Review: Zane, The Inferno, Flames of Vampire Passion, Book Three

Zane, The Inferno, Flames of Vampire Passion, Book Three by Elaine Barris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What I have  to say about this book is that it is awesome. I know in Vampire years London and Zane haven't been together that long but in human years they have. I could still feel the love they had for each other coming off the pages that Elaine wrote.
The way Zane dotes on London is beautiful. The alpha that comes out when she is in danger is so delicious.
Steam factor  10 stars.
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Review: Divided (Book Seven of the Silver Wood Coven Series): A Paranormal Romance Novel

Divided (Book Seven of the Silver Wood Coven Series): A Paranormal Romance Novel by Hazel Hunter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a terrific saga this has turned out to be. Find out what the guys are getting into and how Summer is dealing with them. Find out how Theo meets Raelyn. What is The High Priestess of Artemis House up too? Keep reading and find out.
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Review: Token Huntress

Token Huntress by Kia Carrington-Russell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is awesome!!!
I have never read a book like this before. I've read apocalyptic and vampire genre but never together. What a refreshing change. Kia has just made herself a new fan.
Steam factor 2.
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#NewBookRelease Everlasting Hunger by Brandy Dorsch Hunger Mates #1 #vampireRomance #pnr

Temptation, thy name is Ian Lochlan.

That was the thought running through Ellie Dawson's head when her boss offered to escort her to a local vampire bar. Who would suspect that it was owned by him and that he would be the one to introduce her to all the pleasures of a vampire's kiss?

Passion is a different beast when vampires are involved and Ellie faces love from two very sensual creatures. Tragedy strikes and Ian relinquishes her into the arms of his best friend - Jasper. Ellie struggles with the feelings aroused in her by both men but she knows nothing can stop the Hunger.

Can she survive loving two men and the past that continues to haunt her?

***Everlasting Hunger is not your normal vampire romance. These vampires have no problem with a menage, sharing or just sipping a Drink or two. If you are looking for your typical vampire one on one, then this is not the book for you.****

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Everlasting Hunger
by Brandy Dorsch

Series
Hunger Mates #1

Genre
Adult
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal Romance

Publisher
Independent

Publication Date
August 2013

 

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About Brandy Dorsch

Brandy lives in Raleigh and dreams of running away and becoming a vampire. She is a diehard reader that can't breathe without adding something to her TBR list. She loves anything romance but has a special place in her heart for all things vampire related. She has a slight addiction (obsession) with coffee and it is the only thing keeping her from becoming a member of the undead.

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Tamara’s spicy scent, thrills, seduces, and weakens him like no other. She is his and he wants her. Unfortunately, she is done with men. Tamara has been burned too many times in the past, and she’s not looking for a relationship…ever. But when she finds a stray dog on her doorstep, she decides she wants a relationship with a male, after all—that of pet and pet owner. 

Josh is not a dog, and he has no interest in staying her pet. He has one burning desire—Tamara—in his bed, nightly and permanently. He will stop at nothing to convince Tamara they are better together, and that he needs her, forever. 

Their paths are intertwined and their future is inevitable, but will Tamara allow Josh to love, cherish, and protect her? Or will she say goodbye to the amazing, dedicated man, whose loyalty and sweet promises could shatter her walls completely, and consume her with desire? 

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Review: Kristin

Kristin by Ariana Hawkes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was a fun pleasant steamy read, and deals with something I think some of us can relate with.
Kristin feels unwanted, insecure about love, and men. She has a medical condition resulting in a chance of never having children. Her friends decide she needs to find someone and get her on a shifter dating site.
She finds a perfect match...well almost perfect except the shifter that she is matched up with definitely wants cubs. When she meets Roman , theres instant attraction, and Roman may know her body better than she knows her own.

Must read! This one comes with a happy ever after .highly recommended by Alpha Loving Erotic Book Beauty Blogger

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Review: Timo

Timo by Ariana Hawkes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Who doesn't love a book about shifters and stripping? Can't go wrong there!

