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I really didn't think I was going to like this one. After hearing the description of Zsadist, not like the dreamy, awesome looking brothers of the past two novels. But the story was AWESOME!! Ended up LOVING Zsadist and Bella! Loved the twist at the end! Wondering if the next novel will fill us in???? Could not put it down, a winner!! Another great vampire series!!!!

I just finished book 2 in this series. I am in love with the Black Dagger Brotherhood! There is just enough violence enough sex, that it doesnt overshadow the character of each brother. I absolutely LOVE IT!!! J.R. Ward does an excellent job. I will be picking up book 3 this weekend! I am so excited...its like seeing an old friend again.

I love this series-but this book struck a chord with me. I loved Zsadists' story, and I loved how Bella was able to overcome his defenses. It is a heart wrentching, love story. It's got fighting, romance, sex, everything good that can be put into a book. I could not put this book down, or any other in this series so far. I am so looking forward to the 6th book in this series. It seems like they just keep getting better and better.

This is the story about Zhadist and Bella.Zhadist is the most tortured of the Brothers.Kidnaped when he was an infant,sold as a slave,"promoted" as a blood slave had to go through all kind of sexual and feeding tortures before he was saved by his twin brother Phury.
The guy was totally a pain in the a...s and with a good reason!He is like a woonted animal and also reacts in the same way.It is the first time that i have red about a male that has all the reaction of a woman being savagely assaulted,physically and mendally.
And then comes Bella.A well - bred vampire woman,that she is surounded by a loving family.She is an outcast of the Glymera (term for the aristocratic vampire sociaty)but she doesn;t seem to care a lot.
Their first interaction is in Lover Revealed.The book ends with Bellas abduction by the lessers.
And in this one is starting from that point.And then the story takes off.
I mean it.You see how he cares about her and starts to love her.The thing is that he feels unpure for her,damaged goods.
He can't understund how a woman whould be attracted to him,especially this woman.
It is fantastic!!!And Bella 2!She tries and tries all the time,to make him understund that it's not his fault that this things happened to him.

It is a fabulous romantic novel,full of action and hot scenes.In my opinion?The best up until now(and i already have red the 5 of them)

Excellent vampire series, especially if you're into Vampire Erotica, sounds a little Harlequine Romancy but this line of books has a very strong continuous story with a wonderful devotion amongst it characters and their mates. I found myself getting emotionally attached to each brother and their different personality traits. I can't wait for the next chapter to come out!

I was very pleasantly surprised that I liked this new genre of fantasy books. It could get pretty complicated to understand 2 different races, their powers, their characteristics...but this author did an absolutely fantastic job incorporating the explanations into the story and slowly letting more of their personalities unfold.

I loved the writing, it's fast paced and smart. The main characters were also very loveable. Sascha, the heroine, is not helpless, but has her own powers. I love the changeling animals, the males are very sexy.
Having the love scenes come up as dreams shared was quite creative. The entire plot and storyline was very creative and well done. I am reading the other books of this series! Wonderful to find another author to read.

You can read the synopsis elsewhere and decide if you want to spend the money, but my opinion is that any book that starts with a prolog that explains the history and premise of the book, followed by a first chapter that beats you over the head with more background "thought bubbles" that tell you how the main character has a problem isn't particularly well written. And it goes down from there. I bought this, despite its title, on the basis of the excellent reviews. In my opinion, it's at best desperation reading--something to skim while waiting for something good to be released.

So I just finished this book today. I was pleasantly surprised. I really did enjoy this book. The reason i was surprised- and I just have to get this mini rant out there- is because of the cover and the title!! It looks like a bargain book at a grocery store with a random dude with muscles on the front- with a cheesy title that makes it sound like it is going to be crap writing.
I never would have picked up this book at a book store if I saw it on the shelf. This is why romance books get such a bad rep! Ms. Singh may not have power over the visual presentation/marketing of her books- but she should know that the romance publishers seriously undermine her writing with the way the books look.(The cover for this book is the least of the evils- the other covers in the series progressively get worse) Covers shouldn't be that important- but they really are- if a person hasn't read a specific author, a lot of the time it's the cover (and title) that attracts the eye in a huge book store. Do you think a male reader would go anywhere near a register with this book with the way the cover looks? No way! Wouldn't you laugh your butt off if a guy you knew was reading a book called "slave to sensation"?? and that's sad because while i know the target audience is women, I think This book could be really liked by male readers. If packaged and titled the way it should be- it could and would be taken more seriously. The writing definitely has the Blade Runner/ Phillip K. Dick-esque edge to it. I just think it would reach a larger audience if it wasn't packaged like chip n' dale style erotica (not sexy), because it really is good writing. The only reason i bought it was because it was recommended so highly in the reviews and I am glad I did. Okay rant over. Sorry it wasn't really mini. Oh well.

