Review: Professional Grievers by Mickey J. Corrigan

Professional Grievers
Author: Mickey J. Corrigan
Source: Author
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novella (68pgs)
Release Date: January17, 2013
Reviewed by: CaroleDee


Before he is hired under strange circumstances by a strange man to do a very strange job, Seymour Allen's life had ground down to a dull bore. Stuck in a retirement community in the oldsters' theme park of Hollywood, Florida, Seymour was in dire need of a stiletto kick in the butt. His much younger girlfriend had passed away, leaving him lonely, self-medicating and wallowing in self-pity.

Working as a professional griever, Seymour's life picks up. Fascinated and often moved to tears, he frequents local chapels and cemeteries, posing as a bereaved friend of the departed. Seymour finds solace in the pews of small town churches, taking every opportunity to let out real tears for his own dead lover. At one scantily clad wake, he meets a hot redhead named Yvonne, the former mistress of the deceased. Yvonne had been serving as legal adviser and lover to a unhappily married man. A man with the most dangerous kind of family.  

Sexy Yvonne needs to grieve her loss and she's not getting any sympathy from the mobsters her dead boyfriend left behind. Seymour offers a padded shoulder to cry on, and soon enough their friendship steams up. Yvonne is the kind of woman who reminds Seymour what it feels like to be alive. And happy about that. You're only as old as you feel, and Seymour feels like a million bucks around Yvonne.

Review: Marked by Odin by Coral Moore

Title:   Marked by Odin
Author:  Coral Moore
Source:  Author Request
Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Length:  Novel
Release Date:  November 19, 2012
Reviewer:  Jasmyn

Some scars are more than skin deep.

After killing his sadistic brother, Brand inherits the responsibility for his brother's brood.  Now, he must convince the brood that their barbaric way of life belongs in the past and demand change in order to secure their future.

Crushed by the death of his mate, Gunni believes it's only a matter of time before he succumbs to the loneliness that plagues his life.  He follows Brand out of loyalty, but he secretly craves the peace that death will bring - until he is confronted with the most infuriating human he's ever met.

Leo is a throwback who has never quite fit in with human society.  Drawn into the savage world of the werewolves, not entirely against his will, he discovers that the Broods of Fenrir don't fear much ... except him.

These three conflicting personalities unite in pursuit of an unscrupulous trapper who has taken a member of Brand's brood captive.  They must track him down before he uncovers what they are the their secret is revealed.

Warning:  While this book contains some m/m sexual situations, don't be afraid of it - or you'll miss out on an amazing story.

Marked by Odin brings most of the lead characters from book 1, Broods of Fenrir, back to help Brand claim his new inheritance.  Focus moves to Gunni and his utter devastation from losing his mate.  Gunni has refused to change out of wolf form for a long time and Brand is worried that they may lose him forever.  When Gunni finds himself in quite an embarrassing predicament (I was laughing so hard) he changes his tune and returns to human form - only to have his life turned upside down.

Brand's new brood is a mess - and that's putting it nicely. While he has his hands full trying to change their ways Gunni develops a relationship with a strange man they rescue from a barn cellar.  But this isn't just any man and Gunni finds him irresistible - which is very taboo in brood society.

A very sweet love story between two people that care very much not only about each other, but everyone that touches their lives.  A huge surprise waits for you at the end - I finished the book with quite the jaw-drop when I discovered exactly what "Marked by Odin" means.

Review 5 Star Epic - The Nightman Commeth

Title: The Night Man Cometh
Author: Tony-Paul de Vissage
Source: Gift/Self Purchase
Genre: One-of-a-kind mix historical/horror/PNR/UF/SCI-FI
Length: Novel - 367 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

In 1249, Damien La Croix willingly choses Undeath rather than perish of the Plague. Once risen as a vampire, he takes his betrothed into the dark with him, but something goes wrong and Antoinette perishes. Thus, Damien begins a solitary walk down the corridors of time in search of Antoinette’s replacement.

Beginning with Konstancza in 15th century Romania where Damien and his garde de nuit serve Voivoide Vlad Drakula, his search extends into the far future to a fateful meeting in a snow-filled Chicago. Until then, Damien meets, loves, and loses each person he thinks may be the one to replace his Antoinette—Kate in Colonial America, who avenges herself against her rapist but prefers to hang rather than become an Undead; Bess, a 21st century Goth, wanting both an Undead lover and a living one and dying for the wrong choice; Michel, a concentration camp guard where Damien and his kind are imprisoned in the human answer to the Vampire Problem; Alyss – descendant of his beloved Konstancza –lost to a rival vampire’s seduction.

