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Phantom Lover by Tamaria Soana

2/13/2014

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Can true love transcend life and death?

 Olivia Shaw-Clayton’s life revolves around her job ever since her husband was
 killed eight months ago in Iraq. She slaves away at her desk in hopes of
 numbing the pain of her loss and the guilt of longing to fall asleep once again
 to be joined by her phantom lover.


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Title: Phantom Lover
Author: Tamaria Soana
Publisher: Crimson Frost Books
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Short Story
Reviewed by Maven


  
 
Heat Level – 4 Flames – Sizzling Hot
3.5 Stars – Good




Olivia’s life changed when her husband and soul mate was killed in Iraq. Now she thinks she’s going crazy because she is having mind-blowing sex with a phantom lover.



Phantom Lover sizzles with sexual interaction and it had some touching moments that allowed me to connect with the heroine. It was however a short, short story (around 5,000 words) which contributed to my wish for the story to be a tad longer, simply to keep it from feeling rushed. I imagine reading a review that their short was too short is probably irritating and can become the monkey on the back of authors when it comes to such small word counts, but Ms. Soana did manage to include some back story and I appreciated that. Without it, I would have been  disappointed and would have felt I didn’t know the hero at all.



Summing it up I thought the premise of the book was good with the soul mates and can true love conquer death angle, yet I’m not quite sure the ending of the story was what I was expecting. I’m on the fence, wavering on how the story concluded. On one level the finale can be considered as happy, and on the other it’s sad. Is having a mixed emotion about an ending to a book a bad thing or a good thing? I don’t know. The readers will need to decide.


 
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ARC Review - Old Flame by Annabelle Blume

2/7/2014

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The Hearts Aflame Files
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Keywords: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Series, Novella
Release Date: January 15, 2014

Description: Hannah Sullivan has spent the past three months stalking her ex-boyfriend, lurking in the bushes and hiding behind fake social
media personas, convinced she can eventually rekindle the love they once shared. But when she meets Marc, who is everything James never wanted to be and more, she begins to wonder if she’s got it all wrong.

Hannah must come to terms with her own demons before she can decipher between her delusional mission and the man of her dreams.


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Title: Old Flame (The Hearts Aflame Files)
Author: Annabelle Blume
Publisher: Roane Publishing
Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Novella Length
Reviewed by Brandi



Heat Level – 2 Flames - Warm
4.5 Stars – Recommended Read




One of my favorite lines from the book: “High on her subversive victory, she believed—though she couldn’t be certain—a more brilliant person than herself had never graced the UCSB
campus.”



I totally lost myself in this book while reading it. Ms. Blume has a style of writing that sucks the reader in and keeps them interested from the beginning to the end. From her descriptive settings, to the emotions of the believable characters she’s created, to the witty sarcasm of her heroine that made me chuckle, I was hooked.



Hannah is a spunky college student who isn’t quite ready to accept an ended relationship with James. In fact, she’s been stalking him. What? Stalking? But don’t worry; it’s not a creepy, crazy-woman stalker book. I really liked Hannah who meets Marc, a guy she’s not really interested in. Sometimes we don’t see what is right in front of our eyes, now do we?



Will Hannah be able to let the past go and move on to the future with someone new?
You will need to read, Old Flame to find out. And I know when you do, you’ll be glad you
did.
 
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