I first want to thank Paralily for being such a gracious and awesome Santa!

I had some books picked out by one of my all time favorite authors... but she also surprised me by getting me the first book in a series that is one of her favorite fantasy series and she wanted to the series for me, but she knew I had a wishlist and so she honored my wishlist and gave me the first book in a series I've been meaning to read for a very looooong time!

It's ironic that she wanted to give me the Dragonlance series not just because it's her favorite, but she saw what I like and was totally spot on about gifting me the first book in the series.

My wishlist on Amazon was a trilogy by one of my favorite authors... this series is one of my favorite because it combines so many different aspects of different genres of writing... ie it's considered a mystery/thriller/romance novel series... but it's complex, heart pounding, page turning... omg there is some hot steamy scenes, but it's not what I tend to refer to romance novels as... "throbbing cock" novels... these are so much more than that... The thing that makes it all the more special is... I had forgotten that the last book in the "Rarities series" the author had dedicated it to my family... We got to know her through her website and it's forum... from there my mom shared our story with her... my dad at the time of the publishing of the book was terminally ill with an extremely rare genetic disease that causes different types of cancer and my dad and I both had/have it... and so our families got to know each other and wanting to do something ... she dedicated "Running Scared" to us... when I saw that I won't lie ... it tugged at my heartstrings because this year is the 10 year anniversary of his passing... so it means even more to me... and all this flashing back in time... reminded me that my older sister read the Dragonlance series in high school...

Paralily, thank you for gifting me with the best gifts I could have asked for! I have a new series to get addicted to and an old series to fall in love with all over again!