Review: Caressed by a Crimson Moon by Amanda J. Greene

Title: Caressed by a Crimson Moon
Author: Amanda J. Greene
Source: Author Request
Genre: Vampire Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: January 27, 2013
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Consumed by madness and tormented by dark memories of blood and death, Hadrian Lucretius, King of the Validus Clan, has returned after living in self-imposed exile for nearly three hundred and fifty years.

To maintain peace with the vampires, Eva Maldonado is offered as a sacrifice to the crazed vampire king by her father, the alpha of the Silveria Shifter Pack.  Hadrian's reputation is both legendary and lethal; he is ruthless, bloodthirsty, lusty, and soulless.  When Eva arrives at the ancient fortress high in the Carpathian Mountains, she is shocked to find a ravaged man with dark burning eyes filled with loneliness and dangerous desire.

Would she be his lover...or his prey?  His savior...or his victim?  Would Hadrian lure her into madness or would their perilous passion be their redemption?

Review of Angel's Kiss (The Fallen Warriors, #4)

Title: Angel's Kiss (The Fallen Warriors, #4)
Author: Rosalie Lario
Source:  Author Request

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Length: ebook - 150 pages

Release Date:  3/25/2013

Reviewed by: KindleRomance

In a world where angels rule over humans, twelve outcasts dare to defy expectation, warring with their angel brethren to prevent the extinction of mankind.

They are The Fallen.

When fallen angel Jason answers Michael’s summons to an abandoned warehouse in New York City, the last thing he expects to find is a covert rebel group hiding underground…one that’s led by a stunning nephilim who unmistakably belongs to him.

Ruby Miller has always known the angels who claim to protect humans have a hidden agenda. Ever since the day her father was killed by his own kind for protecting humans, she’s lived off the grid, determined to stop the angels from succeeding in their plot to destroy mankind. Then she meets Jason, a sexy fallen angel who claims she’s his mate. Falling in love is not part of her plan. If only she could deny the sizzling attraction that pulls them closer together.

As the Fallen and Ruby’s gang of rebels work together to gain proof of the angels’ nefarious plans, she must decide whether to stay focused on her mission…or surrender to the sweet ecstasy of this angel’s unforgettable kiss.

Review of Cherry Stem by Sotia Lazu

Title: Cherry Stem
Author: Sotia Lazu
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance - Vampires
Length: 204 pages
Release Date: January 16th 2012
Reviewed by Ollie

Turned at the cusp of a promising career in the adult movie industry, vampire Cherry Stem is currently

unemployed but uses the squint, her compelling vampire gaze, on men for her meals and pocket change. With the rent deadline approaching, settling for pocket change isn’t an option. She sets her sights on tall, dark, and handsome Alex Marsden, who takes her home for a night of blistering passion. She doesn't tell him who she is.

Cherry isn’t the only one keeping secrets. Alex is the police detective investigating the disappearance of young women from the local clubs. Like most detectives, Alex has a good memory for faces and Cherry looks familiar. When he finds out she’s a vampire, he goes digging and discovers she's an up-and-coming model who went missing six years before.

When Cherry met Alex, she expected him to be nothing more than another “girl meets boy, girl feeds from boy, girl erases boy’s memories” hook-up. But once missing young women, the vampire council, and her irresistible ex are thrown into the mix, she realizes nothing is as simple or random as she thought it was, and Alex is either the biggest gift or the biggest mistake of her un-life.

Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: anal play/intercourse.

Review: Despite the Ghosts by Dylan Newton

Title: Despite the Ghosts

Author: Dylan Newton

Length:  Paperback 296

Published:  June 10, 2010

Publisher: Wild Rose Press

Source: Author request

Reviewer: Cerridwen

For spirit medium and parapsychology professor Nola Richards, love is as dead as the ghosts she communicates with. Then one spirit's cryptic message on her shower door forces her out of the paranormal and into the arms of his hot bachelor brother-business tycoon and complete skeptic Parker Sebastian. As if dealing with funeral arrangements, an ugly internal audit and his greedy step-family weren't enough, Parker's newest problem arrives in a gorgeous, if eccentric, package. After hearing Nola's "message from beyond," Parker knows two things: he wants her...and she's a con artist somehow responsible for his brother's death. To help this restless ghost, Nola must overcome Parker's disbelief. Although sexual energy crackles between them, she knows corporation and meditation don't mix. It'll take more than spirit interference and otherworldly signs to make their romance work, Despite the Ghosts.

