Title: Veiled Dominance Series: Club Rebellion, #2 Author: Evelise Archer Genre: BDSM Length: Novella (83 pages) Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (January 12, 2015) Heat Level: Explicit Heart Rating: ♥♥♥3Hearts Blurb: Shane Wise is a Dom and part owner of a popular BDSM club in Rittenhouse Square, Club Rebellion. A tumultuous past has led him to an almost perfect present, except Shane has a secret. A secret that could destroy his reputation in the world in which he loves to live-BDSM.
Deacon Archer is also a Dom and part owner of Club Rebellion and he is in love with Shane Wise. Together Shane and Deacon must decide if the love they feel can withstand the scrutiny they fear, if their relationship is revealed.
Can two Dominants truly forge a relationship? Will secret desires open up a new world and allow Shane to be the man he was intended to be or will veiled dominance get in the way?
Review: This is the sequel to Eldridge’s Release in the Club Rebellion series. Best friends Deacon and Shane, both Doms and co-owners of Club Rebellion have stuck with each other through everything.
Their relationship begins to change slowly. I loved the chemistry between these two sexy men. I really felt the love these men had for each other throughout. The sex was hot, passionate and intense at times.
Good read.
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Title: Cameron’s Negotiator Series: Sierran-Sawtooth Pack, #1 Author: Evelise Archer Genre: Paranormal Length: Novella (97 pages) Publisher: Secret Craving Publishing (May 19, 2015) Heat Level: Explicit Heart Rating: ♥♥♥3Hearts Blurb: Trevor Langford is a tough FBI negotiator. His last case scarred him both mentally and psychically. He takes some mandatory sick time, going to Sawtooth Range, Idaho to find himself again, and get his head on straight. There he meets Cameron. Tall, dark and ruggedly handsome, Cameron is everything Trevor looks for in a man, but scares him too.
Cameron has always wanted a mate and finding Trevor in his own backyard is a coup. Unfortunately, Trevor has no idea what mates are or that he is a wolf. Trevor’s a realist and believes in tangibles.
Can Cameron convince his mate that true love is meant forever?
Review: Cameron is the alpha of the Sawtooth pack. He is excited to discover his mate Trevor, a FBI negotiator on vacation.
However Trevor doesn’t know he is a wolf. Things go good between them until Cameron reveals who he is and what Trevor is to him. With the help of his family and best friend they help Trevor realize his significance as Cam’s mate.
Wonderfully written and very beautiful details of the scenery. I felt as though I was actually there. I loved how patient Cameron was with Trevor as he tried to come to grips with what was happening. The chemistry between these two was hot.
Good read.
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Title: Bad Wolf Series: Dark Hollow Wolf Pack, #12 Author: Shannon West Genre: Paranormal/Interracial Length: Novella (125 Pages) Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (January 26, 2015) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥4.5Hearts Blurb: When Connor goes out for the evening, he thinks it’s just going to be another boring Saturday night. And then the fireworks start. An out of control pickup runs a red light, striking Connor’s car and causing a three-car pile-up.
When Connor rushes to rescue an unconscious driver, he’s surprised to find his blood match and even more shocked when his friend Rayce recognizes the man as the worst enemy of the Dark Hollow wolf pack—the infamous Jeremy Tate.
EMTs rush them to the hospital where Connor effects a daring escape with his unconscious mate. After spending time with him in a hotel, Connor’s ready to bring his mate home, but the pack is horrified. Nicky and Marco want to kill Jeremy, Cade and Jax are concerned about Connor and everyone’s in shock.
Can Connor pull this off or will the impossible situation blow up in his face?
Review: Each book in Dark Hollow Wolf Pack collection features a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. There is nothing better than a good paranormal romance with two gorgeous men involved. This particular series has always been good, but with each book, it gets a bit harder to work through it. It is just a bit confusing with all the characters fighting with each other.
Connor is basically a third wheel, going out with his friends and not really paying too much attention to the outside world. On the way home, they are involved in an accident, which one of the injured is his mate. A mate that is hated by all wolves. His father had been the head of the hunters and Connor’s mate was almost like his father. T
he problem was Jeremy doesn’t seem to be the way it all comes out. Nicky and Marco have a reason for hating Jeremy, but Connor’s brother is just plain worried about him. There are always questions without answers and they need to find out what they are.
Jeremy knows who he is, the fact that he is around wolves, but the rest of his life is just in a haze from the accident. He knows that he is one of the top hated humans, but there is a surprise. He has a wolf inside of him, a wolf put into him using Marco’s hearts blood.
His wolf wants Nicky but his human side wants his mate. How the hell does he get into these messes? He was once a well-known heart surgeon and now he is wanted dead by all wolves. His father was dead, but there had to be answers out there somewhere that could help them.
When these two men, get together it is hot and very sexy. I had a blast reading it, but it left me hanging on the end. I wanted to know what they found out and how Marco handles the fact that Connor’s mate is sticking around. It was not one of my favorites though. There was something off about the book that drove me nuts.
This book is full of tension, anger, hate, lust, hot sex, and love. Gorgeous men, sexy shifters, excitement, action, and danger is just a part of this story. I would recommend reading this book. Be ready for a late night.
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Title: The Beta Gets His Man Series: The Derwent Pack, #2 Author: Amanda Clark Genre: Paranormal Length: Novella (85 Pages) Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (November 2014) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥♥3Hearts Blurb: Craig has lived a life of loneliness, fear, and pain, will that change now he has met his mate or is Mother Nature messing with him? Will the one person meant to bring him happiness do that?
Scott, as the Beta of the Derwent Pack, for the last eighty years. He has his own issues to deal with, can he do that and have a loving mating, or will the views of a few ruin his chance at love.
Family reunions and inter pack problems add to the complications. Will they help or hinder their troubled relationship? Will love see them through?
