Bitten by Paranormal Romance

Authors After Dark Spotlight with Pamela Palmer

2012-02-27T05:00:00.000-05:00

Would you tell everyone a little about yourself?

I’m Pamela Palmer, the New YorkTimes and USA Today bestselling author of the Feral Warriors shape-shifter series,the Esri series, and the soon-to-be released Vamp City vampire series. I livein the D.C. suburbs with my accountant husband, and write full time, now,though once upon a time I was an industrial engineer for IBM. When I’m notwriting, I’m doing things to fill the creative well—reading, watching movies,exploring the D.C. area, and trying new things like Tae Kwon Do, firing a gun,and fencing. My husband waits (in vain) for the day my passion turns tosomething a little more normal, like gardening or cooking.

What sub-genre do you write?

I write paranormal romance andurban fantasy romance, though a lot of people might consider them the samething. The way I think of them, paranormal romance is one complete romance perbook (as in my Feral Warriors shapes-shifter series) whereas urban fantasyromance takes several books to tell the story of one couple (as in my Vamp Cityseries).

Who/what is your writing muse? And in what environment orconditions do you write?

I’ve discovered that my muse likesspace. I’ve never been very productive with a wall or a desk hutch in front ofme. So I write where I can look out a window, if possible, or at least acrossthe room. I’ve even written on the stairs. (Thank goodness for laptops.) And Ineed music—moody, evocative instrumental music. My favorite: Keiko Matsui,though I sometimes switch to the soundtracks of movies such as Inception orTwilight, or the video game Halo3.

What are you working on at this time?

Right now, I’m finishing up theseventh book in my Feral Warriors shape-shifter series. It’s due to my editorApril 1^st, then I’ll be digging into the second book in my Vamp Cityseries. I’m writing both series simultaneously, alternating back and forth. Mymuse enjoys the variety, and when she’s happy, so am I.

Fun questions of what you prefer

Dog or Cat? Dog.

Comfy or Formal? Somewhere in between.

Denim or Leather? Leather

Wine or Beer? I love them both!

Mountaintop or Oceanside? Oceanside.

Boxers, briefs or commando for your hero? Boxers, although acouple of my shifters, who can’t keep their clothes on when they shift intotheir animals, insist on going commando. The fewer clothes to shed, the better.Can’t say I blame them.

Please pick one of your books to feature with this interview.I will need the books bulb, cover and if you can a sexexcerpt if not a regularand excerpt will do fine.

The book: A BLOOD SEDUCTION, release date May 29, 2012

Blurb: Vampires live only for lust and pleasure in theeternal twilight of Vamp City. But the city's magic is dying. The only personwho can restore it? A beautiful woman from the mortal world...one who knowsnothing of the power she wields. Quinn Lennox is searching for a missing friendwhen she stumbles into a dark otherworld that only she can see--and findsherself at the mercy of Arturo Mazza, a dangerously handsome vampire whosewicked kiss will save her, enslave her, bewitch her, and betray her. WhatArturo can't do is forget about her--any more than Quinn can control her ownfeelings for him. Neither one can let desire get in the way of theirmission--his to save his people, hers to save herself. But there is no escapefrom desire in a city built for seduction, where passion flows hot andblood-red. Welcome to Vamp City...

Excerpt and cover are attached separately

ABLOOD SEDUCTION excerpt

Arturoturned her, pulling her back against him, sliding his arms around her waist. “Ilike you.” His warm breath brushed her temple. “And I want you. I want thepassion I’ve glimpsed within you, but I will never get it by force.”

“Cajoleand seduce,” Quinn murmured, her breath unsteady at the feel of his arms aroundher, and of the thick ridge at the small of her back.

“Yes.Perhaps. But never force.” He tilted her head and pressed his mouth against herneck, nuzzling her. Kissing her. But she felt no fangs. “As you’ve said, todayis not the day for such intimacies, not after what you’ve seen. But I willwatch.” His hand slid down over her abdomen and lower, his touch tense withdesire, his fingers just brushing her pubic bone. “And I will want.”

“Watchingthat orgy…aroused you.”

“Imay no longer be human, but I am still male. Decide quickly, cara. I donot have all day.”

Everythinginside her rebelled at the coercion. But he was giving her a choice and hedidn’t have to. It was rather remarkable that he was. And, heaven help her, shewas nearly shaking from the desire to step beneath the spray of that shower. Sowhat if he watched?

“Allright.”

Wastingno time, he lifted her shirt over her head then reached for her pants. She triedto brush his hands away, but he ignored her.

“Ican do it, Vampire.”

“Ascan I.” He pushed her pants down over her hips.

“Myboots.”

“Sit.”

Shedid, finding the bench rough beneath her bare thighs.

Thevampire knelt on the wooden floor of the shed and pulled off her boots andsocks, then her pants, tossing them into the corner with her shirt. Then hishands went around her and he unfastened her bra, tossing it onto the pile, too.

Whenhe reached for her hips, and her panties, she grabbed his wrists. “Enough. Ican do the rest.”

Thelook he gave her was rich with heat and a gleam she didn’t entirely understand…ortrust. But he capitulated, turned to sit beside her, and pulled off his ownboots.

Quinnremained where she was, uncertain how she wanted to proceed. “Are you going towatch me from over the door?”

“I amgoing to join you, piccola.” He stood and pulled off his shirt,revealing far too fine a sixpack. “I am going to wash you.”

Quinnlunged to her feet, crossing her arms over her bare breasts. “You said watch. Watch.Not wash.”

“Easy,cara. I will not remove my pants. I said I will not take you today and Iwill not.”

Sheeyed him dourly. “You are pretty free and easy with the lies, Vampire. Yourword doesn’t mean a lot, does it?”

Hiseyes flashed and she wondered if she’d gone too far this time. But he onlyshrugged. “My tongue is glib, I’m afraid.” He reached for her, cupping her facein both hands, sliding cool fingers into her hair. “Have I ever hurt you?” Hisgaze grew infinitely serious, surprisingly soft. “Have I?”

“No.”

“Trustmy actions, then, if not my words. Trust your instincts. I tell you I want morethan to watch you. I want to touch you, to pleasure you. Only that. Do yourinstincts believe me?”

“You’rehard as a rock. I know you want sex.”

“I amready for sex. Of course I am. I’m staring at a very beautiful, very nakedwoman. But I do not want that from you today.”

“Youwon’t take anything for yourself?” she said dubiously.

“Andwhy do you think that touching you is not for me, also?” At her frown, heleaned in, brushing his lips against her temple, her cheek. “I love the way yourespond to my touch, tessoro. I feel your pleasure rise every time Itouch you, even in the simplest way. You are sensual, magnificent. I am notusually this sensitive to another’s pleasure, but your pleasure feeds my own.”He pulled back, lifted her chin. “Will you trust me? In this?”

Itwasn’t like she had much of a choice, but the truth was she really didn’tbelieve he’d hurt her or take her against her will. That didn’t mean hewouldn’t still try to seduce her, but she honestly didn’t think he’d push herif she said no. And the thought of his hands on her…just that…set up a deep,sensual longing. “Yes. I will trust you in this.”

Hissmile was swift and delighted. Without warning, he kissed her, his lips coolagainst her own, yet infinitely warm. His lips moved softly, a firstexploration, a first kiss despite the fact she stood naked before him, havingjust given him permission to touch her wherever he pleased. His mouth movedover hers, his tongue sliding lightly along the crease of her mouth until sheopened for him, giving him access. And then he was inside, his tongue slidingagainst hers, stealing her breath, her thoughts, the last of her inhibitions.

Hetasted of dark liqueur and darker nights, lush and crystal clear. Withoutthought, she wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing her breasts to hischest, the feel eliciting a moan deep in her throat.

Firmhands slid up her rib cage and down over her hips, back and forth, making hermoan with the pleasure. She loved being touched. Especially by a man with asure, if gentle, hand. A man who knew what he was doing.

Hisfingers slid into her butt cheeks, gripping them hard, kneading them as hepulled her against him and the hard ridge that lay between them within hispants. Her own hips began to rock of their own volition, seeking…needing…

Ohyes, her vampire knew what he was doing.

Hermoan turned to one of dismay as he released her mouth, pulled her arms fromaround his neck, and set her away from him. Once more, he cupped her face,forcing her to look at him through the haze of passion.

“Yourbody screams for mine, cara, but I fear it is your passionate naturespeaking and not truly your will. Do you wish me to remove my pants?”

Sheclosed her eyes, trembling with desire, and tipped her forehead against hisshoulder. “No.”

Hegathered her against him with a sigh, holding her against his warm length. “Ifeared as much.”

“Doyou want to stop? And let me take my own shower?”

“Never.My control is exquisite. And there is nothing I want more at this moment thanto touch you. Not sex, not blood. Just to touch you.” His hands traced wide,warm circles over her back.

Sheblinked. “Why aren’t your hands cold any more?”

Hepulled back with surprise, meeting her gaze. “You can feel the warmth?”

“Yes.You feel hotter than I am.”

Afunny look crossed his face. “When I touch you, when I kiss you, I feel as ifI’ve stepped into the sun for the first time in centuries. You smell likesunshine to me. And I feel a warming of the flesh I’ve not known in far toolong. I thought I was being fanciful.”

“You’reactually warm to the touch.” She looked at him curiously. “Is this my magic?”

“I donot know.” He frowned, his fingers running through her hair. “I wish you had nomagic.”

“Why?”

“Becausethen I could keep you for my own.”

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Review of Slave to His Desires by Ashlynn Monroe

2012-02-27T00:05:00.008-05:00

Title: Slave to His Desires
Author: Ashlynn Monroe
Source: Bought eBook
Genre: Sci-Fi Romance - Aliens
Release Date: July 18th 2011
Author's Website

Is it possible for a woman who is kidnapped and sold into slavery to find love with the man who purchases her?

As Madison Edwards is walking home one night, she finds herself face-to-face with strange alien creatures. They kidnap her and sell her into slavery. Out of place and alone, she struggles to understand the alien world where she's being held captive. Her feelings about her new master are conflicted, and she's torn between wanting to go home and wanting to fulfill all his desires.

