Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre
Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan
Butterfly Tattoo by Diedre Knight
A Most Lamentable Comedy by Janet Mullany
Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas (She’s my crit partner — I’ve already read this but can’t wait to own a paper copy)
Moonburn by Alisa Sheckley
Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran (Also a crit partner — I’ve already read this but really want a paper copy)
Don’t Tempt Me by Loretta Chase
Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
Deeper by Megan Hart (although I couldn’t finish her last one, I still look forward to this one)
Written on Your Skin by Meredith Duran (See my comment on Bound by Your Touch)
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs

Tee: Remem­ber, Keis­hon, we are deal­ing with Karin Slaugh­ter. Any­thing is pos­si­ble in her fic­tion world!

I know! I know. I know. Maybe she should just phase her out. *g*

Avid Reader: Hey, Tee, so it is true then? No more Grant County? No more Lena? My least favorite char­ac­ter, btw.

Well, what I’ve read is that Slaughter is planning to merge the characters from both series, but how she will do that remains a mystery just now. I’m guessing that Will and Sara will be collaborators on a case and then morph from there. But that doesn’t mean Lena can’t be in the picture somehow. Lena is such a tortured person. I don’t dislike her character, but she’s made some very stupid decisions. Remember, Keishon, we are dealing with Karin Slaughter. Anything is possible in her fiction world!

SarahT: Patri­cia Briggs is one author I really must try. I have ‘Moon Called’ on my TBR shelf. The were­wolf ele­ment has been putting me off. I like some para­nor­mal but not across the board.

OH yes you must try her. Like you, I am sick of all the werewolves, weres and other weird creatures but Patricia Briggs is the exception to the rule.

Hey, Tee, so it is true then? No more Grant County? No more Lena? My least favorite character, btw.

I’ve heard Slaughter is discontinuing entirely the Grant County series and blending it, as you said, into the Will Trent series. Good move, I think. Time will tell. I’m glad you’re back on the backwagon for even attempting another peek at Sara and company following “Beyond Reach.” Time will also tell on that move; although, in reality, it’s a done deal. Also, as you are a reader who appreciates great writing, I figured it would only be a short matter of time in your thinking of staying away from Slaughter’s next adventure involving the Grant County crew.

Selling Planet Earth in Exchange for a Utopia? What’s the Catch?

Humans sold planet Earth for peace, but little did they know peace would come at such a high cost.

A long time ago, Humanity sold planet Earth to a group called the Evers in order to gain peace and a virtual utopia for themselves and for future generations. However, the cost of this paradise turns out to be too much for some to deal with and the humans soon find themselves ruled cruelly by the very beings who offered them salvation and at one point given them so much hope.

Humans that were originally treated with high regards, made to feels special, are now being treated as animals, some humiliated and shipped away to some unknown fate…each being told what they could or could not do, under the guise of it being in humanities best interest.

With a feeling of dread, a small group declares war on the more advanced Evers in hopes of returning things to the way they should be…to the way they had been. John and his make-shift crew of humans and hybrids (half human/half Ever) must not only find a way to break free of the mistakes of the past and find out the disturbing secrets that the Evers have hidden away, but they must also deal with their own personal issues and learn to live, grow, and deal with each others’ emotional issues of love, regret and fear.

Will man give up youth and perfect health to live in the past? And will John take the chance of restoring Earth to its former state even though there’s a good chance his life-threatening disease can return?

Publisher’s Web site: http://www.eloquentbooks.com/Everlasting.html

I’m a big fan of Val McDermid’s thrillers, especially her standalones. ‘A Place of Execution’ is particularly good.

I loved ‘Maisie Dobbs’. It’s well-researched, well-written and tells an interesting story. There’s plenty of period detail without detracting from the story. The other books in the series are also worth reading.

Patricia Briggs is one author I really must try. I have ‘Moon Called’ on my TBR shelf. The werewolf element has been putting me off. I like some paranormal but not across the board.

I have a couple of Val McDermid’s ebooks so I am looking forward to reading them. Karen Rose I got just never read and Jacqueline Winspear is another writer I am looking into reading as I already have Massie Dobbs. Thanks!

I’m also waiting impatiently for the next book by Julia Spencer-Fleming. As I’m new to her series, I’m waiting for ‘I Shall Not Want’ to be released later this month.

Other books I’m really looking forward to are:
’Among the Mad’ by Jacqueline Winspear (HB Feb 2009, but waiting for PB)
’Hard & Fast’ by Erin McCarthy (May 2009)
’The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie’ by Jennifer Ashley (May 2009)
’Kill for Me’ by Karin Rose (Mass Market Ed. July 2009)
’Evil at Heart’ by Chelsea Cain (September 2009)
’Lover Avenged’ J.R. Ward (May 2009)
Covet by J.R. Ward (October 2009)