Review:The Darkest Day (Immortal Heat 1) by Britt Bury

Title: The Darkest Day (Immortal Heat 1)
Author: Britt Bury
Source:NetGalley
Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Length: ebook 300 pages
Publisher: Forever Yours
Reviewed by : Cerridwen (http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/11035793-cerridwen)

Izel Campbell was raised to believe she is an immortal Fionn with the magical skills of persuasion. But when she travels to Scotland to visit her ancestral home, Izel discovers that she is actually the world's last living human. Forced to run for her life, Izel crosses paths with Kelvin Kerr, the Campbells' greatest foe-and the most magnificent warrior she has ever seen.

BURNS BRIGHTEST . . .

A thousand-year-old battle chief of the Kerr clan, Kelvin lives only to avenge his father, who died at the hands of the bloody Campbells. Honor demands he kill the Campbell heir, but when he learns that the lovely Izel is both Campbell and human, Kelvin is torn between duty and desire . . .

ON THE DARKEST DAY

Guest author Amanda Arista + giveaway!

Please welcome Amanda Arista! 

-How'd you get the idea for this book?

            A wise woman once said that your first novel is always a little bit autobiographical. Books are therapy and your demons will be confined to the page. What these wise women failed to mention is that every book you write is autobiographical, especially in Violet Jordan’s case.

            In the case of Diaries of an Urban Panther, Violet was unabashedly me in a slightly taller, slightly more stubborn, slightly more preternatural version. Diaries was born out of an intense need to see a normal chubby heroine in paranormal situation. I’d read every necromancer and vampire hunter out there and couldn’t see me on the page. Yes, they were strong and I like to think of myself as strong, but they kicked ass. I try not to make a habit of that. They have guns and cross bows and I have a Louisville slugger under my bed and I dog with bat-like ears.

ARC Review The Demon Bride by Dianna Hardy

Title: The Demon Bride (The Witching Pen Novellas, #3)

Author: Dianna Hardy

Source: Request

Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

Length: Novel (approx 280pgs)

Published by Satin Smoke Press

Release Date August 31, 2012

 Two thousand and eleven years after the birth of the Failed One, the Witching Pen will be made manifest on Earth by the Great Shanka Witch of the Old Scrolls. 

By her hand, the Earth will rumble and shatter, and all dimensions will bleed into one.

The true purpose of the Witching Pen has been revealed, and it must be destroyed before an apocalyptic prophecy comes true. There's just one problem -- the Pen is indestructible.

As everyone searches for much needed answers, Elena lays down plans for a radical mission to save her mother from the Shanka's shadow world.

Meanwhile, Mary has finally discovered who she really is, and what that means for the human race.

What Mary doesn't know, is that Gwain has been searching for her for over ten thousand years, and had lost all hope of finding her. Now that he has her, he's faced with an impossible choice: does he save the woman who altered his very existence, or does he sacrifice her to save mankind?

Review Obsessed: Erotic Romance for Women by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Title: Obsessed: Erotic Romance for Women
 Author: Rachel Kramer Bussel
Source: Publisher request 

Genre: Erotica

Length: 240 pgs

Reviewed by Laurie 

Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Foreword by Caridad Piñeiro

Experience the Heights of Passion and the Depths of Desire

We've all been there—so taken by a lover that you just can't stop thinking about him. Your imagination runs wild, fueling your fantasies. You feel hot, feverish, out of control. Your only hope of release is to possess and be possessed. In Obsessed: Erotic Romance for Women, Rachel Kramer Bussel has curated a gloriously explicit collection of riveting romance with an edge. Whether just-blooming passions, rekindled sparks, or reinvented relationships, these lovers put the object of their obsession first. From the almost-divorced couple in "Aftershocks," by Bella Andre, who finally confess their deepest desires during an earthquake to a woman who tells her boyfriend just how much she lusts after another man in Emerald's "Then," these lovers push the boundaries of their trust, and are rewarded for taking those risks. Obsessed lovers don't always do what is rational; sometimes they chase their dreams, as in Kayla Perrin's "One Night in Paris," across the world and across the landscape of their lovers' bodies. Lustful and literary, Obsessed asks just how far you'll go for the man you love.

With contributed stories by Donna George Storey, Kayla Perrin, Portia Da Costa, Logan Belle, Justine Elyot, Emerald, Jennifer Peters, Ariel Graham, Bella Andre, Adele Haze, Charlotte Stein, Kristina Wright, Garnell Wallace, Andrea Dale, Elizabeth Coldwell, K.D. Grace, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Teresa Noelle Roberts, and Louisa Harte.

