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wonderwomannz's review
4.0
3 1/2 - 4 star, not the best in this series but still an ok listen to. Narrator was pretty good too.
janzphynx's review against another edition
5.0
the first time phineas appear in this series, i though he is a bad guy in disguise. well, im super wrong. he is a nice, caring guy. i love his character. i enjoy their bickering! this is now belong to my may favorites in this series
lisa_me's review against another edition
4.0
Are you a fan of Phineas McKinney, a.k.a. Dr. Phang, a.k.a. the Love Doctor? He gets a new moniker in [b:Wanted: Undead or Alive|11437971|Wanted Undead or Alive (Love at Stake, #12)|Kerrelyn Sparks|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327889653s/11437971.jpg|16371613]. He makes a commercial for Blardonnay, the chardonnay-blood fusion drink, and becomes The Blardonnay Guy (like The Old Spice Guy). He even says "Hello Ladies." Fans of Phineas, rejoice!
And now to our story. If you're not a fan of the Love doctor, you'll be happy to know that Phineas grows up in Wanted and drops the Love Doctor routine. He goes undercover to catch Corky Courrant, the self-proclaimed Queen of the Malcontents. When the plan goes awry and Corky escapes, teams from MacKay Security and Investigations are spread across the world looking for her. Phineas receives a clue that she's in Wyoming, and he needs a day guard to go with him to check it out. The person available is Brynley Jones (introduced in [b:Vampire Mine|7997987|Vampire Mine (Love at Stake, #10)|Kerrelyn Sparks|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1308973374s/7997987.jpg|12507980]).
Phineas is secretly in love with Brynley. There's a slight problem with that, however. Brynley is a werewolf who hates vampires. She does have a thing for The Blardonnay Guy, though. Brynley agrees to go to Wyoming, but only if she can stay hidden from her father. She'd run away from home when he tried to marry her off to an alpha she didn't want to marry.
Phineas and Brynley go to Wyoming together and find much more trouble than they were expecting …
~~~~~
I have to admit that I dragged my feet before getting around to reading this book, because I wasn't a fan of the Love Doctor. I didn't see how Sparks could make a hero out of a running joke. I should have known better. Within the first few pages I knew that Phineas was hero material and that I was in good hands.
Likewise, I wasn't fond of Brynley in [b:Vampire Mine|7997987|Vampire Mine (Love at Stake, #10)|Kerrelyn Sparks|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1308973374s/7997987.jpg|12507980]. But in Wanted, Brynley is a likable, sympathetic character. As hero and heroine, Phineas and Brynley were funny together and well-matched.
As are all Love as Stake books, Wanted was a fun, light read. Sparks is very clever with a turn of phrase that can make you smile or even laugh out loud.
"…Those Scottish barbarians will never--" [Corky] gasped when the door crashed open and a horde of kilted barbarians rushed in at vampire speed.
On second look only Angus, Robby, Ian, and Dougal were wearing kilts. The others wore pants, but would probably enjoy being called barbarians.
I won't spoil the ending of Wanted, but there's a great twist that you won't want to miss. I'm sure it will figure in future books.
The next book is Howard's story, [b:Wild About You|13455417|Wild About You (Love at Stake, #13)|Kerrelyn Sparks|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1340695327s/13455417.jpg|18983694]. It will be released September 25, 2012.
See more of my reviews at http://lisaannesley.blogspot.com/ If you follow me by e-mail, you'll be notified of monthly giveaways!
And now to our story. If you're not a fan of the Love doctor, you'll be happy to know that Phineas grows up in Wanted and drops the Love Doctor routine. He goes undercover to catch Corky Courrant, the self-proclaimed Queen of the Malcontents. When the plan goes awry and Corky escapes, teams from MacKay Security and Investigations are spread across the world looking for her. Phineas receives a clue that she's in Wyoming, and he needs a day guard to go with him to check it out. The person available is Brynley Jones (introduced in [b:Vampire Mine|7997987|Vampire Mine (Love at Stake, #10)|Kerrelyn Sparks|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1308973374s/7997987.jpg|12507980]).
Phineas is secretly in love with Brynley. There's a slight problem with that, however. Brynley is a werewolf who hates vampires. She does have a thing for The Blardonnay Guy, though. Brynley agrees to go to Wyoming, but only if she can stay hidden from her father. She'd run away from home when he tried to marry her off to an alpha she didn't want to marry.
