Only His, Sexiest Vampire Alive, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Hello, my fellow readers! It has been a while since I have posted anything. I have been out of town so I apologize for the delay. I have read several books so bare with me while I play catch up. After finishing Michele Bardsley's, 'Broken Heart' series, I started on Susan Mallery's newest to her 'Fool's Gold' series, "Only His."

"Only His," featured Nevada Hendrix and Tucker Janack. Nevada is trying to go out on her own when it comes to her career. However when interviewing for a new job she didn't think she'd run into her past, Tucker. Years ago, she had a crush on Tucker however he was dating Cat at the time. Thanks to Cat, Nevada had one night with Tucker but when it was over he didn't even know her name. Due to embarrassment and heartache she never talked to either of them again. Now Tucker is back for a while in Fool's Gold and Cat has managed to come for a visit as well. Will Nevada and Tucker manage to have a relationship this time or will Cat interfere again? Nevada isn't the only one falling in love...Jo, the owner of the local bar, meets Will, one of Tucker's workers. Jo has guarded her heart due to mistakes from her past however she lets down her wall for Will. When she finally comes clean with Will, is he able to handle her past even though it reminds him of his own?

I really enjoyed this book because of the different love relationships between several of the character's. Susan is an excellent writer, she knows how to dazzle you with words and dialogue. I cannot wait to see what's next for Fool's Gold!

Up next is Kerrelyn Sparks new book "Sexiest Vampire Alive." Gregori is a bottle-fed vampire, meaning he has never bitten a mortal for food. When a video is leaked showing vampires are real, Gregori is asked to be their spokesperson. When he goes to meet the President, he didn't count on falling for the President's daughter, Abigail. Abigail is a scientist working on a cure to help her mother. When she finds out Gregori has special abilities they go on a trip together to find plants to help with her research. Along the way not only do they run into trouble and a near death experience but they also fall in love. In the end is Abigail able to forgive Gregori for a mistake he made in order to protect vampires? This book was full of strong characters, witty dialogue, and of course twists and turns! I look forward to Kerrelyn's next book for this series.

The next book I read was for book club, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot. This book was very interesting especially since it is a true story. I enjoyed learning about Henrietta and how her cancer cells were the first to live and duplicate. They were used for many things and one was to help find a cure for polio. Rebecca was able to capture as much as she could in regards to how Henrietta lived and how she was treated medically. Many people today do not know what HeLa cells are and how they have benefited medical history. As for her family it was an eye opener to see how they grew up and how they were treated. Definitely a good book to discuss!

Now I have started the 'Twilight Series' by Stephenie Meyer. I have completed books 1, 2, and 3. I will tell my thoughts once I have finished book 4. So far I am intrigued with the series and look forward to seeing how it will end.

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Special: Cross Your Heart and Must Love Lycans

Hello, my fellow readers! I have finished Michele Bardsley's 'Broken Heart' series. I hope she will continue this series with new characters because I thoroughly enjoyed the ride!

"Cross Your Heart," brings together Elizabeth Bretton, a vampire and also grand-daughter of an original founder of Broken Heart, and Tez Jones who happens to be a detective and the last of his kind, a were-Jaguar. The two work together to solve a 150-year-old murder/mystery and save the town from a ghost. Tez was invited to Broken Heart by the were-cat colony to join the group and take over as alpha. Since he's the last of his kind the colony expects him to mate with a were-cat. Since Elizabeth knows the score she's doing what's best for him to hold back her emotions. However when a were-cat is out to mate with him will Elizabeth finally succumb to her feelings and challenge her to win Tez over? Also will the ghost out to get revenge on the town ruin all of the happily-in-love couples or will Tez and Elizabeth be able to stop him?

In Michele Bardsley's "Must Love Lycans," Damian has been captured and is in a mental institution where he meets Kelsey a psychotherapist. Kelsey wants to help Damian get well so he's able to leave however believing he is a werewolf is a bit much. Kelsey starts to ask questions to Jarred, her boss and owner of the facility, and when he is not forth coming with information she starts to question his motives to keeping Damian and why she was hired in the first place. Jarred has secrets of his own and Kelsey realizes the facility is not what it seems. She decides to leave the facility and take Damian with her. Can her and Damian get away from Jarred? Is he willing to do anything to save her including confronting his past?

Out of these two I enjoyed "Cross Your Heart" the best! I really liked Tez's character and his naughty persona :) I also enjoyed the plot line and having the story behind how 'Broken Heart' received its name. I look forward to what Michele and Broken Hearts comes up with next!

Since I have finished this series, I have started Susan Mallery's newest in her 'Fool's Gold' series, "Only His." I love this series and enjoy the characters in it. I am glad it's finally Nevada's turn :)

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