Review Blurred Nights: Paranormal Romance by Kallysten

Title: Blurred Nights
Author: Kallysten
Source: Review Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance m/m & m/f/m
Lenght: 182 pages 
Review By: Emi

In a future world shattered by the invasion of beast-like demons, humans are fighting back as well as they can, using ancient weapons along with magic to defend their cities. Next to them, vampires are fighting too – some for the thrill of it, others to hold on to age-old Pacts, which demand that they protect humans.

When Kate’s squad of fighters meets vampires Marc and Blake, she is torn. Her squad could use their help, but the two men are distracting her from her duty. Night after night, they search together for the breach between realities that allows the demons’ invasion. They search, also, for the equilibrium that will allow Blake to forgive his Sire, Marc to accept Blake as he is – and Kate to admit she is attracted to both of them.

Can they find that delicate balance beforens destroy the squad?

Review Lustfully Ever After: Fairy Tale Erotic Romance by Kristina Wright

Title: Lustfully Ever After: Fairy Tale Erotic Romance  

Author: Kristina Wright

Source: Publisher request 

Genre: Erotica 

Length: 240 pgs.
Reviewed by Laurie 

Edited by Kristina Wright

Live Out Your Ultimate Romantic Fantasy!

Even grown-ups need bedtime stories, and this delightful collection of fairy tales will lead you down a magical path into forbidden romance and erotic love.

In Michelle Augello-Page's naughty "Wolf Moon," Little Red Riding Hood herself is the big, bad wolf, while Kristina Lloyd reimagines "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" with a scorching hot threesome in "The Last Dance." Shanna Germain's "Mirror Mirror" reveals the Sapphic side of Snow White's stepmother and Lisabet Sarai's Rapunzel captivates us with her wanton ways in "Shorn." As editor Kristina Wright notes in her introduction, "the authors of Lustfully Ever After know your heart's most wicked and secret desires."

With contributed stories by Anya Richards, Jeanette Grey, Anna Meadows, Emerald, Michelle Augello-Page, Shanna Germain, Kristina Lloyd, A.D.R. Forte, Donna George Storey, Charlotte Stein, Sacchi Green, Michael M. Jones, Lisabet Sarai, Evan Mora, Lynn Townsend, Andrea Dale, and Kristina Wright.

Review of Mage's Bane by Chacelyn Pierce

Title: Mage's Bane
Author: Chacelyn Pierce
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Romance (Djinn/Mage/Demons)

Mage's Bane


Summary:

The seemingly abandoned daughter of a rogue Akasha Mage and unknown father . . .
Being a rogue Akasha Mage is no easy feat for Aribelle Delano. Neither is summoning Riaz, a djinni that makes her knees go weak in a way that would shame her ancestors.

A new threat of demons intent on killing Ari for nefarious purposes has her putting all her trust in Riaz, who swears to protect her in the face of evil. But she's been taught that fully trusting Riaz is unwise, and he's constantly looking for a way to break free of her control.

She has dreamed of the Sultan of Old Magic for years. . .

Ari must face the new demonic threat and handle the Sultan of Old Magic who dominates her mind…and eventually, her body and soul as well. Together, her and Riaz must find a way to stop the demons and their summoner, even if that means breaking the rules that have been in place between the Akasha and Djinn for millenniums.

Mage's Bane is a passionate paranormal mystery/romance for adult readers.

ARC Review of If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones

Title: If I Were You (Inside Out Trilogy Book #1)
Author: Lisa Renee Jones
Source: Requested
Genre: Erotic Romance/Contemporary Romance
Length: 330 Paperback pages
Reviewer: Revolutionary Riot Gyrl

He is rich and famous, and dark in ways I shouldn't find intriguing, but I do. I don't understand why his dark side appeals to me, but the attraction between us is rich with velvety promises of satisfaction. Chris is dark, and so are his desires, but I cannot turn away. He is damaged beneath his confident good looks and need for control, and in some way, I feel he needs me. I need him.

Review Red Velvet and Absinthe: Paranormal Erotic Romance by Mitzi Szereto

Title: Red Velvet and Absinthe: Paranormal Erotic Romance
Author: Mitzi Szereto
Source: Publisher request
Genre: Erotica
Length: 240 pgs
Reviewed by Laurie

Edited by Mitzi Szereto

Explore Your Dark Desires

The supernatural: Think vampires, werewolves, ghosts...eerie sounds in the night, impassioned whispers teasing at the depths of sleep...Think red velvet, flickering candles, love and lust with otherworldly partners who unleash passion and desire far beyond that inspired by simple mortals. Editor Mitzi Szereto's sensual stories provide thrills and chills of telltale hearts, redolent with romance and danger. Red Velvet and Absinthe will carry you away, conjuring up the romantic spirit of classic Gothic fiction with a generous dose of eroticism.

