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THE HUNTER'S MOON by O. R. Melling

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Publisher : Amulet Books Date : April 2006 Page Count : 289 Reading Level : Ages 10-up BOOK DESCRIPTION: Gwen travels to Ireland to visit her cousin Findabhair, expecting a summer of backpacking, late nights, and the usual road trip adventures. But when Findabhair is kidnapped by the King of Faerie, Gwen must race to save her cousin before the rise of the Hunter's Moon, when the fairies need a human sacrifice. MY REVIEW: Yes, it seems we're on a fairy kick here. I suddenly feel like a Fey addict. This first title in THE CHRONICLES OF FAERIE by Canadian author Melling is a fun story full of folklore, magic and romance. Her prose really paints a lush portrait of Ireland. American Gwen sets out to find her cousin, Findabhair, on her visit to the Emerald Isle after they sleep inside a fairy mound one night. The description says she is kidnapped but she was tricked by the King of Fairie, Finvarra, when he appeared to her in a dream. He asked if she wanted to go to his land an

BROKEN by Megan Hart

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Publisher : Harlequin Books Date : May 2007 Page Count : 378 BOOK DESCRIPTION: (ADULT TITLE!!) My real name is Sadie, and once a month over lunch Joe tells me about his latest conquest. But what Joe doesn't know is that, in my mind, I'm the star of every X-rated one-night stand he has revealed to me, or that I'm practically obsessed with our imaginary sex life. I know it's wrong. I know my husband wouldn't understand. But I can't stop. Not yet. BOOK REVIEW: Every female likes to read some type of sizzling romance. I picked up this adult book because of all the good reviews I read. It is erotica and it's steamy in sections, but the hot factor is not cheap or overdone. Hart is an excellent writer and I now understand all the glowing remarks. The story is multi-faceted and layered. We meet these 'women' who we learn were the one-night stands of a man named Joe. He meets the main female character Sadie the first Friday of each month for lunch and