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Summary: Aphrodite's Kiss is a Super Read
Review: This book is a delighful mix of zany characters, humor and an innovative plot. The hero, George, isn't just hunky and romantic, he's human, and that contrasts beautifully with Zoe's problems/powers as a superhero. I found myself laughing out loud and not wanting this book to end. I don't think I'll ever look at a chocolate bar or a ferret the same again. Aphrodite's Kiss is definitely a keeper.
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Summary: Funny and Unique
Review: This is the first of the "Mortal Protector" series. The next book is "Aphrodite's Passion". I thought the second book was better, and so did many people who have posted their reviews here. Because of the reviews, I almost didn't read the book (I read the second book first), but now I'm glad I did. It's still a very funny book with lots of action and adventure.By the way, the publisher is publishing the third of the series -- "Aphrodite's (?)" -- this spring. Since Julie Kenner's writing gets noticibly better from one book to the other, I'm anxiously awaiting the new book!
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Summary: Funny and Unique
Review: This is the first of the "Mortal Protector" series. The next book is "Aphrodite's Passion". I thought the second book was better, and so did many people who have posted their reviews here. Because of the reviews, I almost didn't read the book (I read the second book first), but now I'm glad I did. It's still a very funny book with lots of action and adventure. By the way, the publisher is publishing the third of the series -- "Aphrodite's (?)" -- this spring. Since Julie Kenner's writing gets noticibly better from one book to the other, I'm anxiously awaiting the new book!
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Summary: Funny and Unique
Review: This is the first of the "Mortal Protector" series. The next book is "Aphrodite's Passion". I thought the second book was better, and so did many people who have posted their reviews here. Because of the reviews, I almost didn't read the book (I read the second book first), but now I'm glad I did. It's still a very funny book with lots of action and adventure. By the way, the publisher is publishing the third of the series -- "Aphrodite's (?)" -- this spring. Since Julie Kenner's writing gets noticibly better from one book to the other, I'm anxiously awaiting the new book!
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Summary: A funny sequel.
Review: This is the second book by this author that I've read and I loved it. Its not a direct sequel but two of the supporting characters from the first book "The Cat's Fancy" Deena and Hoop are just as wonderful in this book. The heorine is a Superheroine, or at least a would be Superheroine. Zoe Smith is from a race of people that in ancient Greece were know as the Gods. She half human and half superhero. Her mother was human and her father a Protector(superhero).She has super powers like x-ray vision and telekinesis(she's still working on this). She has very heightened senses so that even eating is a challenge. Her mother doesn't know her secret and in oder to become a full fedged superhero she must tell her. She has to do this before her 25th birthday which is approaching fast. If this wasn't enough pressure she soon meets up with a mortal man who drives her crazy. George Taylor P.I. is on a case that he despises. He is broke and needs the money so he accepts the job and meets Zoe. He is knocked for a loop. He is longing for a a normal woman who wants to settle down, he thinks he has met that in Zoe but soon finds himself choved into a world that he can barely comprehend. He has always been the protector and now has to let Zoe protect him and this causes some conflicts. There is also a element of danger thrown into all of this by Zoe's cousin Mordi, who is also a halfing and approaching his 25th birthday. He needs something Zoe has but doesn't know she has and he will do just about anything to get it. The struggle over good vs. evil is wonderfully written and kept me at the edge of my seat. I really enjoyed this book. It was funny, touching and action packed. I can't wait for the next book in the series. I hope there are several more.
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Summary: The cover is the giveaway...
