Top 5 Sundays #60 – Favorite Gun-Totting Heroines!

 

 

Hey everyone!

After all the sword action a couple weeks ago, it’s Gun time! Choosing my faves was so much fun!

Hope you’ll join me!

 

   This week’s results:

Favorite Gun-Totting Heroines! = 8 (72%)

Movies That Should be Books! = 3 (27%)

 

The theme for today is:

Favorite Gun-Totting Heroines!

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.

2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.

3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)

4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.

5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Favorite Gun-Totting Heroines!

*in no particular order

 

Lily Yu

World of Lupi Series by Eileen Wilks 

Lily is a cop, so the gun is a given… But she is also one of my fave heroines ever, so there! LOL

 

Shiarra 

H&W Investigations Series by Jess Haines 

Shiarra is all out Kick-ass!

 

Rachel Morgan 

Hollows Series by Kim Harrison

Rachel is a great witch, but she is just as skillful with a gun =D

 

Sabina Kane 

Sabina Kane Series by Jaye Wells

Sabina rocks! Can’t wait for the next book! 

 

Kitty Katt

Katherine “Kitty” Katt Series by Gini Koch

 

Kitty always forgets to turn the safety on, on her guns… but she’s still awesome! 

 

   

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Top 5 Sundays #48 – Favorite Books of 2011 so far!

 

*Sorry guys! Had forgotten the Mr Linky… It’s active now! =D*

 

Hello everyone! =) Top 5 Sundays time is here! YAY!

We’re halfway through 2011, so I’m glad to list my fave reads of the year… so far! 

 

This week’s results:

Fave Books of 2011 so far! = 19 (86%)

Favorite UF Covers! = 3 (13%)

 

The theme for today is:

Favorite Books of 2011 so far!

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.

2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.

3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)

4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.

5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Favorite Books of 2011 so far!

*in no particular order 

 

Hard Bitten by Chloe Neil

 

This series is getting so amazing! Hard Bitten was a wild ride and I want more!

 

Heartless by Gail Carriger

Alexia, Maccon and so much more amazedness!!

 

Deceived by The Others by Jess Haines

  Best one in the series yet! =D

 

Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep

I know it’s not out yet, but it’s freaking awesome!

 

Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

Curran and Kate! ‘Nuf said! =D

 

Special Mentions:

 

 

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Bookish Escape {#10} : H&W Investigations Discussion w/ Jess Haines!

 

This past Tuesday, the third H&W Investigations novel, Deceived By The Others, hit the shelves and even though I read it a little while ago, I’m still reeling from all that happened and how much I loathe Chaz.  Like Jackie said in her post, since the beginning,in Hunted By The Others, I was a bit suspicious of him and never  was 100% behind him as a leading man. 

After Deceived By The Others I am baffled as to where Jess will take us next and after the roller coaster ride she has put us through with it and before with Hunted By The Others and Taken By The Others, I am left wishing it was 2012 already.  So Jackie (from Literary Escapism) and I are sitting down with Jess Haines and we’re going to ask her all of our questions. Is there anything you’ve been aching to know? 

Then join us at Talk Shoe on July 9th, Saturday, at 2pm EST and let’s talk about it. 

Please note, this is a completely different day and time to accommodate Jess’s schedule, so double mark your calendars so you won’t miss out.

Call-in Number: 724.444.7444
Call ID: 93065

Haven’t read the series yet? What are you waiting for?! Here are the books, in order:

Hunted By The Others

Shiarra Waynest’s detective work was dangerous enough when her client base was strictly mortal. But ailing finances have forced her to accept a lucrative case that could save her firm – if it doesn’t kill her first. Shiarra has signed on to work for a high-level mage to recover an ancient artifact owned by one of New York’s most powerful vampires. As soon as Shiarra meets sexy, mesmerizing vamp Alec Royce, she knows her assignment is even more complicated than she thought. With a clandestine anti-Other group trying to recruit her, and magi being eliminated, Shiarra needs back-up and enlists her ex-boyfriend – a werewolf whose non-furry form is disarmingly appealing – and a nerdy mage with surprising talents. But it may not be enough. In a city where the undead roam, magic rules, and even the Others aren’t always what they seem, Shiarra has just become the secret weapon in a battle between good and evil – whether she likes it or not…

 

Taken By The Others

Once, New York P.I. Shiarra Waynest’s most pressing problem was keeping her agency afloat. Now she’s dealing with two dangerous, seductive vampires who have been enemies for centuries. The only thing Max Carlyle and Alec Royce agree on is that they both want Shia – for very different reasons. Max is determined to destroy Shia for killing his progeny, while Royce’s interest is a lot more personal. That’s not sitting well with Shia’s werewolf boyfriend, Chaz. As the feud between Max and Royce gets ever more deadly, a powerful vampire-hunting faction is urging Shia to join their side. Shia has always believed vamps were the bad guys, but she’s discovering unexpected shades of grey that are about to redefine her friends, her loyalties – and even her desires.