As far as the story and the book itself- It was a little vague as far as setting up the world for you in the beginning- it needed more explanation on how humans, changelings and Psy split into groups in the first place? I suppose Nalini just wanted you to think that in this world, it was always how it was. I really enjoyed the world she creates on the page- no matter how it came to be. I really liked the dialogue with Sacha and Lucas. It was sensual and while she overuses the word darling-(which bugs me i don't know why)- the heat was definitely sizzling. My favorite scenes were the ones in the book explaining about the psy-net itself and the shields/firewalls that Sascha creates. The complexity is beautiful and mind boggling to read. The dream scenes were also pretty hott. The structure of the world really spoke to my sci-fi fascination with the future- and the way we will interact and change as human beings-(or non human beings in this book's case) I always like an underdog heroine- someone who was born different-thought to be flawed- but in reality was just more special than most. The only part that bothered me was that Singh didn't go into the identity of Sascha's father- which I thought was odd. I was waiting for Sascha to say something about her father- after she stole her family's history from the net. But zippo. I was dissapointed- I thought for sure Sascha was going to find out something interesting about her father that further would explain her emotional capacity and power as an empath. But that was the only real negative- i think she could add more light moments- but other than that it was a really good first book. I was glad i took a chance on the hope that it wasn't bad writing and trusted the fan's reviews, because it was good! I will keep reading the series- and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.( and I will probably like it too- even if I have to rip off the dang cover :)

If you have read any of the other reviews, then you know what this novel is about and I can save you the agony of rehashing every detail of the story before you have even read it.

Instead, I will hit the 3 top reasons we buy books like this.

1. THE STORY - I really enjoyed this story. It was complex enough to keep me interested but not so complicated that it lost me or made the more "intimate moments" come out of left field.

2. THE CHARACTERS - I have to give Mrs. Singh credit here. Her leading man was cocky, dominating and hot and her leading lady was complicated, willful and strong. What sets her characters apart from every other romance novel is that they have actual reasons to be this way. They have these character traits as a necessity for living. These characters are fleshed out very well.

3. THE SEX - I would be lying if I said that women only buy these books for the first two reasons. The sex in this book was good but not over excessive. It was well written and had good pace. My only criticism was that I saw these characters doing different things. Enjoyable, but not what I envisioned from the initial set up.

All in all, I really liked this book and recommend it to anyone looking for a fulfilling read.

Sascha Duncan has a deadly secret. She's one of the ruling Psy, a breed of humans who all have psychic abilities of some kind, but who have been conditioned from birth to have no emotions (particularly rage) in order to create a more perfect society. Her mother is a powerful member of the Council. Sascha is a cardinal Psy and ought to have had extraordinary power. Instead she tests low or average, a great disappointment. And worse, she has emotions that she needs to bind tightly, for the Psy do not tolerate aberrants and if discovered, she'll be sent to a 'rehabilitation center' and be mind-wiped.

Sascha works for her powerful family's business, which is participating in a rare deal with the changelings, Lucas Hunter in particular, the alpha of the DarkRiver pack who can shape-change into panthers and jaguars. The Psy look upon changelings and humans as lesser beings, but business is business. The changelings don't care for dealing with the Psy, either, but Lucas has an ulterior motive: changeling girls have been murdered and he suspects a Psy is behind it, but the Psy Council denies any Psy is less than perfect and all official investigation is mysteriously blocked. Lucas hopes to use Sascha, the liason with the Duncans, to gain information before it is too late and another changeling dies. Too bad he feels strangely attracted to the cold and perfect Psy...

The different social structures of the ruling Psy and the changelings make a fascinating backdrop for this story. The mystery itself is not amazing, but it is good enough to create suspense and drive the plot ahead.

Sascha is a sympathetic character; strong enough to survive among the Psy despite her secret and strong enough to fight for what she cares about. Lucas is the typical alpha male, dominant and sensual, but not over-the-top and obnoxious. They make a good match, which is essential in a romance.

The Amazon reviews are mostly raving... I don't think this book was so incredible, but it was certainly superior to many similar stories out there, and the world-building added an extra-dimension of interest. It was a well-written, satisfying tale with two strong characters, so it is worthy of a top rating.

This series is FANTASIC! I highly recommend it. Very compelling, you won't want to put it down.

