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Monday, January 6, 2014

Quote-Tastic #30 Get A Room!


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I finally finished up the WVMP Radio series by Jeri-Smith Ready, barely finishing it before midnight on the 31st. (I was trying to finish the series by the end of 2013.) The whole series has good quotes. This one gives nothing away while giving a glimpse of main couple, Ciara and Shane, and some of the secondary characters. This scene takes place at the radio station where they all work.



"Shane, can I bring my laptop into the studio tonight and hang out with you?"
"Sure." He sets down the pistol and gives me a smile. "You know you're welcome anytime."
"I also know it's crowded in there with two people, and sometimes I distract you."
He takes a step forward, bringing his body close and sliding his fingers between mine. "I like when you distract me."
"Get a room!" Franklin, yells from his office. "And I don't mean the studio. We could hear you guys the last time."
Shane looks toward Franklin. "Did I leave the mic on?"
"Yes," say Jeremy, David, and Franklin in unison. Then Franklin adds, "I can't wait until you're a boring old married couple like Lori and David."
"Hey," David says. "We're not old."


I like this series a lot - unusual take on vamps, humor, good characterization, fast pace, and good blend of action and story. If you like vampires, give it a try, but read in order! You'll be less confused and won't accidentally spoil the story.


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Friday, January 3, 2014

Review of Lust for Life by Jeri Smith-Ready

Publisher: Pocket Books
Series: WVMP Radio #4
Format Read: paperback
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | Barnes & Noble

Blurb from goodreads:

Former con artist Ciara Griffin hopes to settle into a normal un-life as a fledgling vampire, with the help of her fiance, grunge DJ/guitarist Shane McAllister. But when the WVMP station crew reports that hippie vampire DJ Jim has murdered a pair of humans - humans who happen to share Ciara's last name - that's when trouble rolls out the red carpet. To redeem her past and pay back her most wounded victim, Ciara plans one final triple-crossing con game - with her own "miracle blood" as the bait. And as Ciara clings to what's left of her humanity, she'll need her new vampire strength - and old con artist cunning - now more than ever.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Review of Bring On the Night by Jeri Smith-Ready

Publisher: Pocket Books
Series: WVMP Radio #3
Format Read: paperback
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: July 27, 2010
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

WHAT'S BLOOD GOT TO DO WITH IT?

Recovering con artist Ciara Griffin seems to finally have it all. A steady job at WVMP, the Lifeblood of Rock & Roll. A loving relationship with the idiosyncratic but eternally hot DJ Shane McAllister. A vampire dog who never needs shots or a pooper-scooper. And after nine years, it looks as if she might actually finish her bachelor's degree!

But fate has other plans for Ciara. First she must fulfill her Faustian bargain with the Control, the paranormal paramilitary agency that does its best to keep vampires in line. Turns out the Control wants her for something other than her (nonexistent) ability to kick undead ass. Her anti-holy blood, perhaps? Ciara's suspicions are confirmed when she's assigned to a special-ops division known as the Immanence Corps, run by the Control's oldest vampire and filled with humans who claim to have special powers. To a confirmed skeptic like Ciara, it sounds like a freak fest. But when a mysterious fatal virus spreads through Sherwood;and corpses begin to rise from their graves;Ciara will not only get a crash course in zombie-killing, but will be forced to put her faith, and her life itself, in the hands of magic.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Quote-Tastic #4


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I'm reading  I just finished "Bad to the Bone" by Jeri Smith-Ready and it has lots of good quotes. This one reminded me of an incident with a pie I made for Thanksgiving many years ago so I decided to use it. Enjoy! And no, I wasn't the one doing the bleeding. :D

I spend Thanksgiving Day cutting myself. Not on purpose, like Jeremy, or like that friend I had in high school. Since I have no flair for cooking, David has put me to scullery work in his kitchen. Ciara, peel this. Ciara, slice that. "This" ends up being my index finger, and "that" turns out to be my left thumb. There's enough blood in the candied yams to make it a part of any vampire's complete breakfast.