I'm so sad!

I love the two books in Erin McCarthy's New York Girlfriends series: The Pregnancy Test and You Don't Know Jack. Love them.

And I've been looking forward for like.. FOREVER, to read about the other two roommates in this serie. Now, almost two years later, even after reading other Erin McCarthy's fabulous works (High Stakes, Bit the Jackpot, I just have to name them), I'm still eagering waiting.

But then I just noticed this little note at Erin McCarthy's website here (how long has it been there?), and to quote everything:

A note from Erin:

Thanks so much for all the interest in reading stories for Allison and Caroline, the two other roommates in The Pregnancy Test and You Don't Know Jack. While I originally intended to write books for them, a change in publishers has made this impossible at the moment. Hopefully some day soon I'll be able to write a 'Happily Ever After' for Allison and Caroline!

Sadness!

I can wait. But please don't say never.

Hot x 4.

No, I cannot resist four brothers in a book. Multiply hotness by four, and that's Animal Lust by Lacy Danes. I wasn't interested in this book at first because I just don't feel like reading any historicals at the moment. But then, there're four brothers, so how can I say no to four brothers?

Yummy x 4.

Favourite brother? I don't know. Maybe Orin. I've do have a thing for eldest brothers. Davy McCould rocks. *Sigh.

One thing that gets to me though, is that one of the brothers' name is called Mac. What's wrong with Mac? Well, I had nothing against the name at first, not until it was revealed that Mac's full name is Macedon. I repeat, Macedon. M-A-C-E-D-O-N. Macedon. I thought Macedon sounded really sexy. But it's only mentioned once in the whole book. Therefore, I'll make up for the lack of it here: MacedonMacedonMacedonMacedonMacedonMacedon.

Sir Macedon Ursus. ♥

One More Reason to Buy a Book.

I read the newspaper everyday. ☺

So, in today's Life! section of The Straits Times, there's this quote from a taiwanese lyricist, Vincent Fang, in the 'biteintoit' column:

'Buying a book is an investment with the highest return rate. Spend a little money and you get other people's painstaking work'

Wow. The more we should buy books. In my case, more romance books. ♥

Pretty Mass Market Covers.

I've read them all,
When they're in Brava trade.

They all rock,
Their covers are hot,
So they get to decorate my blog. ♥

Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy
by Helenkay Dimon.

The title links to the trade paperback version because this mass version will be out only March '09. Happy waiting.

The next book in this series, 'It's Hotter in Hawaii' is coming out April '09. I can't wait to read this because there's Josh in it! ♥ Josh's own story will be out later next year as stated at Helenkay's blog here. Happy waiting for this too..

Temperature's Rising
by Karen Kelley

Sometimes I wonder, are they trying to make those who already own the trade version buy the same book again in mass version? Well, maybe those rich, rabid fans may. I'm rabid, but sadly not rich.

Anyway, I've just finished Karen Kelley's Nerak series (here, here & here). They're damn funny & sexy and I so need more of these kind of books.

Get A Clue
by Jill Shalvis

I love covers with a couple embracing (or necking). It's sooo hot. ♥ Tasteful hot. Though I wish the picture on this cover is in it's original colours instead the shade of blue. Like the other three covers I posted.

I also visit Jill Shalvis' Blog for a good laugh every week too. ☺



Mouth to Mouth
by Erin McCarthy

I think I miss her comtemporary romance novels. Very much.

Wow, it really seems to be a loong time ago when I read You Don't Know Jack (and loved it).

Hmm. *Goes to put My Immortal at the top my TBR. I do hope she writes more funny vampire romance though.

After seeing that most mass market versions getting hotter covers, no, I still won't wait for them. I'm a big fan of Brava trade paper backs, and I'm not a big fan of waiting. For two years. Give me big fonts any time!

I want a male Siren from the Lore.

If you a big Kresley Cole fan, you should (must!) lurk around her forum. Forums could be messy, but this post nicely links all the very interesting tibits that a fan should (must!) know.

