Pleasure At Home Book Two: Lush by Beth Yarnell

April 28, 2015 By Leave a Comment

LUSH
Pleasure At Home Book Two: Lush by Beth Yarnell
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (300 pgs)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by Sorrel

Billionaire businessman, Cal Sellers, knows how to get what he wants. And what he wants is Lucy Monroe. The problem? He had her once and lost her with one careless, arrogant act. And now she’s standing in his office demanding her old job back. Cal has no intention of rehiring her as the co-host of his home shopping TV show, Pleasure at Home. He has an altogether different position in mind for her—as his wife.

If Lucy wasn’t so desperate she never would’ve stepped foot in Cal Sellers’s office, let alone the block his building stood on. Lucy’s a survivor who managed to break free of her ex’s terrible abuse, but now he’s back and more determined than ever. He wants their daughter, Poppy, and will stop at nothing to get his little girl back.

Lucy will do anything to protect her daughter, including marrying Cal Sellers. Against her better judgment, she agrees to Cal’s proposal and finds herself married to a very different man than the one who broke her heart two years ago. As Lucy’s ex grows bolder and more violent, Cal and Lucy find themselves fighting not only for Poppy, but for a forever love that could be the one thing that will save them all.

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Cal Sellers loses the one person that he fell for and the one person he can’t have. More precisely if he does get involved with that person he would have to break his one important rule.

The story starts after the Cal loses Lucy. So, when she comes knocking back on his door, he vows to not to make the same mistakes he did before. Will he be able to fulfill this one promise he made to himself when he saw Lucy in his office demanding her job back or will history repeat itself?

Lush actually starts in the middle of these characters’ story but Ms. Yarnell did a wonderful job making sure this reader didn’t feel like half of the story was missing. I loved the whole story in general. The passion and the chemistry between Lucy and Cal is apparent from the very first meeting.

Lucy went through a lot of pain, both physical and mental, after her breakup with Cal. This shows up in her actions and way of thinking. The POV’s allowed me to see both sides of the story. That was a revelation and a wonderful plus in my opinion.

This is the second book in this series and even though I haven’t read the first book, I can safely say that it could be read as a stand-alone. There was one thing that I couldn’t quite understand. The title of the book. I am not entirely sure how Lush fit into this story even though it is very eye catching. That wasn’t an issue that took away from the enjoyment of the story. Just noticeable.

I would recommend Lush to any readers who love second chance stories.

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April Showers by Holly Jacobs

April 28, 2015 By 1 Comment

HOWERS
April Showers by Holly Jacobs
Publisher: Harlequin
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (379 pgs)
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 4.5 stars
Reviewed by Xeranthemum

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Rainbows don’t come without rain

The world you want isn’t always how the world is. Former marine Sebastian Bennington discovers that upon his return to Valley Ridge for a friend’s wedding. Even his grandfather’s health isn’t what he’s expecting. Nor is the interference from his grandfather’s young business partner, Lily Paul.
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Even more aggravating, Lily seems to know everything about Sebastian, thanks to his grandfather. But Sebastian can’t get her to open up about anything. Is she using all that merry sunshine to hide something deeper and darker? He’s determined to find out, as long as their crazy attraction for each other doesn’t get in the way….

Two people battered by life come together and the unexpected happens. Of course, readers know exactly what is going to eventually happen; this is a romance after all. However, I really liked the dynamics of their complicated relationship and I was curious as to what the catalyst would be to set it all in motion.

The two protagonists are Lily and Sebastian (don’t call him Seb). Lilly comes across as a Pollyanna but I enjoyed Sebastian’s pet name for her. The hero comes across as a grouch filled with self-pity and anger. What ends up happening is that Lily teaches by example and Sebastian learned to focus on what he could do rather than all that he couldn’t. Lily learns to trust and reveals the havoc and pain that’s she’s worked so hard to raise above all her life. They both bring out the best in each other – even when it’s painful and emotional – and in doing do, start to heal in body and spirit. It’s a very touching story.

The overall story arc that weaves in and out in the background is a wedding. Interesting how the very end of the book comes with a surprise that was so profound, I’ve already bought the next book in the series even before I sat down to write this review. There is NO way I could not find out what happens next. It has nothing to do with Lily and Sebastian directly but I’m sure they are going to be affected. Everyone in the story is going to be affected and I can’t wait to read the next book!

