Shadowland

[Mai]

Oh, you're not alone Tasha. I check it, literally everytime I go online.

[Mai]

I dreamed that KC put Shadowland up last night. *sigh* I have no life.

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

What was her answers?

[Kayl]

Scarlet - KC did release shadowland on March 31st but then she removed it and has been improving it, a few people here have read the original, Im not included in that few sadly =(

Everytime somebody posts a reply in here I rush to see what it is thinking someones gunna put "yay its on" and then im hugely dissapointed all over again =(

[Tasha]

I'm right there with you Scarlet; I so feel like an obsessive stalker. I hope KC posts the stories pretty soon.

[Kayl]

seems like theyre going to come out maybe a weekish before HtM, hell they might even come out on the same day! Id complain all the way up until they all came out together and then Id be pissing daisies! (weird jenkesque way to say ecstatic >.> this is due to me currently re-reading the Rachel Morgan series)

and im definately with the obsessive stalker crowd, KC's freebies section is my homepage >.<

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

You have it bad Kayl to make it your homepage.

[Kayl]

LOL well it beats Google hands down >.> and Pritkin (with trent kalamack coming in second) wins the race for Hottie and Droolworthy male of deliciousness in my books, anything that involves him has to be devoured instantly!

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

I'm reading the Rachel Morgan series for the first time so I can't form an opinion on Trent yet seeing I'm not halfway through.

[Josie]

Oooh I read the first Rachel Morgan book the other week and already love Trent (view spoiler)[I'm just conveniently forgetting that he tried to kill her... (hide spoiler)]. There's just something about him that is very attractive :)

[Mel]

I love Trent! He's so sexy and almost unredeemable (if not impossible) but still so damn... sexy!

[Scarlet]

Okay, I am looking for Rachel Morgan books now! :D

[Enjee, Founder]

Having already finished HtM, my opinion is that we won't see the Pritkin shorts until after HtM is officially released. I believe it would spoil some of the plot development in HtM. The shorts would be excellent as backstory to explain more of what we learn in HtM, and would more appropriately be released after...I just hope not too long after.

[Kayl]

I want my copy of HtM now!!! Im going to implode with excitement

[Kristine]

Aaaahhh....!!!! Okay, I'm ok now..... Aaaahhhh! Sorry, couldn't help my self! It's good to know I'm not the only crazy-war-Mage-obsessive-stalker! Thank the demons! Eh, I mean gods! Aaahhh!!!!! And omfg you lucky people who got to read the original! I read the 1st chapter and it disappeared... Kapoof, bang, boom. It broke my heart D: I've finished HtM and I'm obsessing about the whole short stories! I am desperate, I've got nothing to read! :'( seriously, I'm dying inside.


On a completely different topic, I've read Rachel Morgan as well! Trent's not bad, but I was rooting more for Al (now that Kirsten's dead and all) but hey. Ahahah I swear I've already read all good series' out there. Which is why I'm depressed. I need some Pritkin love. Badly. And I cyber talk to much... Just ignore my ramblings, I'm crazy... Or well I'm going insane ahahhaha... Bye! I'm gonna go check K.C's website now (again)

Krazy_KD

[Lindsay]

Enjee wrote: "Did I read correctly? The story will be out soon and there is an additional Pritkin story as well?"

[Lindsay]

Thanks for the invite to this group, I didn't even notice the freebie books of hers and I re-read the Hunt the Moon when it first came out, because I was all over the Pritkin/Cassie scene. Sorry for those of you that swing for Mircea, but I am so for Pritkin. BTW when is there a date for the shadowlands downloaded and already read it. I so love Pritkin stories. Disappointed to hear that there is a wait for the next book.

[Lindsay]

Sorry I wrote that was poorly written read A Family Affair, was curious too when Shadowlands would come out, it just said coming soon. Sorry about that.

[ShaunaLee]

Krish wrote: "Aaaahhh....!!!! Okay, I'm ok now..... Aaaahhhh! Sorry, couldn't help my self! It's good to know I'm not the only crazy-war-Mage-obsessive-stalker! Thank the demons! Eh, I mean gods! Aaahhh!!!!! And..."

You guys all make me feel better here. I was thinking I was crazy obsessed and it's great to find like minded people. So, while I'm going through withdrawal here I'm hoping that I can get some help here. What else can I read to help in the mean time?

I've gone through the Sookie Stackhouse (my all time favorite with Cassie Palmer coming in a very close second here), Racheal Morgan, Night Huntress (half way through), Mercy Thompson and for chits and giggles threw in the Mortal Instruments series. What else can you guys recommend to help me bide the time until we are graced with more Pritkin?

