Captivations: Sins of the Past by Julie Lynn Hayes

Story: 8
Presentation: 8
Total: 16
Publisher: Wicked Nights
Paranormal erotic
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Blurb: Things are heating up at Captivations. First Serena catches Avery kissing Jillian in his office, in the dark. Then the handsome vampire tells Serena he can’t play with her, he has things to do. Do those things include taking Jillian outside of the nightclub? Where are they going and what are Avery Deacon’s intentions?

Review: Ok, so this is book 4 in this little series. The first 3 I read back to back so there has been some time passage since I read the last ones. Don’t get me wrong, as a whole I think that this collection is totally rocking…but spaced this far apart? Not so much.

I still like the story and you can rest assured that I will be reading the rest that come because I just HAVE to know what happens. I just wish that they were being released a bit closer together. I recall what the other stories contained but if I wasn’t in the review business, I am not sure that I would have remembered to go out and look for the next installment.

Don’t let my frumpy-ness get you to thinking that you don’t want to waste your time with this set…Definitely not a waste of time, just be prepared to have a bit of a wait until the next section is released 

A Husband for Martha by Raven Starr

Story: 5
Presentation: 7
Total: 12
Publisher: Wicked Nights
Paranormal Erotica
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Blurb: Martha Jones was a single woman in her thirties. All of her friends were either married or in a relationship, Martha was left out. Until the night Cade appeared in her life. He’s everything she’s not, mysterious, dashing and dangerous. Can Cade change Martha’s life and show her the meaning of love. Or will he introduce her to world of darkness?

Review: Not sure that I would say he showed her the meaning of love but he showed her something alright.

I felt no connection to the characters. There was just something missing. Sex? Well…..it was there….sort of. What was there didn’t last long and for me held no eroticness. 5 paragraphs just wasn’t enough for me to call it erotic.

This one just wasn’t for me. No connection, no emotional tugs, no sexual tugs. I think that this is one of those short stories that would have been really good if it had been longer so I could have connected and seen the whole picture. Let the characters build and develop. As it is I just felt empty.

Captivations: To Err Is Human by Julie Lynn Hayes

Story: 9
Presentation: 8.5
Total: 17.5
Publisher: Wicked Nights
Paranormal Erotic
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Blurb: While Avery’s pole dance seems to have driven Jillian to drink, he can’t deny that she’s had an effect upon him as well. Wohali gives Jillian the guided tour of Captivations, while Avery waits for outside news, which isn’t forthcoming. He needs a distraction before thoughts of Jillian drive him crazy.


Review: Okay so here is where I tell you that when I selected this title for review, Wicked Nights was kind enough to send me the first two books in this series so that I could get the full feel. THANK GOODNESS!!!!!

What a kick ass series! I just can’t wait to see what happens next. These little shorties by themselves are just enough to tease and keep you coming back. It’s almost like watching one of those little mini series shows they have on TV every so often…you know the ones that they space out and when the first one ends you chomp at the bit until the next one gets aired. NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can bet your keester that I will be keeping my eyes peeled for the next installment. And you? What are you waiting for? GO!!! You have to try this series!

Awaken to the Night by Nicki J Markus

Story: 7.5
Presentation: 8.5
Total: 16
Publisher: Wicked Nights
Horror
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Blurb: A girl wakes to find herself in an abandoned house in the middle of the Australian bush with no idea of how she came to be there. Now she must travel though the night to find help before someone ... or something ...finds her first.

Review: This was a very interesting little bite. Definitely gets the blood pumping. The author did a really good job relaying everything that the heroine was seeing, feeling and smelling. I got all the creepy little feelings right when I should. Nicely done in such a short span of words :)

The Gatekeeper Series: Lynn by Stacey Thompson-Geer

Story: 8
Presentation: 8
Total: 16
Publisher: Wicked Nights
Futuristic
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Blurb: I have been a warrior my entire existence. From the very first life I lived, I knew this to be true. My purpose is not my own. I’m to save people that are not ready to see the truth, not ready for the world that seems to have unraveled around them.

NOTE: this is a short story to build anticipation for the novel release of Dark Magick in June 2010.

Review: Now THIS is a series that I think I can get on board with. The world isn’t like it is now. There are things out there hunting and killing humans. Fast paced, action packed. If this little tease is anything to go on, Ms Thompson-Geer might have just written my new fascination :) There are very few series that I follow like a stalker. Ok fine, really only 2 come to mind. I am a Kenyon minion to the bone. I like action. Hard core action with not much time to draw a breath between action. Be it ass kicking or sex, I want it fast and seat gripping.

Ms Geer, I think I love you :)

The Masseuse by Angel

Story: 5
Presentation: 6
Total: 11
Publisher: Wicked Night
Paranormal Erotic
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Blurb: Going To Your Masseuse can be a lot of fun. Lacy is overworked and undersexed. Can a vampire Masseuse be just what she is looking for?



Review: I think this one could have been better. The cute premise fell flat for me with the lack of developed story. They want each other, they bone, they start a relationship, she discovers he’s a vamp and takes it all in a rather easy going fashion. “Ok you’re a vampire, why didn’t you tell me? Let’s get married”

The sex was mediocre and gave me no tingles or tugs. I found it a bit un-manly for him to refer to his c*ck as a puppy. There were several spelling, grammatical and editing issue through the shorty. I think the story had potential but it failed to be realized.