[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Book Recomendations

[Saitaina]

Not exactly Harry Type books but my list of
all time favorite series (some listed by
author, some by series, all reviews written
by me)

Goldy Bear Culinary Mysteries, by Diana Mott
Davidson:
   An enjoyable read though some mo re,
"feminist" readers such as myself might get
frustrated   with the lead early on. In these
books, Goldy Bear, a divorced caterer finds
herself the unwilling detective in murder
investigations that keep appearing when she's
not looking. One, very DELICIOUS perk of the
series is the inclusion of recipes featured
in Goldy's catering. Having tried Killer
Pancakes myself, I must say, more authors
should try this technique! :o) (Books, in
order: Catering to Nobody, Dying for
Chocolate, The Cereal Murders, The Last
Suppers, Killer Pancake, The Main Corpse, The
Grilling Season, Prime Cut, Tough Cookie,
Sticks and Scones).

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Series, by
Laurell K. Hamilton:
   A vampire hunter with a tie to the dead,
Anita Blake spends her life protecting us
from the things that go bump in the night
(when she's not raising the dead for a nice
pay check of course), but when Jean-Claude, a
French vampire with a talent for seduction
enters the picture, the line between good and
evil suddenly seems a lot less clear.
Featuring vampires, lycanthrops, zombies,
evil bosses and police officers with weird
pajama fetishes, it's an erotic and enjoyable
read. (Books in order: Guilty Pleasures, The
Laughing Corpse, Circus of the Damned, The
Lunatic Cafe, Bloody Bones, The Killing
Dance, Burnt Offerings, Blue Moon, Obsidian
Butterfly, Narcassis in Chains, Cerulean
Sins)

Merry Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton
    Meredith is a Sidhe princess who tried to
escape her murderous family, only to be drug
back to the life she fled by her aunt, Queen
Andais. She is offering Merry the one thing
that could save her life. The throne of the
UnSeelie Court. The only catch? She had to
produce an heir before her cousin, the crown
prince Cel. Cel, a psychotic copy of his
mother unfortunately will stop at nothing too
keep Merry and her merry harem from gaining
the throne. Now Merry and her guards must try
to stay ahead of the assignation attempts as
well as the tabloid photographers as they try
to start a family and put Merry on the
throne. (Books, in order: Caress of Twilight,
A Kiss of Shadows, Seduced by Moonlight
*available Feb 3rd, 2004* )

Meg Cabbot (Meggin Cabbot, Patricia Cabbot):
   Author of the successful Princess Diaries
books, the 1-800-Where-R-U series as well as
The Boy Next Door and several romance novels.
A talented writer she can capture both the
agony of being a princess trapped in an
American teen's body and the frustration of
being a 20 something single woman in New York
City. Her books are fun and refreshing, a
break from the formulated books on the market
today. A good read for anyone looking to just
have a bit of fun.

Carolyn Keene:
  Author of the Nancy Drew series, a
collection of books about a young, female
armatures detective. Over 100 books in this
collection and many (though some of the older
ones a bit...conservative) quite
entertaining. She also has penned many Nancy
Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mysteries which are
always a delight. While the original "Carolyn
Keene" Mildred Wirt Benson only penned 23 of
the original series, all follow the same
character flow and writing style (though
there are some differences, as well as
updates due to changes in time).

Hope that helps...if not, ah, fun to share my
interests.

Saitaina
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