what i am reading now

i am currently reading hunting the demon by jaci burton - awesome books - for any paranormal romance readers out there - you have got to pic up this series. you can find her books here - http://jaciburton.com/

this is book 2 in her demon hunters series and if you are a fan of sherrilyn kenyon, lora leigh, nalini singh, kelly armstrong, angela knight, shiloh walker, etc. you will enjoy burton's demon hunters. typically, she writes erotic romance for ellora's cave, which is where i first noticed her. i do read the ellora's cave books if they are a good story - just because they are paranormal does not mean i am going to read them. for those of you who do not know, ellora's cave is a company that is owned by jade black - who herself is an awesome paranormal author - and "specializes" in romantica. now don't get me wrong, there are greatly talented authors who write for her, but sometimes i want to tone/slow down the "extracirricular" activities. there are sometimes when too much is too much. i figure when the authors make it to mainstream publishing, that they won't have too much "extra"

leigh, knight and walker also write in the erotica/romantica genre but have many "mainstream" paranormal romance mass markets as well. burton has joined that group with surviving demon island - book 1 in the demon hunters series- i loved this book too - not too much "extra" but a very good story, and the "extra" that is there, is well, just hot. it has been one of the few para/suspense/romance that i did not know how it was going to end or who the bad guys/demons were - she did a wonderful job creating separate characters who added to the story - each held there place and were not there for just filler - in fact, there is no "filler" in this book - everything that happens, happens for a reason. and she continues the storyline in hunting the demon - including the same characters - for familiarity - but expanding on other characters and creating a new storyline. eventhough it is obvious that burton's plot is about hunting demons in both books, her stories flow in completely different directions, with different twists and turns that are mostly unexpected. in book 2, however, we go in knowing who the demon is that the hunters are watching, however, it twists from there - nothing is too predictable and that is one reason i will pick up anything else that she writes in this genre.

so everyone always asks, why paranormal romance - well, my answer is - why not - i need to relate at least a little bit to the story so most historicals are out for me - i can't stand most of them - although there are a few authors that i will read the historicals they pen. contemporary stories are good as long as they are from a favorite author, but i always end up feeling cheated that i never found a guy like that - who, by the way - only exists in those books lol - so in enjoying paranormal romance - i get the suspense without the scary - i get the fear without the horror - i get the romance without the "sigh" - i know that when reading about an uberly handsome and gorgeous and hot and sexy lol vampire i will never compare him to my dh lol haha - mine might bite my neck and he might be hot and sexy -(at least i think so) lol - but he his never going to walk the streets at night - be afraid of the sunlight and need blood to sustain his life - well other creatures blood lol

i do read other genres as well, but typically it is the para-romance or urban fantasy. i do love evanovich, carrington and some other mystery writers as well, and will post on them as i read their books. additionally, i really like fern michaels and debbie macomber - michaels writes a very empowering - woman can take care of themselves - type of plot - i.e, marriage game - will definately read more from her

working in the book store has afforded me the luxury of seeing all the books that come in and knowing what is hot and what's not - still on my reading list is

dream chaser - sherrilyn kenyon

a thousand splended suns - khaled hosseini

the food you crave - ellie krieger

happy for no reason - marci shimoff

hard to handle - lori foster

extreme danger - shannon mckenna

the audacity of hope - barack obama
don't bet against me - deanna favre