• Pub. Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Signe Nichols
• Format: NOOKbook (eBook)
• Sales Rank: 375,566
• File Size: 351 KB
• Available only in the U.S.

Synopsis

Where would you hide if you learned the CDC and a major pharmaceutical company unleashed a hyperdeadly microbe on them on race?

CIA operative, Ridley Fox, never stopped hunting his fiancee's killers-a weapons consortium called The Arms of Ares. When an informant leads him to an old bunker outside of Groznyy, Chechnya, Fox is captured, beaten, and left for dead. When the informant rescues him, Fox learns that his capture was no coincidence: someone had set him up-possibly another government agent. Fox barely escapes after learning that Ares has acquired a hyperdeadly microbe - called Pandora - that is believed to have wiped out ancient civilizations. The trail leads Fox to Tokyo where he discovers that people within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Japanese Intelligence want Pandora for themselves. The only person Fox can trust is a woman from his past who he nearly got killed.

I was pleased to be asked to review this e-book, seeing as doing reviews is something that I've been wanting to do. I give credit to Russell Brooks for drawing in the reader from the very beginning, it's nice to start a book and not have to wait several chapters before the action starts. I have always been into action and adventure books, and this one fueled my love for all of that, as well as included some education on military and weapons.

When I read a book, my imagination goes wild, and this book, with it's details and writing that flowed easily, helped my mind see what I was reading as if in a movie, the plot was fantastic and the ending was amazing, closing the book so that I didn't feel like I needed something else. It made that story close but still left it open to have more adventures with Ridley Fox and his cohorts.

Yea so it's been a month since my last post, I know, bad Marie.... not much has happened....work, school...work, school... that's about it... *chuckles* I will be trying to post more, just not feeling good today, I think I'm getting sick.

Have a good night.

Ok, so in my previous post about this book I assumed that Jenna was a breedmate, but after getting a sneak peak from the contest that Lara ran for her newsletter followers, we are made aware that Jenna may not be a breedmate after all and that she possess some unique gifts, I know some people already have the book, so shhhh no spoiling it, I hope to come across it soon, so that I can read it and give my actual review... can't wait!

Taken by Midnight
by Lara Adrian

Dell Books ~ 384 pages
ISBN: 978-0-440-24527-8
Mass Market Paperback

At the crossroads of death and desire, a woman tastes a pleasure no mortal is meant to survive . . .
In the frozen Alaskan wilderness, former state trooper Jenna Darrow survives an unspeakable breach of body and soul. But with her narrow escape comes an even greater challenge. For strange changes are taking place within her, as she struggles to understand--and control--a new hunger. To do so, she will seek shelter in the Boston compound of the Order, an ancient race of vampire warriors whose very existence is shrouded in mystery. Perhaps the most mysterious of them all is Brock, a brooding, dark-eyed alpha male whose hands hold the power to comfort, heal . . . and arouse.


As she recovers under Brock's care, Jenna finds herself drawn to the Order's mission: to stop a ruthless enemy and its army of assassins from subjecting Earth to a reign of terror. Yet in spite of their resolve, a purely physical relationship without strings soon binds Brock and Jenna together with a desire fiercer than life and stronger than death itself--until a secret from Brock's past and Jenna's own mortality challenges their forbidden love to the ultimate trial by fire.

So Sinfully Tasty Reads is participating in the fall giveaway, you should head on over there to get a chance to win:

Prize One:
Zane Presents:

Caramel Flava (Short stories)
Chocolate Flava (Short stories)
Honey Flava (Short Stories)


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Love is never painless (Short Stories)
Dear G-spot by Zane

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Sinfully Tasty Reads: Welcoming Fall Giveaway

So I'm on a blog following kick, my friend Paige Maddison is apart of this fall giveaway with tons of other blogs, and well I'm doing my part by going and following all of them there blogs, so please if I've followed you, please follow me....and go here to Paige's blog and enter in on her giveaway contest...

