Beiträge von Midna78

Ja doch.
Wenn mir ein Buch wirklich gefällt und ich z.B. im Bus sitze und gerade bei einer richtig spannenden Stelle bin, dann kann ich es kaum erwarten, nach Hause zu kommen und weiterzulesen. Egal, ob ich kochen oder die Wohnung aufräumen muss... ich muss erst einmal weiterlesen.

Ist halt alles Geschmacksache - aber dann muss man dennoch nicht alle Kerle in einen Topp werfen und sagen "Hetero-Männer mögen sowas nicht". DAs ist das einzige, was mich jetzt gestört hat.

Da ich aber außer Eragon mit Fantasy nicht wirklich viel zu tun habe, halte ich mich nun diskret aus dieser Diskussion raus

Soooo - Ziel 1 erreicht Butchs Story beendet... folgt nun das nächste Ziel.

Nun gut, ich hab sie nicht zu Hause stehen oder liegen - sondern auf der Festplatte schlummern
Aber wie schon gesagt: Auch Männer können solche Geschichten mögen. Kenn wie bereits erwähnt einige. Aber das ist ja glücklicherweise Geschmacksache *nick*.

Ganz klare Antwort: Nein!
Es ist zwar so, dass z.B. die MIRA-Bücher viel teurer sind als die HQN-Bücher, weshalb ich die von HQN bevorzuge (auch wenn sie knuffig und klein sind im Vergleich zu MIRA), aber eigentlich interessiert mich der Verlag nicht die Bohne... schließlich will ich die Geschichten der Autoren genießen.
Und was Heyne aus den BDB-Büchern gemacht hat, find ich blöd... aber deshalb verzichte ich dennoch nicht darauf.

Zitat

Original von Suzann

Ich denke einem Mann stehen beim Lesen der Darkhunter-Serie die Zehennägel auf

Würd ich nicht sagen. Kenn viele Kerle, die diese Reihe lesen - und lieben (genau wie die LotU-Reihe). Herrje, sind denn die Deutschen so prüde bzw. voreingenommen, dass sie meinen, Paranormal Romance sei nur was für Frauen? Ich weiß schon, warum mein Bekanntenkreis hauptsächlich aus Amis besteht

Da meine Kinder heut zu ihrer Oma fahren, habe ich viel Zeit zum lesen. Und da meine kommenden Bücher wieder alle als e-book zu Hause herumschwirren, kann ich wieder doppelt lesen *lach*.

1. Ziel: "Vampirherz" (BDB #4.2) zum Ende bringen
2. Ziel: "Lover Unbound" (BDB #5) lesen - ob nun auf deutsch oder englisch
3. Ziel: "Night Embrace" (DH #02) zumindest beginnen - brauch ja was für den Bus und die Zeiten ohne PC.

Mal schauen, was ich davon gepackt bekomme... zwei von drei Zielen sollten erreicht werden.

Bin ein totaler Fan der Reihe "Dark-Hunter"... Fantasy - hm joa... kann man es u.U. nennen aber eher Paranormal Romance. Trotzdem evtl. interessant.

12. Dark Beginnings (Lords of the Underworld Bonusreads)

This title includes three new stories from "New York Times" bestselling author Gena Showalter. "The Darkest Fire" - He is the guardian of Hell, more monster than man. She is the goddess of oppression, more angel than woman. Together they will enter the flames to battle a horde of demon lords - and discover a passion unlike any other...Discover the origins of Pandora's box and the demon spirits trapped within. "The Darkest Prison" - passion and danger collide in this brand-new Lords of the Underworld adventure! Once, Atlas, the Titan god of Strength, was the Greek goddess Nike's slave. Now, he is her master. And soon these sworn enemies destined to destroy one another will be forced to risk everything for a chance at love. "The Darkest Angel" - An iron-willed demon assassin, the angel Lysander has never known lust - until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the purehearted Lysander into temptation.

Und den hier
The Guardian (Dream-Hunter #5 - denk ich zumindest)

Dream-Hunter Lydia has been charged with the most sacred and dangerous of missions: To descend into the Nether Realm and find the missing god of dreams before he betrays the secrets that could kill her and her kind. What she never expects is to be taken prisoner by the Realm’s most vicious guardian…

Seth’s time is running out. If he can’t hand over the entrance to Olympus, his own life and those of his people will be forfeit. No matter the torture, Seth hasn’t been able to break the god in his custody. Then there’s the beautiful Dream-Hunter Lydia: She isn’t just guarding the gates of Olympus—she’s holding back one of the world’s darkest powers. If she fails, an ancient curse will haunt the earth once more and no one will be safe. But evil is always seductive...

