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Christine Warren
DRIVE ME WILD
“Warren is back with another sexy, sassy romp, focusing this time on the oh-so-sensuous Rafael De Santos. As always, there is a great deal of humor, sizzling sex and off-the-wall adventure in Warren’s Others series, which makes for a truly lively, amusing read.”—RT Book Reviews
“Christine Warren sets the pages ablaze once again with Drive Me Wild!” —Joyfully Reviewed
on the PROWL
“Christine Warren brings her blend of humor, romance and thrilling mystery to On the Prowl.”—Fresh Fiction
“Christine Warren has created an incredible, alluring world and then populated it with the most amazing heroes and heroines. Never a disappointment, Christine Warren continues to dazzle our senses with her books of the Others.” —Single Titles
NOT YOUR ORDINARY FAERIE TALE
“Warren has made a name for herself in the world of paranormal romance. She expertly mixes werewolves, vampires and faeries to create another winning novel in The Others series. Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale showcases Warren's talents for creating consistent characters with strong voices and placing them in a fantastical world.” —RT Book Reviews
“Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale is a delightful read from the first word to the last. Christine Warren has created two amazing characters, given them an incredible plot and laced the story with witty conversations, lots of snark and a hefty portion of danger.”—Single Titles
“Christine Warren merges lust, laughter and intrigue magnificently in her latest installment of The Others. Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale is a fun and fast faerie adventure”—Joyfully Reviewed
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN
“Excitement, passion, mystery, characters who thoroughly captivate, and a satisfying romance make [it] a must read.”—Romance Reviews Today
“Will capture your senses and ensnare your imagination. Another great novel from Christine Warren.”—Single Titles
“Sexy action-packed romance!”—Joyfully Reviewed
About the Author
CHRISTINE WARREN is the author of the Novels of the Others, including NEW YORK TIMES Bestsellers Big Bad Wolf, Walk on the Wild Side, and One Bite with a Stranger. Born and raised in coastal New England, CHRISTINE WARREN now lives as a transplant in the Pacific Northwest. When not writing (as if that ever happens), she enjoys horseback riding, playing with her pets, identifying dogs from photos of their underbellies, and most of all reading things someone else had to agonize over. She has been assimilated by Twitter (as @ChrstineWarren) and Facebook, where you can follow her thoughts and witness her being ridiculous firsthand, and she always enjoys hearing from readers via email sent to Christine@ChristineWarren.net.
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Born and raised in coastal New England, Christine Warren now lives in the Pacific Northwest and only wonders what took her so long to get there.
When not scrambling frantically to complete her latest writing project, Christine spends most of her time as a crazy animal lady, hanging out with her dog Levi, her horse Cal, and the assorted human friends willing to put up with her oddity. In addition to playing with her pets, Christine's hobbies include identifying dog breeds from photos of their underbellies, appreciating fine and not-so-fine wines, shopping for the perfect pair of Christian Louboutin shoes, and most of all reading things someone else had to agonize over.
She enjoys hearing from readers and can be reached via email sent to Christine@christinewarren.net or by postal mail to Christine Warren, PO Box 871900, Vancouver, WA 98687-1900.
When not scrambling frantically to complete her latest writing project, Christine spends most of her time as a crazy animal lady, hanging out with her dog Levi, her horse Cal, and the assorted human friends willing to put up with her oddity. In addition to playing with her pets, Christine's hobbies include identifying dog breeds from photos of their underbellies, appreciating fine and not-so-fine wines, shopping for the perfect pair of Christian Louboutin shoes, and most of all reading things someone else had to agonize over.
She enjoys hearing from readers and can be reached via email sent to Christine@christinewarren.net or by postal mail to Christine Warren, PO Box 871900, Vancouver, WA 98687-1900.
