Review: Soulless by: Toni Hofman

Title: Soulless

Author: Toni Hofman 

Source: Review Request 

Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense 

Length: 274 pages Paperback 

Reviewer: Emi

Rating: 4

Sexual Rating: 1

**I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review**

Fairfield Detective Alexis (Alex) Martinez is in pursuit of a killer so brutal, he holds an entire city in the grip of terror. His victims are picked at random; their torture and mutilation, unspeakable. As the body count rises, Alex's investigation puts her among the hunted-not by the serial, but by a much greater threat: a secret society with members embedded inside world governments, law enforcement and every walk of life. Their prime objective is to avert discovery, and when her investigation comes too close to revealing their existence, Alex becomes a target. The only one that can save her is the trained assassin they've sent to kill her; someone who has already infiltrated her heart and mind, and who may be the monster she's been chasing all along.

David Jason Sawyer is a predator with the face of an angel, his mind a weapon as equally formidable as his body, prince of a powerful hidden society believed to represent the next step in man's evolution: Family. Their physiology has evolved to consume bio-energy directly. They're stronger. They age at an incredibly decelerated rate. With their extraordinary ability to heal, they're close to invincible. And they feed on humans to survive.

Since childhood, Sawyer has been trained to manipulate and entrap on reflex, to put emotion second and Family first; yet one moment of weakness, sparing the very detective that hunts him, the woman he has grown to love, makes him a dangerous threat his people cannot tolerate.

Now, light must join forces with darkness as Alex and David struggle to stay one step ahead of an invisible army out to silence them both.

 What could be better than a Paranormal Who Dun It? 

I loved Soulless, I thought it was an excellent read and with a different spin in the paranormal world, where they survive from taking energy by touch, it makes it much more interesting.  I love reading a book that keeps me guessing, even when I have to put it down for a few minutes. Detective Martinez is an amazing character, a strong and honorable woman who seeks justice for those who have been victimized. And David, I felt bad for him, his character seems like such a gentle soul but its like he's forced to live in this crazy Family. 

As Alex is on the hunt for a psycho serial killer, she runs into David at more than one crime scene, which in turn makes him her number one suspect. While the investigation  progresses there are more murders and it looks like all roads lead to David, but Alex can't seem to find anything concrete on him, or maybe she just didn't want to. ;) She finds herself in some trouble when the investigation starts to interfere with the Family and may lead to their "premature discovery", so she finds she needs to put her trust in David to get out of this mess alive. 

I thoroughly enjoyed Soulless, it was a great page turner. I always thought I knew who it was going to be, but in the end when I found out, I was like WHAT!!?? I couldn't believe it, I would have never guessed it, it was totally awesome! I loved it and if there is a next one I'm definitely going to be reading it. 

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Every Breath She Takes by Nora Wilson

Every Breath She Takes
by
Nora Wilson

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars












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Review Shadow's Edge by J.T. Geissinger

Title: Shadow's Edge (Night Prowler, #1)
Author: J.T. Geissinger
Source: Author Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date : June 12th 2012
Reviewer: Carin

Deep within the primeval forests of southern England, a race of beautiful, savage shape-shifters lives hidden from the everyday world. Bound together by ancient bloodlines and a ruthless code of secrecy that punishes traitors with death, the Ikatisend their leader Leander on a mission to capture one raised outside the tribe before she can expose their secret. When Leander tracks the unsuspecting outsider to Southern California, the hardened warrior is prepared for a fight—but not for the effect the sensual young beauty has on his heart.

Jenna spent her childhood in hiding, on the run from someone—or something—her parents refused to discuss. She trusts no one, not since her father’s mysterious disappearance, not since her mother’s sudden death, and definitely not since she began exhibiting strange, superhuman abilities. When handsome, enigmatic Leander appears, promising answers to the mysteries that shroud her past, she knows she shouldn’t trust him either. But their connection is undeniable, and as powerful as the enemy hell-bent on destroying every one of their kind…

Moonglow (Darkest London #2)

Title: Moonglow (Darkest London #2)
Author: Kristen Callihan
Source: Self purchased
Genre: Paranormal Romance (Shifter/Vampire)

Moonglow (Darkest London #2)


Summary:

Once the seeds of desire are sown . . .
Finally free of her suffocating marriage, widow Daisy Ellis Craigmore is ready to embrace the pleasures of life that have long been denied her. Yet her new-found freedom is short lived. A string of unexplained murders has brought danger to Daisy's door, forcing her to turn to the most unlikely of saviors . . .


Their growing passion knows no bounds . . .

Ian Ranulf, the Marquis of Northrup, has spent lifetimes hiding his primal nature from London society. But now a vicious killer threatens to expose his secrets. Ian must step out of the shadows and protect the beautiful, fearless Daisy, who awakens in him desires he thought long dead. As their quest to unmask the villain draws them closer together, Daisy has no choice but to reveal her own startling secret, and Ian must face the undeniable truth: Losing his heart to Daisy may be the only way to save his soul. What would he sacrifice to protect her?

Moonglow is a passionate paranormal mystery/romance for adult readers.

Review Dark Daze by Ava Delany

Title: Dark Daze

Author: Ava Delany

Source: Request

Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense

Length: Novella (121pgs on Kindle)

Publisher: Playground Press

To survive, they must embrace the very thing they've been running from.

