming their bodies and souls, Libby and Jaxon must discover the truth behind the dark forces working against them. Together, they must grab hold of a destiny that has the power to either heal them or destroy them.
But the truth is far more shattering than anyone could imagine . . .

Demure lady's companion Emma Chegwidden never defies society’s rules. Until the night she runs straight into the arms of the mysterious and menacing Reaper . . . a man who rides the night-shadowed countryside and conceals his identity behind a mask. His goal is justice . . . or is it vengeance? Only one thing is certain: nothing will stop him from his dark purpose.

Michael Durant, long-lost heir to the duke of Nevitt, has a score to settle. Cynical, dangerous and ruthless, Michael is the last man on earth that sensible Emma should defy. But some challenges are too tempting to resist . . . and some passions too fierce to ignore. Soon Michael discovers in Emma the woman he has always longed for . . . a woman whose beauty and courage reach through to his tortured soul . . . and he will defy anything, even fate itself, to claim her . . .

Embedded deep behind enemy lines, Arthur “Ranger” Campbell is Bruce’s secret weapon as he wages his final assault on the enemies who stand against him. Recruited to join the Bruce’s secret elite fighting force for his prized scouting skills, Arthur’s razor sharp senses and ability to blend into the shadows make him the perfect spy. But when this shadow warrior must infiltrate the clan of the chieftain who murdered his father, his heart is locked on revenge. Inside he faces unexpected resistance from the sweetest of obstacles -- a honey-haired siren who is his enemy’s daughter. But the vivacious, enchanting Anna MacDougall is a woman whose skill at uncovering deception rivals his own.

Intrigued by this ruggedly handsome newcomer to her father’s forces, Anna accepts the challenge his determined indifference to her arouses. Though anxious for the war to end and yearning for a quiet life with a good man to love, Anna is drawn to this mysterious knight whose eyes devour her but whose words push her away. But as danger, treachery, and the threat of looming war draw them closer into each other’s passions and secrets, a warrior made of steel must make a choice from the heart: love or revenge.

Although the widowed Lady Rebecca has sworn off marriage, men are another matter. London’s cold winter nights have her dreaming of warmer pursuits-like finding a lover to satisfy her hungry heart. Someone handsome, discreet, and most importantly as uninterested in marriage as she is. Someone like Jack Fulton

A known adventurer and playboy, Jack seems like the perfect choice. There’s just one problem: Jack isn’t interested in an affair. He needs the beautiful, mysterious Lady Rebecca to be his wife. And he doesn’t have much time to persuade her. A secret from Jack’s past is about to surface, and by Christmas Day he’ll be either married to Rebecca or dead.

Anything can happen at Christmas!
When her father threatens to marry Abigail Montross off to a man twice her age (and with thirteen children!), she decides to elope instead with the irresistibly handsome Barón de Vasconia. She knows all about his notorious reputation. He is the most seductive man in all of London, but he's vowed to protect her, so she allows herself to be tempted into his bed, promising to guard her heart at all costs.
Andres believes he's entered into nothing more than a marriage of convenience with a charming and very wealthy young woman. But the days—and nights—Abigail spends in his arms soon reform this rogue. He'll do anything to gain her love—until they each discover the truth about the other and old wounds are revealed.
It's the season of miracles and passion—when love not only awakens the senses but delivers the greatest gift of all ...

Book Blogger Hop # 32

So come and join in on the fun and the hopping. Make new friends and discover new blogs!!! LETS DO THE HOP!!!! Come and check it out at Crazy For Books 

 "What very popular and hyped book in the blogosphere did you NOT enjoy and how did you feel about posting your review?"

Most books that I end up reading I usually end up loving, however there is one book from Lora Leigh Called Heat Seeker, and for me I think it was hard writing a review on a book I didn't like that much, its much better when you have enjoyed reading it. However I always try to be honest in my opinions on the books that I read!

 The Friday Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and its tons of fun to do these two memes and find tons of new friends and great blogs!!! So come and join in these two fun memes every friday!!!!


What do you do besides reading/blogging as a hobby?

Well I love scrapbooking, traveling, and doing Genealogy!!

This new Tag Along is hosted by Laurie @ Bitten by Paranormal Romance and here is a rundown of the rules:

 

Rules
1.Make a post for your blog to direct people to this post, you will find a code for the pic on my left sidebar. That way we get more bloggers involved.
2. Place your blogs name in the first box of the Linky
3. Then add your post that you made place that ULR in the second box.
4. When you find a blog that you like to follow please leave comment on the post the blogger made, so they can tag along to your blog.

This weeks question
Do you have a recent hot m/m read? If not tell us another hot read.


Well I haven't read any recent ones, but a read that I really enjoyed recently is The Highlanders Touch by Karen Marie Moning 
 

This is a weekly theme, so make sure you come back next Friday if you can. 

HAPPY READING EVERYONE!!!

