Aprile

I'm your average gal, who since a riding accident followed by a car accident, finds herself spending many days in bed which means I have more time to read than ever before! Mom was a libraian, english & literature teacher along with history & government when she could get those subjects from the men - lol! My best memories are of her creating the school libraries for every elementary school (3) in the small town in Ohio we moved to when I was 7. Our dining room was overflowing with books for almost 2 years as she ordered & cataloged every book by hand. This was in the 60's so nothing was automated! She created stacks of "must read", "should read" & "fun read" for myself and my brother. Since the town we lived in didn't have a library yet it was heaven! I wrote about this part as a tribute to my mother & because it took me til I was in my mid twenties to realize what a special childhood I had. Ha! I could write so much more... but mainly I love to read and really love finding a new writer whose books I like. No facebook, twitter, myspace just a plain vanilla email gal. Guess that's a hint I'm older & lazier than the average user...

• Queen of the Freaks on Dec. 15, 2011
  
  This was an enjoyable modern day fairy tale with all the components of all the traditional fairy tales mixed in as well as some vampires! For such a mix it works very well!! I'm just waiting for the sequel as this was a cliffhanger. You are far enough into the story that you're thinking; "Wow! Now what?" when you find yourself at the end!! Hope Ms. Anderson is busy writing either the continuing story or the seqeul as I write this!!!
  
• Taming the Vampire on Dec. 17, 2011
  
  This is a fun, sweet, sexy novella about a vampire and mostly human girl with just enough fae blood to be a warrior. Enjoyed it in one sitting and wished it was longer! Hate a good story to end... Ms. Hart has followed this up with another good story with characters from this one, it too is an excellent read. This is the first in a series to come called Blood and Absinthe. I do hope she writes more about Liz and Jack in the books to follow. If you like this genre you certainly want to read all the books in this series!!
  
• Bound by the Vampire on Dec. 28, 2011
  
  Just as with the first story in this new series I enjoyed it completely. Interesting story line between the vamps and the green fae and the possible impact Celia could cause the vampires. She doesn't realize the impact yet and you wonder what she will do once she does. This is a true cliffhanger. We are just left with no idea what is going to happen next. I know I'm hooked and will wait anxiously for the rest of the story. I always prefer novels because I hate a good book to end, but will take a novella to get to the bottom of this episode in the Blood and Absinthe series!! This is a series that should go mainstream!!!