This book focuses on Timo a carpenter from Hope Valley , he volunteers to do some stripper shows with the other shifters to raise money to save there town from a money hungry cooperation.
Raven a Curvy young lady joins her friend Amber on a trip of stripper shows before getting married.The last stop is Hope Valley.

Timo has major stage fright, but when he sees Raven , instantly attracted , he pulls her up on stage with a promise of more to come later. Meeting up after the show things get Very steamy, and they have a wild night. So wild they forget to exchange numbers !

As Timo goes with the other shifters on there race to get the money for there town, Raven feels betrayed, a one night stand that has consequences.
Thankfully Lauren the alphas mate uses her head and uses the dating app , no surprise they are a match indeed.
Of course not everything is as it seems , and secrets are kept . Raven having no idea how much Timo needs her, knows that's his mate,but will it be too late?
Everyone is in for a bundle of suprise! Must read this, the 7th book in the series, all are stand-alones.
I'm sure you'll love Ariana Hawkes writing as much as I do, she's got a big heart for paranormal romance, you can feel it with every book she writes.
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Review: Brion Brides: Books 1-4

Brion Brides: Books 1-4 by Vi Voxley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

These books are amazing! They keep You wanting more and more! You get to learn about the Brions species. There Alpha males, sexy, warriors. The most feared of all species. With fighting and saving planets from destruction they meet there mates.
Even when you would not think of a human and brion being the perfect pair like with Ari , and Ryder in the generals fated, Vi has such a gift for writing these sci-fi romances.
You can see each alien in your head knowing what the author wanted you to imagine.
Perfect for sci-fi Lovers, with tons of action an Hot romance of course!

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Review: Alien General's Beloved

Alien General's Beloved by Vi Voxley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 /5 stars, exciting read, page turner...

Lana Conrad, commander of her own ship, is being sent out by the intergalactic union to find out why ships are disappearing along with their crews, finds the Brion commander Worgen, who everyone thought was a myth of long ago, destroying anything that gets in his way, while searching for his gesha, his human bride, who all the Brion generals are bonding with, because it makes them more powerful...

well hes hoping shes the one, hes not sure, she loathes him....meanwhile another brion general Corden has been secretly following Worgen because he wants to destroy him. He sees Lana and knows instantly thats she is his gesha to his geron, his fated one, his beloved.

They form a bond while they go about destroying general Worgen, their sex is omg nail biting, How refreshing!
Lots of action with a really good plot, alot of battling and bloody fighting, but works well with the story and the characters!
Highly recommended by Alpha Loving Erotic Book Beauty Blogger

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Review: Darkness: The Complete Series

Darkness: The Complete Series by Nora Ash
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The best series overall this year!

Captivating, fantastic, character loving, paranormal romance book series that will sweep you away to fantasy , and ecstasy. The heat was on full force , as was the action, drama, and gut wrenching scenes. Kathryn, a small time curvy blogger never thinks her life will ever amount to much until she meets a town loved hero superhuman called Lightning, as the coffee shop she's at is being robbed. Lightning always saves the day, but as Kathryn talks to him, she feels he's very cocky , an stuck on himself. As she stirs up the media with her amateur investigating , people start noticing so Lightning decides to mark her, although he doesn't fully.
Kathryn makes her way through the run down district, and has some real slime balls after her. That's when she meets The Shade, a black clothed figure with razor sharp knives . Everyone is afraid of this supe, and as he finds out who half marked her, his enemy of many years, he decides to fully lay his mark on her including hard intense sex . Infuriating Lightning when he next sees Kathryn he fully marks her. The magic bonds causing a back and forth with Kathryn stuck in the middle, not understanding much of what's happening.
Even as Kathryn is warned to stay out of the cities business, she knows something is happening , involving the supes , not sure what the mayor knows she continues investigating getting herself kidnapped.
Becoming a game of cat an mouse, they all find out the people you thought you could trust, were not who they ever thought they were.
There bonds become deeper, sacrifices become made, soulmates forever found , and the keeper of secrets change hands.
It's just getting started! MUST Read series !! 5 Stars for a brilliantly written series by Nora Ash, and her ability to make the characters come to life .
5 Stars for the steaming heat , and swoon worthy men, and 5 Stars for the fascinating plot, and ending !
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Review: Fires in the Darkness

Fires in the Darkness by Nora Ash
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“Just a few dozen rounds of double vaginal to go and we’re sure to become BFFs. Hopefully, we didn’t kill you so bad you won’t want to do it again once you’ve had a bit of a break. You know, for our relationship’s sake.”
5 Stars with 5 Star sex scenes! Crossing Swords with a Very lucky lady!