This books is so, so, so good! Rain Tairen Soul has spent 1000 years suffering from the negative effects of something he did when his heart mate was killed during a big war. He is desperate because his people & their creature/companions are dying out so he consults a crystal that shows him that their only hope for survival rests on his true mate, Elysetta. He has to convince a shy, mortal girl that she is his true mate & queen, get her to acknowledge her powers & role in his culture. He's a real hottie, she's nice (although her innocence gets rather annoying at times), and the adventures going on throughout the book are addictive. Can't say enough good things about it!

I, like a few others, do not normally read paranormal/fantasy romances. I purchased both Lord of the Fading Lands and Lady of Light and Shadows. I'm so glad I did because once Lord was over I couldn't wait to jump in to Lady.

I LOVED the language you created. "Ver reisa ku'chae. Kem surah, shei'tani." This author took a few words and made me think of them long after I put the book down. I'm my opinion, that's creative genius!

Thank you for taking me into the world you created and leaving the bonds of my very average world behind. I'm anxiously awaiting the next 2 books in the series.

Everyone- buy these books!

Do you remember when you were a child, that you would just know when something magical and wonderful was about to happen? Perhaps it was your mother reading a story that started "Once in a land far away there lived"......., or going to the movies and hearing "Once Upon a time in a land far away"........?

All of these memories and feelings came rushing back as I started reading Lord of the Fading Lands; all of the joy, the hope, the expectation of a momentous story that would become a lasting memory, an old friend to visit, and re-visit frequently. I realized that I had found a treasure, and with my hopes high, I read straight through the night, abandoning dinner preparation, hubby left on his own, and sleep was nothing to even think about until this fabulous story was finished.

Rainer, Tairen Soul, King of the Fey, knew that his people were dying, as were the Tairen, the dragons of the Fading Mists. Daring death, Rain Tairen Soul grasps the Eye of Truth, seeking help to stop the extinction of the Tairen, and the Fey. In the midst of great pain, the Eye shows Rain a glimpse of a woman's face, then fire raining down over the world, and that he must travel to Celieria, a foreign land, to save the Fey and the Tairen.

In Celieria, a young woman, Ellysetta, promises to take her younger sisters to see the procession of the Fey as they enter the city, and to see Rainer,the first visit of the King of the Fey in over a thousand years. While traveling, nearing Celieria, Rain has a soul reach out to his, crying out in fear and pain. Rain is shocked. A woman has called to him, and it seems that she is his "True Mate". Transforming instantly into Tairen form, Rain takes to the air to protect his mate. The call is abruptly cut off, and Rain is left circling Celieria looking over the city for any contact with the soul that had called him.

Elly takes her sisters to watch the entrance of the Fey to the city, and to see the king circling over his warriors in Tairen form as he warns the people not to get to close to the marching Fey. Ellysetta's youngest sister falls, injuring herself. As Elly kisses the pain away from the injury, the circling King, in Tairen form, starts pouring fire into the sky, frightening the citizens, and causing Elly to fall, and be injured. Dropping out of the sky, landing at Elly's feet, Elly expects instant death at the hands of the Fey King. But Rainer has found his true mate; now to convince this shy, humble young woman that she is his mate, the other half of his soul, and that she will become the queen of the Fey. Needless to say, complications are inherent as Elly's family tries to deal with the life altering changes that is brought into their lives by the King of the Fey.

Rainer begins his courtship of Ellysetta, hoping to woo her affections while trying to build alliances with the Celierans. Rain knows that the evil power in the north is rising again. The Fey need the support of the Celierans to overcome this evil, as they had once, a thousand years ago, defeated the very same dark Mages of the north that are rising again to destroy the Fey, and the Celierans.

Ellysetta and Rainer's courtship, with the adventures of a thousand year old immortal wooing a young maiden, plus dealing with the dissention in the Celierian Court that is full of doubters, brings many changes to Elly and Rainer's lives. Their romance is beautiful, and poignant. The fey are heroic, and Ellysetta's growth is wonderfully detailed.

I highly recommend this novel. I am so thankful that I picked up this book on a whim. Please become a part of this adventure. There are 2 books out, with 2 more coming within the next few months. I can hardly wait!

Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques

Rain Tairen Soul is the king of the Fading Lands, still suffering from the loss of his mate in a battle a millennium ago. In his agony at the loss, he scorched all the land with the fiery breath of his Tairen Soul, and he still suffers the consequences. The end of his people is near, unless he can overcome his past and save them from their enemies. When he comes out of his self imposed exile to re-enter the world he finds a shocking discovery.... His truemate, the other half of his being is close by, living with the humans. How can a Tairen have a non-Fae mate?