All could be his but all perish, for when the Night Man Cometh, can Death be far behind…?

Review: Broods of Fenrir by Coral Moore

Title:  Broods of Fenrir
Author:  Coral Moore
Source:  Author Request
Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Length:  Novel
Release Date:  November 19, 2011
Reviewer:  Jasmyn

Shapeshifter Brand Beirson was raised to rule the Broods of Fenrir, but he refused his birthright.  Instead, he killed their brutal leader - his own father - and walked away.

For hundreds of years he's avoided brood society, until a werewolf kills and innocent human woman and Brand finds himself dragged back into the violent politics of the shapeshifters.  When the two brood women who mean the most to him come under threat, he must take up the throne and risk becoming the kind of vicious bastard his father was, or let the broods descend further into chaos - taking the friend he swore to protect and his lover with them.

Review: Tairen Soul Series - C.L. Wilson

C.L. WILSON

BOOK 1:  Lord of the Fading Lands

September 28, 2010

ISBN-10: 0-0620-2302-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-0620-2302-5

BOOK 2:  Lady of Light and Shadows

September 28, 2010

ISBN-10: 0-0620-2301-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-0620-2301-8

BOOK 3:  King of Sword and Sky

September 28, 2010

ISBN-10: 0-0620-2300-4

ISBN-13: 978-0-0620-2300-1

BOOK 4:  Queen of Song and Souls

September 28, 2010

ISBN-10 0-0620-2299-7

ISBN-13: 978-0-0620-2299-8

BOOK 5:  Crown of Crystal Flame

October 26, 2010

ISBN-10 0-0620-1896-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-0620-1896-0

She is the salvation of a Fey king’s tormented soul, and the key to saving his immortal race. Only by unleashing her vast power can they hope to conquer the evil forces determined to destroy them. Beginning with Lord of the Fading Lands, continuing with Lady of Light and Shadows, King of Sword and Sky, and Queen of Song and Souls, and concluding with Crown Of Crystal Flame, the Tairen Soul series tells the story of Ellysetta Baristani and Rain Tairen Soul as they fight to save the tairen and the Fey, defeat the dangerous power of the Eld Mages, and complete their truemate bond.

ARC Review : One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (Rules of Scoundrels, #2)
Author: Sarah MacLean

Source: Edelweiss
Genre: Historical romance
Length: Novel (384pgs)

Release Date: January 29, 2013
Reviewed by: CaroleDee

Lady Philippa Marbury is odd. The bespectacled, brilliant fourth daughter of the Marquess of Needham and Dolby cares more for books than balls, flora than fashion and science than the season. Nearly engaged to Lord Castleton, Pippa wants to explore the scandalous parts of London she's never seen before marriage. And she knows just who to ask: the tall, charming, quick-witted bookkeeper of The Fallen Angel, London's most notorious and coveted gaming hell, known only as Cross.

Like any good scientist, Pippa's done her research and Cross's reputation makes him perfect for her scheme. She wants science without emotion—the experience of ruination without the repercussions of ruination. And who better to provide her with the experience than this legendary man? But when this odd, unexpected female propositions Cross, it's more than tempting . . . 

and it will take everything he has to resist following his instincts—and giving the lady precisely what she wants. 

Review : Undisclosed Desire by M. Peters

Title: Undisclosed Desires
Author: M.Peters
Source: Author request
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance
Reviewed By: Cerridwen

In Seville, Spain, during the beginning of Spain's Golden Years, a visitor by the name of Keith D'Ameron arrives at the city. His midnight eyes are filled with secrets he has shared with almost no one — over the long course of his vampire's existence, he has never found anyone with whom he wishes to share them.

Until, that is, swords clash in a tree-lined square and he meets one Javier Estas, a young man whose flashing verdant eyes and fiery temper change the vampires life forever even as he steals Keith's heart for his own.

Review of Quid Pro Quo by L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov

Title: Quid Pro Quo
Series: Market Garden #1
Authors: L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov
Source: NetGalley
Review Genre: Erotica
Length: Novella, 37 pgs
Reviewed by: KindleRomance

For the past six months, Jared’s been selling sex at Market Garden, a London club that caters to the better-off. But business is slow in the run-up to Christmas, when businessmen and bankers are too busy bickering over bonuses to rent themselves a little high-class action.

