The Saucy Wenches Book Club

There aren't many crimes in my book. Not many sins either.

But top in both of those lists is killing time. Have fun with it, make something cool, play video games, work hard if you feel like it, but do something. Killed time is an abortion, life that never gets lived, gone, just gone.

Iced
~~Karen Marie Moning 

I've never seen such clear eyes as Ryodan's got. Most folks are crammed full of emotions, with lines around them like battle scars. I can tell by looking at grown-ups if they've spent their years laughing or crying or resenting the whole world.
{snip}
Looking at Ryodan is like staring the devil in the face. It's obvious what he's felt the most--nothing. Ruthless. Cold dude. 

Iced
~~Karen Marie Moning

"Some people fall apart when they get hurt," he says. "Puddle into apathy and despair and never recover. They wait all their lives for someone to come along and rescue them."
{snip} 
"But others...well, they don't go from hurt to pain. They flash from insult to fury. They raze everything in sight, which usually succeeds in obliterating the very thing that hurt them. However, it causes collateral damage."

Iced
~~Karen Marie Moning

You’ll never be just anything. A tsunami can never be just a wave... Waves are banal. Tsunamis reshape the Earth.

~ Karen Marie Moning, Iced

We are huge Karen Marie Moning fans around here, with her Fever series being the catalyst for us forming our epic friendship that spawned this blog. So when she offered to give bloggers copies of the brand-spanking-new Iced paperback, we were all.over.that! And we are honored to have been chosen. So check out some of our posts where we've extolled our Fever love, then enter the giveaway below.

Top Ten Anti-Heroes

Fever Mythology Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

Love: Fever Style

 Scenes That Still Make Us Ugly Cry

Iced Release Party in NOLA discussion 

Iced Review 

Dani Mega O'Malley: Superstar


Mac's Journey

Fever Music

Favorite Fever Quotes

Barrons Rocked My World

MFK: Fever Edition

Fever Dream Cast

Top Three Female Leads

Three Favorite Urban Fantasy Series



Now, enter to win a signed paperback copy of Iced. US entries only, please. 
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“He isn't what he's pretending to be with her. I watch him all the time. I'm going to be there when he stops pretending. I'm going to be her bulletproof vest, her shield, her fallen fucking angel, whether she wants one or not. He's pretending he's almost human. He's no more human than me.” - Christian MacKeltar

Karen Marie Moning,Iced.

"See that blonde down there with the big tits? I was about to get laid."

"One, I’m too young to hear that kind of stuff, and two, I don’t see you carrying a club to knock her over the head with, so how were you going to accomplish that?"

Behind me, Ryodan laughs.

"You’re ruining my night, kid."

"Ditto. Ain’t life at Chester’s grand."

~ Karen Marie Moning, ICED

“You’ll never be just anything. A tsunami can never be ‘just’ a wave.”

“Get off my chin.”

“I like that about you. Waves are banal. Tsunamis reshape the Earth. Under the right circumstances, even entire civilizations.”

I blink.

“You’re going to be one hell of a woman one day, Dani.”

~ Karen Marie Moning, Iced

"I look up at him. Weird thing is, as mad as he makes me, as unpredictable as he is, I believe him. If Ryodan thinks I can take it, who am I to argue? Like he's infallible or something. Figures I'd put more faith in the devil than any god."

~ Karen Marie Moning, Iced

If you know what's coming and don't do anything to stop it, you got no right to act all surprised and pissy when the crap hits the fan.  Rule #1 in the Universe:  the crap always hits the fan.  It's the nature of crap.  It's a fan magnet.
~Dani "Mega" O'Malley

Karen Marie Moning, Iced

My true love gave to me:
Ten Kick-Ass ChicasNine Naughty Excerpts Eight Most Wanted NovelsSeven Dreamy KissesSix Sexy CouplesFive Hot Book BoyfriendsFour Supporting CharactersThree Characters CitiesTwo Painful Endingsand
One Piece of Gandy Candy



My true love gave to me:
Four Supporting CharactersThree Character CitiesTwo Painful EndingsandOne Piece of Gandy Candy

Christian MacKeltar, Vlad Tepesh, Ian Flannery, Jonah, Catcher Bell, Alcide Herveaux... 


What do these "supporting" characters have in common?  Me!!  I love them all!! More importantly, I love them more than (or at least as much as) the leading men of their series.

Give me a book with two (or more) male characters and, nearly without fail, my favorite will be the one the heroine passes over. This trait of mine simply mystifies some of the Wenches, so I've set out to try to explain my love of secondary characters.

I don't know whether I can convince anyone else to join me in my odd proclivities. My "affliction" might turn out to be merely my own unique brand of fangirling that no one else understands. But at the very least, there will be some man candy to help support my arguments, so I hope you will enjoy reading more about my strange taste in book boyfriends after the jump!

"Kid, let me tell you something. Most people spend their short time in this world less than half alive. They wander through their days in a haze of responsibility and resentment. Something happens to them not long after they're born. They get conflicted about what they want and start worshipping the wrong gods. Should. Mercy. Equality. Altruism. There's nothing you should do. Do what you want. Mercy isn't Nature's way. She's an equal opportunity killer. We aren't born the same. Some are stronger, smarter, faster. Never apologize for it. Altruism is an impossible concept. There's no action you can make that doesn't spring from how you want to feel about yourself. Not greedy, Dani. Alive. And happy about it every single fucking day."


~Ryodan, Iced, Karen Marie Moning

I lock eyes with my reflection and don't look away. The day you look away you start to lose yourself. I'm never going to lose myself. You are what you are. Deal with it or change.
Iced~~Karen Marie Moning

Overview of Karen Marie Moning's Iced Discussionby Honorary Wench, Jennifer Chloe Jane

On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 (official release day of Iced ), Barb and I were in the lovely Le Pavillon hotel in New Orleans, sitting in front row seats, listening to Karen Marie Moning answer questions from her dedicated fans. It was an exciting event to end our amazing weekend.
Having received Iced just the night before, the majority of the guests had read only the first few chapters (and no spoilers allowed from those who spent the night reading), so most questions about the new book were very general, and quite a few she didn’t even answer, not wanting to give anything away.

Read on to find out if Ms. Moning answered your burning questions. Or if she artfully ducked them. This is not a transcript of the discussion, but my impressions, based on what I remember.

Iced Release Bash in New Orleans 2012


You want to know the recipe for the most fun you've ever had? Take one part highly anticipated continuation of an amazing book series, add one part hordes of like-minded Moning Maniacs, stir in one or two (or four hundred) good friends, and pour it all over New Orleans.
Honorary Wench, Jennifer, and I spent last weekend in New Orleans with Karen Marie Moning, Phil Gigante, Eric Etebari, and a few hundred Fever fans. This being the first trip to NOLA for both of us, we tried to see and do everything, while still making time for all of the fun planned by the KMM gang. The short version: we had an absolute blast. And you all should come with us next time. We'll all party with the Maniacs, Wench-style!
For a slightly longer version, here's a recap of our ridiculously fun NOLA-Iced weekend...

One book is mentioned in almost all of the Wenches's reading lists this week. Any guesses what book has us all on the same page? (har har) Of course it's Iced by Karen Marie Moning.

Read on to see what the Wenches are saying about Iced, and what other books are on our bedside tables.