REVIEW: Kiss of Darkness by Deborah Cooke

Kiss of Darkness

(Dragonfire #9.2)

by: Deborah Cooke

3.5 HEARTS

From Deborah Cooke's Website

Damien, the Heartbreaker of the dragon warriors called the Pyr,can’t forget Petra, the only woman who could both captivate him and destroy him. He’s haunted by their firestorm, the prophecy that compelled him to leave her—and her subsequent death. When the darkfire crystal takes the Dragon Legion to the underworld, Damien seizes the chance to save his son. To his surprise he finds Petra just as enticing as ever...and still pregnant. When his kiss makes their baby stir to life again, they both hope for a different future. Can they learn from the past and trust each other? Even if they solve the riddle of the prophecy, will they be able to escape the underworld, save their son and claim the promise of the firestorm?

Even if I have been out of the world of the Pry for a while, every time I pick up a story about them, I feel like I never left. They are just so captivating, and each one’s story is so different. It’s always an adventure with them.

And of course finding your mate and son in the most devastating and highly unlikely of places alwaysmakes for an interesting time.

Damien was very much a wounded soul. He left his original time under less than good circumstances, his heart hurting, only to be trapped for hundreds of years as a tooth. When the Darkfire drops him off in a very inaccessible place, he knows what he must do. At first, he is rather hard on Petra. She hurt him and he believed she would be his destruction. Since he left her all those years ago, he has tried to fill the void she left with many things, all of which left him hollow. He became detached from his heart and his emotions. When he finds Petra again, they come flying back like a whirlwind. He’s thrown for a loop, unsure as to what to believe, their past no longer what he believed it to be. He was determined to know the truth, to show Petra that she could believe in him again, and to prove that even though they both made mistakes, true love is never lost.

Petra has spent countless years in this godforsaken place, bored and trapped. She made mistakes. She acted on impulse. But she never thought she’d have ended up where she was because of it all. When Damien reenters her life, she’s both excited and angry. He betrayed her, her hurt her deeply, and he left her when she thought he of all people would understand. Despite that, she wasn’t about to let him be condemned with her. She had an inner strength that was beyond compare. She was fiery when angered and passionate when enflamed. She stood up for herself and would accept no less than what she felt she deserved. She was willing to take responsibility for her actions and sacrifice much for the lives of those she loved. She was very powerful and very sincere, and always led with her heart.

After a very disappointing first installment of this 3-part novella series, I was very happy this one turned out to be so good. I enjoyed Damien and Petra’s journey of forgiveness, love, and rescue. It just goes to prove that things may be damaged, but they are not always irreparable.

There really is something about dragons that is so magical.

Hotness Rating
2 out of 5

REVIEW: Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall

Her Mad Hatter

(Kingdom, #1)

by Marie Hall

5 HEARTS

From Goodreads

Alice is all grown up. Running the Mad Hatter's Cupcakery and Tea Shoppe is a delicious job, until fate--and a fairy godmother with a weakness for bad boys--throws her a curveball. Now, Alice is the newest resident of Wonderland, where the Mad Hatter fuels her fantasies and thrills her body with his dark touch.


The Mad Hatter may have a voice and a body made for sex, but he takes no lovers. Ever. But a determined fairy godmother has forced Alice into Wonderland--and his arms. Now, as desire and madness converge, the Hatter must decide if he will fight the fairy godmother's mating--or fight for Alice.

I have always love Alice in Wonderland so when I saw this book I had to have it. I will admit I had high expectations but it didn’t disappoint at all. 

Hatter is nuts like always but it is so endearing. The riddles and the ramblings were very hatter-esque and not over done. He did have a bit of a bite but after going through hundreds of Alices but it wouldn’t feel real if he wasn’t a bitter. Once he gave Alice a chance they connected on so many levels.

