Hunt the Moon (Karen Chance)

Cassandra Palmer recently defeated a God, which you'd think would buy a girl a little time off. But it doesn work that way when your new job description is Pythia - the world's chief clairvoyant. Cassie is busier than ever, trying to learn about her power, preparing for her upcoming coronation, and figuring out her relationship with the enigmatic sexy master vampire, Mircea.

But someone doesnt want Cassie to become Pythia, and is willing to go to any lengths to make sure the coronation ceremony never happens - including attacking her mother before she is even born.

I love this series! I was hoping, yet despairing, that this would be the last one. Hoping because I HATE having to wait for the next one and despairing because I love the twists and turns that Karen Chance delivers in her books. Alas, this ended in such a way that I know there will be more to come.

This book was as full of action as all the others. It was sexy, funny, and leaves you wanting more.

Death's Mistress (Karen Chance)

"Dorina Basarab is dhamphir, half-vampire, half-human, a berserker who polices/executes misbegotten vampires (while she may consider that all of them, it's actually only revenants, vampires who didn't make it through the change correctly). Karen Chance is known for great action scenes. This book has a couple of over-the-top action scenes that, while original and humorous become, frankly, exhausting.
Louis-Cesare, her aristocratic French vampire love interest, returns here accused of murdering the vampire who is holding his former mistress Christine. Also appearing is Radu, Louis-Cesare's maker and Dorina's uncle. Radu is always amusing. Christine is an interesting plot device with a twist. Dorina's sidekick-in-a-bag is an absolute joy...whoever said that tertiary characters couldn't be fun? Louis-Cesare, in my mind, comes across as rather flat in this installment, though he was well-developed in the first book. Dorina, while still fun, is also a bit flat. Perhaps it is the lack of madness that's a problem (or perhaps it's the unexplored explanation for why her fits are gone).
Dorina's father, vampire Senator Mircea, has been given many, many pages in the Cassie Palmer novels, but in Death's Mistress, the passages regarding his attempts to build a better relationship with his daughter are well executed and quite touching.
I was slightly disappointed by this book. Still, it's an entertaining romp, and I look forward to the next one."
(anonymous review from Barnes and Noble site)
I copied this review because I agreed with most of what was said.

Midnight's Daughter (Karen Chance)

Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. Unlike most dhampirs, though, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity. Now Dory's vampire father has come to her for help— again. Her Uncle Dracula (yes, the Dracula), cruelest among vampires, has escaped his prison. And her father wants Dory to work with gorgeous master vampire Louis-Cesare to put him back there.Although Dory prefers to work alone, Dracula is the only thing that truly scares her—and when she has to face him, she'll take all the help she can get...

I admit that it took me a little bit longer than normal to truely get into this story. This is a spin off from Karen Chance's Cassandra Palmer series. I think I picked this one up too soon after reading Curse The Dawn. It kept making reference to Mircea who is a pivotal character from that book and I wanted to follow his story, not his daughter's.

I did finally get involved and enjoyed the conclusion. I am wondering what is next in the books for Dory.

On The Prowl (story collection)

These all-new paranormal romances from today's hottest authors feature a female werewolf who comes into her own; a Lord who crosses paths with a fiery mage; a mixed-blood Child of the Moon who faces an uncertain future; and a woman whose sixth sense proves to be a dangerous talent.

I like reading story collections. It helps me to discover new authors that I can seek out later if I like their writing style.

The first book is by Patricia Briggs and is the prelude to her Alpha & Omega series. I enjoyed this story enough that I went the next day to get that series.

I usually enjoy Eileen Wilks & Karen Chance but I was a little bored & disappointed with their stories.

Sunny's story was horrible.It was mainly sex with only enough story to tie the romance and sex episodes together. I felt as if I was witnessing a cheap porn movie! I have to say I was very disappointed to have to wade through all of that in an attempt to find a storyline.

Embrace The Night, Curse The Dawn (Karen Chance)

Embrace The Night

Cassie Palmer has finally become Pythia, the supernatural community's all-knowing oracle. She's struggling with her new powers (such as shifting back and forth through time) and is stuck between good and evil factions of the paranormal community. Her main concern, though, is to figure out how to reverse a pesky spell that threatens her independence: the geis, once placed on her for protection, is now trying to bind her to the handsome master vampire, Mircea, with results detrimental to them both. Their only hope is to look through space and time to find the fabled book that has the counterspell in it.
Curse The Dawn
Cassie Palmer may be the world's chief clairvoyant, but that doesn't mean people have stopped trying to kill her. And now, the self-styled god Apollo, the source of Cassie's power, is on the warpath—leaving her no choice but to face down her creator once and for all.

I've really enjoyed all of the Cassie Palmer stories and these are no exception. Lots of action, great characters, funny dialogue, unique fantasy elements, and just a lot of fun. Looking forward to the next one in the series (gonna be a long wait though :( )
There are some steamy scenes.

Claimed By Shadow (Karen Chance)

A recent legacy made Cassandra Palmer heir to the title of Pythia, the world's chief clairvoyant. It's a position that usually comes with years of training, but Cassie's circumstances are a little...unusual. And now she's stuck with a whopping amount of power that every vamp, Fey, and mage in town wants to either monopolize or eradicate -- and that she herself doesn't dare use.
What's more, she's just discovered that a certain arrogant master vampire has put a geis on her -- a magical claim that warns off any would-be suitors, and might also explain the rather...intense attraction between them. But Cassie's had it with being jerked around, and anyone who tries it from now on is going to find out that she makes a very bad enemy...

It drug a bit in places but left me wanting to immediately start the next one in the series.

Touch The Dark (Karen Chance)

Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking Mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with revenge in mind, she's forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection.

The undead senators won't help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, a dangerously seductive master vampire- and the price he demands may be more than Cassie is willing to pay.

I really liked the story basis in this one. The author didn draw out some scenes and gave a little bit too much information (you start to feel bored) in some areas.

Sensual scene.