I really loved Laurell K. Hamilton's early Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series books but I did feel like she lost the thread a bit in the middle of the series. I am glad to say that it seems like she is focusing more on the story line and less on the sex of late which makes the books better in my opinion. I think Anita is a great character and Laurell K. Hamilton can write a great plot but her overly complicated sex scenes can somewhat take away from the book. ( )

Another little interim piece and this time it was free so it came with no baggage and I enjoyed it. One big complaint about Beauty that I paid 2.99US for a sex outtake preview of the next book is...I am Canadian and 2.99US is almost 3.75 Cdn for a short few pages of repetitive masturbatory author fantasy. It should have been free or at the very least .99cents which is still more than it was worth. It is called priming the pump, especially when your readership is falling off or turning to the cheaper alternative rather than paying for your books. Cash grabs are so obvious and tacky. This was a nice reversal. ( )

Another little interim piece and this time it was free so it came with no baggage and I enjoyed it. One big complaint about Beauty that I paid 2.99US for a sex outtake preview of the next book is...I am Canadian and 2.99US is almost 3.75 Cdn for a short few pages of repetitive masturbatory author fantasy. It should have been free or at the very least .99cents which is still more than it was worth. It is called priming the pump, especially when your readership is falling off or turning to the cheaper alternative rather than paying for your books. Cash grabs are so obvious and tacky. This was a nice reversal. ( )