Only Human by Eileen Wilks (Anthology from Lover Beware)

(Paranormal Romance) * * * * 1/2

This book is an anthology with 4 authors (Christine Feehan, Katherine Sutcliffe, Fiona Brand and Eileen Wilks). But I pick this book up to read Eileen Wilks's Only Human story to get better feel of her's on going werewolf series. Thanks to Darla, she explained to me that, even though Only Human is the first written book, I weren't missed anything if I read Tempting Danger first since that is the official beginning of the series. So while am waiting for Tempting Danger, I figure I'll just read Only Human anyway, until it get here :) Here is the website: Eileen Wilks

Then when the mood strike, I will go back to Lover Beware and read the other 3 authors from that book :)


In Only Human Lily Lu was a promoted detective from San Diego police department, who was called to the scenes of the murder crime. Because Lily want to find justice, she was determined to solve this crime, even if it mean she have to work with Rule. And she does not like to work with civilians either.

Rule is the prince of Clan Nokolai, a werewolves who had been, in the last few years, mixing and mingling with normal human on regular events from San Diego to Hollywood to Washington, D.C. The major have asked for his assistance to Lily investigation, since he knew more about intimate knowledge of Lupus, their culture and habits.

Lily families objection to her work made her grow as detective she wanted to be. And then there is cultural differences between their species that they need to overcome, even though their attraction is intense. But Lily and Rule work together to solved the crimes and hope to solve not only to bring down justice but work their attraction to each other.

The reason I gave this 4 half stars is because the story were short, although we do get an idea what to expect from the series. I really enjoy this book (thanks Darla!) and hope to continue the series. And I can't wait to read Tempting Danger today! (update Jan 31 - Yep Darla, I got it today, thanks again!) .

10 Things You'd Like To Change About Your Country

Ten on Tuesday


10 Things You'd Like To Change About Your Country


1 - More job for better money

2 - peace - No violence, no war

3 - Gay marriages

4 - Troops

5 - More help for the survivors after the hurricane weather that destroy the lives of all the people. ( Think Katrina in New Orleans )

6 - Education for school

7 - The ages limit for drinking

8 - kids having sex and babies - which lead to being single mom/ or parents

9 - president

10 - more police needed to protect the street and neighbors from danger crimes


Okay - this is just at the top of my head at the last minute, so anything I listed is just came quickly to my mind :)

Conspiracy Game by Christine Feehan

(Romantic Suspense)
Here Christine website: Christine Feehan


Jack Norton is a GhostWalker, a genetically enhanced sniper, who misson was to rescue his twin brother Ken, from the rebel forces in the jungle. He trade place with his brother and gotten torture too. He managed to escape, injury and wind up with Briony, who is also a Ghostwalker.

Briony is a performer for her family's circus act. She have always knew she was different - different than her's brothers. She didn't understand why she get headaches when she around her brothers or people. Until she discover that she is one of the original young women who were used for experiment to enhancement physically and psychically. Her power causes her to feel emotions of people around her, which make it physically painful when she near them.

But when she met Jack and helped him to escape from the rebel force, she couldn't help but felt the pull toward him, sexually in mind and body. She knew then that he is just like her, when she didn't feel pained around him. Then they found out that they were conspiracy put together, coincidentally, to enhanced them to respond sexually to each other. They are both alike, since they have telepathy power. With those powers and Briony strong, kick butt ability, they can fight together to protect themselves from Whitney.

Because Jack don't trust himself being around people, so he shut off to feel anything. He fear the harms he can do, because of his years as sniper. But if he leave, he will do it without turning back. Because he can not make the mistake to leave twice.

Conspiracy Game have became my favorite to date. It had plenty of action, intense, sensual and emotion. It was suspenseful that kept me glue to the seat and keep reading until the end. I love Jack humors and his possessive to protect what belong to him. I love he show his emotions around Briony too. Briony is one of the strong, kick butt heroine I like to read about. Also Ken, who is Jack's twin brother, seem likable and I hope he get his own story soon :)

Conspiracy Game is the fourth books to the GhostWalker series about a special forces men who were capture to enhancement for physically and psychically power. And all the original women who were genia pig for men. I have love reading the GhostWalker series and can't wait to read the next one. I highly recommend you to read it :)

The order to read the books is:

1 - Shadow Game
2 - Mind Game
3 - Night Game
4 - Conspiracy Game
5 - Deadly Game (will be released in Feb 27, 2007)

Also Christine Feehan other work are worth to take look at and try it too. If you click on her website, above, you will find the one interested you :)

TT # 1

13 Things About Me


Okay am newbie at this TT's - so this be my first time posting! Now am nervous LOL!


