Our website is now setup and working. We will be updating it monthly. We have also now have included staff recommendations for all ages that will cover all genres. So please visit our site and let us know what you think and what changes would make it better. Please note that we also have a blog link from our webpage and would love to have our customers leave comments and recommendations of there own.
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I had a customer remind me the other day that the first lot of school holidays are only weeks away. Where has the time gone! It seems like Christmas was a few weeks ago. So to help keep the holiday boredom in check, we will be compiling a list great books for adults, teens and children.
We asked Danny Burgess, a customer and carpenter extraordinaire, to do the honours of drawing the winning ticket for the Twilight T-Shirts Competition. The lucky winners were – Kristy and Alex. Congratulations!!! I am already working on our next promotional giveaway.
Please remember that we have a large range of gifts for the whole year. Book seats for the person that has everything, Crystals made to order and Gift Vouchers.
I hope you like our reviews, selections and recommendations for the new month.
Karen Middleton
The Book Express
NEW RELEASES
APRIL 09
Lover Avenged – J.R. Ward (Brotherhood of the Dagger)
Curse the Dawn – Karen Chance
The Immortal Hunter – Lynsay Sands
Dark Victory – Brenda Joyce
Stakes & Stilettos – Michele Rowan
Secret Life of a Vampire – Kerrelyn Sparks
Some Girls Bite – Chloe Neill
Hunted – P.C. Cast (H/C)
City of Glass – Cassandra Clarke
Eternal Moon – Rebecca York (Moon Series)
Dragon Bond – Jade Lee
Bride of the Wolf – Jennifer St. Giles
From Dead to Worse – Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse)
Burning Wild – Christine Feehan (Leopard People)
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dark Carpathian novels now returns to the exotic, sensual and dangerous world of the leopard people. The long awaited sequel to her 2004 Wild Rain.
This time, what goes on between male and female is wilder than animal instinct - and twice as hot!
Lover Avenged – J.R. Ward (Brotherhood of the Dagger)
Curse the Dawn – Karen Chance
The Immortal Hunter – Lynsay Sands
Dark Victory – Brenda Joyce
Stakes & Stilettos – Michele Rowan
Secret Life of a Vampire – Kerrelyn Sparks
Some Girls Bite – Chloe Neill
Hunted – P.C. Cast (H/C)
City of Glass – Cassandra Clarke
Eternal Moon – Rebecca York (Moon Series)
Dragon Bond – Jade Lee
Bride of the Wolf – Jennifer St. Giles
From Dead to Worse – Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse)
Burning Wild – Christine Feehan (Leopard People)
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dark Carpathian novels now returns to the exotic, sensual and dangerous world of the leopard people. The long awaited sequel to her 2004 Wild Rain.
This time, what goes on between male and female is wilder than animal instinct - and twice as hot!
May 09
Dead & Gone – Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse Series) H/C
Guardian – Angela Knight
Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang – Katie MacAlister
Forbidden Nights with a Vampire – Kerrelyn Sparks
Strange Angels – Lilith Saintcrow
Last Vampire Standing – Nancy Haddock
Dead if I do – Tate Hallaway
Ashes of Midnight – Lara Adrian
A woman driven by blood. A man thirsting for vengeance. A place where darkness and desire meet . . .
As night falls, Claire Roth flees, driven from her home by a fiery threat that seems to come from hell itself. Then, from out of the flames and ash, a vampire warrior emerges. He is Andreas Reichen, her onetime lover, now a stranger consumed by vengeance. Caught in the cross fire, Claire cannot escape his savage fury--or the hunger that plunges her into his world of eternal darkness and unending pleasure.
Nothing will stop Andreas from destroying the vampire responsible for slaughtering his Breed brethren . . . even if he must use his former lover as a pawn in his deadly mission. Blood-bonded to his treacherous adversary, Claire can lead Andreas to the enemy he seeks, but it is a journey fraught with danger--and deep, unbidden desires. For Claire is the one woman Andreas should not crave, and the only one he's ever loved. A dangerous seduction begins--one that blurs the line between predator and prey, and stokes the flames of a white-hot passion that may consume all in its path. . . .
Dead & Gone – Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse Series) H/C
Guardian – Angela Knight
Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang – Katie MacAlister
Forbidden Nights with a Vampire – Kerrelyn Sparks
Strange Angels – Lilith Saintcrow
Last Vampire Standing – Nancy Haddock
Dead if I do – Tate Hallaway
Ashes of Midnight – Lara Adrian
A woman driven by blood. A man thirsting for vengeance. A place where darkness and desire meet . . .
