ARC REVIEW: Women of War by Lisa Beth Darling

Women of War (Of War #5)

Lisa Beth Darling

http://www.moonsmusings.com

ebook, 192 pages

Expected publication: February 14th 2013

Moon Mistress Publishing

GENRE:  Paranormal Romance / Fantasy / Erotic

Source: ARC provided by Author for honest review

REVIEWER:  Ronda Tutt

Venture on a Mystical Journey through Time and Secrets Past

This story spans four generations of women in Alena's family from her great-grandmother, Shar Draíocht the last known Queen of the Dark Kingdom. Morrowind, her tortured daughter. Maven, Alena's free spirited mother. And ends the night Alena washed up on Ares' shore. With intensity, lust, fear, and strength these Women of War make their way in the world revealing the hidden truths of the past and Ares true connection to his beloved Wife, Alena.

Review: Heart of Atlantis (Warriors of Poseidon #8) by Alyssa Day

Heart of Atlantis (Warriors of Poseidon #8)

Alyssa Day

http://www.alyssaday.com/

Kindle Edition, 336 pages

Published December 4th 2012 by Berkley

ASIN:  B005GSZIB2

Genre:  Paranormal Romance / Fantasy / Erotic

Source:  PLEASURE READ
Reviewer:  Ronda

As a war wages between the immortals of Atlantis and those of the vampire realm, a Poseidon warrior fights to save his world—and the woman he loves. And no risk is too great.

The desires of a high priest.

Alaric, Poseidon’s High Priest, has made a vow to Quinn, the woman he loves and the leader of the Resistance: to save her friend Jack before his last bit of humanity has been drained. Should Alaric succeed, there’s one intimate danger: he may lose Quinn to the love of the man whose life he saved. But damn Atlantis to the nine hells, he’s willing to put Quinn’s wishes first, regardless of the consequences.

The warning of a threat reborn.

The final jewel of Poseidon’s trident has turned up in the hands of mysterious Ptolemy Reborn, who claims to be descended from Atlantean royalty. He’s about to reveal to the world that Atlantis is real, positioning himself as king. But this magical terrorist is bent on chaos. The only warrior who can stop him is following his own path, driven by the even more powerful force of love. Atlantean powers over the sea could prove just as cataclysmic—for Quinn’s love, Alaric might drown the entire world.

Review: The Selkie by Rosanna Leo

The Selkie

Rosanna Leo

http://www.rosannaleo.blogspot.com

Pages 167

Amazon   

Publisher: Liquid Silver Books (September 2, 2012)

ASIN: B0095M6R7O

Genre: Fantasy / Paranormal Romance / Erotic

Pleasure Read

This was supposed to be her year. However, after losing her job and discovering her fiancé cheating, Maggie Collins has her doubts. When her grandmother dies, she hits rock bottom. Maggie travels to her grandmother’s home in Orkney, Scotland to sort through her gran’s things, only to discover the old woman has left her a seal pelt as her inheritance. She also learns that others are after the pelt.

To add to her frustration, Maggie’s dreams are filled with luscious images of a long-haired man, images that draw her to the magical beaches in Orkney. Although she’s lost her trust in men, this dream man inspires her with a lust she’s never known before.

Calan Kirk has also been dreaming. Dreaming of Maggie, the mortal woman who arouses him as no other woman ever has. Meeting her in the flesh when she arrives in Orkney is nothing short of spontaneous sexual combustion. But she is a human, and not to be trusted. He needs the seal pelt, not a red-haired temptress.

As a thief ransacks Maggie’s grandmother’s house, Maggie and Calan are thrust together. They must search for the animal skin, a mythical relic which once found, will either bring them together or rip them apart forever.

