Sayuri_x's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 25 Nov 2024 01:23:53 -0800 60 Sayuri_x's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Changes (The Dresden Files, #12)]]> 7973328 546 Jim Butcher 1841497142 Sayuri_x 0 to-read 4.61 2010 Changes (The Dresden Files, #12)
author: Jim Butcher
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.61
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/11/25
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<![CDATA[Her Secret Fling (Harlequin Blaze, #517)]]> 8689615
Then during a job-related road trip, their relationship goes from antagonistic to hedonistic in no time flat. And suddenly Poppy can't think of anything more delicious than having a secret fling with Jake. But with all this intensity, can she really keep it no-strings-attached?]]>
218 Sarah Mayberry 1426846118 Sayuri_x 5 3.94 2009 Her Secret Fling (Harlequin Blaze, #517)
author: Sarah Mayberry
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2009/12/05
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: 2009, best-of-2009, blaze, contemp
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Brazen or Bust 18882568 78 Anara Bella 1609281144 Sayuri_x 0 to-read 3.41 2010 Brazen or Bust
author: Anara Bella
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.41
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: to-read
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The Bikini Diaries 9933100 324 Lacey Alexander 1440687293 Sayuri_x 0 to-read 3.50 2009 The Bikini Diaries
author: Lacey Alexander
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: to-read
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Texas Blaze 8819420 218 Debbi Rawlins 1426844409 Sayuri_x 3 2009, blaze, contemp 3.48 2009 Texas Blaze
author: Debbi Rawlins
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2009/11/03
date added: 2024/09/21
shelves: 2009, blaze, contemp
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Northern Exposure 9632371
Until Dr. Skye Shanahan rolls into town.

Skye Shanahan isn't quite sure how she ended up in Good Riddance. Sure, she needed some time to evaluate where her life was heading, but this is ridiculous. Luckily, she's only here for two weeks. She can handle it until then.

What she wants to handle, though, is Dalton. The sexy pilot has her feeling out of her element…and desperate to get into his bed. And once there, she's not inclined to leave.

But when the time comes, will she be able to let go?]]>
223 Jennifer LaBrecque 142686969X Sayuri_x 4 3.81 2010 Northern Exposure
author: Jennifer LaBrecque
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2010/10/17
date added: 2024/09/21
shelves: 2010, blaze, contemp, october-2010
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<![CDATA[Burning Up (Psy-Changeling, #0.5; Children of the Sea, #3.5; Iron Seas, #0.5)]]> 8779542 Bring these four authors together and it's sure to ignite a spark...

Angela Knight pairs a vampire warrior and his seductive captor in a battle against demonic predators.

Nalini Singh returns to the world of her Psy-Changeling series as a woman in lethal danger finds an unlikely protector—and lover.

Virginia Kantra continues the haunting tales of the Children of the Sea in her story of a wounded soldier rescued by an enigmatic young woman.

Meljean Brook launches a bold new steampunk series about a woman who strikes a provocative—and terrifying—bargain for freedom.

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368 Angela Knight 1101189223 Sayuri_x 4 2010, august-2010, paranormal 4.02 2010 Burning Up (Psy-Changeling, #0.5; Children of the Sea, #3.5; Iron Seas, #0.5)
author: Angela Knight
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2010/08/18
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: 2010, august-2010, paranormal
review:
Only read Nalini Singh and Meljean Brook so far but they were both stellar stories. Nalini gave us another glimpse into her Psy/Changeling world and Meljean introduced her new Steampunk world which I thoroughly enjoyed. Am looking forward the the full length 'Iron Duke'.
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Caught Off Guard 10285164
The Run like hell from the society chains of her past.

The Run into Blake Mitchell…the most seductive one-night stand of her life. Unfortunately Blake was hired by her mother. His job? To convince Anne she must embrace the legacy she never wanted, and keep her safe while he's at it.

The Blake's touch still tempts Anne to sin! And how�

The Danger looms and Anne realizes Blake does make her feel safe. Especially in the bedroom! But as soon as the bad guy is caught, Blake will be gone…unless Anne opens her heart and admits her bodyguard is more than just a hot distraction.]]>
222 Kira Sinclair 1426879199 Sayuri_x 2 3.33 2010 Caught Off Guard
author: Kira Sinclair
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2010
rating: 2
read at: 2011/06/25
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: 2011, blaze, contemp, june-2011
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Skin Tight (Skin, #2) 8475773 View our feature on Ava Gray’s Skin Tight.Uncovering the truth was forensic accountant Mia Sauter's specialty- until Addison Foster's betrayal. Now he's back to confront the explosive chemistry between them-and he very survival depends on him.]]> 323 Ava Gray 1101187972 Sayuri_x 5 4.00 2010 Skin Tight (Skin, #2)
author: Ava Gray
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2010/06/29
date added: 2024/09/17
shelves: 2010, best-of-2010, june-2010, paranormal
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Take Me If You Dare 8702460 215 Candace Havens 1426847890 Sayuri_x 2 3.25 2010 Take Me If You Dare
author: Candace Havens
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2010
rating: 2
read at: 2010/02/04
date added: 2024/09/17
shelves: 2010, blaze, contemp, feb-2010
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<![CDATA[Regina in the Sun (Children of the Goddess, #1)]]> 4368757 Theres only one place left to run-into forbidden arms.


When she arrives at Ye Olde Haven Pub, the sanctuary for Trueblood Vampires, Regina is wounded and desperate. Her only thought is to save the Deva Clan, her family, from the dangerous Loups De L?Ombre, the Shadow Wolves. She knows she will not exactly be welcomed with open arms. She is, after all, an Unborn, the lowest caste of Vampire.

As a natural born from the purest line, Zander Sariel knows the rules are sacrosanct-a Trueblood mates with his own kind. But one taste of the young Unborn is all Zander needs to know that rules were made to be broken.

With enemies at every turn, Zander risks everything to save Regina from the monster that hunts her, his own kind?s ignorance and-if he must-her lack of faith in her own unique abilities.

Only together do they have a chance to defeat the shadow that haunts their future, and save their entire race from extinction.

Warning, this title contains the explicit sex, voyeurism of an m/m/f m?nage?a plethora of vampire nookie.

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157 R.G. Alexander 1599989247 Sayuri_x 4 3.65 2008 Regina in the Sun (Children of the Goddess, #1)
author: R.G. Alexander
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2009/02/22
date added: 2024/09/13
shelves: 2009, erotica, m-m, paranormal
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<![CDATA[Heat It Up (Out of Uniform, #4)]]> 8250862
Out of Uniform, Book 4

One look at Thomas Becker s seriously ripped body, and Jane Harrison is having trouble remembering why she tracked down the Navy SEAL. Oh, yes, that hot scoop for her magazine. Instead they get trapped in an elevator together and she gets sizzling hot sex.

After the delicious encounter is over, Becker s out of there, she s left off balance, and even more determined not to take no for an answer. Either for that interview, or another chance to find out if he always goes commando.

One minute Becker is making it plain his answer is no. The next, he s using the only weapon at hand to calm her confined-space panic attack a kiss. And caving in to a fierce, unexpected need that wasn t even on his radar. Long term? Hell no not after the divorce that just spit him out. But a fling with the redheaded reporter with a brutally honest mouth and a body made for sin? Abso-effing-lutely.

Trouble is, when the week is over, she isn t even close to being out of his system Warning: Contents under pressure. Hot elevator sex, a redhead who knows exactly what she wants, and a Navy SEAL who can t help but give it to her. May cause spontaneous combustion. Be sure to fan yourself frequently."]]>
79 Elle Kennedy 1609280660 Sayuri_x 4 2010, contemp, july-2010 3.84 2010 Heat It Up (Out of Uniform, #4)
author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2010/07/03
date added: 2024/09/10
shelves: 2010, contemp, july-2010
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<![CDATA[To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3; Part 1)]]> 795034 To Green Angel Tower is the momentous tour-de-force finale of a ground-breaking series. Replete with war, deception, adventure, sorcery, and romance, To Green Angel Tower brings to a stunning and surprising conclusion Tad Williams' monumental tale of a magical conflict which fractures the very fabric of time and space, turning both humans and Sithi against those of their own blood.

As the evil minions of the undead Sithi Storm King prepare for the kingdom-shattering culmination of their dark sorceries and King Elias is drawn ever deeper into their nightmarish, spell-spun world, the loyal allies of Prince Josua desperately struggle to rally their forces at The Stone of Farewell. And with time running out, the remaining members of the now-devastated League of the Scroll have also gathered there to unravel mysteries from the forgotten past. For if the League can reclaim these age-old secrets of magic long-buried beneath the dusts of time, they may be able to reveal to Josua and his army the only means of striking down the unslayable foe.

But whether or not the League is successful in its quest, the call of battle will lead the valiant followers of Josua Lackhand across storm tossed seas brimming with bloodthirsty kilpa...through forests swarming with those both mind- and soul-lost... through ancient caverns built by legendary Dwarrows...to the haunted halls of Asu'a itself—the Sithi's greatest stronghold!]]>
815 Tad Williams 0886775981 Sayuri_x 3 fantasy 4.21 1993 To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3; Part 1)
author: Tad Williams
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1993
rating: 3
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date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: fantasy
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The Christmas Proposition 12961168 95 K.A. Mitchell Sayuri_x 5 3.63 The Christmas Proposition
author: K.A. Mitchell
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.63
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2011/12/11
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: 2011, december-2011, m-m, contemp
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<![CDATA[Hot Spell (Demon World, #2; Breeds, #5.5; The Guardians, Prequel)]]> 519663 333 Emma Holly 0425212882 Sayuri_x 4 paranormal, 2008 4.04 2005 Hot Spell (Demon World, #2; Breeds, #5.5; The Guardians, Prequel)
author: Emma Holly
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: paranormal, 2008
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Hunger Moon Rising 4916845
Ben Davis is a vegetarian, Buddhist, and � werewolf. Sorta. For the last three years, Ben has controlled his lycanthropy by avoiding team sports and doing power yoga. Because of his iron physical and mental control, he doesn't change into his less attractive form.

Danielle Linden is a reporter, Ben’s writing partner, and � survivor. Five years ago, she divorced her abusive husband and never looked back. She learned her lesson about love and attraction, though, and guards herself against both. The only guy able to crack her emotional walls is Ben, and he’s just a good-looking teddy bear who wouldn’t hurt a fly.

When a frantic father bursts into the newsroom and claims that his daughter, a local college student, was kidnapped by a werewolf, Dani begins an investigation that soon plunges both her and Ben into the dangerous world of the local wolf pack—a world filled with Pagan rituals and animalistic lusts.

Ben fears both for Dani’s life and his own secret, but things get more complicated when the Hunger Moon rises, an event that only happens once every eighteen years. With his attraction to Dani already straining his self-control � the strong and enigmatic pull of the Hunger Moon brings him to the edge of change.

Then Dani gains the perilous attention of the alpha wolf and Ben realizes he must give in to the dark side of his soul � and in doing so, risk losing the woman he loves—forever.]]>
0 Evangeline Anderson 1596323566 Sayuri_x 3 paranormal, 2008 3.42 2016 Hunger Moon Rising
author: Evangeline Anderson
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.42
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2008/10/07
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: paranormal, 2008
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<![CDATA[The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)]]> 6388558
She eludes him for five years, but he has finally chased her to ground and stolen the jewel which commands her, giving him absolute power over her. While he possesses it, he can make her do anything, and he plans to in order for her to experience firsthand the agonizing, unending lust she'd purposely subjected him to for half a decade. Yet when Wroth realizes he wants more from her and frees her, will she come.

