I was reading Victoria Holt’s description of Dallas Lawson’s first glimpse of Chateau Gaillard when I was struck by this passage: If you like all that dark and creepy stuff mixed in with your romance, then you might like this one. Pretty interesting concept, especially since he said it during the proposal. If the place isn't haunted, it should be.įor some gossipy non-gothic spoilers.The H in this story is a manwhore (he uses the word "promiscuous" so no denial there), and doesn't promise he'll forever leave his old ways behind him. The setting is a huge, creepy old castle, complete with a dungeon and trap door where many an unsuspecting peasant met their doom. There's also the handsome neighbor and a scissor weilding daughter with their own issues that spices up the pot. There's a cousin who is to be his heir who gets married off to the H's mistress so you get all that spiteful OW goodness with this one. He's dark and dangerous and probably murdered his wife but of course she falls in love with him. This one was about an art restorer coming in her deceased father's place without a head's up to the Ol' Comte. Maybe it would have if it was the first, but now I know her style. This was a good book but didn't turn out to be the nail biter that some of Holt's other stories were for me.
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Mikhael Roman is a Dark Guardian from the Underworld who has a job to do: Find a demon who has stolen an object of power and retrieve said object through whatever means necessary. But more concerning is the Dark Guardian in pursuit of the demon. She’s only slightly nonplussed when a young succubus lands on her doorstep, injured and desperate. Raina is an extremely powerful witch and is able to create a haven for young succubi learning to control their sexual powers and offers them training in such. So Raina has fashioned herself into a latter day Belle Watling, mistress of what my dear grandmother would call a “house of ill repute” populated with her fellow succubi. What’s a modern day succubus demon/witch hybrid to do? She can’t simply run around sucking the life force from people and expect to not draw undue attention to herself. Hill not only makes it work, she also creates characters with whom I would like to be friends. 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But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away-with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. Nora Stephens’ life is books-she’s read them all-and she is not that type of heroine. Can the Phantom save them and can Kennedy and Jason's blossoming relationship withstand this kind of threat? Set in 2002, I enjoyed the nostalgia of the burgeoning technology and the music of the times that accompanies Kennedy and Jason's romance. But why are the citizens disappearing without a trace? From the moment you understand the reason behind the compelling title, Kennedy and Jason are thrown together to use their talents, wits and a little help from their friends to oppose the malevolent forces that are trying to take over their community. The sleepy little town of Westmeath, Ontario hosts the peaceful, albeit magical community of Aetherborn folk and their superhero, the 'Phantom'. This multi-genre, action-packed fantasy thriller starts off with a bang and keeps you guessing right to the end. Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers is the exciting first book in the Gates of Westmeath series from debut novelist Jen Desmarais and her husband, accomplished author, Eric Desmarais. 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