Review: This is the second book to this series and they should be read in order. It gives you an insight into each character and their lives. Now I started out with this book because the other story had girly parts to it and to me that is well not for me. I had a blast reading this story though. Which told me to go back and read book one. I found myself loving Craig more than Scott though.
Craig was actually in fact Riley. He had been kidnapped from his family and put into another pack. A pack that almost destroyed him, that is until he found Emma. He knew there was a connection there, not a mate, but a familiar one. He helped her escape but knew that he needed to leave also. Then he was attacked by his alpha. Things were not looking up well that is until he came out of his coma to realize his mate stood in front of him.
Scott is an arrogant ass to me. He doesn’t mind topping Craig and making him his mate. However to make the mating true he is supposed to let Craig top him, but for his manly ways he is not going there. Things had better change or Craig would leave him. Then danger comes for Craig and Scott knows that in his heart he has to fix it.
This is a cute story but for me it happened too fast. It seemed to be missing something for me to truly love. I liked it though and can see myself wanting to read the other stories that are in this series, well the ones that are male on male. Damn that just sounds sexy and let me tell you when these two men get it on, that is what it is hot and sexy. If you got a thing for sexy shifters, hot sex, excitement, and danger than you need to check this book out.
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Title: Ladders 2nd Edition Author: Hurri Cosmo Genre: Futuristic/ Action-Adventure Length: Novel (150pgs) ISBN: 978-1-63105-298-9 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (17th August 2014) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts Reviewer: Pixie Blurb: Rhys has spent his entire life in underground Winderport. He knew there was a whole other world above his “sky” but he wasn’t interested—until the day he chased a killer to that mystical upper world and saw Kullian, all six-foot something of perfection. So what if the man was a notorious and powerful Fey Baron? Rhys wasn’t a typical law-abiding citizen himself.The very fact the man was dangerous made him that much more attractive and had Rhys wanting things he’d never even considered before.
However, an injury causes Rhys to lose his memory and his only clues to his identity are his gun and a camera with pictures of Kullian’s silver eyes looking right into the lens. But Rhys does have a couple memories—a very strong desire for the dangerous Kullian and he was after a murderer, a killer that just might be Kullian himself…
Review: This is the second edition and there are no noticeable changes. Rhys lives in underground Winderport with his gang Fury. They all know that there is a world above them that they have heard stories about, but never do they ever expect to leave the underground. When one of his gang, Joey, is murdered, Rhys is on the trail of the killer all the way up to above Winderport, where the killer has a meeting with a mysterious man. But Rhys has an accident and forgets everything. All he has to go on is a flash of memory of fat fingers and some pictures of a sexy man. When he meets Kullian, he can’t fight the attraction but he has to regain his memories, as he knows there is something important he has to do.
This is a great story set some time in the future where the underground tunnels has its own civilization and the above world is run by powerful men. Rhys is the leader of his gang, a small group of guys who are like family, but now one of their own has been murdered and Rhys is determined to make the killer pay. Kullian is a Fey Baron, a self-made powerful man, and somebody has stolen something that should never fall into anyone’s hands and he wants it back. The two men cross paths and their worlds collide. But, can their attraction really breach the divide of above and underground Winderport?
Rhys and Kullian are both great characters who come together by chance, Rhys is looking for the murderer of his friend, and Kullian wants back what was stolen. Their paths cross and their reaction to each other is instant, but Rhys’ memory loss is hampering him and after an amazing night with Kullian he attempts to go on the hunt again. While the story is playing out above ground, we also see what is happening underground with Rhys’ gang and their desperation to find Rhys but they also have to deal with a rival gang boss who has a grudge against Rhys. The gang characters Teneff, Pylei, Nerin, Westvil and Guneal are wonderfully written and add a lot to the story. Enriching the storyline and helping to connect the threads together.
I recommend this to those who love futuristic stories, great characters, a well woven plot, a great storyline with danger, twists and tense situations, a fast developing relationship, hot sex and a great ending.
Title: The Siam Encounter Series: N/A Author: J.A. D’Arcy Genre: Contemporary Length: Short (29 pages) Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (October 23rd 2014) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥♥ 3 Hearts Blurb: Ace, a young man from the outback town of Gimpy, Australia, travels to Thailand for a holiday to escape his inquisitive relatives who are always asking the big question. “Have you found that someone special” yet?
In Thailand, he saves the life of Matt, who turns out to be someone unlike anyone he had ever met before.
Review: Ace grew up and still lives in a tiny town. He has hidden all his life that he is gay. After having enough of his family and friends asking if he has found a good woman yet he goes on a vacation. There he saves the life of Matt when he almost drowns. The two have an instant attraction and spend the rest of Matt’s vacation together.
This was a cute little short story. I liked Ace and his insecurities and Matt for his confidence. They were a good mix together. The only downside was that this left me wanting to read more about how their relationship would grow.
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Title: The Astral Mage 2nd Edition Series: Captains of the Wolf 01 Author: Hurri Cosmo Genre: Science Fiction/ Fantasy Length: Novella (147 pages) ISBN: 978-1-63105-237-8 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (26th June 2014) Heat Level: Explicit Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3 ½ – 4 Hearts Reviewer: Pixie Blurb: Kyrus is a wanted man. He’s an Astral Mage, better known as a “Soul Giver”, a race of people who can reattach life force energy back to its source. In other words, he brings the dead back to life. For years, the Confederated Authority, the governing body for planets, has been methodically hunting them down and Kyrus is as pure as they’ve seen.
So it becomes a huge risk when Tilbarr, the captain of the Wolf, brings Kyrus on board his ship. Not that Tilbarr is afraid of the ConFed. Far from it. But the threat to Kyrus doesn’t come from outside the Wolf and it isn’t long before Tilbarr realizes he just may have to give up everything in order to save Kyrus, his ship, his crew and even his life. All in all, not a bad trade off.
