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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

THE LEOPARD PRINCE by Elizabeth Hoyt

THE LEOPARD PRINCE
ELIZABETH HOYT
Romance/Historical
Hachette Book Group
ISBN# 978-0446618489
$6.99
Paperback - Available now

Rating: 3.5 Enchantments

Lady Georgina Maitland, Mistress and Owner of Woldsly Manor, has often been considered flighty and quite irksome. It is simply not proper for a woman to not only own such a large estate but to run it by herself.

Harry Pye, her Steward, has been fighting and clawing his way back to Yorkshire for many years, and though he would like to get revenge on Lord Grayville, he cannot afford to throw away everything he has.

England, 1760. Someone is poisoning the local farmers’ sheep and causing trouble for Lord Grayville, and everyone is blaming Harry of the crimes. Lord Grayville had treated Harry and his father wrongly in the past, while Harry's return to the countryside marked the beginning of the assault and is causing everyone to believe he is responsible.

Is Harry responsible? How does the leopard prince play into the tale? And will Georgina finally know what it means to be a woman? To find out the answers, you have read THE LEOPARD PRINCE.

Ms. Hoyt, also writing under Julia Harper, is a treasure when it comes to recreating the past and she does not fail in THE LEOPARD PRINCE. Though it is a well-told story, the beginning has a slow pace. The end is all you will expect it to be, and in the end, that is all that matters.


Dee
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October 2007

HOT TARGET: FEMME METAL 2 by Nathalie Gray

HOT TARGET: FEMME METAL 2
NATHALIE GRAY
Futuristic Erotica
Ellora’s Cave
Sensuality Rating: E-rotic
ISBN# 1-4199-0565-1
$5.95
eBook - Available now

Rating: 3.5 Enchantments

Kimberly Holmes or now known as Ballistic Kim, has taken to arms dealing after a disastrous slave trade. Now Kim not only has to face her past but look towards a future without the man who has not only kidnapped her ship and body but also her heart.

Titan Harris, an arms dealer, cannot believe that this little slip of a female is his competitor and when he decides to make the deal of his lifetime, he figures out he may have made the biggest mistake of his life.

Old enemies are hard to face and it is even harder when they have taken a very real piece out of your body. Can Kim get over her need to keep men at arms length or farther, and can Titan get the woman he wants and the deal too?

HOT TARGET is good and the imagination and skills of the author are there, but after experiencing the first in this series, I found this one lacking. I only hope that there is a third and it takes up the fast and sensual pace of the first.


Dee
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
October 2007

FEMME METAL by Nathalie Gray

FEMME METAL
NATHALIE GRAY
Sci-Fi Erotica
Ellora’s Cave
Sensuality Rating: E-rotic
ISBN# 1-4199-0249-0
$5.95
eBook - Available now

Rating: 4 Enchantments

Alexandra Novona, or Captain Steele, has seen it all. As a survivor of a recent war, she has now turned to Escort Trading. She and her crew collect companions for money. Alex's only goal is to collect enough money to retire in luxury and her latest snatch can do just that. She knows it’s dangerous but the money is too good to pass up on. There is of course a large flaw to her plan - her newest job has been hired to capture her, and a Yithian Hunter may prove to be more than this experienced Captain and her crew can handle.

Sekmeth Meroh, the Yithian Hunter, finds himself captivated by his newest hunt. She is everything that his kind prizes - a warrior with the scars to prove it, and a body made for extreme passion. Can Sekmeth turn in his newest prize or will she capture his heart?

Sekmeth and Alex are two of the same coin - both fierce, loyal, and incapable of yielding. However, they both have more than each other and their bodies to face, but also traitors that catch both of them off guard.

Ms. Gray has created very real people and a universe that will tantalize all of your senses and make you wish you could soar through the stars with them.


Dee
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
October 2007

COLD FUSION: FEMME METAL 3 by Nathalie Gray

COLD FUSION: FEMME METAL 3
NATHALIE GRAY
Sci-Fi, Erotica
Ellora’s Cave
Sensuality Rating: E-rotic
ISBN# 9781419905599
$5.95
eBook - Available now

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Carmela de Monsalve is a personal bodyguard turned pilot for an extraordinary arms’ designing and dealing couple. One was once her assignment and is now her boss, and the other, well, he is just a man. During her time guarding her boss and friend, Kim, Carmela made a few enemies and now one of them is out to get her. Can Carmela get away unscathed or will her heart be broken?