Review: Child of War - Rising Son (Of War #4) by Lisa Beth Darling

Child of War-Rising Son 
(OF WAR #4)
Lisa Beth Darling
http://www.moonsmusings.com
File Size: 731 KB Publisher: Moon Mistress Publishing (November 24, 2012)
Buy link: AMAZON

Fantasy / Mythology / Paranormal Romance / Erotic 
Review Request

On the verge of manhood, Raven's rampage continues as he begins the difficult path to Acceptance by his fellow Olympians. Out to prove he's as good, if not better than, any of them he bests the Trials set before him by Hades and Poseidon. This isn't enough for him, in his quest to prove to his Father, Ares, that he is an Olympian Raven preys upon the Mortals below Olympus in a time of great weakness. Settling for nothing less than Chaos, he enlists the aid of his Uncle Apollo and pushes the Mortals to pure anarchy when a global financial crisis leaves the entire world destitute, in ruins, and at each other's throats. Ready to conquer his Trials, take his place at the Counsel Table, and bring Ares the glory Cernunnos once prophesized, only one thing stands in his way; the night his Mother fell down the stairs.

Alena, her body asleep in Ares' bed for four long years, is lost deep in the clutches of a never-ending dream induced by Morpheus. After years of living an illusion and becoming Morpheus Wife, Alena discovers his deception and struggles to escape her prison. Morpheus has no intentions of ever letting her go. He'll fight to the death to keep her.

Apollo, ever the Man Behind the Curtain, pulls Raven's strings like a true puppet master. It's far too late when Raven realizes all he's done to please his Father actually makes Ares look guilty of destroying the Mortal World. A little Chaos and a little Anarchy aren't enough for the Golden God, in his on-going quest to destroy Ares, Apollo sets a plague loose upon the Earth. A bio-chemical weapon stolen from the United States Government at Area 51, known commonly as Major Falls. By the time the Olympians discover what's going on twenty million people are dead with the number multiplying exponentially every day.

With only one option left to each of them, Raven and Alena turn to their unlikeliest of enemies-- Aphrodite and Apollo for help. One night in the bed of the Goddess of Love can be painful but one night in the bed of the Golden God can kill and destroy all that Ares and Alena have built and endured. To ensure that her beloved Husband and her Son are not put to death she may have no other choice.

Review: The Gathering (Devil's Tavern 5) by Crymsyn Hart

The Gathering (Devil's Tavern 5)
Crymsyn Hart
http://www.ravynhart.com
http://aspenmountainpress.com/new-releases/the-gathering/prod_400.html
Paranormal Romance / Erotica
Review Request

Evil has finally manifested at the Devil’s Tavern. Each pair feels the pull toward the dark place and must heed its call.

Emera and Keenan arrive from The Denizen. Nathan and Josephine stop prowling the night and heed the call. Bruno and his mate Serena rumble to the tavern to fight the evil. The last to arrive are Valerie and James. Together, they must overcome their differences.

While they try to work as one, the evil entices them. All succumb to the darkness but in the end, the light will always prevail.

MY REVIEW:

SEXUAL:

Intriguing Read!

This short and interesting read wraps up the Devil’s Tavern Series by bringing the head of all the past four books to a climax of sending the evil demon creature that caused all the tormented tragedy amongst them to an end. However, the demon is clever and still has a hold on them even though they might have found their light amongst all the darkness around them.

The demon draws them to the Tavern but they are clueless to what his motives are and once they learn his plans and that they are the key to raise the fallen angel Chaos to rule the world and turn them all into slaves only their truthful light can break the trance and spell of the demon and the only way to do that is to know his name and only one person in the group knows it but can’t remember it. So the mystery adds to the excitement as it heads to its climax ending.

The story even though short, covered a lot and held my interest throughout. The romance and erotic scenes between each couple wasn’t as tense as it was in their original stories but the author did give a short insight to their past. The ending was a great climax and ended with the thought of maybe a spin off could be made from the series. I am such a huge fan of Crymsyn Harts and can’t wait to read more of her work.

