false <![CDATA[Key to Conflict (Gillian Key, ParaDoc, #1) ]]> 1086701 2 Meet Gillian Key-a paramortal psychologist who can treat the mental distress of nonhumans. And she's a Marine Special Forces operative who can get physical with them when the situation calls for it. <br/><br/> Gillian's two worlds collide when she travels to the Carpathian Mountains in Romania to counsel a dangerously attractive local master vampire-and becomes embroiled in a brewing turf war with the legendary Dracula. 1073476 book 29 5 2007 Key to Conflict (Gillian Key, ParaDoc, Book 1) total:56|5:11|4:13|3:10|2:6|1:16| 56 165 123 15 1 3 false false Thu Jan 31 21:05:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 21:10:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 09:27:43 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 14:02:02 -0800 2009
First of all, I am appalled that writing this bad got published. Seriously. All the rules of good writing were ignored. I am dizzy from the head-hopping, I am stunned by the lack of developed characters -- let alone the inconsistencies in the charact...more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Nov 03 17:31:46 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 17:34:41 -0800 2008
Someone badly needs to teach the author the principle of "show, don...more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 14 14:31:25 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 14:31:37 -0700 2009
First the writing itself was plain old bad. I'm not sure how this ever made it to a publisher. The language the characters use is inconsistent with...more...]]> 1 1 false true Tue Jul 21 16:08:08 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 16:08:19 -0700 2009
I realized it was terrible about 7 pages in.

Don't get me wr...more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 15:48:03 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 00:01:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Feb 25 09:41:42 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 09:41:57 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 17:00:36 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 12:21:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 07:46:35 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 11:40:44 -0700 2008 Then, it all went to pot. I got really tired of the strong military girl trying to prove how capable she was to the gorgeous, chauvinistic vampire.
The book seemed like it was repeating itself ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 03 15:20:28 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 06 17:13:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 11 05:36:46 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 05:39:01 -0700 2008
The premise was very promising. The main heroine is a psychologist to the paranormal community (which includes vampires, werewolves, and ghosts even) and is an ex-Marine to boot. She is called on an assignment to c...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 15 09:41:32 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 09:42:54 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 08:10:39 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 08:13:33 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 15 19:34:10 -0700 2007 Thu May 08 19:06:40 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 15:32:46 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 15:33:04 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 10:33:17 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 10:33:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 17:42:50 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 07:52:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 11:57:07 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 11:57:07 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 06:22:48 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 06:23:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 08:34:20 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 08:34:20 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1086701