I love to re-read books.  Sometimes, I’ll be walking around the house, or doing laundry, or watching TV, and a scene from a book will flash through my mind.  When that flash happens, I generally can’t rest until I re-read the book.  The scene calls me, and I follow it.

This weekend, the book that called to me was SUMMER IN ECLIPSE BAY by Jayne Ann Krentz.  This was the third installment in the Eclipse trilogy–and my favorite of the three books. Straight contemporary (yep, I read those, too), and with a hero that I loved, the book was destined for my keeper shelf.

One of the things that I lived best about this book was the interaction between the hero and heroine–the chemistry just jumped off the pages.  They were fun and they had a real spark that I enjoyed.

Now, of course, I’m going to have to go back and re-read the first two installments in the trilogy. Oh, the sacrifices I must make.  🙂

Anyone else have any old keeper recommendations? Any that you love to re-read? And what makes these books so great?

Jennifer of Wild On Books recently reviewed MIDNIGHT SINS (thank you, Jennifer!).  Here are a few of her comments from the review:

“MIDNIGHT SINS has a great mix of good old-fashioned suspense combined with the paranormal elements that are popular with so many of us romance fans.  The whodunit plot kept me guessing until the very end of the story, with some very cool plot twists.”

“In a genre crowded with paranormal romances, MIDNIGHT SINS is a definite stand-out story.  Bravo to Cynthia Eden for a book that thrills lovers of erotic romance, paranormal, and suspense equally!”

If you’d like to read the full review, it’s available here.  🙂

Debra Dixon is guest blogging over at The Bradford Bunch–she’s talking about YA stories and her latest release, WITCH HIGH.  One commenter will win a copy of the book (lucky commenter!).  If you get a chance, stop by the Bunch and comment for your chance to win.  Have a great Saturday.

Kensington Brava has made an offer on my paranormal romance novella, In the Dark. Yay! This story should be released next Halloween (ah, what a great time of the year) in a Halloween Bad Boys anthology.

I’ve had readers email me about vampire extraordinaire Liam Sullivan, one of the secondary characters in Wicked Ways (from the WHEN HE WAS BAD anthology), and, hey–good news! He’s the hero of In the Dark. 🙂 Want a tease of his story? Here you go–this is the very beginning of the novella:

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Her dead lover stood on the other side of the bar, rubbing his hand against the back of some long-legged redhead and looking very much alive.

Sadie James drew in a deep breath. Caught the scent of smoke. Expensive perfume. Sweat.

I went to that jerk’s funeral. Cried over his grave.

A grave he didn’t seem to be occupying.

She’d even taken flowers to the graveside.

The redhead laughed. Tossed back her head. The man turned, braced his hand against the wall behind her head and leaned in even closer to her.

Rage had Sadie’s back teeth grinding together.

She stalked across the bar, elbowing dancing men and women out of her way. Her fingers curled, and a hard fury tightened her body.

Two years. For two damn years she’d thought he was dead. While he was out there screwing redheads. Redheads who wore really trashy pink dresses.

He was bent over the woman now. His mouth poised over her throat.

Sadie was going to rip the bastard apart.

The redhead laughed. A high, tipsy giggle.

Sadie growled.

And even though she was still at least ten feet away, and the music blaring from the band jumping on stage was ear-splitting loud, Liam Sullivan stiffened. His dark head snapped up. He spun around, scanning the crowd.

His eyes, too damn blue and bright for a dead man, locked on her. She saw his stare widen and his lips began to curve into a smile—

A smile she’d knock off his still too-handsome face. “Liam.”

I recently had the pleasure of reading Parker Blue’s BITE ME.

Here’s the book’s blurb:

Barely eighteen-year-old heroine Valentine Shapiro got a raw deal in the parent lottery. Her father was part incubus demon, and her mother’s never forgiven her for that.

Life after high school is tough enough without having to go 15 rounds with your inner demon. Thrown out of the house by her mother, Val puts one foot in front of the other and does the only thing that seems to make any sense–she takes aim at the town vampires. A stake a day, keeps the demon at bay. (But don’t call her Buffy. That makes Lola, her demon, very cranky.)

Her dark side makes everyday life a roller coaster, but means she’s perfect for her night job as a bounty hunter. San Antonio’s vampires are out of control, and it’s up to Val, her faithful hellhound Fang, and her new partner, a handsome San Antonio police detective, to get the deadly fangbangers off the city streets.

Soon enough she finds herself deep in the underbelly of the city, discovering the secrets of the Demon Underground and fighting to save those she loves. Whether they love her back or not.

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What did I think of this book? I thought it was wicked fun. I loved the heroine–a YA character who felt real and had one tough attitude. Smart-talking, a fierce fighter…and Val (Valentine) had one heck of a funny sidekick, too.

Non-stop action. Twists and turns. Monsters. Danger. And a cute hellhound. Come on, I couldn’t ask for me.

Well, maybe I could ask for more…another book about Val. 🙂

(And Zoe, I have you to thank for my new interest in YA stories. First BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE, and now BITE ME…)

Has anyone else read a great book lately? Share!