NEVERWHERE by Neil Gaiman is an interesting read. When Richard Mayhew saves a young girl from a London sidewalk, his life changes from normal to literally, abnormal. The young girl, whose name is Door, comes from “London Below” where she escapes from two hired killers. The two killers are known as Mr Croup and Mr Vandemar, and they’d killed everybody in Door’s family.

Following the good deed, Richard’s fiancée chucks him, he lost his wonderful job at a securities firm, he lost his apartment; he very nearly loses his mind too.

BLOOD BROTHERS by Nora Roberts is the first book of the Sign of Seven Trilogy. I’ve been looking forward to her latest work and this is my wish come true. Being able to finally read her again is satisfying. I’ve read four of her trilogies with short intervals in between, I have to say this is not her best work but then it’s too early to tell. Blood Brothers is still a good read but I’m not breaking out in songs over this one.

Usually, each book in the NR trilogies is filled with romance that makes you beam and radiate happiness. This one, though, has less of that. Instead, it focuses more on the background of evil that has befallen Hawkins Hollow […]

ERAGON (503 pages) by the young Christopher Paolini will take you on an exhilarating, dangerous, and magical journey—a journey that will unveil his destiny as a Dragon Rider. This is Book 1 of the Inheritance Trilogy and it’s highly readable. When I discovered that Paolini was only fifteen when he started writing the book, I was even more amazed. I loved what he has done with the characters and how each event unfolds.

Readers will be able to see Eragon’s progression from a brash young fifteen-year-old farm boy to a more mature sixteen-year-old warrior when the time comes for him to face the battle.

LADIES’ MAN by Suzanne Brockmann is a romance novel with a touch of thriller, which I finished in two sittings. I could’ve done it in one sitting, but hey, I only started late last night. It was still a treat.

The story unfolds at the airport where Ellen Layne meets a handsome stranger named Sam Schaefer. Ellen, a divorced single mother of two is from Connecticut and she comes to New York with her children to spend the summer at her uncle’s residence. Sam, an NYPD detective and best friend of T.S. Harrison, is a low-profile but hugely successful author. He is doing his friend a favor and that’s how he meets Ellen. It’s a chance meeting that leads to an unexpected fling and possibly a long-term romance.

My first and only Suzanne Brockmann book was LADIES’ MAN read back in December 2007. I’ve enjoyed it very much and I can say the same for THE UNSUNG HERO, which is the first book of the Troubleshooters series. I love its good mix of intense adventure, love story, and flashbacks by the Second World War veterans.

Thirty-six-year-old Navy SEAL Lieutenant Tom Paoletti returns to his New England hometown on a medical leave after a near-fatal head injury, which could potentially end his military career. Back home, he meets again with his old-time love Kelly Preston, now a pediatrician, whom he left behind sixteen years ago. He has never stopped thinking about her and his feelings for her are still very strong.

During this time, he spots someone in his hometown who looks like the international terrorist he had been tracking [...]

GUYS & DOGS by Elaine Fox is a cute yet intense romance involving a girl and a guy, and indirectly, a puppy. It’s almost like a fairy tale too; too good to be true. Megan Rose is a veterinarian who has recently taken over her father’s practice at the animal hospital. Divorced, she moves from another city, reconciles with her father and hopes to start life anew after her mother’s death.

One morning, a golden retriever puppy strayed into her house and into her room. The tag on the puppy says that her home is the mansion owned by Sutter Foley, a software mogul […]

VALLEY OF SILENCE by Nora Roberts (NR) is the final book in the Circle Trilogy.

In the third and last book of the trilogy, the six are now in Geall. Moira is to be crowned the next queen after the death of her mother. Her mother was brutally murdered by the vampires who had mistaken her for Moira. Lilith has every reason to get her out of the way because she knows Moira will lead her people into battle and even victory. The people of Geall are gathered and trained for THE day. In the Valley of Silence, a bloody battle breaks out between good and evil.