Spontaneous and out-of-character, Jul purchases a rare human female at the market. Her people are known to have mystical sexual powers. He believes the tales are only myth until he has Madison in his home, and she soon consumes his life. She's valuable, magical, and he fears he can't protect her. His friends complicate the situation when they become involved, but they also offer him hope.

When everyone on the planet desires what you value most, it takes more than love to protect her.

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I was intrigued by the blurb on Goodreads as it peaked my interest regarding a human abducted by an alien and sold off as a slave on an alien world. The author did a great job building a world where Madison is taken by a species and sold on another world with the intention of her serving as slave.

Madison is sold on a planet where slaves either engage in household chores or as sex slaves. Humans are considered rare and especially a type called a resonant where the human's emotions and connection allows the person they are with to feel immense pleasure during sex. A resonant is in tune with others' feelings and heighten their experiences. Madison seems to be one of these rare resonants.

Jul sees Madison at an auction and he finds her alluring and purchases her. Jul has no need for her, but for some reason he had to have her. Madison, unable to communicate is terrified, but Jul doesn't want her to fear him. Madison is still able to feel compassion for others despite her situation and starts to feel an attraction to Jul. Ultimately the bond that develops between the two of them is more intense then either expected. The connection they develop is life altering for them both physically and mentally but places both of them in danger.

I really enjoyed the characters, the world development, but most of all the bond that developed between the two which I wished didn't end so soon.

February Flavor - - Start your Engines!

2012-02-26T04:00:00.000-05:00

February Flavor…The Boys of NASCAR!!

Don’t bother trying to call me today; I won’t hear the phonering over the roar of the engines, the whine of the air wrenches, or thescreech of the tires. No, I’m notfortunate enough to be at The Track for today’s race, but at my local watering hole soaking upthe excitement of the Great American Race surrounded by giant screen TV’s *heaven* Now, don’t be so hasty. There isso much more going on here “than guys driving around in circles.” If you have not been to a NASCAR race, thenyou have never had the pleasure of a Southern Tradition that has taken the USA bystorm. As for me, I was born and raisedin The Motor City and now Southern By Choice; NASCAR and fast/muscle ~~boys~~cars are in my blood. All that raw powerbetween your legs……..

This is just a handful of today’s NASCAR Stars, in noparticular order. Who is your favorite?

Carl Edwards

Jeff Gordon

Kyle and Kurt Busch

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Kevin Harvick

Jamie McMurray

Jimmy Johnson

Tony Stewart

Martin Truex Jr.

Kasey Kahne

Denny Hamlin

Still not convinced? There is always the Pit Crew to consider. The Rear tire carrier. The Jack Man. They must perform with the utmost precision . . . . .

And yes, my favorite is listed above – he is the 2011 SprintCup Champion!

Review Demon Bait by Moira Rogers

2012-02-26T02:00:00.000-05:00

Title: Demon Bait (Children of the Undying #1)
Author: Moira Rogers
Source: Self purchase
Genre: post apocalyptic, sci-fi, paranormal romance
Length: novella

His mark could bind her forever—or finally set her free.

Fifty years after a demon apocalypse devastated the world, summoners still bear the bulk of the blame. Marci lives in secret, hiding the gifts that could cost her a secure spot in one of humanity’s underground cities, and access to their virtual world.

The bastard son of a terrifying incubus, lust heats Gabe’s blood and sex fuels his magic. Innate charm and charisma help him navigate the cultural gap between the outcast town he calls home and the human settlements he infiltrates for trade. His latest mission nets him an unexpected asset—a summoner strong enough to soothe his darkest needs.

Trust a half demon, especially one who uses a lock-down to trap them together? Not in this lifetime. Yet Marci can’t resist Gabe’s offer to see her safely to a selective outcast settlement where she can live without fear. The journey alone is as dangerous as the way Gabe makes her heart race, but it could be her one hope of a real life.

If only she could be sure Gabe’s telling her the whole truth…

Post apocalyptic, sci-fi, paranormal romance? Yeah, it's a mouthful. While cruising around goodreads I was drawn to this novella with its promises of a sexy half demon and an adventure, and am I glad it delivered.

Marci is a summoner, a descendant of the people who held the power to summon demons. In their shallow grasps of power they unleash demons they can't control that cause widespread death and destruction. All summoners are blamed, even those like Marci that had no part in the original outbreak (sins of the father and all that jazz). Which leaves Marci hiding in plane sight in one of the underground human strongholds. If she's discovered through any of the random DNA tests they will throw her top-side to the mercy of the demons.

Gabe is a half-demon who gathers supplies for the open community where he lives. Humans, summoners, and half-demons all co-exist happily in Rochester (thanks to some strict rules enforced by a pretty scary guy.) While making a supply run at the facility where Marci works all hell breaks lose and the security network that defends against the demons goes down. They find themselves in lock down together and things start to heat up. But can Gabe talk Marci into staying with him?

The beginning was a bit difficult to get into. I was thrown into a post apocalyptic world without much explanation of how things became so messed up. Thankfully, things were explained pretty quickly and I started to really get into the story. I felt for Marci. She's had to live her entire life blending into the background because of her genetics. Gabe's character is constantly warring with his two natures. His demon side is telling him to use all of his powers to make Marci his, but his human side knows that it would kill any kind of relationship he could have with her. I don't want to give too much away, so I'll just say that I enjoyed Demon Bait and now, that I fully understand the "new world", I look forward to reading the second in the series, Hammer Down.

Review of Assume The Position by T.C. Lee

2012-02-26T00:05:00.004-05:00

Title: Assume The Position
Author: T.C. Lee
Source: Bought eBook
Genre: Erotic Romance - Light BDSM
Release Date: December 15th 2011
Author's Website

Regan Taylor is already heading toward a date she’d rather not entertain. She thinks her night can’t get any worse, until blue lights illuminate the night behind her, and the strong, commanding voice at her window strikes a nerve she didn’t know was there.

Officer Alex Shaw is amused when the innocent brown-eyed woman staring up at him starts to argue at his accusations; she awakens a part of him that he has kept locked away. Despite his haunting past, pieces of his dominate side peek out, and he lets her go with a warning not to speed through his zone again.

When sparks fly between them, Regan sets out on a mission of self-discovery, but soon finds out the intense desire Alex brings out in her, leaves him cold. Can Alex overcome his past and act on his dark desires with her, or is it too late?

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T.C. Lee aka Tina Carreiro ramps up the intensity in her entry in erotica by giving us a hot, quick read that will have every woman wondering the next time she is stopped by a cop. LOL

Regan doesn't have much of a life except for her one friend Katy who sets her up for a date. Running late Regan ends ups speeding and running into the path of officer Alex Shaw. Now Alex thinks this is going to be a routine stop but soon finds himself drawn to the sexy and shy Regan which awakens his dominant side.

Reagan can't help feel the instant attraction that she has never felt for another man. His gorgeous looks, dominant voice and presence somehow affects her and she doesn't know how or why. I loved how she purposely gets pulled over an second time and the very hot engagement they have in the alley.

It was interesting to hear Alex's fears and concerns about letting himself go with a woman and never being completely fulfilled (or inside a woman). Alex's problem is he has a huge package (and when I mean huge the author provided a very enticing visual to describe just how big he is) and gets really turned on restraining a woman and doing it hard, very hard.

After some misunderstanding these two get together and the visual imagery is smoking hot and will make you wonder what in the world was wrong with all the other women Alex had in the past. It is amazing that Alex would think he would be every woman's nightmare not fantasy.

There is a little police drama surrounding a case that revolves around Alex and Regan, but lets be honest ladies after reading the blurb do we really care about that or about Alex's unique appendage, ummmm, I mean predicament. :)

Review Aladdin's Samovar by Lauren Sweet

2012-02-25T04:15:00.002-05:00

Title: Aladdin's Samovar
Author: Lauren Sweet
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: eBook, 282 pgs
Release Date: September 24, 2011

A nice, normal, boring life—that’s all Amber Polaski ever wanted. One where she’s not unchaining her flaky New Age mom from endangered trees, bailing her out of jail, or getting dragged to naked pagan rituals. But when Amber finds a sexy genie in her antique brass samovar, any hope of normal goes up in smoke.

It’s just one tiny little wish—to find her long-lost father. What could go wrong?

Plenty. Dad shows up, all right—with a computer drive full of stolen data and angry mobsters hot on his trail. Now Amber has Fugitive Dad holed up in her Manville, NJ duplex, fending off the Mafia on one side and the FBI on the other. And she has Jasper the genie lounging in her blue plush recliner, conjuring chocolate chip cookies and passing himself off as her boyfriend. While Jasper is trying to tempt Amber with more disastrous wishes—and his seriously hot thousand-year-old body—Amber and her mom are forced to fight off Mafia assassins with nothing but chutzpah and household appliances.

It’s time for Amber to call in the B-team: Iggy the homeless dwarf, Tim the ecoterrorist, and Wanda the Fairy Dogmother with her pack of Happy Puppies. Together, they need to save Dad before the Mob makes him disappear again—permanently!

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My Review:

Very funny; lies, lies and more lies; hot chemistry just leaking out all over the place the place with good looking men; and a genie.

Story begins with a cautionary plea not to clean. "It started out so innocently—with a chamois cloth, some silver polish, and a bottle of Brasso. Okay, if she were honest, Amber would have to say it really started with her irrational need to clean the house for her mother's impending visit."

Poor Amber, her mother is a new age flake (no offense to new agers), her mom's new temporary boyfriend is "Boyd, the boy toy" and she has been burdened with a genie—a gorgeous hunk of a genie in her apartment refusing to leave until she makes a wish, or two, or however many fate decides she needs. Amber pretty much likes her life the way it is and doesn't want a wish granted.

She gives in and that one little wish, one she tried very hard not to make, turns her life into a study of the ridiculous.