Review:This is the second edition and there are no noticeable changes.
Kyrus has been captured and is being sold off. All because he is an Astral Mage, a person who can manipulate energy and reattach souls back to their bodies. For years, he has had to hide and run. But it looks like his luck has run out or so it seems. Until pirates board the ship, he is kept prisoner on. Tilbarr is the captain of the spaceship Wolf. He takes great pride in liberating certain vessels of their illegal goods. On one such trip, he comes across a young prisoner that intrigues him. Taking him back to the Wolf is a risk. But it is a risk he takes and it has nothing to do with his attraction for the mage. When Kyrus falls into the wrong hands Tilbarr realizes that he would do anything to save Kyrus, but has the realization come too late?
This is a really good science fiction story that has a slight twist of fantasy. Kyrus is a full-blooded Astral Mage and has to be on his guard against betrayal. Being different will lead the ConFed to him and if the ConFed get him, then he will never be free again, Kyrus would disappear just like all the other Astral Mages before him. Meeting Tilbarr gives him a little hope that he can finally trust someone, but the danger that could follow him is too much risk, but when Kyrus needs Tilbarr most, the man he has fallen for is there for him. Tilbarr takes a huge risk with Kyrus as his second in command, Slydane, repeatedly tells him, but Tilbarr has never felt such an instant connection to someone before and when he thinks he has lost Kyrus forever, he is willing to give up everything to get his man back.
I found this story to be really interesting, discovering a little bit about what an Astral Mage could do was fascinating and I would have loved to discover even more, but I don’t think even Kyrus knew all that much about it poor guy. Now Kyrus has had a really crappy life because of his abilities and never knowing who he could trust. But when he meets Tilbarr, he has an instance connection to him. Which I kept thinking was like a mate-bond, but a bond like that was never mentioned. Tilbarr is a really good character and although he did waffle a touch at first, he threw himself into going after Kyrus with his guns blazing, and showed his love and devotion in a reckless and terribly romantic way (well I thought it was anyway).
Well, I can honestly say that the sex between Kyrus and Tilbarr is explosive, although at one point I paused and thought the timing was a bit strange, but then really I just might throw myself into it as well if I was chancing capture or death like they were. I am hoping for more about the mysterious experiments that ConFed is conducting in future books, but we will just have to see what Hurri Cosmo comes up with for Slydane.
I will recommend this to those who love science fiction/fantasy, dangerous circumstances, space explosions, really hot sex, escapes and a very happy ending.
Title: Heartsblood Series: Dark Hollow Wolf Pack, #11 Author: Shannon West Genre: Paranormal/ Shape-Shifter/ Werewolves Length: Novella (118 Pages) ISBN: 978-1-63105-282-8 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (July 7, 2014) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5Hearts Reviewer: Lisa Blurb: Nicky finally has the close connection with Marco he’s wanted for so long—the bloodlust—a rare and little understood phenomena that changes a pet into an alpha wolf. But Nicky’s bloodlust was given to him by his sworn and deadly enemy, Jeremy Tate, for reasons known only to him, and he soon discovers that the wolf inside him is dangerously insane.
When Gabe and Zack come to see the changes in Nicky, Gabe discovers something else about the wolf inhabiting Nicky’s body—something that threatens their friendship and causes Zack to attack Nicky. Will the alphas be able to tame and control this dangerous wolf or will it threaten not only Nicky and Marco’s relationship, but their lives as well?
Review: This was an amazing story. Each book in the Dark Hollow Wolf Pack Series focuses on a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, we recommend reading the series in sequential order. It keeps me from getting a bit lost in the stories and gives me an insight in to their world. A world that captured my attention from the start and kept it all the way to the end. I love the way each character just mixes with the others. How fast they are to defend what is theirs and what they believe. This story has quite a bit of a twist to it. I loved it and I hated it. It doesn’t make sense when I feel like that. I hate the pain that these wolves go through.
The pain that Nicky always seems to be going through. When he was first changed and mated, Marco treated him like a pet, which is what they were called. Nicky helped show him that it was all wrong, but he had left Marco for a brief period of time. Then he and Marco lost their bloodmatch thanks to a crazy scientist. Marco pushed him away, dissolved their mating and he left. He drank and used drugs to help with the pain and loneliness. Then the crazy doctor shot him with a concoction that gave them bloodlust, a much stronger feeling then bloodmatch. He got bigger, stronger, and more temperamental. It also made him attracted to one of his best friends Gabe. He didn’t know what was happening.
Marco was a loss. He had lost Nicky more than once. He finally got his mate back, but a mate he didn’t really know. Nicky had changed more than just physical. He scared him a bit, but more that he could lose Nicky for good. Although it was Gabe that realized something about Nicky’s wolf. They were indeed two separate beings. What he discovered could destroy them all. Marco loved his mate and would die to save him. And Nicky realized he felt the same way.
Shannon’s stories always have this dark intent in them. I love the other ones more than this one. I love Nicky and Marco but I am tired of hearing about them and their pain. It feels like they are just not getting a break ever. It is still a great story though. Characters that will draw you in and will keep you with them. The story caught my attention from the start of the story and kept it all the way to the end. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
Title: Dead Reckoning Series: Dead Hot Vampires, #1 Author: Shannon West & L.L. Brooks Genre: Paranormal/ Vampires Length: Novella (112 Pages) ISBN: 978-1-61885-737-8 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (June 10, 2014) Heat Level: Moderate Blurb: Master Dominic, leader of the vampire covens on the Eastern coast, is in Atlanta to kill a rogue vampire who’s been hunting humans indiscriminately. When he traps the rogue in a basement theater, he’s surprised to also find a young, human vampire slayer there before him.
