05-30-2013, 10:54 PM | #736 |
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Ever feel like you're reading a book under duress? Well, that's me right now I'm reading a book I must finish by Saturday morning and I just can't seem to get into it. It's quite short and I could probably be done in under two hours but I can't concentrate, darn it. My mind is full of the Psy-Changeling series and that's all I want to read right now! I'm in trouble
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05-31-2013, 12:04 AM | #737 | |
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Another one I like is Jennifer Estep, although she may be more Urban Fantasy. I'd say her Bigtime series is more lighthearted Paranormal Romance though. |
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05-31-2013, 12:34 AM | #738 | |
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Jennifer Estep I love her Bigtime series. Her Assassin series I got to book 4 I think it was and had to give it up. It was just too dark and depressing although I love Lauren Fortgang's voice. I started reading it because of the location the book is in. It's actually set in the middle of nowhere. I lived very near it but I couldn't take the darkness of the books as the story line progressed. I think she is a very talented writer and would love to see her write something not so dark. |
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05-31-2013, 12:36 AM | #739 |
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Have you tried Meljean Brook? I recently finished her Iron Seas series and thought it was one of the better ones. I never read her Demon series, although I heard a lot of praise for it.
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05-31-2013, 12:40 AM | #740 | |
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I've started Visions of Heat and about 11% into it. I'm on Chapter 4 to be precise. So far I am drawn in and can relate more to this heroine being the hermit I am. As soon as hubby get back with dinner and we eat I am going back into my book. Let him watch his JAG |
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One series I am curious about Christan freehan's Leopard series. I have a few of her Carpathian series it's on my TBR list. |
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But while I thought the series had a goal at one point, it always seemed to me that once she got popular, she just lost all track of where it was heading. I stopped reading at Acheron, mostly because I just had to know how she handled his story...but I haven't had much interest in picking any more of her books up since. |
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Try Judith Stacy. After reading Outlaw Love I bought her entire backlist she had in ebook. |
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05-31-2013, 03:24 AM | #744 | |
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I've also read a couple by Elaine Levine in her Men of Defiance series. These are published by Zebra so prices are pretty reasonable. I read Rachel and The Hired Gun (currently $2.42) and liked it. I also tried another in the same series called Audrey and The Maverick (currently $4.19) and wasn't quite as happy with it, but now that I'm looking at the series again, I think I may try the latest one, called Logan's Outlaw. The same author also self-pubs a romantic suspense series called The Red Team. I've tried the first, The Edge of Courage ($0.99) and enjoyed it. |
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05-31-2013, 07:31 AM | #746 |
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Free on Smashwords Rock the Heart by Michelle A. Valentine with code VR34E (ends today sometime).
I didn't love it (can't remember why though as I didn't write anything about it on GR, oops!) but it does have a 4.08 with 10k ratings on GR! |
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05-31-2013, 08:43 AM | #748 | |
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I second the recommendation for Meljean Brooks! I've only ready her Iron Seas series but I do like it. I'd say they are more Steampunk/Urban Fantasy than Paranormal Romance though. Illona Andrews is another one I like too, but again more Urban Fantasy. What about Robin D. Owen's Celta series? It's kind of similar to Jayne Castle's Curtain series, sort of a Sci-Fi + Paranormal Romance. |
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05-31-2013, 08:47 AM | #749 | |
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I also did the same thing on Lora Leigh's Breed series, which is a shame, because I really did like that series. Maybe I should give it another try. Hmmm.... And to some extent I did that on Christine Feehan's Carpathian series too, although I think that may have more to do with my personal preferences than the series. |
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No, I didn't know that Jacquelyn Frank wrote that series in such a short time frame! Yeesh! I would have been burned out and then some! Yes, she is very good! And Xe Sands too! I love her voice! Yep, Jennifer Estep's Assassin series is definitely not a romance, but I love it anyway. I can usually handle the darkness and violence as long as I'm just reading it. I can't stand seeing it on screen though. I actually used the recent Kobo coupons to pick up the rest of the Bigtime series, so I'm going to have a fun weekend! You'll probably find Kresely Cole on the same level as Jacquelyn Frank in terms of world-building and plot complexity. Cole's writing style is very different though. I'm not sure how to describe it. It's not as intense? Ah! I just though of two others. Shannon Abe and Marjorie M. Liu. Shannon Abe is a very poetic writer (although again not as intense as Jacquelyn Frank). I'm not very far into Marjorie M. Liu's Dirk & Steele series, but I've enjoyed it so far. I'm trying to think of a good comparison, but I can't think of one. Okay, I'm shutting myself up now, I promise! Edit: Sorry, it's Shana Abe, not Shannon! I haven't had coffee yet this morning! Last edited by Ararose; 05-31-2013 at 09:10 AM. Reason: Wrong name |
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