The Longest Night by Gary Dini hardly kept my attention. I found myself falling asleep while reading it. The chapters were way too long. As an example, the Prologue is fifty-five pages, and the entire book is 193 pages. The author did, however, give great background information for each character which made it easier to relate to them throughout the story.

The story follows the Tremaine brothers Malcolm and Tristan. Malcolm is in a position of power for the duration of the story yet it originally said he was a recluse. Tristan is a more wild character. They travel through the mountains and come across a baby Yeti which they take it in and help it develop. What will happen to the Yeti? (more…)

The Order of the Blood by Nicole Vlachos and Lane Morris was a great book. The storytelling and background of the characters made for an interesting story. The writers spelled out their story in such a manner that you could relate to the characters and look forward to what’s coming next.

Ian and Robin had been friends as mortals over ten years ago. Finally they are reunited, and Ian is a newly turned fledgling vampire without a Sire while Robin has managed to stay human despite others’ attempts to do otherwise. The Brethren is looking for both Robin and Ian to kill them both. Robin takes Ian to Simon, an angry man who’s application to become a member of the Brethren was denied centuries ago. He is now the leader of the Order of the Blood and has a constant rivalry with the Brethren. He even went so far as to create an army to kill all the Brethren they could find. (more…)

Vlad: The Last Confession by C.C. Humphries was a very interesting book. At 1,900 pages, it was very long as every detail of the life of Vlad Dracul is spelled out. While it can be very wordy, there are a lot of personal conversations in it which make for interesting reading.
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The Story of the Vampire Blood is a great example of contemporary paranormal genius, combining modern day life with vampires of a much older era who try to keep up with the times. The old vampire mentality that “humans are cattle” resonate in this story with all the gruesome attacks on them and the way they are treated by the vampires. Combining the vampires with wolves is a genius idea and goes along with the theory that vampires can shift into anything they want as one of their powers. The story is a great one, though it starts out slow with a lot of background information.
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Never Too Many Valentines is a book with three short stories about Valentine ménage.

“Killer Valentine” by Kristabel Reed is about three FBI Agents who are called in to catch the Wilderness Killer. Jareth Reese is the Lead Agent and also controls Tony and Sophie. He is their Dom and he is very protective of them. When they have to separate to catch the killer’s accomplice, he gets very upset and ends up having to save Sophie. The three of them have a great time together, sexually, in their cabin. In the end, Jareth realizes he’s in love with both of them and wants to keep them safe and for himself.
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