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A recurring nightmare holds Serry Miller in its grip and has for most of her life. In spite of her fear of the man who becomes a monster, she's in love with him. Not only does she have nightmares while she sleeps, she's living in one with an abusive, alcoholic husband. When, Serry's drunken husband hit's Quinton Worthington's car, she sees the face of the man from her nightmares on a stretcher entering the hospital. When he looks at her and calls her by her name, she is plummeted into a life that she has only dreamed about. Quinton Worthington has suffered for over a hundred years. That's when his evil father ripped Serenity, the love of Quinton's life, from him. At the same time, he changed Quinton into a monster. When Quinton sees Serry's face in the hospital, he believes that Serenity has come back, and he will do anything to be with her. There's only one thing that stands in their way of having the life they want: Quinton's father.

360 pages, Hardcover

First published February 4, 2010

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Joy Spraycar

12 books56 followers
I've been writing since the 7th grade. My first book Quicksilver was released in March 2010. I look forward to two more books shortly, Phantom Wolves, and urban fantasy and Tawny's Ghost, another paranormal romance. I love to interact with fans, so feel free to contact me.

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999 reviews241 followers
April 25, 2011
When I started reading this book, I though "this book is awesome!" and I flew through the pages. I just wish this still was the case half-way through.

Basically, Quicksilver is about the eternal love between Serry and Quinton. They have a little problem with Quinton being a werewolf, and to cure him from that, they'll have to face Quinton's father and kill him.

Even though eternal love and reincarnation of your lovers soul isn't really my thing, I didn't find it annoying in this book. It was very well done and not so in-your-face. We start the book by seeing Quinton as he was as newly turned werewolf in the 19th century. I love historic novels, and it was a great introduction to the story.

The story then unfolds like you would expect it to. I won't spoil anything so there isn't much I can say about it. Then, in the middle of the book, something strange happens. You know, the big conflict every book has? It's solved in the middle of the book. Yeah.

Let me repeat that for you. The big problem the book is about, is solved half-way through the story. Every tension arc meets here. That means after that, normally, a book is finished. You may put a few chapters after it, to tell about what becomes of our heroes now. But not another 150 pages. 'Cause really, there isn't that much to tell any more. It might be too harsh to say the final half of the book was boring. But it definitely wasn't urging me on to read either.

Another issue I had with the solving of the big problem was how it was solved. One second, we're watching good old Quinton being not-so-heroic (wish I could tell more about that, but that would be spoiling) and the second after that, we're deus ex machina-ing all over the place! I can understand help from unexpected places, but this was taking that a little too far. What also struck me was that Quinton suddenly changed as character, without a clear reason for it. He turns from a normal guy into some kind of preacher. Let me quote a little bit of conversation between him and a white witch that helps him on his quest:

"My dear, Safrina, there is no need to fear. We will triumph over my father and his pack. There is nowhere they can go and nothing they can do that will thwart our efforts. We will win this war."

Do you speak to your friends in this way? I'm sure as hell I don't. It almost feels like we have two different books glued together in the middle, with different characters that bear the same name.

What also returns in the book quite often are dreams. Yet at the end of the book I still had no idea where these dreams come from or what they mean. Are they predictions of the future? Fears of our characters? Messages from above? As with other questions in this book, they aren't answered. There were so many unanswered questions that I though this book must be the start of a series, yet I can't seem to find any facts to confirm that.

This book is one of unfulfilled promises. If it would have ended about halfway, I would have given it a higher rating. Still, this is only my opinion. If you're interested, don't hesitate to see for yourself.
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Author 24 books883 followers
March 27, 2011