Review: to the fact that this book doesn't quite cut it. Aside from the fact that it's another silly cartoon cover, there are at least two laughable mistakes: Somebody attached a left hand onto the woman's right wrist, AND she must have an incredible sense of balance, because she's missing a leg of her chair. Dorchester/Love Spell needs to stick with the risque covers that have been their staple until now. And, btw, if the girl can see through clothes, why can't she see through the guy's boxers, too? *eg* The idea behind this book is quite good. It's a storyline long overdue. Kenner's writing style is also engaging. I wanted to like this book for those reasons alone, I was ready to like it, but the heroine, Zoe, completely ruins it. Zoe is clueless, so lackluster she's boring, incompetent, and overly prissy. In short, she's unworthy of the superheroine moniker. How can this twit compare to Rogue, Jean Gray, Storm, or Xena--smart, capable women who kick some serious booty? Then again, it's the rare romance that lets a woman be smart and capable. Worse still, Zoe is that appalling contemporary romance staple, a 25 year old virgin. For those unfamiliar with this cliche, romance books (historical AND contemporary) almost always trot out the kind of virgin who's so pure she hasn't even been felt up. Come on! That is beyond unrealistic. Haven't we seen enough of this already? Can't these writers be just a tad more original, or, dare I say it, drag themselves out of the 1950s? The hero is all right, but rather flat, and the story never quite jelled for me. I kept trying to find the will to finish it, but kept putting it down. Took me forever to finish it, and the ending was rather hum-drum. Wish I could get my money back...
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Summary: Mere mortal wants to rescue his damsel in distress-can he?
Review: Wow, what a fun read! There's some fun silliness going on here - some of the hot and heavy thoughts pinging around in Taylor's and Zoe's heads might lead to some eyeball-rolling, though later in the story their feelings seem a bit more natural despite the little bit of time they've known one another - if you have a tough time believing in love at first sight that only grows deeper VERY quickly, you might feel like you've fallen into a mythological fairy tale. The story line isn't fluff and the characters have some substance - there are a wide range of feelings, easy-to-relate-to emotional challenges, and childhood memories emanating from mortals, halflings (Zoe's father is a Protector; her mother is a mortal), and Protectors (mythological-type superheroes). A few of the characters seem one-dimensional and they're easy to dislike or place in the "bad guy" catagory. But some of the bad guys have feelings, too, and you can't help but hope against hope that they manage to get their act together and join the "good" side. Some of the good guys frustrated me in a big way - Zephron's insistence that Zoe not receive any help from brother Hale or father Donis, for example. It didn't seem fair to leave her clueless to what was going on! But Zoe, with Taylor's help, does manage to unravel the events and her place in it all. But is she strong enough to do one-on-one battle with her cousin, who has always beaten her at skill challenges when they were children? Does Taylor have a place in the challenge to save the world? Can the love that she and Taylor share help when all else fails? And does Taylor, a mere mortal, really have anything to offer Zoe, who could kick his butt on her bad days? Reading to find out will be well worth your time!
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Summary: Sort of a Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor love story!
Review: Zoë Smith was considered to be a simple librarian of South Hollywood Elementary School. Only her best friend, Deena (a volunteer art teacher and Oreo cookie lover) knew the truth. Zoë was a Halfling. She was only half mortal. Her mom, Tessa, would freak whenever Zoë got around to telling her that she was not the normal person Tessa thought. Nope, Zoë inherited some of her Dad's special abilities. Problem was that Zoë was nearing her twenty-fifth birthday. In order to join the Council Of Protectors (her life long dream) she had to tell Tessa about her abilities, pass some tests by the Council, somewhat master the abilities she was showing, and (oh, yeah!) save the world from Hieronymous and her cousin Mordi! Hmmm, sounds simple for a super hero, right? George Taylor gave up his police career because of the bullet in his leg. Now he was a private investigator, barely irking out a living. He had his eye on Zoë ever since they met (an embarrassing moment for him). But she would have nothing to do with him! Okay, she was after some ugly, green gem ... something called Aphrodite's Girdle? A legend? And okay, so her family was a bit strange. Hale thought he spoke to animals, her cousin thought he could turn invisible, etc. etc. But none of that could be true, right? ***** Now HERE is a new type of Romance! Sort of a Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor type love story! I have never read anything like this one! It is simply awesome! Julie Kenner may have tapped into a whole new gentry of romance! *****
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