I Absolutely fell in Love with this series, and hated to see it end. Fires in the Darkness had so much going on , pain, love, surprises, shocking revelations. We get to find out who the person is behind each mask. Some were surprising, some was seen coming, Bright , and his disgusting ploy was no shock, but Mirome , Lightning, and the Shades father figure did really surprised me. Some of the nastiest supes in the city verse Kathryn, Lightning, and the Shade . That's a match up for sure!
I've always liked Kathryn , the heroin, throughout the series , especially in this book. She really stands up for the men she loves, and proves how much she loves them. She doesn't care how much is stacked against her, with there super speed quick movements, and magic beyond any. The hero's were fantastic as well! Even a bad boy can make the best hero, if he was really a bad boy after all? Only one thing ..Dragon bornes , and humans usually don't mix.
Kathryn is the exception to the rule with Lightning, and The Shade. Themselves proving how much they love her as well, with sacrifice , including giving herself to the enemy shared , or showing ones face to the humans breaking every rule known.
Hearts mend, the Shade finally opens up to his old enemy Lightning, Healing scars from long past, and the supes species will definitely carry on , as will the secrets of the supes with the one and only secret keeper . The only thing I didn't like about the book is it had to bring the series to and end, this is, and will be one of my favorite book series. The epilogue was a very good closing , hoping we may get to see some more of the future of there new lives in a spinoff ? Highly recommended by Alpha Loving Erotic Book Beauty
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Review: Taken Together

Taken Together by Hazel Hunter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The mystery an secrets continue, in the second book. We learn more about the characters, adding some more in the mix. As the secrets unfold, the more dangerous life becomes. A definite read for those who love paranormal romance, warlocks, shifters, and more together in one . Can't get much better than that ! You will feel the emotions , the author did such a fantastic job at portraying. You feel you are apart of the storyline. Use your imagination, and let Mz Hunter take you away!

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Review: Twice Seduced (Book One of the Sanctuary Coven Series): A Witch and Warlock Romance Novel

Twice Seduced (Book One of the Sanctuary Coven Series): A Witch and Warlock Romance Novel by Hazel Hunter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A new start of a brand new series. Twice Seduced is remarkable. Its captivating, spell binding, which will keep you on edge. I love the mystery entwined within the plot. Enjoy Heather and her life within an without the coven. Can't wait to see what happens in book 2!

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Review: Heart of the Hunter

Heart of the Hunter by Chance Carter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So you have Hunter, he's not an angel, he's been through hell and back again, and he's done alot of things he knows isn't right...
Except for one thing his woman Kelly. Deep intense love, and he will let Nothing in the world hurt her.
I couldn't help but fall in love with the couple, both Hunter, and Kelly. I think the author did an incredible job at getting us deep inside the characters, feeling the emotions through each page.
This book had a strong storyline, and plot. There is alot of chemistry, that I enjoyed, and I definitely would recommend Heart Of The Hunter. Solid 4 Stars

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Review: Cancun

Cancun by Kimberly Fox
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

e worst case scenario plays out. Your stuck in the same motel room with the same jerk who cheated on you with someone that you cant stand during a trip to Cancun for your bffs wedding. The kicker ? She's the moh, and your not.
Elle , who should be enjoying herself and the sun, is in total hell. Or is she? The man who is total bad boy material seems to be sweet enough on the plane, and well after that sorry excuse of the man she was with is busy with another , why not have some fun? Ethan is definitely digging Elle, and she's been having to grin an bare for far to long. Its time to find out what a real man is like. Oh Elle meet Ethan!
A fun spark flying read I loved it! Not to mention the sexy scenes! From beginning to end I was caught up in the story , a definite 4 star read. Highly recommended , stand alone, with a happily ever after.

