Witchy Business

Witchy Business Under His Spell\Disenchanted?\Spirit Dance

Witchy Business collects three Witch paranormal romances, these stories are connected by a clinic for disfunctional witches, who have either lost or not gained their powers due to love denied, love repressed or love rejected.

The first story, "Under His Spell", by Julie Leto was my least favorite of the bunch. Witch Regina St. Lyon and witch hunter Brock Aegis have a history. He romanced her and then tried to kill her, and she got even by banishing him to hell. Now he's back and he claims he was given a chance at redemption but only if he can keep Regina alive as the head witch hunter is out to get her. Since we jump into an established relationship there is no buildup and no time to get to know Regina and Brock. Regina quickly overcomes her distrust in the name of lust and Brock consequently is just the shadow of a character and not well fleshed out, so it is hard to care too much about what happens to these two.

"Disenchanted?" by Rhonda Nelson is much better. We get a real feel for Benedict DeWin the only powerless member of a famous witch family and Bryony Flynn also a witch misfit who has been banished by her family to avoid messing up the arranged-since-birth marriage of her sister - to guess who, Ben. This pair has an attraction that sizzles and they may just find that the magic of love is a cure to all their problems - except for the fiance one.

The last story, "Spirit Dance", by Mia Zachary. Has hereditary witch Siobhan Silverhawk heir to great powers - with Celtic witches on one side and Dine medicine women on the other - but she too has yet to come into her powers. Pilot J. B. Pendleton doesn't believe in the hocus pocus stuff, but finds himself under Siobhan's spell. Only the ghost of his dead wife is determined to keep what's hers, so Sioban better watch out. Both Siobhan's and J.B's growing desire for each other is done very effectively and I liked the scenes where Siobhan is performing the Dine ceremonies. You may recognized these if you've read any of Linda Conrad's Shadow Warrior series.

An ok book, of the 3 stories, Under His Spell, by Julie Leto was the best and the other 2 were so so.

Overall I'd rate this one a 3/5

Play With Me

STILL WATERS
Catherine Maderis, sedate museum archivist, finds herself in a sticky situation after making a pact with her two best friends Kallie and Gina, to meet again in one year, after they've each made their wildest, naughtiest fantasies come true. Catherine has set her sights on Phillip Trent, a long-time friend who has been asking her out for some time. Phillip intimidates Catherine with sheer potent maleness; he is an alpha male to the core and quiet, reserved Catherine has been just too shy to go out with him. Catherine proves to be a provocatively sensual woman underneath the delicately cool facade and Phillip finds himself struggling for gentlemanly restrain whenever he is around her.
SKIN DEEP
Kallie Bradshaw sets out to seduce her best friend, Beau Donovan, in keeping with the pact she made with Catherine and Gina. Kallie has wanted Beau for more than just a friend for a very long time. This seduction could prove difficult seeing how Beau treats her like a sister. Little does Kallie know that Beau is equally interested in her. He had just decided to do something about it when Kallie shockingly makes the first move. The odds seem to be against the young lovers and both begin to question their relationship, and whether they can successfully take it to the next level.
PARTY GIRL
Gina McCutchen reluctantly agrees to go on a cruise in an attempt to keep her end of the three-way pact made with her best friends Catherine and Kallie. They both took their chances at love and came out on top. Gina doesn't have high hopes for this cruise to be the shoehorn for her glass slipper, but she's determined to give it her best shot. When Trey Lipman ends up on the same cruise, Gina is briefly convinced that her trip is destined for certain ruin. An encounter with Trey a few years earlier left Gina shamed and humiliated. It turns out that Trey's rejection of Gina before was simply an effort to protect himself because he cared for her. He still cares for her but isn't sure that there will be time on this cruise to get through the barriers that Gina has put up around her heart.
Janice Maynard has put together an excellent collection of stories that mesh well together. Her characters are always extremely likeable and so well-suited that you can't help but give them a mental push towards each other.

Play With Me by Janice Maynard

Let's face it 3 stories loosely based on a pact that 3 friends made to indulge in their deepest and naughtiest fantasuest before their 30th birthday, all the 3 stories are about fulfilling that fantasy and happily ever after. The book is hot and highly recommended.

