Kickass Women Warriors Reign in Paranormal and Romance Suspense. I enjoy reading about a women who can protect herself.

 

I like weapons too. I fenced for years so I have a particular love of edged weapons through archery also appeals.

 

Great woman archers can be found in The Battle Lord's Lady, The Scottish Selkie, and The Bride.

 

Here is a fencer! The Courtesan by Julia Justiss.

 

Some swords women: The Sword Dancer, 

Guardian of Honor,  Magic Bites, and Dagger-Star.

 

Ah, knives: The Lion's Lady, Blade Dancer and Big Bad Beast.

 

Fine ladies of the gun: Creed, Gunmetal Magic, Never a Gentleman  and  Sexy/Dangerous. 

 

Female brawlers, boxers, and martial artists enjoy the advantage of surprise: martial arts in The China Bride and .Captive Star Fisticuffs: Kinked, Bear Meets Girl and Battered Not Broken.

 

Then, there are the magic as a weapon divas: Kiss of a Demon King and Soul Kissed (Shadow Kissed).

 

My very favorite though is the Dagmar "The Beast" in What a Dragon Should Know, she uses her brain and sometimes her war dog. 

 

Here is a great list of well known Deadly Women of Romance that if you haven't read you should.

 

1. Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress) Jeaniene Frost:  Cat, Vampire Hunter

2. Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, Book 1) by Patricia Brigg: The ever scrappy Mercy

3. Magic Burns (Kate Daniels) by Iiona Andrews. Kate takes a licking and keeps on ticking

4. Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter) by Nalini  Singh. Elena takes on an Arch Angel.

5. Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta  Chase. Ms Jessica Trent and her gun.

6. Dragon Bound (A Novel of the Elder Races) by Thea Harrison. Pia--Spry. You can't catch her.

7. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb. The one and only Eve Dallas

8. Harvard's Education by Suzanee Brockmann. P.J!

10. I could go all day listing every Shelly Laurenston/GA Aiken's heroine. 

 

 

Here is a great list of lesser known Deadly Women of Romance that if you haven't read you should.

 

1. The Challenge (Rystani Warrior 1): Volume 1 by Susan Kearney Secret Service agent Tessa Camen 

2. Heart of a Traitor (Heart and Soul) by  Angela Verdenius. I highly recommend the entire Science Fiction Romance series. Disgraced ex-sniper Oriel 

3. The Warrior Prince (Dragon Lords) by Michelle Pillow. Another great Pia.

4. Moon's Fury (Tales of the Sazi) by Adams, C. T. and Clamp, Cathy. Cara Salinas, Alpha Wolf.

5. Heart Journey by Robin Owens. Helena, a renowned cartographer and explorer

6. Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, Book 1) by Faith Hunter. Vampire hunter

7. To Catch a Bride (Berkley Sensation) by Anne Gracie.  Ayisha, so full of secrets. 

8. Sam's Creed (Hell's Eight) by Sarah McCarty. Isabella, the gunslinger.

9.The Protector by Madeline Hunter Anna de Leon, Commander

10. A Brother's Price by Wen Spencer. The princess has a brace of pistols. 

 

Do you have recommendations? Please let me know! I would love more contemporary deadly women especially. 

 

If you would like to vote for the best of the best, go to the Goodreads List: Deadly Women: Best Romance Heroines Who Can Defend Themselves.

 

If you would love to see some amazing images of deadly women from history today, and film check out my Pinterest Board: Kickass Heroines of Romance. 

 

An onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan. Would she make a great heroine in a Romance Novel? 

 

 

 

The Prince of Powys - Cornelia Amiri I wanted to know how the story will end, but I didn't really enjoyed it. The writing style, the way it was written I just didn't like it

Peace Love Music is such a feel good book. Set in 1969 during the Woodstock Art and Music Festival, it’s got the chilled out atmosphere and the mellow vibes of the hippie era. What I loved most about this book is the appreciation for music. Ms. Amiri does a wonderful job of incorporating the music genre of that time into the story, making it seem as if you suddenly stepped back into the past. The transition was seamless and I really enjoyed all the musical references.

However, there is a point where too many musical references can disrupt the flow and the plot progression. There were times in this book where I felt that the musical aspect of the book overwhelmed the romantic aspect. I saw the spark between Blue and Jodi early on and I was really looking forward to pursuing that storyline. With all the lyrics from various songs, it seemed to cut the flow of words and thus, slowed the pace a bit.

Despite that, I loved the chemistry between Blue and Jodi and I wished that there was more to explore with them. Blue was like a stick of dynamite, one who doesn’t seem like much at first, but then he just explodes onto the page and grabs your attention. And Jodi, being the naive young woman that she is, becomes transfixed by this man who offers to walk her to her tent.

The love scenes were well-written and definitely steamy. I kind of wish this was longer so that there was more to read about them! The scenes were intense, but short and I would have loved it if Ms. Amiri explored this more.

Overall, this book was quick and easy read, filled with the message of peace, love and yup, you guessed it, music!

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For the time being, I am not sure how many stars to give this book :O the story was quite good, but the fluff was pretty much everywhere, and while I do love fluff, this stuff actually made me blush! Not that many things happened outside the fluff, and I'm still a little confused as to what kind of gods were being talked about... I'll come back to this later to decide how many stars I think it deserves.

I have been reading a lot about Druids lately, so I was excited to win this book in a Goodreads giveaway.Druid Bride is the story of a young Druid priestess who travels to another tribe to marry the son of the chief. When Tanwen arrives at the village, she is immediately accepted by the villagers and she takes on a leadership role. Brude, the chief’s son, has difficulty accepting our Druid priestess at first, but his problem is quickly rectified and he eventually agrees to marry Tanwen. Tanwen is an interesting character. She is dedicated to her Druid priestess role and she seemed to fit in to the community rather quickly. She is a strong woman and very smart. Her knowledge and experience of Roman battle strategies helped her people prevail.I liked the story. The author does a great job of describing life in the village. There are interesting descriptions of the Druid rituals and festivals. There is a lot of information on the uses of herbs and plant life. The discussions on war strategy were very astute. The battle scenes were exciting. I just had a little trouble with the sex scenes. There is a lot of sex in this book. And the language used to describe the sex was a little strange at times. If you are interested in historical fiction with a touch of Druid mysticism, then this would be the book for you.