1 - I'm avid reader. Have always been since I was a kid. My first book was "Harald the Purple Crayon". A story about a ghost who love to draw. And so he began to draw a line and the line take him everywhere it go...when Harald realized he missed his room, he decided to draw a window and moon and then it take him back home. After that, I began to read books from authors like Judy Blume, Beverly Cleverly..etc And books like Anne of the Green Gable, Babysitter Club..etc. Judith McNaught's Whitney, My Love was the first historical romance book I read. In between there I started to read more romance books and then I discover a romance suspense genre when I read JDRobb for the first time. I could list my favorite authors but I save that for next T13 :)

2 - I love my nieces - they are one part of the most important person in my life. I try to spent times with them as much as I can, no matter the trouble at home. They know they can always come to me when they want someone to talk to. I wish them many good life in future

3 - I love to sing ---- even if I don't have the voice and sing off keys . I think music help me get through the days. I listen to music constantly to remind myself of who I am. Even still today, I listen to some old music that were my favorite at the time. And always get surprise when I hear songs I haven't heard in such long time. Maybe I'm just stuck in the 80's musics ;) When I put my hair down and and let the 80's child in me out, it can be fun LOL ! But I enjoy listening to today music too, but very picky with it.

4 - TV show - I'm addicted to TV show. When my favorite show are on, am glue to the TV until it end. I don't like to be interrupted but I tend to anyway. I was going to list my favorite TV shows here, but I decided to save that for the next T13 :)

5 - I love to scrapbooks and make a hand-made cards or bookmarks. I have some scrapbook albums done and hope to sent it to my nieces when they get married and have family. I have done some hand-made cards and bookmarks for special occasion to my friends. It is really time consuming but it all worth it when it done :)

6 - Stay up late - I'm late owl person. I like to stay up and read until 3am in the morning. Sometime beside reading, I watch the tape I record that day or the night before. Or talk to my online friends. Not sure why I stay up so late - but I just know it run in the my family ;)

7 - I love the color purple. I have photo albums in purple, pen in purple, T-shirt in purple, purse in purple ;)

8 - I have habit of washing my hand every time I touch something outside of my home. If I go to Walmart, when I come home I would wash my hand with dish liquid soap. Or use the "Purell", a instant hand sanitizer with moisturizers and vitamin E. Mom think am crazy that I do this every times I touch something....it can't be help. I just a habit :)

9 - When sitting down, I have habit tucking one leg underneath me and swing the other leg back and forth. It happen when am nervous in crowd

10 - I get very nervous standing in the crowd. I tend to stay quiet in group unless someone talking to me.

11 - I am shy person. This is one of the thing I would like to grown out of. But once I get to know you, I won't be shy anymore :)

12 - I have fewer close friends at home than I do in the Internet cyber world! Yike!

13 - And I'm bad with grammar and spelling ;)


let me say there lot about me I can list- but unfortunately only 13 can get in ;) Have a Happy T13 Everyone!




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TBR

Booking Through Thursday

1- How many unread books do you have in your house, right now? (Your own books, that is--not ones that belong to other family members--and not counting things like school books, if you have them.) Clearly, an estimate will do.

- I say about around 85-90 books are unread

2- To the best of your recollection, what is the OLDEST unread book in your collection? How long has it been waiting?

- Lisa Gardner "The Perfect Husband" have been in my TBR piles for the longest time. I think I have had it since for 5 years now ;)

3- Do your TBR books (that's "To Be Read," if you didn't know) haunt you, make you feel guilty that you haven't read them yet? Oh, and library books don't count . . . not unless you absolutely don't have ANY other unread book except what you checked out last Tuesday.