Alice was caring and very inventive. I loved her shop and the cupcake ideas were so cute. I felt a bit sorry for her because Hatter wasn’t the prince charming she imagined at first. He was a bit of an ass. She did preserve until he let her. Then my heart dropped when she left because they thought Wonderland didn’t want her. But the ending was beautifully done.

This is a great redo of an old classic. Sometimes the new take on an old favorite can leave a bad taste in your mouth but not in this case. It was refreshing and pulled me right in. I really loved Danika because she didn’t go for the “normal” fairy godmother pupils. She wanted the bad boys right from the start and that was such a unique twist. I loved it and I can’t wait to start the rest of the series. Marie Hall you made a fan for life!

Hotness Rating

3 out of 5

ARC REVIEW: Bound by Night by Larissa Ione

Bound by Night

(MoonBound Clan Vampires #1)

by: Larissa Ione

4 HEARTS

From Goodreads

The first installment in a sexy new paranormal romance series by Larissa Ione, author of the bestselling Demonica series!

A WOMAN OUT FOR BLOOD
Nicole Martin was only eight years old when the vampire slaves rose up in rebellion and killed her family. Now she devotes her life to finding a vaccine against vampirism, hoping to wipe out her memories—along with every bloodsucker on the planet. But there’s one thing she cannot destroy: her searing, undeniable attraction for the one man she should hate and fear the most . . .

A VAMPIRE OUT FOR REVENGE
A member of the renegade vampire MoonBound Clan, Riker is haunted by demons of his own. When he recognizes Nicole and remembers how her family enslaved his loved ones, his heart burns for vengeance. But when he kidnaps Nicole and holds her in a secret lair, his mortal enemy becomes his soul obsession, his greatest temptation, and, perhaps, his only salvation—a hot-blooded lover who could heal him with her touch . . . or bury him forever.

Whenever I hear about a new book from Larissa Ione, I am all over it in an instant. When I got this ARC, I was ecstatic. And as always, she did not disappoint.

At first—like, first few pages--I really wasn’t a fan of Riker. He seemed too emotionally hard. But like the word master she is, Larissa quickly had me falling for him. He was hard because he had to be, because he had been emotionally destroyed. His past was not only haunting him, it was torturing him underneath the surface. But as he spent time with Nicole, she started taking him apart piece by piece and putting him back together as a whole man. Oh he fought tooth and nail, pushed her away harshly, but he never abandoned her. He protected her, he fought for her, and oh man did he love her. He may never have wanted to admit it, but she was the most important person to him and she showed him another way to live—not forgetting or for revenge—but to heal and move on and finally allow himself to be happy.

Nicole was actually quite interesting to me. She had a traumatic even in her childhood that forever changed who she was. She hated vampires, but not enough to want to kill them. She simply wanted to give humanity an edge in co-existing with them. She spent her life learning all about them. Then when the unthinkable happens, she’s literally thrown into a world she had always feared. Her reactions to everything that happened was spot on. Her personality made her choices and suggestions believable given her situation. She thought on her feet, she was determined, and her knowledge of vampires not only healed Riker, but helped the clan as a whole. She was invaluable, and she proved it over and over again. She loved Riker with her entire soul despite her past, but she wasn’t so blinded by it that she was going to fool herself into being second best to him. She was proud of who she was and who she’d become, and in the end, that very essence captured the heart of the most amazing man.

The world Larissa created in this book has tones of futuristic qualities, but is not so far forward that you have to imagine it. This world is so realistic in itself, that I actually felt like I was living in this time—a time so close to ours that it felt real. The emotions and decisions made by the characters felt real and definitely gave me a sense of foreboding for the future. I enjoyed this world and these character immensely and am definitely eagerly awaiting the next installment.

Bravo, Larissa. Another winner in my book.

Hotness Rating
 3.5 out of 5

REVIEW: Demon From The Dark by Kresley Crow

Demon From the Dark

(Immortals After Dark #10)

by Kresley Cole

5 HEARTS

From Goodreads

From New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this scorching tale of a demon outcast poisoned with vampire blood and the vulnerable young witch he vows to protect—even from himself.

