Review His Darkest Hunger by Juliana Stone

His Darkest Hunger(book one Jaguars Warriors)
Author-Juliana Stone
Paranormal romance- Shape-Shifter
mass paperback- 384 pgs

Authors website

Book description:
Jaxon Castille: jaguar shifter, warrior, assassin. He has long hungered for the chance to make his former lover, Libby Jamieson, pay for her deadly betrayal. After three long years he’s finally found her. The hunt is over…

But the Libby that he finds is not what he expected. She has no memory of their tumultuous affair; of her treachery; of anything beyond her own name. A shadowy and deadly clan has marked them both for death, and in an instant the game changes: the hunter has become the hunted.

On the run, with the ghosts of their past between them and a dark, desperate hunger quickly reclaiming their bodies and souls, Libby and Jaxon must discover the truth behind the dark forces working against them. Together, they must grab hold of a destiny that has the power to either heal them or destroy them.


But the truth is far more shattering than anyone could imagine…
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Laurie's review
rating 5/5
Sexual- Hot
Wow! What an amazing book, I don’t want to give out to much there is, so many emotional twist and turns in this book and quite a few surprises that I would really hate to give anything out, I myself love to try to unravel things that happing as I read, so this review you will only read a few spoilers sorry, you have to read to find out yourself what happens. If you love PNR please put this in your TBR pile! This is a very fast action packed with hot sex and sexy shape-shifters what else could you ask for. The way this book is written Jaxon and Libby have almost a love hate relationship. I also feel that I do need to warn the tortured Libby went through is not for the faint of heart, but it’s amazing to read how a woman goes through this and in the end shes on top.

Jaxon and Libby have an attraction for each other that cant be stopped. Jaxon thinks Libby has betrayed him and his unit, so he wants nothing to do with her except kill her, but yet he can‘t stop wanting her because she is his always has been. Libby has no memory whatsoever of her life outside of a few months, she has nightmares of being tortured and her body is not in the best of shape form the torture she has been through, plus no memory of it. She finds she cant stop the attraction she has with Jaxon, but he wants nothing to do with her, so she is in a place where she knows not what to do except ride it out. Between these two trying to figure out how Libby betrayed them and trying to give and not to give into there sexual desire made for one emotional ride that I don’t think I will ever forget. Especially when Libby ask Jaxon to “help her remember.” Tissue any one?? I really liked both Jaxon and Libby they were emotional to read, but yet there is so much excitement that you cant put book down you want to keep reading to see what happens next.

Jaxon has two brothers Jagger and Julian they are really hot! Can’t wait to see what Stone is going to write about them…..

Interview/giveaway with Kate Douglas author of Demonslayers

We have a treat for you today. I was so happy to be able to interview Kate, she is really nice, plus an amazing writer. This interview is going to be a little about Kate and about her DemonFire series.



BbPNR-Please give us a little about Kate Douglas?

Kate Douglas- I’m a 60 year old grandmother of five—(property of our two grown kids—a son and a daughter and their spouses) and I’ve got a husband I’ve been hanging on to for 38 years. Of course, he’s REAL cute and the man vacuums...what more can a woman ask? J I’ve been writing forever—I wrote commercials for a country-western radio station in the early 1970s, right out of college, worked as a newspaper reporter and even did a public information cartoon strip for 17 years for the American Mosquito Control Association. (Anyone remember Skeeter Mosquito?) Now I write full time for Kensington Publishing with two successful series—Wolf Tales (which includes the Sexy Beast anthologies) and The DemonSlayers.


BbPNR-How did you get into writing?

Kate Douglas-I started writing fiction back in the mid 1980s, and since I loved reading romances, that’s what I decided I wanted to write. It took me a lot of years and a lot of rejections before I finally sold my first romance to Hard Shell Word Factory, an epublisher, in 1998. That was before anyone knew what an ebook was! I wrote four books for HSWF and then began writing erotic romances for Ellora’s Cave in 2001, and then moved to Loose Id and Changeling Press, two other epublishers. In 2005 I was writing a series called Wolf Tales for Changeling when my agent showed the stories to editor Audrey LaFehr at Kensington Publishing. Audrey loved the stories but didn’t have an imprint where they would fit, so the company started the Aphrodisia line. Those stories have done very well (the 18th comes out this month) and Kensington has since contracted me for a second series which is part of the Zebra imprint—The DemonSlayers.