Da gibt es eigentlich gerade zwei, auf die ich in diesem Jahr warte (außer The darkest Surrender)

Harm no human…

A hired gunslinger, William Jessup Brady lived his life with one foot in the grave. He believed that every life had a price. Until the day when he finally found a reason to live. In one single act of brutal betrayal, he lost everything, including his life. Brought back by a Greek goddess to be one of her Dark-Hunters, he gave his immortal soul for vengeance and swore he’d spend eternity protecting the humans he’d once considered prey.

Orphaned as a toddler, Abigail Yager was taken in by a family of vampires and raised on one belief—Dark-Hunters are the evil who prey on both their people and mankind, and they must all be destroyed. While protecting her adoptive race, she has spent her life eliminating the Dark-Hunters and training for the day when she meeting the man who killed her family: Jess Brady.

A gun in the hand is worth two in the holster…

Jess has been charged with finding and terminating the creature who’s assassinating Dark-Hunters. The last thing he expects to find is a human face behind the killings, but when that face bears a striking resemblance to the one who murdered him centuries ago, he knows something evil is going on. He also knows he’s not the one who killed her parents. But Abigail refuses to believe the truth and is determined to see him dead once and for all.

Brought together by an angry god and chased by ancient enemies out to kill them both, they must find a way to overcome their mutual hatred or watch as one of the darkest of powers rises and kills both the races they’ve sworn to protect.

11. No Mercy (DH #19)

Der Shapeshifter Dev Peltier war der Meinung, er hätte schon alles gesehen. Doch als er eines Nachts Samia, ein Dark Hunter, in seine Bar stolziert, weiß er, dass er sein Gegenstück gefunden hat. Samia war einst die kämpferischste Amazonenkriegerin ihres Stammes. Doch brutaler Verrat ließ sie zu einem zornigen Dark Hunter werden. Seitdem lebt sie nach dem Motto "Lebe schnell, kämpfe hart und genieße die Nächte". Doch als plötzlich alte Feinde auftauchen, erkennt sie, dass allein Dev sie und die Menschheit retten kann.

10. Bad Moon Rising (DH #18) - ab jetzt werden die Cover genial (wie schon bei Acheron)

Fang Kattalakis ist nicht nur ein Wolf. Er und sein Bruder sind zwei der mächtigsten Mitglieder von Omegrion, dem Rat, der die Gesetze vollstreckt. Als Krieg zwischen den Lycanthropen ausbricht, muss sich jeder für eine Seite entscheiden. Feinde werden in wackelige Allianzen gedrängt. Und als die Frau, die Fang liebt, des Verrats an ihrem Volk beschuldigt wird, ist Fang der einzige, der sie retten kann. Doch dafür muss er mit dem Gesetz und dem Glauben seiner Brüder brechen - ein Unterfangen, das das Ende beider Völker bedeuten könnte. Doch der Krieg lässt ihm keine Zeit zum Zaudern.

9. Dream Warrior (DH #17 - Dream-Hunter #4)
The son of Warcraft and Hate, Cratus spent eternity battling for the ancient gods who birthed him. He was death to any who crossed him. Until the day he laid down his arms and walked into self-imposed exile. Now an ancient enemy has been unleashed and our dreams are his chosen battlefield. The only hope we have is the one god who swears he will never fight again.
As a Dream-Hunter, Delphine has spent eternity protecting mankind from the predators who prey on our unconscious state. But now that her allies have been turned, she knows in order to survive, the Dream-Hunters need a new leader. Someone who can train them to fight their new enemies. Cratus is her only hope. But she is a bitter reminder of why he chose to lay down his arms.

Time is running out and if she can't win him to her cause, mankind will be slaughtered and the world we know will soon cease to exist.

8. One Silent Night (DH #16)

While the world carries on unawares, Stryker, who leads an army of demons and vampires, is plotting an all out onslaught against his enemies—which, unfortunately for us, includes the entire human race. To avenge his sister, Stryker prepares to annihilate the Dark-Hunters. But things go awry when his oldest enemy returns. Enter his ex-wife. Zephyra. Just when he thought nothing could stop him, he’s now embroiled in a centuries old war with a shrew who gives new meaning to pain.

