"Vampire Fight Club" by Larissa Ione: When a wave of violence forces shape shifter Vladlena to go undercover, her first stop is a haven of vice - with a dangerously sexy vamp in charge. Both Vladlena and Nathan are hiding something, but they can't conceal the lust that simmers between them..."Darkness Eternal" by Alexandra Ivy: After being held captive by one vampire for four centuries, Kata had no intention of taking another one to the underworld with her. Yet even in the pits of hell, there's no ignoring the intoxicating desire awakened by his touch..."Kane" by Jacquelyn Frank: Kane knows Corrine was meant to be his...just as he knows that truly possessing the lovely human is forbidden. But on the night of the Samhain moon, the beast in every demon in stronger than reason, and Kane's hunger is more powerful than any punishment..."Dragon on Top" by G.A. Aiken: Escorting the highborn Bram through deadly Sand Dragon territory will try Ghleanna's patience...and her resolve. For Bram is determined to enhance the journey with a seduction no female could resist...
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New York Times bestselling author G. A. Aiken lives on the West Coast and is the creator of the Dragon Kin series. When she's not writing about sexy dragons, she's writing about sexy wolves, lions, tigers, and other fang-filled predators under the name Shelly Laurenston. Jacquelyn Frank is the New York Times bestselling author of the Nightwalkers series (Jacob, Gideon, Elijah, Damien, and Noah), the Shadowdwellers novels (Ecstasy, Rapture, and Pleasure), the Gatherers novels (Hunting Julian and Stealing Katherine), and the Three Worlds series (Seduce Me in Dreams and Seduce Me in Flames). She lives in North Carolina and has been writing romantic fiction ever since she picked up her first teen romance at age thirteen. Larissa Ione is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of the Demonica series and the Lords of Deliverance series. She also writes sexy contemporary romance stories for Samhain and Red Sage. Alexandra Ivy is the New York Times bestselling author of the Guardians of Eternity series. She has also published traditional regencies and regency historicals under the name Deborah Raleigh. Justine Eyre is a classically trained actress who has narrated over two hundred audiobooks. With a prestigious Audie Award and four AudioFile Earphones Awards under her belt, Justine is multilingual and is known for her great facility with accents. She has appeared on stage in leading roles in King Lear and The Crucible, and has starring roles in four films on the indie circuit. Her recent television credits include Two and a Half Men and Mad Men.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent collection of novellas from established authors/series...
August 30, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
A trend has been for 3-5 established authors getting together and publishing novella length stories set in 'worlds' already written. I will leave the plot summaries to others as well as the publisher's blurb (too easy for me to give spoilers in the shorter works...), but I would like to point out what I think makes a good entry into this kind of publication.
First, are the authors GOOD? By that I mean is their writing well done enough that they can get a full feel in terms of plot/emotions/characters all compressed into a shorter work. By using characters (new or otherwise) they do have a little easier time, but still it can be difficult to make the reader care when there is less time to set the story.
Second, are the stories good? Kind of the off shoot from number 1...not only are the authors skilled, but do they actually pull it off? Do I care about the characters? Do I care what happens?
Third, if it's a series I've read does the story fit in the context of the series, have the same feel, maybe even pull in a few loose ends?
Fourth, if it's a series I've not read, does the story make sense to me without having read the others? And more importantly, does it make me want to go read the rest of them?
Fifth, are all or most of the stories good enough to give satisfactory answers to the above? Reading an anthology where you only enjoy one or two of the stories is just a disappointment!
Sooo, how did this one do? Of the 4 authors/series I'd only read Larissa Ione's Demonica and Lords of Deliverance series (and somehow I hear banjos when I read that title) which are connected. Her entry here involves a minor character from her Demonica series, but also brings in some history of her Deliverance books (ne-ne ne-ne ne-ner), but we do see some old favorites. I really enjoyed this and felt like it was very well done and loved how it fit with her other works. A+!
Next, I also very, very much enjoyed G. A. Aiken's entry. I've read her work as her alter ego Shelley Laurentson (Magnus Pack, Pride series) and loved those. Now I've had a taste of the GA Aiken/dragons I now have yet another series to add to the top of my 'read this next' list.
The Jacquelyn Frank and Alexandra Ivy stories were also most excellent and also have piqued my interest in the rest of their books as well, just a hair less than Aiken's, but not by much--and others may have different tastes of course.
In other words this anthology met all my requirements--which might actually be a problem because that just added a ton to my reading list.
Highly Recommended!!
JTG
First, are the authors GOOD? By that I mean is their writing well done enough that they can get a full feel in terms of plot/emotions/characters all compressed into a shorter work. By using characters (new or otherwise) they do have a little easier time, but still it can be difficult to make the reader care when there is less time to set the story.