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VINE VOICE on January 1, 2014
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I've read The Others series by this author and enjoyed it, even though it was not one of my eagerly awaited series. I did not figuratively bite my nails in anticipation of new books coming out. This series may be different. I really liked the idea of gargoyles awakening to find mates and save the world. The heroine was feisty, but not annoyingly so. Moreover, although she has no idea of the world she is thrust into, she has strength in her and is smart. The hero was strong and stubborn but not to the point where you wanted to strangle him. He is reluctant to deal with his feelings, but does not take forever to get his act together. That was good because there was enough going on so that the excessive melodrama was not needed. The action was good, the bad guys were creepy, and the plot was interesting. The world is well on its way to being well developed yet there is still much to discover. I will definitely be eagerly awaiting book 2. Let's see how gargoyle number 2 handles his girl. There is a lot of potential in this series. Very we'll done Ms. Warren.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Museum employee Ella has always struggled to lock down the wild force inside of her and has kept people at a distance for their own safety. But after a creepy encounter in a garden with a museum's benefactor, Ella will finally understand just what makes her 'different' when she accidentally wakes a stone Gargoyle and discovers that dark forces are at work in the world and her curse may be the world's salvation.
Heart of Stone, Warren's new Gargoyles series starter really had first book-itis. There were some good action scenes later on in the story but with the need to build the world there wasn't enough time sandwiched around the smexy stuff (two extended scenes) to really develop the relationship between Ella and Gargoyle Guardian Kees - and both the world and relationship development were mainly 'tell' not show. And since the the first smexy time between the pair occurs early in the story on there wasn't even some awesome tension building in the sensual part of the story to balance things out.
For me, I can forgive a lot if I love the hero but as much as I love gargoyles, I didn't click with Kees - he was 'stoney' emotionally ( pun intended:) and pretty jerky or condescending to Ella with no vulnerability chunks in his armor to endear me to him.
So overall, Heart of Stone was just okay - or maybe okay plus since the next up leading lady Phil looked promising from her two conversations with Ella. I will still give the next book a try and chalk this up to too high expectations (since I was a real fan of Warren's Others and I was really looking forward to her finally getting a chance to start something new after being stuck rewriting the 'Fixed' series for years) and hope that the series catches its rhythm.
Heart of Stone, Warren's new Gargoyles series starter really had first book-itis. There were some good action scenes later on in the story but with the need to build the world there wasn't enough time sandwiched around the smexy stuff (two extended scenes) to really develop the relationship between Ella and Gargoyle Guardian Kees - and both the world and relationship development were mainly 'tell' not show. And since the the first smexy time between the pair occurs early in the story on there wasn't even some awesome tension building in the sensual part of the story to balance things out.
For me, I can forgive a lot if I love the hero but as much as I love gargoyles, I didn't click with Kees - he was 'stoney' emotionally ( pun intended:) and pretty jerky or condescending to Ella with no vulnerability chunks in his armor to endear me to him.
So overall, Heart of Stone was just okay - or maybe okay plus since the next up leading lady Phil looked promising from her two conversations with Ella. I will still give the next book a try and chalk this up to too high expectations (since I was a real fan of Warren's Others and I was really looking forward to her finally getting a chance to start something new after being stuck rewriting the 'Fixed' series for years) and hope that the series catches its rhythm.
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VINE VOICE on January 30, 2014
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Admittedly I didn't get very far in this, but I want to say what kept me from reading further.
Let me just get this off my chest: Ella. I hate you. You suck.
*points up* That, right there, will be the theme behind all of my thoughts.
It started off great. I actually kind of liked Ella. She made me laugh in the beginning, and I was getting ready to settle in and wait for the gargoyle to show up - yes, I've got a thing for gargoyles lately. But the gargoyle isn't who showed up first.
First, we're treated to a lovely scene where some guy assaults, grabs and holds onto our dear heroine - who bemoans the fact that no one is there to save her. Never mind this super-powerful gift she's got. She can't use that. Don't ask questions, she just can't! A hand bruising her arm, and one wrapped around her throat while the bad guy monologues, and kisses her and I'm glowering at my Kindle wondering when the hell she's going to knee him in the balls!
Finally, finally, she boxes his ear - well thank goodness for that. Next up, run! Get away, call the police, file a report. Does our wonderful heroine do any of that? Heck no. She stands there and looks at the jerkhole that just was choking her and starts to think nicer thoughts about him. Feels a bit sorry for him being hurt. Are you ****** kidding me??
THEN, we have the useless friend/boss that comes out - clearly she knows what was going on - and just decides to brush it all under the rug. Ignore it, and escort douchey-Mcjerkhole out the door. Mind you, she's not escorting him out the door because he should be getting arrested, no the gallery's closed so he shouldn't be there anymore.
