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Books From The Backlog – Blueblood by Matthew Iden @CrimeRighter #mystery

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Four unrelated murders. Nothing special in Washington DC. Not even good enough to make the evening news. But then a concerned police lieutenant approaches retired homicide detective Marty Singer with a simple fact that changes everything.

They were all cops.

In a race to stop the killings, Marty tackles the case from the outside, chasing the killer from deadly Southeast DC to the heart of the Virginia gangland, on a mission to stop the spilling of yet more Blueblood.

Goodreads Ratings: 4.26 3,622 ratings 113 reviews

I added Blueblood by Matthew Iden to my TBR on 2.12.13. I do love a good mystery and with four killings, and they are all cops, makes this very interesting. So….bring it on.

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Books From The Backlog – The Old Vampire by Emma Meade @emmameadeirl

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The Old Vampire (Short Story)

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Hailey spent her life dreaming of a dark prince falling in love with her. He never showed up, until now.
A short tale set on the spookiest day of the year, Halloween.
Be careful what you wish for!

(A Short Story – approx 4,700 words)

Goodreads Ratings: 4.50  ·  Rating details ·  8 ratings  ·  7 reviews

I added The Old Vampire by Emma Meade to my TBR on 2.12.13. I have read some of her other work and loved it, so this was a no brainer. I am wondering why I have not read The Old Vampire because it is a short story and…VAMPIRES. Love ’em. Soooo…once I catch up on reviews that I need to write I will conquer this one. It will need to wait so I can write a review while the book is still fresh in my mind. Do you ever let reviews needing to be written stack up? Knowing it would be easier to write it while it’s fresh, but wanting to dive right into the next book?

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Books From The Backlog – Ethan Justice by Simon Jenner @simonrjenner

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Ethan Justice: Origins (Ethan Justice, #1)

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In the morning, he’s struggling to remember. By the evening, he’s struggling to survive. John Smith’s risk avoidance policy just expired!

Waking up beside the gorgeous Savannah Jones, John is shocked to learn she was for hire, and he can’t pay the price – a thousand pounds or broken legs. In desperation, he turns to best friend, Mark, for the money. Only one problem – Mark has a dagger in his back.

John and Savannah are plunged into a dangerous world where wits and adrenaline are their only weapons and trust in each other their only certainty. As the body count mounts, they discover Mark wasn’t the person John thought, and his terrifying invention may well end up killing thousands, John and Savannah included.

A race to recover the missing invention pits the unlikely pairing against ex-SAS psychopath, Gregory Fisher, a man who will stop at nothing and kill anyone in his way to wreak revenge against the Government who stole his livelihood.

When Smith and Jones team up, the result is explosive.

This is a fast-paced, action-packed, character-driven thriller, guaranteed to make you laugh out loud, cringe, cry and cheer.

This book contains a few violent scenes, a dash of sex and the odd bit of bad language, so please don’t buy it if you are easily offended.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.87  ·  Rating details ·  926 ratings  ·  153 reviews

I added Ethan Justice Origins (Ethan Justice #1) by Simon Jenner to my TBR on 2.20.13. I has all the elements I look for when wanting a suspense/thriller. Smith and Jones? Lovin’ that. Explosive. Oh Yeah! Fast paced, action-packed, character-driven, guaranteed to make you laugh out loud, cringe, cry and cheer…WHAT MORE COULD I POSSIBLE WANT? LOL

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Books From The Backlog – Blue Coyote Motel by Dianne Harman @DianneDHarman

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Blue Coyote Motel (Coyote #1)

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Would you take an anti-aging hormone? What if you could keep your youth? If someone you knew was terrified of aging, and you’d invented the hormone, would you give it to them? Even if it meant discovery would cause you to lose your chance of winning the Nobel Prize?
Blue Coyote Motel is a suspense love story which begins in the barrios of Southern California and spans the globe in such diverse locations as Provence, South America, and the Himalayas. The beautiful Latina, Maria, and her husband, Jeffrey, a scientist fired from a prestigious laboratory, struggle to build a new life in a remote Southern California desert areas as owners of the motel.
Along with the anti-aging hormone, Jeffrey invents a “feel-good” wonder drug to help Maria with her depression. As Jeffrey becomes insane he begins to experiment with the wonder drug. Six wayward travelers, including an alcoholic priest, a couple who own gold mines in Brazil, a depressed widow, a struggling salesman, and a Native American pediatrician find themselves spending the night at the small motel. The next morning they wake up feeling better than ever. Has Jeffrey’s miracle drug delivered? Or is the nightmare of addiction only beginning?
Blue Coyote Motel presents an engaging look at the human frailties present in all of us.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.70  ·  Rating details ·  731 ratings  ·  174 reviews

