Showing posts with label Karen MacInerney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Karen MacInerney. Show all posts

Saturday, September 4, 2010

On the Prowl by Karen MacInerney

On The Prowl
by Karen MacInerney
Published: 2008
Paperback: 384 pages
Genre: Werewolves, Mystery, Romance
Rating: 4

Description from the amazon:
Talk about a bad-hair day!

Sophie Garou is a master at taming her inner beast, which comes in handy since she’s a werewolf. With a big promotion at work and a supersexy boyfriend, Heath (whom she recently spotted leaving a jewelry store with a beguiling ring box), she’s one happy girl.

But when Heath starts spending long nights at the office with his new associate–a dead-ringer for Career Day Barbie–Sophie smells trouble. And when her professional relationship with her big new client–who also happens to be Texas’s brilliantly blue-eyed most eligible bachelor–begins to sizzle, she wonders if her animal instincts are leading her in the wrong direction. Just when it seems that things can’t get any more complicated, they do. The Houston werewolf pack has sniffed Sophie out, and their message is chillingly clear: you’re either with us or against us. And unless she can prove that she’s with them, the next full moon may just be her last.

Tales of an Urban Werewolf Series:
Howling at the Moon
On the Prowl
Leader of the Pack

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): pleather
Full of fun, fashion and werewolves like in book 1. But Sophie is forced to come out of her "closet" even more. Another mystery to solve here too.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Howling at the Moon by Karen MacInerney


Howling at the Moon
by Karen MacInerney
Published: 2008
Paperback: 384 pages
Genre: Werewolves, Mystery, Romance
Rating: 5

Teaser:
It started with a ripple that passed up and down my body, like a warm wave under my skin. My back arched, and the blood pulsed in my veins; suddenly, the smell of the sycamore tree next door exploded into lush life , humid night taking on a thousand new dimensions. I barely had time to get my jacket and blouse off before I was flicking my ears toward the footsteps receding in the distance. My skirt slid onto the front porch as I leaped down to the front walk, leaving my new Pradas adrift on the stoop. A moment later I was thundering down the pavement, trailing my panty hose behind me.

The guy who had smashed my window was about to learn a valuable lesson: If you're going to break into a car, you'd better make sure it doesn't belong to a werewolf.

-chapter 3, page 34

Description from the amazon:
Romance is about to get a little hairy.

Sophie Garou seems to have it all: a great job at a prestigious accounting firm, a closet that rivals a Nordstrom showroom, and a terrific boyfriend who isn’t afraid to use the “M” word. There’s just one little itty-bitty problem: Sophie is a werewolf–and her time of month has a whole new meaning.

Needless to say, life among yummy flesh-and-blood humans is no piece of steak . . . er, cake!, but regular doses of wolfsbane tea and a mother who runs a magic shop have helped Sophie keep her paranormal pedigree under wraps.

Still, when a sexy, golden-eyed werewolf prowls into town, Sophie finds herself struggling to keep her animal impulses in check–not to mention trying to keep things on track with her super hot (and super human) lawyer boyfriend.

What’s more, someone is threatening to expose Sophie for what she really is. And when her mother is accused of selling a poison-laced potion, Sophie must sniff out a culprit before the fur hits the fan.

Tales of an Urban Werewolf Series:
Howling at the Moon
On the Prowl
Leader of the Pack

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): werewolf bouquet

A fun and lighter side of female werewolf action with a touch of mystery and romance. Also, hilarious moments with transformations as you can tell from the teaser I posted above.

This is one gal I look forward to following along. She is half human and half werewolf with a witch for a mother. Her father had skipped out of town when she was but a babe, so she doesn't know too much about the protocols of werewolfdom. This book finds her learning more about her heritage.

Interesting to note how the sense of SMELL is emphasized throughout the book. Gives a real sense of what it would be like to be a werewolf living amongst humans.

Zombie sighting:
Or on a double date at Pirates of the Carribean. (Remember that part where the zombie things pop up on the screen? Well, the audience--and Heath--almost got more than what they bargained for that Friday night.)
-chapter 5, page 58

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* part of Werewolf Weekend (see schedule)

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Sophie: Tales of an Urban Werewolf


Howling at the Moon
by Karen MacInerney

Description from the amazon:
Romance is about to get a little hairy.

Sophie Garou seems to have it all: a great job at a prestigious accounting firm, a closet that rivals a Nordstrom showroom, and a terrific boyfriend who isn’t afraid to use the “M” word. There’s just one little itty-bitty problem: Sophie is a werewolf–and her time of month has a whole new meaning.

Needless to say, life among yummy flesh-and-blood humans is no piece of steak . . . er, cake!, but regular doses of wolfsbane tea and a mother who runs a magic shop have helped Sophie keep her paranormal pedigree under wraps.

Still, when a sexy, golden-eyed werewolf prowls into town, Sophie finds herself struggling to keep her animal impulses in check–not to mention trying to keep things on track with her super hot (and super human) lawyer boyfriend.

What’s more, someone is threatening to expose Sophie for what she really is. And when her mother is accused of selling a poison-laced potion, Sophie must sniff out a culprit before the fur hits the fan.


Tales of an Urban Werewolf Series:
Howling at the Moon
On the Prowl
Leader of the Pack

~~~howwwl~~~


* part of Werewolf Weekend (see schedule)

Friday, April 23, 2010

Giveaway: Howling at the Moon


Howling at the Moon
Tales of an Urban Werewolf
by Karen MacInerney

Description from the amazon:
Romance is about to get a little hairy.

Sophie Garou seems to have it all: a great job at a prestigious accounting firm, a closet that rivals a Nordstrom showroom, and a terrific boyfriend who isn’t afraid to use the “M” word.

There’s just one little itty-bitty problem: Sophie is a werewolf–and her time of month has a whole new meaning.

Needless to say, life among yummy flesh-and-blood humans is no piece of steak . . . er, cake!, but regular doses of wolfsbane tea and a mother who runs a magic shop have helped Sophie keep her paranormal pedigree under wraps.

Still, when a sexy, golden-eyed werewolf prowls into town, Sophie finds herself struggling to keep her animal impulses in check–not to mention trying to keep things on track with her super hot (and super human) lawyer boyfriend.

What’s more, someone is threatening to expose Sophie for what she really is. And when her mother is accused of selling a poison-laced potion, Sophie must sniff out a culprit before the fur hits the fan.

~~~howwwl~~~

*** Werewolf Book Giveaway ***

Open to all.

Offer ends: May 16, 2010

TO DO:

Comment below with your email and tell me:

Most werewolf descriptions emphasize yellow or golden eyes. What other color would you like to see on a werewolf?
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Contest has ended - winner is here

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~~~howwwl~~~
* back to Laila

* book prize
courtesy of Random House
Thanks to Ali!

* part of Werewolf Weekend (see schedule)

 
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