- Yep it always haunted me everyday - days and night ;) Sometime I felt like it planning a conspiracy against me while I sleep, for not reading them any sooner. And sometime I felt it whisper to me to fight with them, there for I be holding my secret weapon beside me when I sleep..... LOL ;)

In conclusion - yes I do feel guilty :)

10 Things You Have a Weakness For

Ten On Tuesday


10 Things You Have a Weakness For :

1 - Books
2 - Movies/TV
3 - Sprite
4 - Hot Chocolate drink
5 - Pizza
6 - Pasta/Spaghetti (Italian or Alfredo)
7 - Taking pics (especially doing scrapbooks albums)
8 - Apple Chips
9 - Shoes
10 - Internet

Our Saints

Sadly the N.O Saints lost the dream to super bowl to Bears. But as much as disappointed everyone is - I just want to let the Saints team know how proud I am of them, making it this far. I'm sure everyone is proud of all of you, too :) You did great!

Go SAINTS !

The Page 123 Meme

Booking Through Thursday

1. Grab the book closest to you. Reply here

- Conspiracy Game

2. Open to page 123, look down to the 5th sentence. Reply here.

3. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog. Reply here

- Briony leapt at Tyrel, knocking him back as Ron fired off several rounds in rapid succession. Briony and Tyrel hit the ground, rolling away to shelter.

Luther rose and glanced toward the animal cages, where the people were beginning to turn heads.

4. Include the title and the author's name. Reply here

- conspiracy Game by Christine Feehan

Tropical Getaway by Roxanne St. Claire

(Romance Suspense)
Ava Santori was cooking, when she get a call that her little brother, Marco, is presumed dead from the hurricane storm in the island of Grenada. He'd been second mate on the Paradisio, a sailing ship that disappeared when Hurricane Carlos hit the Caribbean. She went to his funeral, to find answers and file a lawsuit, after she was told by a lawyer that the ship's owner were at fault for putting the crew at risk.


Dane Erikson observed Ava and think she only there at the funeral to get her hand on her brother's money. He builted the luxurious Utopia Adventures cruise, that was not just only for business but it was his family, too. He mourn the lost of his crews and his best friend Marco. He visit other people who mourn for their lost one and when he met Ava, he wanted to changed her mind about the lawsuit by taken her meet the families on the island to see how they really live. And if it haven't changed her mind, then she can go ahead and sue him.

Dane and Ava went to investigate to find the truth of what happen, but as all the answers closed in, danger lurked. Dane learn an unexpected surprise about what really happen that causes the Paradisio ship to lose all his crew. And it up to him and Ava to bring it all down. And working together bring Dane and Ava closer...too close for comfort and ...romance

It was easy, fast pace reading. It had a surprise twist and turn action. And romance that is sizzle hot. I was engrossed with the characters and the story. A good read :) You met up Max from the first book to "Bullet Catcher" series too. Read the series, it worth it IMO :)

Here is the author website : Roxanne St. Claire

Keeping It Simple

Booking Through Thursday

Let's keep it simple today:

What are you reading right now? (Well, obviously, you're reading THIS right now, perhaps I should have been more clear. What book(s) are you in the process of reading? (grin))


- Right now I am reading the debut novel Tropical Getaway by Roxanne St. Claire. This book is when we first met Max, the character from Kill Me Twice and Thrill Me to Death . I mention it in my previously post that these two books are an "Bullet Catcher" series :)

- Then hopefully I'll be able to read the books that I listed on my sidebar. I know I delay reading them but it because I want to read the books from the library first so that I can return them. Then read the books that I brought.

Thrill Me to Death by Roxanne St. Claire

(Romance suspense) * * * * * stars
Max Roper, left the DEA and followed his best buddy, Dan to the security and personal protection business as a Bullet Catcher, was assigned to guard Corinne Peyton, a widow to a billionaire husband William Peyton, from her stepson Billy. In the past his relationship with Cori have been tragic and painful that when he said goodbye to her, he tried to block out her in his life. But he never thought he'll be the one to be assigned to guard her.

Corinne - hired a bodyguard but never thought he would be the man from her past. Her love and desire for Max still exist even though she want to forget. But she will never forgive him for what he did to her father, and blamed on him. After the sad and painful goodbye - she end up marrying William who have always been there for her. And when he died, she was devastated. And now she surprise to see Max again. But she hired bodyguard for a reason and she needed him.

Max assignment was to not only guard her but to also question whether William die of natural death or did Corinne murder him for his money. Then suddenly, danger is lurking and Max knew he need to find who the threat is. And not only Corinne and he investigating together but to prove it was even harder.