Shawn Maples is beautiful, but time’s running out to save him from the cancer consuming his body. Dominic decides to turn him and keep the beautiful human as his own, but first he has a difficult task. He has to convince Shawn not to keep trying to kill him, while keeping Shawn safe and alive as his entire family tries desperately to kill him.
Shorty’s Review: ♥♥♥♥4 Hearts
Shawn Maples is a handsome slayer who is dying of cancer. Master Dominic, sexy leader of the vampire coven is stunned when he realizes Shawn is his mate and a slayer. Shawn tracks a rogue vampire to a theater where he kills him and is injured in the process. Dominic asks if he can turn him to save his life from the cancer slowly killing him.
Shawn denies him but does drink his blood after being satisfied by him. Waking up much later Shawn is disgusted with himself. He goes home where he is confronted by his brother Luke who throws him out after finding out he drank Dominic’s blood. Not having anywhere to go, Shawn heads to his favorite lake where Dominic finds him. In the middle of their conversation, gunfire erupts. Dominic wishes Shawn away and gets him out of there as he questions him how they knew where he was. They determine he’s being tracked by the GPS in his cell phone.
Once they arrive at Dominic’s house Shawn asks Dominic to turn him. After Shawn is turned, he begins to fight with Dominic. Shawn goes hunting with Dominic and afterward at home they talk to Melvin, another vampire, and find out Shawn’s father wants him dead and that the rogue vampires from the west coast that they killed may not be rogues as they were missing from their coven’s and the sabb caught them and they got away.
Shawn’s dad tips his arrows with various substances so they think that vampires are being turned temporally rogue to let others kill them. Melvin is taken by Shawn’s brothers as a trap to get them. In the ensuing battle, both Luke and Hanley are killed but Luke is turned by Shawn and another vampire Vincenzo agrees to be his master. Melvin disappears with Hanley. Melvin returns with Hanley alive and reveals he’s his mate. Shawn’s father disappears along with the other sabbs.
Intriguing vampire story with drama, mystery, and action all throughout this wonderfully written book. The sex scenes were hot and intense.
Lisa’s Review: ♥♥♥♥♥5Hearts
This was an amazing story. Each book in this series I have a feeling will focus on a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, we recommend reading the series in sequential order. It keeps me from getting a bit lost in the stories and gives me an insight in to their world. A world that captured my attention from the start and kept it all the way to the end.
I love the way each character just mixes with the others. How fast they are to defend what is theirs and what they believe. This story has quite a bit of a twist to it. It seems to have a dark tone to it. I admit I wasn’t so sure about it, but once I started reading, I just couldn’t seem to stop.
Shaw was a vampire hunter, although he seems to go after only the rogues unlike the rest of his family. However, he has one thing they don’t and it is what changes his feelings. He is dying of cancer and just wants to take out the powerful Dominic. A powerful vampire that he had grown up knowing he killed anyone and everyone he comes across. He was told by his family that Dominic killed his grandparents. What he learns is the exact opposite and he is in for a big surprise.
Dominic is the leader of his coven and he also kills rogues. He comes to kill a newly turned rogue, but what he finds is one sexy little slayer. A slayer that is his mate. He knows he is dying from cancer and the only way to save his is to change him and mate him. He is a bit feisty and argues about it all but he soon realizes Dominic is telling the truth. Now between the dangers of his family and the lust he feels he is totally lost. He has fallen in love with the big, bad vampire. And he loves every minute of it.
This was a good story a bit strange but once you start reading, it you won’t be able to put it down. It captured my attention and I cannot wait to read book two. It gives you two sexy men, vampires, vampire slayers, excitement, adventure, action, and danger. Well it gives you that and so much more.
I would recommend reading this book just for the fact that it has sexy vampires in it. You will fall in love with the guys just as I did and that doesn’t even count the way the whole story just flows together.
Title: A Sailor’s Seduction Author: Lisa A. Adams Genre: Contemporary Length: Short (26 pages) ISBN: 9781631052217 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (June 7th, 2014) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥2.5 Hearts Reviewer: Anna Blurb: Seaman Thomas Musak has just arrived in San Diego to begin training in his new occupation. However, he realizes soon enough that training a new partner to share his rack is more fun than he ever could have imagined.
Seaman Jacob Lyriceman has just flunked out of Nuke school, and is now passing the time before his next big adventure begins. Becoming a Navy Seal requires stamina and a sense of adventure. Both of these characteristics make him irresistible to many. But, Thomas has the one thing he truly desires.
Review: Adams introduces us to Thomas as he flies to San Diego to start “A” school. Fresh out of boot camp and trying to get as far away from Army territory, Thomas soon meets Jacob, the only other recruit from their class. They quickly become aware of the attraction that connects them, deciding to spend the rest of the week enjoying the alone time they have left.
While this is not an amazing story (there are many and glaring plot holes and mistakes), nothing bad can be said of Adams’ writing. The author is quick to engage the reader, if not for the story itself than for the amazing description of the sex scene. That being said, I give 2.5 Hearts to this book, because I feel that while it’s not good (it’s not bad either), the writing really was the breaking point for me.
Title: Deader Than Hell Series: Dead Hot Vampires, #2 Author: Shannon West & L.L. Brooks Genre: Gay Erotic Romance, Paranormal, Vampires Length: Novella (118 Pages) ISNB: 978-1-63105-148-7 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (May 8th, 2014) Heat Level: Moderate Blurb: Shawn and Dominic enjoy a wonderful love life but everything else in their world is going to hell. Luke, Shawn’s brother, has awakened to find his new vampire master Vincenzo is gorgeous, sexy, and male. Vincenzo has to keep him sedated constantly, and that’s the least of his problems. Someone reported to the council that Luke was turned against his will. The council summons them all, along with Melvin and Hanley, Shawn’s remaining brother.
