Reluctant Partnerships by Ariel Tachna, 2nd edition

Title: Reluctant Partnerships, 2nd edition
Series: Partnership in Blood #6
Author: Ariel Tachna
Genre: Mystery/Suspense/ Vampires/ Urban Fantasy/ Paranormal/ Fantasy
Length: Novel (294 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 31, 2014)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥3.75
Blurb: Thanks to the efforts of Raymond Payet and l’ANS, vampires now have the same legal rights as mortals, and research at l’Institut Marcel Chavinier is focusing on the mysterious partnership bonds between wizards and vampires. But the battle for public opinion rages on. When Detective Adèle Rougier encounters Pascale Auboussu, a shy young woman turned into a vampire against her will, Raymond and Denis Langlois, chef de la Cour nearest the crime, fear a public relations nightmare.

The vampire responsible for Pascale’s turning must be brought to justice, but Denis is distracted by an unlikely potential partner—Canadian researcher Martin Delacroix, who is spending a year’s sabbatical at l’Institut—and Denis’s lingering feelings for his deceased lover prompt him to reject the bond. There’s no denying the attraction between them, though, and the allure of companionship is nearly as strong as Denis’s grief.

Growing familiarity and yearning for a true mate may induce Adèle and Denis to soften their stances against new partnerships, but Adèle will have to accept a deeper intimacy with Pascale when she has never considered a relationship with a woman, and it will take a near-deadly attack to make Denis admit his most hidden desires. Now he has to hope Martin will be willing to stay.

This second edition received minor revision and proofing for re-release in honor of the publication of Partnership Reborn, the final book in the series.

ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-1-63216-671-5

Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5561&cPath=54_160

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: Adele finds a newly turned vampire about to commit suicide and talks her into going to L’instut where she can receive help and guidance. While I completely understood Adele’s reluctance to enter into another partnership after the disastrous one with Jude, I felt it was a little too drawn out. Most of the book is about Adele and Denis’ reluctance to enter into a partnership with Pascale and Martin.

Denis meets Martin shortly after another non-consent turning. Martin is curious and attracted to Denis but Denis denies him due to feeling guilty because of his dead lover. Only a little bit is mentioned about the vampire turning people against their will. It is never truly explained how Adele comes to different conclusions as there is no evidence until the vampire finally attacks Martin almost killing him.

Very long drawn out story with in-depth details on the reasons why Denis and Adele feel the way they do about a partner. I was glad the vampire turning people against their will was finally caught and brought charges against.

Hot and sexy m/m sex all throughout. As well as f/f scenes, as well though I didn’t read the intimate scenes myself, as I’m not interested in m/f or f/f.

All in all the book was a good addition to the series.

Partnership Reborn by Ariel Tachna

Title: Partnership Reborn
Series: Partnership in Blood #8
Author: Ariel Tachna
Genre: Vampires/ Werewolves/Shapeshifters/ Urban Fantasy
Length: Novel (306 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 31, 2014)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥3Hearts
Blurb: All his life, wizard Raphael Tarayaud has dreamed of a vampire—first as a friend, then as a lover. His search for his missing soul mate brings him to the attention of Sebastien Noyer, one of his childhood heroes. While Sebastien isn’t his soul mate, he could be the perfect partner for Raphael’s best friend Kylian Raffier.

As strange coincidences mount up, Raphael offers his research expertise to try to help Kylian and Sebastien understand what is happening to them, though the more he learns, the less he likes it. But it won’t keep him from fighting with everything he has to secure Kylian’s future.

When he finally meets Jean Bellaiche, former chef de la Cour and grieving widower, the meeting is disastrous, but Raphael can’t let it go. He doesn’t stand a chance with Jean—who could compete with the ghost of Raymond Payet?—but nothing can stop him from dreaming.

ISBN-13: 978-1-63216-363-9

Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5513&cPath=54_160
Reviewer: Shorty
Review: The description of this book is somewhat misleading as Raphael and his best friend Kylian go to a club to see if Raphael can find his partner but Kylian ends up meeting Sebastian. A least half or more of the book is about their coming together yet fighting their feelings for one another.

Not only that, but Sebastian keeps mentioning Thierry, his partner he lost 33 years before, to Kylian.

It seemed to me that Sebastian really wasn’t ready to move on especially when he drank someone else’s blood other than Kylian’s and was unconscious then Kylian feeding him blood and when he wakes he calls out Thierry’s name. No, I don’t think Kylian was Thierry in another life.

It seemed the ritual spell to bond Thierry and Sebastian was still connected to Sebastian even after Thierry passed so when Sebastian bonded with someone else finally the spell activated and carried over to Kylian. This book confused me a lot and I didn’t enjoy as much as the others in the series.

