Bloggers help with Paws with A Cause with author blogger Laurie Garrison

I want to apologies up front for this long post.

First off I want to think my Co-host Danielle for all she has done for getting this cause together. Danielle @ Romance Book Junkies took this idea and created this awesome charity event, that any blogger would be proud of hosting, I know I am. THANK YOU Danielle your awesome!!

I also want to think all the bloggers and authors who donated their 1.00 or more for the grand prizes. I also want to think all everyone that helps with the donating to our cause. 

Now as most of you here at Bitten by Paranormal Romance know I hosted Pet Week least year and this year I wanted to take pet week add a pet charity with it so with Danielle direction pet week is now “Bloggers helps with Paws With a Cause”. What that means is the bloggers and authors that signed up for this week will be hosting some kind of post of pets each day during March the 1st to the 8th on their blogs. This gives you the chance to help with the charity by donating to Paws With a Cause during this week, which you'll find full instructions below on how to donate. We are hosting grand prizes and I know most of the authors who are participating will also be doing giveaways on the different blogs. Plus you get to see who has what kind of pets the whole week.  So please help us with this cause in any way you can.

Hellsbane - A True 5 Star Story

Title: Hellsbane (A Hellsbane Book)
Author: Paige Cuccaro
Source: NetGalley/Purchase
Genre: Urban Fantasy/thriller
Length: Novel - 258 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

Summary:

Summary:
Twenty-three-year-old Emma Jane Hellsbane just found out she’s not human—or, at least, not only human. She’s half angel, too, and now Heaven’s got a job for her: round up all the Fallen angels and their red-skinned, horned devil-demon minions and boot their butts back into the abyss. Only problem? The demons and their Fallen masters fight back…and they don’t fight fair.

Luckily for Emma, she can put a stop to the constant threat of having her head hacked off if she figures out which Fallen angel is her father—and then kill him before he kills her. Of course, in the meantime, she’ll have to avoid accidentally seducing her angelic mentor, help an old friend conquer his own Fallen sperm donor, and basically save the world from a cataclysmic divine smack down.

No one said being Heaven’s bounty hunter would be easy. But with a name like Hellsbane, Emma Jane was born for the job.

Review: Breaking the Nexus by Lindsay Avalon

Title: Breaking the Nexus
Author: Lindsay Avalon
Source: Author Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance/Thriller
Length: Novel
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Throughout history, myths and legends of extraordinary creatures have been told and retold.  Fantastic tales of demons and banshees, gryphons and dragons, and of course, magic.  Stories that every child grows to learn are nothing more than fantasy...or are they?

Beyond the world you see lies a hidden realm, the Mythrian Realm, inhabited by all the creatures you've been told are mere fiction.  Only on things lies between the humans and the truth: the Nexus.  A magical barrier erected millennia ago to separate the two realms, it has stood the test of time.  Until now.

For Mythrian Sha Phoenix, magic is nothing new.  But when she stumbles upon a portal on the verge of collapse, her fate will forever change.  Pulled through the portal into the Human Realm, she lands in the middle of Detective Connor Flynn's brutal murder scene.  Soon it is obvious someone is using blood magic to try to bring down the Nexus.  Together, Connor and Sha must work to unraval the secrets before the barrier falls and the realms collide.

The Nexus is breaking and all hell is about to unleash...literally.

***Warning this book contains two graphic sex scenes featuring a sexy detective***

Series Review - Diaries of an Urban Panther - 5 Star

Title: Diaries Of An Urban Panther Series
Author: Amanda Arista
Source: Self Purchase
Genre: Urban Fantasy/thriller/bit of PNR
Length: 3 Novels - approx 1200 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

Reading Diaries of an Urban Panther Series
Diaries of an Urban Panther Book 1
Claws and Effect Book 2
Nine Lives of an Urban Panther Book 3
A followup story from this world but not officially part of the trilogy "First Dates Are Hell" from Vampires Gone Wild

Summary:

Violet Jordan Rule #1 of being a superhero: No tights.
Violet Jordan Rule #2 of being a superhero: Find reliable sidekicks.
Violet Jordan‘s Rule #3 of being a superhero: Family first, fur second.