The emotion between them spread out and they get closer. Then Corrine find out the reason behind her father, and was shock to learn the truth. The romance began to get sizzle hot, passion and very intense. And the closer they get to finding the killer, the closer the killer will get to find Corrine before they lose the chance at life together.

This is the second book to the "Bullet Catcher" series. Max have originally been seen in Tropical Getaway , her debut novel and also Kill Me Twice (book 1 of the series).

I was looking forward to read Thrill Me to Death (book 2 of series), after reading the first book. Roxanne St. Claire have not disappointed me yet. Her "Bullet Catcher" are so far, thrilling, passion, fun with plenty of action and suspense. You get to know the "Bullet Catcher" team like they're part of your family. The men are very strong alpha with wide variety of personality and sense of humor. The writing are deeply in depth and easy to read, and characters driven.

And even though it was easy to figure out the killer, for me, I love the book and I highly recommend you to read it. Here the link to her website :
Roxanne St. Claire

Can't wait to read her next book Take Me Tonight coming April 2007. Also one the character, Raquel Durant story are told in You Can Count on Me which is in from the Christmas anthology I'll Be Home for Christmas

Born In Death by JDRobb * * * * 1/2

At the beginning we see Eve and Roarke attending a childbirth class with Mavis. The funny scene in this made me laugh since I grew to know how Eve and Roarke would reacted to the whole childbirth deal. There are quite a few laugh-out-loud moments.

Then the murder began when two accountants young couple, Natalie and her fiance Bick, who were found murdered separately in their own home. They both worked in accounting firm of as an accountant at the firm of Sloan, Myers and Kraus. They uncovered a secret that causes their death.

And while Eve work to investigation, with the help from the gang, to find the killer, Mavis's pregnant friend, Tandy Willowby, suddenly disappeared. And Mavis begged Eve to help her find her friend. And the friend disappearance was too close to home for Roarke, too hard for him to ignore.

And while struggling to find the killer and solving the crimes, Eve had to coordinated Mavis baby shower as well. And even if she want to run away from it, Peabody won't let it happen. When it came to Mavis's birth of the baby, it was a sweet and nice moment without it being over done. I really enjoy seeing Mavis birth of her's baby finally. I know am just majority of the people who was excited to finally see Mavis baby born while other would whether see "someday" (of course not now) when Roarke and Eve finally give birth of their baby :) I just think that Mavis is one of the characters who so close of family to me that, I would treated her the same as I would with Eve and Roarke. And even with the rest of the gang.

I like that three thing was happening at once, in Born In Death . The murder of two young accountants and engaged couple, the disappearance of Mavis's friend Tandy and Mavis's baby born. So the book was enjoyable to read with all that happening together making the book as whole - a good read for me. I also would like to add in that one of the scenes I love was that during the case, Roarke was being question about using the information to uncovered the case to further his own business. There were strong moments of seeing his reaction that I felt his anger through the pages. And his confronting and discussion to Eve about it, just felt real.

Nora always seem to know how to make scenes and emotion come alive, that it become realistic across the pages, in an fiction story.

Love the book, love the characters! Can't wait to read the next In Death book :)

Let's Review, Shall We?

Booking Through Thursday

So, now that 2006 is over . . . what were your favorite books of the year?


- Gosh I read so many books since this year but less then last year. But some of the books that I read from 2006 does not mean it was published in 2006. So I'm going to list the books I read in 2006 (no matter when it was copyright publication). The following favorite books I read in 2006 are :


- Shadow Lover by Anne Stuart
- Nightfall by Anne Stuart
- Cold As Ice by Anne Stuart
- Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Kill Me Twice by Rozanne St.Claire
- To the Edge by Cindy Gerard
- Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen
- Wedding Surivior by Julia london
- Silent Water by Jan Coffey
- Dead Heat by Jacey Ford
-Big Trouble by Marianna Jameson
- Into the Storm by Suzanne Brockmann
- Angels Fall by Nora Roberts


* Notice - It was really hard for me to choose the best - since most what I read were the most favorite by authors. So I just chose the one that I think gave me good impression on it :)

Happy New Year 2007 !!!!!! :)

I want to wish all bloggers and my friends a very Happy New Year! May the year bring you luck and good health. And may you all have a great time celebration with your loves one!!!!!! :)