A dangerous demon she can't resist...

Malkom Slaine: tormented by his sordid past and racked by vampiric hungers, he's pushed to the brink by the green-eyed beauty under his guard.

A maddening witch he aches to claim...

Carrow Graie: hiding her own sorrows, she lives only for the next party or prank. Until she meets a tortured warrior worth saving.

Trapped together in a savage prison...

In order for Malkom and Carrow to survive, he must unleash both the demon and vampire inside him. When Malkom becomes the nightmare his own people feared, will he lose the woman he craves body and soul?

This is the 10th installment in Cole's Immortals After Dark series. It is about Carrow Graie, a.k.a. Carrow the Incarcerated, a mercenary of the Wiccae, and Malkom Slaine, leader of the Trothan rebellion.

This book set a new "stage" in the IAD world as well giving us a good look at a new species within the Lore world. One that was though a myth. The Scabara, or otherwise known as a vemon, were demons poisoned by vampire blood and thought of as abominations by most of the Lore. We as readers knew that they were not a myth because we saw one in A Hunger Like No Other but other than that, Malkom is the first one that we've met.

The stage that the first 9 books in the IAD series was built on stemmed from the platform that was built in the first 2 books. We knew that the Accession was near. We knew about a number of Valkyrie, Vampires, Demons and Lykae. However, the list of characters these previous 9 books had introduced us to had grown short. I also think that Kresley was afraid that she was getting too repetitive so she thought up a new angle and delivered the Order to us in the epilogue of PoaDP. Whereas books 2 - 9 all happened within the same year we needed to move on so now we find that this mysterious Order is after the different species and factions of the Lore. From that epilogue came 3 new stories. DftD is the first of the 3 that Kresley has gifted us.

OK, so as I said earlier we now have this Order coming after our favorite Loreans. The Order has been around for ages and their mission is to keep the Lore world a secret from the mortal world. It's a multinational mortal operation created to study-and exterminate-nonhumans. They've noticed that the Lore world has become frisky due to the Accession and they are scrambling to keep things under control. They grabbed Carrow in one of their retrieval missions and she is a prisoner in the Immortal Internment Compound. All the immortal prisoners wore collars, or torques, that nullified their powers. Carrow was told that she would be released if she managed to get Malkom off the demon plain Oblivian, home to the Trothan Demons, and back to the Compound. Being that Malkom was a vemon of course the Order wanted him. Vemons were supposed to be a myth and to capture one would be a great accomplishment. So off Carrow goes to try to lure Malkom in, her torque turned off so she could have some power.

I didn't think that I was going to like this book as much as I did. I'm not a major Demon fan. Malkom however, is a different story. He's uber smexy and total yumminess! From the very start he did his best to please and win over Carrow. He faced his fears for her. That was a major turn on.

There's lots of other reasons to love this book but it would take me forever to talk about them. Let me just leave you with this... READ IT!!!!

Oh! And I LOVE how KC is always throwing random pop culture references into her books. They're always good for a giggle.

Random things that made me smile and laugh...

* What would Ripley do? - referring to Ellen Ripley from the Alien Movies

* "And you're going into hell to get him? This is like Escape from New York, except you're bringing out the baddie." "Snake Plissken, at your service"

* Nix is always good for a hoot! - "...I don't feel like a freak. Unless le freak, c'est chic?"

* "I should name you Wilson the Volleyball" - reference from the movie Cast Away)

* "...if the Andoain coven was The Love Boat, I'd be a mix between Julie the recreation chic and bartender Isaac."

* "May I fellate you, if you please?"

* Officer Lindt had carried no chocolate.

* Phickens, cheasants, Cluck-Cluck and Chanticleer

* "Brusha brusha, brusha?" - who hasn't seen Grease?