Dangling carrot notwithstanding, April Showers introduced me to some well-developed and engaging characters that touched my heart. Ms. Jacobs created a sense of warmth and caring as well as community within the pages of this novel that was profound. I think the subplot about Hank is what affected me the most. The blurb mentions his health but I didn’t expect the diagnosis that the author chose. It was handled beautifully.

In fact most of the crises that pepper the novel are handled with compassion, intervention and genuine caring. This is a story that can make a reader feel good because so many characters are vested in the happiness of Lily and Sebastian, as well as other characters like Sophie and Colton, Mattie and Finn. Even Mrs. Dedionisio whose interaction with Sebastian end up being a turning point in his life because it was at that moment that the hero realized something profound. This book’s strengths are from those types of scenes; they have lots of insightful dialogue, repartee and observations.

April Showers was delightful. I really enjoyed meeting Lily and Sebastian and watching them fall in love. It wasn’t smooth or easy and they both had to compromise and face a lot of their inner conflicts. The result is a book worth recommending to readers who look for stories that romance the mind and heart while delivering a well written novel. It’s a great read.

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Twice a Texas Bride by Linda Broday

April 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment

BRIDE

Twice a Texas Bride by Linda Broday
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Genre: Historical
Length: Full Length (385 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

Callie leaned into him, borrowing his strength. “I’m so tired of being scared, Rand.”

“Running away won’t change that. Trust me with your secrets. There’s no reason to hold back any longer.”

She knew he was right. It was time to come clean.

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Left with emotional scars from his time in an orphanage, Rand Sinclair has vowed never to marry. But when he discovers Callie Quinn and a small orphan boy hiding on his ranch, he can’t help but open his home to the desperate runaways.

Callie has been betrayed by every man she’s ever known. While she’s grateful for Rand’s incredible kindness, she knows it’s only a matter of time before he shows his true colors. But she needs this safe haven-maybe the outlaw on her trail won’t find them here. Yet as Rand slowly uncovers her secret fears, they each come to realize that the only way to keep her safe is for Rand to risk everything to offer her the protection of his name…and his heart.

Tension, treasure, treachery, terror, tenderness, and trust or the lack there of make Twice a Texas Bride a captivating story.

Linda Broday lures the reader in with breath-holding suspense. The reader feels the cold, sees the dilapidation, and tastes the fear in Callie and Toby when they face Rand Sinclair who has a gun in his hand. Callie knows men cannot be trusted. She and Toby have suffered at the actions of men too many times. However, when Rand offers them food, shelter, warmth, and protection that winter of 1879, they cannot resist; but, with the skittishness of two wild things, they both watch him.

This author weaves a heartwarming, adrenaline-pumping story of characters who come from heartbreaking backgrounds and have overcome tremendous obstacles, yet one more obstacle—Nate Fleming, an outlaw with no redeeming qualities, wants Toby and wants to kill Callie.

How Ms. Broday weaves the lives of Rand and Callie together, encompassing their loved ones, creates an intriguing tapestry with secondary characters of ethnic diversity that seem to come alive as this author reveals how they survived and now thrive. Each character, whether primary or secondary, seems to have his or her own unique story that needs to be told—especially Brett, one of Rand’s blood brothers.

Love, on so many levels, makes the story shine even when unresolved issues from the past stand in the way of Rand and Callie’s love. But the love that wiggled its way into their hearts is patient, kind, protective, hopeful, and preservers until trust comes. The reader finally gets the happy-ever-after.

Good Reading!

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The Scandalous Secret of Abigail MacGregor by Paula Quinn

April 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment

ABIGAIL
The Scandalous Secret of Abigail MacGregor by Paula Quinn
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Genre: Historical
Length: Full Length (363 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

A LADY’S MISSION…

Known for her beauty and boldness, Abigail MacGregor must preserve her clan’s dangerous secret: that her mother is the true heir to the English Crown. If the wrong people find out, it will mean war for her beloved Scotland. To keep peace, she embarks for London, unprepared for the treachery that awaits—especially from her wickedly handsome escort. He is the enemy, but his slow, sensuous kisses entice her beyond reason…

A WARRIOR’S TEMPTATION

General Daniel Marlow, loyal knight and the kingdom’s most desirable hero, would rather be on the battlefield than transporting a spoiled Highland lass. But Abby MacGregor is unlike any woman he’s ever met, in a ballroom or in his bedroom. Captivated by her daring spirit and seduced by her lovely innocence, Daniel must choose between betraying his queen or giving up the woman who would steal his country—and his traitorous heart.