Hey, I didn’t post this early today; I am a bit whooped on from a busy weekend. My youngest daughter had her birthday this weekend, we had a houseful Friday night, and then last night we were partying with Big Daddy Abel, author of the Open Mic series, and the Amish Outlaws at the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pa. The houseful of people and the birthday celebration were nice; I love having the family around. The concert was intense and jam packed as they turned people away at the venue. Do the words gyrating sardines mean anything to you. Fun, though my bottom hasn’t been massaged that much in my lifetime as people kept grabbing it to get by me to get to the bar or use the facilities. But I digress: let’s discuss the novel at hand shall we. To what is between the covers:
“A recurring nightmare holds Serry Miller in its grip and has for most of her life. In spite of her fear of the man who becomes a monster, she's in love with him. Not only does she have nightmares while she sleeps, she's living in one with an abusive, alcoholic husband. When, Serry's drunken husband hits Quinton Worthington's car, she sees the face of the man from her nightmares on a stretcher entering the hospital. When he looks at her and calls her by her name, she is plummeted into a life that she has only dreamed about. Quinton Worthington has suffered for over a hundred years. That's when his evil father ripped Serenity, the love of Quinton's life, from him. At the same time, he changed Quinton into a monster. When Quinton sees Serry's face in the hospital, he believes that Serenity has come back, and he will do anything to be with her. There's only one thing that stands in their way of having the life they want: Quinton's father.”
Werewolves are something new for me as I have been grooving on the vampire thing for a bit now. Romance is cool and fun, so when you combine them together you have a nice paranormal /romance story here. Here is the deal on the novel: it is a debut by Joy Spraycar. I like the feel and grit of what she has here. If you have read any of my posts or heard me on The G-ZONE, my blogtalk show, you know I am a big supporter of self-published work for many reasons and they hold true today. Her narrative and unique voice resonate throughout the novel from the front of it to the back. I enjoy the rawness of the writing, the truly honest feel to the work, and the way she blazes a path with her characters: Different, fun, romantic, unrelenting, this is the real deal and worth the time and effort of the read. Don’t pass this up, explore your wild side and go run with the pack instead of the coven this time.
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10 reviews
April 2, 2010
This is my mom's first published novel. A great read!
Profile Image for Jamie.
329 reviews48 followers
March 25, 2011
I received this book from the author and/or publisher through Bostick Communications. It was sent to me as a review copy. This in now way affected my review.

This story starts out with Quinton back in the 1800's. That is where his story begins. It gives the reader a little bit of background information of him becoming a werewolf and what his father did to him. We find out that his father Wesley took Quinton's fiance Serenity from him. Later on Serenity returns pregnant and dies after giving birth. Quinton leaves the baby on his doctor friend's doorstep and moves on for the next 100 plus years of his life. Present day we find Serry married to her husband Collin who she is in an abusive relationship with. One night Collin's car hits Quinton's and sends them both to the hospital. There Quinton sees Serry and thinks that she is Serenity. At the same time Serry is wondering how she is seeing the man from the dreams she has been having. Collin dies from his injuries and Serry is left to wonder if she should feel guilty that Collin is gone. Quinton and Serry come across each other a short time later and start dating.

The story progresses with them dating and later marrying. They want to have children but Quinton does not want them to have the werewolf curse. So they set out to find a cure for Quinton. One that he thinks requires him to kill his father to end the curse. It was a rollar coaster ride of emotions, action, adventure and romance. Every time I thought something was going good for them something else would come their way and happen. I enjoyed reading it, liked the characters although I didn't feel real connected to any of them. The story was well told and progressed at smooth pace. The love that Quinton and Serry have for one another was what romance should be. We learned a little about each of their backgrounds but not really anything about the side characters. The side characters played out their roles in the story ok though.