* Carrow felt the same way she had the first time she's seen a penis in the flesh. Giddy..."Am thinking your file is too big for my computer to access, big guy"

* "Particle Man, Particle Man, doing the things that a particle can." - Ya gotta love it when a little kid sings They Might Be Giants songs from the 1990's

Hotness Rating

3 out of 5

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The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark #1) - Jodie's Review - Nissie's Review
A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark #2) - Nissie's Review
Kiss of a Demon King (Immortals After Dark #7) - My Review
Deep Kiss of Winter (contains Untouchable - Immortals After Dark #8) - My Review
Pleasure of a Dark Prince (Immortals After Dark #9) - My Review
Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark #11) - Jodie's Review
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QUICKIE REVIEW: Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole

Pleasure of a Dark Prince

(Immortals After Dark #9)

by Kresley Cole

5 HEARTS

From Goodreads

Kresley Cole enraptures again with this seductive tale of a fierce werewolf prince who will stop at nothing to protect the lovely archer he covets from afar.

A Dangerous Beauty

Lucia the Huntress: as mysterious as she is exquisite, she harbors secrets that threaten to destroy her—and those she loves.

An Uncontrolled Need

Garreth MacRieve, Prince of the Lykae: the brutal Highland warrior who burns to finally claim this maddeningly sensual creature as his own.

That lead to a pleasure so wicked...

From the shadows, Garreth has long watched over Lucia. Now, the only way to keep the proud huntress safe from harm is to convince her to accept him as her guardian. To do this, Garreth will ruthlessly exploit Lucia's greatest weakness—her wanton desire for him.

PoaDP is book #9 in the IAD series. This is Lucia and Garrath MacRieve's book. Lucia the Huntress is a Valkyrie of mysterious origin and the world's most skilled archeress. MacRieve is the ruler of the Lykae Clan and has been ever since his brother disappeared.

If you've read Kresley Cole before you know that she is a fabulous writer. If you haven't read her you are surely missing out. Go grab one of her books!

FINALLY we find out what happened to Lucia. We meet her in A Hunger Like No Other but then she seems to disappear in the other books. Now we know why. I've said it before and I will say it again, I love how the books in this series are so intertwined. It's like looking at the same thing but from different angles and perspectives. Though this sounds annoying and repetitive it's not for me and I really enjoy it. I loved seeing the scenes that we saw in A Hunger Like No Other from Garreth's view. And oh my, Garreth. My favorite IAD boy. Though truthfully I have a thing for all the Lykae!

Random things that I smiled at...

"Well, then, Lousha the Huntress" - a roguish grin curled his lips - "you've snared me." ~Can you say corny?

Garreth trying to hide his chuckle when she first tried to "make a fist" around him. ~~Such a male thing.

Captain Travis's defensive response to Lucia calling his ship a boat. "...as if she'd told him, 'Your penis: I find it minuscule.'"

Regin's crazy texting.

Nix as always makes me laugh. Loved her shout out to Bon Jovi. "Shots to the heart, and your to blame."

Lucia Incantata ~you got to love it when the man after your heart names a butterfly after you. Plus I'm a butterfly freak.

"Bluidy hell" ~that man's accent makes me melt.

"Mari, never let it be said that I donna support your extrortion-" "Entrepreneurial-ness," she corrected.

Hotness Rating

3 out of 5

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The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark #1) - Jodie's Review - Nissie's Review
A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark #2) - Nissie's Review
Kiss of a Demon King (Immortals After Dark #7) - My Review
Deep Kiss of Winter (contains Untouchable - Immortals After Dark #8) - My Review
Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark #11) - Jodie's Review
Lothaire (Immortals After Dark #12) - Jodie & Megan's Group Review

REVIEW: Covert Craving by Jennifer James

Covert Craving

(Project Genesis #1)

by Jennifer James

4 HEARTS

From Goodreads

She just stripped in front of an NYPD detective...

