White Lines by Jennifer Banash

June 3, 2013 By 2 Comments

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White Lines by Jennifer Banash
Publisher: The Penguin Group
Genre: Recent Historical (1980’s), YA
Length: Full Length (288)
Age Recommendation: 16+
Rating: 4.5 stars
Reviewed by Peppermint

Seventeen-year-old Cat is living every teenager’s dream: she has her own apartment on the Lower East Side and at night she’s club kid royalty, guarding the velvet rope at some of the hottest clubs in the city. The night with its crazy, frenetic, high-inducing energy—the pulsing beat of the music, the radiant, joyful people and those seductive white lines that can ease all pain—is when Cat truly lives. But her daytime, when real life occurs, is more nightmare than dream. Having spent years suffering her mother’s emotional and physical abuse, and abandoned by her father, Cat is terrified and alone—unable to connect to anyone or anything. But when someone comes along who makes her want to truly live, she’ll need to summon the courage to confront her demons and take control of a life already spinning dangerously out of control.

Cat’s story was riveting. It was filled with such suspense, it had me on the edge of my seat. I do not know which was worse, Cat’s social life or her family life. It was clear from the beginning she was willing to fill the holes left by her parents with anything available including a risky environment and drug usage.
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Cat is a character I wanted to hug at times to tell her life can be different and at others shake her until she realized the error of her ways. She was unfortunately dealt a bad hand in life when it came to her parents. It is clear that this is a major force in what has made her act and think the way she does. Unfortunately, it also created a teen who looked for attention and release from the wrong places. Her story brought out a multitude of feelings from me because it was so accurate to how life was during this age for some, as well as reminded me of some people I know that fell victim to this type of outcome or behavior. It definitely left me raw with emotion on multiple occasions, which is a testament of the author’s ability to create mental images with the words.

I found parts of this story tough to read, because of the subject matter. There is vast amounts of reckless behavior including various types of drug usage, underage drinking, underground clubs, and sketchy situations that could have deadly results. While this type of behavior is accurate of the underground club seen in the 80’s, it just felt a little too real at times.

This is a story that will stick with me for a while. I cannot help but wonder who Cat really was, and what happens to her in life. I would not be surprised if this character was based on a real person, because it was clear in the author’s writing that Cat’s story touched her and in turn touched me as well. I would love to read a sequel about Cat’s life and whether or not she was able to truly escape the lifestyle she so naively entered, or if she found a way to lift herself above and become a productive citizen in the world.

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The Pleasures of Winter by Evie Hunter

December 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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The Pleasures of Winter by Evie Hunter
Publisher: Penquin
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary
Length: Full Length (388 pgs)
Other: BDSM, M/F, Anal Play, Fetish, Toys, Spanking
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by Stephanotis

When reporter Abbie Marshall needs to escape Honduras, a private jet carrying a Hollywood A-lister is her only way out. She has a ride home with Irish actor Jack Winter – notorious womanizer and all round bad boy. Abbie is shaken to the core by Winter’s blazing beauty and provocative mind.

After the plane’s nose-dive into the remote rainforest forces them to fight for survival, Abbie catches tantalizing glimpses of the complicated man behind the image. And the more she sees of him, the more he touches some primal part of her that she is determined to suppress. But after a devastating encounter with Winter’s shadow side, Abbie’s detachment is shattered.

On returning to normal life, Abbie cannot forget what happened, nor ignore the shocking rumours about the star’s private life. Her struggle to make sense of her torment leads straight back to Winter, who is just as obsessed by her. But if they are to have a relationship, Abbie knows she must embrace his hidden desires … and accept her own.

No longer caring about anything but their intoxicating love affair, Abbie is drawn deeper into the dark heart of Winter – and the secret that threatens to destroy everything …

I always enjoy a book that draws you into the action straightaway and that’s whatThe Pleasures of Winter did. Abbie, the main character, is running for her life and just when you think she’s safe, she ends up in a plane crash in the jungle. It’s during the scenes there that Ms. Winters did a great job of setting the stage for the rest of the story. There’s a pull-push quality to the relationship between Jack and Abbie and just when you think you know how the story will play out, they’re whisked back to civilization.