Yithian Hunters are fierce and known for their skills at catching who ever they go after. Setesh Geb is no different, only now Setesh has a prey even he may not be able to handle, Nah.

Carmela and Setesh have plenty of issues, but none more than his father’s fall from grace, and Carmela's involvement in his death. Now Carmela has to face the fact that the man she has grown to love really does want her dead, and Setesh has to decide where his honor really lies.

COLD FUSION is great. It is exactly what you need and want right when you desire to have it. Ms. Gray could not have chosen a better way to end this series than the story of Carmela and Setesh.


Dee
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October 2007

BORDERLORD'S BRIDE by Beatrice Small

BORDERLORD’S BRIDE
BERTRICE SMALL
Historical Romance
Penguin Putnam NAL
ISBN# 978-0-451-22214-5
$14.00 Trade Paperback
Available now

Rating: 3.5 Enchantments

Ellen MacArthur and Duncan Armstrong are two very headstrong but caring people. Ellen though is forced to take refuge in King Stewart’s protection and faces the loss of not only her home, but also her only kin and the man she was to marry. Now Ellen must make her life somewhere else and become a woman of her own. Duncan has repeatedly saved her and now that she is his in name and maybe, just maybe, by heart...

Duncan is an honorable man to both the crown of Scotland and to his people as well. Duncan has looked long and hard for a woman he can love, but so far none have gotten his attention as the young Ellen has. Now Ellen is being offered to him by the King and Duncan has decided that respect and friendship are just as important, or is he only fooling himself and he cares more than he is willing to admit, for now?

BORDERLORD'S BRIDE is a good story, but it seems slow in places and something is missing, which is a shame since I usually enjoy Ms. Small's work immensely.

Ms. Small is a national best-selling author with many titles under her belt.


Dee
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October 2007

A LICK OF FROST by Laurell K. Hamilton

A LICK OF FROSTLAURELL K. HAMILTON
Fantasy
Ballentine Books
ISBN# 978-0-345-49590-7
$24.95 Hardcover
Print - Available October 2007

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Princess Meredith, Welder of the Hand of Flesh and the Hand of Blood, vessel to the Goddess Danu, or simply Merry to her friends, has returned, with the newest installment in the ‘Merry Gentry’ Series, A LICK OF FROST. In this installment, we finally see just how far her Uncle Taranis is willing to go to get Merry at the Seelie Court. We are introduced to his insanity at the very beginning and it only grows worse as time goes on.

Not all is bad for Meredith though, no. She finds that she is more powerful than anyone ever imagined. She also learns that though she cannot control her heart, Danu will not leave her heartbroken…well, mostly. Many of us who have followed the series have been hoping our heroes made the final cut and became King to Merry’s Queen, well good news for many - we have gotten our wish. If you want to know who has made the impossible possible, well, ...you will have to read the book.

There is a real bittersweetness to the story as well, though Taranis might be on his way out, though Merry got the father - or was it fathers - we all wanted, though it seems she has won the race, love comes with pain and a deep searing pain is what happens when the one you love the most is suddenly gone. But, is all hope lost? Is the one that Merry held dear to her heart gone?

Only time and reading A LICK OF FROST will answer any and all of these questions, and leave you with even more. I felt honored, and still do, to have been given the chance to read it before publication. I cannot wait to see what the final copy will look like, and hope to get the pleasure of reading more of the ‘Merry Gentry’ Series in the future.

Ms. Hamilton has shown what she is made of and grabs you from the first word to the last, leaving you wanting more. Ballentine Books continues to stand at the top, continually producing truly exceptional books.


Dee
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
October 2007

Saturday, October 18, 2008

UNDEAD AND UNEASY by MaryJanice Davidson

UNDEAD AND UNEASY
MARYJANICE DAVIDSON
Paranormal/Chick Lit
Berkley Sensation
ISBN# 978-0-425-21376-6
$16.95 Hardcover

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Have you ever wondered what being a Vampire would be like, or how about being the Queen of Vampires? Well, wonder no more. Meet Elizabeth (Betsy) Taylor, and no, not the famous star.

