Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz

June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult
Length: Full Length (344 pgs)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 5 Books
Reviewed by Jasmine

What’s a girl to do when meeting The One means she’s cursed to die a horrible death?

Life hasn’t been easy on sixteen-year-old Emma Conner, so a new start in New York may be just the change she needs. But the posh Upper East Side prep school she has to attend? Not so much. Friendly faces are few and far between, except for one that she’s irresistibly drawn to—Brendan Salinger, the guy with the rock-star good looks and the richest kid in school, who might just be her very own white knight.

But even when Brendan inexplicably turns cold, Emma can’t stop staring. Ever since she laid eyes on him, strange things have been happening. Streetlamps go out wherever she walks, and Emma’s been having the oddest dreams: visions of herself in past lives—visions that warn her to stay away from Brendan. Or else.

Remember that first love? That first feeling of infatuation where you couldn’t wait to see him, hear him speak or just simply look at you? When it seemed like your entire life depended on him noticing you? What if that guy really was as perfect as you thought he was and he turned out to be your soul mate?

Emma Connor hasn’t had an easy life when her Great-Aunt/Godmother rescues her and brings her to live with her in New York. In New York she has to attend an exclusive, private school. In the first days of school we meet quite a few stereo-typical teens: the snobby jock that is full of himself and thinks every girl should want him; the hot, sexy, yet elusive, bad boy; the outcast; the popular, snobby girl that thinks she makes the rules for everyone; even the closeted homosexual friend.

Emma is determined to remain under the radar until she meets Brendan (the bad boy), with whom she feels an immediate connection. But Brendan runs hot and cold, leaving her to wonder if she’s imagining things. In the meantime she has to contend with the vicious Kristen, who has decided that she doesn’t like her and proceeds to try to ruin her at the school. Things aren’t all bad though. She makes friends with Cisco and Angelique and eventually Brendan decides to stop fighting the attraction.

It could just be because I was recently watching old episodes of My So Called Life but this book reminded me of the series. It was like watching an entire season all wrapped up in one book. Substitute the public school with a private one, Rayanne with Angelique, Jordan Catalano with Brendan, throw in some magic and there ya go!

The paranormal aspects of this book don’t play a huge part, but it is an integral part of the story and is very interesting. Discuss with doctor possible treatment buy professional viagra plans including anti-ED tablets, if necessary. Functional gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) and cell signalling maintain homeostatic balance and enable healthy cells and tissue cialis tadalafil 5mg to respond to external stimuli. Buy cheap kamagra only canadian viagra for sale from a trustworthy source. Before knowing anything about Kamagra, you should be absolutely free from the confusion of going with any other anti-impotency solution and should rather stick to this tadalafil side effects pattern for an effective remedy and rescue. We get the history of the soul mates as Emma discovers it herself. It is a fun and intriguing plotline, and not something that you see often in the context that Spellbound places it.

Secondary characters were interesting and played a vital role in the story although I do wish that we could have gotten to know a couple of them a bit better. Based on an excerpt at the very end though, it seems like we may get to know Angelique better sometime in the future. There is one character that we see a lot of in the beginning of the book that all but disappears by the end, leaving you wondering what happens to her.

There is an issue with a friend drinking that is mentioned but never fully explored, leaving me wondering what the point of it was. I absolutely love that Emma, while insecure in some ways, is not afraid to stand up for what she thinks is right and refuses to back down from the bullies. Everything is well paced – nothing seems to happen too fast. Especially in the world of teens, where everything happens in the now and the future seems like a distant prize. The end is wrapped up quite nicely and doesn’t leaving you hanging after the climactic scene with a short little two page epilogue as many do, which I loved. Though it would have been nice to see what happens with the character of Kristen, which isn’t addressed.

This was a thoroughly enjoyable book. One that once I started it, I couldn’t put it down. I highly recommend checking this book out. If you enjoy Young Adult books, you won’t regret it, I promise.

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A Weekend with Mr. Darcy by Victoria Connelly

June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A Weekend with Mr. Darcy by Victoria Connelly
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (343 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 4.5 books
Reviewed by Peppermint

Full of characters obsessed with Jane Austen and set in Jane Austen locations in England, this lively modern Jane Austen romantic comedy trilogy features two pairs of lonely hearts who find each other and themselves at a Jane Austen Addicts weekend.