BbPNR-What do you like to read?

Kate Douglas-I read everything, but my favorites are well-written romances. I probably read more paranormal than anything, though I love a good contemporary and will, on occasion, read historical romances. I also love science fiction, but paranormal romances are my first love.

BbPNR-You have been writing paranormal erotic. Why did you decide to write paranormal romance?

Kate Douglas-I think it was a natural choice, considering the fact I love science fiction and fantasy, and I also love the idea of starting out a book with “what if?” That’s really a cool question to answer, and it’s how I begin all my books.


BbPNR-What did you enjoy the most while writing DemonFire?

Kate Douglas-I loved the entire process, but the research was especially fun. My husband and I spent time around Mount Shasta, where the story is set, and that was really cool. We also went to Sedona, Arizona, and spent time there checking out the area, since that’s where HellFire is set. I love to travel to the places where my stories will be, as I think I can write better descriptions when I’ve actually seen the places where I set my stories.

BbPNR-For those who haven’t heard of Demonslayers, can you give them a little on this series?

Kate Douglas-The DemonSlayers is a four book series: DemonFire, HellFire, StarFire and CrystalFire. There’s also a novella (Crystal Dreams) coming out in an anthology in September called NOCTURNAL that’s part of the series. The DemonSlayers works with the real mythology of the energy vortexes that are supposedly in Mount Shasta and in many areas around Sedona, Arizona. It also draws on the mythology of the ancient Lemurians, a people who, according to legend, were forced from their island home by a great cataclysm and relocated to another dimension within the extinct volcano of Mount Shasta.

When I wrote the first book, DemonFire, I took those ideas and asked myself, “What if demons were using the vortexes to power portals between the hell of Abyss and Earth, and what if the only one who could fight them was an ex-demon who’s been kicked out of hell? AND, what if he is cursed before he can even fight the demons, and needs the help of a human woman who can control his curse, and a Lemurian capable of killing demons with a crystal sword? See? My “what ifs” gave me the whole concept!



BbPNR-Demons are not the only paranormal creature in this series, can you tell us what others exist?

Kate Douglas- I mentioned the Lemurians, who live within Mt. Shasta. There are also the Edenites—angels—they’re incapable of fighting, and they’re the ones who hire Dax and give him a human body to use as an avatar, but he’s only got it for one week. There’s also Willow, a little will-o’-the-wisp who looks like Tinkerbelle and helps Dax draw energy from the air around him. And, of course, there are the demons. They can’t function in Earth’s dimension without an avatar, and they begin taking over all kinds of critters, from ceramic garden gnomes to carved stone figurines and a big bronze statue. Eddy Marks is the human woman who gets caught up in all the excitement.


BbPNR-In the first chapter, you used a garden gnome to attack the hero, it cracked me up. I have to ask why the garden gnome to attack Dax and not something bigger?

Kate Douglas-When I first began to “see” this story in my head, the image of a demon-possessed garden gnome was one of the first things I had. For some reason, they’ve always looked pretty creepy to me, and I thought that would be the perfect way to open the story, with a demon-possessed garden gnome going after the hero.

BbPNR-Do you know how many books your going to write in Demonslayers?

Kate Douglas-The series will end with the fourth book. I’m not sure yet if there’s going to be a spin-off or not. Will have to wait and see what happens when I write that fourth book:)


BbPNR-Your second book is about Alton the Lemurian and Ginny, can you give us more about them?