Note: First published in the 2006 anthology, Playing Easy to Get.]]>
163 Kresley Cole Sayuri_x 4 4.04 2006 The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)
author: Kresley Cole
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2012/06/21
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: 2012, june-2012, paranormal, re-read
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Witness Seduction 10988147
DEA Caleb Ford

Marley Kincaid, aka Nurse Hottie

Kincaid's drug-dealing ex, Patrick Grier, is on the run after killing a DEA agent. Grier won't be able to stay away from Kincaid—she's way too tempting�

Day Kincaid's oblivious to the danger. Spends all her time renovating and doing sexy yoga. Damn, she moves her body in tantalizing ways.

Day If I see her curvy silhouette one more time I'm in serious trouble.

Day No sign of Grier, but after a few days of observation, things are getting incredibly…er, hard.

Day I had no choice but to make contact with Kincaid. Now that I've touched her, it's impossible to stop. The investigation is jeopardized. Seduction is imminent…God help me.]]>
224 Elle Kennedy 0373796412 Sayuri_x 4 3.69 2011 Witness Seduction
author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/11/22
date added: 2024/08/06
shelves: 2011, blaze, contemp, november-2011
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Seduce Me 519723 224 Jill Shalvis 0373691955 Sayuri_x 4 2010, contemp, march-2010 3.84 2003 Seduce Me
author: Jill Shalvis
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2010/03/15
date added: 2024/07/23
shelves: 2010, contemp, march-2010
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<![CDATA[Bringing Down the House: How Six Students Took Vegas for Millions]]> 4144 Bringing Down the House is one of the exceptions: a real-life action thriller oozing with money, sex and some extremely dodgy dealing...

Cheating in casinos is illegal; card-counting - making a record of what cards have so far been dealt to enable the player to make some prediction of what cards remain in the deck - is not. But casinos understandably dislike the practice and make every effort to keep card-counters out of their premises. Bringing Down the House tells the true story of the most successful financial scam ever, in which teams of brilliant young mathematicians and physicists won millions of dollars from the casinos and blackjack tables of Las Vegas, in the process getting drawn into the high life of drugs, sex and spending big.

Bringing Down the House is as readable and as fascinating as Liar's Poker or Barbarians At the Gate, an insight into a closed, excessive and utterly corrupt world of gambling in Las Vegas.]]>
320 Ben Mezrich 0099468239 Sayuri_x 3 biography 3.79 2002 Bringing Down the House: How Six Students Took Vegas for Millions
author: Ben Mezrich
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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date added: 2023/09/12
shelves: biography
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Killbox (Sirantha Jax, #4) 7843135
Sirantha Jax is a “Jumper,� a woman who possesses the unique genetic makeup needed to navigate faster than light ships through grimspace. With no tolerance for political diplomacy, she quits her ambassador post so she can get back to saving the universe the way she does best—by mouthing off and kicking butt.

And her tactics are needed more than ever. Flesh-eating aliens are attacking stations on the outskirts of space, and for many people, the Conglomerate’s forces are arriving too late to serve and protect them.

Now, Jax must take matters into her own hands by recruiting a militia to defend the frontiers � out of the worst criminals, mercenaries, and raiders that ever traveled through grimspace…]]>
356 Ann Aguirre 0441019412 Sayuri_x 0 to-read 4.06 2010 Killbox (Sirantha Jax, #4)
author: Ann Aguirre
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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date added: 2023/07/23
shelves: to-read
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Do You Take This Cop? 8072866
The last thing Faith Lewis needs is a cop poking his nose in her business. Okay, yes, Nick Coletti is gorgeous. And charming. And great with her son. But dating the town's most popular boy in blue is hardly going to help her keep a low profile. This guy could blow their world apart if he discovers her secret.

Funny thing is, he may also be her only hope. If she had someone like Nick on her side, maybe she could finally be free, and give her son the life he deserves. But trusting Nick means telling the whole truth about her past. He might protect them. Or he just might turn her in�.]]>
256 Beth Andrews 0373716346 Sayuri_x 0 to-read 3.65 2010 Do You Take This Cop?
author: Beth Andrews
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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date added: 2021/04/03
shelves: to-read
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<![CDATA[Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, #3)]]> 953176 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Everyone knew that the tales from the Orb that protected the West from the evil God Torak were just silly legends. But here she was, forced to join a serious and dangerous quest to recover that stolen Orb.]]>
446 David Eddings 055212382X Sayuri_x 4 fantasy 4.13 1983 Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, #3)
author: David Eddings
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1983
rating: 4
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date added: 2020/03/30
shelves: fantasy
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Decent Exposure 800643
Emma Tremayne has left her high-powered PR job and moved to the Lake District. She was expecting to find some much-needed peace and quiet, not to end up cavorting on a hillside with a naked guy. Emma thinks she's being community-minded when she agrees to help the local mountain rescue team put together a 'tasteful' nude calendar in order to fundraise for their new headquarters. Unfortunately, quite a lot of the community seems to mind what she's up to. Including the extremely handsome Mr July, Will, who appears to have got completely the wrong impression about Emma's intentions. So how does she convince him that he's more than just Flavour of the Month...?

Sassy, funny and smart, Decent Exposure is a gorgeous read from a sparkling new voice in romantic fiction.]]>
Phillipa Ashley 0755334612 Sayuri_x 4 contemp, 2008 3.57 2006 Decent Exposure
author: Phillipa Ashley
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2008/11/04
date added: 2019/05/27
shelves: contemp, 2008
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<![CDATA[Everything and the Moon (The Lyndon Sisters, #1)]]> 5956374 It was indisputably love at first sight. But Victoria Lyndon was merely the teenaged daughter of a vicar. . .while Robert Kemble was the dashing young earl of Macclesfield. Surely what their meddlesome fathers insisted must have been true-that he was a reckless seducer determined to destroy her innocence. . . and she was a shameless fortune hunter. So it most certainly was for the best when their plans to elope went hopelessly awry.

Even after a seven-year separation, Victoria-now a governess-still leaves Robert breathless. But how could he ever again trust the raven-haired deceiver who had shattered his soul And Victoria could never give her heart a second time to the cad who so callously trampled on it the first. But a passion fated will not be denied, and vows of love yearn to be kept. . . even when one promises the moon.]]>
384 Julia Quinn 0749908955 Sayuri_x 5 2009, historical 3.60 2009 Everything and the Moon (The Lyndon Sisters, #1)
author: Julia Quinn
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2009/07/04
date added: 2018/12/05
shelves: 2009, historical
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The Bachman Books 1049233
The Long Walk: A chilling look at the ultra-conservative America of the future where a gruelling 450-mile marathon is the ultimate sports competition.

Roadwork: An immovable man refuses to surrender to the irresistible force of progress.

The Running Man: TV's future-favorite game show, where contestants are hunted to death in the attempt to win a billion dollar jackpot.

Don't miss the other Bachman titles: Thinner, The Regulators and Blaze ]]>
978 Richard Bachman 0340952253 Sayuri_x 5 4.15 1986 The Bachman Books
author: Richard Bachman
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1986
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[The Next Always (Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy, #1)]]> 11827244
After losing her husband and returning to her hometown, Clare Brewster soon settles into her life as the mother of three young sons while running the town’s bookstore. Busy, with little time for romance, Clare is drawn across the street by Beckett’s transformation of the old inn, wanting to take a closer look . . . at the building and the man behind it.

With the grand opening inching closer, Beckett’s happy to give Clare a private tour - one room at a time. It’s no first date, but these stolen moments are the beginning of something new - and open the door to the extraordinary adventure of what comes next . . .]]>
353 Nora Roberts Sayuri_x 4 2012, contemp, jan-2012 4.31 2011 The Next Always (Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy, #1)
author: Nora Roberts
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2012/01/27
date added: 2017/11/20
shelves: 2012, contemp, jan-2012
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<![CDATA[Unholy Luck (Downside Ghosts, #6)]]> 17926437
Posted on Stacia Kane's blog on July 23rd, 2020:

"DOWNSIDE 6–UNHOLY LUCK–Chapter One Excerpt!
Sorry this is later than I thought it would be! A couple of things came up that meant I couldn’t even get to my laptop until about an hour ago, and of course I had some re-reading and such to do. But here you go!

I’d planned to post the first five pages or so, but because of the delay, I’m posting the first twelve and a half. I hope you guys like it!! Please help me spread the word that it’s here!

NOTE: This is NOT the final draft. Some slight changes may be made between this version and the final printed version.
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I’m trying to post at least every Wednesday, so I will see you next week if not sooner. I love you all, and we are getting through this together."

There is still no book release date.]]>
400 Stacia Kane 0007437781 Sayuri_x 0 to-read 4.16 Unholy Luck (Downside Ghosts, #6)
author: Stacia Kane
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.16
book published:
rating: 0
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Norwegian Wood 818108 Alternate cover edition here.

When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire - to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.]]>
389 Haruki Murakami 0099448823 Sayuri_x 3 fiction 3.99 1987 Norwegian Wood
author: Haruki Murakami
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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date added: 2017/04/23
shelves: fiction
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<![CDATA[Holiday in Death (In Death, #7)]]> 156293 Librarian's note: There are Alternate Cover Editions for this edition of this book here and here.

Lieutenant Eve Dallas is on the trail of a serial killer and has made a discovery - all of the victims have been traced to Personally Yours, New York's most exclusive dating service. As the murders continue, Eve enters into a world of people looking for their one true love - and a killer searching for his next victim.]]>
330 J.D. Robb 0749934166 Sayuri_x 4 crime, 2008 4.26 1998 Holiday in Death (In Death, #7)
author: J.D. Robb
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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date added: 2017/03/07
shelves: crime, 2008
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<![CDATA[Cowgirls Don't Cry (Rough Riders, #10)]]> 7865125
Jessie McKay has accepted her marriage to Luke McKay wasn't perfect. After two years of widowhood, she s ready to kick up her bootheels until Luke s younger brother shows up to spoil her fun. But if Brandt thinks she ll ever take orders from another McKay male, he s got manure for brains.

Brandt McKay has avoided his sweet, sexy sister-in-law ever since the night he confessed his feelings for her weren't the brotherly type. Unexpectedly faced with proof of Luke s infidelity, Brandt is forced to ask for Jessie s help in taking care of Luke s young son. Jessie agrees on one condition she wants Brandt s boots exclusively under her bed for the duration.

The sexual heat that s always simmered between them ignites. Brandt is determined to make the temporary situation permanent, proving to Jessie he s a one-woman man. And Jessie is shaken by feelings she s sworn never to have again for any man especially not a McKay.Warning: Contains branding-iron-hot sex, the one McKay on earth who wants to be tamed, and a woman who s decided tame is for nice girls who finish last."]]>
242 Lorelei James 1609282566 Sayuri_x 4 4.23 2010 Cowgirls Don't Cry (Rough Riders, #10)
author: Lorelei James
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2010/11/11
date added: 2016/05/25
shelves: 2010, best-of-2010, contemp, november-2010
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<![CDATA[Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3)]]> 685386 292 Charlaine Harris 0441010512 Sayuri_x 4 3.90 2003 Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3)
author: Charlaine Harris
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2009/01/03
date added: 2015/07/09
shelves: 2009, urban-fantasy, paranormal
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<![CDATA[The Full Cupboard of Life (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #5)]]> 97898
Mma Ramotswe herself has weighty matters on her mind. She has been approached by a wealthy lady, whose fortune comes from successful hair-braiding salons, and has been asked to check up on several suitors. Are these men just interested in her money? This may be difficult to find out, but Mma Ramotswe is, of course, a very intuitive lady.]]>
198 Alexander McCall Smith 1400031818 Sayuri_x 3 crime 4.03 2003 The Full Cupboard of Life (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #5)
author: Alexander McCall Smith
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2003
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2015/07/02
shelves: crime
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<![CDATA[Off the Edge (The Associates, #2)]]> 18169700 She may be his worse enemy...

