Friday, July 13, 2012

Review for Warrior Mine: Retribution by Elliot Deveraux

Title: Warrior Mine: Retribution
Author: Elliot Dev

Description:  Angelique Devereaux is a dark legend, once a Chosen Warrior of god, she betrayed her
oaths to love one who was forbidden. Cast out, cursed and scarred, she continues her battle alone. Until a soul as tortured as her own stumbles across her path. Asher Elliot is lost in his own darkness when he first sees the tall warrior known to legend simply as The Slayer. Tortured by the deaths of his wife and children, this grieving warrior is nonetheless drawn to the timeless, cold being he witnesses at work. Like him, she deals in death and her justice is swift, sometimes messy, but always final. He follows her, watching, growing ever more captivated by her, until finally he must reach out to claim what his reawakened heart wants most.

Book Two in the exciting new series WARRIOR MINE. Retributions continues the passionate and ever-changing relationship that is building between Asher Elliot and Angelique Devereaux.

Asher's past has come back to haunt him in a way that threatens to open old wounds just as they've begun to heal. When he is contracted to do a job, he shuts "Angie" out and goes to exact his personal vengeance for the sins committed against those he loved.

Angelique has never been part of humanity, is still struggling to find her way in the midst of love and passion that is alien to her immortal soul. The ties of blood have revealed Asher's pain to her, and she will not allow anyone to hurt him if she is able to stop it.

As the two warriors each set out on the path of retribution, they are once again drawn back to each other. Face to face with Asher, Angelique wonders if he can forgive her, and her beloved male is trying hard to understand her fear of not being good enough for his love.

They have a long way to travel before true understanding will make them whole, will their love be strong enough to keep them together for their journey?

My Thoughts: Angelique and Asher are back in loving bliss. For the first time in what seems like forever they both have a reason to smile. Though shortly Ashers past crashes back into him, bringing him back to the anger and pain Angelique helped dissolve and that does not please her one bit. So she sets about for her own mission and that is to make those who brought him back to the pain pay for it.

Another great short on the insight of two fiercely strong and passionate warriors. Well written and leaves you wanting the next installment right away. Asher has to face his past demons to let go and Angelique loves him so much that her love is to avenge what she knows is a set up. Even though they are both fiercely strong they are both vulnerable in their own ways, but the love and passion for each other is what makes them see a light at the end of the tunnel even if getting to that light will always be a hard road. Once again, only complaint is too short and I am anxiously awaiting the next installment to see where this road will lead.

4 out of 5

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Review for Warrior: The Claiming by Elliot Deveraux

Title: Warrior: The Claiming
Author : Elliot Deveraux

Description: Angelique Devereaux has walked the earth for thousands of years, always alone - Damned to wage an eternal battle to vanquish evil.

Asher Elliot is an immortal who has loved and lost. He walks in darkness, soul tortured by hate and rage. Like Angelique, he is a warrior.

Their lives are about to change in ways neither could have ever imagined. Chance has put Angelique in Asher's path. Drawn by a compulsion he barely understands, Asher goes to the ancient Keep, to claim the legendary Slayer, or have her end his dark existence...

My Thoughts: You can't fight the pull of seduction and love so fierce you’re willing to give up everything just to experience it. Especially when it makes you feel the most alive you have felt in years.... Ages .... and beyond
. Angelique as well as Asher, is an ancient warrior in their own rights. Asher, who has been hiding in the shadows, is drawn to Angelique like no other.. And though she can sense him, she bides her time to see what his move will be. Then one night both fierce warriors in their own right stop fighting the pull and consequences that can come with it should they ever join, and let the flames engulf them .

For a short this book surprised me. The words were evocative and the story intriguing . The passion is so powerful and seductive between the characters you start to forget it is a short. While "the claiming" begins us on the journey of what you would do for love and passion against the future of a bumpy road . My only complaint is that while I enjoyed this short I wanted it to keep going. So I am looking forward to the next installment Warrior : The Retribution and to see what Angelique and Asher had to face and how their love and passion thrive.

4 out of 5 stars


Friday, July 6, 2012

Felicity Heaton - Two Free Paranormal Romance - Shifter Books This Weekend Only

Felicity Heaton is offering two free paranormal / shapeshifter romance ebooks this weekend!

