Book Review: The Chosen Sin by Anya Bast

Book of the Week: The Chosen Sin by Anya Bast
Anya Bast’s website: http://www.anyabast.com/

I believe this book is classified as erotica paranormal romance. So, be prepared, it was definitely a spicy read.

Alejandro, is sexy hot, a vampire working undercover for the Allied Bureau of Investigations to bring down a brutal vampire, Sante. Daria is a human determined to destroy Sante for making a fool of her and nearly destroying her career. But Sante is locked away tight in a community of his making, the Shining Way, and only the Chosen are allowed inside. In order to be accepted into his community, Daria must become a vampire. But in this book it’s not as simple as wanting to become one. Not genetically predisposed to become a vampire, Daria runs the risk of becoming a succubare and forever feeding off sex or worse, dying.

Deciding the risk is worth the price, Daria convinces Alejandro to turn her and he helps her break through the veil, becoming a full-fledged vampire. Along the way, they realize that not everything is as it seems to be and enemies and friends aren’t clearly as defined as they’d thought.

I truly enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down. One word in particular was used too many times to describe a particular spot, but otherwise the spiciness of the book was definitely spicy. Alejandro was so hot I wouldn’t have kicked him out of my bed. The fact that she fought against letting him into hers left me slack-jawed and shaking my head in confusion. Seriously, Ms. Bast created a character with so much life, with just the right bad-boy/good-boy blend and oodles of pheromones that I thought he needed jumping from page one.

This was a hot, erotic read. The world Ms. Bast created didn’t test my belief system and wasn’t difficult to follow. So, I give The Chosen Sin by Anya Bast Four out of Five Deadly Kisses.

Book of the Week: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

Werewolves can be dangerous if you get in their way, but they'll leave you alone if you are careful. They are very good at hiding their natures from the human population, but I'm not human. I know them when I meet them, and they know me, too.

Mercy Thompson's sexy next-door neighbor is a werewolf.

She's tinkering with a VW bus at her mechanic shop that happens to belong to a vampire.

But then, Mercy Thompson is not exactly normal herself... and her connection to the world of things that go bump in the night is about to get her into a whole lot of trouble.

I really enjoyed this book, since it's not a typical vampire and werewolf book. It shows another side of the paranormal community with the heroine being a skinwalker aka shifter that becomes a coyote. Her personality is dry and entertaining, which I really liked. The whole cast of characters were likeable, and I rooted for the good guys and actually felt sorry for the bad guys. The plot was intriguing, too.

The story took me a little bit to really get into, but once I did, I was hooked. Also, there are a few times when I think the word the author uses doesn't necessarily vibe with what I'd expect the character to really say, but those are such small points that I'm looking forward to purchasing the next Mercedes Thompson book.

Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, Book 1)

Patricia Briggs's website

Saturday's Contest Winner

Congratulations to our winner from Saturday's contest...the review of the published book or partial critique of the unpublished book.

The names were entered into Randomizer.org, and it picked our winner: Nora's Soul, by Margay Leah Justice! Congratulations, Margay!!!! To claim your prize, please email us at thedeadlyvixens@yahoo.com. Thanks for participating in our contest everyone! Don't forget to check back each Saturday for a new contest!

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Book of the Week: Must Be Magic by Patricia Rice

Please bear with me as this is my first review. This week, I chose to review "Must Be Magic" by Patricia Rice. This is the first book of Patricia's I've read and now I'm hooked. I loved it. I've since read all the books in the series. I decided to review this one, because it was the one that brought me into her magic world.

The story is based on the widowed Lady Leila Staines. She is a member of the Malcolm family, a highly known, well to do family where the women all have a certain gift for magic. Each one is different. However, Leila doesn't know what her gift is yet and she tries to discover just what it is. She believes it must have something to do with scent, as she is very adept at creating her own perfumes and soaps. Deciding she needs help to create her own garden for use in her craft, she enlists the help of an agronomist, Dunstan Ives. Since he is without land of his own, he agrees to help her.

It is rumored that Dunstan killed his wife in a jealous rage. Most people have already convicted him of the crime. He sets out to prove his innocence.

Leila doesn't care what people say about Dunstan, she needs his help and she's willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Even allow the man her mother warned her about to have free reign over her land.

Not only is Dunstan a considered killer, he's also an Ives. Ives men are trouble for Malcolm women. Leila knows that her family is against any relationship the two could have, but she can't control the feelings growing inside of her for the dangerous man.

Dunstan doesn't want anything to do with women, especially after the way his cheating wife treated him. But, he can't fight his attraction to the beautiful Lady Leila.

Sparks fly and the two soon discover the magic between them.

I loved this story. It's interesting and unique. I love to read stories about magic, but this series is one of the best. I really enjoyed the fact that each woman had a gift all her own. It wasn't just ordinary magic either, there were gifts I would have never even thought of. I highly recommend this book and the whole series. Patricia Rice has won me as a fan.


http://www.patriciarice.com/

Must Be Magic