True Mates by Zena Wynn

Kiesha Morgan is a plus-sized, bi-racial business woman who lives life on her own terms. Her life is all about control...her control. She owns her own business, her own condo, and conducts her relationships the same way she runs her business -- by her rules. Any man that doesn't like it is welcome to leave.

Alex Wolfe is the town of Refuge's only veterinarian. He's also a shape-shifter, and the Alpha of the Raven Pack. He's been waiting for the woman who can complete him, his one True Mate. Even though the odds of finding her are slim, he refuses to settle for second best. Once he finds her, he'll never let her go.

Their worlds collide when Kiesha is snatched out of her nice, safe world and mysteriously teleported to a clearing in the woods outside of Refuge. She's out of her element and things are out of her control.

Life just got a little bit more interesting.

Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Dubious consent.

Now available at Loose Id Congratulations, Zena!!!

An Unnatural Worth by Mya

Lexis had everything, beauty, grace and a powerful coven, but through a feat of arrogance, he loses it all. Even his sight and his freedom are taken from him. Imprisoned and humiliated by humans, Lexis sinks into a depression so thick that not even a chance at freedom is welcomed. A headstrong werewolf, Bryce frees the broken vampire from his cell and back into life. Despite Lexis' resistance, Bryce shows the vampire that weakness only enhances strength and that to him, he has an unnatural worth. When a ghost from Lexis' past returns to threaten the union of vampire and wolf, it is up to Lexis to find it in himself to fight for himself and the man he loves.

Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Dubious consent, male/male sexual practices, sex while in shifted form, strong violence.

Now available at Loose Id Congratulations, Mya!!!

Blue Ruin 1: Some Kind of Stranger by Katrina Strauss

Derek Graves's desire for the perfect sexual "prisoner" has left him with a dark reputation and a string of jilted lovers. He needs a partner who wants the pleasure and the pain he can give. After his search lands him on the wrong end of the fantasy at the hands of ruthless predator, Derek returns to his accustomed hunting ground of Blue Ruin with one purpose in mind: revenge.

He gets it, but he also ends up rescuing the predator's next intended victim, a homeless blue-haired waif who is just Derek's type. He brings the incoherent young man home, needing to find out what he saw, and ensure he won't tell anyone. The scenario couldn't be more perfect to service Derek's dominant fantasies --

Shane "Blue" McGowan wakes up groggy, blindfolded, and chained to a stranger's bed. Upon finding himself in luxurious surroundings, the cunning Blue realizes two things: he has no desire to return to a life on the streets, and his handsome captor stirs strange and unfulfilled longings in him.

Manipulating the terms of his own "imprisonment," Blue swings a place to stay in exchange for his silence about a second stranger left beaten and unconscious behind Blue Ruin. To sweeten the deal, Blue agrees to become Derek's submissive. But as their relationship progresses, Derek finds himself wondering whether Blue is truly at Derek's mercy, or is Derek at his?

Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: BDSM (including bondage, Domination/submission, spanking), homoerotic sexual practices (male/male), masturbation, strong violence.

Blue Ruin 1: Some Kind of Stranger is available now at Loose Id. Congratulations, Katrina!!!

Monday Meme

Interesting... I've never thought of myself as 'alluring'...

The Recipe For Jana

3 parts Sexiness 2 parts Daring 1 part Whimsy Splash of Allure Serve over ice

What's the Recipe for Your Personality?

Totally Me (Monday Meme)

This is scary...

What Jana Means

You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you. You never give up, and you will succeed... even if it takes you a hundred tries. You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Booorrrring

I hope this will be the most boring book I read all year.



Ugh. I hate it when books are boring.

My mother-in-law hooked me on this series. Fortune's Favorites is my absolute favorite. I think it's a shame when series end flat.

At My House...

...my three-year-old and I have discovered the Noggin channel. The Backyardigans, Wonder Pets, Dora the Explorer, Blue's Clues -- how have we lived without you?

I caught a glimpse of The Backyardigans one Saturday morning on CBS a couple of years ago. It was an awkward time slot -- typically when we weren't at home as my son wakes up early, and we hit the road to run our errands -- so he'd never really watched it.

Now that we've been home since Christmas, however, (and once I discovered our cable package actually included the channel) we're watching Noggin a lot. It's fun to watch him yell for Boots, search for clues, sing about teamwork, and pretend. He's so enthralled unfortunately, he's too hyped-up to take his two-hour nap (which Mommy sometimes desperately needs).