It seems that this is the year of Alice. Tim Burton’s great film has hit DVD and Ora Le Brocq’s fantastic erotic fantasy has hit bookshelves.

Although I have been a fan of Alice in Wonderland for most of my life, I have to admit that this book is by far my favorite take on the timeless classic.
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Wow. I have to admit I was not sure what to expect when I picked up this book, but I absolutely loved it.

Chandra Walker lived a pretty normal life – worked at the mall, had an apartment, nothing to exciting. That is right up to the time she meets Zach and David and the rest of the pack and her life gets turned upside down. Now she has to figure out who she is, who her mate will be, and keep the baddies from getting her in the process. Oh yeah, and do not forget the ancient Lord of the Forest who is there to watch her back.. To say the least, Chandra’s life just got really, really interesting.
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I always love a good vampire story, so when this anthology came up for review, I jumped to read it.

“Like Part of the Family” by Jonathan Maberry is the story of a private investigator hired to look into the odd changes in a woman’s husband. This story was a great start to the anthology. It was descriptive, detailed and very well written.
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“A Psychoerotic Noir Fairytale.” This is the most accurate one-sentence summary of a book I have ever read. Private Midnight starts out rather slow with an interesting, yet not totally impressive, main character in Detective Birch Ritter.
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Stallion’s Pride takes a look at the intimate and interesting worlds of shape-shifters as never before. Byrnes Mason has created a wonderful world filled with strong characters and a captivating story.

Brishen is the Prince of the Gypsies. He is also, like all of his clan, a horse-shifter. (more…)

Max and the boys are back. In this second installment in the Hunters Kiss series, we find Maxine, Grant and the boys neck deep in trouble – yet again.

Starting the story off running, Liu keeps things going at a breakneck speed that keeps the pages turning. Engaging the reader and enthralling the imagination while propelling the characters forward is no easy task but Liu has accomplished it yet again.
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I cannot imagine going through life without feeling passion.

For Cassie, this has always been the case. She has a special talent that allows her to calm people. This is great most of the time, but apparently it makes building passion rather challenging. Well, that is until she meets Jared and everything she has ever known about emotions gets blown to hell and back. (more…)

In this fourth book in the Hightower series, we find the newly promoted Tamara still fighting with her feelings for her estranged wife, Izzy. But when she goes to deal with a vampire who has been encroaching on her territory, she finds more than she bargained for.Tamara is a complicated character, between her love for her wife, Izzy, and her duty to the Hightower clan as matriarch, she is torn at times between her duty and her heart. (more…)

I have an addiction to the current trend of modifying classics and fairy tales to the modern age, and Pan’s Legacy is an excellent example of this trend.

Pandora is the granddaughter of Peter Pan – yes, pixie dust and lost boys Peter Pan. But the story she was told was much different from the classic tale. I have to admit that I am really impressed with this character. She is strong and passionate and not afraid to go for what she knows is right. (more…)

Filled with fantastic visual descriptions, All Hallows Blood is a great read.

“Currently it looked run down, rotten from the inside, like an apple left to dry; wrinkled and dying, the goodness long gone.” That is just a small sample to the vivid visuals that fill All Hallows Blood. These vivid visuals carry over into the erotic scenes making the passionate passages jump off the page.
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Love is complicated enough. Toss in a lifetime of steamy dreams, prophecies and serial killers and you have one heady mix.

Aria decided to hunt down the creature that killed her mother. Wow, is she surprised when she meets a real vampire. Aria is a stubborn, strong and endearing woman. Rialto is the steamy hot fellow everyone dreams of finding: rich, handsome and an honestly good person. He also has a dark side that, to people like me, is even more of a plus. (more…)

The Pirate’s Possession – Tru is a lady of noble blood, Ewan is a privateer. Both are on the run from London but neither of them realizes what they have gotten themselves into.

This short tale by Juliet Burns carries all the components of a great historical romance, packed into a small 70 pages. Tru and Ewan are both very endearing characters. Their passion is steaming hot and vivid while holding onto the soft flowing wordings that seem to fit with that era. (more…)

Book one in this new series by Robert Asprin is great. Okay, I know how cliche can you get with an opening line like that, but it was a fun and interesting read. Having read hundreds of dragon-oriented fantasy and fiction books, it is always refreshing to find stories that have new and inventive takes on the dragon mythos.
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Tall dark strangers, demons, shapeshifters, magic – what more could you want in one book? Well, this great story has it all.

The Highwayman is a story of a tall dark stranger who is stuck with a curse. He is carrying around a demon’s shadow and wants to get rid of it. Insert beautiful familiar Aby here. (more…)

Deception, betrayal, and humans with fantastic powers fill the pages of this new story from Brenna Lyons.

Soulchaser was taken from his mother at a young age to be educated by the government to battle the rebels that threaten their way of life. As time progresses, he becomes one of the most powerful operatives in the school – even more powerful possibly than his father Empathen had been. (more…)

This anthology shows gives readers a glimpse into the ever interesting and always terrifying world of the undead. Edited by Brenna Lyons and including stories by T. L. Ryder and Terri Pray, this volume takes the undead to a new level.
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What would happen if a vampire got loose on a nuclear submarine? This story is a first person perspective account of just that.

Petty Officer Bob Leonard is the storyteller in this terrific tale. When the crew returns from leave, one of the lieutenants is acting differently. Soon it becomes apparent that this man is not the same as he was before leave, though his change doesn’t do anything to improve his personality. (more…)

Tucker Upchurch is a grad student in archaeology who dreams of being included in a dig with the famous Dr. Westcott. When that dream comes true, he packs up and heads to Central America. Once they arrive, Dr. Westcott informs the team that they are looking for a mythological flying creature. Little do they know that they will not only find the creature but that the find will change their lives in more ways than one.
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When a forestry officer starts hunting for the perpetrator who is slaughtering animals on local farms, she finds not only romance but also a living legend.

Madison is hunting for the creature that has killed and will kill again if she does not stop it. During a stakeout at a local farm, she discovers the handsome and mysterious artist Kaletaka. Little does she know the depth of the mystery that she has gotten herself into.
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Every married couple looks for the perfect home to live their lives in. Some choose the country, some prefer the city; some look for apartments, others want a sprawling house. Seldom do people choose to purchase a house that is haunted, cursed, or otherwise infested with the unknown entities of the past. Well, Robert and Anna Ford have found the perfect home in the mountains in Violet Cove, Oregon; little do they know what an interesting past their new home has and the effect it will have on their lives.
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