ARC Review - Slow Burn (Phoenix Fury #2) by Cynthia Eden!

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**SLOW BURN is a re-release. It was originally published in 2014 as ONCE BITTEN, TWICE BURNED.**

The king of the vampires is in hell…and he will do anything to get his freedom.

Ryder Duncan has been a prisoner at the Genesis facility for far too long. Trapped, starved, tortured—he is ready to do anything necessary in order to escape. If Genesis wants a monster, he will show his captors just how deadly he can be…

Then an angel is tossed into his cage. A beautiful angel who burns hell-hot and wrecks his world.

With one taste of Sabine Acadia’s blood, Ryder is hooked. Her taste is like no other and the flood of power he gets from her is a supernatural rush. He knows what she is—even before he is forced to watch the flames consume her. Beautiful, magical, more than a myth…Sabine is a phoenix, and when she rises, he vows that she will be his.

Thrown together in an alliance born of blood and passion, they have to trust each other.

Escape is their goal. Freedom their dream. Ryder vows to make their captors pay—in blood—even as he plans to keep Sabine at his side. He’s roamed this earth for centuries, and he’s always searched for his perfect mate. He just never expected his desire for her to burn so hot.

But that’s the thing about fire…even a slow burn will eventually consume you.

Author’s Note: The phoenix shifters are back and hotter than ever. SLOW BURN was originally released by Kensington Publishing back in 2014 (the original title was ONCE BITTEN, TWICE BURNED), and I am so thrilled to have the chance to bring this story back to readers. If you love fierce, possessive, and ever-so-dangerous heroes, then you do not want to miss the king of all vampires. Because Ryder will truly walk through fire in order to claim the woman who is destined to be his…

MY REVIEW:

I was so happy to do a reread of Slow Burn, the updated version and rerelease of Once Bitten, Twice Burned! It still is a thrill ride of suspense, danger, sizzling romance and an epic story that I once again loved with my whole heart! 

Cynthia Eden's Phoenix Fury series is one of my absolute favorite series! I have reread this whole series at least 3 times and I think, with this one being updated is even better than I remember. Ryder and Sabine are so sexy and perfect and wonderful. Their romance story is what I dream about in a PNR. Ryder is a strong alpha vampire and Sabine is a rare creature she didn't know she was...a beautiful phoenix. They are a great match and so sweet together. The trials and escape and danger they are in make this story enchanting and edge of your seat amazing. I can't say enough about how much I loved this book! 

Slow Burn gets a SUPER HOT FIVE DANGEROUS STARS! 

 

ARC Review - Ranse (Blades of Arris Book Three) by Starla Night!

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I am a lesser? From a servant world? A nobody?
What a joke.
The man who discounts me is the one who loses.
Because me? I know royalty when I see it.
They call me the Kingmaker.
And I am never wrong.

Even on an alien world, he will do anything to possess me.
The Prince of Blades.
His world is in shambles.
His conquerors have turned against him.
All because of a few pesky lessers like me.

I can make him into an emperor.
I can fix his fractured world and bring his generals into line.
But he might not like who he has to become to win.
Us lessers aren't exactly who they thought we were, ha ha.
And me?
Well, I have a few secrets of my own.
And I'll only reveal those to a true king.

Devour the next book in the enthralling, highly-acclaimed Blades of Arris universe. One woman from Earth takes on the king of the conquerors and the universe is never the same!

MY REVIEW:

The next Blades of Arris story is hotter, more yummy and full of surprises than ever before! Ranse and Allie are just too freaking AMAZING together! I loved how they met and I loved the tension that sprung up between them the moment Ranse finds Allie in her escape pod. The plot gets deliciously more thrilling as the story goes on and I found myself drawn in with these unique and awesome characters the more I read!

Starla Night's worlds has always fascinated me but I think this sci-fi series is more creative and sexy then her previous series. And the world is very cool and so different. I love it! Ranse and Allie are so sexy and sweet together and the push and pull is divine! 

Ranse gets a SEXY FIVE EXPLOSIVE STARS! 

 

ARC Review - Gut Deep (Torn Worlds, #1) by Donna Augustine!

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Penelope

They steal our world, destroy our lives and view us as worthless chattel. I never thought I’d be desperate enough to ask one of them for help, and worse, one of their leaders. But with a vampire stalking me, a werewolf might be my only salvation. I’m still not sure which is worse, him or death.

Donovan

She’s nothing to me but an inconvenience, a burden, another complaining human singing the song of the wronged. She strolls into danger as if she’s begging for death, taking risk after risk. I should let the monsters she tempts have her. I would if I didn’t want her for myself.

 

MY REVIEW:

This book was surprisingly unique and a bit dark and dangerous and rather interesting. I found myself rather enraptured with this story. Its much different than what I usually read but in a good way. 

Penelope and Donovan had a almost awkward kind of chemistry at first but as the story progressed it changed to a smoldering kind of thing that made it hard to ignore. It had a really cool vibe in a apocalyptic paranormal world which really topped the story off nicely. The world itself is fascinating and a bit scary but very interesting. I actually really got into it and just started on book 2 and am excited to see where this author takes me next. 

Gut Deep gets a UNIQUE FOUR MIGHTY STARS! Its dark, sexy intriguing fun and I most certainly recommend giving it a go!