Amber is firmly rooted in pop culture. Yes, Amber, Joe Lando was very hot before he cut his hair. Has a great reference to one of the Twilight Zone episodes—To Serve Man. Another fun reference to Weebles...you remember them, "Weebles wobble but they won't fall down." More funnies from the book: "That's a ferret in my pocket," Tom said. Then gave her a wolfish grin. "But I am happy to see you."

Naked aging hippies dancing around a fire, strip poker on the third shift, happy puppies to the rescue, you'll be howling with laughter. My only concern is those under thirty might not get a lot of the references unless they watch TV Land and This! TV. But then again, little kids think Shrek is hysterical and it is written mostly toward grown folks.

There is no sex in the story, just flirting and off the charts chemistry and a little atypical romance.

I'm glad the author requested a review for this because otherwise I may not have known it was out there nor is it likely I would have picked it up. This is a very fun and fast-paced read.

I recommend it for anyone needing a good laugh to go along with flirting and a little change from the usual fare. Molly Harper fans will appreciate this book.

Warning!! Spoiler Alert!!!
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With several hunks to choose from, I was very disappointed Amber didn't get her groove on with at least one of them. But there is a HFH ending.

Review C791 (Cyborgs More Than Machines #1) by Eve Langlais

2012-02-25T02:30:00.000-05:00

Title: C791 (Cyborgs More Than Machines #1)
Author: Eve Langlais
Source: Self purchase
Genre: Erotic Sci/Fi Romance
Length: Short novel (144 pgs)

Machines aren’t supposed to feel, but this cyborg can’t help falling in love.

Assigned as a specimen collector for a captured cyborg, Chloe is intrigued by the machine disguised as a man. Kidnapped during his daring escape, he shows her that despite the chip in his brain, his humanity is not completely lost.

Formerly known as unit X109GI, Joe is on a quest to discover his origin. While he doesn’t find the answers he’s looking for, he does discover that affection and lust aren’t just for humans. But when it comes to a battle between logic and love, which side will the cybernetic organism—once a man—choose?

Evaluating his feelings will have to wait though because the military isn’t done with Joe. But their threats against him pale in comparison before the shocking discovery of project C791, the revelation of which stuns the rebel cyborgs—and ignites a fury for vengeance.

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All it takes is the touch of the right woman for him to rediscover his humanity.

*Sigh* Where is my cyborg?

I absolutely adored this story. I've been in a bit of a book slump again lately. I've read a few that I liked, but not LOVED. Well, C791 gave me just what I was looking for; A gorgeous misunderstood guy, and a heroine who deserves love after having a hard life. Usually in erotic romance you don't get much story, but I was delighted to find the characters and setting well developed in this one. Eve Langlais is well known for her ability to write hot love scenes and did not disappoint. I'm excited about this series and look forward to reading about Joe and Chloe's future, as well as the rest of the cyborgs introduced in C791.

Warning: This story contains violence towards the heroine that might offend some readers, but rest assured the hero kicks the offending butts.

Review of The Darkest Surrender (Lords of the Underworld #8) by Gena Showalter

2012-02-25T00:05:00.001-05:00

Title: The Darkest Surrender (Lords of the Underworld #8)
Author: Gena Showalter
Source: Bought Book
Genre: Paranormal Romance - Demons, Harpies
Format: 426 pages
Release Date: September 27th 2011
Author's Website

Possessed by the demon of Defeat, Strider cannot lose a challenge without suffering unimaginable pain. For him, nothing stands in the way of victory. Until Kaia, an enchanting Harpy, tempts him to the razor's edge of surrender.Known among her people as The Disappointment, Kaia must bring home the gold in the Harpy Games or die. Strider is a distraction she can't afford because he has an agenda of his own-steal first prize, an ancient godly artifact, before the winner can be named. But as the competition heats up, only one prize will matter-the love neither had thought possible...

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Finally Strider gets his story and it was fun to read about his struggles with Kaia the Harpy. Strider knows he is attracted to Kaia but he doesn't want to get involved with her because he knows it will only cause him pain, physical pain from his demon Defeat. Kaia has slept with Paris and even though Strider knows his is good in bed he questions himself on how he will feel completing against Paris. He knows everytime he will try to bed Kaia his demon will want to rise to the challenge of beating Paris in every aspect in the sack which if he doesn't win will lead to pain from Defeat. Whether in bed or otherwise he knows Kaia will always be a challenge to him.

After finding out that the Paring Rod is the prize in the Harpy games that Kaia must participant in Strider agrees to go as her consort not only to capture the last remaining artifact but also because he cares for Kaia more then he wishes to admit.

The story covers a lot of detail surrounding the Harpy games and Kaia's determination to prove herself because of her past incident that lead to the deaths of many Harpies. As the games progress the sexual tension that develops between the two of them reaches a fever pitch.

Even though it took a long time for the two of them to get together it was worth the wait, however I just wished there were more sexy scenes. LOL I loved how Strider created a challenge that both of them could enjoy and still meet his demon's needs (multiples now takes on a different meaning LOL).

The side stories in the book were just as interesting surrounding Paris, William and Kane and out of all of them there is something about William that I love and can't wait to read his book. Based on who he is I would love to learn about his struggles to become who is is today and what special lady will win his heart and soul. :)

Review Seven Days In Jade by Anna Keraleigh

2012-02-24T04:30:00.001-05:00

Title: Seven Days In Jade
Author: Anna Keraleigh
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance
Format: eNovella, 87 pgs
Release Date: January 15, 2012

Jade is an unhappily married woman.

Ryan is a sexy Private Investigator who loves her.

He brings her secret fantasies to life, ice cream covered flesh, dominance, handcuffs and the ultimate desire of another woman. However, their wild sexcapade ends when Jade’s husband returns and their oasis returns to a desert. Can they survive apart now that they’ve tasted true love?

These lovers have a one-week affair that will change their lives forever.

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My Review:

Hot and steamy! Spend a deliciously sexy week with Ryan and Jade. While the cat's away, the mice will indeed play.

I was first introduced to Anna Keraleigh's writing when I was asked to review Midnight Seduction: Man Love and Midnight Seduction. Those stories were good and so is this one.

This is actually an omnibus of 8 short stories which cover each day of the week Ryan and Jade spend together. Compiled together like this, the book reads like a novella with 8 long chapters. Includes:
Taste Me Tuesday, Watch Me Wednesday, Tie Me Thursday, Find Me Friday, Share Me Saturday, Service Me Sunday, Master Me Monday and Fuck Me Forever

Join Jade, a woman in a loveless marriage and extremely horny for her lover Ryan, during her better than a fantasy week while her husband is away. Will she be able to go back to just a night here and there with Ryan when her husband returns?

I'm not fond of cheating on a spouse scenarios (in contemporary romances only, unless he is too) but it works okay here. Would have liked a little more story since the characters are so lively - this plot would have made a good full length novel. Due to a editing snafu, there are several instances of missing words and spelling mistakes.

Having said that, don't let a few missing words and misspellings keep you from enjoying this hot ride. M/F and M/F/F, toys and adventures will give you some ideas on how to spice up your love life.

I definitely recommend it to everyone who enjoys a hot and steamy romance.

Review of Raziel (The Fallen #1) by Kristina Douglas

2012-02-24T00:05:00.006-05:00

Title: Raziel (The Fallen #1)
Author: Kristina Douglas
Source: Won Copy
Genre: Paranormal Romance - Angels, Demons
Format: 384 pages
Release Date: January 25th 2011
Author's Website

Kristina Douglas’s sexy new series introduces a realm of fallen angels and ruthless demons, where an eternal rebellion is brewing . . . and one unsuspecting woman can change the fate of the Fallen forever.

She was just an ordinary mortal . . .

“You’re dead” is so not what Allie Watson wants to hear. Unfortunately, it explains a lot. Like the dark, angelically handsome man who ferried her to this strange, hidden land. The last thing she remembers is stepping off a curb in front of a crosstown bus. Now she’s surrounded by gorgeous fallen angels with an unsettling taste for blood—and they really don’t want her around. Not exactly how she pictured heaven.

. . . until death catapulted her into a seductive world she never imagined.

Raziel is unsure why he rescued Allie from hellfire against Uriel’s orders, but she stirs in him a longing he hasn't felt in centuries. Now the Fallen are bracing for the divine wrath brought by his disobedience, and they blame Allie for the ferocious Nephilim clawing at the kingdom’s shrouded gates. Facing impossible odds at every turn, the two must work together to survive. Raziel will do anything to defend his spirited lover against the forces of darkness—because Allie may be the Fallen’s only salvation.

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I was intrigued to read this book and it did not disappoint in terms the world that was developed to describe how these angels fell from heaven's grace. One of the things I found interesting was how the afterlife was presented in particular the realm that Allie found herself in, in between heaven and hell.

Allie was a smart-mouthed, tough cookie who never seems to back down from a fight. With Raziel's negative attitude towards Allie it was like trying to put oil and water together and made me wonder how these two would end up with each other.

Raziel tells himself he never wants to be involved with a human, to take on another mate and endure the pain of watching her die, thus when Allie comes along he finds that his body is less then willing to cooperate with his mind in resisting her. In the background of Allie and Raziel's love-hate relationship, Uriel is hellbent of destroying the Fallen and unleashing his form of justice.

I found it interesting that a large portion of the book was spent with Allie and Raziel resisting each other which resulted with no sexual tension really developing between the two. Yes, Raziel is a powerful, attractive, brooding alpha Fallen, but Allie doesn't focus on that, just fighting with him.

The book was good, but after a while Allie got on my nerve. Raziel on the other hand I found to be a little cold and found it difficult to see a relationship developing between these unlikely two. The conflict between the two and how it was resolved was good though I would have loved to have seen more tender moments between Allie and Raziel.

Book promo giveaway of A Brooding Beauty by Jillian Eaton

2012-02-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

Title: A Brooding Beauty

Genre: Historical romance

Publisher: Amazon Kindle Services (self published)

Publication Date: February 15, 2012

Length: Novella

Description: Whathappens after happily ever after?

The marriage of Lady Catherine Nettle and Marcus Windfair,the 7th Duke of Kensington, was declared the affair of the Season. They seemedperfect for each other… until they weren’t.