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Abigail MacGregor travels with an escort headed by Captain General Daniel Marlow, Earl of Darlington, and Knight of the Most Noble Oder of the Garter, favorite of Queen Anne of England AND killer of Jacobites, of which Abigail and her clan are listed. She is a startling beauty and no shrinking violet. Her longtime desire is to be chief of her clan when her father steps down. She is determined to take the place of her weak, convalescing mother, Davina, when the queen orders her to come to court.

Paula Quinn’s remarkable, beautiful writing style pulls the reader into the action, emotions, intrigues, cruelty, and machinations of ambitious, self-serving characters immediately. It seems as if one is traveling right along with the characters, caught up in the atmosphere of the Highlands, the fear, and a multitude of other emotions.

Abigail holds firm, as she experiences deep fear like she’d never known before. She doesn’t hold os firm when she, later, falls headlong into breathtaking, sensual love that seems hopeless. Passions run high as she and Daniel verbally spar with each other.

Secrets that could wreck havoc on the order of things lie just below the surface and threaten to erupt at anytime as passionate characters, both good and bad, press their own agendas—with killing, manipulating, and doing whatever is necessary to get what they want.

Ms. Quinn weaves rich, historical details into this spellbinding, sizzling romance that highlights responsible, honorable characters, while also weaving in antagonists that send the adrenaline pumping as Abigail and Daniel maneuver their way through vicious attacks from both rebel Scots and English power seekers.

Fiction and facts are seamlessly entwined in this memorable tale that takes the reader from the unique Scottish Highlands to the opulent courts of England during the reign of Queen Anne.

Most important of all The Scandalous Secret of Abigail MacGregor is a compelling love story. Excellent and a keeper!

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Ice Prince by JC Owens

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ICE
Ice Prince by JC Owens
Publisher: Etopia Press
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure
Length: Full Length (220 pgs)
Other: M/M, Anal sex, Mild submission
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Cactus

Honor. Trust. Exile. Will love overcome the lies?

Raised in lies and isolation, denied all knowledge of his family, Aidan awakens one day to find the manor in a state of excitement. Two foreign generals have come for him. They claim he is their long lost prince, the sole survivor of a rebellion that killed the royal family and usurped the throne of Ceratas. And he, Aidan Telan Ameris, is being escorted home to be crowned king.

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When their carriage is attacked en route to Ceratas, Aiden is taken prisoner by the leader of the rebel forces. General Torin Amaldis Greyan can’t help but feel for the poor young man, even if he is the enemy. And soon the heat between them grows to something neither can ignore, something that burns much hotter than warfare.

But nothing is simple in the struggle for Ceratas. There are those who wish to use Aidan to destroy both Torin and his country. When both of them are captured, used against each other to break their wills, Aidan and Torin must find the strength to trust each other in a way neither finds easy, if they’re to save each other—and their country…

Aidan has been in isolation as a tool to be used. He knows the manipulators that call themselves his generals and followers are really using him as a pawn to gain control and power. He may be naïve but he’s determined to be used on his own terms. If he can’t stop the men from trying to take control of the kingdom, then he’ll align with the rebels and help their cause. Although he’s ignorant of the consequences and risks of the high stakes power game being fought, he’s determined to help the righteous. That leads him to General Torin, who has mixed feelings about Aidan. Together the two team up in unexpected ways to try to restore the rightful king to the throne.

Ice Prince is kind of a mixed bag of a story. On the one hand, the writing is clean and crisp with good descriptions and well developed characters. On the other, the plot is convoluted and twisted yet has simplistic, familiar roots. Outsiders want to gain control of the kingdom’s throne and are willing to do anything to make that happen while well meaning military men and countrymen band together to fight corruption. Aidan is stuck in the middle, distrusted initially by both sides. I found the story often took the easy way of created conflict – a convenient hidden tunnel, sudden lust previously not displayed, an easy end to a long standing relationship, resolution occurring off page – which decreased both my enjoyment and my engagement with the book. When it was obvious there wasn’t a lot at stake, really, then the story loses the tension and gravity. There was no real question of the couple working out or Aidan being killed.