As night falls, Claire Roth flees, driven from her home by a fiery threat that seems to come from hell itself. Then, from out of the flames and ash, a vampire warrior emerges. He is Andreas Reichen, her onetime lover, now a stranger consumed by vengeance. Caught in the cross fire, Claire cannot escape his savage fury--or the hunger that plunges her into his world of eternal darkness and unending pleasure.
Nothing will stop Andreas from destroying the vampire responsible for slaughtering his Breed brethren . . . even if he must use his former lover as a pawn in his deadly mission. Blood-bonded to his treacherous adversary, Claire can lead Andreas to the enemy he seeks, but it is a journey fraught with danger--and deep, unbidden desires. For Claire is the one woman Andreas should not crave, and the only one he's ever loved. A dangerous seduction begins--one that blurs the line between predator and prey, and stokes the flames of a white-hot passion that may consume all in its path. . . .
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
APRIL 09
Dark of Night – Suzanne Brockmann (Troubleshooter Series Bk2)
Tall, Dark and Deadly – Lorie O’Clare
Taken no Prisoners – Cindy Gerard
THRILLER, MURDER MYSTERIES
Gone Tomorrow – Lee Child
8th Confession – James Patterson
Corsair – Clive Cussler (Oregon Files bk 6)
A Darker Place – Jack Higgins (Sean Dillon bk 16)
Bones of the Hills – Con Iggulden (Conqueror Bk 3)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Till There was You – Lynn Kurland
Seducing the Viscount – Deborah Raleigh
Moonlight Warrior – Janet Chapman
Dark of Night – Suzanne Brockmann (Troubleshooter Series Bk2)
Tall, Dark and Deadly – Lorie O’Clare
Taken no Prisoners – Cindy Gerard
THRILLER, MURDER MYSTERIES
Gone Tomorrow – Lee Child
8th Confession – James Patterson
Corsair – Clive Cussler (Oregon Files bk 6)
A Darker Place – Jack Higgins (Sean Dillon bk 16)
Bones of the Hills – Con Iggulden (Conqueror Bk 3)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Till There was You – Lynn Kurland
Seducing the Viscount – Deborah Raleigh
Moonlight Warrior – Janet Chapman
KARENS’ REVIEW
KILL FOR ME – KAREN ROSE.
I have just finished reading Kill for Me written by Karen Rose and couldn’t put it down.
Scream For Me finished off as Luke and Daniel were closing in on people behind the black market involving the sale of teenage girls. Set in the small town of Ridgefield, Georgia.
Daniel is seriously hurt, 5 teenagers are dead , 1 girl survivor escapes but will she live to tell the tale?
Susannah Vartanian and Luke Papadopoulos have both sworn to stop the murderers for their own reasons. Susannah, the sister of the hero in SCREAM FOR ME, suffers from a mysterious past that is connected to the sinister black market. Luke is an investigative agent and a computer expert who refuses to let another child predator get away.
Susannah and Luke are instantly attracted to each other, but their troubled pasts prevent them from immediately acting upon their feelings. The case will lead them to the shady realm of Internet chat rooms, where anyone can mask their identity.
This fast paced book will leave you breathless with all the twists and turns.
KILL FOR ME – KAREN ROSE.
I have just finished reading Kill for Me written by Karen Rose and couldn’t put it down.
Scream For Me finished off as Luke and Daniel were closing in on people behind the black market involving the sale of teenage girls. Set in the small town of Ridgefield, Georgia.
Daniel is seriously hurt, 5 teenagers are dead , 1 girl survivor escapes but will she live to tell the tale?
Susannah Vartanian and Luke Papadopoulos have both sworn to stop the murderers for their own reasons. Susannah, the sister of the hero in SCREAM FOR ME, suffers from a mysterious past that is connected to the sinister black market. Luke is an investigative agent and a computer expert who refuses to let another child predator get away.
Susannah and Luke are instantly attracted to each other, but their troubled pasts prevent them from immediately acting upon their feelings. The case will lead them to the shady realm of Internet chat rooms, where anyone can mask their identity.
This fast paced book will leave you breathless with all the twists and turns.
LOUISES’ REVIEW
Nurse and midwife, Mel Monroe came to Virgin River to escape the pitying looks from her L.A. hospital co-workers. Widowed 9 months ago, Mel has high expectations based on the photos she has been shown of an idyllic country town. On her arrival, Mel believes she has made a terrible mistake. Nothing is as she expected. The cosy cabin promised to her, rent free for a year, is a dump. The elderly town doctor whom she was told was in desperate need of help wants nothing to do with her. Determined to leave the following day, Mel can not help but stay when an abandoned baby turns up on her doorstep.
