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"Touch of Evil" - C.T. Adams and Cathy ClampKate Reilly has a hard time trusting people.Six years ago, the love of her life turned her over to the vampire parasites who call themselves the Thrall. Katie survives the powerful bite of the master parasite only to discover that the Thrall's venom, coupled with her own natural psychic ability, has transformed her. Now she is next in line to be the Thrall Queen--and each day might be her last as a human.Tom, a handsome firefighter, arouses all of Katie's dormant senses, but her heart shies away. After Dylan's betrayal, how can she trust any man-even a seemingly perfect and terribly sexy werewolf?Tom's sincerity--and sex appeal--begins to wear down Katie's defenses. But his increasingly insistent charm hides a potentially deadly secret: his werewolf pack is hiding the one person who can stop the Thrall from completing Katie's transformation into Queen--and they won't give her up.
From Booklist
*Starred Review* Touch of Evil begins a new series for Adams and Clamp, who have built quite a following with their Sazi shape-shifter romances. Eschewing recent trends, the vampires in this series are not sexy or funny, and this form of vampirism is spread by a parasite in saliva causing those bitten to become part of the herd, or "Thrall," a hive entity led by queens. Kate Reilly is a kick-ass courier who travels the world over from a converted warehouse in Denver's trendy LoDo neighborhood. She needs a tenant; firefighter Tom Bishop needs a place near the firehouse. As a lycanthrope, he isn't permitted to drive, and his current landlord is illegally evicting him just because he's a werewolf. Kate and Tom unite to fight off a vampire scheme to make Kate the new queen, and they make an amazing duo. Adams and Clamp are adept at incorporating riveting plot twists into this fully imagined world, and they don't stint on the romance that builds between the sexy and oh-so-sweet Tom and the Laura Croft-like Kate, making this an outstanding paranormal romance. Diana Tixier Herald
I would like to suggest War of the Oaks by Emma Bull. http://www.amazon.com/War-Oaks-Novel-...It's not a new book, but for those who haven't read it, it's awesome.
"Touch the Dark"- Karen ChanceCassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits-talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead. The ghosts of the dead aren't usually dangerous; they just like to talk...a lot. The undead are another matter.
Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking Mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with vengeance on his mind, she's forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection. The undead senators won't help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, a dangerously seductive master vampire-and the price he demands may be more than Cassie is willing to pay...
I would like to suggest the debut novel by Jocelynn Drake - Nightwalker
I'm with you Theresa! Darkfever is a great book! I'd love to re-read it at any time!I'd also like to suggest "You slay me" by Katie MacAlister. It's a real fun read!!
I would like to suggest "Nightlife" by Rob Thurman. From Amazon.com:
In New York, there's a troll under the Brooklyn Bridge, a boggle in Central Park, and a beautiful vampire in a penthouse on the Upper East Side. Of course, most humans are oblivious to this, but Cal Leandros is only half-human. His father's dark lineage is the stuff of nightmares-and he and his entire otherworldly race are after Cal.
He and his half-brother Niko have managed to stay a step ahead for three years, but now Cal's dad has found them again. And Cal is about to learn why they want him, why they've always wanted him...
I nominate "Dancing With Werewolves" (Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator, Book 1)by Carole Nelson Douglas.
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. While the millennium revelation in this fantastic first of a new paranormal series might not be a shocker for urban fantasy fans—i.e., vampires, werewolves, witches and zombies come out of the closet after Y2K—Douglas (Cat in a Red Hot Rage) handles the premise with such spectacular style, it feels fresh. Delilah Street, who was only 11 in 2000, is now 24 and works for WTCH, a Kansas TV station, as a paranormal investigative reporter. When Delilah angers an undead co-worker and is demoted, she moves to Sin City in hopes of finding a possible blood relative seen on CSI Las Vegas V. She gets a job with Hector Nightwine, the show's producer, and falls in love with Ric Montoya, a former FBI agent who finds corpses by dowsing. Douglas spices the action with fabulous characters: Quicksilver, Delilah’s protective dog; CinSims (Cinema Simulacrums), dead celebrities recreated via science and magic; the oldest living vampire in Vegas, once a famous aviator; and Cocaine (aka Snow), a devilish albino rocker. Readers will eagerly await the sequel.
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I'll second Emma Bull's War of the Oaks.
Even though I said 7 nominations, I went ahead and added the last three submissions to give us 10 choices for November.Nominations are done - I'll start a voting thread momentarily.
The rules for submitting a book title:
1) One submission per UF member
2) Please submit the title and author
3) Must be a UF title
4) It must be the first book in a series or a stand-alone title
NOTE = If the title is in a series, but can be read without previous knowledge of the earlier books, feel free to submit it.
Please start nominating titles... and newcomers, please don't be shy - we would love to hear from you!
Let's go to a total of 7 nominations or an end date of Saturday, October 18th - whichever comes first.
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1. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
2. Touch of Evil by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp
3. War of the Oaks by Emma Bull
4. Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
5. The Chosen by C.A. Milson
6. Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake
7. You slay me by Katie MacAlister
8. Nightlife by Rob Thurman
9. Dancing With Werewolves by Carole Nelson Douglas
10. Widdershins by Charles de Lint