Additionally the story warns of dubious consent but this isn’t true at all. There’s a scene where someone almost rapes Aidan, barely, but it happens so fast that I blinked and almost missed it. I actually had to go back and think where that warning came from. Additionally, I did not find any intense emotional elements in the story either so I find both warnings to be unnecessary. The story is fine but it doesn’t build those intense emotions like it wants to. Instead it’s more of a familiar corruption versus good political fantasy story with some hot sex between partners that are thrown together by circumstance and later by love. I usually like JC Owens books but was a bit disappointed with this one. It has the clarity of her writing and decent characterization but the pace can be uneven and the plot contains easy outs.

I think fans of the author may be more inclined to forgive any problems in the face of her familiar writing and admittedly hot sex scenes. Plus Aidan is a good character. He’s sympathetic, intelligent, strong, courageous and just a hint submissive at first though he grows out of that quickly. He’s likable and likely to engage readers through his perspective. I struggled with all the other aspects I outlined, but I’m not sorry I read it.

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Purrfect Protector by S.A. Welsh

April 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment

PROTECTOR
Purrfect Protector by S.A. Welsh
Publisher: Totally Bound
Genre: Mystery/Suspense, Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Full Length (160 pages)
Other: M/M, Anal Sex
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Lilac

Never play cat and mouse with a saber-tooth tiger.

When Kale Andrews gets disturbing mail from an obsessed fan, his brother drags him to Shifter Protection Specialists, Inc. Kale reluctantly agrees to have a bodyguard, but when a tall, muscular blond walks into the office emanating power and a sexy dose of danger, Kale’s doubts about needing the man with him twenty-four hours a day quickly disappear.

The easy babysitting job Aleksi was promised quickly changes from strange mail to threatening deliveries, so Aleksi has to become creative to keep his protectee out of danger. Everyone knows models are self-centered and shallow, so why does being with Kale make him feel like he finally has a home? Since he’s a saber-tooth tiger and naturally dominant, most people aren’t strong enough to be with him in a relationship or even as a friend. Yet Kale seems to calm his beast, simultaneously exciting the man in Aleksi.
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Neither man expects nor wants a relationship with strings, but as they grow closer, Aleksi realizes that Kale might be his mate. With an obsessed fan escalating toward murder, Aleksi isn’t sure that even his tiger can keep his mate safe.

A male model is stalked by crazy fan willing to commit heinous acts of violence to get to him, so the model is assigned protection by a gorgeous man—who also happens to be a saber-tooth tiger shifter.

This story is mostly about two things: Hot shifter-and-model sex and danger in the form of fast action and suspense. A novella doesn’t need to be anything more to fulfill expectations. With shifter stories, wild sex and feral passion come with the territory, so I knew to look for them, and loved the end result.

A lot of werewolf stories dominate the paranormal genre, so it was definitely refreshing to read about a bodyguard whose beast is so gigantic it’s as big as a house and extinct for a reason. The places where Aleksi’s animal came out, in part or entirely, took over each scene. I couldn’t get enough of how well the action scenes were described. The animal portrayals were fun and exciting; effortless to read.

What did leave something to be desired was the characterization. While Aleksi, the tiger shifter, and Kale, the male model, had rather well fleshed out personalities, most all of their interactions involved a sensual tension or outright sexual element. Beyond that they simply didn’t seem very well suited for one another, as much of their dialogue was sensual teasing. But that impression was completely subjective, so your opinion is the only one that matters.

What I like about S.A. Welsh’s books are the suspenseful elements. Here they shine. What I dislike about her stories is her tendency to write full stories—but… all too often they end in annoying cliffhangers. This story is no different: The epilogue describes the beginning of a whole new story, which may or may not come in the future. So if you wish to avoid feeling as frustrated as I did, avoid reading the epilogue until you know for a fact that story will come out.

All in all, S.A. Welsh writes paranormal and suspense quite well. The writing is fast-paced and the narrative tight and compact. The story flows smoothly from start to finish. Recommended read.

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Dirty Laundry: An Assortment of Messy Lives by Paula Sophia

April 24, 2015 By Leave a Comment

ETOPIA
Dirty Laundry: An Assortment of Messy Lives by Paula Sophia
Publisher: Etopia Press
Genre: Historical, Contemporary
Length: Full Length (226 pages)
Rating: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Nobody gets away clean.

