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Manning Up by J.T. Steele

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Saturday 2 February 2013 at 9:29 pm
***½

When soul mates collide, sparks are sure to fly—especially if one half of the couple believes that the relationship never can be. But Wesley Grayson isn’t about to let a bit of homophobia stop him from securing the love of his life and giving him everything he has ever desired. He won’t even let a group of thugs or Elijah Kerrington’s case of cold feet deter him from getting what he wants. And what Wesley wants is Elijah.
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Reluctantly His by Marisa Chenery

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Tuesday 29 January 2013 at 2:27 pm
****

When Nika left her home in California to run a pub in England with her boyfriend, David, she never thought she’d be stuck running it on her own. But when he runs off with another woman, she finds herself doing just that—and liking it, for the most part. Enter the mysterious Garrick. Tall, handsome, and incredibly irresistible. Everything Nika just is not ready for… or is she? There’s only one way to find out, and he’s determined to change her mind, no matter the cost.

Nika is both feisty and damaged. David’s running off left her hurting and reluctant to trust a man—any man—ever again. However, she refuses to let his betrayal run her life. I was impressed with the way she was determined to stick with the pub, even though it had been his idea and their responsibility to share. It gave her focus and kept her from dwelling too much on what a jerk he’d been to her. (more…)


Too Wicked to Kiss by Erica Ridley

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Friday 18 January 2013 at 1:27 pm
****

When you mix a woman on the run with a dark lord harboring a deadly reputation, you had better batten the hatches because a storm is surely brewing — and that is only the beginning. When a guest turns up murdered in his own room, theories begin to fly, placing Evangeline and Gavin firmly in the middle of all the controversy. But who is really the guilty party?

Evangeline is a heroine to be proud of. She has been through heck and back, as she can see flashes of the future and/or past when she touches someone, but she never stops trying to better her situation. She is beautiful, smart, and witty beyond measure. Even when she knows she has no other choice but to conform, she still finds a way to hold to her principles and hold on to her dignity. She is the perfect cure for Gavin’s dour personality.
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Earth’s Demon by Robin Leigh Miller

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Tuesday 8 January 2013 at 11:20 am
****

There’s something beneath the surface of the earth that’s not happy. And it’s been waiting, waiting a long time for this chance at revenge. Avani Proctor, earth elemental, is the only one with the skills to stop this demon’s evil before it destroys everything living and breathing. With the help of an unexpected ally and her family of elemental sisters, she may just make it in time.

Avani Proctor has a secret: she’s an earth elemental. Not only that, but she transforms into a tree when she connects with the earth. As closely as she guards this secret, accidents sometimes happen, such as the day Chuck West accidentally spots her in her transformed form. Despite his misgivings and overall disbelief in all things magical and mystical, Chuck has a deep need to believe in Avani, to trust her. (more…)


Hunted Intensity by Rebecca Airies

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Friday 30 November 2012 at 11:56 am
****

Fleeing a fierce storm, Tori takes cover in an empty shepherd’s cabin on her way back to her village. What she is not expecting is the company of an intoxicated and nearly unconscious shifter. But with the storm quickly catching up to them, she cannot possibly throw him out into nature. What else can she do but wait it out?

Tori is conflicted, understandably. She is immediately and undeniably attracted to this gorgeous man in need of care, and yet she is afraid to get too close to him. In his delirium, he says things to make her believe he is looking for his lost lover, causing her to keep her distance, not understanding the truth of his words. (more…)


Cold in California by Deborah Riley-Magnus

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Monday 12 November 2012 at 1:58 pm
****

Can a vampire get a chance at redemption? It is possible, if you ask Gabriel Strickland. One-time vampire turned twice-baked vampire, Gabriel is getting a new lease on life. When an errant shard of a baseball bat stabs him in the heart, he awakens to find himself not quite dead, but not quite mortal, either. Stuck somewhere in between, Gabriel is left to make his way in the world with the help of an employment agency and a halfway house full of paranormal creatures. So, what is a vampire to do but get a job?
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Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Thursday 27 September 2012 at 11:54 pm
****

The beautiful Beauchamp women are more than they appear—much more. Witches forbidden to use their magic, they’ve managed to settle into as ordinary a life as possible in North Hampton. However, life happens, as it so often does, and little by little, these three witches begin to use their powers again… but what lies in store for them and their magic after all these centuries? They’re about to find out.
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Goddess in the Middle by Stephanie Julian

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Saturday 8 September 2012 at 9:36 pm
****

Charon is at it again, hunting goddesses for their power in an attempt to break free of his prison in the underworld. This time, his target is Amity, a goddess with the power to heal. When she’s rescued from a demon by a pair of wolf shifter cousins, she suddenly realizes that the three of them together is more powerful than any one of them on their own. Now, to figure out a way to keep her safe from Charon…
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Enter the Night by Maggie Berkley

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Saturday 8 September 2012 at 9:19 pm
****

Banished by her King, Morgan Crowe is forced to live among humans until her banishment has been reversed — or until the Queen that despises her meets an ill ending, whichever comes first. However, when her King perishes mysteriously, Morgan is sent on the run. Chased and confronted by a number of enemies, she is lured into the arms of one she thinks she can trust. But can she? In a world that is in upheaval, nothing is ever what it seems. Deception and betrayal lie around every corner and if you are not careful, it will catch you in its grip.
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Transylvania, Louisiana by Evelyn Smith