Now after three years of separation Catherine wants adivorce. She can no longer remain married to a man who does not return her loveand is willing to do whatever it takes – including following Marcus to thesecluded cottage in the highlands where they spent their honeymoon – to getwhat she wants.

Marcus can no longer trust his wife after what happenedthree years ago, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t love her. Refusing herridiculous request for a divorce, he escapes to Woodsgate, confidant his wifewill not follow him into the wilds of Scotland. Unfortunately for the Duke,this is one bet he is bound to lose.

Forced together, husband and wife reach an unusualcompromise: Catherine agrees to sleep with her husband for two months, afterwhich time Marcus will grant her a divorce. It is the perfect solution for twopeople who claim to no longer love each other… or is it?

A Brooding Beauty is the first novella in the Wedded WomenQuartet. Each novella is 15,000 - 20,000 words in length.

Excerpt:

“I will grant you your damned divorce, but you will dosomething for me first,” [Marcus] gritted out, keeping his back to her.

“Anything,” said Catherine immediately. Her heart slammedagainst her ribcage as a wave of elated euphoria swept over her. Finally...Finally she was but one favor away from being free of her husband forever.

Stretching out his long arms Marcus braced his hands againstthe wooden mantle and leaned into the flames, letting them bath his face inflickering light. Once again he took his time gathering his thoughts, as if hewanted to weigh and measure each word before it was said aloud.

“I do not wish to marry again,” he began at last. “I havefound I have neither the patience nor the time a wife requires, and a mistresswill suit my needs just as well. But a mistress cannot give me a male heir, atleast not a legitimate one, and with no other siblings the responsibility ofensuring the Kensington title stays with the Windfair’s rests on my shouldersalone. Grant me a son and I shall grant you a divorce. A fair arrangement, doyou not agree?”

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Guest Author Jaye Frances + giveaway

2012-02-23T05:00:00.002-05:00

Thank you, WildAboutBones, for hosting me on Bitten By Paranormal Romance today. I really appreciate the opportunity to talk about The Kure, and to let your readers know about my on-going “Resolve To Read” promotion through Amazon.

Part of the challenge of writing this series was drawing on historical references to accurately establish not only the setting, but also the dark and mystical practices that were very much a part of the deep south during the time period of the story.

It was always my objective to base The Kure on a derivation—or interpretation—of fact. When I started my research, I discovered an incredible wealth of history, folklore, and legend to support the practice of witchcraft in the mid-nineteenth century, but frankly, I wasn’t ready for what I found.

Disturbing? That’s an understatement. Just ask my husband, who spent more nights than he wants to remember trying to get me back to bed after my nightmares erupted into sleep-shattering screams.

I actually considered abandoning my intention of basing The Kure on fact. I even re-wrote some of it, trying to tone down the graphic nature of two specific scenes. But with each new and diluted draft, I realized that to ignore the ritual’s source and historical relevance—albeit a dark one—would be an insult to my readers.

So what is the historical source for The Kure? In short, the ritual and the scene in the barn when Sarah combines the two spells to release the Kure’s power are based on the recorded practices of the “virgin cure”—the medieval belief that having sexually-based contact with a female virgin would cure the afflicted from all manner of disease.

Yes, I know The Kure has scared the be-jesus out of some of some you. But the realism had to be there because it represented actual demonic practices of the time and place. And even more interesting, your laments over lost sleep have usually been accompanied with the hopeful desire to find the next installment just as scary. And that’s exactly what I was hoping to hear. It confirmed my faith in an intelligent and demanding audience who would not settle for anything short of an authentic and honest portrayal of the darker side of human nature.

In the following excerpt, John Tyler has been cast into a dark and ominous void, held captive by an unseen keeper. When he finally comes face-to-face with his tormentors, he is horrified by their grisly appearance and obvious sinister intent. As they advance, John realizes the wretched beasts are alarmingly familiar, and he fears not only for the few remaining threads of his sanity, but for his very soul.

Excerpt:

The eerie quiet was only seconds old when it was broken by a peculiar rustling. John recognized the sound—hide rubbing against hide, a close shuffling, not unlike the thumping scrape of bloated cattle.

“Who’s there?” His cry entered the void as an empty rattle, the words never leaving his throat. Yet the dismal expanse answered, and John struggled to make sense of its reply as the air became choked with hissed whispers resounding as endless echoes in the dark.

Without warning, the ebony shroud was ripped away as needle-thin arcs of white fire raced across an absent sky, the spits of illumination scoring the firmament with revealing clarity.

Forcing his eyes to remain open, John absorbed the blinding flash, and with the light came a revelation more damning than a fate of eternal exile in this cyclopean wasteland.

They were everywhere!

Hovering above and below, they had surrounded him.

Half the size of a normal man, their plague-consumed copper skins mushroomed with ulcerated blisters, and their hideous faces bulged with lesions that obscured deep festering sockets where eyes might have once resided. Spawned from the seed of every wretched curse and pestilence, they were a creation from the devil’s own cauldron, inhabiting this place because no other world would have them.

He cringed as the next wave of lightning exposed their open mouths bared in the perpetual snarl of a rabid dog, their rancid juices spilling over gnashing teeth.

With their purpose as clear as the fear driving his pounding heart, John strained against muscles that were numb and useless. He prayed for a firestorm, with strikes close enough to scatter his fiendish captors. But the next brilliant arc followed the spectral curve of the canopy, its flood of light falling upon a swarming sea of silver talons—razor claws protruding from ragged stumps of bloody, rotting tissue.

It struck him with absolute certainty, the same way the blade of a tumbling knife finds its target—he had seen them before. Not in a half-forgotten nightmare or some tale of imagined horror, but in the carved border of the doctor’s unholy book. These creatures were the embodiment of the images that framed his hand as he willingly placed his palm on the blood-red leather. They were the monsters foretold by ancient warlocks, their sinister forms seared into the book’s cover to warn against the reading of the pages inside. And now he had found their world, a place of anguish and torment, a realm where savage beasts extracted payment from those foolish enough to call upon the power of the Kure.

Here’s a brief synopsis:

John Tyler, a young man in his early twenties, awakens to find a ghastly affliction taking over his body. When the village doctor offers the conventional, and potentially disfiguring, treatment as the only cure, John tenaciously convinces the doctor to reveal an alternative remedy—a forbidden ritual contained within an ancient manuscript called the Kure.

Although initially rejecting the vile and sinister rite, John realizes, too late, that the ritual is more than a faded promise scrawled on a page of crumbling paper. And as cure quickly becomes curse, the demonic text unleashes a dark power that drives him to consider the unthinkable—a depraved and wicked act requiring the corruption of an innocent soul.

Ultimately, John must choose between his desperate need to arrest the plague that is destroying his body, and the virtue of the woman he loves, knowing the wrong decision could cost him his life.

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One of my resolutions for 2012 is to read more new authors—especially those whose books normally fall outside my favorite genres. As I began to search reviewer’s blogs for some ideas, I realized how many more people were reading books of all kinds, primarily due to increased availability and choice of low-cost eBooks for the Kindle and Nook. After seeing comments from readers who had decided to read a particular author’s work because it was ninety-nine cents, or in some cases free, I realized a lower price would motivate more people to read The Kure. I decided to temporarily lower the price. I’m calling it “Resolve To Read”, and it’s going on right now. The Kindle version of The Kure can be purchased for ninety-nine cents on Amazon. So if you were planning on buying an eBook version anyway, why not take advantage of the “Resolve To Read” promotion and save two bucks?

Author Bio:

Jaye Frances is the author of the new paranormal/occult romance The Kure, the first novel in The Kure series. Her next release, scheduled for March 2012, is titled The Possibilities of Amy, a coming-of-age story about a young man forced to choose between alignment with his peer group and protecting his new love interest. She is also a featured columnist for the NUSA SUN magazine. Jaye was born in the Midwest and grew up surrounded by traditional values and conservative attitudes (which she quickly discarded). She readily admits that her life’s destination has been the result of an open mind and a curiosity about all things irreverent. When she’s not consumed by her writing, Jaye enjoys cooking, traveling to all places tropical and “beachy” and taking pictures—lots of pictures—many of which find their way to her website. Jaye lives on the central gulf coast of Florida, sharing her home with one husband, six computers, four cameras, and several hundred pairs of shoes.

For more information, visit Jaye at:

Website www.jayefrances.com
Blog http://blog.jayefrances.com
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Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12718447-the-kure

Purchase Links for The Kure:
Amazon Paperback http://www.amazon.com/Kure-Jaye-Frances/dp/1466262966/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317073140&sr=1-1
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ARC review A SEAL in Wolf's Clothing (Heart of the Wolf #9) by Terry Spear

2012-02-23T03:00:00.000-05:00

Title: A SEAL in Wolf's Clothing (Heart of the Wolf #9)
Author:Terry Spear
Source: Netgalley
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel (327 pgs)
Release Date : 03/01/2012

HER INSTINCTS TELL HER HE'S DANGEROUS...
While her overprotective brother's away, Meara Greymere's planning to play---and it wouldn't hurt to find herself a mate in the process. The last thing she needs is one of his SEAL buddies spoiling her fun, even if the guy is the hottest one she's seen...

HIS POWERS OF PERSUASION ARE HARDER TO RESIST...
Finn Emerson's a battle-hardened Navy Seal and alpha wolf. He's a little overqualified for baby-sitting, but feisty Meara is attracting trouble like a magnet...
As the only responsible alpha male in the vicinity, Finn is going to have to protect this intriguing woman from a horde of questionable men, and definitely from himself...

There's an assassin causing problems for the SEAL team and Finn decides to keep an eye on Meara while her brother, Hunter, is on his honeymoon. Before knowing about Finn's plans Meara has the idea to use the cabins she and Hunter own to run her own version of The Dating Game. Alpha wolf style.

Finn figures the best way to protect Meara from the assassin and all of her potential suitors is to lay claim to her "in a pretend way, of course." Who would have thought a mutual attraction would begin to form along the way?
When a body washes ashore near the cabins Finn decides to take Meara to a 'safe house' where things really start to heat up.