Dear Diary,
By now you know I'm hardly a normal girl. Last night I woke up naked in an alley after fighting off some werewolves. All in a day's work, I guess. I thought I was dealing pretty well with the whole Werepanther thing: the training, the apocalyptic prophecies. And the hot guy following me around, protecting me at every turn is definitely a bonus. I'm even starting to become accustomed to the bloodshed and the violence—and that's what scares me. What will tomorrow bring…

I thought life was going to get better. After four assassination attempts, I'm thinking not so much. The pack needs a new leader, and I've just about run out of reasons why I'm not right for the job.

Besides, having loyal followers would definitely help me fight off whoever's out for my blood. Especially since my boyfriend is always busy playing White Hat to every wanderer except me. I'm glad he thinks I'm tough enough to handle my own business, but a little extra backup would be nice.

With new supernatural creatures popping up at every turn (Ghouls? Really?), the city divided, and my long-lost cousin blazing into town, I've got a lot on my mind. Oh, not to mention I'm supposed to be planning a wedding. Chaz has got to be the best, most patient (and probably clinically insane) boyfriend around.

But defeating my sworn enemy in a battle for the souls of Dallas is going to require more than just my full attention. It means learning to depend on everyone—especially Chaz—if any of us are going to make it out of this alive. Because if Plan A doesn't work, I'm going to need them for Plan B. And Plan C . .

Review Black Heart by Karyn Gerrard

Title: Black Heart (Blackthorne Clan #3)

Author: Karyn Gerrard
Source: Author request 
Genre: Paranormal romance
Length: Novella 
Reviewed by: Laurie 

Head of the Blackthorne Clan, Deegan Black has known heartache and pain. A dangerous and powerful Ancient Vampire, Deegan has learned to control much more than his clan. Is he powerful enough to deny the Mate Bond he feels for Raylene Nightwood?

Raylene is a Dhampyre, and the daughter of his blood brother, Raynor, who for decades has yearned for Deegan Black, only to be coldly rebuffed. Can the tragedies and complications the clan experiences bring them together, or threaten to tear them apart forever?

Raylene awakened feelings in him he thought he would not have again. Deegan considered these passions to be little more than vampiric mythology. She awakened his...black heart.

Be Warned: spanking, brief m/m sex.

ARC Review: Keeper of the Moon By: Harley Jane Kozak

Tite: Keeper of the Moon
Author: Harley Jane Kozak
Source: Harlequin Netgalley Review Request 
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: 297 pages
Reviewed by: Emi 

In their new Keeper roles, these extraordinary women must balance the fate of the world with their desires...  Lust. Elven Keeper Sailor Gryffald's body quivers with it, but is it a symptom of the deadly Scarlet Pathogen coursing through her bloodstream or the proximity of shifter Keeper Declan Wainwright?

Sailor and Declan have had an uneasy relationship ever since they met, and now things are about to get a lot more complicated. A killer is stalking Los Angeles, intentionally infecting Elven with the deadly virus, and now Sailor and Declan must work to keep the supernatural peace while bringing the murderer to justice. But, in doing so, these powerful denizens of the Otherworld find themselves straddling a fine line between lust...and love. 

Arc Review: The Charmed Fates (The Charmed Trilogy #3) by: Christine Wenrick

Title: The Charmed Fates (The Charmed Trilogy #3)
Author: Christine Wenrick
Source: Review Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: 261 pages
Reviewed by: Emi

Over a year has passed since Olivia Ann Greyson discovered that she is a Charmer, a Dhampir fated to be part of the violent supernatural world that surrounds our human one. In that time, she has strengthened herself physically, learned of her family’s secret past, and found a deep and abiding love with the strongest man she has ever met, Daywalker Caleb Wolfe. But Olivia’s biggest challenge still lies ahead of her . . . 

Dark vampire lord Luther Davin has been obsessed with capturing Olivia so he can use her special gifts for his own reasons. As Caleb and Olivia try to make a new life together with their coven, the Nightwalker’s attempts to capture her only intensify and inadvertently bring an unwelcome visitor from Caleb’s past barging back into his life. She is Caelestis—Celeste to the modern world—and she claims to be Caleb’s first and rightful mate. Although Olivia has grown confident and secure in her relationship with Caleb, she soon realizes that Celeste sees herself as no less than a goddess among mere mortals and will stop at nothing to get Caleb back—which means Olivia herself must die! When these two threats collide and fate steps in to pull Olivia away from her new family, will she be ready for her darkest hour and her greatest battle?