 

Deceived By The Others

Shiarra’s relationship with sexy werewolf Chaz may be somewhat unconventional. Still, after a few bumps, Shia is finally ready to get serious. That means meeting family—or in this case, bringing Chaz’s entire werewolf pack along for a rollicking full-moon weekend in the Catskills.

Soon after they arrive, threatening notes appear, warning Chaz to go home. Then their cabin is ransacked. Shia starts digging to find out whether it’s the work of upstart teenaged werewolves or something more sinister. Yet as rumors about her vampire connections arouse the pack’s hostility, Shia has to contend with other dangers. Not just from an adversary about to make his fatal intentions known, but from a threat that’s even closer than she knows. . .

Warning: We will be focusing on the series, so spoilers are going to happen. We’ll try to keep the hardcore spoilers to a minimum, but there are no guarantees.

Justice For The Others (2012)

 

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Happy Book Birthday: “Deceived by the Others” by Jess Haines + Author Interview!

 

 

Have you always planned to take the Shiarra and Co. to where they get in "Deceived by The Others"?

Yes. I’ve had a bigger plan in mind for Shia for a long time. The path she’s taking to get there has always been plotted out to one degree or another, though I work out the kinks and the details as I go. DECEIVED BY THE OTHERS is just the next stepping stone to make her into the bad ass chick I know is hiding in there somewhere.

I have my favorite guy for Shiarra, but is a HEA in her future at all?

I wouldn’t want to spoil the surprise… ;)

Can we expect a lot of changes for "Justice for The Others"?

Absolutely. Lines will be crossed. Words will be said that can never be taken back. Actions will be taken that can never be undone.

Also, Royce’s butt. I just had to throw that in there. *g*

If you would write the series in another POV than Shiarra's, whose would it be?

I’ve written a story from Sara’s point of view (Spark of Temptation in the NOCTURNAL anthology), so she would be the most likely choice. Then again, just for kicks, I’ve rewritten some of HUNTED BY THE OTHERS from Royce’s point of view. If I have the time for it, someday I might finish it.

How many book would like to have in the series? Any idea, or is it open ended?

I’m contracted for six so far, but I’ve got plans for nine, total. I have a definite arc in mind and don’t want to push Shiarra’s story beyond what it needs to be.

Any chance you start giving us 2 books a year? LOL I just love them and want more, faster!

LOL, thank you! :D

At this point, not in the H&W Investigations series. Other books? Well… No promises, but I am working on some other stuff that may or may not someday see the light of day.

Are going to get to see Shiarra interact with her family more?

Absolutely. The situation that crops up at the end of DECEIVED BY THE OTHERS will not go unresolved. That’s not to say that it will be resolved right away, and perhaps not quite in the way that anyone expected, but I do have plans for them.

I have to say, the one thing that drives me nuts about writing these books from Shiarra’s point of view is that you don’t always see what’s happening in the background or get much “screen time” for every character who deserves it.

Any tidbits you can share about the direction the series will be going in "Justice for The Others"?

Hmmm. Well, I once summed up my description of the next four books like this:

-- Book Four: In Which Shiarra Realizes She’s Been Dumb and Goes Kinda Nuts

-- Book Five: In Which Shiarra Visits California and Also Deals With Zombies

-- Book Six: In Which Shiarra Has to Deal With Some Issues That I’m Being Totally Vague About On Purpose

I think it’s safe to also tell you that, yes, I can confirm the rumors that book four does indeed contain a sex scene. Also, if you thought Max Carlyle was gone, think again. As for the rest? My lips are zipped!

Thanks again for having me!  :D

<3,

-J

Find Jess Haines Online:

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Check Out My Reviews Of The Series:

Hunted by the Others!

Taken by the Others!

Deceived by the Others!

 

 

For The Next Couple Days Both, Hunted by the Others and Taken by the Others will be FREE Nook/Kindle Download!

&

This Saturday at 3pm EST

Jess will join me and Jackie for our

Bookish Escape chat on TalkShoe

To discuss the series!

You don’t wanna miss it!

 

 

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Click HERE to enter!

 

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