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Saturday 14 July 2012 at 12:40 am
****

The abused innocent don’t always lay down and die…sometimes they find bigger and meaner friends and become the undead. Just ask Billy; he learned this the hard way. While hitchhiking one night, he gets picked up by a mysterious man in a black Mustang and watches as his life is changed forever. After being bitten and dumped on the edge of the forest, he’s left for dead. Too bad Billy had no inclination to die quite yet.
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Vampire Island by Adele Griffin

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Saturday 14 July 2012 at 12:30 am
****½

It isn’t easy being a vampire, especially when you’re a vegetarian fruit-bat hybrid. This is just one of the things that makes it hard for the Livingstone kids to adjust to their life in the New World. Aside from losing their Old World powers, they are now facing school, friends, and complications aplenty. This is the story of three siblings—Lexie, Maddy, and Hudson—and their parents as they try and find a way to adjust to their new life, hide those pesky lingering vampiric traits, and seem to be normal in a city that is anything but.
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A Promise of Amber by Evanne Lorraine

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Sunday 17 June 2012 at 2:34 pm
****

Being half fae and half wolf has made Amber’s life a living hell. Always the outsider, she kept to herself and attempted to stay out of trouble, although trouble always seemed to find her no matter how hard she tried to avoid it. When the Seaview Pack’s compound comes under attack by goblins, she is one of very few left alive in the aftermath. Under the scrutiny of Hunter, the Alpha of the Treeland Pack and her promised mate, she finds herself withering in fear…and something else, too. (more…)


How to Worship a Goddess by Stephanie Julian

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Tuesday 21 February 2012 at 7:44 pm
****

The forgotten goddess of the moon is in fear for her life. She has a demon on her tail and has no idea how to shake him. One stumble and he will have her—and her powers—for his own. With the help of a town of werewolf-worshipers and the unlikely ally of a minor league hockey player, she will fight to the end if she has to—anything to keep from being banished to the land of the dead for all eternity…
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What a Goddess Wants by Stephanie Julian

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Friday 17 February 2012 at 12:01 am
***½

No one ever likes to have their job phased out from under them, but when you’re the Etruscan Goddess of the Dawn, it’s just plain unfair. To make matters worse, Charon, the God of the Underworld is trying to steal her powers for his own. What’s a goddess to do in these dire circumstances? Enter Caligo, Cimmerian warrior to the extreme. Will they be able to defeat the forces of evil on their own or is all lost?
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Howl by Silke Juppenlatz

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Monday 16 January 2012 at 7:19 pm
****

We only think we know what lurks in the shadows surrounding us, taking comfort in the tangible. But do we, really? Lucia is no exception to this bit of human nature, either, and it is about to bite her back — hard. However, when the fantastical presents itself to her, she meets it head-on, whether she believes in it or not.
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The Knaveheart’s Curse by Adele Griffin

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Friday 2 December 2011 at 9:58 pm
****½

It’s hard to be a vegan vampire in New York City, especially when you’re Madison Livingstone. And as summer progresses, it gets even tougher. Maddy’s always had a hard time making friends, and now it seems that she’s losing her sister, too, to new interests and, heaven forbid, boys. So, when her brother Hudson announces that the evil and dangerous Knaveheart—the most vicious of the Old World vampires—has come to New York to find his successor, all of their worlds are turned upside down in an effort to keep him away from their family and send him on his way back to the Old World for good.
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Shadowheart by Tad Williams

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Wednesday 10 August 2011 at 11:50 pm
****½

The final battle for the fate of Southmarch—and quite possibly, all of Eion—has been set into motion. Everything that our heroes have been working towards, and everything the other side has been fighting against, is about to find its final conclusion. However, there’s one last kink in the plan: something yet unknown is awakening beneath Southmarch, something that neither side had expected or planned on, and it will change the very fate of everyone involved.
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Whitechapel Road by Wayne Mallows

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Friday 15 July 2011 at 11:28 pm
****

While waiting to meet his future wife-to-be, Aremis is violently attacked and left for dead. As he’s nursed back to health by the village’s doctor and his sister’s tender attention, the truth of the attack begins to unfold in horrifying detail. Temperance, his sister, sends him to London in the hopes of finding a cure, or at least more information on his condition, but what he finds in the big city is nothing like what he sought. (more…)


Ivan and Marya by Anna Kashina

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Friday 17 June 2011 at 11:54 pm
****

Every year on the eve of the Summer Solstice, another young virgin is sacrificed to the dark god Kupalo. As Priestess of the Solstice, Marya took her job seriously, ensuring the souls of the Sacrifice Maiden made their journey in safety and securing her father a place as ruler for another year. Using her beauty and magic to defend herself and her father’s position, nothing seems odd to Marya…until the day she meets Ivan the Fool. Little does she realize that Ivan has been given a mission to overthrow her and her father’s rule and release the surrounding kingdoms from their dark hold.
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33 A. D. by David McAfee

Posted under Reviews by Aymee on Friday 17 June 2011 at 11:40 pm
****

Something is afoot in Jerusalem… While the local vampires have been battling to gain control of Israel, the faith inspired by an up-and-coming rabbi from Galilee is putting a serious damper on their plans. When one of their own forsakes the vampire lifestyle to follow this odd young rabbi, the Council of Thirteen dispatches their best assassin to kill them both – traitor and rabbi. After all, how hard could it be to take out a washed-up vampire and a young Jew named Jesus?
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