The Castle of Dark Dreams
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Liked It “The first story Hot & Bothered by Janelle Denison is a cute story about Claire who is a jewelry designer now divorced & has the hots for her neighbor Shea who is a pub owner with a shady past--lol. The second story Paradise Bossed by MaryJanice Davidson is about Jack & Cathy ( from The Fixer...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I didn't like it, again I expect more from MJ's stories and the other authors didn't do much for me. I'm going back to the paranormal romance genre...”
Lilly wrote this review Tuesday, September 14, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The first story Hot & Bothered by Janelle Denison is a cute story about Claire who is a jewelry designer now divorced & has the hots for her neighbor Shea who is a pub owner with a shady past--lol. The second story Paradise Bossed by MaryJanice Davidson is about Jack & Cathy ( from The Fixer Upper) are now married & expecting a child. Their friend Nikki goes with them to a tropical paradise only to die & be a ghost. The young boy from The Fixer Upper comes to "summon" her ghost at Cathy & Jack's request only to fall in love her spirit...intresting story & a deffinately different take on a love story :) The third book Hot Summer Bites By Nina Bangs is Taurin & Kristins story from Castle of Dark Dreams. I liked all the stories in this book. Deffinately a keeper :)”
KD wrote this review Monday, March 22, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hot & Bothered - Janelle Denison ***
Michelle M wrote this review Saturday, June 20, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Paradise Bossed - MaryJanice Davidson ***
Hot Summer Bites - Nina Bangs ****”
“This romance anthology's stories are loosely connected by water. I'm mentioning this for 2 reasons: 1) a couple of the bad reviews on Amazon seemed upset by the presence of paranormal stories, thinking it was a straight contemporary romance anthology, and 2) it took me a minute to figure out how they were connected, so I figured I'd do you a favor and point it out. (I'm choosing to believe it wasn't obvious to everybody, though it probably was.)
DKayeS wrote this review Monday, December 1, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
**** "Hot and Bothered" by Janelle Denison. Contemporary romance.
Divorced jewelry designer Claire gets caught in a riptide and is rescued by her next-door neighbor Shea. They start a relationship based on the attraction both had felt but not acted on while she was married, but then a valuable jewel is missing, and Shea's past makes her suspect him.
This was a nice, complete story. Nothing earth-shattering, but the characters are likeable and understandable, and it didn't feel rushed or forced.
**** "Paradise Bossed" by MaryJanice Davidson. Contemporary paranormal romance.
In an extremely unusual start to a romance story, heroine Nikki dies while snorkeling in the Caymans. She'd been on vacation with friends, who refuse to leave until her body is found. Nikki's ghost is still there, and they can't sense her, but psychic Tom can.
He can also interact with her while astral projecting.
I love MJD's writing. She's got a blend of wit and sensuality that just works for me. And I loved this story. Until the end, which has me worried. It's entirely possible I'm over-thinking this, though.
***½ "Hot Summer Bites" by Nina Bangs. Contemporary paranormal romance.
Reporter Kristin is visiting the Castle of Dark Dreams to investigate rumors that the fantasies there are sexual in nature, and vampire Taurin is tasked with keeping her from causing trouble. Unfortunately, she's the same reporter who recently outed a group of vampires in Texas, and Taurin hates her.
Cosmic troublemaker Sparkle Stardust, meanwhile, tasks her apprentice Deimos with getting the two together.
This is a cute story, and there are some funny moments involving Deimos and weresharks, but I'm just not the reader for this series. Sparkle Stardust irritates me no end, and there seemed to be too much going on, too many characters and supernatural types introduced, for a story this short.
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“Some of the stories I did not read because they are a continuation of another story that I have not read. ”
Helen L wrote this review Thursday, February 28, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“three short stories, fun lighthearted beach reading. Nothing really notable. Overall ok.”
Bibliobabe wrote this review Monday, April 30, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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