Legacy (Anna Strong Chronicles, #4)

Legacy (Anna Strong Chronicles #4)

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VAMPIRE ANNA STRONG...

Anna has struggled to adapt to her supernatural status while clinging to the vestiges of her humanity. Now she must deal with her legacy. The sinister vampire who transformed her is dead, and Anna is entitled to his vast fortune. But a predatory werewolf comes forward, claiming the inheritance as her own?and she?ll kill to get what she wants most: blo...more
Paperback, 296 pages
Published August 26th 2008 by Ace
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Julie (jjmachshev)
Why do I like Anna so much? "Legacy" is Jeanne C. Stein's fourth book in her Anna Strong series and I'm still asking myself that question. Anna's not overly nice, she denies what she is, and trouble follows her like white on a skunk. But every time I open the next book, by the end of the first chapter I'm sucked into Anna's life. She's not stupid. She's trying to do what she believes is best for herself and those she loves...yet some of her decisions make me want to shake her into next week!

Thi...more
Titis Wardhana
getting better, man...

As usual, ada dua cerita lagi di Legacy. Pertama Gloria, pacar David, dituduh membunuh rekan bisnisnya. Gloria dan Rory, bankir, membuka usaha restoran bersama. Namun, suatu hari Rory tewas ditembak. Gloria dituduh oleh Laura, istri Rory, sebagai pembunuhnya karena mereka sempat punya affair walau hanya sekali. Ternyata Rory jadi ketagihan setelah sekali itu dan dia terus meneror Gloria supaya mereka berhubungan lagi, kalau tidak Rory akan mengungkap semuanya. David yang ci...more
Fangs for the Fantasy
Anna has now been a vampire for about six months and the riff between her and chief Williams at the end of the last book, has lead her to believe that she will finally be able to live her human life. Gloria, her partner David's girlfriend, seems to exited his life, thrilling Anna. Trish, the young girl that her parents believe to be their grandchild, who we met in Blood Drive, has settled into their family. Only Anna knows that Trish is not a blood relation, but she keeps the secret because she...more
Karissa
This is the fourth book in the Anna Strong Chronicles by Stein. I think the best thing this book has going for it is that it is a quick read.

Anna finds herself in the middle of a soap opera in this book. David's girlfriend Gloria has contacted Anna for help. Gloria's business relationship with the co-owner of her restaurant has gone south and Gloria wants Anna to help we sort it out. Shortly after this things really get out of hand for Gloria. Other than that there is a pack of werewolves in tow...more
Leslie
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sabisteb
Es ist Weihnachten (14. Dezember , also 6 Monate nach Band 1), Anna versucht ein so normales, menschliches Leben wie möglich zu führen, was ihr auch halbwegs gelingt, mit Ausnahme der Einladungen zum Essen ,die sie immer irgendwie umgehen muss. Insgesamt ist sie mir in diesem Teil zu menschlich, sogar der Fall ist menschlich: Gloria hat Mist gebaut und gerade Anna soll ihr aus der Patsche helfen.
Die Übernatürliche Welt kommt zu kurz, kaum Chief Williams, fast kein Max aber dafür ein paar Werwölf...more
Hobart
I was almost disappointed by this one, on second thought, maybe I was disappointed by this installment in the Anna Strong series.

Stein introduces us to her version of werewolves (different, a la Meyer, than the shapechangers we've already met). Her take on the species isn't my favorite, but I dig what she's doing with them and the backstory for vamps/werewolves/demons she worked up.

I wasn't crazy about how Anna "solved" the real world job (which she really didn't do), but I thought she handled...more
Yolanda Sfetsos
This is the fourth Anna Strong book. Man, do I love this series! It's totally engrossing and kick ass. Anna's one tough vamp. I love her cocky attitude - with a little thread of fear and vulnerability beneath it all.

A lot has changed for her in this book, and she gets herself caught up in an ordeal she never expected - helping Gloria. David's girlfriend and Anna have never seen eye-to-eye, but now she needs Anna's help to prove her innocence. And boy, what a ride!

