Aline Hunter, Make Me Shiver

Title:  Make Me Shiver

Author:  Aline Hunter

Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  BDSM Contemporary Romance

Keywords:  Spanking, Voyeurism, Exhibitionism    

Page Count:  198          

ISBN E-Book:  978-1419936814

Price:  $5.95 

ISBN For Print:  978-1419967061

Price:  $10.99

Publisher:  Ellora’s Cave

Buy-Link:  http://www.ellorascave.com/make-me-shiver.html

Reviewer:  Stacey Krug

Blurb/Summary:

When Lacey loses control of her vehicle and finds herself trapped by ice and snow, she knows there’s only one person to call for help. Unfortunately, Michael may cause more turmoil than relief. She’s lusted for the gorgeous Dom ever since she first laid eyes on him. Trouble is, he doesn’t do vanilla and she’s not a submissive…or is she?

Michael’s hungered for Lacey for months, so when he notices her fleeting glimpses and blush-stained cheeks as he rescues her from an altercation with a guardrail, he decides it’s time to push the sultry beauty’s boundaries…only to discover Lacey’s not as reserved as she thinks.

Physical attraction blossoms into something neither anticipates, taking Michael and Lacey beyond kink, dominance and submission. Their newfound connection is strong, until a flame from Michael’s past returns, shatters the fragile trust he and Lacey have only just developed and threatens to destroy something neither wants to surrender.

Review:

Make Me Shiver by Aline Hunter is a sweet BDSM contemporary romance.  The author does a great job of giving the reader all the erotic BDSM elements without the degradation of the submissive.  The ongoing theme is trust between the main characters.

Lacey and Michael are well developed, likable characters.  As the reader, you feel outraged on Lacey’s behalf and betrayed on Michael’s behalf, but through it all hope that they will realize how special they are together.  Their love scenes are hot and steamy and leave the reader wanting more.

The secondary characters add plot gems throughout and will hopefully lead to some future stories and a revisit to Lacey and Michael.

Make Me Shiver is a page turner that envelops and consumes you from page one.  I would recommend this book to anyone that likes erotic fiction with BDSM themes and elements. 

My only question to Aline Hunter is did Lacey make her book deadline?

Aline Hunter, Enemy Mine

 Title:  Enemy Mine

Author:  Aline Hunter

Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  Paranormal Romance

Keywords:  Shape-Shifters, Vampires, Alpha and Omega Series    

Length:  Plus-Size Novel          

ISBN E-Book:  978-1419938535

Price:  $6.99 

ISBN For Print:  978-1419967085

Price:  $14.99

Publisher:  Ellora’s Cave

Buy-Link:  http://www.ellorascave.com/enemy-mine.html

Reviewer:  Stacey Krug

Blurb/Summary:

Book two in the Alpha and Omega series.

Divided by blood. Destined by fate.

Emory is a shifter living on the edge. For years he’s struggled with his Alpha nature. Then he meets the one woman capable of soothing the savage beast—Mary incites a carnal hunger that leaves him eager and burning. Sweet, kind and impossibly beautiful, Mary is everything he and his wolven half have been craving. Unfortunately, she’s also something else, something dangerous—a Shepherd, bred of the line of hunters determined to destroy his kind.

Emory discovers earning Mary’s trust is the least of his concerns. Her relatives want Mary back. If Emory won’t hand her over, they’ll do everything in their power to take her from the pack. As danger closes in, the passionate connection between them flares into a lascivious bond that refuses to be broken.

If Emory wants to keep his mate, he’ll have to protect her—at any cost.

Publisher’s Note: While Enemy Mine is a standalone story, readers who start with book one, Omega Mine, may find added pleasure in the adventure.

Review:

It doesn’t matter that Enemy Mine is book two in the Alpha and Omega series; the prologue sets the story up and includes background information to bring the reader up to speed.  You’ll want to read the previous book, not because of feeling lost, but because the characters are simply intriguing.

Aline Hunter’s writing style is wonderful.  While we have the main characters, Emory and Mary, we are introduced to a menagerie of secondary characters.  The reader gets Emory and Mary’s personal story while several other story lines are happening at the same time.  The plot and suspense keep the pages turning as fast as you can read.

Emory is the perfect alpha male, all protective and bossy, but still uncertain of himself when it comes to Mary.  All the while, Mary blossoms before our eyes, step by step, into a confident young woman.  She overcomes adversity and horror and Emory is there to help her rebuild her life into something wonderful.

Their journey together was a joy to read.  The story as a whole is an emotional rollercoaster.  Aline Hunter had me laughing and crying because her characters were likable and relatable.

I will be seeking out the first book in this series, the next book in this series, and other works by Aline Hunter.  I highly recommend Enemy Mine.

Aline Hunter, Eternity and a Day

Title: Eternity and a Day

Author: Aline Hunter

Rating: Five Siren Stones

Genre: Paranormal

Sub-Genre: Fantasy

Keywords: Shape-shifter

Length: Novel Plus

ISBN E-Book: 978-1-60737-810-5

Publisher: Loose Id, LLC

Buy-Link: http://www.loose-id.com/Eternity-and-a-Day.aspx

Reviewer: Stacey Krug

Blurb/Summary:

Dreading the one night per tide he’s forced to travel between the realms, Draigen Eric Locke has only one desire on Samhain – to retrieve the fae transporting daemon relics through the realms and escort her to the Dark Court to face the sidhe king. When he mistakenly recovers the wrong fae, the dragon under his skin responds in a way he never could have predicted, and he discovers he’s found the woman destined to him by the Fates – his Chosen.

Runa Charon is an anomaly among her kind, the mortal offspring of a human and a fae. Unlike other sidhe, she longs to experience pleasure instead of pain, love instead of lust. Immortally strong but mortally fragile, she’s been sheltered all of her life. When the opportunity to meet a Draigen from the Otherworld arises, she can’t resist the temptation and travels to meet the man who will change her destiny.

Unlike other netherworld creatures, Draigen mate for life, choosing to follow the path of their beloved mate in this reality or the next. Knowing a future can only span one lifetime, will they settle for less than an eternity? Or will they be grateful for the gift of each day?

Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Dubious consent, violence.

Review:

Eternity and A Day is an incredible and captivating story! It sucks you in at the beginning and keeps your attention all the way through. This was super hard to put down, because the plot line thickens and draws you further and further into Aline Hunter’s world she has created.

Aline Hunter does a phenomenal job with her character development and descriptions. The reader feels like they are right there in the middle of all the action. I felt like I was reading about loved ones and friends not just thought up characters for a book.

I also learned something new reading this story, there is an entire Dragon Language that has been developed. Part of that language was incorporated into this story and made it feel even more life-like.

This is one story you are not going to want to miss reading. Eternity and A Day had me in tears at one point and laughing out loud several times. There are so many great characters in this story besides Runa and Eric. Their story takes main stage, but there are so many sub-plots going on that relate to them.

The ending of the book left it open to continue with one or more of the sub-plots. I really hope so, because I want to play in this world some more!