The Ex Debutante Review

Carlisle Wainwright Cushing grew up in Willow Creek, Texas. Willow Creek is a town full of old money families who are extremely wealthy. Carlisle left Willow Creek and moved to Boston three years ago to escape the craziness of her family. She became a successful lawyer and is engaged to a man named Phillip.

Carlisle’s mother needs her to come home to help with her latest divorce. Carlisle’s plan is to find her mother a good divorce attorney and then return home to Boston. But Carlisle’s mother doesn’t want any old attorney, she wants Carlisle! So like always, Carlisle drops everything and everyone in her life to be at her mother’s beck and call. She leaves her job and her fiancé back home to help her mom save her assets in this nasty divorce.

When Carlisle left Willow Creek while in college, she also left behind the love of her life Jack Blair. Carlisle went to the same Law School as Jack but she left him when she started to realize he might hold her back from being successful in life. Carlisle swore to herself that she would never end up like her mother, a woman dependant on men for reassurance and happiness. Carlisle has pushed men away her entire life and has always been afraid to truly love and get close to someone.

Returning to Willow Creek, means returning to Jack Blair and all the problems she left behind. Carlisle agrees to be her mother’s attorney in the divorce case but she is in for a big surprise when she enters the court room and low and behold, there is her lost love Jack Blair, as the attorney for her mother’s husband!

How will Carlisle work a case against Jack when one look into his eyes makes her weak in the knees? Will Jack hate her for leaving him with no explanation three years ago?

While working her mother’s divorce case, Carlisle is also planning Willow Creek’s Debutante Ball. She needs to find eight wealthy girls who come from good families to showcase in the ball. The Symphony Hall is in need of money so Carlisle realizes the importance of picking just the right girls to make this Ball a success. But when the girls turn out to be less then classy, have no manners, and all hate each other, Carlisle realizes she has a lot of work to do to make this Ball succeed and make her mother proud. Will the Debutante Ball be a huge success or will Carlisle completely embarrass herself in front of her old hometown?

Even though Carlisle’s family is wealthy and has everything they could possibly ask for, they are still unhappy. Carlisle’s sister longs for a baby of her own, her mother longs for a man who won’t leave her and Carlisle longs for the man she loved and lost. Together these women will learn that love takes a lot of work and sometimes you have to follow your heart and see where it leads you.

The Ex -Debutante is a beautiful, eloquently written book that I absolutely loved. There is plenty of humor, romance, and heartfelt writing that will tug at your heart strings. There’s something special about the way Linda Francis Lee writes that really made me take notice. The story has many emotional elements that you can’t help but relate to.

The Ex - Debutante is about more then just a Debutante Ball. It’s about family, true love, friendship, and becoming the real you whether other people like it or not. The writing in this story is captivating and I was left very satisfied and indeed breathless as I read the last line in this book. Linda Francis Lee is definitely an author to look out for!

Biting the Bullet Review

Biting the Bullet is the third book in the Jaz Parks Series featuring CIA Assassin Jaz and her partner, Vayl, a three hundred plus year old sexy vampire. In this adventure, Jaz is working side by side with her twin brother David, and both of their crews, on a mission to assassinate The Wizard. The Wizard is a crazed necromancer who is controlling zombies. There’s only one problem with this mission, someone in David’s crew is a mole working for the Wizard. Jaz’s crew works independently to solve this case without the help of David’s crew since someone isn’t trust worthy in their bunch. Will everything they plan fail because of the mole?

In the mean time, Jaz has a Mark on her forehead that is causing Reavers to locate and attack her every day. Jaz is still coming to terms with her brother David and that traumatic night they both went through when their original crew was killed. Will Jaz successfully completely this mission by assassinating The Wizard or will unexpected problems cause disastrous results?

Vayl meets a woman Seer who tells him she can help him find his sons who he hasn’t seen in hundreds of years. She would like Vayl to turn her into a vampire as payment for her trouble. Jaz doesn’t like this idea and is infuriated at Vayl for him even considering doing this. While Jaz tries to figure out things, Vayl becomes distant with obsession over turning the Seer so he can see his sons. Will Vayl make a drastic mistake and hurt Jaz in the process? What will happen to them if he turns this Seer?

Biting the Bullet is a thrilling new chapter in Jaz’s story that will leave readers begging for the next book, Bitten to Death due out in August. This series is SO addicting that you will want all three books to read one after another, or you will go crazy waiting for the next book!! The characters are unique and wonderful, the writing is detailed and so vivid, and the suspense is exciting. I adore the Jaz Parks Series and I will count the days until I have the next book in my hands! Overall, Biting the Bullet is another superb book by the amazing Jennifer Rardin and will leaves readers immensely satisfied.

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Magic's Child Review

In the previous book in the Magic or Madness Trilogy, Magic Lessons, Reason Cansino acquired an extreme amount of magic as a gift from one of her ancestors. She can now do extraordinary things that no mere magical person can do. But her new magic is changing her. Reason no longer needs to eat, go to the bathroom, and doesn’t even feel the weather. Quickly, Reason is changing into what her ancestor was, which isn’t completely human. Is it worth it to live forever if you give up all the joys of life in the process?

Magic’s Child is the final book in the Magic or Madness Trilogy. Reason, along with her friends Jay- Tee and Tom must decide if having magic is worth dying young. Jay-Tee seems to think Reason will save everyone and has no worries even though she is on the brink of death. In the mean time, Reason’s grandfather Jason Blake is hunting her down. He is magic hungry and wants the Cansino Magic that Reason has acquired. He won’t stop until he gets what he wants, no matter who he hurts in the process.