Review: Paranormal Pleasures: Ten Tales of Supernatural Seduction

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REVIEW OF QUAKING HEARTS (STORM RIDERS #4)

Title: Quaking Hearts (Storm Riders #4)

Author: Crymsym Hart

Source: Requested Review

Genre: Paranormal Erotic - Menage

Format: ebook - 119 pages

Release Date: 3/30/11

Author's Website





Wes and Samuel are partners in all things. For the past two centuries, they have ridden earthquakes as Storm Riders. These cowboys run a dude ranch and can’t think of a more perfect life until Adina appears to them.Adina, looking for acceptance, has come to the Riders hoping for an open position among the Riders. Trouble follows her, no matter how much she tries to hide.Not able to deny their growing attraction to one another. Each cowboy must face the passion between all three of them. When someone tries to kill Adina, they swear vengeance and go in search of her shooter, only to find that heaven has other plans for these three lovers.

Rating

Sexual

My Review

I really liked all of the characters in this story. I thought they were fleshed out pretty well especially considering this was really an erotic short with an interesting paranormal twist. I thought the idea of being a storm rider was interesting, but unfortunately I never quite understood what exactly they did or why. I liked the “elementals” and thought that added another interesting twist. I was very impressed with how steamy the m/m scenes were. Hart did a great job with all of them!

Review: A Ranger's Tale (Tallenmere #1) by Mysti Parker

A Ranger’s Tale (Tallenmere #1)
Mysti Parker
http://www.mystiparker.blogspot.com/

Fantasy Romance
Review Requested

In the fantasy world of Tallenmere, the high elf, Caliphany Aranea, nearly a century old, has never been allowed to travel farther than a few miles out of the capital city of Leogard. Her father, Sirius, leads the Mage Academy, and after losing his only son, he expects Caliphany to take his place one day. The trouble is, she doesn't want to study magic and doubts she'll ever be as good a wizard as her father. She dreams of leaving Leogard to explore the world and strike out on her own--lofty goals for Sirius' daughter, who also happens to be King Leopold's niece.

When two brutes at Leogard Harbor attempt to kidnap her while she dreams of faraway lands, half-elf ship captain and ranger, Galadin Trudeaux, comes to her rescue. From their first chance encounter, to the finale, where Caliphany must decide where her heart truly lies, she and Galadin will face more adventure, more love, more heartache, than they ever thought possible. Through it all, they discover the power of forgiveness and of a love that stands the test of time.

MY REVIEW:

SEXUAL:

Fantastic Read!

I really enjoyed this Fantasy, Wizards, mages, spells, and magical powers with lots of action entrance you right away and the romance was weaved within the story perfectly as were the love scenes that were described with creatively written clean taste that left you with all kinds of erotic visions to imagine. The story grabbed me right away with the rebellious daughter of a master wizard who wanted nothing to do with the controlled life that was set before her.

Cali, a beautiful high elf with long golden hair and blue eyes wants more out of life than following in her father’s footsteps and having her life planned out for her with an arranged marriage to a man who she didn’t love. She wanted to see the world and experience life and discover who she was.

Galadin, ½ Elven and ½ human is whisked from his mother and father as a small child and raised on the rough seas by pirates until he is old enough to stand on his own. Changing his life by helping capture the rouge pirates, he makes plenty of enemies along the way but his good doing of helping others out does the evil past he had to live to survive.

When Cali and Galadin meet, the attraction is undeniable and Cali is determined to change her life by getting Galadin to train her skills in archery and in hunting so she can protect herself once she leaves the confinement hold of her fathers. Cali’s father learns of this training, he locks her up in a room and refuses to let her out until she agrees to marry a mage she despises.

Cali’s rebellion refuses and cloaks herself invisible with magic and escapes her confinement and ends up on Galadin’s ship as a stow away. Cali forces Galadin to take her away to another island but Galadin can’t just drop her off to fend for herself and finds himself drawn to protect her from her father’s hunting party.

Cali and Galadin’s adventure is exciting, intense, and shocking as their romance blooms. The story is full of friendship, love, betrayal, loyalty, and death. The ending was very intense but glad it finally ended in a HEA.