Ellysetta "Ellie" Baristani has never quite fit in with the others in her village, Celieria. From her flaming red hair to her perception of others, everyone besides her adoptive family finds her a bit odd. Den Brodson, butcher's son, has realized however that being different can be a good thing, and he wants Ellysetta for that elusive something that sets her apart. However when Rain flies into town, he knows Ellie is meant for him and too bad for anyone who gets in his way.

When ancient enemies of the Fey, the mages of Eld, seem to be rallying their forces for a new war, Rain needs the calm Ellie would bring as his mate to defeat them. She must accept the bond willingly or Rain will go insane. As Rain tries to find a way to legally break Ellie's unwanted betrothal to Den, more enemies enter into the fray and Rain and Ellie must bond completely or be destroyed at the hands of their enemies. Love conquers all, but only if it is accepted in time...

There is so much story to the Tairen Soul that it doesn't surprise me Lord of the Fading Lands is just the start to a series. We had a lot of ground to cover here as CL Wilson builds her world and introduces us to the rules of the societies there. The foundation of the mythology tends to bog the story down here and there, but to the author's credit, there's really no way to stop that from happening once in a while with as much as we need to know to understand the story behind Rain. However, even with all the history I still found myself having a hard time keeping all the differences straight in my mind between all the different kinds of magic wielders, good or evil. This is likely an aftereffect of information overload since so much world building needs to be done.

Ellie is dedicated to her family and will do almost anything in her power to see them safe and happy. Almost, being that she refuses to allow herself to be bartered off as a bride to a man she loathes. When Rain shows interest in her, she can't understand why he wants her at the same time she is drawn to him. Her history is quite the mystery until Rain and company come to town and start to unravel the mystery. While the reason she is so different from the rest of her town is no great surprise (I knew exactly what her origins were almost immediately) it was interesting to follow the trails with the other characters to see how they figured out who she is.

I liked the magical spin on the story as to who has what abilities and how those abilities work. Each one of the Fey has a special affinity for a specific kind of elemental magic whereas Rain has mastery of all of them due to his being a rare Tairen (shape shifts into a giant flying black cat with lavender eyes and the ability to breathe fire). In addition to the Fey who are elemental magicians, we have Lady Marissya the Truthspeaker, who has the ability to determine if someone lies merely by touching them.

While I know this has nothing to do with the author's story and is something she has no control over, I find I have to comment anyhow since it seriously affected my reading of the book. What is up with that font size, Dorchester? The font is so incredibly small I had an extremely hard time reading the book! I was actually getting headaches and as a result it took me twice as long to read the book. I've got pretty good eyes and this is the first time I ever had to struggle so much to read a book. I feel sorry for folks who already have a hard time with font size. I noticed book 2 in the series is no better, which means I'm going to have to wait a while before starting it to give my eyes a break! Dorchester if you're paying attention, please have a care in typesetting your books and don't make it so difficult for us to read them!

© Kelley A. Hartsell, April 2008. All rights reserved.

This follow up to Lord of the Fading Lands is FANTASTIC! I highly recommend this one. This series is so compelling you won't want to put it down. If you don't already have the first one, make sure you buy both b/c you won't want to wait for the 2nd one to come in the mail - its that good!

Followup to Lord of the Fading Lands. The romance between Elysetta & Rain continues, lots of political intrigue and adventure, and Elysetta comes into her powers in a most satifying way (no more wimpy doormat! I feel like singing!).

This is the second book in the series. The first is Lord of the Fading Lands, These books are a must read they are awsome, if you love a great story with lots of turns that keep you guessing you will love them. They are one of the greatest stories I have ever read....

The next book comes out in Sept. of 2008

This book the second in a series by a brand new author. The first in the series is LORD OF THE FADING LANDS, and her next two in the series come out in Oct and Nov of this year.

This book was well written with great character developement between the leading characters. This book starts off at the exact spot that the other one ended.

I won't go into a synops for others have done that. This book would also be a great read for a YA or your teenage daugther for there is only one very very mild love/sex scene at the very end of the book and it is very tastefully done so that you would not be embarrased.

I have recommended this series to everyone I meet. It's a keeper. C.L. Wilson weaves her story where you don't want the book or the series to end, and I still in awe that this is only her second book for she is tht good.

Keep it up C.L. Wilson!!

