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Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader .  Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. You can find more information and how to participate on your blog HERE!   I knew I was in trouble as soon as I saw the obituary.  The fact that it had my name on it was sort of a clue.  Title:   Touch the Dark Series:   Cassandra Palmer #1 Author:   Karen Chance Genre:  Urban Fantasy Mass Market Paperback , 1st Edition , 307 pages Published June 6th 2006 by Roc   Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits—talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead. The ghosts of the dead aren’t usually dangerous; they just like to talk…a lot. The undead are another matter. Like ...

That's What HE Said is a weekly meme hosted by Chapter Break   where you share your favorite line from your book boyfriend to his heroine.   You can find more information and how to participate on your blog HERE!       "Have you ever kissed Elliott Bentley-Squire the way you kissed me?  Has he ever made your cheeks flame just by looking at you, or made your pulse beat like a hammer in your veins because of the things you wish he'd do to you?" -Nathan to Jordana Title:   Crave the Night Series:   Midnight Breed #12 Author:   Lara Adrian Genre:  Paranormal Romance   Hardcover , 288 pages   Published August 5th 2014 by Delacorte Press Born and raised to be an emotionless killing machine, Nathan is one of the most lethal Breed vampires in existence. A key member of the Order—an elite group of warriors charged with protecting both mortals and...

 "Waiting On" Wednesday   is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine   that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.   What's your "waiting on" pick this week?  Find out how you can participate HERE! My next eagerly anticipated book is: Title: Bound by Flames Series: Night Prince #3 Author: Jeaniene Frost Mass Market Paperback , 384 pages Expected Publication: January 27th 2015 by Avon Play with fire, pay the price. Leila’s years on the carnie circuit were certainly an education. What she didn’t learn: how to be a vampire, or how to be married to the most famous vampire of them all. Adjusting to both has Leila teetering on a knife edge between passion and peril, and now the real danger is about to begin… Vlad must battle with a centuries-old enemy whose reach stretches across continents and whose strength equals his own. It isn’t like Vlad to feel fea...

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly Meme hosted by   Should Be Reading!   where you share two “teaser” sentences from your current read. Find out how you can participate Here! “I spend most of my waking hours confronting and destroying things that I fear. A thousand-year-old master vampire was a tall order, but a girl's got to have a goal.” Title:   Guilty Pleasures Series:   Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #1 Author:   Laurell K. Hamilton Genre: Urban Fantasy   Paperback , 355 pages   Published August 3rd 2004 by Berkley Trade Anita Blake may be small and young, but vampires call her the Executioner. Anita is a necromancer and vampire hunter in a time when vampires are protected by law—as long as they don't get too nasty. Now someone's killing innocent vampires and Anita agrees—with a bit of vampiric arm-twisting—to help figure out who and why. Trust is a luxury Anita can't afford when he...

That's What HE Said is a weekly meme hosted by Chapter Break   where you share your favorite line from your book boyfriend to his heroine.   You can find more information and how to participate on your blog HERE!     “This isn't a romance. You're not a damsel in distress and I'm not the handsome prince come to save you.” - Caleb to Livvie Title:   Captive in the Dark Series:   The Dark Duet #1 Author:   C.J. Roberts Dark Romance/Adult ebook , 276 pages Published July 20th 2011 Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For twelve years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature....