Showing posts with label Berkley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Berkley. Show all posts

Thursday, April 4, 2013

#REVIEW Fever by @maya_banks @BerkleyRomance







Fever (Breathless, #2)Fever (Breathless #2)

Paperback, 416 pages
Published April 2nd 2013 by Berkley

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Jace, Ash, and Gabe: three of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the country. They’re accustomed to getting anything they want. Anything at all. For Jace, it’s a woman whose allure takes him completely by surprise...

Jace Crestwell, Ash McIntyre, and Gabe Hamilton have been best friends and successful business partners for years. They’re powerful, they’re imposing, they’re irresistibly sexy, and Jace and Ash share everything—including their women.

When they meet Bethany, Jace begins to feel things he’s never experienced before: jealousy, and a powerful obsession that threatens him, overwhelms him—and excites him beyond control.

Jace isn’t sharing Bethany—with anyone. He’s determined to be the only man in her life, and it’s jeopardizing a lifelong friendship with Ash. Bethany will be his and his alone. Even if it means turning his back on his best friend


Breathless Series

Rush  #1
Fever #2
Burn  #3

Rush (Breathless, #1)Fever (Breathless, #2)Burn (Breathless, #3)





A tantalizing, erotic romance! Miss Banks words flow effortlessly in this next installment of the Breathless series.




Fever is the second book in the Breathless trilogy by Maya Banks, but can be read as a stand alone.


Fever, was a different direction then Rush, the first book in the series. While Rush was darker and had many more erotic scenes, Fever was softer, a more of a Cinderella feel to it. Now, don't get me wrong there was tantalizing erotic scenes, but Jace the main character had a softer side to him than Gabe.

Three men, all successful, best friends, and basically family to each other. Gabe is now taken, he is smitten with Mia, Jace's sister. So that leaves the two studs, Jace and Ash. These two are close, so close in fact they share their woman. Both men are bachelors, and studs in fact. They meet woman and thrive off of threesomes.
Having spending an enjoyable time at Gabe and Mia's party, Jace, notices a server at the party. Of course, Ash is more than ready to approach this girl, knowing that they need and want a warm, female body to entertain their night. Jace is on board, but seems to be indifferent about this girl.

As Ash works his magic, Jace is quiet, and can't stop staring at this girl. His feelings seems to be stirring, and of course he is eager to get back to his apartment. but he's not sure he wants Ash involved with this "score". Bethany the server, is shocked, but drawn to the men. She agrees to go with them, and they have a pretty darn good night. An Ash and Jace sandwich sounds good to me ;) but, Jace seems jealous over Ash being with Bethany, and tension is building in Jace's mind as he tries to figure out why this woman has him feeling emotions he's never felt. When morning comes, Jace is thrown for a loop, as he wakes to not finding Bethany in his bed, and having no idea how to find her. He is enraged that she has gone and pulls out all stops to locate this mysterious woman.

Bethany is not what one would imagine as capturing the eye of Jace. She comes from a total opposite circumstance then Jace and lives a sad, hard life. She knows she needs to do whatever it takes to survive, while realizing the men she was with last night was great, but so out of her league.

What ensues is a great story that captured my emotions. Jace  has layers that will be peeled away, and we learn he is a truly, worthy man. Bethany is shocked by the way her life is slowly being tilted and she, try as she might has a difficult time with all of her surroundings. You will fall for Jace and is sweet emotional side, that only recently comes out with finding his soulmate.


Pretty Woman fans will enjoy this erotic read. As well as readers who enjoy a great story, mixed with highly erotic and emotional reads. Miss Banks has a winning series on her hands and I'll be highly anticipating what magic she'll work up with Ash's story in Burn, the third in the Breathless Trilogy.

4.5/5







Wednesday, March 6, 2013

.Q&A with Author Mary J. Davidson @MaryJaniceD




Today, on the blog, I'm sharing an interview with the lovely Mary J. Davidson. In this interview she not only shares her latest release Undead and Underwater just released yesterday, but she also shares what paranormal creature she would be if she were a paranormal, and it's surprising!








Undead and Underwater

Undead and Underwater
By MaryJanice Davidson

Paperback, 352 pages
Expected publication: March 5th 2013 by Berkley

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Betsy Taylor and the Wyndham werewolves are back in three all-new outrageous novellas from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson.

MaryJanice Davidson “continues to put her own unique spin on paranormal romance” (Fallen Angel Reviews) in these hilarious and sexy new novellas featuring Undead Queen Betsy Taylor as she meets Fred the mermaid, an all-new female superhero, and Lara Wyndham, the daughter of the Pack leader of the Wyndham werewolves.









MaryJanice Davidson—On Paranormals 
 
You’ve written about a variety of paranormal creatures, including vampires, werewolves, and mermaids, all of whom appear in your latest book, Undead and Underwater. Do you have a favorite supernatural species to write about? 
 
Ah, heck, I love ‘em all.  I really do.  I like taking ordinary people and plunging them into absurd crazy dangerous situations, and the paranormal offers an endless variety of ways to screw with my characters.  Whether it’s witches or vampires or grouchy mermaids or torqued-off leprechauns, it’s always a good time. 
 
How do your werewolves, vampires, and mermaids line up with or contradict the traditional myths? 
 
I love messing with the traditional myths!  I like turning them on their head.  Instead of a grim vampire who skulks in dark alleys, Betsy the vampire is a sunny blonde unemployed office assistant with a serious jones for designer shoes, and a serious dislike of the conventional vampire “rules”.  My mermaid, Fred, is dour, anti-social, can’t swim, is allergic to shellfish, and hates the feel of seaweed.  Nor can she sing like Ariel, and would never make a deal with a sea witch just to land a landlubber.  Like that. 
 
Can you describe some of their distinct cultural practices or etiquette? 
 
I cannot, because etiquette would imply they have some.  And... they do not.  Most of my characters stand out because they buck social conventions.  Or they’re just immature and rude.  Either way: not so much with the etiquette. 
 
Have you always written in the paranormal genre? What was the first story you ever wrote? (not necessarily the first story you published) 
 
I’ve written in several genres—young adult, non-fiction, fantasy, romantic suspense...like my reading taste, my writing taste is all over the place.  I don’t think I could ever write in just one genre.  The first story I ever wrote was at age 13, about a teenage girl kidnapped by the government because they wanted to exploit her telekinetic powers.  That was my version of your typical girl-meets-boy story.  Girl meets government thugs? 
 
Ok, last question: If you were a paranormal, what type would you be? 
 
A sasquatch.  A big hairy creature lumbering through the forest, contentedly grazing and occasionally kicking ass.  That’s the life for me! 
 
 
Check out MaryJanice’s next stop on her tour, USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog, tomorrow, March 7th!