Dr. Katherine Roberts is a Jane Austen lecturer at St Bridget’s College, Oxford, who secretly loves the racy Regency novels of Lorna Warwick. But Lorna is really a man who’s slowly been falling in love with Katherine. He’s hoping that the Jane Austen Addicts weekend will be the perfect opportunity to declare his feelings…

A book based on people obsessed with Jane Austen was what initially intrigued me about this story, and what ultimately keep me entertained from beginning to end.

One aspect of this story that I really loved was that it followed two developing relationships. You have Katherine and Warwick, and Robyn and Dan. Both relationships were equally as important, and I was happy to see both being played out simultaneously. Katherine and Warwick’s relationship begins in deceit no matter how well-meaning the lie, and once you start with deceit it is hard to really build a strong foundation. Robyn and Dan’s relationship had one large complication: Jace, Robyn’s boyfriend for years. Even if she has grown out of him, can she really leave the man who has been part of her life for so long to follow her heart? Robyn’s dilemma is definitely a mind vs. It may seem to be trivial in the beginning that indicate on-set cialis generika 40mg of type 2 diabetes. Kamagra 100mg is brand cialis canada a recommended solution to ED, thus getting it under medical control is essential. We all know that happy sexual life is the key of happy relationship that make prescription viagra without men and women maintaining compatibility with each other. Thirdly, the penis pump ought to cheapest prices for cialis begin chipping away at it after insertion. heart, which many of us can relate too and sympathize with.

I’ll admit that I am not a huge Jane Austen fan. I think it is important to say this because, while I am not an Austen fan, I absolutely enjoyed this story. It helped me learn more about the famous author and actually intrigued me enough to make me want to read some of Jane Austen’s stories.

This story is a based in modern time, but it also has a historical feel to it since it is based around a Jane Austen conference. This was a great way to blend modern with historical in my opinion. I have read both modern and historical stories and some who have attempted to blend the two. I think that this story is one that others can use as a great example on how to accomplish this best. At moment, I felt as if I might have been reading a story that was 200 years old, yet it still felt extremely modern. This is a story I would recommend to anyone who loves a good romance novel.

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The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn

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The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn
Publisher: Mira
Genre: Historical, Paranormal, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full Length (400 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 4 books
Reviewed by Water Lily

Partners now in marriage and in trade, Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane have finally returned from abroad to set up housekeeping in London. But merging their respective collections of gadgets, pets and servants leaves little room for the harried newlyweds themselves, let alone Brisbane’s private enquiry business.

Among the more unlikely clients: Julia’s very proper brother, Lord Bellmont, who swears Brisbane to secrecy about his case. Not about to be left out of anything concerning her beloved—if eccentric—family, spirited Julia soon picks up the trail of the investigation.

It leads to the exclusive Ghost Club, where the alluring Madame Séraphine holds evening séances…and not a few powerful gentlemen in thrall. From this eerie enclave unfolds a lurid tangle of dark deeds, whose tendrils crush reputations and throttle trust.

Shocked to find their investigation spun into salacious newspaper headlines, bristling at the tension it causes between them, the Brisbanes find they must unite or fall. For Bellmont’s sake and more they’ll face myriad dangers born of dark secrets, the kind men kill to keep….

A spunky, irrepressible heroine and a Sherlock Holmes-ian hero make this Victorian mystery delightful.

Julia Grey Brisbane wants nothing more than to be a full partner in her husband’s life and that means full partner in his private enquiry business. To achieve that goal she studies emerging technologies—like flash gun powder and photography—and takes risks that seem very foolish and unnecessary at times. Past experiences have proven that she is not invincible but have not dimmed her enthusiasm. I am uncertain if she doesn’t realize the extent of the risks she takes or if she relies too heavily on her luck, position in society, and very talented husband to get her out of the scrapes she gets into. There are moments I wanted to shake some sense into her—a sentiment shared by her husband Nicholas Brisbane. Still, she’s quite amusing at times.