Kate Douglas-Ginny Jones and Alton the Lemurian are both secondary characters who almost took over the first book. Sometimes that happens, where a character has such a strong presence that you can’t ignore them, and both of these were like that. Ginny is Eddy Marks’s best friend. They’ve been buddies since they were little kids—Ginny is African American and works as a 911 dispatcher and the first time Alton sees her, she’s fighting a huge, demon-possessed concrete bear that has her cornered behind a Dumpster in a parking lot. Alton falls hard and fast, though he knows there’s no hope for a relationship with a human woman because Lemurians are immortal and Ginny’s not. However, Ginny’s got secrets that even Alton can’t figure out, and they’re really going to change the dynamic of the relationship between the two. In DemonFire, Alton gives Ginny a subconscious compulsion to leave town and visit her cousins in Sedona—he says he’s doing it to keep her safe, but in reality, he wants the temptation Ginny represents to be as far away as he can get her. Unfortunately, demons are slipping into Sedona through a vortex powered portal outside of town, and Ginny ends up right in the middle of a demon invasion. Alton heads to Sedona to help her, and of course the sparks fly—and it’s NOT just from exploding demons!

Thank you so much Kate!!
Here is Kate's WEBSITE, so you can check out more on Kate's books.
If you would like to know more about Kate, click here

DemonFire available in stores now
Click here for the first chapter of HellFire, the release date is Sept. 7th 2010. I myself can't wait!!

Now for the book giveaway, it's open for all US and internationally.
One lucky winner will win a free DemonFire form Kate herself. All you have to do is be a follower and post a comment below, with your email.
I will leave this open over the weekend, so if you want a chance please have your comment below by Monday April 5th.

Interview with Linda Hilburn Author of Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist series

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Linda Hilburn, paranormal fiction author, but more important for us she writes about Vampires;) She is a outstanding writer!
For this interview I wanted to let Linda tell us more about her Kismet Knight series for those who may not know about Kimset, for those of us that do I asked a few just to see where Kismet may be going. Please check Linda's website and blog below.


Bbpr-Who is Lynda Hilburn, can you give us a little about you outside of your writing?

Linda Hilburn-I make most of my living as a licensed psychotherapist and certified clinical hypnotherapist. I enjoy my counseling work, although it can be challenging and exhausting! I work full time at a local community mental health center in Denver. I also sing professionally whenever I can and I offer workshops and presentations about all sorts of things. I have lots of interests and I try to allow myself time to do all of them. Finding time for writing is sometimes difficult, but I really miss it if I don't do it regularly. I usually spend a good portion of the weekends in front of my computer, trying to figure out what Kismet wants to do next in her adventures.

BbPR-Who or what was your inspiration for writing such a dark violent sexual Vampire series?

Linda Hilburn-I have to smile. I guess I never thought of my books that way, but I guess they are dark, violent and sexual! I just wrote what I like to read and that's the way they came out! I always intended that my vampires would be the types that weren't shamed or guilty about being vampires. They like it. I guess that makes a big difference in the tone of the story.




BbPNR-For those who have never read Kismet Knight series, can you give them a little peek?
Linda Hilburn-Here are blurbs for each book:

THE VAMPIRE SHRINK:

Denver Psychologist Kismet Knight just wants a little excitement in her life. A little publishing fame and fortune. She doesn’t believe in the paranormal. Especially not comic book children of the night. But when a new client pulls Kismet into the vampire underworld, and introduces her to gorgeous Devereux -- who claims to be an 800-year-old vampire -- Kismet finds herself up to her neck in the undead. Not to mention all the other bizarre creatures crawling out of Denver’s supernatural Pandora’s Box. And if being attracted to a man who thinks he’s an ancient bloodsucker isn’t bad enough, someone -- or something -- is leaving a trail of blood-drained dead bodies. Enter handsome FBI profiler Alan Stevens, who warns her that vampires are very real and that one is a murderer. A murderer who is after her. In the midst of it all, Kismet realizes she has feelings for both the vampire and the profiler. But though she cares for each of the men, the reality that vampires exist is enough of a challenge . . . for now.


DARK HARVEST:

Denver Psychologist Kismet Knight counsels vampires. Her life changed forever when she discovered a preternatural underworld, met Devereux, the powerful leader of a vampire coven, and was forced to rethink her notions of “reality.”

Still adjusting to her new role as an expert on all things paranormal, she schedules what she believes is simply another radio interview. She couldn’t be more mistaken. Not only does the radio host behave very strangely, but an ominous, on-air call from day-walking vampire Lyren Hallow turns Kismet’s world upside-down -- again.

