Mortal Temptations [Paperback]

Allyson James (Author)

Book Description

Release date: January 6, 2009

Demigods and the women who love them! First in a new paranormal erotic romance series.

Patricia was startled when she found a handsome and wounded man in her antique store-but her interest was truly aroused when she saw his well-muscled back sporting two wings. He was Nico, son of a powerful deity, breaker of hearts, and cursed by the goddess Hera to spend eternity as a slave to female desire-drained, used, and cast aside time and again as a sex god. With Patricia, for the first time in three thousand years, he's looking forward to paying his dues. Now, if she could only free him...

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About the Author

Award-winning author Allyson James writes romances as both Allyson James and Jennifer Ashley. She has lived in the Southwest for twenty years and enjoys exploring its mountains, deserts, and ancient ruins. More information on this series and Allyson’s other books can be found on her website.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1ST edition (January 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425223698
• ISBN-13: 978-0425223697
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #725,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Award-winning author Allyson James is a pseudonym for NY Times bestselling author Jennifer Ashley. Under this name she writes urban fantasy and romance, including the Stormwalker series (UF), Dragon series (romance), and Tales of the Shareem series (hot romance). For information on all her books and other pseudonyms, visit her web page http://www.allysonjames.com

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#79 in Books > Romance > Fantasy & Futuristic

#88 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Science Fiction

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Strangely Passionless January 20, 2009

By Emily

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James spins a good story, but I think the romance falls flat. Patricia is boring despite her steamy predilections. Nico and Andreas are fairly interesting cursed demi-gods, but they don't seem far outside the standard paranormal-hero mold. (EXCEPT, of course, in their willingness to share Patricia. And have sex with each other. AND engage in a comforting threesome with some were-tiger friend of theirs, also a guy.)
Yes, the main characters indulge in unusual yet oddly mechanical kinkiness. But their wild sex does not equal characterization, and it doesn't really generate emotional connection between the patricipants.
Except maybe the men. Only they seemed intimate on a more than physical level.

I also found Andreas and Rebecca more interesting than Patricia and Nico. In my humble opinion, Nico was a bit emo, whereas Andreas had a believably animal point of view. Very intriguing. Becky the hardworking grad student is not your typical romance heroine , unlike gorgeous Patricia, who owns an antique business. Wish I'd seen more of Andreas and his Becky! Authors, beware the dangers of the secondary couple!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Mortal Temptations September 14, 2009

By Jenny Harris

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This was a good book wasn't what I expected. I was thinking that this would only be a love story of a man and a woman, but they bring some guy on guy action into the story and I am not sure how to feel about it. This is a good story of breaking out of your shell and finding yourself. I did like that and the fact that he is hiding something from her even though he has a great pull to her. It is a good book with a good story line but I am not sure still how to feel about this book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great erotic romance from Allyson James January 6, 2009

By Jennifer Ray TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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Two hunky demi-gods. One vengeful goddess. One major curse.

Patricia's quiet little existence as an antiquities dealer was shattered when the sexy winged man literally fell into her life. Finding Nico on the floor of her shop with a broken wing might have sent her over the deep end if it were not for her own psychic ability.

Before long, the curse plaguing Nico binds them together, at least temporarily. It seems that he has been cursed to an eternal existence as a love slave, and for the time being at least, he is all Patricia's. Not only that, the deal seems to come with some pretty exotic fringe benefits in the form of his equally handsome best friend, Andreas.

Good-hearted Patricia wants more than a short fling, however. She wants forever with Nico and is determined to help the two hapless demi-gods break the curse that Hera cast over them, no matter what it takes to do it. No small feat, considering Hera and her minions are bound and determined to prevent that from happening.

When I see the name Allyson James on the cover of a book, I know it is a story I want to read - I don't even need to see the synopsis for the story. This author hasn't disappointed me yet, continuing to deliver creative tales that excite my imagination and stir my heart.

To say that Ms. James has a knack for paranormal romance would be an understatement. No matter how fantastical the plot, she makes the stories come alive on the pages. In MORTAL TEMPTATIONS, she builds the story from the roots of ancient mythology - something which is always a draw for me.

This is definitely a romance, but we enjoy two different, yet connected, love stories in one great book. Our primary couple is Nico and Patricia, and the secondary romance is between their friends Andreas and Rebecca.

Nico and Andreas are both demi-gods and have been friends since their youth. They were cursed together and so have been tied together for an eternity. Although they have very different personalities, their deep friendship makes that binding a blessing for them. They might suffer, but they have always had each other for comfort.

These men have lived for centuries experiencing constantly transient relationships, with only each other as constants in their immortal lives to lessen the oppressive loneliness.

Patricia and Rebecca are bright spots in the men's bleak existence, and Nico and Andreas are determined to enjoy it for as long as it lasts, never allowing themselves to hope this time might be different. Of course, this never daunts our intrepid modern heroines, who are relentless in their goal to free the men they are falling for.

In the end, our couples find their happy endings, in very different ways. One truth remains for each man, however: love is its own reward.

MORTAL TEMPATIONS is a beautiful erotic romance that exemplifies once again the power love has to conquer all obstacles.

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