The glow-in-the-dark water at Camp Sunny Woods left Chloe Sanders with the ability to disappear from sight.

Thirteen years later, she uses her “gift” to take out criminals when she can. If she’s got to be part of a freak show, she’s going to do some good while in the buff.

And he’s enjoying studying every luscious curve…

Color blind detective Jacob Greiff smokes to weaken the overwhelming messages his nose sends him. One summer camp trip was enough for him. His priority right now is busting the vigilante leaving burglars tied up with panty hose and women’s scarves.

He thinks he’s hallucinating when he sees a petite, bare foot brunette in an enormous trench coat at his crime scenes because for the first time in years, he’s seeing someone in full color.

He’s not sure he’s buying it, but Chloe sure looks great when she’s “invisible.”

Despite his own supernatural abilities and the raging lust between them, Greiff wonders if Chloe isn’t some kind of nut who gets off on public nudity. She insists she can disappear from view when naked, that he’s the only one who can see her when she’s in the buff.

Their shared past comes to a treacherous intersection when a man shows up at Chloe’s apartment and informs them at gun point it’s time to report for duty—or else.

Covert Cravings is the first book of the Project Genesis series by Jennifer James and such an interesting start. I honestly didn't know what to think when I started reading this book, but it didn't take long to catch my full attention. The premise is a bit different from the average paranormal/fantasy books that are out there.

Chloe Saunders' parents sent her to summer camp as a child. They had no idea how that decision would forever change her life. The story told to her parents was that she was exposed to something in the water that changed her DNA. She would now forever have the ability to disappear from sight. Thinking they were doing the right thing they allowed the "experts" to take over her care in hopes they could help her with her new ability. Now an adult, Chloe is allowed to live her own life, but on a very short leash. She does as they say and when they say to do it. After all, she's no dummy she doesn't want to make them mad and become a test subject. The one thing she insists on using her abilities for is to help protect the public. If there is a law being broken or someone being hurt, she strips down and goes invisible. She has this gift why not use it to help those in need?

Jacob Greiff is color blind. This hasn't stopped him from being successful in the military and now as a police detective. At a crime scene he notices a beautiful woman standing in the shadows and he sees her in color. Of course, she gets his attention. After all, he hasn't seen color since he was a kid at summer camp. Chloe insists she can go invisible and she doesn't seem crazy, but Jacob isn't buying it. It's a shame, too. This is the first woman in years that has caught his attention and he finds himself drawn to Chloe and wanting things he never believed he could want.

This book is a series of secrets and intrigue. You never know who to trust and who not to. To make it even more confusing, I found myself sympathizing with one of the untrustworthy ones so much so that he broke my heart. I'm pretty sure he'll have his own story in this series. He almost has to!

Thank you to Jennifer James for the loan of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Heat Rating
3 out of 5 

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Night Embrace 
(Dark-Hunter #3)

by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Carrington MacDuffie (Narrator)

5 HEARTS

The Blurbs

Dear Reader,

Life is great for me. I have my chicory coffee, my warm beignets, and my best friend on the cell phone. Once the sun goes down, I am the baddest thing prowling the night: I command the elements, and I know no fear. For centuries, I've protected the innocent and watched over the mankind, making sure they are safe in a world where nothing is ever certain. All I want in return is a hot babe in a red dress, who wants nothing more from me then one night.

Instead, I get a runaway Mardi Gras float that tries to turn me into roadkill and a beautiful woman who saves my life but can't remember where she put my pants. Flamboyant and extravagant, Sunshine Runningwolf should be the perfect woman for me. She wants nothing past tonight, no ties, no long-term commitments.

But every time I look at her, I start yearning for dreams that I buried centuries ago. With her unconventional ways and ability to baffle me, Sunshine is the one person I find myself needing. But for me to love her would mean her death. I am cursed never to know peace or happiness— not so long as my enemy waits in the night to destroy us both.

