Heather McCollum, Surrender: The Dragonfly Chronicles

Title:  Surrender: The Dragonfly Chronicles

Author:  Heather McCollum

Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  Fantasy

Sub-Genre:  Paranormal Romance

Keywords:  Sensual, Faery Rose, Telekinesis, Magic, Demons, Cowboy

Page Count:  382           

ISBN E-Book:  978-1-62830-000-0   

Price:  $5.99

Publisher:  The Wild Rose Press

Buy-Link:  http://www.wildrosepublishing.com/maincatalog_v151/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=177_139&products_id=5467 

Reviewer:  Rhonda J Callum-King

Blurb/Summary:

To save her father, Kailin must control her magical gift of telekinesis and unearth the cryptic Orb of Life in nineteenth-century Egypt. Only one man can help her, a treasure hunter with an agenda of his own. Besides battling demons, Kailin must also battle her attraction to the handsome American cowboy aiding her search.

Jackson Black desperately wants the Orb, an artifact said to have power over life and death. But to get it he must ignore his conscience and do things he never thought he'd do. Falling for Kailin will only jeopardize his mission.
Only Kailin's complete surrender to Jackson, the one man who can mute her powers, will save her life. But when she discovers his secret, it will take more than magic to save her heart. It will take trust and the ultimate treasure--love.

Review:

Surrender: The Dragonfly Chronicles is the fourth in the series.  I have read only the 3^rd and 4^th books of this series.  Surrender follows the fourth sister who has the bulk of their mother's magical powers.  She is so powerful that she cannot ever let down her guard for fear of injuring those that she loves.  Because of this, she has constructed mental walls to stay behind and never integrates with the general populace.  She resides in late Victorian England during the boom of the Egyptian tomb raiding period.  Kailin has been adopted and trained by an archeologist who found her in and Egyptian tomb as a child and is aware of her magic.  The story is rather Indiana Jones-ish and I enjoyed the scenery employed. 

The interplay between Kailin and Jackson Black is amusing.  Jackson is keeping secrets from her and has the role of American tomb raiding bad boy.  Kailin must trust him for them to become the destined mates of prophecy.  But how can one surrender to someone they cannot truly trust when they have spent their life living behind mental walls of safety?  Can Kailin trust the one man who completely disarms her of her magical powers and yet continues to lie to her?  I know I couldn't!  This is a great read with a completely different feel than the previous novel.  Read it, you'll love it.  

S.J. Drum, Sinful Southern Hero

Title:  Sinful Southern Hero

Author:  S.J. Drum

Rating:  Four Siren Stones

Genre:  Romantic Suspense

Sub-Genre:  Contemporary Erotic Romance

Keywords:  Rubenesque Novel, BDSM Elements

Page Count:  Novel            

ISBN E-Book:  978-141-9948121    

Price:  $5.95

Publisher:  Ellora’s Cave

Buy-Link:  http://www.ellorascave.com/sinful-southern-hero.html

Reviewer:  Yvette Lowe

Blurb/Summary:

Sinful South, book 2.

Lucy escapes an abusive marriage and moves to Clifton, Tennessee, looking for a fresh start and somewhere safe to rebuild her life. She isn’t prepared for Dalton, a tattooed construction company owner with a penchant for dominating in the bedroom, or the feelings he awakens.

When Lucy’s ex-husband proves he’s unwilling to allow his reign of terror to end along with the marriage, she must learn to set her fears aside and place her trust—and her body—in Dalton’s hands.

Inside Scoop: Lucy is a curvy heroine who has never felt beautiful until she finds herself in Dalton’s strong arms. However, her memories of abuse and his protective instincts may be triggers for some readers with the same background.

A Romantica® contemporary erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

Review:

Sinful Southern Hero is the second book in the Sinful South series and can be read as a standalone.  S.J. Drum has done a great job in this story about Lucy and Dalton.

Lucy is running from her abusive ex and the parents who didn't believe her and chose his side.  Lucy picks Clifton, Tennessee as the place to start her new life, what she didn't expect was Dalton and his all too hard to handle Alpha attitude.  What Lucy does know is that her life is about to change and she doesn't know if she is ready.

