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Bear Heart by Elyzabeth M. VaLey

9/18/2014

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By day a bear, by night a man... 

Half a century ago Simon Lancaster loved a woman, but when he committed a crime and was seduced by a witch his fate was sealed. Forced to live as a shifter by day and human by night, he becomes hopeless. 

He believes there is nothing left in life for him. That is, until he meets Margaret O'Hare. An unconventional woman, Margaret makes him feel whole again, but he doesn't know if he can allow the walls he has erected around his heart to lower, no matter how much he grows to care for her. 

As their time together has them becoming closer, he starts to trust and love again. But a happily ever after might not be in Simon's future as dark shadows emerge to destroy what he has built with Margaret. 


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Title: Bear Heart
Author: Elyzabeth M. VaLey
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Paranormal Shifter Romance
Reviewed by Brandi

4 Stars – Recommended Read


Bear Heart is an erotic fairy tale about love, loss, trickery, past mistakes, regrets, longing, acceptance, and soul mates.

Simon, a human soldier in his past life, looses whom he believed to be his soul mate to another man. This revelation comes when he finally makes it home from war to his love, only to be faced with her treachery. The woman he loved, whom he thought would wait for him, didn’t.

Angry and distraught, Simon falls into the arms of a beautiful temptress who tells him she can help him gain his revenge on the man who stole his woman away. But wait. She’s too good to be true. What she offers him is too good to be true, and he finds himself cursed by the woman (witch) who said she would help him. 

Centuries later, he meets another witch who brings his past and his mistrust to the surface. He’d grown to believe he deserves to be a recluse from society and deserves the curse upon him. Can he trust another witch? Does he want to? Well here’s the thing. The little witch may be able to help him gain what he desperately wants now. The beautiful Margaret. The problem? The past may never allow him to find happiness with his true soul mate.

I enjoyed reading this story and believe readers of paranormal romance will too.

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Extreme Heat by Jewel Quinlan

9/13/2014

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When photographer Chloe Gaige gets assigned to cover the Pro Kiteboarding finals in Morocco she never expects to run into her childhood crush. Back then, their age difference is what caused her to pull away. Would he resent her for how she treated him back then?

Fully grown, pro kiteboarder Kai Shephard is a tough competitor used to going after what he wants…and getting it. When he catches sight of Chloe in the crowd with her camera, nothing can stop him from trying to be with her again. Except Chloe, that is. Would she see him for the man he is now?


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Title: Extreme Heat
Author: Jewel Quinlan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Audiobook Audio Format
Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
Listening time: 1 hr and 1 min

Reviewed by Maven

 

4 Stars – Recommended Read

Extreme Heat is a quick listen about two people getting a second chance to explore their passion for each other, a passion which started when they were both in high school.

Chloe and Kai shared a steamy kiss back in the day, but nothing really came of the experience due to Chloe being a bit too concerned about their age difference and her need to fall into peer pressure of appearances. How would it look if she hooked-up with a younger guy?

Fast forwarded a few years… Call it luck or fate, but Chloe runs into the sexy, athletic version of Kai. He’s no longer a boy, he’s a man who wants Chloe and he usually gets what he wants.

I enjoyed the premises of this short story, felt the narration was excellent, and found myself falling into the interesting setting of kiteboarding in Morocco.

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Purr-fect Mating by Sheryl Winters

8/25/2014

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Fhina and Wulfar have a little problem.
 
On their wedding night, at the stroke of midnight, Wulfar changes into his shifted wolf form and cannot shift back. Not even to communicate with the woman he loves.
 
Fhina, upon waking the day after their mating, no longer recognizes her mate. Pregnant and confused, she’s convinced herself her mate has run away and left her to live alone. With his dog.
 
Can the cursed pair find a counter charm before Fhina gives birth? Will Wulfar be able to curb his inclination to run?
 
Or will their mutual curses break up their love affair before it’s really even started.


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Title: Purr-fect Mating
Author: Sheryl Winters
Genre: Paranormal Shifter Romance
Publisher: Roane Publishing
Novella length                                                              
Reviewed by Brandi

4 Stars – Recommended Read

Imagine a female tiger shifter. A cabin in the woods. A sexy, but wounded naked male found outside.  Sounds like the beginnings of something interesting and Purr-fect Mating is just that. It was a fast paced read about two mates who have been cursed. How have they been cursed? Well, after mating, Wulfar shifts into a wolf form and isn’t able to communicate with his mate, or shift back into his human form.  And Fhina doesn’t recognize the wolf as Wulfar, her mate. So what is the pair of them to do? You’ll need to read the story to find out the rest.

I enjoyed the concept of this book as well as the cast of characters and their interaction with each other. Ms. Winters has written an interesting tale which I’m sure fans of paranormal shifter romance will enjoy.


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ARC Review of Unholy Matrimony by Sonny Zae

7/27/2014

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Sonny is so handsome, he doesn’t need magic to get what he wants, except when he gets into trouble. And, he’ll do anything for love or money, except work. So, the thought of marriage represents the worst of all possible worlds, a danger he avoids at all costs.

His plans for getting rich the easy way—by stealing—go awry when he meets Ariella. She is not only lovely to look at, but just may be as slippery and greedy as he. Better still, she becomes highly stimulated at the prospect of helping him hijack a treasure.

But, in addition to helping him steal “goald”, the cunning Ariella might just steal his scoundrel heart.
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Title: Unholy Matrimony (Adventures of Sonny the Scoundrel)
Author: Sonny Zae
Genre: Fantasy Romance/Adventure
Publisher: Roane Publishing
Reviewed by: Brandi

4 Stars – Recommended Read

Unholy Matrimony was an entertaining read filled with humor as well as interesting and likable characters.  Not only did I find myself chuckling a time or two, I found I really did like Sonny (the rogue scoundrel) and the crafty Ariella.

Honestly I can’t say I’ve read anything quite like this story and I always find well written unique stories to be refreshing. The author did a wonderful job at blending romance, fantasy, adventure and humor in an out of the ordinary type read that I would recommend.


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Anja's Star by Lyn Brittan

6/30/2014

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One does not lose a pirate’s spaceship.

One could have it ripped away by the captain’s idiot son, Retzi, who used it as collateral in a card game, but one does not lose it. At least, not Anja, but if the captain finds out, she’s the one who’ll be held responsible.

She has exactly two weeks to get that ship back before the authorities, the Captain or the galaxy at large, calls in their debts. If she can manage to keep Retzi focused on helping her steal it back, rather than getting her in bed, they just might have a shot at making it out of this mess.
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Title: Anja's Star
Author: Lyn Brittan
Publisher: Gryy Brown Press
Genre: Sci-Fi/Futuristic Romance
Novella length

Reviewed by Maven
4 Stars – Recommended Read

Anja’s Star is a fun and sexy sci-fi caper, filled with action and adventure, good characters, and a well-built world surrounding them. The hero and heroine are two opposites who attract, and I think that in itself is part of the attraction of the story.

If you are in the mood for a futuristic read that packs a lot of punch for the length, and something to make you smile, as well as some romance and twists along the way, then I recommend reading this book.


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