Betsy has had a hard time accepting who and what she is, the Queen of the Vampires. So when others begin to doubt her, well, who is she to complain? Now however, life has gotten better for Betsy, she and Sinclair are finally tying the knot. Well that is if they can get over their last fight and he will come back to her.

Betsy had wanted some peace and quiet, for everyone to leave her alone, and that is exactly what she got. Now though Betsy wonders if she really wanted to be alone, since not only is Sinclair gone, Tina is in another country, her best friend Jessica is in the hospital, and the annoying werewolves have showed up, oh and did we mention that Betsy is now the guardian of her baby brother Jon?

If all of this wasn’t bad enough, one the most powerful and oldest vampires has decided she has had enough of Betsy. Will Betsy survive the next two weeks until her wedding or will Betsy’s precarious world come crashing down around her?

Ms. Davidson has done it again with her newest installment of the “Betsy” Series. If you haven’t visited Betsy before, you should drop by and see how not perfect life for the undead can really be. Do not miss the other books in this series and get to know Betsy and Sinclair even more.

Dee
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September 2007

SURGE AND RAINE: A MERMAN’S TALE by Dana Littlejohn

SURGE AND RAINE: A MERMAN’S TALE
DANA LITTLEJOHN
Romantic Fantasy
Ocean’s Mist Press
ISBN# 0-9773043-8-8
$3.49
eBook - Available now

Rating: 3 Enchantments

Raine, on the run, never thought to find love again. It figures that she would begin to believe in happiness when her life has to change yet again.

Surge, destined to rule as the son of Riptide and the grandson of Poseidon, has felt a call from the one place no mermaids are allowed to go - the surface. Yeah, you heard me - Surge is a mermaid, or merman, as the males prefer to be called. His innocence of the surface world is charming and though he is willing to risk everything to make Raine his mate, will it be enough?

Slow start, in the beginning, but the pace rapidly picked up. Raine and Surge's tale is a soft-spoken one, no pun intended, of love and destiny. Ms. Littlejohn has a true talent for telling a passionate story that is sensuous and loving.

Dee
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
September 2007

SIMON SAYS by Lori Foster

SIMON SAYS
LORI FOSTER
Contemporary
Penguin
ISBN# 978-0-425-21658-3
$7.99
Print - Available now

Rating: 5 Enchantments

I am hooked, and (excuse the pun) no I don’t mean a right hook either. I am and will be a devoted reader of these great heroines, and masculine, yet oh-so-gentle heroes. What an amazing second book (check out my review of CAUSING HAVOC)!

In this installment of the SBC (Supreme Battle Challenge) stories, Simon "the Sublime" Evans has decided to get back into the ring and compete once again. Simon however has more than a simple battle with Harley to contend with but the very intriguing, brassy and somewhat broken Dakota Dream and his need for her to fight as well.

Dakota has had a hard life and frightening past, but not one to be bowled over by anybody, she has finally found a way to escape her stepfather Barnaby. Dakota has enough guilt over her mother’s death and for making the worst mistake of her life marrying Marvin Dream. All Barnaby wants is for Dakota to get Simon to see him. Dakota could not have realized that her favorite SBC fighter would be the one man to get her blood racing yet again.

As if these two did not have enough problems, Marvin has decided to reclaim what is his, and he is not above hurting her and anybody else to get it. Can Dakota survive the attentions of her ex-husband? Can she ever really trust Simon, and will he forgive her for the people whom she knows and is related too?

Wow! Amazing, astounding. WOW! I absolutely loved SIMON SAYS. Not a huge sports fan, some of the terminology would have stumped or bored me but Ms. Foster knows her way with words and brings passion to an otherwise frightening sport. All I could say when I finished this was, "When is the next one due"? Will it be Barber, Mallet, or Harley next? Please say that there is a next one, Ms. Foster…and please hurry!

