I Burn for You
Registered by Quest-Kraven of Toronto, Ontario Canada on 2/28/2004
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
18 journalers for this copy...
Publisher's description
The first novel in a sizzling new trilogy of vampire romances. Alexander Reynard is not only a former special-forces officer; he's also a vampire. When he meets fellow bodyguard Domini Lancer, a human, he knows he's met his soulmate. But when a stalker threatens Domini, Alex protects her the only way he knows--by kidnapping her and taking her to his clan's stronghold. There, it's impossible to hide who--and what--he is any longer. Will she be able to accept him? Or is she a vampire slayer who's cleverly infiltrated Clan Fox?
My comments: I Burn For You is not terribly original as far as vampire romance goes. In fact, its similarity to Christine Feehan's Carpathian books is rather uncanny. Still, in my opinion this trilogy debut is a vast improvement over Sizemore's Law's of the Blood series. I Burn For You has a likeable heroine and the romance is steamy enough to satisfy readers hungry for vamp/mortal interaction. There is a lot of Alpha male bossiness in this book, so beware if you don't like heroes with dominant attitudes. I believe the next book out is called I Thirst For You and there is a preview at the end of this one.
The first novel in a sizzling new trilogy of vampire romances. Alexander Reynard is not only a former special-forces officer; he's also a vampire. When he meets fellow bodyguard Domini Lancer, a human, he knows he's met his soulmate. But when a stalker threatens Domini, Alex protects her the only way he knows--by kidnapping her and taking her to his clan's stronghold. There, it's impossible to hide who--and what--he is any longer. Will she be able to accept him? Or is she a vampire slayer who's cleverly infiltrated Clan Fox?
My comments: I Burn For You is not terribly original as far as vampire romance goes. In fact, its similarity to Christine Feehan's Carpathian books is rather uncanny. Still, in my opinion this trilogy debut is a vast improvement over Sizemore's Law's of the Blood series. I Burn For You has a likeable heroine and the romance is steamy enough to satisfy readers hungry for vamp/mortal interaction. There is a lot of Alpha male bossiness in this book, so beware if you don't like heroes with dominant attitudes. I believe the next book out is called I Thirst For You and there is a preview at the end of this one.
Turning this into a bookray!
5 Simple rules to joining this ray
1. Make a journal entry once received.
2. Read the book within 30 days. Note: You MUST let me know ASAP if there is a conflict/delay in your schedule.
3. Make a 2nd journal entry with comments, rating and release plans.
4. PM the next person on the list and request address. (NOTE: If someone doesn't respond after 2 tries in one week you have my permission to skip them.)
5. Mail the book.
Final shipping list
*This was the most efficient order I could come up with :o
1.First-Noel TX
2.BunRab TX
3.MoonDancer11 TX
4.ToxicKittiKiss CA
5.tish2002 MO
6.tchouli GA
7.Sidney1220 MD
8.az628 PA
9.FifthElement MO
10.explorer1118m NJ
11.cheriepie US
12.minabomb Portugal
13.nikel27 Germany
14.BooksnBeer VA
15.ghaweyn Co
NOW COMPLETE- thanks!
5 Simple rules to joining this ray
1. Make a journal entry once received.
2. Read the book within 30 days. Note: You MUST let me know ASAP if there is a conflict/delay in your schedule.
3. Make a 2nd journal entry with comments, rating and release plans.
4. PM the next person on the list and request address. (NOTE: If someone doesn't respond after 2 tries in one week you have my permission to skip them.)
5. Mail the book.
Final shipping list
*This was the most efficient order I could come up with :o
2.BunRab TX
3.MoonDancer11 TX
4.ToxicKittiKiss CA
5.tish2002 MO
6.tchouli GA
7.Sidney1220 MD
8.az628 PA
9.FifthElement MO
10.explorer1118m NJ
11.cheriepie US
12.minabomb Portugal
13.nikel27 Germany
14.BooksnBeer VA
15.ghaweyn Co
NOW COMPLETE- thanks!
mailed today. Enjoy!
Received this during the week sometime but was just now able to rescue it from my apartment managers office. I will get to this as soon as possible.
Thanks Quest-Kraven.
Thanks Quest-Kraven.
Cool story. Not the best vampire romance that I've read but not bad. :0)
I just mailed this off to BunRab today. Happy Reading.
I just mailed this off to BunRab today. Happy Reading.
received in bookring
Well, I finally dug this out from a pile where it had accidentally gotten "neatened up" and read it. I'd have to agree with a previous reader- while it's not great, it sucks far less than her Laws of the Blood stuff. I actually managed to finish this one, and even enjoyed parts of it.
Spousal Unit also read it. Quote: "Damn blood-sucking seagulls!" (You remember the scene in "Finding Nemo" where the seagulls are standing around going "Mine, mine, mine" - well, Alex Reynard sounds just like them. :-)
Now to find the next name on the list...
Spousal Unit also read it. Quote: "Damn blood-sucking seagulls!" (You remember the scene in "Finding Nemo" where the seagulls are standing around going "Mine, mine, mine" - well, Alex Reynard sounds just like them. :-)
Now to find the next name on the list...