And does anyone else think that Denis Leary's voice would be perfect for Pritkin? Am I crazy? That's how he sounds in my head.

[Enjee, Founder]

Check out these authors:
Ilona Andrews
Suzanne McLeod
Stacia Kane
Diana Rowland
Kevin Hearne
Mark Del Franco
Jocelynn Drake
Kalayna Price
Richelle Mead
Jennifer Estep
Seanan McGuire


These are urban fantasy authors. There is another whole list of paranormal romance authors if you prefer that.

[Lannister]

Slcurwin wrote: "And does anyone else think that Denis Leary's voice would be perfect for Pritkin? Am I crazy? That's how he sounds in my head. "

HAHAHAHAHA!!! That's so funny! :D I think it does say somewhere that Pritkin has a slight English accent, but yeah I could imagine Angry Dennis Leary sounding a bit like Angry Pritkin!

That's a great list Enjee has put together. The Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews is my other favourite UF series, so if you haven't given it a go, I'd definitely recommend it.

[Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥ , Mircea's Moderatrix]

Is any of the UF series WITHOUT a HEA?

[Tasula]

for non-romancy UFs (if that is what you mean by no HEA), try some of these (many different types of UF are listed)
The first 2 series eventually reseult in HEA but take a while the rest don't make relationships a significant focus of the story:
Briggs Patricia
Vaughn, Carrie
Pratt T A (Tim)
Richardson, Kat
Weldon, Phaedra
Acevedo, Mario
Armintrout, Jennifer
Baker, Nancy
Bowen, Gary
Collins Nancy A
Hendee Barb
Huff Tanya
Huston, Charlie
Lewis, J F
Newman, Kim
Rardin, Jennifer
Armstrong Kelley
Kittredge, Caitlin
Henry, Mark
Hunter, Faith

[Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥ , Mircea's Moderatrix]

Cool, thanks for the names. I don't mind hot sex-scenes but the HEAs get boring. LOL

[Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥ , Mircea's Moderatrix]

Btw, I did some research about that Curran guy. He sounds delicious.

[Mon]

Curran? As in, "Kate Daniels Curran?" Oh yeeeah. That lion is hot. And he just get better with each book.

[ShaunaLee]

Ok, so is the Kate Daniels series a uniform favorite? And I'm with Sarah on the HEA. I'm liking that in the Racheal
Morgan series, happy times come, and I assume there will be some HEA in the end, but thay have to work at it.

And I also have a weakness for delicious men ;) .

Enjee and Tasula, are those lists in order of preference?

[Enjee, Founder]

Slcurwin wrote: "Enjee and Tasula, are those lists in order of preference? .."

Mostly. The first 5 are my enduring favorites that you had not listed in your post. I highly recommend Ilona Andrews.

[Lannister]

Oh Sarah, if you haven't read the Kate Daniels books, you've got to give them a go! In my not so humble opinion, Curran manages to be both the coolest and the hottest guy in UF!! :) A lot of folks think the first book is the weakest book (much like a lot of people think Touch the Dark is the weakest), so unless you absolutely hate it, stick with it. Kate & Curran's sparky relationship is just a joy!

I loved the Diana Rowland & Faith Hunter books too, and am waiting on the next book in each of these series to drop through my letterbox any day. Jenna Black's Morgan Kingsley series is good too, though maybe not to everyone's taste.

[Rosezetta]

Lannister wrote: "Oh Sarah, if you haven't read the Kate Daniels books, you've got to give them a go! In my not so humble opinion, Curran manages to be both the coolest and the hottest guy in UF!! :) A lot of folks ..."

I was thinking of reading the Morgan Kingsley series... so what do you mean by not to everyone's taste?

And I totally agree with Touch the Dark being the weakest...but isn't that with a lot of great series... the first book you have to grit your teeth to get through, and then you fly through the rest of'em cause they are so good. lol

[Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥ , Mircea's Moderatrix]

Lannister wrote: "Oh Sarah, if you haven't read the Kate Daniels books, you've got to give them a go! In my not so humble opinion, Curran manages to be both the coolest and the hottest guy in UF!! :) A lot of folks think the first book is the weakest book (much like a lot of people think Touch the Dark is the weakest), so unless you absolutely hate it, stick with it. Kate & Curran's sparky relationship is just a joy!"

I'll most likely give it a try but to be honest the relationship between them holds me back. I'm just not in the mood for another HEA and drama over... 7-8 books when I know in the end they'll end up together. *rolls eyes* But hey, maybe the authors will surprise me. I haven't read it yet so I can't judge it.

