Author Spotlight…
At least twice a month
(#goals #fail), I want to shine a spotlight on an author I’ve read, either
recently or long ago, that I have loved.
This author may be popular or may be lesser known, but as I look through
my shelves, I can always find books and writers I wish people would read, if
only so that we can talk about them.
(#goals #fail), I want to shine a spotlight on an author I’ve read, either
recently or long ago, that I have loved.
This author may be popular or may be lesser known, but as I look through
my shelves, I can always find books and writers I wish people would read, if
only so that we can talk about them.
This Month’s Feature…
Karen
Marie Moning
Marie Moning
Have you read her yet? If not, what are you waiting for?!?! These are definitely romance novels, but with
so much story. There is fantasy,
suspense, mystery and romance, oh the romance.
Fair warning, this is not what others call clean romance (did we ever
settle on a different name?). These
books have some super steamy scenes and contain some of my favorite alpha males
characters ever.
so much story. There is fantasy,
suspense, mystery and romance, oh the romance.
Fair warning, this is not what others call clean romance (did we ever
settle on a different name?). These
books have some super steamy scenes and contain some of my favorite alpha males
characters ever.
Check out some of the summaries below, plus I’ve
linked up some of my reviews from back in the day.
linked up some of my reviews from back in the day.
My Favs…
Kiss
of the Highlander
A laird trapped between centuries…
Enchanted by a powerful
spell, Highland laird Drustan MacKeltar slumbered for nearly five centuries
hidden deep in a cave, until an unlikely savior awakened him. The enticing lass
who dressed and spoke like no woman he’d ever known was from his distant
future, where crumbled ruins were all that remained of his vanished world.
Drustan knew he had to return to his own century if he was to save his people
from a terrible fate. And he needed the bewitching woman by his side….
spell, Highland laird Drustan MacKeltar slumbered for nearly five centuries
hidden deep in a cave, until an unlikely savior awakened him. The enticing lass
who dressed and spoke like no woman he’d ever known was from his distant
future, where crumbled ruins were all that remained of his vanished world.
Drustan knew he had to return to his own century if he was to save his people
from a terrible fate. And he needed the bewitching woman by his side….
A woman changed forever in his arms…
Gwen Cassidy had come to
Scotland to shake up her humdrum life and, just maybe, meet a man. How could
she have known that a tumble down a Highland ravine would send her plunging
into an underground cavern — to land atop the most devastatingly seductive man
she’d ever seen? Or that once he’d kissed her, he wouldn’t let her go?
Scotland to shake up her humdrum life and, just maybe, meet a man. How could
she have known that a tumble down a Highland ravine would send her plunging
into an underground cavern — to land atop the most devastatingly seductive man
she’d ever seen? Or that once he’d kissed her, he wouldn’t let her go?
Bound to Drustan by a passion
stronger than time, Gwen is swept back to sixteenth-century Scotland, where a
treacherous enemy plots against them… and where a warrior with the power to
change history will defy time itself for the woman he loves….
stronger than time, Gwen is swept back to sixteenth-century Scotland, where a
treacherous enemy plots against them… and where a warrior with the power to
change history will defy time itself for the woman he loves….
The
Dark Highlander
Journey to a world of ancientmagic, breathtaking sensuality, thrilling time-travel…. Journey to the world
of The Dark Highlander. Crisscrossing the continents and the centuries, here is
a novel as gripping as it is sensual—an electrifying adventure that will leave
you breathless….
I am Dageus MacKeltar, a man
with one good conscience and thirteen bad ones, driven to sate my darkest
desires…
with one good conscience and thirteen bad ones, driven to sate my darkest
desires…
From his penthouse lair high
above Manhattan, Dageus looks out over a glittering city that calls to the
darkness within him. A sixteenth-century Scot trapped between worlds, he is
fighting a losing battle with the thirteen Druids who possess his soul, dooming
him to an eternity of sexual pursuit. When Chloe Zanders, student of
antiquities, is drawn into his world, she finds the insatiable alpha male an
irresistible lure. Before long, she is
caught up in an ancient prophecy that will sweep her back into time to medieval
Scotland. Plunged into a world of timeless magic and dark seduction, she will
soon face the challenge of a lifetime: fighting thirteen evil spirits for the
heart of one irresistible man….
above Manhattan, Dageus looks out over a glittering city that calls to the
darkness within him. A sixteenth-century Scot trapped between worlds, he is
fighting a losing battle with the thirteen Druids who possess his soul, dooming
him to an eternity of sexual pursuit. When Chloe Zanders, student of
antiquities, is drawn into his world, she finds the insatiable alpha male an
irresistible lure. Before long, she is
caught up in an ancient prophecy that will sweep her back into time to medieval
Scotland. Plunged into a world of timeless magic and dark seduction, she will
soon face the challenge of a lifetime: fighting thirteen evil spirits for the
heart of one irresistible man….