I am not ordinarily a fan of so called romance novels, but this continuation of the Tairen Soul books is certainly far more than a mere romance. The author creates a fantasy world that is full of intrigue, and characters that are compelling and complete whether good or evil. This should be listed in the fantasy fiction category for while there is compelling romance, it doesn't take over the whole story line. I love it and I can't wait until the next books are available.

I LOVE this series. Each one just gets better than the next. And talk about grabbing you from page one! Abby and Dutch have just "broken up", and on Valentine's Day no less, when she gets a call from her childhood friend Ellie, asking her to be a stand in bridesmaid for her wedding at the end of the week. So in order to get out of Dodge, and away from Dutch, Abby agrees to go to Colorado to be in the wedding to cover for the missing bridesmaid. But did she leave on her own or did she have "help"? Then more bridesmaid start disappearing. What can Abby do excpet help of course! Abby begins to help the police - and former crush Duffy, find the missing bridesmaids and who is responsible for their disappearnce. For me, at least, the culprit was easy to figure out, but that didn't stop me from finishing this book in just a few short hours. I can't wait to read the rest of this series. A+

Me, being a teen, am a big reader. This book is really good. It has good characters to hear about and it truly made me want to stay up all night just to read it.

It has everything a cozy should be:fun characters, interesting slueth, romance, a bit of psychic powers and a good mystery. I am more than halfway done with the book and love it so much I wanted to order all of the books in the series. I was very disappointed to find out that this is the only one in the Kindle format. I went to the authors website only to find that there was no contact information. It is a real shame because I was willing to buy all of the books.

This is a really fun and fast read. I think I know who did it but not sure. I love it when the author does not make it easy for the reader to figure out who done it, but gives clues. I hope more of this series becomes available in the kindle addition.

Of all the Psychic Eye books, Abby was better in this book than all the others. She was less tedious and annoying (nails-on-a-chalk-board annoying) in this installment. Story-line was only a little predictable in this one. Ms Laurie, could the books end without her needing to be rescued by a man? All-in-all it is a capable cozy mystery.

This is the fourth book in the Psychic Eye series, but the first one that I have read in the series. I picked it up at Half Price Books where they did not have the first one in stock...
The main character is a professional psychic named Abby, and in this book she breaks up with her commitment-phobic FBI boyfriend and catches a plane to be a last-minute bridesmaid in her childhood best friend's wedding. When she arrives, she reconnects with the bride's brother Duffy, and although I don't like romance in mysteries, they make a great couple. Shortly after, she discovers through her spiritual "crew" that the missing bridesmaid is dead. She can tell by looking at a picture; the dead are always flat and lifeless. Then another bridemaid goes missing. The great thing about this book is how she goes back to where she grew up, the family that raised her -which is the bride's family - and and no one questions her psychic ability. The book is well written and pulls you into the story instantly. I was really enjoying the story until the end, where it prompty did an about-face and wrapped up very strangely. For example:
1. She breaks up with her ex after he asks for time apart on Valentines Day, gives her the worst gift ever - a phone with a gps locator and one year paid bill that he got for FREE with HIS new phone. Good riddance right?
2. After meeting a great guy who actually respects her, they become so close that after staying with him, she decides to move to Colorado where he lives - HOWEVER -in the last few pages of the book, she gets shot and accidently speed dials her ex who flies in to be with her in the hospital and they instantly get back together. She gets a dying vision of a girl and Duffy, who turns out to be her doctor in the hospital and decides they're meant to be. She leaves her new boyfriend, the family that raised her, and goes back to her old life with no friends, no family, and her old boyfriend.
Until page 262, I had decided to pick up the next book in the series, and most likely read the first three books as well. The ending was completely out of character with the rest of the book, ruined the story of her starting over a new life, and completely dismissed the chemistry she had with her new love interest. Almost as if another author had taken over and finished the story in a hurry for an upcoming deadline. VERY disappointing. I am done with this series. That said, the quality of story-telling is good enough for me to check out the authors NEW paranormal series Ghost Buster, starring another psychic named MJ.

Reading a Victoria Laurie book is like taking a mental vacation from the usual stress that we all deal with on a day to day basis. The characters make me laugh sometimes and that alone is worth the read. I didn't think I was a fan of "chick" books, but VL books, the Abby Cooper series in particular, are just plain fun to follow. I just bought the "Ghouls" book and hope to enjoy that series as much as the Psychic Eye plots.

The more I read this series, the more I like it and want more! If you're just finding this author, start from the beginning and buy them all. I guarantee you won't be disappointed. I loved this book so much-I am usually so good at guessing the endings to books but this one has me so entertained I don't even try to guess the ending. I just relax and enjoy the read.

