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5.0 out of 5 stars
Adore this book re-read every few months just for Marie Harte!, November 27, 2008
This review is from: No Holes Barred II (Paperback)
This is a fabulous paranormal book with strong writers. Sometimes anthologies are hit and miss, but not this one! Do not miss it if you love the paranormal romance with some serious heat!
They are about a bar/club where you can magically meet your perfect mate. There was a prior book and that was also very good but I enjoyed this one more!
My favorite of the bunch is Marie Harte's and this is the story that I re-read all the time. The hero is so sexy. The heroine is a witch who is living on the edge. She is barely making it by, by working at the bar. When the owner tells her to take a break in one of the back rooms she is amazed when it transports her to a new world of sexy aliens. Of course, the leader sees her and can't help himself from grabbing her and giving her the most mind-blowing sex she's ever had. Mallory finds that her powers are very useful on this planet and save many of the inhabitants. Together their love is tested and did I enjoy the ride! This novella really was a complete story not like some of the short stories that are like excerpts and make you feel like you are a bit lost or cheated. I especially love how the hero, Core. He is so drawn to Mallory even when he is suspicious of her and finally won over by her innate fire and goodness. (Wish I were her!)
The next story is by Angela Whiting and very erotic. The characters are also enjoyable to read and well worth the price of the book! The last story is the shortest but still very good. In all of them the men are irresistibly drawn to the heroines and on them like white on rice...very satisfying reads!
The top didn't seem to tell much about the stories (give them justice) so I just copied what I have on the back of my book for those interested.
Exclusive, dark, and shrouded in mystery--No Holes Barred is a club like no other in the world. There, only those fortunate enough to gain membership experience sexual encounters the likes of which they have never dreamed possible.
A Familiar Face by Marie Harte: Financially distressed, trade witch Mallory West works part-time at The Club to help make ends meet and receives a surprising invitation from her boss to rest upstairs in the exclusive Lounge. When she wakes, however, she finds herself in another world entirely, captive of the War Leader of the Talians-a fierce race fighting desperately to survive a crushing enemy. Core suspects Mallory is a spy when she suddenly appears in their pleasure house, but upon intensive 'interrogation' that rocks both their worlds, he becomes convinced she is the 'gift' promised to him by his god, Ratlaharan.
Forbidden Desire by Angelia Whiting: Xander is in dire straits. He's in love with his King's wife. But the woman who stepped through the gateway in his chamber at the No Holes Barred nightclub claims to be someone else altogether. Does he believe her? If it wasn't for that maddening fragrance she wore that kept him in a constant state of lust, Xander might have been able to turn away. Might have. Rhea's come to the nightclub with another agenda. She's made a bargain to seduce the handsome royal and then make a quick get-away. Falling in love with Xander was the last thing Rhea expected to happen when she stepped through the gateway. But can she endure the shattering of her heart when he discovers she's a criminal and has been sent to betray him?
The Bad Touch by Raven Willow-Wood: From a world where nothing is unknown because of 'the touch' Erasmus searches for hope for his dying race ... mates whose minds can not be plummed for their past and their future. At No Holes Barred, he finds the one woman who seems destined to be his, the Earth woman, Alana. After the end of a disastrous marriage, Alana finally yields to her friend's persuasion to go out and 'have a little fun.' She's not looking for a commitment. In fact, the fear of a rebound is what makes her determined to indulge only in a little fling. Erasmus has other ideas, however, and Alana discovers he's just way too hard to resist.
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