Loved it! Kept me guessing unti...more
Jessica
I feel like I'm spinning my wheels with this series. This one keeps all the annoying parts of previous books and adds a heaping dose of boring to the mix. Anna is increasingly self-righteous and intolerant (especially of other women), David's an idiot, if Gloria has any redeeming qualities I can't see them, the tertiary characters are at their most interesting when they (repeatedly) tell Anna to grow up. Not that she listens, of course, because she's on a mission... to deny reality, as far as I...more
Tabitha
I so so wanted to give this book five stars! I just couldn't bring myself to do it though. It started off with lots of promise. The sexual tension between Sandra and Anna was great, David finally seeing Gloria for who she really is, and Trish becoming a part of Anna's family. I just hate how the author leaves me hanging! One minute you are wrapped up in the plot then the next everything is over! Wrapped up in nice neat little package and I'm left scratching my head. And what's up with David's ba...more
Martina the Book Fairy
This is an urban fantasy series featuring Anna Strong, a bounty-hunter, recently turned vampire.


In this book, Anna is stretched pretty thin. She's hired to help one of her worst enemies in a murder investigation, a werewolf is in town claiming to be Avery's wife, she discovers that her so-called "friends" in the paranormal world are keeping secrets from her, and she's under pressure from her family to be around more for the holiday season.

This one has been sitting on my shelf for awhile and af...more
Nichola connor


Well what can i say!! after a few days of suffering Magor BOOK BLOCK i stumbled across an awesome series written by Jeanne C.Stein “anna strong vampire chronicles” the series of five stories.

BOOK#4 : LEGACY
Coming to terms with her current life changing events Anna Strong has come to a point were she must make decisions about her humanity and holding on to the people she loves, while continuing to hunt down criminals. But it is Anna’s strong savvy nature that enables her to prepare for any and...more
Brandy *Ahviel*
I wanted so bad to really like this book but in the end I was disapointed. I was hoping that we would finally see Anna maybe settle down or at least choose someone or maybe Max would come back to her. I was really rooting for that, but in the end nothing happened there.
We hear nothing if Avery is really gone, there is no end. So does that mean the author is going to write another book letting us know what happens.
I am not sure about the rest of you but I would like to know what happens and if An...more
Jodi
I really like this series. This is the 4th book. Anna is still struggling, not with being a vampire, she's accepted that. But she hasn't accepted that she has to give up her family. She loves them. Which is why she's very suspicious when her family receives a windfall that will take them far away from her. Little did she realize how suspicious she should be. This wasn't as good as the previous novels but I couldn't have started the new year with a more enjoyable book. They are light (but not flu...more
Yulia
Legacy
/Anna Strong, #4/ by Jeanne C.Stein

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Genre: Urban Fantasy
Heroes: Vampires, Shapeshifters, werewolf
For whom:
How we met: the next in series
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What I expected:
1. Want to know who is this wolf at cover!
2. Does she find herself someone? sure hope so, because she looks lonely. so many problems and no reliable shoulder.


What I got:
1. well. all so confusing and difficult.
2. answer to this question is more complicated. ther...more
April
This Anna Strong novel is basically a continuation of the previous three novels, even more than usual… if that makes any sense. The side story in this book, Gloria being arrested for the murder of her partner and David finding out about her true personality, was really not that interesting to me. I’m not intrigued at all by Gloria’s character and David just annoys me because he blames Anna for Gloria being a ‘witch’. So that’s really all there is to the side story this time.

The main storyline, h...more
Katy
It has been awhile since I read this Anna Strong Vampire Bounty Hunter series so I can't go into detail. I read the first 5 books while on summer vacation traveling in the car. They were quick easy reads and interesting enough to keep me wanting to keep going. However, I was repeatedly irritated with the main character Anna Strong. I felt she was repeatedly making stupid mistakes due to her pride. She was always out to prove how she could do it on her own, never accepting help, and of course alw...more
Paris
The Anna Strong series is a lot like the Mercy Thompson series, fun, light reading with characters that I just hadn’t found myself fully invested in until late in the series. It wasn’t until book six, Chosen, that I finally found myself carrying about Anna and the people around her (a lot like with the Mercy series where I didn’t feel like I cared much until book five, Silver Borne). It seems like the first 5 books were filled with world building and situations that finally got Anna to where the...more
Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews
**Synopsis** Anna has struggled to adapt to her supernatural status while clinging to the vestiges of her humanity. Now she must deal with her legacy. Avery, is dead, and Anna is entitled to his vast fortune under vampire laws. But a predatory werewolf comes forward, claiming the inheritance is hers, and that she’ll kill Anna to get what she wants.

