Book Review: Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur

Full Moon Risingby Keri Arthur9780553588453, Bantam Dell (Random House), $7.99Sizzling! Riley Jenson and Rhoan Jenson are both agents in an organization created to police the supernatural races. Most people don’t know about the organization. Within the organization, most people don’t know Riley & Rhoan are both half-werewolf, half-vampire. And almost noone knows they’re twin brother … Continue reading Book Review: Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur

Book Review: Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland

Any Given Doomsdayby Lori Handeland9780312949198, St. Martin’s Paperbacks (Macmillan), $6.99This is the first book in a supernatural fantasy series. Elizabeth Phoenix used to be part of the Milwaukee Police Department until one of her “hunches” got her partner killed. The police force and Liz herself want nothing more to do with the fact that she … Continue reading Book Review: Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland

Book Review: Wee Gillis by Munro Leaf, illustrated Robert Lawson

Wee Gillisby Munro Leaf, illustrated by Robert Lawson0440845947, A Special Trumpet Edition (Penguin), © 1938, renewed © 1966 (OP)9781590172063, New York Review of Books (Random House), $15.95I found this book in a flea market in Madison, IN. Loving the Munro Leaf/Robert Lawsom combo (and the $1 price tag), I picked it up and read it … Continue reading Book Review: Wee Gillis by Munro Leaf, illustrated Robert Lawson

Book Review: Orchid by Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle

Orchidby Jayne Ann Krentz writing as Jayne Castle9780671569020, Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster), $7.99I first discovered this series in either junior high or high school. I think it was out of print already, and I picked up a few books at a local library for about a quarter each. I rediscovered this series about 2 … Continue reading Book Review: Orchid by Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle

Book Review: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin

Once Bitten, Twice Shyby Jennifer Rardin9780316043540, Orbit Books (Hachette), $7.99This is the first book in a supernatural/urban fantasy series. Meet Jaz Parks. That’s Jasmine Parks, CIA operative, one of the most lethal killers on the planet. She’s just been teamed up with Vayl, a top CIA assassin, and did I mention vampire? Jaz doesn’t have … Continue reading Book Review: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin

Word of the Day: Peripatetic

As an editorial intern, I get to spend almost all of my time reading, reading, reading. Unpublished manuscripts, that is. Fortunately, almost everything I've read so far has been fairly well-written, and I might even go so far as to say engaging. Also fortunately, I've been impressed that almost every day I get to add … Continue reading Word of the Day: Peripatetic