I really enjoyed the 'who dunnit,' or rather who is 'actively doing it' in this story. There was a twist I didn't see coming. I also really enjoyed the playful banter between the characters. The strong female characters were a breathe of fresh air in a genre that too often doesn't allow the ladies to kick butt like their male counterparts.

The only thing I wasn't too keen on was how quickly the conflicts facing Finn and Meara's mating was resolved. I'm used to heroines/heroes falling madly in love within days of meeting but it just seemed odd that one page a character couldn't imagine giving up a vital piece of their life/personality and the next they are declaring to the world that they've given it up without a second thought. I love HEAs but when it seems too easy it bothers me. In my opinion there should be SOME struggle to get to that point.

In all, I thought this was a really great story. There was tons of intrigue and lots of yummy Alpha male action. I was definitely jealous of Meara on more than one occasion :)

Review The Demon Hunter by Lori Brighton

2012-02-23T00:38:00.004-05:00

Title: The Demon Hunter (The Hunter #2)
Author: Lori Brighton
Source: Author Request
Format: eBook
Release Date: January 2, 2012

Ellie has always been different, from playing with fairies as a child to fighting demons as an adult. She grew up wondering why no one else seemed to notice the oddities of the world that she came into contact with on a daily basis. When she is the only witness of a demon attack and the police suspect her, Ellie skips the country heading to England where she plans to keep a low profile. Everything is going fine, until Devon appears, stumbling around her garden like a drunken fool, and completely naked no less.

Six months ago Devon sacrificed himself to bind the soul of a demon and save the world from certain destruction. Thanks to a spell gone awry, Devon is back. But Devon hasn’t come alone. The very demon he tried to destroy has returned and is wreaking havoc on earth. When Devon meets Ellie, he instantly recognizes another supernatural being. Ellie may just be the only person who is strong enough to destroy the demon, if the demon doesn’t destroy her first.

Rating

Sexual

Review
Fantastic! I really enjoyed this book. I was worried at first because this is the second book in the series and I have not read the first one. I am a real stickler about reading things in order, so it was very hard to go against the grain but I am so glad I did. The author wastes no time jumping right into the action.

Devon has been brought back from the dead by Ashley and Christian after sacrificing himself to bind his soul to a demon and trap him. Obviously the sacrifice happens at the end of first book where Ashley and Christian are main characters , so at first I was worried I was going to have trouble following the story. But Devon comes back missing his memory and has no idea why he is here on earth again. Since you are learning things as Devon is, it was actually quite easy to follow. Ellie is working as a tour guide at a mansion giving haunted tours when Devon appears naked and disoriented and the adventure begins. He kidnaps her and her life is never the same. Soon she learns Devon is not human, a whole world of supernatural beings exist and she may hold the key to saving them all from a powerful demon, if only she knew exactly what she was herself and how to control it.

There was a lot of action in this book and I loved learning more as Devon regained his memory and Ellie tried to find out exactly what she was. It was an interesting way for a story to unfold. It was not your typical "I must hide the truth, because he/she won't understand or because I know best" plot. Both characters were on a journey to find themselves and I really enjoyed the ride. Of course, that does not mean Devon was not your typical Alpha male. He definitely had his neanderthal moments but that is why I loved him so. As a warrior Angel, you can expect no less. Ellie was great. She stood her ground, got in Devon's face when needed despite being half his size, was compassionate and even had a jealous streak. She was a true woman.

I really hope there will be more in this series and now I need to go track down the first book, The Ghost Hunter.

Review of A Devil Named Desire (The Devil's Bargain #2) by Terri Garey

2012-02-23T00:05:00.003-05:00

Title: A Devil Named Desire (The Devil's Bargain #2)
Author: Terri Garey
Source: Bought Book
Genre: Paranormal Romance - Devil, Angels, Demons
Format: 368 pages
Release Date: January 31st 2012
Author's Website

In the second spin-off of the RITA Award-winning Nicki Styx series, Terri Garey takes another look at the dark side of history's original and most diabolical bad boy--Sammy (Satan) Divine--as he sets out to prove to his old friend, the archangel Gabriel, that when forbidden fruit comes in the form of a woman, it can be very hard to resist.

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My Review -

Sammy aka the Devil is frustrated with being cast out from heaven and most of all with Gabriel trying to prove to him that temptation can be resisted. Sammy decides to put Gabriel to test and see if he can resist the allure of a human female and the need to touch her the way an archangel is not allowed to do. Sammy decides to put a girl in Gabriel's path and at the same time getting something that he wants in return.

Hope tries to commit suicide and wants to succumb to the darkness. When Sammy hears her call he comes and provides her with an offer: transcribe the Key of Solomon onto the internet to open the gates of hell. In return Sammy will help her find her sister who has been missing for 2 years and Hope thinks is dead. Hope always carried a tremendous weight on her shoulder, the guilt of her parents death and not taking better care of her younger sister.

Gabriel notices a dark shadow following a girl as he sits outside at a cafe and tries to protect her. As he follows her to her apartment she thinks he is a stalker and Gabriel has to defend himself and try to convince her he is there to protect her. Hope thinks that Gabriel has been sent by Sammy to ensure that she transcribes the Key of Solomon.

After convincing her he is not there to hurt her Hope opens up to him to allow him to help her. Gabriel feels a spark for Hope that he has never felt before for any human woman in his existence, but is he willing to allow his temptation get a hold of him? What happens next surprised me as I did not expect for the situation to happen, but to lead to lots of action and dramatic events.

Ultimately the story is about forgiveness, sacrifice and love. Each character in the story struggles with these themes including Sammy. I love the interaction between Hope and Gabriel but I also LOVED Sammy's side story with his son, Cain which tied everything together. The ending with Sammy and Cain was a pivotal point to the direction where future books in the series may lead. I loved the ending which was both surprising and left lots of possibilities for all the characters.

I have to say it again I LOVE SAMMY! I love seeing the vulnerable side of him (made me want to reach out and hold him in my arms and show him some loving). Such a SEXY BEAST! :)

ATTENTION EVERYONE!!!

2012-02-22T20:56:00.001-05:00

As the owner of this blog most of you never hear from me aboutanything, but something has happened and well, I have to say it’s pissed me offto no end. So, here is my rant below.

I am here today to inform everyone that I took off a reviewof Teaching Between Midnight and Dawn because the author called my reviewer the devil. I AM HERE TO SAY THESE REVIEWS ARE OUROPINIONS, IF YOU DON'T WANT OUR OPTIONS THEN DON'T SEND THE REQUEST. You have no clue the work we putinto reading books and reviewing them for freaking free!

I’ll say this once if you don’t like my blog or my reviewers you don’t have to visit here and as the owner I can take off any post I want, so piss off.

To this author please don't come back.

Here's the comment I wouldnt publish and no I didn't make the post where you couldn't comment again that's a flat out lie, but I did take off the post after I seen the author called reviewers of the devil. If anyone notices this person has never read the book and she is from the publishing company.

By; Nina Simone
(no relation to the amazing singer lol)

Wow, is all that I can say. I happen to be on facebook, and saw that the author of the book actually put this on her page, and I was shocked that she would put this out there for people to see.

That being said, I wasn't sure what was going on here. I read the excerpt from her book, and myself found it kinda interesting. However, the reason that I'm posting, is for an entirely different matter.

I myself work in the publishing business, so I won't say that I am a expert ( well yeah I am lol) but I was quite astounded at the Artemis' review.

I wasn't sure what rubbed her the wrong way; whether it was the concept of history and mythology, or the fact that the author used ethnic slangs, British slangs,( because that's what they were, at least the parts that I read, Scottish is a completely other world language hahah), the fact that the author chose to spell certain words so that, I am assuming that the reader would keep in mind that the wolves were Scottish; or the curse words? (I mean c'mon, what paranormal doesn't have an overly extended use of the F' bomb?)

As well, was it because the author appears to be of Latin decent, I am presuming because of the last name. Now, I can completely understand the reviewer not liking the work, because in this business we get all kinds lol, but I was kinda turned off by what she wrote;

example,
"The second of these reasons was the flow and ebb of the story. During the first half of it, I felt like I was sitting in a Lycan History 101 class which was being served up with a side of Egyptian Myth Intro….snore…zzzzz."
This actually makes me want to read the book lol, to see if her review has any validity to it.

My point is this; we in this business tend to often times set ourselves up as sitting demi-gods, who have the power to say yea or nae (myself included), and we sometimes miss the concept that this is someone's life's dream, whether well written or not.

Lastly,
I fell like a simple "I didn't get this book", "The story moved too slow for me", or "I JUST DIDN'T LIKE", would have worked just as well. To me, the reviewer Artemis sounded a bit Spiteful and Childish.

Inasmuch as the review meant, I assume to discourage people from reading this book, I believe Artemis did the exact opposite, and for that I'm glad for the author. I plan on contacting her and asking for a copy myself.
But then, that's JMO, and you know what they say about those...:)

Artemis review below
This was a very difficult book for me to read for a couple of reasons. The first and foremost one being the language and grammar used throughout the book. I’m not quite sure if it was done intentionally or not but it grew tiresome very quickly. It was a mixture of street slang, Scottish brogue and horrendous spelling. Just one small example:

“Actually, I wudna have given ye a choice. I knew who ye were from the beginning, the rest was just preliminaries.” He returned absently with a frown looking at the desk. I just stared at him open mouthed stupidly. The rest! Just preliminaries! Who the hell was this man?

“What? You were seriously gonna just kidnap me?”

“If it came to that then yes. Ye must not, and canna stey here Arieanna! Ye wud be dead before I ever boarded the flight. Ye are my ward now; and I’ve given ma word.”

The constant mispronunciation of words got on my last nerve along with the overuse of the word “fucken”.