Review: Storm Riders (Storm Riders #1) by Crymsyn Hart

Storm Riders (Storm Riders #1)
crymsyn hart
http://www.ravynhart.com

Paranormal Romance / Erotica

George has been searching for a way to predict tornadoes that mimics her inherent ability. Her encounter with a handsome cowboy that drives away a twister has her stumped.

Wyatt and Landon are Storm Riders assigned to wrangle cyclones. When they both meet George, they’re driven to possess her even offering themselves to her for a wild, stormy night of passion. When their boss, Raul gets wind of this, he demands they cease all contact. Neither Wyatt nor Landon can stand to think she won’t be part of their lives. She’s turned their worlds upside down and each craves George’s touch.

Will Landon and Wyatt get to keep her? Or will Raul separate them forever?

MY REVIEW:

SEXUAL:

Totally Awesome! HOT Erotica!

What a great start to a series. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough, such a great fast and short 101 page read. The two Storm Riders in this story make me want to ride a cowboy and explode like a raging tornado. I loved the chemistry between the three characters Georgiana (human/new storm rider), Landon (Storm Rider), and Wyatt (Storm Rider) – It was electrifying! I also loved the elemental horses used by the Storm Riders, they had such great characteristic personalities. To top it off, the horse George is gifted with has a fabulous name “Hurricane”. It brings to mind a song called “Rock you like a Hurricane” by Scorpions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yP1tcy9a10). Not only does Hurricane the horse rock but Georgiana rocks both Landon and Wyatt’s World. I can’t wait to dive into the 2nd book in the series “Smoke Jumpers”.

Review: The Heart of War (Of War #1) by Lisa Beth Darling

The Heart of War (Of War)
Lisa Beth Darling
http://www.moonsmusings.com/

Paranormal Romance / Fantasy / Erotica
Review Requested

Inside the heart of every warrior breathes the soul of a hero--even within The Heart of War.

Meet Ares God of War is the greatest Warrior the world has ever known, he's also moody, grumpy, dominant, ravenously sexual, and above all, built like a Greek God.

Suspected of killing his Daughter in-Law, Psyche, and long in exile from Olympus, the solitude of Ares' island is interrupted when Magdalena MacLeod a brash and sometimes manipulative Fey washes up on Ares' island after believing she's been shipwrecked. There is no wreck and her memory of events is sketchy at best. Branded with a golden chastity belt bearing the mark of Cernunnos, Celtic God of the Forest and Death, Alena has been on the run from the Great Horned God for 200 years.

As Ares and Alena grow closer discord erupts on the island as his head woman, Kat, plots to get rid of Alena and the Olympians plot to use her in their endeavor to discover who killed Artemis. Ares will have to choose between his Divinely Dysfunctional Family, his pride, and Alena before dueling to the death with the God of the Forest.

Come along for an epic adventure of erotica, steamy romance, and drama in this Modern Day Greek Tragedy. Battle Ancient Gods and Fall in Love along side Ares God of War and Alena MacLeod. Theirs is a love that will rock the world from the heights of Olympus to the Celtic moors.

MY REVIEW:

SEXUAL:

Excellent Read!

Mythology lovers will eat this book up. The story woven for Aries the God of War is absolutely fantastic. The romance between Aries and Maggie (Alena) Macleod ½ Fey and ½ Goddess is brilliantly written with lots of emotional trials between them both. The sex scene between them is very HOT as well and will leave you in an awed and unbelieving WTF state.

I love how this book gives you the insight into the world between all the gods and goddesses with their deceit of back stabbing, jealousy rage and hatred, secrets kept to use at a later date to get their way for bargaining, love with lots of passion, and viciousness of power and abuse of power.

Some may find this read a little shocking because there are several scenes of possessiveness and brutal rape with torture, but I can promise that the revenge is kick-ass sweet that will make you want to say out loud “F#@kin A” or “Take that you A-hole” and then smile.