Dee
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September 2007

CAUSING HAVOC by Lori Foster

CAUSING HAVOC
LORI FOSTER
Contemporary
Penguin
ISBN# 978-0-425-21423-7
$7.99
Print - Available now

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Havoc is not only the name of the hero in this book, but the thoughts and emotions you go through while reading it. All feelings are felt, from tears of anguish and frustration, to laughter and need as well.

Dean “Havoc” Conor, does not need or want anyone close to him other than his manager, trainer and best friend, Simon. However, it seems that the family he thought deserted him does. Now Dean has come back home to Harmony, Kentucky to face his past and finally lay it to rest. Can Dean forgive the family he thought deserted him, allow himself to love Eve, and really become the big brother his heart and soul feels the need to be?

Eve Lavon knows a prime piece of meat when she sees one, and that is exactly what Dean is. The only problem with him is that not only is he Havoc in the ring but now he is playing havoc with her heart and mind. Can Eve put aside her need for Dean and love that she refuses to admit, or will Havoc simply slip from her grasp and those of his sisters?

In this quiet town, you will also learn about Cam, the sensible and caring sister, and Jackie, the wild and irritable one as well. Where Cam is caring and loving, Jackie is loving and out of control, or at least everyone thinks she is. But one man, one fighter, is willing to face her sass and find the woman hidden beneath. Can Gregor convince her of his real intention or will he and his big mouth blow it all? Can Cam get the man of her dreams and only true love or will her stubborn pride and his idiocy be the end of something sweet?

Ms. Foster leads you into a story of passion and fighting, of love and regret, of fear, pain, and finally forgiveness. CAUSING HAVOC has all the elements and character that make a good book, a great read. I will be visiting the people of Harmony, Kentucky time and time again, while waiting on bated breath for the next book in the “SBC fighters” series. This book is a mind-blowing 5 Enchantments.

Dee
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
September 2007

BARE SEDUCTION by Lacey Thorn

BARE SEDUCTION
LACEY THORN
Erotica
Ellora's Cave
Sensuality Rating: E-rotic
ISBN# 9781419910272
$5.95
eBook - Available now

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Heading home to go to her best friend's wedding, Cass Sinclair meets Doug and Damon. Two best friends, closer than brothers could ever be. Cass has a problem though. She needs and wants physical contact, and both Doug and Damon want to provide it for her. Can Cass choose between the two hot hunks? Or will they make the choice for all three of them?

When Doug and Damon see Cass doing a handstand in nothing but her underwear, they decide that this girl just might be the one they are looking for. Doug and Damon share everything, from their home, to their business, and even their women. Can Cass be the one they have been looking for to share their lives with? Or will a stalker and would-be killer take her away from them before they even get the chance?

BARE SEDUCTION is exactly what the title suggests. It is seduction in the most bare of forms. Combine one woman, two men and more heat than any fire could ever reach and you have this hot and erotic tale from Ms. Thorn. This author has not only a great imagination, but also the ability to draw the reader in from the first word and hold them firmly in her grasp until the last. Very hot and satisfying, Ms. Thorn. Very satisfying indeed.

Dee
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
September 2007

WINNING CHANCE by Betty Jo Schuler

WINNING CHANCE
BETTY JO SCHULER
Contemporary Romance
Whiskey Creek Press
ISBN# 078-1-59374-750-3
$5.99
eBook/Available now

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Meet Lori Hayes, a woman who does not know her own worth, but tries to help others by running a Gently Used Clothing Shop, where you can find name brands and more. Lori is there to help others and someone has decided to help herself.

Now meet Red, she is Lori but her neighbor Calvin does not know it.

Calvin is actually Chase Dawson, and he has met the woman of his dreams in trying to win a contest where he and the lucky lady fall in love and get the home of their dreams.

It’s a shame that Chase doesn’t know that the girl next door is Lori or that she doesn’t know he is really Calvin. Yet, Lori and Chase cannot fight their desire for each other or the forces pushing them together. Even if it is a reality TV show and neither thinks they have room for love in their lives.

This story is too cute; we are constantly hitting our own foreheads wondering when they are going to wake up. The story of these two is so real and vivid you are wondering what is going to happen next and cannot put the book down until it is too late.