**Review** Anna has been a vampire for six months now and she believed that Avery was dead and gone by her own hands. She wants nothing to do with hi...more
Vickie
Each Anna Strong books gets even better. I started to read this one last month, found that it takes place over Christmas, so held off until December for my Holiday reading. Granted, not exactly 'Peace Love Dove' Christmas, but I rarely read the PLD Christmas books during December. No, I meander off and read mysteries of all nature..paranormals prevail...set in December.
Anna is still dealing with her vampire-ness and that includes keeping it from her family and friends. It gets difficult how to c...more
Sarah
This series is okay but it just doesn't do enough for me. The best one so far was Watcher, so I had hopes that the series was finally starting to take off and things were really going to start happening in Anna Strong's world. This book left me disappointed. The author just seems to have no direction for the series, or is trying to draw out revelations and relationships and storylines so long that I am just losing interest. I want to know the other characters better. I want more significant thin...more
Sho
This book felt more like a filler than the other books, I suppose this is where Anna starts to separate from her "human world" as Williams put it. I just don't get why Anna's partner David is soooo in love with this Gloria bitch. Sigh.. I feel pain right along with Anna.

Since it was just Halloween the books' surprising villain fits right in. I wish we got to know about the weres better though,
Still a nice addition to a solid series.
Maya
I like how human the vampire protagonist is. She is struggling with everyday life, despite the blood sucking handy cap. This novel is so grounded in modern life, the paranormal elements are always a surprise and yet so smoothly integrated I felt it was normal. Plus she has a fantastic, funny, uber masculine side kick. Great combo!
Anne
Jun 22, 2012 Anne rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: 2012
I really enjoy this series and I was lucky to find the library had the ebook. I finished Book 3 and 5 minutes later had downloaded this one. Yes, I was a bit devourish of books yesterday.

I like the series, the characters, especially the moral fiber of Anna the main heroine. I have some things I wish would happen but they are kind of spoilerish. Let's just say I wish she was honest with David and I kind of would like to see her have more of a relationship with Culebra. There's something about him...more
Heather Book Savvy Babe
3.5 of 5 Stars

Quickie Thoughts:

This one was not my favorite of the series. Anna still makes poor decisions a lot, and I guess that I am waiting for her character to show more growth. I really enjoy this series though. Anna is struggling with balancing her humanity with her inner vampire. Once of Anna's flaws is that she ignores problems rather than facing or dealing with them. In Legacy, Anna has ignored her legacy she inherited from Avery, and now that problem has to be death with. I have high...more
Jing
Enter a bounty hunter who have turned into a vampire some months ago. Anna Strong is now trying to adjust to the life of an already dead person while maintaining her relationship with her human family. After killing Avery, a vampire who turned her into one of them, a wolf claims to be the widow of the deceased and desire his fortune. Although, Anna does not want it due to the painful memories, there more to the money...there is also revenge.

I think it was good, it showed me an aspect a never s...more
KOMET
Anna Strong, a bounty hunter and newly formed vampire with attitude, is back. The more she comes into her own as a vampire, the more she resists the expectations being placed upon her to fully embrace her vampiric side. For Anna is not like any other vampire.

In the meantime, Gloria Estrella, a successful model/actress/co-owner of a high class restaurant in San Diego (who is also the girlfriend of her colleague) is implicated in a murder and enliste Anna's help to find the real killer. Anna (who...more
marlene
this series has been pretty consistent sadly. the books don't get any better as they do. thankfully they don't get any worse either. they are a very fast read which is a point in the plus column. like i have said before they are decent, but i cant see them being anyone's fave series.
Tashie
I finished this morning after a night of drinking. So I guess that means something, huh? This had a couple of unexpected twists that didn't have any closure. So I am assuming we will learn more about that in the next one. God, I love a series.
Jim
This is the 4th book in the series & I have the 5th whenever I get to it. This isn't my favorite paranormal series, but it's a good enough read; entertaining & quick. I liked this book a bit better than the previous two. Werewolves are introduced & the mystery is pretty well done.
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Jeanne C. Stein is an American Urban Fantasy author living in Colorado. She now lives in Colorado, but was raised and educated in San Diego, which is the setting for her contemporary vampire fantasy.

Jeanne is active in the writing community, belonging to Sisters in Crime both nationally and in San Diego and Los Angeles. She also belongs to Horror Writers of America, RWA and Rocky Mountain Fiction...more
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