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Rogue Moon (Bad Boy Alphas) by Lashell Collins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
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One of my newest favorite books by Lashell Collins! A definite 5 Star read across the charts!
Mystery,greed,pain, love, are some of the emotions felt throughout this story.

Trevor Dare, a widow, an a multi millionaire, engineering a robotics lab for the local hospital. His money and position a perfect target.
His wife Jenny taken from him in a very cruel manner, causing the man so much pain, he will never think he can be happy again. Once with a pack , he takes off for good, not wanting to be a part of this strange new world.

Melissa Cartwright, a serious police detective, she does everything by the book, and never cuts corners.
Vicious murders begin taking place , there hearts all ripped out.. by an animal? How else can anyone explain the claw marks?
Melissa and her partner are assigned to the case, not sure where to even begin.
At the hospital for the introduction of the lab, Melissa catches Trevor's eyes. The two can't seem to keep there eyes off each other. Trevor introduces himself, but the introduction is cut short.
Even only just meeting there's a slight pull that can't be explained, but as Melissa, and her partner ( that also has interest in Melissa) finds Trevor's card in the victims pocket, it causes Melissa to meet with Trevor again, under totally different circumstances.
As more deaths loom around the city, suspicions revolve around Trevor , and his father in law. Humbre .
After the word "Rouge" comes up in a meeting with Humbre, he orders his men to clean it up. Noone needs the cops snooping around.
That's when she sees it for herself, Trevor, the sexy man that she feels power towards , now a beast . Scared out of her wits, she can't seem to let him go.She wants to do right with her badge , but would anyone believe her? Would she become the laughing stalk of the department?

As time moves on, she finds out werewolves do exist, and she's the fated mate. Jace, a shifter from another pack, also Jenny's ex, makes an uninvited visit, and everything hits the fan. All Trevor's answers,about his wife are right in front of him, or are they? Now he faces more questions than ever. The underestimated wolf bitten beneath a rouge moon. Legends do exist, its proven...

This does end with a cliffhanger, as it's book 1 in this brand new series. Definitely worth the wait once you read it! Highly recommended by Alpha Loving Erotic Book Beauty Blogger

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Andromeda's Reign by KS Haigwood and Anne Conley

Publication Date: May 12, 2016
Series:  Moonrising #2
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 407

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The Moonrising story continues… The Alpha Lion of Las Vegas, Ace Keller, has luck on his side, at the poker table and with the ladies, calling bluffs and breaking hearts whenever the notion strikes him. After bonding with the Alpha Wolf of Montgomery, Alabama, fate flips Ace's simple world upside down when he finds himself desiring only one woman in his life — Andromeda. But not only does he want her, he needs her touch in order to live. The bond forces them to feel each other's emotions and hear each other's thoughts, which wouldn't be a problem except Andromeda is in love with a Master Vampire, and Ace has dark secrets of his own that could put her in danger.

