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V&A Book Club
Audrey and I love to read. A LOT. However, with hundreds of books hitting the shelves each month,
good books don't always get the notice they should. Hence, our book club.
Here, there are no rules. Fiction, non-fiction, romance, fantasy, whatever. If we liked a book, we'll share it with you.
Happy reading!
Vicki's Pick
The Raven Prince
Elizabeth Hoyt
What a thrill to discover a new author! Yes, I’m a little slow on the uptake, because
Elizabeth Hoyt’s debut novel THE RAVEN PRINCE came out in 2006, followed soon after by THE LEOPARD
PRINCE and THE SERPENT PRINCE. I’m playing catch-up as fast as I can, because Elizabeth’s new book
TO TASTE TEMPTATION is out now and will soon join my dangerously tilting TBR pile.
If you’re way ahead of me and you’ve already read THE RAVEN PRINCE, then hearing about it again
may inspire you to re-read it. Especially the brothel scenes. Omigod. But it’s not only the heat
factor in this book, which is, admittedly, significant. I was extremely impressed with the hero.
I hesitate to say too much, because I want you to be as surprised as I was by how the story unfolds.
If you haven’t read this book, or any of the first three, don’t let that stop you from picking
up a copy of TO TASTE TEMPTATION, which is on the shelves now. It starts a brand new series, so
you can read it first, if you want. But I urge you to pick up THE RAVEN PRINCE when you get a
chance. You’ll be enchanted.
Buy the book at Barnes&Noble.com
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Audrey's Pick
Shadow Magic
Cheyenne McCray
I’ve had the honor of meeting Cheyenne McCray on two different occasions, and her easy
smile and classy demeanor impressed me both times. So it was no hardship to pick up a copy
of her latest book, SHADOW MAGIC (just released this May), and find out if her writing was
just as engaging. The answer? Oh yeah!
This book, and in fact the entire series concept, is wonderful. Like many of the popular
series in paranormal romance (JR Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood comes to mind), the crux of
the plot is a classic good vs evil conflict, and in this case, the fate of humankind is at
stake. On the side of the good stand the D’Anu witches and the D’Danann warriors, who are
battling to destroy the Fomorii demons and their evil leader Ceithlenn before she can unleash
the horrors of Underworld onto San Francisco.
Woven into this plotline is the personal story of Hannah, the most
independent of the D’Anu witches, who finds her fate and heart inexplicably bound to Garran,
the King of the Dark Elves, after her sister witches approach him to join their battle against
Ceithlenn. The passion that ignites between these two could melt a glacier, so be sure to keep
a cool drink handy as you read! And don’t forget to check out the stories of Hannah’s sister
witches in WICKED MAGIC, SEDUCED BY MAGIC and FORBIDDEN MAGIC.
Buy the book at Barnes&Noble.com
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