For deadly secret agent Peter Macmillan, language is a weapon-one he uses to hunt criminals, destroy plots, and charm enemies. Seducing information out of a beautiful singer in a Bangkok hotel should be easy...except this particular singer has the power to destroy his cool facade, and with it, his last defense against a dark past.

He may be her only hope...

He tricked her. He helped himself to her body and her secrets. He has enemies everywhere. Laney Lancaster should hate Peter, but when she discovers him shirtless, sweaty, and chained up in the hotel's dungeon, all she can think about is freeing him. Because she knows what it's like to be trapped and alone. And she could use a dangerous friend. They may be wrong for each other, but the instant they join forces, Laney and Peter are plunged into an odyssey of hot sex and dark danger. To survive, they must trust each other with their lives-and their hearts.]]>
285 Annika Martin 098831312X Sayuri_x 0 currently-reading 3.80 2013 Off the Edge (The Associates, #2)
author: Annika Martin
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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date added: 2015/06/19
shelves: currently-reading
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<![CDATA[Against the Dark (The Associates, #1)]]> 17714094 She's an ex-safecracker forced into one last heist.

Angel Ramirez left the safecracking game five years ago, and she’s worked hard to make amends and build an honest life. But when a beloved aunt is kidnapped, she must reunite with her girl gang to acquire the unique ransom: Walter Borgola’s prized diamonds. It’s a simple job that turns into a nightmare, thanks to a surprisingly clever—and searingly sexy—security guard named Cole Hawkins.

He's an undercover agent with big plans for his gorgeous thief.

Cole is one of the Association’s most brilliant agents, under deep cover investigating a ruthless killer. He’s also running out of time: hundreds will die if he doesn’t stop the plan Borgola’s set into motion. Catching Angel is the break he needed--he promises not to turn her in if she poses as his lover and uses her unique talents to unlock the sociopath’s dungeon vaults.

But as pretend passions turn real, Cole regrets drawing Angel into his deadly game…and danger is closer than either of them could ever imagine.]]>
202 Carolyn Crane 0988313111 Sayuri_x 3 2015, june-2015 3.62 2013 Against the Dark (The Associates, #1)
author: Carolyn Crane
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2013
rating: 3
read at: 2015/06/12
date added: 2015/06/19
shelves: 2015, june-2015
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<![CDATA[A Matter of Time, Vol. 2 (A Matter of Time, #3-4)]]> 8585948 Vol. 2 (Books Three and Four)

Three years ago, Jory Harcourt changed his name and shut the door on a past full of pain, only to emerge stronger on the other side. He has a new career, a great working partner, and a satisfying life—except for the hole in his chest left behind when police Detective Sam Kage walked out with his heart.

Now Sam's back and he knows what he wants... and what he wants is Jory. Jory, who doesn't know if he can survive another break up or losing Sam to his dangerous job, resists returning to the arms of the only man he has ever truly loved. But when a serial killer with a score to settle targets Jory, he will have to decide if love is worth the danger as he tries to solve the case and keep Sam safe.]]>
298 Mary Calmes 1615816003 Sayuri_x 4 4.29 2009 A Matter of Time, Vol. 2 (A Matter of Time, #3-4)
author: Mary Calmes
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2011/11/01
date added: 2015/01/08
shelves: 2011, crime, m-m, october-2011
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<![CDATA[A Matter of Time, Vol. 1 (A Matter of Time, #1-2)]]> 8578291
Jory Keyes leads a normal life as an architect’s assistant until he is witness to a brutal murder. Though initially saved by police Detective Sam Kage, Jory refuses protective custody—he has a life he loves that he won’t give up no matter who is after him. But Jory’s life is in real jeopardy, especially after he agrees to testify about what he saw.

While dealing with attempts on his life, well-meaning friends who want to see him happy, an overly protective boss, and a slowly unfolding mystery that is much more sinister than he could ever imagine, the young gay man finds himself getting involved with Sam, the conflicted and closeted detective. And though Jory may survive the danger, he may not survive a broken heart.

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280 Mary Calmes 1615815244 Sayuri_x 4 4.26 2010 A Matter of Time, Vol. 1 (A Matter of Time, #1-2)
author: Mary Calmes
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2011/10/30
date added: 2015/01/08
shelves: 2011, contemp, crime, m-m, october-2011
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<![CDATA[Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane, #3)]]> 11374025 Can a pirate learn that the only true treasure lies in a woman's heart?

Widowed Silence Hollingbrook is impoverished, lovely, and kind--and nine months ago she made a horrible mistake. She went to a river pirate for help in saving her husband and in the process made a bargain that cost her her marriage. That night wounded her so terribly that she hides in the foundling home she helps run with her brother. Except now that same river pirate is back...and he's asking for her help.

"Charming" Mickey O'Connor is the most ruthless river pirate in London. Devastatingly handsome and fearsomely intelligent, he clawed his way up through London's criminal underworld. Mickey has no use for tender emotions like compassion and love, and he sees people as pawns to be manipulated. And yet he's never been able to forget the naive captain's wife who came to him for help and spent one memorable night in his bed...talking.

When his bastard baby girl was dumped in his lap--her mother having died--Mickey couldn't resist the Machiavellian urge to leave the baby on Silence's doorstep. The baby would be hidden from his enemies and he'd also bind Silence to him by her love for his daughter.]]>
393 Elizabeth Hoyt Sayuri_x 4 2012, march-2012, historical 4.10 2011 Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane, #3)
author: Elizabeth Hoyt
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2012/03/17
date added: 2014/12/30
shelves: 2012, march-2012, historical
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Baby, Don't Go 1100462
Photographer Nick Coltrane broke Daisy Parker's heart nine years ago. And now he wants to hire her as his bodyguard. She wants to tell him where he can go, but her fledgling company desperately needs the cash flow. She once broke her own rules, only to watch his sexy self run for the door. Providing round-the-clock protection for him is out of the question . . . right?

Nick needs Daisy around to keep the hired thugs who are out for his blood from actually getting it. If he can make amends for the way he screwed up nine years ago in the process, then so much the better. Except time has done nothing to dull the memory of how Daisy once rocked his world off its axis, and her cocky attitude and mouthwatering curves still have the power to turn his brain to mush.

Now two people who once were friends and used to be lovers will discover whether love and trust can come from a passion that breaks every rule.]]>
357 Susan Andersen 0380807122 Sayuri_x 0 to-read 3.79 2000 Baby, Don't Go
author: Susan Andersen
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2000
rating: 0
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All Shook Up 122728 Alternate-cover edition can be found here

A Man With a Past
J.D. Carver learned life's tough lessons on the streets, so when an unexpected inheritance sends him to the Star Lake Lodge to claim his half, he's expecting trouble. Being greeted with open arms by the whole Lawrence gang--feisty Aunt Sophy and calm Uncle Ben, clearly off-limits Dru and her young son, Tate--just convinces him they're working an angle, and he's determined to uncover it. Even though a tiny part of him longs for the home-and-hearth life they have...

A Woman With a Reputation
Dru's finally beaten her bad-girl reputation, and though the Lodge may not be exciting, she's fiercely protective of her quiet home. Hard-eyed J.D.'s ability to push all her buttons--some of which haven't been pushed in way too long--just proves how wrong he is for her. So why does her son hero-worship the guy? And why does her heart clench when he gets that "nose pressed against the candy shop window" look on his face

In Love...and All Shook Up
They thought they knew everything their lives had to offer...until they met. Can a failed good girl and a guy who never caught a break learn to believe in one another long enough to trust their love?]]>
358 Susan Andersen 0380807149 Sayuri_x 0 to-read 3.84 2001 All Shook Up
author: Susan Andersen
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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Salem's Lot 924762 768 Stephen King 0340951478 Sayuri_x 5 3.96 1975 Salem's Lot
author: Stephen King
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1975
rating: 5
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Taken by Fire (ACRO, #6) 9672598 BUT DESIRE GOT IN THE WAY.
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A product of genetic manipulation, Melanie Milan shares a body with her malevolent sister, Phoebe. A sleek, blond predator with a heart of pure darkness, Phoebe puts their body through the wicked underbelly of sex for thrills—when she’s not igniting her pyrokinetic skills for an evil organization bent on taking over the world. Melanie rarely gets out to play—much less fall in love. But that changes when rival ACRO agent Stryker Wills shows up, with a mission to terminate the woman who torched his partner.

An operative with rare abilities, Stryker soon realizes that the woman he’s about to kill isn’t the murderous fire starter he’s been hunting. But he does want her. Melanie, with the power to ice anything in her path, is heating things up in ways that are setting fire to his blood. As long as Melanie stays in control, she is his best ally to bring down her sister and stop hellish havoc from being unleashed. Walking a tightrope of longing and hate, Stryker and Melanie begin to understand that true power lies in sweet surrender to each other, to the flames between them, to the erotic adventure that’s joined their hearts and abilities to become their salvation—and perhaps the world’s.]]>
290 Sydney Croft 0385342292 Sayuri_x 5 4.30 2011 Taken by Fire (ACRO, #6)
author: Sydney Croft
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2011/11/11
date added: 2014/03/27
shelves: 2011, paranormal, november-2011
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<![CDATA[A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1)]]> 6984678 alternate cover editions can be found here, here and here

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES

From a master of contemporary fantasy comes the first novel of a landmark series unlike any you’ve ever read before. With A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has launched a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill the pages of this magnificent saga, the first volume in an epic series sure to delight fantasy fans everywhere.
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A GAME OF THRONES
A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK ONE
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Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. To the south, the king’s powers are failing—his most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and his enemies emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king’s new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself.

Sweeping from a harsh land of cold to a summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, A Game of Thrones tells a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; a child is lost in the twilight between life and death; and a determined woman undertakes a treacherous journey to protect all she holds dear. Amid plots and counter-plots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, allies and enemies, the fate of the Starks hangs perilously in the balance, as each side endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.

Unparalleled in scope and execution, A Game of Thrones is one of those rare reading experiences that catch you up from the opening pages, won’t let you go until the end, and leave you yearning for more.


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780 George R.R. Martin Sayuri_x 4 4.32 1996 A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1)
author: George R.R. Martin
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1996
rating: 4
read at: 2011/05/14
date added: 2014/03/20
shelves: 2011, may-2011, fantasy, re-read
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<![CDATA[Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander, #1)]]> 743599
An alluring laird...

He was known throughout the kingdom as Hawk, legendary predator of the battlefield and the boudoir. No woman could refuse his touch, but no woman ever stirred his heart—until a vengeful fairy tumbled Adrienne de Simone out of modern-day Seattle and into medieval Scotland. Captive in a century not her own, entirely too bold, too outspoken, she was an irresistible challenge to the sixteenth-century rogue. Coerced into a marriage with Hawk, Adrienne vowed to keep him at arm's length—but his sweet seduction played havoc with her resolve.

A prisoner in time...

She had a perfect "no" on her perfect lips for the notorious laird, but Hawk swore she would whisper his name with desire, begging for the passion he longed to ignite within her. Not even the barriers of time and space would keep him from winning her love. Despite her uncertainty about following the promptings of her own passionate heart, Adrienne's reservations were no match for Hawk's determination to keep her by his side...]]>
400 Karen Marie Moning 0440244161 Sayuri_x 4 paranormal, 2008 3.96 1999 Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander, #1)
author: Karen Marie Moning
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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date added: 2014/02/10
shelves: paranormal, 2008
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<![CDATA[Chasin' Eight (Rough Riders, #11)]]> 11563858 The chase is on�

Rough Riders, Book 11

Bull rider Chase McKay has finally landed in a pile too big to charm his way out of. Caught with his pants down, he finds himself bucked right off the PBR tour until he can get his act together.