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Midnight Moonrising (Moonrising #1)
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Chapter 1
Wednesday, February 4th 2015 5:42 p.m. PST
Las Vegas, Nevada
Ace
“Do it again,” I demanded.
I could feel Andromeda trying to give up emotionally, as well as physically, but I pushed her harder. I knew what her body and mind were capable of, and we were nowhere near her breaking point. She was a lot stronger than she thought she was.
Our connection, as we both liked to refer to the bond, seemed to be growing stronger, rather than weaker, like Andromeda had hoped it would. She wanted to find a way to reverse the ritual.
I didn’t.
She could feel my every emotion and hear my every thought—unless I blocked the telepathy—but it worked both ways, so she could keep me out of her mind, too. Unfortunately, we couldn’t block the emotions.
I felt each and every happy memory she’d had with Phoenix and each and every sad moment she’d had without him. The only time she wasn’t thinking about him was when we were training. So I planned to make her train. A lot.
This damn rollercoaster of feelings was literally driving me insane. I had never in all my life felt as much as I had in the last week, and I hated it. Me… with one girl… forever… I rolled my eyes at the absurdity that my life had become in only the blink of an eye. But as crazy as that all sounded, and even though I had in no way asked or planned for any of it, I couldn’t bring myself to hate the fact that I was finally ready to settle down.
I blocked Andromeda’s kick, grabbed her shoe and threw her to her back on the workout mat. Grinning down at her furious, pale-green eyes, I offered her my hand.
She huffed as she got to her feet on her own, looking down as she limped away from me. What a terrible actress. Chaos could have done a better job of fooling me.
I shook my head as my hands came up to rest on my hips. “Don’t give me that shit. It might work on your wolf cubs or even your boyfriend, but you can’t fake it with me, Andra. We’re bonded. I know you’re not hurt, so don’t—”
“I’m tired, Ace—”
“You shouldn’t be tired,” I sneered. “You slept the whole flight here. But for the sake of avoiding a pointless argument, humor me. What are you going to do when you’re in battle and you get tired? Are you going to limp away? What if I’m not there to kill the fucker for you next time?”
“I never asked for this!” she screamed as she whirled around to glare at me, her beautiful eyes brightened by the tears shimmering in them.
“I didn’t, either!” I roared back. She flinched as our emotions tangled together. I knew those tears weren’t there because she was sad, because her fury washed over me like I had been doused with boiling water. The rush of it almost hurt. The anger sucked, but I knew anger. I could deal with anger. Anger was my friend. It was the sadness and the heartbreak and the sappy-frilly-frilly I couldn’t fucking deal with. Unfortunately for me, Andra seemed to be full to the brim with all that shit.
With more effort than I really wanted to put forth with the mood I was in, I waded through her rage, then through my madness and forced calm over us.
This bond was new to us both, but getting it through her thick head that it would be easier on us if she would dump her boyfriend was like trying to breathe under water. I might have understood her side of the argument a little better if she had been dating the vampire longer than a month, and never mind the fact that two of those weeks she was locked in a silver cage as a wolf. They hadn’t even had time to get to know each other. I knew her. She knew me. We had direct contact with each other’s thoughts, memories and emotions, yet she wouldn’t even consider the idea of us being together on an intimate level. I didn’t understand it at all.
After a moment, I held out my hand again. “Come here.” I’d be dead and damned before I went to her, not with how she’d been acting since we left Montgomery, Alabama.
She looked down at my hand and set her jaw. I knew she wanted to touch me just as much as I needed her to, but I also knew by her thoughts that she wouldn’t without a little more encouragement.
“I know you promised Phoenix that you would try to be happy with me, here in Sin City. Do I need to make a call to the High Vampire of Montgomery to let him know you aren’t playing fair, Andra? My first attempt at getting him to break things off with you was just that: my first attempt. You may hate me before this is all over and done with between you and your bloodsucker, but, in the end, you will still need me and you won’t have him. I can live with that. Can you?”
Her lip quivered, and I nearly caved. I couldn’t handle the tears, but I could counteract with a little rage, just enough to give her a taste of how I felt. “Ace—”