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Everyone struggles with something. The most interesting thing about this is not that it happens but that almost all of us do it so quietly.

“Pro-Creation” shadowed a police officer named Dana on patrol in a dangerous neighborhood. There has been a lot of upheaval in her personal life, and she’s struggling to figure out how to keep it from interfering with her work. The character development in this tale was strong, especially after Dana moves in to apprehend the suspects she was pursuing. I was even more impressed with how smoothly the ending tied everything together.

Many of the stories in this collection had endings that I had trouble understanding. It was never quite clear to me if they were meant to be ambiguous or if there were clues about the characters embedded in earlier scenes that I’d failed to pick up on. “Terminal Virginity” was a good example of this. The plot followed a college student named Rodney Taylor as he attempts to avoid being dunked in a local lake by his fraternity brothers. This is their tradition for every member on his birthday, but Rodney wants nothing to do with it. I was mystified by a certain topic that kept coming up with his buddies as the main character attempted to avoid a cold, soggy fate. The hints about what was really going on in his life could have supported two different conclusions, yet I was never sure which one was supposed to be true.

The most surprising part of “Cooling Down” was how much information the author was able to pack into it about the narrator and his friend, Ethan. It begins in the middle of an early morning jogging session. Both Ethan and the narrator are so focused on improving their physical fitness that the conversation they suddenly find themselves in the middle of is a shock. The storyline was short and simple, but what the plot does with such an ordinary sequence of events made me wish for a sequel.

I’d recommend Dirty Laundry: An Assortment of Messy Lives to anyone in the mood for something eclectic.

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The Magician’s Daughter by Judith Janeway

April 24, 2015 By Leave a Comment

DAUGHTER
The Magician’s Daughter by Judith Janeway
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full Length (227 pgs)
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Aloe

Magician Valentine Hill always introduces her act by announcing Reality is an illusion. Illusion is reality, and nothing is what it seems. When Valentine is reunited with her grifter mother, nothing is what it seems becomes true in real life. A wealthy socialite turns out to be a ruthless criminal, a car mechanic a psycho killer, and a cab driver a seductive gangster. When an FBI agent who’d befriended her is killed, Valentine takes on the hated role of a con artist to get evidence to put the criminals away. Will her skills as a magician prove enough to help her maintain the illusion?

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This is the first book in a new mystery series and it’s off to a nice start. I like the fact that Valentine knows magic. It means she’s good at observing, sleight of hand, and more. She’s a character that grows on you. She’s almost like a ghost: She has no ID, no social security card, and no birth certificate. She can’t work a traditional job. She’s following her mother to change that. But she’s not the only one following her.

I also liked Rico. He’s a bit strange, always seems to be there when she needs him, and he’s more than he seems. I hope he’ll be in future stories with Valentine.

This is a well thought story that has Valentine trying to run a con on her mother and the man she lives with. Her current flame is a scammer himself but on a much larger scale. He’s so big the FBI is after him. There were times when I wondered whether Valentine would even survive. She’s in danger from more sources than her hand has fingers, so author has to do a very careful balancing act here.

When you start reading, you don’t stop. The story moves fast, there are odd situations all through it, and Valentine keeps rolling with the punches. Magic even plays its part in this story. I found it to be a very good read and will be watching for the next one in the series.

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A Perfect Man by Cecilia Dominic

April 24, 2015 By Leave a Comment

PERFECT
A Perfect Man by Cecilia Dominic
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (242 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

How far will she go to find her perfect man? How far will he go to be one?When Karen Hardeman sets foot on the Foothills University campus, it’s her first step toward proving her abusive ex wrong. Just her luck, her first writing assignment in Intro to Romance sends her in search of the perfect hero—a quest she’s never managed to conquer.Worse, her professor forces her to collaborate with the most overconfident, annoying guy in the class.Seth Sayers is also at Foothills to find new direction—preferably one that takes him faraway from the family drama that’s followed him since his father’s death. He didn’t mean to humiliate Karen by rewriting her manuscript from the hero’s point of view. He blames the painkillers the ER doctor gave him after stitching up a wine-induced cut on his hand.As their collaboration progresses, Karen begins to trust Seth with her manuscript, then maybe a little piece of her heart. But Seth’s half-brother resurrects Seth’s suspicions about his father’s death. Until he finds the truth, he can’t be the hero in anyone’s life. Even his own.Warning: Some alcohol consumption. Okay, writer amounts of alcohol consumption.There are also some adult situations, but nothing too explicit. It is a romance-writing class,after all.