Ok, so I'm bragging about my girl Paige Maddison again, ya'll need to head on over to her page... http://paigemaddison.blogspot.com/ and follow her. She's an awesome writer, and I know that one day she'll be rich and famous! So go and check her out!

Taken by Midnight
by Lara Adrian

Dell Books ~ 384 pages
ISBN: 978-0-440-24527-8
Mass Market Paperback

At the crossroads of death and desire, a woman tastes a pleasure no mortal is meant to survive . . .
In the frozen Alaskan wilderness, former state trooper Jenna Darrow survives an unspeakable breach of body and soul. But with her narrow escape comes an even greater challenge. For strange changes are taking place within her, as she struggles to understand--and control--a new hunger. To do so, she will seek shelter in the Boston compound of the Order, an ancient race of vampire warriors whose very existence is shrouded in mystery. Perhaps the most mysterious of them all is Brock, a brooding, dark-eyed alpha male whose hands hold the power to comfort, heal . . . and arouse.

As she recovers under Brock's care, Jenna finds herself drawn to the Order's mission: to stop a ruthless enemy and its army of assassins from subjecting Earth to a reign of terror. Yet in spite of their resolve, a purely physical relationship without strings soon binds Brock and Jenna together with a desire fiercer than life and stronger than death itself--until a secret from Brock's past and Jenna's own mortality challenges their forbidden love to the ultimate trial by fire.

Ok so I'm very excited for this book, aren't you?! The only downside I find is we lose the anticipation to finding out she's a breedmate like we've had in previous books, because we've already figured that Jenna is one, but it will be interesting to see what's happening to her after the attack on her from the Ancient. I'm excited to get deeper under Brock's skin and see who he really is, so I can't wait! Anyway, I'm going to start doing contests and giveaways, so you better be following me and checking back in! 

Yea so I've been MIA...sorry about that, been busy IRL, I've started school and am still working at Wal-Mart, I'm going to be trying to start writing again, but we shall see, I'm so behind on my reading too...but I plan to do that again soon

I know, I've succumbed and created a Facebook profile... well hell gotta use any outlet I can right.... *wicked evil grin*

I've neglected my blog, sorry to those who've been keeping up with me, promise to bring you some reviews and what not. Will be working on a movie review of Killers....stay tuned

Demonica Book 2 (formerly titled SHADOW LOVER)
Grand Central Publishing
Feb 24, 2009
ISBN-10: 044640098X
ISBN-13: 978-0446400985

Pleasure is their ultimate weapon . . . 

Runa Wagner never meant to fall in love with the sexy stranger who seemed to know her every deepest desire. But she couldn’t resist the unbelievable passion that burned between them, a passion that died when she discovered his betrayal and found herself forever changed. Now, determined to make Shade pay for the transformation that haunts her, Runa searches for him, only to be taken prisoner by his darkest enemy.

A Seminus demon with a love-curse that threatens him with eternal torment, Shade hoped he’d seen the last of Runa and her irresistible charm. But when he wakes up in a dank dungeon chained next to an enraged and mysteriously powerful Runa, he realizes that her effect on him is more dangerous than ever. As their captor casts a spell that bonds them as lifemates, Shade and Runa must fight for their lives and their hearts—or succumb to a madman’s evil plans.

Gods I love Shade, my heart sank when it was revealed in the very beginning that he was chained up in a dungeon, and then to read what happened to his sister.... man I swear I felt his pain. My heart went out to Shade when I learned of his curse, part of me wanted to say "serves you right" but the bigger part of me ached for him. When he took Runa to his cave....oh my.... I'm so naughty because I wanted to be strapped up too.... have him whip out my deepest pains... *snickers* .... I was shocked to find out that her sire was Luc... I love him....but I was so thrilled when she finally realized that she was in love with him, and I love how tough she is. The mating scene at the end when she was a were...gods that was hot, and I was so happy to see that she finally got the markings. And then the biggest YIPPEEE was when Shade found out he was going to be a father, I knew that he had a grin all the way across his face.... I was so happy.

