Published: Oct 2006 

Genre: Young Adult 

Series: Bloody Jack #4

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Book Description:

The British crown has placed a price on Jacky's head, and so she returns to the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston to lay low. But laying low isn't in the cards for a spunky lass who finds trouble even when she's not looking for it.
A school outing goes awry as Jacky and her classmates are abducted and forced into the hold of the Bloodhound, a ship bound for the slave markets on the Barbary Coast. All of Jacky's ingenuity, determination, and plain old good luck will be put to the test as she rallies her classmates to fight together to avoid being sold on the auction block in this new installment of the Bloody Jack Adventures. (Goodreads)

Review:

Jacky returns to Boston after a narrow escape from the law. She hooks up with old friends to hide, but she ends up getting into trouble yet again. Jacky is such a brilliant character. I love how the books build on each other. She gets out of every problem, but, more often then not, gets herself into more trouble. 

Jacky uses the skills she has gained since her street days to try and gain freedom. She is once again at sea in a battle against slavers. This time instead of her trusted men at her side, Jacky has the educated young misses from Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls. How will they manage to escape? Well it seems in desperate situations, we women will do what we have to do to gain freedom.

A common theme with this series is the absence of the main love interest James Fletcher. James always seems one step behind Jacky. Her adventures lead her to do some crazy things and led him to unsuspecting places. He meets some of Jacky's friends and not all of them have platonic interest in her. One thing Jamie learns from Jacky is patience. He would have to with all the things she does. One of the things I love about Jacky is that she is a big flirt. She knows how to use her charms to get what she wants. She is so different from other female characters in the YA genre. She always surprises me with her actions.

I had a lot  of fun with this book. You get a chance to see all those uptight Peabody girls do things they have never done before. The book was entertaining in that aspect. I liked that we got to know the girls a bit better. This book isn't my favorite in the series, but it's not my least favorite either.

Rating: 3.5 stars-Kind of Great
A very, very good novel. Still on the recommendation list. A few problems, but that could just be my reading taste.

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3. Haunted By Kelley Armstrong

4. Broken by Kelley Armstrong

5. No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong

6. Personal Demon By Kelley Armstrong

7. Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

8. Sun Kissed by Catherine Anderson

9. Dark Lover by JR Ward

10. Annie's Song by Catherine Andererson

11.Blue Moon by Laurell Hamilton 

12. Baby Love by Catherine Anderson

13. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris 

14. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris

15. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris

16. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris

17. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris

18. Truly, Madly by Heather Webber

19. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris

20. The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann

21. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

22. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs

23. All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab

24. Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong *

25. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione

26. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

27. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

28. Lover Eternal By JR Ward

29. Lover Awakened by JR Ward

30. Lover Revealed by JR Ward

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32. The Defiant Hero by Suzanne Brockmann *

33. Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey *

34. Nothing to Fear by Karen Rose

35. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

36. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs

37. Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell Hamilton

38. Narcissus in Chains by Laurell Hamilton

39. Cerulean Sins by Laurell Hamilton

40. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost *

41. Over the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann 

42. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead *

43. Lover Unbound by JR Ward

44. Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison

45. And Falling, Fly by Skyler White 

46. Frostbite by Richelle Mead

47. One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost *

48. At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost *

49. Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson

50. Deadtown by Nancy Holzner 

51. Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost

52. Blue Skies by Catherine Anderson 

53. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead

54. Out of Control by Suzanne Brockmann

55. Dancing with the Devil by Keri Arthur

56. Bright Eyes by Catherine Anderson

57. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead *

58. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead 

59. Witch Fire by Anya Bast 

60. Into the Night by Suzanne Brockmann

61. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

62. Kill for Me by Karen Rose

63. The Good, The Bad, and The Undead by Kim Harrison

64. Nightlight by Harvard Lampoon

65. The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine

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67. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine

68. Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine

69. Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine

70. Fade Out by Rachel Caine

71. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent 

72. Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong *

73. Lover Enshrined by JR Ward

74. To Sin with a Scoundrel by Cara Elliott

75. Don't Tell by Karen Rose *

76. Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

77. Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead

78. Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

79. A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

80. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris

81. Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann

82. Soulless by Gail Carriger

83. Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong

84. Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine

85. Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey *

86. Sweet Nothings by Catherine Anderson

87. For A Few Demons More by Kim Harrison

88. Flashpoint by Suzanne Brockmann

89. Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead

90. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

91. Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead

92. Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead

93. Slightly Married by Mary Balogh

94. Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey

95. Phantom Waltz by Catherine Anderson 

96. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead *

97. Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts

98. Another Dawn by Sandra Brown

99. Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur *

100. The Wake of the Lorelei Lee by L.A. Meyer * (Will review closer to release date)
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102. Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann
103. My Sunshine by Catherine Anderson
104. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
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106. Into the Storm by Suzanne Brockmann
107. Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockmann *
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111. Sweet Anger by Sandra Brown
112. All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann 
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114. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
114. Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh
115. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik
116. Darklight by Lesley Livingston
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Published: Dec 2009 
Genre: Urban Fantasy 
Series: Riley Jenson Guardian #1
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Book Description: 

A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbourne’s Directorate of Other Races, an organization created to police the supernatural races–and protect humans from their depredations. While Rhoan is an exalted guardian, a.k.a. assassin, Riley is merely an office worker–until her brother goes missing on one of his missions. The timing couldn’t be worse. More werewolf than vampire, Riley is vulnerable to the moon heat, the weeklong period before the full moon, when her need to mate becomes all-consuming.

Luckily Riley has two willing partners to satisfy her every need. But she will have to control her urges if she’s going to find her brother….Easier said than done as the city pulses with frenzied desire, and Riley is confronted with a very powerful–and delectably naked–vamp who raises her temperature like never before.

In matters carnal, Riley has met her match. But in matters criminal, she must follow her instincts not only to find her brother but to stop an unholy harvest. For someone is doing some shifty cloning in an attempt to produce the ultimate warrior–by tapping into the genome of nonhumans like Rhoan. Now Riley knows just how dangerous the world is for her kind–and just how much it needs her. (Keri Arthur)

Review:

A pretty good start to the series. This book makes me wish I was a werewolf so I could go through the moon heat. The characters are amazing and unique. Quinn is perhaps my #1 vampire right now and Riley is one of my top female characters. She is very strong, especially with a past as shady as hers, but is vulnerable as well. She wants nothing more than to find her soul mate and have pups. The love between her and her brother is intense, which makes me wish I had a twin brother.  This is a good book for anyone looking for werewolf action with a side dish of vampire. 

Riley did not come from the most stable background. Her and her twin are on their own in the world. They mean everything to each other and they are Pack. When Rhoan goes missing, Riley enters the world of guardian duty to try to track him down. Riley is really good at being a guardian, but it is not what she wants to do with her life. She might not get any choice in the matter though.  

Ratings: 4 stars-Loved it
Everything about the novel was great! A very enjoyable read.