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Review - Araneae Nation - 5 Star PNR/Fantasy Mix

Title: Araneae Nation Series
Author: Hailey Edwards
Source: Author Furnished
Genre: PNR/Fantasy mix
Length: 2 Novels/1 Novella/1 To Be Released - approx 700-900 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

Reading order: The Araneae Nation Series
A Hint of Frost (Araneae Nation 1)
A Feast of Souls (Araneae Nation 2)
A Cast of Shadows (Araneae Nation 2.5)
A Time of Dying (Araneae Nation 3) July 2013 Release

Summary:

Araneae Nation, Book 1
When the head of the Araneidae clan is found poisoned in her nest, her eldest daughter, Lourdes, becomes their clan’s new maven. If her clan is to survive, she has but one choice: she must marry before her nest is seized. All she needs is a warrior fierce enough to protect her city and safeguard her clansmen. Such a male is Rhys the Cold.

The only things Rhys has to his name are his sword and his mercenary reputation. His clan is starving, but they are unwelcome dinner guests. Torn between loyalty to his clan and fascination with his future bride, Rhys’s first taste of Lourdes threatens to melt the cold encasing his heart.

Amid the chaos of battle, Lourdes’s sister disappears and is feared captured. Lourdes and Rhys pursue their enemies into the southlands, where they discover an odd plague ravaging southern clans as it travels north.

Araneae Nation, Book 2
Born with the ability to communicate with the dead, few things take Mana by surprise, but when an animal announces himself as Vaughn’s long-dead father, she’s shocked. To make matters worse, he has a dire warning.

Now Mana must face Vaughn, the male who inspired one too many girlish fantasies, and impart a spirit’s message—without acknowledging her source—so the soul can be laid to rest.

The last thing Vaughn needs is for an innocent to get caught in the crosshairs of combat, but the woman he remembers as an awkward girl refuses to leave his side until he’s heard her out. That’s not the only change in her that calls to him. Her kindness soothes his battle-scarred soul—and he craves her in ways a warrior shouldn’t.

When they are both captured, they learn of an even greater threat. The plague devastating the southlands has come to his clan home. And his best—and only—chance to keep his people alive is the female who walks among the dead.

An Araneae Nation Novella
Daraja has grown up watching her brothers journey down the river on their rite of passage. Each returned with riches from their travels, and lovers with whom to share their lives.

She is expected to sit patiently, weave her nets and wait for the river to bring a husband to her.
Patience, however, has never been her strong suit.

Brynmor haunts the forest surrounding the city of Cathis roaming his lands. Until the day he stumbles across a brazen trespasser in his woods.

Brynmor fears he has lost a piece of his ragged soul to the feisty, adventure-seeking female. At some point, he is forced to choose which life to sacrifice. Hers…or his own.

ARC review of Bite Me, Your Grace by Brooklyn Ann

Title:Bite Me, Your Grace
Author: Brooklyn Ann
Source: Netgalley
Genre: Historical PNR- Vampire
Length: Novel
Reviewed by Laurie
Release date April 2, 2013

England’s "vampire craze" causes much vexation for the Lord Vampire of London, Ian Ashton. To save his reputation, Ian enlists aspiring authoress Angelica Winthrop without realizing she has hidden plans of her own. Angelica Winthrop's life goal is to ruin her reputation, avoid marriage, and become a gothic authoress like her idol, Mary Shelley. To find inspiration for her new story, she breaks into the home of Ian Ashton, Duke of Burnrath, not knowing she will be coming up against the Lord Vampire of London. Romance sparks and reputations are at stake. But who knows the real difference between fact and fiction?

Reviewers wanted!

I am looking for reviewers that can read mainly paranormal romance and erotic paranormal romance. We do get a few other sub-genres in, but not a whole lot. This is an adult romance blog and I like to stick to that category, so no young adult. 

Please, don’t contact me unless your serious about doing this. I have had several want to do it and take a book and never heard from them again. That’s not fair to me, I have to answer to the author or publisher. Most people thinks this is just something fun but it’s not it’s work and authors are counting on us to be honest and on time, as I am as the blog owner. I need people who wants to do this all the time and be serious about it.