—Talon of the Morrigantes

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Night Embrace spins the story of Talon, an ancient Celtic warrior who killed the son of the god Camulus. Camulus cursed Talon, decreeing death for everyone he loved. Now a Dark-Hunter in modern-day New Orleans, Talon meets Sunshine, who is key to ending his curse once and for all - not to mention helping him to save New Orleans from an ancient god bent on total destruction...

Audiobook Review

Wow oh wow! Night Embrace totally rocked! This book was absolutely fabulous and I have nothing negative to say about it.

First let's talk about Talon. Or Speirr if you want to go by is birth name. And let me tell you, from what the book said he's got quite a spear if you know what I'm saying. Even as a boy Talon was very fierce. As a Dark-hunter he is even more so. Fierce and beautifully brutal in battle. Yet, in his heart he was such a poet. He had some beautifully seductive words to say to Sunshine.

“I’ve always been a firm believer in seizing the moment. In taking what I want when I want it. And right now, Sunshine, I want you. I want to taste every inch of your body. To feel your breath on my neck while I make love to you. To take my tongue and explore every part of you until you beg me to stop.”

And speaking of Sunshine can I just say what a vibrant character she was? As an artist she totally appealed to me. Even her flightiness was something that endeared her to me. She was cute, funny, loyal, inquisitive, had a good heart (as shown by her actions toward the Dark-Hunter Zarek) and stuck to her guns. I love how she hacked away at Talon's resolve trying to get him to open up.

“What’s this?” “Until you come clean with me, you can take the sofa.” “You’re kidding.” “Oh no. Not even a little. I’m not going to let you back into my bed until you let me inside your head.”

There were tons of supporting characters in the book. Among them, of course, was the ever present Acheron. He took up more page time in Night Embrace than he did in Night Pleasures and I really enjoyed the deepening of his storyline. We also saw some of Valerius, the grandson and namesake of one of the villains from Night Pleasures. When he came into the picture I yelled at the book. Kyrian and Julian weren't too happy to see him either as you can imagine. There was also the afore mentioned Zarek. I couldn't help but feel for him. His last scene in the book took me by surprise. Another person that made her regular appearance was Selena.

The sex was frequent and hot. Talon and Sunshine worked amazing well together. The connection between them was soul deep. Sometimes authors have a hard time making me believe that the hero and heroine truly belong together. Not so for these two. Kenyon did a perfect job with their relationship. It was very easy to feel the bond between them.

The world building in this book wasn't as intricate as it was in the last book which I was thankful for. I think it helped that I read Night Pleasures before Night Embrace however Night Embrace can stand alone.

Brilliant world building? Check. Awesome and intriguing characters? Check. Sexy hero? Check. Steamy sex scenes? Check. This book has it all so find a copy of it somewhere and READ IT!

Hotness Rating

4 out of 5

See my review of Night Pleasures (Dark-Hunter #2) HERE

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Night Pleasures 

(Dark-Hunter #2)

by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Carrington MacDuffie (Narrator)

4 HEARTS

The Blurbs

Dear Reader,

Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to be immortal? To journey through the night stalking the evil that preys on humans? To have unlimited wealth, unlimited power? That is my existence, and it is dark and dangerous. I play hero to thousands, but am known to none. And I love every minute of it.

Or so I thought until one night when I woke up handcuffed to my worst nightmare: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. Or in Amanda's case, buttoned all the way up to her chin. She's smart, sexy, witty, and wants nothing to do with the paranormal-in other words, me.

My attraction to Amanda Devereaux goes against everything I stand for. Not to mention the last time I fell in love it cost me not only my human life, but also my very soul. Yet every time I look at her, I find myself wanting to try again. Wanting to believe that love and loyalty do exist.

Even more disturbing, I find myself wondering if there's any way a woman like Amanda can love a man whose battle scars run deep, and whose heart was damaged by a betrayal so savage that he's not sure it will ever beat again.