When the three couples arrive, they learn that not only are they in serious trouble with the council, but their archenemies, the Sabbatarians, have launched an attack directed squarely at them. Harnessing the power of demonic ghouls, the Sabbs hope to bring about a final battle with the vampires. Unless Shawn and Nic can find a way to defeat them, the world will be destroyed. Only the power of their love stands between them and the destruction of the world—will be enough? Purchase Link: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/436318 Lisa’s Review: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts
This was an amazing story. Each book focus on a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, we recommend reading the series in sequential order. It keeps me from getting a bit lost in the stories and gives me an insight in to their world. A world that captured my attention from the start and kept it all the way to the end. I love the way each character just mixes with the others. How fast they are to defend what is theirs and what they believe. This story has quite a bit of a twist to it. It seems to have a dark tone to it. I admit I wasn’t too sure about it, but once I started reading, I just couldn’t seem to stop.
Luke was a hateful, vengeful, aggressive, cruel and a sick human being. He hated gay men and he absolutely hated vampires. So when he was dying his little brother changed him. He didn’t ask him and in fact went against what he would have chosen. Here he was stuck with a vampire master and a vampire himself. The thing is one of the older vampires found out a truth, a truth that none of them had none. First, he was to be fixed, after Vincenzo kept him thalled. He was in fact a kidnapped child. A child born from a vampire. Also, when he was ill he told Vincenzo things he never told anyone before. The man he thought was his father had abused him and a brain injury was impeding he focus. He found out that he had been lied to all his life, so when he was calmer he could see that the vampires were not like what he was told. He also found out that he loved being with Vincenzo, although he wasn’t planning on telling him.
Vincenzo had fallen in love with his mate. When he looked in his eyes, there was the glimmer, telling him that this slayer was his life mate. A mate that seemed not to want anything to do with him. A mate that seemed to fight him at every turn. To find out that he was not truly human before he was turned into a vampire was a surprise. Shouldn’t be, Luke and his brothers were unique to say the least. Then the threats were coming for them in even more disturbing ways. Now to keep his mate and his friends safe. What did surprise him was the way Luke behaved when he thought Vincenzo was going to die. Maybe Luke did love him the same way.
I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book. This turned out to be one heck of a good surprise. It has characters that I fell in love with, sexy men, vampires, feisty and head strong mates, lots of danger coming at them and a twisted man who raised them. The story itself was amazing. The way it was told had me fascinated and my attention captured. I loved it and cannot wait to read the next book. It caught my attention with the first paragraph and kept it all the way to the end. Shorty’s Review: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts
Vincenzo informs, Shawn, Hanley, Dominic, and Melvin that Luke is not taking to being turned into a vampire. Not knowing what else to do he asks Vanessa to help, when that doesn’t work she informs the patriarchs as to what has happened. The patriarchs summon them all to a meeting. Master Geoffrey informs everyone that Luke, Shawn, and Hanley are dhampir children that were stolen by the Sabbatarians many years ago.
The patriarchs ask for their help in eliminating Maples before he gathers an army to wipe everyone out. Dominic remembers what the ancient prophecy says about the three dhimpri’s turned vampire bonding with their masters to be called the six. As long as they stand together, they will be able to destroy the evil and bring in a new age.
Well written and a fantastic read. Loved the details. The sex between the three couples was hot.
Title: Logan’s Choice Series: Dark Hollow Wolf Pack, #3 Author: Shannon West Genre: Paranormal/ Werewolves Length: Novella (145 Pages) ISBN: 978-1-61885-350-9 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (July 24, 2012) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5Hearts Reviewer: Lisa Blurb: As the beta of the Dark Hollow Wolf Pack, Ian is supposed to be the calm, sensible one, but when a young Hunter is captured, his overpowering attraction to the gorgeous man has him acting way out of character. As a sworn enemy to the wolf pack, the captive can’t be allowed to go free, yet the pack hates to keep Logan imprisoned. The only solution is to convince Logan to agree to mate with one of the wolves to form an unbreakable bond.
Unwilling to see him mated to anyone else, Ian makes a decision—he must make the young man fall in love with him and agree to stay on as his mate. Can Logan make this difficult choice and leave behind the life he used to lead? When Ian is captured and tortured by the Hunters, Logan must make the most difficult choice of his life.
Review: This was an amazing story. Each book in the Dark Hollow Wolf Pack Series focuses on a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, we recommend reading the series in sequential order. It keeps me from getting a bit lost in the stories and gives me an insight in to their world. A world that captured my attention from the start and kept it all the way to the end. I love the way each character just mixes with the others. How fast they are to defend what is theirs and what they believe.
Logan was a hunter, always believing what he had been taught. That the wolves were only animals and attacked humans. There were many other things that he had been taught, but once he was captured by them, he was slowly changing his mind. In his cell a big man comes to him, thinking that he was going to be tortured boy was he in for a surprise. To save his life, they had decided that one should change him and mate with him. At first, he thought it was the changing that had made him want Ian, but he soon found out that he was falling in love with him.
They were given only one true blood mate, and Ian’s had passed away a few years ago. So when they came up with the changing and mating plan, Ian had agreed. He wanted to get the information about the hunters, but he had not known that he would find love again. When they were captured, Ian had thought for sure Logan was betraying them, but he would never harm his mate. Then the alpha’s mate and Casey’s mate came and saved them. Earning the mates punishment. The punishment turned out not to be for the mates though, because the mates turned out to be a lot stronger than they gave them credit for. They had learned how to get even in a pretty awesome way.
I loved this book and cannot wait to read book four. I love the way the dominates are slowly falling apart, when their mates give them attitudes. It made me laugh through Rory, Nicky’s, and Logan’s stunts. I loved this book and am amazed at the way it just came together. It was told with a hint of both humor and seriousness.