I do have to limit this to US and Canada residents only, reason I can't afford to mail books international.

There is a few requirements: I'll need to talk to you over the phone and be prepared it will take a bit to go over some things.I cannot take anyone that already reviews or owns a book blog. I will need reviews done and posted on the blog by 14 days.

So, if you think you want to


 

Guest paranormal romance author Mandy Harbin

Please welcome Mandy Harbin 

First, I want to thank Laurie for letting me invade her blog today. She was the first blogger who contacted me and said she just had to interview me after reading the first book in my Woods Family Series, SURROUNDED BY WOODS.  So ending my tour on the last book in the series at her site is bittersweet, but totally fitting.

It’s been almost two years since the first book was released, which is really hard for me to believe. It was the first book I’d ever published, and I’ve learned a lot since then. I’ve also accomplished so much during the past two years as well. I just signed a contract on the 14^th book that I’ll be publishing and have achieved PAN status with the Romance Writers Association. I’m not making Maya Banks’ kind of money, but I’m at a place in my life where writing isn’t just a hobby any more. And I love that!

I often get asked why I write paranormal romance, and the answer is simple. Because it’s awesome! There’s nothing like reading a book and not knowing just what the hero can do, or the heroine… hell, even the villain for that matter. When reading contemporary romances, the characters have limitations imposed on them, so that element of surprise is missing. Don’t get me wrong, I love reading all kinds of romance, but there’s just something about paranormal romance that satisfies everything this reader needs in a well-crafted story.

Unfortunately, some people in the romance industry might disagree with me on that. I went to a conference a few weeks ago and couple of the editors there—from major romance publishers—said they’d felt paranormal was on its way out and contemporary was the hot new thing. *sigh* Just because women snatched up copies of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy in record numbers doesn’t mean that that’s all we want to read (BTW, I haven’t read that trilogy… I might be the only women left who hasn’t). The way I see it, fads come and go. Sure, contemporary might be hot right now, but that doesn’t mean we need to neglect our shape-shifting, vampire, angel, witch, and demon characters we love, too. My iPad can store a bunch of books and doesn’t care which genre they’re in.

So let’s keep our love for the paranormal genre alive. When Fifty Shades fades into the darkness, they’ll be a hot demon lover lurking to take its place.

In the meantime, if you haven’t tried my paranormal series, you can get book one, SURROUNDED BY WOODS, for free right now on Amazon and B&N! If you have any doubt about downloading it, just go read Laurie’s review on it. ;-)

You can also enter to win a $100 gift card to Amazon or B&N by entering here:

http://mandyharbin.com/Contests.html

Thanks again for letting me ramble on today. Oh, and just because SURROUNDED BY SECRETS is the last Woods Family book, doesn’t mean it’ll be last you hear from this world. *wink, wink* 

ARC review Mated to the Devil by Eve Langlais

Title: Mated to the Devil 
Author: Eve Langlais 
Source: Author request
Genre: Paranormal romance 
Length: Novel 
Reviewed by Laurie 

Not all pleasures are a sin...

Mina wants to put her seduction by a golden-eyed devil behind her, but the birth of her son, Jacques, renders that impossible. She tries to forget the only man who ever roused her passion, but when she notices her son exhibiting strange behavior—and less-than-human characteristics—she must face her past and learn to trust, and love, again.

Howling drunk, the one thing Remy clearly remembers is seducing Mina. A pity he didn’t think to get her address, especially since he marks her as his mate. When she disappears, he’s got plenty of time to regret, but he doesn’t get a chance to atone until she comes back into his life with an unexpected surprise.

Thrust into the role of father, Remy works to bond with his son while gaining forgiveness. But will he get the chance to truly make Mina his mate before danger threatens their fragile happiness?

Review Wolf Nip by Vivian Arend

Review Wolf Nip
Author: Vivian Arend
Source: Request review
Genre: PNR
Length: Novella
Reviewed by Laurie

Cat got your tongue?

Tessa Williams is looking to make her mark outside the family business, and the unusual landlocked paddle wheeler she spots in Haines, Alaska, strikes her as the perfect location. Only the owner is being difficult, refusing to sell. Still, she’s sure that replacing her written queries with a little in-person charm is all she’ll need to shortly have her Eco-tour B&B on the road to success.