Shortly thereafter, Maxie Westhaven, a tabloid newspaper reporter in search of a juicy story, befriends Kismet, leading her into a bizarre world of role players, lost souls and death. Enter Victoria Essex, Devereux’s building manager and resident witch, who discloses a startling secret of her own.

Meanwhile, Luna, Devereux’s hostile femme fatal personal assistant, recognizes a perfect opportunity to throw a wrench into her boss’s blossoming relationship with the human psychologist, and, to complicate matters further, Kismet’s old boyfriend, self-absorbed Psychologist Tom Radcliffe, shows up with his own outlandish request.



BbPNR-Devereux is a very dangerous sexy vampire, can you give those who have never read about him a peek into his mind.

Linda Hilbrun-Devereux is an 800-year-old immortal. His ancestry is Druid and he comes from the same line as the wizard Merlin. He was a talented magician and seer before he became a vampire, and all his abilities became magnified with the change. He has used his long life to acquire wisdom and knowledge. He had a vision of Kismet hundreds of years before he met her, and he believes she holds the key to his destiny. He is gorgeous and sexy, but he can also be stubborn and arrogant. But then, if you were a gorgeous, brilliant vampire, wouldn't you be, too?


BbPRN-Do you have a favorite character between the two books? If so who and why?

Linda Hilburn-Kismet is my favorite character. She is a thinly disguised version of me and I get to act out all my dreams and desires through her. What could be better than being surrounded by gorgeous males with enhanced libidos and amazing abilities? She gets to have all the fun!

BbPNR- In both The Vampire Shrink and Dark Harvest, Kismet was in between two men/vampires. Will we see the same in the third book?

Linda Hilbyrn-In the third book, BLOOD THERAPY, Kismet has to deal with an unpleasant surprise involving Devereux. I'm never sure which characters might make a return appearance in any particular book, but, so far, it doesn't seem that there is another man in the picture. But perhaps there is another woman in Devereux's life . . .

BbPNR-How much of Lynda did you put in Kismet?
Linda Hilburn-She is totally a dream version of me! She is thinner, prettier, younger, sexier and she has way more fun than I do! She gets to do all the things I fantasize about, while hanging out with incredible men. It just doesn't get any better than that!

BbPNR- I loved Dark Harvest. In it Hallow made a great dark evil villain as a vampire, can you give those who have not read the series a peek of him?

Linda Hilburn-Hallow is the oldest vampire on earth. He's older than even Devereux can imagine. But, unfortunately, being that old has begun to distort his clever mind. He appears very handsome and appealing. He has something that attracts women to him. He tells Kismet that he has come to "harvest" someone she knows. But the situation turns out to be much more complicated and horrifying than that. While he's thoroughly terrible, there is something almost irresistible about the demented bloodsucker.

BbPNR- For those like me that is anxiously waiting for the third book, can you let us in on a little on how its going?

Linda Hilburn-Since I work full-time, it's taking me a little longer to get this book written. But I promise I'm plugging away at it! I should be able to finish the first draft by summer. After that, I'll have to sell it. So, keep your fingers crossed for me!

Thank you so much for having me on your blog and for asking me such great questions. I will keep my blog updated with the latest news:
http://paranormalityuniverse.blogspot.com

Also, I created a Kindle version of a novella I wrote under my pen name: Undead in the City. Readers can find it on Amazon.com. Just search for my name.
Linda's website


Thank you Linda!!!

I will defiantly be keeping my fingers crossed, I need that next Kismet book......

Review Coming Undone by Lauren Dane

Coming Undone
Author- Lauren Dane
Erotic Romance
Authors website

Book description:
Brody Brown has always been responsible for others. After his parents’ death, he gave up a promising artistic career to care for his younger brother and sister. Now, with his siblings grown, Brody owns his own business, has a nice house, makes a nice living, and for the first time in years he’s on his own.

Elise Sorenson has come to Seattle with her young daughter to find peace. After years as a world-famous ballerina—(and just as many years in a marriage-gone-bad)—she’s looking for neither love nor attention. But she finds both in the handsome, honest man who befriends her with no strings attached.