All in all I give it 5 Cowboy Hats!!! (will insert cowboy hats once I make them...haha)

So my friend has a blog that needs readers.... so I'm plugging her blog! Yes I know.. haha... but hell she needs a critique partner and well I'm not the best at that. I can't offer her what she needs. So please head on over to paigemaddison.blogspot.com and check her out....

Demonica Book 1
Grand Central Publishing
July 2008
ISBN-10: 044640103X
ISBN-13: 978-0446401036

In a place where ecstasy can cost you your life…
She’s a demon-slayer who hungers for sensual pleasure—but fears it will always be denied her. Until Tayla Mancuso lands in a hospital run by demons in disguise, and the head doctor, Eidolon, makes her body burn with unslakable desire. But to prove her ultimate loyalty to her peers, she must betray the surgeon who saved her life.
Two lovers will dare to risk all.
Eidolon cannot resist this fiery, dangerous woman who fills him with both rage and passion. Not only is she his avowed enemy, but she could very well be the hunter who has been preying upon his people. Torn between his need for the truth and his desire to find his perfect mate before a horrific transformation claims him forever, Eidolon will dare the unthinkable—and let Tayla possess him, body and soul…

Ok so from the very beginning this book is fantastic... I mean sex from the very beginning!!! Me likey me likey!! At first I didn't like Tayla, she was so deluded in her beliefs about Demons that I wanted to hit her. I mean who could think that Doctor E is bad.... just because he's a demon doesn't mean he's bad... but ok so I got over that and understood that from her perspective he was evil. But the lust she felt for him... wish I could feel it too.. *wink wink* She still got under my skin until she started accepting that what she thought she knew about her world wasn't necessarily true and that it wasn't all bad being a demon..or half-demon and that she was falling in love with E.

I felt sad for Gem to see her in such pain because she loves Ky so much, especially at the end when she's comforting him and then watches him leave....I just wanted to hug her. I'm so glad that Tay and E finished the bonding ritual, because they are meant for each other and damn do they make for a good sexual team!! All in all I give it 5 Cowboy Hats!!! (will insert cowboy hats once I make them...haha)

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightening Thief, The Sea of Monsters & The Titans Curse.

The wonderful folks at Paranormal Fantasies gave me an award. This is so cool, so now I've gotta tell ya'll 7 things about myself:

1. My most favorite books are horror/suspense.
2. I have a pet rabbit named Onyx.
3. I have two tattoos on my back....(with plans for another here in a week or so).
4. My favorite food of all time is Japanese Tempura and California Rolls.
5. Moving to Texas was the first real big thing I've ever done in my life.
6. I can speak basic Spanish
7. One day you will be reading one of my books and reviewing it on your blogs.

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 Butterfly Dreamer
I'd Rather Be Changing
Princess Bookie

Kindle Vixen

Books At Midnight

In Which a Girl Reads


Minx @ Loose Knickers and Window Lickers
a Bitch, a Blog & a Bookshelf
Ramblings of a Book Bitch

Fiction Vixen


 Larissa's Life
Elegantly Bound Books
The Life and Lies of an Inanimate Flying Object
Book Hounds
Rex Robot Reviews
Pirate Penguin's Read

So it's been a little while since my last post. Been a busy couple of weeks. Went outta town last weekend, and had a great time. Now I'm working on my writing, reading the next book in the Percy Jackson saga, and starting the process in getting involved with children. I've decided to change my major to Psychology and go that route, so now I'm going to get the ball rolling in becoming a CASA volunteer so that I can get the experience I need with children. Plus I've always wanted to be a part of CASA and just haven't really done what is needed to do it. So I'm feeling a little accomplished. That's pretty much it for now. I'll do a review on Percy Jackson The Lightening Thief later tonight.