Dual ARC Review: Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian

Title: Edge of Dawn (Midnight Breed, #11)
Author: Lara Adrian
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel (288 kindle pages) 
Release Date: Feb 26 2013
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks and CaroleDee

Twenty years after the terror of First Dawn—when mankind learned that vampires lived secretly among them—the threat of violence reigns as the two species struggle to coexist. The only group preserving the fragile harmony is the Order, an elite cadre of Breed warriors dedicated to protecting humans and vampires alike. And in this precarious world of torn loyalties and shattered trust, Mira, a fiery squad captain, finds that every fight bears an intensely personal cost.

Raised among the Order, Mira has always believed in the warrior’s code of swift—and even lethal—justice. But the one thing she desires more than the Order’s hard-won acceptance is Kellan Archer, a sexy but troubled Breed fighter. In love with him since childhood, Mira once broke through his tough exterior during an unexpected night of rapture, but the next day he mysteriously disappeared, never to return.

Kellan didn’t think he would ever see Mira again—or have to confront the truth of why he left. After abandoning the Order years ago, he now leads a band of human rebels intent on carrying out their own vigilante rule of law. Yet a high-profile kidnapping assignment brings him face-to-face with the past he sought to avoid, and the striking woman he has tried desperately to forget. And as tensions mount and the risk of bloodshed grows, Kellan and Mira must take sides—between the competing missions that dominate their lives, and the electrifying passion that claims their hearts.

We've got a special treat for you today on Bitten, a dual review!  Doug and I have very similar tastes when it comes to paranormal romance, and with the release Lara Adrian's of Edge of Dawn approaching we couldn't decide who got to review it! Left at an impasse we decided to both read it and see where we stood.
Enjoy!

ARC Review Immortal Ever After by Lynsay Sands

Title: Immortal Ever After (Argeneau, #18)
Author: Lynsay Sands
Source: Edelweiss
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel (320pgs) Release Date: Feb 26 2013
 
A kiss doesn’t mean eternity . . .

Valerie Moyer doesn’t believe in vampires—until she is kidnapped by a fanged psychopath! After escaping her bloodthirsty captor, she’s through with creatures of the night. Until she finds herself under the protection of the darkly handsome Anders. Not only is she expected to accept that Anders is immortal, but also that she is the woman destined to be his life mate!

. . . Or does it?

Anders felt a connection to Valerie from the moment he cradled her bruised body in his arms. But before he claims her, he must destroy the vampire who almost stole her from him forever. His job would be easier if Valerie didn’t fight him every step of the way. Still, Anders loves a challenge, and the green-eyed beauty is worth fighting for!

Review: Archangels Creed - Kassern by Azure Boone and Kenra Daniels

Title: Archangels Creed - Kassern
Author: Azure Boone and Kenra Daniels
Source: Author Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Twelve Archangels.

Twelve couples.

Twelve months.

Can they create the Holy Warriors needed to prevent the demon-spawned abominations from destroying the world?

Let the Summoning Begin.

****

Satan has found a loophole in the rules that govern his battle against Good.  The Archangels Uriel sends twelve Warrior Archangels to Earth on a mission to even the odds.

Each Archangel has one month to find a couple, unite, them, and use their union's power to create the Holy Warriors needed to defend the world against Satan's unholy creations.

But the mission isn't so simple when inheriting Humanity comes with challenges beyond the Angel's training, and every milestone in the couple's relationship effects the triumvirate's strength.

Review: SUCCUBUS LOST by Tiffany Allee

SUCCUBUS LOST
(From the Files of the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency #2)
Author:  Tiffany Allee          
Source:  Author requested review
Genre:  Urban Fantasy
Length: Novel
Reviewed by:  Artemis                

Someone is kidnapping and incinerating otherworlders beyond recognition, and detective Marisol Whitman, a succubus, races to find the murderer before he claims another victim. But her pursuit is derailed when her responsible younger sister vanishes. Marisol suspects foul play and enlists support from an unlikely source: an agent from the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency, Valerio Costa.

When the trail pointing to everyone from vampires to witches dries up, Agent Costa admits to knowing more than he’s shared. Marisol’s sister’s kidnapper harnesses more magic than she can imagine—and they’re running out of time. To find her sister before her powers are drained and twisted beyond recognition, Marisol must connect the dots between cases and put her trust in Costa, a salamander who may burn her before she can solve either case.