I added Blue Coyote by Dianne Harman to my TBR on 2.10.13. Why? #1 – the cover. #2 – the title. #3 – the blurb. It sounds like a wild ride and I was curious. Makes me think of that saying: If something seems to good to be true, it usually is. Everything has a price and I wonder what these characters will have to pay.

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Books From The Backlog – Released by Amber Polo @amberpolo #booksfromthebacklog

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Released (The Shapeshifters' Library, #1)

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Love dogs? Love books? Love libraries? Hate Book-burning werewolves?

Once long ago the Shipsfeather Academy was a training ground for an ancient race of dog-shifters whose mission was to protect the world’s knowledge. A powerful curse sealed these librarians in the basement of their building and gave the control of the town to a pack of book-burning werewolves.

Librarian Liberty Cutter watches in horror as the town’s public library goes up in flames and plans to re-establish the library in the abandoned Shipsfeather Academy building. Chronus, the Old English Sheepdog headmaster of the academy and leader of the dog-shifters, knows he must make some changes to continue to keep his pack safe. But even if he could persuade Liberty to believe in a talking sheepdog, how far can she be trusted? And will she ever be able to care for him as a man. He has to try, because Liberty Cutter and her staff of zany librarians may hold the key to the dog-shifters’ freedom…and the future of the town.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.68  ·  Rating details ·  145 ratings  ·  38 reviews

I added Released (The Shapeshifters’ Library #1) by Amber Polo to my TBR on 2.7.13. That cover alone would have grabbed first, but after reading the blurb I would have been happy I grabbed it. Now, just gotta find time to read it. So many books get buried in my Kindle…and those stacks over there and back there…I haven’t forgotten you. 🙂 What do you think of that fantastic cover??????

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Books From The Backlog – Talisman of El by Al Stone @thewritestone

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Talisman of El (T.O.E. Trilogy #1)

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WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE WAS A LIE?

One Planet.

Two Worlds.

Population: Human … 7 billion.
Others … unknown.

When 14-year-old Charlie Blake wakes up sweating and gasping for air in the middle of the night, he knows it is happening again. This time he witnesses a brutal murder. He’s afraid to tell anyone. No one would believe him … because it was a dream. Just like the one he had four years ago – the day before his dad died.

Charlie doesn’t know why this is happening. He would give anything to have an ordinary life. The problem: he doesn’t belong in the world he knows as home.

He belongs with the others.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.97 547 ratings  ·  204 reviews

I added Talisman of El by Alecia Stone to my TBR on 2.5.13. It does have an interesting cover. I didn’t see it for sale anywhere and I can’t find out anything about the author or if other books have been written. Does anyone know where the elusive Alecia Stone is? I hope all is well. That being said, I don’t know if I will ever read this or not, but if it never comes up for sale again, I want it on my virtual shelf.

PS: After further exploration, I found the author and the entire trilogy, under the name Al Stone. This is why I find research an issue…I got lost for an hour. LOL

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Books From The Backlog – The Night My Husband Killed Me by Kathleen Hewtson

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The Night My Husband Killed Me

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A movie heart-throb
A sports superstar
An aristocrat
A brilliant surgeon

Killers all.

These are the stories of those they killed.

Their wives.

‘The Night My Husband Killed Me’, is the story of four women who were murdered by their husbands.

All of the women were beautiful, and were either famous at the time of their deaths, or became famous for being the victims of the charismatic, disturbed, men who ended their lives.

Being dead doesn’t end a woman’s feelings, or her anger. There is Natalie, the international and revered movie star who died the death she had most feared all of her life. There is the beautiful, life-loving Nicole, who might just have gone back to the stunning athlete she loved, if only he hadn’t killed her first. Then there is Sunny, heiress to one of America’s greatest fortunes, sent into an irreversible coma for paying too much for all the wrong things. And finally, there is Colette, the high school sweetheart who married the golden boy and endured a marriage of increasing lies and disappointment, culminating in her death and that of her little girls shortly after Valentine’s Day.