Hollywood actress Ava Dumond became the tabloids� favorite target when her longtime boyfriend was outed as gay. Now she wants a place to lay low and a chance to prove to herself that she can satisfy a red-blooded man between the sheets. The sexy, rugged cowboy she finds holed up in her Wyoming hideaway seems like the answer to her every fantasy.

But Chase has sworn off women. Forever. Or at least a month. Whichever comes first.

When they take to the road to get Chase more hands-on bull riding experience, they have every intention of keeping their hands off each other. But the two headstrong stars quickly end up riding a hot and heady rodeo circuit all their own—until the press gets wind of their affair. When the dust clears and the lights of the paparazzi fade, are they ready to give up chasing the dream for a chance of finding forever?

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288 Lorelei James Sayuri_x 4 4.32 2011 Chasin' Eight (Rough Riders, #11)
author: Lorelei James
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/07/01
date added: 2014/02/02
shelves: 2011, contemp, erotica, june-2011
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Song of Oestend (Oestend #1) 16719002 Symbols have power...

Aren Montrell has heard tales of the Oestend wraiths - mysterious creatures which come in the night and kill anyone who's not indoors. Aren's never had reason to believe the stories, but when he takes a job as a bookkeeper on the BarChi, a dusty cattle ranch on the remote Oestend prairie, he soon learns that the wraiths are real. Aren suddenly finds himself living in a supposedly haunted house and depending on wards and generators to protect him from unseen things in the night. As if that's not enough, he has to deal with a crotchety old blind woman, face "cows" that look like nothing he's ever seen before, and try to ignore the fact that he's apparently the most eligible bachelor around.

Aren also finds himself the one and only confidante of Deacon, the BarChi's burly foreman. Deacon runs the BarChi with an iron fist and is obviously relieved to finally have somebody he can talk to. As their relationship grows, Aren learns there's more to Deacon and the BarChi than he'd anticipated. Deacon seems determined to deny both his Oestend heritage and any claim he may have to the BarChi ranch, but if Aren is to survive the perils of Oestend, he'll have to convince Deacon to stop running from the past and finally claim everything that's his.

Reader Advisory: This book is set in an alternate reality and contains scenes of violence, mild D/s and bondage, and a M/M/M ménage scene.]]>
298 Marie Sexton 0857156306 Sayuri_x 4 2012, m-m, may-2010 4.05 2011 Song of Oestend (Oestend #1)
author: Marie Sexton
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2012/05/03
date added: 2013/12/30
shelves: 2012, m-m, may-2010
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The One That Got Away 6251309
Trace has never desired another man before. He's a ladies' man with quite the reputation, considered a top prize around town. But his close, treasured friendship with David makes the emotion and arousal growing between them irresistible. Soothing David's doubts, Trace makes it clear that he wants to know if they can make it work. Because Trace is sure he wouldn't love another man -- that's not the issue. He just loves David.]]>
220 Rhianne Aile 1935192582 Sayuri_x 3 2009, m-m 3.73 2009 The One That Got Away
author: Rhianne Aile
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2009/03/10
date added: 2013/12/23
shelves: 2009, m-m
review:
It was a great love story with some really touching moments and I would have given this a 4 except for the rapidly changing POV all the way through the book. This doesn't normally bother me, but 5 or 6 changes within a scene and I had to keep going back cause I lost my train of thought and didn't know who was saying or thinking what. I really confusd me a spoiled my enjoyment.
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<![CDATA[Dancing at Midnight (Splendid Trilogy, #2)]]> 2577392 Lady Arabella Blydon has beauty and a brain, and she’s tired of men who can see only one without the other.

When a suitor tells Arabella he’s willing to overlook her appalling bluestocking tendencies on account of her looks and fortune, she decides to take a break from the Marriage Mart. During an extended stay in the country, she never expects to meet Lord John Blackwood, a wounded war hero who intrigues her like no other man.

Lord John has lived through the worst horrors of war� but nothing could have been as terrifying to his tormented heart as Lady Arabella. She is intoxicating, infuriating� and she makes him want to live again. Suddenly he’s writing bad poetry and climbing trees in the pitch-dark night� just so he can dance with her as the clock strikes midnight. And even though he knows he can never be the sort of man she deserves, he can’t help wanting her. But when the harsh light of day replaces the magic of midnight, can this tormented soul learn to love again?]]>
375 Julia Quinn 0749939133 Sayuri_x 3 historical, 2008 3.55 1995 Dancing at Midnight (Splendid Trilogy, #2)
author: Julia Quinn
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.55
book published: 1995
rating: 3
read at: 2008/10/01
date added: 2013/12/18
shelves: historical, 2008
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<![CDATA[The Hardest Thing (Dan Stagg Mystery, #1)]]> 16129225 Killing is easy. Love is ... The Hardest Thing

Once a major in the US Marines, Dan Stagg fell foul of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and is now struggling to make sense of civilian life. In his late 30s, tall and muscular, Dan works as a bouncer at an East Village nightclub. When he's offered a fortune to protect the young male secretary of a powerful real estate developer, Dan takes off on a road trip with a hot blond companion who makes it clear that "protection" doesn't stop at the bedroom door. But Dan soon realizes that he's being used as a shield for a much more sinister operation and has to choose between easy money and the ideals that he once fought for.]]>
256 James Lear 1573449296 Sayuri_x 4 2013, contemp, june-2013, m-m 3.58 2013 The Hardest Thing (Dan Stagg Mystery, #1)
author: James Lear
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2013/06/24
date added: 2013/06/23
shelves: 2013, contemp, june-2013, m-m
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<![CDATA[A Beginner's Guide to Rakes (Scandalous Brides, #1)]]> 9975341

All of London is abuzz with the return of the utterly alluring, recently widowed Diane Benchley. Will she remarry? What will she do with her late husband’s fortune? Society is shocked by her announcement—at the Grand Ball, of all places!—that she plans to open an exclusive gentleman’s gaming club in the family mansion. But no one is more stunned than the Marquis of Haybury, Oliver Warren.


Years ago, Oliver and Diane shared a private indiscretion. Now Diane threatens to reveal Oliver’s most ungentlemanly secrets…unless he agrees to help her. A notorious gambler—and rake—Oliver is overqualified to educate Diane in the ways and means of running her establishment. But striking a deal with Diane might just be the biggest risk Oliver has ever taken. This time, the only thing he has to lose is his heart�

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352 Suzanne Enoch 0312534515 Sayuri_x 3 2013, june-2013, historical 3.75 2011 A Beginner's Guide to Rakes (Scandalous Brides, #1)
author: Suzanne Enoch
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2013/06/24
date added: 2013/06/23
shelves: 2013, june-2013, historical
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<![CDATA[Bad Attitude (Bad in Baltimore, #3)]]> 16006196 When did save a life become change a life?

As the openly gay middle son of the most powerful family between Manhattan and Miami, Gavin Montgomery knows his role—look good in a tuxedo and don’t make waves.

Waves are the least of his worries when he tries and fails to keep a friend from jumping off a high bridge. His last thought as he falls in too is that someone else will have to take over as family disappointment…until he’s pulled from the water by a man with an iron grip, a sexy mouth and a chip on his shoulder the size of the national deficit.

Police rescue diver Jamie Donnigan finally has life the way he wants it. Okay, he could have done without losing his father, quitting smoking and watching his friends drift into couplehood. At least he’s managed to escape that particular trap.

When Gavin’s father turns Jamie’s routine rescue into a media circus, he figures if he’s going to suffer for his good deed, he might as well enjoy a roll in the sack. But Jamie’s not immune to Gavin’s cultivated charm…and all the risks that come along with giving in to it.


Warning: Includes above the recommended daily allowance for snark, attitude, stubbornness and a variety of scorching hot sex (even for this author).]]>
178 K.A. Mitchell Sayuri_x 3 2013, m-m, june-2013 3.61 2013 Bad Attitude (Bad in Baltimore, #3)
author: K.A. Mitchell
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2013
rating: 3
read at: 2013/06/01
date added: 2013/06/01
shelves: 2013, m-m, june-2013
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<![CDATA[Lord of Darkness (Maiden Lane, #5)]]> 12907444 When Strangers In The Night

He lives in the shadows. As the mysterious masked avenger known as the Ghost of St. Giles, Godric St. John's only goal is to protect the innocent of London. Until the night he confronts a fearless young lady pointing a pistol at his head—and realizes she is his wife.

Become Lovers...

Lady Margaret Reading has vowed to kill the Ghost of St. Giles—the man who murdered her one true love. Returning to London, and to the man she hasn't seen since their wedding day, Margaret does not recognize the man behind the mask. Fierce, commanding, and dangerous, the notorious Ghost of St. Giles is everything she feared he would be—and so much more.

Desire Is The Ultimate Danger

When passion flares, these two intimate strangers can't keep from revealing more of themselves than they had ever planned. But when Margaret learns the truth—that the Ghost is her husband—the game is up and the players must surrender...to the temptation that could destroy them both.]]>
360 Elizabeth Hoyt 1455508306 Sayuri_x 4 2013, historical, june-2013 4.02 2013 Lord of Darkness (Maiden Lane, #5)
author: Elizabeth Hoyt
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2013/06/01
date added: 2013/06/01
shelves: 2013, historical, june-2013
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<![CDATA[Mr. Real (Code of Shadows, #1)]]> 15706309 He finds the girl of his dreams…with the secret agent of his nightmares.

Alix Gordon is a woman who doesn’t take life too seriously. What’s the fun in that? So when she stumbles across occult software that can bring any computer image to life, she conjures up lots of awesome outfits and accessories. And then, on one drunken, horny night, she conjures up Sir Kendall, the sexy TV ad spy . . . who looks exactly like Paul Reinhardt, the super-sexy martial arts teacher who kicked her out of class three years ago.

Fighter Paul Reinhardt has good reason to hate Sir Kendall, the character he brought to life to land a part in a TV ad; he’d do anything to forget him. A cross country road trip seems just the thing . . . until Paul finds himself inexplicably drawn to Minnesota and is shocked to discover Sir Kendall - in the flesh - with the girl he’d once loved from afar. He barges into Alix and Sir Kendall’s love nest, determined to stop the madness - somehow.

But is superspy Sir Kendall transforming into something more dangerous anyone can imagine? And what will Sir Kendall do when Paul and Alix finally give into their mad lust for each other?]]>
328 Carolyn Crane 1480134694 Sayuri_x 0 to-read 3.21 2012 Mr. Real (Code of Shadows, #1)
author: Carolyn Crane
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.21
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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date added: 2013/06/01
shelves: to-read
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<![CDATA[I Kissed an Earl (Pennyroyal Green, #4)]]> 7069272
"Savage" is what the women of the ton whisper about the newly styled Earl of Ardmay—albeit with shivers of pleasure. Born an English bastard, raised on the high seas, he's on a mission to capture a notorious pirate for vengeance. But while Violet's belief in her brother's innocence maddens him, her courage awes him . . . and her sensuality finally undoes him. Now the man who once lost everything and the girl who has everything to lose are bound by a passion that could either end in betrayal . . . or become everything they ever dreamed.]]>
370 Julie Anne Long 0061885665 Sayuri_x 0 to-read 3.91 2010 I Kissed an Earl (Pennyroyal Green, #4)
author: Julie Anne Long
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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shelves: to-read
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Bel Canto 5831 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9781841155838, which can be found here.