Excellent and Fantastic read. It was 500 pages long but every page only draws you further into the story and captures your emotions and interests immediately. I totally loved it!

I look forward to reading the next installment “Child of War” in this new series .

Review: Blood Knot by Tracy Cooper-Posey

Blood Knot
Tracy Cooper-Posey
http://tracycooperposey.com/
Published:  3/7/11

Paranormal Romance / M/F  and  M/M/F  Erotica
Review Requested

Winter, a professional thief who can manipulate others' biologies by touch, accidentally "healed" her former partner-and former vampire-Sebastian, whom she secretly loves. Her healing created a symbiot pairing between them that neither of them wants.

Nathanial, a sexy thousand-year-old vampire and Sebastian's ex-lover, talks Sebastian and Winter into stealing evidence that will expose all vampires to the world. But Nathanial is a puppet-master who doesn't believe in falling in love with humans, leaving Winter unsure of his real feelings for her once he seduces her, or how he feels about Sebastian, the former vampire-now-human whose life he has turned upside down once more.

But the evidence they steal is hot property. The future of all vampires is on the line and others will stop at nothing to get it, leaving Sebastian, Winter and Nathanial with no allies but each other. They must trust each other to survive. Only...can they?

MY RATING:

SEXUAL:

Interesting Read!

First let me say that the romance/erotic scenes between the m/f and m/m/f were totally HOT! The story was interesting in the fact that it involved two vampires and one supposed female human who were known as the best thieves known by reputation amongst the vampire world.

Nathanial (Nial), is one sly and sexy vampire that has a way with manipulating minds to get what he wants. I loved how sexually his actions towards Winter and Sebastian were. He seemed to never lose control and always knew how to read the others actions to make them react physically and mentally.

Winter was one bad ass chick that was human but not really human. She had human parents but she has a gift no one else has, she can reach into others by skin contact and change their biology chemistry or heal them, including her own self. For instance, she was able to heal herself from being poisoned by reaching within herself mentally and breaking down the strain of the poison and reversing it, therefore making her immortal like the vampires.

Sebastian, another sexy vampire worked with Winter for two years and had been keeping his true feelings of how he felt away from Winter. Winter had saved his ass many times but the last time was the straw that almost made him want to confess his feelings towards her, but thinking her human kept him from it even after he found out a truth she had been keeping from him. Sebastian had almost died and Winter panicked and touched him to heal him only to find out that he was darker than most humans and she healed him back to being human again not knowing he was a vampire.

The story gets interesting as Winter discovers she has inherited some traits from Sebastian she didn’t have before such as requiring blood – his blood and her eyes and hair have changed permanently .

Sebastian thinks he is turned back to being a human because of his chemistry changes within his body such as being able to eat food and craving it. However, Sebastian is having a hard time dealing with the truths and decides to run from his true feelings and tries to forget about Winter that is until his ex-lover Nial comes along and convinces Winter to help him find Sebastian.

The story heats up from there when Winter and Nial find themselves in each other’s arms with excited passion and especially when they find Sebastian and old sparks are rekindled between the ex-lover and the joining of the new lovers.

I’ve rated this a 3 ½ star because I thought there should have been a little more clarification (what kind of immortal) on what Winter truly was for it was evident she was more than human but not a vampire.

Review: Shark Bait (Ocean Shifters 3) by Daisy Harris

Shark Bait (Ocean Shifters 3)
Daisy Harris
http://www.thedaisyharris.com/

Paranormal Romance (Shape Shifters) / M/M and M/F Erotica
Review Requested

"Raider had spent years honing his front, but as Sophia calmly assessed his erection it occurred to him--no male holds the upper hand when his pants are around his knees." After seventeen mating refusals, sea dragoness Sophia Aleahar is getting more than a little desperate. But when she swims to a potential mate to convince him to reconsider, she's taken hostage by shark-shifter pirates. Mere-shark hybrid Raider ShaCrayz has spent ten years in the hold of his father's ship. The tiny dragoness prisoner inspires his most vicious and most gentle impulses. When she offers him freedom in exchange for helping her lure a mate, Raider decides he wants to be more than just a beast on a chain. Raider desires her like no male ever has, but Sophia needs to learn that no handsome dragon is worth more than the bad-boy shark who loves her.