Sometimes I liked the character of Abbie because she came across as the strong journalist she was initially portrayed as, but then at other times she seemed to be at the mercy of everyone else in the story. I liked Jack, even though it was obvious he had a dark side to him. The dialogue was wonderful and very natural sounding and the pace kept me reading. All the secondary characters were interesting too. Although this book was publicized as similar toFifty Shades of Grey (which I must admit I’ve never read), there wasn’t a lot of sex in it but instead lots of tension that led up to those scenes. If you like Chick Lit with kink, this is probably the book for you.

While I don’t think this will be a romance novel to everyone’s liking, if you want to check out a BDSM story with a happy ending than The Pleasures of Winter would probably be a good starting point for you.

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The Seduction of Miranda Prosper by Marissa Day

July 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Seduction of Miranda Prosper by Marissa Day
Publisher: Penguin Books – Heat Imprint
Genre: Historical, Paranormal, Sci-fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (278 pgs)
Other: M/F, M/F/M, menage, M/M, masturbation
Rating 4 cherries
Reviewed by Nymphaea

Regency England has never been so dangerous, so magical-or so hot.

In London society, restless Miranda Prosper is considered unmarriageable. So she’s stunned when the handsome Corwin Rathe asks for a dance at a summer ball. But it’s more than a waltz-because Corwin is a sorcerer, and he’s about entangle Miranda in a web of sexual enchantment, magical intrigue, and breathtaking danger.

She can build them up, tear them down, and bring them to the heights of passion. But she has no idea she has this power.

I’m not usually one for historicals. They just don’t really do it for me. And then I found this book. Wow. It wasn’t what I expected…it was more.

Marissa Day takes a normally overdone topic–sorcerers and Fae–and breathes new life into the idea. The Fae aren’t the cute, sparkling beings I expected. It’s great. Her writing style is fluid. The book starts with a bang and doesn’t let up until the end. I wasn’t completely sure which time period I was in in the book, but it wasn’t a huge distraction. The splint should be used continuously and the DIP joint should be maintained in viagra online no prescriptions full extension even during skin hygiene care. A healthy sex life can bring happiness in a relationship, happiness in a relationship helps viagra cheap generic improve every other aspect of life. It has been found that the drugs or medication that can often lead to an addiction and require repetitive use? Very often professional cialis without rx psychotherapists either confuse temporary small problems for a real disease or purposefully put their client on addictive drugs to get him keep visiting their office and paying for each visit. With one super viagra uk (2.5-5 mg) a man can enjoy sexual intimacy because viagra will never ever let you down. Corwin and Darius are great heroes. Both are totally different from what I expected and fun to read about. I wanted to see these two men get what they wanted, even if it meant each other.

I did have an issue with the heroine. From the get-go there were occurrences that I thought a woman with little to no sexual experience should be a lot more freaked out. Men with men is something that was totally taboo and yet it seemed to not faze her in the least. I liked that it didn’t, but it was hard to fathom at the same time.

Ms. Day writes some page burning sex scenes. Whoa. I thought the book would spontaneously combust on a couple of occasions. I loved how Miranda, totally unschooled in the ways of sorcerers and catalysts, fell into the knowledge and experiences. It was like I went through them with her. Yeah, I’m still fanning myself.

If you want a book that has a ton of heat, equal parts heart and spice, then you need to read The Seduction of Miranda Prosper.

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Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward

May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward
Publisher: New American Library/Penguin Group, Inc
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Pages: Full Length (489 Pages)
Other: M/F, BSDM, Extreme Violence
Rating: Best Book
Reviewed by Canterbury Bell

Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, seductive cloth as her brother. Imprisoned for eons by their mother, the Scribe Virgin, she finally frees herself-only to face a devastating injury. Manuel Manello, M.D., is drafted by the Brotherhood to save her as only he can-but when the human surgeon and the vampire warrior meet, their two worlds collide in the face of their undeniable passion. With so much working against them, can love prove stronger than the birthright and the biology that separates them?