Book Review-The Highlander's Touch

The Highlander's Touch
Highlander (3)
Karen Marie Moning
Dell
354 Pages
Published Nov 2000
Paperback
Time Travel/Scottish Highlands
ISBN: 978-0-440-236652-8

Synopsis 
A Warrior Of Immortal Powers

He was a mighty Scottish warrior who lived in a world bound by ancient laws and timeless magic. But no immortal powers could prepare the laird of Castle Brodie for the lovely accursed lass who stood before him. A terrible trick of fate had sent her 700 years back in time and into his private chamber to tempt him with her beauty-and seduce him with a desire he could never fulfill. For this woman he burned to possess was also
the woman he had foresworn to destroy.

A Woman Caught In The Mists Of Time

When Lisa felt the earth move under her feet, the fiercely independent 21st-century woman never dreamed she was falling...into another century. But the powerful, naked warrior who stood glaring down at her was only too real...and too dangerously arousing. Irresistibly handsome he might be, but Lisa had no intention of remaining in this savage land torn by treachery and war. How could she know that her seductive captor had other plans for her...plans that would save her from a tragic fate? Or that this man who had long ago forsaken love would defy time itself to claim her for his own.... 

MY REVIEW 

Summary:
Lisa is shocked when, at one of her two jobs, she ends up through her curse of curiosity persay, she ends up being taken back through time, 700 years in Medieval Scotland, with a sword being pointed at her throat. Definitely not what she imagined her day turning out. Circern, when seeing a woman appear before him holding the "flask" he knows he has to remember his vow, and destroy her, but he hesitates thinking that she could be a innocent.Lisa is determined to find a way back to her own time, because she has a mother that needs her more now than ever, and she has been taken away from that life and into a different one in the fourteenth century, yet feels a connection to to Circern.  So through a series of events, Circern and Lisa end up being handfasted and a passion is awakened unlike anything either one of them has ever experienced before. Yet will they be able to find a way to have.....Forever? 

The Hero 
 Circern Brodie, at thirty years of age, was the oldest of his brothers, a disciplined warrior, and many years ago became a immortal-not of his own will, and made a oath to destroy the "Bearer of the Flask" and never suspected it would be a woman. With strange clothes and suspects no magic in her, he refuses to destroy a woman who may be innocent. Circen is immortal-which is more of a curse to him than anything else. Now he heas met a woman with whom he never wants to lose...

The Heroine 
Lisa Stone, at age eighteen lost her father in a car accident, and leaving her mother crippled. which left all of her dreams going down the drain, and she ended up working two jobs. Five years later, her mother is dying from cervical cancer. Money is more tight than ever before. And just when she thought that things couldn't get any worse she is thrust backward in time, seven hundred years in Scotland, in a bedchamber of a handsome but furious scot!! Lisa is deperate to return to her time but the more she spends in his arms, the more she comes to the realization of how close their intimate bond is becoming...and she never wants to lose him.

My Thoughts 
The Highlanders Touch is the third installment in the Highland series by Karen Marie Moning. I haven't read the fever series yet, but her highland series I have just fallen for completely. I have enjoyed each of her books in the series so far, especially since I love anything romances to do with the Scottish Highlands. One of the things I didn't expect when I first started reading this one, was how emotional this book would become for the reader, from beginning to end the plot was filled with excitement, adventure and lots of romance. The relationship between the two especially at first is a bit rocky, but there is a connection between the two and we see the first seeds of their love for each other. I loved both of these characters, they were full of depth and likeable. There was also a level of emotion that is portrayed throughout the book, that will touch any reader deeply. I absolutely adored reading this, and was such a magical read!!!

My Favorite Quote 
 Live with me forever. Cease my endless solitude. I will cherish you. I will show you world you only dreamed of. I will walk beside you, hand in hand, until the end of days.

My Grade On This Book 
5 Blossoms

Other Books In The Series 

Beyond The Highland Mist

To Tame A Highland Warrior

The Highlander's Touch

The Kiss of a Highlander

The Dark Highlander

The Immortal Highlander

Into The Dreaming

Spell of the Highlander

Can You Imagine (2)

'Can You Imagine' is a weekly meme hosted by Heather on A Bibliophile's Paradise

The idea of this meme is for you to imagine whats going to happen next in your book and why. You can talk about a particular Character(s), the plot, ect. Try not to contain any spoilers.  Once your half way through your book start thinking about what's going to happen. If you read several books a week then you can have several "Can You Imagine..." posts, you can just do one once a week, or whenever you feel like it. I plan on posting one every Thursday, at least. I know it will be hard but try not to contain spoilers or at least to many, that stop others from reading the book for themselves. This meme is for others to get excited and want to read the book(s) for themselves and see how it ends.

I have read through most of the first half of this book, and this is what I Imagine will happen throughout the story....Lisa has been thrust back into 700 years in medieval Scotland, and Circern, thinks she is innocent, but its his oath to destroy her, but I think what will happen is that he will fall in love with her, and either find a way to keep her and not have to break his oath, or because of his love for her he will break it...and Lisa even though desperate to return home, will want to stay with Circern, I have no doubt there will something that will separate them perhaps for a time, which will make them both realize how strong their love is....

