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The Enchantress

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Allison Hobbs has outdid herself, once again. Whenever I read her work I just love her more and more. She is one of a kind. When I first read the synopsis for this book I was like "What the f---", but you should never judge a book by it's cover, and when it comes to Ms Hobbs, just read it and you will not be disappointed. It might seem strange, but stick with it it gets REAL good.
"The Enchantress" is a delightfully wicked tale that spans from slavery times to present day. From reality to out of body supernatural encounters. Eris is a fallen goddess, the goddess of discord. Eris spends time on the Stovall Plantation, as a slave seducing Arthur Stovall, and trying to kill his already sick wife so she can take her place. With her special "remedies" Eris plans to take over the Plantation. That is until Eris is burned ,and her body dies and her spirit returns to the dreadful "dark realm". Eris remains there for years, plotting revenge on the Stovall descendants for Arthur's betrayal. Eris powerful "third eye" locates the only living male descendant Bryce, in Philly in present day times. Eris along with the help of her equally evil friend Xavier, another dark being, concoct a plan to get Eris out. Xavier is reborn into the body of an infant and Eris sneaks out along with him.
Eris soon locates Bryce and begins to communicate, seduce and rape him through dreams, until she can claim the form of a human body. The only thing standing in Eris' way is Bryce's fiancee' Ajali. As Bryce calls off the wedding and slowly submits to the evil Eris, Ajali finds out it is she that has to protect Bryce from this unnatural torture by an evil entity. Ajali has to go out of her body and be torured to help the love of her life. As Eris uses up Bryce's life force and steals Ajali's she is taking on a human form and becoming very powerful.It is quite unbelievable, but it is a very good story, once you read it, it makes complete sense.
Kudos to Allison for creating a wonderful tale of supernatural erotica, like nothing I have ever read before. This book is a must read.

In Allsion Hobb's newest release, The Enchantress, she takes you on a wild ride that's meant to stretch your imagination and open your mind to other possiblity's. The book starts off during the slavery era wher Eris, the "enchantress", is a run away slaves who uses her feminine whiles to get what she wants. Upon her demise she trys to find away to get back at those that caused her so much pain, but it's not until centuries later that she finds an exscape, a relative of those slave decendants from back in the day.
Eris was absolutely hilarious in this book, and much like the "other woman", although in spirit form, she does what she has to do to get the man she wants. This was a great read, and it is for those that are not afraid to step outside of normal reading material, and step up to some real adult reading. Allison, you've done it again.
This one is a must read for 2007, and you have to have this in your collection.

Allison Hobbs' The Enchantress offers a glance into a world of paranormal sexual appetites and Goddesses. While the book starts off in the 1800s, it fast forwards to present day time, pulling along the reader with every turn of the page.

Eris, Goddess of Discord vowed to get revenge on the entire Stovall Family, because of her death. She was sent to the Dark Realm where she sat for years and just watched as the Stovalls went along with their life.

With some trickery on Eris' part she arrived back on Earth, but she was not in human form and needed to suck the essence out of Bryce Stovall, the only Stovall still alive, and his fiancée, Anjali. Eris begins plaguing Bryce's dreams where she has a simile of sexual relations with him, convincing him to do things he would not have done had he been awake and in his right sense.

Anjali realizing that something is not right with Bryce, sets out to get her man back. To help him, she had to seek the help from Kali, Goddess of Destruction. Anjali runs a high possibility of losing this battle along with her life, after already losing so much of her female essence to Eris.

Hobbs produced a very interesting literary work, however, if there was less narrative and more conversation between the characters, it would make for an even better read. I recommend The Enchantress to anyone interested in the paranormal life and goddesses.

Jennifer Coissiere
APOOO BookClub

Allison Hobb's latest offering, THE ENCHANTRESS, is a wild walk into the supernatural led by Eris, a fallen goddess who roams the earth as a slave in the 1800s. She captivates the slave owner, Arthur Stovall, and takes over his plantation. One minor mistake causes her earthly reign to crumble and she is exiled to the Dark Realm. She is now only a spirit with the capacity to see what is going on in the world. While doomed to her current state, she plots her revenge against the descendants of Arthur Stovall. When the portal between the earthly realm and the dark realm is breached, she makes her escape to wreak havoc on Bryce Stovall, Arthur's great-great grandson, and his fiancée, Ajali, who is standing in her way. This is when the real fun begins.

THE ENCHANTRESS is a highly original and humorous novel that captures the reader's attention. I love Hobb's pairing of erotica with the paranormal. She never fails to offer her readers a story filled with action and adventure, with a touch of romance and passion. There are a few scenes that are totally gross, but she balances them out with some laugh-out-loud moments. If you are in the mood for a steamy erotic story with a touch of paranormal, this one is for you.

Reviewed by Paula Henderson
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

The year is 1806; the huge Stovall plantation owned by Arthur and Edith is where Eris showed up one night... naked. No-one knew where she came from but the Stovall's could always do with another slave. Since Edith was sick with an unknown disease that made her delirious, Eris was put in charge of getting the "mistress" of the house better. Being the "house slave" was a privilege back then, and when Arthur Stovall began to sleep with Eris she began to think she was all that. Instead of nursing Edith back to health, Eris administered her own brand of special medication to assure Edith an early demise.
In her mind she would take Edith's place, wear her clothes, own her jewelry and keep Arthur warm in "their" bed.
So wrapped up in hiding the mistress jewels and plotting her new life, Eris didn't see it coming when the tables turned and she was whipped and thrown off the plantation.

After a fiery death Eris's sprit propelled into the Dark Realm, where she and other corrupted souls hovered, using their third eye to watch the goings on back on earth.
Eris watched from hell with much jealousy as Arthur replaced her with Molly the kitchen slave. Eris vowed revenge on the Stovall's future generations.

Present day; Bryce Stovall a mortgage loan officer is about to marry his fiancée Ajali. But something is wrong; Bryce is having erotic nightmares so powerful he begins to change. Canceling his wedding abruptly, Ajali didn't buy his flimsy excuse, she knew something was wrong and was determined to get to the root of it. Imagine the horror Ajali felt when she realized the woman she would have to fight to keep her man was a demon. A demon that was once beautiful but now a woman scorned. This demon has been waiting over a hundred years to get her sweet revenge over the Stovall family, and will stop at nothing to get what she wants!

Wow! This is a GREAT read! Turning each page I didn't know what to expect next. The originality and concept was so refreshing along with excellent character description and development.
Love, greed and revenge are portrayed with a supernatural twist and a freaky erotic edge that we fans have come to expect from Ms Hobbs.

Locksie

ARC Book Club Inc.
Star Rating *****5.0

I was a little disappointed with this one. I really didn't think it would go in the direction that it did. I didn't think it would be sooooo into the supernatural. Based on the on-line storyline I read I figured there would a little hocus-pocus but wow.

This is a great book and the author did an wonderful job. Trust me you'll really going to enjoy this book.

This book has a lot of super natural and demonic events. But overall, it was a great book. If you're not into the supernatural stuff, you might want to stay clear. I was a little skeptical at first, but Allison Hobbs seizes to surprise me. She is my all-time favorite author, thus far.

This book was very good & humorous, it's a keeper. I have to honestly say, while reading it had me spooked by looking around. It was an imagination beyond real. Out of all Allison Hobbs books this one is 1# for me. I hope she writes more of this genre. 5 spooked stars and well deserved.

Kudos to Allison Hobbs for going the extra step and stepping out the box and daring to go where alot of other people havent. If you want a book that will leave you like WHOA, then get this book. Its definately different and well worth it, but its a ride you won't soon forget..

Yea, go ahead and add this one too......