Local wolf-slash-owner of said vessel, Mark Weaver, isn’t hanging on to the landmark building out of spite. There are more reasons for holding back the sale than are easily explained on paper. A face-to-face meeting to resolve the matter only confounds it—when Mark recognizes Tessa as his mate.

But she’s a cat…and cats don’t do insta-mates.

The sexual attraction between them isn’t in question, just everything else. He wants her. She wants twue wuv. His wolf can’t figure out what the holdup is. Her cat thinks the entire situation, and the pack, are rather amusing.

Somewhere in here is the beginning of a beautiful relationship—if they don’t drive each other mad.

Warning: One hyper cat, one laid-back wolf. Inappropriate use of permanent markers, and a heaping side dish of cat/dog jokes. Shenanigans (read: nookie) in front of a roaring fire. Spiced liberally with sarcasm. Enjoy!

Promise Me Series Review - 5 Stars

Title: The Promise Series
Author: Tara Fox Hall
Source: Author Furnished
Genre: UF/PNR/Thriller/Drama mix
Length: 3 Novels + 1 About To Be Released - approx 800-900 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

Reading order: The Promise Series
Promise Me #1
Broken Promise #2
Taken in the Night #3
Taken For His Own #4 (Release Date: May 2013)

(NOTE: At least 3 more books are planned for release)

Summary:

This is the Promise series. An eclectic mix of Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance/Thriller/Drama with a supporting cast of vampires, various shifters, half demons and some we may not have seen yet. The series for the most part covers the life of recently widowed Sarelle McGarran.

When young widow Sarelle McGarran finds the vampire Danial Racklan unconscious and hurt in her woods, intuitive concern quickly becomes passionate love. Together Danial and Sar work to overcome their own past heartbreaks, their vastly different lifestyles, and Danial's relentless enemies.

Yet Danial needs more; an Oath of forever. But Sar is surprised by a betrayal of her trust in Danial. Shocked at Danial's betrayal, Sarelle returns to her old home to consider her options. Yet even as Sar plans a reconciliation with Danial, things take a turn when Terian (another life she has saved) arrives, confessing his desire.

When Theo witnesses Terian and Sar kiss, he angrily confronts Sar, leading to startling consequences which complicates her love life even more.

When Theo disappears, Sar is left bereft, the uncertain guardian of Theo's newly born werecougar daughter, Elle. As months pass, clues emerge about Theo's disappearance, yet the twisting trail ends repeatedly without answer.

In her grief, Sar turns to Danial and hesitantly begins to build a life with him and Elle. The search for Theo will ultimately yield some answers but what other dangers are still following Sar that she has forgotten about …

Review: A Werewolf to Call Her Own Mystic Isle Book Two by Selena Blake

Title: A Werewolf to Call Her Own Mystic Isle Book Two
Author: Selena Blake 
Source: Review Request 
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance
Length: 87 pages
Reviewed by: Emi 

The ultra handsome beta of Novogrod pack, Maxim Ciolek is taking a much needed vacation on Mystic Isle when a beautiful but shy vampiress catches his eye. She deserves more than a one night stand and because that’s all he can offer her, he vows to leave her alone.

Ceara Blackwell is eager to leave her sheltered life behind and start knocking items off her bucket list. Item one: a first kiss. But as mysterious Maxim works his way into her heart, she wonders if she's found a forever-kind-of-love.

But love isn't easily claimed, even in paradise

Guest author/giveaway Michele Lang

Spotlight: The LADY LAZARUS series by Michele Lang

Book 1: LADY LAZARUS

ADVENTURE, ROMANCE, AND MAGIC ON THE EVE OF WORLD WAR II
Summer 1939: In Budapest, the magical city where East meets West, beautiful, young Magda Lazarus has managed to make a life for herself in a dangerous world that teeters on the edge of war. But then her sister has a terrible vision: Nazi Germany overruns all of Europe, and their family and millions of others are exterminated.
Magda, the last of a long line of witches descended from the legendary Witch of Ein Dor, must find the secret of her family's magic. Alone, pursued by SS werewolves, a Nazi wizard, and demons, including the one that has possessed a willing Adolf Hitler, she has no choice but to summon the family's guardian angel, the dark keeper of secrets Archangel Raziel.
And when she stands in his celestial presence, her heart is utterly, completely lost…
"An absolutely unique protagonist in an engaging tale set against the backdrop of the greatest clash of good and evil in human history. What's not to love about LADY LAZARUS?"
-Jim Butcher, #1 NYT Bestselling Author of THE DRESDEN FILES