Will Reason save her friends and family from magic and its madness or will Jason Blake get his claws on their magic and kill them? Can any magical people be trusted or is everything and everyone Reason has known a lie?

Magic’s Child is a bittersweet end to a beautiful, magical, enchanting trilogy that has captivated and amazed me like no other book has since the Harry Potter books. I have come to love the characters, both good and bad and had to read this book slowly, savoring every sentence, every last word. Magic’s Child was an amazing end to this trilogy. This final book answered all of my questions and ended with a very exciting twist that made me think of Voldemort and Harry Potter’s battles from the Harry Potter books. Magic is alive and vibrant on every page of this book. I will greatly treasure this trilogy and it will stay on my keeper shelf for a long time. If you haven’t yet read the Magic or Madness Trilogy, you must, must, must right away!!

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1. Pick up the nearest book.

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5. Tag five people and post a comment to the person who tagged you once you've posted your three sentences.



The nearest book to me is on the mini overflowing shelf directly behind me right now. It was the book right on top so I picked it up. The book is Dark Prince by Eve Silver.



He turned his face to her. A shiver chased along her spine as he smiled in a way that had nothing to do with mirth. ''You are brave.''



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Marked by Moonlight Review

A new series with a Lycan Hunter falling for his prey, the werewolf!

Claire Morgan is a quiet mousey teacher who never stands up to her students or family. After getting bit by what she thought was a dog, Claire has radically changed practically overnight. She’s dressing sexier, has a new haircut, and is more confident and asserting herself like never before.

Claire is told by a Lycan Hunter named Gideon March that the night she was bit, it wasn’t by a dog. He was right there in the alley and saw with his own eyes when a werewolf attacked her. She even has the scar to prove it and her eyes have turned silver just like a werewolf.

Claire doesn’t believe Morgan and goes about her life like nothing has changed. But she can’t help but notice how her libido is in overdrive, how men finally notice her, how she can eat like never before and not put on a pound!

Eventually Claire accepts her fate that she is a werewolf. She hasn’t turned or killed yet so she still has her soul. Gideon March isn’t used to helping lycans; his usual tactic is to kill them with a silver bullet. But there’s something different about Claire that changes everything for him. Sure his job is to exterminate all lycans, but how can he kill Claire when he’s starting to fall for her?

If Gideon and Claire can find Claire’s alpha pack leader and kill him before the next full moon, then the curse will be broken and Claire will be human again. But if they don’t succeed and Claire turns and kills during the next full moon, then she will lose her soul and become a full fledged werewolf. If this happens, then Gideon will have no choice but to kill Claire. Will they find the alpha pack leader in time or will some dangerous lycans get in their way and ruin everything?

MARKED BY MOONLIGHT is an exciting, suspenseful, romantic werewolf story that I thoroughly enjoyed. The characters and storyline is well plotted and there are plenty of twists to keep you guessing. The ending is explosive and will have you holding your breath until its final outcome. Kohler is an excellent new paranormal voice that stands out and shines. I look forward to reading another book in the Moon Chasers Series as soon as it is published!

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Ok that fills this box. So that's 13 books total. For free. Great condition books. Alot of good ones in there. Mixed genres. We have thrillers, mysteries, paranormal, romance, erotica, and popular fiction! One or two of them are even signed by the authors. Here's the whole list now:

See No Evil by Allison Brennan
Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen
You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Noone Heard Her Scream by Jordan Dane
The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle
Away by Amy Bloom
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kid
Confessions of a Wicked Woman by Susanna Carr
Hands on by Amie Stewart
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Cop by Cara Summers (Blaze)
Packed with Pleasure by Lori Wilde (Blaze)

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In case anyone was wondering what books would be in the box of books, I have a preview of what will be in it. I will probably be adding more books depending on how many I can fit into the box. Some of these are hardcover and large paperbacks, others are mass market paperbacks. These are all in excellent condition. Some havent even been read before and some are duplicate copies that I have ended up with.

See No Evil by Allison Brennan
Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen
You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Noone Heard Her Scream by Jordan Dane
The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle
Away by Amy Bloom
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kid
Confessions of a Wicked Woman by Susanna Carr

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Magic Lessons Review

Magic Lessons is the second installment in the Magic or Madness Trilogy. When we last left Reason Cansino, she was back home in Sydney Australia with her grandmother Esmeralda and new friends Jay-Tee and Tom. The door that separates Sydney and New York is closed but someone has been banging on it trying to get through. Everyone casts spells to try to keep whoever it is away but things aren’t working out too good. Something blob like has made it through the door. It’s hard to tell if it’s human or not but it immediately attacks Reason.

Esmeralda has no idea what this thing is or how to keep it away from the door. In the mean time Jay-Tee isn’t doing well since losing so much of her magic in the previous story. The more magic you use, the closer you come to dying. Jay-Tee is only fifteen years old as is Reason and Tom. Will she not make it to sixteen because of the overuse of magic?

While the group tries to keep the blob out, somehow Reason gets pulled through the door and flung into New York in the middle of the night. Reason is all by herself once again and unable to return to Sydney because the blob is guarding the door and blocking her way. Will she return home before her grandfather Jason Blake finds her and drains all of her magic? What is the blob? Why is he after Reason? Can Reason trust Esmeralda or has she been lying to her all along?

Magic Lessons is an excellent story that picks up where Magic or Madness left off. I am hooked on this trilogy and am very anxious to read the last installment. There’s plenty of action and imagination at work in this story. I loved every last page in this book and would highly recommend Larbalestier’s books to fantasy readers.

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