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Blue Moon (Nightcreature #1)
by
Lori Handeland (Goodreads Author)
Miniwa, Wisconsin is under siege, but not by the usual summer tourists. The area's normally shy wolf population has begun stalking human prey, and their victims have been disappearing...or worse. Something is happening in the woods. Something brutal and primitive...
Officer Jessie McQuade has seen plenty in her years on the force—but nothing as intriguing as the gorgeous, n...more
Officer Jessie McQuade has seen plenty in her years on the force—but nothing as intriguing as the gorgeous, n...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
June 27th 2006
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
(first published October 5th 2004)
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While I was reading this book I couldn't decide if I liked it or not. Now that I'm done reading this book, I still can't figure it out. This book is a tangled up combination of fantasy and romance. It's also a tangle of original ideas and well-aged cliches. If you don't figure out who the real bad guy is before the heroine - you probably also get surprised by the endings of Dr. Seuss books. Incidentally, I never found the Cat in the Hat to be a subversive so much as I found him to be a huge jerk...more
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Nov 04, 2008
Jennifer Defoy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Vampire/ Supernatural Fiction readers
Shelves:
library,
2008-reads
Other than the Anne Rice Vampire chronicles I have never really gotten into supernatural fiction, and I don't think I've ever read a romance novel. So I didn't have high expectations for this book, but I was very surprised at how much I liked the book.
Mrs. Handeland really has something with this book. I was instantly captivated by the action that takes place at the begining of the book. The main character, Jessie, was very relatable. I could see myself in her shoes and her thoughts and dialogue...more
Mrs. Handeland really has something with this book. I was instantly captivated by the action that takes place at the begining of the book. The main character, Jessie, was very relatable. I could see myself in her shoes and her thoughts and dialogue...more
I wanted to like this book. I really did. I even finished it, hoping it would get better! But this book never made it past OK-status and most of the time, it was painfully cliche.
Painfully.
It started out well! Enter female main character. She's badass in a believable way for once. She doesn't take crap from anyone, and she is tomboyish without completely losing site of her feminine side. I was excited to see more of her (even if the fact that her dad was gone was kind of shoved down our throats...more
Painfully.
It started out well! Enter female main character. She's badass in a believable way for once. She doesn't take crap from anyone, and she is tomboyish without completely losing site of her feminine side. I was excited to see more of her (even if the fact that her dad was gone was kind of shoved down our throats...more
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I love paranormal. I love legends and mythology. I'll admit WI has its fair share of weird & creepy. So when fellow WI author Lori Handeland put it all together in one gorgeous blue package, I didn't even need a shiny bow...
Heroine Jessie McQuade is NOT a girlie-girl. She is a hard-headed cop who is totally a see-it-to-believe-it, who specializes in sarcasm. When she gets a call to a ordinary-seeming car-hits-wolf-on-highway call, she has NO idea what she's in for. A shocky driver who though...more
Heroine Jessie McQuade is NOT a girlie-girl. She is a hard-headed cop who is totally a see-it-to-believe-it, who specializes in sarcasm. When she gets a call to a ordinary-seeming car-hits-wolf-on-highway call, she has NO idea what she's in for. A shocky driver who though...more
ZUM INHALT:
Die junge Jessie McQuade ist Polizistin mit Leib und Seele. In der verschlafenen Kleinstadt Miniwa sorgt sie für Recht und Ordnung, bis eines Tages ein Wolf angefahren wird. Als Jessie der Spur des verletzten Tiers folgt, stößt sie auf einen äußerst gut aussehenden jungen Mann. Kurz darauf werden mehrere Leichen gefunden, die offenbar durch Wolfsbisse ums Leben gekommen sind Düster, erotisch, fesselnd - der erste Roman der knisternden Werwolf-Serie Geschöpfe der Nacht.
"Haltet euch fes...more
Die junge Jessie McQuade ist Polizistin mit Leib und Seele. In der verschlafenen Kleinstadt Miniwa sorgt sie für Recht und Ordnung, bis eines Tages ein Wolf angefahren wird. Als Jessie der Spur des verletzten Tiers folgt, stößt sie auf einen äußerst gut aussehenden jungen Mann. Kurz darauf werden mehrere Leichen gefunden, die offenbar durch Wolfsbisse ums Leben gekommen sind Düster, erotisch, fesselnd - der erste Roman der knisternden Werwolf-Serie Geschöpfe der Nacht.
