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November 11, 2009

Debuts & Reviews …

I've been meaning to mention this for a while, but fantasy reviewer Tia Nevitt has a new blog called Debuts & Reviews. Tia and her fellow reviewers read all kinds of fantasy, so if you're a fan of that genre,…

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Published on November 11, 2009 05:53

November 8, 2009

Urban fantasy arrival …

So I went to my local used bookstore this weekend. All I have to say is that you know your genre has arrived when it gets it own shelves in the used bookstore. I was thrilled to see some new…

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Published on November 08, 2009 09:38

958 and counting …

Finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This is the first book in her young adult trilogy.


In this one, 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen lives in a postapocalyptic version of the United States — one where once a year, 24 children are trained…

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Published on November 08, 2009 09:24

957 and counting …

Finished Magic Lost, Trouble Found by Lisa Shearin. This is the first book in her Raine Benares epic fantasy series. Note: In the interest of full disclosure, Lisa recently gave me a cover blurb for Spider's Bite, the first book in my new…

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Published on November 08, 2009 09:09

956 and counting …

Finished Without Fail by Lee Child. This is the sixth book in his Jack Reacher action-adventure series.


In this one, ex-military policeman Reacher is called in by the Secret Service to figure out who's got their sites set on assassinating senator Brook…

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Published on November 08, 2009 08:55

955 and counting …

Finished Dirty Money by Richard Stark (aka the late, great Donald E. Westlake). This is the latest book in his long-running series about thief and anti-hero Parker.


This book picks up where the last one, Nobody Runs Forever, left off. In that book,…

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Published on November 08, 2009 07:57

954 and counting …

Finished Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole. This is the fifth book in her Immortals After Dark paranormal romance series.


In this one, demon Cadeon Woede knows that Holly Ashwin is his mate. But since Holly is human, Cadeon would kill…

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Published on November 08, 2009 07:47

953 and counting …

Finished Vision in White by Nora Roberts. This is the first book in her new Wedding Quartet contemporary romance series about four friends who plan weddings.


In this one, photographer Mackensie Elliot isn't looking for love, but finds herself attracted to English teacher…

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Published on November 08, 2009 07:36

November 5, 2009

Ringing in the season …

So I bought my first Christmas present of the season this week — these Chantilly bath powders that my grandma likes.


The bath powders are one of the things that I buy every year. Most of my shopping is pretty easy,…

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Published on November 05, 2009 07:59

November 4, 2009

952 and counting …

Finished Someone Like You by Leigh Greenwood. This is one of the romances in Greenwood's Night Riders western series. I had been meaning to try his books for a while, and I had the pleasure of meeting Leigh during RWA Nationals earlier…

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Published on November 04, 2009 09:30