Favorite Lines: "She liked a very particular kind of plot: the sort where the pirate kidnaps some virgin damsel, rapes her into loving him, and then dispatches lots of seamen while she polishes his cutlass. Or where the Highland clan leader kidnaps some virginal English Rose, rapes her into loving him, and then kills entire armies of Sassenach's while she stuffs his haggis. Or where the Native American warrior kidnaps a virginal white settler, rapes her into loving him, and then kills a bunch of colonists while she whets his tomahawk. I hated to get Freudian on Linda, but her reading patterns suggested some interesting insights into why she was such a complete bitch." (p. 12)

Living in small town Rockabill, Maine, Jane True always knew she didn't quite fit in with so-called normal society. During her nightly, clandestine swim in the freezing winter ocean, a grisly find leads Jane to startling revelations about her heritage: she is only half-human.

Now, Jane must enter a world filled with supernatural creatures alternatively terrifying, beautiful, and deadly- all of which perfectly describe her new "friend," Ryu, a gorgeous and powerful vampire.

It is a world where nothing can be taken for granted: a dog can heal with a lick; spirits bag your groceries; and whatever you do, never-ever-rub the genie's lamp.

Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler is the first book in the Jane True series. Jane lives with her father after a teenage accident landed her in a mental institution and her first love dead. She has allowed the event to consume everything and in addition has allowed her self to become so worried about her father's poor health that she fails to experience life. So when a murder occurs, it is strange to watch her become invested in living.

Jane begins to see the world in a new light, but the small town of Rockabill doesn't see her any differently. The townspeople are major jerks who will make you want to pimp slap them because of their inability to accept the past and move on to the future. When the investigation leads to the Alfar Compound in Quebec (where the leaders of the paranormals live), things really get interesting.

The romance part of the book jumps off quickly, but I felt it was towards the wrong person. Jane was so worried about never finding a man that she took the first one who showed serious interest and no intention of bailing on her. I wish she would have found more, but I'm not sure her self-esteem is where it needs to be in order to appreciate a real partner. In my opinion her gets a friend with benefits in Tempest Rising.

I don't really get the reference to is being like Sookie Stackhouse other than I decided quickly who I hated and who I wanted more of. (Read it and comment on the blog if you know who I hate and love!)

Book two is called Tracking the Tempest and will be released July 1, 2010.

Scooper