In an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. His hosts hope that Mr. Hosokawa can be persuaded to build a factory in their Third World backwater. Alas, in the opening sequence, just as the accompanist kisses the soprano, a ragtag band of 18 terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air conditioning ducts. Their quarry is the president, who has unfortunately stayed home to watch a favorite soap opera. And thus, from the beginning, things go awry.]]>
318 Ann Patchett Sayuri_x 0 3.79 2001 Bel Canto
author: Ann Patchett
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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Winning the Right Brother 8091886 She liked safe. And there was nothing safe about Alex McKenna...

Practical, ultra-organized single mom Holly Stanton had her feet firmly on the ground. Except when it came to Alex McKenna. Fifteen years ago, the sinfully sexy rebel had stirred her passion. But she'd been too afraid to trust her future to him. Now Alex was back, coaching her son's high school football team and tempting Holly to forget how wrong they were for each other....

Even when she dated his stepbrother, Holly always had Alex's heart. And fifteen years apart had only made him want her more... except Holly didn't believe he could be the man she needed. So he'd just have to show her that not only was he right for her now--he was the right man forever!]]>
224 Abigail Strom 0373655282 Sayuri_x 3 2013, jan-2013, contemp 3.71 2010 Winning the Right Brother
author: Abigail Strom
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at: 2013/01/26
date added: 2013/01/26
shelves: 2013, jan-2013, contemp
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<![CDATA[Trapped (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #5)]]> 13536649
Having no other choice, Atticus, his trusted Irish wolfhound, Oberon, and Granuaile travel to the base of Mount Olympus, where the Roman god Bacchus is anxious to take his sworn revenge—but he’ll have to get in line behind an ancient vampire, a band of dark elves, and an old god of mischief, who all seem to have KILL THE DRUID at the top of their to-do lists.]]>
290 Kevin Hearne 034553364X Sayuri_x 5 2013, jan-2013, urban-fantasy 4.27 2012 Trapped (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #5)
author: Kevin Hearne
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2013/01/14
date added: 2013/01/13
shelves: 2013, jan-2013, urban-fantasy
review:

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<![CDATA[Tricked (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #4)]]> 12700306
But the mischievous Coyote is not above a little sleight of paw, and Atticus soon finds that he’s been duped into battling bloodthirsty desert shapeshifters called skinwalkers. Just when the Druid thinks he’s got a handle on all the duplicity, betrayal comes from an unlikely source. If Atticus survives this time, he vows he won’t be fooled again. Famous last words.]]>
341 Kevin Hearne 0345533623 Sayuri_x 5 2013, jan-2013, urban-fantasy 4.25 2012 Tricked (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #4)
author: Kevin Hearne
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2013/01/08
date added: 2013/01/08
shelves: 2013, jan-2013, urban-fantasy
review:

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<![CDATA[Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3)]]> 9595620
One survival strategy has worked for Atticus for more than two thousand years: stay away from the guy with the lightning bolts. But things are heating up in Atticus’s home base of Tempe, Arizona. There’s a vampire turf war brewing, and Russian demon hunters who call themselves the Hammers of God are running rampant. Despite multiple warnings and portents of dire consequences, Atticus and Leif journey to the Norse plain of Asgard, where they team up with a werewolf, a sorcerer, and an army of frost giants for an epic showdown against vicious Valkyries, angry gods, and the hammer-wielding Thunder Thug himself.]]>
312 Kevin Hearne 0345522486 Sayuri_x 5 2013, jan-2013, urban-fantasy 4.21 2011 Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3)
author: Kevin Hearne
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2013/01/03
date added: 2013/01/03
shelves: 2013, jan-2013, urban-fantasy
review:

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<![CDATA[Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #2)]]> 9595650
Atticus O’Sullivan has had cause to mistrust witches in his storied past, but he’s willing to live and let live with the Sisters of the Three Auroras, a legendary local coven, even going so far as to sign a non-aggression treaty with them. But that treaty is tested immediately when a deadly new coven sweeps into town seeking to take over, along with some Bacchants from Las Vegas and a fallen angel who’s decided to snack on high school students like they were trail mix.

It’s more than Atticus can handle alone and he must enlist the trickster Coyote, the headhopping abilities of the witch Laksha Kulesekaran, and his neighbor’s illegal arsenal if he wants to keep the city safe from diabolical takeover. He must also exchange favors with his vampire attorney, Leif Helgarson, in a deal that might prove to be the worst of his long life—for Leif doesn’t want to be paid by the hour.

To defeat the mortal hexes of this new coven and keep his apprentice—and his city—safe, Atticus must think fast, make promises, keep his sword handy, and hope he’ll survive to fight another day.]]>
296 Kevin Hearne 0345522494 Sayuri_x 4 2012, dec-2012, urban-fantasy 4.22 2011 Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #2)
author: Kevin Hearne
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2012/12/31
date added: 2012/12/31
shelves: 2012, dec-2012, urban-fantasy
review:

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<![CDATA[Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)]]> 869914 Lost items found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.

Business has been slow lately for Harry Dresden. Okay, business has been dead. Not undead - just dead. You would think Chicago would have a little more action for the only professional wizard in the phone book. But lately, Harry hasn't been able to dredge up any kind of work - magical or mundane.

Just when it looks like he can't afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise. A brutally mutilated corpse. Strange-looking paw prints. A full moon.

Take three guesses. And the first two don't count...]]>
391 Jim Butcher 1841493996 Sayuri_x 4 3.85 2001 Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
author: Jim Butcher
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2001
rating: 4
read at: 2010/01/24
date added: 2012/12/31
shelves: urban-fantasy, 2008, 2010, jan-2010, re-read, audiobook
review:

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Body Heat (Simply, #4) 1321062 One woman fighting against her fantasy.
One man intending to fulfill his.
One incredible interlude that could only occur during...SEXY CITY NIGHTS

Physical therapist Brianne Nelson has never worked on a body this hot before....

Injured detective Jake Lowell is determined to get his man. Only, he finds his woman first.

Night after night, Brianne has fantasized about the sexy stranger she met at the cafe where she works part-time. She never guesses that stranger will turn out to be a client....

Thanks to his wealthy sister, Jake is the recipient of Brianne's personal services for the next month. Only, Jake isn't in any hurry to return to a cop's life -- he has to find the guy who shot him first. Still, he does need therapy. And Brianne's definitely making him feel much better....

SEXY CITY NIGHTS -- where the heat escalates after dark!]]>
Carly Phillips 0373790120 Sayuri_x 2 3.15 Body Heat (Simply, #4)
author: Carly Phillips
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.15
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2010/12/08
date added: 2012/12/29
shelves: 2010, blaze, contemp, december-2010
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<![CDATA[Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1)]]> 9533378
Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries. Now the determined deity has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power—plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, his vampire and werewolf team of attorneys, a bartender possessed by a Hindu witch, and some good old-fashioned luck of the Irish—to kick some Celtic arse and deliver himself from evil.]]>
304 Kevin Hearne 0345522478 Sayuri_x 5 4.09 2011 Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1)
author: Kevin Hearne
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2012/12/24
date added: 2012/12/24
shelves: 2012, dec-2012, fiction, urban-fantasy
review:

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<![CDATA[Second Hand (Tucker Springs, #2)]]> 15765658 194 Heidi Cullinan 1937551571 Sayuri_x 4 2012, contemp, dec-2012, m-m 3.84 2012 Second Hand (Tucker Springs, #2)
author: Heidi Cullinan
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/12/21
shelves: 2012, contemp, dec-2012, m-m
review:

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<![CDATA[Gone Country (Rough Riders, #14)]]> 13022025 She’s a little bit country, and he’s…not.

Arizona businessman and long-lost McKay love child Gavin Daniels has been awarded sole custody of his teenage daughter Sierra for one year. In order to steer Sierra back on track after a brush with the law, he pulls up stakes and heads to Wyoming, looking for support from his ranching family...even if he isn’t sure where they fit in the McKay dynamic. He’s prepared for every contingency with the move: the less-than-enthusiastic response from his daughter, learning to run his corporation remotely, but he’s thrown for a loop when his new housemate, Rielle, is a whole lot sexier, funnier and sassier than he remembered.

Rielle Wetzler has finally overcome the stigma of having hippie parents and being a young single mother. In the two years since she sold her ailing B&B to Gavin Daniels, she’s become financially stable running the homespun businesses she loves. But now Gavin is in Sundance to claim the house that’s rightfully his. Although Rielle knew this day would come, she isn’t prepared to leave the home she built for herself and her now-grown daughter. And to further complicate matters, her long-dormant libido is definitely not ready to live with this newly buff Gavin—who isn’t a cowboy, but has the take-charge attitude to prove he’s all McKay.

Sharing a roof, their troubles and their triumphs is too much temptation, and before long, Gavin and Rielle are sharing a bed. But sharing their hearts and lives forever? That’s a whole ’nother ball of wax.

Warning: Contains a feisty, independent heroine who doesn’t need a man to take care of her needs outside the bedroom and a sweet, sexy and bossy hero who’s up to the challenge of proving her wrong]]>
498 Lorelei James 1619215292 Sayuri_x 4 4.29 2012 Gone Country (Rough Riders, #14)
author: Lorelei James
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/12/22
date added: 2012/12/21
shelves: 2012, contemp, erotica, dec-2012
review:

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Ballroom Blitz 16006019
A Two to Tango Story

After years on the road, rock drummer Jon White Feather is home from tour to reassess his music career. When his shy niece begs him to take a ballroom dancing class, Jon agrees, aware he’s not Fred Astaire material. Still, it stings when his sexy-hot instructor—who makes his heart do the cha-cha—deals his ego a low he has no rhythm.

Maggie Buchanan is doing everything to make ends meet since her IT career fizzled, including teaching couples dancing at the community center. She’s prepared for anything—except her immediate attraction to the bad boy rocker who doesn’t know his right foot from his left.

As Jon sets out to prove he can rock his body—and hers—their sexual chemistry burns a path across the dance floor, straight to the bedroom. And Maggie wasn’t expecting a man with limited dance skills would know exactly how to sweep her off her feet.

Sweet and hot…this couple knows how to bump and grind.]]>
132 Lorelei James 1619211491 Sayuri_x 3 3.79 2012 Ballroom Blitz
author: Lorelei James
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2012/12/14
date added: 2012/12/13
shelves: 2012, dec-2012, contemp, erotica
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Wicked Garden 5278303
Menage and More Anthology

Eden LaCroix loved Billy Buchanan ten years ago, but he ran out on her the night of prom. Now he s back, and Eden thinks a fling will help her move on from their tangled past. She wasn t counting on Billy s wicked side or the return of her sometime lover Jon White Feather to appeal so strongly to her own dark, hidden desires.

College took Billy away from Eden, but it s a mistake he can rectify now that he s in town to make the final decision on the fate of the community center Eden manages. Except reignited sparks keep getting in the way of his objectivity. The flames only leap higher when Eden s rock star lover comes home from the road.

Eden considers herself a one-woman man, but in the arms of Billy and Jon she feels truly beautiful for the first time in her life. But does the healing go far enough to prevent her from letting love slip through her hands a second time?"]]>
116 Lorelei James 1605042498 Sayuri_x 3 3.81 2008 Wicked Garden
author: Lorelei James
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2008
rating: 3
read at: 2012/12/14
date added: 2012/12/13
shelves: 2012, dec-2012, erotica, contemp
review:

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<![CDATA[A Night Like This (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #2)]]> 12731293
Ama yine de soylu bir ailedeki üç genç hanımın mürebbiyesidir ve işini çok iyi yapmaktadır. Mesleğinin cilvesi gereği bir gece kendini geleneksel Smythe-Smith müzikalinde piyano başında, daha sonra enstrümanlarla dolu bir odada saklanırken, ardından da Lord Winstead'in yüzündeki yaralara eğilip bakarken bulur. Lord Winstead, uzun süredir erkeklerden uzak durmayı başaran Anne'i yıllar sonra gerçekten etkileyen ilk erkektir.

