Series Reading - Authors beginning with D & E

This week, the Series Reading post looks at authors beginning with D & E.

You can see the up-to-date list on my series reading page.

 

Denise Rossetti

Four Sided Pentacle 

Genre: Fantasy romance

Magic exists in this fantasy/sci-fi series. A dark force seeks to destroy and those that stand against him are sides of the Four Sided Pentacle.

Up to: #4 - The Dark Rose; #1.5: Rubies and Black Velvet;  #2.5- Rhio's Dancer

2016: #3

Phoenix Rising 

Genre: Fantasy erotic romance

A fantasy world where godesses, shamans, and winged people exist. 

Up to: #2 - Tailspin on eTBR

2016: 0
#1 pre 2011. On the eTBR pile.

Diana Gabaldon

Outlander 

Genre: Time-slip historical adventure with romantic elements

A World War II nurse finds herself travelling through mystical stones to Scotland 200 years before. She tries to get back to her husband but her new life takes over as does the love for her marriage-of-convenience husband. Now a TV series.

Re-reading: #2 - Dragonfly in Amber

Up to: #7- An Echo in the Bone (on TBR)

2016: #1 re-read

Diana Palmer - aka Susan Kyle

The Morcai Battalion 

Genre: Sci-Fi Romance

The Morcai Battalion, a fleet comprised of Centaurians and humans and is the first collaboration of its kind and a step toward an intergalactic alliance. Things don't always run smoothly.

Up to: #2 -  The Recruit)

2016: 0
#1 pre 2011. 

Eden Summers

Reckless Beat 
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance (Rock band)

Romances involving the band members of the rock band, Reckless Beat.

Up to: #2 -  Passionate Addiction (on eTBR)

2016: #1

Eloisa James

Essex Sisters 
Genre: Historical Romance

The Essex sisters were orphaned by a horse mad father who didn't look after the day-to-day. The four sisters are left in the care of a tipsy friend with the eldest sister, Tess looking out for her sisters.

Up to:  #2 -  Kiss Me, Annabel

2016: 0
2015: #1 (audio)

Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl 
Genre: Children's - fantasy

Artemis Fowl is a criminal mastermind. He's also a kid who uncovers the world of the fairies below ground. He's ruthless, he's smart, he may even start growing a conscious. Maybe.

Up to: #4 - The Opal Deception; The Artemis Fowl Files (after #3)

Artemis Fowl Graphic Novels

Up to: #4 - The Opal Deception

2016: #3

Erica Hayes

Shadowfae Chronicles
Genre: Dark Urban Fantasy 

In the dark underground world of demons, faeries, vampires and other things that go bump in the night. Demons rule Melbourne and feuds are out of control.

Up to: #4 -  BLOOD CURSED (on TBR)

2016: #0.5
2015: #3

The Seven Signs 
Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Paranormal Romance

The Seven Signs is an apocalyptic paranormal series, set in the near future against the backdrop of a twisted Biblical Apocalypse.

Yet to start
#1: Revelation on TBR



Until next time...Happy Reading!
~Eleni

DarkSider Reading Challenge: September reviews

I was able to read quite a lot of DarkSider stories this month. Yay for me. Here are the reviews from Goodreads.




The last thing Noah thought he'd find was a one woman alive after a deadly virus has wiped out the world. Half his luck, she's virgin priestess of a lesbian culture, and it's forbidden for a man to touch her as she'll lose her powers.

This was not only very well written, but also had me giggling away at Noah's predicament, and his reaction to Titi's descriptions and demonstrations of her culture and the lesbian sex ~ she knows no other way though she's never partaken in herself as she was their priest ·
ess. References to the Sacred Rod were gold.

I'll definitely be reading more of Ross' Forbidden Fantasy stories. They are short and great for when you want a snack of a story.

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Really enjoyed this telling of the magical world set in contemporary times, where magic is taxed and anyone who fails to follow these restrictions get in a lot of trouble.

Characters are imperfect and I love that about them. I loved the sense of humour throughout but also the tale of a genie and his reluctant mistress. I won't give away spoilers but felt for Primrose and her very black moment.

Love the world of the mythical beings and drawing from all sort of cultures, especially ones that were familiar to me - satyrs, manticores, harpies, sirens. Looking forward to reading book 2.


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Thoroughly enjoyed this novella - great writing by Husk, and loved the premise. Some secondary characters that are just nasty, and wounded hero and heroine. Great seeing their story.


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Absolutely loved it. I savoured reading this making myself slow down. Well except the last quarter which I read quickly.

Prejudice is alive and well in this book, and we see the characters learning trust one another, and the other society. Wonderful worldbuilding. And what a fab cover. Probably one of my favourites and now having read the book, it is even more so because that's Annika.

Well done, Ms Griffin. A fabulous tale with love, adventure, and with a set up for more in book 2. Can't wait to get my teeth into that one.

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4.5 stars

Really enjoyed - graphic, descriptive (Hayes has a very descriptive way), and liked the POVs.

What I love about the books is that the characters are very flawed but they make do with what they have. I mean two thieves as the protagonists - not what you call 'white hat' characters but they are both loveable because of their flaws, and you have to take their world into consideration when you hear the word 'thief'.

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Currently reading: Mercy Burns by Keri Arthur


Leave any reading you have done for this challenge in the comments field. 

June reads

I had a great month of reading in June. I finished off my reward book of Shadowfae, read new authors - Helene Young and Lauren Kate, caught up on a Twilight installment, and started catching on my e-TBR pile with Anna Hackett's novella Wind Kiss, Fire Bound.

Each was different and I enjoyed that immensely- though 4 out of the 5 were speculative fiction, they were all different in tone, world building, length, and voice.

Happy reading!

Reward book time....

Shadowfae is a dark urban fantasy dealing with the supernatural underground of Melbourne. Lust, power, passion & love live in this world. The story is about Jade, a thrall and succubus. Love the first person POV for her, and the 3rd person, present tense for the other characters. Very lyrical language - very well done & a fantastic choice as a Reward Book. This book is part one of a series. Now to get book 2, Shadowglass.


My next choice for the Reward book is Untouched by Anna Campbell. I've been wanting to read this for a long time!!

Reward book: Sizzle, Seduce & Simmer

I've finally finished this fantastic compilation by Marion Lennox with fantastic stories and recipes from Australian romance authors. Enjoyed the variety of the stories and the variety of the recipes.

Yum, yum.

So that means I'm moving along with my writing & writing related tasks.






Now next, I've decided to pick a book I've been waiting to read and hence will make me work that much harder... Shadowfae by Erica Hayes. This is the first in the Shadowfae series.


Happy reading all!

~yia~