Review Prince of Power (Chronicles of Yavn #2) by Elisabeth Staab

"Prince of Power"
Author: Elisabeth Staab
Series: Chronicles of Yavn #2
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 384
Source: Publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Published: January 8, 2013
Author's Website:  http://elisabethstaab.com/books.html

Buy Links: Amazon US - Amazon UK

Goodreads Blurb: This Fight Is Personal...

Wizards and vampires have been mortal enemies since the beginning. Now Anton, son of the Wizard Master, has one last chance to steal the unique powers of the vampire king's beautiful sister, Tyra...and then kill her. But when he meets Tyra face-to-face, everything changes...

Tyra will stop at nothing to defeat the wizards, until Anton saves her life and she suddenly sees an opportunity she never could have imagined...

As the sparks ignite between them, together they could bring an end to the war that's decimating their people, but only if they can find a way to trust each other...

My Review: An exciting, sensual and fun paranormal read that tells us about love and a war between two mortal enemies, the vampires and wizards. A very enjoyable world, so vividly written it grabs a hold of you from the start and does not let go even after you reach the ending. A definite MUST read for those paranormal romance fans looking for some originality within an entertaining read.

Tyra hunts and kills the enemies of her people, now even more than ever since the death of her father. Wizards are the enemy, ALL. OF. THEM! She’s one of the most powerful of her kind and is desired by the “Master” wizard because of it. Secrets unfold and are revealed, she finds herself taken by one of the enemies, one that has confessed his love for her and tended to her when she was in need of protection and safety. But how can it happen when they’ve been enemies from the beginning. No one of her kind will allow or accept it. But will she just give up on true love or fight for it and what she knows in her heart and soul is right and true?

I absolutely adore Anton and what he represents. He’s a good looking, young, strong and kind hearted wizard that knows EXACTLY what he wants and will not stop for anything to get it! The two things he’s set on is peace between the wizards and vampires (or at least be rid of the most evil of wizards) and Tyra’s heart as his and his alone.

These two went on a very rocky and emotional ride to get at least halfway to where they both wanted to be and even encouraged many others to rid themselves of prejudices and labels along the way. I find myself wanting more of the future and present of Anton and Tyra. They are an amazing pair that has made it to the top of my favorite paranormal couples list ;)

I was unaware this was book two of a series until I went to rate it and I have to say it was so wonderfully written, it can be read as a stand-alone, but I find myself in need to go back and read the first of the series and have a feeling you will as well.

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Review/Giveaway Stranded Temptation by April Angel

Title: Stranded Temptation

Author: April Angel

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Pages: 109

Source: Author in exchange for honest review

Author Website: http://millytaiden.com/blog/

Buy Links: Amazon US - Amazon UK - ARe - Barnes and Noble

Blurb:

Stranded together, their passions will run wild.

Kara has a deep dislike for her boss, Max. She also wants him so badly it’s making her nuts. He’s a workaholic, a robot man. And he’s never shown the least bit of interest in her or anything else that wasn’t recorded in the corporate minutes. But when their plane crashes on the way to a meeting, leaving them stranded on a deserted island…just the two of them, all alone with all that ocean around them…Kara decides it’s time to start living. And by living, she means using Max for all the hot sex she’s been denied. 

Max wants Kara—has wanted her for a long time. Unable to come out and cross the line between professional and personal, he makes her accompany him on business trips just to have her around. When they crash land and Kara shows him how much she wants him, he decides to quit being so professional and take the woman of his dreams. After all, what happens in the middle of nowhere, stays in the middle of nowhere. Until they’re rescued.

Back in the real world, things aren’t as easy. Kara is afraid to start a relationship with a man who completely ignored her until she took off her clothes, and Max is afraid she’ll never be able to trust him. But when someone makes it clear that Kara’s in danger, Max has more to protect than Kara’s feelings. And now that he has her, he’s not about to let her go.

Excerpt:

Gentleness she’d never noticed before in Max was evident in his eyes. She watched him curl his large hand over her much smaller one. Her heart beat so loudly in her ears she feared he might hear it. He brought her hand to his lips and kissed it. Fire roared in her blood, and her breath hitched. He turned her hand over and brushed a warm, firm kiss over her palm while they stared at each other.

“I’d never put you in danger.” Deepened to rough gravel, the sound of his voice made her pussy throb and blood thicken in her veins.

Somehow she knew what he said was the truth. “Kiss me, Max.”

The words were barely out of her lips when he dragged her onto his lap and their lips met in desperation. Her arms twined around his neck. Pulling him closer, she brought her chest flush to his. Heat took over every cell of her body. His kiss devoured her. Lord, the man was a kissing god. With soft strokes of his tongue, he caressed the inside of her mouth. Whimpering in the back of her throat, she moved restlessly on his lap. The long, steel length of his cock was poking at her ass. He glided his hands under her top, making her belly flesh quiver. When his warm hands touched her skin, desire increased inside her tenfold. Breaths turned to pants. Her body thrummed with arousal. She tuned everything but the sight of him out of her mind.

She pulled back and smiled. “I want you, Max.”

He frowned and took a deep breath. “Kara, you’re in shock—”

Determined, she shook her head and cut him off. “No, Max. I’m alive.”