Between Friday 6th and Sunday 8th of July, you can get your hands on her In Heat series at Amazon Kindle stores for free. 

The In Heat series is a hot romance story about a sexy millionaire black panther shapeshifter and the human female who is his destined mate. If you like your stories a little on the wild and wicked side, with a good dash of tension and action, then pick up your free copies now

In Heat
Felicity Heaton

A heat wave isn’t the only thing making London too hot for lawyer Kim. She’s been spending each night with a man who sets her body and heart on fire. The problem? He’s a man that always sprouts black fur and purrs, and he’s only a dream. Walking into work on the hottest day of the year, the last thing she expects is to meet Erik, a man who sends her temperature soaring and who resembles her dream guy exactly.

A black panther shape-shifter, Erik Blackwell has been searching for his mate for twenty-seven years. The visions they share each night are getting hotter but finding her is proving impossible as he’s never seen her face. That is, until it turns out she’s working as his lawyer on his contract negotiations with his brother, Alistair.

Kim can’t deny her attraction to Erik. The heat she feels with him is intense and it’s only a matter of time before they surrender to their carnal desires.

When Kim discovers Erik's secret, will she turn her back on him, or will she complete the mating and become like him so they can be together forever?

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In Heat: Mating Call
Felicity Heaton

The English winter weather has no chance of cooling Kim down when her dreams of Erik return, and this time they’re hotter than ever! Having spent the past two years waiting to be in heat again so she can mate with her black panther shape-shifter lover, Erik Blackwell, Kim is excited about the prospect that she’s ready at last. But there’s one thing that she isn’t ready for...

The handsome white tiger shape-shifter that walks into their visions and then into their life, declaring himself to be her potential mate too!

Torn between two lovers and unable to stop herself from joining in the carnal pleasures in their visions, will Kim be able to resist the lure of Kristian in real life? Will Erik believe everything that happens or will he see past the lies to the truth and fight for the woman he loves?

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Review for Shadow Rising (Dark Dynasties) by Kendra Leigh Castle

Title: Shadow Rising (Dark Dynasties)
Author : Kendra Leigh Castle

Description: Ancient Secrets, Dark Passions...

As one of the Grigori, a noble vampire dynasty shrouded in mystery, Ariane has spent her life hidden away in the desert. Like all of her kind, she is a watcher, fated to observe, forbidden to act. Yet when her best friend, Sammael, vanishes, she defies all rules and flees her safe haven to bring him home.

A shape-shifting assassin for the House of Shadows, Damien Tremaine is hired to locate Sammael. His hunt for the wayward Grigori leads him to Ariane, the rogue vamp who stands between him and his bounty. Damien never lets emotion interfere with his work, but a single touch from the sexy, beguiling vampire shatters his self-control. Drawn together by their common goal, what begins as an alliance of necessity soon becomes one of desire. But when the secret at the dark heart of the Grigori comes to light, Damien and Ariane must make a choice that could bind them eternally...or tear them—and everything they care about—apart.

My Thoughts:

Ariane is part of the Grigori. Grigori's are watchers, but can never intervene. Not many of the other dynasties know much about the Grigori. Ariane's only true friend Samuel went missing and going against the rules of her people and consequences be damned, she flees her sheltered life in the desert to search of him. Now those who do this get classified as a deserter and are not looked kindly upon.

Damien Tremien , world weary well known shape shifting thieving assassin that he is for the house of shadows just got a job he couldn't pass up this pay day. Though after continous run-ins with Ariane, this shade just got a partner who just happens to be a tempting and beautiful Grigori . And well Ariane just may have got more then she imagined on this journey of finding her friend .


This is the third book in the series. I have the first two that I will be reading as soon as I can, and reviewing them as well. This can be read as a stand-alone. Castle has found a wonderful job of making sure new readers don't get lost and helping you understand each dynasty and what they are about. Ariane is a sweet, innocent, and soft spoken leading lady, but underneath all that lays a determined woman who is loyal to those she cares for. Not to mention she is strapped with a big sword and knows how to use it. After all, she is a trained Grigori warrior. What else did you think she was learning in the desert all those years? She is fierce when it comes to fighting and I love a leading lady who is soft where it counts and has a back bone when it's needed.

