Monday 11 May 2015

Tempted by Darkness (Alliance Trilogy, Book 1) by Mary Whitten

I am so happy that Mary Whitten has bought out another series! I loved the Emily Sullivan series and had high hopes for this one, let me tell you I was not disappointed.  I have stormed through this book because I couldn't put it down, very little sleep was had because I was far too engrossed to put my kindle down!

I adore Harper - she's a takes no shit, don't need help, can handle herself, kick ass, half turned vamp who refuses to drink human blood is hell bent on revenge on the vampire that killed her family and turned her.  Then we meet the delectable Theo, quick pass me a fan just thinking about him gets me hot under the collar, he is one seriously hot alpha werewolf (need I say more?).  These two are perfect for each other, but (and there is always a but) he hates vamps and she is sure she couldn't have a relationship in her line of work.  Hmm Harper's work, don't get me started on the people Harper works for, **insert extremely rude words here**.

There is humour and sarcasm in spades in this book, the storyline is well thought out and you feel vested in the characters and find yourself routing for them.  The fight scenes are immense and the love scenes, well they'll certainly get your pulse racing.

Book 2 asap please Mary, I don't think I can wait long to see how Cat gets on with recent changes.

And the uber good news is that it is only 99p on Amazon (a total bargain for this much fun) buy it HERE, go on you know you want too!


Book Description:

Dangerous and deadly with a side of crazy. 

My name is Harper. My job sucks … literally. I hunt evil, red-eyed vampires for a living. My employer is a group called the Alliance; a secret organization that pays my bills and my taxes. What more could a girl ask for? 


Everything in life was going just fine until the Alliance decided to switch the enemy. My newest assignment is to execute a werewolf. That was their first mistake. You see, there's a reason I hunt vamps. I have a score to settle with the entire race. They took something from me and turned me into a monster. Once a vampire taste the first drop of human blood, they go insane and kill any human they meet. I've been a vampire for almost sixteen years and still have yet to take a human's life, or taste their blood for that matter. The Alliance has informed me that if I don’t take out the werewolf I will become their next target. And that was their second mistake. 

Theo: 
I should hate her. I should want to rip her undead heart from her body. Yet for some reason my instincts are telling me not to. She says she was here to save us, but she works for the enemy. I’m sure trusting her will be the death of me, but I have to try. She’s different than the rest of the evil monsters that took my one true love from me years ago. Together we will destroy the enemy. And if she does betray me, I'll kill her. 

. This book is a fast paced, action driven, do or die love story. Readers 18+ due to graphic violence, language, and sexual conduct 


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Sunday 10 May 2015

Wicked by Nature by Madison Sevier

I enjoyed this, I loved Selena and Sterling and the sarcasm, the story line was good but sometimes felt a little too rushed and I felt that some parts of the back story needed more detail.  There were some editing errors that made some sections stall as you read whilst you worked out what it was meant to say. The leading male sounded sexy as hell, I found it easy to get a bit swoon-y about him but then I would remember that his name is Keith! and that just turned me off a bit but that's down to personal preference. 

To sum up an enjoyable quick read that didn't tax the brain too much and I enjoyed it enough to try another of the author's books.


Book Description:

What's a witch supposed to do when she learns that she isn't just a witch? Will Selena use her powers for good? Or will she embrace the part of herself that truly is wicked by nature? 

Until now, life for Selena Barnes has been fairly easy. Aside from the constant stares and gossip of a few busy-bodies in town, her upcoming wedding to a mortal was all she cared about. When she finds out that no one, not even herself, is who they claim to be, she embraces the powers that she'd buried deep inside, unleashing a catalyst of dire consequences. 

When secret after secret is revealed, Selena finds herself racing against time to save her friends, her soul mate, her town and to keep her powers from falling into the wrong hands. Hands that belong to someone she's never met. Someone with whom she shares more than she could have ever imagined. Someone who has been waiting twenty-five years for these events to unfold. 


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Tuesday 5 May 2015

Taken by a Dragon (Eternal Mates, Book 7) by Felicity Heaton

Life has been so hectic recently that finding time to read has become a distant desire, something I desperately crave but know it's just not within reach.  I was so pleased that this book was the top of the reading pile because I love Felicity's books, they are the ones I turn to for maximum 'switch off from the world' factor, when you still want a book that keeps you reading because of its rich story building, wonderful characters and fabulous writing whilst also keeping it light, entertaining and exciting and it always gets your pulse racing.

Craving something that you know is not within reach brings me to Loke, mmm Loke, its sexy to even say isn't it? The man that is attached to the name is sexy as hell to imagine too, despite the bright blue hair! This gorgeous dragon shifter has spent six centuries alone, along comes his fated female, his eternal mate, but she is mortal! The deeper he falls for her the harder his dragon instincts push him to claim her, but when he realises who the mystery figure is in a vision he has seen of his Little Amazon's future, he realises that he must distance himself from the love of his life to save her life, to forever be a distant desire.

Anais, the object of his affections, works for Archangel (and I must just say, the more we hear about Archangel, the less I like about them!) and quickly realises that she has feelings for Loke, despite the fact that they were on opposing sides when he took her from a battlefield in order to prevent the death that his vision told him was in her future .  She battles internally between her desire for this dragon and her duty to Archangel.  Although there is a clear winner if you ask me.

I love that the character stories are inter-woven so well, and I am loving the plot arc that runs through the series.  We get to see some of the old faces from the other books in this one, I do like a meddling and mischievous Prince Loren, I love Sable and the brief glimpse of the wonderful Bleu was welcomed.  I am certainly intrigued by the story line unfolding with Taryn and believe we may see considerably more of Bleu when we learn more about her, I could be wrong but that's my hunch!

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC for an honest review.


Book Description:

Possessed by a need to save a beautiful Amazon warrior from the vision he witnessed, Loke snatched her from the midst of the battle between the Third and Fifth realm of the demons, and carried her to his home deep in the black mountains of Hell to protect her. But as the fierce little female awakens, he finds she’s anything but grateful, and his dragon instincts roar to life to warn she might be more to him than an enemy—she might be his fated female.

Anais remembers meeting a handsome warrior in the heat of battle, a man who was her enemy but who looked at her with eyes that held dark heat and wicked promises. When she wakes to find that same dragon shifter has taken her captive, desire is the last thing on her mind, but escaping him to return to Archangel, the hunter organisation she works for, sounds less than appealing when he reveals the reason he took her—to stop her from dying.
Can Loke protect Anais from the dangers of his realm and how far will he go to save her from the future he keeps witnessing? Can Anais resist the fierce attraction that burns between them as hot as fire and stay true to Archangel or will her heart be taken by the dragon? 



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