Demon Tailz (StarCrossed 1) by by Reno MacLeod & Jaye Valentine

"Famous for the notorious witch trials of 1692, the small seaport town of Salem, Massachusetts had been trying to smudge out the horrible image of murder and injustice for centuries. In a complete turnaround, the town had begun welcoming anyone who was a self-proclaimed witch, and by the early 21st century, one in four Salem residents claimed either to be a witch or to know one."

It seems an idilliac situation, isn't it? A place where everyone would be glad to come, if he is interested on the paranormal side of life. And so it's not strange that Cash Rowan, ghost and demon hunter, chooses Salem as his final point for the Halloween night. But Cash is searching a specific demon, and maybe this time he is lucky. Jace is the owner of the Demon Tailz, a upper-class night club, and he welcomes Cash at open arms... the reader is expecting a hot night but it is not what he will have.

Cash is not searching for sex, and Jace has that side of his life covered since he is in a relationship with his twin brother Konnor. To know what it will happen, you need to read the story, since if I tell you more, I for sure will spoil it, it's only 25 pages long. But despite being so short, the story is really really nice.... well maybe nice is not exactly the right word: it's a mix of splatter and comic, love and sex, Ghost (the movie) meets "The Night of Living Dead" or something similar... I didn't know if I should feel horror or smile or be a sappy romantic.

There are at least three unexpected events: when Cash reveals his real purpose, when Jace helps him, and when Konnor comes back home. All of them gave me a feeling of surprise and a need to re-read the scene to be sure to understand well what it was happening... and since it's, as I said, a 25 pages long story, I believe it's quite an achievement. Can't wait to read the following chapters in a series that I believe will be a favorite of mine.

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Amazon Kindle: StarCrossed 1: Demon Tailz

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Demon Tailz (StarCrossed 1) by by Reno MacLeod & Jaye Valentine

"Famous for the notorious witch trials of 1692, the small seaport town of Salem, Massachusetts had been trying to smudge out the horrible image of murder and injustice for centuries. In a complete turnaround, the town had begun welcoming anyone who was a self-proclaimed witch, and by the early 21st century, one in four Salem residents claimed either to be a witch or to know one."

It seems an idilliac situation, isn't it? A place where everyone would be glad to come, if he is interested on the paranormal side of life. And so it's not strange that Cash Rowan, ghost and demon hunter, chooses Salem as his final point for the Halloween night. But Cash is searching a specific demon, and maybe this time he is lucky. Jace is the owner of the Demon Tailz, a upper-class night club, and he welcomes Cash at open arms... the reader is expecting a hot night but it is not what he will have.

Cash is not searching for sex, and Jace has that side of his life covered since he is in a relationship with his twin brother Konnor. To know what it will happen, you need to read the story, since if I tell you more, I for sure will spoil it, it's only 25 pages long. But despite being so short, the story is really really nice.... well maybe nice is not exactly the right word: it's a mix of splatter and comic, love and sex, Ghost (the movie) meets "The Night of Living Dead" or something similar... I didn't know if I should feel horror or smile or be a sappy romantic.

There are at least three unexpected events: when Cash reveals his real purpose, when Jace helps him, and when Konnor comes back home. All of them gave me a feeling of surprise and a need to re-read the scene to be sure to understand well what it was happening... and since it's, as I said, a 25 pages long story, I believe it's quite an achievement. Can't wait to read the following chapters in a series that I believe will be a favorite of mine.

http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1618

Amazon Kindle: StarCrossed 1: Demon Tailz

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading+list&view=elisa.rolle

Hearts Afire - January by Bonnie Dee & T.A. Chase

I like both authors in this anthology, so it's not a surprise that I liked the anthology too. It's a good example of hot wo pair two authors to make happy the reader with both of them.

Ignite by Bonnie Dee: Bonnie Dee is one of the few author I read also when she is writing het romance, but, as you can imagine, I prefer her when she writes M/M. Pete Santori is a firefighter and he should hate everything, or everyone causes a fire, but he seems unable to hate Alan. Alan is a firestarter, a man able to ignite fire through his emotions, but he is not able to control them. More he is in distress, more fires he causes. After spending five years in a government facility as a guinea pig, and one years on the street, at 23 years old he is tired and would only put a stop to his life. What he does, instead, is causing another fire and this time Pete is his rescuer. The 30 years old openly gay firefighter is immediately attracted by this young man and he is compelled to help him.

The story is not bad, on the contrary, I really like the idea of a all too normal guy who finds out to have some special powers he doesn't know from what or where. He was a foster child, so he didn't know his real parents. And when finally he finds a man he can be near to... guess what? he is a firefighter! But even if I like the story, I believe it suffered from the lack of space to fully develop: for a story like this one, 80 pages are really to short. Alan has enough space to enthrall the reader, but in the end we haven't answers on his past and on his future. Poor Pete, other than come out like a knight in shining armor, has not way to shine: I only know that he is very good at sex and that he knows that. Now don't get me wrong, this is not a bad story, in 80 pages I read stories that said a lot less than this one, I'm saying that with some pages more, it could be a very good one, instead of a nice one.