I would recommend reading this because it gives you two very sexy men, quirky mates, dangerous situations, passion and fire and excitement.
Title: Cry Wolf Series: Dark Hollow Wolf Pack, #2 Author: Shannon West Genre: Paranormal/ Shape-shifters Length: Novella (121 Pages) ISBN: 978-1-61885-302-8 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (June 8th, 2012) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5Hearts Reviewer: Lisa Blurb: Casey, a good-looking young wolf shifter has sworn to kill the man who killed his brother. He has joined the Mountain Wolf Pack to carry out his revenge. On his first work detail, he discovers that the handsome young man in charge is his blood mate. The trouble is, the man, whose name is Rory, is straight, and a wolf. Two wolves are allowed to mate, but only if one assumes the submissive role. Neither of these two stubborn wolves is willing to compromise. If that’s not bad enough, they soon discover that Rory is the wolf who killed Casey’s only brother.
Now Casey must find some way around his sworn oath. Can the two sexy wolves overcome their distrust and hatred of each other, or will they be forced to give up their happiness, along with their only true blood mate?
Review: This was an amazing story. Each book in the Dark Hollow Wolf Pack Series focuses on a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, we recommend reading the series in sequential order. It keeps me from getting a bit lost in the stories and gives me an insight in to their world. A world that captured my attention from the start and kept it all the way to the end. I love the way each character just mixes with the others. How fast they are to defend what is theirs and what they believe.
Casey was an alpha wolf and his intent was to kill the man named Rory, the man who killed his brother. The problem was he had found his mate at the pack he worked his way into to find Rory. Attracted to the little man, he was not only troubled but also shocked. At first, he was going to find a way to get his mate to submit to him. That is until he found out that his mate was the man he had intended to kill. He also found out that things were not what they seemed. So he had decided that by mating him, it would kill his wolf. He blamed the wolf for his brother’s death.
Rory was in love with his mate. However, when he found out what Casey’s plan was, he was hurt and angered. He never felt this kind of pain before and he knew that he could not let Casey continue with his plan. He had lost his wolf, but he would not lose the rest of himself. He found out that he couldn’t stay away from the man he had begun to love, but feared Casey could never love him the way he should. Now it was up to Casey to continue either to hate and be angry or to love the man. A man who was not what he had expected.
I loved this story and cannot wait to get my hands on book three. It didn’t turn out the way I thought it would though, or maybe it turned out better than I thought. A man bent on revenge learns that the man he hated and wanted dead was not the man he thought him to be. A man who drew him in and showed him how love was to be. There is that hint of kink in this story and it showed me even more. I absolutely love it.
Title: Breaking Up With the Alpha Series: Dark Hollow Wolf Pack, #6 Author: Shannon West Genre: Paranormal, Shape-Shifter, Werewolves Length: Novella (102 Pages) ISBN: 978-1-61885-462-9 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (November 21, 2012) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5Hearts Reviewer: Lisa Blurb: Nicky’s living his happily ever after with his handsome mate Marco. He thinks he’s finally getting his life together now that the Hunters are gone, and he and Marco have the relationship he always wanted. When Marco falls desperately ill, Nicky sees his world crashing around him. Nicky’s prayers are answered when Marco awakes, but he’s horrified to discover that the illness attacked the blood match, and Marco has no memories of Nicky and their life together.
Even worse, Marco has reverted back to the overbearing, dominant alpha Nicky first met. Desperate to regain what they had, Nicky agrees to the D/s relationship he never really wanted, but unable to be submissive, he asks Marco for a separation, only to discover that Marco can’t let him move on. In despair, Nicky runs away. Can Marco find him and regain what they had? Or will they lose each other forever? Purchase Link: http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=480 Review: This was an amazing story. Each book in the Dark Hollow Wolf Pack Series focuses on a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, we recommend reading the series in sequential order. It keeps me from getting a bit lost in the stories and gives me an insight in to their world. A world that captured my attention from the start and kept it all the way to the end.
I love the way each character just mixes with the others. How fast they are to defend what is theirs and what they believe. I love the way the pets or as they are also known as mates can bring the alpha’s to their knees sometimes. The alpha’s are still in charge but they are slowly learning how to bend for their mates. This story tore me up more than any story I have ever read. It brought me to tears with what happened.
Nicky and Marco had been mates for over two years. One night they had been going to save one of their wolves from capture, when Marco had been injected with a concoction. It had slowly started making Marco mad and very ill. So ill, in fact, it had dissolved their blood match. Marco couldn’t remember Nicky at first, but he knew he was his mate. However, with the dreams he couldn’t remember the important parts, so he was always aggressive with Nicky. Even getting close to be violent with him. It was slowly making him loose his mind. So much so that he wanted their mating dissolved. He had considered their mating wrong, and that the only reason he mated with him was because of the blood match. He destroyed Nicky with his behavior and his choices.
Nicky couldn’t be around Marco and his pack any longer and left. He knew what would happen if he did. He would go feral, but he just couldn’t take in any more. He loved Marco with all of his heart but he also was slowly beginning to hate him. Ending his relationship was the worst thing in his life but he knew he could make it. He just didn’t know how. He loved Marco and wanted him back. It took the time Nicky was gone for Marco to realize what he had done.
I hated this book so much, but I also loved it. Kind of the way Nicky felt I suppose. To be hurt the way he had been hurt must be the worst feeling in life. I think this was one of the strongest stories that Shannon has written. It made me feel so much. I would recommend reading this book but you need to start with book one. It will tell you more about Nicky and Marco.
This story will give you everything you could want in a story. It gives you two very sexy men, a strong-willed alpha, a quirky and feisty mate, excitement, dangerous situation, devastating attitudes and grief, anger and pain. It caught my attention from the moment I started reading it and kept it all the way to the end.