"Haltet euch fes...more
Nov 17, 2011
Duesterwald-Online
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
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Auf den ersten Blick ist Miniwa eine Kleinstadt wie jeder andere es auch ist. Doch dann passieren immer mehr rätselhafte Morde, bei denen alle Opfer von Wolfsbissen getötet worden zu sein scheinen.
Die junge Polizistin Jessie McQuade versucht diese Serie an Morden aufzuklären, doch irgendetwas scheint nicht ins Bild zu passen, v.a nicht der Universitäts-Professor, der Jessie vollkommen verwirrt. Die Spur führt Jessie immer mehr ins Dunkle und verwickelt sie in Dinge, von denen sie lieber...more
Auf den ersten Blick ist Miniwa eine Kleinstadt wie jeder andere es auch ist. Doch dann passieren immer mehr rätselhafte Morde, bei denen alle Opfer von Wolfsbissen getötet worden zu sein scheinen.
Die junge Polizistin Jessie McQuade versucht diese Serie an Morden aufzuklären, doch irgendetwas scheint nicht ins Bild zu passen, v.a nicht der Universitäts-Professor, der Jessie vollkommen verwirrt. Die Spur führt Jessie immer mehr ins Dunkle und verwickelt sie in Dinge, von denen sie lieber...more
I'm not usually a fan of police centered mysteries, but this one didn't have any of the pitfalls the others I've read had. Usually we have a female lead character with all of the boys on the force giving her a hard time about being a woman. The police officers are usually pretty "by the book" and anti-paranormal. The refuse to see what is in front of them no matter how much evidence is presented. Thankfully, none of that was to be found in this book. However, I did find the characters to be a li...more
Today I have started to read this book without any expectations. I supposed a resemblance to Patricia Briggs or Lara Adrian. Now, I have found quite a new, charming series which can be compared with other not really.
The history is based like a thriller. Strange incidents, an investigator and an unknown, extremely attractive man. And this does not seem to be this what he gives.
I have liked the character of the policewoman Jessie very well. Her independent and nevertheless not quite self-confident...more
The history is based like a thriller. Strange incidents, an investigator and an unknown, extremely attractive man. And this does not seem to be this what he gives.
I have liked the character of the policewoman Jessie very well. Her independent and nevertheless not quite self-confident...more
Apr 13, 2012
cathepsut
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
shapeshifters,
read-in-2012
"Presenting an interesting and modern twist on the werewolf legend, Lori Handeland's Blue Moon is an intriguing mixture of suspense, clever humor, and sensual tension that never lets up. Vivid secondary characters in a rural, small-town setting create an effective backdrop for paranormal events. Will Cadotte is a tender and sexy hero who might literally be worth dying for. But the real revelation in the book is Handeland's protagonist, police officer Jessie McQuade, a less-than-perfect heroine w...more
This actually turned out different than I expected when I first started reading it. I somehow expected a changeling story of some kinds. Maybe the usual p-r story after all. But I was so wrong. Of course there is a twist with paranormal creatures and suspense and all but on a new level.
What I liked about this book was that it was different. And that the heroine kicked ass. I totally loved how Lori Handeland narrated the story with a heroine who swore and had such a hilarious and impudent voice....more
What I liked about this book was that it was different. And that the heroine kicked ass. I totally loved how Lori Handeland narrated the story with a heroine who swore and had such a hilarious and impudent voice....more
I found this book for a dollar at a used book store and decided that it looked like it was worth a try. I'm not usually into the Native American romance genre, but I do like a good paranormal romance so the werewolf angle of the Nightcreatures series had me at least mildly interested in the series.
