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Publisher : Signet Book Date : September 2006 Page Count : 448 BOOK DESCRIPTION: Even within the vampire brotherhood, Zsadist is feared. Still bearing the scars from a tortured past, he is renowned for his unquenchable fury. Anger is his only companion, and terror is his only passion-until he rescues a beautiful female from the evil Lessening Society. MY REVIEW: With the amount of YA books I read I sometimes forget about the adult titles. Being a vampire fan, I've heard a lot about the Black Dagger Brotherhood series so I decided to catch up on my reading. LOVER AWAKENED is book number three and centers around Zsadist, or "Z", a brother who suffers from being sexually abused as a slave when he was younger. When the story opens the Brotherhood is rescuing Bella, a female vamp from an aristocratic family. Z met her in the preceeding book so we're aware of his attraction, which is mutual. Z and his brethren locate Bella, kill the Lessers (their enemies), and retur...

Publisher : Harlequin Books Date : October 2009 Page Count : 379 Twenty-four-year-old barista Belle Jamison dreams of a better job and a decent love life. Until a crazy scientist spikes her mocha latte Suddenly Belle can wield the four elements--earth, wind, fire and water--with only a thought. Coffee too hot? No problem. Hair in need of a blow-dry? Done. Gorgeous government agent Rome Masters has been sent to neutralize Belle. But he's not the only one after her. Together they must outrun the rogue agents on their trail and find a way to control her powers. There's just one problem: the sparks Belle and Rome generate are even hotter than the ones flying from her eyes--and with her future on the line, now is the worst possible time to fall in love.... MY REVIEW: I haven't read a Gena Showalter book I haven't thoroughly enjoyed. She pens entertaining stories with quirky characters and add enough action to keep any reader engaged. PLAYING WITH FIRE is centered arou...