“You’re mine, Andra. I’m willing to give you some time to let that soak in, but I won’t wait long.” I hardened my voice to a steely edge, even though she could undoubtedly tell I was serious. She had bonded with me, damn it! She was mine. She didn’t belong to some vampire nearly two thousand miles away. And when he got here, he still wouldn’t have her completely. I had to tamp down the utter rage at Andra’s memories of the vampire in bed with her, his skin sliding against hers, his mouth on my mate’s mouth. Fuck. If she wasn’t going to realize it on her own, I’d have to push the issue. “He can’t have you, Andra. I won’t let that happen.” I said the last part slowly, maybe for dramatic effect or maybe it was because, deep in my heart, I knew it to be true—I wouldn’t let him have her. By the fear in her widening eyes, I could tell she was seeing things from my perspective now. It was about damn time.
“I knew you would do this! I knew you would get me here and try to control me—”
“The only thing I’m trying to do is train you, but you won’t stop thinking of him long enough to concentrate on keeping your lovesick ass alive if this were a real situation!”
“Why do I need to learn how to fight so fast? We’ve barely stopped since we got here. And why haven’t you let me in your mind in two days? You shut me out the moment I asked about Justice.”
I huffed. I couldn’t tell her about Justice yet. If this upset her, I could only imagine how enraged she would be when I told her that I nailed a huge target on her head with our bonding. The worst part was that I knew it before I even did it. I didn’t know how to break the news to her without her hating me for it. Hell, I hated me for it. “I’m not ready to talk about it yet.”
“Well, I’m not ready to stop missing Phoenix yet,” she bit back. “I’ve only been away from my home for a little more than half a day, Ace. Cut me a little slack.”
I guess I was damned and dead, because I took a step forward, reached out and took her hand. The relief was immediate. Our rage subsided and our tempers calmed as if we’d never been angry at all. Our fight seemed so petty now. “I’m sorry. I am trying, Andra, and I will talk to you about Justice soon. I promise. I just have to figure out how to go about doing it the right way.”
She nodded as she wrapped her arms around me, and I looked up to the high ceiling, thanking the good Lord above us that He had given me enough sense to apologize. There was no better feeling in the world than when she was in my arms. It felt like heaven. It was new for me—totally unheard of for me—but I was quickly getting used to it. That in itself was mystifying.
“I’ll understand,” she said, and I lowered my head so that I could whisper in her ear.
“About what?”
“About him. Whatever it is, I’ll understand, Ace.”
God, if that were only true! Sighing heavily, I said, “I hope you will.”
“Were you lovers?”
I blinked rapidly at that. What the fuck? “No!” I had to laugh. Of course she would think something like that! “I’ve never been intimate with Justice… or any other guy, for that matter,” I said in disbelief, and then a smile crept across my face. “I like puss—”
Andra quickly clamped a hand over my mouth. “I hate that word. Call it something else.”
I threw my head back and laughed harder than I had in a long time. After I calmed down enough to speak clearly, I said, “What do you call it?”
Her eyes nearly popped out of her head as she blushed, and then those walls swiftly went up, blocking me out of her mind. Damn it! “I’m not telling you what I call my… my…”
“Pussy?”
She slapped my chest, and I laughed. “Stop! That sounds so gross to me.”
She did a little shudder-wiggle thing, and I couldn’t stop laughing. I’m serious. It was freaking hilarious watching her squirm over a word I’d said in everyday conversation most of my adult life.
“Okay, we won’t talk about what you call yours. What do you think I should call it in general? I have to call it something.”
“Why do you have to call it anything? People don’t go around talking about hoo-has all day long. You could just leave that particular body part out of your vocabulary altogether,” she said matter-of-factly.
My eyebrows rose as I stared at her in fascination. “Hoo-has?”
“Well, hoo-has is plural, meaning more than one. Hoo-ha is singular, meaning only one.”
Shit! Is she really giving me a grammar lesson on pussy slang?
“I know what singular means, Andra. I’m fairly educated.”
“Oh, then there you go. Hoo-ha and hoo-has.”
Frowning, I shook my head. “I don’t like that word. Call it something else.”
She grinned playfully, mimicking my head shake as she turned to walk away, but I grabbed her wrist and pulled her to me, enclosing her in the iron-like frame of my arms. Her skin—coated in a thin sheen of sweat—slid against mine, bringing to mind all sorts of erotic delights, but I only held her tighter. She stiffened, but she was too distracted to keep her walls intact. We were too close and she wasn’t as experienced with blocking as I was. I felt her desire for me the exact moment I smelled it.
