Saturday, February 2, 2013

Book promo giveaway, The Dark Heroine Author: Abigail Gibbs

Title: The Dark Heroine
Author: Abigail Gibbs
Genre: New Adult


Book Description:
One moment can change your life forever. . . .

A chance encounter on a darkened street draws Violet Lee into a world beyond her wildest imaginings—a timeless place of vast elegance and immeasurable wealth, of beautiful mansions and lavish parties, where a decadent group of vampires lives for pleasure alone. A place from which there is no escape . . . no matter how hard Violet tries.
Because all the riches in the world can't mask the darkness that lies beneath the gilded surface, embodied in the charismatic but dangerous Kaspar Varn.
Violet and Kaspar surrender to a passion that transcends their separate worlds—but it's a passion that comes at a price.
Blurb
“Abigail Gibbs will make you fall in love with vampires all over again....but look out: these vampires will bite.”--Meg Cabot, bestselling author ofInsatiable and The Princess Diaries

Author Bio
Abigail Gibbs was born and raised in deepest, darkest Devon, England. She is studying for a B.A. in English at the University of Oxford and considers herself a professional student, as the real world has yet to catch up with her. Her greatest fear is blood and she is a great advocate of vegetarianism, which logically led to the writing of her first novel, Dinner with a Vampire. She splits her time between her studies, stories, and family, and uses coffee to survive all three.

The giveaway should be open to only US entries, and we’ll be giving away 10 galleys of the book. People should be able to earn extra entries by liking Abigail’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/AbigailGibbs.Canse12) or by tweeting about the giveaway and including the author’s handle (@AuthorAbigailG).

Here is the link to the book’s page on the HarperCollins website: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/The-Dark-Heroine-Abigail-Gibbs


Friday, February 1, 2013

Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar by Lexi George


Title: Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar
Author: Lexi George
Source: Self Purchase
Genre: Paranormal Romance/touch of Urban Fantasy
Length: Novel - 320 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks




Rebekah “Beck” Damian runs a demonoid bar where everyone’s welcome—even a reformed flesheater who’s strictly vegetarian, a musical ghost who’s looking for a piano bar, and a feline harbinger of doom named Wampus Kitty who’s scaring the customers. So when a big strapping demon-hunter walks into the bar, Beck knows it’s not the end of the world. She’ll treat him like any other customer.

If only she could. Conall Dalvahni is the toughest, meanest, sexiest demon-hunter Beck’s ever seen—and she’s finding it hard to hide her attraction. As far as Conall’s concerned, the feeling is mutual. But how can he trust a beautiful half-demon babe like Beck—when her demonic friends have the perfect weapon to destroy every hunter on earth?


Review of Dirty Laundry by Heidi Cullinan

Title: Dirty Laundry
Series:Tucker Springs (#3)
Author: Heidi Cullinan
Source: NetGalley
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel 265 pgs.
Reviewed by: KindleRomance


The course of true love doesn't always run clean. But sometimes getting dirty is half the fun.

Entomology grad student Adam Ellery meets Denver Rogers, a muscle-bound hunk of sexy, when Denver effortlessly dispatches the drunken frat boys harassing Adam at the Tucker Springs laundromat. Thanking him turns into flirting, and then, much to Adam’s delight, hot sex over the laundry table.

Though Denver’s job as a bouncer at a gay bar means he gets his pick of geek-sexy college twinks, he can’t get Adam out of his head. Adam seems to need the same rough play Denver does, and it’s damn hard to say no to such a perfect fit.

 Trouble is, Adam isn’t just shy: he has obsessive compulsive disorder and clinical anxiety, conditions which have ruined past relationships. And while Denver might be able to bench-press a pile of grad students, he comes from a history of abuse and is terrified of getting his GED. Neither Denver nor Adam want to face their dirty laundry, but to stay together, they’re going to have to come clean. This title is part of the Tucker Springs universe.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

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


Heart of Atlantis (Warriors of Poseidon #8)
Alyssa Day
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.

ARC Review The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl by Gina Lamm

The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl
Author: Gina Lamm
Source: Netgalley
Genre: Comedy/Historical Romance with a touch of magic
Length: Novel (352pgs)
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Reviewed by: CaroleDee


THE STAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER…

An avid gamer, Jamie Marten loves to escape into online adventure. But when she falls through an antique mirror into a lavish bedchamber—200 years in the past!—she realizes she may have escaped a little too far.

