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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.
Full Moon Rising is set in an open world, aka a world where Paranormal Creatures are out of the closet and living among humans openly. These nonhuman are legislated by an organization called The Directorate and Riley Jenson is one of their employees. Riley is non ordinary werewolf, she comes from the Red pack. A nearly extinct pack of werewolves with red hair and slightly different body types. But that’s not the most important difference, Riley, just like her twin brother, is a Dhampir, I very rare combination of werewolf and vampire heritage. Her rather simple life goes havoc though when her brother goes missing, and she seems to be the only who cares. Mind set on finding him, she will stumble in a full blown conspiracy.
This was the first of Keri Arthur’s book I ever read and I really liked it. The world setting was great, her characters well thought and mysterious and a great plot to sink your teeth into. In this lore werewolf are “victims” of Moon Heat which occurs a few days before the full moon and cause in all werewolves an incontrollable urge to mate. As you can guess, Full Moon Rising is set in the key period of the month and even though there are A LOT of mention of sex and sex scenes, they aren’t all that graphic and don’t weight down the action.
I really liked the characters as a whole, they all have a different personalities, different motives and each a role to play in this story. I love that most of the main characters were given a past explaining their current behaving and the flavor Keri gave each of them. Riley is strong, stubborn and resourceful. She’s not all mighty and will fail, which makes her that much more tangible. Quinn is one hell of a sexy piece of man and his trouble past makes him that much more interesting and I’m really looking forward to discover more about him. Liander is a what I call a “back burner character”, he isn’t a main character, the story could go on without him, yet I had a soft spot for the guy. Hopefully he’ll take a more important place in the following books.
One of the aspect I really appreciated about this book is that it’s set in Australia. The majority of books are set in the States so it was nice to see a change of scenery!
I already own the following two books and I can’t wait to read them. If you are an Urban Fantasy lover and are interested in a different lore, set in a unique world, you have to pick up the Riley Jenson series!
Riley Jenson Guardian:
Full Moon Rising
Kissing Sin
Tempting Evil
Dangerous Games
Embraced by Darkness
The Darkest Kiss
Deadly Desire
Bound to Shadow
Moon Sworn
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Book Source: Won in a giveaway, Sent by Keri Arthur.
Hello My lovelies!
I am turning to you today because.. hold your breath… I won a Kindle!!!! *Happy Dance*
It was offered by the lovely Kersten Hamilton for her Tyger Tyger Tour organized by Teen Book Scene.
I don’t know which model I won yet.. but I need your help because.. I have no idea how a kindle works!
How do I buy books, how they transfer on the kindle? How can I read my NetGalley books on it? I’m form Canada, does it makes a difference? You get the picture? I’m a complete noob when it comes to ereaders.
Would you guys mind helping me? *Smiles hopefully*
I am very happy to introduce you to author Courtney Rene! Her paranormal YA novel recently came out and Courtney contacted me, via Lauren from Shooting Stars Mag, to share with us what she likes to do when she’s not writing! Please welcome her warmly =)
Welcome to my chaos.
When I was asked about doing a blog on what I do when I am not writing, I had to stop to think if my life was interesting enough for it. The more I thought, the more I realized my life is a disaster of movement, mess, and chaos of which any quiet moments left are spent, you guessed it, writing. Breaking it all down was a bit scary. Esp. since I have a charged laptop that travels with me most of the time. If I don’t have my laptop, then I have printed pages to review and revise or just a clean spiral to doodle notes into.
My life consists of my husband, Frank and our two children, Sidney and Seren. We also have two dogs, a Labrador (Patch) and an English Mastiff (Big Dog), an orange tabby cat (Luna), numerous fish and hamsters. I work full time during the day, then when the day job ends, the chaos begins.
I am a taxi most days as I drive our children to school, activities, sports event, etc. Where to stalk me?
You can find me here: 
And loads and loads of time here:
Then you have the time spent doing meaningless chores. Grass, shopping, cleaning…. anyone that has an English Mastiff will tell you that a lot of time is spent wiping off dog slobber from things like, the ceiling. Oh and color coordinating clothes to the tan and black fur that they sheds like rain.
Then there is my reading. I love to read and will devour books as fast as I can lay my hands on them. There are three libraries that the frequent and the people all know me by name. I don’t stick to any one section either. I love them all even the “boring” non-fiction part. If you ever see me out on the street, most likely I have a book stashed in my purse as well as 2-5 in the car. I have been known to stay up most of a night because I don’t want to put down a book. I don’t have the time I used to, to spend reading. It would be lovely if I did. I miss the adventures, the love, the fear. *Note to self, stop at library on the way home*
Right now, we are in the process of huge renovations to our old house. If it’s a nice day, and the sun is shining, my husband will have us ALL out doing something. Including roofing. Considering my clumsy nature, this was a trial for all of us. Although I learned a lot of good stuff that maybe I can use in the future for my writing, it’s a hot and dirty job that I never want to do again. Insulation and siding….are next on the list.
I never know what my day will bring or where it will take me, but at the end of the day, I’m happy in the midst of my chaos. I love it.
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Quite the fan of reading even as a small child, Courtney Rene one day decided that reading other peoples stories was not enough for her and decided to writer her own. Courtney Rene lives in Ohio, with her husband and two children, two dogs, a cat, several hamsters and a plethora of fish. Along with her novel, Shadow Dancer, just recently released (09/2010) through www.roguephoenixpress.com, her works can also be found in several magazines in the form of articles and stories, as well as several anthologies. She loves hearing from her readers. Please feel free to contact her at ctnyrene@aol.com or check out her website and blog www.courtneyrene.com www.ctnyrene.blogspot.com
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Thank you so much Courtney! It’s been a pleasure!
Sunny has a gift that she has no idea how to use, until she meets Leif, a boy from the kingdom of Acadia, on the other side of the shadows.
Leif teaches Sunny about Shadow Walkers and how to use her new found gifts. As they grow closer and their gifts grow stronger, a threat arrives. The Shadow Guard has been sent to bring Sunny back to Acadia, to determine if she is a threat to the king as the rightful ruler of Acadia.
As Leif and Sunny prepare to defend themselves, Sunny finds that Leif has also been sent to bring Sunny back to the kingdom but for very different reasons. As a battle for possession of Sunny wages, she is struggling to come to turns with her feelings of inadequacy regarding controlling her gifts as well as the hurt regarding the lies and deceit of everyone around her.
Yes it’s a first. I am signing up in a Challenge! *holds breath*
lol Ok I’m making a big deal out of it because I never participated in any of the challenges, but I LOVE reading debut author books and since I WILL read at least a few in 2011 I figured I might as well register =)
This challenge is hosted by Kristi The Story Siren and you can visit this page for more info!
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Will you join the Challenge?