Review of Silver/Steel by Belinda McBride

Title: Silver/Steel
Author: Belinda McBride
Source: NetGalley
Genre: Paranormal M/M BDSM
Length: Novel
Review: KindleRomance

When dream hunter Dylan Ryve spots a beautiful shapeshifter raising hell in a bar, he knows he wants the wild young man. But Travis Feris is more to Dylan than a few hot minutes outside in the snow; he's the assassin's ticket into the magical town of Arcada. He didn't plan to rescue the kid, but when he found the shifter being attacked, the opportunity to play hero was too good to pass up. 

Through the solitude of a long winter night, Dylan walks in Travis's fevered dreams, learning about Arcada and the pack, and showing the shifter the man he'd been so very long ago. When morning comes, both men know their lives will be forever entwined. 

From Dylan, Travis learns that he is a strong, valued member of the pack. The dreamwalker sees his own worth reflected back at him in the dark blue eyes of the wolf. Yet when Dylan has the chance to free himself from centuries of enslavement, can he betray the man he has come to love. 

Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: BDSM elements, domination/submission. 

Review of Once a Brat by Kim Dare

Title:Once a Brat
Author: Kim Dare
Source: NetGalley
Genre: M/M BDSM
Length: Novella
Review: KindleRomance

Experienced dominant Marcus has a stalker. On the plus side, the boy following him around his local leather club is gorgeous and a self-professed submissive. Unfortunately, he’s also inexperienced, bratty, and liable to drive Marcus insane within his incessant chatter and questions. 

Bret Daniels fell head over heels with Marcus the moment he first saw him. He’s willing to do whatever it takes to get Marcus’s attention and prove his worth as a submissive. He might not be a traditional sub, but he knows he has a lot to offer a dom who can handle his quirks. 

When Marcus gives in and agrees to do a scene with Bret, sparks fly. One scene quickly becomes another, and another. But will it be a case of once a brat, always a brat? Bret intends to prove to Marcus that—expectations and experiences aside—he deserves his master’s collar. This title is part of the Kinky Cupid universe.

Review: Close Obsession by Anna Zaires

Title: Close Obsession (The Krinar Chronicles: Volume 2)
Author: Anna Zaires
Source: Provided by author
Genre: Sci-Fi Romance
Length: Novel
Reviewer: CaroleDee

 
In Lenkarda – the main Krinar colony on Earth – Mia is completely at Korum's mercy. With no way to leave and no idea how to operate even the most basic Krinar technology, she has no choice but to trust the K who brought her there – the lover whom she had betrayed.

Will he keep his promise to bring her home, or is she destined to be his prisoner forever? Can a human become a part of Krinar society? Does Korum love her, or does he only wish to possess her?

Review: Ember's Curse by Gena Lutz

Title: Ember's Curse
Author: Gena D. Lutz
Source: Author Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance - wolf shifter
Length: Novel
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

For Prime-Werewolf Ember Stilwell, life has been far from normal.  Decades ago, a vengeful Witch cursed her Pack, leaving the women of her line incapable of feeling love.  When an organized group of immortal killers begin to stalk and capture wolves from her pack, she sets out on a path fraught with danger.  Just when it seems the world as she knows it will be changed forever, she meets Collin, an Alpha Werewolf with a body build for sin.  As her heart begins to heal, she comes to find that the demons of her past are not nearly as dangerous as the nightmares she will be forced to face in her future.  Can finding her true love conquer all?  Or will the ability to feel for the first time be overshadowed by losing everything else she holds dear?

Best 99 Cents Or Less You Will Spend Today - How To Have A Perfect Marriage

Title: How To Have A Perfect Marriage
Author: Dicey Grenor
Source: Author Furnished
Genre: Fictional Dark Humor
Length: Novel - 35 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

Summary:

Penola and Lennon have the perfect marriage because they follow twenty rules that ensure marital bliss. Controversial fiction author, Dicey Grenor, has released these rules so that couples everywhere can benefit from them. In case you’re wondering—DUH! - of course, it’s fiction…just like the “perfect” marriage.

Review - Winterblaze (Darkest London) by Kristen Callihan

Title: Winterblaze (Darkest London)
Author: Kristen Callihan
Source: NetGalley
Genre: Urban Fantasy/thriller w/ a bit of Steampunk
Length: Novel - 448 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

Reading Order for Darkest London Series
Firelight (Darkest London) Book 1
Moonglow (Darkest London) Book 2
Winterblaze (Darkest London) Book 3

Summary:

Once blissfully in love . . .

