Fiction Vixen Book Reviews

Nate Carter is ruthless and cunning. He learned at an early age to fend for himself and circumstances have led him to sailing the seas as the pirate Sam Steele. I must honestly admit that Nate had to grow on me as in the beginning I found him a bit harsh and rude towards Claire, [...]

Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she’s a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the [...]

Jasper is a prostitute at Madame Delacroix’s brothel serving the needs of clientele that not only prefer the company of men but also those with more eccentric tastes in the bedroom. But Jasper looks forward to his time with one client in particular. During the time he has worked at the brothel Jasper has developed [...]

How have I not heard of Nell Gwynn before this? I recognized the names of most of her contemporaries, but somehow she has skated under my radar until now. Luckily I was able to snag the copy offered to Fiction Vixen and immerse myself in Nell’s life during the era of King Charles II. The [...]

I strongly recommend not reading this review if you have not read the previous two books, Angels’ Blood and Archangel’s Kiss. It is impossible for me to write this review without including HUGE spoilers for the first book. So, just know that the first two books were five stars for me and I recommend them! [...]

Counterpoint is my very first foray into Fantasy M/M. I love love love M/M but for a reason I can’t really explain I have avoided all non-contemporary M/M. After reading Counterpoint, I think I have been wrong and really missing out! Counterpoint is the first book in Rachel Haimowitz’ Song of the Fallen series. Ayden [...]

Cade wakes up in a motel room in Las Vegas, disoriented, injured and with only a few sketchy memories of his past. He doesn’t even know his name or who he is. After seeking medical attention at a hospital he is identified as Cade Shepherd and he finds out he was reported missing when he [...]

Holiday Sparks by Shannon Stacey Chloe lives in Boston but is back in her hometown house-sitting for her parents while they are out of town on a cruise. Not realizing the state of disrepair her parent’s house and its electrical wiring is in; she inadvertently blows a fuse and has to make an after-hours call to a [...]

Immortal Champion by Lisa Hendrix Paperback: 336 pages Published January 4th 2011 by Berkley Genre: Paranormal Historical Romance Source: Publisher Immortal Champion is the third book in the Immortal Brotherhood series by Lisa Hendrix. Although I did not read the first two books prior to reading Immortal Champion, I had no trouble picking up in [...]

How to Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreiling Paperback: 396 pages January 1st 2011 by Forever Historical Romance Source: Publisher The beginning of this book was pleasant, but that was about all. I felt that the attraction between the hero and heroine was a bit ham-handed and abrupt. I also became very nervous when the [...]

Lipstick On His Collar by Inez Kelley eBook October 9th 2010 by Samhain Publishing Contemporary Erotic Romance Source: Author Lipstick On His Collar starts out very sultry and sexy right off the bat.  There’s nothing wrong with sexy and sultry, I like that, but I need substance and emotional connection in my erotic romance so [...]