Micah Axelby, Earl of Dunnington, has just kicked one mistress out of his bed, and isn’t looking to fill it with another—least of all this sassy, nearly naked girl who claims to be from the future. Yet something about her is undeniably enticing…

Jamie and Micah are worlds apart. He’s a peer of the realm. She can barely make rent. She’s wi-fi. He’s horse-drawn. But soon the pair will do anything to avoid a Game Over


Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Guest author Kristine Overbook


Thank you for the opportunity to share an excerpt of my paranormal romance Creatures of the Moon with you.

When detective Lydia Davis apprehends the serial killer she’s been tracking for months, she decides to relax with a camping trip. But after being attacked in the wild, she starts to change in a way that only Ryan Williams - a reporter who's far more than he seems - can understand.

Using his job to help him hunt for the feral killer, Ryan needs to help Lydia contain her budding urges through the first cycle of the full moon...or the curse will consume her soul. But how can he help her without revealing his own secret?

The following scene shows Lydia and Ryan just before an attempt to bait the serial killer they are chasing into the open:

          “Over the last three months, twenty-two bodies have been attributed to the Butcher,” she called to Ryan through the bathroom door. “Fifteen of those were hookers or college girls cruising the bar scene. The other seven were homeless men. We set Jacobs up as a homeless man in the park.” She paused to apply lipstick.

          “And we know how that turned out,” came Ryan’s reply.

Review: Caressed by Night by Amanda J. Greene

Title: Caressed by Night (Rulers of Darkness #2)
Author: Amanda J. Greene
Source: Author request
Genre: Paranormal romacne
Length: 393 pages
Reviewed by: Twigs



Caressed by Night (Rulers of Darkness, #2)
Dimitri Arsov, the last remaining pure vampire, was thought to be dead for the past four hundreds years. Now, he is back and has a score to settle with the traitor that had tried to kill him centuries ago. But as he waits for his prey to blindly step into his carefully laid trap, his overwhelming hunger for blood is triggered when he saves a beautiful art historian.

Kerstyn Ingmar’s life was normal and straight up boring until the night she is rescued by the dangerously sexy, powerfully mesmerizing, Dimitri. Unable to resist his diamond blue eyes and intense kisses, she is drawn into his world of darkness and closer to her impending doom.

While their desire consumes them, Dimitri is haunted by images of a bloody and deadly future. As his enemies draw near, he must find a way to save his mate from her destiny before fate destroys them both.







Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Review: Caressed by Moonlight by Amanda J. Greene

Title: Caressed by Moonlight (Rulers of Darkness #1)
Author: Amanda J. Greene
Source: Author request
Genre: Historal, paranromal romance
Length: 272 pages
Reviewed by: Twigs


Caressed by Moonlight (Rulers of Darkness, #1)
Dorian Vlakhos is no ordinary aristocrat. He is a vampire king, who will do anything to save his clan from complete annihilation, before an ancient curse can claim his immortal life.

Penniless and orphaned, Victoria Kingston has nothing to bring to a marriage, yet she must shackle an unsuspecting gentleman into marriage by the end of the month or forfeit her rights as guardian of her younger sister. With the help of her dearest friend, Victoria begins her hunt, and vows to stay far away from the dark, mysterious, Prince Vlakhos.

After meeting the beautifully innocent Miss Kingston, Dorian had to have her. He would do absolutely anything to make Victoria his. One sweet stolen kiss would bring them together while a force, more powerful than any vampire would bind them for all eternity. But treachery, war, and death rule Dorian’s dark world and Victoria would be fortunate to survive.







Authors, how does your website stand up to readers?




Authors, how does your website stand up to readers?

I am a She wolf pack leader on a mission: My mission is to hunt down any paranormal romance authors and make sure their website or blog are up to the wolf pack codes. I feel as a paranormal romance review blogger I need to make sure my readers are able to find authors’ websites up to date and in true working order. My goal isn’t to tear anyone down, I want to make authors aware that their websites are very important to all readers, and to make them aware the poor state of their internet reach could be losing them money.

In doing this we all have to remember authors are very busy. Some work outside of the home, so as long as the website is up to date, all is well. If the author has a website and a blog, the blog doesn’t have to be updated each week. I would consider once a month a good rule here. 



Whose site am I visiting today? Eve Langlais  

Is the site up to date with current release books? Yes

Monday, January 28, 2013

Guest author Shelly Holt

Please welcome author Shelly Holt 



Explicit or descriptive, is less more?