Whoops, didn't notice I wasn't logged in. The above entry is mine. Sorry!
Off to MoonDancer as soon as I get an address.
Off to MoonDancer as soon as I get an address.
Just received today - Thanks BunRab! Reading two other books at the moment but I'll get to this one as quickly as possible.
Not my favorite vamp story, but I enojyed it.
My apologies for the delay in sending this out... Mailed to ToXiCKiTTiKiSS today via Medial Mail with Delivery Confirmation 0300 1290 0002 8182 4291
My apologies for the delay in sending this out... Mailed to ToXiCKiTTiKiSS today via Medial Mail with Delivery Confirmation 0300 1290 0002 8182 4291
Just received this book and I will get to reading it as soon as I can. I have another book to read but will try to quickly get to this one. Thanks =)
This was actually a good book but not the greatest. I love vampire stories and this was an enjoyable one. It was annoying with the how some of the males acted and the end left you hanging there but it was a good read. This will be sent to tish2002 when I recieve an address.
Yay! I received this today. I will journal again when I've finished it.
I found this to be kind of slow and hard to get into in the beginning. It really picked up half way through and turned out pretty good. I'm glad I stuck with it.
I'm mailing this to tchouli this week.
I'm mailing this to tchouli this week.
recvd today!
thanks
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thanks
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finished last night - i liked it - altho the vampire mythology was a touch different than the norm - could have been more detailed in some areas.
i will be sending off to sidney1220 next.
i will be sending off to sidney1220 next.
mailed today to sidney1220
enjoy!
enjoy!
Received in the mail today. Now I have 3 bookring books and 2 bookboxes on my hand. Only if there's more than 24 hours a day...
While I like vampire romances in general, I've never been a fan of storylines involving psychic connections and predestination, except in supernatural thrillers. Still, once I got through that hurdle the book had enough sexual tension to sustain the story and kept me interested till the end. I also liked the way the author dismissed some of the myths surrounding vampires and the new spin she put on things. Some of the loose threads could have been tied up a lot better towards the end, but all in all an enjoyable read.
Planned release Oct 4.
Received this bookray in the mail today. I have one book in front of it to read. This is a new author for me and I can't wait.
Just recieved in the mail today and not a moment too soon.
Thanks and I'll read and have back out ASAP. :)
Thanks and I'll read and have back out ASAP. :)
Excellent! I will have to check out some more books written by
Susan Sizemore. Thanks for the bookring Quest-Kraven.
This book is now on it's way to explorer1118m
Susan Sizemore. Thanks for the bookring Quest-Kraven.
This book is now on it's way to explorer1118m
Journal Entry 24 by explorer1118m from Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey USA on Monday, November 29, 2004
I'm starting this within the next day or two and hope to get it out again by Friday. It's part of a bookring that will go next to CheriePie.
Well, not only did i have it done by Friday, i had the thing read by late Tuesday night. I liked that it didn't have the same old vamp history that i see so often, yet it wasn't too far off from the norm that i missed any of my favorite vamp lore. I plan to read more from this author in the future.
Well, not only did i have it done by Friday, i had the thing read by late Tuesday night. I liked that it didn't have the same old vamp history that i see so often, yet it wasn't too far off from the norm that i missed any of my favorite vamp lore. I plan to read more from this author in the future.
Journal Entry 25 by explorer1118m at Bookring in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, New Jersey USA on Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Released on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 at about 10:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at bookring in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey USA.
RELEASE NOTES:
Part of a bookring on it's way to CheriePie. I liked it. I found i didn't want to put it down, and read the whole thing the day after i recieved it.
RELEASE NOTES:
Part of a bookring on it's way to CheriePie. I liked it. I found i didn't want to put it down, and read the whole thing the day after i recieved it.
Thanks to Quest-Kraven for inserting me into this ray, late in the game though I was. And to explorer1118m, who probably knows my snail mail address by heart now, for sending it to me. :) I had this book on my wishlist, not having read anything by Susan Sizemore yet so I figured I'd start with this series since I'm a fan of vampire fiction. I'm finishing up some other books right now but should be starting on this by the end of the week.
Eh I could give or take this one. It was a little too much of a romance for my taste, with not much else going on. Probably the only thing that kept me from giving it less than a 5 was the fact that there were vampires in it (and a minor werewolf appearance). But after awhile, I got sick of the whole "I'm the alpha male, and you're my woman. Mine, mine, mine!" mentality. I almost gave up on it and didn't finish it, but Amazon has been recommending this author to me consistently based on my past book ratings there, so I wanted to read it all the way through so I could give it a true assessment.
Obviously, this isn't to say that others will not like this book, it just wasn't my cup of tea. It read too much like a Harlequin for me...
I'll be mailing this out to minabomb in Portugal as soon as I get his/her address and can get to the post office during the week. (I'll add another journal entry with exact dates and shipping info at that time.)
Happy Holidays to All!!