So we (bff, her kids and her friend) went to the Nature & Science Museum in downtown Dallas. It was cool, was nice to spend some time with her and the kids. I've been getting Fridays and Saturdays off lately and it's nice. We went through this Spy interactive exhibit which was cool, then we went through the rest of the exhibits.

I also finished the first book in the Percy Jackson series, now to get the next book and see the movie. I say that it was a decent book, helping me a lot in figuring out how to write for YA, plus it's a decent series. Especially when you come from the Harry Potter age. It's easier to read, so it's definitely geared for the younger crowd, where as Harry Potter was more for the 14ish and up. Percy Jackson can be easily read by 9 year olds and up. I'm excited to see what happens next.

 Yes it's sad, Lost will be ending this year, but I am so excited. Watched the season premier last night after getting home. I must say that I don't think any of my questions were truly answered, and now I have more. I won't say anything about the episodes for fear of ruining it for some one, but I just can't wait to see how this last season plays out.

So I was driving home tonight and came across some bad driving... I just don't understand why you have to go so fast when you are already allowed to go 70 mph on the highway. I come from California, where the chances of seeing 70 mph on the highway is not often. So why is it important for you to speed up behind someone, just to pass them, then get right back in front of them to speed off.... This is not the autobahn where you can go as fast as you please. Another thing, use your damn blinker!!! It's not that hard, it's sticking out of your steering wheel for a reason! C'mon people, use your brain and drive safely!

So my account was just fine, until wednesday morning and something else messed it up, so basically I'm getting a new account with a new bank that actually provides you with alerts to let you know when you're spending too much money...lol... so yea my wednesday was stressful. Hopefully today (thursday) will be better and I can get stuff done.

Well it is almost my Friday, yep Tuesday will be my Friday, and then I'm off for two whole days in a row... I know unbelievable.... go figured Walmart would be so kind.... haha.. So I plan to clean my room and then try to finish one of the many books I have piled up to read. I think I'll start with Shades of Midnight, then move on to my YA books that I've checked out. I'll even do reviews on all of them, must cater to all those that follow me now.. :) I'm so excited to have 19 followers, so cool.

So I've decided to take my "Cold Case" characters to the RP section of Lara Adrians fan page. I'm hoping that by doing this I can jump start my creativity and unblock my mind. I'm stuck and can't seem to get myself out of it, and my YA book needs more research and development before writing, so hopefully by RPing the story again I can get back into the grove. Plus I know people will enjoy the story. I just want to finish this book before the end of the year.

So I went out last night with a bunch of my friends, and had a BLAST! The consequences are.... my knees are hurting something bad...lol... but I had a super super good time. Here's a couple photos from that night....

So I went to the library today and got myself a library card. I also checked out several YA books to read. From what I've read and been told, I need to read YA books so that I can get a feel for that genre. Seeing as I'm going to write my own YA book I need to know exactly what I'm getting myself into.

Well that's it for now, hope everyone's Thursday is going well, ttyl...

Today was another day where I had little time to do anything productive online, and didn't have much time for reading. Had to work, so that cuts into things, and well slept too late this morning, so didn't have day time to do anything, but after getting home I did accomplish some things, like create sexy welcome buttons for the RP section of Lara Adrian's fan forum..... and they are sexy.... well I'm off to bed now, but I'm off work the next to days, so expect some progress in something in that time.

XOXO

Alright, I am off to bed, trying to keep myself from sitting at this computer till all hours of the night. So I'm going to head to the warmth of my bed and open up Shades of Midnight and see what trouble Kade is going to get into. Keep your eyes open for my review....

XOXO

So it's a lazy day...I was going to get up earlier in the morning after napping a little but I found myself not getting out of bed until 12:30pm..... so now I sit at my computer trying to figure out what I want to do. I know there are things around the house I need to get done, and I have to pick up my roommates children around 4pm from their daycare...but until then, what to do..... I don't want to go and read, cause that will just take up more time. Plus I like reading in bed....I could work on one of my books, research for the YA book, or try to write some more on Cold Case....ugh I hate not having a complete direction on where I want to go in doing something productive....