I am often ambivalent when it comes to paranormal novels. They can go either way on the WOW factor scale. That being said, if you have not jumped on the Black Dagger Brotherhood bandwagon yet, do not hesitate any longer because this is the place to start. This is the best of the best. With the beginning of the series, Dark Lover, readers have been hypnotically drawn into the world of Caldwell, NY and the underground lives of the vampires warriors of the Brotherhood.

The first books followed the originating members but now, with this edition we are experiencing the lives of the new generation of warriors out to protect the precarious security of the vamps that walk among us.

In Lover Unleashed, J.R. Ward brings us Dr. Manny Manello, a brilliant and gifted human doctor that is brought in by the Brothers to save one of their own, Payne, a female warrior of the Brotherhhood. It has to be exercised tadalafil online cheap orally by using sufficient amount of water. Futher refinements to OPCAB have resulted buy viagra generic in a major breakthrough among celebrities in Hollywood. Do you want to be the best for your ladylove, but tense about the performance? If yes, you need to make a good start, and without doubt, distance learning BBA Delhi will provide you that start. levitra on line continue reading for source The http://miamistonecrabs.com/travel-lacrosse-miami-summer/ tadalafil in canada vacuum cylinder is placed over the penis. This is going to be tricky because Manny has no idea that vamps walk among us and falls quickly for the beautiful and deadly Payne. Boy, is he in for a new reality along with a few adjustments to his bedside manner. Payne is not only overwhelming his senses but she is the twin sister to one of the Brotherhood’s most dangerous warriors, the very overprotective Vichous who is not exactly a fan of humans.

The danger to the vampires soon rears its ugly head, but can Manny protect and save his lady love? Can he accept a life so different from what he knows and can Payne accept her life with Manny and leave the Brotherhood? Or will her family and loyalty to her own prevent her from finding her happiness?

J.R. Ward consistently brings in characters from the previous books throughout the series making it one long continuous story. This story, as with all the others, moves with continued grace and leaves open the possibilities of additional novels. Her twist on grammar and spelling creates a new language that intersects with the hard cord urban voice of all her vamps. Ms. Ward writes with wit and intelligence, bringing paranormal storytelling to an entirely new level.

Be warned, though: these are not your teenager’s vampires. The Brotherhood is adult, rough, violent, edgy, raw, and very, very sexy sometimes turning toward the sexual extreme. Be ready for anything because you never know where the Brothers will take you.

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The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller

July 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller
Publisher: Razorbill
Genre: Paranormal, Suspense/Mystery
Age Recommendation: 14+
Length: Full Length (416 pgs)
Rating: 5 suns
Reviewed by Gladiolus

Haven Moore cannot control her visions of a past with a boy called Ethan and a life in New York that ended in fiery tragedy. In our present, she designs beautiful dresses for her classmates with her best friend Beau. Dressmaking keeps her sane, since she lives with her widowed and heartbroken mother in her tyrannical grandmotherÕs house in Snope City, a tiny town in Tennessee. Then an impossible group of coincidences conspire to force her to flee to New York, to discover who she is, and who she was.

In New York, Haven meets Iain Morrow and is swept into an epic love affair that feels both deeply fated and terribly dangerous. Iain is suspected of murdering a rock star and Haven wonders, could he have murdered her in a past life? She visits the Ouroboros Society and discovers a murky world of reincarnation that stretches across millennia. Haven must discover the secrets hidden in her past lives, and loves, before all is lost and the cycle begins again.

Do you believe in reincarnation? After reading The Eternal Ones you will certainly consider the possibility. I know I did.

In this one we meet Haven, who has been reincarnated into a new life but doesn’t know it yet. Why is that? Well, people are trying to hide it from her.

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The plot was just awesome — unique and interesting. In a YA paranormal world typically populated with vampires and shifters, this was a nice change. With strong, descriptive writing the author kept me hooked. I loved following the adventures of Haven as she tries to find out who she really is and who she can really trust.

Overall, I give this one five suns! I enjoyed everything about it from beginning to end. If you’re looking for a paranormal book that’s a little different from the norm, I recommend you give this one a try.