Yesterday, I thought nothing can win demons. But today, I think I maybe wrong. Here's a quote of Ms Kresley Cole from her forum, which still got me squeeealing sliently in my mind:

"... most in the Lore would say that a Siren absolutely cannot have a male child, but there have been rumors about male Sirens who are as big as demons and as seductive as vampires. Instead of singing to enthrall, a male would only have to whisper in a woman's ear, and she'll be his forever. Sigh. I love rumors."

Big as demons. Seductive as vampires.

And they whisper in your ear, and you'd be his forever?

I swear, if male Sirens are real, I'd give up both Cade and Rydstrom for one (I'm not greedy!) of them.

My Very First Demons.

There's a very big, special, loving place in my heart for vampires. So Conrad, red eyes meaning evil or not, I automatically worship him. But I started on Dark Desires After Dusk about an hour after reading Conrad's story. I have no time to gush about Conrad.

Because Cadeon Woede the Kingmaker (aka hawt hawt hawt RAGE demon i.e. non-vampire) invades that heart of mine asap. Cade's my first taste of the demon creatures in romance novels, and ooooh. What I've read I reeeally reeeally like.

♥ EVERYTHING ARE SPOILERS ♥ from now onwards. (Hmm I hardly give these warnings do I? I hate giving spoilers warnings. Disrupts my thinking mind. But I digress.)

One scene that sticks in my mind, the part when Cade gaves Holly a bottle of water, but when she opened the cap and accidentally touches the rim, she does not want to drink it anymore because it's contaminated. Poor girl. OCD. I totally relate to OCD in real life. I don't have it, but someone dear to me has it and I've read up on it. It's not funny.

When Cade asked Holly why she isn't drinking the bottle, she explains to him why, expecting him to laugh at her. Hell, I do expect Cade to laugh at her her or at least give her a weird look. Most people who don't understand OCD does that.

But I guess I don't know Cade well enough.

Instead of doing what Holly and I expected, Cade immediately got another new bottle of water and carefully uncapped it so as to not touch the rim and passes it to Holly. He even relates that "those shorter caps must be a pain in the ass". Wow. Can you just scream considerate? If I'm Holly, I'd jump him there and then. I'm jumping him in my mind already then. That's sooooo sweet. Even sweeter than taking bullets or poisoned arrows or flamming fire balls for her.

It's the little actions you know? OCD is not funny. Seriously.

And the sex? Holy Mama. The thing with Cade fully turning rage demon when claiming his female? To steal Holly's word, want! I thought it's hotter than the previous books, although I admit it's been almost six months since I've read about Lachlain. Time to re-read?

Oh my oh my. Why is it hot? It's the sports car. I've always wanted a sports car. And to do the naughty on the hood with a demon? Phwoar.

Why is it hot again? Demons are not shy. They need it four to five times a day. Phwoarr.

Tell you why it's hot again? It's the horns. Something to the female's advantage. Actually, when I first read about demons in IAD with horns, it's kinda weird to me. I can't really imagine them growing out above the ears. I do refer my paranormal characters human-like. I know demons have horns, but in stories they can do without it right? Like the Lykaes without all the fur?

But now, I'm very-very happy about the horns, I totally want my demons to come with them now. Imagine my poor heart when Cade cut them off at the end for Holly, because she needed normal and he wanted to give her what she needs. Sweet really, but WTF? To my great relief, those sexy horns grow back in two weeks. But I didn't know that.

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I didn't really like the idea much that Cade is willing to risk handling Holly over to the bad guy and then get the sword he needs and then try to get Holly back. No I don't like it much. And I also don't like it when Rydstrom chosed his kingdom over knowing about his female during his meeting with Nix in Dark Needs at Night's Edge. Oh my dearest sexy Woede brothers, I do understand that the many of your people are suffering under the rule of the bad guy, and the very need to get back your kingdom. I do understand. But I'm a girl. In our hearts, we girls want to be the first before everything. In our hearts, the little evil, selfish part somewhere, we want to be the first. Before. Everything.