A-Z Wednesday (5)

A-Z Wednesday is a weekly meme from Reading At The Beach. So feel free to particiapate in this fun meme, and check out her site for the guidelines.

This Letter For This Week is Q

So My book is

HAS THE DEVASTATING DUKE FINALLY FOUND A BRIDE?

All the society papers say so. But, only the Duke of Hastings and "his "intended" know the truth. For the irresistible Simon Basset has hatched a plan to keep himself free from all those marriage-minded society mothers by pretending an attachment to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton. After all, it isn't as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry--though there is something about the alluring miss that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster. And as for Daphne, surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable...

But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, she soon forgets that their courtship is a complete sham. Maybe it's the mesmerizing look in his intense blue eyes, or the way she feels in his gong arms, but somehow Daphne is falling for the dashing duke ... for real! And now she has to do the impossible and keep herself from losing her heart and soul completely to the handsome hell-raiser who has sworn off marriage forever!

Book Review-The Viscount Who Loved Me

The Viscount Who Loved Me

Bridgerton (2)

Julia Quinn

Avon

352 Pages

Published December 2000

Paperback

Regency

ISBN 978-0-380-81557-9

Synopsis
1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. And in all truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better...

--Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814

But this time the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry--he's even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield--the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate's the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams...

Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes to not make the best husbands--and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate's determined to protect her sister--but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony's lips touch hers, she's suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself...

Summary:
 Anthony Bridgerton, a renown rake and rogue, has decided that now is the time to finally get married and settle down, so he sets his sights on the "Gem" of Society, Edwina Sheffield. However Anthony must convince her formidable yet beautiful sister, Kate Sheffield. From the first moment he meets her he senses a animosity that she feels for him. So although tempers between Kate and Anthony are hot, there is a heated desire that they both feel for each other. Anthony is stunned at being attracted to Kate, when its her sister he want to marry. Kate is determined to protect her sister, and has heard plenty of Anthony's escapades, especially with women, as a rake but when they share a passionate embrace, her resolve weakens and her hearts opens to this rogue.

The Hero 
Anthony Bridgerton, worshiped his father growing up, but then his father died at the age of 38, and Anthony was devastated by the loss, and a part of him doesnt think he is good enough, or that he will live longer than 38. Anthony has spent the past decade in pursuit of all different kinds of pleasure, and all the while still seeing to his obligations as head of the family. Now he feels that he is ready to settle down and take a wife. So he picks the cream of the crop of the season, but when he attempts to court her he ends up verbally dueling with her older sister Kate, and craves her body with a intensity that stuns him...

The Heroine 
Kate Sheffield, is at the age of twenty one and according to some "on the shelf" and has just started her first season at the same time as her younger sister. With her father's passing away, their funds were needed to be stretched, and could only afford to have one season, which means that Kate and Edwina have one chance to find husbands. For Kate, she couldn't care less about finding a husband or the season, growing up she never learned much about etiquette that all the other girls learned from childhood.Kate is very protective of her younger sister, so when she learns of Anthony's interest in Edwina, Kate is even more determined to make sure he stays away from her, but never expected that she would start falling for the Viscount herself.


My Thoughts 
The Viscount Who Loved Me is the second installment in the Bridgerton series written by Julia Quinn. I have just loved this series and could read these books over and over, I just fall in love with the stories and characters all over again every time I read her books, and I just fell in love with Kate and Anthony. Anthony has always held a certain place in my heart, he is the type of hero that even on the outside seems like a rogue, on the inside he has suffered his own kind of pain and grief, and fears the future, but is a charming devil. I love the characters in this story, very likable. The story was filled with witty interaction, romance, and a few surprises along the way....a very Enjoyable story that will satisfy any romantic heart.


My Favorite Quote 
Something about her was...right. She felt right. She smelled right. She tasted right.


My Grade On This Book 
4 Blossoms


Other Books In The Series 
The Duke And I
The Viscount Who Loved Me
An Offer From An Gentleman
Romancing Mister Bridgerton
To Sir Phillip, With Love
When He Was Wicked
Its In His Kiss
On The Way To The Wedding 

Waiting On Wednesday (27)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine,that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating.This week I’m waiting on,

COMING OUT December 2010!!!

Could she be the brazen lady who posed for the scandalous portrait?
Lady Elizabeth Cabot is no longer the reckless girl she once was. Now the darling of the ton, she is determined to put her past behind her. But who would have imagined that one immodest act could throw her entire world into chaos ...and force her toward a loveless marriage? In desperation, she approaches her childhood friend, Peter Derby, with a daring plan.
Peter still remembers the wild and spirited girl who had stolen his heart. But could the rumors be true: is she the model for the scandalous painting hanging in London's most exclusive gentlemen's club? If Peter agrees to pose as her fiancé, Elizabeth has promised to reveal the whole truth.
But Peter has his own ideas about this sham "engagement" to the exquisite beauty who's always been just out of his reach—and he's willing to incite yet another scandal to make her heart truly his.