7. Acheron (Dark-Hunter #15)
(darauf freu ich mich am meisten)

Eleven thousand years ago, a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime of shame. But the strongest steel is forged from the fires of hell…

Acheron’s human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Then, brought back against his will, he became the sole defender of mankind. Only it was never that simple. For centuries, Acheron has fought for our survival and hidden a past he’ll do anything to keep concealed. Until a lone woman who refuses to be intimidated by him threatens his very existence. Now his survival—and ours—hinges on hers, and old enemies reawaken and unite to kill them both. War has never been more deadly...or more fun

6. Dream-Chaser (DH #14 - Dream-Hunter #3)

The spellbinding Dream-Hunter series continues!

Hades doesn’t often give second chances...

Xypher has one month on Earth to redeem himself through one good deed or be condemned to eternal torture in Tarturus. But redemption means little to a demigod who only wants vengeance on the one who caused his downfall.

Until one day in a cemetery...

Simone Dubois is a medical examiner with a real knack for the job. Those who are wrongfully killed appear to her and help her find the evidence the police need to convict their killers. But when a man appears and tells her that she’s more than just a psychic, she’s convinced he’s insane.

Now the fate of the world hangs in her hands...

It was bad enough when just the dead relied on her. Now’s there’s the seductive Dream-Hunter Xypher who needs Simone’s help in opening a portal to the Atlantean hell realm to fight insatiable demons. The future of mankind is at stake—and so is her life. The only question now is: Who is the bigger threat: the demons out to kill her, or the man who has left her forever changed?

5. Devil May Cry (DH #13)
Sin, a Sumerian fertility god turned Vegas casino owner, and Kat, the zealous servant of bossy Greek goddess Artemis, knock boots and kick butt in Kenyon's juicy 11th Dark-Hunter paranormal love-fest (after 2006's Dark Side of the Moon). Sin's been on the warpath for thousands of years, since Artemis stole his godhood. Sin's also upset about the disappearance of his twin brother, Zakar, and the imminent invasion of the vampiric Sumerian gallu, who plan to liberate the Dimme superdemons and destroy all humanity. Kat agrees to kill Sin before he kills Artemis, but instead the two fall in madcap love while trying to prevent Armageddon. It's just another day's work for the immortals, who act a lot like ordinary quarrelsome people with way cool superpowers. Though readers may need a scorecard to keep up with the cast, this series puts a contemporary spin on classical mythology that an increasing number of fans have found irresistible.
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4. Obwohl noch ein weiterer Teil dazukommt... (Fear the Darkness), den ich aber nun nicht finden kann, hier
Upon the Midnight Clear (Dark-Hunter #12 - Dream-Hunter #2)
Ever think Scrooge had it right before the ghosts ruined his life? Meet Aidan O'Conner.
At one time he was a world-renowned celebrity who gave freely of himself and his money without wanting anything in return...until those around him took without asking. Now Aidan wants nothing of the world--or anyone who's a part of it.

When a stranger appears at his doorstep, Aidan knows he's seen her before…in his dreams.
Born on Olympus as a goddess, Leta knows nothing of the human world. But a ruthless enemy has driven her from the world of dreams and into the home of the only man who can help her: Aidan. Her immortal powers are derived from human emotions--and his anger is just the fuel she needs to defend herself…

One cold winter's night will change their lives forever…
Trapped together in a brutal winter storm, Aidan and Leta must turn to the only power capable of saving them--or destroying them both: trust.

3. The Dream-Hunter (Dark-Hunter #10 - Dream-Hunter #1)
In the ethereal world of dreams, there are champions who fight to protect the dreamer and there are demons who prey on them...

Arik is such a predator. Condemned by the gods to live eternity without emotions, Arik can only feel when he's in the dreams of others. For thousands of years, he's drifted through the human unconscious, searching for sensation. Now he's finally found a dreamer whose vivid mind can fill his emptiness.

Dr. Megeara Kafieri watched her father ruin himself and his reputation as he searched to prove Atlantis was real. Her deathbed promise to him to salvage his reputation has now brought her to Greece where she intends to prove once and for all that the fabled island is right where her father said it was. But frustration and bad luck dog her every step. Especially the day they find a stranger floating in the sea. His is a face she's seen many times.... in her dreams.

What she doesn't know is that Arik holds more than the ancient secrets that can help her find the mythical isle of Atlantis. He has made a pact with the god Hades: In exchange for two weeks as a mortal man, he must return to Olympus with a human soul. Megeara's soul.

With a secret society out to ruin her expedition, and mysterious accidents that keep threatening her life, Megeara refuses to quit. She knows she's getting closer to Atlantis and as she does, she stumbles onto the truth of what Arik really is.

For Arik his quest is no longer simple. No human can know of a Dream-Hunter's existence. His dream of being mortal has quickly turned into his own nightmare and the only way to save himself will be to sacrifice the very thing he wanted to be human for. The only question is, will he?