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- Dark Possession
Reviewed By Crystal
Book~~ Dark Possession by Christine Feehan
This one was another good one. MJB gives it 4 stars. Because it didn’t knock my socks off or make my panties wet. So 4 Stars it is. So to start, the cover is a new one. The first edition of this book came out in 2007.
Text design by Tiffany Estreicher
The blurb: Manolito De La Cruz knew he was dangerously close to turning into a vampire. The last thing he expected after being called back to his Carpathian homeland by Prince Mikhail was to catch the scent of his destined lifemate in MaryAnn Delaney. MaryAnn is human, but she knows all too well the overwhelmingly aggressive instincts of Carpathian males. And they’re not exactly the kind of men she’d prefer to be bound to for life.
A dedicated counselor for battered women, MaryAnn has a fulfilling life with no room for someone like Manolito, born and bred in the Carpathian mountains, a law unto himself. But when MaryAnn agrees to go to South America to offer guidance to a brutalized young woman, she has no idea of the trap that awaits her in the sweltering thick of the jungle. She has been lured there by Manolito himself, who has seductive plans for the unaware, irresistibly human female…
From the jump, as with most of Ms. Feehan’s books, this one pulls you right in with the first line. “Manolito De La Cruz woke beneath the dark earth with his heart pounding, bloodred tears streaking his face and grief overwhelming him. OK Ms. Feehan. I’m hooked. And now that I am, lets get down to business. The blurb is lacking that “buy me now” punch that we’ve come to expect from this author, but again, this is an older novel. That aside, The story is ageless. I was sucked in and stayed that way. No part of the plot fell flat or was jumpy or didn’t fit, until the very end. There was the part, as a big fan of Ms. Feehan’s where my jaw dropped and not in a good way. The ending was just too easy and just a little too much like “Because. That’s why and they lived happily ever after.” wah wah wah. I hate saying that about one of my favorite’s, but here at MJB we are HONEST first, then let’s work to make it better. So as a reader, yeah, it’s a good story, but it doesn’t have that wow factor i was hoping for.
- Watermelon Moonshine
By Teresa Keefer
Cover by Tess Russ of Poised Pen Productions
This book comes out tomorrow! 9/20/2024 Go get it!
BLURB: An absent boyfriend… A flirtatious roommate… A red bow… Two broken hearts… Could the discovery of the truth twenty years later lead to reconciliation and love everlasting?
As far as from an editing stand point, this book was nearly perfect. I was NOT able to find a single time where my red editor pen came out. Kudos to Ms. Keefer for an impeccable job on that. As it comes down to the author for a final look through before publishing. The cover is cute and fits the story and the blurb perfectly. The blurb pulls you in, as it should. So score one for the readers. This second chance romance pulled me right in and is one I truly enjoyed. Delayed gratification for vindication for the main character, she had no idea about, gave her a sense of grace and poise you don’t often find in romance novels. There were no predictable parts or scenes that felt too much like they were scripted. It was easy to fall into the story and feel like you were right there in town. The storyline flowed perfectly. At no time did I want to put it down. This was a quality read.
So pick up your copy today and read one of the few books that MJBOOKS gives 4 STARS!!!
- Dark Storm by Christine Feehan
BOOK REVIEW by Crystal
Book Data: published by Penquin Group
Copy Wright 2012
Cover design by George Long
The cover is intriguing and gives clues to the story you’ll dive into.
The blurb: Awakening after all this time in a world of absolute darkness and oppressive heat, Dax wonders how the world above has changed. But it’s how he had changed that fills him with dread and loathing. Buried alive for hundreds of years in a volcano in South America….ok what? I’m hooked right there, as if i wasn’t with the author’s name alone. Then she goes on with….His name is Mitro…once a member of the Carpathians, now a evil vampire…bent on escape. Now both have emerged and the ultimate battle between good and evil rages anew. Okay. I’m hooked. moving on…..
The story kept me sucked in. I lost sleep and was grateful the rain kept me from working the next day. Ms. Feehan is truly the queen of suspense and paranormal romance. She has woven another story of a badass hunky hero and an equally badass heroine that perfectly balance each others strengths and weaknesses. If they can look past what they know and are familiar with, they can truly be partners, friends, lovers and life mates without equal.
MJBOOKS gives this 4 full stars only because there were a few times when the sentence structure and sometimes paragraphs were “Telling” not “Showing”, as though a narrator had jumped in to fill us in with details.
- The Terrors
Review by Crystal from MJBooks
Ruckus in Raceway City .
This book starts with a great cover and does not let you down with a blurb that intrigues. If you like stories with a backdrop of the city and the criminal elements therein, you will love this one.
Dr. Bob Benton, thought his days of secrets and hiding were over, until the criminal element of Raceway City threatens the very people he’s vowed to help. He’s secretly making headway, and learning he’s not the only one who’s got an ear to the ground. When a mysterious woman plants herself in his path and threatens everything he holds dear, Raceway City’s criminal element becomes the least of his worries. From the reviewers at MJBooks, we give this one 3 ½ stars. Only because every place there was room for feelings, it lacked them. This is a great, well thought out story and it moves fluidly. However, it could use a bit more racing and heart pounding as one would expect from a city with a criminal element so dark. I, myself, would not have normally picked this book to read, but I found I really did enjoy it and it gave me a change of pace.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-terrors-brian-k-morris/1144387871?
- Book Review
From Crystal @ MJBooksLLC
This is another great one from Christine Feehan. There is a new more modern cover out now, but the cover posted is the one I have on my shelf so I went with that. The story is one that will keep you turning pages but I found I was able to set it aside and walk away from it. So I gave the story 4 stars in stead of 5 for that. the cover gained a 5 star for yes it would make me pick it up. The blurb I didn’t bother to read at first, but for the sake of everyone else, I read it and gave it a 5 star. The blurb makes the book sound as good as it is. The main character is in over her head, or is she? She has balls and she’s about to prove to one very sexy Carpathian hunter just how large they are. Never underestimate a woman on a mission to save the ones she loves.