Sizzle Factor: 4.5/5

Sweet Temptations

Sister's Keeper While delivering a Dear John letter, Kelly is swept into a passionate affair with her sister's discarded lover, Damon. Should Kelly confess her true identity or should she take full advantage of the desire blazing between her and the man of her dreams?

Addicted Lena learns first hand that people do strange things at weddings when she falls hard for the handsome, beguiling Marc. Although not eager to start a new relationship, Lena quickly finds herself lost in a new and powerful addiction to the enigmatic Marc.

Sweet Surrender While spending a long weekend with her boss Adam, who she's secretly in love with, Bethnae decides to make the most of her opportunities by seducing him--risking not only her career but her heart.

One Sweet Night Jule Grey is struggling to accept the end of her ten year marriage when her best friend convinces her it's time to start dating again. Finding the dating prospects thin for suddenly single forty-year-olds, Jule reluctantly agrees to a blind date. One look at her at the sexy, brown-eyed Raphael and she's certain the coming night will be very sweet. She's surprised, when Raphael wants more than one night or weekend with her. Despite their mutual attraction, she's afraid of his reaction to the secret that ended her marriage. She doesn't know that Raphael is also guarding a secret he's reluctant to share with her.

Sweet Temptations - Marilyn Lee

This is an anthology of erotica stories so be warned. I've always had a thing for twins and "Sister's Keeper" delivers in spades, both in story and the sizzle factor. Addicted and Sweet Surrender were also very hot scenarios that everyone will enjoy. The weakest link is One Sweet Night, where the story/scenario was iffy and the characters and writing was subpar. Still having 3 sizzling great stories makes this book a keeper.


Overall Rating : 4/5
Sizzle Factor 4.5/5

Hurts So Good (Erotica)

Three deliciously sexy stories of sensual healers and their naughty patients....

Gail Faulkner
Romeo

After years of illness, Lauren is desperate for a reprieve from her stiflingly protective family -- so she joins her best friend Carla for a weekend at her family's ranch. Although Carla warns the cool, collected Lauren about her womanizing cousin Romeo, when Lauren and Romeo first lock eyes, they feel undeniable passion for one another. Romeo knows he can have any women he desires, but now he longs only to care for this sexy little minx -- and has one short weekend to convince her to stay.

Lisa Renee Jones
Hurt So Good

Shy and cautious physical therapist Kelly Marshall is all work and no play. Determined to go to medical school and avoid becoming like her recklessly irresponsible mother, she has always repressed her wildest and most sinful desires. That is, until she meets sexy architect Mark Majors and discovers a deeply sensual side she never knew she had. And when weeks later he appears in her exam room -- needing her healing touch -- she can't help but surrender, once again, to the passion blazing between them.

Sahara Kelly
Sizzle

For fiery redhead Susanna Chalmers, Dylan Sinclair was the handsome muscle-bound guy in high school she could never have. But eleven years later, now a relationship therapist, Susanna sees Dylan in one of her lectures -- and he reminds her of a steamy night after senior prom when he knew he wanted to have his way with her. As a doctor, Susanna knows he isn't relationship material. But as a woman, her extremely aroused body is telling her otherwise.

This is a HOT book. If you're in the mood for hot Alpha males and great sex, then this is the book for you.

Romeo by Gail Faulkner is a nice story about a woman who's been treated with tender hooks all her life because of her illness. She got a heart transplant and now she's met the cowboy of her life. Very touching and definitely hot.

Hurt So Good by Lisa Renee Jones is the weakest story of the lot but even so it deals up a respectable story and under the cover action.

Sizzle by Sahara Kelly is the best and hottest story by far. Imagine catching sight of the high school jock doing the nasty with twins under the bleechers, what's worse is getting off on it. Fast forward 10+ years and meeting said jock again. This time with her sights on you, a fantasy come true that's 3 times as hot.

Story/Plot: 4/5
Sensuality: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Overall: 4.5 / 5