But I forgave Cade when he cut off his horns for Holly. (Dear Holly I hope you make him grow it back. And in the next book, I want to read about him strutting around with them.) And I forgave Rydstrom when I read about him buttoning his jeans at the end of Dark Desires After Dusk.

Rydstrom.

OMG Rydstrom. I need to retrace his tracks. *Go grabs book*

At the scene where Sabine seduces Rydstrom by grasping his two horns to hold him down to her, I was like, I want to do that! Especially since after learning that the horns are an erogneous zone for demons. To quote Holly again, WANT!

But I also realised that, the bitch Sabine must be his female. Damn. When can a reader ever get the hero all to herself?

And then we learn that Sabine is possibly a hundred (or thousand? I forgot) times more evil then her two already evil brothers, and that she wanted to be pregnant with Rydstrom's baby for evil purposes. Wow-wee.

At the ending where Cade goes to find Rydstrom, he (Rydstrom) appears at his door with no shirt and shoes and was just buttoning his jeans. Can it get anymore obvious what he could have been doing? *Imagination runs wild*

Then Cade thinks that he's changed and that his eyes looked crazed. Whoa? And this scene is followed by a woman screaming for help from Rydstrom's house. Complete with mattress squeaking and chains rattling? Bondage, Rydstrom? Sabine, lucky bitch you. Trying to turn on Rydstrom by acting helpless? Ha!

I didn't think I can be obessed with Rydstrom anymore than I currently am, but just before my lunch today, I read what Ms Kresley Cole said at her forum about Rydstrom:

"The poor demon is all crazed and enraged and seething at his female even as he can’t part from her–or keep his hands off her. Sabine had no idea she was grabbing a tiger by the tail with Rydstrom!"

This is priceless.

Want! Want! Want! Want! Want!

I'm so holding onto this description until Feb 2009, which I hope is a permanent release date. If there's a chance that the date can be earlier, then I don't want it permanent.

Rydstrom, you now officially share the big, special, loving space in my heart with Cade, some vampires whose names I can't remember at the moment, and the other wolf creatures in the Lore, the exact name I can't for my life remember how to spell.

Rydstrom. Rydstrom. Rydstrom. Buttoning up your jeans with a crazed look to meet your brother at the door, while having a helpless woman chained to your bed.

This is driving me crazy.

Rydstrom.

Rök.

OMG I just remembered Rök!

He first appeared in Dark Needs at Night's Edge, with another new demon Grimslade. Oh the thing with this Grim is really cute. He is adverse to bright and beautiful things, and almost had a heart attack when Regin (the Radiant) sat beside him in the bar. Haha! Too bad Regin already has her berseker. If not, it'd be pretty funny to read about them together.

Maybe Grim will have his own story since among so many demons, his and Rök's name are mentioned. But his female can't be ugly rite? Mostly heroines are beautiful right? Maybe Grim will learn to get over his adversion, to be with his I-assume-will-be-beautiful female. Perhaps with Regin's help. Valkyries are fun people.

And Rök. He's Cade's room mate. He WAS Cade's room mate, but since now Cade is living at a new house with Holly, Rök now might be lonely. And I so do not mind being his new room mate. The advantage of being with Rök? He's a smoke demon. From what I've learned, if you have sex with them, a pact made which allows you to summon them at will.

Do smoke demons rock or not?

Do IAD demons rock or not?

To the other creatures of the Lore, sorry. Demons are my thing now. Till the next book. Oh, oops, the next book is Rydstrom. Another demon. Till the next next book then?

Nikolai won.

Refering to this post.. I wanted to try Extreme Exposure first. But still, my hands reached out for Nikolai Wroth instead.