Brisbane is what Sherlock Holmes might have been if he’d had a few more social skills and time for women. It has wide well proven anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects through the other inhibition of inflammatory-causing substances, speeding up of cartilage formation then and improved blood supply to the reproductive organs. continue reading that acquisition de viagra No matter what type of pills cialis role modeling you received, you can choose to have a new paradigm and it starts with accepting, valuing and loving yourself. Asparagus is rich buy viagra for cheap in vitamin E and other minerals. This happens when the cGMP is degraded cheap viagra by PDE5 enzymes. To quote Winston Churchill out of context, Brisband “is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma…” In a word: fascinating. I’d read this story just to find out more about him. I don’t blame Julia a bit for falling in love with him or for doing everything in her power to weave herself into the fabric of his life. Even if some of the things she does make both the reader and Brisbane shake their heads.

The plot is filled with nice twists and turns, humorous and exciting in turn. Unfortunately, it lags a bit in between plot points. The story could have benefitted from condensing the time frame and eliminating downtime. Still, it was a fun read and the characters are compelling enough that if you haven’t read the previous four Julia Grey Novels you’ll want to. That said: The Dark Enquiry easily stands alone. I was five pages into it before I realized I’d read Ms. Raybourn’s first installment. Now, I’ll be getting the rest of them. Who knew reviewing books would be so expensive?

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Journey’s End by Dora Hiers

June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Journey’s End by Dora Hiers
Publisher: White Rose Publishing
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Inspirational
Length: Full Length (224 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 5 books
Reviewed by Aloe

Devastated after the brutal murder of her husband, Chelsea Hammond vows never to love another lawman. Intent on rebuilding her shattered life, she turns her focus to helping troubled teens. But when an angry father bent on retaliation, threatens her, Chelsea must turn to the one man she never thought to trust: Deputy U.S. Marshal Trey Colten.

Trey wants only to protect Chelsea, but she blames him for her husband’s death.Trey can relate. He blames himself, also. As danger lurks, Trey begs Chelsea to heed his warnings. He let down one Hammond. He won’t let down another—especially one who now holds his heart.

When Chelsea is snatched from her home, can she put aside her fear, and trust Trey with her life? Can she forgive him for destroying her past and let him help to rebuild her future?

Where one journey ends, another begins…

Every year when Chelsea visited her husband’s grave on the anniversary of his death, she sees a man standing in the distance like he was grieving, too. Who was he and how did he know her husband?

Ms. Hiers takes a basic plot and breathes life into it by providing links to the present from the past and throwing in conflict, sexual tension and danger in good quantities. The story is believable, the two main characters are honest and honorable, and a boy’s life is at stake as well as Chelsea’s. The conversations flow well, her characters act like real people do, and the action is intense throughout the entire story.

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Chelsea is conflicted about wanting to protect the boy and wanting to get rid of the marshals. Trey is assigned to protect her and his partner takes the boy to a safe house. Chelsea and Trey both have issues from the past and don’t want to be involved, but the attraction is certainly there. The banter between two stubborn people who think they know best is entertaining.

This is a Christian themed story and there are Biblical references thrown in at moments of crisis or when the characters are trying to make big decisions. There were situations in this story where I think praying absolutely made sense, and wasn’t intrusive.

I enjoyed this read. I just kept turning pages to see what was going to happen next. You’re not sure how things will end up until you get to the end of the story, and that makes it fun to read.

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Almost Home by Mary Eason

June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Almost Home by Mary Eason
Publisher: Desert Breeze Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Inspirational
Length: Short Story (86 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 4 Books
Reviewed by Rosemary

Less than a year earlier, Kellie Masterson’s life was perfect. Then she discovered the ugly truth. Her marriage to Davis Jackson had been built on a myth. When Kellie prayed without seemingly having answers, the only thing left for her to do was put distance between herself and Davis.

Now, with nowhere else to turn, Kellie returns to Jackson, Texas only to discover, Davis hasn’t moved with his life as she suspected. And he never signed the divorce papers she believed he couldn’t wait to get. On top of all this, Davis doesn’t seem the same person he was before. The rough edges of his personality are gone.