A Vision of Murder is book 3 in the Psychic Eye series by Victoria Laurie. In this one, Abby, Cat, and Dave end up investing in a haunted house. Of course they didn't know it was haunted at the time, or two of them would have hightailed it immediately.

I picked up on the overall gist of where the story would go right away in this one. I find that most stories that involve WWII and hidden treasures tend to deal with items being stolen from Holocaust victims. However, Laurie does put her own Abby style spin on things that makes for an interesting mystery nonetheless. I found that enjoyable...watching her piece together things. I was more frustrated watching her this time though since if there is a trap for her to walk into, she most assuredly will.

Dolt, *cough* I mean Dutch continued to grate on my nerves in this book. Abby really has odd taste in men. He's a bit too controlling. Sure, she's a spaz and waltzes into trouble, but he often acted like she was an object he owned...one who should drop everything to baby him, and remain locked up in whatever cage he deems fitting. Bleh.

Overall I am still enjoying the pace and the writing style of these stories and most of the characters. Dave and his reaction to the haunted house just tickled me. I would have liked to see some resolution to Cat's issues at the end. The author left us hanging there. Maybe the next book will cover that. Or perhaps we were meant to assume it would all work itself out. I really don't know.

On the new age side of things, I was fascinated with seeing her relate to a ghostly experience. I liked thinking about the idea that some people have different energies that in fact attract ghosts. Dealing with that aspect of things seems pretty intense. I think I'll stick with working with my rocks thank you very much. :P

On to the next book. :)

The third installment of the Abby Cooper series is another hit! The Abby Cooper series is the perfect mystery series with an added mix of supernatural!! This novel even intorduces M.J. Holliday, Laurie's lead character in her new Ghost Hunter Series!

In A Vision of Murder, Abby, her sister Cat and Dave buy a rundown house together in order to fix it up and sell it to make a profit. But the downside is that the house is haunted and Dave refuses to work on the house as that the ghost attacked him on his first day. Thus leading Abby to contact M.J. Abby begins to work on the case of the haunted house along with Dutch and Milo, that leads to a cover up murder and many family secrets of that of a jeweler.

Abby is determined to solve the case no matter what, but there is someone trying to stop her and he will go to any means to stop her, by ranscaking her house, office, and attacking her. Which ultimately leads to problems with Abby and Dutch and trust issues. But Abby will be able to save the day and still make everyone happy!

Overall it is a great read just as all of the Psychic Eye mysteries are! They read so fast and grip you in that it seems that reality doesn't exist!

This installment is my favorite in the Psychic Eye series. It's a good, old fashioned haunted house mystery and also introduces us to M. J. Holliday of the new Ghost Hunter series. I enjoyed the depth added to Abby's relationships with Cat and Dutch. The supporting cast of characters is delightful and has followed Abby throughout the series.

The saga continues starring Damali and Carlos and some bad-beyond-the-bone characters. The Dark side and the Light side show what they are made of in spades. Loved it!

Book is Awesome! The entire L.A. Banks series of the vampire huntress is awesome! I really recommend any of her books.

I have read all of LA Banks books in the VHL series and have loved each and every one of them, but this book was off the hook. I got goosebumps reading this book when she started talking about scenes in Revelation. Just AWESOME. A very good read.

As usual, L.A. Banks does not let me down with The Wicked. I've read all 7 VHL books. She hits all the high marks in this one. It's explosive, otherworldly, dark, and filled with words and geographic regions that will send you running to your BIG dictionary searching for meanings. Never mind, read on and you'll understand. Gripped by this book, it was a constant companion to my purse--I couldn't leave home without it. Her cast of interracial characters is typical L.A. Banks writing style. And the war scenes will--to borrow her phase--knock your head back. I'm obsessed and ready for the next one, Ms. Banks. This book deserves 5-plus stars.
Minnie E Miller
Author

Okay so I am definitely a huge fan of L.A. Banks and this book is no exception. In this selection she brings Cain into the mix and it makes for an interesting plot twist. He is in love with Damali and from the first page of the book you see just how twisted his love for her can be. But Damali and Carlos are finally getting their honeymoon but inevitably something happens that brings their mood down and the book begins. That is all I am going to delve into but trust me I am a faithful reader of the series and this is a book,series that you want to get into. So for first time readers you will be lost if you start up now but for faithful readers get ready for a great sit down read.

I love this series! It is the ONLY series I have ever given 5 stars! Highly recommended!