Jack Sheridan, ex-marine, and the owner of the only bar in town takes one look at Mel and falls HARD. The relationship between Jack and Mel develops slowly as Mel is still coming to terms with the loss of her husband to violent crime. But as she heals Mel discovers she has two new loves, Jack and the folk of Virgin River.
Robyn Carr is a wonderful character writer who has created a small town and its inhabitants that are so vivid and real, that she has had to include a letter at the start of her most recent books in the series stating that Virgin River is NOT a real place, as so many fans wanted to actually move there!
What I particularly like about this series is that the characters you come to love in each book continue to appear throughout the series not just in cameos but as active participants in the storylines.
Much to my surprise I have become a huge fan of this series, now if you’ll excuse me I’ll just finish packing as I hear there’s a little US town full of marines that I just need to visit!!
HELEN CAPON – GUEST REVIEWER
Angel’s Blood – NALINI SINGH
Ms. Singhs’ first series Changeling was a twist on two original themes. In it she combined shape shifters and psychics and then added a touch of erotica creating a very interesting world in which she set her innovative plots.
In her new series Guild Hunter she steps back but not completely away from the erotica while maintaining and strengthening her paranormal themes. In the Guild Hunter series she introduces a new breed of human, her version of the vampire hunter.
She places her hunters in a world where angels and vampires, exist and have a very special relationship, that of sire and get.
In the first book of the series Angels Blood the archangel Raphael hires the vampire hunter Elena when his territory of New York is threatened by an archangel gone bad. Her skills as a hunter are what he needs to track his unwelcome visitor. As he belongs to an immortal, all powerful and above all secretive race of beings Raphael is not pleased when the obedient “do what she’s told” hunter, turns out to be anything of the sort.
The fireworks between these two are obvious from the start, and the intelligent repartee and character development is enticing. There is more then enough interest to keep you reading to find out more about these interesting new characters. If she can keep the zing going in this new series Nalini Sing will have created herself a niche market.
Nurse and midwife, Mel Monroe came to Virgin River to escape the pitying looks from her L.A. hospital co-workers. Widowed 9 months ago, Mel has high expectations based on the photos she has been shown of an idyllic country town. On her arrival, Mel believes she has made a terrible mistake. Nothing is as she expected. The cosy cabin promised to her, rent free for a year, is a dump. The elderly town doctor whom she was told was in desperate need of help wants nothing to do with her. Determined to leave the following day, Mel can not help but stay when an abandoned baby turns up on her doorstep.
Jack Sheridan, ex-marine, and the owner of the only bar in town takes one look at Mel and falls HARD. The relationship between Jack and Mel develops slowly as Mel is still coming to terms with the loss of her husband to violent crime. But as she heals Mel discovers she has two new loves, Jack and the folk of Virgin River.
Robyn Carr is a wonderful character writer who has created a small town and its inhabitants that are so vivid and real, that she has had to include a letter at the start of her most recent books in the series stating that Virgin River is NOT a real place, as so many fans wanted to actually move there!
What I particularly like about this series is that the characters you come to love in each book continue to appear throughout the series not just in cameos but as active participants in the storylines.
Much to my surprise I have become a huge fan of this series, now if you’ll excuse me I’ll just finish packing as I hear there’s a little US town full of marines that I just need to visit!!
HELEN CAPON – GUEST REVIEWER
Angel’s Blood – NALINI SINGH
Ms. Singhs’ first series Changeling was a twist on two original themes. In it she combined shape shifters and psychics and then added a touch of erotica creating a very interesting world in which she set her innovative plots.
In her new series Guild Hunter she steps back but not completely away from the erotica while maintaining and strengthening her paranormal themes. In the Guild Hunter series she introduces a new breed of human, her version of the vampire hunter.
She places her hunters in a world where angels and vampires, exist and have a very special relationship, that of sire and get.
In the first book of the series Angels Blood the archangel Raphael hires the vampire hunter Elena when his territory of New York is threatened by an archangel gone bad. Her skills as a hunter are what he needs to track his unwelcome visitor. As he belongs to an immortal, all powerful and above all secretive race of beings Raphael is not pleased when the obedient “do what she’s told” hunter, turns out to be anything of the sort.
The fireworks between these two are obvious from the start, and the intelligent repartee and character development is enticing. There is more then enough interest to keep you reading to find out more about these interesting new characters. If she can keep the zing going in this new series Nalini Sing will have created herself a niche market.
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