Author: Michele Bardsley

What I’ve Been Reading This Week

Posted June 8, 2009 by Tracy in Features | 9 Comments

by Amber Kell, Jennifer St. Giles, Jodi Thomas, Joely Skye, Lisa Kleypas, Michele Bardsley, Sean Michael

Greeting earthlings. I feel like I’m an alien today. The kids and I have been going and going and going since Friday and I’m pooped. It’s sad when you have to go to work to get some rest. lol And that’s just a different kind of tiring! šŸ™‚ Being exhausted is one of the reasons this post wasn’t up on Sunday as is my usual. I just couldn’t do it. šŸ™‚

So what did I read this week?

First was Touch A Dark Wolf by Jennifer St. Giles. I had read a couple of reviews for her latest book in this series and was interested in reading more. It wasn’t what I expected – I was expecting more of a werewolf type book rather than spirit wolf/vampire novel but it was still a good read. I will be reading more in this series. 3.75 out of 5

Next up was Rewriting Monday by Jodi Thomas. My first read by Ms. Thomas and I liked it a lot! There were a couple of editing issues in it that were frustrating but since the story ended up being so great I could ignore them in the end. Just a sweet read. You can read the review by The Book Smugglers here. 4 out of 5

Next up was Feral by Joely Skye. Kris did a post about mates and were-beings and it got me wanting to read more shapeshifters. When I went to All Romance ebooks this cover just caught my eye. I totally dig this cover. The story is about Ethan, an almost feral shapeshifting cougar, and Bram, a wolf shapeshifter who helps him escape after he’s captured. The two men find each other again and start a relationship. It was not very fast paced but steady and emotional. 3.5 out of 5


Hellbourne: Heart and Soul by Amber Kell is the last short story in the trilogy about Luc. I just love Luc. He’s just a great guy and one of those you’d love to have as your best friend. Ok, he’s Satan’s son, but still. 3 out of 5


Over My Dead Body by Michele Bardsley was my next read. I read this one for review on The Book Binge – I’ll let you know when the review posts. I should probably write the review and that would give it a chance to be posted, what do you think? lol

Following along with the shapeshifter theme for the week I read Bite by Sean Michael. Another m/m story that follows Anton and his newly hired chef, Greg. While Anton, a werewolf, and Greg are forming their new relationship Greg realizes that someone is after him. Greg is eventually taken by a rival pack and it’s up to Anton to save him. This was a story that I couldn’t seem to stop reading. It’s not a story that’s high on the relationship building (not a whole lot of the “getting to know about each other” stage) but a lot of sex. I mean a lot of sex and it’s hot, damn hot. This author knows how to write some amazing m/m sex scenes. 3.75 out of 5

My Tracy’s TBR Challenge read for the week was It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas. This has been on my shelf for at least 3 months and I finally picked it up. sigh I just love Kleypas’ historicals. She writes great romance. I didn’t love Lillian but I didn’t dislike her either in the first book but I’m so glad I didn’t skip this one as so many people said I could/should. I appreciated her personality and the fact that she stood up for herself and her relationship with Westcliff. Also I think I would have missed seeing Westcliff being brought to his knees – that was wonderful. And some of those kisses that they shared? Man, oh man were they great. 4 out of 5

FYI – I’m having some serious issues with my personal email so if you’ve emailed me I’ve probably gotten back to you. However most people aren’t receiving my emails so if you’re expecting a response but don’t get one please try me again – sometimes it works. It’s incredibly frustrating though and hopefully the problem will be worked out soon.

Happy Reading!


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Guest Review: Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardsley

Posted June 3, 2009 by Book Binge Guest Blogger in Reviews | 2 Comments

Guest Review: Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele BardsleyReviewer: Tracy
Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardsley
Publisher: Signet
Publication Date: November 4, 2008
Format: Print ARC
Genres: Paranormal Romance
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three-half-stars

To prove her journalistic chops, Libby Monroe ends up in Broken Heart, Oklahoma, chasing down bizarre rumors of strange goings-on and finding vampires, lycanthropes, and zombies. She never expects to fall in lust with one of them, but vampire/single dad Ralph Genessa is too irresistible. Only the town is being torn in two by a war between the undead and Libby may be the only thing that can hold Broken Heart together.

Libby is part of PRIS, the Paranormal Research and Investigation Services, and her parents were the founders. Her and her parents are in Broken Heart, Oklahoma trying to see if the rumors of paranormal beings is true. Theyā€™ve searched all their lives to find the evidence but itā€™s always been just out of their reach.

Libby meets Ralph is a very odd way that involved vampires, a zombie and dragons falling from the sky. When one of the dragons kisses Libby she becomes infused with somethingā€¦more. She has no idea what it is but the queen of the vampires and lycanthropes isnā€™t about to let her leave Broken Heart until she finds out.

Libby is imprisoned while tests are run on her. During this time she is having non-stop thoughts, lustful and otherwise, about Ralph. She just canā€™t seem to get him out of her head.

When Libby is eventually set free as Ralph as her semi-guard she is attacked by dragons who are bent on taking her out permanently.

This was a very cute book. It kind of had a Mary Janice Davidson feel to it, but yet it really held itā€™s own in the appeal department. I think the similarities werenā€™t in the story line but the tone of the writing and that made it just fine for me. While this is book 4 in the Broken Heart Vampire series I didnā€™t feel I had to have read them in order to understand what was going on in this book.

Libby and Ralph were very cute together. There was conflict in the book, but only minimally with their relationship which was nice. Ralph was a widower with 2 small sons and Libby took to them immediately which I also liked.

I would say that my only issue was how accepting all of the newcomers, Libby and her parents, to Broken Heart were. I know this was explained because the family had grown up eating paranormal info for breakfast but it still just rubbed me wrong while I was reading.

These types of books always have the ultimate HEAā€™s in the fact that everyone loves everyone at the end of the book. For a book that makes me laugh itā€™s something that I will take easily with a grain of salt.

Rating: 3.75 out of 5

three-half-stars


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