Title: Bad Moon on the Rise Series: Dark Hollow Wolf Pack, #7 Author: Shannon West Genre: Paranormal Length: Novella (139 Pages) ISBN: 978-1-61885-548-0 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (February 4th, 2013) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5Hearts Reviewer: Lisa Blurb: Living on the Gulf coast of Florida, Detective Tucker is investigating a series of strange, violent murders. Encountering a gorgeous stranger named Gavin in a bar, his attraction is powerful and immediate, but he learns the man is somehow involved in the savage killings that have already taken three lives. After an argument with Gavin sends Tucker to the beach to figure things out, he is attacked by a savage creature, and almost killed except for the intervention of a fierce animal that looks like a wolf.
When he wakes up in Gavin’s hotel room he’s told that he’s not who he thought he was all his life, but a natural pet of the Dark Hollow Wolf pack. He wants to run, but if Gavin catches him, he’ll be taken away from everything he’s ever known and thrust into an alien world to become the mate of a powerful alpha. Purchase Link: http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=519&zenid=3dlboj4mfv4nfg3d3n1v0f16n6
Review: This was an amazing story. Each book in the Dark Hollow Wolf Pack Series focuses on a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, we recommend reading the series in sequential order. It keeps me from getting a bit lost in the stories and gives me an insight in to their world. A world that captured my attention from the start and kept it all the way to the end.
I love the way each character just mixes with the others. How fast they are to defend what is theirs and what they believe. I really think this could probably be my favorite out of this series so far. It just that the characters are more believable and the fact that Gavin and Tucker seem to act like I always thought mates should act like.
Tucker is a police officer in search of a killer. The killer is tearing his victims apart and he found that he had been hanging at a club. Going there ends up changing his life forever. His mother had been killed in a car accident and he had been raised by his grandparents. When he comes across Gavin, his life goes in a whirlwind. The killer is a member of Gavin’s pack and he attacks Tucker. Gavin manages to get there in time to save his life, but he wonders if Gavin is not a bit crazy.
Gavin knows that Tucker is his mate and tries his hardest to explain to him what they are. Doesn’t turn out the way he had intended. Here he was trying to find Tommy, the young pet turned into a killer and ends up finding his mate. A mate that had been kept away from his father when he was a young child. A mate that is actually a wolf. A wolf that doesn’t change into one, so he is considered a pet. Talk about a hard thing to explain without someone thinking you were crazy. A mate that he was falling in love with.
I loved this story just a bit more than the others. It is just that the guys seem more believable and easy to love. Gavin isn’t as dominating as the other wolves and Tucker is not a submissive at all. I got a kick out of the attitude that they have with each other. This story gives you that, but also two very sexy men, a strong wolf, a quirky and feisty mate, excitement, dangerous situations and enemies out to get everyone.
I would recommend reading this because once you start you will fall in love. It caught my attention from the moment I started reading this book and kept it all the way to the end. It gave me that and so much more. I love the little twist these stories have. I loved this book and cannot wait to read the next book.
Title: Country Crush Series: N/A Author: Shiloh Saddler Genre: Contemporary Length: Short (46 Pages) Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (March 17, 2014) Heat Level:Explicit Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts Blurb: Country singer Will Conrad is afraid coming out will tank his career. Being a celebrity makes it difficult to pick up a man and keep things secret. A gay one night stand online dating site is his salvation. While he is performing in Las Vegas he agrees to meet the real cowboy with whom he has been corresponding.
A car accident left championship team roper Blake Bonner with a paralyzed leg and a wounded heart. Now fully recovered, he is ready for a relationship, but will his blind date want to be topped by a cripple and will he treat him like a whole man?
When Blake finds out his date is Will Conrad he can’t believe it. He’s been his country crush since he hit the country music scene. But when the paparazzi catch them together will their burgeoning relationship be able to brave the media storm?
Review: Blake is a sexy Rodeo Champion that is disabled. Will is a hot country singer. They meet via a dating site. Their romance starts out slow and sweet, but Once they meet, the passion is hot and explosive.
All is progressing nicely, until They find out that they’ve been caught by the paparazzi. There are a few tense moments before Will comes out and announces he’s gay and with Blake.
It’s a very touching story to see how they deal with the emotions of two different careers and Blake’s disability. I really enjoyed this story. I highly recommend this book to readers who love broken men, hot cowboys and a smexy HEA.
Title: Nature of the Beasts Series: Black Mesa, 02 Author: L. L. Brooks Genre: Gay Romance, Paranormal, Shape-shifters Length: Novella (169 Pages) ISBN: 978-1-63105-111-1 Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing (March 7th, 2014) Heat Level: Moderate Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts Reviewer: Lisa Blurb: Daniel and Brand’s relationship survived the first six months of murder attempts and discovering Daniel was a sleeping cat shifter. They should have lived happy every after. The fates had other shocks and challenges in store for them with death threats, pressure for Brand to take the alpha position, a war brewing with Daniel caught in the middle, and Daniel’s insecurities. Though Brand claims he doesn’t want the alpha position, Daniel’s certain his mate being a cat shifter is the real reason.
While the tempest grows around them, more and more of the wolves make demands on Brand for help, and another secret from Brand reveals itself, will their struggle to keep their love the most important thing to them be enough to keep them together for the happy ever after they deserve?
Review: This is book two in this series and they should be read in order. Not only would it give you an insight into each character and won’t get you lost when you read them, it will give you a thrill. L. L. Brooks has an amazing gift at telling you a story that you will fall in love with but will give you a world to lose yourself into when you are seeking a place to be in. Daniel and Brand are such different types of men that you can’t help but want to help cheer them on in their future lives.