Overall I would give this a 3.5 star rating. It was a good read, I just felt some things were repetitive throughout. It has a happy ending but I'm still left wondering what Quinton and Serry's dreams mean with the werewolves and how did Serry's dad have the cure. I would like to read more from this author in the future though.
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529 reviews19 followers
March 22, 2011
Unique – is the word that I want to use to describe this book. I am saying that because I just can’t lump it into any one category or for any one particular type of reader. When I first started reading the book I thought about how I felt when I read Twilight. Everyone wanted me to read Twilight – I wasn’t thrilled about it but I gave it a try because of my friends. I remember reading it and thinking – “where is the story really going” but “hmmmm - intriguing”. Quick Silver is the same type of feeling. It grabs you enough that you want to keep turning the page. Like Twilight, it is a simple love story, no hard core sex scenes or vulgar language. If you took out a couple pages of implied sexual violence it would be perfect for teens. It isn’t even just for women. I can see where it could appeal to men as well. For a person who throws books down, I can honestly say that I didn’t drop it once .
Quinton’s character is great. He is a 150 year old werewolf, turned by his father. His father is a tyrant and is into everything dark and evil. The werewolves in this story aren’t the kinds that are hunky and you want to date. These are the ones that nightmares were made out of. Quinton wants nothing more than to be normal and have a normal family. His love of all time, Serenity, was taken from him when his father turned him into a werewolf. He hates himself and doesn’t want to hurt anyone so with the help of the mob, he locks himself away during the full moon. Serry’s character is a little bit like an old fashion June Cleaver in modern times. She is happy and only sees the good in everything. She loves deeply and without question.
Quinton and Serry meet again by accident, when Serry’s abusive husband runs into Quinton’s car. The story grows from there, not just into a love story but also a battle of good versus evil. The love scenes are implied which makes it great for younger readers, guys and women who like the milder romance.
There are several parts in the book where the writing is a little juvenile and repetitive but most of the book flows nicely. There is a lot of suspense and the “oh no girl don’t go there” moments. It was refreshing and worth taking the time to read it. Keep in mind that it isn’t filled with hot sex scenes or horrible blood and gore -Just a really “unique and intriguing” story. I would read another of Joy’s books. Good job!
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804 reviews114 followers
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March 24, 2011
*Possible Spoilers Ahead*

Another DNF for me folks. Let me tell you why. The story starts out as something I can really get into. A werewolf looking for his soul mate who was taken from him by his corrupt werewolf father 100 years ago. I will overlook the fact that the werewolf, Quinton, has mommy issues from accidentally killing her in his wolfy form. And the fact that these issues arise several times throughout the book. I get it, he feels rightly guilty. Let’s move on to the present. Serry, who looks strikingly like Quinton’s dead fiance, Serenity, enters his life after her abusive fiance dies in a car wreck with Quinton.

They end up married and when Quinton reveals that he is a werewolf Serry takes it in stride. Really? I mean, I get that they love each other so very much (enter a big awwwww here) but if my boyfriend or husband was suddenly like, “yeah, I’m a werewolf” my response wouldn’t be “oh, ok”. However that’s basically what Serry does and they start off on the journey to find Quinton’s father to reverse the curse by killing him.

Quinton and Serry travel half way around the world and after Serry is taken and held hostage they end up killing Quinton’s father. YAY! Oh wait, this was at the half way point of the book. What?! At this point I’m thinking “what else could possibly happen to justify killing the bad guy at the halfway point?” I kept reading for a bit longer to find the answer to my question but honestly I didn’t get much further.

Quicksilver is a paranormal romance at the heart but there is just so much going on that I just couldn’t get into it. The main characters have a TON of internal dialogue that could have been cut out. As a reader I don’t need to know every tiny thing they are thinking. It’s more telling then showing. I could have done without the mommy issues and Quinton’s overly emotional state when Serry is taken. There is a point where he actually cuddles with the woman’s blouse to sleep. *Sigh* I want my male characters to be strong yet emotional, but this was a bit much for me. I wanted the evil father to be the sole purpose of the book instead of it turning halfway through in another direction. I lost interest quickly after his death.



Quicksilver by Joy Spraycar…..DNF
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94 reviews8 followers
March 2, 2011
Quicksilver was on the whole, average. Thats not to say it wasn't written well or thought out nicely, it was, but there are just some things that truely bugged me about this book.

Quicksilver is your standerd werewolf story Quinton our main guy was transformed into a werewolf by his father after he stole quintons love.

Later Quinton sees his love (serenity) die after giving birth. Cut to 150 years in the future (this happens a bit, skipping ahead days/months) Quinton now lives in modern times, after a fateful encounter with Serry (Serenitys) husband, Quinton finally finds the descendant of the love of his life.

This is where it gets wonky, Quinton is an OK character, hes loyal, has flaws, and brave. Serry on the other hand, i just could not get myself to like her. She was so one-dimensional! I mean really, your going to let a complete stranger into your home two mintues after meeting him? If that isn't bad enough, she is completely, without a second thought ok with Quinton being a werewolf, she dosn't even second guess 'well maby this is a bit off' she just loves him way to much to be bothered by the fact he gets fuzzy once a month. Shes all sunshine and rainbows and that bugs me. One can not fault her for being loyal though.