Damien is your sexy shade who thinks he is incapable of caring for anyone. He has no problem lusting after the ladies, but something about Ariane brings out his protective side. He's always as good as his next pay day, and has a mouth on him that makes me want to have a battle of wits with him. I know many of the things that came out of it had me chuckling and shaking my head. Damien isn't the rogue he thinks he is it just took the right woman to prove it.

You will keep turning the pages to watch the romance grow and the spars between them. You can't help but fall in love with these two. Not to mention the mystery of Samuel and a few others you will come to see. Castle has created a unique world with never a dull moment. I am anxious for the next installment and will say you definitely will want to read this book.

4. out of 5 stars

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Review for Claimed by Desire by Kristin Miller

Title: Claimed by Desire
Author: Kristin Miller
Description: Empath Misty Burke only ever wanted one man: dragon shifter Rafe Landon. Their attraction was irresistible, but he was forbidden to love a member of another race and banished her from their island, breaking Misty's heart.

Misty believes she's gotten over him since that day—until she's called home for a mission to help Rafe's clan. The primal draw between them is as strong as ever, but despite their searing passion, Rafe still refuses to put Misty at risk by claiming her as his rider and mate. Even if it costs him his
life…

My Thoughts: Ten years prior, a broken hearted Misty was banished from the one place she considered home, the Isle of Frealon, is forced to leave the one man she has ever loved, a Draco, and abandon her dreams of becoming Rafe’s Rider (mate) behind. Misty before banishment had been one of the best empaths to explore and map out the territories between the Merfolf, werewolves and Dragons . Now she is brought back to help find the Draco stone which is the source for the Draco’s powers and the longer it's gone the weaker they become.

Rafe had banished the only woman he ever loved. Being a Draco ,also known as a dragon shifter, the life of their riders aren't long and he wanted more for her. Now that she is back he would do anything to protect her and he the happiest he has been since sending her away. Along the mission they are on he is hoping to make her see it was always about what was best for her and he never meant to hurt her, but he thought it was better for her to fulfill her dreams by the banishment. Though Rafe hasn't claimed a Rider, which causes consequences he isn't willing to let on to but is a matter of life and death . Instead, he wants to make the best of the time they now have reunited.


Let me just say first, some of my favorite stories are about shifters. Throw that in with smexy Rafe: your emerald eyed, dark haired, broad bodied, guy who has green flecks under his eyes the same shade as his dragon form, can you say Yummmm? Top that with his banter, and love for Misty, and it's bound to make you fall in love with him too. He knew when to tease and bait her, as well as showing his love and tender feelings. There was a few times I wanted to shake him as well for not letting Misty have her say in what she wanted rather than what he thought best. Misty is a strong woman who knows what she wants. Even though she was hurt, she was loyal enough to put past hurts behind with the same goal in mind. And when she gives her heart she gives it all. Since the characters have previous history it was easy to get into the story right in the thick of it which i love when you’re dealing with shorts. Miller has created an amazingly beautiful world that had me wanting to know more about each species so it will leave a good opening for books to come and characters were interested in seeing more of


The passion between Misty and Rafe is hot. You can tell the love between the characters is so strong you couldn't help but root for it to keep going forward. This short had all the workings of a great story. There was love lost and found again, sex that sizzles, some action and intrigue to the world Miller built. I quite enjoyed my journey into the Isle of Frealon and can't wait to visit again. I certainly was "Claimed by Desire"


4 out of 5 stars


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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Winner of Carolyn Rosewood's Interview and Giveaway



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Big congrats to Kerry Cox Ebanks for winning the eBook of Spanked by an Angel. I will be emailing you shortly. If you see this before I do go ahead and send a email to Lindseyhutchison605 (at) gmail (dot) com. I just need to confirm your email to forward on. 

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Big congrats to Mina DeCaro-Petril for winning the eBook of Somebody Like You. I will be emailing you shortly. If you see this before I do go ahead and send a email to Lindseyhutchison605 (at) gmail (dot) com. I just need to confirm your email to forward on. 

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