The second of these reasons was the flow and ebb of the story. During the first half of it, I felt like I was sitting in a Lycan History 101 class which was being served up with a side of Egyptian Myth Intro….snore…zzzzz. The story picks up, but I got more confused than ever before it was all over and done, with the influx of characters and acronyms. I’m exhausted after reading this book ! there ! are ! so ! many ! exclamation ! points ! and ! words ! that ! use ! them ! I ! need ! to ! lay ! down ! and ! take ! a ! nap!!!

Lastly, the story itself. Arieanna, our heroine, could be the twin of our hero, Auron’s, dead wife, Annabeth. WTF!!! If that doesn’t give you pause, try this one on: Arieanna is also a descendant of Annabeth, several generations removed. Just too bizarre for me. Yet, Auron declares his love is based on scent and not on sight. You know, he’s got that Lycan thing going for him and all is well. The story introduces too many characters, preternaturals, groups and ideas to give any of them a firm and solid background. The characters are one dimensional and uninteresting.

And for the life of me, I could never figure out just what the title of the book meant in relation to the story.

I will never tolerate anyone trashing any of my reviewers because no one knows the time that we put into a reviews. I will say its time that is taken from out lives just to try something you may not like or like. Then to receive stuff like this, I think not. Lord only knows why I keep this blog going.....

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Laurie

Review Catch and Hold-Legend by Claudy Conn

2012-02-22T04:30:00.002-05:00

Title: Catch & Hold-Legend
Author: Claudy Conn
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Romance
Format: eBook, 250 pgs
Release Date: January 19, 2012

Radzia MacDaun’s mission of vengeance has turned into a rescue operation… but will she need to be rescued, too?

When Gaiscioch killed her father, Radzia—Z to her friends—vowed to take the Seelie traitor down as painfully as possible. Plans for revenge were put on hold, however, when Gaiscioch abducted her housekeeper and friend, and Z had no choice but to dive into the pit to save her.

Now, in the heart-stopping conclusion to the Legend series, the half-human/half-Daoine Fae finds herself in the Dark Realm, where she’ll have to fight Gaiscioch on his own turf. Danté, Prince of the Tuatha Dé and Z’s lover, is not about to let her face this danger alone, however, and the two of them are thrust on a ride that takes them to the edge of life as we know it…

Will they survive? Will the Fae Realm survive? Damn, will any of us survive?

Rating:	Sexual:

My Review:

Outstanding conclusion to the Legend series (well there are spin off novellas and a trilogy still being written)! Sexy, action packed and fast paced. Couldn't put it down, read it in one sitting.

When the previous book (Free Falling Legend) ended, Z was falling down in the open portal hole to catch the remote for the bomb attached to her "mother hen" friend and housekeeper. This book opens with Z having reached the bottom which is in the Dark Realm with Gais closing in on her. Gais murdered her dad, the queen's love Connall and has been wrecking all kinds of havoc by opening portals and releasing the Dark Fae monsters into the world.

The four Dark Fae princes, who reek of lust and are so very beautiful, are with Gais. So impressively gorgeous, Z says upon meeting them again, "I am not only a Seelie Fae but a Daoine princess and as I said immune to the quality of their sexual vibes, and I still found myself licking my lips..." and she's in love with the super gorgeous hunk Prince Dante.

Dante is frantic to find and rescue Z. Little does he know, she doesn't need his help as she can use more of her powers. Their relationship is strengthened by their efforts to stop Gais.

Z just tickles me. She's so sarcastically hilarious.

Queen Aaibhe, Willow, Ete, Prince Breslyn, Shayne, Chance and his father from the previous books all get into the action to try and put an end to Gais and his plot to rule the human world.

I love this series and am sorry it is ending but will take every chance to read more in the spin off novellas and trilogy based on this series.

Includes extended previews of Shadowlife-Hybrid (Shadow vampire series), Prince of the Mist (Legend series novella) and Shadowheart-Slayer (Shadow vampire series).

Aaibhe-Shee Queen (Legend) is available free at Amazon.com, Smashwords, All Romance and Apple iTunes

Review of Devil Without a Cause (The Devil's Bargain #1) by Terri Garey

2012-02-22T00:05:00.008-05:00

Title: Devil Without a Cause (The Devil's Bargain #1)
Author: Terri Garey
Source: Bought Book
Genre: Paranormal Romance - Devil, Demons, Angels
Format: 384 pages
Release Date: May 31st 2011
Author's Website

Temptation and seduction are the tricks of the Devil's trade, and when offered the chance to regain his wings by playing guardian angel, he's hell-bent on doing things his way...

Faith McFarland is in need of a miracle. So desperate to save her sick child, she's willing to make a deal with the Devil: steal a ring worn by Finn Payne, the bad-boy rockstar who long ago sold his soul for rock 'n roll. Temptation and seduction become necessary evils, yet Faith's salvation means Finn's damnation . . . because the ring is all that stands between him and Hell. Falling in love was never part of the bargain, but now that they've tasted heaven in each other's arms, can they convince the Devil to give up his due?

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Devil Without a Cause was a breathtaking story of a young woman named Faith and her willingness to sell her soul to the Devil to save her son. I found this to be an intriguing story because of the twists that occurred in the story and how things played out and the reasons why.

Faith has to get the "Ring of Chaos" from rock legend Finn and return it to the devil in order to save her son. However, Finn has made a deal with the devil himself many years ago. The ring gives him fame and fortune and in exchange for the ring the Devil will take Finn's soul once he loses possession of it.

I was mesmerized by how the author built the world surrounding Sammy aka the Devil. The description of his fall, his current existence, his loneliness and his interactions with others including the archangel Gabriel. Even though Sammy and Gabriel serve two different realms, Gabriel still sees Sammy as his brother and sees the good in him and the potential for him to redeem himself. Gabriel offers the chance of redemption to Sammy by being Faith's guardian angel and helping her. As Gabriel stated it is his chance to show to God that there is still something good inside him. I found this to be a very touching moment when Sammy remembers what lead to his fall and his fear and crying before God asking for mercy and forgiveness. It was a very moving moment to hear Sammy's anguish at wishing he was told what he was doing with Eve was wrong, why didn't God stop him (the author presents that Sammy as an archangel was tempted by Eve to have sex with her in the Garden of Eden and that Eve was the temptress).

Finn on the other hand feels jaded with life and when he comes across Faith and spends a fantastic night with her he thinks he has finally found someone who is different and special. The hot passion that they share is beautiful and I wish there were more sexy scenes. However Faith steals the ring from him and tries to avoid him to no avail. When Finn finds out she stole the ring Faith finally comes clean and tells him why she had to steal the ring. Finn is torn between his love for Faith, her son's life and his own life and the moments leading to the end are heartbreaking. The scenes of love and sacrifice are heart warming and surprises everyone including the devil.

I have to say I LOVE SAMMY! He is one sexy beast that I had an emotional connection with him and wish for his HEA if possible in future books. I can't wait to read the next book in the series!

Smitten Winners!

2012-02-21T05:00:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to the authors, the She-Wolf Pack and especially you, Dear Reader, for your participation in Bitten By Paranormal Romance's Smitten with Film and Music Valentine Day Weekend Event. We had a blast!

The Winners are as follows:

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Selena Blake's Spring Fling Spring Hop

2012-02-21T02:00:00.000-05:00

I’ll be hosting the Spring Fling Blog Hop from April 23rd to 27th along with Bitten by Paranormal Romance andReading Between the Wines . The Grand Prize will be a brand new Nook and I will also be giving away several copies of my Stormy Weather Collector’s Edition here and on the Co Host blogs.

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Review of Spartan Heart (Spartan Heart #1) by Kristine Cheney

2012-02-21T00:05:00.010-05:00

Title: Spartan Heart (Spartan Heart #1)
Author: Kristine Cheney
Source: won book
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: ebook
Author's Website

Sent away to college in America, Evangeline swore she would never return to England. Anger loses its value when tragedy forces her home to assume ownership of the family's beloved Greco-Roman museum.

Placing a foolish, drunken kiss on a Greek statue in the museum's basement, Evangeline unknowingly frees a Spartan prince from an evil oracle's curse. Suddenly, her lonely life is invaded by the rakish man with knowing emerald green eyes who never eats or sleeps, and seems to know her every thought and feeling.

Falling in love is dangerous, especially when it's with a man who has already been claimed by the bitter oracle, Demona. From the moment of her kiss, Evangeline is swept into Dorien's world of mystery, danger, and passion. The oracle's fury only mounts as they unravel Demona's darkest secrets, but not before Demona finds out about their unborn half-breed immortal twins.

Demona uses her knowledge of the future to manipulate and destroy, but sometimes love has a will, and a heart, of its own

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The story begins with Evangeline left on her own to run a museum following the death of her parents and the incredible loneliness in her life. Even though the story starts off on a sad note it soon picks up.

Evangeline discovers a Greek statue one night when she comes back drunk after going out with her friend who has been trying to cheer her up. As she kisses the statue and wishes it was real, Dorien is somehow brought out of the frozen state he has endured for centuries after being cursed by the Oracle.

What happens next is one passion filled night and the next morning Evangeline wakes up with Dorien gone and with her coming to terms that she had a one-night stand. She can't remember where she met him and how they ended up in bed together but what she does remember is that he rocked her world.

The passion and devotion that Dorien felt for Evangeline was beautiful, but I found it strange that through out the book he would come and go and Evangeline would never question it. The next time she sees him, he is in her home and she doesn't seem concerned how he got in there. I just felt something was off because apparently she didn't remember anything about their meeting and in the weeks that go by she never ask questions about him such as what do you do for a living, where do you live, nothing. Just finding him sneaking into her home in the evenings to have some wild sex (now I wouldn't complain about that, but still it seems strange and off).

As the story progresses a past nemesis pops up set on destroying their relationship before it has a chance to really blossoming. The story ends on a cliffhanger that will have significant ramifications on Dorien and Evangeline's relationship.

Overall it was a fun, short read and Dorien was definitely a Greek god I would love to get my hands on, but it felt that there were a few pieces missing in the development in the relationship. I'm looking forward to reading the second book as I want to know what is going to happen next and to see more depth in the character developments.