Ms. Schuler is a talented author and was exactly what this reviewer was looking for.

Dee
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
August 2007

TORRID TEASERS VOLUME 34: CAN'T WALK AWAY and CAPTIVE AUDIENCE by Samantha Lucus

TORRID TEASERS VOLUME 34: CAN'T WALK AWAY and CAPTIVE AUDIENCE
SAMANTHA LUCAS
Short Stories Erotica
Whiskey Creek Press Torrid
ISBN# 978-1-59374-974-3
$3.99
eBook - Available 2007

Rating: 4.5 Enchantments

CAN’T WALK AWAY
Meet two weary travelers, one finally leaving a bad relationship and another to bury someone they treasured. Felicity Summers has had enough. She is through dealing with her cheater boyfriend. She is on a train, headed back to where she belongs.

Mallin Lowell is on his way home to bury his Grandmother, a woman who meant more to him than anything. Traveling alone and thrust together in the dining car, each is lost in their own troubles and thoughts. However… the attraction is there. But will the short train ride be enough time to make it really last?

CAPTIVE AUDIENCE
Gavin Carter has loved his prim little secretary since she walked through his office door looking for a job. Yet Vivian Green has a husband who won’t let her go. Vivian finally has enough of the cruel treatment, and when the husband strikes, she decides enough is enough.

Gavin tries one last attempt to woo Vivian, and kisses her before she leaves him forever. This is a mistake, but will the train ride give him enough time to show the women he loves how much he needs her? Through the railways and an erotic paradise, can these two finally get together? How will Gavin take the surprise waiting for him?

The combination of these two tales grips you, from one to the next. Who knew that a simple train ride would be so passionate or could change your life forever?

Dee
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August 2007

THE VAMPIRE'S SECRET by Raven Hart

THE VAMPIRE'S SECRET
RAVEN HART
Paranormal Romance
Ballantine Books
ISBN# 978-0-345-47977-8
$6.99
Print - Available now

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Welcome to the world of William Cuyler Thorne, Jack McShane, Connie, Diana, and Eleanor. These fascinating characters make up the heroes and heroines of THE VAMPIRE'S SECRET. Many of them are vampires and their ages range from newly created to hundreds of years old. One is not a vampire but not quite human either - Connie is a cop and has caught her man, Jack. Jack is a vampire, yes, but he is also an avid NASCAR Fan, mechanic and second to William.

William is the leader of this troop of Vampires, and once in his human life was married to Dianne. He however believed Diana lost to him, and has decided to take the exotic and dangerous Eleanor and make her his mate. Diana was not gone, though, and after turning Eleanor, William begins to doubt everyone, including Jack.

THE VAMPIRE'S SECRET was a wonderful and interesting look into modern day vampires. There are twist and turns from the first page to the very end. Ms. Hart has taken first person point of view to a new level for me by giving the reader unique glimpses into both Jack’s and William’s mind, with a clever note here and there by the vibrating women, even if most of them are not exactly living anymore.

In THE VAMPIRE'S SECRET, you will find ghosts, gouls, zombies, voodoo, vampires and so much more. Come and see what secrets vampires really have.

Dee
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August 2007

THE CLAIMING OF BETHANY by Michelle Marquis

THE CLAIMING OF BETHANY
MICHELLE MARQUIS
Erotic/Sci-fi/Fantasy
Silk's Vault Publishing
Sensuality Rating: L-usty
ISBN# N/A
$3.00
eBook - Available now

Rating: 4 Enchantments

Welcome to the world of Bethany La Sorra, a naïve young women who is planning and preparing to marry her long time friend, Prince James Cohen. However, there has been an unexpected twist and now Bethany must face the possibility of never walking down the aisle.

Now meet Captain Northe Theron, an AEssyrian Alien Warrior. He is also very upset with the young and ridiculous Prince Cohen. Cohen has backed out on a deal and now Bethany will be the one to pay the price.

THE CLAIMING OF BETHANY caught me off guard in the beginning; I began to wonder if any woman who was obviously experienced in love and supposedly life yet completely immature could actually become a heroine we could rally behind. Yet Ms. Marquis, in a story which ended too soon for me, not only transformed Bethany into a woman we can be proud of but also gave us a hero in Northe than many a women will pant over.

