Here We Go Again

In the last 2 weeks I've bought 6 books that were pretty much all DNFs (Did Not Finish), or BSs (Barely Started). The ones I didn't bring back for a refund were "skimmed read" at the most, or simply put down. For good.

*sigh*

In most cases, I didn't click with the author's voice. With others, I was half-way through the books when I realized it was a little too late for the plot to show up, and therefore it probably wasn't.....

*sigh*

Hopeless case that I am, I bought 3 new books today:


Rebecca Drake's DON'T BE AFRAID.




So far, so damn good. This author's voice really clicks. I'm only a couple of chapters in but I have high hopes that I've found another auto-buy author with this debut. Judging from the teaser bit on the first inside page, there's a fair bit of gore:

"The words screamed through her head as she stared at what had been Meredith Chomsky. She was haning by her hands and hair from the back wall. Her lower body was sprawled, legs akimbo, in the water, which was red.

It looked as if nails had been driven through her palms, which were shredding from the weight of her body. Her long blonde hair had been yanked up and also nailed, holding her head forward so that Amy could see the sightless red sockets where her eyes had been...

cool. *g* While it seems to be marketed as a straight suspense, and all the 'blurbs' are from other thriller/suspense writers--Wendy Corsi Straub, J.A. Konrath, Gayle Lynds-- I think I detect a slight attraction (romance) between one of detectives and the heroine. Yup. Just skimmed ahead, there's at least one lovescene. ::lights up cigarette:: *gg*

Just saw she has another release coming up.




Also picked up two books by David Wellington:

Monster Nation (zombies)






13 Bullets (vampires).




I know I've stated that I'm not that much into paranormal/vamps/ etc, but that's not strictly true. I like (or am drawn to), with few exceptions, the darker or more mainstream "horror" version of these subgenres, more than I am to the romance-genre mixes.

I'm fairly optimistic that these are going to turn out for me too. Every time I open these books to a random page and start skimming I'm quickly sucked in.

Oh, while I'm at it, I'll give a big fat slobbery "A" to Katie MacAlister's Noble Intentions.



I know I've just lost all credibility with some folks out there, but, well... shut up! *g* Seriously, I finished this book in one day and laughed out loud several times. In fact there was one place where I was reading while reclining on the sofa and I had to sit up because I just about choked, I was laughing so hard. I think the H/h represent one of my favourite romance couple 'types'-- stuffy, 'dangerous', rational hero who believes he can dictate proper behaviour to the heroine while barely being able to keep his hands off her, paired up with the impulsive--usually virgin--heroine who's going to save him from himself. A goodly dose of humour and sexual tension/love scenes and a great secondary cast of characters are the final touch. JAK does this team up a lot, which might go a long way in explaining why she's a favourite of mine/many.