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Karen and Seth, the main characters, are both burdened down with badly damaged self-esteem. When their professor says they must collaborate to create a novella, they embark on a prickly path that threatens to do even more damage to their self-esteem.

Karen, still dealing with the aftermath of a relationship that stifled her, is now obliged to find ways to work with her professor who is a longtime friend of the narcissistic man Karen walked away from. In addition, she must work with Seth who hijacked her story. Even at coffee time, she adds more stress baggage to her emotional load. She becomes friends with two older women in the graduate program, who are struggling with their own load of emotions. Her upbeat, bubbly, psych major roommate gets her involved in a research project that brings Karen in contact with more narcissistic people, one of whom proves to be an alarming protagonist. In all the chaos, Karen must continue to deal with Seth and the characters in the developing novella.

Seth has as many, if not more, relating-to-people conflicts as Karen has. Some of his conflicts are of longer standing than hers. Consequently, the author of The Perfect Man has much to blend together. How she brings it all together, makes an unusual adventure in reading.

The writing style, with italic often used, is somewhat distracting for me. However, the overall taste of the story kept me wanting to keep reading to learn how there could possibly be a happy-ever-after come out of such a mix of characters and emotional chaos.

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Dark Gold by Christine Feehan

April 23, 2015 By Leave a Comment

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Dark Gold by Christine Feehan
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Full Length (312 pgs)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Xeranthemum

They were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light . . .
Alexandria Houton will sacrifice anything–even her life –to protect her orphaned little brother. But when both encounter an unspeakable evil in the swirling San Francisco mists, Alex can only cry to heaven for their deliverance . . . And out of the darkness swoops Aidan Savage, a golden being more powerful, more mysterious, than any other creature of the night. The ageless Carpathian male snatches them from a hideous fate. But is Aidan Alex’s salvation . . . or her sin? If she surrenders to Aidan’s savage, unearthly seduction, and gives him the color, the light, the family he craves, will Alex truly save her brother? Or sacrifice more than her life?

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Ms. Feehan’s Carpathian series have pretty much the same scenario. They’re based on a race that over time, without finding their one true mate, the other half to their soul, they slowly lose the ability to feel emotion or to see color or to have any interest in life at all except for duty, honor and the ingrained need to protect their race, humans and the distant hope of finding the woman who will save them. What makes each and every one unique is the heroine, the circumstances under which they meet and the dangers they must overcome in order to reach their HEA.

Ms. Feehan’s heroes are all alpha. They’re dominant, commanding and expect obedience. The fun part about that is they have to adjust when their woman ends up being a modern, independent thinker who’s been self-reliant for a long time. So, they butt heads. Aiden is a typical Carpathian male. Alexandria is a not so typical human female but independent with a strong will. Those two personality traits are going to save her life, and eventually, Aiden’s.

The story this time around has a few vampire/Carpathian conflicts to spice things up but the bulk of the plot is character driven. Alexandria just can’t accept that the life she knew is over and resents and distrusts the new way of life she now has to learn. For the most part, her concerns are valid. However, the book would have been much shorter if she didn’t have quite so many anxiety attacks after which she backslides and Aiden has to work on getting her to trust him all over again. It got a bit tedious. Also, Ms. Feehan repeats things a lot. I don’t think it’s a filler as much as it is a mantra since I’ve noticed it in her other books in the series. It’s just the way she writes about her Carpathians. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t drive me nuts, it does but I’ve read enough of them to just ignore it. It’s her style. Then again, I mention it so new readers won’t think the author is being lazy by doing that. I don’t think that’s the case at all.

I liked Alexandria’s brother, and Aiden’s housekeepers. They’re good folk who prove pivotal at certain points throughout the novel. I also liked seeing Gregori. There’s a set up here for his romance and HEA coming and that’s one romance story to look forward to. He’s so scary in this book!

Dark Gold was a good read. It’s entertaining, and highly likable. Aiden is sexy once he gets going and Alexandria is a great sister to Joshua. Aiden is very sneaky. I liked that about him. My favorite part was with the crème puffs and the bee. The heroine’s stubbornness eventually becomes an asset to the hero and the happy ever after is complete and satisfying. It’s a fascinating romance and worth recommending to other paranormal romance readers.

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