Not only did the lion in me wake up, but the bonded male in me did, too. I wanted her. Bad. But it was too soon. She still had that vampire on a leash and I hadn’t told her my secret. My wants could wait for the perfect time. And there would be a perfect time. I was damn sure of that.
I had her right where I wanted her, though. Her walls were down and she was fully aware of how much she wanted me. The bonding did that to us. The attraction we felt for each other was unavoidable when we were this close. It may have been mean of me to use it to my advantage, but I had to know; she could not leave this room without me knowing. I did exactly what I intended to do from the start and no more. I bent until my lips almost touched hers, and then I dove into her mind. She hadn’t even tried to hide it from me. It was right there, for the taking, what she called her Golden Grotto, her Holy Grail or, in her words, hoo-ha.
I smiled as I whispered, “Kitty-cat.”
Desire left her eyes as she pushed against me. I let her go with a light chuckle.
“You’re an ass, Ace,” Andra said as she avoided looking at me. I could feel her embarrassment and guilt. Yes, guilt was there, too. The fucking vampire was cock-blocking me from seventeen-hundred miles away.
There was no need to bring up the fact that she would have willingly let me pet her kitty-cat if I had only kissed her. There was no vampire here for her to run to now. She wouldn’t have stopped me, but she would have regretted it. I didn’t want her to regret being with me. Ever. I had to play my cards right. There was no folding or losing in this game. I would win.
The gym doors opened, and Slade walked in with Kai, Rogan and Chaos. Chaos ran straight to Andra, and she knelt down to ruffle his ears and baby-talk to him. She was spoiling him, and he was eating it up. I frowned, my mood turning a bit sour at admitting to myself that I was envious of my Rhodesian ridgeback.
“Great timing, assholes,” I grumbled.
Slade’s grin was a mile wide as he watched Andra pet my dog, and then his green eyes cut up to mine, his black eyebrows rising in amusement. He thought it was funny as hell that I’d finally met a woman I liked and she wouldn’t put out. His words, not mine. And what made it worse, I hadn’t even told him. My Beta knew me better than I knew myself most of the time. I guess he could tell by the sexually frustrated look on my mug that I hadn’t gotten any—or any worth bragging about—in a while. I was never, ever telling him what Andra called the cockpit. Hoo-ha… What kind of word is that for something so awesome? The fucker would never let me live down how vanilla she was.
Slade nodded to Andra. “Has Ace been a good host? Are you getting settled in okay?”
She smiled shyly as she gave him a curt nod, but her face was still a little pink from the embarrassment I had caused only a few moments earlier, so I closed the distance between us and took her hand. She squeezed my fingers in response, and I winked at Slade.
“I’ve got it taken care of. She’s staying in my room.”
All three men did a double-take. My dog even looked at me funny. It didn’t surprise me. No female of mine had ever been allowed in my room—not that I kept one for more than a night, but that was beside the point. I took care of my women away from the lion’s den. None of the other pride members who lived here were allowed to bring anyone to the house with them for some kinky play, either. It was best for everyone if humans didn’t know shifters existed. Every Tom, Dick and Harry would grab their pitchforks and hunt us. That’s all we needed, a bunch of simple-minded rednecks who didn’t understand a damn thing about us, trying to become slayers. That wouldn’t do anything except get a bunch of humans killed.
Rogan’s whiskey-colored eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. “Huh?”
“Your room?” Kai said as he swept his shaggy blond mop out of his deep blue eyes so he could see me with both of them. “But you—”
“How did I miss that?” Slade said, interrupting Kai. “I thought Olivia had an extra bed in her room that Andra was supposed to sleep in while she stayed here.”
Narrowing my eyes at him, I released Andra’s fingers so I could drape my arm over her shoulder and pull her closer to me. I already knew she had access to everything about my past, since she’d received all my memories the moment we bonded, but I didn’t want these dickweeds making her think she was like those other chicks. “Andra is special, guys. Shut up, will ya?”
The guys just stared at me in disbelief. I wasn’t joking, but they were obviously waiting for me to tell them I was. Did they expect me to be a bachelor forever? Of course they did. Five days ago I would have expected that of myself.
Andra snickered, I was guessing at the nervous feeling I was sending her through our connection. “I got settled in just fine. Thank you, though I haven’t had much time for rest. Ace has had me training since we arrived.”
Slade grinned at her mischievously. “He’s easily bribed. Give him something he wants. He’ll do whatever you want him to do.”