Book 2: DARK VICTORY

THE REMARKABLE SECOND STORY IN THE LADY LAZARUS TRILOGY
Magda Lazarus was a reluctant witch, until the dire threat of Nazi Germany convinced her to assume the mantle of her family's ancient powers. But though this young, beautiful woman has fought Hitler's werewolves and the demon who would rule through the Fuhrer, she has been unable to prevent the outbreak of World War II.
There is still a chance of saving the millions slated for destruction, but Magda knows she cannot fight the Nazi supernatural war machine alone.  With the power to summon an army of spirits, Magda stands with her guardian angel Raziel in a battle against the human and unholy forces of evil arrayed against her people and all of Europe.
Magda is desperate to win at any price, but the victory she seeks may be at the cost of her soul…
"The best entry yet in a groundbreaking, rich, enthralling series set in the darkest days of World War II with magic, very human characters, and stakes that couldn't be higher. A tour de force!"
-Rachel Caine, NYT Bestselling Author of the MORGANVILLE VAMPIRE series

Review: Spell of Summoning by Anna Abner

Title: Spell of Summoning
Series: Dark Caster #1
Author: Anna Abner
Source: Author Request
Genre: Contemporary Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Reviewer: Jasmyn

Holden Clark walks into Rebecca Powell's live, a tall blue-eyed stranger who stirs long forgotten desires.  But nothing, including this man, is what it seems.  A dark necromancer is targeting Becca for a full-blown demonic possessions.  She is thrust into a world she never knew existed - a world where dark casters create chaos and necromancers talk to the dead.

Holden has no faith in his power.  A necromancer, he communicates with the dead, but he has never embraced his gifts.  Now, he has no choice but to stop the dark caster attacking Rebecca, but accepting this mission means he'll be delving into dangerous magics he's never used before.

Under the protection of the damaged and mysterious Holden, Rebecca will question everything...

I loved Abner's take on necromancer's.  It was refreshing to see them portrayed as real people that have a choice to use their powers for good or evil, instead of just automatically being nasty people because of their powers.  Holden is a genuinely good guy with lots of baggage.  Baggage that he is forced to confront head on if he wants to save Becca from demonic possession.  She's got a particularly nasty demon that is being summoned to take control of her.  Becca and Holden need to find a way to stop it and kill the necromancer controlling it before it's too late.

Even though I had guessed the bad guy's identity part way through, the story was written in a way that I kept second guessing myself all along the way.  With lots of action and a deep love between our two characters, it was a fantastic story that kept me very entertained until the very end.  

ARC Review The Wolf Prince by Karen Whiddon

Title: The Wolf Prince
Author: Karen Whiddon
Source: Netgalley review request  
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Review by: Emi

Willow was unlike any princess he'd ever met… As heir to the throne, Ruben must choose an appropriate mate to preserve his royal bloodline—despite his fear that his true nature will destroy them both. Yet the female he craves above all others is a dangerous combination of fairy and shifter, a mesmerizing creature who inspires both passion and suspicion. Then violence strikes the castle, and the two are forced to track a killer into perilous magical territory. But with treachery everywhere, will Willow and Ruben's growing bond be enough to shift the fate of their two kingdoms?

Review of ENSLAVED by Elisabeth Naughton

ENSLAVED (Eternal Guardians #5)
Author:  Elisabeth Naughton
Source:  Uncorrected Advance Copy won from SOS Aloha
Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Length:  Novel 
Reviewed by:  Artemis     

         

GRYPHON—Honorable, loyal, dependable…tainted. He was the ultimate warrior before imprisonment in the Underworld changed him in ways he can’t ignore.

She calls to him. Come to me. You can’t resist. But Gryphon will not allow himself to be ruled by the insidious whispers in his head. And there’s only one way to stop them: kill Atalanta, the goddess who enslaved him. But with so much darkness inside, he can’t be sure what’s real anymore. Even the Eternal Guardians, those who protect the human realm from threats of the Underworld, want to exile him. They’re not sure he can be trusted.

