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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