ARC Review of Heart of the Incubus (Demons of Infernum, #4)

Title: Heart of the Incubus (Demons of Infernum, #4)
Author: Rosalie Lario
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Format: ebook - 134 pages
Release Date: January, 2012
Author's Website

Biochemist Cresso Taylor lives the sort of lifestyle most men would envy—he has wealth, natural incubus charm, and more women than he can handle. But it’s not enough anymore. Not after meeting Genevieve Russell, the sexy scientist who works with him at Elcorp Laboratory. And she wants absolutely nothing to do with him.

After her fiancé broke her heart, Genevieve has had enough of womanizers. She’s determined to steer clear of sexy-as-sin Dr. Taylor, despite the fact that his incubus allure makes her want to rip his clothes off. But when a secret admirer’s affection turns to the macabre with threatening notes and grisly gifts, Cresso appoints himself her protector. As she and Cresso hunt her stalker, she discovers there’s a lot more to the sensual incubus than she ever imagined.

Arc Review Of "Touch of the Angel" (Demons of Infernum #3)

Title: Touch of the Angel (Demons of Infernum #3)
Author: Rosalie Lario
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: ebook - 286 pages
Release Date: 12/6/2011
Author's Website

After months of no work, interdimensional bounty hunter Ronin Meyers jumps at the chance to locate an incubus who’s using succubi as murder weapons. Faced with the possibility of being forced to return to hellish Infernum if he fails, Ronin and his brothers will stop at nothing to take out the incubus and anyone else involved—even the beautiful succubus who stole his heart, then nearly his life, during the most mind-blowing hour of his existence.


Night after night, Amara and her fellow succubi are forced to extract special abilities from the strongest Otherworlders for their psychotic master’s growing collection. When the gorgeous angel-demon hybrid she believed to be dead captures her, Amara is both stunned and elated. But the happily ever after she’s dreamed of will have to wait. Together, they must bring down the madman hellbent on destroying them…and become each other’s salvation in the process.

My Rating

Sexual Rating

This is the third story in the series, and it was just as amazing as the first two!  It has the perfect mix of steam, romance, and suspense.  We get to know Ronin so much better in this story. He is an absolute sweetheart who completely adores Amara.  Who can blame him?  Amara is in a bad situation, but she's fighting hard to get out of it while trying to protect the people she cares about.  He was definitely the protector in the relationship, and it worked well for the two of them.  Lario knows how to write a steamy scene and this story was really sexy without being over the top.  She also manages not to be repetitive which makes each scene even more exciting.  

I don't usually identify favorite lines, but I have to in this case since it was so touching.  "Love wasn't something that could be captured or bought, or even earned. It merely was. In one's heart, in their mind. In their soul."

We also meet two new bad guys.  The plot was interesting and suspenseful.  There was a lot of action in the story, and I never quite knew what was going to happen next.   The brothers continue to work together and make some heavy appearances in here along with their lovely ladies.  We also get a nice setup for the next story which I will be anxiously waiting for!

Review of ENEMY MINE by Karin Harlow

ENEMY MINE (L.O.S.T #2)

Karin Harlow

Publisher:  Pocket Star 

Date:  August 30, 2011

ISBN13: 9781439177877

Genre:  Paranormal Romantic Suspense

Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages

My personal stash

Lovers from opposite worlds reunite in Karin Harlow’s explosive, erotic new L.O.S.T. adventure. . . .

While tracking a hijacked cask of enriched uranium in Kyrgyzstan, L.O.S.T. operative Nikko Cruz is ambushed and left for dead. Which means he must be hallucinating when the only woman he ever loved—the woman he was sentenced to death for killing—comes to his rescue. Half-daemon Selena Guererro has secrets she’d kill for. The most important one, she’s already died to protect. Now she’ll do anything to keep her daughter safe. But she can’t just leave her lost love to perish. She injects Nikko with immortal blood serum, putting herself in grave danger.

When Nikko comes to, he is superhuman and super pissed. The mother of his daughter—the one he thought killed their child—is alive. He wants answers. He wants blood. And despite his best intentions, he wants Selena. He traces her to a mysterious terrorist cell where the cask has surfaced. First, he must retrieve the deadly material. Then he’ll take revenge on his beautiful ex. But when nothing goes as planned, Nikko and Selena find themselves burning with desire . . . and blowing the roof off their separate worlds, human and daemon alike.

 

My Ratings:

Review

Sexual

Non-stop action, kick-ass heroine with an equally alpha hero; who just happens to be a not-vampire. Yep, you heard that right: Not-vampire. That's the best way for me to describe L.O.S.T. Operative, Nikko (aka Johnny) Cruz.

Selena Guererro is a half-daemon who is involved with a couple of bad-ass guys in the Miami area. Of course, serving her own purposes while trying to placate them. It's enough to make your head spin, but stay with it because it one helluva ride! While on a mission for one of the bad- ass dudes, she runs across her old flame, Nikko (aka Johnny) and saves his life with "Rev".

All of the operatives from L.O.S.T. are back, including the ever elusive Mr. Black *sigh*. Rurik makes a brief, very brief appearance - want more of this vamp! And we are introduced to Rurik's cousin, Joran - HAWT! Okay, how long till the next book?