Now opening - some damned good books.

Opening in your town on Friday night. It's already open here, lol. Pic snitched from my LJ flist.

In other news, I'm flu-ish and still hiding in a corner reading good books.

I'm currently reading... erm ... devouring:

Lora Leigh - The Breeds are wonderful and oh-so-maleDom-ish, the Nauti's are purr-worthy and generally everything else is awesomely graphic. I have a ton of her ebooks and they are generally excellent with a few standouts on either side of the "really really good" line. She's good for smut and inspiring for personal hygiene (why, yes, I did get rewaxed and re-pierced, thanks for asking. No, it really doesn't hurt unless I smack into a doorway as I am wont to do four or five times per day). Have extra batteries and a towel ready. Seriously. Both paranormal and contemporary - read the backs so you know what you're getting into. I have discovered that I think a threesome/moresome every once in a while would be lovely, but all the time gets tedious.

Lynn Viehl - The Darkyns - awesome universe building with generally good vampires and Catholic priests as the bad guys. A tad heavy on the secondary story, but I do care about it. There's less sex and they aren't as graphic as others are, but they are some good stories with a well-built verse. I'm not finished with them yet and did read a review that the last book of the series leaves too many questions unanswered. Hopes for answers with new, related series coming out. If you're a practicing Catholic, you might want to step away slowly. As a recovering Catholic, I was angered, touched, and saddened.

Lori Foster - I slammed through the MMA fighters and wish for more of these guys (well, that didn't sound quite as I meant it on the reread "Books good. Read Fast. More please") is what I meant. I'm enjoying her short story collections. Not a single paranormal bone in her body. Refreshing, sweet, piquant, and amusing - like a chilled reisling.

some ancient Ann Maxwell sci-fi's. Yeah, did you know she wrote them? No, not the Fire Dancer ones. Older. Yeah, neither did I.

JR Ward - we need to have a sit down and have a chat about the declining amount of romance you're writing. There may be smiting involved. Good... could be better. Her potential is sooooo there. I've seen it. I've fondled it. I've petted it. Let's chat. This attitude must change or I'll stop buying your books.

some ancient Jayne Ann Krentz - and am bitter about having a misprinted Candlelight romance. I can't find a value on a Krentz misprint so I can pawn it off on someone who wants a book that jumps from page 64 to 81. I think it's going to recycling. This pains me.

Christina Dodd - the Chosen Ones are shaping up to be as lovely as the Darkness Chosen books. I'm digging the universe expansion. Great universe building, lovely fantasy, great action. Her non-paranormal contemporaries are also great, frequently in some darned good suspense-land, where even I can't guess whodunnit all the time. I'm delving into her historicals today.

Christine Warren - *sighs* dearest Christine, where would I be without you? Sad. I would be so sad. As it is, I am deeply amused that you changed a scene in Graham and Missy's ebook when you rewrote it for paper so it was more consumer friendly and less utterly brainmelting. The rewrite was awesome, but I do miss that scene. For those of you that like paranormal romance - please, do yourself a favor and get the Christine Warren books.Some ebooks are available on Elloras Cave but most now only live on my harddrive. Don't read the backs. Don't worry about the order (though it is slightly helpful). Just get them and set aside a weekend. And sit on a towel, especially for the Epubs.

Jessica Andersen - The Final Prophecy series. Again, some very good universe building centered on the Mayan myth that the world will be ending in 2012. (Actually slightly heavy on the verse building because it does pack a LOT of information in just a few pages). Good action/suspense with a heavy paranormal edge. Go in ready to soak in information - and remember it. Good romance with folks who may or may not always be someone you'd like to be friends with. The men have actual doubts about themselves that can and do prevent them from moving forward with what they need to do - such a refreshing change, though I frequently want to smack them. Less sex, more action.

Bought two more bookcases. I am in heaven.