Though I was very fascinated in learning the spell that bonded Sebastian and Thierry was made using folklore, magic and spells from Vampires, Wizards, and Werewolves. Very interesting that they even got it to work considering.

The sex scenes where hot, though I didn’t really pay attention to them as I was trying to figure out what was going on. I stopped reading on page 192 and by then Jean and Raphael had only met once. This is from the PDF version, there is 306 pages total in the book. However, the actual story ends on page 288. There are ads for other books by the author filling the rest.

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Partnership Reforged by Ariel Tachna, 2nd edition

Title: Partnership Reforged, 2nd edition
Series: Partnership in Blood #4.5
Author: Ariel Tachna
Genre: Daydreams/ Vampires/ Paranormal
Length: Short (37 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 30th, 2014)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥4.75Hearts
Blurb: A Companion to the Partnership in Blood series

For two years, Thierry has wanted the one thing Sebastien’s past denies him: an Aveu de Sang. With the help of friends new and old, he has finally assembled a ritual that will give him a close approximation of the ultimate bond between vampire and mortal… if it succeeds.

ISBN: 978-1-63216-630-2

Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5697&cPath=54_160

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: At the Spires of Notre Dame, four wizards, Eric, Thierry, Alain, and Raymond to represent the four elements, earth, wind, air, fire, and three vampires, Sebastian, Jean, and Orlando prepare for a ritual with Vincent, a wizard to help Eric in place of a vampire. Sebastian has had an Aveu de Sang a long time ago and so cannot bond with Thierry in the same manner again. The ritual is one designed to bond the two forever.

Intense and powerful ritual. Filled with hot sex as Thierry and Sebastian claim each other for all time. Well written with amazing details.

Great read.

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Conflict in Blood by Ariel Tachna, 2nd edition

Title: Conflict in Blood, 2nd edition
Series: Partnership in Blood, #3
Author: Ariel Tachna
Genre: Mystery/Suspense/ Vampires/ Urban Fantasy/ Paranormal
Length: Novel (301 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 31, 2014)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Blurb: As the Alliance wizard-vampire partnerships grow stronger, the dark wizards feel the effects and become increasingly desperate to find enough information to counter them, unaware of the growing strain of the blood-magic bonds on the wizards and vampires alike.
The conflict is spreading.

The strife of uncomfortable relationships, both personal and professional, is threatening to tear up the Alliance from the inside, despite the efforts of Alain Magnier and Orlando St. Clair, Thierry Dumont and Sebastien Noyer, and even Raymond Payet and Jean Bellaiche, leader of the Paris vampires, who is fighting to establish a stable covenant with his own partner so he might lead by example.

As the war rages on and heartbreaking casualties mount on both sides, the dark wizards keep searching for clues to understand and counter the strength of the Alliance, while the blood-bound Alliance partners hunt through ancient prejudices and forgotten lore to find an edge that can turn the tide of the war once and for all..

With new strength behind it, the Alliance’s leaders move to announce its existence to the whole world, hoping to rally support against the dark wizards who threaten to destroy life, as they know it. Struggling to find its way in the expanding war, the Alliance discovers that despite its advantages, the partnerships are affecting the balance of magical power in the world, which may be an even bigger threat than the war itself.

This second edition received minor revision and proofing for re-release in honor of the publication of Partnership Reborn, the final book in the series.

ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-1-63216-665-4

Product Link:
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Reviewer: Shorty
Review: Stronger bonds are formed with some of the alliance members while other pairs struggle with each other. As always details on each pairings struggles are in this book. After wild magic is let loose unintentionally it starts affecting everyone. The alliance makes plans to stop it while at the same time Jean is on the lookout for the rogue vampire who is aligned with Serrier.

Serrier is furious at the alliance for always being where he attacks beforehand. He knows he has a spy in his midst but not who it is so he tells Eric and Vincent to give slightly altered information to Monique and Dominique to figure out which one it is. Serrier asks Eric and Vincent to bring him a vampire who is part of the alliance so that he can determine their weaknesses and get information out of them.

Well written story though not as in-depth about the dark wizards as it is with the alliance. Some questionable dark parts along with Claude, a dark wizard, who seems to be a sadist, in my opinion. Some scenes are intense, while there are fascinating in their details or intensity.

The battle for equal rights for vampires is an ongoing battle they hope to win. Hot m/m sex throughout. As well as m/f and f/f sex which I skipped. All in all its and interesting if not long book. Great read.

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Covenant in Blood by Ariel Tachna, 2nd edition

Title: Covenant in Blood, 2nd edition
Series: Partnership in Blood #2
Author: Ariel Tachna
Genre: Mystery/Suspense, Vampires, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Fantasy
Length: Novel (404 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 31, 2014)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Blurb: The wizards and the vampires have forged an alliance based on blood and magic, hoping to turn the tide of the war against the dark wizards. A few wizard-vampire bonds are as successful as Alain Magnier’s and Orlando St. Clair’s, but some are much less so, leading to arguments, resentment, and outright fights between the allies despite their mutual goals.