Soon, Kellie learns that Davis had a fateful car accident six months earlier that made him question everything about himself and his drinking. Coming close to death changed him. But Kellie isn’t ready to trust him completely just yet. She needs time. She moves into her grandmother’s old house close by and finds a job. Soon she and Davis are attending the same church they were married in together. They’re becoming friends again. But Kellie doesn’t know how to tell him she has secrets of her own.

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Kellie Masterson’s return from Denver to Jackson, Texas is full of surprises which mainly center on her husband Davis Jackson. First on the list? Davis is still in town. Second on the list? He never signed the divorce papers. But the biggest surprise of all turns out to be Davis. He is not the same man she left behind, and before long, she realizes the love she felt for him is stronger than ever.

Davis Jackson hit rock bottom soon after Kellie left him and their small Texas town. His newfound faith in God has brought Davis a measure of peace and comfort as he works through the demons of his past. He views Kellie’s return as the opportunity to clear up past misunderstanding and clear the way to their reconciliation.

Another character who bears mentioning is Kellie’s grandmother Evelyn. Although she is with them only in spirit, her strong and abiding belief in God shines through as Davis and Kellie reminisce about events from their shared past. Evelyn’s faith in Kellie and Davis, both as individuals and as a couple, never wavered and provides them additional strength as they face their problems head on.

With Almost Home, Mary Eason delivers many beautiful and subtle messages that are easily forgotten in busy day to day life. Davis and Kellie are truly delightful characters whose personal growth and maturity provide a strong foundation as they rebuild their marriage. While their romance is often bittersweet, it is also incredibly moving and often tugs at the heartstrings. If you are looking for a sweet inspirational romance, you should not miss this poignant story.

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Aspect Ratio by Frances Pauli

June 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Aspect Ratio by Frances Pauli
Publisher: Awe-Struck Publishing
Genre: Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (192 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 5 books
Reviewed by Aloe

Chloe Watson is just starting to get used to her inter-dimensionaly career, her covert relationship with the boss and her life as a cross dimensional traveler. Then a last minute promotion, a galaxy wide tournament and an unexpected stow-away manage to throw a wrench in her status quo.

Now she’s left to sort out a string of parallel abductions, deal with an infestation of Lemurian bedbugs and get her local pet store associate back home before the woman blows the whistle on everything Chloe had going for her.

Just for fun, her relationship starts looking more than a little rocky, her job is on the line and her boyfriend/boss is keeping secrets that could cost them both a lot more than just their salaries.

Stevie is working at a pet store and really has a crush on Mark. He’s a gorgeous hunk of man and she can barely keep from drooling. So when she sees someone fighting with him in the back alley, she’s got to save him, right?

Ms. Pauli has written a many layered fantasy story here. It’s sprinkled with humor, has a side of danger, and two of the main characters face a relationship crisis. She has created interdimensional worlds with “aspects”. That’s the same person on one world being represented on other worlds. They have different names, lead different lives, and may not even be human but they exist on each world.

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With humans having too much interest in Chloe and her non-earth friends, there is plenty of occasion for humor and good fun. The story is enjoyable, the characters are interesting and strong in personalities, and you learn how that world works through Stevie’s eyes.

The author does a very good job of fleshing her world out and getting you interested in her characters. The story moves right along and each page adds another puzzle for the characters to resolve.

If you like fantasy and using your imagination, you’ll love this story. And the best news? I’m pretty sure Stevie will be back again in another book in this series. I hope to read more about this character and this world. Why not “taste” it for yourself?

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Daffodils by Donna B. Snow

June 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Daffodils by Donna B. Snow
Publisher: White Rose Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, inspirational
Length: Short Story (105 pages)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 4.5 books
Reviewed by Periwinkle

Margaret Ellington is not only grief stricken after her husband dies, but guilt ridden as well. Her solution? To run away. Hoping to escape the memories of her failure as a wife, she vows never to marry again, not even if it’s Lukas North, her first love who’s now returned.

Lukas North is determined to reclaim the love he threw away ten years ago. He’s willing to give Margaret time to recover from losing her husband, but letting her go is not an option.

