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Spectra (2006), Mass Market Paperback, 480 pages
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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:In this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on the twenty-first century �?? and become his next target�?� Ever since she discovered she�??s pregnant, Elena Michaels has been on edge. After all, she�??s never heard of another living female werewolf, let alone one who�??s given birth. But thankfully, her expertise is needed to retrieve a stolen letter allegedly written by Jack the Ripper. As a distraction, the job seems simple enough �?? only the letter contains a portal to Victorian London�??s underworld, which Elena inadvertently triggers �?? unleashing a vicious killer and a pair of zombie thugs. Now Elena must find a way to seal the portal before the unwelcome visitors get what they�??re looking for �?? which, for som… (more)
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LibraryThing member forgotten
The Pack is back. And Elena is pregnant. Heavily.
When an old jail mate calls her up asking for help, help with Jack the Ripper's infamous 'From Hell' letter, Elena is quick to jump.
But they soon find that it wasn't as easy as it sounded and as the big day draws near, they are having trouble
Even although i'm a loyal Kelley fan and have read all the series and loved them, i must say that this wasn't quite as great as the others, or at least the other pack books.
I loved seeing all the old characters again, and it was a very interesting plot, but it did seem a little repetitive. I'm sorry, but if i was completely honest, that's what i have to say.
Still though, another great Kelley Armstrong book, still better than a lot of werewolf books out there, just not quite her usual standard.
When an old jail mate calls her up asking for help, help with Jack the Ripper's infamous 'From Hell' letter, Elena is quick to jump.
But they soon find that it wasn't as easy as it sounded and as the big day draws near, they are having trouble
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getting rid of a couple of 18 centurary zombies...Even although i'm a loyal Kelley fan and have read all the series and loved them, i must say that this wasn't quite as great as the others, or at least the other pack books.
I loved seeing all the old characters again, and it was a very interesting plot, but it did seem a little repetitive. I'm sorry, but if i was completely honest, that's what i have to say.
Still though, another great Kelley Armstrong book, still better than a lot of werewolf books out there, just not quite her usual standard.
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LibraryThing member Ilithyia
Another werewolf tale (pun intended)! Elena Michaels has finally accepted her mate and her place as the only female werewolf in the world. Now, she is struggling to accepted her role as a mother-to-be. Elena and her mate Clay, along with Clay’s adopted father and Alpha of the pack, Jeremy have to
But that doesn’t keep them out of trouble, when they agree to steal the From Hell letter, supposedly written by Jack the Ripper, but rumored in the supernatural community to be more than that, a quest for immortality gone wrong - or right. Soon they are battling zombies, plagues, murderers, rabid rats, and magic while trying to find a way to close a dimensional portal they never meant to open.
Elena and Clay have always had a very sensual relationship, and Broken is no different - if a little more complicated due to her current “condition”. Though I recommend if you are new to the series to start with Bitten, the first story - told with much sarcasm and wit - of this most interesting couple, full of passion, anger, sex, and danger. This series is a great read if you like a lot of action mixed into your romance, with a fun supernatural and canine twist.
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tread carefully on this uncharted terrain as there has never been a pregnant werewolf before - werewolves that are born are always males from human mothers - until now. But that doesn’t keep them out of trouble, when they agree to steal the From Hell letter, supposedly written by Jack the Ripper, but rumored in the supernatural community to be more than that, a quest for immortality gone wrong - or right. Soon they are battling zombies, plagues, murderers, rabid rats, and magic while trying to find a way to close a dimensional portal they never meant to open.
Elena and Clay have always had a very sensual relationship, and Broken is no different - if a little more complicated due to her current “condition”. Though I recommend if you are new to the series to start with Bitten, the first story - told with much sarcasm and wit - of this most interesting couple, full of passion, anger, sex, and danger. This series is a great read if you like a lot of action mixed into your romance, with a fun supernatural and canine twist.
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LibraryThing member leodione
It's taken longer than forever for one of my supernatural super heroes to pop out a kid. Bout time.
LibraryThing member hoosgracie
Elena, the only female werewolf known to exist, is pregnant and bored. When a seemingly safe mystery comes along to investigate, she and the pack become involved. A good mix of history (Jack the Ripper) and the paranormal.