Poppy Lane is keeping secrets. Her powerful gift has earned her membership in the Society for the Suppression of Supernaturals, but she must keep both her ability and her alliance with the Society from her husband, Winston. Yet when Winston is brutally attacked by a werewolf, Poppy's secrets are revealed, leaving Winston's trust in her as broken as his body. Now Poppy will do anything to win back his affections . . .

Their relationship is now put to the ultimate test.

Winston Lane soon regains his physical strength but his face and heart still bear the scars of the vicious attack. Drawn into the darkest depths of London, Winston must fight an evil demon that wants to take away the last hope of reconciliation with his wife. As a former police inspector, Winston has intelligence and logic on his side. But it will take the strength of Poppy's love for him to defeat the forces that threaten to tear them apart.

Review: Bewitch (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series #5) by Felicity E. Heaton

Title: Bewitch (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series #5)
Author: Felicity E. Heaton
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance - Vampires, Witches, Incubuses
Length: Novel - 64000 words
Release Date: January 19th 2013
Reviewed by Ollie



A vampire with a past stained with blood and a soul tainted with darkness, he is perfect in his self-control, never surrendering to his darkest desires. Now a beautiful witch in the shadowy fae underworld threatens to reawaken long denied hungers and tempts him with carnal pleasure.

Payne despises the incubus side of his mixed genes and refuses to give it free rein, but when the wickedly sexy Elissa offers him a possible way to help a friend, he finds it difficult to resist paying the price, even if it will be his undoing—one night of passion at her command.

Elissa is a witch down on her luck until Payne comes crashing into her life. The dangerously handsome male is the key to fulfilling a promise she made, but he is also forbidden, and surrendering to the wildfire passion he stirs within her means risking ruin and death.

When one incredible night of fulfilling their deepest fantasies leads to more than just a pathway to keeping a promise and saving a friend, will they be able to overcome the barriers that stand between them and forever?

Review: Lyvan Unleashed Book3 by-Tiffany Allee

Title-Lycan Unleased Book 3
From The Files of the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency
Author -Tiffany Alee
Source-Author reguest
Genre-Urban Fantasy
Length-novella       158 pages
Reviewed by Lisa Jung



Detective Astrid Holmes is a sensitive, a human capable of feeling the energy of otherworlders. When she is dispatched to the horrific murder scene of a local vampire, she expects it to be just another day on the job. But when evidence is stolen on her watch, she is removed—not only from the investigation, but from her job as a member of the Chicago police department’s paranormal unit.

Astrid’s only hope of reinstatement lies with her ex co-worker and almost-lover, Lycan Mason Sanderson. But convincing the OWEA agent to let her assist with the investigation isn’t nearly as difficult as staying alive when the murderer realizes that Astrid may hold the key to unlocking his identity.

Fighting to take down a killer could have deadly consequences for Astrid and Mason, but working together puts their already fragile relationship in jeopardy.

Arc Review: Mercy's Deby BY: Sloan Archer

Title: Mercy's Debt
Author: Sloan Archer
Source: Review Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance Thriller
Length: 109 pages
Reviewed by: Emi

Mercy's Debt

MONTGOMERY’S VAMPIRES BOOK ONE

RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2013

CATEGORY: Paranormal Romance Thriller;

light erotica elements, some explicit language,

contemporary, vampires

SERIES NAME: Montgomery’s Vampires

WORD COUNT: approximately 52,000 words

After graduating from the prestigious Dewhurst University, Mercy Montgomery finds herself in a bit of financial trouble: over $108,000 worth of financial trouble, in fact. She can’t find a job to save her life, and with bill collectors constantly at her heels, she has no idea how she will ever come up with the money needed in order to keep her head above water.

Mercy’s monetary worries seem to be over after a chance meeting with mystifyingly pale Michael Graves, who offers her a high-paying job at his company, Dignitary. But there’s a catch; the seemingly harmless Dignitary is an underground organization that offers human chaperones to wealthy bloodsucking clients.

As if congregating with the undead doesn’t make life complicated enough for Mercy, there’s a savage killer on the loose who appears to have a craving for her blood. Soon Mercy is torn between a dark and dangerous underworld of supernatural desire and a simple life of practicality, and business magnate Robert Bramson is the man she blames for her confusion. If he just wasn’t so damn sexy… And dangerous. As the killer closes in, Mercy realizes that she must make a decision. But will she make her choice too late?