Fiction Vixen Giveaways
Ends July 30
The Hypnotist by M.J. Rose
Ends August 6
Awakened by a Kiss by Lila DiPasqua
Ends August 6
Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden
Ends August 13
Review-Lady of the Nile by Susan Krinard
Heart Of Darkness Anthology
Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne,
Susan Krinard
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: HQN Books (January 1, 2010)
ISBN-13: 978-0373774319
From the masters of paranormal romance, three brand-new tales of seduction…
The Darkest Angel by Gena Showalter
A Lords of the Underworld tale
An iron-willed demon assassin, the angel Lysander has never known lust—until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the pure-hearted Lysander into temptation….
Love Me to Death by Maggie Shayne
Twenty-two years ago five teenage boys were convicted of a young girl's murder. Now, in the form of a beautiful woman, the "victim" is seeking vengeance. And only one man dares to dig into the past to uncover its secrets… and set her free.
Lady of the Nile by Susan Krinard
Lady Tameri believes herself to be the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian princess, and Leo Erskine has set out to prove her wrong…never dreaming that the two of them are about to discover a prophecy that will bind them together forever.
Lady of the Nile by Susan Krinard
Lady Tameri, a widowed Duchess in 1890 England, has memories and flashbacks to ancient Egypt and believes she is the reincarnation of an Egyptian princess.
Leo Erskine finds himself drawn to Lady Tameri, fascinated by her claim of reincarnation. However he is skeptical of her claim and intends to prove her wrong.
When Leo witnesses Lady Tameri during one of her flashbacks he begins to wonder if there may be some truth to her claim. When he eventually experiences a flashback himself and realizes that both he and Lady Tameri experienced it at the same time, he is shaken and thinks her claim deserves investigating.
Through a sequence of events the two discover they are connected in ancient history and must fulfill a prophecy, so that the realm of mortals would be safe for all time.
I struggled a bit with this story in that I found the dream sequences and flash backs confusing and the story a bit difficult to follow. I had to reread passages and page back at times to keep up with whose dream or flash back I was reading. The subject matter was quite interesting for me but the story just did not flow and that kept me from enjoying this novella as much as I’d hoped I would.
ARC was provided by the publisher
Popular Posts
Z and Bella - The Honeymoon Is Over
Don't Take Me Serioulsy People. Seriously.Seeking My Inner Kink
Building A Book Boyfriend-I Like'em Dirty
Let's Talk About Sixx Babeeee
Converting PDF for Kindle
Book Review Ratings
Fiction Vixen Book Reviews
5 Heart Rating System
5 hearts: I loved it! Seriously, get this book NOW!
4 hearts: Very good, I'll recommend it.
3 hearts: Good
2 hearts: Not for me, but had it’s good points.
1 heart: Just not my cup of fiction.
DNF: Did not finish
Favorite Book Quotes
— Jeaniene Frost (Halfway To The Grave)
"I don't suffer from my insanity -- I enjoy every minute of it."
--Zarek
—Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dance With The Devil)
“Do you want to know why men name their penis? So the most important decisions in their life aren’t made by a stranger.”
— Linda Howard (After The Night)
Archives
-
►
2010
(191)
-
►
July
(31)
- Random Friday 7/30/2010 - TGIF
- Review + Giveaway: Awakened by a Kiss by Lila DiPa...
- Review: Captured by Desire by Kira Morgan
- Review + Giveaway: The Hypnotist by M.J. Rose
- Guest Post By Author Cynthia Eden + Giveaway!
- Review: Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden
- Giveaway Winners!
- More Hot Cowboys, I’m On A Roll – Lorelei James Ro...
- Tuesday Releases I’m Looking Forward To
- Review: My Lady’s Pleasure by Olivia Quincy
- Review: My Way To Hell by Dakota Cassidy
- Review + Giveaway: Home Is Where The Bark Is by Ka...
- It’s a Twitter Party With Maggie Stiefvater!
- Lorelei James Rough Riders: Yeee Haw! Lovin’ Some ...
- Review: Dark and Disorderly by Bernita Harris
- Review: Cold Sight by Leslie Parrish
- Review: Unbridled by Beth Williamson
- Review: Tempting The Marquess by Sara Lindsey
- Winner: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
- Reviewers Wanted!~CLOSED
- Random Friday – Lets Be Friends awwww
- Review + Giveaway: Money, Honey by Susan Sey
- Review: An Unforgettable Lady by J.R. Ward (Jessic...
- Review: Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane
- Review: Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage by Jen...
- Review: Crazy for Love by Victoria Dahl
- Winner: Crimson Moon by J.A. Saare
- A New Bookcase!
- TGIF Woot!
- Reading Round Up - June 2010
- RITA Nominees Giveaway
-
►
June
(34)
- Review: Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare
- Review: One Dance With A Duke by Tessa Dare
- Review: Shadow Bound by Erin Kellison
- Book Blogger Appreciation Week – I’m In!
- The Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews: 1-2-3
- I’m Guest Blogging At WLP Today!
- Five Winners: Desire Me by Robyn DeHart
- Eternal Kiss of Darkness Trailer
- More Friday Randomness
- Review + Giveaway: Crimson Moon by J.A. Saare
- Review: Tempting The Enemy by Dee Tenorio
- Review: Heart of a Huntress by Crista McHugh
- Review + Giveaway: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
- Fortunate Harbor Winner
- Winners: Unholy Ghosts & Iron King
- Fiction Vixen’s Friday Randomness
- Review: Kane by Eliza Gayle
- Review: My Avenging Angel by Madelyn Ford
- Review: Fortunate Harbor + Giveaway
-
►
July
(31)
-
▼
2009
(78)
-
▼
December
(19)
- 2009-A Year In Romance-My Story
- Bloggy Award Time-Thanks!
- Release Day-What Did You Get?
- Review: Deadtown by Nancy Holzner
- Review: Switch by Megan Hart
- First Drop Of Crimson Trailer-Who’s Excited?? Me!
- Contest Winners!!
- Read, Reading, On Deck, and Wasting Time
- Review-Lady of the Nile by Susan Krinard
- Review: Love Me To Death by Maggie Shayne
- ARC Review: The Darkest Angel by Gena Showalter
- Signed Copies Of Shades Of Midnight!
- Dare To Surrender by Lilli Feisty-Coming February ...
- Read The First Chapter Of Her Vampire Husband by M...
- Review And Giveaway: Three Days To Dead by Kelly M...
- Hubby, More Blogs, And Demon Sheep
- Review: At Her Service By Cerise DeLand
- Favorite Blogs-Just a Few
- Review: Forever Yours by M.J. Smith
-
▼
December
(19)













6 Comments:
Flash backs can be great but its no fun for the reader when it is so confusing or you have to re-read passages to understand it all. It would get me out of the story each time I had to re-read :S
I hate it when there are too many flashbacks in a storyline like this. It makes everything choppy and hard to follow.
Usually with anthologies I maybe like 2 out of the 4 stories. Yet, I still read them which is weird.
Hrmm...flashbacks are tricky. No fun when you can't get immersed in the story because you have to reread..has happened to me before too.
Too bad that this third story of the anthology didn't work for you as well as the other two. Though two out of three is not a bad score :) I usually don't get a better score than that with anthologies.
I hate flashbacks when it is not working for the story, it disturbs the flow of the story, at least you liked the other two stories in this anthology.