Invincible by Sherilyn Kenyon (#2)

Nick is learing how to use his powers and finds out what his life is truly supposed to be. Trying to recover from the zombie attack, Nick know has to worry about who and what is trying to kill him, while trying to deal with his feelings for Nekoda, protect his mom and work for Kyrian. At the end Nick finally connects the pieces and finds out an interesting piece of information!

I'm in love with this series. I love Nick's sarcastic and snappy comebacks and humor. He always has a smart word and it's usually pretty funny. There were several times I laughed out loud becuase it was that funny. Another character that I really like is Simi. She's a demon but very odd and has a way of coming across as innocent, evil, hilarious and just strange all at the same time. I really enjoyed Nick's new powers and the secret he finally realizes in the end.

Married For a Month by Susan Mallery

Taylor and Jonathan are two psychologists with two very different theories on love and marriage. They also happen to have had a relationship in the past that ended badly. They test their theories with couples who are in the "game" to also win a million dollars.

Love this book too! Cute story, love the characters!

The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

This was my first Sarah Addison Allen book that I've read. I read it because it was my book club's montly selection, the cover is pretty and the story sounded interesting. As soon as I started reading it, I fell in love with the writer's style. I loved the characters. Willa, keeps checking on progress as her old family home is being restored for a grand showing to the town. Paxton, desperately in love with her best friend Sebastian who not only knows that she loves him, loves her back but is just too scared to try. Then the little murder mystery thrown in just ties this book together and creates a wonderful journey through these people's lives.

Bumped by Megan McCafferty (#1)

Bumped is a story of girls (teenagers) who get pregnant (bumped) for profit. There are professional "donor" who make money by bumping girls. Two categories exist: professional bumpers (which you can only be until age 18 due to the "virus") and amateurs (who just happen to get pregnant then hope someone will want the baby).

This was such an odd and disturbing concept to me. In theory I guess this would be a way to help others, but the fact that these girls get pregnant when they are super young, idolize those that do and comment negatively on those that can't, and then get money for it is sort of sickening. I like that the main character in the end realized that she really didn't want to bump for money. Her twin sister inadvertently got "bumped" in trying to save her sister by lying to the "donor." I'll definitely read the second book but not sure this is appropriate for a young adult audience. I wouldn't let my young adults (if I had any) read it.

Finding Perfect by Susan Mallery

Pia's best friend has just passed away. As part of her will, Crystal has left Pia three embroyos that she must now decide to use or not. Raul is hiding away from life, after some bad breaks. He offers Pia a "marriage deal." They get married, he's around to be a father and help with the babies, but at a distance. He's not looking to fall in love after being burned in the past.

Loving these Fool's Gold romances! Cannot wait for the next three!

Immortal: Love Stories With Bite by P.C. Cast and Others

Short stories about vampires and mystical beings in love.

Some of the stories were great and entertaining. I loved the story of Evernight, having recently read that book. It was a great backstory on how Evernight came to be. Some of the other stories were a little out there (the Siren?) and it was hard to get through some of them.

Vesper by Jeff Sampson

Emily Webb has always felt left out. The other Emily at school is popular and pretty. Until one night she's found murdered. No one knows who did it, just that there's a killer on the loose. Emily Webb goes through changes at night. She can't explain it, doesn't know what it's from. But as her "nighttime" Emily, she has confidence, speed, and power. Something that the daytime Emily does not. As she goes through her changes, she realizes the killer is targeting her kind.

This was a really odd book. Can't say that I loved it but I made it through. It didn't flow very well so I had a hard time reading it and getting through it. Didn't find out until the middle of the book that Emily actually is changing into a werewolf, which was a surprise to me. During this story, Emily is battling with having a somehwhat split personality. Her regular self is not what she would like it to be, she's invisible. Her nighttime self is anything but. Then add to the mix a killer who's trying to eradicate her kind because they are experiements gone wrong.

Local Girls by Alice Hoffman

Read this one for book club. This is a story of a mom who gets divorced and tries to move on with her life. She gets cancer while her daughter is growing up and trying to figure out life.

This was one of those easy reads but to me, forgettable.

Shadow of the Moon (#4) by Rachel Hawthorne

Hayden has lived among humans, coming back during the summers to be with her own kind. She can sense the emotions of other shifters which is why she hides out. The harvester has been attacking shifters during their first full moon and now it's after her. Daniel is determined to help her, destroy the harvester and be her mate if she'll accept him.

This was a series I stumbled upon by accident but really enjoyed. This fourth book didn't disappoint. The characters are intense but something just grabs your attention. Maybe it's the fantasy element or the fact that the relationships in the book are different than real life. So sad that this was the last in the series.

Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery

Liz is back in town to help her nieces who she never knew existed. Their dad is in jail and their stepmom ran off, leaving them to fend for themselves. Liz comes back to Fool's Gold, along with her son Tyler, who's dad happens to live there, but he just doesn't know it. Ethan can no longer race but now runs the family business. He is shocked when Liz comes back to town and even more suprised to learn he has an eleven year old son.

Continuation of the series. I love the Fool's Gold characters and the quaint little town. Great book!