Waiting on Wednesday {91}: Playing to Win @jaciburton

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. It is showcases upcoming releases of books that I'm looking forward to. It is somewhat similar to one of my previous posts, Anxiously Awaiting. {Button courtesy of Bewitched Bookworms}

Playing to Win
Jaci Burton
September 4, 2012

Cole Riley’s a hot headed football player who has put his career on the line with his off field behavior. Consultant Savannah Brooks comes on board to save his image—and to get his game on the right track. When two opposing forces collide, there’s bound to be sparks.

In My Mailbox {92}

In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I'll post what books I've received either by mailbox/library/store.

I'll try to post an entry of IMM every Sunday that I receive books by mail/library/store of that week.

Books via Amazon

Sweet Addiction by Maya Banks

Books via ARC Tour

Of Poseidon by Anna Banks

Books via Publisher

Goddess in the Middle by Stephanie Julian

Honor Bound by Jeanette Murray

Purity by Jackson Pearce

Book Beginnings & Friday 56: Somebody to Love

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice. Check out the rules and join in the fun.

Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
Turn to page 56.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog. Post a link along with your post back to this blog.

Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by A Few More Pages. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence, or two, of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading.

Book Beginnings:

"And with that, the six Holy Rollers -- Golly, Polly, and Molly, Ike, Mike, and Spike -- took off their magical roller skates for the last time. Their job on earth was done."

Friday 56:

It was a shack. A falling-into-the-ocean hut. "You need anything?" "Um...a different house?" He didn't respond. "No, I'm...fine. It's okay. Thanks for checking, though."

Somebody to Love by Kristan Higgins

Review: Fury of Fire by Coreene Callahan

Fury of Fire
Coreene Callahan
Series: Dragonfury #1
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Publish Date: February 7, 2012
Audio Book {12hrs}
Source: Public Library
Genre: Paranormal
Myst Munroe, Bastian
Challenge: 100+
Buy the Book: Amazon

Commander of the Nightfury dragons, BASTIAN leads by example and expects his warriors to follow Dragonkind's code. Honor is everything, duty no option, but when both dictate he be the first to take a mate and sire a son, Bastian falters. For the woman given into his care is most the extraordinary he's ever met and even as she steals his heart, he knows birthing his child will take her life.

Nurse practitioner, MYST MUNROE puts herself on the line everyday, pushing past the limits of endurance to bring medical expertise to her patients when they cannot come to her. When a late night home visit turns deadly, she lands in the middle of a battle between two warring factions, dragon-shifters living in secret among humankind. Taken to the Nightfury's lair, she must decide: return to the life she loves or risk everything to stay with the dragon-shifter who holds her heart.IVAR, leader of the Razorbacks, hates humankind and the band of warrior dragons who protect them. To break the spell that ties Dragonkind's fate to that of the humans, every Nightfury must die. When the last one falls, he will have what he needs to wipe the planet clean of an inferior race, and once again be free to roam the earth in dragon form.

This was a surprisingly good read. I had not previously read anything from this author, but the premise drew me in. The idea of shape-shifting dragons is a new one for me so I had to give this a read.

Myst and Bastian meet under some strange circumstances that make her ability to go home no longer an option. Bastian is immediately attracted to her and it turns out that she is his mate. The woman who will bear his child and save the dragon-shifter race. There are a few catches that come along with that responsibilty that Bastian fells to share with Myst beforehand. That fact does eventually cause trouble in their relationship, which is completely understandable.

The fact that he kept that information from her was a little hard to get past even knowing that her truly does love her. Their story also just seemed to end with no real resolution or wrap up to their relationship.

I'm hoping that the next installment in the series will carve out some space to devote to wrapping up Bastain and Myst's relationship. The book ends with you having to read the next one if you want to know what happens next with them. For that reason alone I don't image the books in this series being read as stand-alones. So to get answered to all your unanswered guestions you'll have to pick up Fury of Ice.

Read by Benjamin L. Darcie
Duration: 12 hours and 7 minutes
Brilliance Audio

Narration: B
The narration was average; nothing spectacular. The narrators voice didn't add anything to the overall story, but it didn't distract from it either.

And the Winner is...

**New Winners Chosen 04/14/12**
Joanne
Chris
Merle

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Waiting on Wednesday {90}: Dream Lake @LisaKleypas

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. It is showcases upcoming releases of books that I'm looking forward to. It is somewhat similar to one of my previous posts, Anxiously Awaiting. {Button courtesy of Bewitched Bookworms}

Dream Lake
Lisa Kleypas
August 7, 2012

Dream Lake takes readers once again to the exquisite setting of Friday Harbor, and tells the story of Zoӫ Hoffman, an innkeeper who has all but given up on love. She’s a gentle, romantic soul, but has been so hurt in the past that she dare not trust her heart with anyone. Especially not Alex Nolan. Alex is the most haunted of all the Nolan brothers.

He drinks to keep his demons at bay and not only has he given up on love, he has never, ever believed in it. Zoӫ and Alex are oil and water, fire and ice, sunshine and shadow.

But sometimes, it takes only a glimmer of light to chase away the dark. Dream Lake is classic Lisa Kleypas: romantic, powerful, emotional, and magical.