Faith Hunter: Blood Cross (Jane Yellowrock 2.)
Jane Yellowrock is back on the prowl against the children of the night...
The vampire council has hired skinwalker Jane Yellowrock to hunt and kill one of their own who has broken sacred ancient rules — but Jane quickly realizes that in a community that is thousands of years old, loyalties run deep...
With the help of her witch best friend and local vigilantes, Jane finds herself caught between bitter rivalries — and closer than ever to the secret origin of the entire vampire race. But in a city of old grudges and dark magic, Jane will have to fight to protect both sides, even if no one will protect her.
Az volt a problémám vele, mint az előző résszel: jó lett volna, de... Mikor éppen magával ragadott volna a történet, mindig belefutottam valami idegesítőbe: pl. 100x leírta, hogy Jane jól elzárja otthon a fegyvereit, mert gyerekek vannak a házban; meg a szereplők ruházatának túl alapos, kutyát nem érdeklő részletekbe belemenő leírása. Még nekifutok a következő résznek, hátha jobb lesz, de ha mégsem, jegelem a sorozatot.
Julie Klassen: The Painters's Daughter
Sophie Dupont, daughter of a portrait painter, assists her father in his studio, keeping her own artwork out of sight. She often walks the cliffside path along the north Devon coast, popular with artists and poets. It's where she met the handsome Wesley Overtree, the first man to tell her she's beautiful.
Captain Stephen Overtree is accustomed to taking on his brother's neglected duties. Home on leave, he's sent to find Wesley. Knowing his brother rented a cottage from a fellow painter, he travels to Devonshire and meets Miss Dupont, the painter's daughter. He's startled to recognize her from a miniature portrait he carries with him--one of Wesley's discarded works. But his happiness plummets when he realizes Wesley has left her with child and sailed away to Italy in search of a new muse.
Wanting to do something worthwhile with his life, Stephen proposes to Sophie. He does not offer love, or even a future together, but he can save her from scandal. If he dies in battle, as he believes he will, she'll be a respectable widow with the protection of his family.
Desperate for a way to escape her predicament, Sophie agrees to marry a stranger and travel to his family's estate. But at Overtree Hall, her problems are just beginning. Will she regret marrying Captain Overtree when a repentant Wesley returns? Or will she find herself torn between the father of her child and her growing affection for the husband she barely knows?
Történelmi-romantikus, egynek jó volt. Ami nekem J.K. könyveiből hiányzik, az az erotika, amiből meg túl sok van, az az érzelmek.