If you are looking for a book that focuses on the growth from spoiled brat to a beautiful woman and a hero whom we can all hope wins, then look no farther than THE CLAIMING OF BETHANY. I know I will revisit them time and time again.

Dee
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August 2007

FAN-TASY by Raven Starr

FAN-TASY
RAVEN STARR
Contemporary Romance
Red Rose Publishing
ISBN# 978-1-60435-022-7
$1.99
eBook - Available now

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Meet Star and Nathan; she is a huge fan of his and has fantasized about Nathan for years. Nathan is a famous Singer who found himself caught by one woman and uses every trick in the book to get her.

Star, following her best friend’s advice, decides its time to make her fantasy a reality even if for only one night. So dressing to tease and tantalize in a striking red dress, Star heads to Nathan's latest concert intent on a breath taking one-night stand. When these two meet in the men’s restroom no less, the heat is only beginning and life is taking on an unexpected turn.

FAN-TASY is a gripping tale of love, passion, and desire. Ms. Starr has a real talent in bringing her characters to life and having us hope that they really do exist in our world. This one tale of love gives hope to all the women out there that their fantasies can come to life.

Dee
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August 2007

EYES LIKE A WOLF by Evangeline Anderson

EYES LIKE A WOLF
EVANGELINE ANDERSON
Erotic Paranormal
Loose Id
ISBN# 978-1-59632-506-7
$7.99
eBook - Available now

Rating: 4 Enchantments

EYES LIKE A WOLF is written in one of the best first person point of view narrative I have read. You are taken literally in the mind of the heroine Rachel Kemet - so completely that her conscious thoughts and unconscious desires carry through each word on the page. You feel her desires along with her conflicts thoroughly and completely. Rachel is a Lana-zeel, the female of the Amon-Kai race. She is a savvy lawyer and on her way down the aisle when her long lost adopted brother returns. They have been apart for seventeen years now but the bonds formed so long ago have not forgotten.

Richard Kemet, a male Amon-Kai or Lanor-zur, has faced his own trials throughout their separation, but not even the monster he becomes is harder to deal with than convincing Rachel that they were never brother and sister, but a mated pair.

Ms. Anderson is an extremely talented author, and though I found the revelations into the past events that either did or didn’t take place hard to wrap around, she is worth looking up and reading. The repeated references to Richard and Rachel being adopted brother and sister took away from the actual story and should not have been focused on so much, never giving the reader a chance to focus on the changing factors of the story. However the characters from Rachel and Richard to Charles, her fiancé, and Genevieve, her friend, are very real to the reader and bring a nice element to the plot.

Dee
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August 2007

BAYOU SUMMONS by Missy Sue Hanson

BAYOU SUMMONS
MISSY SUE HANSON
Paranormal
Dark Eden Press
ISBN# N/A (ARC)
$5.50
eBook

Rating: 4 Enchantments

Meet Summer Peters, a woman looking for answers. In her quest, she goes to Louisiana and learns things about herself and the world she might have not wanted to know. It seems the dreams she has been having are not hallucination but a real part of her.

Cayden Beauvais is a down home guy, with a little something extra. No, I do not mean that he is hot, though he really is. I am not referring to his dominating attitude, though he does dominate the scenes. I am talking about his magic abilities as a Warlock and not a weak one either.

Ms. Hanson has woven an enchanting tale, capturing the reader without letting go. You will find tales of Love, Power, Magic, Spirits, Angels, Fairies, Demons, Witches, Warlocks - have I forgotten any? Nah, this is just a taste on how wrapped up you will get in this delightful story. If you want to know anymore, then you will have to read BAYOU SUMMONS today.

Ms. Hanson is a charming, delightful, and inspiring new talent in the writing world. Way to go.

