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Legends by Deborah Smith Loveswept eISBN-978-0-307-79666-0 Douglas Kincaid is a self-made billionaire and his name was stamped on everything he owned, even an Island. He sat in his office on New Years Eve looking through the two way mirror at the guests. He was not going to stamp his name on a wife. As his Gert, his executive secretary, was telling him what blondes were present and available someone suddenly came in front of the mirror. A tall blonde in a green dress. As she looked into the mirror and checked her mirror and make-up she leaned enough for him to get a view of all her assets. He liked the whole picture. He sent Gert to find out about her and to bring her in his office but the woman wanted to meet him on his rooftop, where he had created a forest. Once there he quickly found himself shot with a tranquilizer and the next time he woke up he was in a cell. Elgive MacRoth could not help but admire this man they kidnapped. She also had disdain for him. She had read all about him, about his wealth. He was buying up their family heritage and all the people would be forced leave their homes and farms. They needed to keep him prisoner until it was too late to buy it. Her hateful Uncle Angus had taken over when her parents died and put her brother Rob and herself out of the home. And he tried to take away the rest in his death but if Kincaid did not buy it then everything would return to it's rightful heirs. Legends and the family's heritage was important to the MacRoth clan of Druradeen, Scotland. Elgive wanted to remind Douglas of the legends of the Kincaids as well but he refused to believe he had roots here. He had tried to trace his roots here and there was nothing. When Douglas is rescued by his security team he turns the tables and takes Elgive with him. He tries to bathe her in luxury on his private Island but he has to see that material things are not what is important to her. The legend of the MacRoth and Kincaid feud is. Contains sexual situations Book received through NetGalley for review

The Argeneau books, are usually quick, light and humorous reads. This was not. Born to Bite was absolutely BORING!!! The tone was darker, compared to previous books. The romance was non-existent, and I’m pretty sure I only laughed out loud once. This is definitely my least favorite in the series.

John Varley's written some of the most entertaining SF of the last couple of decades. This novel and its first sequel Red Lightning are aimed pretty squarely at younger readers (the heroes in both are in their late teens/early 20s). They fit into the Heinlein mode: pick one new technology and put it in the hands of a super smart young adult, add a dash of not-quite-innocent sexuality, and mix well. Lots of fun, well-considered, interesting characters, and he includes a nice dash of Florida and Louisiana cajun culture for interest. I'd recommend them to teens and those of us who still remember being teens.

OK. I probably should have read a different Updike novel first. I enjoyed reading his short fiction in college and should have perhaps tackled the Rabbit books first. The plot--broken family boy finds Islam, feels out of place in infidel America, is subtly manipulated by his teachers, becomes terrorist--is hackneyed and the writing often veers into self-parody. Updike's skewering of post-911 America is uninspired. I found myself not caring about any of the characters and actually hoping that the book would end tragically. The ending feels forced and rushed and stretches credulity.