More than friends, Brody and Elise discover in each other what they need—wild, physical passion without commitment. But it’ll take a shadow from Elise’s past to make them look beyond what they need—to what they truly desire.
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Lauire's reivew
rating 4/5
sexual-Hot!

The second book for the Brown family. I found it not as good as the first, but its still a good erotic romance. You’ll read about the whole family again plus you get another glimpse into Erin’s bedroom with her two men, so this one does have m/m and more m/m interaction then in the first book. You still get excitement, mixed emotions with a added bonus of a hot tattoo, body piercing man with a goatee named Brody who owns his own tattoo studio.

Spoilers
Elise and daughter Rennie moves across the street form Brody after something horrible happens to her a few years back. Elise finds Brody across the street to be a hot looking bad boy. Well one day while Brody was checking his mail someone runs over him with a car , Elise see what happens she tells Rennie to get the cell phone and first aid kit. Brody calls Elsie a angel. When Brody comes home form hospital is when things heats up between them. Both Brody and Elise have a relationship more like friends with benefits, but no sleeping around on each other.

I found Elise easy to read. With all she goes through she is strong. Daughter does not get in the way, Dane does a great job with adding her in the story. Brody is great sexy hot guy anyone would want. The only beef I had was Raven, but I guess you have to have a bad guy somewhere. This book brings Adrian Brown in more, so you get to know a little on him. I assume the next book will be about him.

you dont have to read this series in order, but it does help.
1.Laid Bare
2.Coming Undone

Review Beyond the Darkness by Alexranda Ivy

Beyond the Darkness
Author-Alexandra Ivy
Paranormal romance- Wolf-shifter
masspaperback pgs 384
Author's website




Book Description
Salvatore Giuliani is not a happy werewolf. It’s his duty as leader to track down the pureblood females who can keep his people from extinction. But the moment he catches scent of Harley, a pureblood held by a pack of mangy curs, his savage need for her obliterates all other instincts. And the only thing worse than being captured is finding that beautiful, independent Harley defiantly refuses to become his mate.

Harley has been taught to distrust all Weres, especially their arrogant king. She won’t be used for breeding or bonded against her will, not even to a man who makes every nerve tingle with awareness. Yet Salvatore is her key to saving the family she never knew she had—if she dares to succumb to his dark, predatory desire, and face a vicious enemy sworn to destroy them both…
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Laurie's review
rating 5/5
sexual Hot! for a PNR
This is the first book in this series that I have wrote a review on, this is another one of my top vampire/shape-shifter series. Every book in this series is full of humor, adventure, romance, hot sexy vampires/shape-shifters, Strong heroine‘s, suspense, excitement, and hot sex, to put the cherry on top! As in all of Ivy’s books she brings all of her characters back around, so you never miss out on any of them.

There is a three foot Gargoyle named Levet, he appears in every book. Every hero in this series wants him gone, while every heroine’s will do anything for him even if its throw their vampire/shape-shifter on the couch, just to help Levet. Levet maybe small, but he somehow comes in and helps saves the day in some way. These books would not be the same with out him.

This book brings you Salvatore The King of Weres. To tell you the truth in the last book I found Salvatore just didn’t do it for me. But when I started reading this book, I was like WOW he is one HOT were! I really fell into his roll he starts out very flirty with Harley and the romance grows form there, its really hot. Salvatore finds himself not have a good day, along with him is Levet the annoying gargoyle, they both have a time of getting out of their predicament. Its one that had me LMBO at them both trying to get out.

Harley I found wonderful, she is not over the top or just a dull character. I also fell in the roll of her character, she has been taught against Salvatore, so she has to take her time to trust him, but I never found her annoying. I like the way she is strong against anything thrown her way.

For those who have never read this series. There has not been a were mating in years, so no one knew that it could happen. I really like the way the mating was written and that both had to participate in this before it was complete. This is a very sexy adventure to read.

There is an sneek peek of Devoured by Darkness in the back

Night Huntress World book #2 Eternal Kiss of Darkness Cover Art

I seen this one goodreads and loved it!!! Release date July 27. This is the second book to Jeaniene Frost Night Huntress World..
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