She smiled again and pulled off her top. Her bra was now the only barrier between her breasts and his hands. Swollen into tight points, the peaks of her nipples called for his touch under the satiny material. A combination of lust, hunger, and desperation flared in his eyes. His usually light gray eyes darkened to that of a murky, stormy day.

“Fuck, Kara. I want you too, but I don’t have condoms.”

Air fought its way into her lungs. “I’m clean and on birth control.”

He continued to frown. “I’m clean too, but are you sure?”

In a smooth move worthy of any professional stripper, her hand reached behind her back, unsnapped her bra, and pulled it off. “Fuck me, Max. I want you inside me, right now.”

His hands curled around her head and held her immobile. Raw hunger made her body shudder. Their kiss turned into a greedy need to consume each other. Moisture gathered in her pussy, and an incessant throbbing took hold between her thighs. In a frantic mating, their tongues danced, rubbed, and curled over each other until passion overrode all else. Blind lust shot through her when she rocked her hips over his hard cock.

He kissed wet trails from her jaw to her breasts until he was sucking on one of her erect nipples. Her pussy clenched when he enveloped her breast with his firm lips. Soaked in her cream, her thong became a new point of friction on her swollen pussy lips. She tore at his shirt. A wanton urgency took hold of her and guided her actions. To feel his skin on hers became her only mission.

When he helped her take the shirt off, she splayed her hands over his bulging shoulders and sighed. When his warm muscles contracted, she groaned. He was a work of art. His chest was corded with muscles and bronzed to perfection. Just looking at him made her pant. Whimpers rushed past her lips when his teeth grazed her turgid nipple.

“Oh, yes. Do that again.”

Again, he sucked and then nipped at the tight bud. She moaned and pushed her chest further into his face. He released her nipple from his lips and rolled the wet tip between his finger and thumb, tweaking the sensitive flesh while his mouth latched onto the other one for a taste. She dug her nails into his shoulders, holding him in her grip while rocking her hips over his cock. Movement made her open her eyes. Max had made the seat flatten back so that it was the size of a double bed.

A smile curled her lips when she gazed into his almost-black eyes. He motioned for her to stand. Once she did, he moved his hands to her white pants and slowly pulled the linen material, along with her thong, down her legs. With every inch of skin he exposed, he placed a kiss on a body part. First it was her stomach. Then it was her hip when he lowered the material down her legs. Her knee came next and finally her calf. Afterward he kissed his way back up to her stomach. She groaned and stood in place. He licked circles on her stomach and around her belly button. He caressed her breasts, down the sides of her breasts to her waist, and squeezed the flare of her hips. She took a choppy breath. He fluttered his fingertips down from her hips toward her core, and she bit her lip to keep from moaning. When he massaged her thighs, she was ready to beg him to touch her. Before she had a chance to, he moved a hand between her legs and dipped his fingers between her waxed pussy lips.

He groaned. “Fuck, Kara. You’re so hot and wet. Is that for me, baby?”

“God, yes. Just for you.” She moaned.

Each dip of his fingers into her wet sex made her whimper louder.

He stood, and she had to tilt her head back to look him in the eye. His eyes were sexy, stormy. He put his arms around her waist and held her tight to him. Their hearts beat in a furious, identical gallop. He switched their positions and pushed her to lie on the bed.

What Makes a Great Erotic Romance Novel

I think that a lot of people confuse erotica with just sex. Granted, there is that. A lot of it, in fact. But Erotic is not all about sex. There has to be sexual tension. I mean they started somewhere right? And we need to have characters with depth. That the reader can relate to. A plot. Yes, a plot. Because if the reader wanted just sex, they’d pop a porn vid on the dvd and watch that. There’s nothing but sex going on there, so why waste their precious time reading? You need something going on to make the sex in the book more than just same old same old. Characters that make your breath hitch, make you sigh and make you pant. You need exciting and different plots with hot scenes. Scenes that make the reader squirm in their seats but also fantasize a little. Or a lot. Heck, I like to jump off the deep end and go for broke. Erotic is still a story. It might have amazing and scorching sex and what goes on with the couple because of it, but it is still a story. And readers want to be captured and held enthralled. A great erotic novel is created by giving the reader a good dose of imaginative plot, incredibly hot sex scenes and enough passion that it jumps off the pages.

Oh my! A fun, funny, quick, sensual and very satisfying read that any erotic romance reader will love! Stranded Temptation contains very lovable characters and an entertaining story that pulls you right into its pages and does not let go even after the end :)

Kara has a like/hate relationship with her boss. He works her like a machine, no breaks, no vacation, nothing. All she wants is to have an actual life outside of the workplace. It’s so not happening with him (Max) as her boss. At the same time that she dislikes him, she desires to feel the full length and weight of his body upon hers while he… Well, you get the picture.

Max has wanted Kara since he first laid his eyes on her, but he’s a HUGE rule follower and one main rule is no mixing business with pleasure. That rule is constantly eating away at him on the inside. When a traumatic situation brings them together, all alone on a beautiful island, let’s just say… There are no more rules!

Love these two characters! They are my first favorite couple of the year. They have so much chemistry, adoration and love that flows between them that you feel it’s warmth through the pages. I also LOVE April’s HEA’s! A perfect ending to a great story!

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