Second, are the stories good? Kind of the off shoot from number 1...not only are the authors skilled, but do they actually pull it off? Do I care about the characters? Do I care what happens?
Third, if it's a series I've read does the story fit in the context of the series, have the same feel, maybe even pull in a few loose ends?
Fourth, if it's a series I've not read, does the story make sense to me without having read the others? And more importantly, does it make me want to go read the rest of them?
Fifth, are all or most of the stories good enough to give satisfactory answers to the above? Reading an anthology where you only enjoy one or two of the stories is just a disappointment!
Sooo, how did this one do? Of the 4 authors/series I'd only read Larissa Ione's Demonica and Lords of Deliverance series (and somehow I hear banjos when I read that title) which are connected. Her entry here involves a minor character from her Demonica series, but also brings in some history of her Deliverance books (ne-ne ne-ne ne-ner), but we do see some old favorites. I really enjoyed this and felt like it was very well done and loved how it fit with her other works. A+!
Next, I also very, very much enjoyed G. A. Aiken's entry. I've read her work as her alter ego Shelley Laurentson (Magnus Pack, Pride series) and loved those. Now I've had a taste of the GA Aiken/dragons I now have yet another series to add to the top of my 'read this next' list.
The Jacquelyn Frank and Alexandra Ivy stories were also most excellent and also have piqued my interest in the rest of their books as well, just a hair less than Aiken's, but not by much--and others may have different tastes of course.
In other words this anthology met all my requirements--which might actually be a problem because that just added a ton to my reading list.
Highly Recommended!!
JTG
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By GypsyReader
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Hmm... how do you rate an anthology that has everything from a 5 star story to a 1 star story?
5 stars: Aiken's Dragon story. Loved it. Trademark humor and whimsy and a complete and satisfying love story. What more can you ask for?
4 stars: Ione's contribution was very strong.. particularly since the last short story I read by her was quite weak, and I was expecting more of the same (the one about the Aegis who is turned into a vampire? Weak.). I enjoyed visiting my favorite demon brother's and their world and thought the story was pretty well done. Honestly I think Ione does MUCH MUCH MUCH better with full length stories but this was the best shorter length effort I've read by her so far.
2 Stars... Alexandra Ivy's story was bad. The love story was not believable. It was another (unfortunately prevalent in the genre) case of "we're mates so we love each other" with no actual evidence of any real connection between the characters except for sex. And don't even get me started on the logic of the tied souls thing... there was no logic--- trying to find any will result in a migraine. There's a reason I don't read this author, and all this story did was confirm that good choice. STILL... I FINISHED IT, so it gets two stars.
1 star... Oy. I couldn't even finish Frank's story. And I've read a few of her novels (and promptly forgotten them, as they weren't memorable) but I didn't have a bad impression of her until this story. This was just... so regurgitated and so trite it was a chore to read... so I finally just gave up. It's one loooooooong sex scene... if that's your taste in reading... this is the story for you, I need more. Ultimately, I knew the characters would end up together and frankly I didn't care enough about either of them to read how they got there.
Hmm... now, how to rate this. I'm giving it three stars... if you love Aiken and Ione this is a decent buy, and I don't regret the purchase.
5 stars: Aiken's Dragon story. Loved it. Trademark humor and whimsy and a complete and satisfying love story. What more can you ask for?
4 stars: Ione's contribution was very strong.. particularly since the last short story I read by her was quite weak, and I was expecting more of the same (the one about the Aegis who is turned into a vampire? Weak.). I enjoyed visiting my favorite demon brother's and their world and thought the story was pretty well done. Honestly I think Ione does MUCH MUCH MUCH better with full length stories but this was the best shorter length effort I've read by her so far.
2 Stars... Alexandra Ivy's story was bad. The love story was not believable. It was another (unfortunately prevalent in the genre) case of "we're mates so we love each other" with no actual evidence of any real connection between the characters except for sex. And don't even get me started on the logic of the tied souls thing... there was no logic--- trying to find any will result in a migraine. There's a reason I don't read this author, and all this story did was confirm that good choice. STILL... I FINISHED IT, so it gets two stars.
1 star... Oy. I couldn't even finish Frank's story. And I've read a few of her novels (and promptly forgotten them, as they weren't memorable) but I didn't have a bad impression of her until this story. This was just... so regurgitated and so trite it was a chore to read... so I finally just gave up. It's one loooooooong sex scene... if that's your taste in reading... this is the story for you, I need more. Ultimately, I knew the characters would end up together and frankly I didn't care enough about either of them to read how they got there.