Though Jared’s wallet finds the downtime unnerving, the rest of him rather enjoys the opportunity it gives him to admire Tristan, an old hand in the club whose reputation usually sees him well-booked. Jared has been crushing on Tristan for months—he’s no more immune to Tristan’s cockiness and confidence than the johns, and those are just Tristan’s inner qualities.Just as Jared’s about to chat Tristan up, a businessman asks for something a little different: he wants to book them both. They agree—and Jared finds himself going from crush to mind-bending lust as he’s made the pawn in a sexual power game. Tristan shows him how a pro handles a john while delivering the top-shelf sex for which the Market Garden is so rightly renowned.

Driving Mr Dead by Molly Harper - 5 Star PNR

Title: Driving Mr. Dead
Author: Molly Harper
Source: Self Purchase
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel - Approx 180 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

Miranda Puckett has failed at every job she’s ever had. Her mother just wants her to come home, join the family law firm, and settle down with Jason, the perfect lawyer boyfriend. But when Jason turns out to be a lying cheater, Miranda seizes on a job that gets her out of town: long-distance vampire transportation.

Her first assignment is to drive vampire Collin Sutherland from Washington to sleepy Half Moon Hollow without incident—no small feat for a woman whom trouble seems to follow like a faithful hound dog! And she has to do it without letting her passenger—the most persnickety, stuffy, devastatingly handsome vamp she’s ever met—drive her crazy.

As she and Collin find disaster on the roads, they also find an undeniable spark between them. Could Miranda have found the perfect job and the perfect guy for her?

Review - The VV Inn Series by C.J. Ellisson

Title: The VV Inn Series (Vampire Vacation)
Author: C.J. Ellisson
Source: Self Purchase
Genre: Urban Fantasy/thriller
Length: 3 Novels - Approx 900 pgs in 3 books
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

The above covers may remind some of you of Bewitched, Darrin and Samantha were never as hot & passionate as Viv and Rafe

The VV Inn Series consists of:
Vampire Vacation (The V V Inn, Book 1)
The Hunt (The V V Inn, Book 2)
Big Game (The V V Inn, Book 3)

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Review of: INFINITE SURRENDER by Gayle Donnelly and Robyn MacKenzie

INFINITE SURRENDER, Blood Feud Series #2
Authors:  Gayle Donnelly and Robyn MacKenzie      
Source:  Ebook provided by Publisher for an honest review
Genre:    Erotic Paranormal Romance
Length:  Ebook novel
Reviewed by:  Artemis               

Book two in the Blood Feud series.

Shape-shifting Coteri warrior Talon is mad with jealousy at the thought of Chloe, the woman he loves, being with other men. After a sizzling encounter, Talon is stunned to realize she’s only his—has only ever been his. But his family line is tainted and he knows he isn’t good enough for the torturously tempting redhead.

Spurned by the best friend she betrayed and rejected by the man she wants so badly it hurts, Chloe leaves her home with the Coteri to investigate a series of brutal murders that could have sinister implications for them all.

When he learns there’s a traitor in their ranks and Chloe could be in danger, Talon will move heaven and earth to make sure she’s safe—and to make her his, body and soul.

A Romantica® erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave.

Review:Blood Legacy: Book one in the Legacy Series

Title: Blood Legacy: Book One
Author: Marianne Morea
Source: Amazon
Genre: Combo of PNR/UF
Length: Novel - 254 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

A MAN TRAPPED BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK

Freedom fighter, Carlos Salazar, lived by his sword, fighting evil in the guise of righteousness and the atrocities carried out in the name of God—until the night he met true evil. Three hundred years later, he still walks in darkness, his only solace the hope that one day he will find absolution and a purpose under heaven for his cursed existence. Can forgiveness transcend time and heal a broken soul? Even if it is no longer human?

A WOMAN CHANGED FOREVER

Trina Markham’s life was ordinary—until a chance meeting with the man of her dreams. Alarmed by the intensity of their attraction, dangerous passions ignite when she falls head over heels for this dark stranger. But when she finds herself thrust into a world she never knew existed, her life becomes a legacy of blood and lies, a nightmare where the monsters are real. Can she be saved from this nightmare, even if it means choosing death?