Finding Malea is like a miracle. Somehow he doesn’t feel the pull of the dark when she’s near. And he’s determined to keep her as near as possible, whether she wants him close or not. But proximity spurs temptation. A temptation that will test every last bit of control he has left. One that may ultimately have the power to send him back to the Underworld or free him from his chains for good.

Review - Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin) - Jennifer Estep

Title: Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin)
Author: Jennifer Estep
Source: Edelweiss
Genre: Urban Fantasy/thriller
Length: Novel - 384 pgs
Reviewed by Douglas C. Meeks

Summary:

Red is definitely my color. Good thing, because in my line of work, I end up wearing it a lot.

Most people shy away from blood, but for an assassin like me — Gin Blanco, aka the Spider — it’s just part of the job. Still, it would be nice to get a night off, especially when I’m attending the biggest gala event of the summer at Briartop, Ashland’s fanciest art museum. But it’s just not meant to be. For this exhibition of my late nemesis’ priceless possessions is not only the place to be seen, but the place to be robbed and taken hostage at gunpoint as well. No sooner did I get my champagne than a bunch of the unluckiest thieves ever burst into the museum and started looting the place.

Unlucky why? Because I brought along a couple of knives in addition to my killer dress. Add these to my Ice and Stone magic, and nothing makes me happier than showing the bad guys why red really is my color

Against her better judgment, Gin is coerced into attending a high society gala with the rest of Ashland's elite underworld. On display: the priceless art collection of her deceased nemesis, Mab Monroe, and an excess of crime boss swagger. While not comfortable in her fancy attire, Gin gets vastly more interested in the evening’s events when a group of thieves bursts in and tries to seize the valuable, dangerous gems. Facing a Die Hard-esque scenario in which she must free hostage party-goers while herself trapped in the museum, things get a little bit messy when the bloodshed begins. Let's just say that Gin should have chosen the red gown…

Review: Valkyrie Slumbering by L. Vanhorn

Title: Valkyrie Slumbering
Author: L. Vanhorn
Genre: Erotic Fantasy
Source: Author Request
Length: ebook 121 pages
Reviewer: Cerridwen

After the murder of her father, Kyra's heart is consumed by the need for revenge. The hunt is all that matters. But a chance crossing of paths with the alluring and mysterious Grim threatens to derail her focus and her quest. Something about him draws her in, melts her walls, and speeds her heart. Like her, he is half Alfhiem, but it's more than that. He's funny, considerate, and treats her as an equal even in battle, something most of the Vikings of her native homeland would never do.

Steamy nights is one thing, but Kyra can't allow her heart to become wrapped up with anyone, not until she finds and kills the man who murdered her father. Traveling across the countryside with Grim, though, challenges her resolve in more ways than she thought possible. She still hungers for the hunt but that hunger begins to dim in comparison to the one that grows inside her for Grim.

Creatures that could only be from the legendary land of Midgard interrupt their hunt again and again, creatures that shouldn't exist in this realm. Soon it becomes unclear whether or not Kyra and Grim are the hunters, or the hunted. But who would hunt them, and why?

Bitten’s She-Wolf Pack Thursday Review for March – The Strix

The Strix (Bag of Tricks, #1)
Author: Amber Skyze and Katalina Leon
Source: Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel (285 pgs)
Release Date: July 17, 2012




A cursed amber amulet unearthed in Pompeii flings Arcona into a past life of witchcraft, bloodshed, revenge, and sexual slavery to the cruel Master of a gladiatorial school. This violent parallel world is populated with “Slayers,” blood-drinking immortals devoted to the gods of war and mayhem.

As a Strix, or malignant witch, Arcona once used sex and blood rituals to create a race of immortal warriors to unleash on Rome. Now it’s time to pay.

The gladiator Tyr was one desperately lonely lover she betrayed. Against his will, she turned him into Upir Likhyi, a foul vampire. For two millennia he’s lived a grim existence as a Slayer, in constant sexual arousal yet denied release; now, he's pissed off and wants revenge. He kidnaps Arcona, planning to drink her dry and break the curse.

Along the way Arcona and Tyr relive their sexual slavery at the hands of Rome and blood sport in the arena, but the real magic is they forgive and fall in love.

Too bad another Slayer wants them dead.


Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: anal play/intercourse, dubious consent, female/female sexual practices