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Colleen McGee: Smelling those roses.

 

 

 

What is Colleen McGee Reading?

 

Colleen McGee is the leader of our Vampires Anonymous book club. She first became fascinated with the paranormal genre at a young age when her grandmother gave her her first vampire book. Colleen now fancies herself to be something of a Vampire Expert.

 
 

Currently Reading

Blameless by Gail Carriger.

Book Three in the Parasol Protectorate!

 

September 2010

 

Sunshine by Robin McKinley.

This month's Vampires Anonymous read!

 

August 2010

 

Fallen by Erin McCarthy.

When the Angel Gabriel is sent to earth to guide the faithful, he falls into the bottom of an absinthe bottle. While he's passed out, his lover is brutally murdered. He is now out to discover who framed him and why.

Philosophy in the Boudior by Marquis De Sade.

 

Peeps by Scott Westerfeld.

This month's Vampires Anonymous read.

The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller: Read review
 
 
July 2010
 
The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu.
July's Vampires Anonymous read!
 
June 2010
 
Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton.
The thrilling new Anita Blake Vampire Hunter novel. Climactic!
The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill.
The spine-tingling sequel to The Vampire Queen's Servant!
Matched by Ally Condie.
1984 meets Romeo and Juliet.
The Vampire Queen's Servant by Joey W. Hill.
 
May 2010
 
Sunrise in a Garden of Love & Evil by Barbara Monajem.
A vampric murder mystery in the same spirit of the Sookie Stackhouse series!
Dead in the Family by Charliane Harris.
Sookie Stackhouse Book 10.

Touch the Dark by Karen Chance.

A Cassie Palmer story.

The Eternal Ones by Kristin Miller.

"What if love refused to die?"

Sh*t My Dad Says by Halpern.

A hysterical tale about the bond between a father and his son! Absolutely fantastic! Read review

 

April 2010

Changeless by Gail Carriger.

The much anticipated sequel to the smash hit Soulless.

Nightseer by Laurell K. Hamilton

Mage in Black by Jaye Wells.

The next novel in the Sabina Kane series.

Bite Me by Christopher Moore: Read review

 

 

March 2010

 

Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton.

An Anita Blake Vampire Hunter novel.

The Price of Pleasure by Kresley Cole.

Sequel to The Captain of All Pleasures.

The Captain of All Pleasures by Kresley Cole.

...delicious fun...

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.

Written 25 years before Stoker's Dracula, Carmilla gave birth to the modern vampire.

Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K. Hamilton.

 

The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (Rachel Morgan #2) by Kim Harrison.
 

Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan #1) by Kim Harrison.

Rachel Morgan is a superb heroine!
 

February 2010

 

Procession of the Dead by Darren Shan: Read review

Capac Raimi goes into the uknown city to live with his Uncle Theo and to be trained in the world of organized crime. But; in the city, no one is anyone without The Cardinal's blessing. When the Cardinal destroys his Uncle and his underlings; Capac is brought into the inner-most fold of the city's underworld and promoted from petty gangster to insurance agent. The City along with it’s Cardinal is more than what it seems, plagued with mysterious bouts of heavy green fog and people who seem to disappear from even memory. Capac demands the truth from the Cardinal and discovers the full capacity for madness within himself.

First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost: Read review

 

Soulless by Gail Carriger: Read review

Soulless has an abundant cast of characters certain to thrill you and make you burst out laughing! It was immensely enjoyable!

Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton.

The latest Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Novel just released. It was an amazingly "zombie-fied" paranormal adventure!

Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore.

Fantasticly flat-out funny!

 

January 2010

Blood & Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause.

The Werewolf's Guide to Life: A Manual for the Newly Bitten by Bob Powers.

The New Vampire's Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night by Joe Garden.

The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause.

A dark ,yet elegant, novel about a girl suffering from her mother's impending death from cancer. This is, of course, until she meets a handsome youthful vampire who teaches her to embrace life and deal with death. Amazing! Read review

 

December 2009

 

Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs.

Book #2 in the Alpha & Omega Series.

Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton.
 

Covet by J.R. Ward.
 
The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century  by Edward Colnick.

 

The Vampires Diaries: The Fury & Dark Reunion by L. J. Smith.

The amazing conclusion to a fantastic series!
 

November 2009
 
Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs.

Prince of Twilight by Maggie Shayne.

October's Vampires Anonymous Book Club book!

As Shadows Fade (Gardella Vampire Chronicles book 5) by Colleen Gleason.

When Twilight Burns (Gardella Vampire Chronicles book 4) by Colleen Gleason.

The Bleeding Dusk (Gardella Vampire Chronicles book 3) by Colleen Gleason.

Rises the Night (Gardella Vampire Chronicles book 2) by Colleen Gleason.

The Rest Falls Away (Gardella Vampire Chronicles book 1) by Colleen Gleason.

The November selected reading for Vampires Anonymous!

 

October 2009

 

Vampire Seduction Handbook: Have the Most Thrilling Love of Your Life by Luc Richard Ballion.

Just getting some tips to capture my very own Edward Cullen...

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening & the Struggle by L. J. Smith.

I started reading Volume one of the Vampire Diaries in honor of the premiere of the CW television show Thursday nights.

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole.

Vampires Anonymous Book Club September Book Selection--discussion on October 21st at 6:30!

The Van Alen Legacy: Blue Bloods Book 4 by Melissa De La Cruz.

 

Revelations: Blue Bloods Book 3 by Melissa De La Cruz.

 

Masquerade: Blue Bloods Book 2 by Melissa De La Cruz.

 

Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz.

I'm reading Blue Bloods in honor of Cruz's October 7 book reading and signing event.

 

July 2009

Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton.

The latest "Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter" Novel...

The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice.

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward.

 

June 2009

Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris.

The latest installment of the Sookie Stackhouse series is riveting and is one of Harris's best!

February 2009

Swoon by Nina Malkin: Read review

Excellent! 3 & 1/2 out of four stars!
 

December 2008

Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister.

 

November 2008

 

How Democratic is the American Constitution? by Robert Dahl.

Dry, boring...

 

September 2008

 

Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon.

Fabulous. A dynamic look into what the Greek Gods would be like if they exsisted today. Also a colorful romance among waring enemies.
 


 

 

 

 

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