Following his best friend Alain’s example, Thierry Dumont determinedly forms a partnership with vampire Sebastien Noyer, despite the wizard’s discomfort with being so close to a vampire—a man—so soon after his wife’s death. But they find that desperation may be the key to forming a covenant that works: Thierry and Sebastien are almost immediately devoted to one another’s safety.

This second edition received minor revision and proofing for re-release in honor of the publication of Partnership Reborn, the final book in the series.

ISBN: 978-1-63216-663-0

Product Link:
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5558&cPath=55_150

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: The new alliance between vampires and wizards is going well so far. But then a new worry appears. The bond between the partners of vampires and wizards may be stronger than what was previously thought. Not wanting to alarm anyone the leaders of each side decide to keep it quiet for the moment.

Serrier decides to recruit a vampire with no morals to see if he knows anything about the meeting that took place after losing so many of his dark wizards. When he learns nothing he orders his men to find answers or someone with them.

I enjoyed reading this book though it is long and delves deeper into Orlando, Thierry, and Sebastian’s past as well as many other characters in the story. Some of the pairings are off to a rocky start and others are still getting to know one another. During a battle with the dark wizards, the alliance looses a partnered wizard after he is struck and killed by a spell.

Well written with a lot of drama, some action, and sex throughout. There is m/m, m/f, and f/f sex in this book. Though I personally don’t read m/f or f/f and skipped those sex scenes, I was told this series had them in it ahead of time and I felt it necessary to let other readers know about it as it’s not mentioned anywhere on the site where you buy this book so they can decide whether or not to buy it.

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Alliance in Blood by Ariel Tachna

Title: Alliance in Blood, 2nd edition
Series: Partnership in Blood, #1
Author: Ariel Tachna
Genre: Mystery/Suspense/ Vampires/ Urban Fantasy/ Paranormal
Length: Novel (226 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 31, 2014)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥4 1/2Hearts
Blurb: Can a desperate wizard and a bitter, disillusioned vampire find a way to build the partnership that could save their world?
In a world rocked by magical war, vampires are seen by many as less than human, as the stereotypical creatures of the night who prey on others. But as the war intensifies, the wizards know they need an advantage to turn the tide in their favor: the strength and edge the vampires can give them in the battle against the dark wizards who seek to destroy life, as they know it.

In a dangerous move and show of good will, the wizards ask the leader of the vampires to meet with them, so that they might plead their cause. One desperate man, Alain Magnier, and one bitter, disillusioned vampire, Orlando St. Clair, meet in Paris, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance of their decision: Will the vampires join the cause and form a partnership with the wizards to win the war?

This second edition received minor revision and proofing for re-release in honor of the publication of Partnership Reborn, the final book in the series.

ISBN: 978-1-63216-661-6

Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5556

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: A war has been started by Serrier, a cruel dark wizard, against the light wizards. In an attempt to tip the balance against the dark wizards, the leader of the light wizards, Marcel Chavinier sends a message to the vampire leader Jean to ask for their help. Marcel takes Alain, a light wizard, up on his volunteering to go to the meeting place to meet up with Orlando St. Clair, a vampire who represents Jean Bellaiche in the meeting. They form an alliance and discover they’re both very much attracted to each other.

After both sides do research on each other with the help of an ancient vampire named Lombard was shown and heard in his long life, they find out that vampires can walk in the sunlight for extended periods by ingesting a wizards blood. But only with the right wizard and so begins trying to pair up wizards and vampires to defeat the dark wizards. The vampire leader Jean is paired up with Raymond Payet a wizard who left Serrier’s group to align himself with the light wizards.

I found this story fascinating in regards to the vampires being able to walk in sunlight with the aid of wizards blood. That was very unique and something I’ve never read before. The chemistry between Orlando and Alain was Strong and sure one they got past the misunderstandings that Alain caused by ordering Orlando to bite another wizard to see if he was telling the truth. Orlando was turned during the Revolution by a cruel vampire who severely abused him physically and mentally until Orlando killed him.

Most of the story is about the two sides getting to know each other while some voice concerns over the new alliance and sending messages for the vampires and wizards to all meet at a specific time and place. Unfortunately, Serrier also learns of this meeting to take place and has plans to crash it. Learning about the past of some of them like Orlando, Alain, Raymond, and Thierry. Hot sex between Alain and Orlando, and some nice background on a few of the characters in the book. I can’t wait to see what happens next in this fascinating series.

Great read.

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