ARC Reviews

01/05/2019

Fiery Heart: A Vampire Love Story (Stories of the Heart #3) by Cybill Cain. Paranormal Romance Release.

Title: Fiery Heart:  A Vampire Love Story
Series: Stories of the Heart #3
Author: Cybill Cain
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: April 29, 2019
Even time has no power over love
I thought I was done with the past, and could focus on building a future with Sara.
But Alareon’s return has brought it all back, along with new dangers that could tear us apart.
Sara fears his hold over me, and over Mads, too, because of their history.
Mads once believed Alareon was the love of her life.
But Alareon says I was the one he could never leave behind. This complicates everything.
As the inevitable battle between humanity and the supernatural world comes closer, it is my hope that the wily demon lord can become an ally and a friend.
I will use everything at my disposal to stop what is to come and keep Sara safe.
There is nothing I wouldn’t do to protect her. When I make the hard choice, the only choice I can make to keep her alive, will she be able to forgive me?
***This is the third book in the Stories of the Heart series. To understand what is happening in the story you must read Dark Heart - Book 1 & Broken Heart - Book 2.
***This book resolves the Eli and Sara story, but leaves the door open for additional stories in this series.

Cybill Cain writes stories about love, adventure and romance, and is the author of multi-award winning contemporary romance series The Chimera Club Stories.
She is an experienced journalist, blogger and fanfiction enthusiast who believes "every story is a love story." 
She is also a member of the Romance Writers of America and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
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Twisted Desire (Twisted #2.5) by Jessi Elliott. Urban Fantasy Book Tour & Excerpt.

Title: Twisted Desire
Series: Twisted #2.5
Author: Jessi Elliott
Genre: Urban Fantasy (New Adult)
Release Date: April 16, 2019 Cover Credit: Arijana Karčić, Cover It! Designs 
Being left to lead the fae alongside an annoyingly charming partner really screws with your life.
Skylar Chen just received the promotion of an eternity. After Tristan and Aurora trade their esteemed status for mundane life, it’s now her responsibility to lead the fae.
The catch? She has to work with Nikolai Sterling. With his constant smirks and dangerous good looks, he has a way of getting under Skylar’s skin like no one else. Even still, she’d much rather be getting under him.
Sexual tension aside, they have a bigger issue to deal with. The Experiment, a human organization built on hatred toward the fae, threatens to wipe them from existence. It’s time for Skylar and Nikolai to recruit allies, bring the fae together, and prepare for battle.
Fighting to protect her people is something Skylar can manage. It’s the skeletons in her designer closet that make opening up to Nikolai where she’s suddenly out of her element.
In this finale novella, the beloved side characters from Twisted Fate and Twisted Gift take center stage to bring down the organization set on destroying them.
“I got you something,” Nikolai says once we’re back in our hotel room.

I suppose it went without saying that Allison and I were swapping roommates
because Oliver followed her into the other room without a word.

I arch a brow at him, shrugging off my jacket and draping it over the armchair
beside the window. “What? Why?”

He shrugs, setting down the groceries we grabbed on the way back from the
meeting. “I thought it would cheer you up.”

“Oh,” is all I say. I told the group on the drive back that Jackson removed himself
from the fight, leaving out the part about him telling me to call him if things didn’t “work
out” between Nikolai and me. Nikolai must’ve told Jackson something, but I’ll be
damned if I bring it up to him.

Nikolai reaches into one of the bags and pulls out the same bottle of rosé I tasted
at Jackson’s. Hold on. The bottle has been opened. He stole the bottle from Jackson’s
bar. Smooth bastard.

A grin pulls at my lips as I take the bottle from him. “You—”

“Are amazing? Yeah, I know,” he says with a wink, leaning in slowly. “Skylar?”

“What?” I mutter.

“Kiss me,” he whispers back.

I set the bottle down. “Do I have to?” I feign disinterest even as my pulse ticks
faster with excitement.

His grin is still fully in place, his eyes filled with amusement. “No, but you want
to,” he lowers his voice, “almost as much as I do.”

“Mmm,” I hum, closing the rest of the space between us in a single breath before
our lips crash together, making me feel as if I could happily live in this moment forever.

Maybe that’s why I can admit to enjoying what it feels like when we kiss. When our lips
are locked, he can’t talk.
Jessi Elliott is a law clerk and author of both young adult and new adult romantic fiction. Her love of writing was born after many years of reading and reviewing books on her blog.
She lives in Southwestern Ontario with her adorable cat, Phoebe. Yes, named after the Friends character.
When she’s not plotting her next writing project, she likes to spend her time hanging with friends and family, getting lost in a steamy romance novel, watching Friends, and drinking coffee.
You can find Jessi at www.jessielliott.com, on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can join her newsletter to stay up to date on book news and upcoming releases.
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