Guest romance author Tracy Cooper-Posey and giveaway

2012-02-20T05:00:00.000-05:00

Please welcome romance author Tracey Cooper-Posey

Time travel as tourism...where would you go?

I’ve been beenrunning my website since 1999, and in that time it’s been a site, a blog, backto being a site, and then back to a blog again. It’s a long story I won’t go into now because I wouldn’t be able to usepolite words, and I already don’t know howto write short. But one of thingsthat were lost as a result of the blog/site/blog switch was a series of postscalled “Historical Vacation Spots”. Yeah, I’m that geeky. I love history, and went into mourning whenthe bottom fell out of the historical romance market ten years ago.

But I wassneaky, and started writing timetravel romances, so I got around it that way, but suddenly I wasresearching and discovering cool new locations in history again. So I started a series talking about some ofthese really wondering places back in history and how great would it be to fireup the TARDUS and head back for a weekend trip, or a mini-vacation...?

Most of the series was lost in the switchback and forth, but there’s still traces of it left, one lingering post: Really Cool Historical Vacation Spots:Constantinople . That post isconsistently in my top five ranking highest traffic posts every month. So I’m not the only one who likes dippinginto history, or the idea of a getaway cruise back into time. One of these days I’ll pick up the seriesagain, but the posts are pretty research heavy, so it’s not like I can crankone out every couple of days!

But all this reading of history andthinking about playing around in the annals of time, and all the books I waswriting about time travel (I just finished another 400 pager) eventuallyled me to setting up a story world where people really did take vacations back in history. That story world is the Beloved Bloody Time series.

It would be, well, seriously cool to beable to pick your vacation spot from anywhere in history and head back to checkthe place or the event out, wouldn’t it?

Or would it?

We read about some of the dramatic eventsin the history books and think it would be great to see those events reallyhappen -- like, say, the fall of Constantinople (just because I’ve beenresearching this one lately and the facts are at the front of my brain). It sounds wonderfully dramatic andinteresting.

But you tend to forget that people died bythe thousands during the three days the Turks were permitted to pillage thecity. They were given a free hand toplunder as they wished and Constantinople, which had stood unmolested for sixhundred years, and was the richest and most populated city in Asia and Europe,was methodically sacked and the Byzantines slaughtered.

If you took a jaunt back to check out thefall of Constantinople, there would be a real chance you could get caught up inthat chaos. The chances are very goodyou don’t speak medieval Greek, or Turkish, or Arabic or any of the languagesthat were common then. Your clothes,unless you’re dressed by someone who knows the period intimately, will mark youas a stranger, and draw attention to you. And you will certainly not know the customs and etiquette of the period,so I guarantee that by the end of your first day there, you’ll have insulted atleast one person just because of your innocent ignorance of polite behaviourfor that time. They didn’t just whisperbehind your back for such ignorance back then, either. If you pissed someone off badly enough, youcould end up with a dagger in your gut.

Plus, Constantinople at that time was acity that was falling. Lawlessness,thieves, desparate citizens fleeing the city and looters looking foropportunites were rife. The people ofthose times were far more used to physically defending themselves than you or Ihave ever have to even think about. Iknow I wouldn’t want to get into a physical altercation with anyone from backthen. I have too many in-built ethicalconcerns and a brain that is almost hard-wired to worry about legalramifications that would make me hesitate and pull my blows. They wouldn’t think about that stuff at all,and I would loose, right there.

All this concern and worry from one simplelittle jump back in time, to one event.

Name any event, any place in history, andyou’d have similar or even a completely different set of local concerns anddangers to deal with.

And that’s not all.

As soon as you commercialize historicalvacation tours, you have to start worrying about the tourists themselves, too.

Think about the average crowd that poursinto Disneyland every day, and the headaches that the staff there have to dealwith: Lost children, lost possessions,adults demanding their money back because the tour didn’t meet theirexpectations, or because they overpaid. Lost passes, found passes, re-issued passes. Rides that aren’t working. Entertainment talent (read: famous historicalfigures) that call in sick, or just don’t show up when expected. The list is potentially endless.

A time travel agency would have to dealwith all this, too.

Then there’s administrative and legalramifications: Licensing is abiggie. How does a time travel agencyregulate their activities and who do they answer to? What standards to they have to meet? Safety standards? Health standards? The lack of health measure is pretty scaryback in history...and smallpox is still around, too, just for starters.

Then, as with any new industry, there’ll bethe crooks and crime syndicates that will try to muscle in and capitalize onthe cash flowing through the system as it’s setting up. Time Dons, anyone?

Still, being able to pay for a trip backinto time just to check out a favourite historical event or place...well, Ithink it would be a hit.

In Beloved Bloody Time, a lot of theseproblems are eliminated simply because historical vacations are a luxury item. The price tag attached to a time trip isequivalent to the sort of figures used when talking about Rolls Royce cars andluxury condos on Fifth Avenue. They’re aonce-in-a-lifetime event, and part of the package includes training in customsand behaviour when back in the past. Even if the tourist is heading back for a weekend jaunt, preparation cantake weeks, if they’re going far enough back in time.

But the vampires who facilitate thejourneys are able to flip back into time whenever they want...with somelimitations -- there’s always aprice. Of course there is a price, orelse it would be no fun to read at all!

Where would you go for your historicalvacation? Who would you want to meet?

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Bannockburn Binding

by Tracy Cooper-Posey

Time istheirs to keep. But it comes with a price.

MMF UrbanFantasy Futuristic Time Travel Romance Serial

In theearly 23rd Century, vampires learned how to travel back in time, and created atime-tsunami that threatened life as we know it, until they corrected theirmistake. They created the Chronometric Conservation Agency, which istasked with preserving history and therefore protecting humanity’sfuture. The Touring arm of the Agency offers trips back into the real past, withvampire guides, called travellers.
WhenNatalia (Tally) Marta, vampire and traveller, takes her client to visit thesiege of Stirling Castle in 1314, she is caught and held hostage for ransom byRobert MacKenzie, a Bruce clansman. Rob finds himself drawn to the wilful,stubborn and very different English lady he has captured and the relationshipbecomes an intimate, highly-charged sexual pairing. Swiftly, Tally andRob realize their bond is more than sexual, that the emotions stirring theirhearts are true.
ChristianLee Hamilton, vampire, one of the last true southern gentlemen, and Tally’sex-lover, knows the 1314 time marker enough to jump back and help Tally returnhome. His arrival at Bannockburn adds complications, for Christian findshimself drawn to Rob MacKenzie as much as Tally is. But neither of themcan stay in the past forever. To do so means certain death.

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The small city-sized satellite that housed theChronologic Conservation Agency was now several thousand kilometers fromHalfway Station, which clung to the end of the beanstalk.

The agency was gearing up for the main shift of the“day.” As Ryan was still working through from the previous shift, he didn’tnotice the transition. He did notice when the “bad” he was grappling withbecame abruptly worse. Nayara, as CEO, usually kept the place ticking over likea well-tooled pocket-watch, but word had spread about Natália’s overdue returnand tensions were mounting.

Tension caused accidents. So Ryan moved through thevarious departments, speaking with staff and supervisors, letting them vent,speak of their worries and get back to work. It always troubled them when a travelerwent astray. A lost traveler was a reminder to everyone of their unique,precarious position in life. Only by continuing to risk themselves back in thepast could they hold on to what they had fought for and won here in thepresent.

Nayara was already in Security when the big doubledoors slid aside to let Ryan in. She didn’t look away from the big electronicwallboard. Neither did anyone else and Ryan felt his gut tighten with tension.

Brenden Christos stood next to Nayara, his longlegs spread, his arms crossed over the massive chest, looking up at the boardwith the same intensity. Brenden was the oldest surviving vampire Ryan had evermet—older even than Nayara. He had emerged from ancient Greece, was born aSpartan and made a vampire shortly after the valley of Thermopylae had beenfought and won. His long memory and his Spartan upbringing made him the perfectsecurity master.

Anything that could make Brenden fail to takenotice of someone walking into Security could only be bad.

“Tell me,” Ryan said, stepping up beside them.

“Ezra hasn’t returned,” Nayara said.

Another one.

“Where is he?”

“Late Georgian England,” Brenden said in hisgravelly voice. “His companion wanted to see Marie Antoinette.”

“Another one?”

“It’s one of the most popular tours for maleclients,” Nayara said. “We’re trying to figure out who to send to check thingsout.”

Ryan looked up at the board. It spread from oneside of the long room to the other. On the right hand side were a list of alltheir active Travelers. Trailing out to the left was a different color line foreach name. Along the length of the board the lines were crossed by dividinglines, like the fret lines on a guitar. Each line was the beginning and end oferas of history.

At various points along the length of each traveler’slines were large dots. These showed the places in time where each travelercould reliably jump back to, where time markers had been placed or that thetraveler knew intimately.

Ryan scanned the late Georgian period, and saw thebright red dot for Ezra. It was blinking slowly. “Why England?” he said. “Ifthe client wanted to see the French empire—”

“Marie Antoinette,” Brenden corrected dryly. “Theyadd the king in there as an afterthought, to look decent. But it’s really thewoman whose beauty brought a country to heel that they want to see—preferablywhen she’s having one of those milk and honey baths.”

“We don’t have anyone from France,” Nayara said.

“Charbonneau may be able to fix that, yes?” Ryanmurmured. “He survived the French Revolution and still kept his head...he musthave very vivid memories of that period.”

“We hope,” Nayara agreed. She looked at Brenden. “Whatabout Ophelia?”

“Don’t be daft!” Brenden snapped. “She’s ratherstake herself out on the Sahara with her eyes glued open.”

“She’s Ezra’s twin sister,” Nayara said. “If he’sin trouble she’ll help and I know she’s been to that time before. She knows themarker. Bring her in.”

“She’s not even an active traveler anymore andbesides, she’ll blame me for all this.” Brenden scowled even harder.

“Do it now, Brenden,” Ryan said quietly.

“Alright, already.” Brenden strode across thedepartment, heading for his office, while the others working in the roomquickly ducked their heads and looked busy. None of them wanted to draw hisattention right now.