Dalton’s life just got tipped upside down by a cute little package named Lucy and he will overcome anything to make her his forever.

After a slight misunderstanding between the both of them they must decide if what they have is worth fighting for.  S.J. Drum did an excellent job with every aspect of this story, I truly enjoyed it and felt all the emotion Lucy had to fight or embrace to figure out what she really wanted.  Dalton was one hundred percent Alpha, and sometimes I wanted to smack him upside the head, but in a loving way.  There is a great flow to the story and the characters are very well developed and the secondary characters are also engaging and funny.  All in all, this story is very well written and I look forward to the other stories to come from the series and also the author.

An SBR Reviewer Desperately Needs Our Help This Christmas!

Today I received some disheartening news. One of my good friends, Yvette, had been through a horrible Christmas morning. Her house burned down, leaving her and her family without anything over the holidays.

The Red Cross answered their call, providing them with housing for a few days, but her need is great, as herself, her husband and seven children are without housing or clothing, with the exception of the donations of good people like ourselves, that are willing to reach out and provide for a family in great need.

I ask on behalf of these wonderful people, if you could extend a helping hand: clothes for the young children, donations of food or money to get them through this trying time. Even five dollars helps immensely. I know you don’t know them, but Yvette is a wonderful person who has never done wrong to anyone, and she and her family deserve the best of holidays. I have known her for so long, and she is a reviewer at our review site, Siren Book Reviews. Her adoration for the written word made us fast friends, and I even had the chance to have lunch with her during a trip to Florida, with one of her delightful children when he was an infant.

My heart goes out to them, and I hope yours does too. Please share this post, and tell your friends! Please read the following information for donations.

Tomorrow Yvette is going to go out and open a PO Box so I can provide an address to send physical donations. So please keep an eye out for that update. 

For anyone who sends a donation, I offer you one of my e-books of your choice. Send me an e-mail with your chosen title: kaydenmcleod@gmail.com

Yvette’s Paypal address is: ytlowe@gmail.com

Amy Redwood, Alien Surrender

Title:  Alien Surrender

Author:  Amy Redwood

Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  Erotic Science Fiction

Keywords:  BDSM Elements, Futuristic, Ménage, D/s

Page Count:  Novella            

ISBN E-Book:  978-141-9949388    

Price:  $4.45

Publisher:  Ellora’s Cave

Buy-Link:  http://www.ellorascave.com/alien-surrender.html

Reviewer:  Stacey Krug

Blurb/Summary:

Alien Surrender is a standalone sequel to Alien Best Man; To read Kyra and Garrett’s story, check out Alien Threesome.

Jana is happy. After all, it's her wedding day, also known as the Joining of the Three. Her mates are two alien males who couldn't be more different. One is loving while the other has a cruel streak and dominates her in the bedroom. In love with one, in lust with the other, she expects to live the rest of her life in blissful ecstasy. If it weren't for an alien envy that threatens to destroy her relationship with her two mates.

Inside Scoop: Dominance and submission, pain that hurts so good, sexy aliens, threesomes and a loving relationship for a human girl who gets not one but hot TWO hot alien males.

A Romantica® Futuristic, ménage erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

Review:

Alien Surrender is a wonderful sequel to Alien Best Man.  The story can definitely be read on its own, but either way as a sequel or standalone you won’t be disappointed.  In this story the author is able to develop the characters further and give us some insight as to how the three of them will work as a family unit.

Jana is human, now married to two Dezrian aliens, and living on their planet.  She is the only human on the whole planet and is feeling lonely, homesick, and out of place.  She is also unaware that her two husbands are dealing with issues of their own.

Zyn is Dezra’s King and Qay is Dezra’s elected ruler, but both are Jana’s husbands.  In this story we get to find out how each of the men deals with Jana and helping her assimilate to her new life.  There are plenty of insecurities for Jana and her men to overcome and each husband has his own approach.  The one thing that Zyn and Qay both have in common is their love for Jana.

The story sucked me in at the beginning and spit me out at the end wanting more of these characters.  It’s a page turner that will have you engrossed so that you don’t realize the end is coming.  It’s always sad when you are enjoying a good story and it has to end.  Hopefully there will be more about Jana, Zyn, and Qay in future books.