Tasting Fire is not your average paranormal, shape-shifting, romance.  In my story, twenty-thousand years ago, a heat loving bacteria that lives only in hot springs, infected primitive nomads in many parts of the world.  The bacteria when ingested orally allows the infected individual with just the right genetic makeup to add a secondary DNA sequence to their own genetic code.  Over the course of thousands of years this little bug has given rise to the many different legends of shape-shifting that have evolved on nearly every continent. Tasting Fire is the story of how one species in particular, the Pari of central Asia, fought to stay hidden and what happens when they are revealed to the world.

When I sat down to write my first paranormal romance titled Tasting Fire, back in the beginning of the year, I had a lot of plot issues to consider.  Among them was what type of verbiage to use in describing the sexual activity taking place in the story.  As this was my debut novel, I was unsure which way to go.  I needed the love scenes to read realistically and to create those scenes, I needed to be comfortable with the language.

I remember when I sat down to write that first love scene in the book, I was so embarrassed that I even picked up my cats who usually are my constant writing buddies and unceremoniously dumped them in the hallway outside my office and closed the door.  Three hours later, I had on my hard drive what must have been the worst love scene known to man (or woman).  All I can say is thank goodness for rewrites! 

I remember vividly as I sat in front of my computer trying to decide how to write that first scene, I wondered how I should approach it.  My final decision was to write in the same manner as I preferred to read romance novels myself.  When I read an erotic romance, I personally prefer descriptive terms as opposed to more explicit language.  As a reader, I have found to be drawn more into the scene if the language is more descriptive than graphic.  One very strong example of that is the John Norman, Gor saga.  The first Gor novel was written in 1966 and the series has stayed popular ever since.  John Norman would go on to write 32 books in the series.  I don't recall any of the ones I've read having graphic language and yet the books are extraordinarily erotic due to themes of dominant males and submissive females.  Personally, I think they are more erotic due to their lack of graphic terms. I'm a big believer in less is more in literature.

Review of Something New Under the Sun (Falling Sky, #2)

Title: Something New Under the Sun
Series: Falling Sky #2
Authors: L.A. Witt
Source: NetGalley
Review Genre: M/M Futuristic Erotica
Length: Novel, 212 pgs
Reviewed by: KindleRomance

Liam Lansing is heir to a prominent family of bio-modified vampires. That is, until he chooses the wrong lover and is cast down to the Gutter to scrape for his life. 

Daniel Harding is heir to Cybernetix and a prince of the corporate Sky. That is, until his ideology drives his father to put a price on his head, forcing him into the Gutter. 

But Daniel and Liam won’t vanish meekly into the smog. Together, they plan to rip open the hidden corruption that runs the Sky—for vengeance, for justice, and for hope. They strike against the corporations in a daring raid. When everything goes wrong, Daniel must betray his core beliefs to save the man he loves and protect his dangerous secret. Only through courage in the face of death—or worse—might he and Liam change the world they live in and create something new under the sun.




Sunday, January 27, 2013

Sister Sites


I'm the director of the Indie Romance Convention. Your more then welcome to visit our website or blog at anytime. 



Cover Reveals is our sister site. Wild About Bones post lots of hot covers with excerpts and trailers. Checkout her latest covers by Clicking here 

Cover Reveal and Inspiration Submissions

We offer two different types of cover promotions.  For new books (upcoming releases or new within the past month) we offer cover reveals.  For any release (new, old, re-release) we offer cover inspirations. 

Cover Inspirations
A great way for the author to showcase the beautiful images that surround their work and tell the reader a little about why they chose that particular image or to include a short excerpt of the scene that inspired the image.  A post that can still showcase all the pretties - I love my covers - and yes I do at times judge a book by them.  But also, as reader, I love knowing why an author chose a particular name, image, or title in their book.  This is a great way for authors to keep their current readers engaged between books, introduce a new book, and entice new readers as well.

If you're wondering just what a post like this looks like, check out some of our past Cover Inspiration posts HERE.

If you are interested in doing a cover reveal or cover inspiration post, fill out the appropriate form below and email any media files/images to jasmyn[dot]bitten[at]gmail[dot]com.  Please title your email as Cover for <book title>.

Cover Reveal Submission Form
Cover Inspiration Submission Form

Books we accept
Any Romance genre - this does not include love stories or women's fiction.  You must have a happily ever after.
Novels and novellas.
New York Press, Small Press and Indie Press

Books we do not accept
No Teen or Young Adult
No books under 14,000 words (cover reveal only)

Bitten by Romance reserves the right to not post any submissions that do not meet these guidelines.

Book Trailer Submission


Have a book trailer you'd like to promote? If so, Cerridwen is now offering cover reveals here on the blog. 