Darkfever
“Myname is MacKayla, Mac for short. I’m a sidhe-seer, one who sees the Fae, a fact
I accepted only recently and very reluctantly.
My
philosophy is pretty simple – any day nobody’s trying to kill me is a good day
in my book. I haven’t had many good days lately. Not since the walls between
Man and Fae came down. But then, there’s not a sidhe-seer alive who’s had a
good day since then.”
philosophy is pretty simple – any day nobody’s trying to kill me is a good day
in my book. I haven’t had many good days lately. Not since the walls between
Man and Fae came down. But then, there’s not a sidhe-seer alive who’s had a
good day since then.”
When MacKayla’s sister was murdered, she left a
single clue to her death, a cryptic message on Mac’s cell phone. Journeying to
Ireland in search of answers, Mac is soon faced with an even greater challenge:
staying alive long enough to master a power she had no idea she possessed – a
gift that allows her to see beyond the world of man, into the dangerous realm
of the Fae.
single clue to her death, a cryptic message on Mac’s cell phone. Journeying to
Ireland in search of answers, Mac is soon faced with an even greater challenge:
staying alive long enough to master a power she had no idea she possessed – a
gift that allows her to see beyond the world of man, into the dangerous realm
of the Fae.
As Mac delves deeper into the mystery of her
sister’s death, her every move is shadowed by the dark, mysterious
Jericho…while at the same time, the ruthless V’lane – an alpha Fae who makes
sex an addiction for human women – closes in on her. As the boundary between
worlds begins to crumble, Mac’s true mission becomes clear: to find the elusive
Sinsar Dubh before someone else claims the all-powerful Dark Book – because
whoever gets to it first holds nothing less than complete control both worlds
in their hands.
sister’s death, her every move is shadowed by the dark, mysterious
Jericho…while at the same time, the ruthless V’lane – an alpha Fae who makes
sex an addiction for human women – closes in on her. As the boundary between
worlds begins to crumble, Mac’s true mission becomes clear: to find the elusive
Sinsar Dubh before someone else claims the all-powerful Dark Book – because
whoever gets to it first holds nothing less than complete control both worlds
in their hands.
Author Bio
Karen Marie Moning is the #1 NYT bestselling
author of the Fever Series and Highlander novels.
author of the Fever Series and Highlander novels.
An alum of the Immaculate Conception Academy, atseventeen she attended Purdue University where she completed a BA in Society
& Law, with minors in Philosophy, Creative Writing and Theatre, while
working full time as a bartender and computer consultant. She intended to go to
law school but after an internship with a firm of Criminal Attorneys, decided
against it. For the next decade, she worked in insurance, where she wrote
intercompany arbitrations and directed commercial litigation. At the age of
thirty, she decided it was time to get serious and do what she’d always wanted
to do: write fiction novels.
Beyond the Highland Mist was published in 1999
and nominated for two RITA awards. She then published six more novels in her
award-winning HIGHLANDER series, and received the RITA Award in 2001 for The
Highlander’s Touch.
and nominated for two RITA awards. She then published six more novels in her
award-winning HIGHLANDER series, and received the RITA Award in 2001 for The
Highlander’s Touch.
In 2004, she began writing the #1 New York Times
bestselling FEVER series. The books have been optioned twice for potential
franchise development by Twentieth Century Fox and DreamWorks Studios, but the
rights are currently held by Moning who has expressed a desire to one day see
it as a television series. Her novels have been published in over thirty
countries. She divides her time between Ohio and Florida and is working on two
future projects for Random House Publishing.
bestselling FEVER series. The books have been optioned twice for potential
franchise development by Twentieth Century Fox and DreamWorks Studios, but the
rights are currently held by Moning who has expressed a desire to one day see
it as a television series. Her novels have been published in over thirty
countries. She divides her time between Ohio and Florida and is working on two
future projects for Random House Publishing.
I need someone to tell me that they have read
any of Karen Marie Moning’s books. Will
it be you? Seriously, I need to talk about my slight obsession with someone and my husband does not find brooding, tortured highlanders as interesting as I do.
any of Karen Marie Moning’s books. Will
it be you? Seriously, I need to talk about my slight obsession with someone and my husband does not find brooding, tortured highlanders as interesting as I do.
Hi Amy,
I have not read her books yet, but I have Shadowfever on my shelf as I found it in a charity shop. It is book 5 in it's series, so now I have to get my hands on book 1.
Lovely blog, and thanks for stopping by mine 🙂
https://scarlettreadzandrunz.com/
Scarlett
You really need to read book 1. I'm not sure if they are billed as stand-a-lone novels, but I would be lost.
Thanks for stopping by!