Where the Devil Dances by T.A. Chase: and here instead an example of a story of the same lenght, 80 pages, that it's complete and right as it's. With only few words, and with the help of two really cute dogs, I have all the details I need to enjoy both characters. Eric is a rather sophisticated man, an architect who lives in a Victorian house and works on "cultural" project; he has also a trendy dog, a Papillion, a dog cute as his owner... small the dog and small the owner, but both with temperament. Despite his diminutive body, Eric has a strong will, something he needed after escaping a nearly fatal fire, that didn't save his lover: even if, thanks to surgery, Eric has still a beautiful face, he is scarred in the body and cautious to let people see him in the nude.

Maybe since he is a firefighter, David is not so much impressed by Eric's body scars, and he is more interested in him as a possible partner. David is the classical good boy next door, big and strong, but with a tender heart; his good match is his dog, a big greyhound who has no problem to be lead around by the small Papillion... like his owner has no problem to be lead by Eric. David is, like his role as firefighter let imagine, a knight in shining armor and he will have his chance to save the damsel in distress, but all in all, he is not the stronger in the couple. For past experience and for attitude, the upper hand in the relationship, and also the role of caretaker, are more likely to Eric.

In a way both stories are similar, since they respect the hero image of the firefighters, but in the end, both men are more like supporting characters to the real man represented by their lovers; and nothing if not the attitude would lead to this conclusion, since the physique du role for both is right: big and strong the firefighters, lithe and pretty the damsel in distress they rescue.

http://www.king-cart.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?store=linda018&product_name=Hearts+Afire+January&return_page=&user-id=&password=&exchange=&exact_match=exact

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading+list&view=elisa.rolle


Cover Art by April Martinez

Hearts Afire - January by Bonnie Dee & T.A. Chase

I like both authors in this anthology, so it's not a surprise that I liked the anthology too. It's a good example of hot wo pair two authors to make happy the reader with both of them.

Ignite by Bonnie Dee: Bonnie Dee is one of the few author I read also when she is writing het romance, but, as you can imagine, I prefer her when she writes M/M. Pete Santori is a firefighter and he should hate everything, or everyone causes a fire, but he seems unable to hate Alan. Alan is a firestarter, a man able to ignite fire through his emotions, but he is not able to control them. More he is in distress, more fires he causes. After spending five years in a government facility as a guinea pig, and one years on the street, at 23 years old he is tired and would only put a stop to his life. What he does, instead, is causing another fire and this time Pete is his rescuer. The 30 years old openly gay firefighter is immediately attracted by this young man and he is compelled to help him.

The story is not bad, on the contrary, I really like the idea of a all too normal guy who finds out to have some special powers he doesn't know from what or where. He was a foster child, so he didn't know his real parents. And when finally he finds a man he can be near to... guess what? he is a firefighter! But even if I like the story, I believe it suffered from the lack of space to fully develop: for a story like this one, 80 pages are really to short. Alan has enough space to enthrall the reader, but in the end we haven't answers on his past and on his future. Poor Pete, other than come out like a knight in shining armor, has not way to shine: I only know that he is very good at sex and that he knows that. Now don't get me wrong, this is not a bad story, in 80 pages I read stories that said a lot less than this one, I'm saying that with some pages more, it could be a very good one, instead of a nice one.

Where the Devil Dances by T.A. Chase: and here instead an example of a story of the same lenght, 80 pages, that it's complete and right as it's. With only few words, and with the help of two really cute dogs, I have all the details I need to enjoy both characters. Eric is a rather sophisticated man, an architect who lives in a Victorian house and works on "cultural" project; he has also a trendy dog, a Papillion, a dog cute as his owner... small the dog and small the owner, but both with temperament. Despite his diminutive body, Eric has a strong will, something he needed after escaping a nearly fatal fire, that didn't save his lover: even if, thanks to surgery, Eric has still a beautiful face, he is scarred in the body and cautious to let people see him in the nude.

Maybe since he is a firefighter, David is not so much impressed by Eric's body scars, and he is more interested in him as a possible partner. David is the classical good boy next door, big and strong, but with a tender heart; his good match is his dog, a big greyhound who has no problem to be lead around by the small Papillion... like his owner has no problem to be lead by Eric. David is, like his role as firefighter let imagine, a knight in shining armor and he will have his chance to save the damsel in distress, but all in all, he is not the stronger in the couple. For past experience and for attitude, the upper hand in the relationship, and also the role of caretaker, are more likely to Eric.

In a way both stories are similar, since they respect the hero image of the firefighters, but in the end, both men are more like supporting characters to the real man represented by their lovers; and nothing if not the attitude would lead to this conclusion, since the physique du role for both is right: big and strong the firefighters, lithe and pretty the damsel in distress they rescue.

http://www.king-cart.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?store=linda018&product_name=Hearts+Afire+January&return_page=&user-id=&password=&exchange=&exact_match=exact

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading+list&view=elisa.rolle


Cover Art by April Martinez