Food Drive Thank You

Jan 17, 12 Food Drive Thank You

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Thank you again to everyone who donated to our Food Drive. Because of your generosity, Feeding America will be able t0 provide 2600 meals to food pantries across the United States. Don’t forget to donate to your local food pantry throughout the year. Hunger happens every day, not just during the holiday...

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MVF Interviews Aida Brassington

MVF was very exited to be able to interview Aida Brassington, author of the very awesome paranormal romance novel Between Seasons. Check out Saluki’s book review here and then go buy the book! We promise, you won’t be disappointed. Thank you so much for agreeing to chat with us about your new book, Between Seasons.  It...

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Between Seasons, Aida Brassington

  Between Seasons, by Aida Brassington Reviewed by Saluki Between Seasons is the debut novel by Aida Brassington. I was able to read the first chapter of this book several months ago and immediately fell in love with the plot line.  Patrick Boyle is one day away from reporting for his Army physical and getting shipped off to...

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Reckoning, by Lili St. Crow

  Reckoning, by Lili St. Crow Book 5 – Strange Angel Series Reviewed by Saluki If you have been keeping up with my book reviews, you know that I’ve had mixed feelings about this series. There has been enough to keep me interested in the books to keep me wanting to read them, but the series has also provided me more...

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Last Breath, by Rachel Caine

Last Breath, by Rachel Caine Book 11 – Morganville Vampire series Reviewed by Saluki With her boss preoccupied researching the Founder Houses in Morganville, student Claire Danvers is left to her own devices when she learns that three vampires have vanished without a trace. She soon discovers that the last person seen with...

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Stray Thoughts – New Year’s Resolutions

Dec 28, 11 Stray Thoughts – New Year’s Resolutions

Posted by in Stray Thoughts with Saluki

Last year at this time I wrote about my personal New Year’s resolutions for MVF in 2011. I thought it would be a good idea to look back and see how well I did in meeting my goals. 1.  My goal is to read and review fifty books.  It might be a lofty goal, but I think I can achieve it. By my count, I read and reviewed 49 books...

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Drink Deep, by Chloe Neill

  Drink Deep, by Chloe Neill Book 5, Chicagoland Vampire series Reviewed by Saluki After the curve ball Chloe Neill threw us in the last book in the series, Hard Bitten, I was desperate for this book to come out.  I wasn’t sure how the author would deal with Ethan’s death. Killing off such a pivotal character from...

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The Hidden, by Jessica Verday

Dec 12, 11 The Hidden, by Jessica Verday

Posted by in Book Reviews, Ghosts, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult

  The Hidden, by Jessica Verday Book 3 in The Hollows Trilogy Reviewed by Saluki The Hidden is the final book in Jessica Verday’s The Hollows Trilogy. If you’ve read my reviews of The Haunted and The Hollow you know that I have mixed feelings about this series. There are certainly aspects of the first books that I...

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Character Discussion: Claire Danvers, The Morganville Vampires series

Dec 08, 11 Character Discussion: Claire Danvers, The Morganville Vampires series

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What happens when a seemingly normal (although very smart) girl goes to live in a town that is decidedly not normal? Well, in the case of Claire Danvers in the Morganville Vampire series, she finds out that just because she is ordinary, doesn’t mean she can’t do some extraordinary things. Claire is only sixteen years...

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Saluki’s Guilty Reading Pleasures

Nov 30, 11 Saluki’s Guilty Reading Pleasures

Posted by in Columns, Stray Thoughts with Saluki

We all have them, those books that we read for pure guilty pleasure.  They will never be considered literary fiction and many of you might never admit to your friends that you read them, but they will secretly always stay close to your bedside, ready when you need some mindless reading entertainment. In my opinion, we need these...

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Working Stiff, by Rachel Caine

Working Stiff, by Rachel Caine Book One, Revivalist Novels Reviewed by Saluki     Bryn Davis knows working at Fairview Mortuary isn’t the most glamorous career choice, but at least it offers stable employment–until she discovers her bosses using a drug that resurrects the clientele as part of an extortion...

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Taken by Midnight, by Lara Adrian

Nov 21, 11 Taken by Midnight, by Lara Adrian

Posted by in Book Reviews, Erotica, Paranormal, Romance, Vampires

Taken by Midnight, by Lara Adrian Book 8 – Midnight Breed Series reviewed by Saluki       AT THE CROSSROADS OF DEATH AND DESIRE, A WOMAN TASTES A PLEASURE NO MORTAL IS MEANT TO SURVIVE. In the frozen Alaskan wilderness, former state trooper Jenna Darrow survives an unspeakable breach of body and soul. But...

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