LibraryThing member Tudorrl
I love the characters in this series of books - but I would have to say that I enjoyed this one the least out of the series. I found the plot just too tenuous and convoluted.
I think the characters were just as engaging as ever and I really enjoyed seeing Elena and Clay move on as a family BUT I
I hope the next one is a return to form.
I think the characters were just as engaging as ever and I really enjoyed seeing Elena and Clay move on as a family BUT I
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think the plot didn't do them justice.I hope the next one is a return to form.
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LibraryThing member SimonW11
Her weakest yet Elena the werewolf is pregnant. She is manouvered into stealing a letter written ny Jack the Ripper and acidentally opens a portal in Toronto that zombies and other unsavouries can come through. Where did the bad guy learn to drive I want to know?
LibraryThing member anjaleblanc
I enjoyed all the other books in the "Industrial Magic" world however I just couldn't get into this one and only read the first 100 pages. Never felt compelled to pick it up again to finish reading it.
LibraryThing member teharhynn
I love her books, there’s just the right mix of supernatural and sexy that makes them all hard to put down. This one was very good; there was a mix of all my favorite characters.
LibraryThing member crishaynes
This series has really fallen for me. However when I saw that this book focused on the wolves again, I did go and get it. I did enjoy it and would recommend it. It was entertaining and creative.
LibraryThing member BookWhisperer
Eleana Michael is the only female vampire in the world. It was never believed that her and Clayton could ever have children, which in turn, was a hugh problem with Eleana accepting what Clayton had done to her. She finds that she will be expecting just as it appears that a copycat Jack the Ripper,
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or maybe even Jack the Ripper hisself is on a rampage that must be stopped. Can Clayton, Jeremy, and Eleana solve the mystery to save innocents before it is too late. Show Less
LibraryThing member ToxicMasquerade
This is my favorite of the 'Women of the Otherworld' series. Elena is pregnant and she still fights. I was going crazy to find out what was going to happen in the end. And, I wasn't disappointed. Still great.
LibraryThing member maribs
Broken is the sixth book in Kelley Armstrong's Women of the OtherWorld Series. This book takes us back to Elena and her pack a few years later. She is pregnant and happy but restless. When the opportunity comes along to do some "work" for an old "friend" she takes it. Little did she or Clay or the
Another creepy, action-packed book in a wonderful series. You get werewolves, vampires, Jack the Ripper and zombies! It was a perfect book to read for the R.I.P III Challange. Not my favorite of the six books, but still a lot of fun to read.
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other werewolves know that this job could open a portal and accidently unleash Jack the Ripper on the city of Toronto. Of course, things aren't always what they seem in these kind of books.Another creepy, action-packed book in a wonderful series. You get werewolves, vampires, Jack the Ripper and zombies! It was a perfect book to read for the R.I.P III Challange. Not my favorite of the six books, but still a lot of fun to read.
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LibraryThing member reannon
Book 6 in Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series. Elena the only female werewolf returns as the narrator, as she was in Books1 and 2. She is pregnant and nervous about it, as she is the only female werewolf in living memory and so unsure how her pregnancy will develop. She and the rest of the
Armstrong's series continues to be a strong one. She sustains the series well, bringing in new characters, building up the old ones, and providing good plots. Recommended.
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Pack are offered an interesting job of larceny, stealing a letter supposedly written by Jack the Ripper, which was stolen back in the 20s. Elena is happy to have something to distract her. She, Clay, and Jeremy succeed in stealing the letter, only to accidentally activate a dimensional portal from which two zombies and a sorcerer erupt.Armstrong's series continues to be a strong one. She sustains the series well, bringing in new characters, building up the old ones, and providing good plots. Recommended.
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LibraryThing member kayceel
Elena, Clay and the pack are back, and this time they’ve accidentally unleashed zombies, cholera, and, possibly, Jack the Ripper, on Toronto. To complicate things, Elena’s pregnant, and seems to be the zombie’s target. This one wasn’t nearly as good as any of the others, though I still
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enjoyed it. It was just a bit of a letdown, especially since I easily figured out what was going on long before Elena and the others did, and found that frustrating. Show Less
LibraryThing member butterflyfreak
This is my least favorite book in the women of the otherworld series. I love it since the story is once again about Elena and Clay. But i hate it because they are both in danger. I have become so inlove with them that I would weep like a baby for days if they were killed. Kelley Armstrong have made
This book is both funny and scary, sometimes at the same time. I said "I know who the bad guy is" about ten times and was very suprised when I found out who it was. I have re-read this book a couple of times and it's as scary and amusing as the first time i read it.