MY REVIEW:



SEXUAL:



Creatively Written!

In this fascinating world within the sea, every species rules within their own hierarchy schools/councils whether they are sharks, mere-folk/dolphins, or even sea dragons. Yes these creatures are shape-shifters and some can walk on land depending on which species they are. They even inter-mate with each other creating halfblooded creatures.

This is the third installment of the Ocean Shifters series and though I haven’t read the first two books in the series, this book took me a little to get into at the beginning trying to understand and get the feel of this new shape-shifter world but after about 30 or 40 pages I was totally hooked and drawn into the story not wanting to put the book down. I will definitely be reading the first two books now.

The story was amazing and I loved the idea behind the plot. The sea creature’s characters were totally awesome and their personalities fit their species. Raider (shark/mere-man), sexy tough guy and Sophia (Sea Dragon), an innocent female, encounters between each other were very comical but their erotic love scenes were totally HOT.

I loved the good/bad guy scientist in the story and loved good overcoming evil. The Scientist David and the Mere-man Nereus relationship were sweet with the short M/M erotic scenes and were left open in the end; and I hope to read more about them both in future books.

Review: Once Upon A Time In Space by Heather Massey

Once Upon A Time In Space
Heather Massey
http://www.heathermassey.com/

Science Fiction / Romance / Erotica
Review Requested

In the sea of stars, an epic love story is about to begin...

Earth is dying. Nick Venture, the last living descendant of Christopher Columbus, embarks on a dangerous mission to find a new planet and save humanity. This places him on a collision course with Raquel Donovan, the deadliest space pirate in the galaxy.

Raquel lives for one purpose: revenge against a horrible demon from her past. When an attempt to hijack Nick’s starship backfires, Raquel becomes his protector in order to avoid capture by the tyrannical Space Defense Corps. Nick and Raquel are irresistibly drawn to one another despite the forbidden nature of their attraction. But the conflicted pirate’s deepest secret could tear the couple apart even as humanity’s time runs out…

MY REVIEW:

SEXUAL:

Fantastic Sci-fi Romance Erotica! Star Track Move Over!

Wow, I really enjoyed this read. It took me a little to get into in the beginning but after about 30 pages the story took off and what an action pack adventure. Humanity’s survival is at risk on earth because of a greedy and corrupt government, however, there are pirates running around in space living the best they can by jumping other ships and stealing their cargo.

Nick Venture, an ordinary guy who has been rescued by some Corporate official doctor who sets him on a mission to find a new planet called Eden in order to save humanity. Only thing is, Nick is not a computer/science guy who fly’s spaceships, but the Corporate Officials don’t care because his Christopher Columbus heritage singling him out to be the last survivor from that line is their only hope that the new world should be discovered by.

Nicks journey and adventure begins with three spaceships and a great humorous crew. However, things get interesting when the pirate Raguel jumps his ship to steal his supplies; she is automatically sexually drawn to Nick’s sexuality radiating all kinds of sensual thoughts throughout her whole body. To make a long story short, Nick bargains with Raguel and convinces her to become their guide and protector from the corrupt government and other pirates in order to get to the New world to save earths people.

The adventure is fantastic and the sexual erotica between Nick and Raguel is pretty steamy teasing you and driving you crazy until the end when it explodes to a climaxing erotica of HOT HOT SEX scene.

There was lots of fighting action between the other pirates and the government military. I loved all the characters different personalities, some were pretty humorous. I thought the story line was well written and thought that this would make a great series/Movie as in search for new planets. The writing was very visionary and I felt like I was right there within the story. Great Read!