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Lover Mine by J.R. Ward

June 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood series, Book 8) by J.R. Ward
Publisher: Penguin Group
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full Length (512 pgs)
Other: M/F
Rating: Best Book
Reviewed by Peppermint

John Matthew has come a long way since he was found living among humans, his vampire nature unknown. Taken in by The Brotherhood, no one could guess what his true history was-or his true identity.

Xhex has long steeled herself against the attraction to John Matthew. Until fate intervenes and she discovers that love, like destiny, is inevitable.

J R Ward has done it again. Considering everything John had been through in previous books I could not wait to read this one and was not disappointed.

John and Xhex’s progression in this book, both individually and as a couple, was astounding. I also liked the fact that the author managed to incorporate some of Darius’s story since you never really got to know much about him due to the fact the he died so early in the first novel Dark Lover. I had known that Darius and Tohrment where close, but I had no idea the extent until reading this. It gives you a whole new understand on why Tohrment was so happy that John had been a descendant of Darius.

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We already knew that the relationship with John and Xhex was explosive, but they definitely kicked it up a notch in this story. Xhex was finally able to see that she was destined to be with John and could no longer fight him. I am just happy that the rejection that John had previously been handed by Xhex did not destroy any chance of their romance surviving. If any pair deserved one another it was definitely these two.

For the first time in this series I actually do not know what to expect next. Usually I can tell who will be the next character up for a happy ending, but this time I can legitimately say that I am completely baffled. But what I can tell you is that no matter who it is I will be counting down the days to the next installment to this series.

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Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton

June 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton
Publisher: Penguin Group
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Full Length (340 pgs)
Other: M/F, M/M, F/F, Ménage, Multiple Partners, Anal Sex, BDSM
Rating: Best Book
Reviewed by Holly

Anita Blake is back in St. Louis and trying to live a normal life – as normal as possible for someone who is a legal vampire executioner and a U. S. Marshal. There are lovers, friends and their children, school programs to attend. In the midst of all the ordinary happiness a vampire from Anita’s past reaches out. She was supposed to be dead, killed in an explosion, but the Mother of All Darkness is the first vampire, their dark creator. It’s hard to kill a god. This dark goddess has reached out to her here – in St. Louis, home of everyone Anita loves most. The Mother of All Darkness has decided she has to act now or never, to control Anita, and all the vampires in America.

The Mother of All Darkness believes that the triumvirate created by master vampire Jean-Claude with Anita and the werewolf Richard Zeeman has enough power for her to regain a body and to immigrate to the New World. But the body she wants to possess is already taken. Anita is about to learn a whole new meaning to sharing her body, one that has nothing to do with the bedroom. And if the Mother of All Darkness can’t succeed in taking over Anita’s body for herself, she means to see that no one else has the use of it, ever again. Even Belle Morte, not always a friend to Anita, has sent word: “Run if you can…”

She’s BACK!! Marmee Noir, thought dead, is back with a vengeance and her target is Anita and her main men – Jean Claude and Richard. Without a body, the Mother of All Darkness possesses some of the Council, trying to destroy the strongest triumvirate in the United States.

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Bullet is Anita Blake at her best, and worst. Anita is a strong character, always pushing herself to do more than she reqires her men to do. In this book, we see a side of Anita that has been absent for a while – the self-doubt is strong in this one, but in spite of her doubts, Anita gets the job done. Jean Claude is his usual charming self, even when confronted by a rebellious Asher, who wants to take his were hyenas and find a territory of his own. Richard, so conflicted in previous books, comes through big time here, and strengthens the triumvirate exponentially. Seems the therapy is working for him, and when the threat from Marmee Noir becomes evident, he realizes he is needed to help in the battle.

I love this Richard, strong and dealing with his wolf more than he ever has. I also love the growth many of Anita’s people show in this one, most notably Nathaniel. He has gained an air of maturity that shows how powerful he could be, even as a less dominant person. Anita gains strength in this one, and learns something about all of her people as well.