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them so real that I'm trying to tell them what to do when I'm reading this book (if u know that you may do the same things I reccomend reading the book when you are alone, my sister nearly jumped out of her skin when I shouted "look out" in the middle of the book). This book is both funny and scary, sometimes at the same time. I said "I know who the bad guy is" about ten times and was very suprised when I found out who it was. I have re-read this book a couple of times and it's as scary and amusing as the first time i read it.
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LibraryThing member Jenson_AKA_DL
Elena and Clay have decided to embark on the greatest adventure of their lives....having a baby. Elena knew Clay and her pack leader, Jeremy, would be over-protective and in truth, she really doesn't mind so much. Especially considering her own concerns about everything from the change required by
I really liked the idea of catching up with Elena's pack and as I had hoped, not having read the intervening books after "Stolen" did not turn out to be a problem in picking up the story. I enjoyed the interplay between the three main characters and how the story worked around Elena's pregnancy. The only problem is that I'm not really into mysteries so much as action so parts of the book kind of dragged for me. I think it could have been cut back a little in the "chasing zombies in circles" department. The other disappointment was that I knew who the criminal was almost immediately and it was kind of frustrating waiting around for the characters to catch on. Other than that I really enjoyed the story.
I'm not entirely sure I will read the other books in this series, although I will admit to an interest in seeing where Jeremy and Jamie's relationship goes. If I happen upon that book (whatever it may be) I might be tempted to pick it up.
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her werewolf nature to the fact that her pregnancy seems to be progressing at a faster than normal rate. When she is approached by a former demon associate with a foolproof, non-dangerous plan for stealing the "From Hell" letter purportedly written by Jack-the-Ripper, it is exactly the distraction she had wanted. However, like all things too good to be true, so is a non-eventful theft and when the letter turns out to be a zombie carrying portal into Toronto Elena, Clay and Jeremy wind up with more danger than they expected.I really liked the idea of catching up with Elena's pack and as I had hoped, not having read the intervening books after "Stolen" did not turn out to be a problem in picking up the story. I enjoyed the interplay between the three main characters and how the story worked around Elena's pregnancy. The only problem is that I'm not really into mysteries so much as action so parts of the book kind of dragged for me. I think it could have been cut back a little in the "chasing zombies in circles" department. The other disappointment was that I knew who the criminal was almost immediately and it was kind of frustrating waiting around for the characters to catch on. Other than that I really enjoyed the story.
I'm not entirely sure I will read the other books in this series, although I will admit to an interest in seeing where Jeremy and Jamie's relationship goes. If I happen upon that book (whatever it may be) I might be tempted to pick it up.
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LibraryThing member susanbevans
In Kelley Armstrong's 5th installment in the Women of the Otherworld series, we are re-united with Elena Michaels, the only living female werewolf in the world, and the werewolf pack of Stonehaven. In order to find a dangerous non-pack wolf, Elena makes a deal with a half-demon named Xavier to
I love Elena Michaels! She is the narrator in the first two books in the series, Bitten and Stolen, and she has always been my favorite "Woman of the Otherworld." I am sad that this seems to be the last book from her perspective, but without giving too much of the plot away, I can say that it makes sense to me that her main story ends here in Broken. I want to know more about what happens to her, and I'm sure she will play a part in future books, but things wrap up pretty nicely for her in Broken.
Broken is not my favorite of the series, but it is still a very good book. The story is totally original and continuing character development, delicious. I love the way Armstrong sets us up for the next book with a little more back story on Jamie Vegas. The character dialogue is fantastically witty and at times, downright hilarious - in a good way! Broken is a compelling and fun read that adds new depth to the series.
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acquire an ancient stolen letter. In the rush to get their hands on the letter, Elena and her pack accidentally open an unknown time portal to 19th century England, unleashing zombies, disease and destruction into modern times. The pack must scramble to right this wrong before all hell breaks loose - literally.I love Elena Michaels! She is the narrator in the first two books in the series, Bitten and Stolen, and she has always been my favorite "Woman of the Otherworld." I am sad that this seems to be the last book from her perspective, but without giving too much of the plot away, I can say that it makes sense to me that her main story ends here in Broken. I want to know more about what happens to her, and I'm sure she will play a part in future books, but things wrap up pretty nicely for her in Broken.