Daniel had met Brand when he was posing as a rent boy trying to get the bad guys. Now he is mated to the big wolf shifter and has a little one to take care of. They had survived six months of murder attempts even finding out that Daniel was a mountain lion shifter. Talk about a shock to both of them. Daniel has lots of insecurities in his relationship and his life that he is trying to overcome. He is also in the middle of a war that is pressing Brand into becoming an alpha. He loves Brand more than life and he knows in his heart that Brand loves him. There are many dangers coming at them each day, and lots of secrets that still need to be found out. With many wolves coming for the for help they need to combine their efforts to help the other. I love how Brand wants Daniel’s help in things and can understand Daniel’s fears. What I don’t understand is how Daniel cannot want to connect with his cat.
There is so much love between them that it just makes your heart swell up. I have always loved paranormals, especially when it comes in a romance story. It makes it even better when you have two very hot and sexy men with such different personalities that should drive one insane but seems to bring them together in such a strength that you will love. This book gives you all that plus dangers, excitement, and even adventure.
It shows you how two different men can find love so deep that it will leave you breathless. I would recommend reading this book. It will give you an experience that you will love. It has twists that will surprise you and excite you. I cannot wait to read the next book in this amazing series.
Blurb:Cyril Eona always had a hard life; born with a deformity and growing up in the system until he meets Devon Haley; the man of his dreams, who becomes the love of his life. Soon, their wonderful world gets turned upside down by an unexpected arrival, a daughter.
Life changes; a couple becomes three and fatherhood looms. Can Cyril get past all his insecurities and allow Devon to show him that although life as two was wonderful, life as daddy can be ultimately fulfilling?
Review: This is a short erotic tale that opens with Cyril struggling with learning he’s to become a father and Devon immediately rushing in to assure him through love, understanding and physical expression that life changes need not spell the end or doom and gloom.
Becoming a parent is a daunting task for anyone. Most people have months to get used to the idea of becoming a parent and then slowing learning who this new person in your life will be. Cyril becomes overwhelmed at becoming a parent and it takes Devon’s reassurance to help him realize that parenting does not come with a manual or a guarantee, it’s a day-to-day exercise and that mistakes and mishaps happen along the way.
This story short reaffirms that love comes in all shapes and sizes and that the love two people share can be intensified and magnified when a child is added to the mix. Additionally parenting can dramatically alter your life and you can choose to make that choice a good or bad one or one that will enhance or encumber your life.
Blurb:Larsson Balenescu is trying hard to get over the fact that his fated mate is not only a Tygerian, and one of the Alliance’s most bitter enemies, but also the fact that he’s Tarr Bonnet, one of the worst pirates and sex slave traffickers in the known galaxies. When Larsson discovers that Tarr has put a price on his head, he’s furious, and vows never to mate with the man, no matter how painful it is for him to stay away from him. Soon he’s captured by Tarr’s men and taken to his ship where Tarr sets out to claim him as his love slave. An accident en route forces them to crash on a strange moon, where Larsson is captured by the inhabitants. His only hope lies in Tarr’s ability to save him. But, who will save him from Tarr?
Review: Quintessential Shannon West paranormal fare. Larsson and Tarr are wolves and tigers respectively. This is a story about two dominant forces colliding in the futuristic tale of two men who are locked in both personal battle as well as the battle to literally save themselves from slavery. If you like this genre, and want a read that is all about finding mates and succumbing to those desires, then this will appeal to you. Author West presents the reader with more of the Balenscu clan and Larsson is delightful in his need to be his own man and not succumb to his desire for Tarr Bonnet, a disreputable pirate involved in the sex trade. The reader gets to enjoy the jog from Larsson’s resistance to its inevitable futility; when both men will end up together while also skipping through issues and crises as they arise that stem from kidnappings, misunderstandings, the need to mate, and then fights to near death. *phew*
The fact that Author West has created an entire alternate universe in which same-sex love is seen as normal is wonderful. She manages to find other avenues of human conflict that makes us understand that while we struggle here on earth with same-sex love, even if we lived in an alternate realm, human(oids) would still find a reason for strife and discord. Tarr’s meeting with those who are like him, yet different illustrates how humanity can be different, but we are ultimately still the same.
I also find the novel’s ability to blend fantasy and paranormal with a blend of the future adding a dash of the past. The gladiator style fights and clothing when juxtaposed with the futuristic nature of space travel should seem unrealistic, but it works well. A nice addition to Ms. West’s already impressive roster of paranormal m/m fiction.
Blurb: Even as a teenager Cameron always had a crush on the much older Tyler Finn, who might just be the hottest heartthrob the gay world has seen. Cameron is now older, and has a boyfriend with whom he’s in a long term relationship, and he thinks this is his life. But the minute Tyler gives him some attention, sparks begin to fly and inhibitions are thrown away… just when things couldn’t get more confusing for Cameron, his boyfriend starts having some issues. Should Cameron stay and correct what’s wrong or just move on with his life along with the unreliable Tyler?
Review: Short… where are my other two colors? *sniff*
Cam has been in love with his brother’s best friend, Tyler, for as long as he can remember. The fact that he’s in a steady relationship right now doesn’t detour his impending infidelity. Neil has been distant and borderline abusive and Cam finds solace with the man he’s wanted since he was a boy. But Tyler is not boyfriend material and reminds Cam of that at every turn. When Tyler realizes who Neil is and that the man has a mean streak, he does a complete 180 and tries to convince Tyler to dump Neil and move in with him. Cam is so confused he doesn’t know what to do, or who to choose.
There were so many issues with this novella that it took away from the overall story. It was a mass of major topics crammed into forty something pages, and the story suffered. I could see underlying potential for a great novel, and I’d be eager to view this title again if Anderson did just that.
Title: Veiled Dominance
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