Club Picks - Archive for April, 2011

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Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh
Romantic Times Rating: *   *   *  
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The breed guaranteed Mica no harm would come to her, but they never allowed for her sensual fascination with Navarro, or his unstoppable need to claim her as his mate, in both body and soul.

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Lover Unleashed by J. R. Ward
Romantic Times Rating: *   *   *   *   1/2
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Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, seductive cloth as her brother. Imprisoned for eons by their mother, the Scribe Virgin, she finally frees herself-only to face a devastating injury. Manuel Manello, M.D., is drafted by the Brotherhood to save her as only he can-but when the human surgeon and the vampire warrior meet, their two worlds collide in the face of their undeniable passion. With so much working against them, can love prove stronger than the birthright and the biology that separates them?

 

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Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks
Romantic Times Rating: *   *   *  
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Nothing on earth can make this vampire fall in love...

After 499 years of existence, Connor Buchanan has arrived at an inescapable conclusion: he is a cold-hearted SOB. He's been watching his friends—those poor romantic fools—plummet off the cliff into love like a dazed herd of sheep. But not Connor. He knows that love leads to nothing but heartache.

Until Marielle...

She is an angel cast down from heaven for disobedience. Trapped in mortal form, she finds a protector in Connor, a Scottish vampire haunted by a dark past. Marielle hopes to heal his broken heart and earn her way back home, but suddenly she has these... feelings. This strange yet pleasant physical yearning—for a vampire! Is this the work of a demon luring her into hell, or has this angel found heavenly bliss?

Romantic Times Rating Method:

Scorcher: Borders of the erotic, very graphic sex.
Hot: Most romance novels fall in this category. Conventional love making, explicit sex.
Mild: May or may not include lovemaking, no explicit sex.

* * * * *: Phenominal - In a class by itself
* * * * 1/2: Fantastic - Keeper
* * * *: Compelling - Page turner
* * *: Enjoyable - Pleasant Read
* *: Problematic - May struggle to finish
*: Severly Flawed - Pass on this one