Does it have lots of action? Are the sex scenes hot?

That's the cool thing about the Cassie Palmer series, btw. You have sex and love in it but you don't know who'll be her HEA in the end and in this case even no HEA at all is possible.

I think so often you only need to read the blurb for the first book of a UF series and know who'll end up together. That's what bores me.

[Lannister]

Rosezetta wrote: "I was thinking of reading the Morgan Kingsley series... so what do you mean by not to everyone's taste?"

Basically, these books feature a few S&M scenes, plus some man love. Not everyone likes this kind of stuff, though personally, I thought they were kind of hot!! If you're not bothered by this, then definitely read the series. I enjoyed it.

[Lannister]

Sarah wrote: "I'll most likely give it a try but to be honest the relationship between them holds me back. I'm just not in the mood for another HEA and drama over... 7-8 books when I know in the end they'll end up together."

Although I'm going on about Kate & Curran's relationship, it's actually a fairly small part of the story. Kate & Curran getting together (or not) isn't really the point of the stories (thank god, cos those kind of books bore me shitless!) These are definitely in the Urban Fantasy category, not Paranormal Romance. Sex scenes are few and far between, though sexual chemistry just oozes when Kate & Curran are 'on-screen' together. There's loads of action in the books and Kate is as tough as old boots. They're also really, really funny (does everyone remember the scene where Curran, um, 'interfered' with Kate's office chair!!) There's also an element of mystery about Kate that gets slowly revealed as the books go on, and I love the way that's being done.

OK I'll shut up now cos I could go on and on and bore you to tears! I hope you decide to give them a try :)

[Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥ , Mircea's Moderatrix]

You're not boring me, Lannister. It's great to see how much you love that series. I think I'll give it a try.

But that other stuff... S&M... Interesting!

Sorry, for being so off-topic.

[Lannister]

Awesome Sarah! :)

[Mon]

And the "Here, kitten kitten" part, when they (Kate&Curran) first met? Was right there when I decided that Omg, I love this girl!

[Lannister]

Haha yeah, I think that scene just sets the tone for the whole of their relationship! :D

[Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥ , Mircea's Moderatrix]

I ordered the first KD book and the two Curran books (I know I have to read them later) and it's all your fault, Lannister! :-P

If I like Curran more than my beloved Mircea, I'll blame you.

So, back to Pritkin.

[Lannister]

Oh noes, the pressure!! I really hope you love it cos I'll feel bad if you don't. :) They just get better and better as the series goes on, so I hope you stick with them.

If I'm remembering rightly, I think one of the Curran books is four chapters and each chapter is one scene from each of the first four books, written from Curran's POV. So after you read the first book, you could read the first chapter and see it from Curran's side.

Curran and Mircea ... OMG what a choice! Mmmm, a Curran and Mircea sandwich!! Oh god, I need to go lie down ... ;)

[Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥ , Mircea's Moderatrix]

OMG

Curran and Mircea sandwich...

*thuds*

I don't even know that Curran! WTF!

[Lannister]

Haha, you've been infected by the complete awesomeness that is Da Hotness (as Curran is known to me) before you've read the books. RESULT!!

:D

[ShaunaLee]

Sarah wrote: "Cool, thanks for the names. I don't mind hot sex-scenes but the HEAs get boring. LOL"

Ok, I was just reading the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning and I thought of you. Lots of fun and you still can't tell by the fifth book if the main guys are really good or bad. And you dont care too much either! Have you read them? I only started them because I had the audiobooks in front of me but I don't regret it one bit.

[Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥ , Mircea's Moderatrix]

I've read them but thanks for thinking of me.

[Zaanodes]

Checking again for Shadowland, again.

[Michielle]

I am waiting for Shadowland also. *sighs w/ Zaanodes.

[Zaanodes]

Michielle wrote: "I am waiting for Shadowland also. *sighs w/ Zaanodes."

Good. I am not alone.

[Lannister]

We've been waiting a *long* time! :(

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

What's worse....I never finished reading the chapters before they were taken out. A long time to wait indeed.

[Kate]

I'm sure the answer is in one of the posts above but I'm too lazy to look for it. So what in the world is happening with Shadowland? I read the prequel but I can't get my hands on Shadowland. I heard it came out. I heard it didn't. My brain is boggled. Help!

[Lannister]

Kate, I believe it was briefly published then quickly taken down again. Maybe it contained elements that spoil future events in Cassieland?? Or maybe KC just wasn't happy with it and wanted to redo it. I'm not sure of the reason, but hopefully it will come back up at some point.