To Surrender To A Rogue (Circle of Sin Trilogy)
by Cara Elliott
Mass Market Paperback
List Price: $6.99
Published in 2010
ISBN-10: 0-446-54131-1

Favorite quote from the book:
Exuberance is easily corrected, duller is incurable. – Quintilian

What works for me in this book is the sizzling chemistry between Jack and Alessandra. There’s that palpable energy you that leaps out of the book. Jack went on a rescue mission where its necessary to tie up Isabella, Alessandra’s daughter, to keep her safe. Alessandra took offense and wasn’t afraid or shy about little Black Jack Pierson know about her displeasure. Isa wasn’t too happy either.

Just when Alessandra thinks she can get away from Jack, they end up at the same archeological dig. They keep bumping into each other, and the sexual chemistry just keeps on heating. I love the story flow of this book. Nothing feels contrived. Cara Elliot has this gift of having her characters very interesting. This book is hard to put down. I have to say that I really like the children in this book. They’re just like ‘real’ children, and somehow very cute.

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Knight of Desire (All the King’s Men)
by Margaret Mallory
Mass Market Paperback
List Price: $6.99
Published in 2009
ISBN-10: 0-446-55339-5

Knight of Passion is a wonderful historical romance. Lady Linnet is not your typical heroine. She takes control of her fate and take it where she wanted it to go. If she happens to break some hearts along the way, then it’s just casualty of war. Jamie Rayburn’s heart is one of those she broke. Unfortunately for Jamie, he genuinely loves her.

Lady Linnet might come off as callous sometimes, but she cares. She’s a strong lady for her times. When her father arranges a marriage for her to a loathsome man, she took care that it never happens. Now, she has another chance with Jamie. But it looks like she might mess that up, too.

I have a great time reading this book. I took it everywhere with me…especially to waiting rooms at the pool, karate class and other kid’s activities.

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Giveaway:

Thanks to Hachette Books and Anna, there will be up to 5 winners for this book. Contest open US and Canada only. No PO Boxes, please.

Answer this question below and fill up this form. I will pick a winner from the comments left below, and mailing address to match from the form.

What is type of heroine do you find interesting? What kind makes me gnash your teeth and chew the books to pieces?

Winners will be choosen on July 1. Good luck, and have fun!

Tags: Margaret Mallory

The Art of Devotion
by Samantha Bruce-Benjamin
Paperback, 378 Pages
List Price: $15.00
Published in 2010
ISBN-10: 1-4391-5394-9

The Art of Devotion is a marvelous and  stunning tale of how one can get so lost in love, it becomes a single obsession. How that one precious human emotion can turn dark and sinister. This book is told in the voices of 4 women. Everything works perfectly on this book so that it’s comes out like a perfect dish ready for enjoyment. Despite it being a dark tale, there’s that underlying tone of redemption and love.

There’s Adora who loves and protect her brother. She loves deeply and exclusively – loves seems like a liability in her world. There’s her mother, Sophie. She seem just happy to let her kids spend time with each other so she’s free to do her own pursuit. Their lives are entertwined with that of Miranda and her daughter Genevieve.

Told from these women’s recollections and memories, this book is brilliant. I devoured this book. It took me a single night and half a day to read it. I just cannot leave it alone, I had to find out where it all ends.

I highly recommend this book for an enjoyable, thoughtful reading.

If you have a question for this author, leave it in the comment below. She’ll probably be able to stop by and answer most of them.

Tags: Samantha Bruce-Benjamin, Sarah Reidy

Welcome to Harmony
by Jodi Thomas
Paperback, 384 Pages
List Price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0-425-23510-6
Publication Date: 2010-06-01

Have you ever read a book where you just wear this silly grin on your face the entire time you’re reading it? Then when you’re not grinning with the awesomeness of this wonderful feeling, you’re sighing because, well, it’s just soooo sweet? Welcome to Harmony is such a book for me. Everything about it just works for me.

The book starts with Reagan moving into Harmony to claim Jeremiah (an old cantankerous man) as her uncle. The town of Harmony has a great background story, I just want to move there, too, even though I have an aversion to small town because my business will be everybody else’s.

There’s also Noah who took to Reagan right away and they form a wonderful friendship. I cannot wait to hear how their story will grow. I have patience, though. After all, I fell in love with Susan Elizabeth Phillips character name Ted 13 years ago and I’m still waiting for him to grow up enough to have his own love story. So, I’m looking forward to Reagan and Noah’s story.

The main couple in this book is the sherrif Alex and the fire chief Hank Matheson. They have issues with each other, yet their chemistry leaps out of the pages, you can’t ignore it. There’s also a fine mystery worthy of Sue Grafton and J.A. Jance.

This is the beginning of a series, but it stands on its own. You don’t get that ‘serial set-up’ feeling while reading this book at all. I’m just really lucky at I read excellent book after another this year so far.

Giveaway:
Thanks to Jodi Thomas, I’m giving away one brand new copy of this book. Contest open worldwide.
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Would you like to live in a small town? Why or why not?

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Winners will be chosen on June 25.

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The Wolf Next Door
by Lydia Dare
Mass Market Paperback, 416 Pages
List Price: $6.99
Published in 2010
ISBN-10: 1-4022-3696-4

Prisca Hawthorne and William Westfield is now one of my most favorite romantic couple right along with Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. William is a wolf who live right next door to Prisca who didn’t know.

They hooked up when they were younger, but something went horribly wrong. Now, they can only bark at each other all the time. He’s hang up on her, and she is too. But they have pride.

I love the way Lydia Dare play up this old flame story. It is an excellent tale. It’s not like those contrived tale of old flame I’ve had the misfortune to read before. I cannot put this book down because I just wanted Will to find his happily ever after.

My favorite scene in the book is about Prisca taking a walk outside to wait for a wolf who visit her in the garden. They’d just sit together and enjoy each other’s company. Will is quite charming, and you can’t help but love him. He practically jump out of the pages of the book and prance before you in all his beauty and sex appeal.

My verdict? Not to be missed! It doesn’t matter if you’re a romance reader or not. This story is just fun, fun, fun!

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Tags: Danielle Jackson, Lydia Dare, Sourcebooks