Phineas and Brynley go to Wyoming together and find much more trouble than they were expecting …
~~~~~
I have to admit that I dragged my feet before getting around to reading this book, because I wasn't a fan of the Love Doctor. I didn't see how Sparks could make a hero out of a running joke. I should have known better. Within the first few pages I knew that Phineas was hero material and that I was in good hands.
Likewise, I wasn't fond of Brynley in [b:Vampire Mine|7997987|Vampire Mine (Love at Stake, #10)|Kerrelyn Sparks|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1308973374s/7997987.jpg|12507980]. But in Wanted, Brynley is a likable, sympathetic character. As hero and heroine, Phineas and Brynley were funny together and well-matched.
As are all Love as Stake books, Wanted was a fun, light read. Sparks is very clever with a turn of phrase that can make you smile or even laugh out loud.
"…Those Scottish barbarians will never--" [Corky] gasped when the door crashed open and a horde of kilted barbarians rushed in at vampire speed.
On second look only Angus, Robby, Ian, and Dougal were wearing kilts. The others wore pants, but would probably enjoy being called barbarians.
I won't spoil the ending of Wanted, but there's a great twist that you won't want to miss. I'm sure it will figure in future books.
The next book is Howard's story, [b:Wild About You|13455417|Wild About You (Love at Stake, #13)|Kerrelyn Sparks|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1340695327s/13455417.jpg|18983694]. It will be released September 25, 2012.
See more of my reviews at http://lisaannesley.blogspot.com/ If you follow me by e-mail, you'll be notified of monthly giveaways!
audiogirl511's review against another edition
4.0
So glad to see Phineas mature and find love. We get to see into who Phineas really is and what drives him. Bryn is a woman with a haunting past. Together they conquer their demons and become a power couple.
roxnn2000's review against another edition
5.0
The 12th in the Love at Stake series.
I have to say that this was perhaps the best story of sexual and emotional tension I have read in a paranormal setting. He's a vampire, she's a werewolf...it's just great drama.
Phineas was turned by Malcontents but was saved by Roman and his gang of good Vamps. Now he's on a mission to find an enemy who considers herself Queen of the vampires, but she's hiding out in Wyoming. What's a city boy like Phineas to do?
Get assistance from Brynley, werewolf princess, who happens to hail from Wyoming of course.
Brynley knows that vampires are seductive and charming, which makes them very dangerous, and Phineas is the most dangerous of all. Now she's teamed up with him to help bring in this crazy Malcontent and end a lot of drama in the vampire world, all without her father finding out that she's back in town.
As these two work together to hunt down this dangerous enemy, both are fighting the passion that they have for each other, and each night it gets a little harder to fight.
I loved this story, of course I have loved all in this series already, but when I first met Brynley I knew that she would have a great love story...and I was right. Dr. Phang, Phineas, is a wonderful match for Brynley and the chemistry between these two is wonderful. There is a pull between them that I felt the minute they were in the same room together, and it was great.
Plus, all that twists and turns that take place in the plot just pull you in and make you want to know what will happen next. A great story, and I can't wait for the next one in the series.
I have to say that this was perhaps the best story of sexual and emotional tension I have read in a paranormal setting. He's a vampire, she's a werewolf...it's just great drama.
Phineas was turned by Malcontents but was saved by Roman and his gang of good Vamps. Now he's on a mission to find an enemy who considers herself Queen of the vampires, but she's hiding out in Wyoming. What's a city boy like Phineas to do?
Get assistance from Brynley, werewolf princess, who happens to hail from Wyoming of course.
Brynley knows that vampires are seductive and charming, which makes them very dangerous, and Phineas is the most dangerous of all. Now she's teamed up with him to help bring in this crazy Malcontent and end a lot of drama in the vampire world, all without her father finding out that she's back in town.
As these two work together to hunt down this dangerous enemy, both are fighting the passion that they have for each other, and each night it gets a little harder to fight.
I loved this story, of course I have loved all in this series already, but when I first met Brynley I knew that she would have a great love story...and I was right. Dr. Phang, Phineas, is a wonderful match for Brynley and the chemistry between these two is wonderful. There is a pull between them that I felt the minute they were in the same room together, and it was great.
Plus, all that twists and turns that take place in the plot just pull you in and make you want to know what will happen next. A great story, and I can't wait for the next one in the series.
yodamom's review against another edition
3.0
Loved this story much more then I expected too. The narrator did a fabulous job. A Great addition to the HEA series
stew32s's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed it - a fun read with enough intrigue to keep it interesting!
birdloveranne's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't enjoy this one quite as much. The narrator was good, but he wasn't really reading the black man's voice right, to my mind.