Trailers we accept:
*Paranormal Romance and Paranormal Erotic Romance.
*Novels and novellas.
*New York Press, Small Press and Indie Press

Trailers we do not accept
*No Teen, YA or New Adult accepted.
*No books under 14,000 words.


If you'd like to submit your book trailer please email Cerridwen at bittenbyparanormalstaff(@)gmail(.)com. Also make sure you add book trailer in the subject so she can find it quick.

About Us

Bitten by Romance is formerly known as Bitten by Paranormal Romance. We are now a hobby blog that will only promote authors and other hobbies that we love.

You can read more about the retired staff by clicking here

We no longer accept book review request. We review from Netgalley and our own personal book collection. 


Below you will find both our old rating from Bitten by Paranormal Romance and our new ratings. You can find our new ratings on the sidebar. 


We have a rating system for the story content and sexual content in the books.

Story Content ratings:




Old system


An alpha howl- Don’t even think about taking my book, or I’ll send out our She-wolf leader to give you nightmares for months over it. It’s a keeper!
A pack howl- I will send out the wolf pack to take you down if you take this book away because I might read it again.
One good howl- This one is tricky. The book has several issues, yet it still has something to howl about and even if it we didn’t like it so much, others may.
A small howl- Eh, we could put it down and forget about it.
Nothing to howl about- The whole wolf pack buried the book, so it will never be found again.

Sexual Content ratings:







Old System 







This is an adult book blog, so odds are every book will have sex in it. This is the best way to rate them.
Flirt- At least one sex scene. Please do take into consideration if the reviewer didn’t care for the book the sexual connection could be really bad, but this will be stated by the reviewer in the review.
Steamy- A few sex scenes
Hot- Sex, oral sex and maybe mention of anal play. This is where you find most of your paranormal romance books
Four Alarm Fire- Taboo sex such as GBLT, BDSM, Ménage and/or anal sex.  Most erotic romance books will fit this rating. Also if the book is just full of sex we will sometimes label them here because we do take in consideration some people don’t like chapters and chapters of sex, the reviewer will make this statement in the review. 



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Review: The Selkie by Rosanna Leo


The Selkie
Rosanna Leo
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 of Too Stupid to Live (Romancelandia #1) by Anne Tenino

Title: Too Stupid to Live (Romancelandia #1)
Author: Anne Tenino
Source: NetGalley
Genre: M/M Romance
Length: Novel (315 pgs)
Reviewed by KindleRomance

It isn't true love until someone gets hurt. Sam’s a new man. Yes, he’s still too tall, too skinny, too dorky, too gay, and has that unfortunate addiction to romance novels, but he’s wised up. His One True Love is certainly still out there, but he knows now that real life is nothing like fiction. He’s cultivated the necessary fortitude to say “no” to the next Mr. Wrong, no matter how hot, exciting, and/or erotic-novel-worthy he may be. Until he meets Ian. Ian’s a new man. He’s pain-free, has escaped the job he hated and the family who stifled him, and is now—possibly—ready to dip his toe into the sea of relationships. He’s going to be cautious, though, maybe start with someone who knows the score and isn’t looking for anything too complicated. Someone with experience and simple needs that largely revolve around the bedroom. Until he meets Sam. Sam’s convinced that Ian is no one’s Mr. Right. Ian’s sure that Sam isn’t his type. They can’t both be wrong . . . can they?

Saturday, January 26, 2013

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.

Friday, January 25, 2013

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.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Review: Tairen Soul Series - C.L. Wilson


September 28, 2010
ISBN-10: 0-0620-2302-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-0620-2302-5
September 28, 2010
ISBN-10: 0-0620-2301-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-0620-2301-8
September 28, 2010
ISBN-10: 0-0620-2300-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-0620-2300-1
September 28, 2010
ISBN-10 0-0620-2299-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-0620-2299-8
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.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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. 

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

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.


Monday, January 21, 2013

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?

Sunday, January 20, 2013

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.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

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?

Review: Jared (The Protectors #2) by Teresa Gabelman

Title: Jared
Author: Teresa Gabelman
Source: Review Request.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: 173 pages
Reviewed by: Emi



The VC Warriors are an elite group of vampire who protect innocents, whether human or those of their own race. Jared Kincaid, along with other Warriors, are shocked when a fiery red head with a gun and attitude, bring news of young teens being turned into an army of half-breed vampires capable of taking out all VC Warriors.

