Some may argue that this is not a romance. I would argue very differently. There is a heroine and a hero (even if we don't see a whole lot of him). The couple must overcome an obstacle in order to be together (Alice's closed-mindedness). And of course there must be a HEA - and is there ever!!

Alice's adventure begins with her favorite white rabbit again and she is instantly thrust into a new and exciting world. The book (which is quite glad to be an ebook instead of a regular book you might trip over if it happened to be lying on the floor) is filled with wonderful puns and even occasionally makes a joke at its own expense. Yes, the book knows it's a book. The style of writing is priceless and so very much fun to read. Alice must learn to be more open minded about people before she can become a Queen and return home.

We see a few of our favorite characters: Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and a very unusual version of the Jabberwocky - all presented with their own very unique twist. If you haven't read this series, I would definitely tell you to add it to your "must read' list. The only downfall is there was supposed to be a third book that has not yet been released.

The Devil's Heart was a fun quick read, but it did leave something a little lacking. I couldn't seem to connect to the main characters very well. Lady Margaret Chattan has earned the name Unattainable by snubbing her nose at all potential suitors. But she often complains about how alone she is. While I very much look up to her for decision to hunt down the sourse of the curse on her family, I wondered throughout the whole story why it took the family so long to try and fix it?

Heath Macnachtan is a somewhat typcial Scottish Laird. He cares for his family, his people, his land, and the rest can be damned. Until he meets Margaret. One of my absolute favorite scenes (and recurring joke throughout the story) was the scene where the met outside his house and "argued" for the first time. It was very memorable and unique and I wish the rest of the story had kept that feeling.

As a lover of paranormal, I would have liked to see a little more of the witch and the curse manifested along the way. At times I was almost able to forget that it was "real" as it disappeared from the forefront of the storyline. This was a very well-written and thought out story - I think I was just expecting something a little different and something a little more paranormal.

This book was much different than what I expected. I expected a story about the Chinese tradition of marrying a living person to a deceased one - to appease a troubled spirit. What I found in the pages was so much more. The story begins with Li Lan's father discussing the possibility of her being a ghost bride to the son of the wealthy and influential Lim family.

This begins Li Lan's strange journey. When the ghost of Lim begins to haunt her she becomes ill and her spirit takes a journey through the Chinese spirit world. It was a fantastic way to learn more about the traditions and lore in the Chinese culture. Li Lim shows us everything from the rituals performed by the living to honor their dead, to the stages of afterlife the dead must go through before reincarnation in a beautiful flowing way.

I am assuming that most of the lore is accurate, but I am about as far from being an expert on Chinese culture as you can get. This is just a beautiful and moving story.

*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*

Maggie Shayne's Wings in the Night is one of my all time favorite vampire series so far. The world builing is so perfect and the characters flawed in just the right ways. Book seven takes us away from the group we have seen throughout the rest of the series, so it's a great place to start if you want to jump in at the middle. There are actually two stories that intertwine in this one. We have Morgan DeSilva and Dante, and we have Mad Maxie and her group of friends. They collide about half way through is a totally unexpected way that completely changed what I thought was going to happen. It was a perfect twist (especially since it happened earlier in the book than most.)

Morgan DeSilva comes of as a bit of a bitch and I almost didn't like her at first. But then she realizes that Dante is a real person (err vampire) and a whole new side of her shows through. As a very old vampire, Dante is fighting his own personal issues as well. One being his sire, Sarafina. We are intriduced to her in the very first sentence and I hope that there might be more about her in a future book.

Mad Maxie was the perfect personality counter to Morgan. A happy girl that loved her some conspiracy theories - but only the kind that were true. Max plays a key part in every page of the book, even when she isn't really there. I hope there's more about her soon as well. I believe it's a good sign when a book ends with a HEA for my main characters and I hope for more more more because the secondary ones are so wonderful. Unfortunately that was also the draw back in the book. They sometimes stole a little too much of the spotlight from the main couple.

There are seventeen books in the Wings in the Night series and I'm slowly working my way through them. I want them to last awhile.

I have always had a soft spot for books about horses - and flying ones fills my love of fantasy as well. The people of High Meadow are trying to rebuild the population of flying horses after a horrible event (what I assume is book #1) leaves only a handful remaining. They have finally expanded to two successful barns, and there are rumors of a third - but many think it's too soon. When Nia, the potential new leader of third barn, starts to look closer she finds a whole lot of intrigue and political maneuvering for control. This part of the storyline was a little drawn out.

To counteract the slower moving intrigue side of the story, we have Owain and his history. His part of the story is a little more active than Nia's and adds the dash of excitement to keep things interesting. The stories weave together very nicely and couldn't be told without each other.

I would have liked to see more of the horses. The author gets so close to letting us really see their personalities, but never quite gets as far as I had hoped. There was a lot of potential to tap into the fun and eccentric personalities that I imagine these horses would have.

Ceres is an amazing character! From the very beginning I could really relate to how she was feeling and reacting to the situations around her. One of the most well written heroines I've read. And the fact that she's a bit of a bookworm gave her a place in my reading heart very easily. She's a little socially awkward, in a very endearing way and really wants to know what happened to her to make her a Reaper. But she may be better off not knowing - her history is a huge mystery throughout the book that is revealed in little snippets from the oddest and least expected places. It was wonderful.

The reason this book didn't get 5 stars, is there was a bit of a nasty love triangle thing going for awhile. While the "other guy" knew he really wasn't going to go anywhere serious with Ceres, he stayed in the picture as a possible romance a little too long for my taste. I like knowing what hero to root for. The ending was a bit rushed as well. So much happened in about 10 pages I felt like the author ran out of time or space and had to just cram it all in as fast as she could. Up until that point it was a very well paced book. Oh, and we can't forget about Ceres' hellhound - he's a bit of a show stealer himself in an amazing cute but deadly sort of way.

I absolutely loved Evangeline and Ryker. It was so much fun to read a story where the main couple wasn't necessarily the good guys! Evangeline is a love em and leave em type but once she meets Ryker she can't get him out of her mind. Ryker is avoiding a planned marriage (which was interesting to see from the guy's perspective) and thinks Evangeline will be a great tumble to help him take his mind off things. How do they meet? Well it all starts off as just business - with a well known fairy tale creature at that. All the characters in this story had a fantastic twist to them and the dialog had me laughing several times. If you need a break from the brooding good guys and the untouchable good girls, then this is just what you need.

This book was such a fun book to read! I loved all the characters - even the bad guys (but in a bad way). Moira is full of spunk and determination to live her own life away from the crazy man claiming to be her destiny. Unfortunately, he may just be telling the truth (or at least one version of it). Her boss and the PI's in New Orleans know that she's not human - she's something else, but she doesn't have a clue herself.

When Mackenzie finds out the paranormal world is all too real, she decides she has to trust Jackson to help her figure out what is going on (she's a very confused lady). But what the uncover is far from pretty - it's an ugly horrible scheme that rocks the entire paranormal world, and Mackenzie is in the center of it all.

The only thing I disliked about this story was just a little pet peeve of mine that kept coming up, otherwise it would have received 5 stars. Also, the sexual rating was a little tough on this one. While there isn't a lot of it or anything really unusual - there is some broken furniture or it would have received a 1 sexual rating.