This is an excellent series full of suspense, humor, and creative plots.
The characters are memorable and entertaining. It's a feel good read. Want more!

The second installment in this series continues to keep me reading at breakneck speed, ignoring my children, burning the mac n' cheese, and letting the phone answering machine pick up all the calls. Let me just say, I think I've bought a pair of those shoes ;) Keep up the good work! Luckily I'm late to this series so I can just go directly to #3!

After reading 'ENCHANTED INC.' I was very excited to read the next book in this series by Shanna Swendson, 'ONCE UPON STILETTOS' and I am happy to say that the second cast it's spell on me just as the first did.

In this book Katie Chandler is back, only this time the trials and tribulations of working for MSI, Magic, Spells & Illusions are starting to take a toll on her personal life. Katie and her boyfriend don't seem to be on the same page, the evil Phelan Idris seems to be out to, if not ruin her life, at least make it considerably more annoying and when her parents come to NYC for a visit she has to be on double duty as a tour guide and protecting her mother from magic. Because as Katie soon finds out her small town Texas mother is an immune too!

To make matters worse it seems that there is a spy at MSI and the spy's target seems to be none other than Katie herself! But all of this couldn't come at a worse time because in the midst of it all Katie begins to lose her most valuable resource, her immunity.

I am really enjoying this series. It is everything that you would hope for in this type of series. It has charm to spare, lots of whimsy and just a dash of romance to top it all off. I think anyone would be sure to enjoy these Katie Chandler books just as much as I have.

Katie Chandler returns to readers in time for the holiday season in New York City, showing us a new perspective on its weird and unusual inhabitants - a magical perspective. Katie discovered, in Enchanted, Inc, that she is a magical immune. She sees fairies, gargoyles, and gnomes where other people see nothing unusual at all. But when her parents decide to come visit her for Thanksgiving, Katie's misgivings distract her from her heavy workload at MSI, Inc (Magic, Spells, & Illusions), where her boss, Merlin, has charged her with ferreting out the spy within their midst. Unfortunately for Katie, her immunity to magic seems to fading, and she's having difficulty hiding it from her co-workers while she endeavors to find the traitor in their midst.


All Katie wants is a normal relationship. Most men, however, can't handle the weird happenings that seem to follow Katie around the city. Katie finally manages to snag more than a first date with a lawyer she works with, but her heart seems to want to be with someone else - Owen Palmer. Owen is a wizard where she works, but he treats her like a sister. So while Katie searches for the source of the rumors and discord at work, she is juggling a new relationship and the family visit, as well as the holidays in the city. Katie also discovers that she has inherited her immune status from her mother, which has made explaining the bizarre much more difficult without telling them about magic. But when Katie's mother starts seeing things that Katie doesn't, she wonders if she's lost her immunity, which, in turn, might mean the loss of her job, which has come to mean more to her than she realized.

Swendson's first story featuring Katie Chandler came as a pleasant surprise, and her sequel was not disappointing. Katie is one of the most pragmatic characters in an enchanting story I've ever read. There is mystery involved in her story - who is the spy, and why are they after Katie? But there is also romance, humor, and magic interlaced into the plot, so I would have trouble trying to limit this to one genre.

I thoroughly enjoyed this installment in Katie's ongoing drama of life, love, and the pursuit of normalcy, and I look forward to the next, which is Damsel Under Stress, due out in May 2007.

One of the most original and beautiful storys I've read in a long time. It has become one of my favourite books series, right up there with Harry Potter, Twilight, Sookie Stackhouse and the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

It is so unique a story and refreshing that I can't compare it to any others I've read for content but I have to say that for heart and soul this beats all the other formula romances hands down.

This is the only book I've read where I have wanted desperately for the world and characters described to actually exist. I would move into "Green's" house in a heartbeat!

I would give it 10 stars instead of just the 5 here allowed here.

Bravo!

Returning to the world of the Little Goddess there were hearts to mend, more wrongs to right and some clever political maneuvering to bring safety back to Green's Hill and his beloved people as we find deeper plots behind the insidious attacks from the prevous book. Despite a great deal of suffering for the characters we've grown to love, as they deal with the overwhelming grief caused by the senseless loss of several of their own, there is a loveliness to the story that is hard to explain.

Wounded really struck me on an emotional level. After watching the destructive power of grief in the previous book, there was beauty in witnessing the literal `power' of love and also a strength in the way Cory transforms choices that are made for her here and makes them her own. In Wounded, love begins to take another shape for Cory, Green, Bracken, Remy and the other survivors as they begin to heal, even as much of the happiness in the book is tinged with the sadness of longing for that which can never be fully theirs.