Duygular işin içine girdiğinde genç kadın için zor günler başlar ve bir mürebbiye olarak, soylu bir erkekle birlikte olamayacağını kendine hatırlatması giderek imkânsız hale gelir... Daniel Smythe-Smith ölümcül bir tehlikeyle yüz yüze olabilir... Ama yine de bu durum onu âşık olmaktan alıkoyamaz.

Ailesinin geleneksel müzikalinde piyano başındaki gizemli kadını gördüğü ilk an, sanki zaman durur ve genç adam, ne olursa olsun, Anne'in peşine düşmeye yemin eder. Fakat Daniel'ın, onu öldürmeye ant içmiş bir düşmanı vardır. Ve düşman, Anne'in hayatını bir kez tehlikeye attığında Daniel'ı durduracak hiçbir şey yoktur...]]>
373 Julia Quinn 0749956801 Sayuri_x 5 2012, historical, dec-2012 3.82 2012 A Night Like This (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #2)
author: Julia Quinn
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/12/11
date added: 2012/12/11
shelves: 2012, historical, dec-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Rogue Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #4; Demonica, #9)]]> 11512713
Reseph may not know why he mysteriously appeared in Jillian's life, but he knows he wants to stay. Yet when Jillian's neighbors are killed, and demon hunters arrive on the scene, Reseph fears that he's putting Jillian in danger. And once it's revealed that Reseph is also Pestilence, the Horseman responsible for ravaging the world, he and Jillian must face the greatest challenge of all: Can they forget the horrors of a chilling past to save the future they both desire?]]>
432 Larissa Ione 0749955570 Sayuri_x 4 2012, dec-2012, paranormal 4.37 2012 Rogue Rider  (Lords of Deliverance, #4; Demonica, #9)
author: Larissa Ione
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/12/10
date added: 2012/12/10
shelves: 2012, dec-2012, paranormal
review:

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<![CDATA[Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #1)]]> 8476248 374 Julia Quinn 0749941995 Sayuri_x 4 2012, dec-2012, historical 3.93 2011 Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #1)
author: Julia Quinn
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/12/10
shelves: 2012, dec-2012, historical
review:

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<![CDATA[Once Burned (Night Prince, #1)]]> 7039218 She's a mortal with dark powers...

After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude...until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world's most infamous vampire...

He's the Prince of Night...

Vlad Tepesh inspired the greatest vampire legend of all—but whatever you do, don't call him Dracula. Vlad's ability to control fire makes him one of the most feared vampires in existence, but his enemies have found a new weapon against him—a beautiful mortal with powers to match his own. When Vlad and Leila meet, however, passion ignites between them, threatening to consume them both. It will take everything that they are to stop an enemy intent on bringing them down in flames.]]>
373 Jeaniene Frost 006178320X Sayuri_x 4 2012, paranormal 4.19 2012 Once Burned (Night Prince, #1)
author: Jeaniene Frost
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/12/10
date added: 2012/12/10
shelves: 2012, paranormal
review:

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<![CDATA[Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)]]> 386368
The oldest and most inscrutable empire on the Discworld is in turmoil, brought about by the revolutionary treatise "What I did on My Holidays." Workers are uniting, with nothing to lose but their water buffaloes. War (and Clancy) are spreading throughout the ancient cities.

And all that stands in the way of terrible doom for everyone is:

Rincewind the Wizard, who can't even spell the word "wizard"...

Cohen the barbarian hero, five foot tall in his surgical sandals, who has had a lifetime's experience of not dying...

...and a very special butterfly.]]>
352 Terry Pratchett Sayuri_x 4 fantasy 4.02 1994 Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1994
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/12/10
shelves: fantasy
review:

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<![CDATA[Rebels and Lovers (Dock Five Universe, #4)]]> 6611945 430 Linnea Sinclair 055359219X Sayuri_x 3 2012, nov-2012, sci-fi 3.92 2010 Rebels and Lovers (Dock Five Universe, #4)
author: Linnea Sinclair
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at: 2012/11/26
date added: 2012/11/26
shelves: 2012, nov-2012, sci-fi
review:

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<![CDATA[Hope's Folly (Dock Five Universe, #3)]]> 3540020
Rya Bennton has been in love with Philip Guthrie since she was a girl. But can her childhood fantasies survive an encounter with the hardened man, and newly minted rebel leader, once she learns the truth about her father's death? Or will her passion for revenge put not only their hearts but their lives at risk? It's an impossible mission: A man who feels he can't love. A woman who believes she's unlovable. And an enemy who will stop at nothing to crush them both.]]>
425 Linnea Sinclair 0553592181 Sayuri_x 3 2012, sci-fi, nov-2012 3.96 2009 Hope's Folly (Dock Five Universe, #3)
author: Linnea Sinclair
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2012/11/22
date added: 2012/11/22
shelves: 2012, sci-fi, nov-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Shades of Dark (Dock Five Universe, #2)]]> 2421136 Before her court-martial, Captain Chasidah Chaz Bergren was the pride of the Sixth Fleet. Now she s a fugitive from the justice of a corrupt Empire. Along with her lover, the former monk, mercenary, and telepath Gabriel Ross Sullivan, Chaz hoped to leave the past light-years behind until the news of her brother Thad s arrest and upcoming execution for treason. It s a ploy by Sully s cousin Hayden Burke to force them out of hiding, and it works.
With a killer targeting human females and a renegade gen lab breeding "jukor" war machines, Chaz and Sully already had their hands full of treachery, betrayal - not to mention each other. Throw in Chaz s Imperial ex-husband, Admiral Philip Guthrie, and a "Kyi-Ragkiril" mentor out to seduce Sully, and not just loyalties but lives are at stake. For when Sully makes a fateful choice, changing their relationship forever, Chaz must also choose between what duty demands and what her heart tells her she must do.]]>
411 Linnea Sinclair 0553589652 Sayuri_x 2 nov-2012, sci-fi, 2012 3.84 2008 Shades of Dark (Dock Five Universe, #2)
author: Linnea Sinclair
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2008
rating: 2
read at: 2012/11/21
date added: 2012/11/21
shelves: nov-2012, sci-fi, 2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Romeo, Romeo (Domestic Gods, #1)]]> 4412611 - Maureen Child, USA Today bestselling author Rosalie Ronaldi doesn't have a domestic bone in her body ... All she cares about is her career, so she survives on take-out and dirty martinis, keeps her shoes under the dining room table, her bras on the shower curtain rod, and her clothes on the couch ... Nick Romeo is every woman's fantasy - tall, dark, handsome, rich, really good in bed, AND he loves to cook and clean ... He says he wants an independent woman, but when he meets Rosalie, all he wants to do is take care of her. Before too long, he's cleaned up her apartment, stocked her refrigerator, and adopted her dog ... So what's the problem? Just a little matter of mistaken identity, corporate theft, a hidden past in juvenile detention and one big nosy Italian family too close for comfort ...]]> 383 Robin Kaye 1402213395 Sayuri_x 4 2012, contemp, nov-2012 3.83 2008 Romeo, Romeo (Domestic Gods, #1)
author: Robin Kaye
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2012/11/17
date added: 2012/11/16
shelves: 2012, contemp, nov-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Breakfast in Bed (Domestic Gods, #3)]]> 6670503
From Romance Writers of America GOLDEN HEART AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Robin Kaye, the third funny, sexy, contemporary romance from a fresh new voice in romance fiction.

He'd be Mr. Perfect if he wasn't a perfect mess...

Rich Ronaldi is almost the complete package-smart, sexy, great job-but when his girlfriend dumps him, Rich swears he'll learn to cook and clean just to win her back...

She'll be happy to make him over, but not for another woman...

Rich is the only guy Becca Larsen's ever met who hasn't tried to change her. She's glad to help him master the domestic arts, but she'll be damned if he'll start cooking in another woman's kitchen-or bedroom...]]>
361 Robin Kaye 1402218958 Sayuri_x 4 2012, contemp, nov-2012 3.93 2009 Breakfast in Bed (Domestic Gods, #3)
author: Robin Kaye
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2012/11/16
date added: 2012/11/16
shelves: 2012, contemp, nov-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Close Enough to Touch (Jackson Hole, #1)]]> 13547949
Cole Rawlins is a rugged Wyoming cowboy born and bred. Yet he can't help but be drawn to the fascinating big-city girl who moves in across from him. He wants to get close enough to Grace to see past her tough facade, but if he does, she might see the real Cole. The one with a Hollywood history gone bad. As they discover a sizzling attraction, it becomes harder for him to keep his demons at bay—and those fires from long ago may burn them both.

They'll need more than scorching-hot passion to make this opposites-attract affair work. But if they can learn to trust one another enough to reveal their secrets, they just might have a chance at forever.]]>
384 Victoria Dahl 0373776888 Sayuri_x 4 2012, contemp, nov-2012 3.59 2012 Close Enough to Touch (Jackson Hole, #1)
author: Victoria Dahl
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/11/13
date added: 2012/11/13
shelves: 2012, contemp, nov-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Rescue My Heart (Animal Magnetism, #3)]]> 13111765 A man and woman with a complicated past find a second chance at romance in this Animal Magnetism novel from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis.

After a tragic stint in the National Guards, Adam Connelly returns to Idaho and to Belle Haven, the animal shelter he owns with his brothers. All Adam wants is to be alone. Then he opens the door to the past—the woman whose heart he once broke. Still gorgeous, still tough-as-nails, but this time, unusually vulnerable.

Holly learned the hard way to never depend on a man for anything. Now, of all men, Adam is the last one she wants to see, and the only one she needs. Her father has gone missing in the Bitterroot Mountains and she could use someone with tracking skills to help find him.

For Holly and Adam, each with their ghosts, a trek this desperate, this unpredictable, and this intimate, will have its share of risks—including opening their hearts one more time.]]>
304 Jill Shalvis Sayuri_x 4 2012, contemp, nov-2012 4.07 2012 Rescue My Heart (Animal Magnetism, #3)
author: Jill Shalvis
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/11/13
date added: 2012/11/13
shelves: 2012, contemp, nov-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[A Lady by Midnight (Spindle Cove, #3)]]> 13061255 A temporary engagement, a lifetime in the making . . .

After years of fending for herself, Kate Taylor found friendship and acceptance in Spindle Cove—but she never stopped yearning for love. The very last place she'd look for it is in the arms of Corporal Thorne. The militia commander is as stone cold as he is brutally handsome. But when mysterious strangers come searching for Kate, Thorne steps forward as her fiancé. He claims to have only Kate's safety in mind. So why is there smoldering passion in his kiss?

Long ago, Samuel Thorne devoted his life to guarding Kate's happiness. He wants what's best for her, and he knows it's not marriage to a man like him. To outlast their temporary engagement, he must keep his hands off her tempting body and lock her warm smiles out of his withered heart. It's the toughest battle of this hardened warrior's life . . . and the first he seems destined to lose.]]>
374 Tessa Dare 0062049895 Sayuri_x 4 2012, historical, oct-2012 3.83 2012 A Lady by Midnight (Spindle Cove, #3)
author: Tessa Dare
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/10/11
date added: 2012/11/11
shelves: 2012, historical, oct-2012
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<![CDATA[The Perfect Hope (Inn Boonsboro Trilogy, #3)]]> 12951824 #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces you to the Montgomery brothers - Beckett, Ryder, and Owen - as they bring an intimate bed-and-breakfast to life in their hometown.

Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to figure out - with a tough-as-nails outside and possibly nothing too soft underneath. He's surly and unsociable, but when he straps on a toolbelt, no woman can resist his sexy swagger. Except, apparently, Hope Beaumont, the innkeeper of his own Inn BoonsBoro...

As the former manager of a D.C. hotel, Hope is used to excitement and glamour, but that doesn't mean she can't appreciate the joys of small-town living. She's where she wants to be - except for in her love life. Her only interaction with the opposite sex has been sparring with the infuriating Ryder, who always seems to get under her skin. Still, no one can deny the electricity that crackles between them...a spark that ignited with a New Year's Eve kiss.

While the inn is running smoothly, thanks to Hope's experience and unerring instincts, her big-city past is about to make an unwelcome - and embarrassing - appearance. Seeing Hope vulnerable stirs up Ryder's emotions and makes him realize that while Hope may not be perfect, she just might be perfect for him...

Duration: approximately 10 hr., 14 min.

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10 Nora Roberts 1455807044 Sayuri_x 4 2012, contemp 4.14 2012 The Perfect Hope (Inn Boonsboro Trilogy, #3)
author: Nora Roberts
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/11/11
date added: 2012/11/11
shelves: 2012, contemp
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<![CDATA[Something About You (FBI/US Attorney, #1)]]> 6642402 Fate has thrown two sworn enemies...

Of all the hotel rooms rented by all the adulterous politicians in Chicago, female Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron Lynde had to choose the one next to 1308, where some hot-and-heavy lovemaking ends with a death. And of all the FBI agents in Illinois, it had to be Special Agent Jack Pallas who gets assigned to this high-profile homicide. The same Jack Pallas who still blames Cameron for a botched crackdown three years ago—and for nearly ruining his career.

Into each other's arms...

Work with Cameron Lynde? Are they kidding? Maybe, Jack thinks, this is some kind of welcome-back prank after his stint away from Chicago. But it's no joke; the pair is going to have to put their rocky past behind them and focus on the case at hand. That is, if they can cut back on the razor-sharp jibes—and smother the flame of their sizzling-hot sexual tension.]]>
307 Julie James 0425233383 Sayuri_x 4 2012, contemp, oct-2012 3.94 2010 Something About You (FBI/US Attorney, #1)
author: Julie James
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2012/11/01
date added: 2012/11/01
shelves: 2012, contemp, oct-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[About That Night (FBI/US Attorney, #3)]]> 11235783 He's Playing Games

Though Rylann Pierce tried to fight the sparks she felt for billionaire heir Kyle Rhodes the night they met, their sizzling chemistry was undeniable. But after being stood up on their first date, Rylann never expected to see him again. So when she finds herself face-to-face with Kyle in a courthouse nine years later, she's stunned. More troubling to the beautiful assistant U.S. attorney is that she's still wildly attracted to him.

But She's Making The Rules

Just released from prison, Kyle Rhodes isn't thrilled to be the star witness in a high-profile criminal case—but when Rylann comes knocking at his door, he finds she may be the one lawyer he can't say no to. Still as gorgeous and sharp-tongued as ever, she lays down the law: she doesn't mix business with pleasure. But Kyle won't give up on something he wants—and what he wants is the one woman he's never forgotten.]]>
284 Julie James 0425246957 Sayuri_x 3 2012, contemp, oct-2012 4.03 2012 About That Night (FBI/US Attorney, #3)
author: Julie James
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2012/11/01
date added: 2012/11/01
shelves: 2012, contemp, oct-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3)]]> 1226318 The Barnes & Noble Review
J. R. Ward's third entry in the fabulous Black Dagger Brotherhood vampire series (Dark Lover, Lover Eternal) is "all adrenaline all the time," starting from page one. Again, we are back in Caldwell, New York, where a deadly street war continues between the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a band of six vampire warriors, and their enemies. One warrior, Zsadist, is perhaps the fiercest; with his scarred face and shaven skull, he looks like the Grim Reaper, if the Reaper were packing a small arsenal! Not even his twin, Phury, can understand Zsadist's obsession with finding the beautiful Bella, an aristocratic civilian abducted six weeks earlier by the evil Lessening Society.



When Zsadist finds Bella -- and he does -- she has been traumatized by her abduction and feels safe only with him. Their subsequent passionate romance is undeniably one with issues. Zsadist's past as a blood slave, humiliated and sexually abused for centuries, has left deep scars. Bella's abduction fills him with the need for revenge. Still, this is not just a tale of passion between two strong characters; it is also the tale of the two brothers, Zsadist and Phury, who were separated at birth, and their subsequent history.



As in earlier books, Ward adeptly draws the reader into the drama of the secondary characters -- like John, a young vampire pre-transition and his search for self and family, and the human cop, Butch. We trust all will have their own book in the series some day. Ginger Curwen]]>
448 J.R. Ward 0749938234 Sayuri_x 5 paranormal, re-read, 2008
This book knocked it out the ball park for me in terms of the series.

We had the romance which was amazng. The 'baddie' who was suitablely unhinged, some backstory and foreshadowing for other characters and tragedy which all managed to move along at a cracking pace and slotted into place with the rest of the world.

Things I loved about this book.

1. Zsadist. I mean, how can you not? They guy had been through so, much was descibed as 'ruined, not broken' by his own twin. It still amazes me how Ward managed to create such a fantastic and moving love story for a character who I thought was completely irredeemable. I mean, even his other brothers don't trust him around the ladies.

2. Mr. O - What a fantastically creepy fruit-loop he turned out to be. Fucking awesome. I wish he was still around.

3. Butch. But then I love Butch in all the books.

4. John Matthew. It had just the right amount of JM stuff in it this time.

5. Rehvenge. After not really liking him at all the first time around I have warmed to him.

6. The needing. It was great to see a needing in action (so to speak) finally and see how Phury, Butch and Vishous dealt with it. Hmm, who wouldn't want to wake up in a tangle of naked limbs the next morning....Heh.

7. Zsadist's handwritten note. It slays me everytime.

Things I didn't like.

1. I miss Tohrment, although I am sure he will be back he seems to have been almost forgotten in the preceeding books.

2. I would have like more info about Revhenge and what it means to be a sympath. It's all been very frickin' vague so far.

3. I wanted to see Zsadist and Bellas mating ceremony. Poop!

4. I think I would have preferred Phury to have jumped over the ledge into addiction rather than become a slightly watered down version of Zsadist that he has morphed into.


There wasn't much about this book that I don't love though and both times I have read it I spent the last hundred pages or so, bawling and crying my eyes out. It's just so frickin' tragic I love it!

I'm now off to read Lover Revealed for like the eigth time. I love Butch. *sigh*]]>
4.34 2006 Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3)
author: J.R. Ward
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2012/10/26
shelves: paranormal, re-read, 2008
review:
SO I am re-reading all the BDB books because I devoured them the first time I read them and I'm not really sure if I took everything in the first time round. However, after re-reading this book, I can safely say, WOWZA. Again.

This book knocked it out the ball park for me in terms of the series.

We had the romance which was amazng. The 'baddie' who was suitablely unhinged, some backstory and foreshadowing for other characters and tragedy which all managed to move along at a cracking pace and slotted into place with the rest of the world.

Things I loved about this book.

1. Zsadist. I mean, how can you not? They guy had been through so, much was descibed as 'ruined, not broken' by his own twin. It still amazes me how Ward managed to create such a fantastic and moving love story for a character who I thought was completely irredeemable. I mean, even his other brothers don't trust him around the ladies.

2. Mr. O - What a fantastically creepy fruit-loop he turned out to be. Fucking awesome. I wish he was still around.

3. Butch. But then I love Butch in all the books.

4. John Matthew. It had just the right amount of JM stuff in it this time.

5. Rehvenge. After not really liking him at all the first time around I have warmed to him.

6. The needing. It was great to see a needing in action (so to speak) finally and see how Phury, Butch and Vishous dealt with it. Hmm, who wouldn't want to wake up in a tangle of naked limbs the next morning....Heh.

7. Zsadist's handwritten note. It slays me everytime.

Things I didn't like.

1. I miss Tohrment, although I am sure he will be back he seems to have been almost forgotten in the preceeding books.

2. I would have like more info about Revhenge and what it means to be a sympath. It's all been very frickin' vague so far.

3. I wanted to see Zsadist and Bellas mating ceremony. Poop!

4. I think I would have preferred Phury to have jumped over the ledge into addiction rather than become a slightly watered down version of Zsadist that he has morphed into.


There wasn't much about this book that I don't love though and both times I have read it I spent the last hundred pages or so, bawling and crying my eyes out. It's just so frickin' tragic I love it!

I'm now off to read Lover Revealed for like the eigth time. I love Butch. *sigh*
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<![CDATA[Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4)]]> 854134
But fate curses him with the very thing he wants. When Butch sacrifices himself to save a civilian vampire from the slayers, he falls prey to the darkest force in the war. Left for dead, he's found by a miracle, and the Brotherhood calls on Marissa to bring him back, though even her love may not be enough to save him.]]>
462 J.R. Ward 0749938226 Sayuri_x 5 paranormal, re-read, 2008 4.18 2007 Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4)
author: J.R. Ward
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2012/10/26
shelves: paranormal, re-read, 2008
review:

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<![CDATA[Playing to Win (Play by Play, #4)]]> 12683841
Football star Cole Riley is notorious for doing as he pleases—on the field and off. He parties hard and fights harder, but if he doesn’t clean up his act, his career is over—so Cole reluctantly agrees to work with image makeover consultant Savannah Brooks. He’s not used to being told what to do, especially by some (admittedly hot) Southern belle. As for Savannah, she’s not convinced she can transform this cocky (and aggressively sexy) force of nature. But she’s determined to give it her best shot.

When the sparks start to fly, Savannah lays down the ground no personal complications. If she can turn off the tingle she feels every time Cole gives her a hot stare with his gorgeous baby blues, he can turn off his desire as well. But for two people determined to have it all, a hands-off policy can only last so long before one of them yields.]]>
308 Jaci Burton 042524783X Sayuri_x 3 2012, oct-2012, contemp 4.07 2012 Playing to Win (Play by Play, #4)
author: Jaci Burton
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2012/10/24
date added: 2012/10/24
shelves: 2012, oct-2012, contemp
review:

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<![CDATA[A Week to be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2)]]> 11738128 When a devilish lord and a bluestocking set off on the road to ruin... time is not on their side.

Minerva Highwood, one of Spindle Cove's confirmed spinsters, needs to be in Scotland.

Colin Sandhurst, Lord Payne, a rake of the first order, needs to be... anywhere but Spindle Cove.

These unlikely partners have one week to
� fake an elopement
� convince family and friends they're in "love"
� outrun armed robbers
� survive their worst nightmares
� travel four hundred miles without killing each other
All while sharing a very small carriage by day and an even smaller bed by night.

What they don't have time for is their growing attraction. Much less wild passion. And heaven forbid they spend precious hours baring their hearts and souls.

Suddenly one week seems like exactly enough time to find a world of trouble. And maybe... just maybe... love.]]>
356 Tessa Dare 0062049879 Sayuri_x 4 2012, historical, oct-2012 4.08 2012 A Week to be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2)
author: Tessa Dare
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/10/19
date added: 2012/10/19
shelves: 2012, historical, oct-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[A Night to Surrender (Spindle Cove, #1)]]> 10429836 Welcome to Spindle Cove, where the ladies with delicate constitutions come for the sea air, and men in their prime are... nowhere to be found. Or are they?

