Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Winner of Skin Game!
Through my magical random number selection process, the winner of Skin Game by Ava Gray is Robbina! (#30). I'll be emailing you for your snail mail address. Enjoy.
Thanks to everyone for entering the contest!
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posted by Carolyn @ 8/26/2009 09:35:00 AM Permalink
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In this age of meager village commerce, you may coin me a buffoon whilst I proclaim:
I wish I did not sustain a nine-to-five trade. However, if it were not for this insipid vocation, I would not be forced to put down my engaging ARC of Skin Game.
How dare you hum drum insurance adjusting, wax eight whole painstaking hours of my day when I could be consuming it by reading this gritty, intense tale. And you, dastardly paycheck that lures me into the hulking layers of ominous concrete in which I park my trusty steed, Pontiac Grand Prix and makes me feel obliged to grace the carpet squares and cubicle walls and succumb to your promising spells of bill paying. Just wait dour rat race until the coming holiday weekend when you will perish under the sharp, witty sword of Ava Gray!
And lastly, for all those Monday mornings you left me cantankerous, morose, I have conquered, for the illustrious regent of the Regencies sent even more treasure by the name of Scandal.
Bountiful benedictions Queen Carolyn,
Lady Angela
Serf of Casualty Claims.
I wish I did not sustain a nine-to-five trade. However, if it were not for this insipid vocation, I would not be forced to put down my engaging ARC of Skin Game.
How dare you hum drum insurance adjusting, wax eight whole painstaking hours of my day when I could be consuming it by reading this gritty, intense tale. And you, dastardly paycheck that lures me into the hulking layers of ominous concrete in which I park my trusty steed, Pontiac Grand Prix and makes me feel obliged to grace the carpet squares and cubicle walls and succumb to your promising spells of bill paying. Just wait dour rat race until the coming holiday weekend when you will perish under the sharp, witty sword of Ava Gray!
And lastly, for all those Monday mornings you left me cantankerous, morose, I have conquered, for the illustrious regent of the Regencies sent even more treasure by the name of Scandal.
Bountiful benedictions Queen Carolyn,
Lady Angela
Serf of Casualty Claims.
Skin Game, Ava Gray, ARC, Publication date: 11-03-2009
Ava Gray prefaces her book by telling us that Skin Game was a glimmer and a “what if” brainstorm session with her assistant. Fortunately, for all of us Ava’s glimmer to write a paranormal romance was more than just a fleeting flash.
Kyra, the heroine possesses a gift, and that is with a touch of her hand she embezzles someone’s strongest skill and uses it against them. Reyes, hired by someone in Kyra’s recent past to track her down and bring her to justice, is a cold, calculated mercenary who discovers that when it comes to Kyra she has the ability to steal from Reyes more than just his skill. The concept alone is clever, but Skin delves us deeper into the heart and motives of the characters than simply asking us to take a backseat ride into a string of cons, revenge and romance.
This book is sharp, fast and filled with dead-on characters I could bump into- though some of them I may not want to- on the street on any given day. They are witty, current and highly memorable. Kyra is not your typical heroine, nor is Reyes your everyday hero, yet I was rooting for them all the way. Both have a dark, gritty side that makes them more than just believable and gives them a special connection.
Ava’s writing captivates. Her vivid action style kept me turning the pages and wanting more, more, more. In fact, I literally did not want to put the book down until it was finished. I recommend Skin Game to anyone who enjoys a fresh, clever, and very sexy story with a tight action-packed plot of danger and paranormal intrigue.
Angela Robbins
Reader
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Ava Gray prefaces her book by telling us that Skin Game was a glimmer and a “what if” brainstorm session with her assistant. Fortunately, for all of us Ava’s glimmer to write a paranormal romance was more than just a fleeting flash.
Kyra, the heroine possesses a gift, and that is with a touch of her hand she embezzles someone’s strongest skill and uses it against them. Reyes, hired by someone in Kyra’s recent past to track her down and bring her to justice, is a cold, calculated mercenary who discovers that when it comes to Kyra she has the ability to steal from Reyes more than just his skill. The concept alone is clever, but Skin delves us deeper into the heart and motives of the characters than simply asking us to take a backseat ride into a string of cons, revenge and romance.
This book is sharp, fast and filled with dead-on characters I could bump into- though some of them I may not want to- on the street on any given day. They are witty, current and highly memorable. Kyra is not your typical heroine, nor is Reyes your everyday hero, yet I was rooting for them all the way. Both have a dark, gritty side that makes them more than just believable and gives them a special connection.
Ava’s writing captivates. Her vivid action style kept me turning the pages and wanting more, more, more. In fact, I literally did not want to put the book down until it was finished. I recommend Skin Game to anyone who enjoys a fresh, clever, and very sexy story with a tight action-packed plot of danger and paranormal intrigue.
Angela Robbins
Reader