This wouldn’t be an Anita Blake book without the ardeur, and the sex that goes with it, and it is here in several spectacular events. But it fits in with the story, and is necessary to the plot, and to the survival of everyone involved. This is Anita Blake, so I wasn’t looking for a happy ever after. But I did want a satisfactory conclusion, with progress toward a strategy of what to do about Marmee Noir, and I got this. I have followed this series from the first book, Guilty Pleasures, and while Anita seemed to stray for a while, this book brings the old Anita, with all her strengths and weaknesses, back full force, and I loved it. Anita fans will love this one, but it is not for the faint of heart-it IS Anita Blake after all.

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The Dead Girls’ Dance by Rachel Caine

April 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Dead Girls’ Dance (The Morganville Vampires Book 2) by Rachel Caine
Publisher: Penguin Group
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Age Recommendation: 12+
Length: Full Length (238 pgs)
Rating: 4 suns
Reviewed by Tiger Lily

Claire has her share of challenges. Like being a genius in a school that favors beauty over brains; homicidal girls in her dorm, and finding out that her college town is overrun with the living dead. On the up side, she has a new boyfriend with a vampire-hunting dad. But when a local fraternity throws the Dead Girls’ Dance, hell is really going to break loose.

What happens when there is a dance involving lots of college age men and you’re invited? You do The Dead Girls’ Dance.

I like a good vampire story. I want action, adventure, and a healthy dose of fangs. This story supplied all three. The characters were engaging and helped buoy what could be a heavy plotline. Ms. Caine writes the characters like they are my close friends. Even the antagonists have their moments when I really enjoyed them.

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The secondary characters make this book a memorable read. Eve and Michael have a little vamp/human romance blooming and I can’t wait to see how it unfolds. Monica, the town snobby girl, was my favorite. She’s in all kinds of trouble and she’s not exactly the type to bring home to mother, but I got the feeling there was so much more going on with her and that’s what drew me in.

One note, this is a series best read in order. Each book has ended with a cliff-hanger and each makes sense when you know what’s going on prior. That said, you can, as I did, read them out of order and still find them enjoyable. And yes, the ending for this one will leave you breathless!

If you want to read a story that will have you begging for more, then you need to read The Dead Girls’ Dance. I give it 4 suns!

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Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine

April 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine
Publisher: Penguin Group
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Mystery
Age Recommendation: 14+
Length: Full Length (241 pgs)
Rating: 4 suns
Reviewed by Tiger Lily

In the small college town of Morganville, vampires and humans lived in (relative) peace-until all the rules got rewritten when the evil vampire Bishop arrived, looking for the lost book of vampire secrets. He’s kept a death grip on the town ever since. Now an underground resistance is brewing, and in order to contain it, Bishop must go to even greater lengths. He vows to obliterate the town and all its inhabitants-the living and the undead. Claire Danvers and her friends are the only ones who stand in his way. But even if they defeat Bishop, will the vampires ever be content to go back to the old rules, after having such a taste of power?

Power hungry vampires and humans under lockdown! What’s next? You have to read Carpe Corpus to find out.

This series is action-packed, no doubt. Rachel Caine knows how to draw the reader in and hold him or her firmly in the seat. I was hooked from page one.

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But I have to admit, the secondary characters, the other inhabitants of the Glass House, really made the story come to life for me. The interplay between Amelie and her father The Bishop. I could relate to the power struggle between father and daughter. In this case, The Bishop is truly on the side of evil, but I could see how he could be interpreted as a puppet master.

Again, there is the typical young adult angst and plot twists to make this book a joy to read and made me want the next installment (and the rest of the series for that matter) right now!

If you want a great book for a summer afternoon, then you need to read Carpe Corpus. I give this novel 4 suns.

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A Vampire’s Claim by Joey W. Hill

May 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment

A Vampire’s Claim by Joey W. Hill
Publisher: Penguin Group, Berkley
Genre: Historical, Paranormal
Length: Full (448 pgs)
Other: BDSM, M/F, M/F/F/F, Multiple Partners
Rating: 5 Cherries
Review by Viscaria

Lady Daniela has never taken a full human servant. At two hundred years, she’s always put it off, having a bachelor’s attitude toward bonding with another, even an inferior human. However, on her return to her sheep station in Western Australia in 1953, she meets Dev, a war veteran and laconic bushman, who has the talents to help her reclaim her station from her mother’s lover, who usurped her position there forty years before.