Obviously, this isn't to say that others will not like this book, it just wasn't my cup of tea. It read too much like a Harlequin for me...
I'll be mailing this out to minabomb in Portugal as soon as I get his/her address and can get to the post office during the week. (I'll add another journal entry with exact dates and shipping info at that time.)
Happy Holidays to All!!
Mailed to minabomb in Portugal on 22-Dec-2004 via International Surface Mail. I hope it makes it there in a reasonable time since my last package to Portugal sent at the end of November is still outstanding, while a package sent to Kuwait that same day was received only a week and a day later.
EDIT 09-Jan-2005: The original shipment to Portugal mentioned in this post was indeed received. The recipient just failed to journal that they'd received it, which they've done now at my request. If minabomb hasn't journaled the receipt of this book in about a month's time, I'll follow up with another PM to her to see if that might be the case.
EDIT 09-Jan-2005: The original shipment to Portugal mentioned in this post was indeed received. The recipient just failed to journal that they'd received it, which they've done now at my request. If minabomb hasn't journaled the receipt of this book in about a month's time, I'll follow up with another PM to her to see if that might be the case.
Followed up again with minabomb on this book which still hasn't been received by her. I'm sending her a copy of my receipt from the post office, which includes the custom label number, so she can do whatever is possible from her end to see if the book actually arrived in her country or not. Based on what she finds out, I'll take the relevant info back to my post office if necessary to see if the this book's whereabouts can be tracked down.
aleluia....the book finnaly arrived today... it was a long journey, caught some bad weather over the atlantic
this is goods news cheriepie....thanks for your interest on the wealth of the book...and for sending me the receipt... i didn't speak with my mail office... well... the book just take long time then we both tought....is not unual...sometimes it takes a week, others take a little eternity...
i'll make a review at the end...i'm finishing another novel so i'll start this one when i'm done
thanks to all of you... cherie*
this is goods news cheriepie....thanks for your interest on the wealth of the book...and for sending me the receipt... i didn't speak with my mail office... well... the book just take long time then we both tought....is not unual...sometimes it takes a week, others take a little eternity...
i'll make a review at the end...i'm finishing another novel so i'll start this one when i'm done
thanks to all of you... cherie*
finished...
at start i thought that this was one real bad book...the writing didn't get better, but the history did, with some interesting plot to keep me interested and that spark of vampire male to keep me dreaming...altought the character of Reynard should be improved in some aspects...
The vampire history and realm was very interesting, fighting against those "preconceived" ideas of vampires...this is a very modern version...
and the female character was a very modern woman, skilled enough to defend herself.. :)
for that all, i recommend the book
thanks Quest-Kraven...i'll wait for nikel27 to send me the address
and thanks cheriepie for your interest in the book
at start i thought that this was one real bad book...the writing didn't get better, but the history did, with some interesting plot to keep me interested and that spark of vampire male to keep me dreaming...altought the character of Reynard should be improved in some aspects...
The vampire history and realm was very interesting, fighting against those "preconceived" ideas of vampires...this is a very modern version...
and the female character was a very modern woman, skilled enough to defend herself.. :)
for that all, i recommend the book
thanks Quest-Kraven...i'll wait for nikel27 to send me the address
and thanks cheriepie for your interest in the book
Journal Entry 32 by nikel27 from -- Irgendwo / Somewhere --, Hessen Germany on Tuesday, April 19, 2005
arrived safe at my house
update:
Thanks for sharing this book with me.
asked for the next members address"BooksnBeer"
update:
Thanks for sharing this book with me.
asked for the next members address"BooksnBeer"
Journal Entry 33 by nikel27 at Post Office in Book Ring, Ginsheim -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (6/7/2005 UTC) at Post Office in Book Ring, Ginsheim -- Controlled Releases
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RELEASE NOTES:
EnJoy the book
EnJoy the book
I received this over the weekend. Book dance at the mailbox performed. I think my book dance is working too well. I now have three book rings in my possession. I will get to this one as soon as possible.
Starting this one today. I haven't read anything by this author. I'm looking forward to trying out a new author and see what twists to the old myth she presents in her novels.
I finished reading this over the weekend, and it is on it's way to the next person.
It is an all right book. I really didn't get into all the alpha male stuff. It pulls the vampire as a species closer to an animal and in my opinion; it doesn’t fit in as good with the human cousin, protector idea. The author does make me want to find out more about the Clan aspect. I would definitely try the next book in the series.
It is an all right book. I really didn't get into all the alpha male stuff. It pulls the vampire as a species closer to an animal and in my opinion; it doesn’t fit in as good with the human cousin, protector idea. The author does make me want to find out more about the Clan aspect. I would definitely try the next book in the series.
This book arrived yesterday in the mail. I will read it when I finish my current book.
I couldn't get into this one, so I am passing it on. Hope the next person likes it. Thank you for the opportunity to read it though.
Another in my list of vampire novels:) I can't wait to read it.
I have finished it and I will release it asap. I thought the writing towards the end was pretty sketchy.