Quicksilver has no swearing that i noticed, a few sexual points (none detailed) and is for the most part clean. The action is a little lackng but adequate. If your looking for a werewolf romance thats short and sweet, try this one out
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1,007 reviews35 followers
March 18, 2011
This story starts in the 1800s when Quinton first becomes a werewolf. It also tells the tale of how he first meets Serenity and loses her. They meet again in the present and fall back in love. Things escalate and they find themselves needing to destroy Quinton's father, Wesley for the sake of their future. There is also later a mention of a cure to the were virus. The key to finding it is in Serenity's ancestry.

I really wanted to love this book. The ideas for the story were interesting and the secondary characters in this book really made me want to know more about them. However, I just couldn't connect to Serry or Quinton. I just couldn't get into their relationship and even the snark at times seemed cruel instead of funny or just razzing each other. Her acceptance of Quinton's condition was a bit fast and not quite believable. As was the way they fell in love and the way Serry overcame some very frightening experiences.

I give this book 2 stars. As I said, I just couldn't connect to the characters. I did, however, love the ideas the author came up with in the story. I found those to be intriguing.
Profile Image for April.
1,850 reviews75 followers
April 1, 2011
QUICKSILVER by Joy Spraycar is an interesting paranormal romance set in 1800's and present day. The characters are interesting and will pull you into the story. The plot is intriuging and interesting, It is an roller coaster ride of emotions with recurring nightmares.
That come true. It is has werewolves,curses,betrayal,long lost love,romance,a struggle for survival and finding your true love again. While,Quinton is looking for the truth,a cure for his curse,his father,his lost love he finds his true love. Together Quinton and Serry fight to survive and find the cure that will change Quinton from the monster he is,a werewolf,back to the man he was.One of their challenges will be Quinton's cruel,evil father.This is a fast paced story with a few reduntant area,but otherwise a great paranormal involving werewolves,love,romance and a fight for life.This book was received for the purpose of review from Bostick Communications and the author/publisher and details can be found at AuthorHouse,and My Book Addictions and More.
196 reviews22 followers
April 22, 2011
Quicksilver has a lot to offer readers of the paranormal genre. If werewolves, betrayal, and romance are what you’re looking for in your next paranormal read then this book is for you.

Spraycar has created a fantastic plot that takes you from the Quinton’s past were he became a Were and lost the love of his life in childbirth then quickly thrusts you into the future. The time jumps are somewhat annoying to me. Keeping myself engaged in the story was difficult at times. Serry’s nightmares were interesting to me as that is when the story seemed to come alive for me.

Overall, this is a fast paced, paranormal debut novel. I’m just not sure it’s as good as it could be. The time jumps are my biggest complaint they just didn’t allow the plot to flow like it could have. Time Jumps aside Spraycar told an interesting Were story.
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Author 15 books188 followers
March 15, 2011
My 2 Cents:


After Quinton's father takes his love and turns him into a werewolf the story takes off. Fast forward a bit, Quinton discovers Serry after a car accident. When Serry sees him she knows he is in fact the man she has been dreaming about. She is scared but so in love with him life outside and what he is doesn't matter.

I enjoyed the book for the paranormal romance. Quinton and Serry fit together. Now I don't know if I could take the man in after knowing him for a short time, but she is comfortable with this. She loves him that is fine for her.

I think a lot of people will like the book there are a few twists and excitement to keep the reader wanting for more.
Profile Image for Haley Mathiot.
397 reviews17 followers
April 16, 2011
I was rather confused by the concept of this book after reading the pitch and the blurb, but it was a werewolf book and I love werewolf books, so I gave it a try. However, even after the first few pages, the word that came to mind was "sappy." I kept reading the dialogue and the interior monologue and thinking "Who says stuff like that?" and even the actions of the characters. I mean, I wouldn't tell a random good looking stranger that I've been having emotionally stirring dreams about him for the past six months. That's an invitation for a stalker. No girl would do that. It felt illogical and it didn't make sense, and I couldn't read past the seventh chapter.
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Author 12 books56 followers
April 3, 2010
This is a great paranormal romance. I think everyone should read it. I couldn't put it down.
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