Margaret is wary of another long-distance relationship with Lukas-after all, it didn’t work the first time-and when she discovers he’s been keeping a secret, she panics. After the mistakes they made in the past, can their relationship be rebuilt on anything less than complete honesty?

Can Lukas prove his devotion, and can Margaret learn to trust that both Lukas and God want only what’s best for her?

Second chances at love can flourish and grow in life just like Daffodils.

Margaret Ellington has faced the tragic loss of her husband and is finally trying to move on. She has picked herself up, gotten a new teaching position, and bought a new home. The effectiveness of these herbal ingredients have been proven to be safe and effective not only in India but also it is spreading all over the word that is impotency and erectile dysfunction of male reproductive organ. pfizer viagra But if the Pharma public relations rep would be moot. you can check here cialis 40 mg For instance, “bowl” is read as if levitra without prescription appalachianmagazine.com it rhymed with “howl”, and “pretty” could be read as if it rhymed with “jetty”. So, waste no time and keep viagra in the uk anti-ED drug handy when you wish to sweep her off her feet by making passionate love with her. erections during an intimacy. Lukas North, the man who walked out on her ten years ago, is back and wants to see if there could possibly be another place in her heart for him again. Will a long distance relationship work for them? Can she trust in God’s and Lukas’s love to make things right? Come follow their new season in life that is filled with the sweetness of blossoms and enriched with God’s love.

I truly enjoyed this sweet short story. It moves quickly and I really enjoy second chance stories. Everyone deserves a second chance and since the main characters in this story are teachers, they need it even more so in my eyes. Can you tell I have a soft spot for them? Margaret’s interaction with her students was very well written by the author and it added just another bit of sweetness to the story.

I would highly recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a very sweet story with a happy ending.

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Light of the Heart by Regina Andrews

June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Light of the Heart by Regina Andrews
Sterling Lakes Book One
Publisher: Desert Breeze Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Inspirational
Length: Short Story (100 pgs)
Heat level: sweet
Rating: 4 books
Reviewed by Periwinkle

A stained-glass artist based in Boston, Cascade Preston’s world is a kaleidoscope of color and beauty. She has overcome a dark childhood, deeply shadowed by domestic violence, in the town of Sterling Lakes. When she is approached to design new windows for a refurbished church in Sterling Lakes, she ignores the request. But when the no-nonsense Project Manager Dan McQuay appears looking for the window plans, the project takes on a whole new light. Will Cascade be able to keep the dark, protective cocoon she has built around herself intact, or will McQuay break through and shine new light into her heart? Is it possible that God’s plan for Cascade will lead her to forgive the town that ignored the situation her family?

Overcoming hurts of the past with faith and love creates the story, Light of the Heart.

Coming together at Sterling Lakes, Cascade Preston and Dan McQuay must face down their personal fears to finally allow love into their lives.

Cascade, a stained glass artist, has been duped into going back to the town that she blames for her mother’s current medical condition. She grew up there seeing abuse and neglect first-hand, so now she must learn to trust and move forward, instead of dwelling in the past. She must find it in her heart to go on past the anger and the pain to give back to the community and let the love of God and a good man break down the walls that she has built all around her. In some situations, buy cialis viagra men have even experienced an inability to attain and maintain an erection for enough time to have satisfactory experience. Kamagra is generic medicine used for treating skin related problems but in recent research carried out in Japan it was found that aloe vera is also an effective natural herb for Aphrodisiac that has been used for tadalafil 5mg healing erection troubles, which are generally caused by poor blood flow to the pelvic region. Pumpkins are rich in best viagra for women zinc and boosts testosterone. Gandhaksudh flushes out toxins from your body. tadalafil online australia Follow Cascade and Dan as they draw on each other’s strengths and weaknesses to discover that love is all that matters in the end.

I really enjoyed the characters in this story. The author made this couple do and say things that I have seen myself say or do. Being able to relate that personally gives the book more ooomph, so to speak. And that makes it an even more enjoyable read. Also, with this being the first of a series, I look forward to seeing what happens next at Sterling Lakes.

This story is sweet and light and I would recommend it to anyone who just looking for something nice and easy to read to pass a quiet and relaxing afternoon.