Clearly this guy's going to show up again to try and rape the dauntless heroine again at some point.Read more ›
Let me just get this off my chest: Ella. I hate you. You suck.
*points up* That, right there, will be the theme behind all of my thoughts.
It started off great. I actually kind of liked Ella. She made me laugh in the beginning, and I was getting ready to settle in and wait for the gargoyle to show up - yes, I've got a thing for gargoyles lately. But the gargoyle isn't who showed up first.
First, we're treated to a lovely scene where some guy assaults, grabs and holds onto our dear heroine - who bemoans the fact that no one is there to save her. Never mind this super-powerful gift she's got. She can't use that. Don't ask questions, she just can't! A hand bruising her arm, and one wrapped around her throat while the bad guy monologues, and kisses her and I'm glowering at my Kindle wondering when the hell she's going to knee him in the balls!
Finally, finally, she boxes his ear - well thank goodness for that. Next up, run! Get away, call the police, file a report. Does our wonderful heroine do any of that? Heck no. She stands there and looks at the jerkhole that just was choking her and starts to think nicer thoughts about him. Feels a bit sorry for him being hurt. Are you ****** kidding me??
THEN, we have the useless friend/boss that comes out - clearly she knows what was going on - and just decides to brush it all under the rug. Ignore it, and escort douchey-Mcjerkhole out the door. Mind you, she's not escorting him out the door because he should be getting arrested, no the gallery's closed so he shouldn't be there anymore.
Clearly this guy's going to show up again to try and rape the dauntless heroine again at some point.Read more ›
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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on January 4, 2014
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I just finished this fantastic book and have to say that everything that is old is brand new again! What would happen if you were in a museum and one of the Gargoyle statues came to life to save you? That is the premise for a brand new series by Christine Warren.
Ella Harrow is a manager of the gift shop in a museum, she also helps with being a guide and with some fund raising. When one of the handsome but creepy donors tries to take advantage of Ella the gorgeous gargoyle that Ella loves staring at comes to life. Ella can't believe she isn't losing her mind, she starts screaming and freaking out. But Ella has always been pragmatic about certain things in life, and finally comes to grips with the new world she is involved in. It seems that she has always had magic, but she didn't realize that it wasn't an evil power. Now that sexy, but scary Kees has come to life he is her new drill Sargent. He demands that she not only learn to control her magic, she must learn to defend herself.
Kees is a Guardian who has just been woken up by a little human who isn't his Warden. She has no idea there is a Guild, or that she is a Mage. Now instead of trying to find the evil that forced him awake, he must try and teach Ella how to harness her power and become stronger. Every way he turns he finds more questions than answers, the world as he knows it has drastically changed. An evil is rising and killing all the Wardens, Kees must find a way to awaken his brother Guardians. He never dreamed he would be attracted to his little human, or that he would start to have feelings and emotions.
As we go through the new world of Guardians and Wardens, we are privileged to have a fantastic new world. A world where everything we learned about Gargoyles is new and sexy.Read more ›
Ella Harrow is a manager of the gift shop in a museum, she also helps with being a guide and with some fund raising. When one of the handsome but creepy donors tries to take advantage of Ella the gorgeous gargoyle that Ella loves staring at comes to life. Ella can't believe she isn't losing her mind, she starts screaming and freaking out. But Ella has always been pragmatic about certain things in life, and finally comes to grips with the new world she is involved in. It seems that she has always had magic, but she didn't realize that it wasn't an evil power. Now that sexy, but scary Kees has come to life he is her new drill Sargent. He demands that she not only learn to control her magic, she must learn to defend herself.
Kees is a Guardian who has just been woken up by a little human who isn't his Warden. She has no idea there is a Guild, or that she is a Mage. Now instead of trying to find the evil that forced him awake, he must try and teach Ella how to harness her power and become stronger. Every way he turns he finds more questions than answers, the world as he knows it has drastically changed. An evil is rising and killing all the Wardens, Kees must find a way to awaken his brother Guardians. He never dreamed he would be attracted to his little human, or that he would start to have feelings and emotions.
As we go through the new world of Guardians and Wardens, we are privileged to have a fantastic new world. A world where everything we learned about Gargoyles is new and sexy.Read more ›
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