So this one gets five stars from me for heart and soul. I'll leave others to rate commas and typos, I was too caught up in the story to notice. If you are new to the series you probably should know though that as in the previous book, the sensuality that is integral to several of the characters knows no boundaries between species, age or gender but it is, except for a few exceptions, handled subtly.

Book 2 Wounded.
This is were the clothe started to be woven better.
The dialogue flowed more smoothly and was more natural, it was the characters speaking, not being told what to say. They had more depth, more dimension/reality to them. Maybe it was the pathos of Adrian's loss, but it had a texture that more tangible than the first book. The plot ran more smoothly, it flowed rather than paused and changed abruptly like it did in Vulnerable. I did wonder why Marcus went from being a stockbroker in Book 1 to a schoolteacher in Book 2, but figured it was an oopsy moment
These are books I really like.

Loved it!!! Loved Vulnerable, too. Miss Adrian!!! :-( However...am really enjoying the series!!!!

After reading Vulnerable I didn't know how I'd feel about Wounded. I thought I'd miss Adrian too much to enjoy it. I was oh so wrong. It was touching to see the process of Cory (and Green and Bracken) learning to get past the death of Adrian. It was the strength of all three together(along with the help of Grace the vampire, Arturo the former Aztec god elf, Renny the werekitty, Max the cop, Niky the avian & Andres the yummy new vampire) that made it possible for each of them to move on. None could do it alone.

The relationships changed as they learned to depend on one another. Cory accepts her need of other men and her responsibilty to Green's and Adrian's people. Green accepts that he can't belong to Cory alone(nor she to him) due to his position as leader of his people. And Bracken comes into his own as both a man as Cory's lover and an integral part of the community as Green's warrior. And during it all Adrian's memory is carefully preserved.

The book itself shows amazing progress. The story flows. The characters grow, show more depth and seem more real. Again I laughed and cried. Again Amy Lane made me feel. The residents of Green's Hill are becoming family and I look forward to Bound and seeing where they go from here.

This three book (so far) series has been excellent. I understand it is self published which implies that no publisher would take it. If true, that makes no sense. Amy Lane is one of the best urban fantasy story tellers I've ever read. She's great writing about love,redemption, sacrifice-all kinds of emotion. Each book has more sex than the previous one but that's one place she falls down. The sex is graphic but you don't get as caught up in it as you do with so much of the rest of Lane's exciting writing. Somehow you feel more like an observer, a third party, than you do with the rest of her story. Other drawbacks: Many of the principal characters, including some of the protagonists, are amazingly immature. Okay some of them are only in their twenties but others range from seventy five to eighteen hundred years old yet act and react sometimes like teenagers. Another major problem is the sometimes difficult grammer, bad spelling, typos etc. Even if she had to self publish, surely Lane could have not only edited her own work but also have found someone(s) , who could have edited the books with a fresh eye even if only as a favor. Lane tells a great story but sometimes it's almost as if she didn't do too well in her high school English classes or never learned the rudiments. Each book has been an improvement on the previous one in many ways but even Bound looks like the author wrote a first draft and never reread it. If you like your urban fantasy filled with love, and not just the romantic variety, then the Little Goddess series is for you. I can't recommend it highly enough. It looks as if there will be a fourth book in 2009 or 2010. Read the original three first though. I'd like to give the series 5 stars but there are so many small problems that add up that I can only give it a strong 4 stars.

I can't wait for the 4th installment to this series. I love all these characters so much and Amy just pulls you into this world and you never want to leave. Keep up the great work, get all 3 of these books in the series and enjoy..you won't be sorry.

I just wanted to let everyone know that Amy's books are ALL great. I'm going to buy Bitter Moon at the end of the month to take on a 15 hour plane ride with me. The only reason I'm holding out on it because if i buy it now I'll read it. I have to have something to read in that tin can or I'll pull my hair out! I know its going to be great just like the Little Goddess Series!

I have just discovered Amy Lane and have read all four books. Her characters are so refreshing! While she brings forth the history of the species we love so much, the way they have evolved in her world gives them a new twist. She manages to make the supernatural beings existing today, and as our neighbors etc., believable. Her alternate universe in Bitter Moon is well thought out and original. She also drags you in emotionally, connecting you to these wonderful personalities so that you can't wait to see what happens next. I can't wait for the next one. I'm hooked!

I have thoroughly enjoyed this series. It's so unconventional. Made me re-think the norm. I hope Amy doesn't wait too long to continue the series. I'm already missing everyone so much!!!!