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Saturday Blurbs for Flag Day
June 14, 2008
I can't believe it's already been a week since I was partying at Lori Foster's Writer/Reader Get-Together in Cincinnati. The great thing that came out of it is that I met the "crazy reader" Ann Roberts, who makes her debut here today with two blurbs. Hey, anyone who reads 25-30 books a month is someone who needs to share her discoveries with others. You're going to love her stuff and this will help get even more books out there talked about. So, Welcome Ann!
Because Your Vampire Says So by Michele Bardsley
Read by Ann
This is the third book in the Broken Heart, Oklahoma series. Patsy Donahue, newly turned vampire and hairdresser, is adjusting to the changes in Broken Heart while dealing with a teenager. When the Consortium decides that Patsy needs the protection of the lycanthropes prowling around, things really begin to heat up. Of course, that heat may be coming from the sparks that fly when Gabriel and Patsy are together.
Because Your Vampire Says So is an entertaining look a vampires, parenting, and coping. Bardsley intertwines vampire folklore with the primary story to set the stage for many of the characters. As an added twist, Bardsley does an excellent job of dealing with the subject of alcoholism and the impacts on those around the alcoholic.
Siren's Song by Trish Albright
Read by Joyce
For a summertime book at the beach, what could be better than a delightful, romantic, swashbuckling escapade?
In the late 18th century, Alex Stafford is somehow the focus of an ancient prophecy involving the sea, and though she doesn't believe it herself, some zealots do, and they are determined to get from her what they need to find treasure and power in the prophecy's fulfillment. Trouble seems to follow her wherever she goes, but as a captain of her own ship in her family's Boston shipping company, she's not exactly what one might call a lady, and can give as good as she gets with wit or pistol or blade. Captain Joshua Leigh is enthralled with her at first sight, seeing a captive Alex struggle against a trader in a Moroccan slave auction. His better judgement notwithstanding, he helps her escape, and he suspects his life will never be the same.
So grab your beach towel and swash your buckles, and leave any disbelief at home. This fast-paced, exciting high seas adventure is sure keep you as riveted as it did me.
By Appointment Only by Janice Maynard
Read by Emily
Hannah Quarles didn’t believe in true love, but her fiancée Morgan Webber as been pressuring her to set a date. In an effort to help their relationship, they decide to take a marriage counseling course, but it turns out to be a sexual education course. With two other couples, they set out to become closer, but as the classes progress, Hannah and Morgan seem to get closer as a couple. Will Hannah’s reservations cause Morgan to doubt her feelings, and cancel the wedding for good.
I really enjoyed this book, but I will have to put a spoiler out. It does have a lot of sexual scenes, and it isn’t your typical romance novel. I have read a few short stories by Janice Maynard, and have relished them. So if you’re in the mood for something super sexy, pick up By Appointment Only and you won’t be disappointed.
Gone with the Witch by Annette Blair 
Read by Ann
Storm Cartwright is the "bad" triplet with her goth looks and blue hair. Storm meets her match in Aiden McCloud, wandering biker. Together, they fulfill Storm's destiny...although it requires kidnapping, seduction, and magic.
Storm is my favorite triplet; her complexity of caring, facing her own issues, and her fight. Blair's characters make the story come to life: Pepper and Ginny are also favorites. I'm looking forward to watching Pepper and Becky grow up in future stories.
Second Wind by Dick Francis/Audiobook Read by Michael Page
Listened to by Joyce
Popular TV meteorologist Perry Stuart is introduced to a racehorse owner and his friends, an acquaintance that tosses him into the eye of a storm of intrigue, espionage and danger. Stuart travels from rainy old England to sunny Florida to the turbulent Caribbean, following suspicious events that he can't ignore.
I've read a gazillion of Dick Francis' books, and I usually enjoy them because I like the information about the horses, the racetracks, and the images of the people involved with them. The mysteries are usually pretty good, too, for those of us who like light reading. In this story, after I got past a major "aw, c'mon" factor, I needed to follow it to the end to find out what was going on. The reader, Michael Page, is enjoyable, with his pleasant voice and manner, and good vocal characterizations. I like having a lightweight read to listen to while I travel, and this one did me well.
Bottom Line: I hope you're all flying Old Glory today because June 14th is Flag Day. Feel free to break into song, "You're a grand old flag, you're a high flying flag, and forever in peace may you wave..."~ George M. Cohen
Posted by Barbara Vey on June 14, 2008 | Comments (60)