Dee
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
August 2007

Friday, October 17, 2008

HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME HOT by Stephanie Rowe

HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME HOT
STEPHANIE ROWE
Paranormal Romance
Hachette Book Group
ISBN# 0-446-61901-9
$6.99
Print - Available now

RATING: 5 Enchantments

Meet Becca Gibbs and Nick Rawlings. Becca is Satan’s number one Rivka. Rivka’s are trapped to Satan's essence for all eternity. Becca has been harvesting souls for Satan for a very long time, one hundred years to be exact. She has killed and tortured someone very near and dear to her. She has also seen the jealousy in Satan’s eyes when anyone shows her concern.

Nick is a Markku, a being also created using Satan’s life force. Nick’s family and race were once Satan’s top assassins, souls stealers, basically whatever Satan bid the Markku had to do. However, the Markku escaped Satan’s control and now they are to be hunted down and destroyed.

Becca may have to follow Satan’s order but she has spent the last century finding loopholes to get her own way. The time has come for Becca to try to free herself from his life force and control. Satan finds out about her plot and decides that maybe he doesn’t need his top Rivka anymore. He sends Becca her own replacement to train.

During this wild and exhilarating ride to freedom, Becca and Nick meet. Nick is a half healer and as such his emotions are stronger than any she has ever met. His emotions are so strong that they begin to leak into Becca with the lightest of touches. This may not be a good thing, because everyone knows that Satan doesn’t share and all these new feelings of love and caring are going to get someone killed. Not to mention the purely evil souls trying to get revenge on Becca by killing her. And Nick has problems of his own. Will Becca get away from Satan? Will Nick save his people? Is there enough love in the universe to overcome all of the obstacles? The only way to know for sure is to read the book; be warned you will not be able to put it down.

Ms. Rowe has created a world not that much different than our own, which allows the reader to feel even more connected to the story. Don’t let the fact Satan play a role in this tale keeps you from reading it. The bowels of Hell are just as terrifying as you would expect, yet the love shown throughout the story gives you the impression that maybe it can and will concur all. This tale is the ultimate testament and example of good being inside everyone and that good will find a way to escape evil no matter the cost.

Dee
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July 2007

ALL TOGETHER DEAD by Charlaine Harris

ALL TOGETHER DEAD
CHARLAINE HARRIS
Fantasy/Mystery
Ace Publishing
ISBN# 0-441-01494-1
$24.95 Hardcover
May 2007

RATING: 5 Enchantments

Ms. Harris has created an all-new twist to the Sookie Stackhouse series. This New York Best-Selling author has brought Sookie back to us once again, with all of our favorite supernatural heroes. We are once again gifted with Eric’s seductive presence, and poor and seriously delusional Bill has returned, not too mention the newest and hottest mix in the batch, Quinn.

Sookie has to travel with the vampires to the Summit in order to provide her very unique gift as a service for the Queen. Before Sookie leaves our beloved Bon Temps, she is warned that it is a very bad idea by her new roommate the witch Amelia, but so does Claudine her fairy godmother. Yes, Sookie really has a fairy that is assigned to help her and guide her. Even though Sookie listens to the advice and knows that they may be right and going to the Summit is a bad thing, she goes with the vampires anyway. Not only does she need and want the obscene amount of money the Queen of Louisiana is offering for her telepathic services, Sookie gave her word.

Eric surprises her before leaving town with a very emotional spiel, well, from a vampire at least. Then when they arrive at the summit, not only does Eric shock her again, but so does Bill and Quinn. While there in the beautiful pyramid-shaped hotel, Sookie and the vampires stumbles on a murder mystery, and another attack against the vampires.

Sookie and Quinn have grown closer and yes, finally declared themselves as a couple. However, the ties between Eric and Sookie have grown and may jeopardize this budding romance. Not to mention what is lurking in both Sookie’s and Quinn’s past. I know all of this may sound overwhelming to you, but the weddings and bridal showers are even more terrifying to our gal Sookie.

I personally love this newest look into our favorite blonde heroine’s life. Although I missed Sam and Jason as they only had a partial role this time around, I will be reading this book again and again. Way to go Ms. Harris! I cannot wait for number 8 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. I give ALL TOGETHER DEAD 5 Enchantments and would go higher if I could. For those of you who haven’t read a Sookie Stackhouse novel or any of Ms. Harris’ books, I urge you to pick up one today.

Dee
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
July 2007
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