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Enthralled

Enthralled, July 2013
by Lora Leigh, Lucy Monroe, Meljean Brook, Alyssa Day

Berkley
464 pages
ISBN: 0425253317
EAN: 9780425253311
Kindle: B009KUO0IY
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Fresh Fiction Review

Enthralled
Lora Leigh, Lucy Monroe, Meljean Brook, Alyssa Day

Reviewed by Rosie B
Posted August 14, 2013

Romance Paranormal

The Devil's Due -- Lora Leigh

Rescued from a breed facility when she was just a child, Katie O'Sullivan has lived her life without the knowledge that she possesses recessed wolf breed genes. Now that her genetics have kicked in, there's a frenzy of people out to get her and will do anything to achieve their goal. When an attack takes place at her home, Katie is rescued by Devil Black, the grim reaper of the breeds, who also turns out to be her mate.

The Curse of the Black Swan -- Alyssa Day

A centuries old family curse causes Brynn Carroll to change into a swan on every third night and sing to the moon. Caught changing back into a human by Bordertown firefighter Sean O'Malley, Brynn is determined to never see the man again, but Sean has other plans. Hiding the fact that he's a fire demon has kept Sean pretty isolated from his fellow firefighters but when he connects with Brynn, he'll do anything to convince her to take a chance on him. When a fire starter hits too close to home though, all may be lost.

Salvage -- Meljean Brook

Georgiana has only ever wanted one thing; for her husband to stay with her and hold her in his arms every night. Instead her husband, Thom, has spent their entire marriage out at sea. When she finds Thom washed up on shore, injured, Georgiana is determined to fix him up and get a divorce. Kidnapped before she could do more than patch him up, Georgiana and Thom discover they both want another chance at their marriage but if their captors have any say in it, they'll be spending the rest of their lives at the bottom of the sea.

Ecstasy Under The Moon -- Lucy Monroe

Five years ago, eagle shifter Una's curiosity lead to disastrous results for herself and her family at the hands of wolf shifters. When her prince declares that wolf emissaries will be coming to live with them and teach them the way of the Faol, Una can't help but panic at the thought of ever facing a wolf again. Bryant is instantly aware of Una from the moment he enters Ean land. Now he just has to convince Una and her family he's not like the other wolves they encountered.

ENTHRALLED brings together some of the best names in the paranormal genre currently heating up the romance charts. Of the four fabulous stories in this anthology, I admit to being the most partial to Alyssa Day's Curse of the Black Swan. One bit of advice though? Do not pay attention to the blurb on the back of the anthology. Not sure what happened there but what it tells you is not what the story is about. I fell in love with Ms. Day's new League of the Black Swan series with her first book, Cursed, and The Curse of the Black Swan has only reinforced that. Best news is that Ms. Day has said all of Sean's fire demon brothers' will get their own novellas as well. The pyro I keep suppressed deep inside me is doing one hell of a happy dance right now.

Lora Leigh takes us back into the world of her breeds with THe Devil's Due and tantalizes us with glimpses of Cassandra Sinclair's story. Cassie is a character whose story readers have been waiting for from the beginning of Lora Leigh's Breed series and since she has said Cassie's story isn't coming anytime soon, hopefully this'll be enough to tide readers over until that fateful day arrives. Though I always enjoy an adventure into the lives of the breeds, I felt this story was a bit more of a set up for things to come and didn't focus enough of it's time on the main characters. Having said that though, it's Lora Leigh, so you know it is going to be good.

Lucy Monroe continues her Children of the Moon series with Ecstasy Under the Moon, which occurs between the third and fourth book in the series. I love the sweetness of the romance between Una and Bryant. Bryant is so patient with Una and her family, winning them over slowly, and watching Una come out of her shell to reclaim the life she once had made this story thoroughly enjoyable. You can never go wrong with Lucy Monroe.

Of the four novellas featured in the ENTHRALLED anthology, the only author I'm unfamiliar with is Meljean Brook. While I did like her story Salvage, I know I would have enjoyed it more if I'd been familiar with the world she's created. That's certainly not the story's fault though and it just means I will have to now familiarize myself with this author because even though at times I was left a bit bewildered by her world, her writing pulled me into the story.

ENTHRALLED is an engrossing anthology from four amazing authors who'll leave you pining for more stories. If these novellas don't get you adding more books to your TBR pile, then you shouldn't be reading romance novels.

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SUMMARY

They have the power to hold you spellbound, to captivate your senses, and to keep you forever in their control. Forever enthralled… #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh returns to her sensual world of the Breeds…as one stubborn Breed meets her match, and can no longer deny her mate—or the fierce desires of her own heart.

New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Day introduces the League of the Black Swan…and the dangerous game one woman plays when her family’s curse dooms her to kill the man she loves. New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook delivers a new story in her steampunk world of the Iron Seas…as a man who’s lost everything returns home to find that not only is his marriage in jeopardy, but he must now fight air pirates who intend to steal his one remaining treasure—his wife. And Lucy Monroe, national bestselling author of the Children of the Moon novels…unleashes the feral passions of a werewolf on the body, mind, and soul of his prey, his lover, his lifemate.


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