The first one-third to one-half of the book was a little on the slow side. The narrator, Jessie McQuade is an easily relatable female police officer in a small town who has a lot of interaction with th...more
The first one-third to one-half of the book was a little on the slow side. The narrator, Jessie McQuade is an easily relatable female police officer in a small town who has a lot of interaction with th...more
On one hand, it's got evil Nazi werewolves running around in the woods of Wisconsin, looking to create a super-werewolf god. On the other hand, it's not a very good book at all. The romancy parts were intrusive, like they'd be figuring things out, or in peril, and then they'd stop everything to sex each other up. Like, they were just so HOT, not even evil Nazi werewolves can make them keep their hands off each other!
Meh, I say. Meh.
Meh, I say. Meh.
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Another urban fantasy wherein a tough, no nonsense cop falls into the paranormal universe that exists all around her. From this book I learned a few things:
1) Native American professors are hunk who like heavyset cops with appearance issues and like to walk around barefoot, pantless and sans underwear.
2) Werewolves exist, but some are created via some really stupid plot devices, and guess what, our government KNOWS this, and has a special force of supersoldiers hunting them and other paranormal...more
1) Native American professors are hunk who like heavyset cops with appearance issues and like to walk around barefoot, pantless and sans underwear.
2) Werewolves exist, but some are created via some really stupid plot devices, and guess what, our government KNOWS this, and has a special force of supersoldiers hunting them and other paranormal...more
This was an interesting read for me. The paranormal thriller part was great, but the romance seemed forced and out of place. I found myself saying, "oh just skip this part, and get back to the story!" I wonder if the author enjoyed writing the romance aspect at all... It still was an entertaining read overall.
Werewolves, Native American Lore, an interesting setting ... I was surprised that I liked this book as much as I did. Jessie McQuade, the deputy sheriff of a small northwoods town where the big excitement is hauling drunk tourists off to jail to recover from benders, suddenly finds herself in the midst of what is first a murder investigation, and then something entirely different. Uncertain what to believe, (I mean, werewolves, really?) and strongly attracted to Will Cadotte, a Native American o...more
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Jessie McQuade is a cop in small town Miniwa, Wisconsin and she has some issues. Jessie is one of those people who have no life, because her job is her life. But Jessie’s cozy little routine of work, eat, sleep, repeat; is about to change. One night during her shift Jessie gets called out to check on a woman who hit a wolf. The wolf had bit the woman after she got out to check to see if it was okay and then it had ran off into the woods (the wolf not the woman.) So now Jessie has to go into the...more
I am not a person who enjoys books written in the first person. As a general rule, I pretty much dump them before they are even on my shelf for any lenght of time. There are, however, a few notable exceptions to my rule. Lori Handeland is one. I find her Night Creatures stories fascinating and well worth the gritting on my teeth at the 1st person. The writing intrigued me, and the story is fast paced and wide enough for me to lose myself in the tale and partially forget the tense in which it is...more
The action of this book was good. The plot was decent. The surprises were...interesting. I mean, I definitely was expecting them, but that doesn't mean that they made the book better than it was. The love you, hate you, love you, gonna kill you parts of the book were boring at best and annoying at worst. Gonna try the next book and see how that turns out.
But it was the little things that REALLY got to me. like her saying "woo-woo" who says that? I think she was supposed to sound snippy and sarc...more
But it was the little things that REALLY got to me. like her saying "woo-woo" who says that? I think she was supposed to sound snippy and sarc...more
Miniwa, Wisconsin is under seige by wolves. While investigating a recent attack, Office Jessie McQuade runs into dark, handsome and naked Native American Professor Will Cadotte. Jessie becomes distracted in her investigation by this mysterious and seductive professor. Jessie's reality is shaken when as bizarre events lead to the possibility of werewolves existing. Who can she trust?
This is the first book by Lori Handleand I have read. I found it to be an interesting story that was very quick an...more
This is the first book by Lori Handleand I have read. I found it to be an interesting story that was very quick an...more
Yep, I’m still going through my werewolf phase.
I really enjoyed this book. I think a lot of is, because I liked Jessie McQuade so much. She’s a police officer in a small town. She’s tall, she’s awkward, and she snorts when she laughs. I think she’s one of my favorite heroines.