A lusty lady, ravaged, seeks comfort in the arms of her maidservent in Giselle Renarde's rapacious "Milady's Bath," while bondage and desire enslave a wolf girl to her master in "Snowlight, Moonlight" by Rose de Fer. Janine Ashbless's "Cover Him with Darkness" is an exquisite tale of secret love between an imprisoned fallen angel and the girl he seduces. Editor Mitzi Szereto's vampire romance "The Blood Moon Kiss" is sexy Southern Gothic at its finest.

With contributed stories by Rose de Fer, Janine Ashbless, Elizabeth Daniels, Mitzi Szereto, Anna Meadows, Charlotte Stein, Zander Vyne, Evan Mora, Ashley Lister, Sharon Bidwell, Claire Buckingham, Giselle Renarde, Carrie Williams, Tahira Iqbal, and Bonnie Dee.

Kristin Miller Virtual Tour Last Vamp Standing and giveaway

My Special Brand of Dark

Last Vamp Standing (Vampires of Crimson Bay #3) has been called “the darkest and grittiest of the series” by early reviewers. Although the heroine is a vampire, and some scenes take place in a bleak urban setting, I didn’t really think the book was that dark…at first.

Sure, the book features a tortured hero who quite literally feeds off of sex and violence. There’s a villain hell bent on wiping out vampires in Crimson Bay. There are vampire elders who wield all kinds of wicked-cool powers and a kick ass battle at the end where blood spills onto the page. I winced while writing it. No joke.

Okay, okay, so it’s a bit darker than the others. Why’d I choose to write the book darker over lighter?

I didn’t choose to write it that way. Not really. I wrote what I knew. What was in my heart.

My preferences in everything have been dark since I was young. I read Dean Koontz and John Saul when friends were reading Anne of Green Gables. I watched gory action movies over Disney from too young of an age. (Lethal Weapon and Die Hard, anyone?) I even prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate…especially if that chocolate is Ghirardelli…with a chilled mint center. Ahem.

Guess you could say I love “dark and gritty” all around. If you’re anything like me, Last Vamp Standing just might be right up your shadowed, adrenaline-lovin’ alley.

Review Suite Encounters: Hotel Sex Stories by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Title: Suite Encounters: Hotel Sex Stories
Author: Rachel Kramer Bussel

Source Publisher request 
Genre: Erotica
Length: 244 pgs of short stories

Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Hotel Hookups

Honeymoon suites, by-the-hour trysts, erotic escapes, romantic rendezvous...From vacationing couples reliving their glory days to coworkers heading downtown for secret quickies, Suite Encounters is sure to deliver the key to your wildest fantasies. Suzanne Fox teases us with a sexy murder mystery weekend in "An Inspector Comes," while in "Surrender with a Twist," Suleikha Snyder serves up lusty Las Vegas—no collection of hotel erotica would be complete without Sin City sex. Lily K. Cho brings on the kink as a married couples explores what it means to be "Unbound at the Holiday Inn," and Anna Meadows introduces a mermaid who seduces as well as she swims. Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of the bestselling Do Not Disturb, knows just what makes us so hot for hotels: "I hope you'll be inspired on your next vacation, staycation, or work trip to engage in the spirit of these sexy stories."

With contributed stories by Delilah Devlin, Donna George Storey, Tenille Brown, Ariel Graham, Anna Meadows, Remittance Girl, Emily Moreton, Suzanne Fox, Suleikha Snyder, Lily K. Cho, Justine Elyot, Elizabeth Silver, Erobintica, Tahira Iqbal, Steve Isaak, Valerie Alexander, Andrea Dale, Ellie Vokes, Michael A. Gonzales, and Rachel Kramer Bussel.

Review of Siren's Serenade (Wiccan Haus Book 4) by Dominique Eastwick

Title: Siren's Serenade (Wiccan Haus Book Four)
Author: Dominique Eastwick
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novella
Reviewer: Twigs

Loving her might just be the death of him.

When Coast Guard rescue swimmer Kaleb Theldon sees what he's sure is a mermaid pulling his partner into the murky depths of the Bering Sea, they call it PTSD. In order to save his career, Kaleb agrees to a week at an island spa off the coast of Maine. But the spa is nothing like he expected, and he isn't prepared for the sexy siren that crosses his path. But will her passion be more than one mere human can take?

Serena has a problem, and after four previous visits to the Wiccan Haus, she'd expected things to get easier. But on the mermaid’s fifth visit, Kaleb walks in and everything in her life becomes complicated. Never has she wanted to mate with a human man before. But can she love a man who has a chip on his shoulder a league long when it comes to mermaids? Can she deal with her own issues all while keeping her true self secret from the man she loves?

And will loving him prove deadly?

This time, the staff have more than healing on their agenda. Can the siblings, Myron, and Rekkus prove to these two lovers that things aren't always how they appear on the surface? Or will Kaleb's demise be found in his Siren's Serenade?

Welcome back to the Wiccan Haus.

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