Breaking into the famed VC Warriors compound was definitely not the smartest thing Tessa Pride has ever done, but she will do anything for her brother, Adam. The Warriors held the one person she knew was responsible for her brother being turned into a half-breed and nothing will stop her from getting what she needs to help her brother, not even a Warrior whose eyes could make her melt with one look.Jared and Tessa join forces in a desperate scramble to find who is responsible. With a war between Warriors and half-breeds brewing, suspicions of traitors in their midst put the lives of everyone involved on the line.

Review: Damon (The Protectors #1) by Teresa Gabelman

Title: Damon (The Protectors #1)
Author: Teresa Gabelman
Source: Review request
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: 151 pages 
Reviewed by: Emi




Damon DeMasters is a vampire warrior who has taken an oath to protect his own kind as well as humans.

As a social worker, Nicole Callahan fights for the right of every child placed in her care. Damon has been ordered to train Nicole and her colleagues against the dangers they now face. Even as sparks fly, Nicole and Damon depend on each other to protect the children of both races.





Friday, January 18, 2013

Review Night Thief by Lisa Kessler



Title: Night Thief
Series: The Night Series #1.5
Author: Lisa Kessler
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Historical
Format: Novella, 109 pgs
Reviewed by: WildAboutBones


After the fall of the Mayan civilization, Kane, an immortal Night Walker, has taken refuge in France for over 800 years. The modern world holds little interest for him until the night he meets the Golden Thief and is robbed of much more than his pocket watch.


Night Thief Book Cover
Marguerite Rousseau is living a double life. By day she is the assistant to an eccentric French artist, Antoine Berjon, and by night she dons elegant evening gowns to woo French dignitaries before lifting their wallets.

Sparks ignite when Kane captures the thief, but Marguerite harbors a dark secret that could ruin them both.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Bitten’s She-Wolf Pack Thursday Review for January –Wicked Nights by Diana Bocco



Title: Wicked Nights (Warlock's Moon, #1)
Author: Diana Bocco
Source: Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novella (60 kindle pages)






Women are disappearing, and NYC police investigator Laurie Cole is sure Alex Volman knows something about it. Unfortunately, he's not talking -- that's part of the territory when your family tree is loaded with magic and warlocks.

But when Alex learns that the perpetrator has something even worse up his sleeve, he can't stay silent. He'll help Laurie, but she'll have to give as much as she gets.

One night. One ritual. Passion can change everything.






Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Review Human and Freakn' by Eve Langlais


Title: Human and Freakn' (Freakn' Shifters #4) 
 Author: Eve Langlais 
Source: Author request
Genre: Erotic paranormal romance- shifter with M/F/M
Length: Novel
Reviewed by: Laurie 



Trekking through the jungle isn’t Ruth’s idea of a good time, even if her companions are hotter than hell. With her sister missing, though, she’ll do anything to find her – slog through swamps, squish giant centipedes, and fight her attraction to not one but two males intent on seduction. But when she discovers there’s more to the hunks accompanying her than meets the eye, will she accept their alter wolf egos, or completely freak?
Fate sure has a wicked sense of humor, trying to make Kendrick think the chubby human he meets in the jungle is his mate. Joke’s on him, though, because despite his preferences and attempts to stay away, he can’t help but fall for the tall and curvy Ruth. Harder to swallow, his buddy is falling for her too.
Joel knows firsthand how fickle human emotions are, but when he meets Ruth, all his best intentions get swallowed by the jungle as she worms her way into his heart – and makes him want to trust.
When Ruth’s human morals get in the way of two wolves and their need to claim what’s theirs, they’ll have to team up and show her two are so much more pleasurable than one.
Warning: Can you handle a pair of hot wolves determined to claim an unsuspecting human? Expect extreme heat and a whole lot of fun in this threesome, jungle adventure. (MFM)

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

ARC Review of Soul Awakened (Key to the Cursed Book II) by Jean Murray

Title: Soul Awakened (Key to the Cursed Book II)
Author: Jean Murray
Source: ARC Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Romance - Gods, Goddess, Zombies
Format: ebook - #292 pages
Release Date: January 15th 2013
Author's Website

Monday, January 14, 2013

Blog tour/giveaway with Moira Rogers




THE BACKSTORY

From the time we announced the final Red Rock ebook in 2009, people have been asking us when we'd go back to the Sanctuary world and write more about werewolves and their witch rivals.  In the beginning we didn't want to return--we had our four books and our two prequel novellas, and those were the stories we had to tell.  But people kept asking, and we kept saying, "Well, what if...okay, no, but maybe if..."