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The Only Gold by Pippa Bennett

 

 

When Irish Eyes are smiling will Eithne be able to resist or will she fall into those dreamy eyes?

Eithne Riordan curses Saint Patrick and all her Irish heritage, even spitting on them. That is until she meets up with the leprechaun who tempts, teases and oh so pleases her. Suddenly she’s disoriented, in a strange place—and nude and shivering and only several inches tall. She finds her way to the home of a leprechaun who has the power to judge her for her arrogance.

Tall and muscular, with green eyes and red-gold hair, the leprechaun offers a bargain. He will shorten her punishment to one night if she will give him either her body for his physical release or her soul to ease his loneliness. If she gives him her body, she may never be satisfied with the love of a man. If she gives him her soul, her life will be barren. She will become a ghost when she dies. She opts to give him her body.

Will a night of incredible passion with a handsome leprechaun ruin her chances for love with a mortal man?

Review: 

Ms. Bennett had a fabulous opening scene which had me laughing.  Poor Eithne is trying to get the office mates off her back about her being Irish and it being St. Patty’s day and she’s not celebrating.  We get a taste for why she isn’t celebrating, when she arrives home to see her father sitting on her porch.  Eithne is not a very happy person, and she lets her bitterness fall out on others.

When her father leaves, she is suddenly shrunk to the size of a little mouse, and boy does she have a cat and mouse chase!  Enters Roe, the Elven Prince who has brought her to him to teach her a lesson.

She learns from Roe, how her bitterness has affected others, and ultimately her own happiness.  He teaches her that love is the most powerful of emotions and that she must make ammends for the hurts she has done to people.

Fabulous vivid descriptions, I felt like I was there with Eithne, urging her on, feeling her pain, sorrow and in the end her happiness.  A nice love story with a happy ending.
4 Delightful Divas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


In The Gloaming: An Anthology of Faerie Stories

 

 
Faeries come from all cultures and countries and range in appearance from lovely to terrifying to looking like an everyday person. Some are benign, some malevolent. Based on actual faerie lore, this anthology incorporates the work of five spectacular authors who have penned tales of iridescent ice beings, fey men who love you into forgetfulness, frightening creatures who wear caps of human skin, enchanted lovers from a long lost era, and the land of faerie dreams.

Step into the world of glamor where the beautiful, the dreamy, the vicious, and even a bit of the sexually bizarre will captivate you--but beware of the fey's beguiling ways!

Review:
This anthology is a fabulous collection of Faerie stories by Cora Zane, Esmerelda Bishop, K.M. Frontain, Nita Wick
& Kelley Heckart.
Each story takes place in a different realm and time period and have equally sexually charged, action packed, engaging plots. Before you know it you’ll be fanning your face from the heat in this book. I really felt that I connected with each of the heroes and heroines in all five tales. All of these authors did a superb job in writing such vivid adventures that I felt I was right there in the middle of it. Whether our modern or historical characters were battling good or evil, they all experienced a happy ending that left me thoroughly satisfied.
 
In the Gloaming was a quick and enjoyable read, I would recommend this anthology for faerie and non-faerie lovers alike!  5 Delightful Divas.

 


The Soft Edge of Midnight by Stella and Audra Price

 
After a horrible ordeal and lengthy captivity, Illori Swain is resigned to wither her life away in loneliness. Then she meets Karsten Morris, a male unicorn she has  been searching for, the other half of her soul.
A man of worth and a stallion of breeding, Karsten Morris sees Illori as his salvation, the love he’s searched for all his life. The luck and light that rule their existence finally bring them together, but everything worthwhile is tested, and fate isn’t against making the good suffer.
After escaping her captivity, free from the bonds of hell that held her, Illori is now hunted by two of Hell’s minions.
One, Sammael, a fallen angel with one foot in Heaven, is set on the scent by Lucifer himself. The other, Nybras, is a devil vying for Sammael’s job. Nybras will stop at nothing to get what he thinks he deserves.

When the devil cheats to gain his prize, Sammael must join forces with Karsten to save the mare Illori to make sure the balance of the verses are not compromised.

Review:
This book is fantastic. Stella and Audra have weaved magnificent characters into this fantasy world. Unicorns, Fey, Witches, even Angels and the Fallen keep you turning the pages, not to mention the hot sex scenes. The main characters Illori and Karsten are Unicorns trying to get back to their home called the Glimmer, but they are stuck on earth. With all the twist and turns you never know if they will ever make it back home.

All in all I give this book 4 1/2 Delightful Divas.