Do you love that cover? Mmmhmmm. Me, too. I wasn't at Samhain to buy a book, but that cover caught my eye. After a glance at the description, I was soDo you love that cover? Mmmhmmm. Me, too. I wasn't at Samhain to buy a book, but that cover caught my eye. After a glance at the description, I was sold. Now I have a new fictional Dom to adore.
This book kept me up reading last night. I just had to finish it. I really enjoyed the characters and BDSM aspects were luscious. Portions are still playing in my head, and that makes it worth keeping for me. I liked that there was variety in the BDSM scenes and that there were so many Doms. How many can one girl have? They kept coming out of the woodwork. With so many Doms available to set things up, Rachel the submissive of the story just can't seem to escape the mind fucks.
I didn't have a problem with suspending my belief on the transplanting procedure. It would be cool if they found a way for severed nerves to reconnect, and the means in this book was plausible to me. The medical story didn't get in the way of the BDSM submissive training story or the romances in the book. I liked the way things settled out in the end, and I would really like a second book dealing with the brother's life especially if he has to take on Rachel's sister. Yowza!
I came away very satisfied from the read, but totally unsatisfied that I have yet to experience a violet wand and tingly tongue play. You'll love the tingly tongue play in Frankendom....more
I enjoyed reading this quirky paranormal romance. I loved the Big Bad Wolf and Red Riding Hood both. Yes, love strikes very quickly, and some may findI enjoyed reading this quirky paranormal romance. I loved the Big Bad Wolf and Red Riding Hood both. Yes, love strikes very quickly, and some may find that not realistic. But then what's realistic about a clockwork gypsy's fortunes being cryptic but correct every single time? There's a lot of fairy tale references in this book, and it is itself a lovely fairy tale in which love triumphs. It's light reading for when you need something to take you to a land far, far away. There are more books in this series. I started with this, number three. I'll be adding the first two to my wishlist....more
This is a great deal. I love Annette Blair's Rogues Club. I read Unforgettable Rogue as single book before buying this set. It's worth the $.99 for thThis is a great deal. I love Annette Blair's Rogues Club. I read Unforgettable Rogue as single book before buying this set. It's worth the $.99 for this book alone. The scene where Hawk breaks the bed is one I've remembered since I first read it. Alex's seduction of her husband is just fun to read.
A Lady by Chance by Cheryl Bolen is another good read if you're willing to dispense with it being a realistic historical. The romance moves from two people who hate each other to happily ever after. And isn't that what most of us want from a romance? Bolen does it with interesting characters, which is requisite for this type of story where you know how it will end just not how they'll get there.
Salt Bride by Lucinda Brant has a complex plot with a villainess wrecking havoc on the lives of hero and heroine. Marriage comes early in this book, but begins with two hearts wounded by past wrongs. While love still hovers under the pain, the two must learn to trust again before it can come to full bloom. The villainess in this book is truly despicable and twisted. She uses anything and anyone to make events work to her advantage causing confusion and strife for all involved. Very good book.
The last title, Scandalous Virtue, is another terrific read. The story of Jack’s change from rake to respectable husband is fairly standard. The true spice of this novel comes from the heroine’s introduction to the more scandalous ways of the ton. Coming from a family and first marriage of extreme propriety, she decides to grab onto freedom and flirt with scandal. As Jack becomes more sensible, Nessa heads the other direction and takes the story into some interesting twists. ...more
This is the first part of a novel divided into three parts. The story doesn't end at the end of the book. I can deal with that as a selling technique,This is the first part of a novel divided into three parts. The story doesn't end at the end of the book. I can deal with that as a selling technique, but I'd much rather review the novel as a whole. This first section had one major flaw. A good portion of the middle of the book was taken up with the back story of the heroine. Not all or even most of a character's back story is needed in the book itself. In the mind of the author yes, but not in the book itself. That's true in this case. The beginning of the book focusing on the traumatic events that lead Elaine to join the Secret Service was good reading. I didn't really need to read about Elaine's life as she works her way through school and Secret Service training. Her first posting could have also been edited out. Finally we get to the action of the novel and just as it's getting good it ends. ::::sigh::::
I sigh, because the book when it's going is really excellent reading. It's the kind of reading that you have to jostle my arm to get my attention because I'm engrossed. Now I have to decide if I'm going to buy the rest of the book or not. The $5.99 price tag probably will keep from doing it, since this book contained stuff I didn't find essential, I'm wondering how long the book within the extraneous stuff really is. ...more
I loved this book as much as I loved the first in the series. The characters are well developed, the settings are vivid, the dialogue is engaging, andI loved this book as much as I loved the first in the series. The characters are well developed, the settings are vivid, the dialogue is engaging, and the story line is riveting. I've read it to enjoy it. Now I need to go back and read it to figure out how Brent Weeks did all that. But first, book number 3.
Things I Liked Best: The exploration of love vs. sex. Overcoming evil is not limited to defeating the villains but also includes overcoming the evil within a person and the evil one has done. The hole as a crucible for Logan. ...more
Absolutely loved this book. I found myself rereading scenes even before I finished it. I loved the way the author got into the heads of Violet and MacAbsolutely loved this book. I found myself rereading scenes even before I finished it. I loved the way the author got into the heads of Violet and Mackenzie. A nurturing, alpha male sub...what could be better? Except for the same thing but a dom. The scene where Violet breaks Mac was just exquisite, but only because ultimately this is what Mac wanted. I don't think that's a spoiler, because all through the book you know it's moving toward that, and when you get there, it is so worth the wait. The solution to the murder mystery surprised me. I hope all the Nature of Desire series is this good....more
I enjoy Viking historical romances and plain old Viking historical books because I like the untamed brutality of that period of history. Danegeld percI enjoy Viking historical romances and plain old Viking historical books because I like the untamed brutality of that period of history. Danegeld perches on the edge of not being a romance because it's not paced like your typical romance. It's much more realistic. This isn't a book where the heroine or hero can't seem to make up their mind without any real reason to keep them from declaring their love. This pair goes through a hell over and over again. The book is not for the faint of heart. It includes two rapes and lots of brutal fighting. It's definitely a book a guy could like if they like fiction. The commitment between the hero and heroine is much more satisfying because it hasn't been reached easily and requires both to change to achieve it. In other words, it's not built on sex. Although you do get sex in this book.
I also liked the playoff between witchcraft and Christianity in the mind of the heroine. The supernatural is portrayed as real in this book, and it is never positively stated from whence Britta gets her abilities except that using them for evil exacts a terrible price. The changes that Britta and Karn go through are a reflection of the changes being wrought in the society they live in.
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