Kyrian of Thrace

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In Night Pleasures, Kyrian of Thrace - an immortal who protects humans from vampires - wakes up one morning handcuffed to the one thing that can scare him: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. But Amanda Devereaux turns out to be his perfect partner for hunting down a deadly foe, and for helping him to regain his soul - and learn that love doesn't have to bite.

Audiobook Review

This is the first Dark-Hunter book that I've read and I really did enjoy it. All the different elements that are embedded in the storyline, like the Greek mythology and the different versions of vampires, just simply amaze me and I applaud Sherrilyn Kenyon for coming up with these ideas.

One of my favorite parts of the story was in the beginning of the book. Amanda had been having a bad day at work and Kyrian "came to her rescue" in a thoroughly satisfying way. It was one of those moments that all women who have been dumped would love to have happen. That's all I'll say about it.

Since for me this was an audiobook it was little hard to understand and retain all the intricate details. A lot of information to set up the world was given to us and at times it could be overwhelming. In truth it felt like I almost needed to take notes in order to keep track of all the intricate details and it was kind of frustrating. I understand the necessity of world building but it was too much for me.

Kyrian and Amanda made a great couple. Right from the very beginning you could tell that there was a connection between them. I particularly enjoyed the flashbacks of Kyrian's past. I liked being able to see what made him the Dark-Hunter that he was. What he went through because of Theone's treacherous behavior was horrifying. I even came up with the perfect theme song for that relationship: Bruno Mars's Grenade.


I was happy with the HEA ending however it was a little cliched. I could see the little surprise coming but it was nice to read anyways.

To sum up this review I have to say that I'm jumping on the bandwagon with everybody else. This series is something that you're definitely going to want to get into!

P.S. Though this is labeled as Dark-Hunter #2 it is the first official Dark-Hunter book that has a Dark-Hunter in it.

Hotness Rating

3.5 out of 5

COVER REVEAL: Felicity Heaton's Her Wicked Angel

Her Wicked Angel 

(Her Angel Romance Series Book 6)

by Felicity Heaton

The King of Demons and the Devil’s right hand man, Asmodeus is a dark angel born of evil and created for destruction. When his master orders him to venture into the mortal world and retrieve a female for him, he seizes the chance to leave Hell for the first time, uncaring of what the Devil has planned for her… until he sets eyes on the most beautiful woman he has ever seen—a female who awakens new feelings within his black heart, unleashing passion so intense that it controls him and desire he cannot resist.

He will not let his wretched master have her. She will belong to him.

Liora is a witch with a bad reputation and an obsession with fighting demons. A mission gone wrong sees her sent to Paris to cool off, but when a dark and deadly warrior with a gaze of golden fire lands in her life, she ends up burning hotter than Hell for the wicked angel. Nothing will stand between her and the immense, forbidding male. Not her cousin. Not Asmodeus’s sworn enemy and twin, Apollyon. And certainly not the Devil.

Caught up in a tempest of danger and soul-searing passion, can they survive against the odds and seize their forever after?

Her Wicked Angel is due for release on September 21^st2013
Add Her Wicked Angel to your Goodreads shelves.

Books in the Her Angel romance series:

Her Dark Angel (Her Angel romance series book 1) – FREE on Kindle, Kobo and Apple iBooks

Her Fallen Angel (Her Angel romance series book 2)

Her Warrior Angel (Her Angel romance series book 3)

Her Guardian Angel (Her Angel romance series book 4)

Her Demonic Angel (Her Angel romance series book 5)

About Felicity Heaton:

Felicity Heaton writes passionate paranormal romance books as Felicity Heaton and F E Heaton. In her books she creates detailed worlds, twisting plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping romances with leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy shape-shifters and wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons!

If you're a fan of paranormal romance authors Lara Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter and Christine Feehan then you will enjoy her books too.