These four amazing women’s lives were cut short, but each has a story to tell … and now they have.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.75  ·  155 ratings  ·  21 reviews

I added The Night My Husband Killed Me by Kathlen Hewtson on 2.4.13. This is nonfiction…the story of four women who lost their lives to the one who was supposed to love them. I love delving into the minds of twisted people, whether factual or fictional. How about you? Do you like getting down and dirty with the bad guys?

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Books From The Backlog – Entangled by Barbara Ellen Brink @BarbaraEBrink

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Entangled (Fredrickson Winery, #1)

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A Minneapolis attorney inherits a small California winery, reawakening memories that have lain dormant for twenty years. One summer of her childhood is a mystery she intends to solve. But digging up her past also lays bare the skeletons of others, including her mother’s. Entangled between what she once believed and a new reality, will she be able to live with the consequences of full disclosure?

Goodreads Ratings: 3.65  ·  2,810 ratings  ·  249 reviews

I added Entangled by Barbara Ellen Brink to my TBR on 2.2.13. The reason…the cover, of course. I am a sucker for a fantastic cover and that is a great one! Ya can’t run from your past and when it arises in a novel, it makes for some intriguing reading.

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Books From The Backlog – Jack Templar by Jeff Gunhus @jeffgunhus

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Jack Templar, Monster Hunter (The Templar Chronicles, #1)

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Orphan Jack Templar has no memory of his parents and only the smallest details from his Aunt Sophie about how they died. The day before Jack’s fourteenth birthday, things start to change for him. At first it’s great: A sudden new strength helps him defend his nose-picking friend “T-Rex” from the school bully, and even his crush, Cindy Adams, takes notice. But then a mysterious girl named Eva arrives and tells him two facts that will change his life forever. First, that he’s the descendent of a long line of monster hunters and he’s destined to be in the family business. Second, that there’s a truce between man and monster that children are off-limits…until their fourteenth birthday! Jack has only one day before hundreds of monsters will descend on his little town of Sunnyvale and try to kill him.

As if that weren’t enough, things get even more complicated when Jack discovers that the Lord of the Creach (as the monsters are collectively known) holds a personal grudge against him and will do anything to see that Jack has a slow and painful death. To stay alive and save his friends, Jack will have to battle werewolves, vampires, harpies, trolls, zombies and more. But perhaps the most dangerous thing he must face is the truth about his past. Why do the other hunters call him the last Templar? Why do they whisper that he may be the “One?” Why do the monsters want him dead so badly? Even as these questions plague him, he quickly discovers survival is his new full-time job and that in the world of monster hunters, nothing is really what it seems.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.74  · 613 ratings  ·  156 reviews

I added Jack Templar Monster Hunter, Book One, by Jeff Gunhus to my TBR on 1.29.13. I have read some of his work and enjoyed it, so why not? I’m sure I got it free, probably during a tour as he was promoting future books in the series and offered this one for free. I do love reading about monsters of all kinds. How about you? Do you have a favorite monster?

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Books From The Backlog – Streamline by Jennifer Lane @JenLaneBooks

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Streamline

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Seems like Leo Scott has it all: looks, brains, and athletic talent. He’s captain of his high school swim team with a bright future in college and beyond. But Leo has secrets. His mother’s crippling car accident has devastated his family and left Leo to deal with his father’s abuse, battered and alone.

Leo’s girlfriend Audrey Rose is poised for her own share of success. As one of Florida’s top high school swimmers, Audrey dreams of college swimming stardom. But there’s an obstacle to her glorious rise to the top. Her number-one supporter — her father — is in prison for murder.

Part murder mystery, part tale of young love in a military family, this gripping story takes readers on a journey from Pensacola to Annapolis. Leo and Audrey must band together to rise above the adversity they encounter and find their true selves in the process. When everything’s on the line… streamline.

Goodreads Ratings: 3.92  · 267 ratings  ·  82 reviews

I added Streamline by Jennifer Lane to my TBR on 1.28.13. I won the book. I like the pretty cover and I do love mystery, so this seemed like a good fit. AND, we are traveling from Pensacola to Annapolis, and that hits very close to home. I have read one of her books, On Best Behavior and enjoyed it, so I feel like I will enjoy this one too.

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