Promo - Re-launch of the Blood Lines series by Maria Lima

With the upcoming third release in the Blood Lines series by Maria Lima, Juno/Pocket Books are re-launching the series starting this month with Matters of the Blood. Now is your chance to read Matters of the Blood and Blood Bargain before the release of Blood Kin in October (2009).

Matters of the Blood
Blood Lines, Book 1
Maria Lima
Juno/Pocket Books
September 2009
ISBN# 978-1-4391-5674-2

Book Blurb:
If you thought your family was strange...

Try being Keira Kelly. A member of a powerful paranormal family, Keira elected to stay among humans in the Texas Hill Country when the rest of the clan moved (lock, stock, and grimoire) to Canada. But family duty means still having to keep an eye on cousin Marty -- a genetic aberration who turned out 100% human, poor guy. And recently Keira's been having violent dreams -- or are they visions? -- featuring Marty as the victim of a vicious murder. Something sinister seems to be brewing in little Rio Seco. Can Keira get to the bottom of it all while avoiding entanglement with her former lover, Sheriff Carlton Larson? And what does she plan to do about the irresistible and enigmatic Adam Walker? When this old friend shows up as the new owner of a local ranc and wants to get better acquainted, Keira is more than happy to be welcoming...until she suspects that Adam could be intimately connected to the dangerous doings in Rio Seco.


A review for Matters of the Blood can be found:
http://darquereviews.blogspot.com/2007/09/matters-of-blood-by-maria-lima.html

A review for Blood Bargain can be found:
http://darquereviews.blogspot.com/2008/11/review-blood-bargain-by-maria-lima.html


For more information on the Blood Lines series visit:

Maria Lima - http://www.thelima.com/

Juno Books - http://www.juno-books.com/

Pocket Books (Simon and Schuster) - http://www.simonandschuster.com/

You can also ‘Browse Inside’ Matters of the Blood:
http://books.simonandschuster.com/Matters-of-the-Blood/Maria-Lima/9781439156742/browse_inside


Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.co

Review - Blood Bargain by Maria Lima

Blood Bargain
Blood Lines, Book 2
Maria Lima
Juno
November 29, 2008
ISBN# 978-0-8095-7305-9

Book Blurb:
Keira Kelly is coming into her unexpected and unexpectedly awesome powers... and Rio Seco, Texas ain't ever gonna be the same! Keira just wants to be left alone without many responsibilities to her supernatural clan and, lately, spend some time with sexy Adam Walker - a vampire trying to get his brethren to give up human blood - on his luxurious Wild Moon ranch. But trouble and her paranormal family keep intruding - Gigi, Keira's great-great-grandmother and the chief of the clan has sent Tucker, Keira's 1,200-year-old shapeshifter brother to keep an eye on her!

My thoughts:
As she awaits the Change that will manifest her power, Keira Kelly concentrates on her boyfriend’s fading health, and on a collection of missing persons from their Texas town.

Adam Walker is a king among vampires, and Keira’s concern for him is genuine. As his symptoms worsen, and those around him fear for his undead life, Keira sets out to prevent their grim thoughts from becoming fact.

With her brother Tucker by her side, Keira hunts for a mysterious enemy. What she uncovers is a startling part of her family’s past.

This is the second release in the Blood Lines series, and is best read after Matters of the Blood. Ms. Lima spins a suspenseful tale and packs it with paranormal elements that will hold the reader’s attention to the end. Blood Bargain is fast moving and reveals answers to many of the questions that fans have from book one. Romance is a strong factor in the heroine’s actions, and adds to the building emotion in the storyline. Readers will be anxious to see where Keira’s next supernatural adventure will lead.

To learn more about Blood Bargain, please visit Ms. Lima’s site: Here

Kimberly Swan, Darque Reviews

Promo - Matters of the Blood by Maria Lima

Matters of the Blood
Maria Lima
Juno Books
September 29, 2008
ISBN# 978-0-8095-7303-5


Book Blurb:
Keira Kelly, half-breed descendant of a powerful supernatural family, has chosen to live apart from her clan and among humans in the Texas Hill Country. When she experiences a vision that foretells the vicious murder of her human cousin Marty, she vows to determine the truth. Soon, Keira begins to uncover long-concealed secrets, and risks alienating everyone she knows - from her former lover, Sheriff Carlton Larson, to the enigmatic Adam Walker, who’s become more than just an acquaintance…


Matters of the Blood is being released in Mass Market Paperback, so if you missed last year’s trade size addition, now’s your chance before book 2, Blood Bargain is released in November.

To learn more about Matters of the Blood, please visit Ms. Lima: Here …or…
Juno Books: Here

You can read my review of this book: Here

Kimberly Swan, Darque Reviews