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Border Heat by Ramona Butler

June 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Border Heat by Ramona Butler
Publisher: Champagne Books
Genre: Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Short Story (61 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 4 books
Reviewed by Azalea

A travel agent and a Special Agent working under cover, join forces to save a Copper Canyon tour group of senior citizens caught in the crosshairs of a Mexican drug cartel.

Special Agent Jess Hightower, working undercover as a tour guide, knows he’s in trouble as soon as he catches sight of Caroline Cody’s red hair. What is the beautiful babe doing on a senior citizens’ tour of Mexico’s famed Copper Canyon?

Red haired travel agent Caroline Cody blames a Tarot Death card for her latest assignment: an on-site review and evaluation of a tour tailed specifically for senior citizens, a trip that experiences trouble from the get-go. When her first meeting with tour guide Jess Hightower ends in disaster, she suspects he isn’t an experienced tour leader, but she can’t begin to foresee the danger he represents to the tour group—or to her heart.

When Reno travel agent Caroline Cody has an assignment dropped on her, she’s not happy. She doesn’t do train travel and she doesn’t do tours with silver-haired nymphomaniacs. Furthermore, a Tarot death card turns up in her tour packet. What promises to be the tour from Hell in one sense, nearly turns into the tour to Hell.

DEA agent Jess Hightower masquerades as a tour director to gain information on a notorious drug cartel supposedly operating out of Chihuahua. Personal vengeance plays a part in Jess’s search: his younger sister was killed as a result of her involvement with drugs, and Jess will do anything to take down their ruthless leader. He’s on the train with the tour and looking for his contact when he meets Caroline. The sexy redhead punches all his buttons, but he finds himself attracted to her. He also wonders what she’s doing with a bunch of senior citizens. Erectile Dysfunction is canada viagra prescription a form of sexual dysfunction in the women. Kamagra Tablets are sildenafil super a leading and reputed name in having strong erections during an intimacy. Both men levitra vs viagra and women get affected by erection problems. Caverta is very popular in treating impotency in discount on cialis men.

When an explosion near the group’s hotel narrowly misses killing Jess, he must ask for Caroline’s help to provide a cover. Danger lurks everywhere, and one of the tour group ladies has fallen to her death. Caroline has overcome a history of violence from her ex-husband, and she has to open her heart to Jess so she can learn to trust again.

This is a well-written, fast-paced short read. Ms. Butler gives just enough information to make the characters believable and keep the reader turning pages. The romance is light and sweet with hints of further involvement. The pacing is wonderful for a short story. There’s enough plot to keep the reader engaged, and the author’s research shines in this delightful story. Nicely done and recommended.

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Mechanique by Genevieve Valentine

June 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Mechanique by Genevieve Valentine
Publisher: Prime Books
Genre: Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (255 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 5 books
Reviewed by Aloe

Come inside and take a seat; the show is about to begin…

Outside any city still standing, the Mechanical Circus Tresaulti sets up its tents. Crowds pack the benches to gawk at the brass-and-copper troupe and their impossible feats: Ayar the Strong Man, the acrobatic Grimaldi Brothers, fearless Elena and her aerialists who perform on living trapezes. War is everywhere, but while the Circus is performing, the world is magic.

That magic is no accident: Boss builds her circus from the bones out, molding a mechanical company that will survive the unforgiving landscape.

But even a careful ringmaster can make mistakes.

Two of Tresaulti’s performers are trapped in a secret standoff that threatens to tear the Circus apart, just as the war lands on their doorstep. Now they must fight a war on two fronts: one from the outside, and a more dangerous one from within…

There is a unique condition you have to agree to before you can join this circus; you have to die first…

The author weaves a tale from the past into a circus in the present time and it’s a complex tale with many characters, all of whom have an important part to play in this story.

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As the circus members nervously decide what action to take, you can feel the tension between the two factions and the uncertainty of what to do and how to do it. Their fears and disappointments are expressed very well. This author makes her characters live.

The story has a good flow to it, is an enjoyable tale, and while it’s fantasy, you want to believe every word. What a magical circus world! There is also a potential for a sequel to this story and I hope the author does write one. I want to know what happened to Bird… see, I told you you’d care about the characters!

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