For a long time my biggest wish for Feehan’s Carpathian romances was a strong heroine that would stand up to the extremely alpha Carpathian male. In Dark Secret, I got too much of what I wished for – the heroine is such a strong character that her relationship with the hero had violent aspects and…
It can’t have escaped the attention of even the most casual of romance readers that there are an awful lot of paranormals out there right now. Some are good. Some are bad. And quite a few of them – like this one – fall somewhere smack dab in that oh-so-forgettable middle ground. Cindy Harper is…
I like my vampire heroes to embrace their dark side, to accept their vampire nature, however, the hero of My Demon’s Kiss fights against his every step of the way, and for good reason, he viciously kills a friend immediately after becoming a vampire. The romanticized version of vampires is not present here, no sir….
All this action stuff is getting out of hand. I’m all for a kickass heroine, but when you mix non-stop action with little to no character development and virtually no concessions for readers new to a series (like me), the end result – no matter how butt-kicking the heroine may be – is a not…
This book has such an intriguing setting: the 1930s, first in Spain at the outset of the Civil War, and then in San Francisco. Sounds interesting, doesn’t it? I’m not necessarily a fan of vampire novels – I’ve read as many bad ones as good ones – but The Chronicles of Saint-Germain (of which this…
Erica Orloff’s Urban Legend is one of the more entertaining of the early Silhouette Bombshells. It’s also somewhat uneven. The end result is a book that’s a fun read, but not entirely satisfying. Tessa Van Doren is a vampire. Nearly a century ago in Shanghai, she lost a lover to his opium addiction. His death…
Although there are some paranormal novels that I can appreciate, there are just as many that often do not make the grade since an interesting concept can quickly turn tacky. Yet, The Forever Kiss takes a common premise and makes it exciting and romantic. But, more importantly, this first single title release by Red Sage…
For readers of Undead and Unwed, you know what to expect here. A sarcastic heroine who’s so totally not cool with her vampiric status and, horror of horrors, her exalted position as the vampire Queen; a sexy stud of a vampire king and our heroine’s consort whether she likes it or not; a troop of…
I Thirst for You is the fourth book I’ve read by Susan Sizemore, who seems to be somewhat uneven as an author. I enjoyed her 2001 vampire fiction release, Laws of the Blood: Companions, but this new book is saturated with lust and cheese and almost devoid of characterization. Jo Elliot is a pilot and…
A Tale of Two Viking is a flat-out farce. Like a lot of farces, it has its share of lines that induce groans as well as laughs, but it moves so fast that the laughs far outweigh the groans. Don’t mistake this for an accurate picture of Viking life, just sit back, relax and prepare…
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