Renee Charles, Changes in Autumn

Title:  Changes in Autumn

Author:  Renee Charles

Rating:  Four Siren Stones

Genre:  Paranormal Romance

Keywords:  Black Rosette, Werewolf      

Page Count:  65          

ISBN E-Book:  978-1-61217-549-2

Price:  $1.99 

Publisher:  The Wild Rose Press

Buy-Link:  http://www.thewildrosepress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5018

Reviewer:  Marcie Oropeza (BookFairyMO)

Blurb/Summary:

Ex-animal control officer, Autumn Reynolds always had a soft spot for injured animals. So when one shows up on her porch with a gunshot wound, she has no choice but to help it. But she gets caught in the maelstrom when the injured wolf turns out to be a hot werewolf and the shooter comes back to finish the job. Now she's going to become a wolf, or die trying. Fortunately, she now has her own Alpha-male who owes her one. However, Autumn fears if she does survive, she might lose her heart in the process.

Conner Grayson owes the beautiful woman his life and feels obligated to help her through her first change. Though he recognizes her as his mate, as her Alpha, he won’t deny Autumn the right to choose once she becomes a wolf. That is, if he can resist the overwhelming need to claim her as his own.

Review:

This was a sweet short story that I would recommend without reserve. The editing was good, some typos that were a bit confusing at points but nothing severe or that impeded reading comprehension.

The author took the time to develop the characters of Conner and Autumn so that the reader feels a connection to them; one can’t help but want a good outcome for them.  The conflict in the story begins with Conner’s cousin, Bear, and continues with Kelley, his mate.  The resolution of the conflict with Kelley came a bit too quickly for this reviewer, however, that speaks to the whole point for Autumn’s response to Kelley and the situation she finds herself in.

The story’s resolution also came too quickly for this reviewer.  I would have liked an epilogue set perhaps a year to two in the future to “tie the bow” on the story’s outcome.  But that just indicates that I wanted to read more and didn’t want to let go of these characters yet!

Nina Croft, Bound To Night

Title: Bound To Night

Author: Nina Croft

Rating: Four Siren Stones

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Keywords: Black Rosette, Spicy, Vampires, Shape-Shifter

Word Or Page Count: 70

ISBN E-Book: d4855

Price: $3.00

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Buy-Link: http://www.thewildrosepress.com/bound-to-night-p-4190.html

Reviewer: Yvette Lowe

Blurb/Summary:

Waking up after a brutal werewolf attack, telepath Tasha Grant finds herself a prisoner of The Facility, an organization carrying out dubious research into the paranormal. She dreams of freedom and going home, but after enduring eight years of physical and emotional abuse, she believes her dream might never happen.

Her life changes significantly with the arrival of Jack, a vampire, and the latest unwilling guest of The Facility. Despite the fact vampires and werewolves are natural enemies, blinding passion flares between them—yet, he refuses to let her inside his mind.

Is Tasha anything more to Jack than…food?

Together they escape The Facility and with the help of Sebastian, head of the local Lykae pack, the horrible secrets behind Tasha’s attack are revealed.

But as the past unravels, will Tasha’s chances of going home become remoter than ever?

Review:

Bound To Night is a fast paced story of Tasha who is attacked by a werewolf and then is held against her will by people she doesn't know, and that is where she meets Jack a vampire who feeds off of her every night, but the feelings she feels when she is with him are different.

Jack knows that his young little Tasha is not ready for all that he will bring to the relationship so he holds back. But, for how long can he continue to not take what he wants and needs?

Nina Croft has written a great story with these characters. She has made Jack into a sexy but caring hero and Tasha into the woman she needs to be to keep Jack. This is a first read for me and I have to say that I truly enjoyed Nina's writing and this great story. I will definitely check out more stories written by Nina Croft.