His office door slammed shut long before theautomatic opener could do it for him.

“Why send in someone right now?” Ryan asked Nayara.“Ezra has been gone how long?”

“Nearly two weeks. He’s a day overdue, but it’s notlike Natália’s situation. Ezra has been working continuously for nearly sixmonths. He hasn’t had a chance to feed and he was tired when he took thisclient. The client insisted on going right now and paid a big bonus to get hisway.”

“A day overdue becomes a concern. I agree.” Ryanglanced at Brenden’s office, where the big man was talking to his phone, hisface red with frustration. “Let’s hope Ophelia can pause long enough fromcastrating Brenden to come and help me.”

“You?” Nayara’s green eyes widened alarmingly. “No,Ryan. I forbid it. You haven’t travelled in nearly fifty years, you’ve neverdone Paris, you don’t even speak the language....” She hesitated. “Or do youhave French tucked up your sleeve, too?”

“Je parlefrançais assez bien au passage, Nayara.” He frowned. “What do you mean by ‘too’?”

She sighed. “Of course you would know French.Christian rattled off what I can only assume was medieval Scots without pausingfor thought.”

“Naturally,” Ryan replied. “Tally taught him.”

“Oh.” Nayara could find nothing else to say.

Ryan gave her a small smile. “Ophelia will go withme,” he continued. “She has the marker and if Ezra is in trouble, it might taketwo of us to get him home.”

“You shouldn’t be travelling, Ryan. You’re thepresident of the agency. You’re needed here.”

He waved at the board. “Who else can go?” he askedreasonably. “Everyone is already travelling, not rested enough, or doesn’t knowthe time and place well enough to pass. I have at least been there.”

Nayara cast around for an answer, but could find none.She scowled. “At least come back on time,” she told him. “I don’t want to haveto send more good people after you.”

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Erotic MMF romance, time travel, urban fantasy story line, on-going serial storylines.
This is the first book in the BELOVED BLOODY TIME series.
Futuristic settings: Australia, near-planetary space. Historical settings: Medieval Scotland, France.
Vampires and other fantasy species.
Available at Amazon: Kindle format. Print format.
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Pages: 162 in PDF, including front matter. (Short novel-length story)
$2.99 in all electronic formats, and at all retailers.
$8.97 in print.

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TracyCooper-Posey is a national award winning author, with more than 35 romancetitles published since 1999. She writes mainly romantic suspense and paranormalromance, with brief forays into other romantic genres here and there. She hasbeen nominated for three CAPA's for best paranormal romance, one CAPA for besthistorical romance, and the CAPA for Favourite Author, and has won the EmmaDarcy Award.

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Review The Seeking Kiss (Midnight Playground #1) by Eden Bradley

2012-02-20T03:00:00.000-05:00

Title: The Seeking Kiss (Midnight Playground #1)
Author: Eden Bradley
Source: Self purchase
Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance
Length: Novella (ebook 73 pgs)

Two vampires, one woman, an eternity of love and desire…if only she’s strong enough…

London 2069
For as long as Nissa has known about Midnight Playground, the most exclusive of a world-wide network of vampire sex clubs, she has yearned to gain entrance—and to become one of them. Orphaned and alone from a young age, she has nothing to lose and nothing to stop her from indulging in her darkest fantasies.

Hex and his maker, Aleron, have enjoyed many play partners at the club and have often shared in the euphoria of the Seeking Kiss, that sensual blood exchange between vampires and their lovers. But Nissa’s beauty, intelligence and strength is a siren call he can’t resist.. His desire for her and her willingness to let herself be drawn by their mental pull compels Hex to consider offering to her something he’s never given another mortal– the treasured Turning Kiss.

The beautiful vampire pair entice Nissa into an intimate sexual realm beyond her wildest dreams—and she revels in it. But when she finds herself falling for one of the powerful duo, it could mean the end of her deepest fantasies. Or a new beginning she never dared to imagine…

Short. Hot. You have to go into reading this book how Nissa (main character) went into The Midnight Playground; with no reservations, an open mind and sex on the brain. LOL. Don't expect a huge plot line or an extensive introduction to a new futuristic world because you won't find it. What you will find is some steamy sex and two delicious guys. Great for some fluff between more serious books. I will be looking into the rest of the series ;)

Disclaimer- M/M and M/F/M scenes

Review of Gothic City Lights: Helena by Brindle Chase

2012-02-20T00:05:00.003-05:00

Title: Gothic City Lights: Helena
Author: Brindle Chase
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance - Angels, Demons
Format: ebook
Release Date:
Author's Website

Helena must have fallen into disfavor with Mother Superior. Her latest assignment to pose as a stripper and infiltrate the notorious underworld lair Gothic City Lights was outrageous! She -- an angel of charity -- was required to display her pure, perfect flesh to bait and eliminate a demon lord.

Demon-hunter Antonio Bendicini was bred for war. Sent to Portland to reduce the rampant population of demons there, he is quickly mired in an ancient war between angel and demon.

Both after the same mark, their paths collide. Helena could never have prepared herself for Antonio. Huge, hideously scarred from years of battle, and ugly, he was a true warrior, just like she, and he ignited something she’d never felt before: lust.

In "Beauty and the Beast" fashion, their desires entwine with molten ferocity and she falls to her want. Helena realizes she cannot complete her mission, because her heart belongs to the human. Determined to devise a new plan where she need not display her naked flesh for any man save Antonio, Helena is captured by the demon lord. Antonio must swallow his pride, stay his wrath, and join forces with the angels to rescue her before she is killed -- or worse -- defiled.

Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: violence

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First I would like to start off by saying I was very surprised by the book on so many different levels. One of the things that struck me about the book was the very different world that the author developed consisting of angels and demons, compared to others I have read. In Gothic City Lights the angels are earthbound who have 770 years to complete their mission of saving souls and fighting demons before they can ascend to being a true angel. However, these angels seem more human then angels. They may be stronger and faster then humans, but they fight with guns, have very strong emotions such a anger and will do anything it takes to capture a demon including strip.

I really connected to both Antonio and Helena because both had flaws and together they were able to overcome their doubts about themselves and open up to someone who could see their inner beauty. Antonio is rugged, tough and broken in some ways, never having been loved by anyone. He has spent his life fighting demons and he has the scars across his body and face to prove it, but the biggest scar lies in his heart. When Helena sees Antonio while she is stripping at the strip club for the first time to lure a demon she is instantly attracted to him. The is something about him that touches her heart and soul. At first Helena mistakes Antonio as the demon she is trying to lure, but soon finds out he is a warrior like herself battling evil.

Antonio has never seen anyone so beautiful in his life and when he has the chance to kiss Helena he takes it knowing he will never have another chance and that a beauty such as Helena would never want him. However, the connection is too strong for both of them with Helena needing to find out more about this man who stirs her and the man who can't get Helena out of his head.

What happens next is one very hot and intense sexy scene that had both craving for more, but at the same time breaking down barriers that each put up around their hearts. There were so many tender moments where Antonio's disbelief surrounding Helena's love for him were heartbreaking and truly made this reader's heart ache for him.

The consequences of Antonio's and Helena's relationship really drew me in as I really didn't know what to expect and I was quite surprised. The author did a great job in creating tension and drama as well as some very erotic scenes that tested Antonio's resolve and commitment to Helena.

I really enjoyed this book and I am really looking forward to more in this series because who would have thought that angels were able to have such intense sexual needs and a Mother Superior who lets her angels have a little fun on the side.

Review RetroCog by Marie Harte

2012-02-19T03:00:00.000-05:00

Title: RetroCog
Author: Marie Harte
Source: Self purchase
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance
Length: Novel

A casualty of funding wars and an overzealous Defense Department trying to clean up its reputation after several failed experimental programs, the Psychic Warfare Program (PWP) is scrapped in the throes of its infancy. Its participants are transferred to other defense agencies, but a few decide to leave the government behind, knowing full well their freedom hinges on keeping a low profile and living under the radar.Ex-PWP agent Noah First is grudgingly settling into life as a civilian when his boss assigns him one of those cases, like the ones he used to do for the government. Given the job of tracking down a stolen painting, Noah finds more than he bargained for when murder is involved. It's his power to see the past in places where emotions run high, and when he tracks the painting down to a touristy mining town, he lands in serious trouble.

Not only does the town's history shout at him with his every step, but he learns firsthand the room he's renting used to be in a bordello, and the inn's manager is the spitting image of the sexy woman in the painting. Noah is increasingly drawn to her, and to the dark needs he normally keeps buried. But are his intense feelings for Lara real, or just an echo of the past? And when he finds the painting, can he take it back to its rightful owner when someone in town will do whatever it takes to keep it, including murder?

Wow, I loved this book. I've been on a bit of a Mary Harte kick lately; tearing my way through the Circe's Recruits, Dawn Endeavor, and ,now, PowerUP! series. (They're all loosely tied together) I haven't reviewed any of them thus far because sometimes Ms. Harte can get downright dirrrty. I'm no prude but I think I've been carrying around a perpetual blush since starting these books about a week ago :) BUT I just loved Retrocog so much I had to share.

Noah First is a retrocrog, it's the opposite of a precog. He sees visions of the past. His boss has set him on a task to find a painting that's been stolen and may or may not have psychic properties. When he arrives in Brownville, Arizona he's bombarded with scenes of the past. He checks into the Lady Fine Inn and there he meets Lara, the inn manager. Lara's a little quirky in her own right. She's been hearing the voices of the dead since she was a child. Together they unravel the secrets of the past, track down a serial killer, and fall in love.

Sheesh, what can I say? I just fell in love with Noah's character. He's a passionate guy who's lost his way. Written off since childhood as crazies because of their psychic gifts Lara and Noah have so much in common. Their instant attraction had me melting. Not to mention when things start to get physical. YUM. Noah's visions of the past were so well written; it was easy to imagine the old west town. Ms. Harte has a talent for writing a great story with heat :)

*Is part of a series but can be read as a stand alone*

*This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: some light bondage and D/s, and violence*