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Lacey and Lethal by Laurann Dohner (4 Stars)

Jun17

All vampires are evil, or aren’t they? Can Lacey find it in herself to see past Lethal being a vampire or is there no hope for a romance?

Lacey lost her sister when a vampire killed her three years ago. Since then, her fiancé left her, she gave up her day job, and now she spends her time trying to kill off every vampire she can with the help of her team. Lethal is a very old and powerful vampire who happens to own a local club where other vampires can come to safely drink blood from willing donors. He’s about to get caught by Lacey and face her wrath.

Lacey was a wonderful character. She was extremely smart which was evident by the way she thought through her plans. She was also very funny and had a sarcastic barb for every situation. I really got a kick out of watching her interactions, especially with Lethal. But she’s starting to realize that her life is a bit lonely. After capturing Lethal, she decides that there’s nothing wrong with having sex with him before she kills him. It felt a little non-consensual for poor Lethal until you realize that Lethal was pushing her to do it. However, they both seemed to really enjoy it, and their relationship progressed from there.

Lethal is extremely sexy, powerful, and also a bit lonely. He really needs a mate that can keep him in his place, and he thinks Lacey is certainly the woman for the job. After promising to help her find her sister’s killer, she lets him live to see if he’ll follow through on his promise. The rest of the story was exciting as the vampires are attacked by Lacey’s old team.

Although this was a pretty standard vampire story with an instant love theme, there was quite a bit of action and humor in the story. It’s based in the world of some of her earlier stories, but you don’t need to read them first to enjoy this. An enjoyable vampire romance with a strong, witty heroine, and an action packed plot that made for an easy afternoon read.

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Originally reviewed for The Romance Reviews. Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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The Trouble with Tony (Sex in Seattle #1) by Eli Easton (5 Stars)

Jun16

Enjoyable romantic mystery with a unique setting for the plot makes this a keeper!

Seattle P.I. Tony DeMarco, a former policeman who was injured on the job, is trying to solve the case of a murdered woman. He finds himself posing as a patient at a sex clinic where he gets treated by Dr. Jack Halloran, formerly a skilled surgeon before getting seriously injured in combat. Tony ends up being honest about a real problem he’s having with sex which leads to all sorts of interesting activities. As Tony tries to solve the case, and Jack tries to help solve Tony’s sexual problems, they quickly realize they are falling in love.

I really liked these characters. Tony and Jack were both strong and sexy, but they were also really nice guys who were always trying to help others. I really felt like I got to know the characters and thought that they developed a pretty solid relationship with each other. Having the story take place at a sex clinic was interesting and certainly not something I’ve seen before. It worked well here and actually lead to some pretty steamy sex scenes. I usually don’t care for books where they meet under false pretenses, because it’s usually followed by a very stressful point where they have to decide if they can ever trust each other again. Fortunately, the author worked it out perfectly. A nice epilogue brought solid closure to everything.

This is the kind of story I love! It grabbed me from the beginning, and I didn’t put it down until I was done. I loved the sense of humor surrounding the interesting mystery, the steamy sex, and the likable characters.

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Originally reviewed for The Romance Reviews. Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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Semper Fi by SJ Frost (5 Stars)

Jun15

Powerful and emotional short story that brought me to tears. I fell in love with both of the characters and enjoyed watching them fall in love with each other.

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Midnight Shadows (Midnight #3.5) by Lisa Marie Rice (3.5 Stars)

Jun14

Enjoyable epilogue to the original story. It contained very little dialogue, and instead was a narrative by each of the characters about their profound love for each other and how they were dealing with the recovery of her eyesight. Although I enjoyed this visit with one of my favorite series, it should have just been a part of the original story.

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