Broken is not my favorite of the series, but it is still a very good book. The story is totally original and continuing character development, delicious. I love the way Armstrong sets us up for the next book with a little more back story on Jamie Vegas. The character dialogue is fantastically witty and at times, downright hilarious - in a good way! Broken is a compelling and fun read that adds new depth to the series.
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LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
Elena is pregnant and having to deal with the men in her life fussing around her when she accidentally gets her blood on the "from hell" letter, which opens a portal for some zombies, and a man. Murders in the style of Jack the Ripper start up and Elena has to try to solve this and keep the babies
Interesting and quite fast paced this is quite a good read and I liked how Elena is developing.
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alive. Interesting and quite fast paced this is quite a good read and I liked how Elena is developing.
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LibraryThing member PrescottKris
Although I've enjoyed all Kelley Armstrong's books, the ones with Elena are my favorites!
LibraryThing member RebeccaClareSmith
Fast-paced and full of brilliant description that really gets your senses in an uproar.
LibraryThing member saramllr
Pregnant werevolves, necromancers and vampires chase a zombie-controlling killer who may be Jack the Ripper, unleashed on the world through a time portal. What's not to like here?
LibraryThing member crazybatcow
I found that the detecting/chase-the-bad-guy part of the book went on (and on and on). They spent several days doing the same "sniff out and follow the bad guy" but I'm not sure why since nothing new was uncovered/discovered during 1/3 of these "chase" scenes.
That and by the end of the book I was
But, other than the draggy part near the middle (for the next 1/4 of the book) it was not a bad story, just a bit slow. Oh, and perhaps the werewolves were the only ones "surprised" at the twist... the reader certainly shouldn't have been.
That and by the end of the book I was
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sick of hearing about how nervous Elena was about her pregnancy. I read these books for action and suspense and some werewolf butt-kicking, not to hear someone wimp along because she's pregnant.But, other than the draggy part near the middle (for the next 1/4 of the book) it was not a bad story, just a bit slow. Oh, and perhaps the werewolves were the only ones "surprised" at the twist... the reader certainly shouldn't have been.
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LibraryThing member Suzanne520
I was so happy to see Elena be the main character in this one! I just love her, and I love reading her story! I think Elena's family, as in Clay, and Jeremy, and even Nick and Antonio are great! This book was really intersting in the Elena aspect alone, and the Jack the Ripper thing added a cool
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twist! I hope there are more books following Elena in the future! Show Less
LibraryThing member RavenswoodPublishing
Kelley Armstrong is a progeny when it comes to supernatural writing. Her books leave you breathless with their racy romances, the constant struggles, and the exciting stories. She does all of this effortlessly and you have no choice but to plummet without stumbling straight into her world. She has
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created such a strong presence in all of her characters that everything about them makes them seem real! You get so caught up in their stories that you feel you are a part of them. I cannot say enough good things about Kelley! Show Less
LibraryThing member hailelib
This is one of the Otherworld series of books with Elena as a main character and narrator. She has recently become pregnant and the rest of the Pack can't quit hovering but Elena needs to be doing. Finally she convinces Jeremy to accept a job from half-demon Xavier who is willing to trade a favor
Of course it's not that simple and the Pack is faced with trying to shut down a portal they accidentally trigger because of a spell on the letter, placed there by the sorcerer who wrote it. The sooner they close it the safer Toronto - and Elena - will be. Did I mention the two zombies that come out of the portal? Jaime is called in to consult since she is the best necromancer they know.
Fun, but the Otherworld series is probably best read in order, especially by those who don't like spoilers.
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for a favor. It seems simple, just a quick trip to Toronto, a simple burglary of a historic letter which the current "owner's" ancestor had stolen years ago.Of course it's not that simple and the Pack is faced with trying to shut down a portal they accidentally trigger because of a spell on the letter, placed there by the sorcerer who wrote it. The sooner they close it the safer Toronto - and Elena - will be. Did I mention the two zombies that come out of the portal? Jaime is called in to consult since she is the best necromancer they know.
Fun, but the Otherworld series is probably best read in order, especially by those who don't like spoilers.
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