If you love your angels a little dark and wicked, Felicity Heaton’s best selling Her Angel series is for you. If you like strong, powerful, and dark vampires then try the Vampires Realm series she writes as F E Heaton or any of her stand alone vampire romance books she writes as Felicity Heaton. Or if you’re looking for vampire romances that are sinful, passionate and erotic then try Felicity Heaton’s new Vampire Erotic Theatre series.

In 2011, five of her six paranormal romance books received Top Pick awards from Night Owl Reviews, Forbidden Blood was nominated as Best PNR Vampire Romance 2011 at The Romance Reviews, and many of her releases received five star reviews from numerous websites. In 2013, Heart of Darkness was a finalist in the paranormal romance category at the Epic Ebook Awards.

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ARC REVIEW: Blaze of Secrets by Jessie Donnovan

Blaze of Secrets

(Asylums for Magical Threats #1)

by: Jessie Donovan

4 HEARTS

From Goodreads

To avoid persecution, the Feiru will do anything to keep their elemental magic a secret from humans—even lock away their children for life. Few know what goes on inside the prison system for magic users, but that is about to change…

Kiarra Melini overhears the dangerous secrets of her blood and decides that if Feiru elemental magic is to survive, she needs to die. But before she can finish the deed, a handsome black-clad man kidnaps her from prison and introduces her to an anti-prison activist group. As the prison retrieval squad hunts for her, Kiarra must overcome the demons of her past or risk losing not only her newfound freedom, but also the man who reawakens her desires and captures her heart.

Jaxton Ward finally rescues his older brother from prison, but instead of helping with his brother’s recovery, he’s ordered to train Kiarra—a stubborn elemental fire user who claims her magic is gone. But just as Kiarra starts trusting him with her secrets, the prison enforcers catch up with them. Now Jaxton must find a way to keep his family safe while also protecting the only woman able to ignite both his temper and his passion.

I'm very interested in the world Jessie Donovan has built in this book. There aren't many books about Fey, or in this case Feiru, to begin with. I'm not sure I completely understand it yet either, and I'm okay with that. I'm hoping all will be explained as the series develops. But for a first book, this world building, history, and issues going on are fresh and intriguing.

I only had one issue with this book, and that was the connection between Jaxton and Kiarra. I adored both characters on their own, but I never felt the connection between them until about halfway through the book. It made it very difficult to get through at times. When I'm reading a romance, I really have to believe the relationship the main characters have. Eventually the depth of their relationship had me believing by the end, but up until that point, I just found it hard to get behind.

Jaxton was a great hero and I loved him. From the moment he rescues Kiarra to the moment he admitted his love for her, I was sold on him. He was a warrior, a trainer, and a lover. He was always at a disadvantage and learned to make that a strength. He healed Kiarra in ways no one else could have, and he helped her become the woman she had always been deep down inside. He protected her with a fierceness that rivals alpha werewolves, and he loved her in a way that chased away her demons. He was the complete package for someone damaged like Kiarra, and in healing her, he allowed her to do the same for him.

Kiarra was an incredibly strong woman to endure what she had since she was a child and became the woman she was, with Jaxton's help. She developed in such a believable way, and her thought process through it all was understandable. She was determined not to let her life in the AMT (Asylum for Magical Threats) rule her on the outside, and she did everything she could to conquer her fears and doubts. She ended up becoming not only a strong woman, but a woman of importance and a woman who finally knew true love. All of these things gave her the courage to do what she knew needed to be done and helped her discover the truth about herself in the process. Her love for Jaxton healed his own scares that he never truly thought existed. Through each other, they became something so much more.

Overall this was a very good story. The world building had me interested and the small developments throughout was good enough to add some kind of inkling as to how future books are going to develop. I just wish it hadn't taken so long for the connection between Jaxton and Kiarra to really kick in. It would have made the book so much better, and probably would have landed it on my favorites shelf.

It'd definitely worth checking out.

***This ARC was given to me by Jessie Donovan in exchange for an honest review.

Hotness Rating
3 out of 5