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The past week was a busy one with my father´s birthday celebration, I had my share of anger and the weather kind of knocked me out. I didn´t get done as much reading as I would have liked to, and some books I thought would arrive, haven´t.
So no bought books this week, but one GREAT NEWS:
I got the approval from a German publisher to review Sandra Brown´s Mean Streak (German title: Sanfte Rache) – which I am freaking happy about. My blog is still a small one, though this means a lot to me!
Reviewer Copy
In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble – as two desperate young women know all too well. Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It´s a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires. Iseult, a Treadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her – but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken her from life as an outcast into one of reckless adventure, where she is a cool, wary balance to Safiya´s hotheaded impulsiveness. Safiya and Iseult want to be free to live their own lives, but war is coming to the Witchlands. With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Witch and privateer) and the hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must fight emperors, princes, and mercenaries alike, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.
When forced to choose between safety with the dragon organization Talon and being hunted forever as an outcast, Ember Hill chose to stand with Riley and his band of rogue dragons rather than become an assassin for Talon. She´s lost any contact with her twin brother, Dante, a Talon devotee, as well as Garret, the former enemy soldier who challenged her beliefs about her human side. As Ember and Riley hide and regroup to fight another day, Garret journeys alone to the United Kingdom, birthplace of the ancient and secret Order of St. George, to spy on his former brothers and uncover deadly and shocking secrets that will shake the foundations of dragons and dragon-slayers alike and place them all in imminent danger as Talon´s new order rises.
Dr. Emory Charbonneau, a pediatrician and marathon runner, disappears on a mountain road in North Carolina. By the time her husband Jeff, miffed over a recent argument, reports her missing, the trail has grown cold. Literally. Fog and ice encapsulate the mountainous wilderness and paralyze the search for her. While police suspect Jeff of “instant divorce”, Emory, suffering from an unexplained head injury, regains consciousness and finds herself the captive of a man whose violent past is so dark that he won´t even tell her his name. She´s determined to escape him, and willing to take any risks necessary to survive. Unexpectedly, however, the two have a dangerous encounter with people who adhere to a code of justice all their own. At the center of the dispute is a desperate young woman whom Emory can´t turn her back on, even if it means breaking the law. Wrong becomes right at the hands of the man who strikes fear, but also sparks passion. As her husband´s deception is revealed, and the FBI closes in on her captor, Emory begins to wonder if the man with no name is in fact, her rescuer from those who wish her dead – and from heartbreak.
Happy reading
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Oh my gosh, that's some very nice books, Vi! I think Mean Streak sounds fantastic! So creepy and if Brown lives up to her past books, there will be some amazing twists and turns :)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful, peaceful Christmas, Vi. {{{HUGS}}}
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
I love reading Sandra Brown books - at least her thrillers :) Hope this one is a good one.
DeleteMerry Christmas to you too, Lexxie!
I adored Truthwitch! I read Windwitch and why I thought it was okay, I didn't love it as much as I loved Truthwitch. Still! That series is awesome. I hope you enjoy all of your new books!
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I will read it next. Windwitch is pre-ordered already *smile*. Thanks for stopping by.
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