XOXO

found the perfect template for my blog. I was never satisfied with the layout, but now it's perfect....just took me like an hour and a half to update it with all my crap...lol.... damn widgets that don't save when you upload a new template...haha.... well it's late....way late..... so I'm off to bed.... cya'll when I get up.

XOXO

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I just wanted to say thanks to Larissa from , ever since I found her blog I've been hooked, and have been able to find other fantastic blogs on the web.

Thanks a bunch Larissa for your fun times and cool blogs.

Picked up my copy last night, luckily I was privi to reading the prolouge via Lara's newsletter, so I was able to skip that part, so now onward and into the depths of Kade....ooooo *rubs hands together* can't wait to see what dasty deeds they get into.... *spins* .... catch when I'm done for my on review..... *blows a kiss* Caio!

Ruwenda is a pleasant, peaceful land-but the magic of its guardian, the Archimage Binah, is waning. Binah must pass along her protectorship to the triplet princess of Ruwenda. She bestows upon the infant girls the power of the rare and mystical Black Trillium badge of royal house, symbol of an ancient magic. While the sisters blossom into beautiful young women, neighboring Labornok use a dark magician to sunder Binah's protection. As invaders pour into Ruwenda, the Archimage orders the princesses to fee- and charges them to search for three magical talismans which when brought together will be their only chance to regain their kingdom and free its people. Each must accomplish her tasks separately and to succeed, each must also confront and conquer the limits of her own soul.

So I started reading this book a couple years ago, then moved to Texas and now I'm trying to read books that I've started and never finished to pave the way for more books. Well I'm almost done with it and I have to say that Marion Zimmer Bradley, and those that collaborated in this book, are fantastic fantasy writers. The first book I ever read of Marion Zimmer Bradley was Firebrand (I'll do a review of that later)..and I fell in love with her ever since. Since Firebrand I've read The Mists of Avalon and recently purchased The Forest House and The Lady Of Avalon. The Black Trillium is a wonderful piece of fantasy. It takes you through a mystical world of strange creatures and lustrous wilderness to the tops of cold mountains and into the heart of the darkness, bringing you back out safe and feeling complete. I can't wait to find Blood Trillium and Golden Trillium to complete my series and the finally close the story on the three sisters of the black trillium.

Yea so I finally picked it up. I was going to wait and read my roommates copy, but I know that she takes very good care of the spines and well, I do too, but I like to bend mine more than she likes to. So seeing as Lara's next in her Breed Series, Shades of Midnight, has come out, I felt that I needed to just buy it and read it. I am halfway, and well OMG it's great, I swear my imagination and dreams are now filled with hot Breed men........if Lara ever gets an offer for her series to be movies or on tv...I know I will just die.....and well I'll have dirty sheets every night...haha....

So I'm continuing on with my Young Adult project, with the help of my roomie Strohs, I've been given more incite as to what I should be doing for each book. I've made much progress, but have realized that I'm still in the research stage and not so much the writing stage.

I've decided to base the books in Dallas, Texas, and I've decided not to go with Air as my first book. With Strohs brainstorming, she brought to light that I didn't have any minor antagonists, nor did I narrow down my main antagonist. Let's just say that the ideas flew once they got going. She also informed me that with YA I'm better off having very short time lines, so I think that all my books in this series are going to spawn over no more than two months... maybe three.

We shall see, I am very positive with this series, but I think that since I am in the research stages still, I shall try to get back to Cold Case and get that one going, seeing as I am 13 chapters into it. They do say that most of the time your first book isn't the one that gets published first, so I'd hate to rush the YA books and not see them published, I'd rather try to publish Cold Case first and then see YA on the shelf. Cross your fingers for me.