But after she takes care of that nasty bit of business, she’s also intending to rid Western Australia of a corrupt Region Master who is 500 years old and therefore over twice her age and strength. While a full human servant, particularly one with Dev’s unique talents, can augment her skills and resources, the more she gets to know him, the more reluctant she is to bind him to her in a way that might get him killed. But Dev has his own thoughts on the matter, and she will soon find it’s easier for a vampire to survive in the desert sun than for her to survive without him by her side.

Have I mentioned before how much I love what I do? I’m sure I have, and I’m going to do so again! When this book hit my inbox I was reminded of how much I love books, and how much I love books by Joey W. Hill. For fans of Joey W. Hill this is a definite must have. The Vampire’s Claim is the third installment in the Berkley Vampire Queen Series, but it’s also a prequel to The Vampire Queen’s Servant as well as Mark of the Vampire Queen.

This book tells the tale of Lady Daniela (Danny) and Devlin (Dev) the man who becomes her human servant. We first meet these two as secondary characters in Mark of the Vampire Queen. I adored them when we were first introduced, they had an obvious love for one another and yet they understood how to conduct themselves in the Vampire Society in regards to that love. I found myself wondering how they came to be so … well… comfortable in their skins when Ms. Hill’s vampire society makes for stressful sexual encounters and dominance battles. It was a great pleasure to read their story and have the mental image in my head of how they would be in the future.

Daniela is a strong (and sometimes vicious) vampire who is surprisingly mild compared to previous vamps we have met in this series. She knows what she needs to do to survive and to make sure her power is recognized, but she equally wishes she didn’t have to be so harsh. When she meets Dev she knows she has what he needs to heal and to actually start living again, instead of simply surviving. She sets out to prove it to him, while still giving him as much of a choice as she can. She never wanted him to be pulled into her world, but she soon realizes that she can’t survive in her vicious world without him by her side.

I loved Daniela. I don’t know how else to say that. Decreased activity order viagra from canada of mitochondria-specific proteins, including the transcription factor PGC1. Some cheapest cialis https://unica-web.com/ENGLISH/2017/GA2017-minutes-1.html of the medicines can be taken in unavailability of Kamagra soft tablets. Thus, it is essential to accommodate proper & required information from your health expert before falling into sexual viagra sales in india practice; since, it takes minimum 30-40 minutes to get into response. Experts urge couples to generic levitra cialis seek help, mostly since in most of the cases Erectile Dysfunction conditions are treatable. In typical Joey Hill fashion, Daniela is a character with surprising depths and amazing talents… not to mention killer instincts when it comes to sex. She sees so much more in Dev than he sees in himself and she’s willing to push so that he eventually sees those things as well. Another amazing heroine from Ms. Hill.

Devlyn is a bushman who knows his way around the Outback… and around a woman’s body. He’s not looking for any sort of attachment, so his fascination with Danny comes as a bit of surprise to him. Dev is a man who has been severely damaged and would rather keep himself from others. He meets his match in Lady Danny. He finds he wants to protect her, despite all her assertions that she could protect herself. His determination serves her in good stead and sets them off on their journey to love.

I don’t know how to describe my attachment to Dev. He infuriated me and made me want to pull him into my arms and coddle him in equal turns. An extremely headstrong man, he has issues that would turn most people in the other direction, and yet I found I wanted to know everything so that I could help him. Danny was the perfect woman to pull him out of himself and into the world again… even if it is a much more dangerous world than even he could think. Dev’s journey of discovery was gut wrenching and moving to witness, and one that will bring me back again and again to this man and his love.

The Vampire’s Claim is a book that I feel I can’t recommend enough. It is filled with action, amazing vistas beautifully described by Ms. Hill and evocative encounters between the varied characters, but especially between Danny and Dev. A definite recommend, this one is going in my “To read over and over and over again” pile. If you aren’t already a fan of Ms. Hill, then you may want to pick this one up, as I’m pretty sure she’ll quickly sway you to her side of the erotic fence. Another fantastic offering from Joey W. Hill… I can’t wait to see what’s next in the Vampire chronicles.

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