Spindle Cove is the destination of choice for certain types of well-bred young ladies: the painfully shy, young wives disenchanted with matrimony, and young girls too enchanted with the wrong men; it is a haven for those who live there.

Victor Bramwell, the new Earl of Rycliff, knows he doesn't belong here. So far as he can tell, there's nothing in this place but spinsters... and sheep. But he has no choice, he has orders to gather a militia. It's a simple mission, made complicated by the spirited, exquisite Susanna Finch—a woman who is determined to save her personal utopia from the invasion of Bram's makeshift army.

Susanna has no use for aggravating men; Bram has sworn off interfering women. The scene is set for an epic battle... but who can be named the winner when both have so much to lose?]]>
372 Tessa Dare 0062049836 Sayuri_x 4 2012, historical, oct-2012 3.73 2011 A Night to Surrender (Spindle Cove, #1)
author: Tessa Dare
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2012/10/18
date added: 2012/10/18
shelves: 2012, historical, oct-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street, #1)]]> 15760001
Four years ago, Jocelyn left her tragic past behind in the States and started over in Scotland, burying her grief, ignoring her demons, and forging ahead without attachments. Her solitary life is working well - until she moves into a new apartment on Dublin Street, where she meets a man who shakes her carefully guarded world to its core.

Braden Carmichael is used to getting what he wants, and he's determined to get Jocelyn into his bed. Knowing how skittish she is about entering a relationship, Braden proposes an arrangement that will satisfy their intense attraction without any strings attached.

But after an intrigued Jocelyn accepts, she realizes that Braden won't be satisfied with just mind-blowing passion. The stubborn Scotsman is intent on truly knowing her . . . down to the very soul.]]>
372 Samantha Young Sayuri_x 5 2012, contemp, oct-2012 4.17 2012 On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street, #1)
author: Samantha Young
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/10/16
date added: 2012/10/16
shelves: 2012, contemp, oct-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Stars & Stripes (Cut & Run, #6)]]> 14061520
When an emergency call from home upsets the balance of their carefully arranged world, Ty and Zane must juggle family drama with a perplexing crime to save a helpless victim before time runs out.

From the mountains of West Virginia to a remote Texas horse ranch harboring more than just livestock and childhood memories, Ty and Zane must face their fears—and their families—to overcome an unlikely enemy and bring peace back into their newly shared world.]]>
292 Abigail Roux 1937551423 Sayuri_x 5 2012, oct-2012, m-m 4.56 2012 Stars & Stripes (Cut & Run, #6)
author: Abigail Roux
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/10/14
date added: 2012/10/14
shelves: 2012, oct-2012, m-m
review:

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<![CDATA[Armed & Dangerous (Cut & Run, #5)]]> 13246997
Ty, once a marine and now an FBI hotshot, has a penchant for being unpredictable, a trait Zane can vouch for. Zane is a man who once lived for his job but has come to realize his heartbreaking past doesn’t have to overshadow his future. They're partners, friends, lovers, and the go-to team for unusual cases. With Cross and his innocuous boyfriend, Cameron Jacobs, in tow, Ty and Zane must navigate the obstacles of a cross-country trek, including TSA pat-downs, blizzards, their uncooperative prisoners, CIA kill teams, a desperate lack of sleep or caffeine, and each other. Ty and Zane are determined to get Julian Cross to DC in one piece, but it’s starting to look like it might be the last thing they do.]]>
330 Abigail Roux 1613725132 Sayuri_x 4 2012, m-m, oct-2012 4.48 2012 Armed & Dangerous (Cut & Run, #5)
author: Abigail Roux
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/10/14
date added: 2012/10/14
shelves: 2012, m-m, oct-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Divide & Conquer (Cut & Run, #4)]]> 12384681
Then the latest spate of crime explodes in their faces—literally—throwing the city, the Bureau, and Ty and Zane’s volatile partnership both in and out of the office into chaos. They’re hip-deep in trouble, trying to track down bombers and bank robbers in the dark with very few clues, and the only way to reach the light at the end of the tunnel together requires Ty and Zane to close their eyes and trust each other to the fiery end.]]>
320 Abigail Roux 1615817166 Sayuri_x 4 2012, oct-2012, m-m 4.45 2011 Divide & Conquer (Cut & Run, #4)
author: Abigail Roux
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2012/10/14
date added: 2012/10/14
shelves: 2012, oct-2012, m-m
review:

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Fish & Chips (Cut & Run, #3) 9578482 280 Abigail Roux 1615812261 Sayuri_x 4 4.44 2010 Fish & Chips (Cut & Run, #3)
author: Abigail Roux
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2012/10/06
date added: 2012/10/05
shelves: 2011, contemp, crime, m-m, october-2011, 2012, oct-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Sticks & Stones (Cut & Run, #2)]]> 7314827 322 Abigail Roux 1615813837 Sayuri_x 3 4.35 2010 Sticks & Stones (Cut & Run, #2)
author: Abigail Roux
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at: 2012/10/06
date added: 2012/10/05
shelves: 2011, contemp, crime, m-m, october-2011, 2012, oct-2012
review:

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Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1) 5199022
Special Agent Ty Grady is pulled out of undercover work after his case blows up in his face. He's cocky, abrasive, and indisputably the best at what he does. But when he's paired with Special Agent Zane Garrett, it's hate at first sight. Garrett is the perfect image of an agent: serious, sober, and focused, which makes their partnership a classic cliche: total opposites, good cop-bad cop, the odd couple. They both know immediately that their partnership will pose more of an obstacle than the lack of evidence left by the murderer.

Practically before their special assignment starts, the murderer strikes again this time at them. Now on the run, trying to track down a man who has focused on killing his pursuers, Grady and Garrett will have to figure out how to work together before they become two more notches in the murderer's knife.]]>
376 Madeleine Urban 193519223X Sayuri_x 3 4.01 2008 Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1)
author: Madeleine Urban
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2008
rating: 3
read at: 2012/10/06
date added: 2012/10/05
shelves: 2011, crime, october-2011, m-m, suspense, 2012, sep-2012
review:

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<![CDATA[Hunter's Prey (Bloodhounds, #2)]]> 10792465 He can't fight his inner beast, but she can tame it.

Bloodhounds, Book 2

Ophelia retired from life as a prostitute, but her new position is even more complicated. Managing the bloodhound manor in Iron Creek is difficult and time-consuming, a job she enjoys less with each passing day. Then there’s her inconvenient attraction to Hunter. The newly turned hound seems eager to enjoy her company, but wary of anything more intimate.

Having survived the violence of his first full moon out of a cage, Hunter isn't looking forward to his first new moon. Ophelia offers to be the woman who sates his needs during the three long days of sexual fury, but he can't abide the thought of hurting her in a state of mindless lust. Especially since she longs to settle into a respectable life, and his needs are anything but respectable.

Their mutual goal is avoid entanglements. It’s a solid plan, at least until a vampire drug lord and a couple of nosy Guild representatives force them to work together to defend their friends and everything they hold dear—including each other.

Contains a mostly feral, vampire-hunting hero and a tough survivor of a heroine whose retired-hooker heart is more steel than gold. Also dangerous frontier intrigue, fancy brothels, mad-scientist weapons and a good dose of wicked loving in an alternate Wild West.

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161 Moira Rogers 1609285751 Sayuri_x 3 2012, sep-2012, sci-fi 3.81 2012 Hunter's Prey (Bloodhounds, #2)
author: Moira Rogers
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2012/10/06
date added: 2012/10/05
shelves: 2012, sep-2012, sci-fi
review:

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<![CDATA[Wilder's Mate (Bloodhounds, #1)]]> 8645474
Rescuing a weapons inventor from undead kidnappers is just another assignment, though one with an added complication—keeping his hands off the man’s pretty young apprentice, who insists on tagging along.

At odds with polite society, Satira’s only constant has been the aging weapons inventor who treats her like a daughter. She isn’t going to trust Wilder with Nathaniel’s life, not when the Guild might decide the old man isn’t worth saving. Besides, if there’s one thing she’s learned, it’s that brains are more important than brawn.

As the search stretches far longer than Wilder planned, he finds himself fighting against time. If Satira is still at his side when the new moon comes, nothing will stop him from claiming her. Worse, she seems all too willing. If their passion unlocks the beast inside, no one will be safe. Not even the man they’re fighting to save.

Warning: This book contains a crude, gun-slinging, vampire-hunting hero who howls at the full moon and a smart, stubborn heroine who invents mad-scientist weapons. Also included: wild frontier adventures, brothels, danger, betrayal and a good dose of wicked loving in an alternate Wild West.

Word Count: 36,653 = approximately 146 pages.]]>
146 Moira Rogers 1609283805 Sayuri_x 3 2012, sep-2012, sci-fi 3.51 2011 Wilder's Mate (Bloodhounds, #1)
author: Moira Rogers
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2012/10/05
shelves: 2012, sep-2012, sci-fi
review:

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Secrets (PsyCop, #4) 5260437
Vic has just moved in with his boyfriend Jacob, he can't figure out where anything's packed, and his co-worker is pressuring him to have a housewarming party.

Can't a guy catch a break?

On a more sinister note, Vic discovers there's absolutely no trace of him online. No trace of anyone else who trained at "Camp Hell," either.

Everyone Vic knows has signed a mysterious set of papers to ensure his "privacy." The contracts are so confidential that even Vic has never heard of them. But Jacob might have.

What other secrets has Jacob been keeping?]]>
152 Jordan Castillo Price 0981875211 Sayuri_x 5 4.19 2008 Secrets (PsyCop, #4)
author: Jordan Castillo Price
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at: 2012/01/01
date added: 2012/09/21
shelves: 2009, crime, m-m, paranormal, re-read, 2010, 2011, jan-2011, 2012, jan-2012, sep-2012
review:

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GhosTV (PsyCop, #6) 9688919
Disappearing without a trace in a school full of psychics? That's some trick. But somehow both Lisa and her roommate have vanished into thin air. A group of fanatics called Five Faith has been sniffing around, and Lisa's email is compromised.

Time is running out, and with no ghosts to cross-examine, Vic can't afford to turn down any offers of help. An old enemy can provide an innovative way to track Vic's missing friend, and he enters into an uneasy alliance—even though its ultimate cost will ensnare him in a debt he may never manage to settle.

THE PSYCOP SERIES
1 Among the Living, novella (in paperback Partners)
2 Criss Cross, novella (in paperback Partners)
3 Body & Soul, novella (in paperback Property)
4 Secrets, novel (in paperback Property)
5 Camp Hell, novel
6 GhosTV, novel

PSYCOP SHORTS
Many Happy Returns
Striking Sparks
Stroke of Midnight
Mind Reader
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379 Jordan Castillo Price 1935540211 Sayuri_x 4 4.35 2011 GhosTV (PsyCop, #6)
author: Jordan Castillo Price
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2012/01/03
date added: 2012/09/20
shelves: 2011, feb-2011, m-m, 2012, jan-2012, re-read, sep-2012
review:

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Camp Hell (PsyCop, #5) 6003542
Vic discovered that none of the people he remembers from Camp Hell can be found online, and there’s no mention of Heliotrope Station itself, either. Someone's gone through a lot of trouble to bury the past. But who?]]>
256 Jordan Castillo Price 0981875254 Sayuri_x 5 4.32 2008 Camp Hell (PsyCop, #5)
author: Jordan Castillo Price
name: Sayuri_x
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at: 2012/01/02
date added: 2012/09/20
shelves: 2009, crime, m-m, paranormal, re-read, 2011, 2010, jan-2011, 2012, jan-2012, sep-2012
review:

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