This book has a great little mystery to go with it too that actually surprised me at the end. I wasn’t quite sure if Professor Cadotte was a werewolf, which made him wildly sexy. I was going to read the second book in the...more
I really enjoyed this book. I think a lot of is, because I liked Jessie McQuade so much. She’s a police officer in a small town. She’s tall, she’s awkward, and she snorts when she laughs. I think she’s one of my favorite heroines.
This book has a great little mystery to go with it too that actually surprised me at the end. I wasn’t quite sure if Professor Cadotte was a werewolf, which made him wildly sexy. I was going to read the second book in the...more
This story was surprisingly good. I wasn't sure what to expect. It's like that sometimes when picking up a new author. It was weird seeing so much reference to Ojibwe, especially the language. I'm not used to seeing it popular fiction and it was a bit weird seeing it in paranormal romance. However I really liked the character of Jessie. She definately fits a hero archtype that I'm partial to. If there are more stories featuring her by Handeland, I would be interested in reading them. I'm not sur...more
Okay man the mystery plot of the werewolves was great and really had me wanting to figure it out. The main character gave me flippy feeling, moments I really liked her then moments i was...you get on my nerves.The leading male character was hot and I liked him. the romance seem to hinder the plot but that's because the romance kind of was lame. Like the smut in this book was silly...i mean she (main Character) was soooo easily excited it was just laughable. I refuse a kiss can send you over the...more
A nice start of what could be a cool series.
The story is suspenseful and full of action and the romance is hot according to Voodoo Bride. I liked Jessie: she's a no nonsense kind of woman who takes action when needed. The writing is decent and I loved the world building and setting. My one negative point is that Handeland used some obvious tricks to try to make the story even more suspenseful, but because they were so obvious they only managed to annoy me. Apart from that, this book is an enjoy...more
The story is suspenseful and full of action and the romance is hot according to Voodoo Bride. I liked Jessie: she's a no nonsense kind of woman who takes action when needed. The writing is decent and I loved the world building and setting. My one negative point is that Handeland used some obvious tricks to try to make the story even more suspenseful, but because they were so obvious they only managed to annoy me. Apart from that, this book is an enjoy...more
A woman is bitten at the scene of an accident on the night of a full moon. Jessie McQuade, a no-nonsense, smart-mouthed police officer in the small tourist town of Miniwa, Wisconsin, searches the dark woods for a possibly rabid wolf. Instead she discovers a splendidly naked professor - Will Cadotte, expert in Native American mythology. When the bitten woman later goes mad and engages in a killing spree, this is only the beginning of a bizarre sequence of events. Discovering that an ancient Ojibw...more
I just couldn't finish this book. I gave it a good hundred pages to impress with but other than the zing of sexual tension between the main characters, I was bored.
I couldn't identify with the characters at all especially the main character Jessie. Her constant inner thought drivel, drove me mad. It was almost after every piece of dialogue she said. It was like she needed to clarify the point with a witty inner thought, which more often than not, wasn't witty, more tiresome.
The story actuall...more
I couldn't identify with the characters at all especially the main character Jessie. Her constant inner thought drivel, drove me mad. It was almost after every piece of dialogue she said. It was like she needed to clarify the point with a witty inner thought, which more often than not, wasn't witty, more tiresome.
The story actuall...more
I had trouble putting this book down. It is fast-paced, with an interesting werewolf-related plot and a heroine that appealed to me: a small-town cop with a surplus of attitude and a deficit of self-confidence. Even though she was overly bitchy at times, I still liked her, and I rooted for her relationship with the hot Native American professor who gets tangentially involved with her werewolf case.
The book would have been better if the hero had been fleshed out more. He's a potentially interest...more
The book would have been better if the hero had been fleshed out more. He's a potentially interest...more
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Lori Handeland has written over fifty novels, novellas and short stories in several genres--historical, contemporary, series and paranormal romance, as well as urban fantasy--for such publishers as: Dorchester, Kensington, Harlequin, St. Martin’s Press, Harper-Collins, Simon and Schuster and Penguin/Putnam
She is a New York Times, USA Today, Waldenbooks and Bookscan Bestselling Author and the recip...more
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