“You can go now,” I said, letting the lack of amusement that I felt seep into the tone of my voice.
Andra laughed softly. “I’ll have to try that. What would he want?”
Kai snorted. “What does every man want from a woman?”
I looked up to the ceiling and huffed in annoyance when her embarrassment crept over my skin. Every damn hair on my arms was standing on end. “Get the hell out of here, guys. We’re about to turn in for the night. The rest of the pride will be here early in the morning to meet Andra.”
“Turning in for the night?” Rogan said, and then looked at the other guys, as if he was missing something important. “We came to tell you it was time to leave for work. None of us are as good as you are, Ace.”
A muffled curse passed through my lips as I ran my free hand down my face. “Uh…” I stammered, and Andra turned to look at me, confusion pouring out of her and into me in waves. She was on the verge of freaking out that I might leave her here alone. I forced a smile as I pried my wide eyes away from the guys to look at her. “It is, uh… tonight is poker night, and kind of a tradition I started a few decades ago. I’m pretty good at it, hence why I named my lion Ace. Most of us don’t really work around here. We gamble. It’s how the bills get paid. And I guess it’s my night to make sure we have a place to live next month.”
She glanced around the huge gym that was only a small fraction of the house. “You gamble and win enough money to pay for this place?”
“Yeah… and then some. Look, I won’t go if you don’t want to go, but I’m better than anyone here. We’ll lose everything pretty quick if I depend on some of these losers to cover the bills. A few of them lose more than I win sometimes.”
“Wait… the chick is coming with us?” Rogan said on a chuckle, and then his expression turned serious. “You’re fuckin’ joking, right?”
I saw red, but managed to shove Andra out of the way before I shifted—the welcome feel of bones stretching and changing, the fur sprouting, the muscles morphing—and pounced on Rogan. My teeth not-so-tenderly brushed the skin above his jugular where his pulse was pounding hard enough I could hear it. Kai and Slade backed away, but I could sense Slade wanted to interfere, and I suppose that was the only thing that stopped me from biting Rogan’s head off.
“Rogan doesn’t know about the bond, Ace!” Slade shouted. “Nobody but me and the crew that went with you knows that you’re a bonded male now! Don’t kill him! Christ! He didn’t know any better!” I didn’t glance up, but I imagined that he was running his fingers through that stark black hair and gripping it hard enough to pull it out by the roots.
“Ace,” Andra’s startled voice said. “Don’t kill him.”
I moved my head back enough to close my mouth, and then just stared down into Rogan’s eyes as a low growl rumbled up my throat.
“I would advise against ever calling her a chick again if you value your life, Rogan,” Slade said on a relieved exhale. “Ace bonded with Andromeda in Alabama. She’s your Alpha now, too.”
There was cold fear in Rogan’s confused eyes. He knew he’d screwed up, but I could tell that he wasn’t sure how he’d managed it. The truth was that none of us knew how strong this bonding thing was—well, aside from me and Andra; we knew exactly how tough this bitch was, but I wasn’t in the mood to give lessons or talk about it unless bloodshed was involved. I’d let Slade explain it to Rogan. Instead of backing away, I stepped forward, placing one of my back paws on Rogan’s groin as I made my way back to Andra.
Howls of agonizing pain issued from behind me as I shifted back to my human form.
Ignoring the scene behind me, I chuckled when Andra held out my shredded gym clothes, her head turned away from my immodesty.
I took the threads and covered myself enough to make her comfortable. “So, how are you at poker?” I said as we walked toward the doors to leave.
She laughed. “I’m better at Blackjack.”
“Let’s go Double Down then, my dear,” I said with a flirtatious grin, and she beamed at me. God, I loved that smile.
“I need to take a shower first,” Andra said.
I grinned playfully. “Good. You can shower with me. There’s a spot on my back I can never quite reach.” She gaped at me, and I nearly busted a gut laughing. “I’m kidding… unless, of course, you want to shower with me. I wouldn’t tell you no. I’m nice like that,” I said with a wink.
Catching me off guard, she shoved me into the corridor wall, and then laughed when I hit my funny bone and let out a loud curse. “You are not showering with me, Ace.”
I scowled as I rubbed my elbow, until I glanced up to see her walking away from me. That high ponytail and the look of her ass in those workout shorts had me forgetting all about the sharp pain shooting from my elbow to my wrist. I bit my lip as I watched her hips sway, and then I ran to catch up with her before she noticed I had started panting.
She might not shower with me tonight, but she would soon. She would soon.

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