In brief: The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole in the anthology Playing Easy to Get (with Sherrilyn Kenyon & Jaid Black) is the first in the Immortals After Dark series. But it's the fourth for me. First is Lachlain (yum), second is Sebastian (love) , third is Bowen (lick).

The story started slow for me, until Nikolai got blooded of course. I kinda pity Nikolai when he's teased by Myst before that. Well, after the blooding what she did to him seemed cruel. But then, nothing better than to let the man sweat it out alittle (understatement i know) to get the woman he wants. I want my man to work to get me too. But then I doubt I can leave him. I'd probably throw myself at Nikolai's feet upon feeling his- umm. Then our story probably would just end there.

Yeah, I realised I don't make a good heroine for a romance novel.

That's why I'm a reader instead, eh?

And I really-really like the fact that the Valkyries will run forever to get into arms of their love. ♥ ♥

I just realised, all that Nikolai had done - and had thought of doing - in order to get Myst forever to himself, is what I've always wanted to read about. Really. Pure force (physically and mentally). Kresley Cole makes it so sexy. Some of his actions and what he had intended to do could have been unforgivable and outrageous. But to me, it's not. It's a romance novel, it will end right!

So..

What to read next?

I can't decide..

.. which book to read first.

I ordered them online, and they all arrived today. And pity me, for I can't decide which one read first. I feel like tearing my hair off my head. And scream. Loud. It's actually very frustrating. I'm blogging when I could have just started on one of them.. about five hours ago. Time wasted. I can't decide!

I don't really want to start on one book and then keep thinking about another. It would be like having an affair. Or maybe I think too much.

I wanted to dig in to Shannon Mckenna's new novella first as I feel I'm been waiting for years for it. But how can I resist Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series? Two full novels? One novella? Cade, I feel like skipping Conrad's story and read about you first. Conrad baby, I still love you lots even if I don't know you well enough yet. You're a vampire and I have this thing for vampires. And Nikolai, no I didn't forget you.

But-but-but I'm aching to try Pamela Clare too. I read too much about this three books of hers online and I really-really-really want to satisfy my curiousity asap.

I can't decide! I don't think I can sleep tonight.

A short Hero.

In Pamela Morsi's The Love Charm, the heroine looks straight into hero's eyes. Not "look up into his eyes" but "straight into his eyes".

Yes, Armand is short. Height wise. Shorter than the heroine, Aida. But not too much I think, since Aida can look straight into Armand's eyes. I think this fascinates her, because it's mentioned a number of times. The looking-straight-into-the-eyes part.

Armand is not tall, alpha and possessive like my beloved Davy McCloud. He's not exactly the best-looking man in his community either. In Pamela Morsi's novels, physical attributes mean nothing. So I'm not bothered, even though the book keeps reminding me about the height.

It's all in the heart! The heart! Argh! *Sniff.

Armand may be the shortest hero in the romance novel history (at least among what I've read), but he's still hot in the heroine's eyes. That's what counts. ☺ There's a part where Aida was secretly checking him out. From the eyes to the thighs.. the way she views him makes him vastly appealing.

Love! ♥

"For the man I love, monsieur, I would go against God Himself."

That's my favorite line in the book. Spoken by the pretty Aida. Maybe it sounds cheesy as a line singled out, but the situation in which made Aida proclaim that is really aw shucks. Thinking about it, I getting teary again. Makes me wana slap Armand up-side-down.

But I don't have to. Near the end of the book, Aida tried to hit him in the balls (she was angry at some revelation by him). I was laughing and crying at that. Love! ♥

I only have one more book by Pamela Morsi left in my TBR. It's Garters, and I'm afraid of reading it. Because then there'd be no more old Pamela Morsi novels left in my TBR.. No, not that her new works ones aren't great, they made me cry buckets too (all Pamela Morsi's books made me cry). but I refer reading her old historial romances.

Argh, I'm getting teary yet again. I was thinking about the ending of The Love Charm, which offered a short glimpse into the future . Very heart-warming. ♥