Hmm... now, how to rate this. I'm giving it three stars... if you love Aiken and Ione this is a decent buy, and I don't regret the purchase.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By BamaGal
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
3.5 Stars overall; I liked two of the stories much more than the other two.
4 Stars for Vampire Fight Club. Lena the nurse we already knew from the Demonica series, and Nate is apparantly slated to be at least a minor character when Thanatos' book in Lords of Deliverance #3 (Lethal Rider) comes out in June 2012. Lena is trying to infiltrate a vampire fight club to find out what or who killed her brother, a hyena shifter. It was an interesting ss, well thought out and paced for the amount of space alloted. If you are keeping up with the two series, you will really like it. Lots of familiar characters. Hope to see more of both of them in Lethal Rider.
3 Stars for Darkness Eternal. It was a pretty good story. I no longer keep up with the Guardians of Eternity series (too formulaic); but this story kept my interest in Kata and Uriel's story/mission.
2.5 Stars for Kane. This ss went all the way back to the first book of the Nightwalkers series for its roots. This is another series that I eventually lost interest in, but I do like Franks new Three Worlds series (a lot). My main problem with this ss is that nothing much really happens; and as Melindeeloo says, it's really just one long drawn-out sex scene.
4 Stars for Dragon on Top. It made me laugh, and as a peace keeping diplomat, the H was a little different for a Aiken dragon. Ghleanna could have been interchanged with any one of her quirky Calawaldr dragon family, but I really liked Bram. He was ultimately a very good influence on Ghleanna. Cute, funny, and a quite charming little story.
4 Stars for Vampire Fight Club. Lena the nurse we already knew from the Demonica series, and Nate is apparantly slated to be at least a minor character when Thanatos' book in Lords of Deliverance #3 (Lethal Rider) comes out in June 2012. Lena is trying to infiltrate a vampire fight club to find out what or who killed her brother, a hyena shifter. It was an interesting ss, well thought out and paced for the amount of space alloted. If you are keeping up with the two series, you will really like it. Lots of familiar characters. Hope to see more of both of them in Lethal Rider.
3 Stars for Darkness Eternal. It was a pretty good story. I no longer keep up with the Guardians of Eternity series (too formulaic); but this story kept my interest in Kata and Uriel's story/mission.
2.5 Stars for Kane. This ss went all the way back to the first book of the Nightwalkers series for its roots. This is another series that I eventually lost interest in, but I do like Franks new Three Worlds series (a lot). My main problem with this ss is that nothing much really happens; and as Melindeeloo says, it's really just one long drawn-out sex scene.
4 Stars for Dragon on Top. It made me laugh, and as a peace keeping diplomat, the H was a little different for a Aiken dragon. Ghleanna could have been interchanged with any one of her quirky Calawaldr dragon family, but I really liked Bram. He was ultimately a very good influence on Ghleanna. Cute, funny, and a quite charming little story.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Cadwaldrs alone are worth it!
Four paranormal romance short stories.
Series:
"Vampire Fight Club" (Demonica, 7.5, Lords of Deliverance, 1. Read more
Series:
"Vampire Fight Club" (Demonica, 7.5, Lords of Deliverance, 1. Read more
Published 28 days ago by K. D. Davie
4.0 out of 5 stars
honesty first
I totally bought the whole book for the G A Aiken title. That was all I read, the other authors didn't really appeal to me.
Published 1 month ago by selective reader
4.0 out of 5 stars
Only read parts
I did not read this whole book only the part that involved a series I had been reading. The part I read I really liked.
Published 1 month ago by Michelle M
5.0 out of 5 stars
I like this writer
I enjoy reading any of Larissa iones books I wish she could write faster. Her writting keeps you reading. waiting for something new
Published 4 months ago by Barb Wyatt-Reeve
5.0 out of 5 stars
good
it has four book in one and and they are all good authors and they which turns into a good book
Published 5 months ago by soccermon4546
3.0 out of 5 stars
Lauren E. Harris
I really enjoyed a great deal of the stories. The only one I didn't enjoy was Kane and that author was the entire reason I bought the book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by E.Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent introduction to four supernatural romance author's
This fantasy, paranormal anthology "Supernatural" is smokin' hot! Every one of these four author's showcased in this magical book are highly talented. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ace Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars
Supernatural
It is a great book and it has great authors. alexandra ivy - guardians of eternity novels, there is Jacquelyn Frank and other great authors. I really enjoyed the book.
Published 13 months ago by pgrenfro
5.0 out of 5 stars
Captivating and Sexy
Darkness Eternal, by Alexandra Ivy, is one of four awesome paranormal romances contained within "Supernatural"! Read more
Published 13 months ago by Lynda S DuVall
4.0 out of 5 stars
Delivers four very steamy stories from some very talented authors
Quick & Dirty: This anthology delivers four very steamy stories from some very talented authors.
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I originally read this book for one story,... Read more
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Published 13 months ago by Dark Faerie Tales
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